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Illumination event in Sendai

The annual Sendai Pageant of Starlight illumination event begins in Sendai, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 5, 2025. Zelkova trees lining a 500-meter street are lit up with about 480,000 LED lights, with about 2.5 million people expected to visit through Dec. 28.

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Illumination event in Sendai

The annual Sendai Pageant of Starlight illumination event begins in Sendai, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 5, 2025. Zelkova trees lining a 500-meter street are lit up with about 480,000 LED lights, with about 2.5 million people expected to visit through Dec. 28.

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Japan: Storm Systems Bring 100 mm/h Downpour, Causing Flooding in Miyagi

Storm systems brought widespread heavy rain across eastern and northern Japan on Wednesday, October 1. In Miyagi Prefecture, weather alerts were issued as torrential rainfall of approximately 100 mm per hour was reported, causing road floods. Evacuation orders were issued for tens of thousands of homes in Tagajo.

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Indian Prime Minister Modi in Japan

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a luncheon at a hotel in Sendai in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 30, 2025.

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Indian Prime Minister Modi in Japan

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (R) and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi shake hands during a luncheon at a hotel in Sendai in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 30, 2025.

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Indian Prime Minister Modi in Japan

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (R) and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi attend a luncheon at a hotel in Sendai in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 30, 2025.

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Indian Prime Minister Modi in Japan

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (R) and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi attend a luncheon at a hotel in Sendai in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 30, 2025.

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Indian Prime Minister Modi in Japan

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (back) addresses a luncheon with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L) at a hotel in Sendai in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 30, 2025.

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Indian Prime Minister Modi in Japan

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (L) and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi attend a luncheon at a hotel in Sendai in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 30, 2025.

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[Breaking News]Tanabata festival in Sendai

SENDAI, Japan, Aug. 6 Kyodo - People walk under colorful streamers at a shopping arcade in Sendai in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 6, 2025, as the annual Sendai Tanabata Festival begins for a three-day run. (Kyodo)

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Tanabata festival in Sendai

Paper cranes folded by people wishing for the early reconstruction from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster in eastern Japan are hung in front of a department store in Sendai in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 6, 2025, as the annual Sendai Tanabata Festival begins for a three-day run.

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Tanabata festival in Sendai

Paper cranes folded by people wishing for the early reconstruction from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster in eastern Japan are hung in front of a department store in Sendai in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 6, 2025, as the annual Sendai Tanabata Festival begins for a three-day run.

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Tanabata festival in Sendai

People walk under colorful streamers at a shopping arcade in Sendai in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 6, 2025, as the annual Sendai Tanabata Festival begins for a three-day run.

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Tanabata festival in Sendai

People walk under colorful streamers at a shopping arcade in Sendai in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 6, 2025, as the annual Sendai Tanabata Festival begins for a three-day run.

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Day after tsunami warning in Japan

Photo shows a flight information board at Sendai airport in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on July 31, 2025, following the resumption of flights after the Japan Meteorological Agency lifted a tsunami warning for the country's Pacific coast that was put in place the previous day due to a powerful earthquake off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula.

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Tsunami warning issued in Japan

A road is crowded with vehicles heading to an inland area from a coastal area in Sendai, northeastern Japan, on July 30, 2025, after the Japan Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami warning for the country's Pacific coast following a powerful earthquake off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula.

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Japan: Pacific Coast Under Tsunami Advisory After Russia M8.0 Earthquake

Sirens blared as a tsunami advisory was issued for a wide area along Japan's Pacific coast after a magnitude 8.0 earthquake struck off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula on Wednesday, July 30.

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Japan upper house election campaign

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, makes a stump speech in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture in northeastern Japan, on July 19, 2025, a day before the House of Councillors election.

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Japan Crown Princess Kiko

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko speaks at a blood donation promotion event in Sendai in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on July 16, 2025.

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Japan Crown Princess Kiko

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko speaks at a blood donation promotion event in Sendai in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on July 16, 2025.

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Crown princess visits special needs school in Sendai

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko visits a cafe set up at a school for people with intellectual disabilities in Sendai, northeastern Japan, on July 15, 2025.

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Crown princess visits special needs school in Sendai

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko visits a cafe set up at a school for people with intellectual disabilities in Sendai, northeastern Japan, on July 15, 2025.

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Crown princess visits special needs school in Sendai

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko visits a cafe set up at a school for people with intellectual disabilities in Sendai, northeastern Japan, on July 15, 2025.

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Crown princess visits special needs school in Sendai

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko visits a school for people with intellectual disabilities in Sendai, northeastern Japan, on July 15, 2025.

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Crown princess visits special needs school in Sendai

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko visits a school for people with intellectual disabilities in Sendai, northeastern Japan, on July 15, 2025.

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Crown princess visits special needs school in Sendai

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko visits a school for people with intellectual disabilities in Sendai, northeastern Japan, on July 15, 2025.

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Luxury train Cassiopeia's last run

TOKYO, Japan, July 1 Kyodo - JR East's luxury sleeper express train Cassiopeia arrives at JR Ueno Station in Tokyo on June 30, 2025, after making its last run before retirement, a three-day round-trip tour between Tokyo and Sendai, northeastern Japan. The 12-car train, including a restaurant car, ran a regular service between 1999 and 2016, after which it was dedicated to providing a luxury tour service. (Kyodo)

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Luxury train Cassiopeia's last run

Staff pose for a photo by JR East's luxury sleeper express train Cassiopeia on June 30, 2025 after it arrived at JR Ueno Station in Tokyo following a three-day round-trip service between Tokyo and Sendai, northeastern Japan, on its last run before retirement. The 12-car train, including a restaurant car, ran a regular service between 1999 and 2016, after which it was dedicated to providing a luxury tour service.

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Luxury train Cassiopeia's last run

JR East's luxury sleeper express train Cassiopeia arrives at JR Ueno Station in Tokyo on June 30, 2025, after making its last run before retirement, a three-day round-trip tour between Tokyo and Sendai, northeastern Japan. The 12-car train, including a restaurant car, ran a regular service between 1999 and 2016, after which it was dedicated to providing a luxury tour service.

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Luxury train Cassiopeia's last run

JR East's luxury sleeper express train Cassiopeia arrives at JR Ueno Station in Tokyo on June 30, 2025, after making its last run before retirement, a three-day round-trip tour between Tokyo and Sendai, northeastern Japan. The 12-car train, including a restaurant car, ran a regular service between 1999 and 2016, after which it was dedicated to providing a luxury tour service.

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Luxury train Cassiopeia's last run

JR East's luxury sleeper express train Cassiopeia arrives at JR Ueno Station in Tokyo on June 30, 2025, after making its last run before retirement, a three-day round-trip tour between Tokyo and Sendai, northeastern Japan. The 12-car train, including a restaurant car, ran a regular service between 1999 and 2016, after which it was dedicated to providing a luxury tour service.

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Luxury train Cassiopeia's last run

JR East's luxury sleeper express train Cassiopeia arrives at JR Ueno Station in Tokyo on June 30, 2025, after making its last run before retirement, a three-day round-trip tour between Tokyo and Sendai, northeastern Japan. The 12-car train, including a restaurant car, ran a regular service between 1999 and 2016, after which it was dedicated to providing a luxury tour service.

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Luxury train Cassiopeia's last run

JR East's luxury sleeper express train Cassiopeia arrives at JR Ueno Station in Tokyo on June 30, 2025, after making its last run before retirement, a three-day round-trip tour between Tokyo and Sendai, northeastern Japan. The 12-car train, including a restaurant car, ran a regular service between 1999 and 2016, after which it was dedicated to providing a luxury tour service.

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Luxury train Cassiopeia's last run

JR East's luxury sleeper express train Cassiopeia arrives at JR Ueno Station in Tokyo on June 30, 2025, after making its last run before retirement, a three-day round-trip tour between Tokyo and Sendai, northeastern Japan. The 12-car train, including a restaurant car, ran a regular service between 1999 and 2016, after which it was dedicated to providing a luxury tour service.

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Bullet trains in northeastern Japan halted due to inspection

An electronic sign at JR Sendai Station in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, notifies passengers of the temporary suspension of services in both directions on the Tokyo-Sendai section of the Tohoku Shinkansen line on June 17, 2025, following a malfunction that saw a train stop between stations.

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Bullet trains in northeastern Japan halted due to inspection

An electronic sign at JR Sendai Station in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, notifies passengers of the temporary suspension of services in both directions on the Tokyo-Sendai section of the Tohoku Shinkansen line on June 17, 2025, following a malfunction that saw a train stop between stations.

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Bullet trains in northeastern Japan halted due to inspection

An electronic sign at JR Sendai Station in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, notifies passengers of the temporary suspension of services in both directions on the Tokyo-Sendai section of the Tohoku Shinkansen line on June 17, 2025, following a malfunction that saw a train stop between stations.

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Bullet trains in northeastern Japan halted due to inspection

JR Sendai Station in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, is crowded with passengers on June 17, 2025, after the Tohoku Shinkansen bullet train service was suspended in both directions on the Tokyo-Sendai section, following a malfunction that saw a train stop between stations.

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Reserve rice hits store shelves

SENDAI, Japan, June 2 Kyodo - Bags of reserve rice released from government stockpiles through direct contracts with retailers hit the shelves at a supermarket in Sendai, northeastern Japan, on May 31, 2025. (Kyodo)

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Japanese baseball legend Nagashima dies at 89

DeNA BayStars players observe a moment of silence before a baseball game against the Rakuten Eagles at Rakuten Mobile Park Miyagi in Sendai, northeastern Japan, on June 3, 2025, after Japanese baseball legend Shigeo Nagashima died aged 89 earlier in the day.

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Japanese baseball legend Nagashima dies at 89

Rakuten Eagles players observe a moment of silence before a baseball game against the DeNA BayStars at Rakuten Mobile Park Miyagi in Sendai, northeastern Japan, on June 3, 2025, after Japanese baseball legend Shigeo Nagashima died aged 89 earlier in the day.

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Japanese baseball legend Nagashima dies at 89

Rakuten Eagles players observe a moment of silence before a baseball game against the DeNA BayStars at Rakuten Mobile Park Miyagi in Sendai, northeastern Japan, on June 3, 2025, after Japanese baseball legend Shigeo Nagashima died aged 89 earlier in the day.

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Auction of whale meat

Fresh fin whale meat is auctioned at a wholesale market in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on June 3, 2025, following a successful commercial whaling hunt.

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Reserve rice hits store shelves

Shoppers buy reserve rice, released from government stockpiles through direct contracts with retailers, at a supermarket in Sendai, northeastern Japan, on May 31, 2025.

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Reserve rice hits store shelves

Bags of reserve rice released from government stockpiles through direct contracts with retailers hit the shelves at a supermarket in Sendai, northeastern Japan, on May 31, 2025.

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Reserve rice hits store shelves

Bags of reserve rice released from government stockpiles through direct contracts with retailers hit the shelves at a supermarket in Sendai, northeastern Japan, on May 31, 2025.

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Reserve rice hits store shelves

Bags of reserve rice released from government stockpiles through direct contracts with retailers hit the shelves at a supermarket in Sendai, northeastern Japan, on May 31, 2025.

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Lab to study aging mechanism

Japanese precision equipment maker Shimadzu Corp. and Tohoku University establish a lab at the state university's campus in Sendai, northeastern Japan, on April 18, 2025, to jointly study the mechanism of aging. The lab aims to develop anti-aging therapies, medicine and food through the study until March 2027.

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Lab to study aging mechanism

Japanese precision equipment maker Shimadzu Corp. and Tohoku University establish a lab at the state university's campus in Sendai, northeastern Japan, on April 18, 2025, to jointly study the mechanism of aging. The lab aims to develop anti-aging therapies, medicine and food through the study until March 2027.

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Japan: Moment of Silence Observed Nationwide to Mark 14 Years Since 2011 Earthquake and Tsunami 2

Japan marked 14th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami on Tuesday, March 11. A moment of silence was observed across the country, with some places sounding sirens. This video was shot at Sendai Asaichi (Morning market) in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture.