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Damage done by U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - This file photo shows a tree uprooted by the blast of the U.S. atomic bombing. Behind the tree is a truck left just with its burnt frame. The photo was taken sometime between Aug. 10 and Aug 11, 1945.

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Hiroshima in ruins after U.S. atomic bombing

HIROSHIMA, Japan - This file photo shows a store, Odamasa Shoten, whose frame was twisted by the blast from the U.S. atomic bombing. Standing next to it is the exterior of the Chugoku Shimbun newspaper building. The photo was taken in Ebisu, Hiroshima City, sometime between Aug. 10 and Aug. 11, 1945.

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Emperor, empress at Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko bow before a cenotaph for atomic-bomb victims at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, western Japan, on Dec. 4, 2014.

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Nagasaki on 64th anniv. of A-bomb attack

NAGASAKI, Japan - Doves fly past the Peace Statue in Nagasaki Peace Park in the southwestern Japan city on Aug. 9 after being released during a ceremony commemorating the 64th anniversary of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing.

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Football World Cup in Qatar

Taiyo, a river otter at Maxell Aqua Park Shinagawa in Tokyo, predicts Japan's win against Germany by putting a miniature ball inside the blue bucket with a Japanese flag, snubbing the red one with a German flag and yellow one labeled "draw," on Nov. 22, 2022, a day before their World Cup group stage football match.

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Total lunar and planetary eclipse at the same time

Photo taken on Nov. 8, 2022 shows the moon during a total lunar eclipse and autumn gingko leaves in Osaka, western Japan. People in many parts of Japan were able to witness a total lunar eclipse that occurred at the same time as a lunar occultation of Uranus, a celestial event that has not occurred in 442 years.

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Swan sanctuary in Niigata

Photo taken on Nov. 7, 2022, which is ritto, or beginning of winter in the lunar calendar, shows swans flying over Lake Hyo in Agano, Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo. The lake is now home to more than 6,000 migrating swans that started arriving from Siberia in early October.

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Autumn trees lit up at Fukushima temple

Gingko and maple trees at Shiramizu Amidado hall, an architectural national treasure located in Ganjoji Temple in Iwaki in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, are lit up on Nov. 2, 2022. The "Amida Night" illumination event will be held from Nov. 6 to Nov. 13.

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Death of a Second-Generation Atomic Bomb Victim

Death of a Second-Generation Atomic Bomb Victim==Date:unknown, Place:Japan,Photo:Kikujiro Fukushima

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Death of a Second-Generation Atomic Bomb Victim

Death of a Second-Generation Atomic Bomb Victim==Date:unknown, Place:Japan,Photo:Kikujiro Fukushima

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Atomic Bomb Hospital

Atomic Bomb Hospital==Date:unknown, Place:Hiroshima,Japan,Photo:Kikujiro Fukushima

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Atomic Bomb Hospital

Atomic Bomb Hospital==Date:unknown, Place:Hiroshima,Japan,Photo:Kikujiro Fukushima

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Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima

Atomic Bomb Dome,Hiroshima,Japan,World War II,Second World War,A-bomb,Atomic Bomb carcass==Date:unknown, Place:Japan,Photo:Kikujiro Fukushima

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Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima

Atomic Bomb Dome,Hiroshima,Japan,World War II,Second World War,A-bomb,Atomic Bomb carcass==Date:unknown, Place:Japan,Photo:Kikujiro Fukushima

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Children of Atomic Bomb Victims: Hiromi-chan

Children of Atomic Bomb Victims: Hiromi-chan==Date:unknown, Place:Hiroshima,Japan,Photo:Kikujiro Fukushima

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Hiroshima ABCC

Hiroshima ABCC,Hiroshima,Japan,World War II,Second World War,A-bomb,Atomic Bomb,Atomic Bomb Hospital,Atomic Bomb Victims carcass==Date:unknown, Place:Japan,Photo:Kikujiro Fukushima

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Jidai Matsuri festival in Kyoto

A group of people in ancient costumes carry a portable shrine from Heian Jingu shrine during the Jidai Matsuri (Festival of the Ages) in Kyoto on Oct. 22, 2022, following a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Autumn leaves in northern Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Sept. 30, 2022, shows fall foliage on the Daisetsu mountain range in Hokkaido, northern Japan.

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Ritual ahead of Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament

A ritual is held at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 10, 2022, to pray for the safety of the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament starting the following day.

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PIKADON-Records of Hibakusha

PIKADON-Records of Hibakusha,Sugimatsu Nakamura,Nakamura Family==Date:unknown, Place:Japan, Photo:Kikujiro Fukushima

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PIKADON-Records of Hibakusha

PIKADON-Records of Hibakusha,Sugimatsu Nakamura,Nakamura Family==Date:unknown, Place:Japan, Photo:Kikujiro Fukushima

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PIKADON-Records of Hibakusha

PIKADON-Records of Hibakusha,Sugimatsu Nakamura,Nakamura Family==Date:unknown, Place:Japan, Photo:Kikujiro Fukushima

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A-Bomb and Human Records

A-Bomb and Human Records,Atomic Bomb,Hiroshima,Nagasaki,Japan,World War II,Second World War,A-bomb,Atomic Bomb Victim==Date:unknown, Place:Japan, Photo:Kikujiro Fukushima

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A-Bomb and Human Records

A-Bomb and Human Records,Atomic Bomb,Hiroshima,Nagasaki,Japan,World War II,Second World War,A-bomb,Atomic Bomb Victim==Date:unknown, Place:Japan, Photo:Kikujiro Fukushima

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A-Bomb and Human Records

A-Bomb and Human Records,Atomic Bomb,Hiroshima,Nagasaki,Japan,World War II,Second World War,A-bomb,Atomic Bomb Victim==Date:unknown, Place:Japan, Photo:Kikujiro Fukushima

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A-Bomb and Human Records

A-Bomb and Human Records,Atomic Bomb,Hiroshima,Nagasaki,Japan,World War II,Second World War,A-bomb,Atomic Bomb Victim==Date:unknown, Place:Japan, Photo:Kikujiro Fukushima

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A-Bomb and Human Records

A-Bomb and Human Records,Atomic Bomb,Hiroshima,Nagasaki,Japan,World War II,Second World War,A-bomb,Atomic Bomb Victim==Date:unknown, Place:Japan, Photo:Kikujiro Fukushima

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Annual cleaning of Great Buddha of Nara

Monks wearing white clean the Great Buddha at Todaiji temple in the ancient Japanese capital of Nara, western Japan, on Aug. 7, 2022, in an annual "ominugui" cleaning event, which resumed after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Figure skating: Hanyu retires from competition

Two-time Olympic figure skating gold medalist Yuzuru Hanyu smiles during a press conference in Tokyo on July 19, 2022. The 27-year-old announced his retirement from competition.

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Figure skating: Hanyu retires from competition

Combined photo shows various facial expressions by two-time Olympic figure skating gold medalist Yuzuru Hanyu during a press conference in Tokyo on July 19, 2022. The 27-year-old announced his retirement from competition.

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Figure skating: Hanyu retires from competition

Two-time Olympic figure skating gold medalist Yuzuru Hanyu announces his retirement from competition at a press conference in Tokyo on July 19, 2022.

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Figure skating: Hanyu retires from competition

Two-time Olympic figure skating gold medalist Yuzuru Hanyu gestures during a press conference in Tokyo on July 19, 2022. The 27-year-old announced his retirement from competition.

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Figure skating: Hanyu retires from competition

Two-time Olympic figure skating gold medalist Yuzuru Hanyu waves after a press conference in Tokyo on July 19, 2022. The 27-year-old announced his retirement from competition.

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Figure skating: Hanyu retires from competition

Two-time Olympic figure skating gold medalist Yuzuru Hanyu poses for photographers after a press conference in Tokyo on July 19, 2022. The 27-year-old announced his retirement from competition.

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Figure skating: Hanyu retires from competition

Two-time Olympic figure skating gold medalist Yuzuru Hanyu poses for photographers after a press conference in Tokyo on July 19, 2022. The 27-year-old announced his retirement from competition.

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Figure skating: Hanyu retires from competition

TOKYO, Japan, July 19 Kyodo - Two-time Olympic figure skating gold medalist Yuzuru Hanyu smiles during a press conference in Tokyo on July 19, 2022. The 27-year-old announced his retirement from competition.

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Figure skating: Hanyu retires from competition

Two-time Olympic figure skating gold medalist Yuzuru Hanyu smiles during a press conference in Tokyo on July 19, 2022. The 27-year-old announced his retirement from competition.

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Figure skating: Hanyu retires from competition

Two-time Olympic figure skating gold medalist Yuzuru Hanyu reacts as he receives flowers after announcing his retirement from competition during a press conference in Tokyo on July 19, 2022.

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Figure skating: Hanyu retires from competition

Two-time Olympic figure skating gold medalist Yuzuru Hanyu smiles during a press conference in Tokyo on July 19, 2022. The 27-year-old announced his retirement from competition.

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Figure skating: Hanyu retires from competition

Two-time Olympic figure skating gold medalist Yuzuru Hanyu smiles during a press conference in Tokyo on July 19, 2022. The 27-year-old announced his retirement from competition.

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Figure skating: Hanyu retires from competition

Two-time Olympic figure skating gold medalist Yuzuru Hanyu announces his retirement from competition at a press conference in Tokyo on July 19, 2022.

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Figure skating: Hanyu retires from competition

Two-time Olympic figure skating gold medalist Yuzuru Hanyu announces his retirement from competition at a press conference in Tokyo on July 19, 2022.

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Figure skating: Hanyu retires from competition

Two-time Olympic figure skating gold medalist Yuzuru Hanyu announces his retirement from competition at a press conference in Tokyo on July 19, 2022.

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Figure skating: Hanyu retires from competition

Two-time Olympic figure skating gold medalist Yuzuru Hanyu announces his retirement from competition at a press conference in Tokyo on July 19, 2022.

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Figure skating: Hanyu retires from competition

Two-time Olympic figure skating gold medalist Yuzuru Hanyu announces his retirement from competition at a press conference in Tokyo on July 19, 2022.

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Night vigil for late ex-Japan PM Abe

People pray at an altar at Zojoji temple in Tokyo on July 11, 2022, following the fatal shooting of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during upper house election campaigning in Nara, western Japan, on July 8. A night vigil for Abe was held at the temple the same day. A wake was held later Monday for Abe, the longest serving leader, at Zojoji Temple in Tokyo, with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and other lawmakers attending.

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Ex-Japan PM Abe shot by person with shotgun

Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter in Nara, western Japan, on July 8, 2022, shows an area near the location where former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot from behind earlier in the day by a man wielding a shotgun. Video taken July 8, 2022, shows Nara Medical University Hospital in Kashihara, western Japan, where former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was taken after being shot in Nara while delivering a stump speech for the July 10 House of Councillors election.

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Condolences over ex-Japan PM Abe's death

U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel signs a condolence book at the headquarters of the Japanese ruling Liberal Democratic Party in Tokyo on July 14, 2022, following former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's assassination during upper house election campaigning on July 8.

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Condolences over ex-Japan PM Abe's death

U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel meets the press after signing a condolence book at the headquarters of the Japanese ruling Liberal Democratic Party in Tokyo on July 14, 2022, following former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's assassination during upper house election campaigning on July 8.

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Condolences over ex-Japan PM Abe's death

Mourners get a glimpse of the hearse carrying the coffin of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe following his funeral at Zojoji temple in Tokyo on July 12, 2022. Abe was fatally shot during upper house election campaigning in Nara on July 8.