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Sompo Japan

Sompo Japan

File photo taken on Aug. 1, 2023, shows the company logo of Sompo Japan Insurance Inc. in Tokyo.

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Football: Ex-Japan international Keisuke Honda

Football: Ex-Japan international Keisuke Honda

Former Japan international Keisuke Honda instructs young football players in the eastern Japan city of Chiba on Aug. 1, 2023, after announcing the organization of a national competition for the Under-10 age group.

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Football: Ex-Japan international Keisuke Honda

Football: Ex-Japan international Keisuke Honda

Former Japan international Keisuke Honda instructs young football players in the eastern Japan city of Chiba on Aug. 1, 2023, after announcing the organization of a national competition for the Under-10 age group.

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Aftermath of torrential rain in China

Aftermath of torrential rain in China

Photo taken on Aug. 1, 2023, shows a levee breached by recent torrential rain in Beijing.

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Princess Kako at baseball game

Princess Kako at baseball game

Japanese Princess Kako (C) visits Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, western Japan, on Aug. 1, 2023, to watch the national high school women's baseball championship final.

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Princess Kako at baseball game

Princess Kako at baseball game

Japanese Princess Kako (C) visits Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, western Japan, on Aug. 1, 2023, to watch the national high school women's baseball championship final.

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Baseball: Angels vs. Braves

Baseball: Angels vs. Braves

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels hits an infield single in the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves on Aug. 1, 2023, at Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Baseball: Angels vs. Braves

Baseball: Angels vs. Braves

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels hits an infield single in the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves on Aug. 1, 2023, at Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Baseball: Angels vs. Braves

Baseball: Angels vs. Braves

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels hits an infield single in the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves on Aug. 1, 2023, at Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Baseball: Angels vs. Braves

Baseball: Angels vs. Braves

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels is pictured ahead of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves on Aug. 1, 2023, at Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Baseball: Angels vs. Braves

Baseball: Angels vs. Braves

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels reacts after striking out in the first inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves on Aug. 1, 2023, at Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Baseball: Angels vs. Braves

Baseball: Angels vs. Braves

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels strikes out in the first inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves on Aug. 1, 2023, at Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Baseball: Angels vs. Braves

Baseball: Angels vs. Braves

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels is pictured in the dugout after striking out in the first inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves on Aug. 1, 2023, at Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Baseball: Angels vs. Braves

Baseball: Angels vs. Braves

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels reacts after striking out in the first inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves on Aug. 1, 2023, at Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Heavy rain in China

Heavy rain in China

Photo taken on Aug. 1, 2023, shows vehicles piled up on a street in Beijing after torrential rain hit the Chinese capital, leaving over 10 people dead and forcing over 120,000 to evacuate.

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Heavy rain in China

Heavy rain in China

Photo taken on Aug. 1, 2023, shows a damaged vehicle in Beijing after torrential rain hit the Chinese capital, leaving over 10 people dead and forcing over 120,000 to evacuate.

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Heavy rain in China

Heavy rain in China

Photo taken on Aug. 1, 2023, shows damaged infrastructure in Beijing after torrential rain hit the Chinese capital, leaving over 10 people dead and forcing over 120,000 to evacuate.

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Heavy rain in China

Heavy rain in China

Photo taken on Aug. 1, 2023, shows debris strewn along a street in Beijing after torrential rain hit the Chinese capital, leaving over 10 people dead and forcing over 120,000 to evacuate.

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Heavy rain in China

Heavy rain in China

Photo taken on Aug. 1, 2023, shows an amusement park in Beijing badly damaged after torrential rain hit the Chinese capital, leaving over 10 people dead and forcing over 120,000 to evacuate.

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Neputa festival in northeastern Japan

Neputa festival in northeastern Japan

Illuminated lanterns are paraded in the Aomori Prefecture city of Hirosaki, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 1, 2023, as the weeklong Hirosaki Neputa Festival kicks off without COVID-related restrictions for the first time in four years.

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Neputa festival in northeastern Japan

Neputa festival in northeastern Japan

An illuminated lantern is paraded in the Aomori Prefecture city of Hirosaki, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 1, 2023, as the weeklong Hirosaki Neputa Festival kicks off without COVID-related restrictions for the first time in four years.

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Neputa festival in northeastern Japan

Neputa festival in northeastern Japan

Illuminated lanterns are paraded in the Aomori Prefecture city of Hirosaki, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 1, 2023, as the weeklong Hirosaki Neputa Festival kicks off without COVID-related restrictions for the first time in four years.

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Fencing: World championships

Fencing: World championships

Misaki Emura of Japan poses with her gold medal at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Aug. 1, 2023, after defending her women's sabre title at the fencing world championships in Milan, Italy, in late July.

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Jump into Lake Biwa in traditional ritual

Jump into Lake Biwa in traditional ritual

A Buddhist monk at Isakiji Temple jumps into Lake Biwa from a height of about seven meters in the Shiga Prefecture city of Omihachiman, Japan, on Aug. 1, 2023, during a traditional ritual and part of training.

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Jump into Lake Biwa in traditional ritual

Jump into Lake Biwa in traditional ritual

A Buddhist monk at Isakiji Temple jumps into Lake Biwa from a height of about seven meters in the Shiga Prefecture city of Omihachiman, Japan, on Aug. 1, 2023, during a traditional ritual and part of training.

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Lightning near Tokyo Tower

Lightning near Tokyo Tower

Photo shows a bolt of lightning near Tokyo Tower in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Aug. 1, 2023.

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Jump into Lake Biwa in traditional ritual

Jump into Lake Biwa in traditional ritual

A Buddhist monk at Isakiji Temple jumps into Lake Biwa from a height of about seven meters in the Shiga Prefecture city of Omihachiman, Japan, on Aug. 1, 2023, during a traditional ritual and part of training.

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Jump into Lake Biwa in traditional ritual

Jump into Lake Biwa in traditional ritual

A Buddhist monk at Isakiji Temple jumps into Lake Biwa from a height of about seven meters in the Shiga Prefecture city of Omihachiman, Japan, on Aug. 1, 2023, during a traditional ritual and part of training.

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Jump into Lake Biwa in traditional ritual

Jump into Lake Biwa in traditional ritual

A Buddhist monk at Isakiji Temple jumps into Lake Biwa from a height of about seven meters in the Shiga Prefecture city of Omihachiman, Japan, on Aug. 1, 2023, during a traditional ritual and part of training.

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Jump into Lake Biwa in traditional ritual

Jump into Lake Biwa in traditional ritual

A Buddhist monk at Isakiji Temple jumps into Lake Biwa from a height of about seven meters in the Shiga Prefecture city of Omihachiman, Japan, on Aug. 1, 2023, during a traditional ritual and part of training.

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Historical ship replica sails from Busan to Japan

Historical ship replica sails from Busan to Japan

A replica of a wooden ship that carried a diplomatic mission from the Joseon dynasty on the Korean Peninsula to Japan's Tokugawa shogunate during the Edo period (17-19 century) departs a port in the southern South Korean city of Busan for Tsushima, Nagasaki Prefecture in southwestern Japan on Aug. 1, 2023. The ship reproduced in 2018 traces the sea route the Korean emissaries took in the old days.

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Historical ship replica sails from Busan to Japan

Historical ship replica sails from Busan to Japan

A replica of a wooden ship that carried a diplomatic mission from the Joseon dynasty on the Korean Peninsula to Japan's Tokugawa shogunate during the Edo period (17-19 century) departs a port in the southern South Korean city of Busan for Tsushima, Nagasaki Prefecture in southwestern Japan on Aug. 1, 2023. The ship reproduced in 2018 traces the sea route the Korean emissaries took in the old days.

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Jump into Lake Biwa in traditional ritual

Jump into Lake Biwa in traditional ritual

A Buddhist monk at Isakiji Temple jumps into Lake Biwa from a height of about seven meters in the Shiga Prefecture city of Omihachiman, Japan, on Aug. 1, 2023, during a traditional ritual and part of training.

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Japanese Finance Minister Suzuki

Japanese Finance Minister Suzuki

Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki attends a press conference at the ministry in Tokyo on Aug. 1, 2023.

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Nikkei ends at 33-yr high

Nikkei ends at 33-yr high

A roadside financial data screen in Tokyo on May 19, 2023, shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closing at 30,808.35, its highest finish since Aug. 1, 1990, when Japan was experiencing an asset price bubble.

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Nikkei ends at 33-yr high

Nikkei ends at 33-yr high

A roadside financial data screen in Tokyo on May 19, 2023, shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closing at 30,808.35, its highest finish since Aug. 1, 1990, when Japan was experiencing an asset price bubble.

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