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Phoenix boat pulled in Nagasaki Buddhist festival

NAGASAKI, Japan - Participants haul a boat in the shape of a Phoenix in the midst of bell sounds and fireworks during the "Shoro Nagashi" Buddhist festival to send off ancestral spirits in Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 15, 2014.

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"Spirit boat" procession held in Nagasaki to mourn deceased

People carry a decorated boat during the traditional "Shoro Nagashi" (Spirit Boat Procession) summer festival in Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 15, 2015, to commemorate victims of World War II and the 1945 atomic bombings. The day marked the 70th anniversary of the end of the war. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"Spirit boat" procession held in Nagasaki to mourn deceased

People carrying decorated boats are poised to depart from near Urakami Cathedral in Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 15, 2015, during the traditional "Shoro Nagashi" (Spirit Boat Procession) summer festival designed to commemorate victims of World War II and the 1945 atomic bombings. The day marked the 70th anniversary of the end of the war. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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The Chokugaku-mon Gate of Yusho-in Reibyo, Zojoji Temple, Shiba

Yusho-in Reibyo(the tomb of Shogun Ietsugu) was located next to Bunsho-in Reibyo(the tomb of his father Ienobu) on the north side of Zojoji. The right building inside of the gate is Shoro(the bell tower).==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number31‐34‐0]

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Phoenix boat pulled in Nagasaki Buddhist festival

NAGASAKI, Japan - Participants haul a boat in the shape of a Phoenix in the midst of bell sounds and fireworks during the "Shoro Nagashi" Buddhist festival to send off ancestral spirits in Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 15, 2014. (Kyodo)

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Japanese released from 2nd kidnapping by FARC in Colombia

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Shoro Shimura (file photo), who was kidnapped for the second time in August by the leftist guerrilla group Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) on Aug. 31, is released unharmed on Oct. 18 on the outskirts of Bogota, Colombia. Shimura, a former prefectural assembly member of Yamanashi, central Japan, was kidnapped for the first time by FARC in September 1998 and released about five months later.