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Hachiko memorial service in Akita

Photo taken on May 8, 2023, shows local residents placing flowers on a bronze statue of legendary Akita dog Hachi, also known as Hachiko, during a memorial service in his hometown of Odate, Akita Prefecture, northeastern Japan.

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Hachiko memorial service in Akita

Photo taken on May 8, 2023, shows a bronze statue of legendary Akita dog Hachi, also known as Hachiko, lit up during a memorial service in his hometown of Odate, Akita Prefecture, northeastern Japan.

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Hachiko memorial service in Akita

Photo taken on May 8, 2023, shows local residents placing flowers on a bronze statue of legendary Akita dog Hachi, also known as Hachiko, during a memorial service in his hometown of Odate, Akita Prefecture, northeastern Japan.

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Hachiko memorial service in Akita

Photo taken on May 8, 2023, shows a bronze statue of legendary Akita dog Hachi, also known as Hachiko, lit up during a memorial service in his hometown of Odate, Akita Prefecture, northeastern Japan.

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Candy festival held in Odate, Akita

AKITA, Japan - A small child holds a candy at the "Amekko-Ichi" (Candy Market) Festival in Odate, Akita Prefecture, on Feb. 8, 2014. The traditional festival, dating back to 1588, is held based on a saying that people who eat candies stay healthy.

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Costume-clad people walk in candy festival

AKITA, Japan - People in traditional costumes walk on a street during the "Amekko-Ichi" (Candy Market) Festival in Odate, Akita Prefecture, on Feb. 8, 2014. The traditional festival, dating back to 1588, is held based on a saying that people who eat candies stay healthy.

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Chinese survivors of 1945 uprising join Akita ceremony

AKITA, Japan - Thirty-one Chinese survivors and relatives of those killed in a 1945 uprising of forced laborers attend a memorial service on June 30 in Odate, Akita Prefecture, to remember the victims of what is known as the Hanaoka Incident. The Chinese group visited the site of the uprising for the first time since Kajima Gumi, a predecessor of leading construction contractor Kajima Corp., forced Chinese to work in a river improvement project near the then Hanaoka copper mine.