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Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Photo taken from a drone on Aug. 10, 2026, shows damaged JR line railroads in Hikawa, Kumamoto Prefecture, devastated by a powerful earthquake that struck the southwestern Japan prefecture on July 28.

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Internal affairs minister in quake-hit Kumamoto

Japanese Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi (C) visits a disaster-stricken site in Uki, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Aug. 16, 2026, as he unveils a plan to use proceeds from municipalities-sponsored lottery ticket sales to support the victims of the powerful disaster that struck the southwestern Japan prefecture on July 28.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Workers fix a damaged water pipe in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Aug. 16, 2026, following a powerful earthquake that struck the southwestern Japan prefecture on July 28.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Workers fix a damaged water pipe in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Aug. 16, 2026, following a powerful earthquake that struck the southwestern Japan prefecture on July 28.

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Aftermath of torrential rain in Chiba

Photo shows an abandoned vehicle in Oamishirasato in Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Aug. 18, 2026, with a message on it reading "Arrangement for towing has been already made," following the torrential rain that hit the area on Aug. 13.

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Aftermath of torrential rain in Chiba

Photo shows abandoned vehicles on an inundated road in Sakura, Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Aug. 15, 2026, following torrential rain on Aug. 13.

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Actor Keiko Kishi dies at 93

Photo taken at an unidentified location on May 4, 1966, shows Japanese actor Keiko Kishi. A Yokohama native, Kishi, who won acclaim both in Japan and internationally for a large number of films beginning in the 1950s, died at age 93 on Aug. 7, 2026.

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Emperor, empress visit exhibition on Kukai

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako look at a Buddha statue at a special exhibition on Kukai, a revered Buddhist priest also known as Kobo Daishi, held at the Tokyo National Museum to mark the 1,250th anniversary of his birth on Aug. 18, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Emperor, empress visit exhibition on Kukai

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako look at a Buddha statue at a special exhibition on Kukai, a revered Buddhist priest also known as Kobo Daishi, held at the Tokyo National Museum to mark the 1,250th anniversary of his birth on Aug. 18, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Emperor, empress visit exhibition on Kukai

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako look at a Buddha statue at a special exhibition on Kukai, a revered Buddhist priest also known as Kobo Daishi, held at the Tokyo National Museum to mark the 1,250th anniversary of his birth on Aug. 18, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Aftermath of torrential rain in Chiba

CHIBA, Japan, Aug. 17 Kyodo - Police officers search for missing persons near a swollen river in Chiba on Aug. 15, 2026, following the torrential rain that hit the eastern Japan prefecture on Aug. 13. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]Asian Games torch-lighting ceremony

TOKYO, Japan, Aug. 18 Kyodo - Japanese sprinter Yoshihide Kiryu lights the torch for the Asian Games at MUFG Stadium in Tokyo on Aug. 18, 2026. The torch relay is set to begin at Nagoya Castle in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, on Aug. 22 for the Sept. 19-Oct. 4 games being held mainly in the central Japan prefecture. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]Japan's 10-year gov't bond yield hits 2.930%

TOKYO, Japan, July 17 Kyodo - A financial monitor in Tokyo shows the yield on Japan's newly issued benchmark 10-year government bond hitting 2.930 percent on the morning of Aug. 17, 2026, its highest level since October 1996, amid growing speculation of early credit tightening by the Bank of Japan. (Kyodo)

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41st anniversary of JAL passenger jet crash

UENO, Japan, Aug. 12 Kyodo - People hike up to Osutaka Ridge, the 1985 Japan Airlines jet crash site, in the Gunma Prefecture village of Ueno, northwest of Tokyo, on Aug. 12, 2026, the 41st anniversary of the accident that claimed the lives of 520 passengers and crew. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]81st anniv. of Japan's WWII surrender

TOKYO, Japan, Aug. 18 Kyodo - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi walks past Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako after delivering her speech at a memorial ceremony for the war dead at Nippon Budokan hall in Tokyo on Aug. 15, 2026, the 81st anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]Aftermath of torrential rain in eastern Japan

OAMISHIRASATO, Japan, Aug. 14 Kyodo - Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a residential area submerged in floodwater in Oamishirasato in Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, on Aug. 14, 2026, after torrential rain overnight. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]N. Korea fires ballistic missile

TOKYO, Japan, Aug. 12 Kyodo - Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi meets the press at his ministry in Tokyo on Aug. 12, 2026, after North Korea fired at least one ballistic missile earlier in the day. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]Aftermath of torrential rain in eastern Japan

CHIBA, Japan, Aug. 14 Kyodo - People walk by a submerged vehicle on a flooded road in Chiba, east of Tokyo, in the early morning of Aug. 14, 2026, following overnight torrential rain. Japan's weather agency issued its highest Level 5 warning for downpours in parts of Chiba Prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Fireworks at central Japan beach

KUMANO, Japan, Aug. 18 Kyodo - The Kumano great fireworks festival takes place at Shichirimihama beach in Kumano, Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on Aug. 17, 2026. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]Torrential rain pounds eastern Japan

CHIBA, Japan, Aug. 14 Kyodo - People wait for buses and other transportation in front of JR Chiba Station in Chiba, east of Tokyo, on the morning of Aug. 14, 2026, as train services remain suspended following torrential rain overnight. Japan's weather agency issued its highest Level 5 warning for downpours in parts of Chiba Prefecture. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]Yasukuni shrine on 81st anniv. of Japan's WWII surrender

TOKYO, Japan, Aug. 18 Kyodo - Sohei Kamiya, head of the opposition Sanseito party, meets the press during a visit to Tokyo's war-linked Yasukuni shrine on Aug. 15, 2026, the 81st anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II. (Kyodo)

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Japan-Australia defense talks in Canberra

Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles (L) holds talks with his Japanese counterpart Shinjiro Koizumi in Canberra on Aug. 18, 2026.

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Japan-Australia defense talks in Canberra

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (L) holds talks with his Australian counterpart Richard Marles in Canberra on Aug. 18, 2026.

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Japan-Australia defense talks in Canberra

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (L) holds talks with his Australian counterpart Richard Marles in Canberra on Aug. 18, 2026.

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Japan-Australia defense talks in Canberra

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (R) and his Australian counterpart Richard Marles meet the press following their meeting in Canberra on Aug. 18, 2026.

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Japan-Australia defense talks in Canberra

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (R) shakes hands with his Australian counterpart Richard Marles in Canberra on Aug. 18, 2026.

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Japan-Australia defense talks in Canberra

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (R) shakes hands with his Australian counterpart Richard Marles in Canberra on Aug. 18, 2026.

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Japan envoy answers Russian summons amid Putin isle visit spat

Japanese Ambassador to Russia Akira Muto (R) leaves the Russian Foreign Ministry in Moscow on Aug. 18, 2026, following a meeting with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin. Muto was summoned by Russia following the Japanese government's protest over Russian President Vladimir Putin's recent visit to Russian-controlled, Japanese-claimed islands off Hokkaido, northern Japan.

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Crown prince, princess off to Paraguay

Japan's Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko (C) are seen off by their daughter Princess Kako at their residence at the Akasaka Estate in Tokyo on Aug. 18, 2026, before departing for an official trip to Paraguay to mark 90 years of Japanese immigration to the South American country. (Pool photo)

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Crown prince, princess off to Paraguay

Japan's Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko (C) are seen off by their daughter Princess Kako at their residence at the Akasaka Estate in Tokyo on Aug. 18, 2026, before departing for an official trip to Paraguay to mark 90 years of Japanese immigration to the South American country. (Pool photo)

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Crown prince, princess off to Paraguay

Japan's Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko (C) are seen off by their daughter Princess Kako at their residence at the Akasaka Estate in Tokyo on Aug. 18, 2026, before departing for an official trip to Paraguay to mark 90 years of Japanese immigration to the South American country. (Pool photo)

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Crown prince, princess off to Paraguay

Japan's Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko are seen off at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Aug. 18, 2026, before departing for an official trip to Paraguay to mark 90 years of Japanese immigration to the South American country. (Pool photo)

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Crown prince, princess off to Paraguay

Japan's Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko are seen off at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Aug. 18, 2026, before departing for an official trip to Paraguay to mark 90 years of Japanese immigration to the South American country. (Pool photo)

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Crown prince, princess off to Paraguay

Japan's Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko bow from a government plane at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Aug. 18, 2026, before departing for an official trip to Paraguay to mark 90 years of Japanese immigration to the South American country.

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Crown prince, princess off to Paraguay

Japan's Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko are seen off at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Aug. 18, 2026, before departing for an official trip to Paraguay to mark 90 years of Japanese immigration to the South American country. (Pool photo)

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Crown prince, princess off to Paraguay

Japan's Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko board a government plane at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Aug. 18, 2026, for an official trip to Paraguay to mark 90 years of Japanese immigration to the South American country.

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Japan: Landslide Cleanup After Record Rainfall in Chiba

Record-breaking heavy rainfall caused widespread train suspensions, leaving more than 10,000 people stranded across Chiba Prefecture on Thursday, August 13. This video shows the cleanup effort following a landslide triggered by the severe weather.

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Japan-Taiwan Innovation Summit in Tokyo

Yeh Chun-hsien, minister of Taiwan's National Development Council, addresses the fifth Japan-Taiwan Innovation Summit in Tokyo on Aug. 18, 2026.

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Japan-Taiwan Innovation Summit in Tokyo

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike speaks during the fifth Japan-Taiwan Innovation Summit in Tokyo on Aug. 18, 2026.

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F-15 fighter stranded at Okinawa airport

Photo taken on Aug. 18, 2026, shows a stranded Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-15 fighter jet on a runway of Naha Airport in Naha in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa. The left main landing gear was found broken after the F-15 became immobilized following landing, leaving the runway, one of the two at the airport, closed. No one was injured in the incident.

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Japan PM meets with governor of quake-hit Kumamoto Pref.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (front, 4th from L) receives a host of demands -- including financial support -- from Kumamoto Gov. Takashi Kimura (front, 3rd from L) at the premier's office in Tokyo on Aug. 18, 2026, after some regions in the southwestern Japan prefecture were devastated by a powerful earthquake on July 28.

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Japan PM meets with governor of quake-hit Kumamoto Pref.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (3rd from R) receives a host of demands -- including financial support -- from Kumamoto Gov. Takashi Kimura (4th from R) at the premier's office in Tokyo on Aug. 18, 2026, after some regions in the southwestern Japan prefecture were devastated by a powerful earthquake on July 28.

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Japan PM meets with governor of quake-hit Kumamoto Pref.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) receives a host of demands -- including financial support -- from Kumamoto Gov. Takashi Kimura (2nd from R) at the premier's office in Tokyo on Aug. 18, 2026, after some regions in the southwestern Japan prefecture were devastated by a powerful earthquake on July 28.

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Japan PM meets with governor of quake-hit Kumamoto Pref.

Kumamoto Gov. Takashi Kimura (C) meets the press at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Aug. 18, 2026, following a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. The governor handed a host of demands to the prime minister after certain regions in the southwestern Japan prefecture were devastated by a powerful earthquake on July 28.

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Japan PM meets with governor of quake-hit Kumamoto Pref.

Kumamoto Gov. Takashi Kimura meets the press at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Aug. 18, 2026, following a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. The governor handed a host of demands to the prime minister after certain regions in the southwestern Japan prefecture were devastated by a powerful earthquake on July 28.

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Japan PM meets with governor of quake-hit Kumamoto Pref.

Kumamoto Gov. Takashi Kimura meets the press at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Aug. 18, 2026, following a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. The governor handed a host of demands to the prime minister after certain regions in the southwestern Japan prefecture were devastated by a powerful earthquake on July 28.

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Japan PM meets with governor of quake-hit Kumamoto Pref.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (2nd from R) receives a host of demands -- including financial support -- from Kumamoto Gov. Takashi Kimura (3rd from R) at the premier's office in Tokyo on Aug. 18, 2026, after some regions in the southwestern Japan prefecture were devastated by a powerful earthquake on July 28.

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Japan PM meets with governor of quake-hit Kumamoto Pref.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (2nd from R) receives a host of demands -- including financial support -- from Kumamoto Gov. Takashi Kimura (3rd from R) at the premier's office in Tokyo on Aug. 18, 2026, after some regions in the southwestern Japan prefecture were devastated by a powerful earthquake on July 28.

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Japan PM meets with governor of quake-hit Kumamoto Pref.

Kumamoto Gov. Takashi Kimura meets with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at the premier's office in Tokyo on Aug. 18, 2026, after certain regions in the southwestern Japan prefecture were devastated by a powerful earthquake on July 28. The governor handed a host of demands to the prime minister to help support people affected by the disaster.

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Japan PM meets with governor of quake-hit Kumamoto Pref.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets with Kumamoto Gov. Takashi Kimura at the premier's office in Tokyo on Aug. 18, 2026, after some regions in the southwestern Japan prefecture were devastated by a powerful earthquake on Aug. 28. The governor handed a host of demands to the prime minister to help support people affected by the disaster.