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Onozuka's hometown supporters explode in joy

NIIGATA, Japan - Hometown supporters of Japanese freestyle skier Ayana Onozuka in Minamiuonuma, Niigata Prefecture, explode in joy over her winning the bronze medal in the women's halfpipe event on Feb. 20, 2014, at the Sochi Winter Olympic Games.

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4 missing workers confirmed dead after tunnel explosion

MINAMIUONUMA, Japan - An ambulance heads to a hospital carrying a worker found at a tunnel construction site in Minamiuonuma, Niigata Prefecture, at 5:51 a.m. on May 27, 2012. The bodies of four workers missing since May 24 following an explosion at the site were located and recovered on the morning of May 27, local firefighters said.

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Explosion occurs at tunnel construction site

TOKYO, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the site of an explosion that occurred at a tunnel construction site in Minamiuonuma, Niigata Prefecture, on May 24, 2012.

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Explosion occurs at tunnel construction site

TOKYO, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the site of an explosion that occurred at a tunnel construction site in Minamiuonuma, Niigata Prefecture, on May 24, 2012.

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Explosion occurs at tunnel construction site

TOKYO, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the site of an explosion that occurred at a tunnel construction site in Minamiuonuma, Niigata Prefecture, on May 24, 2012.

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Explosion occurs at tunnel construction site

TOKYO, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the site of an explosion that occurred at a tunnel construction site in Minamiuonuma, Niigata Prefecture, on May 24, 2012.

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Japan firms pitch food products in Vladivostok

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Toru Iwasa (2nd from L), an executive of the Zen natural food seller in Minamiuonuma, Niigata Prefecture, talks with a local trader in the Russian Far East city of Vladivostok on Dec. 14, 2010, during a business event to promote Japanese food products there hosted by the country's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.

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Sumo training tour starts

MINAMIUONUMA, Japan - Ozeki Baruto, a sumo wrestler of the second highest rank, receives flowers from a child in Minamiuonuma, Niigata Prefecture, on Aug. 5, 2010, during a ceremony to mark the start of summer training and promotional tour. The Japan Sumo Association is still embroiled in a series of gambling scandals involving wrestlers and other members.

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Good crop projected for Japanese rice

MINAMIUONUMA, Japan - Rice is seen growing in a paddy in Minamiuonuma, Niigata Prefecture, on Aug. 5, 2010. Rice Databank Co. projected a good crop of the Japanese staple food the same day.

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Half-naked young men jostle at northwestern Japan festival

Hundreds of half-naked junior high school students and other young men jostle on March 3, 2015, at a festival in a hall of Fukoji, a Buddhist temple in Minamiuonuma, Niigata Prefecture, northwestern Japan, to pray for a rich harvest and good health. The annual festival started more than 1,200 years ago. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Training for heavy snowfalls in Niigata

Training is held in Minamiuonuma in Japan's Niigata Prefecture on Jan. 28, 2021, to improve preparedness for when heavy snow strands vehicles on the nearby Kanetsu Expressway. Approximately 2,100 vehicles became stuck on the expressway in December 2020 during a snowstorm.

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Training for heavy snowfalls in Niigata

Training is held in Minamiuonuma in Japan's Niigata Prefecture on Jan. 28, 2021, to improve preparedness for when heavy snow strands vehicles on the nearby Kanetsu Expressway. Approximately 2,100 vehicles became stuck on the expressway in December 2020 during a snowstorm.

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Japan firms pitch food products in Vladivostok

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Toru Iwasa (2nd from L), an executive of the Zen natural food seller in Minamiuonuma, Niigata Prefecture, talks with a local trader in the Russian Far East city of Vladivostok on Dec. 14, 2010, during a business event to promote Japanese food products there hosted by the country's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. (Kyodo)

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Good crop projected for Japanese rice

MINAMIUONUMA, Japan - Rice is seen growing in a paddy in Minamiuonuma, Niigata Prefecture, on Aug. 5, 2010. Rice Databank Co. projected a good crop of the Japanese staple food the same day. (Kyodo)

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Sumo training tour starts

MINAMIUONUMA, Japan - Ozeki Baruto, a sumo wrestler of the second highest rank, receives flowers from a child in Minamiuonuma, Niigata Prefecture, on Aug. 5, 2010, during a ceremony to mark the start of summer training and promotional tour. The Japan Sumo Association is still embroiled in a series of gambling scandals involving wrestlers and other members. (Kyodo)

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4 missing workers confirmed dead after tunnel explosion

MINAMIUONUMA, Japan - Ambulance crew members transport to hospital a worker found at a tunnel construction site in Minamiuonuma, Niigata Prefecture, at 6:37 a.m. on May 27, 2012. The bodies of four workers missing since May 24 following an explosion at the site were located and recovered on the morning of May 27, local firefighters said. (Kyodo)

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4 missing workers confirmed dead after tunnel explosion

MINAMIUONUMA, Japan - An ambulance heads to a hospital carrying a worker found at a tunnel construction site in Minamiuonuma, Niigata Prefecture, at 5:51 a.m. on May 27, 2012. The bodies of four workers missing since May 24 following an explosion at the site were located and recovered on the morning of May 27, local firefighters said. (Kyodo)

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Explosion occurs at tunnel construction site

TOKYO, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the site of an explosion that occurred at a tunnel construction site in Minamiuonuma, Niigata Prefecture, on May 24, 2012. (Kyodo)

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Explosion occurs at tunnel construction site

TOKYO, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the site of an explosion that occurred at a tunnel construction site in Minamiuonuma, Niigata Prefecture, on May 24, 2012. (Kyodo)

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Explosion occurs at tunnel construction site

TOKYO, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the site of an explosion that occurred at a tunnel construction site in Minamiuonuma, Niigata Prefecture, on May 24, 2012. (Kyodo)

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Explosion occurs at tunnel construction site

TOKYO, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the site of an explosion that occurred at a tunnel construction site in Minamiuonuma, Niigata Prefecture, on May 24, 2012. (Kyodo)

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Heavy snow on Sea of Japan coast

Vehicles are stranded on the snow-covered Kanetsu Expressway in Minamiuonuma in Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, on Dec. 18, 2020, as seen in this photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter.

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Heavy snow on Sea of Japan coast

Vehicles are stranded on the snow-covered Kanetsu Expressway in Minamiuonuma in Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, on Dec. 18, 2020.

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Heavy snow on Sea of Japan coast

Vehicles are stranded on the snow-covered Kanetsu Expressway in Minamiuonuma in Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, on Dec. 18, 2020.

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Heavy snow on Sea of Japan coast

Vehicles are stranded on the snow-covered Kanetsu Expressway in Minamiuonuma in Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, on Dec. 18, 2020.

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Heavy snow on Sea of Japan coast

Vehicles are stranded on the snow-covered Kanetsu Expressway in Minamiuonuma in Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, on Dec. 18, 2020.

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Heavy snow on Sea of Japan coast

Vehicles are stranded on the snow-covered Kanetsu Expressway in Minamiuonuma in Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, on Dec. 18, 2020.

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Heavy snow on Sea of Japan coast

Vehicles are stranded on the snow-covered Kanetsu Expressway in Minamiuonuma in Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, on Dec. 18, 2020.

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Heavy snow on Sea of Japan coast

Vehicles are stranded on the snow-covered Kanetsu expressway in Minamiuonuma in Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, on Dec. 18, 2020, as seen in this photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter.

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Heavy snow on Sea of Japan coast

Vehicles are stranded on the snow-covered Kanetsu expressway in Minamiuonuma in Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, on Dec. 18, 2020, as seen in this photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter.

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Heavy snow on Sea of Japan coast

Snow removal work is under way in Minamiuonuma in Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, on Dec. 18, 2020, after many vehicles are stranded on a highway overnight due to heavy snow on the Sea of Japan coast.

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Heavy snow on Sea of Japan coast

Vehicles are stranded on the snow-covered Kanetsu expressway in Minamiuonuma in Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, on Dec. 18, 2020, as seen in this photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter.

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Heavy snow on Sea of Japan coast

A vehicle is stuck in deep snow on the Kanetsu expressway in Minamiuonuma in Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, on Dec. 18, 2020.

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