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Tour guide shows how to roll 'kombu' in Rausu, Hokkaido

KUSHIRO, Japan - Tour guide Kazuko Hasegawa (L) demonstrates how to roll "kombu" sea tangle for tourists on Aug. 14, 2014, in Rausu Town on the Shiretoko Peninsula, Hokkaido, Japan. Tours to learn about "kombu," a specialty of Rausu, started in August before the 10th anniversary next year of Shiretoko's addition to the UNESCO list of World Heritage sites.

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Man speaks about Rausu 'kombu' sea tangle

KUSHIRO, Japan - Kazuaki Ida of the Rausu Fisheries Cooperative Association explains the attractiveness of local "kombu" sea tangle in Rausu Town on the Shiretoko Peninsula in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido on Aug. 13, 2014. Tours to learn about "kombu," a specialty of Rausu, started in August before the 10th anniversary next year of Shiretoko's addition to the UNESCO list of World Heritage sites.

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Fisherman gathers 'kombu' off Rausu, Hokkaido

KUSHIRO, Japan - A fisherman gathers "kombu" sea tangle off the coast of Rausu Town on the Shiretoko Peninsula, Hokkaido, Japan, on Aug. 14, 2014. Tours to learn about "kombu," a specialty of Rausu, started in August before the 10th anniversary next year of Shiretoko's addition to the UNESCO list of World Heritage sites.

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Fish stocks in decline

TOKYO, Japan - A January 2004 file photo shows a catch of Alaska pollack in the town of Rausu, Hokkaido. Japan's Fisheries Agency has reported low stocks of 36 of 85 major fish species in waters near Japan in fiscal 2013, including some 10 subject to a catch reduction recommendation.

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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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Snow plowing in Hokkaido

KUSHIRO, Japan - Plows remove snow from a major road in the town of Rausu, Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost prefecture, on April 7, 2011, ahead of the major holidays starting April 29.

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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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Japan, Russia to cooperate to save endangered eagles

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows an endangered Steller's sea eagle flying over drift ice off the town of Rausu on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido. The Russian Natural Resources Ministry announced Feb. 26 that experts from Japan and Russia will cooperate to carry out a conservation project to artificially breed the eagles in a zoo in Sapporo, Hokkaido, and release them in Russia's Sakhalin Province, where the birds breed. The bird is said to be the world's heaviest eagle.

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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.

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Boat travel near Russia-held isles

Ex-residents of Russian-held, Japanese-claimed islands off Hokkaido and others pray on boat toward Kunashiri Island, one of the isles, off the town of Rausu in Hokkaido on Oct. 6, 2021, as a visa-free visit was cancelled for this fiscal year due to the coronavirus pandemic. (Pool photo)

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Japan's scenic Shiretoko Peninsula attracting visitors

A white-tailed eagle (L) and a Steller's sea eagle fight over food in the town of Rausu on Hokkaido's Shiretoko Peninsula on March 4, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Waki appointed head of Chishima, Habomai residents' league

Kimio Waki, former mayor of Rausu town in Hokkaido, speaks at a meeting of the League of Residents of Chishima and Habomai Islands Inc. in Sapporo on May 25, 2015, after he succeeded Toshio Koizumi as its director. The 91-year-old Koizumi, who led the group of former inhabitants of the islands in the Northern Territories for about 23 years, left the post due to his age. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Killer whale swims off Shiretoko Peninsula

A killer whale swims on May 25, 2015, off the northeastern Japan town of Rausu. The range of mountains on the Shiretoko Peninsula, a world natural heritage site on the eastern tip of Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido, can be seen in the background. A sightseeing cruise draws many visitors in early summer, the best season to see whales. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Killer whale swims off Shiretoko Peninsula

A killer whale swims on May 25, 2015, off the northeastern Japan town of Rausu. The range of mountains on the Shiretoko Peninsula, a world natural heritage site on the eastern tip of Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido, can be seen in the background. A sightseeing cruise draws many visitors in early summer, the best season to see whales. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Snow clearance under way on Shiretoko Peninsula

Snow is cleared on the Shiretoko Odan Road, which is closed during the winter, in the town of Rausu, eastern Hokkaido, on April 7, 2015, with the aim of opening the road later in the month. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Snow clearance under way on Shiretoko Peninsula

Snow is cleared on the Shiretoko Odan Road, which is closed during the winter, in the town of Rausu, eastern Hokkaido, on April 7, 2015, with the aim of opening the road later in the month. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sea eagles fight over prey on drift ice off Hokkaido town

A white-tailed eagle (L) and a Steller's sea eagle fight over prey on drift ice off Rausu town in Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on March 4, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tour guide shows "kombu" seaweed to tourists in Hokkaido

Naoko Goto, the founder of a travel company on the Shiretoko Peninsula, Hokkaido, shows a large piece of "kombu" seaweed to tourists in Rausu Town in July 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tour guide explains harvesting of seaweed in Hokkaido to tourists

Naoko Goto (2nd from R), the founder of a travel company on the Shiretoko Peninsula, Hokkaido, talks about the local harvesting of "kombu" seaweed in the town of Rausu to tourists in July 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Waki, new head of Chishima, Habomai residents' league

Kimio Waki, former mayor of Rausu town in Hokkaido, speaks in Sapporo on May 25, 2015, after he succeeded Toshio Koizumi as new director of the League of Residents of Chishima and Habomai Islands Inc. The group consists of former inhabitants of the disputed islands in Japan's Northern Territories currently administered by Russia. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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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. (Kyodo)

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Japan, Russia to cooperate to save endangered eagles

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows an endangered Steller's sea eagle flying over drift ice off the town of Rausu on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido. The Russian Natural Resources Ministry announced Feb. 26 that experts from Japan and Russia will cooperate to carry out a conservation project to artificially breed the eagles in a zoo in Sapporo, Hokkaido, and release them in Russia's Sakhalin Province, where the birds breed. The bird is said to be the world's heaviest eagle. (Kyodo)

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Snow plowing in Hokkaido

KUSHIRO, Japan - Plows remove snow from a major road in the town of Rausu, Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost prefecture, on April 7, 2011, ahead of the major holidays starting April 29. (Kyodo)

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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. (Kyodo)

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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. (Kyodo)

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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. (Kyodo)

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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. (Kyodo)

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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. (Kyodo)

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Tour guide shows how to roll 'kombu' in Rausu, Hokkaido

KUSHIRO, Japan - Tour guide Kazuko Hasegawa (L) demonstrates how to roll "kombu" sea tangle for tourists on Aug. 14, 2014, in Rausu Town on the Shiretoko Peninsula, Hokkaido, Japan. Tours to learn about "kombu," a specialty of Rausu, started in August before the 10th anniversary next year of Shiretoko's addition to the UNESCO list of World Heritage sites. (Kyodo)

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Man speaks about Rausu 'kombu' sea tangle

KUSHIRO, Japan - Kazuaki Ida of the Rausu Fisheries Cooperative Association explains the attractiveness of local "kombu" sea tangle in Rausu Town on the Shiretoko Peninsula in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido on Aug. 13, 2014. Tours to learn about "kombu," a specialty of Rausu, started in August before the 10th anniversary next year of Shiretoko's addition to the UNESCO list of World Heritage sites. (Kyodo)

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