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US: Massive Warehouse Fire Destroys Medline Distribution Center in Northern California

A massive fire broke out at a Medline distribution warehouse in Tracy, Northern California, on Thursday, June 11, destroying the one-million-square-foot facility and sending a large column of black smoke into the sky. The blaze started around 1 p.m. and prompted evacuations in the surrounding area.

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China: Wedding Feast Carries On as Heavy Rain Floods Venue in Shaanxi

This unforgettable scene was captured in Weinan, Shaanxi Province, on May 18, 2026. It looks like a party on a river, but it’s actually an outdoor wedding feast. A sudden heavy downpour flooded the square with dozens of centimeters of water. Relatives and friends sit around dozens of round tables, watching the ceremony and waiting for the meal. Thankfully, the organizers set up cozy canopies and fences, keeping guests dry. Rain can’t stop love and blessings—everyone shows up in the storm to celebrate the newlyweds.

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New Zealand: Landslide Hits Mount Maunganui 3

Six people, including two teenagers, are missing after a major landslide struck a local campground in Mount Maunganui on Thursday, January 22. Police are also seeking information on three others as search and rescue operations continue in a dangerous environment, with authorities describing the incident as a national tragedy and the community rallying to support affected families.

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Philippines: Typhoon Kalmaegi Triggers Severe Flooding, Displacing Thousands 2

Severe flooding has submerged towns and displaced hundreds of thousands as Typhoon Kalmaegi battered the central Philippines. Rivers overflowed in Cebu and nearby islands, forcing residents onto rooftops while cars and containers were swept through the streets. Local officials said some evacuation centers were inundated, and many survivors of a recent earthquake had to be evacuated again. More than 380,000 people fled their homes across the Visayas, southern Luzon, and northern Mindanao. Kalmaegi, locally named Tino, made landfall late Monday, November 3 with winds of up to 130 kph before moving toward the South China Sea on Tuesday, November 4.

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China: Tourists and Locals Rescue Yaks from Mud Pit in Qinghai

In Qinghai, China, tourists and locals joined forces with an excavator operator to rescue four yaks stuck in deep mud on September 30, 2025. After spotting the trapped animals, the tourists alerted a herdsman and enlisted help from a nearby construction site. Working for nearly an hour, they freed all four yaks safely. The herdsman said the rescue prevented losses of over RMB 40,000.

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US: North Dakota Sees Powerful Winds Amid Tornado-Producing Storm

Severe weather swept across the upper Midwest on Friday, June 20, bringing powerful winds and leaving at least 3 dead in North Dakota as a tornado ripped through the area.

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China: Typhoon Wutip Darkens Hainan Skies Ahead of Landfall in Hainan

This is the terrifying moment a massive wall of dark clouds engulfed the skies over Hainan as Typhoon Wutip approached southern China. On June 11, 2025, in Hainan, China, video captured thick, menacing clouds rolling in ahead of Typhoon Wutip's landfall. The sky turned eerily dark as the season’s first typhoon neared, creating a heavy, ominous atmosphere. The storm made landfall around 11 p.m. on June 13 along the coast of Dongfang, a city in Hainan, with winds reaching up to 30 meters per second and a central pressure of 980 hPa. Heavy rain swept through southern parts of the island, with some areas experiencing torrential downpours and localized extreme rainfall. According to China National Radio, by June 15, Typhoon Wutip had weakened into a tropical depression after moving inland into Jiangxi Province, and continued to lose strength. The video ends with the storm clouds blanketing the landscape as residents brace for the typhoon’s impact.

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Japan: Heavy Snowfall Hits Sea Of Japan Coast 4

Heavy snowfall has battered a wide area of Japan, especially the Hokuriku region along the Sea of Japan coast. This video shows blizzard conditions in the city Otaru, Hokkaido.

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US: EF-1 Tornado Touches Down In Athens, AL, Leaving Devastating Damage

The National Weather Service in Huntsville has confirmed that an EF-1 tornado touched down in downtown Athens, Alabama, on Saturday night, December 28.

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Kobe Marathon

Runners taking part in the Kobe Marathon wave in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, on Nov. 17, 2024, while wearing yellow gloves, a symbol of reconstruction as the western Japan city soon marks the 30th anniversary of the January 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake.

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Philippines: Typhoon Yinxing Makes Landfall In Cagayan, Damaging Infrastructure 3

Typhoon Yinxing, known as Marce in the Philippines, made landfall near Santa Ana, Cagayan, on Thursday afternoon, November 7, forcing more than 21,000 people to evacuate and damaging two domestic airports and homes. Telecommunications and power supplies have remained down due to damaged cables and power lines, severely affecting residents in the affected areas.

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Philippines: Typhoon Yinxing Makes Landfall In Cagayan, Damaging Infrastructure 2

Typhoon Yinxing, known as Marce in the Philippines, made landfall near Santa Ana, Cagayan, on Thursday afternoon, November 7, forcing more than 21,000 people to evacuate and damaging two domestic airports and homes. Telecommunications and power supplies have remained down due to damaged cables and power lines, severely affecting residents in the affected areas.

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Fire drill at Okinawa's Shuri Castle

A fire drill is held at Shuri Castle, a symbol of the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa now under reconstruction, in Naha in the early morning of Oct. 31, 2024, exactly five years after the 2019 predawn fire that destroyed its main buildings located on a UNESCO World Heritage site.

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Fire drill at Okinawa's Shuri Castle

Firefighters take part in a fire drill inside a temporary building covering the main hall of Shuri Castle, a symbol of the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa now under reconstruction, in Naha on Oct. 31, 2024, exactly five years after the 2019 fire that destroyed its main buildings located on a UNESCO World Heritage site.

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Fire drill at Okinawa's Shuri Castle

A fire drill is held at Shuri Castle, a symbol of the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa now under reconstruction, in Naha on Oct. 31, 2024, exactly five years after the 2019 fire that destroyed its main buildings located on a UNESCO World Heritage site.

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Thailand: Overflowing Of Ping River Causes Flooding In Chiang Mai Amid Rainy Season 3

Water levels in the Ping River rose, causing severe flooding across Chiang Mai on September 25 and affecting infrastructure. Small vehicles were stranded on flooded roads, and local shops and stalls were forced to close.

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[Breaking News]Anti-disaster park in Okayama

KURASHIKI, Japan, July 4 Kyodo - Video taken on July 3, 2024, in an area heavily hit by the July 2018 heavy rain in Kurashiki in Okayama Prefecture, western Japan, shows a facility in a just opened park used for anti-disaster education and as an evacuation center in the event of a disaster. The park, designed by renowned Japanese architect Kengo Kuma, is seen as a symbol of reconstruction from the disaster, which left over 200 people dead in wide areas of western Japan, including over 70 in Kurashiki. (Kyodo)

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US: Beryl Causes Widespread Power Outages And Flooding, Leaves Multiple Dead In Texas 4

Beryl has weakened into a tropical storm after making landfall as a category 1 hurricane near Matagorda in Texas, on Monday, July 8, shortly before 4 a.m. local time. The hurricane caused power outages and life-threatening flooding and left multiple dead in Houston and the surrounding areas.

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Anti-disaster park in Okayama

Photo taken on July 3, 2024, in an area heavily hit by the July 2018 heavy rain in Kurashiki in Okayama Prefecture, western Japan, shows a facility in a just opened park used for anti-disaster education and as an evacuation center in the event of a disaster. The park, designed by renowned Japanese architect Kengo Kuma, is seen as a symbol of reconstruction from the disaster, which left over 200 people dead in wide areas of western Japan, including over 70 in Kurashiki.

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Anti-disaster park in Okayama

Photo taken on July 3, 2024, in an area heavily hit by the July 2018 heavy rain in Kurashiki in Okayama Prefecture, western Japan, shows a facility in a just opened park used for anti-disaster education and as an evacuation center in the event of a disaster. The park, designed by renowned Japanese architect Kengo Kuma, is seen as a symbol of reconstruction from the disaster, which left over 200 people dead in wide areas of western Japan, including over 70 in Kurashiki.

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US: Days-Long Winter Storm Dumps Heavy Snow On Sierra Nevada, Closing Roads, Schools

A days-long winter storm dumped heavy snow on the Sierra Nevada, closing major highways, ski resorts, and schools in parts of California. More than 10 feet of snow and hurricane-force wind gusts of 170 mph-plus were reported.

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US: Strong Winter Storm Brings Blizzard Conditions To Sierra Nevada

A strong winter storm hit the Sierra Nevada on Friday, March 1, bringing heavy snow and high winds. Blizzard Warnings were issued for the Sierra, including Lake Tahoe and eastern Nevada. The Sierra Avalanche Center warned that the danger of avalanches was high. Yosemite National Park and many ski resorts in the region announced they were closing at least for the day.

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Japan PM Kishida in Okinawa

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (L) on Aug. 26, 2023, visits Naha's Shuri Castle, where reconstruction work has been under way after a major fire destroyed the symbol of Okinawa in 2019.

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Japan PM Kishida in Okinawa

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (front) on Aug. 26, 2023, visits Naha's Shuri Castle, where reconstruction work has been under way after a major fire destroyed the symbol of Okinawa in 2019.

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Disaster-hit city marks 50th anniv. with "aloha assembly"

IWAKI, Japan, June 9 Kyodo - A hula dance team perform during a special "aloha" session of the Iwaki city assembly in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Fukushima on June 9, 2016, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the founding of the city hit hard by the 2011 killer tsunami and Fukushima nuclear disaster. Assembly members wore Hawaiian shirts and enjoyed the performance by "Hula Girl," a dance team at a local spa resort facility, which has been a symbol of Iwaki's reconstruction efforts.

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Vistors view huge belt conveyor in quake-hit area

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan - Visitors walk along a huge belt conveyor stretching some 3 kilometers in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, in this file photo taken on Nov. 11, 2014. Tours to view the conveyor as a symbol of reconstruction work from damage caused by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami started the same month.

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Visitors to huge belt conveyor get sunflower seeds

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan - A tourist association in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, offers bottles of sunflower seeds, as shown in this file photo taken on Nov. 11, 2014, to participants in a tour of a huge belt conveyor seen as a symbol of reconstruction work from the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. Association officials hope visitors will remember the city when sunflowers bloom in early summer.

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1964 Tokyo Olympic cauldron removed

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Oct. 10 shows workers preparing for the removal of the 1964 Tokyo Olympics cauldron at the National Stadium in Tokyo. The Olympic cauldron, a symbol of Japan's postwar reconstruction, will be transferred to the March 2011 disaster-hit city of Ishinomaki as the stadium will be demolished prior to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

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1964 Tokyo Olympic cauldron removed

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken on the Oct. 10, 1964, shows the final torch bearer Yoshinori Sakai after lighting the Olympic Torch during the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony at the National Stadium in Tokyo. The Olympic cauldron, a symbol of Japan's postwar reconstruction, will be transferred to the March 2011 disaster-hit city of Ishinomaki as the stadium will be demolished prior to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Sakai passed away in September at the age of 69.

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3,000 yellow handkerchiefs fly to support post-quake work

SENDAI, Japan - About 3,000 yellow handkerchiefs sent from across Japan are tied to a zelkova tree in the town of Yamamoto, Miyagi Prefecture, on Feb. 23, 2014, as a symbol of support for reconstruction work after the earthquake and tsunami of March 11, 2011.

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1st anniv. of tsunami

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan - People offer flowers near the ''miracle lone pine'' in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, at 6:17 a.m. on March 11, 2012, the first anniversary of the massive tsunami that hit northeastern Japan. The tree is regarded as a symbol of reconstruction of the area devastated by the disaster after surviving the gigantic tidal wave that knocked down all the other roughly 70,000 pine trees on a 2-kilometer stretch along the Pacific shore.

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'Miracle lone pine' in Rikuzentakata

SENDAI, Japan - File photo taken March 27, 2011, shows what is now known as the ''miracle lone pine'' (front) on the coast of Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture. The tree is regarded as a symbol of reconstruction of the area devastated by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami after surviving the gigantic tidal wave that knocked down all the other roughly 70,000 pine trees on a 2-kilometer stretch along the Pacific shore.

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Commemorative coins

TOKYO, Japan - Combination photo shows both sides of a commemorative 10,000-yen coin to be issued to support efforts to rebuild areas hit by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. Japan on Feb. 21, 2012, announced a plan to issue 1,000-yen and 10,000-yen commemorative coins. The side on the right shows a design of the lone pine tree that survived the tsunami in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, and doves. The tree, dubbed by residents the ''miracle pine,'' has become a symbol of the city's reconstruction.

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'Miracle pine' seedlings

TOKYO, Japan - A woman shows seedlings in Tokyo on Dec. 14, 2011, of the so-called ''miracle pine'' tree that had survived the March tsunami in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture. A report to Rikuzentakata authorities said on Dec. 12, 2011, that the continued survival of the tree, which has become a symbol of the city's reconstruction, is in doubt as its roots have begun to rot due to exposure to salt water. The tree was the only survivor among around 70,000 pines that stood in a scenic area of the Pacific coastal city.

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Taiwan rebuilds quake-hit colonial-era station

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Jiji Station in the central Taiwan country of Nantou, which was badly damaged in last year's massive earthquake, stands supported by steel pipes. Reconstruction of the small Japanese colonial-era railway station, a symbol of the recovery of the quake-hit area, began Sept. 20.

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2 Cabinet members visit war-linked Yasukuni shrine, PM sends offering

Two Cabinet ministers visited Tokyo's war-linked Yasukuni shrine on Monday, the 77th anniversary of the end of World War II, but Prime Minister Fumio Kishida chose to send a ritual offering to the shrine seen by Asian neighbors as a symbol of Japan's past militarism. The visits by hawkish economic security minister Sanae Takaichi and reconstruction minister Kenya Akiba, both handpicked for their posts by Kishida last week, marked the third straight year that Cabinet members have visited the Shinto shrine on Aug. 15.

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Yasukuni shrine

Japanese reconstruction minister Kenya Akiba visits Tokyo's Yasukuni shrine, seen by China and South Korea as a symbol of Japan's past militarism, on Aug. 15, 2022, the 77th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II.

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Kumamoto unveils symbol of reconstruction in motif of Kumamon face

Kumamoto Gov. Ikuo Kabashima and the prefecture's black bear mascot Kumamon hold a flag bearing a symbol representing the prefecture's reconstruction efforts, designed in the motif of Kumamon's face, during a press conference at the prefectural government offices on June 15, 2016. The southwestern Japan prefecture was hit by powerful earthquakes in mid-April. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Disaster-hit city marks 50th anniv. with "aloha assembly"

A hula dance team perform during a special "aloha" session of the Iwaki city assembly in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Fukushima on June 9, 2016, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the founding of the city hit hard by the 2011 killer tsunami and Fukushima nuclear disaster. Assembly members wore Hawaiian shirts and enjoyed the performance by "Hula Girl," a dance team at a local spa resort facility, which has been a symbol of Iwaki's reconstruction efforts. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Iwate aquarium destroyed in 2011 tsunami reopens after 5 years

An aquarium destroyed by the earthquake-triggered tsunami of March 2011 reopens for the first time since the disaster in Kuji, Iwate Prefecture on April 23, 2016. The city government hopes the Moguranpia aquarium will serve as a symbol of the coastal city's reconstruction and draw tourists from around the country. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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5 years since quake, tsunami, nuclear disasters

Photo taken March 11, 2016, in the northeastern Japan city of Rikuzentakata shows the "miracle pine," a symbol of the reconstruction of the city from the damage caused by a massive quake and tsunami five years ago, and a crane used for coastal levee construction. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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5 years since quake, tsunami, nuclear disasters

Photo taken March 11, 2016, in the northeastern Japan city of Rikuzentakata shows the "miracle pine," a symbol of the reconstruction of the city from the damage caused by a massive quake and tsunami five years ago, and a crane used for coastal levee construction. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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5 years since quake, tsunami, nuclear disasters

Photo taken March 11, 2016, in the northeastern Japan city of Rikuzentakata shows the "miracle pine," a symbol of the reconstruction of the city from the damage caused by a massive quake and tsunami five years ago, and a crane used for coastal levee construction. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kew Gardens artist shows painting of "miracle pine"

Masumi Yamanaka, an artist at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, shows her watercolor painting of the "miracle pine," a symbol of reconstruction of the northeastern Japan city of Rikuzentakata, at the Japanese Embassy in London on March 8, 2016, ahead of the fifth anniversary of the March 2011 disaster. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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5th anniversary of March 2011 disaster in Japan

Photos taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on March 27, 2011 (L) and Feb. 16, 2016 show the "miracle pine," a symbol of the reconstruction of the northeastern Japan city of Rikuzentakata, devastated by a huge earthquake and tsunami in March 2011. A memorial park will be constructed in the area. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Huge glove created in Nara

Photo taken Dec. 26, 2015, shows a huge baseball glove, designed to fit on a hand of the Great Buddha of Nara (behind) at the Todaiji temple in the western Japan city of Nara. The 180-kilogram glove will be displayed in the disaster-hit northeastern Japan city of Iwaki from March 11, 2016, the 5th anniversary of the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disasters, as a symbol of hope for reconstruction. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Huge glove created in Nara

Photo taken Dec. 26, 2015, shows a huge baseball glove, designed to fit on a hand of the Great Buddha of Nara (behind) at the Todaiji temple in the western Japan city of Nara. The 180-kilogram glove will be displayed in the disaster-hit northeastern Japan city of Iwaki from March 11, 2016, the 5th anniversary of the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disasters, as a symbol of hope for reconstruction. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S. university students see reconstruction in tsunami-hit city

Students from the University of Alaska Anchorage and Iwate University walk after seeing the "miracle pine" (back) in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, on May 9, 2015. The tree had survived the deadly March 2011 tsunami that hit the northeastern Japan region of Tohoku and became a symbol of reconstruction. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Official seal made out of tsunami-surviving lone pine tree

Craftsman Hirotaka Kabura carves out in Tokyo on Feb. 28, 2015, an official seal for the reconstruction minister using a branch of the lone pine tree that survived the 2011 tsunami in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture. The "miracle pine tree" was among some 7,000 of its kind that had dotted the northeastern Japan city's waterfront and is regarded as a symbol of recovery from the disaster. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Jewelry shop busy as symbol of Aceh's recovery from 2004 tsunami

A jewelry shop owner (R) in Banda Aceh in the Indonesian province of Aceh serves a customer in this file photo taken on Dec. 21, 2014. The shop is a symbol of Aceh's reconstruction from the devastating tsunami in 2004. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo