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Fatal vehicle pileup on eastern Japan expressway

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the site of a 67-vehicle pileup on the Kan-etsu Expressway in Minakami in Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Dec. 27, 2025. The pileup occurred on the evening of Dec. 26, after vehicles lost traction on the icy road surface, triggering collisions stretching over about 300 meters and leaving two people dea

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Fatal vehicle pileup on eastern Japan expressway

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the site of a 67-vehicle pileup on the Kan-etsu Expressway in Minakami in Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Dec. 27, 2025. The pileup occurred on the evening of Dec. 26, after vehicles lost traction on the icy road surface, triggering collisions stretching over about 300 meters and leaving two people dea

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Fatal vehicle pileup on eastern Japan expressway

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the site of a 67-vehicle pileup on the Kan-etsu Expressway in Minakami in Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Dec. 27, 2025. The pileup occurred on the evening of Dec. 26, after vehicles lost traction on the icy road surface, triggering collisions stretching over about 300 meters and leaving two people dea

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Fatal vehicle pileup on eastern Japan expressway

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the site of a 67-vehicle pileup on the Kan-etsu Expressway in Minakami in Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Dec. 27, 2025. The pileup occurred on the evening of Dec. 26, after vehicles lost traction on the icy road surface, triggering collisions stretching over about 300 meters and leaving two people dea

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Fatal vehicle pileup on eastern Japan expressway

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the site of a 67-vehicle pileup on the Kan-etsu Expressway in Minakami in Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Dec. 27, 2025. The pileup occurred on the evening of Dec. 26, after vehicles lost traction on the icy road surface, triggering collisions stretching over about 300 meters and leaving two people dea

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Fatal vehicle pileup on eastern Japan expressway

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the site of a 67-vehicle pileup on the Kan-etsu Expressway in Minakami in Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Dec. 27, 2025. The pileup occurred on the evening of Dec. 26, after vehicles lost traction on the icy road surface, triggering collisions stretching over about 300 meters and leaving two people dea

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Fatal vehicle pileup on eastern Japan expressway

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the site of a 67-vehicle pileup on the Kan-etsu Expressway in Minakami in Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Dec. 27, 2025. The pileup occurred on the evening of Dec. 26, after vehicles lost traction on the icy road surface, triggering collisions stretching over about 300 meters and leaving two people dea

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Fatal vehicle pileup on eastern Japan expressway

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the site of a 67-vehicle pileup on the Kan-etsu Expressway in Minakami in Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Dec. 27, 2025. The pileup occurred on the evening of Dec. 26, after vehicles lost traction on the icy road surface, triggering collisions stretching over about 300 meters and leaving two people dead.

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Japan: Bear Incidents Spike in Northern Regions Ahead of Hibernation Season 4

Bear incidents have been increasing in northern Japan. Between April 2025 and March 2026, seven people were killed, marking the highest number of fatalities since records began in 2006. Bears become more active in the autumn before hibernation, so the Ministry of the Environment is urging people to exercise caution.

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Water shortage concerns in Kanto region

MINAKAMI, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Sept. 10, 2012, shows Lake Okutone in the town of Minakami, Gunma Prefecture, the bed of which is exposed as the water level has dropped. Restrictions have been imposed on the water intake from feeder dams in the Kanto region on Sept. 11 amid growing fears of potential water shortages in the central Japan area due to low rainfall.

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Water shortage concerns in Kanto region

MINAKAMI, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Sept. 10, 2012, shows Lake Okutone in the town of Minakami, Gunma Prefecture, the bed of which is exposed as the water level has dropped. The Yagisawa Dam can be seen in the background. Restrictions have been imposed on the water intake from feeder dams in the Kanto region on Sept. 11 amid growing fears of potential water shortages in the central Japan area due to low rainfall.

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Mt. Tanigawa opens to climbers

MINAKAMI, Japan - The 1,977-meter Mt. Tanigawa in central Japan opens to climbers for this season July 6 in a ceremony held at the foot of the mountain in Minakami, Gunma Prefecture.

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Mt. Tanigawa opens to climbers for this season

MINAKAMI, Japan - Mt. Tanigawa opens to climbers in a ceremony at Minakami, Gunma Prefecture, on July 2 with some 300 climbers and climbing group members.

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Tokyo, 5 prefectures cut water intake by 10%

MINAKAMI, Japan - Photo taken Aug. 9 shows the Yagisawa Dam in Minakami, Gunma prefecture, where the water level has fallen due to recent hot, dry weather. The drop in water levels at the Yagisawa and seven other dams on the upper Tone River has forced Tokyo and five neighboring prefectures to start cutting their water intake by 10% on Aug. 10.

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Old loco marks centennial of author's birth

YUZAWA, Japan - An old-fashioned locomotive stands stationary Aug. 21 at Tsuchitaru railway station in Niigata Prefecture, central Japan. The loco leads a four-car train, the Komako, which is named after a geisha heroine in ''Yukiguni'' (Snow Country), authored by Nobel Prize winner Yasunari Kawabata (1899-1972). The train, whose operation marks the 100th anniversary of Kawabata's birth, shuttles between Yuzawa and Minakami in neighboring Gunma Prefecture.

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Heavy rain brings floods, landslides in northeast of Tokyo

Workers survey the damage from flooding to a Japanese-style inn in Minakami, Gunma Prefecture, Aug. 30. Since Aug. 26, heavy rain has pounded areas northeast of Tokyo and at lease 15 people have been killed and five are missing as a result of landslides and floods. The rain was brought by the fourth typhoon of the year.

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Giant straw artwork of dinosaur

A gigantic Apatosaurus dinosaur made of straw is displayed at Takumi-no-Sato, an arts and crafts village in Minakami in Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Dec. 9, 2022.

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Giant straw artwork of dinosaur

A gigantic Apatosaurus dinosaur made of straw is displayed at Takumi-no-Sato, an arts and crafts village in Minakami in Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Dec. 9, 2022.

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Old loco marks centennial of author's birth

YUZAWA, Japan - An old-fashioned locomotive stands stationary Aug. 21 at Tsuchitaru railway station in Niigata Prefecture, central Japan. The loco leads a four-car train, the Komako, which is named after a geisha heroine in ''Yukiguni'' (Snow Country), authored by Nobel Prize winner Yasunari Kawabata (1899-1972). The train, whose operation marks the 100th anniversary of Kawabata's birth, shuttles between Yuzawa and Minakami in neighboring Gunma Prefecture.

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Mt. Tanigawa opens to climbers

MINAKAMI, Japan - The 1,977-meter Mt. Tanigawa in central Japan opens to climbers for this season July 6 in a ceremony held at the foot of the mountain in Minakami, Gunma Prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Mt. Tanigawa opens to climbers for this season

MINAKAMI, Japan - Mt. Tanigawa opens to climbers in a ceremony at Minakami, Gunma Prefecture, on July 2 with some 300 climbers and climbing group members. (Kyodo)

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Snowfall in Japan

A man removes snow from the roof of a house in Minakami, Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Dec. 16, 2020.

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Snowfall in Japan

A man shovels snow near his house in Minakami, Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Dec. 16, 2020.

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Snowfall in Japan

A woman shovels snow near her house in Minakami, Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Dec. 16, 2020.

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Snowfall in Japan

A man removes snow from the roof of a house in Minakami, Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Dec. 16, 2020.

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Snowfall in Japan

People try to remove snow from the roof of a house in Minakami, Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Dec. 16, 2020.

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Snowfall in Japan

A man removes snow from the roof of a house in Minakami, Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Dec. 16, 2020.

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Top spokesman at dam in eastern Japan

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga (L) inspects Sudagai dam in Minakami in Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Aug. 12, 2020. Suga later met the press and talked about the advisability of using AI in weather forecasts to control the release of water from dams in the future.

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Top spokesman at dam in eastern Japan

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga (C) inspects Sudagai dam in Minakami in Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Aug. 12, 2020. Suga later met the press and talked about the advisability of using AI in weather forecasts to control the release of water from dams in the future.

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Top spokesman at dam in eastern Japan

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga meets the press in Minakami in Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Aug. 12, 2020, after inspecting a local dam. Suga talked about the advisability of using AI in weather forecasts to control the release of water from dams in the future.

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Top spokesman at dam in eastern Japan

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga meets the press in Minakami in Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Aug. 12, 2020, after inspecting a local dam. Suga talked about the advisability of using AI in weather forecasts to control the release of water from dams in the future.

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Snowball fight cup in Japan

Team members from Shanghai, China, pose for a photo after winning the inaugural snowball fight Asia Cup in Minakami in Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Jan. 28, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Snowball fight cup in Japan

Foreign tourists take part in the inaugural snowball fight Asia Cup in Minakami in Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Jan. 28, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Snowball fight cup in Japan

Foreign tourists take part in the inaugural snowball fight Asia Cup in Minakami in Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Jan. 28, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo, 5 prefectures cut water intake by 10%

MINAKAMI, Japan - Photo taken Aug. 9 shows the Yagisawa Dam in Minakami, Gunma prefecture, where the water level has fallen due to recent hot, dry weather. The drop in water levels at the Yagisawa and seven other dams on the upper Tone River has forced Tokyo and five neighboring prefectures to start cutting their water intake by 10% on Aug. 10.

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Heavy rain brings floods, landslides northeast of Tokyo

Workers survey the damage from flooding to a Japanese-style inn in Minakami, Gunma Prefecture, Aug. 30. Since Aug. 26, heavy rain has pounded areas northeast of Tokyo and at lease 15 people have been killed and five are missing as a result of landslides and floods. The rain was brought by the fourth typhoon of the year.