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Steam train begins annual autumn service in Hokkaido

SAPPORO, Japan - The SL (Steam Locomotive) Niseko leaves JR Otaru station in Hokkaido Prefecture on Sept. 20, 2014. Every autumn, the steam train service operates for a limited period between Sapporo and Rankoshi via the popular resort town of Niseko. But operator Hokkaido Railway Co. is considering scrapping the service next year.

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Ex-Japan army soldier recalls hide-out life on Philippine island

Tsukasa Shimojo, a former member of the Imperial Japanese Army, talks at his home in Rankoshi, Hokkaido Prefecture, northern Japan, on Feb. 18, 2015, about his life in a jungle hide-out on the Philippine island of Panay during World War II. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Steam train begins annual autumn service in Hokkaido

SAPPORO, Japan - The SL (Steam Locomotive) Niseko leaves JR Otaru station in Hokkaido Prefecture on Sept. 20, 2014. Every autumn, the steam train service operates for a limited period between Sapporo and Rankoshi via the popular resort town of Niseko. But operator Hokkaido Railway Co. is considering scrapping the service next year. (Kyodo)