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Fire festival in Wakayama

Fire festival in Wakayama

Local high school archery club members shoot flaming arrows to ignite a fire on a 100,000 square-meter turf-covered field during a fire festival on a cape facing the Pacific Ocean in Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 17, 2026.

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Fire festival in Wakayama

Fire festival in Wakayama

A 100,000 square-meter turf-covered field on a cape facing the Pacific Ocean is burned as a fire festival is held in Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 17, 2026.

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Fire festival in Wakayama

Fire festival in Wakayama

Local high school archery club members shoot flaming arrows to ignite a fire on a 100,000 square-meter turf-covered field during a fire festival on a cape facing the Pacific Ocean in Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 17, 2026.

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Fire festival in Wakayama

Fire festival in Wakayama

A 100,000 square-meter turf-covered field on a cape facing the Pacific Ocean is burned as a fire festival is held in Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 17, 2026.

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Grand Egyptian Museum in Cairo

Grand Egyptian Museum in Cairo

Visitors gather around the golden burial mask of Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamun at the Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza, Egypt, on Nov. 4, 2025. Built with Japanese financial backing, the museum housing over 100,000 items from ancient Egypt opened to the public the same day.

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Grand Egyptian Museum

Grand Egyptian Museum

The Solar Boat of King Khufu is displayed at the Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza, near Cairo, on Nov. 4, 2025. Built with Japanese financial backing, the museum housing over 100,000 items from ancient Egypt opened to the public the same day.

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Grand Egyptian Museum

Grand Egyptian Museum

The golden canopic coffinette of Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamun is displayed at the Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza near Cairo on Nov. 4, 2025. Built with Japan's financial backing, the museum opened to the public the same day, housing over 100,000 items from ancient Egypt. ==Kyodo

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Grand Egyptian Museum

Grand Egyptian Museum

The golden burial mask of Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamun is displayed at the Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza, near Cairo, on Nov. 4, 2025. Built with Japanese financial backing, the museum housing over 100,000 items from ancient Egypt opened to the public the same day.

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Grand Egyptian Museum

Grand Egyptian Museum

The golden burial mask of Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamun is displayed at the Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza, near Cairo, on Nov. 4, 2025. Built with Japanese financial backing, the museum housing over 100,000 items from ancient Egypt opened to the public the same day.

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Emperor visits WWII victim memorial hall in Tokyo

Emperor visits WWII victim memorial hall in Tokyo

Japanese Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako (2nd from R) and their daughter, Princess Aiko, meet with a bereaved family member at the Tokyo metropolitan memorial hall on Oct. 23, 2025. It honors an estimated 100,000 people who were killed in a single night during U.S. air raids toward the end of World War II on March 10, 1945. (Pool photo)

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Emperor visits WWII victim memorial hall in Tokyo

Emperor visits WWII victim memorial hall in Tokyo

Japanese Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako (2nd from R) and their daughter, Princess Aiko, meet with a bereaved family member at the Tokyo metropolitan memorial hall on Oct. 23, 2025. It honors an estimated 100,000 people who were killed in a single night during U.S. air raids toward the end of World War II on March 10, 1945. (Pool photo)

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Emperor visits WWII victim memorial hall in Tokyo

Emperor visits WWII victim memorial hall in Tokyo

Japanese Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako (C) and their daughter, Princess Aiko, offer flowers at the Tokyo metropolitan memorial hall on Oct. 23, 2025. It honors an estimated 100,000 people who were killed in a single night during U.S. air raids toward the end of World War II on March 10, 1945. (Pool photo)

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Emperor visits WWII victim memorial hall in Tokyo

Emperor visits WWII victim memorial hall in Tokyo

Japanese Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako (C) and their daughter, Princess Aiko, bow at the Tokyo metropolitan memorial hall on Oct. 23, 2025. It honors an estimated 100,000 people who were killed in a single night during U.S. air raids toward the end of World War II on March 10, 1945. (Pool photo)

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Japan marks 80th anniv. of WWII surrender

Japan marks 80th anniv. of WWII surrender

A lantern floats on a river in Tokyo in memory of over 100,000 victims killed in U.S. air raids of the capital during World War II on Aug. 15, 2025, the 80th anniversary of Japan's surrender in the war.

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Japan marks 80th anniv. of WWII surrender

Japan marks 80th anniv. of WWII surrender

Lanterns float on a river in Tokyo in memory of over 100,000 victims killed in U.S. air raids of the capital during World War II on Aug. 15, 2025, the 80th anniversary of Japan's surrender in the war.

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Japan marks 80th anniv. of WWII surrender

Japan marks 80th anniv. of WWII surrender

Lanterns float on a river in Tokyo in memory of over 100,000 victims killed in U.S. air raids of the capital during World War II on Aug. 15, 2025, the 80th anniversary of Japan's surrender in the war.

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Tokyo marks 80th anniversary of U.S. air raid in WWII

TOKYO, Japan, March 11 Kyodo - People offer silent prayers at the peace memorial ceremony hosted by the metropolitan government in Tokyo on March 10, 2025, the 80th anniversary of a U.S. air raid on the Japanese capital that killed an estimated 100,000 people in a single night during World War II. (Kyodo)

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Fire festival at cape facing Pacific Ocean

Fire festival at cape facing Pacific Ocean

High school archery club members shoot flaming arrows to ignite a 100,000 square-meter turf-covered field during a fire festival on a cape facing the Pacific Ocean in Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 18, 2025.

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Kumquat auction in Japan

MIYAZAKI, Japan, Jan. 16 Kyodo - A crowd of prospective buyers gather as boxes of fully ripe "Tamatama" brand kumquats produced in Miyazaki Prefecture in southwestern Japan are sold in the season's first auction in the city of Miyazaki on Jan. 16, 2025. The citrus fruits fetched 100,000 yen ($637) per kilogram in the auction. (Kyodo)

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Kumquat auction in Japan

Kumquat auction in Japan

A crowd of prospective buyers gather as boxes of fully ripe "Tamatama" brand kumquats produced in Miyazaki Prefecture in southwestern Japan are sold in the season's first auction in the city of Miyazaki on Jan. 16, 2025. The citrus fruits fetched 100,000 yen ($637) per kilogram in the auction.

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Kumquat auction in Japan

Kumquat auction in Japan

Fully ripe "Tamatama" brand kumquats are prepared for the season's first shipment in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan, on Jan. 16, 2025. The citrus fruits fetched 100,000 yen ($637) per kilogram in the season's first auction.

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Fire festival at cape facing Pacific Ocean

Fire festival at cape facing Pacific Ocean

High school archery club members shoot flaming arrows to burn a 100,000 square-meter turf-covered field as an annual fire festival begins at a cape facing the Pacific Ocean in Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 27, 2024.

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Fire festival at cape facing Pacific Ocean

Fire festival at cape facing Pacific Ocean

A 100,000 square-meter turf-covered field at a cape facing the Pacific Ocean is burned as an annual fire festival is held in Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 27, 2024.

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Fire festival at cape facing Pacific Ocean

Fire festival at cape facing Pacific Ocean

A 100,000 square-meter turf-covered field at a cape facing the Pacific Ocean is burned as an annual fire festival is held in Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 27, 2024.

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Centennial of Great Kanto Earthquake

Centennial of Great Kanto Earthquake

Monks chant a sutra during a memorial event for 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake victims in Tokyo on Aug. 31, 2023, on the eve of the centennial of the disaster that claimed the lives of over 100,000 people.

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Centennial of Great Kanto Earthquake

Centennial of Great Kanto Earthquake

Monks burn wooden grave tablets during a memorial event for 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake victims in Tokyo on Aug. 31, 2023, on the eve of the centennial of the disaster that claimed the lives of over 100,000 people.

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Centennial of Great Kanto Earthquake

Centennial of Great Kanto Earthquake

Monks chant a sutra during a memorial event for 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake victims in Tokyo on Aug. 31, 2023, on the eve of the centennial of the disaster that claimed the lives of over 100,000 people.

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78th anniversary of U.S. air raids on Tokyo

78th anniversary of U.S. air raids on Tokyo

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko attend a memorial service in Tokyo on March 10, 2023, the 78th anniversary of U.S. air raids on the Japanese capital that killed an estimated 100,000 people in a single night during World War II. (Pool photo)

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78th anniversary of U.S. air raids on Tokyo

78th anniversary of U.S. air raids on Tokyo

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito (front row, L) and Crown Princess Kiko attend a memorial service in Tokyo on March 10, 2023, the 78th anniversary of U.S. air raids on the Japanese capital that killed an estimated 100,000 people in a single night during World War II. (Pool photo)

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Fire festival in western Japan

Fire festival in western Japan

A 100,000 square turf-covered field at a cape facing the Pacific Ocean is burned as an annual fire festival resumes in Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 21, 2023, following a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Fire festival in western Japan

Fire festival in western Japan

A 100,000 square turf-covered field at a cape facing the Pacific Ocean is burned as an annual fire festival resumes in Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 21, 2023, following a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Kumquat auction in Japan

Kumquat auction in Japan

A crowd of prospective buyers gather as boxes of the "Tamatama" brand fully ripe kumquat produced in Miyazaki Prefecture in southwestern Japan are sold in the season's first auction in the city of Miyazaki on Jan. 16, 2023. The citrus fruits fetched 100,000 yen ($783) per kilogram in the auction.

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Kumquat auction in Japan

Kumquat auction in Japan

A crowd of prospective buyers gather as boxes of the "Tamatama" brand fully ripe kumquat produced in Miyazaki Prefecture in southwestern Japan are sold in the season's first auction in the city of Miyazaki on Jan. 16, 2023. The citrus fruits fetched 100,000 yen ($783) per kilogram in the auction.

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Kumquat auction in Japan

Kumquat auction in Japan

A crowd of prospective buyers gather as boxes of the "Tamatama" brand fully ripe kumquat produced in Miyazaki Prefecture in southwestern Japan are sold in the season's first auction in the city of Miyazaki on Jan. 16, 2023. The citrus fruits fetched 100,000 yen ($783) per kilogram in the auction.

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Huge rally in Pyongyang

Huge rally in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korea holds a huge morale-boosting rally in Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung Square on Jan. 3, 2012, aimed at achieving national goals. Around 100,000 people participated.

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Huge rally in Pyongyang

Huge rally in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korea holds a huge morale-boosting rally in Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung Square on Jan. 3, 2012, aimed at achieving national goals. Around 100,000 people participated.

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Huge rally in Pyongyang

Huge rally in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korea holds a huge morale-boosting rally in Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung Square on Jan. 3, 2012, aimed at achieving national goals. Around 100,000 people participated.

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Huge rally in Pyongyang

Huge rally in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korea holds a huge morale-boosting rally in Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung Square on Jan. 3, 2012, aimed at achieving national goals. Around 100,000 people participated.

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Huge rally in Pyongyang

Huge rally in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korea holds a huge morale-boosting rally in Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung Square on Jan. 3, 2012, aimed at achieving national goals. Around 100,000 people participated.

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Seiko Epson to debut cheaper projectors with built-in DVD players

Seiko Epson to debut cheaper projectors with built-in DVD players

TOKYO, Japan - A new model of Seiko Epson home-use, large-screen projector with a built-in DVD player displayed in Tokyo on Sept. 4. The cheapest model, with an 80-inch screen and 3.8 kilograms in weight, will cost less than 100,000 yen.

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Christmas tree in Hokkaido's Hakodate

Christmas tree in Hokkaido's Hakodate

HAKODATE, Japan - Around 100,000 electric bulbs on a 20-meter-tall Christmas tree are lit up in front of red brick warehouses along the waterfront in Hakodate on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on Nov. 29, 2014. The fir tree was presented by Halifax, Hakodate's sister city of Canada. Photo was taken using a crossfilter.

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Anti-disaster guidebook published in 9 languages

Anti-disaster guidebook published in 9 languages

KOBE, Japan - Copies of a disaster prevention guidebook for parents and children published in nine languages by the nonprofit Hyogo International Association are shown to the press in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Oct. 15, 2014. The publication precedes the 20th anniversary next January of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake that hit the western Japan region, including the prefecture which has a population of some 100,000 foreign residents.

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Tokyo to send 100,000 protective suits to W. Africa

Tokyo to send 100,000 protective suits to W. Africa

TOKYO, Japan - The Tokyo Metropolitan Government plans to send 100,000 protective suits of the kind seen here to doctors in Sierra Leone and Liberia fighting to contain the Ebola outbreak. The suits will be sent through the Japan International Cooperation Agency. The photo was taken on Sept. 9, 2014.

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91st anniversary of Great Kanto Earthquake

91st anniversary of Great Kanto Earthquake

TOKYO, Japan - People pray at a memorial service held in Tokyo, Japan, on Sept. 1, 2014, the 91st anniversary of the Great Kanto Earthquake that hit the capital and surrounding areas in 1923, killing over 100,000 people.

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Gov't holds nationwide disaster drills

Gov't holds nationwide disaster drills

SAGAMIHARA, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C) inspects a soup run during a disaster drill in Sagamihara, near Tokyo, on Sept. 1, 2014. The day is known in Japan as Disaster Prevention Day, after the huge 1923 earthquake hit the Kanto region surrounding Tokyo, killing over 100,000 people.

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Gov't holds nationwide disaster drills

Gov't holds nationwide disaster drills

SAGAMIHARA, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C front) practices using an Automated External Defibrillator during a disaster drill in Sagamihara, near Tokyo, on Sept. 1, 2014. The day is known in Japan as Disaster Prevention Day, after the huge 1923 earthquake hit the Kanto region surrounding Tokyo, killing over 100,000 people.

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Gov't holds nationwide disaster drills

Gov't holds nationwide disaster drills

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (2nd from L) attends a meeting of the disaster headquarters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2014, to conduct annual anti-disaster drills across the country. Sept. 1 is known in Japan as Disaster Prevention Day, after the huge 1923 earthquake hit the Kanto region surrounding Tokyo, killing over 100,000 people.

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91st anniversary of Great Kanto Earthquake

91st anniversary of Great Kanto Earthquake

TOKYO, Japan - A memorial service is held in Tokyo, Japan, on Sept. 1, 2014, the 91st anniversary of the Great Kanto Earthquake that hit the capital and surrounding areas in 1923, killing over 100,000 people.

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91st anniversary of Great Kanto Earthquake

91st anniversary of Great Kanto Earthquake

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Hisako, the widow of Prince Takamado, attends a memorial service in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2014, for the victims of the Great Kanto Earthquake that hit the capital and surrounding areas in 1923, killing over 100,000 people.

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Gov't holds nationwide disaster drills

Gov't holds nationwide disaster drills

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe holds a press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2014, as the government held anti-disaster drills across the country to test its emergency response. Sept. 1 is known in Japan as Disaster Prevention Day, after the huge 1923 earthquake hit the Kanto region surrounding Tokyo, killing over 100,000 people.

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