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Carp streamers in Hokkaido

Carp streamers in Hokkaido

Carp streamers flutter in the wind over Jozankei hot spring resort in Sapporo in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on April 10, 2025, ahead of Children's Day on May 5.

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Carp streamers in Hokkaido

Carp streamers in Hokkaido

Carp streamers flutter in the wind over Jozankei hot spring resort in Sapporo in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on April 10, 2025, ahead of Children's Day on May 5.

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Cherry blossoms at western Japan mountain

Cherry blossoms at western Japan mountain

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 8, 2025, shows Mt. Yoshino covered with cherry blossoms in full bloom in Yoshino in the western Japan prefecture of Nara.

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Cherry blossoms at a tea garden - China

Cherry blossoms at a tea garden - China

Tourists view cherry blossoms at a tea garden in Bashan Village, Fuyang District of Hangzhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province, April 6, 2025. Cherry trees in the vast tea plantations on the mountains in Baishan Village are in full bloom, which attract lots of tourists. Photo by Xinhua/Xu Yu/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japan: Cherry Blossoms Reach Full Bloom Across Country 7

Cherry blossoms have begun to bloom all over Japan, and are expected to reach full bloom in many places this week. This video shows cherry blossom trees along Meguro River, one of the most popular cherry blossom viewing spots in Tokyo.

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Cherry blossom festival near Fukushima plant

Cherry blossom festival near Fukushima plant

Fireworks light up the sky during a cherry blossom festival in Namie, a northeastern Japan town near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, on April 4, 2025. The festival was held for the first time in 15 years following the 2011 nuclear crisis.

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Cherry blossom festival near Fukushima plant

Cherry blossom festival near Fukushima plant

Fireworks light up the sky during a cherry blossom festival in Namie, a northeastern Japan town near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, on April 4, 2025. The festival was held for the first time in 15 years following the 2011 nuclear crisis.

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Japan: Cherry Blossoms Reach Full Bloom Across Country 6

Cherry blossoms have begun to bloom all over Japan, and are expected to reach full bloom in many places this week. This video shows cherry blossom trees along Meguro River, one of the most popular cherry blossom viewing spots in Tokyo.

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Japan: Cherry Blossoms Reach Full Bloom Across Country 5

Cherry blossoms have begun to bloom all over Japan, and are expected to reach full bloom in many places this week. This video shows a weeping cherry tree at Maruyama Park in Kyoto.

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Canola Fields - China

Canola Fields - China

A panoramic drone photo taken on April 1, 2025 shows a scenic spot in Guiding County, southwest China's Guizhou Province. Guiding County, with a development model integrating agriculture and tourism, has vigorously developed specialty industries such as canola, yellow peaches and roxburgh roses planting in recent years. In the spring, when the flowers are in full bloom, more and more people are coming to the county, boosting rural tourism in sectors such as catering, homestays and transportation. Photo by Yang Wenbin/Xinhua//ABACAPRESS.COM

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Canola Fields - China

Canola Fields - China

A tourist cycles at a scenic spot in Panjiang Town of Guiding County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, on April 1, 2025. Guiding County, with a development model integrating agriculture and tourism, has vigorously developed specialty industries such as canola, yellow peaches and roxburgh roses planting in recent years. In the spring, when the flowers are in full bloom, more and more people are coming to the county, boosting rural tourism in sectors such as catering, homestays and transportation. Photo by Yang Wenbin/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Canola Fields - China

Canola Fields - China

Tourists take selfies at a scenic spot in Panjiang Town of Guiding County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, on April 1, 2025. Guiding County, with a development model integrating agriculture and tourism, has vigorously developed specialty industries such as canola, yellow peaches and roxburgh roses planting in recent years. In the spring, when the flowers are in full bloom, more and more people are coming to the county, boosting rural tourism in sectors such as catering, homestays and transportation. Photo by Yang Wenbin/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Canola Fields - China

Canola Fields - China

An aerial drone photo shows the scenery of a scenic spot in Panjiang Town of Guiding County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, on April 1, 2025. Guiding County, with a development model integrating agriculture and tourism, has vigorously developed specialty industries such as canola, yellow peaches and roxburgh roses planting in recent years. In the spring, when the flowers are in full bloom, more and more people are coming to the county, boosting rural tourism in sectors such as catering, homestays and transportation. Photo by Yang Wenbin/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japan: Cherry Blossoms Reach Full Bloom Across Country 4

Cherry blossoms have begun to bloom all over Japan, and are expected to reach full bloom in many places this week. This video shows cherry blossom trees along the Okawa River in Osaka City.

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Kewpie's initiation ceremony in 2025

Kewpie's initiation ceremony in 2025

Kewpie Corporation's induction ceremony for fiscal 2025. Photo shows new employees experiencing handmade mayonnaise at the induction event and President Mitsuru Takamiya (top left) cheering them on.=April 1,2025,Tokyo

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Kewpie Corporation's initiation ceremony in 2025

Kewpie Corporation's initiation ceremony in 2025

Kewpie Corporation's induction ceremony for fiscal 2025. Photo shows President Mitsuru Takamiya addressing the ceremony.=April 1,2025,Tokyo

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[Breaking News]Cherry blossoms in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan, March 31 Kyodo - Cherry trees are in full bloom at Ueno Park in Tokyo on March 30, 2025. (Kyodo)

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Cherry blossoms in Tokyo

Cherry blossoms in Tokyo

Cherry trees are in full bloom along the Meguro River in Tokyo on March 30, 2025.

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Cherry blossoms in Tokyo

Cherry blossoms in Tokyo

Cherry trees are in full bloom along the Meguro River in Tokyo on March 30, 2025.

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Cherry blossoms in Tokyo

Cherry blossoms in Tokyo

Cherry trees are in full bloom at Ueno Park in Tokyo on March 30, 2025.

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Cherry blossoms in Tokyo

Cherry blossoms in Tokyo

Cherry trees are in full bloom at Ueno Park in Tokyo on March 30, 2025.

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Cherry blossoms in Tokyo

Cherry blossoms in Tokyo

People view cherry trees in full bloom along the Meguro River in Tokyo on March 30, 2025.

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Cherry blossoms in Tokyo

Cherry blossoms in Tokyo

Cherry trees are in full bloom along the Meguro River in Tokyo on March 30, 2025.

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Cherry blossoms in Tokyo

Cherry blossoms in Tokyo

Cherry trees are in full bloom along the Meguro River in Tokyo on March 30, 2025.

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Cherry blossoms in Washington

Cherry blossoms in Washington

Cherry blossom trees are seen during their peak bloom stage at the Tidal Basin in Washington, DC, USA, on March 28, 2025. Photo by Bryan Dozier/Middle East Images/AABACAPRESS.COM

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Cherry blossoms in Washington

Cherry blossoms in Washington

The cherry blossom trees are seen during their peak bloom stage at the Tidal Basin in Washington, DC, USA, on March 28, 2025. Photo by Bryan Dozier/Middle East Images/AABACAPRESS.COM

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Netherlands: Almere’s Street Decorated in Cherry Blossom Pink

Cherry blossom trees in Almere, east of Amsterdam, are in full bloom, decorating the street in a breathtaking canopy of pink, coinciding with the city's spring flower festival.

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US: Cherry Blossoms in D.C. Nears Peak Bloom

Cherry blossoms along the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C. has reached stage 5, the last stage before peak bloom.

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National Defense Academy commencement ceremony

National Defense Academy commencement ceremony

Students toss their hats into the air at a graduation ceremony at the National Defense Academy in Yokosuka in Kanagawa Prefecture, eastern Japan, on March 22, 2025.

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Cherry blossom festival in Washington

Cherry blossom festival in Washington

Japanese Ambassador to the United States Shigeo Yamada speaks during the opening ceremony of the annual National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington on March 22, 2025. The event through April 13 commemorates the 1912 gift of cherry trees from Japan to the United States to enhance the bilateral friendship.

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Himeji Castle lit up in yellow

Himeji Castle lit up in yellow

Himeji Castle in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, is lit up in yellow on March 8, 2025, to symbolize the mimosa flower, the symbol of the U.N.-designated International Women's Day, which is celebrated the same day.

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Plum blossom-viewing festival in Kyoto

Plum blossom-viewing festival in Kyoto

An open-air tea ceremony is held during a plum blossom-viewing festival at Kitano Tenmangu shrine in Kyoto, western Japan, on Feb. 25, 2025, with "maiko" and "geiko" traditional Japanese entertainers serving tea to visitors.

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Plum blossom-viewing festival in Kyoto

Plum blossom-viewing festival in Kyoto

An open-air tea ceremony is held during a plum blossom-viewing festival at Kitano Tenmangu shrine in Kyoto, western Japan, on Feb. 25, 2025, with "maiko" and "geiko" traditional Japanese entertainers serving tea to visitors.

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Plum blossom-viewing festival in Kyoto

Plum blossom-viewing festival in Kyoto

An open-air tea ceremony is held during a plum blossom-viewing festival at Kitano Tenmangu shrine in Kyoto, western Japan, on Feb. 25, 2025, with "maiko" and "geiko" traditional Japanese entertainers serving tea to visitors.

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Cabbage prices surging in Japan

Cabbage prices surging in Japan

Photo taken on Feb. 21, 2025, shows cabbage on sale at a vegetable store in Tokyo. Consumer price data the government released the same day showed cabbage prices jumped threefold in January from a year earlier.

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[Breaking News]Making of lucky charms at Japan shrine

SHINGU, Japan, Jan. 24 Kyodo - Making of "kiccho" lucky willow branch decorations for upcoming Setsubun celebration reaches its peak at Kumano Hayatama Taisha shrine in Shingu in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 24, 2025. (Kyodo)

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Making of lucky charms at Japan shrine

Making of lucky charms at Japan shrine

Making of "kiccho" lucky willow branch decorations for upcoming Setsubun celebration reaches its peak at Kumano Hayatama Taisha shrine in Shingu in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 24, 2025.

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Making of lucky charms at Japan shrine

Making of lucky charms at Japan shrine

Making of "kiccho" lucky willow branch decorations for upcoming Setsubun celebration reaches its peak at Kumano Hayatama Taisha shrine in Shingu in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 24, 2025.

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World Heritage-listed Shirakawa-go houses

World Heritage-listed Shirakawa-go houses

Traditional thatched roof houses in the World Heritage-listed Shirakawa-go hamlet are lit up in the Gifu Prefecture village of Shirakawa, central Japan, on Jan. 13, 2025.

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Tea cups featuring Japan's new PM Ishida

Tea cups featuring Japan's new PM Ishida

Photo taken Oct. 2, 2024, shows tea cups featuring Japan's new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and his predecessors at a pottery workshop in Toki in the central Japan prefecture of Gifu.

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[Breaking News]Tulip park in Hokkaido

Hokkaido,Japan, May 20 Kyodo -Tulips bloom at Kamiyubetsu Tulip Park in Yubetsu in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on May 20, 2024.(Kyodo)

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Tulip park in Hokkaido

Tulip park in Hokkaido

Tulips bloom at Kamiyubetsu Tulip Park in Yubetsu in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on May 20, 2024.

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Rafting tours in western Japan

Rafting tours in western Japan

Rafting tours commence for the year on a river in the Wakayama Prefecture village of Kitayama, western Japan, during the Golden Week holidays on May 3, 2024.

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Rafting tours in western Japan

Rafting tours in western Japan

Rafting tours commence for the year on a river in the Wakayama Prefecture village of Kitayama, western Japan, during the Golden Week holidays on May 3, 2024.

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Golden Week holiday rush in Japan

Golden Week holiday rush in Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Tomei Expressway's Ebina service area in Ebina, Kanagawa Prefecture, with Tomei's Tokyo-bound lanes (L) packed with cars on May 6, 2024, the final day of the Golden Week holiday season.

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Golden Week holiday rush in Japan

Golden Week holiday rush in Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Tomei Expressway's Tokyo-bound lanes (L) in Ebina, Kanagawa Prefecture, packed with cars on May 6, 2024, the final day of the Golden Week holiday season.

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Golden Week holiday rush in Japan

Golden Week holiday rush in Japan

An arrival lobby is crowded with travelers at Narita airport near Tokyo on May 6, 2024, the final day of the Golden Week holiday season.

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Tulips at central Japan park

Tulips at central Japan park

Tulips bloom at a park in Tonami in the central Japan prefecture of Toyama on May 2, 2024.

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Tulips at central Japan park

Tulips at central Japan park

Tulips bloom at a park in Tonami in the central Japan prefecture of Toyama on May 2, 2024.

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Golden Week begins in Japan

Golden Week begins in Japan

A shopping street at Senso-ji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa area is crowded with people on April 27, 2024, as Japan enters the Golden Week holiday season.

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