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Geminid meteor shower

Composite photo shows shooting stars lighting up the night sky over Minamiboso, Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Dec. 14, 2025, as the annual Geminid meteor shower peaks.

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Geminid meteor shower

A shooting star lights up the night sky over Minamiboso, Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Dec. 14, 2025, as the annual Geminid meteor shower peaks.

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Undersea fiber-optic cable

MINAMIBOSO, Japan - Workers pull an undersea fiber-optic cable from a ship (R back) anchored offshore to a beach in Minamiboso, Chiba Prefecture, on Nov. 19, 2012, as KDDI Corp. began an operation to lay a cable connecting Japan and Singapore.

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Kids view whale dissection

NARITA, Japan - Local elementary school students observe the dissection of a Baird's beaked whale in Minamiboso, Chiba Prefecture, on July 4, 2012.

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Kids view whale dissection

NARITA, Japan - Local elementary school students observe the dissection of a Baird's beaked whale in Minamiboso, Chiba Prefecture, on July 4, 2012.

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Cancer sniffing dog

CHIBA, Japan - Photo taken in December 2010 in Minamiboso, Chiba Prefecture, shows a 9-year-old female Labrador retriever named Marine and Yuji Sato, head of St. Sugar Cancer Sniffing Dog Training Center in Minamiboso. According to researchers at the center and Kyushu University, Marine was able to distinguish between cancer patients and healthy persons with at least 90 percent accuracy by sniffing breath and other biological samples.

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Whaling tradition in Japan communities

TOKYO, Japan - A Baird's beaked whale more than 10 meters long is landed in the Wada area in Minamiboso, Chiba Prefecture, on Aug. 20, 2010.

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Whaling tradition in Japan communities

TOKYO, Japan - People watch a Baird's beaked whale being butchered at the Wada area of Minamiboso, Chiba Prefecture, on Aug. 20, 2010.

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Peak season for making traditional "Boshu Uchiwa" fans

Traditional "Boshu Uchiwa" fans created by 85-year-old Masao Uyama (background) are displayed at his studio in Minamiboso, near Tokyo, on June 27, 2016, ahead of Japan's hot and humid summer. The Boshu Uchiwa is one of three major uchiwa fans in Japan, along with those created in the former capital of Kyoto and the western city of Marugame. The prices of Boshu Uchiwa fans range from 1,000 yen to 30,000 yen. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Peak season for making traditional "Boshu Uchiwa" fans

Traditional "Boshu Uchiwa" fans created by 85-year-old Masao Uyama (background) are displayed at his studio in Minamiboso, near Tokyo, on June 27, 2016, ahead of Japan's hot and humid summer. The Boshu Uchiwa is one of three major uchiwa fans in Japan, along with those created in the former capital of Kyoto and the western city of Marugame. The prices of Boshu Uchiwa fans range from 1,000 yen to 30,000 yen. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Whaling tradition in Japan communities

TOKYO, Japan - People watch a Baird's beaked whale being butchered at the Wada area of Minamiboso, Chiba Prefecture, on Aug. 20, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Whaling tradition in Japan communities

TOKYO, Japan - A Baird's beaked whale more than 10 meters long is landed in the Wada area in Minamiboso, Chiba Prefecture, on Aug. 20, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Cancer sniffing dog

CHIBA, Japan - Photo taken in December 2010 in Minamiboso, Chiba Prefecture, shows a 9-year-old female Labrador retriever named Marine and Yuji Sato, head of St. Sugar Cancer Sniffing Dog Training Center in Minamiboso. According to researchers at the center and Kyushu University, Marine was able to distinguish between cancer patients and healthy persons with at least 90 percent accuracy by sniffing breath and other biological samples. (Kyodo)

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Powerful typhoon in Japan

High waves pound the coast of Minamiboso, Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Oct. 12, 2019, ahead of the arrival of Typhoon Hagibis. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Typhoon Faxai disaster near Tokyo

Photo shows the damaged roof of an inn in Minamiboso, southeast of Tokyo, on Sept. 15, 2019, after Typhoon Faxai hit the area six days earlier. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Aftermath of Typhoon Faxai

Buckets are seen at a shop in Minamiboso, Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Sept. 16, 2019, after its roof was destroyed when Typhoon Faxai hit the area a week earlier. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Aftermath of Typhoon Faxai

Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (R) visits Minamiboso, Chiba Prefecture, on Sept. 16, 2019, a week after Typhoon Faxai hit the eastern Japan prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Aftermath of Typhoon Faxai

Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (R) visits Minamiboso, Chiba Prefecture, on Sept. 16, 2019, a week after Typhoon Faxai hit the eastern Japan prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Aftermath of Typhoon Faxai in Chiba

People work on a collapsed house in Minamiboso, Chiba Prefecture, on Sept. 13, 2019, after Typhoon Faxai hit the eastern Japan area earlier in the week. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Aftermath of Typhoon Faxai in Chiba

People work on a collapsed house in Minamiboso, Chiba Prefecture, on Sept. 13, 2019, after Typhoon Faxai hit the eastern Japan area earlier in the week. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Aftermath of Typhoon Faxai in Chiba

Photo taken in Minamiboso, Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Sept. 13, 2019, shows a traffic light broken by Typhoon Faxai that hit the area earlier in the week. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Aftermath of Typhoon Faxai in Chiba

Photo taken in Minamiboso, Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Sept. 13, 2019, shows a house with its roof partly blown off by Typhoon Faxai that hit the area earlier in the week. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Aftermath of Typhoon Faxai in Chiba

Photo taken in Minamiboso, Chiba Prefecture, on Sept. 13, 2019, shows a house (R) with its roof partly blown off by Typhoon Faxai that hit the eastern Japan area earlier in the week. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Aftermath of Typhoon Faxai in Chiba

People line up for water on Sept. 13, 2019, at an evacuation center in Minamiboso, Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo, due to water outages prompted by Typhoon Faxai. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Aftermath of Typhoon Faxai in Chiba

People receive water bottles on Sept. 13, 2019, at an evacuation center in Minamiboso, Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo, due to water outages prompted by Typhoon Faxai. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Aftermath of Typhoon Faxai in Chiba

People line up for water on Sept. 13, 2019, at an evacuation center in Minamiboso, Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo, due to water outages prompted by Typhoon Faxai. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Aftermath of Typhoon Faxai in Chiba

A woman (L) carries a water tank on Sept. 13, 2019, at an evacuation center in Minamiboso, Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo, due to water outages prompted by Typhoon Faxai. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Aftermath of Typhoon Faxai in Chiba

Battery chargers for smartphones are provided on Sept. 13, 2019, at an evacuation center in Minamiboso, Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo, as a blackout continued into a fifth day after Typhoon Faxai hit the area. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Aftermath of Typhoon Faxai in Chiba

Photo taken in Minamiboso, Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Sept. 13, 2019, shows a greenhouse destroyed by Typhoon Faxai that hit the area earlier in the week. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Whale catch in Chiba, eastern Japan

Local elementary school students watch the dismantlement of a Baird's beaked whale at a port in Minamiboso, Chiba Prefecture, on July 18, 2019, following the season's first catch of the species there. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Whale catch in Chiba, eastern Japan

Local elementary school students watch the dismantlement of a Baird's beaked whale at a port in Minamiboso, Chiba Prefecture, on July 18, 2019, following the season's first catch of the species there. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Whale catch in Chiba, eastern Japan

Local elementary school students watch the dismantlement of a Baird's beaked whale at a port in Minamiboso, Chiba Prefecture, on July 18, 2019, following the season's first catch of the species there. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Documentary film on whaling

A documentary film on people living in whaling communities is shot in Minamiboso, Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, on July 18, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Documentary film on whaling

Japanese film director Hitoshi Iyatomi (L) shoots a documentary film on people in whaling communities in Minamiboso, Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Aug. 25, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Traditional "Boshu Uchiwa" at production peak

Traditional "Boshu Uchiwa" Japanese fans, one of three major types of uchiwa fans in Japan, meet their peak production period in Minamiboso, near Tokyo, on May 30, 2017. Around 15,000 of the uchiwa fans are shipped every year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Traditional "Boshu Uchiwa" at production peak

Traditional "Boshu Uchiwa" Japanese fans, one of three major types of uchiwa fans in Japan, meet their peak production period in Minamiboso, near Tokyo, on May 30, 2017. Around 15,000 of the uchiwa fans are shipped every year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo