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Fish from Amazon at Tochigi aquarium

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan - Large fish from the Amazon River swim in a tank at Nakagawa Aquatic Park in Otawara, Tochigi Prefecture, on July 29, 2010. The park has been inviting children to swim with the fish in the tank during a hands-on event Aug. 24.

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3,500 people attend anti-AUM rally in Tochigi Pref.

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan - About 3,500 people gather at a rally in Otawara, Tochigi Prefecture on Aug. 8, demanding that members of the AUM Shinrikyo cult who have taken up residence in the city move out. The participants, bearing placards that read, ''AUM get out immediately,'' chant slogans, while AUM members blare cult songs from speakers. AUM founder Shoko Asahara, whose real name is Chizuo Matsumoto, and a number of AUM members are on trial on murder and attempted murder charges in such cases as the 1995 Tokyo subway gassing, in which 12 people died and more than 5,300 were injured.

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16 prefectures have troubles with AUM Shinrikyo cult

OTAWARA, Japan - A total of 16 prefectures have experienced troubles in the past year resulting from attempts by the AUM Shinrikyo religious cult to establish local offices there, a survey conducted by Kyodo News revealed July 31. The photo shows residents in the city of Otawara, Tochigi Prefecture, demanding on July 11 that AUM followers leave the Japanese-style inn where they live.