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Fishing boat Zuisho Maru freed 7 months after seizure by Russia

KUSHIRO, Japan - The Japanese fishing boat Zuisho Maru No. 38, seized by Russian authorities in January for illegal fishing, berthed at Rausu, Hokkaido after it was released by Russia and towed back to Rausu on Aug. 14. The captain Takashi Kawabata and five other crew members of the 19-ton vessel had been released by the end of May. Russian authorities accused Kawabata of illegal fishing and imposed a 300,000 ruble (1.4 million yen) fine.

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Sea eagles on drift ice

SAPPORO, Japan - Steller's sea eagles are seen on drift ice off the town of Rausu, Hokkaido, on March 5, 2012. The nationally protected birds migrate south to Japan in winter and return to the Russian Far East in spring to breed.

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Sea eagles on drift ice

SAPPORO, Japan - Steller's sea eagles are seen on drift ice off the town of Rausu, Hokkaido, on March 5, 2012. The nationally protected birds migrate south to Japan in winter and return to the Russian Far East in spring to breed.

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Steller's sea eagles on drift ice

RAUSU, Japan - Steller's sea eagles are seen on drift ice off the town of Rausu, Hokkaido, on Feb. 15, 2011. The nationally protected birds migrate south to Japan in the winter along with drift ice and return to the Russian Far East in spring to breed.

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Steller's sea eagles on drift ice

RAUSU, Japan - Steller's sea eagles are seen on drift ice off the town of Rausu, Hokkaido, on Feb. 15, 2011. The nationally protected birds migrate south to Japan in the winter along with drift ice and return to the Russian Far East in spring to breed.

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Steller's sea eagles on drift ice

RAUSU, Japan - Steller's sea eagles are seen on drift ice off the town of Rausu, Hokkaido, on Feb. 15, 2011. The nationally protected birds migrate south to Japan in the winter along with drift ice and return to the Russian Far East in spring to breed.

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Total moon eclipse seen in Japan

RAUSU, Japan - A total eclipse of the moon is observed in Rausu in the northernmost Japanese prefecture of Hokkaido at 4:40 p.m. on Dec. 21, 2010.

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Coast Guard inspects boats bearing bullet marks

KUSHIRO, Japan - Japan Coast Guard officers inspect two fishing boats at a port in Rausu, Hokkaido, on Jan. 30, 2010. The inspectors found a total of 20 bullet marks on the two boats that were shot at by a Russian border guard helicopter the previous day.

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Coast Guard inspects boats bearing bullet marks

KUSHIRO, Japan - Japan Coast Guard officers inspect two fishing boats at a port in Rausu, Hokkaido, on Jan. 30, 2010. The inspectors found a total of 20 bullet marks on the two boats that were shot at by a Russian border guard helicopter the previous day.

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Coast Guard inspects boats bearing bullet holes

KUSHIRO, Japan - Japan Coast Guard officers inspect two fishing boats at a port in Rausu, Hokkaido, on Jan. 30, 2010. The inspectors found a total of 20 bullet holes on the two boats that were shot at by a Russian border guard helicopter the previous day.

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UNESCO registers Shiretoko as natural heritage site

RAUSU, Japan - A banner is put up at the Rausu town office on the Shiretoko Peninsula in Hokkaido informing people in the town of a UNESCO decision to admit the Shiretoko area as a natural heritage site.