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Long hours of service among town officials in Nagano Pref.

OBUSE, Japan, Oct. 24 Kyodo - An arrow on a map indicates the town of Obuse in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, where three municipal officials took their own lives in fiscal 2021 and 2022. A third-party panel established by the town government released a report in November 2023, finding that "abnormally" long working hours had become common among officials after staff numbers were reduced.(Kyodo)

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Pasta made with chestnuts

Undated photo shows packs of "Obuse Chestnut Pasta," made with chestnut skin extract and sold by the Sakai Seimen noodle maker in the central Japan city of Nagano.

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Hokusai exhibition in France

A woman looks at works of Japanese ukiyo-e artist Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) during a preview on June 27, 2025, of an exhibition at the History Museum in Nantes, France. The event from the following day through Sept. 7 will display over 160 works Hokusai created in Obuse, a Nagano Prefecture town where he lived toward the end of his life.

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Hokusai exhibition in France

A woman looks at works of Japanese ukiyo-e artist Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) during a preview on June 27, 2025, of an exhibition at the History Museum in Nantes, France. The event from the following day through Sept. 7 will display over 160 works Hokusai created in Obuse, a Nagano Prefecture town where he lived toward the end of his life.

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Hokusai exhibition in France

People form a line at the History Museum in Nantes, France, on June 28, 2025 as an exhibition of Japanese ukiyo-e artist Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) kicks off. On display during the event through Sept. 7 are over 160 works Hokusai created in Obuse, a Nagano Prefecture town where he lived toward the end of his life.

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Crown prince, princess visit Nagano to attend sports festival

OBUSE, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito (L) and his wife Crown Princess Masako leave a local museum in the town of Obuse, Nagano Prefecture, on Jan. 25. Earlier in the day, the imperial couple arrived in the prefecture to attend the opening ceremony of the winter national sports festival, marking the first time in about three months for the ailing crown princess to go outside Tokyo for an official trip.

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Animation director Takahata speaks on Japanese painting, anime

Isao Takahata, an animated film director and co-founder of the famed animation studio Studio Ghibli, speaks in Nagano Prefecture's Obuse Town, where legendary "ukiyoe" artist Katsushika Hokusai spent his later years, on May 10, 2015. He said Japanese-style painting and animated movies have something in common. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Crown prince, princess visit Nagano to attend sports festival

OBUSE, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito (L) and his wife Crown Princess Masako leave a local museum in the town of Obuse, Nagano Prefecture, on Jan. 25. Earlier in the day, the imperial couple arrived in the prefecture to attend the opening ceremony of the winter national sports festival, marking the first time in about three months for the ailing crown princess to go outside Tokyo for an official trip. (Kyodo)

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Japan animation great Takahata dies

Photo shows legendary Japanese animator Isao Takahata delivering a speech in Obuse, central Japan, in May 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo