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Fireworks in Akita

Fireworks light up the night sky of Daisen, Akita Prefecture, northeastern Japan, during the "spring chapter of Omagari fireworks" show on April 29, 2023.

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Fireworks in Akita

Fireworks light up the night sky of Daisen, Akita Prefecture, northeastern Japan, during the "spring chapter of Omagari fireworks" show on April 29, 2023.

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Fireworks in Akita

Fireworks light up the night sky of Daisen, Akita Prefecture, northeastern Japan, during the "spring chapter of Omagari fireworks" show on April 29, 2023.

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Fireworks in Akita

Fireworks light up the night sky of Daisen, Akita Prefecture, northeastern Japan, during the "spring chapter of Omagari fireworks" show on April 29, 2023.

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Fireworks in Akita

Fireworks light up the night sky of Daisen, Akita Prefecture, northeastern Japan, during the "spring chapter of Omagari fireworks" show on April 29, 2023.

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Fireworks in Akita

Fireworks light up the night sky of Daisen, Akita Prefecture, northeastern Japan, during the "spring chapter of Omagari fireworks" show on April 29, 2023.

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Higashimatsushima soon after quake, now

TOKYO, Japan - Photos show Omagari district in the city of Higashimatsushima in Miyagi Prefecture, on March 14, 2011 (top), shortly after the area was devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, and the same location on March 4, 2012 (bottom), in which a ship brought ashore by the tsunami is still left.

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Largest municipal assembly in Japan kicks off session

AKITA, Japan - The municipal assembly of the city of Daisen in Akita Prefecture, the largest in Japan with 136 members, convenes a session on March 28. Daisen city was established March 22 by merging Omagari city, six towns and a village in the prefecture.

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Fireworks in Akita

Fireworks light up the night sky during the "Omagari Hanabi Spring Festa" in the city of Daisen, Akita Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on April 30, 2022.

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Fireworks in Akita

Fireworks light up the night sky during the "Omagari Hanabi Spring Festa" in the city of Daisen, Akita Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on April 30, 2022.

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Fireworks in Akita

Fireworks light up the night sky during the "Omagari Hanabi Spring Festa" in the city of Daisen, Akita Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on April 30, 2022.

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Largest municipal assembly in Japan kicks off session

AKITA, Japan - The municipal assembly of the city of Daisen in Akita Prefecture, the largest in Japan with 136 members, convenes a session on March 28. Daisen city was established March 22 by merging Omagari city, six towns and a village in the prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Iwoto Island battle survivor recalls wartime hardships

Satoru Omagari, a former Imperial Japanese Navy officer, recalls his World War II days on Iwoto Island during an interview in Tokyo on Jan. 21, 2015, pointing at a map of the island. Omagari, 92, said he survived by pure luck. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Higashimatsushima soon after quake, now

TOKYO, Japan - Photos show Omagari district in the city of Higashimatsushima in Miyagi Prefecture, on March 14, 2011 (top), shortly after the area was devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, and the same location on March 4, 2012 (bottom), in which a ship brought ashore by the tsunami is still left. (Kyodo)

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Life after quake in Miyagi Pref.

SENDAI, Japan - Toshiro Okuda (C) and his two children light a candle and flashlight at their tsunami-hit home in Higashimatsushima city's Omagari district in Miyagi Prefecture on March 26, 2011. The area was struck by a massive earthquake and tsunami on March 11. (Kyodo)

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Snow sculpture of shinkansen bullet train

A snow sculpture of a "Komachi" shinkansen bullet train, with the top part sprayed in red, is displayed on a platform of JR Omagari Station in Daisen, Akita Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Feb. 15, 2018. Station staff made the 20-meter-long sculpture to entertain passengers. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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International fireworks event held in Akita Pref.

Fireworks are shot into the air during the "Omagari Hanabi Spring Chapter" in the city of Daisen, Akita Prefecture, on April 25, 2017. A total of 33,000 fireworks will be shot by pyrotechnicians from around the world at the event through April 29 other than the following day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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International fireworks event held in Akita Pref.

Fireworks are shot into the air during the "Omagari Hanabi Spring Chapter" in the city of Daisen, Akita Prefecture, on April 25, 2017. A total of 33,000 fireworks will be shot by pyrotechnicians from around the world at the event through April 29 other than the following day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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National Fireworks Competition held in Omagari

Fireworks are shot into the air during the Omagari National Fireworks Competition Festival in the city of Daisen, Akita Prefecture, on Aug. 27, 2016. A total of 18,000 fireworks were shot into the air by 28 fireworks makers from all over Japan to show off their techniques during the event, which attracted about 740,000 people. Photo was taken with multiple exposure. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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National Fireworks Competition held in Omagari

Fireworks are shot into the air during the Omagari National Fireworks Competition Festival in the city of Daisen, Akita Prefecture, on Aug. 27, 2016. A total of 18,000 fireworks were shot into the air by 28 fireworks makers from all over Japan to show off their techniques during the event, which attracted about 740,000 people. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo