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Hakodate Christmas Fantasy steam locomotive ends 2014 run

HAKODATE, Japan - Hokkaido Railway Co. runs the Hakodate Christmas Fantasy steam locomotive, seen in the town of Nanae, in Hokkaido on Dec. 25, 2014, the last day of the operation this winter. It is expected to be the final run of the steam locomotive seasonally operated between Hakodate and Onumakoen stations as well.

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Test run for new bullet train service in Hokkaido starts

HAKODATE, Japan - An "H5 series" bullet train runs in Nanae in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido on Dec. 1, 2014, for a test ahead of the spring 2016 launch of the Hokkaido Shinkansen, which seeks to connect southern Hokkaido and Tokyo in about 4 hours and 10 minutes.

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Test run for new bullet train service in Hokkaido starts

HAKODATE, Japan - An "H5 series" bullet train runs in Nanae in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido on Dec. 1, 2014, for a test ahead of the spring 2016 launch of the Hokkaido Shinkansen, which seeks to connect southern Hokkaido and Tokyo in about 4 hours and 10 minutes.

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Test run for new bullet train service in Hokkaido starts

HAKODATE, Japan - An "H5 series" bullet train leaves a depot in Nanae, in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido, on Dec. 1, 2014, for a test run. The trial run is being conducted ahead of the spring 2016 launch of the Hokkaido Shinkansen, which seeks to connect southern Hokkaido and Tokyo in about 4 hours and 10 minutes.

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Hokkaido Shinkansen bullet train unveiled

NANAE, Japan - A brand-new model in the H5 series of bullet trains set to run on a new Shinkansen line is shown to the press at a rolling stock center in Nanae in the northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido on Nov. 20, 2014. Hokkaido Railway Co. is scheduled to start operating the new line in the spring of 2016.

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JR Hokkaido unveils interior of H5 bullet trains

NANAE, Japan - Snowflake patterns on the window screens in the first-class "Green Car" of the H5 series bullet trains for the Hokkaido Shinkansen line, expected to commence service in 2016, are seen during a press preview on Nov. 20, 2014, in the town of Nanae, Hokkaido Prefecture in northern Japan.

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Hokkaido Shinkansen train's vehicle cockpit unveiled

NANAE, Japan - The vehicle cockpit of one of the new Shinkansen bullet trains is shown to the press at a rolling stock center in Nanae in the northernmost Japanese prefecture of Hokkaido on Nov. 20, 2014. Hokkaido Railway Co. is scheduled to start operating a new bullet train line in the spring of 2016.

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JR Hokkaido unveils interior of H5 bullet trains

NANAE, Japan - Hokkaido Railway Co. unveils the interior of the premium "Gran Class" car of the H5 series bullet trains for the Hokkaido Shinkansen line, expected to commence service in 2016, to the press on Nov. 20, 2014, in the town of Nanae, Hokkaido Prefecture in northern Japan.

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Hokkaido Shinkansen bullet trains' nicknames unveiled

NANAE, Japan - Hokkaido Railway Co. President Osamu Shimada announces the nicknames "Hayabusa" and "Hayate" for the Hokkaido Shinkansen bullet trains in the town of Nanae, Hokkaido, the northernmost prefecture of Japan, on Nov. 20, 2014. The names, the same as the Tohoku Shinkansen bullet trains, were selected due to their familiarity.

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Slide made of ice

HAKODATE, Japan - Children go down a 20-meter slide made of ice during a festival in Nanae, Hokkaido, on Feb. 4, 2012.

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Slide made of ice

HAKODATE, Japan - Children go down a 20-meter slide made of ice during a festival in Nanae, Hokkaido, on Feb. 4, 2012.

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Nano-level oxygen bubbles effective to purify lake

HAKODATE, Japan - Yoichi Kadokami, director of Kadokami Laboratories of Integrated Sciences in Hakodate, investigates the quality of water in a lake, in which nanometer-sized oxygen bubbles have been injected, in the town of Nanae, Hokkaido, on Oct. 20, 2011. The injection stimulates aquatic microorganisms and has the potential to improve the water quality of whole lakes through continuous injection, according to a research team.

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Giant ice slopes in Hokkaido

HAKODATE, Japan - People enjoy sliding down 20-meter-long slopes made of ice during a snow and ice festival in the town of Nanae in Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost prefecture, on Feb. 5, 2011.

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Tea for war dead

HAKODATE, Japan - Former Urasenke-clan tea master Sen Genshitsu (R) and sculptor Masayuki Nagare (L) dedicate tea to the souls of the World War II dead in the town of Nanae, Hokkaido, on Aug. 24, 2010.

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Japan's Olympic marathon runner Nagata dies at 53

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in January 1985 shows Nanae Nagata, one of the groundbreakers in women's marathon in Japan who ran in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. Nagata died June 27 at age 53 after a two-year battle against rectum cancer, people close to her said June 29.

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Aoyama receives 136th Akutagawa Award

TOKYO, Japan - Nanae Aoyama smiles during a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 16 after being named the recipient of the 136th Akutagawa Award, the prestigious literary prize for promising new novelists.

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Aoyama receives 136th Akutagawa Award

TOKYO, Japan - Nanae Aoyama speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Jan. 16 after being named the recipient of the 136th Akutagawa Award, the prestigious literary prize for promising new novelists.

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Jack-o'-lanterns appear in Hokkaido

NANAE, Japan - Thirty-five jack-o'-lanterns glow in front of JR Onuma Station in Nanae, Hokkaido, Oct. 13. Such displays have been held since 2001 to publicize the area with locally grown pumpkins.

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Missing boy found in northern Japan

Search party members involved in looking for a 7-year-old boy, who was left behind by his parents in mountain forests in northern Japan as punishment for misbehaving, welcome a report in the town of Nanae on June 3, 2016, that he was found. Yamato Tanooka had gone missing since May 28. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Missing boy found in northern Japan

Search party members involved in looking for a 7-year-old boy, who was left behind by his parents in mountain forests in northern Japan as punishment for misbehaving, welcome a report in the town of Nanae on June 3, 2016, that he was found. Yamato Tanooka had gone missing since May 28. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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7-year-old boy missing after left behind by parents as punishment

People ride horses in the town of Nanae on the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido on May 30, 2016, searching for a 7-year-old boy who went missing two days earlier. According to the police, the parents of Yamato Tanooka dropped him off from their car and left him alone for five minutes on a forest path in the town as punishment for misbehavior. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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7-year-old boy missing after left behind by parents as punishment

A police helicopter flies over a mountain in the town of Nanae on the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido on May 30, 2016, searching for a 7-year-old boy who went missing two days earlier. According to the police, the parents of Yamato Tanooka dropped him off from their car and left him alone for five minutes on a forest path in the town as punishment for misbehavior. Photo was taken from a Kyodo News helicopter. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hokkaido Shinkansen Line ready to launch

Photo taken March 1, 2016, shows Hokkaido Shinkansen Line trains and their drivers at their rail yard in Nanae in Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido. The Hokkaido Shinkansen Line will open March 26. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hokkaido Shinkansen Line ready to launch

Photo taken March 1, 2016, shows Hokkaido Shinkansen Line trains at their rail yard in Nanae in Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido. The Hokkaido Shinkansen Line will open March 26. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Olympic marathon runner Nagata dies at 53

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in January 1985 shows Nanae Nagata, one of the groundbreakers in women's marathon in Japan who ran in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. Nagata died June 27 at age 53 after a two-year battle against rectum cancer, people close to her said June 29. (Kyodo)

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Aoyama receives 136th Akutagawa Award

TOKYO, Japan - Nanae Aoyama smiles during a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 16 after being named the recipient of the 136th Akutagawa Award, the prestigious literary prize for promising new novelists. (Kyodo)

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Aoyama receives 136th Akutagawa Award

TOKYO, Japan - Nanae Aoyama speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Jan. 16 after being named the recipient of the 136th Akutagawa Award, the prestigious literary prize for promising new novelists. (Kyodo)

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Jack-o'-lanterns appear in Hokkaido

NANAE, Japan - Thirty-five jack-o'-lanterns glow in front of JR Onuma Station in Nanae, Hokkaido, Oct. 13. Such displays have been held since 2001 to publicize the area with locally grown pumpkins. (Kyodo)

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Tea for war dead

HAKODATE, Japan - Former Urasenke-clan tea master Sen Genshitsu (R) and sculptor Masayuki Nagare (L) dedicate tea to the souls of the World War II dead in the town of Nanae, Hokkaido, on Aug. 24, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Giant ice slopes in Hokkaido

HAKODATE, Japan - People enjoy sliding down 20-meter-long slopes made of ice during a snow and ice festival in the town of Nanae in Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost prefecture, on Feb. 5, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Slide made of ice

HAKODATE, Japan - Children go down a 20-meter slide made of ice during a festival in Nanae, Hokkaido, on Feb. 4, 2012. (Kyodo)

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Slide made of ice

HAKODATE, Japan - Children go down a 20-meter slide made of ice during a festival in Nanae, Hokkaido, on Feb. 4, 2012. (Kyodo)

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Hakodate Christmas Fantasy steam locomotive ends 2014 run

HAKODATE, Japan - Hokkaido Railway Co. runs the Hakodate Christmas Fantasy steam locomotive, seen in the town of Nanae, in Hokkaido on Dec. 25, 2014, the last day of the operation this winter. It is expected to be the final run of the steam locomotive seasonally operated between Hakodate and Onumakoen stations as well. (Kyodo)

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Test run for new bullet train service in Hokkaido starts

HAKODATE, Japan - An "H5 series" bullet train runs in Nanae in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido on Dec. 1, 2014, for a test ahead of the spring 2016 launch of the Hokkaido Shinkansen, which seeks to connect southern Hokkaido and Tokyo in about 4 hours and 10 minutes. (Kyodo)

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Hokkaido Shinkansen bullet train unveiled

NANAE, Japan - A brand-new model in the H5 series of bullet trains set to run on a new Shinkansen line is shown to the press at a rolling stock center in Nanae in the northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido on Nov. 20, 2014. Hokkaido Railway Co. is scheduled to start operating the new line in the spring of 2016. (Kyodo)

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Hokkaido Shinkansen train's vehicle cockpit unveiled

NANAE, Japan - The vehicle cockpit of one of the new Shinkansen bullet trains is shown to the press at a rolling stock center in Nanae in the northernmost Japanese prefecture of Hokkaido on Nov. 20, 2014. Hokkaido Railway Co. is scheduled to start operating a new bullet train line in the spring of 2016. (Kyodo)

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JR Hokkaido unveils interior of H5 bullet trains

NANAE, Japan - Hokkaido Railway Co. unveils the interior of the premium "Gran Class" car of the H5 series bullet trains for the Hokkaido Shinkansen line, expected to commence service in 2016, to the press on Nov. 20, 2014, in the town of Nanae, Hokkaido Prefecture in northern Japan. (Kyodo)

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Hokkaido Shinkansen bullet trains' nicknames unveiled

NANAE, Japan - Hokkaido Railway Co. President Osamu Shimada announces the nicknames "Hayabusa" and "Hayate" for the Hokkaido Shinkansen bullet trains in the town of Nanae, Hokkaido, the northernmost prefecture of Japan, on Nov. 20, 2014. The names, the same as the Tohoku Shinkansen bullet trains, were selected due to their familiarity. (Kyodo)

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Nano-level oxygen bubbles effective to purify lake

HAKODATE, Japan - Yoichi Kadokami, director of Kadokami Laboratories of Integrated Sciences in Hakodate, investigates the quality of water in a lake, in which nanometer-sized oxygen bubbles have been injected, in the town of Nanae, Hokkaido, on Oct. 20, 2011. The injection stimulates aquatic microorganisms and has the potential to improve the water quality of whole lakes through continuous injection, according to a research team. (Kyodo)

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Tokyo Rainbow Marathon

Nanae Takizawa, a former volleyball player, takes part in the Tokyo Rainbow Marathon, a charity event to support sexual minorities, on March 2, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo