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(240105) -- BEIJING, Jan. 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People take photos of the first sunrise of 2023 in Oarai town, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan, Jan. 1, 2023. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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Oarai Anglerfish Festival draws large crowd

MITO, Japan - A local cook demonstrates how to cut an anglerfish while the fish is hung up on a triangular stand in front of a large crowd during the Oarai Anglerfish Festival in the town of Oarai, Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, on Nov. 16, 2014.

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People enjoy cooked anglerfish at festival

MITO, Japan - People eat meals made from anglerfish at the Oarai Anglerfish Festival in the town of Oarai, Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, on Nov. 16, 2014.

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Sea lion rides whale

OARAI, Japan - Coco, a female California sea lion, rides the back of Kai, a male false killer whale, at Aqua World Ibaraki Prefectural Oarai Aquarium in Oarai, Ibaraki Prefecture, on July 20, 2012. The aquarium invited reporters to the show ahead of opening the show to the public.

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Oarai port soon after quake, now

TOKYO, Japan - Photos taken from a Kyodo News helicopter show a whirlpool (L) caused by tsunami near Oarai port in the town of Oarai, Ibaraki Prefecture shortly after a magnitude 9.0 earthquake on March 11, 2011, and the same location on March 3, 2012 (R).

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Japan-U.S. nuclear security working group

MITO, Japan - Members of the Japan-U.S. nuclear security working group receive a prebriefing in the town of Oarai, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Feb. 6, 2012, ahead of their visit to the Japan Atomic Energy Agency's facilities in the prefecture, including the experimental fast-breeder reactor Joyo and the Integrated Support Center for Nuclear Nonproliferation and Nuclear Security. The second nuclear security summit is scheduled to be held in March 2012 in Seoul.

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Drifted fishing gears from Miyagi Pref.

MITO, Japan - An official of the Oarai town office in Ibaraki Prefecture organizes buoys for aquafarming on Sept. 8, 2011, which were retrieved from waters off Oarai in July 2011, before shipping them back the following day to the Miyagi prefectural fishery cooperative, which owns the gear. About 120 buoys had drifted there from Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, some 300 kilometers away, after the March 11 tsunami.

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Yankees' Igawa returning home for quake-hit family

TAMPA, United States - New York Yankees pitcher Kei Igawa speaks to reporters at Tampa international airport in Florida on March 12, 2011, on his way back to Japan to see his family. His family live in the town of Oarai in Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, which was hit by a massive earthquake.

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Tsunami swirls in Oarai

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a whirlpool caused by a tsunami near a port in Oarai, Ibaraki Prefecture, after a powerful earthquake hit northeastern Japan on March 11, 2011.

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Tsunami damage in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Houses and cars are submerged after a tsunami following a powerful quake in a photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter in the town of Oarai, Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, on March 11, 2011.

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Kanemoto earns 1st career win at Mitsubishi Diamond Cup

OARAI, Japan - Takashi Kanemoto holds up the winner's trophy after winning the Mitsubishi Diamond Cup golf tournament at Oarai Golf Club in Ibaraki Prefecture on May 31.

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Thailand's Chawalit takes Mitsubishi Diamond Cup lead

OARAI, Japan - Thailand's Chawalit Plaphol moves to the top of the leaderboard with a one-stroke lead over Japan's Tetsuya Haraguchi after the second round of the Mitsubishi Diamond Cup at Oarai Golf Club in Ibaraki Prefecture on May 29.

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Hirota, Kim share Mitsubishi Diamond Cup lead

OARAI, Japan - Japan's Satoru Hirota (in photo) shot 6-under 66 to share the lead with South Korea's Kim Kyung Tae after the first round of the Mitsubishi Diamond Cup at Oarai Golf Club in Ibaraki Prefecture on May 28.

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Hiratsuka comes from behind to win Mitsubishi Diamond Cup

OARAI, Japan - Tetsuji Hiratsuka shows off his trophy after winning his first title of the year with a come-from-behind victory at the Mitsubishi Diamond Cup on May 27. Hiratsuka overcame a four-shot deficit he faced at the beginning of the day with five birdies against a bogey en route to a 2-under-par 282 at the par-71 Oarai Golf Club in Ibaraki Prefecture.

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Hiratsuka wins Mitsubishi Diamond Cup golf tourney

OARAI, Japan - Tetsuji Hiratsuka responds to cheers from the gallery after winning the Mitsubishi Diamond Cup golf tournament at Oarai Golf Club in Ibaraki Prefecture on May 30.

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Hamilton wins Diamond Cup golf match

OARAI, Japan - Todd Hamilton of the United States holds a trophy after winning the Diamond Cup golf tournament at Oarai Golf Club in Ibaraki Prefecture on June 1.

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Watanabe takes 1st round lead at Diamond Cup

OARAI, Japan - Tsukasa Watanabe watches his tee shot during the first round of the 110 million yen Diamond Cup golf tournament at Oarai Golf Club in Ibaraki Prefecture on May 29. He fired a 6-under-par 66 to take a one-stroke lead.

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Higo wins Taiheiyo Club Ladies golf

OARAI, Japan - Kaori Higo raises a trophy after winning the Taiheiyo Club Ladies Leben Cup at the Taiheiyo Associates Sherwood Course in Ibaraki Prefecture on July 22.

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Izawa wins 3-way playoff for Diamond Cup golf victory

OARAI, Japan - Toshimitsu Izawa holds his cup after winning a three-way playoff to complete a remarkable comeback at the Diamond Cup Tournament at the Oarai Golf Club in Ibaraki Prefecture on May 27.

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Hiratsuka comes from behind to win Mitsubishi Diamond Cup

OARAI, Japan - Tetsuji Hiratsuka shows off his trophy after winning his first title of the year with a come-from-behind victory at the Mitsubishi Diamond Cup on May 27. Hiratsuka overcame a four-shot deficit he faced at the beginning of the day with five birdies against a bogey en route to a 2-under-par 282 at the par-71 Oarai Golf Club in Ibaraki Prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Hirota, Kim share Mitsubishi Diamond Cup lead

OARAI, Japan - Japan's Satoru Hirota (in photo) shot 6-under 66 to share the lead with South Korea's Kim Kyung Tae after the first round of the Mitsubishi Diamond Cup at Oarai Golf Club in Ibaraki Prefecture on May 28. (Kyodo)

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Thailand's Chawalit takes Mitsubishi Diamond Cup lead

OARAI, Japan - Thailand's Chawalit Plaphol moves to the top of the leaderboard with a one-stroke lead over Japan's Tetsuya Haraguchi after the second round of the Mitsubishi Diamond Cup at Oarai Golf Club in Ibaraki Prefecture on May 29. (Kyodo)

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Kanemoto earns 1st career win at Mitsubishi Diamond Cup

OARAI, Japan - Takashi Kanemoto holds up the winner's trophy after winning the Mitsubishi Diamond Cup golf tournament at Oarai Golf Club in Ibaraki Prefecture on May 31. (Kyodo)

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Hamilton wins Diamond Cup golf match

OARAI, Japan - Todd Hamilton of the United States holds a trophy after winning the Diamond Cup golf tournament at Oarai Golf Club in Ibaraki Prefecture on June 1. (Kyodo)

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Police hold diving drill ahead of G7 summit

Scuba divers from the mobile units of the Ibaraki, Saitama and Tochigi prefectural police departments participate in a joint diving drill in the port of Oarai, northeast of Tokyo, on Oct. 20, 2015. The drill was held in preparation for members to be dispatched to the summit of the Group of Seven industrialized nations to be held on a tiny resort island in central Japan in May 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Publisher produces guide to tour sites in popular girls' animation

JTB Publishing Inc. releases on July 10, 2015, a travel guide on sites in Oarai, Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, featured in the popular animation "Girls und Panzer." The guide, priced at 1,350 yen, also features new locations to be depicted in the animation's movie version scheduled to be screened in November. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Catches of big clams falling in sea off Ibaraki Pref., eastern Japan

Korean hard clams gathered from the Kashima-nada Sea off Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, are kept in plastic containers in the prefectural town of Oarai on March 3, 2015. Catches of the large clam from the sea have decreased sharply in recent years but no reason is known. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Milky Way observed in eastern Japan

Stars of the Milky Way shine over a "torii" gate on a rocky shore in Oarai in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on March 18, 2021.

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Milky Way observed in eastern Japan

Stars of the Milky Way shine over a "torii" gate on a rocky shore in Oarai in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on March 17, 2021.

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5 workers suffer internal radiation exposure after accident

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on June 7, 2017, shows the fuel research building of the Japan Atomic Energy Agency's Oarai Research & Development Center, in Oarai, Ibaraki Prefecture. Five workers have suffered internal radiation exposure due to inhalation of a large amount of plutonium during an inspection of the facility the previous day, its operator said. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Chef demonstrates how to fillet angler fish

A chef demonstrates how to fillet an "anko" angler fish during a festival featuring the fish in Oarai, Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, on Nov. 15, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tsunami swirls in Oarai

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a whirlpool caused by a tsunami near a port in Oarai, Ibaraki Prefecture, after a powerful earthquake hit northeastern Japan on March 11, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Drifted fishing gears from Miyagi Pref.

MITO, Japan - An official of the Oarai town office in Ibaraki Prefecture organizes buoys for aquafarming on Sept. 8, 2011, which were retrieved from waters off Oarai in July 2011, before shipping them back the following day to the Miyagi prefectural fishery cooperative, which owns the gear. About 120 buoys had drifted there from Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, some 300 kilometers away, after the March 11 tsunami. (Kyodo)

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Oarai port soon after quake, now

TOKYO, Japan - Photos taken from a Kyodo News helicopter show a whirlpool (L) caused by tsunami near Oarai port in the town of Oarai, Ibaraki Prefecture shortly after a magnitude 9.0 earthquake on March 11, 2011, and the same location on March 3, 2012 (R). (Kyodo)

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Evacuees in shelter

OARAI, Japan - Evacuees are seen in a shelter in Oarai, Ibaraki Prefecture, in the morning of March 12, 2011, after they spent the night there in the wake of the March 11 monstrous earthquake and tsunami that struck the region. (Kyodo)

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Yankees' Igawa returning home for quake-hit family

TAMPA, United States - New York Yankees pitcher Kei Igawa speaks to reporters at Tampa international airport in Florida on March 12, 2011, on his way back to Japan to see his family. His family live in the town of Oarai in Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, which was hit by a massive earthquake. (Kyodo)

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Tsunami damage in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Houses and cars are submerged after a tsunami following a powerful quake in a photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter in the town of Oarai, Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, on March 11, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Japan-U.S. nuclear security working group

MITO, Japan - Members of the Japan-U.S. nuclear security working group receive a prebriefing in the town of Oarai, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Feb. 6, 2012, ahead of their visit to the Japan Atomic Energy Agency's facilities in the prefecture, including the experimental fast-breeder reactor Joyo and the Integrated Support Center for Nuclear Nonproliferation and Nuclear Security. The second nuclear security summit is scheduled to be held in March 2012 in Seoul. (Kyodo)

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People enjoy cooked anglerfish at festival

MITO, Japan - People eat meals made from anglerfish at the Oarai Anglerfish Festival in the town of Oarai, Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, on Nov. 16, 2014. (Kyodo)

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Severity of June nuclear exposure accident rated as level 2

Members of the Nuclear Regulation Authority gather in Tokyo on Aug. 1, 2017, assessing the severity of a June 6 nuclear exposure accident at the Japan Atomic Energy Agency's Oarai Research and Development Center, northeast of Tokyo, as level 2 on the zero-to-seven international scale. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hydrogen-generating facility in Japan

Photo taken April 20, 2018, shows a Japan Atomic Energy Agency experimental hydrogen-generating facility in Oarai, Ibaraki Prefecture, near Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tanks containing radioactive waste

Photo taken Dec. 27, 2018, shows tanks containing low-level radioactive waste in Oarai, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan. (Pool photo) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tanks containing radioactive waste

Photo taken Dec. 27, 2018, shows tanks containing low-level radioactive waste in Oarai, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan. (Pool photo) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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4 workers suffer internal radiation exposure to plutonium

Photo taken June 7, 2017, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a nuclear research facility (upper R) of the Japan Atomic Energy Agency's Oarai Research & Development Center, northeast of Tokyo, where four workers have suffered internal radiation exposure. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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5 workers exposed to radioactive materials at nuclear facility

Photo shows the main gate of the Oarai Research & Development Center of the Japan Atomic Energy Agency in the town of Oarai, Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, on June 6, 2017. The agency said the same day that five workers at the nuclear research center had their hands and legs exposed to radioactive materials. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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5 workers exposed to radioactive materials at nuclear facility

Aerial photo taken on June 6, 2017, shows the Oarai Research & Development Center of the Japan Atomic Energy Agency in the town of Oarai, Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo. The agency said the same day that five workers at the nuclear research center had their hands and legs exposed to radioactive materials. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Reactor container at Joyo plant opened to media

The Japan Atomic Energy Agency opens the inside of the reactor container at its Joyo experimental fast reactor in Oarai, northeast of Tokyo, to the media on Dec. 5, 2016. The government is looking to the Joyo facility to continue development of fast reactors given that the JAEA's Monju prototype fast breeder reactor, which was intended to play a key role in the process, is on the verge of being scrapped. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hiratsuka wins Mitsubishi Diamond Cup golf tourney

OARAI, Japan - Tetsuji Hiratsuka responds to cheers from the gallery after winning the Mitsubishi Diamond Cup golf tournament at Oarai Golf Club in Ibaraki Prefecture on May 30. (Kyodo)

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Watanabe takes 1st round lead at Diamond Cup

OARAI, Japan - Tsukasa Watanabe watches his tee shot during the first round of the 110 million yen Diamond Cup golf tournament at Oarai Golf Club in Ibaraki Prefecture on May 29. He fired a 6-under-par 66 to take a one-stroke lead. (Kyodo)

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Higo wins Taiheiyo Club Ladies golf

OARAI, Japan - Kaori Higo raises a trophy after winning the Taiheiyo Club Ladies Leben Cup at the Taiheiyo Associates Sherwood Course in Ibaraki Prefecture on July 22.