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[Breaking News]Tea-leaf spill causes multi-vehicle crash in eastern Japan, kills 1

SANO, Japan, Jan. 6 Kyodo -Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows tea leaves scattered on a road in Sano in Tochigi Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Jan. 4, 2026. The tea leaves spilled from a moving truck on the road, causing drivers of vehicles behind it to lose control and leading to a multi-vehicle crash resulting in the death of one man. (Kyodo)

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Tea-leaf spill causes multi-vehicle crash in eastern Japan, kills 1

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows tea leaves scattered on a road in Sano in Tochigi Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Jan. 4, 2026. The tea leaves spilled from a moving truck on the road, causing drivers of vehicles behind it to lose control and leading to a multi-vehicle crash resulting in the death of one man.

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Autumn leaves in Nikko

NIKKO, Japan, Nov. 2 Kyodo - Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows autumn leaves in the Tochigi Prefecture city of Nikko, eastern Japan, on Nov. 2, 2025. (Kyodo)

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Autumn leaves in Nikko

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows autumn leaves in the Tochigi Prefecture city of Nikko, eastern Japan, on Nov. 2, 2025.

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Autumn leaves in Nikko

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows autumn leaves in the Tochigi Prefecture city of Nikko, eastern Japan, on Nov. 2, 2025.

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Autumn leaves in Nikko

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows autumn leaves in the Tochigi Prefecture city of Nikko, eastern Japan, on Nov. 2, 2025.

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Japan: Dashcam Captures Truck Crash on Expressway, Cargo Flies into Opposite Lane

Just after 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September 23, a medium-sized cargo truck collided with the central divider on the Tohoku Expressway in Kanuma City, Tochigi Prefecture, causing the gas cylinders it was carrying to fall and involved three vehicles traveling in the opposite lane. A dashcam in one of the vehicles on the opposite lane captured the accident, showing the truck kicking up a cloud of dust and its cargo flying across to the other side.

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Japan emperor, empress meet ex-residents of Iwoto Island

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (L) and Empress Masako (2nd from L) invite two former residents of Iwoto Island in the Pacific Ocean to an annex of an imperial villa in Nasu in Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo, on Aug. 26, 2025. The imperial couple visited the remote Tokyo island, previously known as Iwojima, in April 2025 to commemorate the victims of the Japan-U.S. battle there during the final year of World War II. Currently residents of Nasu, the two, both in their 90s, were ordered to evacuate from the island in 1944.

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Japan emperor, empress meet ex-residents of Iwoto Island

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (L) and Empress Masako (2nd from L) invite two former residents of Iwoto Island in the Pacific Ocean to an annex of an imperial villa in Nasu in Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo, on Aug. 26, 2025. The imperial couple visited the remote Tokyo island, previously known as Iwojima, in April 2025 to commemorate the victims of the Japan-U.S. battle there during the final year of World War II. Currently residents of Nasu, the two, both in their 90s, were ordered to evacuate from the island in 1944.

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Japan imperial family at villa in Tochigi Pref.

Japanese Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako (L) and their daughter, Aiko, take a stroll on the premises of an imperial villa in Nasu in Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo, on July 18, 2025.

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Japan imperial family at villa in Tochigi Pref.

Japanese Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako (L) and their daughter, Princess Aiko, meet the press during a stroll on the premises of an imperial villa in Nasu in Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo, on July 18, 2025.

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Flower park in eastern Japan

Tourists from Taiwan stroll in a flower park in Ashikaga in Tochigi Prefecture, eastern Japan, on June 17, 2025.

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Nissan plant

Photo taken on May 16, 2025, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a Nissan Motor Co. plant in Kaminokawa in the eastern Japan prefecture of Tochigi.

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Nissan plant

Photo taken on May 16, 2025, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a Nissan Motor Co. plant in Kaminokawa in the eastern Japan prefecture of Tochigi.

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Nissan plant

Photo taken on May 16, 2025, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a Nissan Motor Co. plant in Kaminokawa in the eastern Japan prefecture of Tochigi.

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Nissan plant

Photo taken on May 16, 2025, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a Nissan Motor Co. plant in Kaminokawa in the eastern Japan prefecture of Tochigi.

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Wisteria flowers in eastern Japan

Wisteria flowers are in full bloom at a flower park in Ashikaga in Tochigi Prefecture, eastern Japan, on May 1, 2025.

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World's oldest female barber in Japan

Shitsui Hakoishi, 108, poses for a photo with a Guiness World Records certificate recognizing her as the world's oldest female barber, at her shop in Nakagawa in Tochigi Prefecture, eastern Japan, on March 5, 2025.

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Ceremony to open British Embassy memorial park in Tochigi Pref.

British Ambassador to Japan Tim Hitchens (3rd from L) attends a tape-cutting ceremony in Nikko, a resort city in the eastern Japan prefecture of Tochigi, on June 30, 2016, a day ahead of the opening of the British Embassy Villa Memorial Park. The building inside the premises, built in 1896 as a private villa of a British diplomat, had been used as the British Embassy's villa until 2008.

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Stand-up noodle bar at eastern Japan station

People wait in a line to eat at a stand-up soba noodle eatery "Kisoba" on its last business day on Jan. 14, 2022, at JR Oyama Station in Oyama, Tochigi Prefecture, eastern Japan. The eatery is said to be a model for the one that appears in director Makoto Shinkai's animation "Byosoku 5 Centimeters" (5 Centimeters per Second.)

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Japan imperial family stay at villa in Tochigi Pref.

Japanese Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako (L) and their daughter Aiko take a stroll on the premises of an imperial villa in Nasu in Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo, on Sept. 12, 2024. (Pool photo)

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Japan imperial family stay at villa in Tochigi Pref.

Japanese Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako (L) and their daughter Aiko take a stroll on the premises of an imperial villa in Nasu in Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo, on Sept. 12, 2024. (Pool photo)

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Japan imperial family stay at villa in Tochigi Pref.

Japanese Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako (L) and their daughter Aiko take a stroll on the premises of an imperial villa in Nasu in Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo, on Sept. 12, 2024. (Pool photo)

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Japan imperial family stay at villa in Tochigi Pref.

Japanese Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako (L) and their daughter Aiko take a stroll on the premises of an imperial villa in Nasu in Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo, on Sept. 12, 2024. (Pool photo)

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Japan imperial family stay at villa in Tochigi Pref.

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako take a stroll on the premises of an imperial villa in Nasu in Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo, on Aug. 21, 2024. (Pool photo)

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Japan imperial family stay at villa in Tochigi Pref.

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako take a stroll on the premises of an imperial villa in Nasu in Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo, on Aug. 21, 2024. (Pool photo)

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Paris Olympics: Parrot predicts Japan win against Spain

Parrot Olivia picks up a Japanese flag at Nasu Animal Kingdom in Tochigi Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Aug. 1, 2024, predicting Japan will beat Spain in a men's football quarterfinal match at the Paris Olympics.

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Paris Olympics: Parrot predicts Japan win against U.S.

Parrot Olivia picks up a Japanese flag at Nasu Animal Kingdom in Tochigi Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Aug. 1, 2024, predicting Japan will beat the United States in a women's football quarterfinal match at the Paris Olympics.

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Tram-riding delivery robot

Utsunomiya University Professor Koichi Ozaki provides an explanation about a delivery robot carrying lunch boxes at JR Utsunomiya Station in Tochigi Prefecture, eastern Japan, during a delivery test using an electric tram system on June 1, 2024.

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Tram-riding delivery robot

A delivery robot developed by Utsunomiya University carries lunch boxes as it rides an electric tram at an electric tram stop near JR Utsunomiya Station in Tochigi Prefecture, eastern Japan, during a delivery test using the tram system on June 1, 2024.

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Tram-riding delivery robot

A delivery robot developed by Utsunomiya University travels through a walkway at JR Utsunomiya Station in Tochigi Prefecture, eastern Japan, carrying lunch boxes during a delivery test using an electric tram system near the station on June 1, 2024.

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Former Japanese emperor, empress in Nikko

Former Japanese Emperor Akihito (L) waves to the crowd as he arrives with former Empress Michiko at Tobu Nikko Station in Tochigi Prefecture, eastern Japan, on May 28, 2024. (Pool photo)

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Former Japan emperor, empress in Nikko

Former Japanese Emperor Akihito (C) and former Empress Michiko take a walk in Nikko Tamozawa Imperial Villa Memorial Park in Tochigi Prefecture, eastern Japan, on May 28, 2024. (Pool photo)

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Former Japanese emperor, empress in Nikko

Former Japanese Emperor Akihito and former Empress Michiko take a walk in Nikko Tamozawa Imperial Villa Memorial Park in Tochigi Prefecture, eastern Japan, on May 28, 2024. (Pool photo)

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Former Japan emperor, empress in Nikko

Former Japanese Emperor Akihito (L) and former Empress Michiko take a walk in Nikko Tamozawa Imperial Villa Memorial Park in Tochigi Prefecture, eastern Japan, on May 28, 2024. (Pool photo)

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Nikko Toshogu traditional warrior parade

People dressed in warrior costumes of old Japan march at Nikko Toshogu shrine in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, during a traditional parade on May 18, 2024.

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Nikko Toshogu traditional warrior parade

People dressed in warrior costumes of old Japan march at Nikko Toshogu shrine in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, during a traditional parade on May 18, 2024.

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