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World Exposition in Osaka

Visitors wait in line to enter pavilions at the World Exposition site in Osaka, western Japan, on Aug. 21, 2025. The Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition said the total number of visitors since its opening in April surpassed 15 million the previous day.

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World Exposition in Osaka

Visitors wait in line to enter pavilions at the World Exposition site in Osaka, western Japan, on Aug. 21, 2025. The Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition said the total number of visitors since its opening in April surpassed 15 million the previous day.

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US: North Dakota Sees Powerful Winds Amid Tornado-Producing Storm

Severe weather swept across the upper Midwest on Friday, June 20, bringing powerful winds and leaving at least 3 dead in North Dakota as a tornado ripped through the area.

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Foreign tourists hit record in April

Foreign tourists walk on a street leading to Dazaifu Tenmangu shrine in Dazaifu in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Fukuoka on May 21, 2025. The number of foreign tourists to Japan hit a monthly record of 3,908,900 in April.

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Foreign tourists hit record high in April

Foreign tourists walk in Tokyo's Tsukiji area on May 21, 2025. The number of foreign tourists to Japan came to a monthly record 3,908,900 in April.

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Foreign tourists hit record high in April

Foreign tourists walk in Tokyo's Tsukiji area on May 21, 2025. The number of foreign tourists to Japan came to a monthly record 3,908,900 in April.

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Foreign tourists hit record high in April

Foreign tourists walk in Tokyo's Tsukiji area on May 21, 2025. The number of foreign tourists to Japan came to a monthly record 3,908,900 in April.

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Taiwan's investment and trade center in Japan's Fukuoka

Taiwan's Deputy Minister of Economic Affairs Cynthia Kiang speaks during the opening ceremony for Taiwan's center to promote investment and trade with Japan in semiconductors and artificial intelligence, in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on April 21, 2025.

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Taiwan's investment and trade center in Japan's Fukuoka

Participants break a sake barrel during the opening ceremony for Taiwan's center to promote investment and trade with Japan in semiconductors and artificial intelligence, in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on April 21, 2025.

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Taiwan's investment and trade center in Japan's Fukuoka

A ceremony marking the opening of Taiwan's center to promote investment and trade with Japan in semiconductors and artificial intelligence, is held in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on April 21, 2025.

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Japan-Netherlands bilateral talks

Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof (L) speaks during talks with his Japanese counterpart Shigeru Ishiba at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on April 21, 2025.

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Japan-Netherlands bilateral talks

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (R) and his Dutch counterpart Dick Schoof shake hands ahead of their talks at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on April 21, 2025.

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Japan-Netherlands bilateral talks

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (R) speaks during talks with his Dutch counterpart Dick Schoof at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on April 21, 2025.

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Pope Francis dies at 88

A portrait of the late Pope Francis is put up at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Christian Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem on April 21, 2025, after his death earlier in the day. The first pontiff from Latin America and the first Jesuit pope died at the age of 88.

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Pope Francis dies at 88

People light candles at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Christian Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem as they mourn the death of the late Pope Francis on April 21, 2025. The first pontiff from Latin America and the first Jesuit pope died at the age of 88.

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Pope Francis dies at 88

The flag of the Vatican flies at half-staff at its joint pavilion with Italy at the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, western Japan, on April 21, 2025, following the death of Pope Francis earlier in the day. The first pontiff from Latin America and the first Jesuit pope died at the age of 88.

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Pope Francis dies at 88

The flag of the Vatican flies at half-staff at its joint pavilion with Italy at the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, western Japan, on April 21, 2025, following the death of Pope Francis earlier in the day. The first pontiff from Latin America and the first Jesuit pope died at the age of 88.

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China-Indonesia foreign, defense ministerial talks

(From L) Indonesian Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin, Indonesian Foreign Minister Sugiono, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun attend a joint press conference after the first meeting of China-Indonesia joint foreign and defense ministerial dialogue at the Diaoyutai State Guest House in Beijing on April 21, 2025.

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China-Indonesia foreign, defense ministerial talks

(From L) Indonesian Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin, Indonesian Foreign Minister Sugiono, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun attend a joint press conference after the first meeting of China-Indonesia joint foreign and defense ministerial dialogue at the Diaoyutai State Guest House in Beijing on April 21, 2025.

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China-Indonesia foreign, defense ministerial talks

Indonesian Foreign Minister Sugiono (L) and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi attend a joint press conference after the first meeting of China-Indonesia joint foreign and defense ministerial dialogue at the Diaoyutai State Guest House in Beijing on April 21, 2025.

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China-Indonesia foreign, defense ministerial talks

Indonesian Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin (L) and his Chinese counterpart Dong Jun shake hands as Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (C) and his Indonesian counterpart Sugiono (R) look on after the first meeting of China-Indonesia joint foreign and defense ministerial dialogue at the Diaoyutai State Guest House in Beijing on April 21, 2025.

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China-Indonesia foreign, defense ministerial talks

(Back, from L) Indonesian Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin, Indonesian Foreign Minister Sugiono, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun attend a joint press conference after the first meeting of China-Indonesia joint foreign and defense ministerial dialogue at the Diaoyutai State Guest House in Beijing on April 21, 2025.

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Football: Championship

Leeds United's Ao Tanaka (R) and Stoke City's Ali Al-Hamadi vie for the ball during a Championship football match in Leeds, England, on April 21, 2025.

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Football: Championship

Leeds United's Ao Tanaka passes the ball during a Championship football match against Stoke City in Leeds, England, on April 21, 2025.

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Pope Francis in Japan

Pope Francis waves to the crowd as he arrives at a baseball stadium in Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, for a papal Mass on Nov. 24, 2019. The first pontiff from Latin America and the first Jesuit pope died on April 21, 2025, at the age of 88.

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Pope Francis in Japan

Pope Francis waves to the crowd as he arrives at a baseball stadium in Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, for a papal Mass on Nov. 24, 2019. The first pontiff from Latin America and the first Jesuit pope died on April 21, 2025, at the age of 88.

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Pope Francis in Japan

Pope Francis acknowledges the crowd at Tokyo Dome from the Popemobile on Nov. 25, 2019, ahead of a papal Mass in the Japanese capital. The first pontiff from Latin America and the first Jesuit pope died on April 21, 2025, at the age of 88.

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Pope Francis in Japan

Pope Francis delivers a speech calling for a world without nuclear weapons at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima on Nov. 24, 2019, with the Atomic Bomb Dome in the background. The first pontiff from Latin America and the first Jesuit pope died on April 21, 2025, at the age of 88.

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Pope Francis in Japan

Pope Francis acknowledges the crowd at Tokyo Dome from the Popemobile on Nov. 25, 2019, ahead of a papal Mass in the Japanese capital. The first pontiff from Latin America and the first Jesuit pope died on April 21, 2025, at the age of 88.

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Vatican mourns for Pope Francis

People gather to pray for the late Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square in Vatican City on April 21, 2025. The leader of the Roman Catholic Church died the same day aged 88.

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Vatican mourns for Pope Francis

People gather to pray for the late Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square in Vatican City on April 21, 2025. The leader of the Roman Catholic Church died the same day aged 88.

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Japan Foreign Minister Iwaya meets U.S. envoy Glass

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya (R) and new U.S. Ambassador to Japan George Glass shake hands ahead of their talks at the ministry in Tokyo on April 21, 2025.

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Pope Francis dies at 88

A portrait of the late Pope Francis is put up at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Christian Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem on April 21, 2025, after his death earlier in the day. The first pontiff from Latin America and the first Jesuit pope died at the age of 88.

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Japan-Netherlands bilateral talks

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (R, front) and his Dutch counterpart Dick Schoof (L, front) hold talks at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on April 21, 2025.

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Japan Foreign Minister Iwaya meets U.S. envoy Glass

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya (far L) and new U.S. Ambassador to Japan George Glass (far R) hold talks at the ministry in Tokyo on April 21, 2025.

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Whaling factory ship departs for Sea of Okhotsk

The Kangei Maru, the world's only whaling factory ship, departs from its home port in Shimonoseki in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on April 21, 2025, for the season's first commercial whale hunt, in the Sea of Okhotsk.

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Whaling factory ship departs for Sea of Okhotsk

The Kangei Maru, the world's only whaling factory ship, prepares to depart from its home port in Shimonoseki in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on April 21, 2025, for the season's first commercial whale hunt, in the Sea of Okhotsk.

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Japan opposition DPP head Tamaki

Yuichiro Tamaki, leader of the opposition Democratic Party for the People, makes a speech in Tokyo on April 21, 2025.

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Japan opposition DPP head Tamaki

Yuichiro Tamaki, leader of the opposition Democratic Party for the People, makes a speech in Tokyo on April 21, 2025.

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Japan upper house Budget Committee

Economic revitalization minister Ryosei Akazawa, who returned from a trip to Washington for ministerial talks on tariffs, speaks during a House of Councillors Budget Committee session in Tokyo on April 21, 2025.

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High-rise condominiums in Tokyo

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 21, 2025, shows high-rise condominium buildings in Tokyo's waterfront area.

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High-rise condominiums in Tokyo

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 21, 2025, shows high-rise condominium buildings in Tokyo's waterfront area.

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High-rise condominiums in Tokyo

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 21, 2025, shows high-rise condominium buildings (front, C) under construction in Tokyo's Chuo Ward.

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Japan PM Ishiba in parliament

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (R) speaks with economic revitalization minister Ryosei Akazawa, who returned from a trip to Washington for ministerial talks on tariffs, ahead of a House of Councillors Budget Committee session in Tokyo on April 21, 2025.

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Japan PM Ishiba in parliament

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks during a House of Councillors Budget Committee session in Tokyo on April 21, 2025, as economic revitalization minister Ryosei Akazawa (back, R), who returned from a trip to Washington for ministerial talks on tariffs, looks on.

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Japan PM Ishiba in parliament

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks during a House of Councillors Budget Committee session in Tokyo on April 21, 2025, as economic revitalization minister Ryosei Akazawa, who returned from a trip to Washington for ministerial talks on tariffs, looks on.

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Japan PM Ishiba in parliament

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba attends a House of Councillors Budget Committee session in Tokyo on April 21, 2025.

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Japan PM Ishiba

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba arrives at his office in Tokyo on April 21, 2025.

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Japan PM Ishiba

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba arrives at his office in Tokyo on April 21, 2025.

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Japan opposition DPP head Tamaki

Yuichiro Tamaki, leader of the opposition Democratic Party for the People, makes a speech in Tokyo on April 21, 2025.