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Factory ship of Japanese whaling fleet returns home

SHIMONOSEKI, Japan - The factory ship Nisshin Maru of the Japanese whaling fleet anchors at Shimonoseki Port in Yamaguchi Prefecture on April 14 after returning from the Antarctic Ocean. The fleet's five other vessels involved in what the Japanese government claims is scientific research had already returned to Shimonoseki as of April 13.

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Globefish auction starts in Shimonoseki

SHIMONOSEKI, Japan - The first auction of the globefish season begins at the Haedomari Market in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, in western Japan, on Sept. 25, 2014.

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Ex-British consulate building in Shimonoseki

SHIMONOSEKI, Japan - Photo shows the former British Consulate building in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on July 15, 2014. The building, first constructed in 1906 and designated later as an important Japanese cultural property, reopened on July 18, 2014, following renovation.

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Japan "research whaling"

SHIMONOSEKI, Japan - The Japanese whaling ship Yushin Maru leaves Shimonoseki port in Yamaguchi Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on May 16, 2014. The vessel will take part in so-called research whaling in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with a sharply reduced quota for whale catches following a ruling by the International Court of Justice in March 2014 banning Japanese whaling in the Antarctic Sea.

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'Senteisai' festival at Shimonoseki shrine

SHIMONOSEKI, Japan - A woman performs a dance during the annual "Senteisai" festival at the Akama Jingu shrine in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on May 3, 2014.

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Train to be sent to Myanmar

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - A diesel-powered train is lifted for transportation in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on Feb. 6, 2012. Fifteen diesel train cars previously used by West Japan Railway Co. will be sent to Myanmar.

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Rare metal exploration vessel

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - The marine resources exploration vessel Hakurei is launched in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on March 23, 2011. The vessel will explore for rare metal and other mineral resources in the seabed beginning 2012.

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Japan whalers return home

SHIMONOSEKI, Japan - The Japanese whaling ship Yushin Maru No.3 returns to Shimonoseki port in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, from the Antarctic Ocean on March 21, 2011. The whalers were forced to halt so-called research whaling after obstruction by the antiwhaling group Sea Shepherd Conservation Society.

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Japanese trains off for 2nd life in Malaysia

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - A retired Japanese train car is loaded onto a trailer truck on Nov. 15, 2010, in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, prior to transportation to Malaysia. The train's operator, West Japan Railway Co., will hand over the long-distance sleeper train Ginga and rapid overnight train Moonlight Kyushu for free following a request from the Malaysian government.

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MSDF plane ends up in rice field, no one injured

FUKUOKA, Japan - A Maritime Self-Defense Force transport plane lies in a rice field on Sept. 28, 2009, after overrunning a runway at Ozuki air base in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture. The 11 MSDF officers aboard the plane and residents near the base were not injured in the incident.

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MSDF plane ends up in rice field, no one injured

FUKUOKA, Japan - A Maritime Self-Defense Force transport plane ended up in a rice field on Sept. 28, 2009, after overrunning a runway at Ozuki air base in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture. The 11 MSDF officers aboard the plane and residents near the base were not injured in the incident.

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Ex-Prime Minister Abe reelected

SHIMONOSEKI, Japan - Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of the Liberal Democratic Party shakes hands with a supporter after securing reelection as a House of Representatives lawmaker in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on Aug. 30. The LDP suffered a humiliating defeat in the general election.

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Master of renowned coffee house in Shimonoseki hangs up his pots

SHIMONOSEKI, Japan - Kunio Kanegae serves his specialty cafe au lait, pouring the coffee and milk from pots held up high at his coffee house Shimonoseki Ijinkan in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture. The photo was taken in August 2008.

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Red London bus gets press preview ahead of debut in Japan

SHIMONOSEKI, Japan - A distinctive red double-decker bus from London on loan to the city of Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on display to the press on March 12 ahead of the start of service at the city on weekends and public holidays this spring. London replaced the Routemasters with modern buses, both single- and double-deckers, in November 2006. The Routemaster on loan to Shimonoseki was built in 1962.

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Abe expresses intent to run in LDP presidential election

SHIMONOSEKI, Japan - Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe expresses his intention to run in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election in September at a gathering sponsored by his supporters in his home constituency in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture on Aug. 12.

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74-yr-old man nabbed for setting Shimonoseki Station ablaze

SHIMONOSEKI, Japan - A section of the JR Shimonoseki Station building stands gutted after a predawn fire on Jan. 7. Police arrested a 74-year-old man on suspicion of arson.

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(1)Fishing boat sinks off Fukuoka, 1 dead, 6 missing

SHIMONOSEKI, Japan - One of the crew members of the Koyo Maru No. 18 of Kyowa Suisan from Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture, is rescued July 2 after the fishing boat sank following a collision with Panamanian-flagged freighter Heung A Jupiter off Fukuoka Prefecture earlier in the day.

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Whaling ship embarks on last voyage

SHIMONOSEKI, Japan - The 740-ton whaling ship Toshi Maru No. 25 leaves a port in Shimonoseki, western Japan, on its final voyage to the Northwest Pacific on June 28 to conduct a three-month research whaling project. The ship is about to be retired from active duty, four decades after its launch in 1962, and the city of Shimonoseki, a former whaling base in Japan, is planning to preserve it.

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IWC closes, nixes native whaling bid in Arctic

SHIMONOSEKI, Japan - The International Whaling Commission (IWC) ends its five-day annual plenary meeting in Shimonoseki, western Japan on May 24. The 48-member body rejected for the first time in its 56-year history a special whaling quota to allow indigenous people to hunt whales.

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IWC rejects Japan local whaling bid, Iceland walks out

SHIMONOSEKI, Japan - Heated debate continues on the second day of the five-day annual plenary meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on May 21. The IWC voted down Japan's proposal that its four local whaling communities be allowed to catch 50 minke whales, and Iceland walked out of the meeting after a majority of IWC members on Monday voted down the country's bid to rejoin the body because of its reservation against the 1982 moratorium on commercial whaling.

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Japan hosts IWC reception under whale skeleton

SHIMONOSEKI, Japan - The Japanese government hosts a reception May 20 under a blue whale skeleton mounted in an aquarium in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture for members of the International Whaling Commission (IWC). The IWC is holding its annual meeting on May 20-24 in the southwestern Japan city.

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(1)IWC opens meeting, pro-whaling side may gain power

SHIMONOSEKI, Japan - A screen projects Japanese Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Tsutomu Takebe giving an opening speech at an annual plenary meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, in western Japan on May 20.

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(2)IWC opens meeting, pro-whaling group holds march

SHIMONOSEKI, Japan - Some 150 people take to the streets of Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on May 20 to call for the resumption of commercial whaling. The International Whaling Commission (IWC) started a five-day annual plenary meeting in the city the same day.

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Breakdancing competition

Yurie Nemoto reacts after winning the B-Girl title at a national-level breakdancing event held in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture in western Japan, on Sept. 25, 2022.

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Breakdancing competition

Japan's Yurie Nemoto hits the floor in the B-Girl final at a national-level breakdancing event held in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture in western Japan, on Sept. 25, 2022.

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Breakdancing competition

Japan's Yurie Nemoto hits the floor in the B-Girl final at a national-level breakdancing event held in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture in western Japan, on Sept. 25, 2022.

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Breakdancing competition

Isshin Hishikawa reacts after winning the B-Boy title at a national-level breakdancing event held in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture in western Japan, on Sept. 25, 2022.

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Breakdancing competition

Japan's Isshin Hishikawa shows his moves in the B-Boy final at a national-level breakdancing event held in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture in western Japan, on Sept. 25, 2022.

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Breakdancing competition

Japan's Isshin Hishikawa shows his moves in the B-Boy final at a national-level breakdancing event held in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture in western Japan, on Sept. 25, 2022.