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Japan getting serious to revive silk industry

NAGANO, Japan - Veteran female workers spin silkworm cocoons into a thread at Miyasaka Silk Reeling Co. in Okaya, Nagano Prefecture, on July 31.

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Nagano Pref. hit by heavy rain

OKAYA, Japan - The city of Okaya, Nagano Prefecture, is hit by rain-triggered floods and mudslides July 22.

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Nagano Pref. hit by heavy rain

OKAYA, Japan - The city of Okaya, Nagano Prefecture, is hit by rain-triggered floods and mudslides July 22.

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Incumbent Tanaka, ex-lawmaker Murai run for Nagano governor

NAGANO, Japan - Former Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Jin Murai (far right) inspects the area in Okaya, Nagano Prefecture, which has been damaged by heavy rain, after filing his candidacy for the Aug. 6 Nagano gubernatorial election.

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Heavy rains trigger floods, mudslides in various parts of Japan

OKAYA, Japan - Houses are washed away by rain-triggered mudslides in the city of Okaya, Nagano Prefecture, on July 19.

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Female playwright Kishida dies at 57

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in 1987 shows playwright and director Rio Kishida who died of colon cancer at a hospital in Okaya, Nagano Prefecture on June 28, aged 57. Kishida started her career as a playwright with an experimental theater company called ''Tenjo Sajiki'' formed in 1967 by the late Japanese poet Shuji Terayama.

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Main part of the vacuum furnace at Okaya Heat Treatment Industry

Okaya Heat Treatment Industry (Okaya City, Nagano Prefecture) has invested about 60 million yen to installa medium-sized atom nitriding system manufactured by Plasma Research Institute (Tenpaku Ward, Nagoya City). When hardening the surface of high-speed steel (HSS), etc., this equipment can perform surface nitriding treatment uniformly even on objects with complicated shapes, with almost no secondary compounds in the diffusion layer of nitrogen atoms. Mr. Takizawa, president of Okaya Heat Treatment Industry, said, "In order to stably apply hard coatings on tools, etc., further secondary processing is necessary, but such technology is also being established. In the future, the company plans to expand its business to include the hard coating base treatment of cemented carbide tools and high durability surface treatment of blades. Photo taken on July 23, 2019, location unknown, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Incumbent Tanaka, ex-lawmaker Murai run for Nagano governor

NAGANO, Japan - Former Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Jin Murai (far right) inspects the area in Okaya, Nagano Prefecture, which has been damaged by heavy rain, after filing his candidacy for the Aug. 6 Nagano gubernatorial election. (Kyodo)

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Nagano Pref. hit by heavy rain

OKAYA, Japan - The city of Okaya, Nagano Prefecture, is hit by rain-triggered floods and mudslides July 22. (Kyodo)

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Nagano Pref. hit by heavy rain

OKAYA, Japan - The city of Okaya, Nagano Prefecture, is hit by rain-triggered floods and mudslides July 22. (Kyodo)

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Heavy rains trigger floods, mudslides in various parts of Japan

OKAYA, Japan - Houses are washed away by rain-triggered mudslides in the city of Okaya, Nagano Prefecture, on July 19. (Kyodo)

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Female playwright Kishida dies at 57

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in 1987 shows playwright and director Rio Kishida who died of colon cancer at a hospital in Okaya, Nagano Prefecture on June 28, aged 57. Kishida started her career as a playwright with an experimental theater company called ''Tenjo Sajiki'' formed in 1967 by the late Japanese poet Shuji Terayama. (Kyodo)