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'Sprinkle water campaign' kicks off to beat Tokyo heat

TOKYO, Japan - Under the scorching sun, people clad in traditional ''yukata'' cotton robes gather in front of the National Stadium in Tokyo's Sendagaya on Aug. 18 to kick off a weeklong campaign of sprinkling water on pavements and concrete to cool off Tokyo.

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(1)World's longest tree-lined avenue in Tochigi under threat

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan - A 35.4-kilometer stretch of cedar trees in Tochigi Prefecture that forms the world's longest tree-lined avenue is dying at the pace of 100 trees a year, according to a recent prefectural government study. The study cites as likely causes the difficulty that the trees have faced taking root due to asphalt pavements and the effects of automobile exhaust.

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(2)World's longest tree-lined avenue in Tochigi under threat

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan - A 35.4-kilometer stretch of cedar trees in Tochigi Prefecture that forms the world's longest tree-lined avenue is dying at the pace of 100 trees a year, according to a recent prefectural government study. The study cites as likely causes the difficulty that the trees have faced taking root due to asphalt pavements and the effects of automobile exhaust.

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Tokyo venture aims to get gum off pavement

TOKYO, Japan - An official from GumBusters Japan, a Tokyo-based venture business, demonstrates a Dutch-made chewing gum removal cart in front of Tokyo's Shibuya Station on March 5. The cart uses a brush to softly rub off gum from pavements while spraying hot, low-pressure steam and cleaning fluid over it.

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CHINA-CHONGQING-CHARACTERISTIC PAVEMENT (CN)

(220216) -- CHONGQING, Feb. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A child walks on a pavement at the former site of Chongqing Iron & Steel Factory in Dadukou District of southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, Feb. 15, 2022. The pavement is one of the 60 characteristic pavements planned by local authorities in the mountainous city of Chongqing. (Xinhua/Wang Quanchao)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-CHARACTERISTIC PAVEMENT (CN)

(220216) -- CHONGQING, Feb. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo shows tourists walking on a pavement at the former site of Chongqing Iron & Steel Factory in Dadukou District of southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, Feb. 15, 2022. The pavement is one of the 60 characteristic pavements planned by local authorities in the mountainous city of Chongqing. (Xinhua/Wang Quanchao)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-CHARACTERISTIC PAVEMENT (CN)

(220216) -- CHONGQING, Feb. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo shows a view of a pavement at the former site of Chongqing Iron & Steel Factory in Dadukou District of southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, Feb. 15, 2022. The pavement is one of the 60 characteristic pavements planned by local authorities in the mountainous city of Chongqing. (Xinhua/Wang Quanchao)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-CHARACTERISTIC PAVEMENT (CN)

(220216) -- CHONGQING, Feb. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tourists pose for a group photo on a pavement at the former site of Chongqing Iron & Steel Factory in Dadukou District of southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, Feb. 15, 2022. The pavement is one of the 60 characteristic pavements planned by local authorities in the mountainous city of Chongqing. (Xinhua/Wang Quanchao)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-CHARACTERISTIC PAVEMENT (CN)

(220216) -- CHONGQING, Feb. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo shows a view of a pavement at the former site of Chongqing Iron & Steel Factory in Dadukou District of southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, Feb. 15, 2022. The pavement is one of the 60 characteristic pavements planned by local authorities in the mountainous city of Chongqing. (Xinhua/Wang Quanchao)

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'Sprinkle water campaign' kicks off to beat Tokyo heat

TOKYO, Japan - Under the scorching sun, people clad in traditional ''yukata'' cotton robes gather in front of the National Stadium in Tokyo's Sendagaya on Aug. 18 to kick off a weeklong campaign of sprinkling water on pavements and concrete to cool off Tokyo. (Kyodo)

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(2)World's longest tree-lined avenue in Tochigi under threat

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan - A 35.4-kilometer stretch of cedar trees in Tochigi Prefecture that forms the world's longest tree-lined avenue is dying at the pace of 100 trees a year, according to a recent prefectural government study. The study cites as likely causes the difficulty that the trees have faced taking root due to asphalt pavements and the effects of automobile exhaust. (Kyodo)

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Hiroshima - re-building after WWII

Reconstruction of Aioi Bridge and Hiroshima Chamber of Commerce & Industry Hall, Hiroshima, Japan. The epicentre of the explision caused by the Atomic Bomb dropped on Hiroshima on August 6th 1945 was close to this location, completely destroying the Bridge rail and rendering the pavements as if 'dug up from underground'. Date: circa 1950

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"Slipperiness forecast" alerts pedestrians to hazardous pavements

Photo taken Nov. 24, 2016, shows Fumiyoshi Kawamura, a 47-year-old weather forecaster in Sapporo, northern Japan, explaining his "slipperiness forecast." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo venture aims to get gum off pavement

TOKYO, Japan - An official from GumBusters Japan, a Tokyo-based venture business, demonstrates a Dutch-made chewing gum removal cart in front of Tokyo's Shibuya Station on March 5. The cart uses a brush to softly rub off gum from pavements while spraying hot, low-pressure steam and cleaning fluid over it.

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colors, pigments, pigment, powder

Pigments of colors and screens for colouring pictured at the street market in New Delhi, India on 23 October 2019. These pigments and screens are used for decoration of houses, floors and pavements during festivals such as Diwali (Festival of Lights, October) or Holi (Festival of Spring, March). (CTK Photo/Krystof Kriz)

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(1)World's longest tree-lined avenue in Tochigi under threat

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan - A 35.4-kilometer stretch of cedar trees in Tochigi Prefecture that forms the world's longest tree-lined avenue is dying at the pace of 100 trees a year, according to a recent prefectural government study. The study cites as likely causes the difficulty that the trees have faced taking root due to asphalt pavements and the effects of automobile exhaust. (Kyodo)