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Kanto Festival begins in Akita

AKITA, Japan - Men hold bamboo poles decorated with paper lanterns during the annual Kanto Festival that began in the northern Japan city of Akita on Aug. 3. Kanto literally means a pole with lanterns. The lanterns are arranged in a way as to look like an ear of rice. Some 1.38 million people are expected to visit the city to watch the four-day festival.

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'Kitakanto' mascot characters win Japan dance contest

TOKYO, Japan - A team of four mascot characters from the northern Kanto region in eastern Japan -- (from L) Kapal from Saitama Prefecture, Gunma-chan of Gunma Prefecture, Hustle Komon of Ibaraki Prefecture and Fukkachan from Saitama Prefecture -- are seen on stage at the six-team Japanese mascot character dancing competition held on Aug. 9, 2014, in Tokyo. They won the contest.

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Kanto Festival begins in Akita

AKITA, Japan - Men hold up poles decorated with paper lanterns during the annual Kanto Festival that began in the northern Japanese city of Akita on Aug. 3. Kanto literally means a pole with lanterns. The lanterns are arranged in a way so as to look like an ear of rice. Some 1.3 million people are expected to visit the city to watch the four-day festival.

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Kanto Festival begins in Akita

AKITA, Japan - Long bamboo poles decorated with paper lanterns are taken to the streets during the annual Kanto Festival that began in the northern Japan city of Akita on Aug. 3. Kanto literally means a pole with lanterns. The lanterns are arranged in a way as to look like an ear of rice.

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Kanto Festival begins in Akita

AKITA, Japan - Men hold long bamboo poles decorated with paper lanterns during the annual Kanto Festival that began in the northern Japan city of Akita on Aug. 3. Kanto literally means a pole with lanterns. The lanterns are arranged in a way as to look like an ear of rice.

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''Kanto Festival'' begins in Akita

AKITA, Japan - Men hold long bamboo poles decorated with paper lanterns during the annual ''Kanto Festival'' that began in the northern Japan city of Akita on Aug. 3. Kanto literally means a pole and lanterns. The lanterns are arranged in a way as to look like an ear of rice.

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''Kanto Festival'' begins in Akita

AKITA, Japan - Hundreds of lanterns parade along the thoroughfare of Akita as the annual ''Kanto Festival'' begins in the northern Japan city on Aug. 3.

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(1)Nakasone, Miyazawa express intention to run in election

TOKYO, Japan - Former Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone (in undated photo) expressed his intention Oct. 9 to run in the upcoming House of Representatives election expected to be held Nov. 9. Nakasone, 85, told a meeting of a ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) faction, ''I would like to continue (as a lower house member) by being the first candidate from the northern Kanto proportional representation bloc.''

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(3) World Games begin with opening ceremony

AKITA, Japan - Foreign athletes participating in the sixth World Games in the northern Japanese city of Akita on Aug. 16 respond to spectators during the opening ceremony at Yabase Stadium. In the background, local people demonstrate their skill at balancing Kanto, a long bamboo pole with horizontal ribs from which paper lanterns hang.

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Kanto Festival begins in Akita

AKITA, Japan - Men balance ''Kanto'' -- a long bamboo pole with several horizontal ribs from which paper lanterns are hung -- at the annual Kanto Festival, which began Aug. 4 in Akita, northern Japan, in anticipation of a good harvest.

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Kanto Festival begins in Akita

AKITA, Japan - Long bamboo poles decorated with paper lanterns are taken to the streets during the annual Kanto Festival that began in the northern Japan city of Akita on Aug. 3. Kanto literally means a pole with lanterns. The lanterns are arranged in a way as to look like an ear of rice. (Kyodo)

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Kanto Festival begins in Akita

AKITA, Japan - Men hold up poles decorated with paper lanterns during the annual Kanto Festival that began in the northern Japanese city of Akita on Aug. 3. Kanto literally means a pole with lanterns. The lanterns are arranged in a way so as to look like an ear of rice. Some 1.3 million people are expected to visit the city to watch the four-day festival. (Kyodo)

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Kanto Festival begins in Akita

AKITA, Japan - Men hold bamboo poles decorated with paper lanterns during the annual Kanto Festival that began in the northern Japan city of Akita on Aug. 3. Kanto literally means a pole with lanterns. The lanterns are arranged in a way as to look like an ear of rice. Some 1.38 million people are expected to visit the city to watch the four-day festival. (Kyodo)

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Kanto Festival begins in Akita

AKITA, Japan - Men hold long bamboo poles decorated with paper lanterns during the annual Kanto Festival that began in the northern Japan city of Akita on Aug. 3. Kanto literally means a pole with lanterns. The lanterns are arranged in a way as to look like an ear of rice. (Kyodo)

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''Kanto Festival'' begins in Akita

AKITA, Japan - Men hold long bamboo poles decorated with paper lanterns during the annual ''Kanto Festival'' that began in the northern Japan city of Akita on Aug. 3. Kanto literally means a pole and lanterns. The lanterns are arranged in a way as to look like an ear of rice. (Kyodo)

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''Kanto Festival'' begins in Akita

AKITA, Japan - Hundreds of lanterns parade along the thoroughfare of Akita as the annual ''Kanto Festival'' begins in the northern Japan city on Aug. 3. (Kyodo)

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Silk spinning

A spinning wheel is turned by hand using a combination of toothed wheels. Silk spinning was a traditional craft in northern Kanto, and by the middle of the Meiji era, some areas had developed it into a manufacturing industry.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:Ogawa Kazumasa, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number7‐49‐0]

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'Kitakanto' mascot characters win Japan dance contest

TOKYO, Japan - A team of four mascot characters from the northern Kanto region in eastern Japan -- (from L) Kapal from Saitama Prefecture, Gunma-chan of Gunma Prefecture, Hustle Komon of Ibaraki Prefecture and Fukkachan from Saitama Prefecture -- are seen on stage at the six-team Japanese mascot character dancing competition held on Aug. 9, 2014, in Tokyo. They won the contest. (Kyodo)

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Kanto Festival begins in Akita

A man balances a pole decorated with paper lanterns on his shoulder during the annual Kanto Festival in the northern Japanese city of Akita on Aug. 3, 2017, the opening day of the four-day event. The lanterns are arranged in a way so as to look like an ear of rice. Organizers expect some 1.32 million people to visit the city to see the festival. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kanto Festival begins in Akita

Men hold up poles decorated with paper lanterns during the annual Kanto Festival in the northern Japanese city of Akita on Aug. 3, 2017, the opening day of the four-day event. The lanterns are arranged in a way so as to look like an ear of rice. Organizers expect some 1.32 million people to visit the city to see the festival. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kanto Festival begins in Akita

Men hold up poles decorated with paper lanterns during the annual Kanto Festival in the northern Japanese city of Akita on Aug. 3, 2017, the opening day of the four-day event. The lanterns are arranged in a way so as to look like an ear of rice. Organizers expect some 1.32 million people to visit the city to see the festival. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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(3) World Games begin with opening ceremony

AKITA, Japan - Foreign athletes participating in the sixth World Games in the northern Japanese city of Akita on Aug. 16 respond to spectators during the opening ceremony at Yabase Stadium. In the background, local people demonstrate their skill at balancing Kanto, a long bamboo pole with horizontal ribs from which paper lanterns hang.

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Kanto Festival begins in Akita

AKITA, Japan - Men balance ''Kanto'' -- a long bamboo pole with several horizontal ribs from which paper lanterns are hung -- at the annual Kanto Festival, which began Aug. 4 in Akita, northern Japan, in anticipation of a good harvest.