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Scenic village Gokayama in Nanto, Toyama Pref.

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in February 2013 shows the village of Gokayama, a UNESCO World Heritage site known for its houses with Gassho-style roofs supported by thick A-frame crossbeams, in Nanto, Toyama Prefecture. The city is stepping up a campaign to lure tourists from other parts of Asia.

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LDP's Ishiba

NANTO, Japan - Shigeru Ishiba, secretary general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, gives a speech in Nanto, Toyama Prefecture, on Dec. 1, 2013. Ishiba branded rallies by civic groups and others against a controversial bill to toughen penalties for leakers of state secrets as tantamount to "acts of terrorism" on his blog on Nov. 29.

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LDP's Ishiba

NANTO, Japan - Shigeru Ishiba, secretary general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, answers reporters' questions in Nanto, Toyama Prefecture, on Dec. 1, 2013. Ishiba branded rallies by civic groups and others against a controversial bill to toughen penalties for leakers of state secrets as tantamount to "acts of terrorism" on his blog on Nov. 29.

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Buddhist priests reviewing funerals

TOKYO, Japan - Junshin Hashimoto, chief priest of Nanto Jurin-in temple, listens to a visitor on Nov. 3, 2013 at a consultation office he set up in a shopping district building in Nara, Nara Prefecture, to meet people in need of advice.

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Retrial granted in 1986 Fukui girl murder case

NANTO, Japan - Shoji Maekawa, who served out a 7-year prison term for killing a junior high school girl, speaks during a press conference in Nanto, Toyama Prefecture, on Nov. 30, 2011, after the Kanazawa branch of the Nagoya High Court decided the same day to open a retrial into the 1986 murder case in Fukui Prefecture.

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Unusual star-shaped persimmon found in Toyama

TOYAMA, Japan - Toshiharu Yamada and his wife Machiko hold a star-shaped persimmon he found in Nanto, Toyama Prefecture, on Nov. 10, 2010.

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6 people killed, 4 others injured in Toyama fire

TOYAMA, Japan - Investigators examine a house damaged by a fire that broke out early Jan. 1 in Nanto, Toyama Prefecture. The fire killed six people and injured four others at the house belonging to Hanako Watanabe, 78. Ten people, including Watanabe's three children and their family members who were visiting her for the New Year's holidays, were in the house at the time of the fire.

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Political party leaders cast votes for general election

NANTO, Japan - Tamisuke Watanuki, leader of the newly formed People's New Party, casts his vote for the House of Representatives election in Nanto, Toyama Prefecture, on Sept. 11.

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Veteran actress Chocho Miyako dies at 80

OSAKA, Japan - Archive photo shows veteran actress Chocho Miyako who died Oct. 12 from chronic kidney failure at an Osaka hospital, aged 80. She gained popularity through the ''Meoto Zenzai'' comic talk show with her late husband Yuji Nanto, making full use of humorous features of the Osaka dialect.

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System glitch at Japanese regional banks

Photo taken on March 26, 2022, shows an ATM at a Nanto Bank outlet in Nara, western Japan. Eight Japanese regional banks, including Nara-based Nanto Bank, and Lawson Bank experienced a glitch in their shared key system the same day, leaving their customers unable to use internet banking and ATMs.

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Political party leaders cast votes for general election

NANTO, Japan - Tamisuke Watanuki, leader of the newly formed People's New Party, casts his vote for the House of Representatives election in Nanto, Toyama Prefecture, on Sept. 11. (Kyodo)

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Veteran actress Chocho Miyako dies at 80

OSAKA, Japan - Archive photo shows veteran actress Chocho Miyako who died Oct. 12 from chronic kidney failure at an Osaka hospital, aged 80. She gained popularity through the ''Meoto Zenzai'' comic talk show with her late husband Yuji Nanto, making full use of humorous features of the Osaka dialect.

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Japanese moguls skier Ayaho Taniguchi

Up-and-coming Japanese skier Ayaho Taniguchi competes en route to winning the women's moguls at the national championships in Nanto, Toyama Prefecture, on March 20, 2021.

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Japanese moguls skier Ayaho Taniguchi

Up-and-coming Japanese skier Ayaho Taniguchi celebrates after winning the women's moguls at the national championships in Nanto, Toyama Prefecture, on March 20, 2021.

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Japanese moguls skier Ayaho Taniguchi

Up-and-coming Japanese skier Ayaho Taniguchi competes en route to winning the women's moguls at the national championships in Nanto, Toyama Prefecture, on March 20, 2021.

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Couple visits World Heritage site on "photo wedding" tour in central Japan

Kosuke Nakamikawa and his wife Mai have their photos taken in front of a thatched house in the Gokayama district of Nanto, Toyama Prefecture, central Japan, on Aug. 6, 2015. The couple from Tokyo visited the district, a UNESCO World Heritage site, on a "photo wedding" tour organized by a local travel agency. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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World Heritage site in central Japan hosts "photo wedding" tour

Kosuke Nakamikawa and his wife Mai have their photos taken inside a thatched house in the Gokayama district of Nanto, Toyama Prefecture, central Japan, on Aug. 6, 2015. The couple from Tokyo visited the district, a UNESCO World Heritage site, on a "photo wedding" tour organized by a local travel agency. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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6 people killed, 4 others injured in Toyama fire

TOYAMA, Japan - Investigators examine a house damaged by a fire that broke out early Jan. 1 in Nanto, Toyama Prefecture. The fire killed six people and injured four others at the house belonging to Hanako Watanabe, 78. Ten people, including Watanabe's three children and their family members who were visiting her for the New Year's holidays, were in the house at the time of the fire. (Kyodo)

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Retrial granted in 1986 Fukui girl murder case

NANTO, Japan - Shoji Maekawa, who served out a 7-year prison term for killing a junior high school girl, speaks during a press conference in Nanto, Toyama Prefecture, on Nov. 30, 2011, after the Kanazawa branch of the Nagoya High Court decided the same day to open a retrial into the 1986 murder case in Fukui Prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Unusual star-shaped persimmon found in Toyama

TOYAMA, Japan - Toshiharu Yamada and his wife Machiko hold a star-shaped persimmon he found in Nanto, Toyama Prefecture, on Nov. 10, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Mie governor crushes nuclear plant project

TSU, Japan - Mie Gov. Masayasu Kitagawa announces Feb. 22 that construction plans for a nuclear plant in his prefecture should go back to the drawing board. Kitagawa made the statement at a prefectural assembly meeting, referring to a Chubu Electric Power Co. project. Chubu Electric Power later said it will drop the project to build the Ashihama nuclear plant between the towns of Nanto and Kisei due to opposition from the local people.