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Tokyo Stock Exchange

Tokyo Stock Exchange

File photo taken on Dec. 17, 2025, shows the building housing the Tokyo Stock Exchange in the capital.

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Tokyo Stock Exchange

Tokyo Stock Exchange

File photo taken on Dec. 17, 2025, shows the building housing the Tokyo Stock Exchange in the capital.

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Tokyo Stock Exchange

Tokyo Stock Exchange

File photo taken on Dec. 17, 2025, shows the building housing the Tokyo Stock Exchange in the capital.

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Chinese film director Kiwi Chow

Chinese film director Kiwi Chow

Hong Kong pro-democracy director Kiwi Chow speaks during an interview in Hong Kong on Dec. 17, 2025, next to a poster of his latest film, "Deadline," after Hong Kong authorities banned the public screening of the film in the region, citing national security concerns.

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Parade of penguins at Hokkaido zoo

Parade of penguins at Hokkaido zoo

King penguins walk along a snow-covered 500-meter path on Dec. 17, 2025, at Asahiyama Zoo in Asahikawa in Hokkaido, northern Japan, during a rehearsal for the popular parades starting the following day.

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Parade of penguins at Hokkaido zoo

Parade of penguins at Hokkaido zoo

King penguins walk along a snow-covered 500-meter path on Dec. 17, 2025, at Asahiyama Zoo in Asahikawa in Hokkaido, northern Japan, during a rehearsal for the popular parades starting the following day.

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Parade of penguins at Hokkaido zoo

Parade of penguins at Hokkaido zoo

King penguins walk along a snow-covered 500-meter path on Dec. 17, 2025, at Asahiyama Zoo in Asahikawa in Hokkaido, northern Japan, during a rehearsal for the popular parades starting the following day.

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Parade of penguins at Hokkaido zoo

Parade of penguins at Hokkaido zoo

King penguins walk along a snow-covered 500-meter path on Dec. 17, 2025, at Asahiyama Zoo in Asahikawa in Hokkaido, northern Japan, during a rehearsal for the popular parades starting the following day.

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Japan Princess Hisako

Japan Princess Hisako

Japanese Princess Hisako tries out a professional camera at a news photo exhibition in Tokyo on Dec. 17, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan Princess Hisako

Japan Princess Hisako

Japanese Princess Hisako tries out a professional camera at a news photo exhibition in Tokyo on Dec. 17, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan Princess Hisako

Japan Princess Hisako

Japanese Princess Hisako visits a news photo exhibition in Tokyo on Dec. 17, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan Princess Hisako

Japan Princess Hisako

Japanese Princess Hisako visits a news photo exhibition in Tokyo on Dec. 17, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan Princess Hisako

Japan Princess Hisako

Japanese Princess Hisako visits a news photo exhibition in Tokyo on Dec. 17, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan Princess Hisako

Japan Princess Hisako

Japanese Princess Hisako visits a news photo exhibition in Tokyo on Dec. 17, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan Princess Hisako

Japan Princess Hisako

Japanese Princess Hisako tries out a professional camera at a news photo exhibition in Tokyo on Dec. 17, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Crown prince at award ceremony

Crown prince at award ceremony

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko chat with awardees after an International Prize for Biology award ceremony at the Japan Academy hall in Tokyo on Dec. 17, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Crown prince at award ceremony

Crown prince at award ceremony

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko chat with awardees after an International Prize for Biology award ceremony at the Japan Academy hall in Tokyo on Dec. 17, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Crown prince at award ceremony

Crown prince at award ceremony

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito addresses an International Prize for Biology award ceremony at the Japan Academy hall in Tokyo on Dec. 17, 2025.

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Crown prince at award ceremony

Crown prince at award ceremony

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko attend an International Prize for Biology award ceremony at the Japan Academy hall in Tokyo on Dec. 17, 2025.

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Java Man bones returned to Indonesia

Java Man bones returned to Indonesia

Photo shows a thigh bone fossil of a "Java Man" at the National Museum of Indonesia in Jakarta on Dec. 17, 2025. The fossil was repatriated to Indonesia earlier in the month from the Netherlands, the southeast Asian country's former colonizer.

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Java Man bones returned to Indonesia

Java Man bones returned to Indonesia

Photo shows a skullcap fossil of a "Java Man" at the National Museum of Indonesia in Jakarta on Dec. 17, 2025. The fossil was repatriated to Indonesia earlier in the month from the Netherlands, the southeast Asian country's former colonizer.

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Boxing: Takami vs. Santiago

Boxing: Takami vs. Santiago

WBO light flyweight champion Rene Santiago (R) of Puerto Rico lands a punch on WBA champion Kyosuke Takami of Japan in a title unification bout at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Dec. 17, 2025.

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Boxing: Takami vs. Santiago

Boxing: Takami vs. Santiago

WBA light flyweight champion Kyosuke Takami (R) of Japan lands a punch on WBO champion Rene Santiago of Puerto Rico in a title unification bout at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Dec. 17, 2025.

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Boxing: Takami vs. Santiago

Boxing: Takami vs. Santiago

WBA light flyweight champion Kyosuke Takami (L) of Japan lands a punch on WBO champion Rene Santiago of Puerto Rico in a title unification bout at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Dec. 17, 2025.

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Boxing: Takami vs. Santiago

Boxing: Takami vs. Santiago

WBO light flyweight champion Rene Santiago (front) of Puerto Rico reacts after winning a title unification bout against WBA champion Kyosuke Takami of Japan at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Dec. 17, 2025.

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Boxing: Takami vs. Santiago

Boxing: Takami vs. Santiago

WBO light flyweight champion Rene Santiago (front) of Puerto Rico reacts after winning a title unification bout against WBA champion Kyosuke Takami of Japan at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Dec. 17, 2025.

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Boxing: Takami vs. Santiago

Boxing: Takami vs. Santiago

WBO light flyweight champion Rene Santiago (R) of Puerto Rico lands a punch on WBA champion Kyosuke Takami of Japan in a title unification bout at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Dec. 17, 2025.

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Boxing: Tsutsumi vs. Donaire

Boxing: Tsutsumi vs. Donaire

WBA interim bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire (L) of the Philippines lands a punch on Japanese reigning champion Seiya Tsutsumi in a title unification bout at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Dec. 17, 2025.

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Boxing: Tsutsumi vs. Donaire

Boxing: Tsutsumi vs. Donaire

WBA bantamweight champion Seiya Tsutsumi (R) lands a punch on Filipino interim champion Nonito Donaire in a title unification bout at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Dec. 17, 2025.

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Boxing: Tsutsumi vs. Donaire

Boxing: Tsutsumi vs. Donaire

WBA bantamweight champion Seiya Tsutsumi wins a title unification bout by split decision against Filipino interim champion Nonito Donaire at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Dec. 17, 2025.

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Boxing: Tsutsumi vs. Donaire

Boxing: Tsutsumi vs. Donaire

WBA bantamweight champion Seiya Tsutsumi (R) lands a punch on Filipino interim champion Nonito Donaire in a title unification bout at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Dec. 17, 2025.

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Boxing: Tsutsumi vs. Donaire

Boxing: Tsutsumi vs. Donaire

WBA interim bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire (R) of the Philippines lands a punch on Japanese reigning champion Seiya Tsutsumi in a title unification bout at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Dec. 17, 2025.

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Boxing: Tsutsumi vs. Donaire

Boxing: Tsutsumi vs. Donaire

WBA bantamweight champion Seiya Tsutsumi (L) lands a punch on Filipino interim champion Nonito Donaire in a title unification bout at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Dec. 17, 2025.

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Boxing: Tsutsumi vs. Donaire

Boxing: Tsutsumi vs. Donaire

WBA bantamweight champion Seiya Tsutsumi (L) wins a title unification bout by split decision against Filipino interim champion Nonito Donaire at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Dec. 17, 2025.

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Boxing: Tsutsumi vs. Donaire

Boxing: Tsutsumi vs. Donaire

WBA bantamweight champion Seiya Tsutsumi holds a press conference after winning a title unification bout against Filipino interim champion Nonito Donaire at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Dec. 17, 2025.

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Boxing: Tsutsumi vs. Donaire

Boxing: Tsutsumi vs. Donaire

WBA bantamweight champion Seiya Tsutsumi raises his belt after winning a title unification bout against Filipino interim champion Nonito Donaire at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Dec. 17, 2025.

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Boxing: Tsutsumi vs. Donaire

Boxing: Tsutsumi vs. Donaire

WBA bantamweight champion Seiya Tsutsumi (L) lands a punch on Filipino interim champion Nonito Donaire in a title unification bout at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Dec. 17, 2025.

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Boxing: Tsutsumi vs. Donaire

Boxing: Tsutsumi vs. Donaire

WBA bantamweight champion Seiya Tsutsumi celebrates after winning a title unification bout by split decision against Filipino interim champion Nonito Donaire at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Dec. 17, 2025.

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Boxing: Tsutsumi vs. Donaire

Boxing: Tsutsumi vs. Donaire

WBA interim bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire (L) of the Philippines lands a punch on Japanese reigning champion Seiya Tsutsumi in a title unification bout at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Dec. 17, 2025.

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China Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo

China Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun holds a press conference in Beijing on Dec. 17, 2025.

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China Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo

China Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun holds a press conference in Beijing on Dec. 17, 2025.

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China Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo

China Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun holds a press conference in Beijing on Dec. 17, 2025.

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China Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo

China Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun holds a press conference in Beijing on Dec. 17, 2025.

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China Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo

China Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun holds a press conference in Beijing on Dec. 17, 2025.

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Nobel laureate Sakaguchi returns to Japan

Nobel laureate Sakaguchi returns to Japan

University of Osaka professor Shimon Sakaguchi, co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, shows his Nobel medal to the press after arriving at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Dec. 17, 2025, following the award ceremony in Stockholm.

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Nobel laureate Sakaguchi returns to Japan

Nobel laureate Sakaguchi returns to Japan

University of Osaka professor Shimon Sakaguchi, co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, meets the press upon his arrival at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Dec. 17, 2025, following the award ceremony in Stockholm.

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Nobel laureate Sakaguchi returns to Japan

Nobel laureate Sakaguchi returns to Japan

University of Osaka professor Shimon Sakaguchi, co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, meets the press upon his arrival at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Dec. 17, 2025, following the award ceremony in Stockholm.

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Nobel laureate Sakaguchi returns to Japan

Nobel laureate Sakaguchi returns to Japan

University of Osaka professor Shimon Sakaguchi, co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, meets the press upon his arrival at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Dec. 17, 2025, following the award ceremony in Stockholm.

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PM Takaichi meets press after parliamentary session ends

PM Takaichi meets press after parliamentary session ends

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi holds a press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo following the conclusion of an extraordinary parliamentary session on Dec. 17, 2025.

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PM Takaichi meets press after parliamentary session ends

PM Takaichi meets press after parliamentary session ends

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi holds a press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo following the conclusion of an extraordinary parliamentary session on Dec. 17, 2025.

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