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(9)Girl buried in Niigata quake found dead, death toll rises to 34

OJIYA, Japan - People have their hair cut or washed at a traveling barber's shop in Ojiya on Oct. 28. Ojiya is one of the central Niiga Prefecture towns that have been left heavily damaged by the earthquakes on Oct. 23.

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Traffic jams seen on Tokyo-bound highways as return rush peaks

TOKYO, Japan - Long lines of vehicle lights are seen near a toll gate on the Kanetsu Expressway in Niiga, Saitama Prefecture, on Jan. 3 as vacationers return to Tokyo after spending the year-end and New Year holidays in their hometowns or at resorts.

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(2)Man Gyong Bong makes year's 1st port call at Niigata

NIIGATA, Japan - Members of the Niigata prefectural assembly protest the call at Niiga port by the 9,672-ton North Korean ship Man Gyong Bong-92. The protesters denounced North Korea over the abduction of Japanese nationals. (Pool photo)

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Hasuike starts teaching Korean language class

KASHIWAZAKI, Japan - Kaoru Hasuike, one of five Japanese nationals repatriated in October 2002 after being abducted to North Korea in 1978, teaches a Korean language class run by a private organization in Kashiwazaki, Niiga Prefecture on Jan. 9, as his wife Yukiko (L) observes. (Pool photo)

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(2)Man Gyong Bong makes year's 1st port call at Niigata

NIIGATA, Japan - Members of the Niigata prefectural assembly protest the call at Niiga port by the 9,672-ton North Korean ship Man Gyong Bong-92. The protesters denounced North Korea over the abduction of Japanese nationals. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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(2)GSDF starts removing collapsed houses blocking roads in Niiga

UONUMA, Japan - A mother and her children watch Ground Self-Defense Force personnel remove their quake-hit house in Uonuma City, Niigata Prerecture, on Nov. 19. (Kyodo)

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(3)GSDF starts removing collapsed houses blocking roads in Niiga

UONUMA, Japan -A man hangs down his head in sorrow as Ground Self-Defense Force personnel begin removing his collapsed house in the City of Uonuma, Niigata Prefecture, on Nov. 19. The GSDF will remove the debris of about 20 houses that are either partially collapsed or in danger of collapsing after the Oct. 23 earthquakes. (Kyodo)

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(9)Girl buried in Niigata quake found dead, death toll rises to

OJIYA, Japan - People have their hair cut or washed at a traveling barber's shop in Ojiya on Oct. 28. Ojiya is one of the central Niiga Prefecture towns that have been left heavily damaged by the earthquakes on Oct. 23. (Kyodo)

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Traffic jams seen on Tokyo-bound highways as return rush peaks

TOKYO, Japan - Long lines of vehicle lights are seen near a toll gate on the Kanetsu Expressway in Niiga, Saitama Prefecture, on Jan. 3 as vacationers return to Tokyo after spending the year-end and New Year holidays in their hometowns or at resorts. (Kyodo)

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Hasuike starts teaching Korean language class

KASHIWAZAKI, Japan - Kaoru Hasuike, one of five Japanese nationals repatriated in October 2002 after being abducted to North Korea in 1978, teaches a Korean language class run by a private organization in Kashiwazaki, Niiga Prefecture on Jan. 9, as his wife Yukiko (L) observes. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)