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Heavy snow hits Sea of Japan coast, Hokkaido

RYUO, Japan - Cars run at a snail's speed on the Meishin Expressway linking Nagoya and Kobe on Dec. 18 after heavy snowfall hit various parts of western Japan overnight.

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7 die in multiple pileup on Meishin Expressway

OTSU, Japan - Police and workers remove the wreckage of a car damaged in a multiple pileup on the Meishin Expressway in Hikone, Shiga Prefecture, on Nov. 13. Seven people died and three were slightly injured in the accident which involved seven vehicles, including two large buses and two heavy trucks.

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Comeback queen Fudo wins JLPGA C'ship

GAMO, Japan - Yuri Fudo smiles with the trophy after her victory in the Japan LPGA Championship Konica Minolta Cup at Meishin Yokaichi Country Club in Shiga Prefecture on Sept. 11.

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Yokomine ties with Miyazato for second place at JLPGA C'ship

GAMO, Japan - JLPGA star Sakura Yokomine ties with Ai Miyazato for second place behind Shiho Oyama in the Japan LPGA Championship Konica Minolta Cup at Meishin Yokaichi Country Club in Shiga Prefecture on Sept. 10.

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Oyama grabs lead at JLPGA C'ship

GAMO, Japan - Shiho Oyama moves into a one-shot lead at 6-under-par 210 with one round left in the Japan LPGA Championship Konica Minolta Cup at Meishin Yokaichi Country Club in Shiga Prefecture on Sept. 10.

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Miyazato ties with Yokomine for second place at JLPGA C'ship

GAMO, Japan - JLPGA star Ai Miyazato ties with Sakura Yokomine for second place behind Shiho Oyama in the Japan LPGA Championship Konica Minolta Cup at Meishin Yokaichi Country Club in Shiga Prefecture on Sept. 10.

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Miyazato, Kimura tied for lead at Japan LPGA C'ship

GAMO, Japan - Veteran Toshimi Kimura watches her tee shot during the third round of the Japan LPGA Championship Konica Minolta Cup at Meishin Yokaichi Country Club on Sept. 9. She moved into a tie for the provisional lead with Ai Miyazato, with 24 players unable to complete their round due to thunder and lightning.

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Miyazato, Kimura tied for lead at Japan LPGA C'ship

GAMO, Japan - Ai Miyazato smiles at the end of the third round of the Japan LPGA Championship Konica Minolta Cup at Meishin Yokaichi Country Club on Sept. 9. She made a major move toward winning her first major title of the Japan LPGA tour as she moved into a tie for the provisional lead with veteran Toshimi Kimura.

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S. Korean Jeong grabs early lead at Japan LPGA C'ship

GAMO, Japan - South Korea's Jeong Yun Joo fired a 6-under-par 66 to take the sole lead at the Japan LPGA Championship Konica Minolta Cup at Meishin Yokaichi Country Club in Shiga Prefecture on Sept. 8.

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2 trucks collide on expressway

HIKONE, Japan - Wreckage block the Meishin expressway in Hikone, Shiga Prefecture, on July 23 following a traffic accident in which the drivers of two trucks were killed when their vehicles collided and caught fire. One of the trucks first collided into the backside of a trailer, then crossed the highway divider and crashed into the front of another truck.

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S. Korean Jeong grabs early lead at Japan LPGA C'ship

GAMO, Japan - South Korea's Jeong Yun Joo fired a 6-under-par 66 to take the sole lead at the Japan LPGA Championship Konica Minolta Cup at Meishin Yokaichi Country Club in Shiga Prefecture on Sept. 8. (Kyodo)

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Miyazato, Kimura tied for lead at Japan LPGA C'ship

GAMO, Japan - Ai Miyazato smiles at the end of the third round of the Japan LPGA Championship Konica Minolta Cup at Meishin Yokaichi Country Club on Sept. 9. She made a major move toward winning her first major title of the Japan LPGA tour as she moved into a tie for the provisional lead with veteran Toshimi Kimura. (Kyodo)

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Miyazato, Kimura tied for lead at Japan LPGA C'ship

GAMO, Japan - Veteran Toshimi Kimura watches her tee shot during the third round of the Japan LPGA Championship Konica Minolta Cup at Meishin Yokaichi Country Club on Sept. 9. She moved into a tie for the provisional lead with Ai Miyazato, with 24 players unable to complete their round due to thunder and lightning. (Kyodo)

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Oyama grabs lead at JLPGA C'ship

GAMO, Japan - Shiho Oyama moves into a one-shot lead at 6-under-par 210 with one round left in the Japan LPGA Championship Konica Minolta Cup at Meishin Yokaichi Country Club in Shiga Prefecture on Sept. 10. (Kyodo)

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Yokomine ties with Miyazato for second place at JLPGA C'ship

GAMO, Japan - JLPGA star Sakura Yokomine ties with Ai Miyazato for second place behind Shiho Oyama in the Japan LPGA Championship Konica Minolta Cup at Meishin Yokaichi Country Club in Shiga Prefecture on Sept. 10. (Kyodo)

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Miyazato ties with Yokomine for second place at JLPGA C'ship

GAMO, Japan - JLPGA star Ai Miyazato ties with Sakura Yokomine for second place behind Shiho Oyama in the Japan LPGA Championship Konica Minolta Cup at Meishin Yokaichi Country Club in Shiga Prefecture on Sept. 10. (Kyodo)

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Comeback queen Fudo wins JLPGA C'ship

GAMO, Japan - Yuri Fudo smiles with the trophy after her victory in the Japan LPGA Championship Konica Minolta Cup at Meishin Yokaichi Country Club in Shiga Prefecture on Sept. 11. (Kyodo)

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MEISHIN SPEEDWAY

MEISHIN SPEEDWAY,(Credit:INTERNATIONAL MOTION PICTURE/Kyodo News Images)

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Heavy snow hits Sea of Japan coast, Hokkaido

RYUO, Japan - Cars run at a snail's speed on the Meishin Expressway linking Nagoya and Kobe on Dec. 18 after heavy snowfall hit various parts of western Japan overnight. (Kyodo)

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7 die in multiple pileup on Meishin Expressway

OTSU, Japan - Police and workers remove the wreckage of a car damaged in a multiple pileup on the Meishin Expressway in Hikone, Shiga Prefecture, on Nov. 13. Seven people died and three were slightly injured in the accident which involved seven vehicles, including two large buses and two heavy trucks. (Kyodo)

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7 die in multiple pileup on Meishin Expressway

OTSU, Japan - Police and workers remove the wreckage of a car damaged in a multiple pileup on the Meishin Expressway in Hikone, Shiga Prefecture, on Nov. 13. Seven people died and three were slightly injured in the accident which involved seven vehicles, including two large buses and two heavy trucks. (Kyodo)

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New coronavirus

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on May 5, 2020, shows lighter traffic than usual at a Meishin Expressway junction in Oyamazaki, Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan, during the Golden Week holidays under a nationwide state of emergency declared over the coronavirus pandemic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

Photo taken April 29, 2020, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows far fewer vehicles than usual at Meishin, Kinki and Chugoku expressways' Suita junction in Osaka as people are requested to stay home during the Golden Week holiday season amid the coronavirus pandemic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

Photo taken April 29, 2020, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows far fewer vehicles than usual at Meishin Expressway's Suita junction in Osaka as people are requested to stay home during the Golden Week holiday season amid the coronavirus pandemic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

Only a small number of vehicles are seen from a Kyodo News helicopter at Meishin Expressway's Oyamazaki interchange in Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan, on April 25, 2020, the first day of Japan's Golden Week holiday season, under a state of emergency over the coronavirus pandemic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Snow slows expressways, bullet trains

HIKONE, Japan - This photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter over the city of Hikone, Shiga Prefecture, on Feb. 16 shows a traffic jam on the Nagoya-bound section of the Meishin highway and a train on the Tokaido Shinkansen Line forced to travel slowly, as heavy snow blanketed many parts of the Japanese archipelago. The snow particularly affected areas facing the Sea of Japan.

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2 trucks collide on expressway

HIKONE, Japan - Wreckage block the Meishin expressway in Hikone, Shiga Prefecture, on July 23 following a traffic accident in which the drivers of two trucks were killed when their vehicles collided and caught fire. One of the trucks first collided into the backside of a trailer, then crossed the highway divider and crashed into the front of another truck.

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2 trucks collide on expressway

HIKONE, Japan - Wreckage block the Meishin expressway in Hikone, Shiga Prefecture, on July 23 following a traffic accident in which the drivers of two trucks were killed when their vehicles collided and caught fire. One of the trucks first collided into the backside of a trailer, then crossed the highway divider and crashed into the front of another truck.