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Japan: Typhoon Nakri Brings Strong Winds to Southern Izu Islands

Typhoon Nakri made its closest approach to the southern Izu Islands on Monday morning, October 13, bringing heavy rain and strong winds.

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US: Unoccupied Homes in Buxton, NC Collapse Amid Rough Seas From Offshore Hurricanes 2

On Tuesday, September 30, at least five unoccupied oceanfront homes in Buxton, North Carolina, collapsed into the Atlantic due to rough surf driven by offshore hurricanes Humberto and Imelda. Another home fell the following morning, bringing the total to six this week and 18 on Hatteras Island since 2020. No injuries were reported, but authorities closed parts of Cape Hatteras National Seashore due to dangerous debris.

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Saori Minami

Saori Minami=Date: November 2, 1971, Place: Japan

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Ken Takakura

Ken Takakura on the set of the movie “Abashiri Prison”=Date : December 10, 1971, Place : Sounkyo, Hokkaido

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Tomisaburo Wakayama

Tomisaburo Wakayama=Place: Akasaka, Japan

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Tetsuko Kuroyanagi

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Black bear goes into hibernation in Ueno Zoo

TOKYO, Japan - Koo the black bear has gone into hibernation in an artificial environment at the Ueno Zoo in Tokyo. Zoo officials say there is no precise evidence to determine that the 20-month-old female bear has gone into winter hibernation, but since around Dec. 18 she has been sleeping all day, and her breathing rate has gone down from about 10 times a minute to just three. The zoo believes Koo is the first bear in Japan to have gone into hibernation in a zoo, and visitors can see her asleep inside her cage at the zoo now. (Photo provided by Tokyo Zoo Association).

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Black bear goes into hibernation in Ueno Zoo

TOKYO, Japan - Koo the black bear has gone into hibernation in an artificial environment at the Ueno Zoo in Tokyo. Zoo officials say there is no precise evidence to determine that the 20-month-old female bear has gone into winter hibernation, but since around Dec. 18 she has been sleeping all day, and her breathing rate has gone down from about 10 times a minute to just three. The zoo believes Koo is the first bear in Japan to have gone into hibernation in a zoo, and visitors can see her asleep inside her cage at the zoo now. (Photo provided by Tokyo Zoo Association). (Kyodo)

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Black bear goes into hibernation in Ueno Zoo

TOKYO, Japan - Koo the black bear has gone into hibernation in an artificial environment at the Ueno Zoo in Tokyo. Zoo officials say there is no precise evidence to determine that the 20-month-old female bear has gone into winter hibernation, but since around Dec. 18 she has been sleeping all day, and her breathing rate has gone down from about 10 times a minute to just three. The zoo believes Koo is the first bear in Japan to have gone into hibernation in a zoo. The photo, provided by Tokyo Zoo Association, shows Koo at Ueno before hibernation. Visitors can see Koo's hibernation at the zoo. (Kyodo)

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Japanese aquariums to stop acquiring Taiji drive hunt dolphins

Kazutoshi Arai (L), chairman of the Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums, wipes sweat off his face during a press conference at the Environment Ministry in Tokyo on May 20, 2015. The association said the same day it will prohibit members from acquiring dolphins caught in drive hunts off the town of Taiji in western Japan, after the association faced being expelled from a global zoo body that has criticized the practice as cruel. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese aquariums to stop acquiring Taiji drive hunt dolphins

Kazutoshi Arai (L), chairman of the Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums, holds a press conference at the Environment Ministry in Tokyo on May 20, 2015. The association said the same day it will prohibit members from acquiring dolphins caught in drive hunts off the town of Taiji in western Japan, after the association faced being expelled from a global zoo body that has criticized the practice as cruel. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo