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    Figure skating: NHK Trophy

    Figure skating: NHK Trophy

    Tatsuya Tsuboi of Japan performs in the men's free program at the NHK Trophy figure skating competition at Yoyogi National Stadium in Tokyo on Nov. 9, 2024.
      CORRECTED: New head of Japan coalition partner Komeito

      CORRECTED: New head of Japan coalition partner Komeito

      Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (R) and Tetsuo Saito (front, L), minister of land, infrastructure, transport and tourism, shake hands at the premier's office in Tokyo on Nov. 9, 2024, ahead of their talks after Saito was formally endorsed as leader of the Komeito party, the junior coalition partner of Ishiba's Liberal Democratic Party.
        Japan PM Ishiba at GSDF inspection ceremony

        Japan PM Ishiba at GSDF inspection ceremony

        Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba attends a troop inspection ceremony at the Ground Self-Defense Force's Asaka base straddling Tokyo and Saitama Prefecture on Nov. 9, 2024, on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the Self-Defense Forces.
          Mao Asada's new ice skate rink

          Mao Asada's new ice skate rink

          Photo taken on Nov. 8, 2024, shows a building housing an ice skating rink that Vancouver Olympic figure skating silver medalist Mao Asada opened in Tachikawa, western Tokyo. Mao Rink, which has 1,000 seats for spectators, will open to the general public on Nov. 11. Asada has said she will use the rink for her ice show and that it meets standards for holding international competitions.
            Football: UEFA Conference League

            Football: UEFA Conference League

            Atomu Tanaka (L) of HJK Helsinki plays in a UEFA Conference League football match against Olimpija in Helsinki, Finland, on Nov. 7, 2024.
              U.S. Navy Osprey at Iwakuni base

              U.S. Navy Osprey at Iwakuni base

              A U.S. Navy CMV22 Osprey prepares to land at a U.S. military base in Iwakuni in the western Japan prefecture of Yamaguchi on Nov. 8, 2024. The Navy has apparently begun deploying its variant of the Osprey aircraft at the base, according to a source close to the matter.
                Football: UEFA Europa League

                Football: UEFA Europa League

                Koki Machida (R) of Royale Union Saint-Gilloise vies for the ball in a UEFA Europa League football match against Roma in Brussels, Belgium, on Nov. 7, 2024.
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                  Japan launches H3 rocket

                  MINAMITANE, Japan, Nov. 6 Kyodo - Japan's H3 rocket No. 4 lifts off carrying a Defense Ministry communications satellite from the Tanegashima Space Center in Minamitane in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 4, 2024. (Kyodo)

                    [Breaking News]Hot air balloon festival in southwestern Japan

                    SAGA, Japan, Oct. 31 Kyodo - Hot air balloons fly over the southwestern Japan city of Saga on Oct. 31, 2024, as the Saga International Balloon Fiesta begins, drawing an estimated 800,000 people during the five-day event. (Kyodo)

                      BOJ policy-setting meeting

                      TOKYO, Japan, Oct. 31 Kyodo - Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda holds a press conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Oct. 31, 2024, following a two-day policy-setting meeting. (Kyodo)

                        Tokyo bourse extends closing time

                        TOKYO, Japan, Nov. 5 Kyodo - Video taken on Nov. 5, 2024, captures a financial data screen at the Tokyo Stock Exchange showing trading continuing past 3 p.m. after the bourse extended its closing time by 30 minutes to 3:30 p.m., the first extension in 70 years. (Kyodo)

                          Famous rocks lit up in western Japan

                          KUSHIMOTO, Japan, Oct. 31 Kyodo - The Hashiguiiwa rocks, a natural treasure of Japan, are lit up in Kushimoto in the western Japan prefecture of Wakayama on Oct. 31, 2024. (Kyodo)

                            [Breaking News]Train with liveries for 2025 World Expo in Osaka

                            OKAYAMA, Japan, Nov. 1 Kyodo - A train with liveries for the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka is shown at JR Okayama Station in Okayama Prefecture on Nov. 1, 2024, as it will run in a greater area of western Japan from Nov. 10 to promote the event. (Kyodo)

                              Christmas tree lighting

                              SAPPORO, Japan, Nov. 7 Kyodo - A giant Christmas tree is lit up at the Sapporo Factory commercial facility in Sapporo in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Nov. 2, 2024. (Kyodo)
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                              2024 Paris Olympics

                              2024 Paris Olympics

                              The 2024 Summer Olympics branded as Paris 2024, is an international multi-sport event taking place from 24 July to 11 August 2024 in France.
                              EXPO2025 OSAKA

                              EXPO2025 OSAKA

                              From April 13, 2025 to October 13, 2025,Osaka/Kansai Expo 2025 (EXPO 2025 Osaka/Kansai) will be held on Yumeshima, an artificial island in Osaka City, with the main theme of "Designing a Future Society that Brightens Life." Expo)
                              2024 Haneda Airport runway collision

                              2024 Haneda Airport runway collision

                              A runway collision occurred at Haneda Airport in Tokyo, Japan, between an Airbus A350, operating Japan Airlines Flight 516 (JAL516), and a De Havilland Canada Dash 8 operated by the Japan Coast Guard.
                              2024 Strong quake in central Japan

                              2024 Strong quake in central Japan

                              M7.6 quake rocks central Japan, killing 4, triggering tsunami
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                              World Heritage in Japan

                              World Heritage in Japan
                              Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

                              Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
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                              Winter in Japan