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Paddy field art

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo taken June 13, 2014, shows an image of support for Japan at the World Cup, depicted on a paddy field using rice species with different colors, in Owariasahi, Aichi Prefecture.

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Sumo stables searched over wrestlers' gambling scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Sumo stablemaster Onomatsu bows to reporters in front of his stable's lodging in the city of Owariasahi, Aichi Prefecture, on July 7, 2010, after police carried out raids there and on his stable in Narashino, Chiba Prefecture, over illegal gambling. The Onomatsu stable is suspected of having played a central role in the sumo wrestlers' gambling, which was allegedly run by a bookie linked to gangsters.

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'Beckoning cats' selling like hot cakes as general election nears

OWARIASAHI, Japan - An employee at ceramic ware maker Tamazen in the city of Owariasahi in Aichi smiles alongside some of the company's hot-selling ''maneki neko'' -- decorative figures of beckoning cats believed to invite good fortune -- ahead of voting day in the Aug. 30 House of representatives election. The company is getting a rush of orders from election workers for the figures, decorated with leopard-skin marks, to attract votes, called ''hyo'' in Japanese, the same pronunciation as another Japanese word meaning leopard.

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Importer arrested in illegal sale of Viagra

NAGOYA, Japan - Police arrested an importer Nov. 13, 2001 on suspicion of illegally selling Viagra (photographed) on the Internet in violation of the Pharmaceuticals Business Law. Police said Tetsuo Kosaka, 43, a resident of Owariasahi, Aichi Prefecture in central Japan, admitted that he sold on the Internet 100-milligram pills of the anti-impotence drug.

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Importer arrested in illegal sale of Viagra

NAGOYA, Japan - Police arrested an importer Nov. 13, 2001 on suspicion of illegally selling Viagra (photographed) on the Internet in violation of the Pharmaceuticals Business Law. Police said Tetsuo Kosaka, 43, a resident of Owariasahi, Aichi Prefecture in central Japan, admitted that he sold on the Internet 100-milligram pills of the anti-impotence drug.

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Japan imperial couple's official duty

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako attend a national tree-planting ceremony in Owariasahi, Aichi Prefecture, on June 2, 2019. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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'Beckoning cats' selling like hot cakes as general election nears

OWARIASAHI, Japan - An employee at ceramic ware maker Tamazen in the city of Owariasahi in Aichi smiles alongside some of the company's hot-selling ''maneki neko'' -- decorative figures of beckoning cats believed to invite good fortune -- ahead of voting day in the Aug. 30 House of representatives election. The company is getting a rush of orders from election workers for the figures, decorated with leopard-skin marks, to attract votes, called ''hyo'' in Japanese, the same pronunciation as another Japanese word meaning leopard. (Kyodo)

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Sumo stables searched over wrestlers' gambling scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Sumo stablemaster Onomatsu bows to reporters in front of his stable's lodging in the city of Owariasahi, Aichi Prefecture, on July 7, 2010, after police carried out raids there and on his stable in Narashino, Chiba Prefecture, over illegal gambling. The Onomatsu stable is suspected of having played a central role in the sumo wrestlers' gambling, which was allegedly run by a bookie linked to gangsters. (Kyodo)

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Paddy field art

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo taken June 13, 2014, shows an image of support for Japan at the World Cup, depicted on a paddy field using rice species with different colors, in Owariasahi, Aichi Prefecture. (Kyodo)

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New coronavirus

Carp streamers are put up over a river in Owariasahi, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Children's Day on May 5, 2020, a day after a nationwide state of emergency was extended until the end of May. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan imperial couple's official duty

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako attend a national tree-planting ceremony in Owariasahi, Aichi Prefecture, on June 2, 2019. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan imperial couple's official duty

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako attend a national tree-planting ceremony in Owariasahi, Aichi Prefecture, on June 2, 2019. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan imperial couple's official duty

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako attend a national tree-planting ceremony in Owariasahi, Aichi Prefecture, on June 2, 2019. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan imperial couple's official duty

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako attend a national tree-planting ceremony in Owariasahi, Aichi Prefecture, on June 2, 2019. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan imperial couple's official duty

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako attend a national tree-planting ceremony in Owariasahi, Aichi Prefecture, on June 2, 2019. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan imperial couple's official duty

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako attend a national tree-planting ceremony in Owariasahi, Aichi Prefecture, on June 2, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan imperial couple's official duty

Japanese Empress Masako attends a national tree-planting ceremony with Emperor Naruhito, not pictured, in Owariasahi, Aichi Prefecture, on June 2, 2019. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan imperial couple's official duty

Japanese Emperor Naruhito attends a national tree-planting ceremony with Empress Masako, not pictured, in Owariasahi, Aichi Prefecture, on June 2, 2019. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan imperial couple's official duty

Japanese Emperor Naruhito speaks as he and Empress Masako attend a national tree-planting ceremony in Owariasahi, Aichi Prefecture, on June 2, 2019. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan imperial couple's official duty

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako attend a national tree-planting ceremony in Owariasahi, Aichi Prefecture, on June 2, 2019. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan imperial couple's official duty

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako attend a national tree-planting ceremony in Owariasahi, Aichi Prefecture, on June 2, 2019. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan imperial couple's official duty

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako attend a national tree-planting ceremony in Owariasahi, Aichi Prefecture, on June 2, 2019. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan imperial couple's official duty

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako attend a national tree-planting ceremony in Owariasahi, Aichi Prefecture, on June 2, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan imperial couple's official duty

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako attend a national tree-planting ceremony in Owariasahi, Aichi Prefecture, on June 2, 2019. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Self-driving bus

A driver takes his hands off the wheel during a test driving of a self-driving bus on a public road in Owariasahi city, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on April 8, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Self-driving bus

A self-driving bus runs on a public road in Owariasahi city, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on April 8, 2019, on a trial basis. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Wild serow caught in urban area in central Japan city

A wild Japanese serow is seen in a cage after being caught in an urban area in the central Japan city of Owariasahi on May 12, 2017. A municipal official said it is unknown where the animal, designated as a special national treasure, came from as there are no forests and mountains around there. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Wild serow caught in urban area in central Japan city

Police officers catch a Japanese serow in an urban area in the central Japan city of Owariasahi on May 12, 2017. A municipal official said it is unknown where the animal, designated as a special national treasure, came from as there are no forests and mountains around there. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo