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[Breaking News]Whales beached on eastern Japan coast

TATEYAMA, Japan, July 31 Kyodo - Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on July 30, 2025, shows four whales that became beached in Tateyama in Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan. (Kyodo)

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Whales beached on eastern Japan coast

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on July 30, 2025, shows four whales that became beached in Tateyama in Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan.

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Beached whale installation in Baku

Photo taken in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Nov. 17, 2024, shows an art installation depicting a beached whale on the shore of the Caspian Sea, created by the Belgium-based group Captain Boomer Collective to raise awareness of climate change, as the COP29 climate summit takes place in the Azerbaijan capital.

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Beached whale installation in Baku

Photo taken in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Nov. 17, 2024, shows an art installation depicting a beached whale on the shore of the Caspian Sea, created by the Belgium-based group Captain Boomer Collective to raise awareness of climate change, as the COP29 climate summit takes place in the Azerbaijan capital.

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US: Sperm Whale Dies After Beached Off Florida Coast

An adult sperm whale was beached off the coast of Venice, Florida on Sunday, March 10. The 44-feet-long whale, which was spotted on a sandbar off of Venice Beach, later died early Monday.

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US: Sperm Whale Dies After Beached Off Florida Coast 2

An adult sperm whale was beached off the coast of Venice, Florida on Sunday, March 10. The 44-feet-long whale, which was spotted on a sandbar off of Venice Beach, later died early Monday. This video shows the deceased animal with staff from Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium and NOAA Monday morning.

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US: Sperm Whale Dies After Beached Off Florida Coast 3

An adult sperm whale was beached off the coast of Venice, Florida on Sunday, March 10. The 44-feet-long whale, which was spotted on a sandbar off of Venice Beach, later died early Monday.

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Ship taken back to sea

KESENNUMA, Japan - A 379-ton tuna fishing ship is lifted up in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, on May 23, 2011. The ship, one of a number of vessels beached on land after the March 11 tsunami, was taken back to the sea.

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Beached melon-headed whales

KASHIMA, Japan - People try to rescue and return to the sea melon-headed whales that were found to have beached on the shore in Kashima, Ibaraki Prefecture, in eastern Japan on March 5, 2011. Of about 50 of the whales found there the previous night, 22 were rescued and returned to the sea on March 5, but 30 died and were buried on the nearby shore.

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Whale beached on coast in Kanagawa Pref., confirmed dead later

NINOMIYA, Japan - Local residents lay a blanket over a whale and pour sea water to keep it alive after it was found beached in Ninomiya, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Oct. 21. But the 5-meter-long whale was confirmed dead five hours later.

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Whale beached on coast in Kanagawa Pref., confirmed dead later

NINOMIYA, Japan - Local residents watch as their colleagues pour sea water on a beached whale to keep it alive in Ninomiya, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Oct. 21. The 5-meter-long whale, believed to be a Hubbs' beaked whale, was confirmed dead five hours later.

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Whale beached on coast in Kanagawa Pref., confirmed dead later

NINOMIYA, Japan - Local residents lay a blanket over a whale and pour sea water to keep it alive after it was found beached in Ninomiya, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Oct. 21. But the 5-meter-long whale was confirmed dead five hours later.

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10 whales found beached in Ibaraki

HASAKI, Japan - Local residents try to push a beached whale back to the open sea in the town of Hasaki in Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, on Feb. 24. Ten whales measuring 2 to 3 meters in length were found washed ashore earlier in the day in the town, three of them already dead. The other seven whales were pushed back into the sea.

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2 of 14 beached whales in Kagoshima Pref. still alive

OURA, Japan - Divers struggle to rescue a whale found ashore in the town of Oura in southwestern Japan on Jan. 23. A total of 14 whales were found ashore Jan. 22, but only two were confirmed still alive. A ship with a crane (background) also joined in efforts to tow the surviving whales back to sea.

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2 of 14 beached whales still alive

OURA, Japan - Fourteen whales are seen washed ashore in the town of Oura, Kagoshima Prefecture, in southwestern Japan on Jan. 23. Town officials said two of them have been confirmed still alive while the rest were presumed dead. Efforts to tow the surviving whales, 8 to 10 meters in length, back to sea have resumed Jan. 23 as rough seas forced town officials and local rescue workers to suspend rescue efforts the previous day.

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14 beached whales found in Kagoshima Pref.

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Photo shows some of the 14 whales which were found washed ashore Jan. 22 in the town of Oura in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan. Three of them may be dead.

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Pacific resort town battles to save beached whale

NAGOYA, Japan - As townsfolk watch, municipal officials and volunteers in the Pacific resort of Osuka, Shizuoka Prefecture, battle April 6 to save a sperm whale which has been stranded on their beach. Workers used an excavator to dig a trench so that the whale can swim back out to sea when the tide changes.

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Beached Shark

Beached Big Shark, ""Megamouth"" in Fukuoka, Japan.

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Festival Le Voyage - Nantes

The installation Le Naufrage de Neptune by Hugo Schiavi, a work of the artistic manifestation "Voyage à Nantes" on Place Royale, wreck of a beached boat. Nantes, France on July 14, 2021. Photo by Ruaud M/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Festival Le Voyage - Nantes

The installation Le Naufrage de Neptune by Hugo Schiavi, a work of the artistic manifestation "Voyage à Nantes" on Place Royale, wreck of a beached boat. Nantes, France on July 14, 2021. Photo by Ruaud M/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Festival Le Voyage - Nantes

The installation Le Naufrage de Neptune by Hugo Schiavi, a work of the artistic manifestation "Voyage à Nantes" on Place Royale, wreck of a beached boat. Demonstration of the collective "The white masks" collective citizen apolitical, to denounce the attack on individual freedoms of health measures in the face of the coronavirus. Nantes, France on July 14, 2021. Photo by Ruaud M/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Festival Le Voyage - Nantes

The installation Le Naufrage de Neptune by Hugo Schiavi, a work of the artistic manifestation "Voyage à Nantes" on Place Royale, wreck of a beached boat. Nantes, France on July 14, 2021. Photo by Ruaud M/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Festival Le Voyage - Nantes

The installation Le Naufrage de Neptune by Hugo Schiavi, a work of the artistic manifestation "Voyage à Nantes" on Place Royale, wreck of a beached boat. Demonstration of the collective "The white masks" collective citizen apolitical, to denounce the attack on individual freedoms of health measures in the face of the coronavirus. Nantes, France on July 14, 2021. Photo by Ruaud M/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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14 beached whales found in Kagoshima Pref.

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Photo shows some of the 14 whales which were found washed ashore Jan. 22 in the town of Oura in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan. Three of them may be dead.

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2 of 14 beached whales still alive

OURA, Japan - Fourteen whales are seen washed ashore in the town of Oura, Kagoshima Prefecture, in southwestern Japan on Jan. 23. Town officials said two of them have been confirmed still alive while the rest were presumed dead. Efforts to tow the surviving whales, 8 to 10 meters in length, back to sea have resumed Jan. 23 as rough seas forced town officials and local rescue workers to suspend rescue efforts the previous day.

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Pacific resort town battles to save beached whale

NAGOYA, Japan - As townsfolk watch, municipal officials and volunteers in the Pacific resort of Osuka, Shizuoka Prefecture, battle April 6 to save a sperm whale which has been stranded on their beach. Workers used an excavator to dig a trench so that the whale can swim back out to sea when the tide changes.

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Reno 911!: Miami (2007)

Wendi Mclendon-Covey, Kerri Kenney, Carlos Alazraqui, Thomas Lennon, Niecy Nash & Ben Garant Characters: Deputy Clementine Johnson,Deputy Trudy Wiegel,Deputy James Garcia,Lieutenant Jim Dangle,Deputy Raineesha Williams & Film: Reno 911!: Miami (2007) Director: Ben Garant 23 February 2007 FF-2 The brave and resourceful men and women of the Reno Sheriff's Department, on special assignment in Miami, put their all into dealing with a beached whale. From left, they are: Deputy Clementine Johnson (Wendi McLendon-Covey), Deputy Trudy Wiegel (Kerri Kenney-Silver), Deputy James Garcia (Carlos Alazraqui), Lieutenant Jim Dangle (Thomas Lennon), Deputy Raineesha Williams (Niecy Nash) and Deputy Travis Junior (Robert Ben Garant). Date: 23 February 2007

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Reno 911!: Miami (2007)

Kerri Kenney & Niecy Nash Characters: Deputy Trudy Wiegel & Deputy Raineesha Williams Film: Reno 911!: Miami (2007) Director: Ben Garant 23 February 2007 Date: 23 February 2007

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Japanese two-man submarine by G. H. Davis

The Japanese two-man submarine: a surprise weapon in sea warfare during the Second World War. An illustration of the tiny craft which raided Pearl Harbour, and a photograph (top left) of the vessel damaged and beached after the attack on Honolulu. Date: 1941

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Whale beached in western Japan, rescued

Fishermen and police officers work to guide a debilitated whale, beached in Anan, western Japan, back into the ocean on Jan. 20, 2016. Around 200 onlookers cheered their efforts to free the 10-meter-long mammal, believed to be a sperm whale. While continuing to splash seawater on the whale's skin to prevent it from drying, the rescuers put a rope around its body and pulled it free with a boat. The whale then swam into deeper waters. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Whale beached in western Japan, rescued

Fishermen and police officers work to guide a debilitated whale, beached in Anan, western Japan, back into the ocean on Jan. 20, 2016. Around 200 onlookers cheered their efforts to free the 10-meter-long mammal, believed to be a sperm whale. While continuing to splash seawater on the whale's skin to prevent it from drying, the rescuers put a rope around its body and pulled it free with a boat. The whale then swam into deeper waters. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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130 dolphins get beached on shore in Ibaraki

People take care of a beached dolphin on the shore of Hokota, Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, on April 10, 2015. According to the local branch of the Japan Coast Guard, which received an emergency call earlier in the day from a man who lives nearby seeking a rescue for the beached dolphins, more than 130 dolphins are beached in an area of more than 10 kilometers and are weakened. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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130 dolphins get beached on shore in Ibaraki

People join hands to carry a beached dolphin back into the ocean in Hokota, Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, on April 10, 2015. According to the local branch of the Japan Coast Guard, which received an emergency call earlier in the day from a man who lives nearby seeking a rescue for the beached dolphins, more than 130 dolphins are beached in an area of more than 10 kilometers and are weakened. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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130 dolphins get beached on shore in Ibaraki

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows dolphins beached on the shore of Hokota, Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, on April 10, 2015. The local branch of the Japan Coast Guard, which received an emergency call from a man who lives nearby seeking a rescue for the dolphins, reported that more than 130 dolphins are beached in an area of more than 10 kilometers and are weakened. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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130 dolphins get beached on shore in Ibaraki

A woman pours water on a beached dolphin to keep its skin moist on the shore of Hokota, Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, on April 10, 2015. According to the local branch of the Japan Coast Guard, which received an emergency call earlier in the day from a man who lives nearby seeking a rescue for the beached dolphins, more than 130 dolphins are beached in an area of more than 10 kilometers and are weakened. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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130 dolphins get beached on shore in Ibaraki

Photo shows dolphins beached on the shore of Hokota, Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, on April 10, 2015. The local branch of the Japan Coast Guard, which received an emergency call from a man who lives nearby seeking a rescue for the dolphins, reported that more than 130 dolphins are beached in an area of more than 10 kilometers and are weakened. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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130 dolphins get beached on shore in Ibaraki

Surfers try to put a beached dolphin back into the ocean in Hokota, Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, on April 10, 2015. According to the local branch of the Japan Coast Guard, which received an emergency call earlier in the day from a man who lives nearby seeking a rescue for the beached dolphins, more than 130 dolphins are beached in an area of more than 10 kilometers and are weakened. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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130 dolphins get beached on shore in Ibaraki

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows dolphins beached on the shore of Hokota, Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, on April 10, 2015. The local branch of the Japan Coast Guard, which received an emergency call from a man who lives nearby seeking a rescue for the dolphins, reported that more than 130 dolphins are beached in an area of more than 10 kilometers and are weakened. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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130 dolphins get beached on shore in Ibaraki

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows dolphins beached on the shore of Hokota, Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, on April 10, 2015. The local branch of the Japan Coast Guard, which received an emergency call from a man who lives nearby seeking a rescue for the dolphins, reported that more than 130 dolphins are beached in an area of more than 10 kilometers and are weakened. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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130 dolphins get beached on shore in Ibaraki

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows dolphins beached on the shore of Hokota, Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, on April 10, 2015. The local branch of the Japan Coast Guard, which received an emergency call from a man who lives nearby seeking a rescue for the dolphins, reported that more than 130 dolphins are beached in an area of more than 10 kilometers and are weakened. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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70 small whales washed ashore on Pacific coast in Chiba Pref.

CHIBA, Japan - Melon-headed whales are seen beached on the Pacific coast in the town of Ichinomiya, Chiba Prefecture, on Feb. 28. The whales, each about 2.5 meters long, were first spotted on the beach by a surfer there around noon. This photo was provided by the Ichinomiya municipal government. (Kyodo)

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Whale beached on coast in Kanagawa Pref., confirmed dead later

NINOMIYA, Japan - Local residents watch as their colleagues pour sea water on a beached whale to keep it alive in Ninomiya, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Oct. 21. The 5-meter-long whale, believed to be a Hubbs' beaked whale, was confirmed dead five hours later. (Kyodo)

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Whale beached on coast in Kanagawa Pref., confirmed dead later

NINOMIYA, Japan - Local residents lay a blanket over a whale and pour sea water to keep it alive after it was found beached in Ninomiya, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Oct. 21. But the 5-meter-long whale was confirmed dead five hours later. (Kyodo)

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Whale beached on coast in Kanagawa Pref., confirmed dead later

NINOMIYA, Japan - Local residents lay a blanket over a whale and pour sea water to keep it alive after it was found beached in Ninomiya, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Oct. 21. But the 5-meter-long whale was confirmed dead five hours later. (Kyodo)

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10 whales found beached in Ibaraki

HASAKI, Japan - Local residents try to push a beached whale back to the open sea in the town of Hasaki in Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, on Feb. 24. Ten whales measuring 2 to 3 meters in length were found washed ashore earlier in the day in the town, three of them already dead. The other seven whales were pushed back into the sea.

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Ship taken back to sea

KESENNUMA, Japan - A 379-ton tuna fishing ship is lifted up in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, on May 23, 2011. The ship, one of a number of vessels beached on land after the March 11 tsunami, was taken back to the sea. (Kyodo)

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Beached melon-headed whales

KASHIMA, Japan - People try to rescue and return to the sea melon-headed whales that were found to have beached on the shore in Kashima, Ibaraki Prefecture, in eastern Japan on March 5, 2011. Of about 50 of the whales found there the previous night, 22 were rescued and returned to the sea on March 5, but 30 died and were buried on the nearby shore. (Kyodo)

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Beached whale rescued in Ehime Pref.

MATSUYAMA, Japan - A seven-meter-long whale is seen beached in Onishi, Ehime Prefecture, on Jan 12. Town and local coast guard officials, and firefighters joined hands in rescuing the whale. A fire engine pumped sea water to keep the skin of the whale from drying, while rescuers attached a rope to its tail fin and towed the whale into the sea with a fishing boat. The whale was seen swimming toward the open sea later. Photo was provided by the Japan Coast Guard. (Kyodo)

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Whales beach on Kagoshima island

NAKATANE, Japan - At least 171 whales are found beached on Tanegashima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on March 10, but many have been returned to sea by locals and surfers. Kagoshima City Aquarium staff said what appeared to be melon-headed whales were found on the western side of the island, which lies off the southern tip of mainland Kagoshima Prefecture.

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Beached whale dies despite rescue efforts

SHIZUOKA, Japan, April 7 Kyodo - Townsfolk in the Pacific resort of Osuka in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, watch a beached whale lie dead April 7 despite two-day efforts by the town's officials and volunteers to return it to deeper waters. A team of whale experts confirmed the 16-meter male sperm whale's heart stopped beating at 2:18 p.m.