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Dead whale in Osaka Bay sunk offshore

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 19, 2023, shows a dead whale being transported by a vessel off the Kii Peninsula, western Japan, before being sent down to the sea floor. The 15-meter-long male sperm whale, which was first sighted on Jan. 9 near the mouth of the Yodo River in Osaka, became progressively weaker and was confirmed dead four days later.

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Dead whale in Osaka Bay sunk offshore

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 19, 2023, shows a dead whale being sent down to the sea floor with 30-ton concrete blocks from a vessel off the Kii Peninsula, western Japan. The 15-meter-long male sperm whale, which was first sighted on Jan. 9 near the mouth of the Yodo River in Osaka, became progressively weaker and was confirmed dead four days later.

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Dead whale in Osaka Bay sunk offshore

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 19, 2023, shows a dead whale being sent down to the sea floor with 30-ton concrete blocks from a vessel off the Kii Peninsula, western Japan. The 15-meter-long male sperm whale, which was first sighted on Jan. 9 near the mouth of the Yodo River in Osaka, became progressively weaker and was confirmed dead four days later.

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Stray whale in Osaka dies

Port authorities use a boat to tow a dead sperm whale back out to sea in Osaka in western Japan on Jan. 18, 2023. The stray whale was first spotted on Jan. 9 in Osaka's Yodo River and confirmed dead later in the week.

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Dead stray whale in Osaka

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a dead sperm whale put on a vessel for academic study in the western Japan city of Osaka on Jan. 18, 2023. The stray whale was confirmed dead near the mouth of the Yodo River in Osaka on Jan. 13 after spending a few days there.

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Dead stray whale in Osaka

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a dead sperm whale put on a vessel for academic study in the western Japan city of Osaka on Jan. 18, 2023. The stray whale was confirmed dead near the mouth of the Yodo River in Osaka on Jan. 13 after spending a few days there.

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Stray whale in Osaka dies

A child waves his cap as port authorities use a boat to tow a dead sperm whale back out to sea in Osaka, western Japan, on Jan. 18, 2023. The stray whale was first spotted on Jan. 9 in Osaka's Yodo River and confirmed dead later in the week.

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Stray whale in Osaka dies

Port authorities use a boat to tow a dead sperm whale back out to sea in Osaka, western Japan, on Jan. 18, 2023. The stray whale was first spotted on Jan. 9 in Osaka's Yodo River and confirmed dead later in the week.

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Stray whale in Osaka dies

Port authorities use a boat to tow a dead sperm whale back out to sea in Osaka in western Japan on Jan. 18, 2023. The stray whale was first spotted on Jan. 9 in Osaka's Yodo River and confirmed dead later in the week.

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Stray whale in Osaka dies

Port authorities use a boat to tow a dead sperm whale back out to sea in Osaka in western Japan on Jan. 18, 2023. The stray whale was first spotted on Jan. 9 in Osaka's Yodo River and confirmed dead later in the week.

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Stray whale in Osaka dies

Port authorities tie a rope around a dead sperm whale in Osaka, western Japan, on Jan. 18, 2023. The stray whale was first spotted on Jan. 9 in Osaka's Yodo River and confirmed dead later in the week.

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Stray whale in Osaka dies

Port authorities watch as a dead sperm whale is transported in Osaka, western Japan, on Jan. 18, 2023. The stray whale was first spotted on Jan. 9 in Osaka's Yodo River and confirmed dead later in the week.

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Whale in rare sighting in Osaka confirmed dead

An 8-meter-long whale spotted near the mouth of the Yodo River in Osaka earlier this week was confirmed dead Friday, local officials said, after it had remained in the same spot for days and was not observed spouting water. Workers of the Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan in the western Japan city had approached the large mammal by boat to check if it was breathing, while Tsutomu Tamura of the Tokyo-based Institute of Cetacean Research said that the blowhole that the whale would use to breathe had been submerged underwater since Wednesday. The Osaka Ports and Harbors Bureau is expected to discuss how to dispose of the whale's carcass.

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Whale spotted in Osaka

Photo taken Jan. 13, 2023, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a whale floating near the mouth of the Yodo River in Osaka, western Japan. A stray whale spotted around there earlier in the week was confirmed dead.

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Whale spotted in Osaka

Photo taken Jan. 13, 2023, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a whale floating near the mouth of the Yodo River in Osaka, western Japan. A stray whale spotted around there earlier in the week was confirmed dead.

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CORRECTED: Whale spotted in Osaka

Photo taken Jan. 13, 2023, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows an 15-meter-long whale floating in Osaka Bay, western Japan. The stray whale was confirmed dead the same day, four days after it was spotted near the mouth of the Yodo River in Osaka.

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CORRECTED: Whale spotted in Osaka

Photo taken Jan. 13, 2023, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows an 15-meter-long whale floating in Osaka Bay, western Japan. The stray whale was confirmed dead the same day, four days after it was spotted near the mouth of the Yodo River in Osaka.

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Whale spotted in Osaka river

Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a stray whale swimming close to the mouth of the Yodo River in Osaka, western Japan, on Jan. 10, 2023. Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a coast guard vessel monitoring a stray whale near the mouth of the Yodo River in Osaka, western Japan, on Jan. 10, 2023.

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Whale spotted near mouth of Yodo River in Osaka

An 8-meter-long whale was spotted near the mouth of the Yodo River in Osaka on Monday, a rare sighting of the large mammal in Osaka Bay, according to the coast guard. The coast guard also warned ships navigating the area to watch out for the animal.

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Whale spotted in Osaka river

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a coast guard vessel monitoring a stray whale (C) near the mouth of the Yodo River in Osaka, western Japan, on Jan. 10, 2023.

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Whale spotted in Osaka river

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a stray whale swimming close to the mouth of the Yodo River in Osaka, western Japan, on Jan. 10, 2023.

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Whale spotted in Osaka river

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a stray whale swimming close to the mouth of the Yodo River in Osaka, western Japan, on Jan. 10, 2023.

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Windsurfers taking to Yodo River in downtown Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken in December 2014 shows Keiichi Kitamoto enjoying windsurfing on the Yodo River with skyscrapers of the downtown Umeda area in the background in Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture.

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Tourists ride shinkansen look-alike train

MATSUYAMA, Japan - Children and railroad fans ride a sightseeing train whose outward appearance looks like the original 0 series shinkansen bullet train in Uwajima, Ehime Prefecture, on March 15, 2014. Shikoku Railway Co. began operating the one-car train on the JR Yodo Line connecting Ehime and Kochi prefectures in western Japan.

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Pony 'stationmaster' promotes horseracing

OSAKA, Japan - A toddler looks at a pony dressed as a station master at Keihan Railway Temmabashi Station in Osaka on Nov. 19, 2010. The pony was brought from Japan Racing Association's Kyoto Race Course to promote an upcoming horse race at the course and will be taken to Yodo Station on Nov. 27 when the race starts.

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(1)Ex-meat packer chairman gets 7 years in prison on beef fraud

OSAKA, Japan - Mitsuru Asada (file photo), former chairman of meat packer Hannan Corp., was sentenced to seven years in prison by the Osaka District Court on May 27 for swindling the government out of more than 5 billion yen by abusing a state beef buyback program established to calm concerns over mad cow disease. (yodo)

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JR West bans smoking at 251 major stations

OSAKA, Japan - A worker removes an ashtray from a platform at JR Osaka station on July 1 as West Japan Railway Co. imposed a total smoking ban the same day at 251 major stations. (yodo)

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The Yodo River

The Yodo River==Date:unknown, Place:Osaka, Photo:F. Beato, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images)

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Tenjin-bashi Bridge

Tenjin Bridge is one of the three great bridges of Naniwa together with Tenma Bridge and Naniwa Bridge. The longest of the three, Tenjin Bridge was destroyed in the great flood of the Yodo River in 1885 and replaced three years later with an iron bridge.==Date:unknown, Place:Osaka, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number57‐13‐0]

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Drying rice

View from a riverbank or sand bar. The riverbank, rich with greenery, has been reinforced with rocks. The rice has been hung out to dry on the riverbank. A farmer is standing in the centre of the picture. The wooden poles in the river may mark a fishing area. The height of the riverbank reinforcements indicates that this is a scene on the Ujigawa River, between the Kangetsu Bridge and Yodo. It appears to be around the month of October.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number46‐95‐0]

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Iron bridge over Kanzaki River

The Kanzaki River is a division of the Yodo River lower stream, and is a border between Hyogo and Osaka prefectures. The photo is that of the Tokaido main line (opened temporarily in May, 1874), and the Bukogawa Steel Bridge. The construction was by Darlington Co. of England.==Date:unknown, Place:Osaka, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number37‐90‐0]

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Tenjinbashi bridge and hakkenya

Hakkenya of Tenmanbashi was a pier connecting Kyoto and Fushimi on the Yodo River, for 30 goku boats. This name originated from the eight houses which stood to the south of the bridge.==Date:unknown, Place:Osaka, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number26‐18‐0]

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Tenjinbashi bridge from yodogawa naniwabashi bridge

Bridges built over Yodo River and Nakanoshima; Nanba Bridge to the fore, Tenjin Bridge and a slight view of Tenman Bridge to the rear. It is a picture before the Nanba Bridge was rebuilt of steel in 1876.==Date:unknown, Place:Osaka, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number23‐22‐0]

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Hozu River

A river in the central part of Kyoto Prefecture. The Oseki River runs from Daihisan in Tabata Hills to Kameoka Basin, the Hozu River between Kameoka Basin and Hozukyo, and the Katsura River between Hozukyo and Yodo River. Hozu means peaceful harbour , but the river is rapid, and rocks frequently appear in the stream. The photo shows a roofed boat going downstream with a man taking the helm at the fore of the boat, and two people walking along the rocks which appear in the river.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:Kusakabe Kinbei, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number1‐39‐0]

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Pony 'stationmaster' promotes horseracing

OSAKA, Japan - A toddler looks at a pony dressed as a station master at Keihan Railway Temmabashi Station in Osaka on Nov. 19, 2010. The pony was brought from Japan Racing Association's Kyoto Race Course to promote an upcoming horse race at the course and will be taken to Yodo Station on Nov. 27 when the race starts. (Kyodo)

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Windsurfers taking to Yodo River in downtown Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken in December 2014 shows Keiichi Kitamoto enjoying windsurfing on the Yodo River with skyscrapers of the downtown Umeda area in the background in Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Japan's top government spokesman Suga

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga attends a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 3, 2020. yodo) ==Kyodo

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Animals' lives during coronavirus crisis

A woman walks her dog beside the Yodo River in Osaka after dark while avoiding close contact with other people on April 21, 2020, amid the coronavirus pandemic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Powerful typhoon hits western Japan

Photo shows a truck blown over by winds from powerful Typhoon Jebi on a bridge over the Yodo River in Osaka, western Japan, on Sept. 4, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Strong quake hits western Japan

People are forced walk on a bridge over Yodo River in Osaka on June 18, 2018 as public transportation is disrupted due to a powerful earthquake that hit Osaka and its vicinity earlier in the day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Strong quake hits western Japan

People are forced to walk on a bridge over Yodo River in Osaka on June 18, 2018 as public transportation is disrupted due to a powerful earthquake that hit Osaka and its vicinity earlier in the day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Strong quake hits western Japan

People are forced walk on a bridge over Yodo River in Osaka on June 18, 2018 as public transportation is disrupted due to a powerful earthquake that hit Osaka and its vicinity earlier in the day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Strong quake hits western Japan

People are forced walk on a bridge over Yodo River in Osaka on June 18, 2018 as public transportation is disrupted due to a powerful earthquake that hit Osaka and its vicinity earlier in the day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo