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Tsubakuro promotes 'Tsubakuro-mai' boxed lunch

TSUBAME, Japan - Tsubakuro, mascot character of the Yakult Swallows professional baseball club, shows off packages for the boxed lunch using the Tsubakuro brand of rice in Tsubame, Niigata Prefecture, on May 24, 2014.

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Cherry flowers painted on Shinkansen bullet train

FUKUOKA, Japan - A "Tsubame" (swallow) bullet train waits at JR Hakata Station on March 12, 2014, with cherry flowers painted on its sides, as the day marks the 10th anniversary of the partial start of the Kyushu Shinkansen line and the third year of the opening of its entire route from Hakata to Kagoshima.

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Titanium sculpture from Niigata in London

LONDON, Britain - A titanium sculpture with leaf-shaped icons is pictured on July 31, 2012, where it stands in front of Stratford station in London, near the Olympic Stadium. A technique developed by a company in Tsubame, Niigata Prefecture, enables the sculpture's leaves to reflect a wide array of colors depending on the angle of light.

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Documentary film about Japanese-Brazilian youths

HAMAMATSU, Japan - (From L) Kimihiro Tsumura, professor at Hamamatsu Gakuin University, Pablo Nadayoshi, a Japanese-Brazilian living in Japan, and film director Mayu Nakamura pose for photos in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, on March 20, 2012. They hold a poster of ''Kodoku na Tsubame tachi'' (lonely swallows), their documentary film about Japanese-Brazilian youths living in Japan.

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Aso, Hatoyama trade criticism over policy platforms

TSUBAME, Japan - Prime Minister Taro Aso, who also heads the Liberal Democratic Party, shake hands with supporters Aug. 1 after delivering a speech to the public in the city of Tsubame in Niigata Prefecture ahead of the Aug. 30 general election.

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Okinawans banking on goat meat for regional development

NAHA, Japan - Tsubame restaurant owner Settei Chochin (L) and goat meat shop owner Masako Uehara work together to develop new dishes using goat meat in the Makishi public market in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, in March.

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(1)2 die, 2 missing as Niigata, Fukushima caught in heavy rains

TSUBAME, Japan - A woman pedestrian crosses a flooded street in Tsubame, Niigata Prefecture, on July 13. Heavy rain hit Niigata and Fukushima prefectures, leaving two people dead, one injured and two others missing.

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(5)Part of Kyushu Shinkansen service launched

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Kyushu Shinkansen bullet train Tsubame leaves Izumi, Kagoshima Prefecture, for Shin-Yatsushiro Station in Kumamoto Prefecture, as the service opened for business on a 128-kilometer route between Kagoshima-Chuo, Kagoshima Prefecture, and Shin-Yatsushiro on March 13.

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(4)Part of Kyushu Shinkansen service launched

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Two railway fans takes pictures of Kyushu Shinkansen bullet train Tsubame in an orange farm in Izumi, Kagoshima Prefecture, on March 13, as the train service opened for business on a 128-kilometer route between Kagoshima-Chuo, Kagoshima Prefecture, and Shin-Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture.

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(2) Part of Kyushu Shinkansen service launched

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Kyushu Shinkansen bullet train Tsubame departs from Kagoshima-Chuo Station with Mt. Sakurajima in the background on March 13 as the service opened for business on a 128-kilometer route between Kagoshima-Chuo, Kagoshima Prefecture, and Shin-Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture.

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(1)Part of Kyushu Shinkansen service launched

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Kyushu Shinkansen bullet train Tsubame No. 1 (L) arrives at Kagoshima-Chuo Station as Tsubame No. 40 leaves the station on March 13. Part of the Kyushu Shinkansen bullet train service opened for business on a 128-kilometer route between Kagoshima-Chuo, Kagoshima Prefecture, and Shin-Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture.

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(3)Part of Kyushu Shinkansen service launched

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Kyushu Shinkansen bullet train Tsubame comes out of a tunnel March 13 as the service opened for business on a 128-kilometer route between Kagoshima-Chuo, Kagoshima Prefecture, and Shin-Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture. At the opening ceremony at Kagoshima-Chuo station, Land, Infrastructure and Transport Minister Nobuteru Ishihara said the launch of the Kyushu Shinkansen ''will activate economies along the line and attract more tourists to the region.''

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Kyushu Shinkansen train cars open to public

SENDAI, Japan - Visitors test the comfort of new train cars for the Kyushu Shinkansen ''Tsubame'' bullet train, which opened to the public in Sendai, Kagoshima Prefecture, on Aug. 23 before beginning services next March.

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Kyushu Shinkansen train cars to be shipped to Kagoshima

KUDAMATSU, Japan - A train car for the Kyushu Shinkansen ''Tsubame'' bullet train, which will start running in March next year, is loaded on a transport vessel at Kudamatsu, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on Aug. 3. Six coaches are to be loaded by Aug. 4 before the vessel leaves for a Kyushu Railway Co. train base in Kagoshima Prefecture.

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PM Kishida visits metal factory in Niigata

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (L) visits a metal factory in the Niigata Prefecture city of Tsubame on April 16, 2022. (Pool photo)

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PM Kishida visits metal factory in Niigata

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (front, R) visits a metal factory in the Niigata Prefecture city of Tsubame on April 16, 2022. (Pool photo)

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Niigata farmer sells organic rice at open-air market in Tokyo

Saichiro Kojima, a farmer in Tsubame, Niigata Prefecture, northwestern Japan, sells organic rice free from agrochemicals and chemical fertilizers at the Aoyama Farmers Market in Tokyo's fashionable Omotesando Area on Oct. 4, 2015. The outdoor market opens every Saturday and Sunday, bringing together vegetable and fruit growers and restaurant chefs as well as consumers in a festive atmosphere. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hama detached palace

This is Tsubame-no-Chaya (Swallow Teahouse) constructed on the north shore of Shioiri Pond during the reign of 11th Shogun Tokugawa Ienari. The name is said to be derived from the fact that the nail coverings were shaped like a swallow. During Ienari's reign, the Hamarikyu Garden underwent extensive changes, and teahouses such as Matsu-no-Chaya and Taka-no-Chaya were built in addition to this one.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:R. Stillfried, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number78‐31‐0]

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Documentary film about Japanese-Brazilian youths

HAMAMATSU, Japan - (From L) Kimihiro Tsumura, professor at Hamamatsu Gakuin University, Pablo Nadayoshi, a Japanese-Brazilian living in Japan, and film director Mayu Nakamura pose for photos in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, on March 20, 2012. They hold a poster of ''Kodoku na Tsubame tachi'' (lonely swallows), their documentary film about Japanese-Brazilian youths living in Japan. (Kyodo)

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(1)Part of Kyushu Shinkansen service launched

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Kyushu Shinkansen bullet train Tsubame No. 1 (L) arrives at Kagoshima-Chuo Station as Tsubame No. 40 leaves the station on March 13. Part of the Kyushu Shinkansen bullet train service opened for business on a 128-kilometer route between Kagoshima-Chuo, Kagoshima Prefecture, and Shin-Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Umbrellas hang from taxi company garage for swallows

Umbrellas hang from the ceiling of a garage of Tsubame Kotsu, a taxi company in Hiroshima, western Japan, on June 15, 2017, to protect taxis from droppings from swallow nests and catch baby swallows in case they fall. Swallows have come every year to this garage to raise families since it was built in 1989, according to the company sharing the name "swallow" (tsubame). (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Evacuation drill under scenario of ballistic missile launch

A resident takes shelter in a concrete culvert during an evacuation drill in Tsubame, Niigata Prefecture, on June 12, 2017, in the wake of North Korea's repeated launches of ballistic missiles. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Evacuation drill under scenario of ballistic missile launch

A farmer takes shelter in an irrigation waterway during an evacuation drill in Tsubame, Niigata Prefecture, on June 12, 2017, in the wake of North Korea's repeated launches of ballistic missiles. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Evacuation drill under scenario of ballistic missile launch

A farmer finds shelter in an irrigation waterway during an evacuation drill in Tsubame, Niigata Prefecture, on June 12, 2017, in the wake of North Korea's repeated launches of ballistic missiles. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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(1)2 die, 2 missing as Niigata, Fukushima caught in heavy rains

TSUBAME, Japan - A woman pedestrian crosses a flooded street in Tsubame, Niigata Prefecture, on July 13. Heavy rain hit Niigata and Fukushima prefectures, leaving two people dead, one injured and two others missing. (Kyodo)

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(5)Part of Kyushu Shinkansen service launched

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Kyushu Shinkansen bullet train Tsubame leaves Izumi, Kagoshima Prefecture, for Shin-Yatsushiro Station in Kumamoto Prefecture, as the service opened for business on a 128-kilometer route between Kagoshima-Chuo, Kagoshima Prefecture, and Shin-Yatsushiro on March 13. (Kyodo)

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(4)Part of Kyushu Shinkansen service launched

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Two railway fans takes pictures of Kyushu Shinkansen bullet train Tsubame in an orange farm in Izumi, Kagoshima Prefecture, on March 13, as the train service opened for business on a 128-kilometer route between Kagoshima-Chuo, Kagoshima Prefecture, and Shin-Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture. (Kyodo)

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(3)Part of Kyushu Shinkansen service launched

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Kyushu Shinkansen bullet train Tsubame comes out of a tunnel March 13 as the service opened for business on a 128-kilometer route between Kagoshima-Chuo, Kagoshima Prefecture, and Shin-Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture. At the opening ceremony at Kagoshima-Chuo station, Land, Infrastructure and Transport Minister Nobuteru Ishihara said the launch of the Kyushu Shinkansen ''will activate economies along the line and attract more tourists to the region.'' (Kyodo)

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(2) Part of Kyushu Shinkansen service launched

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Kyushu Shinkansen bullet train Tsubame departs from Kagoshima-Chuo Station with Mt. Sakurajima in the background on March 13 as the service opened for business on a 128-kilometer route between Kagoshima-Chuo, Kagoshima Prefecture, and Shin-Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Kyushu Shinkansen train cars open to public

SENDAI, Japan - Visitors test the comfort of new train cars for the Kyushu Shinkansen ''Tsubame'' bullet train, which opened to the public in Sendai, Kagoshima Prefecture, on Aug. 23 before beginning services next March. (Kyodo)

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Kyushu Shinkansen train cars to be shipped to Kagoshima

KUDAMATSU, Japan - A train car for the Kyushu Shinkansen ''Tsubame'' bullet train, which will start running in March next year, is loaded on a transport vessel at Kudamatsu, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on Aug. 3. Six coaches are to be loaded by Aug. 4 before the vessel leaves for a Kyushu Railway Co. train base in Kagoshima Prefecture. (Kyodo)