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Freighter stranded on Izu-Oshima Island catches fire

TOKYO, Japan - Black smoke spews from the stranded 56,835-ton freighter Hual Europe on Izu-Ohima Island after a fire broke out on the ship early Nov. 26. The Norwegian-owned Bahamas-registered freighter, carrying some 4,000 automobiles, ran aground on the island on Oct. 1 during a typhoon.

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Fighters' manager Ohima ejected from game

FUKUOKA, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters manager Yasunori Oshima (C) is ejected in the bottom of the first inning of a game against the Daiei Hawks at Fukuoka Dome on March 31 after he shoved an umpire in the chest over what he considered an incorrect call. The Hawks defeated the Fighters 7-3.

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'Animals' lose Kagoshima Pref. eco lawsuit

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Hiroaki Sono, one of the plaintiffs who filed a suit calling for a court order to halt the construction of golf courses on Amami-Ohima Island, holds a press conference in Kagoshima, southwestern Japan, on Jan. 22 after the Kagoshima District Court ruled against them. The suit, filed in 1995, drew public attention because four of the plaintiffs were listed as an Amami rabbit, a jay, a thrush and an Amami woodcock. The animal names on the official documents were followed by ''known as'' and the plaintiffs' names.

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Fighters' manager Ohima ejected from game

FUKUOKA, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters manager Yasunori Oshima (C) is ejected in the bottom of the first inning of a game against the Daiei Hawks at Fukuoka Dome on March 31 after he shoved an umpire in the chest over what he considered an incorrect call. The Hawks defeated the Fighters 7-3.

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Freighter stranded on Izu-Oshima Island catches fire

TOKYO, Japan - Black smoke spews from the stranded 56,835-ton freighter Hual Europe on Izu-Ohima Island after a fire broke out on the ship early Nov. 26. The Norwegian-owned Bahamas-registered freighter, carrying some 4,000 automobiles, ran aground on the island on Oct. 1 during a typhoon. (Kyodo)

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Museum displays new documents on emigration to Hawaii

Yoshiaki Fujimoto, a guide at the Museum of Japanese Emigration to Hawaii in Suo-Ohima, Yamaguchi Prefecture, explains documents added to those on display at the museum on April 10, 2015. Residents in the western Japan town were among these emigrants. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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'Animals' lose Kagoshima Pref. eco lawsuit

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Hiroaki Sono, one of the plaintiffs who filed a suit calling for a court order to halt the construction of golf courses on Amami-Ohima Island, holds a press conference in Kagoshima, southwestern Japan, on Jan. 22 after the Kagoshima District Court ruled against them. The suit, filed in 1995, drew public attention because four of the plaintiffs were listed as an Amami rabbit, a jay, a thrush and an Amami woodcock. The animal names on the official documents were followed by ''known as'' and the plaintiffs' names.