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Man finds E. Asia's oldest alligator fossil in Shimane

MATSUE, Japan - Photo taken Sept. 25, 2013, shows Shigenori Kawano, researcher at Shimane Nature Museum of Mt. Sanbe, with East Asia's oldest fossil of a giant alligator dating from around 20 million years ago, at the museum in Oda, Shimane Prefecture. In mid-July the same year, Kawano found the fossil of the backbone of a giant alligator estimated to be as large as 7 meters long on Oki Island in the prefecture.

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GSDF reveals surveillance drone

MATSUE, Japan - Photo taken on June 26, 2014, in Oda, Shimane Prefecture, shows a surveillance drone that Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force introduced for use in disaster operations.

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GSDF reveals surveillance drone

MATSUE, Japan - Photo taken on June 26, 2014, in Oda, Shimane Prefecture, shows a surveillance drone that Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force introduced for use in disaster operations.

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World heritage-listed Japanese mine looking for more tourists

File photo taken in 2007 shows a tunnel in the Iwami Ginzan silver mine in the western Japanese city of Oda, Shimane Prefecture. A bus service directly connecting the world heritage site and the Izumo-taisha, one of the most famous shrines in Japan, will start on Aug. 8, 2015, to draw more tourists to the site. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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M6.1 quake hits western Japan's Shimane

The entrance gate of a shrine is seen collapsed in Oda, Shimane Prefecture, after a magnitude 6.1 earthquake hit the western Japanese prefecture on the morning of April 9, 2018.(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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German bakery luring visitors to town near Iwami Ginzan silver mine

Photo taken in December 2015 shows Kosaku Hidaka, manager of German bakery Hidaka in Oda, Shimane Prefecture, preparing to bake pretzels. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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German bakery luring visitors to town near Iwami Ginzan silver mine

Photo taken in December 2015 shows the inside of German bakery Hidaka in Oda, Shimane Prefecture, crowded with shoppers from within and outside of the prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

A Tokyo Olympic torch relay participant runs in the Shimane Prefecture city of Oda, western Japan, on May 16, 2021.

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M6.1 quake hits Shimane in western Japan

Work is under way to reopen the JR San-in Line in Oda, Shimane Prefecture, on April 9, 2018, after a magnitude 6.1 earthquake in the western Japan prefecture earlier in the day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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M6.1 quake hits Shimane in western Japan

Work is under way to reopen the JR San-in Line in Oda, Shimane Prefecture, on April 9, 2018, after a magnitude 6.1 earthquake in the western Japan prefecture earlier in the day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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M6.1 quake hits western Japan's Shimane

Water spews from a damaged aqueduct bridge in Oda, Shimane Prefecture, after a magnitude 6.1 earthquake hit the western Japan prefecture on the morning of April 9, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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M6.1 quake hits western Japan's Shimane

A large rock is seen fallen beside a residential house in Oda, Shimane Prefecture, after a magnitude 6.1 earthquake hit the western Japan prefecture on the morning of April 9, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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M6.1 quake hits western Japan's Shimane

A roadside Buddhist statue is seen collapsed in Oda, Shimane Prefecture after a magnitude 6.1 earthquake hit the western Japanese prefecture on the morning of April 9, 2018.(Kyodo) ==Kyodo