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Japan: Severe Flooding Hits Akita Following Record Heavy Rains

Severe flooding hit Akita on Wednesday, July 24, following heavy rains in the region. Damage to homes due to the flooding were reported in Nikaho, Yurihonjo, Yokote, Yuzawa, and Ugo town. Landslide damage has also been reported in Nikaho, Yurihonjo, and Yokote cities. In Higashiyuri, Yurihonjo City, the 24-hour rainfall up to 6 a.m. on the 25th reached 196.5 mm, equivalent to the average for one month in July, making it the heaviest rainfall on record since statistics began to be collected.

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Cod Festival in Nikaho, Akita Pref.

NIKAHO, Japan - A child watches cod carried during the annual "Kakeyo Matsuri" (Cod Festival) held in Nikaho, Akita Prefecture, on Feb. 4, 2014. In the event, cod brought to the Konoura fishing port are carried to a local Shinto shrine.

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Post-Fukushima disaster character's popularity grows in Thailand

Courage Force Inc. President Tamotsu Ebina poses with the masks of the Japanese Miraigar (L) and Thai Miraigar on Dec. 7, 2016 in Nikaho, Akita Prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo