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Crown prince watches sports event for disabled in Shiga Pref.

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito (back, 2nd from R) and Crown Princess Kiko (back, far R) watch a foot softball game during a national sports festival for disabled people in Nagahama in the western Japan prefecture of Shiga on Oct. 25, 2025.

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Crown prince to attend sports event for disabled in Shiga Pref.

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito (back, 2nd from R) and Crown Princess Kiko (back, R) use sign language at an event in Nagahama, Shiga Prefecture, on Oct. 24, 2025, the eve of the opening ceremony of a national sports festival for disabled people in Hikone in the western Japan prefecture.

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Crown prince to attend sports event for disabled in Shiga Pref.

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito (back, 2nd from R) and Crown Princess Kiko (back, R) attend an event in Nagahama, Shiga Prefecture, on Oct. 24, 2025, the eve of the opening ceremony of a national sports festival for disabled people in Hikone in the western Japan prefecture.

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Japan: Perseid Meteor Shower Observed Across Country

The Perseid meteor shower reached its peak on Monday night, August 12, and many shooting stars were observed across Japan.

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Eagle spending winter in Japan

A Steller's sea eagle that flew from Russia for the winter is pictured near Lake Biwa in Nagahama in Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, on Feb. 2, 2023.

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Eagle spending winter in Japan

A Steller's sea eagle that flew from Russia for the winter is pictured near Lake Biwa in Nagahama in Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, on Feb. 2, 2023.

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Eagle spending winter in Japan

A Steller's sea eagle that flew from Russia for the winter is pictured near Lake Biwa in Nagahama in Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, on Feb. 2, 2023.

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Deer meat popular at curry shop in western Japan

OTSU, Japan - A dish of deer meat curry is served at a Curry House Coco Ichibanya outlet in Nagahama, Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, in this photo taken on Dec. 25, 2014. Unlike in Europe, deer meat is not considered a delicacy in Japan, but the venison dish which uses meat from deer hunted to reduce their impact on the environment has steadily gained popularity.

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Shiga governor

OTSU, Japan - Shiga Gov. Yukiko Kada (R) and House of Representatives member Taizo Mikazuki are pictured during a festival in Nagahama, Shiga Prefecture, on May 4, 2014. Sources close to her said on May 7, 2014, that Kada has decided, apparently after meeting Mikazuki, a prospective gubernatorial candidate of the opposition Democratic Party of Japan, not to run in an upcoming gubernatorial election.

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Japan's greenhouse gas emissions

DOHA, Qatar - Japanese Environment Minister Hiroyuki Nagahama answers reporters' questions on Dec. 5, 2012, in Doha, Qatar, where the 18th United Nations Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change is being held. Greenhouse gases equivalent to 1,307 million tons of carbon dioxide were emitted in Japan in fiscal 2011 through March 2012, up 3.9 percent from the previous year, the Environment Ministry said the same day in a preliminary report.

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Noda visits Fukushima

NARAHA, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (2nd from R) and Environment Minister Hiroyuki Nagahama (3rd from R) visit an elementary school on Oct. 7, 2012, in the town of Naraha, Fukushima Prefecture, where decontamination work is under way following the nuclear crisis.

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Japan Cabinet reshuffle

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroyuki Nagahama, Japan's new environment minister, enters Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's office in Tokyo on Oct. 1, 2012, as Noda reshuffled his Cabinet.

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Ex-Finance Minister Fujii to get Diet seat

TOKYO, Japan - Former Finance Minister Hirohisa Fujii (file photo) will be given a seat in the House of Representatives vacated by fellow member Hiroyuki Nagahama of the Democratic Party of Japan, who on July 12 filed candidacy to run in the House of Councillors.

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People offer flowers for victimized kindergartners

NAGAHAMA, Japan - People offer flowers on Feb. 18 at the site where a 5-year-old girl and a 5-year-old boy were fatally stabbed by a 34-year-old woman the previous day as she was taking them to kindergarten in Nagahama, Shiga Prefecture.

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Woman arrested over murder of 5-yr-olds in Shiga Pref.

NAGAHAMA, Japan - Police officers check the scene in Nagahama, Shiga Prefecture, where two children were found stabbed on on Feb. 17. A 34-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of fatally stabbing a 5-year-old girl and a 5-year-old boy, both kindergarten classmates of her daughter.

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Woman arrested over murder of 5-yr-olds in Shiga Pref.

NAGAHAMA, Japan - Police officers check the scene in Nagahama, Shiga Prefecture, where two children were found stabbed on on Feb. 17. A 34-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of fatally stabbing a 5-year-old girl and a 5-year-old boy, both kindergarten classmates of her daughter.

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Explosion rocks Panamanian tanker, 3 crewmembers missing

HIROSHIMA, Japan - The 4,386-ton Panamanian-registered tanker Sunny Jewel is seen sinking off the town of Nagahama, Ehime Prefecture, Dec. 16. Three of its 18 crewmembers went missing when the ship sank after an explosion.

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Snow in western Japan

People walk on a snow-covered street in Nagahama, Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, on Feb. 5, 2022.

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Snow in western Japan

People walk on a snow-covered street in Nagahama, Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, on Feb. 5, 2022.

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Explosion rocks Panamanian tanker, 3 crewmembers missing

HIROSHIMA, Japan - The 4,386-ton Panamanian-registered tanker Sunny Jewel is seen sinking off the town of Nagahama, Ehime Prefecture, Dec. 16. Three of its 18 crewmembers went missing when the ship sank after an explosion. (Kyodo)

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Ex-Finance Minister Fujii to get Diet seat

TOKYO, Japan - Former Finance Minister Hirohisa Fujii (file photo) will be given a seat in the House of Representatives vacated by fellow member Hiroyuki Nagahama of the Democratic Party of Japan, who on July 12 filed candidacy to run in the House of Councillors. (Kyodo)

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Living in the Ground

High school students from Okinawa came to Shizuoka to study agricultural technology as part of their school trip. A farming camp was held at Nagahama Agricultural High School in Shiga Prefecture. High school students from Okinawa come to Shizuoka to study agricultural techniques and for a school trip; scenes of life at a training camp for rural life in Shiga Prefecture. Students eating curry and rice, Uchijiro's home in Shinshu taking in and caring for five handicapped children, helping with various farm work, date of shooting unknown, release date: November 21, 1958.

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Kabuki kids put on show at Hikiyama Festival in Nagahama

Children perform a Kabuki play during the Nagahama Hikiyama Festival, a national important intangible folk cultural property, in Nagahama, Shiga Prefecture, on April 13, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Eagle passing the winter in Japan

A Steller's sea eagle which flew from Russia for winter passing carries fish near Lake Biwa in Nagahama in Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 12, 2021.

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Eagle passing the winter in Japan

A Steller's sea eagle which flew from Russia for winter passing eats fish near Lake Biwa in Nagahama in Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 12, 2021.

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Eagle passing the winter in Japan

A Steller's sea eagle which flew from Russia for winter passing is pictured against red leaves in Nagahama in Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 10, 2020.

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Feudal leader Hideyoshi's letter of 1582 donated to castle museum

A letter bearing the handwritten signature in June 1582 of warlord Hashiba Hideyoshi, who later became feudal ruler Toyotomi Hideyoshi, to thank a retainer is shown to the press at the Nagahama Castle Historical Museum in Nagahama, Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, on Oct. 29, 2015. A descendant of the retainer, Hirose Hyogonosuke, donated the letter to the museum in September. The letter expressed gratitude to Hirose for helping to evacuate his wife Nene and other Hashiba family members from their residence in Nagahama Castle on the occasion of an attempted coup d'etat at Kyoto's Honno-ji Temple. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Woman pleads not guilty over deaths of 2 children in Shiga Pref.

OTSU, Japan - Zheng Yongshan (in file photo),a Chinese national indicted on charges of killing two kindergarteners in Nagahama, Shiga Prefecture, in 2006, pleaded not guilty during the first hearing of her trial at the Otsu District Court on Feb. 2. ''I stabbed sand dolls, not humans,'' Zheng told the court. ''They did not bleed nor scream. The two children are still alive.'' (Kyodo)

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Wake held for slain kindergartners

NAGAHAMA, Japan - Pictures of slain kindergartners -- Wakana Taketomo (L) and Jin Sano (R), both 5 -- are displayed on an altar in a wake held in Nagahama, Shiga Prefecture, on Feb. 19. The suspect, Zheng Yongshan, was arrested on suspicion of fatally stabbing the two as she was driving them to a kindergarten in the city together with her daughter, who attends the same kindergarten. (Kyodo)

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Arrested woman investigated over murder of 5-yr-olds

OTSU, Japan - Zheng Yongshan (C), who was arrested Feb. 17 on suspicion of fatally stabbing a 5-year-old girl and a 5-year-old boy as she was taking them to kindergarten in Nagahama, Shiga Prefecture, leaves the Otsu prosecutor's office after investigation on Feb. 19. (Kyodo)

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People offer flowers for victimized kindergartners

NAGAHAMA, Japan - People offer flowers on Feb. 18 at the site where a 5-year-old girl and a 5-year-old boy were fatally stabbed by a 34-year-old woman the previous day as she was taking them to kindergarten in Nagahama, Shiga Prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Woman arrested over murder of 5-yr-olds in Shiga Pref.

NAGAHAMA, Japan - Police officers check the scene in Nagahama, Shiga Prefecture, where two children were found stabbed on on Feb. 17. A 34-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of fatally stabbing a 5-year-old girl and a 5-year-old boy, both kindergarten classmates of her daughter. (Kyodo)

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Woman arrested over murder of 5-yr-olds in Shiga Pref.

NAGAHAMA, Japan - Police officers check the scene in Nagahama, Shiga Prefecture, where two children were found stabbed on on Feb. 17. A 34-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of fatally stabbing a 5-year-old girl and a 5-year-old boy, both kindergarten classmates of her daughter. (Kyodo)

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Bear caught after breaking into house

NAGAHAMA, Japan - A black bear was shot with an anesthetic gun in Nagahama, Shiga Prefecture, on Oct. 17 after breaking into a house and a nearby warehouse, injuring a man and a policeman. (Kyodo)

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Deer meat popular at curry shop in western Japan

OTSU, Japan - A dish of deer meat curry is served at a Curry House Coco Ichibanya outlet in Nagahama, Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, in this photo taken on Dec. 25, 2014. Unlike in Europe, deer meat is not considered a delicacy in Japan, but the venison dish which uses meat from deer hunted to reduce their impact on the environment has steadily gained popularity. (Kyodo)

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Sumo: grand champion Hakuho

Sumo grand champion Hakuho attends a training camp in Nagahama, Shiga Prefecture, on June 14, 2019. He missed the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament in May due to an injured right arm. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sumo: grand champion Hakuho

Sumo grand champion Hakuho gives an autograph after attending a training session in Nagahama, Shiga Prefecture, on June 14, 2019. He missed the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament in May due to an injured right arm. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Steam locomotive in Shiga

A D51 steam locomotive is pictured in Nagahama, Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, during a test run on March 5, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Jellyfish sting cream

Photo taken on July 30, 2018 in Ozu, Ehime Prefecture, Japan, shows a tube containing a trial jellyfish sting inhibitor cream which was developed by students of the Nagahama high school. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Crown Princess Masako

Photo taken on May 26, 2018, in Nagahama, Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, shows Japan's Crown Princess Masako. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito, his wife Masako

Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako attive at JR Maibara Station during a trip to attend an annual convention on green space conservation in Nagahama in the western Japan prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito, his wife Masako

Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako meet Shiga Gov. Taizo Mikazuki at JR Maibara Station upon their arrival during a trip to attend an annual convention on green space conservation in Nagahama in the western Japan prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Typhoon Noru moving northeast, causes river flooding

Photo taken Aug. 8, 2017, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows buildings inundated by flood water in Nagahama, Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, which was hit by torrential rain caused by Typhoon Noru. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Typhoon Noru moving northeast, causes river flooding

Local residents look at Anegawa river on Aug. 8, 2017, flooded due to torrential rain caused by Typhoon Noru in Nagahama, Shiga Prefecture, western Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese man charged with murder of 2 Japanese in Philippines

A 55-year-old Japanese man, Hiroyuki Nagahama, speaks to reporters at a police facility in Puerto Princesa in the western Philippine province of Palawan on June 6, 2017, after his arrest for the alleged murder of two Japanese nationals. Nagahama has denied the allegations. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE AFTER Sept. 7)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese man charged with murder of 2 Japanese in Philippines

A 55-year-old Japanese man, Hiroyuki Nagahama, speaks to reporters at a police facility in Puerto Princesa in the western Philippine province of Palawan on June 6, 2017, after his arrest for the alleged murder of two Japanese nationals. Nagahama has denied the allegations. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE AFTER Sept. 7)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo