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Samurai on steel horses

HAKODATE, Japan - A troop of ''samurai'' bikers wait to make runs during a history festival in the town of Matsumae, Hokkaido, on Aug. 13, 2010.

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Traditional dance performed for Hokkaido tourists

HAKODATE, Hokkaido - The traditional ''Matsumae Kagura'' dance is performed by two Shinto priestesses in a buckwheat field in the southern Hokkaido town of Fukushima on Sept. 1. The dance has a history of more than 300 years.

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Ancient warriors on wheels parade in Hokkaido castle town

SAPPORO, Japan - Bikers dressed in ancient warrior attire pose in front of Matsumae Castle in Matsumae, Hokkaido on Aug. 13 Town officials say 40 bikers from across Japan took part in the annual parade of ancient warriors on wheels.

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'Warrior' bikers on parade in Hokkaido

HAKODATE, Japan - Bikers in traditional Japanese warrior attire hold a parade in the streets of Matsumae, Hokkaido, on Aug. 13 as part of the annual ''Matsumae Castle Festival.'' A total of 40 bikers from Hokkaido, Tokyo, Osaka and other regions took part in the event, the 23rd ''warrior corps'' bike parade.

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Traditional dance performed for Hokkaido tourists

HAKODATE, Hokkaido - The traditional ''Matsumae Kagura'' dance is performed by two Shinto priestesses in a buckwheat field in the southern Hokkaido town of Fukushima on Sept. 1. The dance has a history of more than 300 years. (Kyodo)

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'Warrior' bikers on parade in Hokkaido

HAKODATE, Japan - Bikers in traditional Japanese warrior attire hold a parade in the streets of Matsumae, Hokkaido, on Aug. 13 as part of the annual ''Matsumae Castle Festival.'' A total of 40 bikers from Hokkaido, Tokyo, Osaka and other regions took part in the event, the 23rd ''warrior corps'' bike parade. (Kyodo)

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Ancient warriors on wheels parade in Hokkaido castle town

SAPPORO, Japan - Bikers dressed in ancient warrior attire pose in front of Matsumae Castle in Matsumae, Hokkaido on Aug. 13 Town officials say 40 bikers from across Japan took part in the annual parade of ancient warriors on wheels. (Kyodo)

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Samurai on steel horses

HAKODATE, Japan - A troop of ''samurai'' bikers wait to make runs during a history festival in the town of Matsumae, Hokkaido, on Aug. 13, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Matsumae Castle

Matsumae Castle (Fukuyama Castle) in Matsumae Park, Matsumae Town, Hokkaido. The northernmost Japanese-style castle in Japan.

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North Korean wooden boat

Photo taken Nov. 29, 2017, from a Kyodo News plane shows a plate affixed to a wooden North Korean boat spotted off Matsumae, Hokkaido, in northern Japan. The plate reads "Korean People's Army No. 854 military unit." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Uninhabited islet in northern Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News plane on Nov. 29, 2017, shows Matsumaekojima, an uninhabited islet off Matsumae, Hokkaido, in northern Japan. Pictured at center is a refuge hut from which the crew of a North Korean boat allegedly stole home appliances when they took shelter from bad weather in late November. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Uninhabited islet in northern Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News plane on Nov. 29, 2017, shows Matsumaekojima, an uninhabited islet off Matsumae, Hokkaido, in northern Japan. The crew of a North Korean boat allegedly stole home appliances from a refuge hut on the island when they took shelter from bad weather in late November. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Vessel impounded by Japan may belong to N. Korean military

Photo taken Nov. 29, 2017, from a Kyodo News plane shows a wooden North Korean vessel spotted off the Hokkaido town of Matsumae in Japan. A plate hanging on the boat reads "Korean People's Army No. 854 military unit," according to Japanese investigators. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Vessel impounded by Japan may belong to N. Korean military

Photo taken Nov. 29, 2017, from a Kyodo News plane shows a wooden North Korean vessel spotted off the Hokkaido town of Matsumae in Japan. A plate hanging on the boat reads "Korean People's Army No. 854 military unit," according to Japanese investigators. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Vessel impounded by Japan may belong to N. Korean military

Photo taken Nov. 29, 2017, from a Kyodo News plane shows a wooden North Korean vessel spotted off the Hokkaido town of Matsumae in Japan. A plate hanging on the boat reads "Korean People's Army No. 854 military unit," according to Japanese investigators. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Vessel impounded by Japan may belong to N. Korean military

Photo taken Nov. 29, 2017, from a Kyodo News plane shows a wooden North Korean vessel spotted off the Hokkaido town of Matsumae in Japan. A plate hanging on the boat reads "Korean People's Army No. 854 military unit," according to Japanese investigators. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korean fishing boat in Japan

Japanese investigators hold a solar panel at the port of an uninhabited island off Matsumae, Hokkaido, on Dec. 4, 2017. Police, the coast guard and a local fisheries cooperative sent officials to the island to probe an allegation that crew of a North Korean fishing boat who took shelter on the island stole home appliances, solar panels and fishing equipment. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korean fishing boat in Japan

Photo taken on Dec. 4, 2017, shows a part of the uninhabited island off Matsumae, Hokkaido, where a North Korean fishing boat took shelter the previous month. (Pool photo) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korean fishing boat drifting off Hokkaido town

Photo taken from a Kyodo News plane on Nov. 29, 2017, shows a North Korean fishing boat drifting near an uninhabited island off Matsumae, Hokkaido, in northern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korean fishing boat drifting off Hokkaido town

Photo taken from a Kyodo News plane on Nov. 29, 2017, shows a North Korean fishing boat drifting near an uninhabited island off Matsumae, Hokkaido, in northern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korean fishing boat drifting off Hokkaido town

Photo taken from a Kyodo News plane on Nov. 29, 2017, shows a Japan Coast Guard vessel approaching a North Korean fishing boat (front) near an uninhabited island off Matsumae, Hokkaido, in northern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korean fishing boat drifting off Hokkaido town

Photo taken from a Kyodo News plane on Nov. 29, 2017, shows a Japan Coast Guard vessel approaching a North Korean fishing boat (top, L) near an uninhabited island off Matsumae, Hokkaido, in northern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Unidentified boat drifting off Hokkaido town

Photo taken from a Kyodo News plane on Nov. 29, 2017, shows an uninhabited island off Matsumae, Hokkaido, in northern Japan. Earlier in the day, the Japan Coast Guard found a wooden boat believed to be from North Korea drifting near the island. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo