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Memorial service for Korean victims in Matsushiro underground work

NAGANO, Japan - Participants in a memorial ceremony for Korean laborers who died during construction of the Matsushiro Underground Imperial Headquarters in the central Japanese prefecture of Nagano pay their respects at the entrance of the underground complex in Nagano City on Nov. 11, 2014, the 70th anniversary of the start of the construction work.

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Promoting snow shoveling as sport

SAPPORO, Japan - Photo shows Hiroyuki Matsushiro, who heads a nationwide association to promote snow shoveling, in Otaru, Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Feb. 24, 2014. Matsushiro established the association with the aim of turning the work of shoveling snow into a seasonal sport.

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Historic observatory detects N. Korean nuclear test

NAGANO, Japan - An official of the Matsushiro Seismological Observatory in Nagano City on May 29 shows a seismic wave the observatory says was caused by North Korea's underground nuclear test May 25.

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Busjacker arrested after brief highway standoff

NAGANO, Japan - The Kawanakajima express bus, which was briefly hijacked by a man armed with a knife, is parked at the Matsushiro parking area on the Joshinetsu Highway on July 28 for police inspection. The man surrendered there to police after holding a bus driver hostage.

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Historic observatory detects N. Korean nuclear test

NAGANO, Japan - An official of the Matsushiro Seismological Observatory in Nagano City on May 29 shows a seismic wave the observatory says was caused by North Korea's underground nuclear test May 25. (Kyodo)

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Busjacker arrested after brief highway standoff

NAGANO, Japan - The Kawanakajima express bus, which was briefly hijacked by a man armed with a knife, is parked at the Matsushiro parking area on the Joshinetsu Highway on July 28 for police inspection. The man surrendered there to police after holding a bus driver hostage. (Kyodo)