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Seeds from atomic bomb-exposed tree

Kunihiko Sakuma (R), head of an association for Hiroshima atomic bomb survivors' groups, hands ginkgo seeds taken from a tree that survived the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima to an official at the Botanical Garden in Oslo on Dec. 9, 2024, ahead of the award ceremony the following day for the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize. The seeds from the over 200-year-old tree, located about 1.4 kilometers away from Ground Zero, were donated to the botanical garden administered by the University of Oslo at the request of Oslo city, made after Nihon Hidankyo, Japan's leading organization of atomic bomb survivors, won the prize in October. (Pool photo)

Seeds from atomic bomb-exposed tree planted in Oslo

Kunihiko Sakuma (C), head of an association for Hiroshima atomic bomb survivors' groups, plants ginkgo seeds taken from a tree that survived the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima at the Botanical Garden in Oslo on Dec. 9, 2024, ahead of the award ceremony the following day for the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize. The seeds from the over 200-year-old tree, located about 1.4 kilometers away from Ground Zero, were donated to the botanical garden administered by the University of Oslo at the request of Oslo city, made after Nihon Hidankyo, Japan's leading organization of atomic bomb survivors, won the prize in October. (Pool photo)

Japan crown prince and crown princess in Turkey

Japan's Crown Prince Fumihito (4th from L, front row) and Crown Princess Kiko attend a group photo session after watching a commemorative show by Japanese drummers and Turkish ethnic dance performers in Istanbul on Dec. 5, 2024.

Japanese doctor remembered in Afghanistan

Masaru Murakami (2nd from L), head of Japan's Peshawar-kai nongovernmental aid group, attends a memorial gathering for the group's founder Tetsu Nakamura, a Japanese doctor known for years of aid work in Afghanistan, in Jalalabad on Dec. 4, 2024, exactly five years after he was killed in a roadside shooting in the eastern Afghan city.