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TEPCO's spent nuclear fuel sent to interim storage facility

MUTSU, Japan, Sept. 26 Kyodo - Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a vessel carrying spent nuclear fuel from Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc.'s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant in Niigata Prefecture arriving at a port near Japan's first interim storage facility in Mutsu, Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Sept. 26, 2024. (Kyodo)

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TEPCO spent nuclear fuel sent to interim storage facility

A spent nuclear fuel container from Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc.'s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant in Niigata Prefecture is unloaded from a vessel on Sept. 26, 2024, at a port near Japan's first interim storage facility in Mutsu in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan.

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TEPCO spent nuclear fuel sent to interim storage facility

A spent nuclear fuel container from Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc.'s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant in Niigata Prefecture is unloaded from a vessel on Sept. 26, 2024, at a port near Japan's first interim storage facility in Mutsu in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan.

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TEPCO's spent nuclear fuel sent to interim storage facility

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a vessel carrying spent nuclear fuel from Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc.'s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant in Niigata Prefecture arriving at a port near Japan's first interim storage facility in Mutsu, Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Sept. 26, 2024.

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TEPCO spent nuclear fuel sent to interim storage facility

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Sept. 26, 2024, shows a spent nuclear fuel container from Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc.'s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant in Niigata Prefecture being unloaded from a vessel at a port near Japan's first interim storage facility in Mutsu in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan.

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TEPCO spent nuclear fuel sent to interim storage facility

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Sept. 26, 2024, shows a spent nuclear fuel container from Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc.'s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant in Niigata Prefecture being unloaded from a vessel at a port near Japan's first interim storage facility in Mutsu in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan.

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TEPCO spent nuclear fuel sent to interim storage facility

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Sept. 26, 2024, shows a spent nuclear fuel container from Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc.'s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant in Niigata Prefecture being unloaded from a vessel at a port near Japan's first interim storage facility in Mutsu in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan.

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TEPCO spent nuclear fuel sent to interim storage facility

A vessel carrying spent nuclear fuel from Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc.'s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant in Niigata Prefecture arrives at a port near Japan's first interim storage facility in Mutsu in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Sept. 26, 2024.

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TEPCO's spent nuclear fuel sent to interim storage facility

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a vessel carrying spent nuclear fuel from Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc.'s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant in Niigata Prefecture arriving at a port near Japan's first interim storage facility in Mutsu, Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Sept. 26, 2024.

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TEPCO spent nuclear fuel sent to interim storage facility

A spent nuclear fuel container from Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc.'s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant in Niigata Prefecture is unloaded from a vessel on Sept. 26, 2024, at a port near Japan's first interim storage facility in Mutsu in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan.

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TEPCO spent nuclear fuel sent to interim storage facility

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Sept. 26, 2024, shows a spent nuclear fuel container from Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc.'s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant in Niigata Prefecture being unloaded from a vessel at a port near Japan's first interim storage facility in Mutsu in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan.

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TEPCO spent nuclear fuel sent to interim storage facility

A vessel carrying spent nuclear fuel from Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc.'s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant in Niigata Prefecture arrives at a port near Japan's first interim storage facility in Mutsu in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Sept. 26, 2024.

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TEPCO spent nuclear fuel sent to interim storage facility

Anti-nuclear protesters stage a rally as a vessel carrying spent nuclear fuel from Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc.'s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant in Niigata Prefecture arrives at a port near Japan's first interim storage facility in Mutsu in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Sept. 26, 2024.

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ASDF plane makes emergency landing

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force C-2 transport aircraft makes an emergency landing at Niigata airport in Niigata Prefecture on May 9, 2024, after a window on the cockpit's port side opened midair.

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Tokyo Electric launches new study on Niigata undersea faults

NIIGATA, Japan - Tokyo Electric Power Co., which saw its key Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear plant in Niigata Prefecture crippled by a magnitude 6.8 earthquake last month, sends a seismic research ship out to sea on Aug. 27 to study undersea faults off Niigata and determine the structural safety of the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant. The study involves an area of 140 km by 50 km off the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa coast. The research ship is seen heading out to sea from the port of Niigata in the morning of Aug. 27.

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Squid vessels suspend operation due to rising fuel costs

NIIGATA, Japan - Squid vessels are moored at Niigata port in Niigata Prefecture on June 18 after they suspended their operation to draw the public's attention to soaring fuel costs that are negatively affecting their business. Some 3,000 squid vessels across Japan suspended their operations on the day.

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Hundreds of Muslims form communities in Niigata, Toyama

NIIGATA, Japan - About 100 Muslim men come every week for Friday prayers at the Islamic Center Niigata near Niigata City's Higashi port.

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Mangyongbong-92 at Niigata port

NIIGATA, Japan - The North Korean ship Mangyongbong-92 leaves Niigata port July 5 after allowing passengers to disembark as the ship was not allowed to stay at the port due to Pyongyang's firing of missiles.

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Mangyongbong-92 at Niigata port

NIIGATA, Japan - The North Korean ship Mangyongbong-92 is allowed to berth at Niigata port on the Sea of Japan on July 5 only for passengers -- mostly students of a pro-Pyongyang high school in Osaka who were on a school trip to N. Korea -- to disembark due to Pyongyang's missile firing.

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Mangyongbong-92 at Niigata port

NIIGATA, Japan - Students of a pro-Pyongyang high school in Osaka who were on a school trip to North Korea disembark the N. Korean ship Mangyongbong-92 on July 5 after the ship was allowed to make only a brief stop at Niigata port.

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N. Korean vessel anchored in sea off Niigata amid missile launch

NIIGATA, Japan - The North Korean ferry Mangyongbong-92 is anchored in waters off Niigata port on July 5. The Japanese government decided to ban the entry of the ship for six months as a sanction against Pyongyang's launch of missiles earlier in the day.

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N. Korean vessel anchored in sea off Niigata amid missile launch

NIIGATA, Japan - The North Korean ferry Mangyongbong-92 is anchored in waters off Niigata port on July 5. The Japanese government decided to ban the entry of the ship for six months as a sanction against Pyongyang's launch of missiles earlier in the day.

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N. Korean ferry makes Niigata port call for 1st time this year

NIIGATA, Japan - People rally to protest a port call by the North Korean ferry Mangyongbong-92 at Niigata port on April 25. The 9,672-ton ferry with around 25 passengers and about 50 tons of cargo on board arrived at the port for the first time this year.

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U.S. Aegis destroyer makes port call at Niigata

NIIGATA, Japan - The U.S. Aegis guided missile destroyer Curtis Wilbur, deployed in the Sea of Japan to guard against North Korean ballistic missiles, arrives at Niigata port Aug. 29 to make a four-day port call for friendship activities and rest for its crew.

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N. Korean ferry makes Niigata port call, 2nd time this month

NIIGATA, Japan - The 9,672-ton North Korean ferry Mangyongbong-92 arrives at Niigata port on May 23 for the second time in May. The ferry carried 42 tons of cargo but no passengers.

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North Korean ferry leaves Niigata port

NIIGATA, Japan - The North Korean ferry Mangyongbong-92 leaves Niigata port for Wonsan in North Korea on May 19 after a one-day stay. The ferry arrived in Niigata for its first call at a Japanese port in five months after meeting insurance requirements under a new Japanese law to guard against oil spills.

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N. Korean ferry makes 1st port call in 5 months

NIIGATA, Japan - The North Korean ferry Mangyongbong-92 arrives in Niigata on May 18, its first call at a Japanese port in five months, amid shouts of protest by people supporting the families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea.

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(1)Mangyongbong enters Niigata first time in 5 months

NIIGATA, Japan - The 9,672-ton North Korean ferry Mangyongbong-92 arrives at Niigata port in Niigata on May 18 for its first call at a Japanese port in five months after meeting insurance requirements under a new Japanese law to guard against oil spills.

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(2)Mangyongbong enters Niigata for first time in 5 months

NIIGATA, Japan - People rally at Niigata port on May 18 to protest the entry of the 9,672-ton North Korean ferry Mangyongbong-92. The North Korean ship arrived at the port for the first time in five months after meeting insurance requirements under a new Japanese law to guard against oil spills.

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(2)U.S. Aegis cruiser Lake Erie makes port call at Niigata

NIIGATA, Japan - Some 150 local people rally at Niigata port in Niigata on Oct. 11 to protest against a port call by the U.S. Aegis guided missile cruiser Lake Erie.

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(1)U.S. Aegis cruiser Lake Erie makes port call at Niigata

NIIGATA, Japan - The U.S. Aegis guided missile cruiser Lake Erie enters Niigata port in Niigata on the Sea of Japan on Oct. 11. It is the first time that an Aegis-equipped U.S. ship has stopped at the port.

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N. Korea ferry Mangyongbong-92 docks in Niigata

NIIGATA, Japan - Members of a support group for Japanese abductees and their families gather at Niigata port on June 2 to protest against a port call by the North Korean ferry Mangyongbong-92.

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N. Korea ferry makes year's 4th port call

NIIGATA, Japan - The North Korean ferry Mangyongbong-92 enters Niigata port for its fourth port call this year on May 19 amid protest by supporters of Japanese abducted by North Korea.

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(2)N. Korea ferry arrives while lawmakers debate banning ship

NIIGATA, Japan - About 50 supporters of Japanese abducted by North Korea protest the arrival of the North Korean ferry Mangyongbong-92 at Niigata port on April 26. The ship paid its first port call since the ruling bloc lawmakers presented a bill to the Diet in early April aimed at barring the ship from entering Japanese ports.

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(1)N. Korea ferry arrives while lawmakers debate banning ship

NIIGATA, Japan - About 50 supporters of Japanese abducted by North Korea protest the arrival of the North Korean ferry Mangyongbong-92 at Niigata port on April 26. The ship paid its first port since ruling bloc lawmakers presented a bill to the Diet in early April aimed at barring the ship from entering Japanese ports.

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(1)State ordered to pay Chinese WWII forced laborers

NIIGATA, Japan - Chinese plaintiffs, who sued the Japanese government and harbor transport company Rinko Corp. to seek compensation for their forced labor in Japan during World War II, hold up a paper telling of their court victory in front of the Niigata District Court on March 26. The court ordered the government and the Niigata-based company to pay 88 million yen in damages to the 12 plaintiffs including 10 former laborers who were forced to work at Niigata port during the war.

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N. Korean ferry Mangyongbong-92 arrives in Niigata

NIIGATA, Japan - Amid protests by citizens, the North Korean ferry Mangyongbong-92 arrives at Niigata port on Dec. 3 with 195 passengers and about 49 tons of cargo on board.

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N. Korean ferry arrives in Niigata

NIIGATA, Japan - The North Korean ferry Mangyongbong-92 arrives at Niigata port Nov. 4. The 9,672-ton vessel, carrying about 50 tons of goods and 206 passengers from Wonsan, is scheduled to leave Niigata for the North Korean port around Nov. 5 with some 220 passengers and 80 tons of cargo.

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N. Korean ferry Mangyongbong leaves Niigata port

NIIGATA, Japan - The North Korean ferry Mangyongbong-92 leaves Niigata port on Oct. 1 after a two-day visit. The 9,672-ton ferry was carrying 175 passengers and 75 tons of cargo when it left.

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(2)Mangyongbong-92 arrives in Niigata

NIIGATA, Japan - Officials from the Japan Coast Guard and an immigration office board the North Korean ferry Mangyongbong-92 for checks on Sept. 30 at Niigata port. The ship arrived at the port earlier in the day.

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(1)Mangyongbong-92 arrives in Niigata

NIIGATA, Japan - The North Korean ferry Mangyongbong-92 arrives at Niigata port on Sept. 30, 13 days after its last visit to the port.

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N. Korean ferry arrives in Niigata amid protest

NIIGATA, Japan - The North Korean ferry Mangyongbong-92 nears its berth at Niigata port on Sept. 16 as supporters of families of Japanese nationals abducted by the North raise their hands in protest at the port call.

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(1)N. Korean ferry Mangyongbong-92 leaves Niigata

NIIGATA, Japan - The North Korean ferry Mangyongbong-92 leaves Niigata port for North Korea's Wonsan port Sept. 5 after an overnight stay.

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(2)N. Korean ferry Mangyongbong-92 leaves Niigata

NIIGATA, Japan, Sept. 5 - Passengers aboard the North Korean ferry Mangyongbong-92 wave North Korean flags as the vessel leaves Niigata port Sept. 5.

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(6)N. Korean ferry Mangyongbong-92 arrives in Niigata

NIIGATA, Japan - Officials of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport walk into the North Korean ferry Mangyongbong-92 at Niigata port for port state control checkups on Sept. 4.

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(2)N. Korean ferry Mangyongbong-92 arrives in Niigata

NIIGATA, Japan - Passengers stand on the deck of the North Korean ferry Mangyongbong-92 while the ship approaches Niigata port Sept. 4 for a two-day visit. (Pool Photo)

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(5)N. Korean ferry Mangyongbong-92 arrives in Niigata

NIIGATA, Japan - A group of people stage a rally to protest the arrival of the North Korean ferry Mangyongbong-92 at Niigata port on Sept. 4

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(4)N. Korean ferry Mangyongbong-92 arrives in Niigata

NIIGATA, Japan - A group of people wave their hands to welcome the port call of the North Korean ferry Mangyongbong-92 at Niigata's central pier on Sept. 4.

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(1)N. Korean ferry Mangyongbong-92 arrives in Niigata

NIIGATA, Japan - The North Korean ferry Mangyongbong-92 (C) approaches Niigata port Sept. 4 for a two-day visit. The 9,672-ton ferry is expected to be searched in safety inspections at the port. (Pool photo)

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(3)N. Korean ferry Mangyongbong-92 arrives in Niigata

NIIGATA, Japan - Well-wishers head to welcome the arrival of the North Korean ferry Mangyongbong-92 at Niigata port Sept. 4.