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Security boosted at schools on island where fugitive is hiding

ONOMICHI, Japan, April 17 Kyodo - A prison officer patrols at an elementary school on Mukaishima Island in Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan, on April 17, 2018, where a fugitive is believed to be hiding.

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8,000 cyclists take part in Cycling Shimanami event

MATSUYAMA, Japan - Cyclists ride on the Tatara Bridge, part of the Nishiseto Expressway, commonly known as Shimanami Kaido, during the Cycling Shimanami event on Oct. 26, 2014. The event was held using part of Shimanami Kaido, which is a 60 kilometer toll road that connects the city of Onomichi in Hiroshima Prefecture, on the main Japan island of Honshu, to the city of Imabari in Ehime Prefecture, on the island of Shikoku.

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Ehime, Hiroshima eye to draw 8,000 people in cycling event

MATSUYAMA, Japan - Ehime Gov. Tokihiro Nakamura speaks during a press conference on March 19, 2014, at the Ehime prefectural government building about an Oct. 26 international cycling event to be held along the Nishiseto Expressway, commonly known as the Setouchi Shimanami Kaido, linking Ehime Prefecture's Imabari and Onomichi of Hiroshima Prefecture. The two western Japan prefectures aim to attract 8,000 participants.

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Heart-shaped lemon

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Taizo Noda of a local agricultural cooperative holds a lemon grown in a heart-shaped frame on Ikuchi Island in the Seto Inland Sea in the city of Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, in December 2013.

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Nobel winner returns to sea firefly island

ONOMICHI, Japan - Osamu Shimomura, a Nobel laureate in chemistry, explains how to catch sea fireflies with a trap during an observation event on Sept. 24, 2013 on Kone Island in Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture.

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Nobel winner returns to sea firefly island

ONOMICHI, Japan - Osamu Shimomura (C), a Nobel laureate in chemistry, explains how to trap sea fireflies to participants in an observation event on Sept. 24, 2013 on Kone Island in Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture.

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TV talent from Hiroshima

ONOMICHI, Japan - Mona Nakanishi, a news anchor-turned TV talent, is interviewed by Kyodo News on July 20, 2013 in Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture. Nakanishi grew up in the city along the Seto Inland Sea about 70 kilometers east of Hiroshima City, and lived there until age 18.

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Giant rubber ducky

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Rubber Duck, a 10-meter-tall rubber ducky created by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman, is displayed on a river during a festival in Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, on July 14, 2012.

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City of Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Photo taken on Sept. 6, 2011, shows a view of Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan, where a number of films have been shot.

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Japanese painter Hirayama dies

HIROSHIMA, Japan - A shopper receives a newspaper Extra announcing the death of painter Ikuo Hirayama in his hometown Setoda in Onomichi city, Hiroshima Prefecture, on Dec. 2, 2009. Hirayama, a traditional-style Japanese painter known for his works with themes based on the Silk Road and Buddhism, died of a stroke the same day.

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Japanese painter Hirayama dies

ONOMICHI, Japan - This photo shows newspaper Extras announcing the death of painter Ikuo Hirayama posted at an newspaper delivery agency in his hometown Setoda in Onomichi City, Hiroshima Prefecture, on Dec. 2, 2009. Hirayama, a traditional-style Japanese painter known for his works with themes based on the Silk Road and Buddhism, died of a stroke the same day.

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Livedoor Pres. Horie defeated in Hiroshima No. 6 district

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Takafumi Horie (R), president of Internet services firm Livedoor Co., watches a TV election program at his election campaign office in Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Sept. 11. He was defeated by veteran lawmaker Shizuka Kamei in the Hiroshima No. 6 election district in the day's House of Representatives election.

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Coffins of 2 teachers slain in Afghanistan placed at embassy

KABUL, Afghanistan - The coffins of two teachers who were killed in Afghanistan are placed at the Japanese Embassy in Kabul on Sept. 5. Jun Fukusho and Shinobu Hasegawa, teachers from a junior high school in Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, were found shot dead in southern Afghanistan.

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School offers prayers for 2 teachers slain in Afghanistan

ONOMICHI, Japan - Teachers at Miki Junior High School in Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, offer silent prayers on Sept. 5 during a school gathering for their colleagues Jun Fukusho, 44, and Shinobu Hasegawa, 30, who were found shot to death in Afghanistan.

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Horie begins election campaigning

ONOMICHI, Japan - Takafumi Horie (R), president of Internet services firm Livedoor Co., appeals to voters in Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, on Aug. 30 as he begins official campaigning for the Sept. 11 general election in a Hiroshima district.

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Party leaders, candidates begin election campaigning

ONOMICHI, Japan - Voters listen to a speech by a candidate in the Sept. 11 general election in Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, on Aug. 30, the first day of official campaigning.

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Mighty battleship Yamato comes back in movie

ONOMICHI, Japan - The movie, titled ''Yamato,'' is being shot on the real size of the 64,000-ton battleship Yamato at a former shipbuilding yard on Mukai Island, Hiroshima Prefecture.

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Japan's commercial whaling ship

The Japanese commercial whaling ship Yushin Maru No. 3 is pictured ahead of its departure from the Hiroshima Prefecture city of Onomichi, western Japan, on June 7, 2022. Japan entered its fourth season of commercial whaling since the end of an around 30-year hiatus in 2019.

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Japan's commercial whaling ship

The Japanese commercial whaling ship Yushin Maru No. 3 is pictured ahead of its departure from the Hiroshima Prefecture city of Onomichi, western Japan, on June 7, 2022. Japan entered its fourth season of commercial whaling since the end of an around 30-year hiatus in 2019.

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Shimanami Kaido in western Japan

File photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 27, 2019, shows Tatara Bridge on the Setouchi Shimanami Kaido route linking Onomichi in Hiroshima Prefecture and Imabari in Ehime Prefecture in western Japan.

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Shimanami Kaido in western Japan

File photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 27, 2019, shows Tatara Bridge on the Setouchi Shimanami Kaido route linking Onomichi in Hiroshima Prefecture and Imabari in Ehime Prefecture in western Japan.

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Shimanami Kaido in western Japan

File photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 27, 2019, shows Shin-Onomichi Bridge (front) on the Setouchi Shimanami Kaido route linking Onomichi in Hiroshima Prefecture and Imabari in Ehime Prefecture in western Japan.

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Shimanami Kaido in western Japan

File photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 27, 2019, shows Shin-Onomichi Bridge (R) on the Setouchi Shimanami Kaido route linking Onomichi in Hiroshima Prefecture and Imabari in Ehime Prefecture in western Japan.

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Shimanami Kaido in western Japan

File photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 27, 2019, shows Innoshima Bridge on the Setouchi Shimanami Kaido route linking Onomichi in Hiroshima Prefecture and Imabari in Ehime Prefecture in western Japan.

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Shimanami Kaido in western Japan

File photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 27, 2019, shows Innoshima Bridge on the Setouchi Shimanami Kaido route linking Onomichi in Hiroshima Prefecture and Imabari in Ehime Prefecture in western Japan.

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Japanese film industry mourns acting legend Setsuko Hara

Photo taken Nov. 26, 2015, shows Takemuraya, a Japanese-style inn in the western Japanese city of Onomichi, where the legendary actress Setsuko Hara stayed while filming for "Tokyo Story," a 1953 Yasujiro Ozu movie. Hara died of pneumonia on Sept. 5, 2015, at a hospital in Kanagawa Prefecture at age 95. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Renovated guesthouse to offer scenic view in Onomichi

Photo taken on Sept. 27, 2015, shows a former inn, "Miharashi-tei," (front L) being renovated in the western Japanese city of Onomichi. When reopened as a guesthouse, the national tangible cultural property that has been closed for some 25 years will provide a panoramic view of the Onomichi channel and its surroundings, listed as a Japan Heritage site. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Deserted inn in Onomichi to reopen as guesthouse

A renovation project is under way at "Miharashi-tei," a national tangible cultural property that had lain empty for about 25 years, in the western Japanese city of Onomichi on Sept. 27, 2015. The two-story former inn will be reopened as an affordable guesthouse as early as February 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Childrearing women gather at house-turned-salon in western Japan

Childrearing women gather at a salon converted from a vacant clothing shop in Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan, on May 20, 2015. Renovation work was undertaken by a local nonprofit organization promoting projects to revive vacant houses. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Coffins of 2 teachers slain in Afghanistan placed at embassy

KABUL, Afghanistan - The coffins of two teachers who were killed in Afghanistan are placed at the Japanese Embassy in Kabul on Sept. 5. Jun Fukusho and Shinobu Hasegawa, teachers from a junior high school in Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, were found shot dead in southern Afghanistan. (Kyodo)

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Livedoor Pres. Horie defeated in Hiroshima No. 6 district

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Takafumi Horie (R), president of Internet services firm Livedoor Co., watches a TV election program at his election campaign office in Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Sept. 11. He was defeated by veteran lawmaker Shizuka Kamei in the Hiroshima No. 6 election district in the day's House of Representatives election. (Kyodo)

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Horie begins election campaigning

ONOMICHI, Japan - Takafumi Horie (R), president of Internet services firm Livedoor Co., appeals to voters in Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, on Aug. 30 as he begins official campaigning for the Sept. 11 general election in a Hiroshima district. (Kyodo)

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Party leaders, candidates begin election campaigning

ONOMICHI, Japan - Voters listen to a speech by a candidate in the Sept. 11 general election in Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, on Aug. 30, the first day of official campaigning. (Kyodo)

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Japanese businessman leads Sri Lanka's sole modern dockyard

Toru Takehara, chairman of Colombo Dockyard PLC, poses against the backdrop of work under way at Sri Lanka's sole modern dockyard as seen in this file photo taken on Dec. 22, 2014. The dockyard in Colombo, the South Asian nation's economic capital, has been under management by Japan's Onomichi Dockyard Co. since 1992. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Colombo Dockyard operates as Sri Lanka's sole modern dockyard

Colombo Dockyard PLC in Colombo, Sri Lanka, operates as the South Asian nation's sole modern dockyard, as seen in this file photo taken on Dec. 22, 2014. The dockyard has been under management by Japan's Onomichi Dockyard Co. since 1992. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese painter Hirayama dies

ONOMICHI, Japan - This photo shows newspaper Extras announcing the death of painter Ikuo Hirayama posted at an newspaper delivery agency in his hometown Setoda in Onomichi City, Hiroshima Prefecture, on Dec. 2, 2009. Hirayama, a traditional-style Japanese painter known for his works with themes based on the Silk Road and Buddhism, died of a stroke the same day. (Kyodo)

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Japanese painter Hirayama dies

HIROSHIMA, Japan - A shopper receives a newspaper Extra announcing the death of painter Ikuo Hirayama in his hometown Setoda in Onomichi city, Hiroshima Prefecture, on Dec. 2, 2009. Hirayama, a traditional-style Japanese painter known for his works with themes based on the Silk Road and Buddhism, died of a stroke the same day. (Kyodo)

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The city of Onomichi seen from a hill

Onomichi was a centre of economy and culture and prospered as an important port for the transportation of goods in the Seto Inland Sea from the end of the Heian Period. This photograph captures the city and the Onomichi Suido Channel as well as Matsunaga Bay.==Date:unknown, Place:Onomichi, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number92‐28‐0]

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A view of the city of Onomichi

Onomichi City and Mukojima Island are visible beyond the three-story pagoda of Tenneiji Temple (today an Important Cultural Asset) on the hillside of Mt. Senkoji. The photograph shows the arrangement of buildings in the commercial district around Hondori Street, the white-walled Hamagura warehouses by the seashore, and the construction of the Sanyo Railroad.==Date:unknown, Place:Onomichi, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number59‐5‐0]

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A view of the city of Onomichi

Mt. Jododera is seen from Mukoujima and Tomihama Beach on the south side of Onomichi Suido. Jododera Temple and Kairyu Temple are visible at the foot of the mountain. A man balancing a pole with containers of fertilizer on his shoulder and a mother and children are visible in the foreground.==Date:unknown, Place:Onomichi, Photo:Ogawa Kazumasa, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number9‐39‐0]

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City of Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Photo taken on Sept. 6, 2011, shows a view of Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan, where a number of films have been shot. (Kyodo)

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A view of the city of Onomichi

A view of the city of Onomichi ==Date:Early Meiji, Place:Onomichi, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images)

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Shimanami Kaido cycling route

File photo taken April 27, 2019, shows the Kurushima Kaikyo bridge on Shimanami Kaido, a world renowned cycling route connecting Onomichi in Hiroshima Prefecture with Imabari in Ehime Prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shimanami Kaido cycling route

File photo taken April 27, 2019, shows the Kurushima Kaikyo bridge on Shimanami Kaido, a world renowned cycling route connecting Onomichi in Hiroshima Prefecture with Imabari in Ehime Prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nobel laureate Shimomura dies at 90

Photo taken in September 2013 shows Osamu Shimomura, a co-winner of the 2008 Nobel Prize in chemistry, speaking as he holds a trap to catch sea fireflies on Kone Island in Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture. In 1956, Shimomura became the world's first researcher to succeed in crystallizing luciferin, the luminescent substance in a sea firefly. He died at age 90 on Oct. 19, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Convicted thief escapes from western Japan prison

Police officers patrol in Onomichi in Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan, where a car believed to have been stolen by Tatsuma Hirao, a 27-year-old convicted thief who escaped from prison, was found. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Convicted thief escapes from western Japan prison

Photo taken April 9, 2018, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows an area in Onomichi in Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan, near the site where a car believed to have been stolen and used by Tatsuma Hirao, a 27-year-old convicted thief who escaped from prison, was found. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Convicted thief escapes from western Japan prison

Photo taken April 9, 2018, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows police officers checking vehicles in Onomichi in Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan, near the site where a car believed to have been stolen and used by Tatsuma Hirao, a 27-year-old convicted thief who escaped from prison, was found. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Convicted thief escapes from western Japan prison

Photo taken April 9, 2018, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Mukai Island (L) in Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture in western Japan, where Tatsuma Hirao, a 27-year-old convicted thief on the lam, is believed to have headed by a stolen car. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New Honshu-Shikoku speedway to open in a month

A new speedway linking Japan's main islands of Honshu and Shikoku will open May 1, after 25 years under construction. The 60-kilometer speedway between Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, and Imabari, Ehime Prefecture, is the 3rd and last one linking the two main islands over the Seto Inland Sea in western Japan. The photo, taken from a helicopter over Ikuchishima Island, Hiroshima Pref., on March 28, shows the new speedway's Tatara-Ohashi Bridge.