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Stand-up noodle bar at eastern Japan station

People wait in a line to eat at a stand-up soba noodle eatery "Kisoba" on its last business day on Jan. 14, 2022, at JR Oyama Station in Oyama, Tochigi Prefecture, eastern Japan. The eatery is said to be a model for the one that appears in director Makoto Shinkai's animation "Byosoku 5 Centimeters" (5 Centimeters per Second.)

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Film director Shinkai

Japanese film director Makoto Shinkai (4th from L) poses for photos during a press conference in Tokyo on July 2, 2019, for his animated film "Weathering with You" with members of Japanese rock band Radwimps, who produced and performed music for the film, and an actor and actresses who voiced characters in the film.

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Film director Shinkai

Japanese film director Makoto Shinkai (far R) attends a press conference for his anime film "Weathering with You" with Yojiro Noda (2nd from R), singer and composer of Japanese rock band Radwimps, who produced and performed music for the film, and members of the band in Tokyo on July 2, 2019.

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Film director Shinkai

Japanese film director Makoto Shinkai (C) poses for photos during a press conference announcing the production of his anime film "Suzume" with actresses Mone Kamishiraishi (R) and Nana Mori in Tokyo on Dec. 15, 2021.

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Film director Shinkai

Japanese film director Makoto Shinkai (C) attends a press conference at the Berlin International Film Festival with producer Genki Kawamura (L) and actress Nanoka Hara, who voiced the heroine of Shinkai's anime film "Suzume," in Berlin on Feb. 23, 2023.

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Film director Shinkai

Japanese film director Makoto Shinkai (R) speaks to reporters during his red-carpet appearance at the Berlin International Film Festival in Berlin on Feb. 23, 2023, with actress Nanoka Hara, who voiced the heroine of his anime film "Suzume."

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Film director Shinkai

Japanese film director Makoto Shinkai (C) attends an official screening of his anime film "Suzume" at the Berlin International Film Festival with producer Genki Kawamura (L) and actress Nanoka Hara, who voiced the heroine of the film, in Berlin on Feb. 23, 2023.

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Unmanned station in northeastern Japan popular among anime fans

Photo taken on Oct. 16, 2016, shows Maeda-Minami station, an unmanned railway station on Akita Nairiku Jukan Tetsudo Railway Co.'s Akita Nairiku line in Kitaakita, Akita Prefecture, northeastern Japan. The station has become popular among movie fans for its resemblance to a station in the Japanese anime film "Your Name," directed by Makoto Shinkai.

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Fans flock to anime director Makoto Shinkai's Los Angeles artwork pop-up

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 19 Kyodo - A pop-up installation featuring materials from the complete works of Japanese animation filmmaker Makoto Shinkai drew fans to Los Angeles on Sunday Nov. 19, 2023.The event "Makoto Shinkai: A Journey from Voices of a Distant Star through Suzume" was the first exhibition featuring his films in the United States.(Kyodo)

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Japanese animation film "Suzume" breaks China box office records

A promotional display for the Japanese animation film "Suzume" is erected in a movie house in Beijing on April 13, 2023. The fantasy film directed by Makoto Shinkai has set a new Chinese box office record in the category of Japanese cartoon works, raking in over 752 million yuan ($109 million) as of April 17 since its release on March 24.

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Japanese animation film "Suzume" breaks China box office records

A promotional display for the Japanese animation film "Suzume" is erected in a movie house in Beijing on April 13, 2023. The fantasy film directed by Makoto Shinkai has set a new Chinese box office record in the category of Japanese cartoon works, raking in over 720 million yuan ($105 million) over the three weeks since its release.

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Berlin International Film Festival

Japanese anime director Makoto Shinkai attends a press conference during the promotion of "Suzume" at the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival in Berlin, Germany, on Feb. 23, 2023.

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Submersible leaves for deep-sea research trip

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Photo shows the Shinkai 6500, a Japanese manned submersible aboard its support ship Yokosuka at the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology in Yokosuka, near Tokyo, on Jan. 5, 2013. The probe left for a round-the-world cruise to conduct deep-sea research aimed at studying the origin and evolution of life.

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Deep-sea submersible to observe eels' spawning

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the manned submersible vessel Shinkai 6500 in Suruga Bay in April 2012. A Japanese team of researchers said on May 17, 2012, that they will put the submersible into deep-sea waters in the Pacific near Guam in July 2012 to conduct ecological studies on Japanese eels.

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Astronaut Mohri returns from deep sea exploration

NAHA, Japan - Japanese astronaut Mamoru Mohri speaks at a news conferfence in Naha, Okinawa on March 14 after returning from a deep sea exploration some 6,500 meters below sea level aboard the Shinkai 6500 submersible vessel of the government-affiliated Japan Marine Science and Technology Center. ''I was able to see a wonderful world, a new universe,'' Mohri, 55, told said.

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Astronaut Mohri returns from deep sea exploration

NAHA, Japan - Japanese astronaut Mamoru Mohri speaks at a news conferfence in Naha, Okinawa on March 14 after returning from a deep sea exploration some 6,500 meters below sea level aboard the Shinkai 6500 submersible vessel of the government-affiliated Japan Marine Science and Technology Center. ''I was able to see a wonderful world, a new universe,'' Mohri, 55, told said. (Kyodo)

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Shinkai 6500-inside

Shinkai 6500 - Japanese submarine dedicated to deep-sea research (September 6, 1996)

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Shinkai 6500-1

Shinkai 6500 - the submarine dedicated to deep-sea research. ( Shizuoka, Japan on September 6, 1996 )

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Japanese filmmaker Makoto Shinkai

Photo taken in October 2019 shows Japanese film director Makoto Shinkai speaking at an event in Los Angeles. His animation film "Weathering With You" has been nominated in four categories for the 47th Annie Awards. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Film director Makoto Shinkai

Undated photo shows Japanese film director Makoto Shinkai, who is known for having directed the popular film "your name." The midnight world premiere of his new animation film "Tenki no Ko: Weathering With You" was held in Tokyo on July 19, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan anime "your name." tops China box office on opening weekend

A billboard advertising "your name.," a Japanese smash-hit animated film, is displayed at a movie theater in Beijing on Dec. 2, 2016. The love story directed by Makoto Shinkai topped China's box office on its opening weekend, raking in 285 million yuan ($41 million) in ticket sales since hitting Chinese screens on the day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan anime film "your name." continues to soar, music plays part

Japanese animation film director Makoto Shinkai (L) and RADWIMP singer Yojiro Noda appear in an event in Tokyo on Oct. 27, 2016. Shinkai's film "your name." was featured at the Tokyo International Film Festival from Oct. 25 to Nov. 3. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan anime film "your name." continues to soar, music plays part

Japanese animation film director Makoto Shinkai (L) and RADWIMP singer Yojiro Noda appear in an event in Tokyo on Oct. 27, 2016. Shinkai's film "your name." was featured at the Tokyo International Film Festival from Oct. 25 to Nov. 3. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Deep-sea submersible to observe eels' spawning

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the manned submersible vessel Shinkai 6500 in Suruga Bay in April 2012. A Japanese team of researchers said on May 17, 2012, that they will put the submersible into deep-sea waters in the Pacific near Guam in July 2012 to conduct ecological studies on Japanese eels. (Kyodo)

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"Weathering With You" screened in India

Japanese anime film director Makoto Shinkai (C) acknowledges the crowd in New Delhi on Sept. 27, 2019, during a screening of his latest anime "Tenki no Ko" (Weathering With You). (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Film director Makoto Shinkai

Photo taken in Tokyo on July 2, 2019, shows Japanese film director Makoto Shinkai, who is known for having directed the popular film "your name." The midnight world premiere of his new animation film "Tenki no Ko: Weathering With You" was held in Tokyo on July 19, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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World premiere of "Tenki no Ko: Weathering With You"

Fans gather at Toho Cinemas Shinjuku in Tokyo on July 18, 2019, to attend the midnight world premiere of "Tenki no Ko: Weathering With You," a new animation film directed by Makoto Shinkai, who directed the popular film "your name." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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World premiere of "Tenki no Ko: Weathering With You"

Fans gather at Toho Cinemas Shinjuku in Tokyo on July 18, 2019, to attend the midnight world premiere of "Tenki no Ko" (Weathering With You), a new animation film directed by Makoto Shinkai, who directed the popular film "your name." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Director Shinkai's new anime film

Japanese film director Makoto Shinkai (4th from L), who directed popular animation "your name.," poses for a photo during a press conference in Tokyo on July 2, 2019, to promote his new film "Weathering With You," due to hit screens on July 19. Yojiro Noda (3rd from L), vocalist of rock band RADWIMPS, who was in charge of music and the film's voice actors also attended the event. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Director Shinkai's new anime film

Japanese film director Makoto Shinkai, who directed popular animation "your name.," meets the press in Tokyo on July 2, 2019, to promote his new film "Weathering With You," due to hit screens on July 19. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Director Shinkai's new anime film

Japanese film director Makoto Shinkai, who directed popular animation "your name.," meets the press in Tokyo on July 2, 2019, to promote his new film "Weathering With You," due to hit screens on July 19. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Director Shinkai's next anime film

Japanese film director Makoto Shinkai (C), best known for directing "your name," one of the highest-grossing anime films in Japan, poses at a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 13, 2018 alongside actor Kotaro Daigo and actress Nana Mori. Shinkai said his next anime film, Weathering With You, will be released in July 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Director Shinkai's next anime film

Japanese film director Makoto Shinkai, best known for directing "your name," one of the highest-grossing anime films in Japan, announces at a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 13, 2018 that his next film, Weathering With You, will be released in July 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Director of "your name" meets with Chinese students

Makoto Shinkai (C), who directed popular Japanese animated film "your name," attends an exchange event with students at the Communication University of China in Beijing on Nov. 22, 2016, ahead of the film's release in China on Dec. 2. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Director of "your name" meets with Chinese students

Makoto Shinkai (R), who directed popular Japanese animated film "your name," attends an exchange event with students at the Communication University of China in Beijing on Nov. 22, 2016, ahead of the film's release in China on Dec. 2. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Astronaut Mohri explores deep sea off Okinawa

OKINAWA, Japan - Japanese astronaut Mamoru Mohri (L) waves as he prepares to ride in the submersible Shinkai 6500 on March 13 to explore ocean trenches off the Nansei Islands in southern Japan some 6,500 meters below sea level. Photo provided by the Japan Marine Science and Technology Center. (Kyodo)

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Large Kuroko-type sulfide deposit found off Japan

One of the world's largest Kuroko-type sulfide deposits has been discovered on the floor of a caldera about 1,400 meters under the sea 400 kilometers south of Tokyo, the Agency of Industrial Science and Technology's Geological Survey announced Feb. 11. More than one hundred chimney-like structures made of chilled and settled minerals were observed within a radius of 400 meters. The agency released photos of the ''Sunrise Deposit'' taken by the research subversible Shinkai 2000. ==Kyodo