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Site for U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

NAGO, Japan, Nov. 28 Kyodo - Construction work continues off the Henoko coastal area in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on Nov. 28, 2025, for the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station from another part of the southern Japan island prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Massive fire in southwestern Japan

OITA, Japan, Nov. 20 Kyodo - Smoke rises from a massive fire in a residential area of the southwestern Japan city of Oita on Nov. 20, 2025. One person died and more than 170 buildings were damaged in the fire that started two days earlier. (Kyodo)

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Baseball: Hanshin Tigers' victory parade

OSAKA, Japan, Nov. 22 Kyodo - The Hanshin Tigers hold a parade along Osaka's Midosuji street in western Japan on Nov. 22, 2025, to celebrate their Central League baseball title.(Kyodo)

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Auction of salted herring roe in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan, Nov. 21 Kyodo - The season's first auction of salted herring roe is held at a wholesale market in the western Japan city of Osaka on Nov. 21, 2025. (Kyodo)

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Niigata gov. OKs TEPCO's 1st nuclear reactor restart since Fukushima

NIIGATA, Japan, Nov. 21 Kyodo - Niigata Gov. Hideyo Hanazumi holds an unscheduled press conference in Niigata, northwest of Tokyo, on Nov. 21, 2025, saying he will approve the restart of the No. 6 reactor at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in the prefecture, the first for its operator Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. since the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis. (Kyodo)

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Aftermath of southwestern Japan fire

OITA, Japan, Nov. 27 Kyodo - Video shows the site of a massive fire in a residential area of the southwestern Japan city of Oita, unveiled to the media on Nov. 27, 2025. One person died and more than 170 buildings were damaged in the fire that started on Nov. 18. (Kyodo)

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Hong Kong fire

HONG KONG, China, Nov. 28 Kyodo - Firefighters head to the site of a massive fire at a high-rise residential complex in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong on Nov. 27, 2025, a day after the fire broke out leaving at least 94 people dead and 279 unaccounted for. (Kyodo)

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Hong Kong fire

HONG KONG, China, Nov. 28 Kyodo - Ambulance workers carry a bag, appearing to cover a body, on Nov. 28, 2025, from the site of a massive fire that broke out two days ago at a high-rise residential complex in Hong Kong's Tai Po district, leaving at least 94 people dead and 279 unaccounted for. (Kyodo)

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"Hina" dolls of 2025 news events

TOKYO, Japan, Nov. 27 Kyodo - Video taken in Tokyo on Nov. 27, 2025, shows "hina" traditional dolls depicting Sanae Takaichi, Japan's first female prime minister, and U.S. President Donald Trump, unveiled by a local doll maker as one of a series of dolls modeled after news events of 2025. (Kyodo)

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Massive fire in southwestern Japan

OITA, Japan, Nov. 20 Kyodo - Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the site of a massive fire in a residential area of the southwestern Japan city of Oita on Nov. 19, 2025. (Kyodo)

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Football: Friendly between Japan and Bolivia

TOKYO, Japan, Nov. 17 Kyodo - Hajime Moriyasu, manager of Japanese men's national football team, speaks at a press conference at the National Stadium in Tokyo on Nov. 17, 2025, a day before an international friendly against Bolivia. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]Preparations for Kabuki performance in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan, Nov. 26 Kyodo - Preparations are under way for a year-end Kabuki performance in Kyoto, western Japan, on Nov. 26, 2025, with wooden boards with the names of Kabuki actors written in the traditional "kantei-ryu" style of calligraphy -- wishing for a full house -- on display at Minamiza Theater. (Kyodo)

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Football: AFC Champions League Elite

SHANGHAI, China, Nov. 27 Kyodo - Security officers stand guard in front of Shanghai Stadium in the Chinese coastal city, ahead of an AFC Champions League Elite first-round match between Shanghai Shenhua and Japan's Vissel Kobe on Nov. 26, 2025, amid a worsening diplomatic row between the two countries. (Kyodo)

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Christmas show at USJ

OSAKA, Japan, Nov. 19 Kyodo - A ceremony kicking off a Christmas show is held at Universal Studios Japan in Osaka on Nov. 18, 2025, a day before the opening of the show, set to run through Jan. 4, to the general public. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]Brewer Asahi cyberattack

TOKYO, Japan, Nov. 27 Kyodo - Asahi Group Holdings Ltd. President Atsushi Katsuki bows in apology during a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 27, 2025, following a cyberattack in late September in which personal information was leaked. The Japanese beverage giant said an investigation has found that personal information linked to around 2 million people may have been leaked in a cyberattack that hit its domestic servers. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]Diplomatic spat between Japan and China

BEIJING, China, Nov. 17 Kyodo - Masaaki Kanai, head of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, arrives at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing on Nov. 17, 2025, to hold talks with Chinese officials, amid an intensifying diplomatic spat triggered by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's recent remarks on the situation in Taiwan. (Kyodo)

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Massive fire in southwestern Japan

OITA, Japan, Nov. 19 Kyodo - People watch smoke rising from a residential area of the southwestern Japan city of Oita on the morning of Nov. 19, 2025, following a massive fire overnight that left a man in his 70s missing and more than 170 buildings damaged. (Kyodo)

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Japan, China senior officials hold talks

BEIJING, China, Nov. 18 Kyodo - Masaaki Kanai, head of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, and his Chinese counterpart, Liu Jinsong, are pictured after their talks at the Chinese Foreign Ministry in Beijing on Nov. 18, 2025, amid escalating tensions between the two countries over Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's recent remarks on a potential Taiwan contingency. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]G-7 foreign ministers' meeting in Canada

NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE, Canada, Nov. 12 Kyodo - Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi attends the second day of a two-day meeting of Group of Seven foreign ministers in Niagara-on-the-Lake in Canada on Nov. 12, 2025. (Kyodo)

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Harvest of jabara in western Japan

KITAYAMA, Japan, Nov. 4 Kyodo - Cropping of jabara, a citrus fruit, begins in the Wakayama Prefecture town of Kitayama, western Japan, on Nov. 10, 2025. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]Nobel laureates hold talks in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan, Nov. 11 Kyodo - Nobel laureates Shimon Sakaguchi and Susumu Kitagawa pose for a photo at Kyoto University in Kyoto, western Japan, on Nov. 10, 2025. Osaka University distinguished professor Sakaguchi is a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, and Kyoto University distinguished professor Kitagawa is a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry.(Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]Police allowed to shoot bears in Japan

AKITA, Japan, Nov. 13 Kyodo - Police officers attend a ceremony held to mark the formation of a bear-hunting team in Akita, northeastern Japan, on Nov. 13, 2025, as amended rules take effect permitting police officers to use rifles to kill bears the same day amid a surge in attacks on humans. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]Abductee Megumi Yokota's mother meets press

KAWASAKI, Japan, Nov. 12 Kyodo - Sakie Yokota, 89, whose daughter Megumi was abducted by North Korea in 1977 at age 13, meets the press in Kawasaki near Tokyo on Nov. 11, 2025, ahead of the 48th anniversary on Nov. 15 of her abduction. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]Baseball: Ohtani wins MVP

TOKYO, Japan, Nov. 14 Kyodo - A woman grabs a copy of an extra edition of the Iwate Nippo daily newspaper near JR Shimbashi Station in Tokyo on Nov. 14, 2025, featuring Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Shohei Ohtani winning his third consecutive MVP Award and fourth of his Major League Baseball career. Ohtani is from the northeastern Japan prefecture of Iwate. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]Nikkei index ends at record high

TOKYO, Japan, Oct. 31 Kyodo - A financial data board in Tokyo shows the Nikkei Stock Average ending at an all-time high on Oct. 31, 2025. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]Anti-nuke international conference in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan, Nov. 1 Kyodo - Hussain Al-Shahristani, president of the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs, co-recipient of the 1995 Nobel Peace Prize, registers his name at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum in Hiroshima, western Japan, on Nov. 1, 2025, ahead of the opening of the 63rd conference later in the day. (Kyodo)

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Chinese manned space mission

JIUQUAN, China, Nov. 1 Kyodo - A rocket carrying three Chinese astronauts lifts off at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center near Jiuquan, Gansu Province, on Oct. 31, 2025. Three and a half hours later, the Shenzhou-21 spacecraft docked with China's Tiangong space station, where the three astronauts will stay for six months. (Kyodo)

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Autumn leaves in Nikko

NIKKO, Japan, Nov. 2 Kyodo - Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows autumn leaves in the Tochigi Prefecture city of Nikko, eastern Japan, on Nov. 2, 2025. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]Tokyo stocks tumble

TOKYO, Japan, Nov. 5 Kyodo - A financial data screen in Tokyo on Nov. 5, 2025, shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average below 50,000 at the end of morning trading, with a loss of over 2,000 points from the previous day's close. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]Rally of abductees' families

TOKYO, Japan, Nov. 4 Kyodo - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks at a rally in Tokyo on Nov. 3, 2025, organized by the families and supporters of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago, calling for their early return. Takaichi said that Japan has already conveyed to North Korea its wish to hold a summit with leader Kim Jong Un to resolve the issue. (Kyodo)

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Import expo in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, China, Nov. 6 Kyodo - Video taken on Nov. 5, 2025, shows a booth for the U.S. Soybean Export Council at the eighth China International Import Expo in Shanghai. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking news]Christmas tree lighting

SAPPORO, Japan, Nov. 2 Kyodo - A giant Christmas tree decorated with about 50,000 LED lamps is lit up at the Sapporo Factory commercial facility in Sapporo in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Nov. 1, 2025. (Kyodo)

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Yamanote line train marks centenary of loop operation

TOKYO, Japan, Nov. 1 Kyodo - Train cars featuring a commemorative head mark and covered in film sheets with a special design run through central Tokyo on the iconic Yamanote loop line, marking the centenary of the start of its loop operation on Nov. 1, 2025. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]Nobel laureate Kitagawa

KYOTO, Japan, Nov. 6 Kyodo - Kyoto University distinguished professor Susumu Kitagawa, a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry, speaks to the press in Kyoto, western Japan, on Nov. 5, 2025. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]Kyoto temple special light-up for autumn foliage

KYOTO, Japan, Nov. 7 Kyodo - Eikando Zenrinji temple in Kyoto is lit up for a test run on Nov. 7, 2025, ahead of its special event for nighttime viewing of autumn foliage running from Nov. 15 to Dec. 10. (Kyodo)

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Hot air balloon festival in southwestern Japan

SAGA, Japan, Oct. 30 Kyodo - Hot air balloons prepare to fly over the southwestern Japan city of Saga on Oct. 30, 2025, as the five-day Saga International Balloon Fiesta begins. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]BOJ policy-setting meeting

TOKYO, Japan, Oct. 30 Kyodo - Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda holds a press conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Oct. 30, 2025, following the BOJ's two-day policy-setting meeting. (Kyodo)

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Japan auto show

TOKYO, Japan, Oct. 29 Kyodo - Japan Mobility Show opens to the media at Tokyo Big Site in Tokyo on Oct. 29, 2025, with over 500 companies and organizations taking part in the event that runs from Oct. 30 through Nov. 9. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]Japan-U.S. summit meeting

TOKYO, Japan, Oct. 29 Kyodo - Air Force One, with U.S. President Donald Trump on board, departs from Tokyo's Haneda airport on Oct. 29, 2025, heading to South Korea, following his three-day visit to Japan. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]Hot air balloon festival in southwestern Japan

SAGA, Japan, Oct. 30 Kyodo - Hot air balloons prepare to fly over the southwestern Japan city of Saga on Oct. 30, 2025, as the five-day Saga International Balloon Fiesta begins. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]Trial of shooter of ex-Japan PM Abe

NARA, Japan, Oct. 28 Kyodo - A car (white) apparently carrying the man accused of shooting and killing former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe enters the Nara District Court in Nara on Oct. 28, 2025, before the first hearing of his trial. Tetsuya Yamagami was indicted for fatally shooting Abe during an election stump speech in the western Japan city in 2022. (Kyodo)

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[breaking News]Trump in Japan

TOKYO, Japan, Oct. 27 Kyodo - U.S. President Donald Trump is pictured in a vehicle in central Tokyo on Oct. 27, 2025, as he leaves the Imperial Palace after his meeting with Japan's Emperor Naruhito. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]Trial of shooter of ex-Japan PM Abe

NARA, Japan, Oct. 28 Kyodo - Journalists gather near the Nara District Court in Nara on Oct. 28, 2025, as the first hearing is held of the trial of a man indicted for fatally shooting former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during an election stump speech in the western Japan city in 2022. (Kyodo)

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Nikkei stock index ends above 50,000 for 1st time

TOKYO, Japan, Oct. 27 Kyodo - A financial data monitor in Tokyo shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closing at 50,512.32, a new all-time high, on Oct. 27, 2025, ending above the 50,000-point mark for the first time as investors welcomed progress in U.S.-China trade talks. (Kyodo)

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Nikkei stock index closes at all-time high

TOKYO, Japan, Oct. 21 Kyodo - A financial data monitor in Tokyo on Oct. 21, 2025, shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average at an all-time closing high of 49,316.06. Stock buying was spurred by optimism for fresh economic steps as ruling Liberal Democratic Party head Sanae Takaichi was elected Japan's first female prime minister in parliament earlier in the day. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]Bear shows up in urban area

MORIOKA, Japan, Oct. 23 Kyodo - A bear is pictured on a riverbank in the city center of Morioka in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Oct. 23, 2025. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]New Japan PM Takaichi meets abductees' relatives

TOKYO, Japan, Oct. 23 Kyodo - New Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi holds a meeting with relatives of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea in the 1970s and 1980s at her office in Tokyo on Oct. 23, 2025. (Kyodo)

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Parade of historical figures in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan, Oct. 22 Kyodo - People impersonating historical figures from various eras leave the Heian Jingu shrine in the ancient capital of Kyoto on Oct. 22, 2025, during the annual Jidai Matsuri parade dating back to 1895.

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[Breaking News]Japan's new PM Takaichi holds press conference

TOKYO, Japan, Oct. 22 Kyodo - Japan's new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during her first press conference at the premier's office in Tokyo after the inauguration of her Cabinet on Oct. 21, 2025. (Kyodo)

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Japan launches new unmanned cargo spacecraft bound for ISS

MINAMITANE, Japan, Oct. 27 Kyodo - An H3 rocket carrying the first HTV-X unmanned cargo spacecraft bound for the International Space Station soars through the sky after lifting off from the Tanegashima Space Center in Minamitane in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kagoshima on Oct. 26, 2025. (Kyodo)