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Wildfire in Yamanashi Pref.

A wildfire continues to burn Mt. Ogi, straddling Uenohara and Otsuki cities in Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo, on Jan. 16, 2026.

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Wildfire in Yamanashi Pref.

A wildfire continues to burn Mt. Ogi, straddling Uenohara and Otsuki cities in Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo, on Jan. 16, 2026.

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[Breaking News]Wildfire in Yamanashi Pref.

UENOHARA, Japan, Jan. 11 Kyodo - Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows continuing firefighting operations by a helicopter against a wildfire at Mt. Ogi, straddling Uenohara and Otsuki cities in Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo, on Jan. 10, 2026. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking news]Wildfire in Yamanashi Pref.

UENOHARA, Japan, Jan. 11 Kyodo - Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows continuing firefighting operations by a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force helicopter against a wildfire at Mt. Ogi, straddling Uenohara and Otsuki cities in Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo, on Jan. 11, 2026. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]Wildfire in Yamanashi Pref.

UENOHARA, Japan, Jan. 9 Kyodo - A helicopter is engaged in firefighting operations at Mt. Ogi straddling Uenohara and Otsuki cities in Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo, on Jan. 9, 2026, as a wildfire that started the previous day continues to burn. (Kyodo)

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Wildfire in Yamanashi Pref.

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows continuing firefighting operations by a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force helicopter against a wildfire at Mt. Ogi, straddling Uenohara and Otsuki cities in Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo, on Jan. 11, 2026.

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Wildfire in Yamanashi Pref.

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows continuing firefighting operations by a helicopter against a wildfire at Mt. Ogi, straddling Uenohara and Otsuki cities in Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo, on Jan. 10, 2026.

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Wildfire in Yamanashi Pref.

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows continuing firefighting operations by a helicopter against a wildfire at Mt. Ogi, straddling Uenohara and Otsuki cities in Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo, on Jan. 10, 2026.

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Wildfire in Yamanashi Pref.

A helicopter is engaged in firefighting operations at Mt. Ogi straddling Uenohara and Otsuki cities in Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo, on Jan. 9, 2026, as a wildfire that started the previous day continues to burn.

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Wildfire in Yamanashi Pref.

A helicopter is engaged in firefighting operations at Mt. Ogi straddling Uenohara and Otsuki cities in Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo, on Jan. 9, 2026, as a wildfire that started the previous day continues to burn.

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Wildfire in Yamanashi Pref.

Photo taken on Jan. 9, 2026, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a wildfire that started the previous day continuing to burn on Mt. Ogi straddling Uenohara and Otsuki cities in Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo.

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Wildfire in Yamanashi Pref.

Photo taken on Jan. 9, 2026, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a wildfire that started the previous day continuing to burn on Mt. Ogi straddling Uenohara and Otsuki cities in Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo.

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Wildfire in Yamanashi Pref.

People including firefighters watch a helicopter engaged in firefighting operations on Mt. Ogi, which straddles the cities of Uenohara and Otsuki in Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo, on Jan. 9, 2026, as a wildfire that started the previous day continues to burn.

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Wildfire in Yamanashi Pref.

A helicopter is engaged in firefighting operations at Mt. Ogi straddling Uenohara and Otsuki cities in Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo, on Jan. 9, 2026, as a wildfire that started the previous day continues to burn.

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Wildfire in Yamanashi Pref.

A helicopter is engaged in firefighting operations at Mt. Ogi straddling Uenohara and Otsuki cities in Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo, on Jan. 9, 2026, as a wildfire that started the previous day continues to burn.

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Wildfire in Yamanashi Pref.

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 9, 2026, shows a helicopter engaged in firefighting operations at Mt. Ogi straddling Uenohara and Otsuki cities in Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo, as a wildfire that started the previous day continues to burn.

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Wildfire in Yamanashi Pref.

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 9, 2026, shows smoke rising from Mt. Ogi straddling Uenohara and Otsuki cities in Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo, as a wildfire that started the previous day continues to burn.

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Wildfire in Yamanashi Pref.

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 9, 2026, shows smoke rising from Mt. Ogi straddling Uenohara and Otsuki cities in Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo, as a wildfire that started the previous day continues to burn.

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Wildfire in Yamanashi Pref.

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 9, 2026, shows smoke rising from Mt. Ogi straddling Uenohara and Otsuki cities in Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo, as a wildfire that started the previous day continues to burn.

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Wildfire in Yamanashi Pref.

A helicopter is engaged in firefighting operations at Mt. Ogi straddling Uenohara and Otsuki cities in Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo, on Jan. 9, 2026, as a wildfire that started the previous day continues to burn.

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Wildfire in Yamanashi Pref.

A wildfire continues to burn on Mt. Ogi straddling Uenohara and Otsuki cities in Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo, on Jan. 8, 2026.

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Wildfire in Yamanashi Pref.

Smoke rises as a wildfire continues to burn on Mt. Ogi straddling Uenohara and Otsuki cities in Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo, on Jan. 8, 2026.

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Wildfire in Yamanashi Pref.

Smoke rises as a wildfire continues to burn on Mt. Ogi straddling Uenohara and Otsuki cities in Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo, on Jan. 8, 2026.

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Wildfire in Yamanashi Pref.

Smoke rises as a wildfire continues to burn on Mt. Ogi straddling Uenohara and Otsuki cities in Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo, on Jan. 8, 2026.

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Yamanashi Pref.'s 'miracle wine' goes on sale

KOFU, Japan - Bottles of "Akaike Maboroshi Yeast 2013," dubbed the "miracle wine" made with yeast in the waters of Lake Akaike near Lake Shoji, one of the Fuji Five Lakes at the base of Mt. Fuji in Yamanashi Prefecture, are shown at Shirayuri Winery in Koshu in the prefecture. They were put on sale on Sept. 9, 2014. Lake Akaike makes an appearance only once in several years after heavy rain.

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Science summer camp starts in Yamanashi Pref.

KOFU, Japan - Akito Arima, former president of the University of Tokyo, delivers a lecture during a summer camp for sophomores from junior high schools who aim to take part in the International Science Olympiads, in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, central Japan, on Aug. 1, 2014.

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Inland mega solar farm in Yamanashi Pref.

KOFU, Japan - Photo shows a large-scale inland solar power plant with a maximum output capacity of 10 megawatts in Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture, on Jan. 27, 2012. The facility built by Tokyo Electric Power Co. began operation the same day.

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Trail of missing actress Sakai goes cold in Yamanashi Pref.

TOKYO, Japan - Photo of actress Noriko Sakai who has been missing since her husband Yuichi Takaso was arrested on Aug. 3 for allegedly possessing illegal stimulant drugs. Police said on Aug. 5 that radio waves of her cell phone disappeared in Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo, on Aug. 4.

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Crown Prince Naruhito climbs Mt. Kaiun in Yamanashi Pref.

FUJIKAWAGUCHIKO, Japan - Crown Prince (R) heads toward Mt. Kaiun in Yamanashi Prefecture on June 10.

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Wine matured in Palau's deep sea tasted in Yamanashi Pref.

KATSUNUMA, JAPAN - Katsunuma Mayor Takehito Saegusa (L) in Yamanashi Prefecture tastes the Diana Mari 3000 wine made of Koshu grapes and matured in the deep sea off the Pacific island nation of Palau, where the wine was provided with the right temperature and no adverse effects from sunlight.

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Another risky Chinese diet product found in Yamanashi Pref.

KOFU, Japan - Photo shows Guirentang Youzi Jiaonang, another diet aid product imported from China, which has been found to contain an appetite suppressant banned in Japan. Yamanashi prefectural government officials said on Aug. 1 the product was not among the 25 products suspected of causing health damage as announced earlier by Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare.

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Investigators, police probe plane crash in Yamanashi Pref.

NAMBU, Japan - Investigators from the transport ministry's accident investigation panel join police June 26 to probe an area on Mt. Shiromizu in Yamanashi Prefecture where three bodies were found in the wreckage of a crashed small plane the previous day.

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Yamanashi Pref. holds 1st Mt. Fuji eruption disaster drill

KOFU, Japan - Firefighters try to rescue people trapped in a collapsed house in a disaster-preparedness drill in the town of Kawaguchiko in Yamanashi Prefecture on June 3. It was the first time for the prefecture to conduct a full-fledged drill assuming an eruption of Mt. Fuji, an active volcano extending from the prefecture's border to that of neighboring Shizuoka Prefecture.

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Another risky Chinese diet product found in Yamanashi Pref.

KOFU, Japan - Photo shows Guirentang Youzi Jiaonang, another diet aid product imported from China, which has been found to contain an appetite suppressant banned in Japan. Yamanashi prefectural government officials said on Aug. 1 the product was not among the 25 products suspected of causing health damage as announced earlier by Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare. (Kyodo)

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Yamanashi Pref. holds 1st Mt. Fuji eruption disaster drill

KOFU, Japan - Firefighters try to rescue people trapped in a collapsed house in a disaster-preparedness drill in the town of Kawaguchiko in Yamanashi Prefecture on June 3. It was the first time for the prefecture to conduct a full-fledged drill assuming an eruption of Mt. Fuji, an active volcano extending from the prefecture's border to that of neighboring Shizuoka Prefecture.

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Kudo-Fujikawa comet photographed in Yamanashi Pref.

KOFU, Japan - Photo taken and provided by Satoru Otomo, a dentist and amateur astronomer of Takane in Yamanashi Prefecture, shows a comet discovered earlier by two other amateur Japanese astronomers. Takane used a 25-centimeter aperture reflector telescope and captured the Kudo-Fujikawa comet with its tail just visible after a five-minute exposure from 5:26 a.m. Dec. 30, 2002. The International Astronomical Union named the commet after Tetsuo Kudo and Shigehisa Fujikawa who spotted it on Dec. 14. (Kyodo)

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Over 30 mil. people visit Yamanashi Pref. in 2014

Many foreign tourists are seen visiting Mt. Fuji's 5th station, located in Yamanashi Prefecture, on May 27, 2015. The prefecture announced the same day that the number of tourists who visited the central Japanese prefecture in 2014 is estimated to have surpassed 30 million. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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1st Japan peach summit held in Yamanashi Pref.

The first nationwide peach summit is held in Fuefuki in the central Japanese prefecture of Yamanashi on April 17, 2015, with the participation of 32 organizations from eight prefectures, to boost peach exports. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Superconducting storage system unveiled in Yamanashi Pref.

An electrical power storage system using the superconductivity phenomenon is shown to the press in Hokuto, Yamanashi Prefecture, on April 15, 2015. The system, developed by the Railway Technical Research Institute and others, is expected to enable stable supply of electric power, combined with renewable energy. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Crown Prince Naruhito climbs Mt. Kaiun in Yamanashi Pref.

FUJIKAWAGUCHIKO, Japan - Crown Prince (R) heads toward Mt. Kaiun in Yamanashi Prefecture on June 10. (Kyodo)

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Testing of drone delivery in Yamanashi Pref.

A drone flies in the Yamanashi Prefecture village of Kosuge on May 22, 2021, carrying a box of food set to be delivered to a mountainous area nearby. Industrial drone developer Aeronext Inc. is conducting a trial twice a week in June in the village where it takes 40 minutes by car to the nearest supermarket, aiming to have a working delivery service eventually.

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Testing of drone delivery in Yamanashi Pref.

Preparation is under way to conduct a test flight of a delivery drone in the Yamanashi Prefecture village of Kosuge on May 22, 2021, to carry a box of food to a mountainous area nearby. Industrial drone developer Aeronext Inc. is conducting a trial twice a week in June in the village where it takes 40 minutes by car to the nearest supermarket, aiming to have a working delivery service eventually.

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Yamanashi Pref.'s 'miracle wine' goes on sale

KOFU, Japan - Bottles of "Akaike Maboroshi Yeast 2013," dubbed the "miracle wine" made with yeast in the waters of Lake Akaike near Lake Shoji, one of the Fuji Five Lakes at the base of Mt. Fuji in Yamanashi Prefecture, are shown at Shirayuri Winery in Koshu in the prefecture. They were put on sale on Sept. 9, 2014. Lake Akaike makes an appearance only once in several years after heavy rain. (Kyodo)

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Science summer camp starts in Yamanashi Pref.

KOFU, Japan - Akito Arima, former president of the University of Tokyo, delivers a lecture during a summer camp for sophomores from junior high schools who aim to take part in the International Science Olympiads, in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, central Japan, on Aug. 1, 2014. (Kyodo)

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Inland mega solar farm in Yamanashi Pref.

KOFU, Japan - Photo shows a large-scale inland solar power plant with a maximum output capacity of 10 megawatts in Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture, on Jan. 27, 2012. The facility built by Tokyo Electric Power Co. began operation the same day. (Kyodo)

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Wine matured in Palau's deep sea tasted in Yamanashi Pref.

KATSUNUMA, JAPAN - Katsunuma Mayor Takehito Saegusa (L) in Yamanashi Prefecture tastes the Diana Mari 3000 wine made of Koshu grapes and matured in the deep sea off the Pacific island nation of Palau, where the wine was provided with the right temperature and no adverse effects from sunlight. (Kyodo)

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Investigators, police probe plane crash in Yamanashi Pref.

NAMBU, Japan - Investigators from the transport ministry's accident investigation panel join police June 26 to probe an area on Mt. Shiromizu in Yamanashi Prefecture where three bodies were found in the wreckage of a crashed small plane the previous day.

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Shizuoka Pref. holds Mt. Fuji eruption drill

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Officials take part in the first disaster drill to prepare for a possible eruption of Mt. Fuji at the Shizuoka prefectural government building in the prefectural capital of Shizuoka on May 22. Mt. Fuji, an active volcano that straddles the border between Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures and is located about 100 kilometers southwest of Tokyo, has been the focus of attention in recent months due to low-frequency tremors detected beneath it since last fall.