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Seto Ohashi Bridge 25th anniversary

HIROSHIMA, Japan - An April 9, 2013, photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Seto Ohashi Bridge, linking Japan's Honshu and Shikoku islands, which on April 10, 2013 marked the 25th anniversary of its opening.

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Shikoku prefectures personified

KOCHI, Japan - A poster featuring characters meant to personify the four prefectures of Shikoku Island, western Japan, was issued in May 2011. The female characters, drawn in a style similar to popular animated series, are aimed at promoting the use of the Seto Ohashi network of bridges linking Japan's mainland Honshu and Shikoku Island, and have become popular among Internet users after their images were posted on the Net in July.

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15-km commemorative marathon held on Seto Ohashi Bridge

TAKAMATSU, Japan - About 4,500 people from across Japan join a 15-kilometer marathon event on the Seto Ohashi Bridge on April 13 to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the opening of the bridge linking Sakaide, Kagawa Prefecture, with Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture.

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15-km commemorative marathon held on Seto Ohashi Bridge

TAKAMATSU, Japan - About 4,500 people from across Japan join a 15-kilometer marathon event on the Seto Ohashi Bridge on April 13 to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the opening of the bridge linking Sakaide, Kagawa Prefecture, with Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Shikoku prefectures personified

KOCHI, Japan - A poster featuring characters meant to personify the four prefectures of Shikoku Island, western Japan, was issued in May 2011. The female characters, drawn in a style similar to popular animated series, are aimed at promoting the use of the Seto Ohashi network of bridges linking Japan's mainland Honshu and Shikoku Island, and have become popular among Internet users after their images were posted on the Net in July. (Kyodo)

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Swimming: World Cup meet in Tokyo

(From L) Hungary's Katinka Hosszu, and Japan's Yui Ohashi, Daiya Seto and Katsuhiro Matsumoto pose for a photo in Tokyo on July 31, 2019, ahead of a World Cup swimming meet beginning Aug. 2 in the Japanese capital. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Seto Ohashi bridge in western Japan

File photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter in March 2018 shows the Seto Ohashi bridge, linking Okayama and Kagawa prefectures in western Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Swimming: Japan gunning for more than 2 golds at world c'ships

Some members of the Japan swimming team -- (from front R clockwise) Yui Ohashi, Rikako Ikee, Suzuka Hasegawa, Yasuhiro Koseki, Daiya Seto, Kosuke Hagino, Masato Sakai and head coach Norimasa Hirai -- attend a press conference in Tokyo on April 17, 2017, ahead of the world championships in Budapest in July. Hirai said Japan will aim for at least three gold medals. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New Honshu-Shikoku speedway to open in a month

A new speedway linking Japan's main islands of Honshu and Shikoku will open May 1, after 25 years under construction. The 60-kilometer speedway between Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, and Imabari, Ehime Prefecture, is the 3rd and last one linking the two main islands over the Seto Inland Sea in western Japan. The photo, taken from a helicopter over Ikuchishima Island, Hiroshima Pref., on March 28, shows the new speedway's Tatara-Ohashi Bridge.