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Australia: Record Flooding Batters Northern NSW After Heavy Rainfall 2

Flooding has battered cities and towns across the Mid-North Coast and the Hunter Region in northern New South Wales, leaving many residents stranded or forced to evacuate after days of heavy rainfall. In the city of Taree, the Manning River surpassed its 1929 record of six meters and was still rising as of Wednesday morning, May 21. Authorities have issued 13 emergency-level alerts.

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Australia: Record Flooding Batters Northern NSW After Heavy Rainfall 3

Flooding has battered cities and towns across the Mid-North Coast and the Hunter Region in northern New South Wales, leaving many residents stranded or forced to evacuate after days of heavy rainfall. In the city of Taree, the Manning River surpassed its 1929 record of six meters and was still rising as of Wednesday morning, May 21. Authorities have issued 13 emergency-level alerts.

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Police bust synthetic drug factory in Saitama

SAITAMA, Japan - Ingredients and tools seized during a raid on a synthetic drug factory in Saitama Prefecture, north of Tokyo, are shown on Oct. 7, 2014, at the Omiya police station.

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Mascot characters form "party" to vivify local economies

SAITAMA, Japan - Six mascot characters from as many cities in four prefectures (Iwate, Tochigi, Saitama and Kanagawa) gather at JR Omiya Station in Saitama, north of Tokyo, on Aug. 25, 2014, to form a "Yuru-to" party to make a sales pitch for their respective regional economies.

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30th anniversary of Joetsu Shinkansen bullet train

SAITAMA, Japan - A 200 series train leaves JR Omiya station in Saitama Prefecture on Nov. 17, 2012, in a special run to mark the 30th anniversary of East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) Joetsu Shinkansen Line.

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Tohoku Shinkansen train line marks 30th anniversary

SAITAMA, Japan - An original Yamabiko train leaves for a commemorative run after a ceremony at JR Omiya Station in Saitama Prefecture on June 23, 2012, to mark 30 years in service of the Tohoku Shinkansen bullet train connecting Tokyo and the northeastern Tohoku region.

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Campaigning gets under way for upper house election

TOKYO, Japan - Natsuo Yamaguchi, chief representative of the New Komeito party, stumps in front of Omiya Station in Saitama on June 24, 2010, as official campaigning begins for the July 11 House of Councillors election.

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Joint IC fare card for Tokyo trains, buses demonstrated

SAITAMA, Japan - A demonstrator carrying the ''Pasmo'' IC fare card passes through a JR trains ticket barrier at Omiya station in Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture, in a demonstration to the media on Feb. 18 ahead of its debut on March 18. The Pasmo card will allow passengers to ride trains, including subways, as well as buses operated by about 60 different companies in Tokyo and neighboring prefectures using a single IC card, the card operator Pasmo Co. said.

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Party leaders make campaign speeches

OMIYA, Japan -Japanese Communist Party leader Kazuo Shii makes an election speech outside JR Omiya Station in Saitama Prefecture on Sept. 4.

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(3)Official campaigning for upper house election starts

OMIYA, Japan - Takenori Kanzaki, leader of the New Komeito party, starts campaigning for the July 11 House of Councillors election in front of JR Omiya Station in Saitama Prefecture on June 24.

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(1)Party leaders stump for candidates in upper house by-election

SAITAMA, Japan - Katsuya Okada, secretary general of the Democratic Party of Japan, speaks in front of JR Omiya Station in Saitama Prefecture on Oct. 25 in support of a candidate in the Oct. 26 House of Councillors by-election in the prefecture.

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40th anniversary of Tohoku Shinkansen

A ceremony marking the 40th anniversary of the start of the Tohoku Shinkansen bullet train service is held at JR Omiya Station in Saitama near Tokyo on July 2, 2022.

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40th anniversary of Tohoku Shinkansen

A ceremony marking the 40th anniversary of the start of the Tohoku Shinkansen bullet train service is held at JR Omiya Station in Saitama near Tokyo on July 2, 2022.

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Unmanned Robot Pasta Cafe

JR East's corporate venture capital (CVC), JR East Startup, launched "Startup Station," an event to demonstrate services using new technologies, at Omiya Station (Omiya Ward, Saitama City) on April 4. At the event, a robot from QBIT Robotics (Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo) makes and serves pasta at an unmanned cafe. There will also be demonstrations of sake tasting using artificial intelligence (AI) taste testing, the sale of fresh fish using instant freezing technology, and the sale of station lunches and cakes using vending machines that can handle refrigerated products. This is the third demonstration event at Omiya Station. President Hiroshi Shibata said, "Many people will be able to experience the services that we hope to realize through the venture and JR. I hope you will enjoy the station of the future. JR Omiya Station in Omiya Ward, Saitama City on December 4, 2019. Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Joint IC fare card for Tokyo trains, buses demonstrated

SAITAMA, Japan - A demonstrator carrying the ''Pasmo'' IC fare card passes through a JR trains ticket barrier at Omiya station in Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture, in a demonstration to the media on Feb. 18 ahead of its debut on March 18. The Pasmo card will allow passengers to ride trains, including subways, as well as buses operated by about 60 different companies in Tokyo and neighboring prefectures using a single IC card, the card operator Pasmo Co. said. (Kyodo)

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1 month before launch of new bullet train line

This Feb. 5, 2015, photo shows a bullet train of the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line, scheduled to be launched on March 14, 2015, arriving at JR Omiya Station in Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo. The new bullet train service connecting Nagano, central Japan, and Kanazawa on the Sea of Japan coast, is an extension of the existing route between Tokyo and Nagano. (Photo taken with fisheye lens)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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1 month before launch of new bullet train line

This Feb. 5, 2015, photo shows a bullet train of the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line, scheduled to be launched on March 14, 2015, arriving at JR Omiya Station in Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo. The new bullet train service connecting Nagano, central Japan, and Kanazawa on the Sea of Japan coast, is an extension of the existing route between Tokyo and Nagano. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan Mint worker arrested for alleged stealing of gold ingot

Photo taken June 20, 2016, in the Omiya-Nishi station of Saitama prefectural police shows a gold ingot worth about 63.8 million yen, or $610,000. Yutaka Umeno, 54, a Tokyo Branch worker of the Japan Mint, was arrested the same day for allegedly stealing the gold ingot from the Mint Museum in January. He has admitted that he did it to make up for losses he suffered from foreign exchange margin transactions. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan Mint worker arrested for alleged stealing of gold ingot

Photo taken June 20, 2016, in the Omiya-Nishi station of Saitama prefectural police shows a gold ingot worth about 63.8 million yen, or $610,000. Yutaka Umeno, 54, a Tokyo Branch worker of the Japan Mint, was arrested the same day for allegedly stealing the gold ingot from the Mint Museum in January. He has admitted that he did it to make up for losses he suffered from foreign exchange margin transactions. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Bullet train billed as running modern art museum to debut in spring

The operator of the Joetsu Shinkansen bullet train line unveils the exterior of a special train, adorned with images of fireworks taken by renowned photographer Mika Ninagawa, on Jan. 12, 2016, at JR Omiya Station, north of Tokyo. The Genbi (modern art) Shinkansen, a six-car train that displays modern art such as paintings and videos inside, will run between Echigo-Yuzawa and Niigata stations on the line mainly on the weekends and holidays from this spring. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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JR East unveils exterior of special edition bullet train

The Genbi Shinkansen, a six-car bullet train adorned with images of fireworks taken by renowned Japanese photographer Mika Ninagawa, is unveiled at JR Omiya Station, north of Tokyo, on Jan. 12, 2016. East Japan Railway Co. will run the train, which displays modern art inside, between Echigo-Yuzawa and Niigata stations on the Joetsu Shinkansen Line mainly on the weekends and holidays from this spring. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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JR East unveils exterior of special edition bullet train

The Genbi Shinkansen, a six-car bullet train adorned with images of fireworks taken by renowned Japanese photographer Mika Ninagawa, is unveiled at JR Omiya Station, north of Tokyo, on Jan. 12, 2016. East Japan Railway Co. will run the train, which displays modern art inside, between Echigo-Yuzawa and Niigata stations on the Joetsu Shinkansen Line mainly on the weekends and holidays from this spring. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Party leaders make campaign speeches

OMIYA, Japan -Japanese Communist Party leader Kazuo Shii makes an election speech outside JR Omiya Station in Saitama Prefecture on Sept. 4. (Kyodo)

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(3)Official campaigning for upper house election starts

OMIYA, Japan - Takenori Kanzaki, leader of the New Komeito party, starts campaigning for the July 11 House of Councillors election in front of JR Omiya Station in Saitama Prefecture on June 24. (Kyodo)

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Campaigning gets under way for upper house election

TOKYO, Japan - Natsuo Yamaguchi, chief representative of the New Komeito party, stumps in front of Omiya Station in Saitama on June 24, 2010, as official campaigning begins for the July 11 House of Councillors election. (Kyodo)

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Police bust synthetic drug factory in Saitama

SAITAMA, Japan - Ingredients and tools seized during a raid on a synthetic drug factory in Saitama Prefecture, north of Tokyo, are shown on Oct. 7, 2014, at the Omiya police station. (Kyodo)

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Mascot characters form "party" to vivify local economies

SAITAMA, Japan - Six mascot characters from as many cities in four prefectures (Iwate, Tochigi, Saitama and Kanagawa) gather at JR Omiya Station in Saitama, north of Tokyo, on Aug. 25, 2014, to form a "Yuru-to" party to make a sales pitch for their respective regional economies. (Kyodo)

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(1)Party leaders stump for candidates in upper house by-election

SAITAMA, Japan - Katsuya Okada, secretary general of the Democratic Party of Japan, speaks in front of JR Omiya Station in Saitama Prefecture on Oct. 25 in support of a candidate in the Oct. 26 House of Councillors by-election in the prefecture. (Kyodo)