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New Japan LDP leader

Supporters of newly elected Liberal Democratic Party President Shigeru Ishiba celebrate in his constituency in Tottori, western Japan, on Sept. 27, 2024, after the former defense minister won the ruling Japanese party's presidential election earlier in the day.

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New Japan LDP leader

Newly elected Liberal Democratic Party President Shigeru Ishiba's wife Yoshiko is congratulated by supporters in his constituency in Tottori, western Japan, on Sept. 27, 2024, after the former defense minister won the ruling Japanese party's presidential election earlier in the day.

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Parasol dance at western Japan festival

Dancers holding colorful parasols with bells attached perform during the Shan-Shan festival in Tottori, western Japan, on Aug. 14, 2024.

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Parasol dance at western Japan festival

Dancers holding colorful parasols with bells attached perform during the Shan-Shan festival in Tottori, western Japan, on Aug. 14, 2024.

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Dance festival in Tottori

Dancers holding colorful umbrellas with bells attached perform during the Shan-Shan festival in Tottori, western Japan, on Aug. 14, 2023. The annual summer festival was held on a public road for the first time in four years as COVID-related restrictions were fully lifted earlier in the year.

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Dance festival in Tottori

Dancers holding colorful umbrellas with bells attached perform during the Shan-Shan festival in Tottori, western Japan, on Aug. 14, 2023. The annual summer festival was held on a public road for the first time in four years as COVID-related restrictions were fully lifted earlier in the year.

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Dance festival in Tottori

Dancers holding colorful umbrellas with bells attached perform during the Shan-Shan festival in Tottori, western Japan, on Aug. 14, 2023. The annual summer festival was held on a public road for the first time in four years as COVID-related restrictions were fully lifted earlier in the year.

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"Hina" dolls float on river

Children release "hina" paper dolls in a river in Tottori, western Japan, on April 22, 2023. The traditional event dating back to Edo Period is to wish children's good health.

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Traditional "Nagashi-bina" event in Japan

TOTTORI, Japan, April 18 Kyodo - Girls in kimono float a flower on the Sendai River in Tottori, western Japan, on April 18, 2018, the day according to the lunar calendar corresponding to the March 3 "Hina Matsuri" or Girls' Day, during a traditional event.

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Annual Tottori Sand Dunes Illusion starts

TOTTORI, Japan - The annual Tottori Sand Dunes Illusion illumination event started on the dunes in the western Japanese city of Tottori, Tottori Prefecture facing the Sea of Japan, on Dec. 13, 2014.

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Shooting star luminary at Tottori Sand Dunes Illusion

TOTTORI, Japan - The Tottori Sand Dunes Illusion includes a luminary tower (L) which reflects the image of shooting stars as an annual event starts in Tottori in the western Japanese prefecture facing the Japan Sea on Dec. 13, 2014.

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Tottori Airport nicknamed Tottori Sakyu Conan Airport

TOTTORI, Japan - The nickname Tottori Sakyu Conan Airport was decided for Tottori Airport, seen in this photo taken on Nov. 12, 2014. The western Japanese prefecture is known for having Japan's largest sand dunes, called "Tottori Sakyu," while Gosho Aoyama, author of popular manga series "Detective Conan," hails from the prefecture.

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Female construction worker speaks about allure of her job

TOTTORO, Japan - Aya Hirono, a field supervisor at a civil contractor, says her job is rewarding at a symposium held to attract more female workers in this sector hosted by a regional branch of the Japan Society of Civil Engineers in Tottori, western Japan, on Oct. 25, 2014.

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'Umbrella dance' Guinness record set in Japan

TOTTORI, Japan - A total of 1,688 colorful umbrella-holding people perform a "simultaneous umbrella dance" during a traditional festival in Tottori, western Japan, on Aug. 14, 2014, eclipsing the previous Guinness world record of 1,461 dancers established in the Romanian capital of Bucharest in September 2011.

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'Ambulance' for tourists in Tottori Sand Dunes

TOTTORI, Japan - An agricultural vehicle remodeled as an "ambulance" to carry tourists in need for urgent care due to heat disorders in the Tottori Sand Dunes in Tottori City, western Japan, is pictured in June 2014.

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Disabled children write message with candles in Tottori, Japan

TOTTORI, Japan - Disabled children use candles to write a message in Japanese on sand dunes in Tottori, western Japan, on April 12, 2014. The message means "Let these children be the light of the world," which are words left by Kazuo Itoga (1914-1968), known for his contributions in the field of welfare for the disabled.

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'Hina' dolls released to river in Tottori, western Japan

TOTTORI, Japan - Kimono-clad girls release "hina" dolls made of paper into the Sendai River during a traditional event in Tottori, western Japan, to pray for their good health on April 2, 2014. The day fell on March 3 on the old calendar, or Girls' Day.

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Heavy rain in western Japan

TOTTORI, Japan - A road is flooded due to heavy rain in the city of Tottori, western Japan, on Sept. 4, 2013.

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Heavy rain in Japan

TOTTORI, Japan - A road is flooded due to heavy rain in the city of Tottori, western Japan, on Aug. 1, 2013.

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White starfish at Tottori aquarium

TOTTORI, Japan - A rare white starfish is displayed at Tottori Karo Crab Aquarium in Tottori, western Japan, on Jan. 5, 2012. It was discovered on the coast in the town of Daisen in Tottori Prefecture in November 2011.

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Fishing boat, crew return to Tottori after seizure by Russia

TOTTORI, Japan - The Japanese crab-fishing boat Yoshi Maru No. 38 returns to Sakai Port on the Sea of Japan in Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture, on Feb. 9, two weeks after being seized by Russia in late January for allegedly fishing illegally in the Russian exclusive economic zone.

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Traditional Japanese umbrellas dry on sand dune in Tottori

TOTTORI, Japan - About 100 traditional Japanese umbrellas, coated with vegetable oil for waterproofing, dry on sand dune in Tottori Prefecture, western Japan, Oct. 21 before they are colored for completion.

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N. Korean ship in Tottori searched over suspected fake U.S. dollars

TOTTORI, Japan - The North Korean cargo ship Kum Gang 1 was raided by Japanese police and customs authorities at Sakai port in Tottori Prefecture on Sept. 23 on suspicion that the vessel brought two fake $100 bills into Japan.

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Raided N. Korean ship on suspected drug violations leaves port

TOTTORI, Japan - The North Korean freighter Turubong-1 leaves Sakai port in Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture, on May 13 after it was raided by Japanese police on May 12 on suspicion of smuggling amphetamine stimulant drugs into Japan in 2002.

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N. Korea ship raided on suspected drug violations, 3 men held

TOTTORI, Japan - The North Korean freighter Turubong-1, which Japanese police believe was used to smuggle drugs into Japan in October 2002, arrives at Sakai port in Tottori Prefecture on May 12. About 10 Tokyo police investigators boarded the ship to search it.

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Mt. Daisen covered with year's first snow

TOTTORI, Japan - The year's first snow is observed Nov. 17 on Mt. Daisen in the Daisen-Oki National Park in Tottori Prefecture in western Japan.

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Pear harvesting begins in Tottori

TOTTORI, Japan - An unidentified farmer and his wife look at the ''Nijusseiki (20th century)'' variety of pears at their farm in Togo, Tottori Prefecture, before they begin harvesting them Aug. 21. He said that this year's crop is sweeter than average thanks to a long spell of fine weather.

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Tottori Bank staff step up welcome efforts ahead of World Cup

TOTTORI, Japan - Two female employees at a Tottori Bank branch wearing T-shirts bearing the Ecuadorian flag attend their customer May 29. They wear the shirts by way of welcoming the Ecuador soccer team training in Tottori, western Japan. (World Cup 2002)

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Ecuadorian soccer players visit school for disabled children

TOTTORI, Japan - A member of the Ecuadorian national soccer team is presented with a bouquet during a team visit to a school for disabled children in Tottori on May 27. The team has been training for the 2002 World Cup finals in Tottori since May 18.

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Ecuador players meet local nursery children

TOTTORI, Japan - A member of Ecuador's squad shakes hands with a nursery school girl at an athletic field in Tottori on May 21. The Ecuadorian team is holding a training camp there ahead of the World Cup finals kicking off May 31.

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120 told to evacuate after mudslide dams river in Tottori

TOTTORI, Japan - A pile of soil from a quarry in the town of Chizu in Tottori Prefecture, western Japan, collapsed Jan. 25, causing a mudslide that dammed a 30-meter section of the Sendai River. About 120 people were told to evacuate on flood fears.

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11 rabbits found killed at school in Tottori

TOTTORI, Japan - A rabbit hutch at a school for disabled children in Tottori, western Japan, where 11 rabbits were found killed Aug. 26. Earlier this month, 10 rabbits were killed at the school attached to Tottori University. The rabbits killed in the latest attack were donated to the school last week to replace the rabbits killed earlier.

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17 more sharks sighted off Tottori beaches

TOTTORI, Japan - A hammerhead shark is pictured swimming about 80 meters off Hakuto beach in Tottori, Tottori Prefecture, on Aug. 6. Seventeen sharks were spotted the same day in waters off Tottori, prompting the western Japan city to set up an emergency shark watch headquarters to protect swimmers. The previous day, 20 sharks were spotted off Hakuto beach.