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Flying vehicle test in Ishikawa Pref.

Flying vehicle test in Ishikawa Pref.

A flight test is conducted for a flying vehicle designed to airlift aid supplies to disaster-hit isolated areas on Aug. 15, 2025, in Suzu, an Ishikawa Prefecture city devastated by an earthquake on Jan. 1, 2024.

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Flying vehicle test in Ishikawa Pref.

Flying vehicle test in Ishikawa Pref.

A flight test is conducted for a flying vehicle designed to airlift aid supplies to disaster-hit isolated areas on Aug. 15, 2025, in Suzu, an Ishikawa Prefecture city devastated by an earthquake on Jan. 1, 2024.

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Flying vehicle test in Ishikawa Pref.

Flying vehicle test in Ishikawa Pref.

A flight test is conducted for a flying vehicle designed to airlift aid supplies to disaster-hit isolated areas on Aug. 15, 2025, in Suzu, an Ishikawa Prefecture city devastated by an earthquake on Jan. 1, 2024.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Brewers

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Brewers

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers hits a single in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers on Aug. 15, 2024, at American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Brewers

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Brewers

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers hits a single in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers on Aug. 15, 2024, at American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Brewers

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Brewers

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers hits a single in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers on Aug. 15, 2024, at American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Brewers

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Brewers

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers runs after hitting a single in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers on Aug. 15, 2024, at American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Brewers

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Brewers

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers hits a single in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers on Aug. 15, 2024, at American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

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Japan marks 79th anniv. of WWII surrender

Japan marks 79th anniv. of WWII surrender

Attendees observe a moment of silence during a memorial ceremony marking the 79th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II at Nippon Budokan hall in Tokyo on Aug. 15, 2024.

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Japan megaquake alert ends

Japan megaquake alert ends

Photo taken Aug. 15, 2024, shows a beach in the Wakayama Prefecture town of Shirahama, western Japan, close to the Nankai Trough that runs along Japan's Pacific coast. The government lifted a megaquake advisory the same day, around the Nankai Trough it issued after a M7.1 quake hit southwestern Japan on Aug. 8.

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Japan megaquake alert ends

Japan megaquake alert ends

Photo taken Aug. 15, 2024, shows a harbor in the Miyazaki Prefecture city of Nichinan, southwestern Japan, close to the Nankai Trough that runs along Japan's Pacific coast. The government lifted a megaquake advisory the same day, around the Nankai Trough it issued after a M7.1 quake hit southwestern Japan on Aug. 8.

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Japan megaquake alert ends

Japan megaquake alert ends

Photo taken Aug. 11, 2024, shows a beach in the Kochi Prefecture town of Kuroshio, western Japan, close to the Nankai Trough that runs along Japan's Pacific coast. The government lifted a megaquake advisory on Aug. 15, 2024, around the Nankai Trough it issued after a M7.1 quake hit southwestern Japan on Aug. 8. ==Kyodo

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Japan megaquake alert ends

Japan megaquake alert ends

Photo taken Aug. 15, 2024, shows a beach in the Shizuoka Prefecture city of Izu, central Japan, close to the Nankai Trough that runs along Japan's Pacific coast. The government lifted a megaquake advisory the same day, around the Nankai Trough it issued after a M7.1 quake hit southwestern Japan on Aug. 8.

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Japan megaquake alert ends

Japan megaquake alert ends

Japanese disaster management minister Yoshifumi Matsumura meets the press in Tokyo on Aug. 15, 2024, as a megaquake advisory around the Nankai Trough along the Pacific coast officially ended at 5 p.m. The advisory was issued by the weather agency after a M7.1 quake hit southwestern Japan on Aug. 8.

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S. Korea marks 79th anniv. of independence

S. Korea marks 79th anniv. of independence

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol delivers a speech in a ceremony in Seoul on Aug. 15, 2024, to mark the 79th anniversary of the end of Japanese colonial rule in 1945.

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Yasukuni shrine

Yasukuni shrine

Koichi Hagiuda, former policy chief of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, speaks to the press after visiting Tokyo's Yasukuni shrine, viewed by Japan's Asian neighbors as a symbol of its past militarism due to the enshrinement of wartime leaders convicted as war criminals alongside the some 2.4 million Japanese war dead honored at the shrine, on Aug. 15, 2024, the 79th anniversary of the end of World War II.

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Yasukuni shrine

Yasukuni shrine

Former Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato (R) and former Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Norihisa Tamura visit Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine, viewed by Japan's Asian neighbors as a symbol of its past militarism due to the enshrinement of wartime leaders convicted as war criminals alongside the some 2.4 million Japanese war dead honored at the shrine, on Aug. 15, 2024, the 79th anniversary of the end of World War II.

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July retail sales in China

July retail sales in China

China's National Bureau of Statistics holds a press conference in Beijing on Aug. 15, 2024, reporting a 2.7% rise in July retail sales from a year ago.

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S. Korea marks 79th anniv. of independence

S. Korea marks 79th anniv. of independence

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol delivers a speech in a ceremony in Seoul on Aug. 15, 2024, to mark the 79th anniversary of the end of Japanese colonial rule in 1945.

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Japan marks 79th anniv. of WWII surrender

Japan marks 79th anniv. of WWII surrender

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida bows at the Chidorigafuchi National Cemetery for unidentified Japanese war dead in Tokyo on Aug. 15, 2024, the 79th anniversary of Japan's surrender in the war.

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Yasukuni shrine

Yasukuni shrine

A cross-party group of Japanese lawmakers visit Tokyo's Yasukuni shrine, seen by Asian neighbors as a symbol of the country's past militarism for enshrining war dead as well as the country's wartime leaders convicted as war criminals, on the 79th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II on Aug. 15, 2024.

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Japan marks 79th anniv. of WWII surrender

Japan marks 79th anniv. of WWII surrender

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida prepares to offer flowers at the Chidorigafuchi National Cemetery for unidentified Japanese war dead in Tokyo on Aug. 15, 2024, the 79th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II.

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S. Korea marks 79th anniv. of independence

S. Korea marks 79th anniv. of independence

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol (front, 2nd from L) attends a ceremony in Seoul on Aug. 15, 2024, to mark the 79th anniversary of the end of Japanese colonial rule in 1945.

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Japan marks 79th anniv. of WWII surrender

Japan marks 79th anniv. of WWII surrender

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida prepares to offer flowers at the Chidorigafuchi National Cemetery for unidentified Japanese war dead in Tokyo on Aug. 15, 2024, the 79th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II.

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Yasukuni shrine

Yasukuni shrine

A cross-party group of Japanese lawmakers visit Tokyo's Yasukuni shrine, seen by Asian neighbors as a symbol of the country's past militarism for enshrining war dead as well as the country's wartime leaders convicted as war criminals, on the 79th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II on Aug. 15, 2024.

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Japan marks 79th anniv. of WWII surrender

Japan marks 79th anniv. of WWII surrender

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida delivers a speech during a memorial ceremony marking the 79th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II at Nippon Budokan hall in Tokyo on Aug. 15, 2024.

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Japan marks 79th anniv. of WWII surrender

Japan marks 79th anniv. of WWII surrender

Japanese Emperor Naruhito, accompanied by Empress Masako, delivers a speech during a memorial ceremony marking the 79th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II at Nippon Budokan hall in Tokyo on Aug. 15, 2024.

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Japan marks 79th anniv. of WWII surrender

Japan marks 79th anniv. of WWII surrender

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako observe a moment of silence during a memorial ceremony marking the 79th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II at Nippon Budokan hall in Tokyo on Aug. 15, 2024.

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Japan marks 79th anniv. of WWII surrender

Japan marks 79th anniv. of WWII surrender

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako attend a memorial ceremony marking the 79th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II at Nippon Budokan hall in Tokyo on Aug. 15, 2024.

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Japan marks 79th anniv. of WWII surrender

Japan marks 79th anniv. of WWII surrender

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako observe a moment of silence during a memorial ceremony marking the 79th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II at Nippon Budokan hall in Tokyo on Aug. 15, 2024.

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Japan marks 79th anniv. of WWII surrender

Japan marks 79th anniv. of WWII surrender

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako observe a moment of silence during a memorial ceremony marking the 79th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II at Nippon Budokan hall in Tokyo on Aug. 15, 2024.

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Japan marks 79th anniv. of WWII surrender

Japan marks 79th anniv. of WWII surrender

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako attend a memorial ceremony marking the 79th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II at Nippon Budokan hall in Tokyo on Aug. 15, 2024.

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Japan marks 79th anniv. of WWII surrender

Japan marks 79th anniv. of WWII surrender

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako attend a memorial ceremony marking the 79th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II at Nippon Budokan hall in Tokyo on Aug. 15, 2024.

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Yasukuni shrine

Yasukuni shrine

Former Japanese economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi visits Tokyo's Yasukuni shrine, seen by Japan's Asian neighbors as a symbol of its past militarism as it honors the souls of Japan's more than 2.4 million war dead as well as the country's wartime leaders convicted as war criminals, on Aug. 15, 2024, the 79th anniversary of the end of World War II.

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Yasukuni shrine

Yasukuni shrine

Japanese economic security minister Sanae Takaichi visits Tokyo's Yasukuni shrine, seen by Japan's Asian neighbors as a symbol of its past militarism as it honors the souls of Japan's more than 2.4 million war dead as well as the country's wartime leaders convicted as war criminals, on Aug. 15, 2024, the 79th anniversary of the end of World War II.

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Yasukuni shrine

Yasukuni shrine

Former Japanese Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi visits Tokyo's Yasukuni shrine, seen by Japan's Asian neighbors as a symbol of its past militarism as it honors the souls of Japan's more than 2.4 million war dead as well as the country's wartime leaders convicted as war criminals, on Aug. 15, 2024, the 79th anniversary of the end of World War II.

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Yasukuni shrine

Yasukuni shrine

Japanese economic revitalization minister Yoshitaka Shindo visits Tokyo's Yasukuni shrine, seen by Japan's Asian neighbors as a symbol of its past militarism as it honors the souls of Japan's more than 2.4 million war dead as well as the country's wartime leaders convicted as war criminals, on Aug. 15, 2024, the 79th anniversary of the end of World War II.

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Yasukuni shrine

Yasukuni shrine

Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara visits Tokyo's Yasukuni shrine, seen by Japan's Asian neighbors as a symbol of its past militarism as it honors the souls of Japan's more than 2.4 million war dead as well as the country's wartime leaders convicted as war criminals, on Aug. 15, 2024, the 79th anniversary of the end of World War II.

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Yasukuni shrine

Yasukuni shrine

People visit Tokyo's Yasukuni shrine, seen by Japan's Asian neighbors as a symbol of its past militarism as it honors the souls of Japan's more than 2.4 million war dead as well as the country's wartime leaders convicted as war criminals, on Aug. 15, 2024, the 79th anniversary of the end of World War II.

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Yasukuni shrine

Yasukuni shrine

People visit Tokyo's Yasukuni shrine, seen by Japan's Asian neighbors as a symbol of its past militarism as it honors the souls of Japan's more than 2.4 million war dead as well as the country's wartime leaders convicted as war criminals, on Aug. 15, 2024, the 79th anniversary of the end of World War II.

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Yasukuni shrine

Yasukuni shrine

People visit Tokyo's Yasukuni shrine, seen by Japan's Asian neighbors as a symbol of its past militarism as it honors the souls of Japan's more than 2.4 million war dead as well as the country's wartime leaders convicted as war criminals, on Aug. 15, 2024, the 79th anniversary of the end of World War II.

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Yasukuni shrine

Yasukuni shrine

People visit Tokyo's Yasukuni shrine, seen by Japan's Asian neighbors as a symbol of its past militarism as it honors the souls of Japan's more than 2.4 million war dead as well as the country's wartime leaders convicted as war criminals, on Aug. 15, 2024, the 79th anniversary of the end of World War II.

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Yasukuni shrine

Yasukuni shrine

People visit Tokyo's Yasukuni shrine, seen by Japan's Asian neighbors as a symbol of its past militarism as it honors the souls of Japan's more than 2.4 million war dead as well as the country's wartime leaders convicted as war criminals, on Aug. 15, 2024, the 79th anniversary of the end of World War II.

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