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Japan: Typhoon Lingling Triggers Flooding in Southern Kyushu After Making Landfall 2

Typhoon Lingling made landfall in Kagoshima Prefecture on the evening of Thursday, August 21, bringing heavy rain and widespread damage across Kyushu. Flooding and landslides were reported in multiple areas. This video shows flooded streets in Minamisatsuma City.

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Sand Festa kicks off in Kagoshima

MINAMISATSUMA, Japan, May 1 Kyodo - Photo taken May 1, 2015, shows a sand sculpture themed on an advance in railway technology, with a steam locomotive (L) emerging from a tunnel and a shinkansen bullet train (R) climbing skyward, displayed at the annual Sand Festa that began the same day near a dune in Minamisatsuma, Kagoshima Prefecture in southwestern Japan. About 100 sculptures created by artists and local citizens will be shown during the festival lasting until May 31.

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Kamikaze pilot's last diary on display

FUKUOKA, Japan - The last diary written by 17-year-old kamikaze pilot Yukio Araki is shown in this file photo taken on Oct. 9, 2014, at the Bansei Tokko Peace Museum in Minamisatsuma, Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan. Araki went on a suicide mission on May 27, 1945, a week after the diary was written.

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Memories of kamikaze pilots kept alive at peace museum

FUKUOKA, Japan - Photographs and diaries of kamikaze pilots dating from the final months of World War II are shown in this photo taken on Oct. 9, 2014, at the Bansei Tokko Peace Museum, built on the site of a former air base in Minamisatsuma, Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan.

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Sand-made Himeji Castle at Sand Festa

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - A sand sculpture of World Heritage and national treasure Himeji Castle attracts attention at the annual Sand Festa on May 2, 2014, in the sand dune area of Minamisatsuma, Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan.

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Yearly Sand Festa opens in Kagoshima Pref.

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - People attend the annual Sand Festa exhibition on May 2, 2014, in the sand dune area of Minamisatsuma, Kagoshima Prefecture, which opened under the theme of Japanese treasures. The event featuring about 100 sand sculptures by Japanese and foreign sculptors as well as children runs through May 31, 2014.

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Sand sculpture event

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - An event exhibiting about 100 sand sculptures featuring animals begins in Minamisatsuma, Kagoshima Prefecture, on May 2, 2013.

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Sand sculpture event

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - An event exhibiting about 100 sand sculptures featuring animals begins in Minamisatsuma, Kagoshima Prefecture, on May 2, 2013.

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Sand festival in Kagoshima

MINAMISATSUMA, Japan - Photo taken May 2, 2012, shows sculptures of sand of the Mouth of Truth (R) and other sightseeing spots in Rome to celebrate the movie ''Roman Holiday,'' on display as part of an annual sand festival in Minamisatsuma, Kagoshima Prefecture. The festival, which began the same day, showcases around 100 sculptures of sand from a local dune created by citizens and artists invited from abroad and featuring items and scenes from movies, plays and anime.

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Sand festival in Kagoshima

MINAMISATSUMA, Japan - Photo taken May 2, 2012, shows a sculpture of sand of dancers from a musical on Broadway, New York, on display as part of an annual sand festival in Minamisatsuma, Kagoshima Prefecture. The festival, which began the same day, showcases around 100 sculptures of sand from a local dune created by citizens and artists invited from abroad and featuring items and scenes from movies, plays and anime.

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Sand festival in Kagoshima

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Visitors marvel at a sand artwork on May 2 at the 21st annual sand festival in Minamisatsuma, a city in Kagoshima Prefecture famous for its sand dunes. The festival, which features 80 sand statues of various sizes, the largest 4 meters tall, will run through May 6.

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Annual sand festival opens in southwestern Japan

A sand sculpture of a mermaid is displayed at the annual Sand Festa in Minamisatsuma in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on its opening day on May 1, 2016. With the theme of "gifts from the sea," the festival, featuring about 110 sand sculptures by Japanese and foreign sculptors as well as local students, will run through May 31. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Annual sand festival opens in southwestern Japan

The Kumamoto prefectural mascot Kumamon is carved into the corner of a sand sculpture displayed at the annual Sand Festa in Minamisatsuma in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on its opening day on May 1, 2016. Running through May 31, the festival features about 110 sand sculptures by Japanese and foreign sculptors as well as local students. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Textbooks used at Tachiarai flying school for WWII pilots

These are textbooks used at the Imperial Japanese Army's Tachiarai flying school in Fukuoka Prefecture, photographed on July 12, 2015, at a museum in Minamisatsuma, Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sand Festa kicks off in Kagoshima

Photo taken May 1, 2015, shows a sand sculpture themed on an advance in railway technology, with a steam locomotive (L) emerging from a tunnel and a shinkansen bullet train (R) climbing skyward, displayed at the annual Sand Festa that began the same day near a dune in Minamisatsuma, Kagoshima Prefecture in southwestern Japan. About 100 sculptures created by artists and local citizens will be shown during the festival lasting until May 31. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sand festival in Kagoshima

MINAMISATSUMA, Japan - Photo taken May 2, 2012, shows a sculpture of sand of dancers from a musical on Broadway, New York, on display as part of an annual sand festival in Minamisatsuma, Kagoshima Prefecture. The festival, which began the same day, showcases around 100 sculptures of sand from a local dune created by citizens and artists invited from abroad and featuring items and scenes from movies, plays and anime. (Kyodo)

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Sand festival in Kagoshima

MINAMISATSUMA, Japan - Photo taken May 2, 2012, shows sculptures of sand of the Mouth of Truth (R) and other sightseeing spots in Rome to celebrate the movie ''Roman Holiday,'' on display as part of an annual sand festival in Minamisatsuma, Kagoshima Prefecture. The festival, which began the same day, showcases around 100 sculptures of sand from a local dune created by citizens and artists invited from abroad and featuring items and scenes from movies, plays and anime. (Kyodo)

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Heavy rain in southwestern Japan

The Daio River is swollen in Minamisatsuma in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on July 3, 2019, after heavy rain. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Heavy rain in southwestern Japan

The Daio River is swollen in Minamisatsuma, Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on July 3, 2019, after heavy rain. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Heavy rain in southwestern Japan

A rice field is submerged in Minamisatsuma in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on July 3, 2019, after heavy rain. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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