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Event in Japan to push claim for islets

MATSUE, Japan, Feb. 22 Kyodo - Shimane Gov. Tatsuya Maruyama speaks at an annual event to mark Shimane Prefecture-designated "Takeshima Day" in Matsue, western Japan, on Feb. 22, 2025, held to push Japan's claim to a group of South Korea-controlled islets in the Sea of Japan. (Kyodo)

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Event in Japan to push claim for islets

Eriko Imai, a Japanese Cabinet Office parliamentary vice minister, speaks at an annual event to mark Shimane Prefecture-designated "Takeshima Day" in Matsue, western Japan, on Feb. 22, 2025, held to push Japan's claim to a group of South Korea-controlled islets in the Sea of Japan.

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Event in Japan to push claim for islets

Shimane Gov. Tatsuya Maruyama speaks at an annual event to mark Shimane Prefecture-designated "Takeshima Day" in Matsue, western Japan, on Feb. 22, 2025, held to push Japan's claim to a group of South Korea-controlled islets in the Sea of Japan.

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Event in Japan to push claim for islets

An annual event to mark Shimane Prefecture-designated "Takeshima Day" is held in Matsue, western Japan, on Feb. 22, 2025, to push Japan's claim to a group of South Korea-controlled islets in the Sea of Japan.

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Event in Japan to push claim for islets

Police officers stand guard in Matsue, western Japan, on Feb. 22, 2025, around the venue of an annual event to mark Shimane Prefecture-designated "Takeshima Day" to push Japan's claim to a group of South Korea-controlled islets in the Sea of Japan.

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Event in Japan to push claim for islets

Police officers stand guard in Matsue, western Japan, on Feb. 22, 2025, around the venue of an annual event to mark Shimane Prefecture-designated "Takeshima Day" to push Japan's claim to a group of South Korea-controlled islets in the Sea of Japan.

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Snow-covered castle in Japan

Matsue Castle is covered with snow in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, western Japan, on Feb. 8, 2025.

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Nuclear reactor in Japan's Matsue restarted

Photo taken on Dec. 7, 2024, shows Chugoku Electric Power Co.'s Shimane nuclear power plant in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture. The plant's No. 2 reactor (L) was restarted the same day after meeting stricter safety requirements introduced following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster.

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Nuclear reactor in Japan's Matsue restarted

Photo taken on Dec. 7, 2024, shows Chugoku Electric Power Co.'s Shimane nuclear power plant in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture. The plant's No. 2 reactor (L) was restarted the same day after meeting stricter safety requirements introduced following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster.

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Shimane nuclear power plant

File photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Nov. 19, 2024, shows the No. 2 reactor at Chugoku Electric Power Co.'s Shimane nuclear power plant in Matsue in Shimane Prefecture, western Japan.

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Shimane nuclear power plant

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Nov. 19, 2024, shows Chugoku Electric Power Co.'s Shimane nuclear power plant in Matsue in Shimane Prefecture, western Japan.

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Lower house by-elections in Japan

Akiko Kamei of the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan speaks to her supporters in Matsue in Shimane Prefecture, western Japan, after she secured victory in the House of Representatives by-election for the Shimane No. 1 constituency on April 28, 2024.

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Lower house by-elections in Japan

Akiko Kamei (C) of the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan celebrates in Matsue in Shimane Prefecture, western Japan, after she secured victory in the House of Representatives by-election for the Shimane No. 1 constituency on April 28, 2024.

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Lower house by-elections in Japan

Akiko Kamei of the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan waves to her supporters in Matsue in Shimane Prefecture, western Japan, after she secured victory in the House of Representatives by-election for the Shimane No. 1 constituency on April 28, 2024.

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[Breaking News]Event in Japan to claim S. Korea-held islets

MATSUE,SHIMANE, Feb. 22 Kyodo -Police officers stand guard in Matsue, western Japan, on Feb. 22, 2024, around the venue of an annual event to mark Shimane Prefecture-designated "Takeshima Day" to push Japan's claim to a group of South Korea-controlled islets in the Sea of Japan.(Kyodo)

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Event in Japan to claim S. Korea-held islets

An annual event to mark Shimane Prefecture-designated "Takeshima Day" is held in Matsue, western Japan, on Feb. 22, 2024, to push Japan's claim to a group of South Korea-controlled islets in the Sea of Japan.

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Event in Japan to claim S. Korea-held islets

Police officers stand guard in Matsue, western Japan, on Feb. 22, 2024, around the venue of an annual event to mark Shimane Prefecture-designated "Takeshima Day" to push Japan's claim to a group of South Korea-controlled islets in the Sea of Japan.

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Event in Japan to claim S. Korea-held islets

Police officers stand guard in Matsue, western Japan, on Feb. 22, 2024, around the venue of an annual event to mark Shimane Prefecture-designated "Takeshima Day" to push Japan's claim to a group of South Korea-controlled islets in the Sea of Japan.

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Event in Japan to claim S. Korea-held islets

Police officers stand guard in Matsue, western Japan, on Feb. 22, 2024, around the venue of an annual event to mark Shimane Prefecture-designated "Takeshima Day" to push Japan's claim to a group of South Korea-controlled islets in the Sea of Japan.

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Event in Japan to claim S. Korea-held islets

An annual event to mark Shimane Prefecture-designated "Takeshima Day" is held in Matsue, western Japan, on Feb. 22, 2024, to push Japan's claim to a group of South Korea-controlled islets in the Sea of Japan.

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Heavy snow in Sea of Japan side of Japan

Photo taken on Jan. 24, 2024, shows snow-covered Matsue Castle in Matsue in Shimane Prefecture, western Japan, following heavy snow in western and eastern Japan areas facing the Sea of Japan.

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Heavy snow in Sea of Japan side of Japan

Photo taken on Jan. 24, 2024, shows snow-covered Matsue Castle in Matsue in Shimane Prefecture, western Japan, following heavy snow in western and eastern Japan areas facing the Sea of Japan.

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Heavy snow in Sea of Japan side of Japan

Matsue city in Shimane Prefecture, western Japan, is blanketed with snow on Jan. 24, 2024, following heavy snow in western and eastern Japan areas facing the Sea of Japan.

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Dahlias floating in western Japan pond

People snap photos of a pond covered with colorful dahlia flowers at the Yushien garden in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, western Japan, on Oct. 19, 2023.

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Dahlias floating in western Japan pond

Photo taken on Oct. 19, 2023, shows a pond covered with colorful dahlia flowers at the Yushien garden in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, western Japan.

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Heavy rain in Shimane

A road in Matsue in Shimane Prefecture, western Japan, is flooded after heavy rain on July 8, 2023.

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Umbrella art in western Japan

Colorful Japanese umbrellas cover the ceiling of a hotel in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, western Japan, on June 13, 2023, brightening the space during the rainy season.

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Dog appointed goodwill ambassador for national treasure castle

Photo taken on April 2, 2023, shows 10-year-old dog Hanachan, appointed a goodwill ambassador the same day to promote Matsue Castle (in background), a national treasure, in the Shimane Prefecture city of Matsue, western Japan.

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Dog appointed goodwill ambassador for national treasure castle

Photo taken on April 2, 2023, shows 10-year-old dog Hanachan, appointed a goodwill ambassador the same day to promote Matsue Castle (in background), a national treasure, in the Shimane Prefecture city of Matsue, western Japan.

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Man finds E. Asia's oldest alligator fossil in Shimane

MATSUE, Japan - Photo taken Sept. 25, 2013, shows Shigenori Kawano, researcher at Shimane Nature Museum of Mt. Sanbe, with East Asia's oldest fossil of a giant alligator dating from around 20 million years ago, at the museum in Oda, Shimane Prefecture. In mid-July the same year, Kawano found the fossil of the backbone of a giant alligator estimated to be as large as 7 meters long on Oki Island in the prefecture.

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Aging Japanese seek return of Takeshima from S. Korea

MATSUE, Japan - Yumiko Sugihara, 69, holds a picture book she has completed in the town of Okinoshima, Shimane Prefecture, on Jan. 22, 2013. The book tells the story of infant sea lions that were hunted near Takeshima, a group of islets in the Sea of Japan now controlled by South Korea, which calls them Dokdo.

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Aging Japanese seek return of Takeshima from S. Korea

MATSUE, Japan - Shoza Yawata, 84, shows materials he has collected regarding the ownership of a group of islets in the Sea of Japan, called Takeshima by Japan and Dokdo by South Korea, in the town of Okinoshima, Shimane Prefecture, on Jan. 22, 2013. Yawata's father and brother were among 11 men who became the last Japanese to travel to Takeshima to harvest seaweed in May 1954, one month before South Korea started stationing security personnel on the islets.

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Aging Japanese seek return of Takeshima from S. Korea

MATSUE, Japan - Photo taken Jan. 23, 2013, shows Katsumi Iwataki (L), 88, and Wahei Hara, 94, in the town of Okinoshima, Shimane Prefecture. Iwataki and Hara are among the very few Japanese people still alive who have visited Takeshima, a group of islets in the Sea of Japan now controlled by South Korea, which calls them Dokdo.

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NRA head briefed on No.3 reactor at Shimane plant

MATSUE, Japan - Nuclear Regulation Authority Chairman Shunichi Tanaka (2nd from L) receives a briefing under the pressure vessel of unit 3, which is under construction, at Chugoku Electric Power Co.'s Shimane nuclear power plant in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, on Jan. 16, 2015.

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NRA chief inspects No.3 reactor at Shimane plant

MATSUE, Japan - Nuclear Regulation Authority Chairman Shunichi Tanaka (2nd from L) inspects the pressure vessel of unit 3, which is under construction, at Chugoku Electric Power Co.'s Shimane nuclear power plant in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, on Jan. 16, 2015.

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Mega solar power system built on water in west Japan

MATSUE, Japan - A mega solar power system floats on the water in Yasugi, Shimane Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 11, 2014. Electric power generated from the system will be sold to Chugoku Electric Power Co.

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NRA inspects unit 2 of Shimane nuclear plant

MATSUE, Japan - Nuclear Regulation Authority Commissioner Toyoshi Fuketa (2nd from F), on behalf of NRA Chairman Shunichi Tanaka, inspects the equipment of unit 2 and its accident measures at Chugoku Electric Power Co.'s Shimane nuclear power plant in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, on Dec. 19, 2014. (Pool photo)

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NRA inspects No.3 reactor of Shimane nuclear plant

MATSUE, Japan - Nuclear Regulation Authority Commissioner Toyoshi Fuketa (R) inspects the inside of unit 3's reactor building at Chugoku Electric Power Co.'s Shimane nuclear power plant in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, on Dec. 18, 2014. Starting date of commercial operation of unit 3 has not been set. (Pool photo)

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NRA inspects No.3 reactor of Shimane nuclear plant

MATSUE, Japan - Nuclear Regulation Authority Commissioner Toyoshi Fuketa (2nd from R) inspects the pressure vessel of unit 3, which is under construction, at Chugoku Electric Power Co.'s Shimane nuclear power plant in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, on Dec. 18, 2014. (Pool photo)

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Memorial pole built beside marriage celebrating tree

MATSUE, Japan - Kunimaro Senge (2nd from L), the eldest son of the chief priest of the Izumo-taisha grand shrine in Shimane Prefecture, western Japan, poses for a photo along with his parents (R) in Izumo on Dec. 16, 2014, after setting up a memorial pole on the side of a camellia tree planted in September to commemorate Senge's marriage with Princess Noriko -- now Noriko Senge -- the second daughter of Emperor Akihito's late cousin Prince Takamado.

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Memorial pole built beside marriage celebrating tree

MATSUE, Japan - Kunimaro Senge (C), the eldest son of the chief priest of the Izumo-taisha grand shrine in Shimane Prefecture, western Japan, builds on Dec. 16, 2014, a memorial pole on the side of a camellia tree planted in September in a forest park in Izumo to commemorate his marriage with Princess Noriko -- now Noriko Senge -- the second daughter of Emperor Akihito's late cousin Prince Takamado.

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'Washi' craftwork exhibition in Shimane Pref.

MATSUE, Japan - Objects made from "Sekishu washi" traditional handmade paper in Shimane Prefecture are exhibited at the Sekisho Art Museum in Hamada in the western Japanese prefecture in November 2014. Japanese "washi" was added to UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list the same month.

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'Washi' craftwork exhibition in Shimane Pref.

MATSUE, Japan - A foldable "shoji" screen, used as window blinds, made from "Sekishu washi" traditional handmade paper in Shimane Prefecture is exhibited at the Sekisho Art Museum in Hamada in the western Japanese prefecture in November 2014. Japanese "washi" was added to UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list the same month.

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Nishikori's breakthrough season ended by Djokovic

MATSUE, Japan - Fans watch a TV broadcast of the semifinal match of the ATP World Tour Finals between Kei Nishikori of Japan and Novak Djokovic of Serbia at a sports bar in Matsue, Nishikori's hometown in Shimane Prefecture, western Japan, on Nov. 15, 2014.

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Golden silk folding screens dedicated to Izumo Taisha

MATSUE, Japan - Golden folding screens made of silk dedicated to Izumo Taisha, a Shinto shrine in Izumo, by a homebuilder in Gunma Prefecture is seen on Nov. 11, 2014, in the city in Shimane Prefecture. The screens were dedicated to celebrate last month's wedding of Kunimaro Senge, a son of the chief priest, and Princess Noriko -- now Noriko Senge -- a daughter of Emperor Akihito's late cousin Prince Takamado.

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Woman works as construction site supervisor

MATSUE, Japan - Rookie construction site supervisor Fumika Kono (R) holds a meeting on painting work at a construction site in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, western Japan, Oct. 17, 2014. Manpower shortage has been a critical issue in the construction industry.

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Woman works as construction site supervisor

MATSUE, Japan - Rookie construction site supervisor Fumika Kono takes a photo of painting work in progress at a residential construction site in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, western Japan, on Oct. 17, 2014. Manpower shortage has been a critical issue in the construction industry.

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Japanese hand-made paper shortlisted for UNESCO heritage status

MATSUE, Japan - Photo taken in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, on Oct. 28, 2014, shows "Sekishubanshi," a type of traditional Japanese hand-made paper produced in the western Japanese prefecture. Traditional Japanese hand-made paper, including Sekishubanshi, has been shortlisted by a UNESCO preliminary review panel for inclusion on its Intangible Cultural Heritage list, the Japanese Cultural Affairs Agency said the same day.

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Ruins of 'checkerboard moat' unearthed at Matsue Castle

MATSUE, Japan - Parts of a "checkerboard moat" unearthed in the ruins of Matsue Castle in Matsue, western Japan, are shown on Oct. 16, 2014. The moat, crisscrossed by raised sections to hinder attackers' progress, is so named for its resemblance to the playing board of the Japanese chess "shogi."

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Hospital succeeds in heart surgery on 2-month-old boy

MATSUE, Japan - Yoshifumi Fujimoto (R), a heart surgeon at Shimane University Hospital, attends a press conference on Oct. 8, 2014, in the western Japan city of Izumo. The hospital team successfully performed arterial switch operations on the heart of a 2-month-old baby who was suffering from a serious congenital heart disease.