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[Breaking news] "Hina" traditional doll pyramid in Japan

KONOSU, Japan, Feb. 26 Kyodo - More than 1,500 "hina" traditional Japanese dolls are displayed on a huge 31-step pyramid stand on Feb. 26, 2024, at a shopping mall in Konosu in Saitama Prefecture near Tokyo. (Kyodo)

[Breaking News] Year-end cleanup at central Japan castle

INUYAMA, Japan Kyodo - Officials sweep up dust at Inuyama Castle, a national treasure, in Inuyama in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Dec. 13, 2023, to prepare for the New Year. (Kyodo)

Giant panda Tantan's 27th birthday

Giant panda Tantan, whose return to China in July 2020 was pushed back to the end of 2022 by the coronavirus pandemic and declining health from old age, turns 27, over 80 in human years, on Sept. 16, 2022. Tantan is a longtime resident of Oji Zoo in Kobe in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan.

Giant panda Tantan's 27th birthday

Giant panda Tantan, whose return to China in July 2020 was pushed back to the end of 2022 by the coronavirus pandemic and declining health from old age, turns 27, over 80 in human years, on Sept. 16, 2022. Tantan is a longtime resident of Oji Zoo in Kobe in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan.