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Sunset spot in southwestern Japan

The setting sun lights up a path over the Ariake Sea at the Port of Miike in Omuta, Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 21, 2023.

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Sunset spot in southwestern Japan

The setting sun lights up a path over the Ariake Sea at the Port of Miike in Omuta, Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 21, 2023.

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Coal mine accident anniversary

OMUTA, Japan - Participants offer flowers during a memorial ceremony in Omuta, Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 9, 2013. The event marked the 50th anniversary of the country's worst mine accident in the postwar era at the Mitsui Miike mine.

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Bigger the sash, bigger the election win in Japan?

OMUTA, Japan - Former Liberal Democratic Party Secretary General Makoto Koga, wearing a wide sash bearing his name, is photographed in Omuta, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Aug. 18, the start of the official campaign for the Aug. 30 general election. Most candidates including veteran politicians wear name sashes in elections in Japan.

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Mitsui Mining ordered to pay in black lung suit

FUKUOKA, Japan - Former miners and their relatives express delight Dec. 18 in front of the Fukuoka District Court after the court ordered Mitsui Mining Co. and Mitsui Coal Mining Co. to pay them 1.59 billion yen in compensation. Plaintiffs claimed the miners contracted black lung disease from working in a Mitsui coal mine in Omuta, Fukuoka Prefecture.

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Japan doctor Nakamura remembered

A memorial ceremony is held in the Fukuoka Prefecture city of Omuta, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 4, 2021, for Japanese doctor Tetsu Nakamura who was gunned down in Afghanistan exactly two years ago. Nakamura, known for years of aid work in Afghanistan, was killed in a roadside shooting in eastern Afghanistan on Dec. 4, 2019.

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Japan doctor Nakamura remembered

A memorial ceremony is held in the Fukuoka Prefecture city of Omuta, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 4, 2021, for Japanese doctor Tetsu Nakamura who was gunned down in Afghanistan exactly two years ago. Nakamura, known for years of aid work in Afghanistan, was killed in a roadside shooting in eastern Afghanistan on Dec. 4, 2019.

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Mitsui Mining ordered to pay in black lung suit

FUKUOKA, Japan - Former miners and their relatives express delight Dec. 18 in front of the Fukuoka District Court after the court ordered Mitsui Mining Co. and Mitsui Coal Mining Co. to pay them 1.59 billion yen in compensation. Plaintiffs claimed the miners contracted black lung disease from working in a Mitsui coal mine in Omuta, Fukuoka Prefecture.

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Korean residents union branch leader speaks in Fukuoka Pref.

U Pan Gun, head of the Omuta branch of the Korean Residents Union in Japan, speaks in front of the cenotaph for people who were brought from the Korean Peninsula to Japan and forced to work against their will in this photo taken in Omuta, Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, in May 2015. He said Japan's industrial sites would become an even greater World Heritage site if Japan opens up about the issue. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese coal mine pit intended for UNESCO World Heritage list

The Miyanohara pit of the defunct Miike coal mine complex in Omuta, Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, is photographed from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 25, 2015. The complex, which played a vital role in Japan's postwar reconstruction, is one of the candidate sites of the country's Meiji era (1868-1911) industrial revolution for registration on the UNESCO World Heritage list. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Torrential rain in southwestern Japan

A man walks on a flooded street in Omuta, Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on July 7, 2020, after deadly torrential rain.

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Japan's Meiji industrial sites endorsed for World Heritage listing

File photo taken in March 2007 shows the port of Miike, a Miike Coal Mines-related facility, in the southwestern Japan city of Omuta. Miike Coal Mines is among the 23 "Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution" that a UNESCO advisory panel has recommended for World Heritage status. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Bigger the sash, bigger the election win in Japan?

OMUTA, Japan - Former Liberal Democratic Party Secretary General Makoto Koga, wearing a wide sash bearing his name, is photographed in Omuta, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Aug. 18, the start of the official campaign for the Aug. 30 general election. Most candidates including veteran politicians wear name sashes in elections in Japan. (Kyodo)

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Ex-gangster, son sentenced to death for 2004 murders

FUKUOKA, Japan - Jitsuo Kitamura (L), 63, a former gangster, and his son Takashi (R), 26, were sentenced to death by the Fukuoka District Court on Feb. 27 for killing three people for money in 2004 in Omuta, Fukuoka Prefecture. Takashi was also convicted of murdering a fourth person. The court last October sentenced Kitamura's wife Mami, 47, and second son Takahiro, 22, to death, ruling that all four family members conspired in the murders. (Kyodo)

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Torrential rain in southwestern Japan

A man (2nd from R) is rescued after his car got stuck on a flooded street in Omuta, Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on July 7, 2020, following deadly torrential rain.

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Torrential rain in southwestern Japan

People rest at a cultural hall, used as a temporary evacuation center, in Omuta, Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on July 7, 2020, after deadly torrential rain.

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Torrential rain in southwestern Japan

A man (C) is rescued by police in the Fukuoka Prefecture city of Omuta on July 7, 2020, as torrential rain continues to hit Japan's southwestern region of Kyushu.

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Torrential rain in southwestern Japan

A man (L) is rescued by police after his vehicle became stuck on a road in the Fukuoka Prefecture city of Omuta on July 7, 2020, as torrential rain continues to hit Japan's southwestern region of Kyushu.

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Torrential rain in southwestern Japan

A boy lies down on the floor of a cultural hall, used as a temporary evacuation center, in Omuta, Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on July 7, 2020, after deadly torrential rain.

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Torrential rain in southwestern Japan

Photo shows a flooded residential area in Omuta, Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on July 7, 2020, after deadly torrential rain.

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Torrential rain in southwestern Japan

A woman is rescued with her pet dog in the flood-hit city of Omuta in Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on July 7, 2020, after deadly torrential rain.

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Torrential rain in southwestern Japan

Japanese Self-Defense Forces personnel engage in a rescue operation in the flood-hit city of Omuta, Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on July 7, 2020, after deadly torrential rain.

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Torrential rain in southwestern Japan

Japanese Self-Defense Force personnel push a boat carrying evacuees in the Fukuoka Prefecture city of Omuta on July 7, 2020, as torrential rain continues to hit Japan's southwestern region of Kyushu.

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Torrential rain in southwestern Japan

Japanese Self-Defense Force personnel push a boat carrying evacuees in the Fukuoka Prefecture city of Omuta on July 7, 2020, as torrential rain continues to hit Japan's southwestern region of Kyushu.

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Torrential rain in southwestern Japan

Japanese Self-Defense Force personnel push a boat carrying evacuees in the Fukuoka Prefecture city of Omuta on July 7, 2020, as torrential rain continues to hit Japan's southwestern region of Kyushu.

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Torrential rain in southwestern Japan

Cars are partially submerged on a road in Omuta in Fukuoka Prefecture on July 7, 2020, as torrential rain continues to hit Japan's southwestern region of Kyushu.

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Mascot contest in Japan

Kapal (C), a mascot representing the city of Shiki, in Saitama Prefecture near Tokyo, wins the grand prix at an annual national "yuru-chara" mascot character contest in Higashiosaka, western Japan, on Nov. 18, 2018. Runner-up Jabow (R) from the city of Omuta, Fukuoka Prefecture, and third-place Konyudo-kun from the city of Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture, are also on stage. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mitsui guest house

Photo shows the interior of Mitsui Minatoclub in Omuta, southwestern Japan, revealed to the press on April 5, 2018 after its renovation. The guest house was built in 1908 for social gatherings related to the Mitsui conglomerate. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mitsui guest house

Photo shows the interior of Mitsui Minatoclub in Omuta, southwestern Japan, revealed to the press on April 5, 2018 after its renovation. The guest house was built in 1908 for social gatherings related to the Mitsui conglomerate. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mitsui guest house

Photo shows Mitsui Minatoclub in Omuta, southwestern Japan, revealed to the press on April 5, 2018, after its renovation. The guest house was built in 1908 for social gatherings related to the Mitsui conglomerate. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mitsui guest house

Photo shows Mitsui Minatoclub in Omuta, southwestern Japan, revealed to the press on April 5, 2018, after its renovation. The guest house was built in 1908 for social gatherings related to the Mitsui conglomerate. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mitsui guest house

Photo shows the interior of Mitsui Minatoclub in Omuta, southwestern Japan, revealed to the press on April 5, 2018 after its renovation. The guest house was built in 1908 for social gatherings related to the Mitsui conglomerate. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo