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Renowned actor Ken Takakura dies at 83

YUBARI, Japan - Yellow handkerchiefs are displayed in the snow on the night of Nov. 18, 2014 in Yubari, Hokkaido in northern Japan, where the 1977 film "The Yellow Handkerchief" was shot, to express condolences over the death of actor Ken Takakura who starred in the film. (Photo taken with an exposure time of 30 seconds)

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Yubari int'l film festival begins in northern Japan

YUBARI, Japan - Japanese screenwriter Kankuro Kudo (2nd from L), actor Masahiro Higashide (2nd from R) and actress Rina Takeda (R) stand with trophies on the stage at an opening ceremony of the Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival 2014 in Yubari, Hokkaido, on Feb. 27, 2014. The three were honored for their contribution to the film industry.

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Yubari film festival

SAPPORO, Japan - Actress Hairi Katagiri, a juror at the Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival, arrives at the venue of the five-day event that kicked off in the financially-collapsed City of Yubari, Hokkaido, on Feb. 24, 2011.

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Creator of adult cartoons seeks meeting with Tokyo vice gov.

SAPPORO, Japan - Creator of adult cartoons Reiji Urashima removes snow from the home of an elderly resident in Yubari, Hokkaido, in northern Japan on Jan. 21, 2011, to satisfy a condition set by Tokyo Vice Gov. Naoki Inose for an interview on an ordinance amended to toughen restrictions on the sale of cartoons and animations containing ''extreme'' depictions of sexual acts.

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Japan's only broke city seeks aid as wrecked community symbol

YUBARI, Japan - The overall view of Yubari city taken on Aug. 12 from a hotel.

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Ex-company president wins mayoral election in bankrupt Yubari

SAPPORO, Japan - Hajime Fujikura, a former company president, smiles April 22 after winning the mayoral election in Yubari, Hokkaido. The city has effectively gone bankrupt after running up a huge amount of debt.

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Japan goes to polls, elderly casts ballot in Yubari, Hokkaido

YUBARI, Japan - An elderly citizen casts her ballot on April 22 for the mayoral election in Yubari, Hokkaido, a city undergoing fiscal rehabilitation after running up huge debts.

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Moves unfolding to take new look at real images of closed mines

TOKYO, Japan - Pianist Nobuko Hatano (L) and her husband, Kensai (back left), visit the home of their former neighbors Megumi and Hisashi Ito in the city of Yubari, Hokkaido.