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Fireworks festival in Niigata

NAGAOKA, Japan, Aug. 3 Kyodo - Fireworks light up the night sky in Nagaoka in Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, on Aug. 2, 2026, during one of the three largest fireworks festivals in Japan. (Kyodo)

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Japan: Nagaoka Fireworks Festival Lights Up Sky With 20,000 Shells 5

The Nagaoka Fireworks Festival, one of Japan's three major fireworks displays, was held on Sunday and Monday, August 2 and 3, along the Shinano River in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture. The two-day event featured about 20,000 fireworks, including large traditional shells that bloomed into flowers roughly 650 meters wide.

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Japan: Nagaoka Fireworks Festival Lights Up Sky With 20,000 Shells 4

The Nagaoka Fireworks Festival, one of Japan's three major fireworks displays, was held on Sunday and Monday, August 2 and 3, along the Shinano River in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture. The two-day event featured about 20,000 fireworks, including large traditional shells that bloomed into flowers roughly 650 meters wide.

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Japan: Nagaoka Fireworks Festival Lights Up Sky With 20,000 Shells

The Nagaoka Fireworks Festival, one of Japan's three major fireworks displays, was held on Sunday and Monday, August 2 and 3, along the Shinano River in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture. The two-day event featured about 20,000 fireworks, including large traditional shells that bloomed into flowers roughly 650 meters wide.

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Japan: Nagaoka Fireworks Festival Lights Up Sky With 20,000 Shells 3

The Nagaoka Fireworks Festival, one of Japan's three major fireworks displays, was held on Sunday and Monday, August 2 and 3, along the Shinano River in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture. The two-day event featured about 20,000 fireworks, including large traditional shells that bloomed into flowers roughly 650 meters wide.

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Japan: Nagaoka Fireworks Festival Lights Up Sky With 20,000 Shells 2

The Nagaoka Fireworks Festival, one of Japan's three major fireworks displays, was held on Sunday and Monday, August 2 and 3, along the Shinano River in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture. The two-day event featured about 20,000 fireworks, including large traditional shells that bloomed into flowers roughly 650 meters wide.

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Fireworks festival in Niigata

Fireworks light up the night sky in Nagaoka in Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, on Aug. 2, 2026, during one of the three largest fireworks festivals in Japan.

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Fireworks festival in Niigata

Fireworks light up the night sky in Nagaoka in Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, on Aug. 2, 2026, during one of the three largest fireworks festivals in Japan.

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Fireworks festival in Niigata

Fireworks light up the night sky in Nagaoka in Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, on Aug. 2, 2026, during one of the three largest fireworks festivals in Japan.

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Fireworks festival in Niigata

Fireworks light up the night sky in Nagaoka in Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, on Aug. 2, 2026, during one of the three largest fireworks festivals in Japan.

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Golf: Yonex Ladies

Rin Yoshida poses with the victor's trophy after winning the Yonex Ladies golf tournament at the Yonex Country Club in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, on June 7, 2026.

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Golf: Yonex Ladies

Rin Yoshida poses with the victor's trophy after winning the Yonex Ladies golf tournament at the Yonex Country Club in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, on June 7, 2026.

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Golf: Yonex Ladies

Rin Yoshida poses with the victor's trophy after winning the Yonex Ladies golf tournament at the Yonex Country Club in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, on June 7, 2026.

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Golf: Yonex Ladies

Rin Yoshida reacts after making a winning putt on the 18th hole during the final round of the Yonex Ladies golf tournament at the Yonex Country Club in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, on June 7, 2026.

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Golf: Yonex Ladies

Rin Yoshida plays a shot during the final round of the Yonex Ladies golf tournament at the Yonex Country Club in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, on June 7, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Figure skating

Japanese pairs figure skaters (from L) Sumitada Moriguchi, Yuna Nagaoka, Ryuichi Kihara and Riku Miura cheer for compatriot Kaori Sakamoto in the women's short program at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Milano Ice Skating Arena in Milan on Feb. 17, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Figure skating

Yuna Nagaoka (topL) and Sumitada Moriguchi of Japan perform in the pairs figure skating short program at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Milano Ice Skating Arena in Milan on Feb. 15, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Figure skating

Yuna Nagaoka (R) and Sumitada Moriguchi of Japan perform in the pairs figure skating short program at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Milano Ice Skating Arena in Milan on Feb. 15, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Figure skating

Yuna Nagaoka (L) and Sumitada Moriguchi of Japan perform in the pairs figure skating short program at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Milano Ice Skating Arena in Milan on Feb. 15, 2026.

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Japan: Two Dead as Heavy Snow Triggers Building Collapses in Niigata 2

Across Niigata Prefecture, multiple structures collapsed following heavy snowfall from February 2 to 3, killing two people in Kashiwazaki and Joetsu. As of February 3, snow accumulation in Nagaoka had reached about 1.4 meters, roughly 2.6 times the seasonal average. This video shows a house in Tokamachi believed to have collapsed under the weight of snow.

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Japan: Heavy Snow Triggers Building Collapses in Niigata

Across Niigata Prefecture, multiple structures collapsed due to heavy snowfall between Monday, February 2 and Tuesday, February 3, leaving two people in critical condition. This video shows a house in the Hanazono area of Nagaoka City that is believed to have collapsed under the weight of snow. As of February 3, snow accumulation in Nagaoka had reached about 1.4 meters, roughly 2.6 times the seasonal average.

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Figure skating: Four Continents championships

Yuna Nagaoka (L) and Sumitada Moriguchi of Japan pose after winning the pairs bronze at the Four Continents figure skating championships in Beijing on Jan. 24, 2026.

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Figure skating: Four Continents championships

Yuna Nagaoka (L) and Sumitada Moriguchi of Japan pose after winning the pairs bronze at the Four Continents figure skating championships in Beijing on Jan. 24, 2026.

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Figure skating: Four Continents championships

Yuna Nagaoka (L) and Sumitada Moriguchi of Japan pose after winning the pairs bronze at the Four Continents figure skating championships in Beijing on Jan. 24, 2026.

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Figure skating: Four Continents championships

Yuna Nagaoka (top) and Sumitada Moriguchi of Japan compete in the pairs free program at the Four Continents figure skating championships in Beijing on Jan. 24, 2026.

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Figure skating: Four Continents championships

Japanese pair Yuna Nagaoka (top) and Sumitada Moriguchi perform during the exhibition gala of the Four Continents figure skating championships in Beijing on Jan. 25, 2026.

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Figure skating: Four Continents championships

Japanese pair Yuna Nagaoka (top) and Sumitada Moriguchi perform during the exhibition gala of the Four Continents figure skating championships in Beijing on Jan. 25, 2026.

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Heavy snowfall in Niigata

A person walks in heavy snow in Nagaoka in Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, on Jan. 22, 2026.

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Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day Ceremony

Tatsunobu Isoda, mayor of Nagaoka in Japan's Niigata Prefecture, sister city of Honolulu, speaks to the media as he attends a ceremony marking the 84th Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day at the harborside park in Hawaii on Dec. 7, 2025.

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Figure skating: Finlandia Trophy

Japan's Yuna Nagaoka (L) and Sumitada Moriguchi perform in the pairs free program at the Finlandia Trophy figure skating competition in Helsinki on Nov. 22, 2025.

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Figure skating: Finlandia Trophy

Japan's Yuna Nagaoka (top) and Sumitada Moriguchi perform in the pairs free program at the Finlandia Trophy figure skating competition in Helsinki on Nov. 22, 2025.

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Figure skating: Finlandia Trophy

Japan's Yuna Nagaoka (top) and Sumitada Moriguchi perform in the pairs free program at the Finlandia Trophy figure skating competition in Helsinki on Nov. 22, 2025.

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Figure skating: Finlandia Trophy

Japan's Yuna Nagaoka (front) and Sumitada Moriguchi perform in the pairs short program at the Finlandia Trophy figure skating competition in Helsinki on Nov. 21, 2025.

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Figure skating: Finlandia Trophy

Japan's Yuna Nagaoka (L) and Sumitada Moriguchi perform in the pairs short program at the Finlandia Trophy figure skating competition in Helsinki on Nov. 21, 2025.

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Figure skating: Finlandia Trophy

Japan's Yuna Nagaoka (L) and Sumitada Moriguchi perform in the pairs short program at the Finlandia Trophy figure skating competition in Helsinki on Nov. 21, 2025.

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Figure skating: Finlandia Trophy

Japan's Yuna Nagaoka (top) and Sumitada Moriguchi perform in the pairs short program at the Finlandia Trophy figure skating competition in Helsinki on Nov. 21, 2025.

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Figure skating: Finlandia Trophy

Japan's Yuna Nagaoka (top) and Sumitada Moriguchi perform in the pairs short program at the Finlandia Trophy figure skating competition in Helsinki on Nov. 21, 2025.

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Figure Skating - ISU - Grand Prix - Finlandia Trophy Helsinki 2025

Yuna Nagaoka and Sumitada Moriguchi of Japan perform in Pairs Short Program during figure skating ISU Grand Prix Finlandia Trophy Helsinki competition in Helsinki, Finland on November 21, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Figure Skating - ISU - Grand Prix - Finlandia Trophy Helsinki 2025

Yuna Nagaoka and Sumitada Moriguchi of Japan perform in Pairs Short Program during figure skating ISU Grand Prix Finlandia Trophy Helsinki competition in Helsinki, Finland on November 21, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Baseball clinic by former Mariner Suzuki

Former Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki speaks to members of Chuetsu High School's baseball club after conducting a baseball clinic for them in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture on Nov. 9, 2025.

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Baseball clinic by former Mariner Suzuki

Former Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki speaks to members of Chuetsu High School's baseball club after conducting a baseball clinic for them in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture on Nov. 9, 2025.

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Japanese Princess Aiko

Japanese Princess Aiko visits the Yamakoshi revitalization and exchange center in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, on Sept. 8, 2025, to view exhibits about the devastation caused by the 2004 Niigata-Chuetsu earthquake. (Pool photo)

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Japanese Princess Aiko

Japanese Princess Aiko visits the Yamakoshi revitalization and exchange center in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, on Sept. 8, 2025, to view exhibits about the devastation caused by the 2004 Niigata-Chuetsu earthquake. (Pool photo)

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Japanese Princess Aiko

Japanese Princess Aiko visits the Yamakoshi revitalization and exchange center in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, on Sept. 8, 2025, to view exhibits about the devastation caused by the 2004 Niigata-Chuetsu earthquake. (Pool photo)

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Japanese Princess Aiko

Japanese Princess Aiko visits the Yamakoshi revitalization and exchange center in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, on Sept. 8, 2025, to view exhibits about the devastation caused by the 2004 Niigata-Chuetsu earthquake. (Pool photo)

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Government rice stockpile

Photo taken on May 30, 2025, shows packaged rice from a government stockpile at a rice polishing plant in Nagaoka in Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, that is under contract with the company operating Don Quijote discount stores. The company has procured 15,000 tons of the stockpiled rice harvested in 2022 and plans to sell it at 2,000 yen per 5 kilograms, excluding tax, amid soaring prices.

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Government rice stockpile

Photo taken on May 30, 2025, shows packaged rice from a government stockpile at a rice polishing plant in Nagaoka in Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, that is under contract with the company operating Don Quijote discount stores. The company has procured 15,000 tons of the stockpiled rice harvested in 2022 and plans to sell it at 2,000 yen per 5 kilograms, excluding tax, amid soaring prices.

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Government rice stockpile

Rice from a government stockpile is delivered on May 30, 2025, to a rice polishing plant in Nagaoka in Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, that is under contract with the company operating Don Quijote discount stores.

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Heavy snowfall in Japan

Photo taken on Jan. 10, 2025, shows a snow-covered sidewalk in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture.

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Heavy snowfall in Japan

Snow-removing work is under way in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, on Jan. 10, 2025.