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Expressway interchange congested due to snow

IWAKUNI, Japan, Jan. 5 Kyodo - Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 3, 2026, shows traffic congestion at the Sanyo Expressway interchange in Iwakuni in the western Japan prefecture of Yamaguchi, due to heavy snow the previous day. (Kyodo)

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Year's 1st pufferfish auction in western Japan

The year's first "fugu" pufferfish auction is held at a market in Shimonoseki in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, in the early hours of Jan. 4, 2026.

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Year's 1st pufferfish auction in western Japan

The year's first "fugu" pufferfish auction is held at a market in Shimonoseki in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, in the early hours of Jan. 4, 2026.

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Expressway interchange congested due to snow

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 3, 2026, shows traffic congestion at the Sanyo Expressway interchange in Iwakuni in the western Japan prefecture of Yamaguchi, due to heavy snow the previous day.

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Largest Supermoon of Year Lights Up Night Sky

On November 5, the largest full moon of the year, or supermoon, illuminated the night sky.

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Hitoyoshi signature boxed lunch

Photo taken on July 1, 2024, in Hitoyoshi in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, shows signature boxed lunches from Hitoyoshi Ekiben Yamaguchi, a local food shop near Hitoyoshi Station, with one on the left including chestnut rice and the other featuring sweetfish sushi.

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Japan PM Ishiba receives chestnuts

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (4th from R) receives a basket of chestnuts from the eastern Japan city of Kasama in Ibaraki Prefecture, presented by Kasama city mayor Shinju Yamaguchi (5th from R) on Sept. 18, 2025, at the prime minister's office in Tokyo.

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U.S. Navy jet landing and takeoff exercises

A U.S. Navy F-35C stealth strike fighter conducts landing and takeoff exercises at U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on Sept. 17, 2025.

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U.S. Navy jet landing and takeoff exercises

A U.S. Navy F-35C stealth strike fighter conducts landing and takeoff exercises at U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on Sept. 17, 2025.

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U.S. Navy jet landing and takeoff exercises

A U.S. Navy F/A-18 combat aircraft conducts landing and takeoff exercises at U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on Sept. 17, 2025.

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3rd anniv. of ex-Japan PM Abe's killing

Akie Abe, the widow of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, speaks during a memorial event in Nagato in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on July 8, 2025, the third anniversary of his assassination in Nara Prefecture.

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New MSDF ocean research ship

A new Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force auxiliary oceanographic research ship is pictured after its launch ceremony at a shipyard of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. in Shimonoseki in the western Japan prefecture of Yamaguchi on May 29, 2025. The ship, Akashi, will be deployed at the MSDF's Yokosuka base in Kanagawa Prefecture in eastern Japan around March 2026.

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New MSDF ocean research ship

A new Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force auxiliary oceanographic research ship is pictured during its launch ceremony at a shipyard of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. in Shimonoseki in the western Japan prefecture of Yamaguchi on May 29, 2025. The ship, Akashi, will be deployed at the MSDF's Yokosuka base in Kanagawa Prefecture in eastern Japan around March 2026.

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Rite at Ise Jingu shrine in central Japan

ISE, Japan, May 2 Kyodo - Priests march during "Yamaguchi-sai," the first of a series of rites for the "Shikinen Sengu" shrine building reconstruction every 20 years at Ise Jingu shrine in Ise in Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on May 2, 2025. (Kyodo)

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World's longest "okonomiyaki" pizza

About 500 people cooperate to bake "okonomiyaki" Japanese pizza over 100 meters long at an idle paddy field in Sanyoonoda, Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on May 5, 2025, recognized by Guinness World Records as the world's longest "okonomiyaki."

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Over 4,000 cups of cooked puffer fish served

A total of 4,432 cups of fugu cooked in a 3.5-meter hot pot is served to visitors during a festival in Shimonoseki in the western Japan prefecture of Yamaguchi on May 3, 2025, recognized by Guinness World Records as the most cups of the puffer fish served.

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U.S. Iwakuni base opens on U.S.-Japan friendship day

A U.S. Navy Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft (front) and a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Osprey are on display at U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, during a U.S.-Japan friendship day event on May 4, 2025.

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U.S. Iwakuni base opens on U.S.-Japan friendship day

A U.S. Navy Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft (L) and a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Osprey are on display at U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, during a U.S.-Japan friendship day event on May 4, 2025.

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Rite at Ise Jingu shrine in central Japan

Priests march during "Yamaguchi-sai," the first of a series of rites for the "Shikinen Sengu" shrine building reconstruction every 20 years at Ise Jingu shrine in Ise in Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on May 2, 2025.

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Rite at Ise Jingu shrine in central Japan

Priests and carpenters march during "Yamaguchi-sai," the first of a series of rites for the "Shikinen Sengu" shrine building reconstruction every 20 years at Ise Jingu shrine in Ise in Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on May 2, 2025.

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Rite at Ise Jingu shrine in central Japan

"Yamaguchi-sai," the first of a series of rites for the "Shikinen Sengu" ritual, or the construction every 20 years at an alternate site of a new "divine palace" hall at Ise Jingu shrine, is held at the shrine in Ise in Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on May 2, 2025, to pray for the safety of logging trees for timber for the new hall. (Pool photo)

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Rite at Ise Jingu shrine in central Japan

"Yamaguchi-sai," the first of a series of rites for the "Shikinen Sengu" ritual, or the construction every 20 years at an alternate site of a new "divine palace" hall at Ise Jingu shrine, is held at the shrine in Ise in Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on May 2, 2025, to pray for the safety of logging trees for timber for the new hall. (Pool photo)

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Rite at Ise Jingu shrine in central Japan

"Yamaguchi-sai," the first of a series of rites for the "Shikinen Sengu" ritual, or the construction every 20 years at an alternate site of a new "divine palace" hall at Ise Jingu shrine, is held at the shrine in Ise in Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on May 2, 2025, to pray for the safety of logging trees for timber for the new hall. (Pool photo)

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Rite at Ise Jingu shrine in central Japan

"Yamaguchi-sai," the first of a series of rites for the "Shikinen Sengu" ritual, or the construction every 20 years at an alternate site of a new "divine palace" hall at Ise Jingu shrine, is held at the shrine in Ise in Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on May 2, 2025, to pray for the safety of logging trees for timber for the new hall.

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Rite at Ise Jingu shrine in central Japan

"Yamaguchi-sai," the first of a series of rites for the "Shikinen Sengu" ritual, or the construction every 20 years at an alternate site of a new "divine palace" hall at Ise Jingu shrine, is held at the shrine in Ise in Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on May 2, 2025, to pray for the safety of logging trees for timber for the new hall.

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Rite at Ise Jingu shrine in central Japan

"Yamaguchi-sai," the first of a series of rites for the "Shikinen Sengu" ritual, or the construction every 20 years at an alternate site of a new "divine palace" hall at Ise Jingu shrine, is held at the shrine in Ise in Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on May 2, 2025, to pray for the safety of logging trees for timber for the new hall.

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Rite at Ise Jingu shrine in central Japan

"Yamaguchi-sai," the first of a series of rites for the "Shikinen Sengu" ritual, or the construction every 20 years at an alternate site of a new "divine palace" hall at Ise Jingu shrine, is held at the shrine in Ise in Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on May 2, 2025, to pray for the safety of logging trees for timber for the new hall.

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Rite at Ise Jingu shrine in central Japan

"Yamaguchi-sai," the first of a series of rites for the "Shikinen Sengu" ritual, or the construction every 20 years at an alternate site of a new "divine palace" hall at Ise Jingu shrine, is held at the shrine in Ise in Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on May 2, 2025, to pray for the safety of logging trees for timber for the new hall.

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Rite at Ise Jingu shrine in central Japan

"Yamaguchi-sai," the first of a series of rites for the "Shikinen Sengu" ritual, or the construction every 20 years at an alternate site of a new "divine palace" hall at Ise Jingu shrine, is held at the shrine in Ise in Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on May 2, 2025, to pray for the safety of logging trees for timber for the new hall.

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Rite at Ise Jingu shrine in central Japan

"Yamaguchi-sai," the first of a series of rites for the "Shikinen Sengu" ritual, or the construction every 20 years at an alternate site of a new "divine palace" hall at Ise Jingu shrine, is held at the shrine in Ise in Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on May 2, 2025, to pray for the safety of logging trees for timber for the new hall.

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Rite at Ise Jingu shrine in central Japan

"Yamaguchi-sai," the first of a series of rites for the "Shikinen Sengu" ritual, or the construction every 20 years at an alternate site of a new "divine palace" hall at Ise Jingu shrine, is held at the shrine in Ise in Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on May 2, 2025, to pray for the safety of logging trees for timber for the new hall.

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Rite at Ise Jingu shrine in central Japan

"Yamaguchi-sai," the first of a series of rites for the "Shikinen Sengu" ritual, or the construction every 20 years at an alternate site of a new "divine palace" hall at Ise Jingu shrine, is held at the shrine in Ise in Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on May 2, 2025, to pray for the safety of logging trees for timber for the new hall.

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Whaling factory ship departs for Sea of Okhotsk

The Kangei Maru, the world's only whaling factory ship, departs from its home port in Shimonoseki in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on April 21, 2025, for the season's first commercial whale hunt, in the Sea of Okhotsk.

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Whaling factory ship departs for Sea of Okhotsk

The Kangei Maru, the world's only whaling factory ship, prepares to depart from its home port in Shimonoseki in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on April 21, 2025, for the season's first commercial whale hunt, in the Sea of Okhotsk.

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Japan: Cherry Blossoms Reach Full Bloom Across Country

Cherry blossoms have begun to bloom all over Japan, and are expected to reach full bloom in many places this week. This video was filmed at Ichinosaka River, a famous cherry blossom viewing spot in Yamaguchi City, western Japan, where the cherry blossoms are already in full bloom.

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Year's 1st pufferfish auction in western Japan

The year's first "fugu" pufferfish auction is held at a market in Shimonoseki in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, in the early hours of Jan. 4, 2025.

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Year's 1st pufferfish auction in western Japan

The year's first "fugu" pufferfish auction is held at a market in Shimonoseki in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, in the early hours of Jan. 4, 2025.

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U.S. F-35C stealth fighter jet

A U.S. F-35C stealth fighter jet lands at the U.S. base in Iwakuni in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on Nov. 17, 2024.

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U.S. Navy CMV-22 Osprey

A U.S. Navy CMV-22 Osprey takes off from the U.S. base in Iwakuni, in western Japan's Yamaguchi Prefecture, on Nov. 17, 2024.

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U.S. Navy CMV-22 Osprey

A U.S. Navy CMV-22 Osprey is shown to the media at the U.S. base in Iwakuni in western Japan's Yamaguchi Prefecture on Nov. 17, 2024.

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Tugboat, pleasure boat collide in western Japan sea

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Nov. 17, 2024, shows the area off Kudamatsu in the western Japan prefecture of Yamaguchi where a pleasure boat and a tugboat collided earlier in the day. The pleasure boat sank after the collision in the Seto Inland Sea, leaving three of the four people aboard dead.

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Tugboat, pleasure boat collide in western Japan sea

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Nov. 17, 2024, shows the area off Kudamatsu in the western Japan prefecture of Yamaguchi where a pleasure boat and a tugboat collided earlier in the day. The pleasure boat sank after the collision in the Seto Inland Sea, leaving three of the four people aboard dead.

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Tugboat, pleasure boat collide in western Japan sea

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Nov. 17, 2024, shows the area off Kudamatsu in the western Japan prefecture of Yamaguchi where a pleasure boat and a tugboat collided earlier in the day. The pleasure boat sank after the collision in the Seto Inland Sea, leaving three of the four people aboard dead.

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"Muscle train" with on-board bodybuilding performance in western Japan

A bodybuilder performs in front of 35 passengers inside a JR Sanin Line train in Yamaguchi Prefecture on Nov. 10, 2024, to promote the western Japan railway line, which partially resumed service in June after being severely damaged by torrential rain in the summer of 2023.

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"Muscle train" with on-board bodybuilding performance in western Japan

A bodybuilder performs in front of 35 passengers inside a JR Sanin Line train in Yamaguchi Prefecture on Nov. 10, 2024, to promote the western Japan railway line, which partially resumed service in June after being severely damaged by torrential rain in the summer of 2023.

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U.S. Navy Osprey at Iwakuni base

A U.S. Navy CMV22 Osprey prepares to land at a U.S. military base in Iwakuni in the western Japan prefecture of Yamaguchi on Nov. 8, 2024. The Navy has apparently begun deploying its variant of the Osprey aircraft at the base, according to a source close to the matter.

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Year's first puffer fish auction in western Japan

Fugu are sorted ahead of the season's first auction of the puffer fish at a market in Shimonoseki in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, in the early hours of Sept. 26, 2024.

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Year's first puffer fish auction in western Japan

The season's first fugu auction is held at a market in Shimonoseki in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, in the early hours of Sept. 26, 2024.

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Japan-bound tourism promotion event in New York

Waitresses serve a small portion of soba noodles into contestants' bowls during an all-you-can-eat soba-eating contest at Japan Village in New York on Aug. 31, 2024. The contest was part of a Japan tourism promotion event, with Morioka in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Iwate, home of the popular "wanko soba" noodles, and Yamaguchi in western Japan, taking part. Morioka was listed second on the New York Times' list of "52 Places to Go in 2023" and Yamaguchi third on the list of "52 Places to Go in 2024."

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Historical ship replica arrives in Shimonoseki

A replica of a ship that carried diplomatic missions from the Joseon dynasty in the Korean Peninsula to Japan during the Edo period is pictured in Shimonoseki in the western Japan prefecture of Yamaguchi on Aug. 24, 2024, as a ceremony welcoming the ship's arrival is held the same day.