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Lower-priced reserve rice released

WATARI, Japan, May 29 Kyodo - Rice stockpiles are delivered to household equipment maker Iris Ohyama Inc.'s rice polishing plant in Watari in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on May 29, 2025. The Japanese government launched a new scheme to release lower-priced reserve rice harvested in 2021 and 2022 via direct contracts with retailers -- not by the previous auction-based method -- to curb elevated rice prices. (Kyodo)

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Lower-priced reserve rice released

Rice stockpiles are delivered to household equipment maker Iris Ohyama Inc.'s rice polishing plant in Watari in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on May 29, 2025. The Japanese government launched a new scheme to release lower-priced reserve rice harvested in 2021 and 2022 via direct contracts with retailers -- not by the previous auction-based method -- to curb elevated rice prices.

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Lower-priced reserve rice released

Rice stockpiles are delivered to household equipment maker Iris Ohyama Inc.'s rice polishing plant in Watari in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on May 29, 2025. The Japanese government launched a new scheme to release lower-priced reserve rice harvested in 2021 and 2022 via direct contracts with retailers -- not by the previous auction-based method -- to curb elevated rice prices.

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Lower-priced reserve rice released

Rice stockpiles are delivered to household equipment maker Iris Ohyama Inc.'s rice polishing plant in Watari in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on May 29, 2025. The Japanese government launched a new scheme to release lower-priced reserve rice harvested in 2021 and 2022 via direct contracts with retailers -- not by the previous auction-based method -- to curb elevated rice prices.

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Lower-priced reserve rice released

Rice stockpiles are delivered to household equipment maker Iris Ohyama Inc.'s rice polishing plant in Watari in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on May 29, 2025. The Japanese government launched a new scheme to release lower-priced reserve rice harvested in 2021 and 2022 via direct contracts with retailers -- not by the previous auction-based method -- to curb elevated rice prices.

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Japan PM Ishiba in Tottori Pref.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (R) and his wife Yoshiko head to Watari Shrine in Yazu, part of his constituency in the western Japan prefecture of Tottori, on Dec. 1, 2024. In August, Ishiba announced his candidacy for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's September leadership election at the shrine.

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Japan PM Ishiba in Tottori Pref.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks to supporters after visiting Watari Shrine in Yazu, part of his constituency in the western Japan prefecture of Tottori, on Dec. 1, 2024. In August, Ishiba announced his candidacy for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's September leadership election at the shrine.

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Japan PM Ishiba in Tottori Pref.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (R) and his wife Yoshiko bow at Watari Shrine in Yazu, part of his constituency in the western Japan prefecture of Tottori, on Dec. 1, 2024. In August, Ishiba announced his candidacy for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's September leadership election at the shrine.

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Students leave new building of tsunami-hit school

SENDAI, Japan - Students walk home from Nagatoro Elementary School's new building in Watari Town, Miyagi Prefecture, on Aug. 18, 2014. The original building was damaged by the earthquake and tsunami that hit northeastern Japan in March 2011.

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Students leave new building of tsunami-hit school

SENDAI, Japan - Students walk home from Arahama Junior High School's new building in Watari Town, Miyagi Prefecture, on Aug. 18, 2014. The original building was damaged by the earthquake and tsunami that hit the northeastern Japan region of Tohoku in March 2011. Classrooms are located on the second and third floors of the new building.

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Pupils study in new building of tsunami-hit school

SENDAI, Japan - Pupils study in a classroom in Nagatoro Elementary School's new building in Watari Town, Miyagi Prefecture, on Aug. 18, 2014. The original building was damaged by the earthquake and tsunami that hit the northeastern Japan region of Tohoku in March 2011.

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Fireworks display to mourn victims of 2011 disaster

NATORI, Japan - A young couple and their baby watch a fireworks display in Watari, Miyagi Prefecture, on Aug. 11, 2014, to mourn the victims of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami that devastated the northeastern Japan region.

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Large-scale rice mill plant completed in Miyagi Pref.

SENDAI, Japan - Butai-Agri-innovation Co. President Nobuo Hariu (extreme R) and Iris Oyama Inc. President Kentaro Oyama (extreme L) attend an event to commemorate the completion of a large-scale rice mill plant in Watari, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on July 29, 2014.

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Large-scale rice mill plant completed in Miyagi Pref.

SENDAI, Japan - Butai-Agri-innovation Co.'s large-scale rice mill plant in Watari, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, is seen on July 29, 2014, after its completion.

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Disaster drill on anniversary of 1978 Miyagi earthquake

WATARI, Japan - Pupils line up for a designated safety confirmation check point during a drill for an earthquake and tsunami presumed to happen in a going-home time for schoolchildren in Watari, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on June 12, 2014, the 36th anniversary of the 1978 quake off the prefecture.

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2 and a half years after quake

SENDAI, Japan - Combination photos from a Kyodo News helicopter show the Yoshida area of Watari town, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 12, 2011 (L), a day after the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake, and about two and a half years later on Sept. 1, 2013 (R), complete with a greenhouse complex to grow strawberries.

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2 years after quake

SENDAI, Japan - Aerial photos taken by Kyodo News show an area in the town of Watari, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 12, 2011 (L), the day after the massive earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan, and the same area on March 3, 2013.

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Watari soon after quake, now

TOKYO, Japan - Photos taken from a Kyodo News helicopter show the town of Watari, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 12, 2011 (top), shortly after the area was devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, and the same town on March 2, 2012 (bottom).

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Icho books Olympic berth

TOKYO, Japan - Kaori Icho (top) and Rio Watari wrestle during the final of the women's 63-kilogram class at the national championships in Tokyo on Dec. 23, 2011. Icho won the title for the third time in a row and secured a ticket to the 2012 London Olympics.

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Pile of debris in Miyagi Pref.

WATARI, Japan - Excavators pile up debris created by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disaster in the town of Watari, Miyagi Prefecture, on July 11, 2011, four months after the disaster.

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Debris at bathing beach in Miyagi Pref.

WATARI, Japan - Photo shows piles of debris at a swimming beach in the quake- and tsunami-hit town of Watari, Miyagi Prefecture, on June 24, 2011. In the middle of the picture are solar panels that had been installed by the town at a nearby spa facility. In a normal year, the beach would soon be open for the swimming season.

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Paddy field damaged by seawater due to tsunami

SENDAI, Japan - Photo shows a cracked paddy field in the town of Watari, Miyagi Prefecture, on May 13, 2011, due to salt pollution caused by seawater following the March 11 tsunami.

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Cherry blossoms in tsunami-hit areas

WATARI, Japan - Photo taken April 12, 2011, shows cherry tree branches starting to bloom in the rubble in Watari, Miyagi Prefecture, an area devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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Stranded boat returned to sea

WATARI, Japan - A fishing boat washed ashore by tsunami is lifted by a crane and placed on seawater in the town of Watari, Miyagi Prefecture, on April 7, 2011, around four weeks after the earthquake and tsunami devastated the area.

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Floodwater drainage

WATARI, Japan - A hose drains floodwater to the sea from the shores of Watari, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 29, 2011. The area was hit by the March 11 quake and tsunami.

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People flock to buy gasoline

WATARI, Japan - People form a long line to purchase gasoline at a gas station in the town of Watari in Miyagi Prefecture on March 18, 2011, a week after an earthquake with a record magnitude of 9.0 hit Japan.

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Nippon Oil, China Nat'l Petroleum to consider joint oil refinery

TOKYO, Japan - Jiang Jiemin (L), president of China National Petroleum Corp., and Fumiaki Watari, chairman of Nippon Oil Corp., shake hands during a signing ceremony at a hotel in Tokyo on May 7. They have agreed to consider creating a joint venture to run the Japanese firm's Osaka oil refinery.

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Nippon Oil eyes Russian crude if Iran imports stop

TOKYO, Japan - Nippon Oil Corp. Chairman Fumiaki Watari speaks at a news conference at the Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan in Tokyo on Sept. 5. Watari said Russia would be a good source of crude oil for Japan if imports from Iran stop due to U.S.-led sanctions over Iran's nuclear development.

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Watari, Egashira to be vice chairmen of Nippon Keidanren

TOKYO, Japan - The Japan Business Federation plans to appoint Nippon Oil Corp. Chairman Fumiaki Watari (L, file photo) and Ajinomoto Co. Chairman Kunio Egashira (R, file photo) as vice chairmen of the nation's most powerful business lobby, federation sources said Jan. 14. The appointments of the two will be formalized at a regular general meeting in late May, the sources said.

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Nippon Oil to cede presidency to vice president Nishio

TOKYO, Japan - Nippon Oil Corp. President Fumiaki Watari (L) and Vice President Shinji Nishio pose for photos at a press conference in a Tokyo hotel on May 9. The company said that it has informally appointed Nishio to replace Watari, who would assume its chairmanship.

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Asahi Kasei picks Chinese model for swimsuit campaign

TOKYO, Japan - Ryu (L), a 21-year-old Chinese fashion model, poses with 20-year-old Japanese model Kana Watari at a Tokyo hotel on May 26 to promote Asahi Kasei Corp.'s swimsuits in the growing Chinese market. They presented a total of 16 swimsuits, including light blue and yellow one-piece suits and a bikini with a fruit pattern.

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TV cop drama to be canceled after accident during filming

NAGOYA, Japan - Tetsuya Watari, president of Ishihara International Productions Inc., said in Nagoya on Aug. 13 that Asahi National Broadcasting Co.'s (TV Asahi) police drama ''Seibu Keisatsu 2003''(Western Police 2003) will be canceled following an accident that occurred during filming Aug. 12. Five onlookers were injured in the accident.

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Nippon Mitsubishi, Koa Oil to integrate refining operations

TOKYO, Japan - Koa Oil Co. President Yasushi Ebihara (L) and Nippon Mitsubishi Oil Corp. President Fumiaki Watari pose for photographers after announcing plans to integrate their oil refining operations through an equity-swap scheme at a news conference in Tokyo on May 10.

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Zhu says he was unaware of naval operations near Japan

URUMCHI, China - Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji tells a group of Japanese business officials that he was unaware of increasing Chinese research activities and naval operations in what Japan considers its exclusive economic waters. Zhu made the comments in Urumchi, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, on Sept. 9 in his meeting with members of the Japan-China Economic Association mission. The photo shows the meeting between the Chinese premier (R) and Toshiba Corp. senior adviser Sugiichiro Watari (L), who heads the mission.

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Nippon Mitsubishi Oil picks Watari as president

TOKYO, Japan - Fumiaki Watari (R), vice president of Nippon Mitsubishi Oil Corp., Japan's largest oil company, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on May 11 following appointment as president. At left is outgoing President Hidejiro Osawa. The appointment will be made official at a board meeting after the firm's shareholders meeting on June 29.

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Nippon Oil to cede presidency to vice president Nishio

TOKYO, Japan - Nippon Oil Corp. President Fumiaki Watari (L) and Vice President Shinji Nishio pose for photos at a press conference in a Tokyo hotel on May 9. The company said that it has informally appointed Nishio to replace Watari, who would assume its chairmanship. (Kyodo)

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Watari, Egashira to be vice chairmen of Nippon Keidanren

TOKYO, Japan - The Japan Business Federation plans to appoint Nippon Oil Corp. Chairman Fumiaki Watari (L, file photo) and Ajinomoto Co. Chairman Kunio Egashira (R, file photo) as vice chairmen of the nation's most powerful business lobby, federation sources said Jan. 14. The appointments of the two will be formalized at a regular general meeting in late May, the sources said.

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Nippon Oil eyes Russian crude if Iran imports stop

TOKYO, Japan - Nippon Oil Corp. Chairman Fumiaki Watari speaks at a news conference at the Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan in Tokyo on Sept. 5. Watari said Russia would be a good source of crude oil for Japan if imports from Iran stop due to U.S.-led sanctions over Iran's nuclear development. (Kyodo)

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Nippon Oil, China Nat'l Petroleum to consider joint oil refinery

TOKYO, Japan - Jiang Jiemin (L), president of China National Petroleum Corp., and Fumiaki Watari, chairman of Nippon Oil Corp., shake hands during a signing ceremony at a hotel in Tokyo on May 7. They have agreed to consider creating a joint venture to run the Japanese firm's Osaka oil refinery. (Kyodo)

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Tree-planting drive in tsunami-hit Miyagi spawns hope for fresh greenery

People carry a "mikoshi" portable shrine during a summer festival at Chokaishio Shrine in Watari, Miyagi Prefecture, on June 7, 2015. In the foreground are trees planted two years earlier under a movement to bring back greenery to the northern Japanese prefecture ravaged by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Niju-bashi Bridge,the Imperial Palace

The gate on the left, called Nishinomaru Ote-mon during the Edo Period, became the main gate of the Imperial Palace in 1889 after the construction of the new palace the previous year. The first gate, Korai-mon, in front of the main gate was later removed and only the Watari Yagura-mon exists today. Mid-Meiji Period.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:A. Farsari, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number81‐17‐0]

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The inner moat of the Imperial Palace

View of Koji-machi and Hanzo-mon from the west side of Soto Sakurada-mon. The area where the Imperial Palace (former Edo Castle) faces the inner moat (Sakurada Moat) is called Hachimaki Doi. The stone wall was constructed only on the upper portion, and the rest was a gently curving earthen embankment. Old pines still remain inside the stone walls, and this is one of the most beautiful spots in Tokyo. The Watari watchtower of Hanzo-mon, which was removed in 1871, is visible, indicating that this photograph was taken at the beginning of the Meiji Period. The photographer is Felix Beato.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:F. Beato, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number62‐35‐0]

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Pile of debris in Miyagi Pref.

WATARI, Japan - Excavators pile up debris created by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disaster in the town of Watari, Miyagi Prefecture, on July 11, 2011, four months after the disaster. (Kyodo)

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Debris at bathing beach in Miyagi Pref.

WATARI, Japan - Photo shows piles of debris at a swimming beach in the quake- and tsunami-hit town of Watari, Miyagi Prefecture, on June 24, 2011. In the middle of the picture are solar panels that had been installed by the town at a nearby spa facility. In a normal year, the beach would soon be open for the swimming season. (Kyodo)

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Paddy field damaged by seawater due to tsunami

SENDAI, Japan - Photo shows a cracked paddy field in the town of Watari, Miyagi Prefecture, on May 13, 2011, due to salt pollution caused by seawater following the March 11 tsunami. (Kyodo)

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Stranded boat returned to sea

WATARI, Japan - A fishing boat washed ashore by tsunami is lifted by a crane and placed on seawater in the town of Watari, Miyagi Prefecture, on April 7, 2011, around four weeks after the earthquake and tsunami devastated the area. (Kyodo)

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Tsunami aftermath in Watari

WATARI, Japan - People look through debris for their belongings in the tsunami-hit town of Watari, Miyagi Prefecture, on April 7, 2011, about four weeks after the earthquake and tsunami disaster. (Kyodo)

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Cherry blossoms in tsunami-hit areas

WATARI, Japan - Photo taken April 12, 2011, shows cherry tree branches starting to bloom in the rubble in Watari, Miyagi Prefecture, an area devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. (Kyodo)

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Watari soon after quake, now

TOKYO, Japan - Photos taken from a Kyodo News helicopter show the town of Watari, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 12, 2011 (top), shortly after the area was devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, and the same town on March 2, 2012 (bottom). (Kyodo)

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Floodwater drainage

WATARI, Japan - A hose drains floodwater to the sea from the shores of Watari, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 29, 2011. The area was hit by the March 11 quake and tsunami. (Kyodo)