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Typhoon rips through Tokyo metropolitan area

TOKYO, Japan - People put sandbags along the embankment of the swollen Tama River in Tokyo as Typhoon Fitow ripped through the metropolitan area and its vicinity early on Sept. 7. The season's No. 9 typhoon left one person dead and several others missing.

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Comic chat artist Maki dies

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Maruko Bridge over Tama River in Tokyo's Ota Ward on April 29, 2013. Ukulele-strumming comic chat artist Shinji Maki died the same day after jumping into the river from the bridge in an apparent suicide, police said. He was 78.

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Comic chat artist Maki dies

TOKYO, Japan - A November 2005 file photo shows ukulele-strumming comic chat artist Shinji Maki during a dinner show in Tokyo. Maki died on April 29, 2013, after jumping into the Tama River bordering Tokyo and Kanagawa Prefecture in an apparent suicide, police said. He was 78.

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Star seal Tama-chan grows new fur

SAITAMA, Japan - A popular stray bearded seal called ''Tama chan'' (above) that has molted and grown new fur is spotted on its favorite boat in the Ara River in Asaka, Saitama Prefecture on June 11. Tama-chan in old fur is in the photo below taken on May 11.

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Fishing hook stuck in Tama-chan's face gone

ASAKA, Japan - A seal believed to be the popular ''Tama-chan'' appeared again May 11 in the Ara River in Asaka, Saitama Prefecture, but without the fishing hook that had been embedded in the right eye for about a week.

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Seal believed to be 'Tama-chan' seen in Saitama Pref.

KOSHIGAYA, Japan - A seal believed to be ''Tama-chan'' -- the seal that has gained nationwide fame since first being sighted last August in the Tama River, which borders Tokyo and Kanagawa Prefecture -- is spotted in the Naka River in Koshigaya, Saitama Prefecture, April 21. The elusive seal had been seen recently in the Katabira River in Yokohama but its whereabouts have not been known since mid-March.

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Animal rights group fails to capture 'Tama-chan'

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Members of the U.S.-based Marine Animal Lifeline emerge from the Katabira River in Yokohama's Nishi Ward on March 11 after failing to capture ''Tama-chan,'' the stray seal that appeared in Tokyo's Tama River last summer. The group rescues stranded animals and returns them to their natural habitat.

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'Tama-chan' seal registered as Yokohama 'resident'

YOKOHAMA, Japan - A kindergartner in Yokohama's Nishi Ward hands ward chief Michinosuke Kimizuka a registry application for ''Tama-chan,'' the seal that has been showing up along the banks of the Katabira River in the city. The seal, first sighted last August in the Tama River, which borders Tokyo and Kanagawa prefectures, was later seen in the Tsurumi River and then in the Katabira River in Kanagawa Prefecture in September.

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Yokohama ward to give 'Tama-chan' seal resident's card

YOKOHAMA, Japan - The Nishi Ward office in Yokohama said Feb. 6 it will give the ''Tama-chan'' seal (file photo) a special ''resident's card'' in response to requests from locals. The seal has often been seen in the Katabira River in the ward since September last year and was first spotted in the Tama River in Tokyo last August. Ward officials hope the seal will act as a mascot in a campaign for cleaner towns and rivers.

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''Tama-chan'' shows up again

YOKOHAMA, Japan - A seal believed to be ''Tama-chan'' is seen relaxed on the bank of the Katabira River in Yokohama's Nishi Ward on Dec. 24. Local people say Tama-chan last showed up there Oct. 11. The young seal was named ''Tama-chan'' after it was first spotted in the Tama River in Tokyo on Aug. 7.

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Gov't counts on help from 'Tama-chan' to clean up rivers

YOKOHAMA, Japan - The Land, Infrastructure and Transport Ministry's construction office in Yokohama said Nov. 12 it will prepare about 54,000 copies of a four-page pamphlet featuring a popular but elusive wild seal named ''Tama-chan'' (shown in photo) for help in a campaign to clean up rivers. The bearded seal was spotted in the Tama River, the Tsurumi River and the Katabira River in Tokyo and Kanagawa prefectures.

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'Tama-chan' spotted again in Yokohama's Katabira River

YOKOHAMA, Oct. 11 - A seal believed to be ''Tama-chan'' suns itself on the bank of the Katabira River in Yokohama's Nishi Ward on Oct. 11. Local people say Tama-chan showed up there Oct. 9. The young seal was first spotted in the Tama River in Tokyo on Aug. 7.

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'Tama-chan' seal spotted this time in Yokohama's Ooka River

YOKOHAMA, Japan - A seal believed to be ''Tama-chan,'' which disappeared from the public eyes on Sept. 13, is spotted again in the Ooka River in Yokohama on Sept. 15. Tama-chan was first spotted in the Tama River in Tokyo on Aug. 7 and then appeared in the Tsurumi River in Yokohama on Aug. 25. On Sept. 12, Tama-chan was discovered in Yokohama's Katabira River.

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Seal seen swimming in Tokyo's Tama River

TOKYO, Japan - A seal puppy is seen swimming in the Tama River near the Maruko Bridge in Tokyo's Ota Ward on Aug. 15. The seal, which is about one meter long, was first seen near the bridge about one week ago. An official at Kamogawa Seaworld in Kamogawa, Chiba Prefecture, said the seal, which usually inhabits the Arctic, may have mistakenly gone south to seek food and strayed into the river.

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Tama River overflows

TOKYO, Japan - The right half of the Tama River, which normally has playgrounds and parks, are flooded in the lower reaches in the wake of Typhoon Danas that buffeted central Tokyo and vicinity Sept. 11. The river separates Tokyo and Kanagawa prefectures.

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Houses inundated

TOKYO, Japan - Houses stand inundated in Kawasaki, south of Tokyo on Sept. 11, as the Tama River overflows in its lower reaches in the wake of Typhoon Danas that buffeted central Tokyo and vicinity.

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(4)Two mil. Japanese take part in disaster-relief drills

TOKYO, Japan - A makeshift bridge is built across the Tama River in Chofu, western Tokyo, during a disaster simulation drill which was conducted Sept. 1 on the assumption a destructive, vertical-type earthquake had hit the southern Kanto region.

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Seal spotted, this time in Yokohama's Tsurumi River

YOKOHAMA, Japan - A bearded seal puppy, which disappeared from the Tama River in Tokyo on Aug. 17, is spotted Aug. 26 in the Tsurumi River in Yokohama in neighboring Kanagawa Prefecture. Photo was provided by the Land, Infrastructure and Transport Ministry. (Kyodo)

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Seal believed to be 'Tama-chan' seen in Saitama Pref.

KOSHIGAYA, Japan - A seal believed to be ''Tama-chan'' -- the seal that has gained nationwide fame since first being sighted last August in the Tama River, which borders Tokyo and Kanagawa Prefecture -- is spotted in the Naka River in Koshigaya, Saitama Prefecture, April 21. The elusive seal had been seen recently in the Katabira River in Yokohama but its whereabouts have not been known since mid-March. (Kyodo)

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Houses inundated

TOKYO, Japan - Houses stand inundated in Kawasaki, south of Tokyo on Sept. 11, as the Tama River overflows in its lower reaches in the wake of Typhoon Danas that buffeted central Tokyo and vicinity.

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Court to send 3 teens back to prosecutors over killing of 13-yr old boy

Flowers and messages are offered May 12, 2015, at the site where the body of Ryota Uemura, a 13-year-old boy, was found in February, on the bank of the Tama River in Kawasaki, near Tokyo. A family court decided the same day to send three teens back to prosecutors over Uemura's killing and they may be tried as adults depending on prosecutors' next move, sources close to the matter said. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Court to send 3 teens back to prosecutors over of killing 13-yr old boy

A woman prays May 12, 2015, for the soul of Ryota Uemura, a 13-year-old boy, at the site where his body was found in February on the bank of the Tama River in Kawasaki, near Tokyo. A family court decided the same day to send three teens back to prosecutors over Uemura's killing and they may be tried as adults depending on prosecutors' next move, sources close to the matter said. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Typhoon rips through Tokyo metropolitan area

TOKYO, Japan - People put sandbags along the embankment of the swollen Tama River in Tokyo as Typhoon Fitow ripped through the metropolitan area and its vicinity early on Sept. 7. The season's No. 9 typhoon left one person dead and several others missing. (Kyodo)

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Boat Passing by on Tama River

Boat Passing by on Tama River==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images)

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Fireworks light up Japan

Photo shows fireworks on the Tama River on the border between Inagi, Tokyo, and Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, on July 24, 2020, just under a year before the opening ceremony of the postponed Tokyo Olympics is due to take place. Simultaneous displays lit up the night sky in over 100 places across the country, with organizers not revealing where the events would take place to avoid attracting crowds amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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Fireworks light up Japan

Photo shows fireworks on the Tama River on the border between Inagi, Tokyo, and Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, on July 24, 2020, just under a year before the opening ceremony of the postponed Tokyo Olympics is due to take place. Simultaneous displays lit up the night sky in over 100 places across the country, with organizers not revealing where the events would take place to avoid attracting crowds amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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New coronavirus

A golf driving range on Tama River in Kawasaki, near Tokyo, is crowded with people on April 25, 2020, the first day of Japan's Golden Week holiday season, amid the coronavirus pandemic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

A golf driving range on Tama River in Kawasaki, near Tokyo, is crowded with people on April 25, 2020, the first day of Japan's Golden Week holiday season, amid the coronavirus pandemic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

A golf driving range on Tama River in Kawasaki, near Tokyo, is crowded with people on April 25, 2020, the first day of Japan's Golden Week holiday season, amid the coronavirus pandemic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Powerful Typhoon in Japan

People sweep away muddy water on the ground floor of a building in Kawasaki, near Tokyo, on Oct. 13, 2019, after the area was inundated following the overflowing of the Tama River due to Typhoon Hagibis. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Powerful typhoon in Japan

A boy walks on a muddy street in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward on Oct. 12, 2019, a day after the Tama River overflowed due to Typhoon Hagibis. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Powerful typhoon in Japan

People clean a street in Tokyo's Ota Ward on Oct. 13, 2019, after the Tama River overflowed due to Typhoon Hagibis. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Powerful typhoon in Japan

The Tama River in Tokyo's Setagaya ward is seen swollen on Oct. 13, 2019, a day after it overflowed due to Typhoon Hagibis. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Powerful typhoon in Japan

People clean the first floor of a hospital in Tokyo's Setagaya ward on Oct. 13, 2019, after the Tama River overflowed the previous day due to Typhoon Hagibis. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Powerful typhoon in Japan

People clean the first floor of a hospital in Tokyo's Setagaya ward on Oct. 13, 2019, after the Tama River overflowed the previous day due to Typhoon Hagibis. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Powerful typhoon in Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Oct. 13, 2019, shows a baseball stadium submerged in Kawasaki near Tokyo after the Tama River overflowed due to Typhoon Hagibis. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Powerful typhoon in Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Oct. 13, 2019, shows a baseball stadium (bottom) submerged in Kawasaki near Tokyo after the Tama River (L) overflowed due to Typhoon Hagibis. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Powerful typhoon in Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Oct. 13, 2019, shows condominiums submerged in Kawasaki near Tokyo after the Tama River overflowed due to Typhoon Hagibis. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Powerful typhoon in Japan

The Tama River in Kawasaki near Tokyo is seen swollen on Oct. 13, 2019, a day after it overflowed due to Typhoon Hagibis. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Powerful typhoon in Japan

A residential area is seen submerged in Kawasaki near Tokyo on Oct. 13, 2019, after the Tama River overflowed the previous day due to Typhoon Hagibis. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Powerful typhoon in Japan

A residential area is seen submerged in Kawasaki near Tokyo on Oct. 13, 2019, after the Tama River overflowed the previous day due to Typhoon Hagibis. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Powerful typhoon in Japan

The first floor of a condominium is seen submerged in Kawasaki near Tokyo on Oct. 13, 2019, leaving one resident dead, after the Tama River overflowed the previous day due to Typhoon Hagibis. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Powerful typhoon in Japan

The first floor of a condominium is seen submerged in Kawasaki near Tokyo on Oct. 13, 2019, leaving one resident dead, after the Tama River overflowed the previous day due to Typhoon Hagibis. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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