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Mascot character of Sumida Optical Glass

“Naze-taro” and “Naze-pyo” are the mascot characters of Sumida Optical Glass.=October 11,2024,Saitama

Boat capsizes in East China Sea

AMAMI, Japan - At Naze port on Amami-Oshima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, in the early hours of March 24, 2012, officials of the Japan Coast Guard carry a fisherman who was rescued the previous night with another crew member after their boat capsized off the island in the East China Sea. Two more fishermen were saved on the following morning, but two others remain missing.

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Boat capsizes in East China Sea

AMAMI, Japan - At Naze port on Amami-Oshima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, in the early hours of March 24, 2012, officials of the Japan Coast Guard carry a fisherman who was rescued the previous night with another crew member after their boat capsized off the island in the East China Sea. Two more fishermen were saved on the following morning, but two others remain missing.

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(3)Ceremony marks 50th anniversary of return of Amami islands

NAZE, Japan - About 1,000 people attending the ceremony to mark the 50th anniversary of the reversion of the Amami islands to Japan from the United States enjoy watching local dances.

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(2)Ceremony marks 50th anniversary of return of Amami islands

NAZE, Japan - Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko wave at the audiences during the ceremony held in Naze, Kagoshima Prefecture, on Nov. 16 to mark the 50th anniversary of the reversion of the Amami islands to Japan from the United States.

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(1)Ceremony marks 50th anniversary of return of Amami islands

NAZE, Japan - Emperor Akihito delivers a speech during the ceremony held in Naze, Kagoshima Prefecture, on Nov. 16 to mark the 50th anniversary of the reversion of the Amami islands to Japan from the United States. The emperor said, ''I hope people will enrich the islands by using their unique characters.''

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Emperor proposes toast at celebration

NAZE, Japan - Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko propose toasts during celebrations to mark the 50th anniversary of the reversion of the Amami Islands held at a hotel in Naze, Kagoshima Prefecture, on Nov. 15.

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2 wounded Japan Coast Guard members arrive at hospital

AMAMI-OSHIMA, Japan - Two members of the Japan Coast Guard -- Yoshitake Kinjo (foreground) and Yoshiharu Nagatomo (background), who were injured in an exchange of fire with an unidentified ship believed to be from North Korea -- get out of an ambulance at a hospital in Naze on the island of Amami-Oshima in southwestern Japan. They were sent from the patrol ship Amami to Naze by helicopter.

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Powerful typhoon may hit western Japan on Tues. or Wed.

NAZE, Japan - High waves spray a road near Naze port on the island of Amami-Oshima in Kagoshima Prefecture on Aug. 20 as powerful typhoon Pabuk moves north across the Pacific Ocean south of the Japanese archipelago. The storm may hit western Japan late Aug. 21 or early the next day.

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Amami-Oshima residents want gov't to combat nonnative species

NAZE, Japan - About 80 percent of Amami-Oshima Island residents believe the central and local governments should spend money to fight nonnative species to protect the Amami black rabbit (photo taken in 2004) and endangered habitats, according to a World Wildlife Fund survey released June 1. (Kyodo)

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VJ Day street party, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex

To celebrate Victory over Japan Day, the children of Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, were given a street party with lots of fun and games. Residents of Churchfield Road organised the event and even managed to arrange some musical entertainment. Date: 14 August 1945

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Walton-on-the-Naze, the Pier 1891

Walton-on-the-Naze, the Pier 1891 Date: 1891

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Boat capsizes in East China Sea

AMAMI, Japan - At Naze port on Amami-Oshima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, in the early hours of March 24, 2012, officials of the Japan Coast Guard carry a fisherman who was rescued the previous night with another crew member after their boat capsized off the island in the East China Sea. Two more fishermen were saved on the following morning, but two others remain missing. (Kyodo)

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Boat capsizes in East China Sea

AMAMI, Japan - At Naze port on Amami-Oshima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, in the early hours of March 24, 2012, officials of the Japan Coast Guard carry a fisherman who was rescued the previous night with another crew member after their boat capsized off the island in the East China Sea. Two more fishermen were saved on the following morning, but two others remain missing. (Kyodo)

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(2)Ceremony marks 50th anniversary of return of Amami islands

NAZE, Japan - Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko wave at the audiences during the ceremony held in Naze, Kagoshima Prefecture, on Nov. 16 to mark the 50th anniversary of the reversion of the Amami islands to Japan from the United States. (Kyodo)

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(1)Ceremony marks 50th anniversary of return of Amami islands

NAZE, Japan - Emperor Akihito delivers a speech during the ceremony held in Naze, Kagoshima Prefecture, on Nov. 16 to mark the 50th anniversary of the reversion of the Amami islands to Japan from the United States. The emperor said, ''I hope people will enrich the islands by using their unique characters.'' (Kyodo)

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(3)Ceremony marks 50th anniversary of return of Amami islands

NAZE, Japan - About 1,000 people attending the ceremony to mark the 50th anniversary of the reversion of the Amami islands to Japan from the United States enjoy watching local dances. (Kyodo)

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Emperor proposes toast at celebration

NAZE, Japan - Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko propose toasts during celebrations to mark the 50th anniversary of the reversion of the Amami Islands held at a hotel in Naze, Kagoshima Prefecture, on Nov. 15. (Kyodo)

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Powerful typhoon may hit western Japan on Tues. or Wed.

NAZE, Japan - High waves spray a road near Naze port on the island of Amami-Oshima in Kagoshima Prefecture on Aug. 20 as powerful typhoon Pabuk moves north across the Pacific Ocean south of the Japanese archipelago. The storm may hit western Japan late Aug. 21 or early the next day.