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[Breaking News]Airing of Hiroshima A-bomb victims list

HIROSHIMA, Japan, May 20 Kyodo - Hiroshima city officials air out books listing the names of victims of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japanese city after removing them from a stone chamber beneath the cenotaph for the victims at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima on May 20, 2026. The officials also turned each page to check the condition of the 130 books, which contain a total of 349,246 names, ahead of the rainy season. (Kyodo)

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Airing of Hiroshima A-bomb victims list

Hiroshima city officials air out books listing the names of victims of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japanese city after removing them from a stone chamber beneath the cenotaph for the victims at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima on May 20, 2026. The officials also turned each page to check the condition of the 130 books, which contain a total of 349,246 names, ahead of the rainy season.

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Airing of Hiroshima A-bomb victims list

Hiroshima city officials air out books listing the names of victims of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japanese city after removing them from a stone chamber beneath the cenotaph for the victims at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima on May 20, 2026. The officials also turned each page to check the condition of the 130 books, which contain a total of 349,246 names, ahead of the rainy season.

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Airing of Hiroshima A-bomb victims list

Hiroshima city officials air out books listing the names of victims of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japanese city after removing them from a stone chamber beneath the cenotaph for the victims at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima on May 20, 2026. The officials also turned each page to check the condition of the 130 books, which contain a total of 349,246 names, ahead of the rainy season.

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Airing of Hiroshima A-bomb victims list

Hiroshima city officials take books listing the names of victims of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japanese city out of a stone chamber beneath the cenotaph for the victims at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima on May 20, 2026. A total of 130 books containing a total of 349,246 names were aired out ahead of the rainy season.

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Airing of Hiroshima A-bomb victims list

HIROSHIMA, Japan, May 22 Kyodo - Hiroshima city officials air out books listing the names of victims of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japanese city after removing them from a stone chamber beneath the cenotaph for the victims at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima on May 22, 2025. The officials also turned each page to check the condition of the 128 books, which contain a total of 344,306 names, ahead of the rainy season. (Kyodo)

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Airing of Hiroshima A-bomb victims list

Photo taken on May 22, 2025, shows the interior of a stone chamber at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima which stores books listing the names of victims of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japanese city. The city government opened the chamber to the media for the first time, on the occasion of the annual airing out of the books ahead of the rainy season.

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Airing of Hiroshima A-bomb victims list

Photo taken on May 22, 2025, shows the interior of a stone chamber at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima which stores books listing the names of victims of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japanese city. The city government opened the chamber to the media for the first time, on the occasion of the annual airing out of the books ahead of the rainy season.

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Airing of Hiroshima A-bomb victims list

Photo taken on May 22, 2025, shows the interior of a stone chamber at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima which stores books listing the names of victims of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japanese city. The city government opened the chamber to the media for the first time, on the occasion of the annual airing out of the books ahead of the rainy season.

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Airing of Hiroshima A-bomb victims list

Photo taken on May 22, 2025, shows the interior of a stone chamber at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima which stores books listing the names of victims of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japanese city. The city government opened the chamber to the media for the first time, on the occasion of the annual airing out of the books ahead of the rainy season.

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Airing of Hiroshima A-bomb victims list

Hiroshima city officials take books listing the names of victims of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japanese city out of a stone chamber beneath the cenotaph for the victims at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima on May 22, 2025. A total of 128 books containing a total of 344,306 names were aired out ahead of the rainy season.

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Airing of Hiroshima A-bomb victims list

A Hiroshima city official carefully turns the pages to check the condition of books listing the names of victims of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japanese city after removing them from a stone chamber beneath the cenotaph for the victims at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima on May 22, 2025. A total of 128 books containing 344,306 names were aired out ahead of the rainy season.

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Airing of Hiroshima A-bomb victims list

Hiroshima city officials air out books listing the names of victims of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japanese city after removing them from a stone chamber beneath the cenotaph for the victims at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima on May 22, 2025. The officials also turned each page to check the condition of the 128 books, which contain a total of 344,306 names, ahead of the rainy season.

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Airing of Hiroshima A-bomb victims list

A Hiroshima city official carefully turns the pages to check the condition of books listing the names of victims of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japanese city after removing them from a stone chamber beneath the cenotaph for the victims at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima on May 22, 2025. A total of 128 books containing 344,306 names were aired out ahead of the rainy season.

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US: Glacial Lake Flooding Damages More Than 100 Homes In Juneau, Alaska

More than 100 homes in Juneau, Alaska, were damaged by flooding after a glacial lake overflowed, sending surging water to nearby neighborhoods. Gov. Mike Dunleavy declared a state disaster emergency on Tuesday, August 6, as the Mendenhall River reached record levels and flooded neighborhoods in Mendenhall Valley. There were no deaths or severe injuries reported.

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Airing of Hiroshima A-bomb victims list

Hiroshima city officials take books listing the names of victims of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japanese city from a stone chamber at the Peace Memorial Park on May 15, 2024. A total of 125 books containing 339,227 names were aired out ahead of the rainy season.

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Airing of Hiroshima A-bomb victims list

Hiroshima city officials air out books listing the names of victims of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japanese city after removing them from a stone chamber beneath the cenotaph for the victims at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima on May 15, 2024. The officials also turned each page to check the condition of the 125 books, which contain a total of 339,227 names, ahead of the rainy season.

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Kudo No. 2 tomb in Nara Pref.

KASHIHARA, Japan - The Kudo No. 2 tomb, dating back to the mid-seventh century during Japan's Asuka period, in the town of Kanmaki, Nara Prefecture, western Japan, is pictured on Feb. 5, 2014. The town's education board said on Feb. 12 that a horizontal stone chamber has been discovered at the tomb.

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Tile fragments found at tomb in Nara Pref.

KASHIHARA, Japan - Fragments of tiles unearthed at an ancient tomb in the town of Kanmaki, Nara Prefecture, western Japan, are pictured on Feb. 12, 2014. The town's education board said the fragments were found both inside and outside a recently-discovered stone chamber at the Kudo No. 2 tomb, dating back to the mid-seventh century during Japan's Asuka period.

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Ancient stone chamber discovered in Nara Pref.

KASHIHARA, Japan - A horizontal stone chamber, recently discovered at an ancient tomb, is pictured on Feb. 5, 2014, in the town of Kanmaki, Nara Prefecture, western Japan. It was discovered at the Kudo No. 2 tomb dating back to the mid-seventh century during Japan's Asuka period.

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Koguryo murals reproduced

TOKYO, Japan - The Tokyo University of the Arts shows to reporters a reproduced life-size stone chamber of an ancient Koguryo tomb with colorful murals in Tokyo on Feb. 27, 2012. The Gangseo tomb, believed to be the tomb of a Koguryo dynasty king from the late sixth to early seventh century, is located in the southwestern part of North Korea.

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Koguryo murals reproduced

TOKYO, Japan - The Tokyo University of the Arts shows to reporters a reproduced life-size stone chamber of an ancient Koguryo tomb with colorful murals in Tokyo on Feb. 27, 2012. The Gangseo tomb, believed to be the tomb of a Koguryo dynasty king from the late sixth to early seventh century, is located in the southwestern part of North Korea. On the left is Masaaki Miyasako, a professor at the university.

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Murals of Okto-ri tomb in Nampho, N. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in October 2011 shows murals on stone chamber walls -- men and women clad in ethnic costumes on the east wall and a design consisting of Chinese characters, pronounced ''tae (dae)'' and ''wang'' in Korean on the north wall -- at the Okto-ri tomb in Nampho, North Korea. The tomb dating back to the late fourth century to the early fifth century during the Koguryo dynasty was excavated in 2010 and disclosed to the foreign media for the first time in October 2011.

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Murals of Okto-ri tomb in Nampho, N. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in October 2011 shows murals on a stone chamber's east wall which depict men and women in ethnic costumes, some of them dancing, at the Okto-ri tomb in Nampho, North Korea. The tomb dating back to the late fourth century to the early fifth century during the Koguryo dynasty was excavated in 2010 and disclosed to the foreign media for the first time in October 2011.

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Murals of Okto-ri tomb in Nampho, N. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - Image captured by ultraviolet photography shows the face of a maid painted on a stone chamber wall in the Okto-ri tomb, Nampho, North Korea, in October 2011. The maid's lips are painted in red. The tomb dating back to the late fourth century to the early fifth century during the Koguryo dynasty was disclosed to the foreign media for the first time in October 2011.

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Murals of Okto-ri tomb in Nampho, N. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in October 2011 shows murals on a stone chamber wall in the Okto-ri tomb, dating back to the late fourth century to the early fifth century during the Koguryo dynasty, in Nampho, North Korea. The paintings depict a beam (edged with red lines), flames above the beam and a foot of a black tortoise, one of ''Four Guardian Deities,'' above the flames.

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Murals of Okto-ri tomb in Nampho, N. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in October 2011 shows murals on a stone chamber wall in the Okto-ri tomb, dating back to the late fourth century to the early fifth century during the Koguryo dynasty, in Nampho, North Korea. An image of the buried couple believed to have been painted there was almost unrecognizable. A beam painted in yellow appears to divide the real world (below) and an imaginary world (above).

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Murals of Okto-ri tomb in Nampho, N. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in October 2011 shows maids painted on a stone wall chamber of the Okto-ri tomb, dating back to the late fourth century to the early fifth century during the Koguryo dynasty, in Nampho, North Korea. A maid with higher status is depicted larger and those with lower status were painted smaller.

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Excavation of Koguryo tomb in Pyongyang

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Oct. 11, 2011, shows a Chinese character (C) on a wall of a stone chamber in the Kosan-dong No. 1 tomb dating back to the early sixth century, one of the Koguryo tombs in Pyongyang, North Korea.

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Excavation of Koguryo tomb in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken on Oct. 11, 2011, shows a black tortoise, one of the four guardian deities and the guardian of the north, painted on a stone chamber wall at the Kosan-dong No. 1 tomb, one of the Koguryo tombs in Pyongyang, North Korea, dating back to the early sixth century. The tomb was recently excavated by a team of Japanese and North Korean researchers after being first unearthed in 1936.

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Excavation of Koguryo tomb in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Infrared photo dated Oct. 9, 2011, shows a wall of a stone chamber at the Kosan-dong No. 1 tomb, one of the Koguryo tombs in Pyongyang, North Korea. The tomb, dating back to the early sixth century during the Koguryo dynasty, was recently excavated by a team of Japanese and North Korean researchers after being first unearthed in 1936.

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Excavation of Koguryo tomb in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken Oct. 9, 2011, shows a pair of black tortoises, one of the four guardian deities and the guardian of the north, painted on a stone chamber wall at the Kosan-dong No. 1 tomb, one of the Koguryo tombs in Pyongyang, North Korea. The tomb, dating back to the early sixth century during the Koguryo dynasty, was recently excavated by a team of Japanese and North Korean researchers after being first unearthed in 1936.

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Stone chamber of ancient tomb unveiled to viewers

KASHIHARA, Japan - Visitors look at the upper part of a red-colored stone chamber, excavated at the ancient Sakurai Chausu-yama tomb mound in Sakurai, Nara Prefecture, on Oct. 29, 2009. The mound is believed to be a nobleman's tomb from the early years of the Yamato dynasty, which ruled major parts of Japan from the third to seventh centuries.

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Stone chamber of ancient tomb in early Yamato dynasty unveiled

SAKURAI, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 22, 2009, shows the Sakurai Chausu-yama tomb mound near Japan's former capital of Nara. A red-colored stone chamber was excavated from the 200-meter-long keyhole-shaped tomb mound. The site is believed to be a nobleman's tomb from the early years of the Yamato dynasty, which ruled major parts of Japan from the third to seventh centuries.

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Stone chamber of ancient tomb in early Yamato dynasty unveiled

KASHIHARA, Japan - Photo shows a red-colored stone chamber after a wooden coffin was removed at the ancient Sakurai Chausu-yama tomb mound near Japan's former capital of Nara. The tomb mound was believed to be a nobleman's tomb from the early years of the Yamato dynasty, which ruled major parts of Japan from the third to seventh centuries. (Pool photo)

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Stone chamber of ancient tomb in early Yamato dynasty unveiled

KASHIHARA, Japan - The roof of a red-colored stone chamber, excavated at the ancient Sakurai Chausu-yama tomb mound in Sakurai, Nara Prefecture, is covered with large pieces of stone. Japanese archaeologists showed to the media the stone chamber on Oct. 22, 2009. The site is believed to date back to the late third to early fourth century.

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Stone chamber of ancient tomb in early Yamato dynasty unveiled

KASHIHARA, Japan - Photo taken September 24, 2009, shows a red-colored stone chamber and a wooden coffin (C, below) excavated at the ancient Sakurai Chausu-yama tomb mound near Japan's former capital of Nara. Japanese archaeologists showed the stone chamber at the tomb mound to the media on Oct. 22, 2009. The site is believed to be a nobleman's tomb from the early years of the Yamato dynasty, which ruled major parts of Japan from the third to seventh centuries. (Pool photo)

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Gov't reinforces painted wall plaster at Takamatsuzuka tomb

KASHIHARA, Japan - The Cultural Affairs Agency started reinforcing pieces of painted wall plaster on Oct. 18 so that the mural will not be broken while the stone chamber of the ancient Takamatsuzuka tomb in the village of Asuka, Nara Prefecture, is taken apart, agency officials said. The stone chamber will be put back together outside to prevent further deterioration to its wall paintings.

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Photos of stone chamber of 7th-8th century Takamatsuzuka

KASHIHARA, Japan - The stone chamber of the seventh- to eighth-century Takamatsuzuka tomb in the village of Asuka, Nara Prefecture, is opened to the press on Sept. 15 for the first time since murals and colorfully painted walls were discovered in 1972. (Pool photo)

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CHINA-SHANXI-DATONG-ANCIENT TOMB CHAMBER DISCOVERY (CN)

(220102) -- DATONG, Jan. 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This undated photo provided by the Shanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology shows carved images on the outer coffin in the unearthed tomb in Datong City, north China's Shanxi Province. Archaeologists have unearthed a tomb with a stone outer coffin dating back to the Northern Wei Dynasty (386-534) in north China's Shanxi Province, local authorities have announced. (Shanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology/Handout via Xinhua)

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CHINA-SHANXI-DATONG-ANCIENT TOMB CHAMBER DISCOVERY (CN)

(220102) -- DATONG, Jan. 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This undated photo provided by the Shanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology shows carved images on the outer coffin in the unearthed tomb in Datong City, north China's Shanxi Province. Archaeologists have unearthed a tomb with a stone outer coffin dating back to the Northern Wei Dynasty (386-534) in north China's Shanxi Province, local authorities have announced. (Shanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology/Handout via Xinhua)

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CHINA-SHANXI-DATONG-ANCIENT TOMB CHAMBER DISCOVERY (CN)

(220102) -- DATONG, Jan. 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This undated aerial photo provided by the Shanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology shows the excavation site of an ancient tomb in Datong City, north China's Shanxi Province. Archaeologists have unearthed a tomb with a stone outer coffin dating back to the Northern Wei Dynasty (386-534) in north China's Shanxi Province, local authorities have announced. (Shanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology/Handout via Xinhua)

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CHINA-SHANXI-DATONG-ANCIENT TOMB CHAMBER DISCOVERY (CN)

(220102) -- DATONG, Jan. 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This undated photo provided by the Shanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology shows carved images on the outer coffin in the unearthed tomb in Datong City, north China's Shanxi Province. Archaeologists have unearthed a tomb with a stone outer coffin dating back to the Northern Wei Dynasty (386-534) in north China's Shanxi Province, local authorities have announced. (Shanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology/Handout via Xinhua)

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CHINA-SHANXI-DATONG-ANCIENT TOMB CHAMBER DISCOVERY (CN)

(220102) -- DATONG, Jan. 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This undated photo provided by the Shanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology shows carved images on the outer coffin in the unearthed tomb in Datong City, north China's Shanxi Province. Archaeologists have unearthed a tomb with a stone outer coffin dating back to the Northern Wei Dynasty (386-534) in north China's Shanxi Province, local authorities have announced. (Shanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology/Handout via Xinhua)

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CHINA-SHANXI-DATONG-ANCIENT TOMB CHAMBER DISCOVERY (CN)

(220102) -- DATONG, Jan. 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This undated photo provided by the Shanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology shows carved images on the outer coffin in the unearthed tomb in Datong City, north China's Shanxi Province. Archaeologists have unearthed a tomb with a stone outer coffin dating back to the Northern Wei Dynasty (386-534) in north China's Shanxi Province, local authorities have announced. (Shanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology/Handout via Xinhua)

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Photos of stone chamber of 7th-8th century Takamatsuzuka

KASHIHARA, Japan - The colorfully painted women on the west wall of the stone chamber of the seventh- to eighth-century Takamatsuzuka tomb in the village of Asuka, Nara Prefecture. The Takamatsuzuka tomb is opened to the press on Sept. 15 for the first time since murals and colorfully painted walls were discovered in 1972. This photo was provided by the National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, Nara. (Kyodo)

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Photos of stone chamber of 7th-8th century Takamatsuzuka

KASHIHARA, Japan - The stone chamber of the seventh- to eighth-century Takamatsuzuka tomb in the village of Asuka, Nara Prefecture, is opened to the press on Sept. 15 for the first time since murals and colorfully painted walls were discovered in 1972. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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Stone chamber of ancient tomb unveiled to viewers

KASHIHARA, Japan - Visitors look at the upper part of a red-colored stone chamber, excavated at the ancient Sakurai Chausu-yama tomb mound in Sakurai, Nara Prefecture, on Oct. 29, 2009. The mound is believed to be a nobleman's tomb from the early years of the Yamato dynasty, which ruled major parts of Japan from the third to seventh centuries. (Kyodo)

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Stone chamber of ancient tomb in early Yamato dynasty unveiled

KASHIHARA, Japan - Photo shows a red-colored stone chamber after a wooden coffin was removed at the ancient Sakurai Chausu-yama tomb mound near Japan's former capital of Nara. The tomb mound was believed to be a nobleman's tomb from the early years of the Yamato dynasty, which ruled major parts of Japan from the third to seventh centuries. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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Stone chamber of ancient tomb in early Yamato dynasty unveiled

SAKURAI, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 22, 2009, shows the Sakurai Chausu-yama tomb mound near Japan's former capital of Nara. A red-colored stone chamber was excavated from the 200-meter-long keyhole-shaped tomb mound. The site is believed to be a nobleman's tomb from the early years of the Yamato dynasty, which ruled major parts of Japan from the third to seventh centuries. (Kyodo)