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Deluxe suite on Seven Stars train displayed

Deluxe suite on Seven Stars train displayed

FUKUOKA, Japan - A Kyushu Railway Co. attendant shows a deluxe suite of the Seven Stars excursion train in this file photo taken in October 2013. The luxury train service marked its first anniversary on Oct. 15, 2014.

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Deluxe train leaves station on eve of 1st anniversary

Deluxe train leaves station on eve of 1st anniversary

FUKUOKA, Japan - The luxury Seven Stars excursion train operated by Kyushu Railway Co. leaves Hakata Station in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 14, 2014, on the eve of the first anniversary of its operation.

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Tokyo Skytree marks 1st anniversary

Tokyo Skytree marks 1st anniversary

TOKYO, Japan - Students on a school excursion enjoy a night view of Tokyo from the "Tembo Deck" observation floor of the 634-meter-tall Tokyo Skytree on May 22, 2013, the first anniversary of the opening of the world's tallest broadcast tower.

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Tokyo Skytree marks 1st anniversary

Tokyo Skytree marks 1st anniversary

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows students on a school excursion to the 634-meter-tall Tokyo Skytree (back) in the Japanese capital on May 22, 2013, the first anniversary of the opening of the world's tallest broadcast tower.

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Japan's tally of new-flu infections reaches 292

Japan's tally of new-flu infections reaches 292

TOKYO, Japan - Students on a school excursion wear masks as they go sightseeing at Sensoji Temple, a tourist attraction in downtown Tokyo, on May 21, a day after two 16-year-old girls in Tokyo and its vicinity became the first new-flu cases outside of western Japan.

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Japan's tally of new-flu infections reaches 292

Japan's tally of new-flu infections reaches 292

TOKYO, Japan - Students on a school excursion wear masks as they go sightseeing at Sensoji Temple, a tourist attraction in downtown Tokyo, on May 21, a day after two 16-year-old girls in Tokyo and its vicinity became the first new-flu cases outside of western Japan.

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Yokohama high school student tests negative for new flu

Yokohama high school student tests negative for new flu

YOKOHAMA, Japan - The principal of a high school in Yokohama's Sakae Ward bursts into tears after hearing that a student of the school tested negative for the rapidly spreading new influenza virus. The 17-year-old boy was suspected of being Japan's first case of infection from the H1N1 influenza A virus after staying in British Columbia, Canada, on a school excursion for about two weeks from April 10 with 114 schoolmates and five teachers.

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Japan's 1st suspected case of new influenza virus detected

Japan's 1st suspected case of new influenza virus detected

YOKOHAMA, Japan - A staff member (front) of the Yokohama Municipal Citizens Hospital is surrounded by reporters on May 1 after a 17-year-old male high school student from Yokohama, who visited British Columbia, Canada, on a school excursion in April, was hospitalized in the first suspected case in Japan of the rapidly spreading new strain of influenza A virus.

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Princess Aiko takes part in kindergarten excursion

Princess Aiko takes part in kindergarten excursion

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Aiko and her mother Crown Princess Masako take part in an excursion by the Gakushuin kindergarten to Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden in Tokyo on May 16. It was Princess Aiko's first excursion since entering the kindergarten on April 11. (Pool photo)

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Princess Aiko takes part in kindergarten excursion

Princess Aiko takes part in kindergarten excursion

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Aiko and her mother Crown Princess Masako take part in an excursion by the Gakushuin kindergarten to Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden in Tokyo on May 16. It was Princess Aiko's first excursion since entering the kindergarten on April 11. (Pool photo)

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Annual canal race held in Dutch capital

STORY: Annual canal race held in Dutch capital DATELINE: Oct. 9, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:22 LOCATION: Amsterdam, the Netherlands CATEGORY: SOCIETY/SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the canal race STORYLINE: The 35th canal race(Grachtenrace) was held in Amsterdam, the Netherlands on Saturday. The 24-kilometer race started on every second Saturday of October since 1986, and the number of participants has increased from 35 teams in the first edition to more than 140 teams in recent years. The race is known for its test on helmsman skills as racers need to cross many low bridges while traversing through excursion boats. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Amsterdam, the Netherlands. (XHTV)

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"Seven Stars in Kyushu" named best luxury train by U.S. magazine

"Seven Stars in Kyushu" named best luxury train by U.S. magazine

Photo taken in March 2020 shows the "Seven Stars in Kyushu" luxury sleeping car excursion train at JR Tosu Station in Saga Prefecture, southwestern Japan. The train operated by Kyushu Railway Co. has won the first place in the trains category of the U.S. magazine Conde Nast Traveler's Readers' Choice Awards 2021.

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"Seven Stars in Kyushu" named best luxury train by U.S. magazine

"Seven Stars in Kyushu" named best luxury train by U.S. magazine

Photo taken in March 2020 shows the "Seven Stars in Kyushu" luxury sleeping car excursion train at JR Tosu Station in Saga Prefecture, southwestern Japan. The train operated by Kyushu Railway Co. has won the first place in the trains category of the U.S. magazine Conde Nast Traveler's Readers' Choice Awards 2021.

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S. Korea to mark 1st anniversary of ferry disaster

S. Korea to mark 1st anniversary of ferry disaster

Relatives of the victims of the Sewol ferry disaster cry while offering flowers from a boat off the coast of Jindo, southwestern South Korea, on April 15, 2015, ahead of the first anniversary the following day of the incident. The Sewol capsized and sank, killing more than 300 people, mostly teenagers on a school excursion. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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S. Korea to mark 1st anniversary of ferry disaster

S. Korea to mark 1st anniversary of ferry disaster

Relatives of the victims of the Sewol ferry disaster offer flowers from a ship off the coast of Jindo, southwestern South Korea, on April 15, 2015, ahead of the first anniversary the following day of the incident. The Sewol capsized and sank, killing more than 300 people, mostly teenagers on a school excursion. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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S. Korea to mark 1st anniversary of ferry disaster

S. Korea to mark 1st anniversary of ferry disaster

Relatives of the victims of the Sewol ferry disaster cry while offering flowers from a boat off the coast of Jindo, southwestern South Korea, on April 15, 2015, ahead of the first anniversary the following day of the incident. The Sewol capsized and sank, killing more than 300 people, mostly teenagers on a school excursion. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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S. Korea to mark 1st anniversary of ferry disaster

S. Korea to mark 1st anniversary of ferry disaster

The mother of a victim of the Sewol ferry disaster cries out her daughter's name from a ship off the coast of Jindo, southwestern South Korea, on April 15, 2015, ahead of the first anniversary the following day of the incident. The Sewol capsized and sank, killing more than 300 people, mostly teenagers on a school excursion. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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S. Korea to mark 1st anniversary of ferry disaster

S. Korea to mark 1st anniversary of ferry disaster

Relatives of the victims of the Sewol ferry disaster cry while hugging each other aboard a ship off the coast of Jindo, southwestern South Korea, on April 15, 2015, ahead of the first anniversary the following day of the incident. The Sewol capsized and sank, killing more than 300 people, mostly teenagers on a school excursion. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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S. Korea to mark 1st anniversary of ferry disaster

S. Korea to mark 1st anniversary of ferry disaster

Relatives of the victims of the Sewol ferry disaster view the buoy (front) marking the spot of the accident from a boat off the coast of Jindo, southwestern South Korea, on April 15, 2015, ahead of the first anniversary the following day of the incident. The Sewol capsized and sank, killing more than 300 people, mostly teenagers on a school excursion. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Missing passengers' kin demand salvaging sunken S. Korean ferry

Missing passengers' kin demand salvaging sunken S. Korean ferry

A woman strokes a picture of her missing son at a press conference, held by bereaved families of the nine passengers who remain missing in the sinking in April 2014 of South Korean ferry Sewol, near the president's office in Seoul on March 17, 2015. They called for the ship to be lifted out of the southwestern waters ahead of the first anniversary of the incident, in which more than 300 people, mostly teenagers on a school excursion, died or remain missing. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Missing passengers' kin demand salvaging sunken S. Korean ferry

Missing passengers' kin demand salvaging sunken S. Korean ferry

Bereaved families of the nine passengers who remain missing in the sinking in April 2014 of South Korean ferry Sewol, hold pictures of their missing family members at a press conference near the president's office in Seoul on March 17, 2015. They called for the ship to be lifted out of the southwestern waters ahead of the first anniversary of the incident, in which more than 300 people, mostly teenagers on a school excursion, died or remain missing. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's tally of new-flu infections reaches 292

Japan's tally of new-flu infections reaches 292

TOKYO, Japan - Students on a school excursion wear masks as they go sightseeing at Sensoji Temple, a tourist attraction in downtown Tokyo, on May 21, a day after two 16-year-old girls in Tokyo and its vicinity became the first new-flu cases outside of western Japan. (Kyodo)

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Japan's tally of new-flu infections reaches 292

Japan's tally of new-flu infections reaches 292

TOKYO, Japan - Students on a school excursion wear masks as they go sightseeing at Sensoji Temple, a tourist attraction in downtown Tokyo, on May 21, a day after two 16-year-old girls in Tokyo and its vicinity became the first new-flu cases outside of western Japan. (Kyodo)

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Princess Aiko takes part in kindergarten excursion

Princess Aiko takes part in kindergarten excursion

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Aiko and her mother Crown Princess Masako take part in an excursion by the Gakushuin kindergarten to Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden in Tokyo on May 16. It was Princess Aiko's first excursion since entering the kindergarten on April 11. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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Princess Aiko takes part in kindergarten excursion

Princess Aiko takes part in kindergarten excursion

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Aiko and her mother Crown Princess Masako take part in an excursion by the Gakushuin kindergarten to Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden in Tokyo on May 16. It was Princess Aiko's first excursion since entering the kindergarten on April 11. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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Yokohama high school student tests negative for new flu

Yokohama high school student tests negative for new flu

YOKOHAMA, Japan - The principal of a high school in Yokohama's Sakae Ward bursts into tears after hearing that a student of the school tested negative for the rapidly spreading new influenza virus. The 17-year-old boy was suspected of being Japan's first case of infection from the H1N1 influenza A virus after staying in British Columbia, Canada, on a school excursion for about two weeks from April 10 with 114 schoolmates and five teachers. (Kyodo)

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Japan's 1st suspected case of new influenza virus detected

Japan's 1st suspected case of new influenza virus detected

YOKOHAMA, Japan - A staff member (front) of the Yokohama Municipal Citizens Hospital is surrounded by reporters on May 1 after a 17-year-old male high school student from Yokohama, who visited British Columbia, Canada, on a school excursion in April, was hospitalized in the first suspected case in Japan of the rapidly spreading new strain of influenza A virus. (Kyodo)

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Deluxe suite on Seven Stars train displayed

Deluxe suite on Seven Stars train displayed

FUKUOKA, Japan - A Kyushu Railway Co. attendant shows a deluxe suite of the Seven Stars excursion train in this file photo taken in October 2013. The luxury train service marked its first anniversary on Oct. 15, 2014. (Kyodo)

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