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Typhoon Shanshan – Torrential Rains Cause Flooding Across Kyushu

Typhoon Shanshan made landfall near Sendai, Kagoshima Prefecture, southern Kyushu Thursday morning, August 29 causing flash flooding across the region with torrential rainfall.

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[Breaking News]Water release at central Japan dam

TATEYAMA, Japan, June 26 Kyodo - Tourists take photos as the annual water release begins at Kurobe Dam, a popular tourist spot surrounded by the Northern Alps, in the Toyama Prefecture town of Tateyama, central Japan, on June 26, 2024. (Kyodo)

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Translator earphones in shape of Japanese popular snack

Translator earphones in shape of Japanese popular snack

A woman holds a wireless translator earphone (L) shaped to look like the popular Japanese chocolate snack "Kinoko no Yama" produced by Meiji Holdings Co. next to the real snack (R) on March 25, 2024, in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo. The earphones are capable of translating 74 languages and will hit the shelves later in the week at the price of 29,800 yen ($190).

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Translator earphones in shape of Japanese popular snack

Translator earphones in shape of Japanese popular snack

Photo taken on March 25, 2024, in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo, shows wireless translator earphones in the shape of popular Japanese chocolate snack "Kinoko no Yama" and their cases, designed to look like the snack's packaging, produced by Meiji Holdings Co. The earphones are capable of translating 74 languages and will hit the shelves later in the week at the price of 29,800 yen ($190).

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Azaleas at peak at Hakone hotel

Azaleas at peak at Hakone hotel

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Azaleas are now at their peak, shown against a backdrop of Mt. Fuji, in this photo of the garden at Hotel de Yama in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, taken on May 17, 2014.

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Annual Japan-U.S. bilateral exercise

Annual Japan-U.S. bilateral exercise

ITAMI, Japan - Ground Self-Defense Force Lt. Gen. Ryuichiro Arakawa (R), commander of the Middle Army headquarters, and U.S. Army Pacific Commander Lt. Gen. Francis Wiewcinski shake hands at the GSDF's Middle Army headquarters in Itami, Hyogo Prefecture, on Jan. 30, 2012, during an annual bilateral exercise between the U.S. Army Pacific and Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force. The 2012 Yama Sakura 61, which primarily focuses on planning, coordination and interoperability of ground based elements of the Japan-U.S. security alliance, runs through Feb. 5, 2012.

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Annual Japan-U.S. bilateral exercise

Annual Japan-U.S. bilateral exercise

ITAMI, Japan - A ceremony to officially open an annual bilateral exercise between the U.S. Army Pacific and Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force is conducted at the GSDF's Middle Army headquarters in Itami, Hyogo Prefecture, on Jan. 30, 2012. The 2012 Yama Sakura 61, which primarily focuses on planning, coordination and interoperability of ground based elements of the Japan-U.S. security alliance, runs through Feb. 5, 2012.

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Stone chamber of ancient tomb unveiled to viewers

Stone chamber of ancient tomb unveiled to viewers

KASHIHARA, Japan - Visitors look at the upper part of a red-colored stone chamber, excavated at the ancient Sakurai Chausu-yama tomb mound in Sakurai, Nara Prefecture, on Oct. 29, 2009. The mound is believed to be a nobleman's tomb from the early years of the Yamato dynasty, which ruled major parts of Japan from the third to seventh centuries.

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Stone chamber of ancient tomb in early Yamato dynasty unveiled

Stone chamber of ancient tomb in early Yamato dynasty unveiled

KASHIHARA, Japan - The roof of a red-colored stone chamber, excavated at the ancient Sakurai Chausu-yama tomb mound in Sakurai, Nara Prefecture, is covered with large pieces of stone. Japanese archaeologists showed to the media the stone chamber on Oct. 22, 2009. The site is believed to date back to the late third to early fourth century.

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Azalea flowers in full bloom in Hakone

Azalea flowers in full bloom in Hakone

Azalea flowers are in full bloom in the garden of Hotel de Yama in the hot spring resort town of Hakone in Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo, on May 10, 2022.

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Azalea flowers in full bloom in Hakone

Azalea flowers in full bloom in Hakone

Azalea flowers are in full bloom in the garden of Hotel de Yama in the hot spring resort town of Hakone in Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo, on May 10, 2022.

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Japan-U.S. joint military drills

Japan-U.S. joint military drills

The kick-off ceremony is held at the Ground Self-Defense Force's Camp Itami in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 5, 2021, for the annual Yama Sakura Japan-U.S. joint military exercises.

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Japan-U.S. joint military drills

Japan-U.S. joint military drills

The kick-off ceremony is held at the Ground Self-Defense Force's Camp Itami in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 5, 2021, for the annual Yama Sakura Japan-U.S. joint military exercises.

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Stone chamber of ancient tomb unveiled to viewers

Stone chamber of ancient tomb unveiled to viewers

KASHIHARA, Japan - Visitors look at the upper part of a red-colored stone chamber, excavated at the ancient Sakurai Chausu-yama tomb mound in Sakurai, Nara Prefecture, on Oct. 29, 2009. The mound is believed to be a nobleman's tomb from the early years of the Yamato dynasty, which ruled major parts of Japan from the third to seventh centuries. (Kyodo)

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Stone chamber of ancient tomb in early Yamato dynasty unveiled

Stone chamber of ancient tomb in early Yamato dynasty unveiled

KASHIHARA, Japan - The roof of a red-colored stone chamber, excavated at the ancient Sakurai Chausu-yama tomb mound in Sakurai, Nara Prefecture, is covered with large pieces of stone. Japanese archaeologists showed to the media the stone chamber on Oct. 22, 2009. The site is believed to date back to the late third to early fourth century. (Kyodo)

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Annual Japan-U.S. bilateral exercise

Annual Japan-U.S. bilateral exercise

ITAMI, Japan - Ground Self-Defense Force Lt. Gen. Ryuichiro Arakawa (R), commander of the Middle Army headquarters, and U.S. Army Pacific Commander Lt. Gen. Francis Wiewcinski shake hands at the GSDF's Middle Army headquarters in Itami, Hyogo Prefecture, on Jan. 30, 2012, during an annual bilateral exercise between the U.S. Army Pacific and Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force. The 2012 Yama Sakura 61, which primarily focuses on planning, coordination and interoperability of ground based elements of the Japan-U.S. security alliance, runs through Feb. 5, 2012. (Kyodo)

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Annual Japan-U.S. bilateral exercise

Annual Japan-U.S. bilateral exercise

ITAMI, Japan - A ceremony to officially open an annual bilateral exercise between the U.S. Army Pacific and Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force is conducted at the GSDF's Middle Army headquarters in Itami, Hyogo Prefecture, on Jan. 30, 2012. The 2012 Yama Sakura 61, which primarily focuses on planning, coordination and interoperability of ground based elements of the Japan-U.S. security alliance, runs through Feb. 5, 2012. (Kyodo)

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Azaleas in Japan's Hakone

Azaleas in Japan's Hakone

Blooming azaleas are pictured at Hotel de Yama's garden in Hakone, a hot spring resort town in Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo, on April 30, 2021.

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Azaleas in full bloom in Hakone

Azaleas in full bloom in Hakone

Azaleas are in full bloom in the garden of Hotel de Yama in the hot spring resort town of Hakone in Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo, on May 10, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Azaleas in full bloom in Hakone

Azaleas in full bloom in Hakone

Azaleas are in full bloom in the garden of Hotel de Yama in the hot spring resort town of Hakone in Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo, on May 10, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Azaleas in full bloom in Hakone

Azaleas in full bloom in Hakone

Azaleas are in full bloom in the garden of Hotel de Yama in the hot spring resort town of Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo on May 19, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Azaleas in full bloom in Hakone

Azaleas in full bloom in Hakone

Azaleas are in full bloom in the garden of Hotel de Yama in the hot spring resort town of Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo on May 19, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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