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PHOTO of the DAY (JAPAN) Dial up warning

Workers pull a protective sheet lined with an absorbent clay mineral over radiation-contaminated soil at Haramachi No. 1 Junior High School in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, on Sept. 27. Officials have stepped up decontamination efforts at schools and other public facilities in the city as they prepare to end the designation of an area in the municipality as an "emergency evacuation preparation zone." Radiation-tainted soil at the junior high school was buried and covered with protective sheets lined with bentonite to enhance water resistance. (Mainichi)

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A mountaintop with the ruins of Takeda Castle appears to float on a sea of clouds in this photo taken from a helicopter in Asago, Hyogo Prefecture, on Sept. 27, 2011. Takeda Castle is thought to have been built by Sozen Yamana, a military and political leader, in the Muromachi period (1336-1573) at a height of 354 meters above sea level. With the walls stretching around 400 meters north to south and around 100 meters east to west, it is one of the largest ruins of a mountain castle in Japan. (Mainichi)

Visitors enjoy picking up chestnuts at a park facility in Nose, Osaka Prefecture, on Sept. 27, 2011, as their harvest season has kicked in. There are about 1,000 chestnut trees at the facility called "Kurisuyama Kurien Nishikitei." The chestnut picking season at the park will run through the end of October. (Mainichi)

Yokozuna Hakuho accepts the prime minister's trophy from Yoshihiko Noda on Sunday, Sept. 25, after he won the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo. On Sept. 25, the last day of the tournament, Hakuho defeated Harumabushi to secure his 20th title and became only the sixth sumo wrestler in history to win over 20 tournaments. (Mainichi)

Kotoshogiku, center, shares a laugh with stable master Sadogatake, right, and his wife, left, at the Sadogatake stable in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, on Sept. 28, 2011, after conveying the message of his promotion to sumo's second-highest rank of ozeki. The 27-year-old Kotoshogiku will become the first Japanese wrestler to assume the ozeki rank in four years. (Mainichi)

Participants in this year's Nasu Kyubi Festival in Tochigi Prefecture, held on Sept. 25, 2011, raise their hands in joy after they completed rolling Japan's longest "inari roll," a popular Japanese treat made with deep-fried tofu and rice. The roll, which included 30 kilograms of local Nasu beef, measured 124.9 meters. About 400 people helped make it. (Mainichi)

The first Boeing 787 plane delivered to a Japanese commercial customer lands at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Wednesday Sept. 28, 2011, after a flight from Everett, Washington. All Nippon Airways is the first customer to take delivery of the 787. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)

Supporters of Japan’s rugby team watch their Rugby World Cup game against Canada in Napier, New Zealand, on Tuesday. The game ended in a 23-23 draw.

Reporters look at Honda Motor Co’s new 125 cc global-standard engine, right, and fuel-efficient 700 cc engine for midsize motorcycles, in Tokyo on Monday.

Spectators watch the action at the Japan Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament in Tokyo on Thursday.

PHOTO of the DAY (JAPAN) Dial up warning

Mainichi Ohatu- まいにちおはつ Something New Everyday!

Mainichi Ohatu-　まいにちおはつ Something New Everyday!