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Snake festival in eastern Japan

About 300 high school students carry a snake-shaped float during a festival at the Oigami hot spring resort in Numata, Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, on May 9, 2025, the year of the snake in the Chinese zodiac. The float, 108 meters long, has been recognized by Guinness World Records as the world's longest snake float used for a festival.

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Snake festival in eastern Japan

About 300 high school students carry a snake-shaped float during a festival at the Oigami hot spring resort in Numata, Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, on May 9, 2025, the year of the snake in the Chinese zodiac. The float, 108 meters long, has been recognized by Guinness World Records as the world's longest snake float used for a festival.

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Snake festival in eastern Japan

About 300 high school students carry a snake-shaped float during a festival at the Oigami hot spring resort in Numata, Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, on May 9, 2025, the year of the snake in the Chinese zodiac. The float, 108 meters long, has been recognized by Guinness World Records as the world's longest snake float used for a festival.

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Snake festival in eastern Japan

About 300 high school students carry a snake-shaped float during a festival at the Oigami hot spring resort in Numata, Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, on May 9, 2025, the year of the snake in the Chinese zodiac. The float, 108 meters long, has been recognized by Guinness World Records as the world's longest snake float used for a festival.

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'Tonkatsu Street' staging campaign to promote pork cutlets

MAEBASHI, Japan - Yasushi Kaneko promotes 'tonkatsu' or pork cutlets in Numata, Gunma Prefecture, on Aug. 6, 2014, as he leads a campaign involving tonkatsu restaurants along National Road 120 near the Numata Interchange on the Kanetsu Expressway in Numata, Gunma Prefecture. Having some 20 tonkatsu restaurants, the section of the road in the landlocked prefecture in the Kanto region has earned the nickname "Tonkatsu Street."

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Remains of Korean man to return home 70 yrs after death

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - O Jong Ja (L) from Busan, South Korea, puts into a new urn on July 27, 2014, the bones of her father O Il Sang who was mobilized to work at a coal mine in the town of Numata in the northernmost Japanese prefecture of Hokkaido during World War II and died in 1944. A Japanese civic organization identified the bones.

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2014 Miss Nippon Contest awardees

TOKYO, Japan - Winners of the 2014 Miss Nippon Contest pose after the beauty pageant in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2014. (From L to R) Yuko Ozaki, Miss Nippon Kimono; Marina Hanaoka, Miss Nippon Maritime Day; Moeka Numata, Miss Nippon Grand Prix; Reimi Kanda, Miss Nippon Angel of Water; Mai Hasegawa, Miss Nippon Nature; and Misaki Usuda, Miss Nippon Runner-up.

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University student wins 2014 Miss Nippon Contest

TOKYO, Japan - Moeka Numata, a 21-year-old university student from Oita Prefecture, is crowned the 2014 Miss Nippon Grand Prix at the beauty pageant held in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2014.

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Japan envoy backs Myanmar's nation building

YANGON, Myanmar - Photo taken July 2, 2013, in Yangon shows Mikio Numata, Japanese ambassador to Myanmar who assumed the post in November 2012. Numata was assigned as director general of the Consular Affairs Bureau at the Foreign Ministry in 2011, becoming the first non-career-track official to have been promoted to an executive position at the ministry.

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Crown Prince Naruhito at tree-growing event

NUMATA, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito (R) saws a branch of cedar at a tree-growing event at a forest park in Gunma Prefecture on Oct. 3, 2010.

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Women carry giant mask of Japanese long-nose goblin in festival

NUMATA, Japan - Women carry a giant mask depicting a Japanese long-nose goblin in a summer festival in Numata, Gunma Prefecture, on Aug. 3, symbolizing hope of safety in homes.

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Women carry ''Tengu'' portable shrine

NUMATA, Japan - About 200 women carry a portable shrine featuring ''tengu (long-nosed goblin) at the annual ''Tengu Mikoshi'' festival in Numata, Gunma Prefecture, on Aug. 3.

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"Hina" dolls on display in Gunma

About 3,000 "hina" dolls, or Japanese traditional dolls in colorful court dress, are displayed in a hot spring resort in Numata, Gunma Prefecture in eastern Japan, on Feb. 26, 2016, ahead of the March 3 Hina Matsuri, or the Doll Festival. Japanese families celebrate the festival to pray for the happiness and health of daughters by setting up displays of dolls in their homes. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Special Turkish Airlines plane lands in Japan to commemorate friendship

Junichi Numata, 73, who was one of the Japanese nationals evacuated from Tehran during the Iran-Iraq War by a Turkish Airlines plane, speaks at a ceremony in Narita airport, east of Tokyo on Nov. 30, 2015, to mark the release of a movie depicting the friendship between Turkey and Japan. The Turkish Airlines jet, seen in the background, was painted to resemble the aircraft and was named "KUSHIMOTO" after the Japanese coastal town where an Ottoman frigate sank in 1890 due to a typhoon. Of the 587 people aboard the warship, 69 survived due to rescue efforts by local people. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-Japanese soldier shows photos of comrades' remains in Palau

Former Imperial Japanese Army soldier Yoshitsugu Matsui shows pictures of fellow soldiers' remains found in the southwestern Pacific island republic of Palau, as seen in this photo taken at his home in Numata, Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Feb. 18, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Up-and-coming farmer extends reach of konnyaku with novelties

Photo taken at Gunma General Information Center in Tokyo on Jan. 26, 2019, shows konnyaku jelly on sale at the outlet tasked with promoting made-in-Gunma products. The jelly was produced at Haruna Endo's konnyaku factory Kasho in Numata, Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Up-and-coming farmer extends reach of konnyaku with novelties

Haruna Endo, who runs konnyaku factory Kasho in Numata, Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, poses with her products at Gunma General Information Center in Tokyo on Jan. 26, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Up-and-coming farmer extends reach of konnyaku with novelties

Haruna Endo cuts konnyaku into blocks at her konnyaku factory Kasho in Numata, Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Oct. 29, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Up-and-coming farmer extends reach of konnyaku with novelties

Haruna Endo, who runs konnyaku factory Kasho in Numata, Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, picks konjac plants at a farm near the factory on Oct. 29, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soba making

Photo taken on Sept. 29, 2018, shows officials of the Japan Council for International Soba Culture Exchange examining people's skills in soba making in Numata, Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soba making

Photo taken on Oct. 29, 2018, shows Rurika Koike practicing soba making at her Tone Jitsugyo High School in Numata, Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soba making

Photo taken on Oct. 29, 2018, shows students practicing soba making at their Tone Jitsugyo High School in Numata, Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan opens cultural center in Taiwan

Mikio Numata (3rd from R), head of the Japan-Taiwan Exchange Association in Taipei, and Chiou I-jen (3rd from L), president of the Taiwan-Japan Relations Association, pose for the media in Taipei on Nov. 27, 2017. The Japan-Taiwan Exchange Association opened a cultural center the same day to deepen bilateral exchanges. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ceremony held to mark new name of Japan's de facto embassy in Taiwan

Japan's de facto ambassador to Taiwan Mikio Numata (3rd from R) and his Taiwanese counterpart, Association of East Asian Relations President Chiou I-jen (3rd from L), pose for photos during a plaque revealing ceremony on Jan. 3, 2017. Japan changed the name of its de facto diplomatic mission in Taiwan from the Interchange Association to the Japan-Taiwan Exchange Association. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Women carry giant mask of Japanese long-nose goblin in festival

NUMATA, Japan - Women carry a giant mask depicting a Japanese long-nose goblin in a summer festival in Numata, Gunma Prefecture, on Aug. 3, symbolizing hope of safety in homes. (Kyodo)

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Women carry ''Tengu'' portable shrine

NUMATA, Japan - About 200 women carry a portable shrine featuring ''tengu (long-nosed goblin) at the annual ''Tengu Mikoshi'' festival in Numata, Gunma Prefecture, on Aug. 3. (Kyodo)

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Remains of Korean man to return home 70 yrs after death

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - O Jong Ja (L) from Busan, South Korea, puts into a new urn on July 27, 2014, the bones of her father O Il Sang who was mobilized to work at a coal mine in the town of Numata in the northernmost Japanese prefecture of Hokkaido during World War II and died in 1944. A Japanese civic organization identified the bones. (Kyodo)

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Crown Prince Naruhito at tree-growing event

NUMATA, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito (R) saws a branch of cedar at a tree-growing event at a forest park in Gunma Prefecture on Oct. 3, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Portable toilet

Photo taken in Numata, Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Dec. 9, 2019, shows a portable toilet. Equipped with solar panels, the four-restroom trailer has attracted attention from municipalities around the country for use in times of disasters. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Portable toilet

Photo taken in Numata, Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Dec. 9, 2019, shows a portable toilet. Equipped with solar panels, the four-restroom trailer has attracted attention from municipalities around the country for use in times of disasters. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"Hina" dolls on display in hot-spring resort in Gunma

About 4,000 traditional Japanese "hina" dolls wearing colorful court dress are displayed at a facility in a hot-spring resort in Numata, Gunma Prefecture, on Feb. 17, 2017, ahead of the girls' festival in Japan on March 3. They will be shown until April 2. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"Hina" dolls on display in hot-spring resort in Gunma

About 4,000 traditional Japanese "hina" dolls wearing colorful court dress are displayed at a facility in a hot-spring resort in Numata, Gunma Prefecture, on Feb. 17, 2017, ahead of the girls' festival in Japan on March 3. They will be shown until April 2. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New Japanese ambassadors appointed

TOKYO, Japan - Ambassadorial and other Foreign Ministry appointments approved by the cabinet on Feb. 15 are shown in these file photos. Pictured in the upper row (from left) are Motoi Okubo (ambassador to Greece), Sadaaki Numata (ambassador to Pakistan) and Hideaki Kobayashi (ambassador to the United Nations). Pictured in the bottom row (from left) are Toshinori Shigeie (envoy extraordinary and plenipotentiary to the United States) and Ryuichiro Yamazaki (Foreign Ministry spokesman).