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(240201) -- BEIJING, Feb. 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 31, 2024 shows a car undergoing cold-area testing at the Xiaowusili car testing base in Heihe, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. Before a new car product goes on sale, it has to undergo cold-weather testing. Heihe, a city in China's northernmost province of Heilongjiang, has various favorable conditions for cold-area car testing, including diverse landforms and cold, dry weather in the winter. Its high-quality services have drawn more and more carmakers to test new products in the city in recent years. On Jan. 9, a 120-day annual car testing season begins in the city. Early in 1989, the Jiefang truck division of China FAW Group Co., Ltd. launched its first car test in Heihe. In recent years, Heihe upgraded its infrastructure and services to boost its car-testing industry. Statistics show that the city's cold-area car testing business volume accounts for more than 80 percent of China's total. It also has been consta

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-HEIHE-CAR TESTING INDUSTRY(CN)

(240131) -- HEIHE, Jan. 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 31, 2024 shows a car undergoing cold-area testing at the Xiaowusili car testing base in Heihe, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. Before a new car product goes on sale, it has to undergo cold-weather testing. Heihe, a city in China's northernmost province of Heilongjiang, has various favorable conditions for cold-area car testing, including diverse landforms and cold, dry weather in the winter. Its high-quality services have drawn more and more carmakers to test new products in the city in recent years. On Jan. 9, the city entered a 120-day annual car testing season. Early in 1989, the Jiefang truck division of China FAW Group Co., Ltd. launched its first car test in Heihe. Over the past 30-plus years, the city has seen a rapid increase in types of testing, testing range, and numbers of car testing companies and personnel. In recent years, Heihe has improved its infrastructure and services to boost its car-testing ind

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-HEIHE-CAR TESTING INDUSTRY(CN)

(240131) -- HEIHE, Jan. 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 31, 2024 shows a car undergoing cold-area testing at the Xiaowusili car testing base in Heihe, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. Before a new car product goes on sale, it has to undergo cold-weather testing. Heihe, a city in China's northernmost province of Heilongjiang, has various favorable conditions for cold-area car testing, including diverse landforms and cold, dry weather in the winter. Its high-quality services have drawn more and more carmakers to test new products in the city in recent years. On Jan. 9, the city entered a 120-day annual car testing season. Early in 1989, the Jiefang truck division of China FAW Group Co., Ltd. launched its first car test in Heihe. Over the past 30-plus years, the city has seen a rapid increase in types of testing, testing range, and numbers of car testing companies and personnel. In recent years, Heihe has improved its infrastructure and services to boost its car-testing ind

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-HEIHE-CAR TESTING INDUSTRY(CN)

(240131) -- HEIHE, Jan. 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Engineer Yao Dong (L) checks the condition of a car after cold-area car testing at the Xiaowusili car testing base in Heihe, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 31, 2024. Before a new car product goes on sale, it has to undergo cold-weather testing. Heihe, a city in China's northernmost province of Heilongjiang, has various favorable conditions for cold-area car testing, including diverse landforms and cold, dry weather in the winter. Its high-quality services have drawn more and more carmakers to test new products in the city in recent years. On Jan. 9, the city entered a 120-day annual car testing season. Early in 1989, the Jiefang truck division of China FAW Group Co., Ltd. launched its first car test in Heihe. Over the past 30-plus years, the city has seen a rapid increase in types of testing, testing range, and numbers of car testing companies and personnel. In recent years, Heihe has improved its infrastructure and services to boost its car-te

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-HEIHE-CAR TESTING INDUSTRY(CN)

(240131) -- HEIHE, Jan. 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A car undergoes cold-area testing at the Xiaowusili car testing base in Heihe, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 31, 2024. Before a new car product goes on sale, it has to undergo cold-weather testing. Heihe, a city in China's northernmost province of Heilongjiang, has various favorable conditions for cold-area car testing, including diverse landforms and cold, dry weather in the winter. Its high-quality services have drawn more and more carmakers to test new products in the city in recent years. On Jan. 9, the city entered a 120-day annual car testing season. Early in 1989, the Jiefang truck division of China FAW Group Co., Ltd. launched its first car test in Heihe. Over the past 30-plus years, the city has seen a rapid increase in types of testing, testing range, and numbers of car testing companies and personnel. In recent years, Heihe has improved its infrastructure and services to boost its car-testing industry. Statistics show that the city'

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-HEIHE-CAR TESTING INDUSTRY(CN)

(240131) -- HEIHE, Jan. 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 31, 2024 shows a car undergoing cold-area testing at the Xiaowusili car testing base in Heihe, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. Before a new car product goes on sale, it has to undergo cold-weather testing. Heihe, a city in China's northernmost province of Heilongjiang, has various favorable conditions for cold-area car testing, including diverse landforms and cold, dry weather in the winter. Its high-quality services have drawn more and more carmakers to test new products in the city in recent years. On Jan. 9, the city entered a 120-day annual car testing season. Early in 1989, the Jiefang truck division of China FAW Group Co., Ltd. launched its first car test in Heihe. Over the past 30-plus years, the city has seen a rapid increase in types of testing, testing range, and numbers of car testing companies and personnel. In recent years, Heihe has improved its infrastructure and services to boost its car-testing ind

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-HEIHE-CAR TESTING INDUSTRY(CN)

(240131) -- HEIHE, Jan. 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A car undergoes cold-area testing at the Xiaowusili car testing base in Heihe, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 31, 2024. Before a new car product goes on sale, it has to undergo cold-weather testing. Heihe, a city in China's northernmost province of Heilongjiang, has various favorable conditions for cold-area car testing, including diverse landforms and cold, dry weather in the winter. Its high-quality services have drawn more and more carmakers to test new products in the city in recent years. On Jan. 9, the city entered a 120-day annual car testing season. Early in 1989, the Jiefang truck division of China FAW Group Co., Ltd. launched its first car test in Heihe. Over the past 30-plus years, the city has seen a rapid increase in types of testing, testing range, and numbers of car testing companies and personnel. In recent years, Heihe has improved its infrastructure and services to boost its car-testing industry. Statistics show that the city'

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-HEIHE-CAR TESTING INDUSTRY(CN)

(240131) -- HEIHE, Jan. 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 31, 2024 shows a car undergoing cold-area testing at the Xiaowusili car testing base in Heihe, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. Before a new car product goes on sale, it has to undergo cold-weather testing. Heihe, a city in China's northernmost province of Heilongjiang, has various favorable conditions for cold-area car testing, including diverse landforms and cold, dry weather in the winter. Its high-quality services have drawn more and more carmakers to test new products in the city in recent years. On Jan. 9, the city entered a 120-day annual car testing season. Early in 1989, the Jiefang truck division of China FAW Group Co., Ltd. launched its first car test in Heihe. Over the past 30-plus years, the city has seen a rapid increase in types of testing, testing range, and numbers of car testing companies and personnel. In recent years, Heihe has improved its infrastructure and services to boost its car-testing ind

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-HEIHE-CAR TESTING INDUSTRY(CN)

(240131) -- HEIHE, Jan. 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A car undergoes cold-area testing at the Xiaowusili car testing base in Heihe, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 31, 2024. Before a new car product goes on sale, it has to undergo cold-weather testing. Heihe, a city in China's northernmost province of Heilongjiang, has various favorable conditions for cold-area car testing, including diverse landforms and cold, dry weather in the winter. Its high-quality services have drawn more and more carmakers to test new products in the city in recent years. On Jan. 9, the city entered a 120-day annual car testing season. Early in 1989, the Jiefang truck division of China FAW Group Co., Ltd. launched its first car test in Heihe. Over the past 30-plus years, the city has seen a rapid increase in types of testing, testing range, and numbers of car testing companies and personnel. In recent years, Heihe has improved its infrastructure and services to boost its car-testing industry. Statistics show that the city'

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-HEIHE-CAR TESTING INDUSTRY(CN)

(240131) -- HEIHE, Jan. 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A car undergoes cold-area testing at the Xiaowusili car testing base in Heihe, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 31, 2024. Before a new car product goes on sale, it has to undergo cold-weather testing. Heihe, a city in China's northernmost province of Heilongjiang, has various favorable conditions for cold-area car testing, including diverse landforms and cold, dry weather in the winter. Its high-quality services have drawn more and more carmakers to test new products in the city in recent years. On Jan. 9, the city entered a 120-day annual car testing season. Early in 1989, the Jiefang truck division of China FAW Group Co., Ltd. launched its first car test in Heihe. Over the past 30-plus years, the city has seen a rapid increase in types of testing, testing range, and numbers of car testing companies and personnel. In recent years, Heihe has improved its infrastructure and services to boost its car-testing industry. Statistics show that the city'

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-HEIHE-CAR TESTING INDUSTRY(CN)

(240131) -- HEIHE, Jan. 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 31, 2024 shows a car undergoing cold-area testing at the Xiaowusili car testing base in Heihe, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. Before a new car product goes on sale, it has to undergo cold-weather testing. Heihe, a city in China's northernmost province of Heilongjiang, has various favorable conditions for cold-area car testing, including diverse landforms and cold, dry weather in the winter. Its high-quality services have drawn more and more carmakers to test new products in the city in recent years. On Jan. 9, the city entered a 120-day annual car testing season. Early in 1989, the Jiefang truck division of China FAW Group Co., Ltd. launched its first car test in Heihe. Over the past 30-plus years, the city has seen a rapid increase in types of testing, testing range, and numbers of car testing companies and personnel. In recent years, Heihe has improved its infrastructure and services to boost its car-testing ind

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-HEIHE-CAR TESTING INDUSTRY(CN)

(240131) -- HEIHE, Jan. 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A car undergoes cold-area testing at the Xiaowusili car testing base in Heihe, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 31, 2024. Before a new car product goes on sale, it has to undergo cold-weather testing. Heihe, a city in China's northernmost province of Heilongjiang, has various favorable conditions for cold-area car testing, including diverse landforms and cold, dry weather in the winter. Its high-quality services have drawn more and more carmakers to test new products in the city in recent years. On Jan. 9, the city entered a 120-day annual car testing season. Early in 1989, the Jiefang truck division of China FAW Group Co., Ltd. launched its first car test in Heihe. Over the past 30-plus years, the city has seen a rapid increase in types of testing, testing range, and numbers of car testing companies and personnel. In recent years, Heihe has improved its infrastructure and services to boost its car-testing industry. Statistics show that the city'

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-HEIHE-CAR TESTING INDUSTRY(CN)

(240131) -- HEIHE, Jan. 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A vehicle undergoes cold-area testing at the Xiaowusili car testing base in Heihe, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 31, 2024. Before a new car product goes on sale, it has to undergo cold-weather testing. Heihe, a city in China's northernmost province of Heilongjiang, has various favorable conditions for cold-area car testing, including diverse landforms and cold, dry weather in the winter. Its high-quality services have drawn more and more carmakers to test new products in the city in recent years. On Jan. 9, the city entered a 120-day annual car testing season. Early in 1989, the Jiefang truck division of China FAW Group Co., Ltd. launched its first car test in Heihe. Over the past 30-plus years, the city has seen a rapid increase in types of testing, testing range, and numbers of car testing companies and personnel. In recent years, Heihe has improved its infrastructure and services to boost its car-testing industry. Statistics show that the c

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-HEIHE-CAR TESTING INDUSTRY(CN)

(240131) -- HEIHE, Jan. 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A car undergoes cold-area testing at the Xiaowusili car testing base in Heihe, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 31, 2024. Before a new car product goes on sale, it has to undergo cold-weather testing. Heihe, a city in China's northernmost province of Heilongjiang, has various favorable conditions for cold-area car testing, including diverse landforms and cold, dry weather in the winter. Its high-quality services have drawn more and more carmakers to test new products in the city in recent years. On Jan. 9, the city entered a 120-day annual car testing season. Early in 1989, the Jiefang truck division of China FAW Group Co., Ltd. launched its first car test in Heihe. Over the past 30-plus years, the city has seen a rapid increase in types of testing, testing range, and numbers of car testing companies and personnel. In recent years, Heihe has improved its infrastructure and services to boost its car-testing industry. Statistics show that the city'

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-HEIHE-CAR TESTING INDUSTRY(CN)

(240131) -- HEIHE, Jan. 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A car undergoes cold-area testing at the Xiaowusili car testing base in Heihe, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 31, 2024. Before a new car product goes on sale, it has to undergo cold-weather testing. Heihe, a city in China's northernmost province of Heilongjiang, has various favorable conditions for cold-area car testing, including diverse landforms and cold, dry weather in the winter. Its high-quality services have drawn more and more carmakers to test new products in the city in recent years. On Jan. 9, the city entered a 120-day annual car testing season. Early in 1989, the Jiefang truck division of China FAW Group Co., Ltd. launched its first car test in Heihe. Over the past 30-plus years, the city has seen a rapid increase in types of testing, testing range, and numbers of car testing companies and personnel. In recent years, Heihe has improved its infrastructure and services to boost its car-testing industry. Statistics show that the city'

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Venus eclipsed by Moon

SAPPORO, Japan - Photo taken at 3:51 a.m. on Aug. 14, 2012, shows Venus observed in Sapporo, Hokkaido, after being hidden by the Moon. A rarely seen eclipse of Venus by the transiting Moon was observed by sky watchers in Japan in the early hours on the day for the first time in the country since 1989.

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British-made steam locomotive, made 1923, on display in Saitama

SAITAMA, Japan - The British-made team locomotive ED17 (front) and four other historic railway cars on display at the Railways Fair held at East Japan Railway Co.'s Omiya railroad stock center in Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, on May 26. The locomotive, manufactured in 1923, was used on the Tokaido Line from the Taisho era (1912-1926) to the early Showa era (1926-1989). The ED17 and the other railway equipment will be on permanent display at the new Railways Museum, which will open in Saitama on Oct. 14.

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Kenzo Tange, noted Japanese architect, dies of heart failure

TOKYO, Japan - Internationally acclaimed Japanese architect Kenzo Tange (in file photo pictured in 1989) died of heart failure at his home in Tokyo early March 22, his family said. He was 91. His works include the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, the National Gymnasium Complex for the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo, the master plan for the 1970 Osaka Exposition, the Tokyo City Hall Complex and the Fuji Television Building in Tokyo's Odaiba waterfront area.

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Teahouses in Yoshiwara

TOKYO, Japan - The file photo shows teahouses in Yoshiwara, which was Japan's largest licensed red-light district until prostitution was banned in 1957, located in Tokyo. The undated photo was taken in the early Showa era (1926-1989).

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Yoshiwara

TOKYO, Japan - The file photo shows Yoshiwara, which was Japan's largest licensed red-light district until prostitution was banned in 1957, located in Tokyo. The undated photo was taken in the early Showa era (1926-1989).

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Ageya, Yoshiwara

TOKYO, Japan - The file photo shows the Ageya area in Yoshiwara, which was Japan's largest licensed red-light district until prostitution was banned in 1957, located in Tokyo. The undated photo was taken in the early Showa era (1926-1989).

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Yoshiwara Omon

TOKYO, Japan - The file photo shows the Yoshiwara Omon (main gate). Yoshiwara was Japan's largest licensed red-light district until prostitution was banned in 1957, located in Tokyo. The undated photo was taken in the early Showa era (1926-1989).

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Geisha

TOKYO, Japan - The file photo shows a geisha in an unknown location. The undated photo was taken in the early Showa era (1926-1989).

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Geisha

TOKYO, Japan - The file photo shows a geisha in an unknown location. The undated photo was taken in the early Showa era (1926-1989).

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Geisha

TOKYO, Japan - The file photo shows three geisha in an unknown location. The undated photo was taken in the early Showa era (1926-1989).

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Geisha

TOKYO, Japan - The file photo shows two geisha in an unknown location. The undated photo was taken in the early Showa era (1926-1989).

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Historic hotel in Kanazawa left to rot since 1998

KANAZAWA, Japan - File photo taken in December 2001 shows Hakuunro Hotel at the Yuwaku hot spring in the suburbs of Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, which has been left to rot, much to the dismay of local residents. Founded in 1937, the hotel was a pioneer resort hotel constructed in a half-Japanese, half-Western style, characteristic of the early Showa Period (1926-1989). It was registered as a cultural property in 1997 but shut down the following year due to bad management.

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Japan's national flag hoisted in Kabul

KABUL, Afghanistan - A rising sun national flag is hoisted at the Japanese liaison office in Kabul for the first time in nearly 13 years on Dec. 26, following recognition of the country's interim administration. Japan severed diplomatic relations with Afghanistan after the Soviet invasion in 1979 and the Japanese Embassy in Kabul was closed in early 1989 amid the nearly 10-year Soviet military occupation.

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Japan's national flag hoisted in Kabul

KABUL, Afghanistan - A rising sun national flag is hoisted at the Japanese liaison office in Kabul for the first time in nearly 13 years on Dec. 26, following recognition of the country's interim administration. Japan severed diplomatic relations with Afghanistan after the Soviet invasion in 1979 and the Japanese Embassy in Kabul was closed in early 1989 amid the nearly 10-year Soviet military occupation.

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Kenzo Tange, noted Japanese architect, dies of heart failure

TOKYO, Japan - Internationally acclaimed Japanese architect Kenzo Tange (in file photo pictured in 1989) died of heart failure at his home in Tokyo early March 22, his family said. He was 91. His works include the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, the National Gymnasium Complex for the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo, the master plan for the 1970 Osaka Exposition, the Tokyo City Hall Complex and the Fuji Television Building in Tokyo's Odaiba waterfront area. (Kyodo)

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An Early Frost (1985)

Aidan Quinn Characters: Michael Pierson Film: An Early Frost (1989) Director: John Erman 11 November 1985 Date: 11 November 1985

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Tokyo snapshot: Jinbocho alleys' old buildings arouse nostalgia

Photo taken on Sept. 11, 2015, shows an old building with a second-floor facade typical of the architecture of the early Showa period (1926-1989) in Tokyo's Jinbocho. The area is dotted with numerous secondhand bookstores as well as old coffee shops. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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British-made steam locomotive, made 1923, on display in Saitama

SAITAMA, Japan - The British-made team locomotive ED17 (front) and four other historic railway cars on display at the Railways Fair held at East Japan Railway Co.'s Omiya railroad stock center in Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, on May 26. The locomotive, manufactured in 1923, was used on the Tokaido Line from the Taisho era (1912-1926) to the early Showa era (1926-1989). The ED17 and the other railway equipment will be on permanent display at the new Railways Museum, which will open in Saitama on Oct. 14. (Kyodo)

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Geisha

TOKYO, Japan - The file photo shows a geisha in an unknown location. The undated photo was taken in the early Showa era (1926-1989). (Kyodo)

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Yoshiwara

TOKYO, Japan - The file photo shows Yoshiwara, which was Japan's largest licensed red-light district until prostitution was banned in 1957, located in Tokyo. The undated photo was taken in the early Showa era (1926-1989). (Kyodo)

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Geisha

TOKYO, Japan - The file photo shows three geisha in an unknown location. The undated photo was taken in the early Showa era (1926-1989). (Kyodo)

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Geisha

TOKYO, Japan - The file photo shows a geisha in an unknown location. The undated photo was taken in the early Showa era (1926-1989). (Kyodo)

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Geisha

TOKYO, Japan - The file photo shows two geisha in an unknown location. The undated photo was taken in the early Showa era (1926-1989). (Kyodo)

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Teahouses in Yoshiwara

TOKYO, Japan - The file photo shows teahouses in Yoshiwara, which was Japan's largest licensed red-light district until prostitution was banned in 1957, located in Tokyo. The undated photo was taken in the early Showa era (1926-1989). (Kyodo)

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Ageya, Yoshiwara

TOKYO, Japan - The file photo shows the Ageya area in Yoshiwara, which was Japan's largest licensed red-light district until prostitution was banned in 1957, located in Tokyo. The undated photo was taken in the early Showa era (1926-1989). (Kyodo)

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Yoshiwara Omon

TOKYO, Japan - The file photo shows the Yoshiwara Omon (main gate). Yoshiwara was Japan's largest licensed red-light district until prostitution was banned in 1957, located in Tokyo. The undated photo was taken in the early Showa era (1926-1989). (Kyodo)

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Tatsuno-dera Temple,Katase

This is the Ryukoji main hall completed in 1832, a wooden building roughly 22 metres wide and 27 metres deep. The official name of the temple is Jakkozan Ryukoji. Both the lanterns at the bottom of the stairs and the washing place on the right exist today. Shichimendo is visible above the stairs on the left. It was built in the early Edo Period to enshrine Shichimen Daimyojin of Mt. Minobe-Shichimen-zan. This is how the area looked before the reconstruction in 1989.==Date:unknown, Place:Fujisawa, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number64‐22‐0]

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Historic hotel in Kanazawa left to rot since 1998

KANAZAWA, Japan - File photo taken in December 2001 shows Hakuunro Hotel at the Yuwaku hot spring in the suburbs of Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, which has been left to rot, much to the dismay of local residents. Founded in 1937, the hotel was a pioneer resort hotel constructed in a half-Japanese, half-Western style, characteristic of the early Showa Period (1926-1989). It was registered as a cultural property in 1997 but shut down the following year due to bad management.