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New Zealand: Landslide Hits Mount Maunganui 3

Six people, including two teenagers, are missing after a major landslide struck a local campground in Mount Maunganui on Thursday, January 22. Police are also seeking information on three others as search and rescue operations continue in a dangerous environment, with authorities describing the incident as a national tragedy and the community rallying to support affected families.

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Marine parade near Osaka expo

OSAKA, Japan, June 2 Kyodo - A marine parade is held near the Yumeshima artificial island, the venue of the World Exposition in Osaka, on May 31, 2025. Some 50 ships including sail training ship the Nippon Maru took part in the 8-kilometer cruise in Osaka Bay. (Kyodo)

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Marine parade near Osaka expo

A marine parade is held near the Yumeshima artificial island, the venue of the World Exposition in Osaka, on May 31, 2025. Some 50 ships took part in the 8-kilometer cruise in Osaka Bay.

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Marine parade near Osaka expo

A marine parade is held near the Yumeshima artificial island, the venue of the World Exposition in Osaka, on May 31, 2025. Some 50 ships including sail training ship the Nippon Maru (front) took part in the 8-kilometer cruise in Osaka Bay.

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Marine parade near Osaka expo

A marine parade is held near the Yumeshima artificial island, the venue of the World Exposition in Osaka, on May 31, 2025. Some 50 ships including sail training ship the Nippon Maru (front) took part in the 8-kilometer cruise in Osaka Bay.

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Marine parade near Osaka expo

A marine parade is held near the Yumeshima artificial island, the venue of the World Exposition in Osaka, on May 31, 2025. Some 50 ships including sail training ship the Nippon Maru (front) took part in the 8-kilometer cruise in Osaka Bay.

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Marine parade near Osaka expo

A marine parade is held near the Yumeshima artificial island, the venue of the World Exposition in Osaka, on May 31, 2025. Some 50 ships including sail training ship the Nippon Maru (R) took part in the 8-kilometer cruise in Osaka Bay.

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Marine parade near Osaka expo

A marine parade is held near the Yumeshima artificial island, the venue of the World Exposition in Osaka, on May 31, 2025. Some 50 ships took part in the 8-kilometer cruise in Osaka Bay.

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Marine parade near Osaka expo

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a marine parade held near the Yumeshima artificial island, the venue of the World Exposition in Osaka, on May 31, 2025. Some 50 ships including sail training ship the Nippon Maru (far R) took part in the 8-kilometer cruise in Osaka Bay.

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World Exposition opens in Osaka

Photo taken on April 13, 2025, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows fireworks being launched over Osaka Bay as the six-month World Exposition opens on an artificial island in the western Japan city the same day.

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Fierce battle between major Japanese underground syndicates

OSAKA, Japan, April 25 Kyodo - Riot police officers confront members of the Yamaguchi-gumi underground gangster syndicate to keep them at bay from Osaka Police Hospital in the western Japan city on Jan. 26, 1985. The syndicate's leader Masahisa Takenaka was admitted to the hospital earlier in the day after being shot by members belonging to the syndicate's rival, Ichiwa-kai.

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US: Strong Winter Storm Brings Blizzard Conditions To Sierra Nevada 3

A strong winter storm hit the Sierra Nevada on Friday, March 1, bringing heavy snow and high winds. Blizzard Warnings were issued for the area, including Lake Tahoe and eastern Nevada. The Sierra Avalanche Center warned that the danger of avalanches was high. Yosemite National Park and many ski resorts in the region announced they were closing at least for the day.

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Venue of World Expo in Osaka

File photo taken on Feb. 7, 2024, shows Yumeshima, an artificial island in Osaka Bay, the location of the planned venue of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka.

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Dead whale in Osaka Bay

A dead whale is seen floating in Osaka Bay off Sakai in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on Feb. 19, 2024.

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[Breaking News]Whale spotted in Osaka Bay

OSAKA, Japan, Feb. 19 Kyodo -Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Feb. 19, 2024, shows a dead whale floating in Osaka Bay, western Japan. The stray whale had been spotted around the area since January. (Kyodo)

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Whale spotted in Osaka Bay

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Feb. 19, 2024, shows a dead whale floating in Osaka Bay, western Japan. The stray whale had been spotted around the area since January.

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Whale spotted in Osaka Bay

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Feb. 19, 2024, shows a dead whale floating in Osaka Bay, western Japan. The stray whale had been spotted around the area since January.

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Whale spotted in Osaka Bay

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Feb. 19, 2024, shows a dead whale floating in Osaka Bay, western Japan. The stray whale had been spotted around the area since January.

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Whale spotted in Osaka Bay

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Feb. 19, 2024, shows a dead whale floating in Osaka Bay, western Japan. The stray whale had been spotted around the area since January.

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Groundbreaking ceremony for Italian pavilion for 2025 Osaka expo

(From L) Hiroyuki Ishige, secretary general of the Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition, Mario Vattani, commissioner general for Italy at Expo 2025 Osaka, and Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura attend a groundbreaking ceremony for the Italian pavilion at the expo site on Dec. 19, 2023, on an artificial island in Osaka Bay in the western Japan city of Osaka.

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Venue of 2025 World Expo in Osaka

File photo taken on Nov. 20, 2023, shows construction under way on Nov. 30, 2023, at the venue of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka on Yumeshima, an artificial island in Osaka Bay in western Japan.

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500 days to go to 2025 World Expo in Osaka

Photo taken in the western Japan city of Osaka from a Kyodo News helicopter shows construction under way on Nov. 30, 2023, at the venue of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka on Yumeshima, an artificial island in Osaka Bay, 500 days ahead of the event's opening.

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Osaka expo construction site

Osaka Mayor Hideyuki Yokoyama (2nd from L) visits the construction site for the 2025 World Exposition's Osaka Pavilion during a tour for the pavilion's sponsors on Nov. 13, 2023, on Yumeshima, an artificial island in Osaka Bay that will be the venue of the Osaka expo.

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Harvest moon

A harvest moon is seen over Matsushima Bay, known as one of Japan's three most scenic views, off Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Sept. 29, 2023. A harvest moon is seen behind Osaka's landmark Tsutenkaku Tower on Sept. 29, 2023. A harvest moon is seen in Sapporo, northern Japan, on Sept. 29, 2023. A harvest moon is seen behind Nagoya Castle in Nagoya, central Japan, on Sept. 29, 2023. A harvest moon is seen behind a Ferris wheel at Kasai Rinkai Park in Tokyo on Sept. 29, 2023. (Kyodo)

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Venue of 2025 Osaka expo

Construction is under way on Sept. 1, 2023, on Yumeshima, an artificial island in Osaka Bay that will be the venue of the 2025 World Exposition.

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Venue of 2025 Osaka expo

Photo taken on Sept. 1, 2023, shows Yumeshima, an artificial island in Osaka Bay that will be the venue of the 2025 World Exposition.

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Japan breaks ground on venue for World Expo 2025 in Osaka

STORY: Japan breaks ground on venue for World Expo 2025 in Osaka DATELINE: April 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:09 LOCATION: OSAKA, Japan CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the ground-breaking ceremony 2. STANDUP (English): ZHONG YA, Xinhua correspondent 3. various of animation of World Expo 2025 (Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition) STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ZHONG YA, Xinhua correspondent "Japan on Thursday broke ground on its venue for World Expo 2025 to be held in Osaka of the country's Kansai region. Covering about 155 hectares, the expo site is built in Yumeshima, an artificial island located in the Osaka Bay Area. A signature ring-shaped structure named 'the Grand Roof' will be featured at the venue, which represents the philosophy of 'unity in diversity' as a symbol of the expo, according to the association. Themed 'Designing Future Society of Our Lives,' the World Expo 2025 is scheduled to be held from April 13 to Oct. 13, 2025." With the construction work kicking off in April, the

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Groundbreaking ceremony for 2025 Osaka expo

(From L to R) Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Yasutoshi Nishimura and Naoki Okada, minister for the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, attend a groundbreaking ceremony on April 13, 2023, for the expo to be held on an artificial island in Osaka Bay in Osaka, western Japan.

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Groundbreaking ceremony for 2025 Osaka expo

(From L to R) Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Yasutoshi Nishimura and Naoki Okada, minister for the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, attend a groundbreaking ceremony on April 13, 2023, for the expo to be held on an artificial island in Osaka Bay in Osaka, western Japan.

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Ground breaking ceremony for 2025 Osaka expo

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks at a groundbreaking ceremony for the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka held on an artificial island in Osaka Bay in western Japan on April 13, 2023. The Osaka Expo will be held for six months through Oct. 13, 2025.

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Ground breaking ceremony for 2025 Osaka expo

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks at a groundbreaking ceremony for the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka held on an artificial island in Osaka Bay in western Japan on April 13, 2023. The Osaka Expo will be held for six months through Oct. 13, 2025.

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Dead whale in Osaka Bay sunk offshore

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 19, 2023, shows a dead whale being transported by a vessel off the Kii Peninsula, western Japan, before being sent down to the sea floor. The 15-meter-long male sperm whale, which was first sighted on Jan. 9 near the mouth of the Yodo River in Osaka, became progressively weaker and was confirmed dead four days later.

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Dead whale in Osaka Bay sunk offshore

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 19, 2023, shows a dead whale being sent down to the sea floor with 30-ton concrete blocks from a vessel off the Kii Peninsula, western Japan. The 15-meter-long male sperm whale, which was first sighted on Jan. 9 near the mouth of the Yodo River in Osaka, became progressively weaker and was confirmed dead four days later.

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Dead whale in Osaka Bay sunk offshore

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 19, 2023, shows a dead whale being sent down to the sea floor with 30-ton concrete blocks from a vessel off the Kii Peninsula, western Japan. The 15-meter-long male sperm whale, which was first sighted on Jan. 9 near the mouth of the Yodo River in Osaka, became progressively weaker and was confirmed dead four days later.

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CORRECTED: Whale spotted in Osaka

Photo taken Jan. 13, 2023, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows an 15-meter-long whale floating in Osaka Bay, western Japan. The stray whale was confirmed dead the same day, four days after it was spotted near the mouth of the Yodo River in Osaka.

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CORRECTED: Whale spotted in Osaka

Photo taken Jan. 13, 2023, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows an 15-meter-long whale floating in Osaka Bay, western Japan. The stray whale was confirmed dead the same day, four days after it was spotted near the mouth of the Yodo River in Osaka.

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Whale spotted near mouth of Yodo River in Osaka

An 8-meter-long whale was spotted near the mouth of the Yodo River in Osaka on Monday, a rare sighting of the large mammal in Osaka Bay, according to the coast guard. The coast guard also warned ships navigating the area to watch out for the animal.

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Restaurant on 57th floor

OSAKA, Japan - Osaka Marriott Miyako Hotel, which is set to open March 7, 2014, inside the 300-meter-tall Abeno Harukas skyscraper in Osaka, unveils ZK, one of its restaurants located on the 57th floor with a view of the Osaka Bay and Mt. Rokko, on Feb. 4.

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Kansai Int'l Airport to mark 20th anniversary

OSAKA, Japan - A night view of Kansai International Airport on an artificial island in Osaka Bay, some 50 kilometers from central Osaka, western Japan, is pictured from a Kyodo News helicopter on Sept. 3, 2014, on the eve of the 20th anniversary of its opening as Japan's first round-the-clock hub airport.

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Urban Animal Album

OSAKA, Japan - A loggerhead sea turtle named Yu swims with artificially produced fins at Suma Aqualife Park in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, on March 12, 2014. The turtle was found in the sea south of Osaka Bay, with part of its fore fins believed to be bitten off by a shark.

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Yumeshima is entertainment resort candidate

OSAKA, Japan - Yumeshima, a man-made island in Osaka Bay, is photographed on May 13, 2014. It is a candidate site for construction of an entertainment resort including casinos.

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Osaka Gov. Matsui in Singapore

SINGAPORE, Singapore - Osaka Gov. Ichiro Matsui (R) shakes hands with George Tanasijevich, president and chief executive officer of Marina Bay Sands Pte Ltd., at the Marina Bay Sands resort in Singapore on July 9, 2012. Matsui urged the resort developer to bid for a casino project in Osaka after Japan enacts laws authorizing the operation of casinos.

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Law enacted to integrate management of 2 Osaka airports

TOKYO, Japan - File undated combination photo shows Itami airport (above), straddling northern Osaka and Hyogo prefectures, and Kansai International Airport (below) in Osaka Bay off the south of Osaka Prefecture. On May 17, 2011, Japan's parliament enacted a law to integrate the management of the two airports in the Osaka area to help repay the huge debts plaguing the Kansai airport and rebuild it as an international hub.

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Japan-India joint coast guard drill

KOBE, Japan - A Japan Coast Guard helicopter participates in a rescue operation during a joint antipiracy drill with the Indian coast guard in Osaka Bay on Dec. 1, 2010. Some 240 personnel from both countries took part in the annual event.

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Semipublic entity applies for court protection from creditors

OSAKA, Japan - This undated photo shows the Osaka World Trade Center Building in Osaka. A heavily-indebted semipublic Osaka entity that operates the building filed for court protection from creditors March 26 under the corporate rehabilitation law. The company was set up in 1989 through funding by the Osaka Municipal government and private firms, and opened the 256-meter, 55-story skyscraper in the Osaka Bay area in 1995 -- the tallest building in western Japan at the time.

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Japan routs Australia in WBC warm-up game

OSAKA, Japan - Tampa Bay Rays leadoff man Akinori Iwamura of the Japanese national team for the World Baseball Classic hits a sacrifice fly to left in the fourth inning of an exhibition match with the Australian national team at Kyocera Dome Feb. 24. Japan beat Australia 8-2.

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Bumpy ride ahead for shuttle service between Kobe and Kansai airports

KOBE, Japan - Passengers are about to board the high-speed ''Bay Shuttle'' linking Kobe and Kansai airports in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture.

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Horie completes 2nd solo sailing trip around globe

NISHINOMIYA, Japan - Japanese adventurer Kenichi Horie waves to well-wishers as he returns to Osaka Bay on June 7 after completing an eight-month nonstop solo voyage around the world in a yacht.

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(1)S. Korean ship crashes into breakwater, 6 dead

ISHIKARI BAY, Japan - The cracked South Korean cargo ship Marine Osaka lies stranded at Ishikari Bay New Port on Nov. 13. Six crew members died after strong winds and high waves sent the vessel at anchor into a breakwater in the port.

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Liberalization hits Osaka taxi drivers hard

OSAKA, Japan - Taxis queue up at a taxi bay in southern Osaka's bustling Minami area to pick up fares.