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Father of woman abducted by N. Korea dies at 96 without reunion

Akihiro Arimoto (R), whose daughter Keiko was taken to North Korea in 1983 at age 23, and Sakie Yokota, 89, whose daughter Megumi was abducted by North Korea in 1977 at age 13, attend a meeting in Tokyo on Aug. 2, 2023. Arimoto had died of natural causes aged 96 without seeing his daughter, his family said on Feb. 17, 2025, leaving Yokota as the only surviving parent of an individual listed by Japan as having been abducted by North Korea. (Pool photo)

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JAL President Akasaka

Japan Airlines Co. President Yuji Akasaka gives an interview in Tokyo on Aug. 2, 2023.

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JAL President Akasaka

Japan Airlines Co. President Yuji Akasaka gives an interview in Tokyo on Aug. 2, 2023.

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JAL President Akasaka

Japan Airlines Co. President Yuji Akasaka gives an interview in Tokyo on Aug. 2, 2023.

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Aftermath of torrential rain in China

A local resident walks on a street flooded by recent torrential rain in Beijing on Aug. 2, 2023.

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Scene in Ukraine

Photo taken on Aug. 2, 2023, shows a damaged building in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv during Russia's war on the country.

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Scene in Ukraine

Photo taken on Aug. 2, 2023, shows a damaged building in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv during Russia's war on the country.

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Baseball: Angels vs. Braves

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels is out at second base as C.J. Cron grounds into a double play in the first inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves on Aug. 2, 2023, at Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Baseball: Angels vs. Braves

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels waits for his at-bat in the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves on Aug. 2, 2023, at Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Baseball: Angels vs. Braves

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels scores on a triple by Eduardo Escobar in the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves on Aug. 2, 2023, at Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels hits a single in the first inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves on Aug. 2, 2023, at Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Baseball: Angels vs. Braves

Shohei Otyani of the Los Angeles Angels hits a single in the first inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves on Aug. 2, 2023, at Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia.

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CORRECTED: Baseball: Angels vs. Braves

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels hits a single in the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves on Aug. 2, 2023, at Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia.

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CORRECTED: Baseball: Angels vs. Braves

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels hits a single in the first inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves on Aug. 2, 2023, at Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia.

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CORRECTED: Baseball: Angels vs. Braves

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels strikes out in the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves on Aug. 2, 2023, at Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia.

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CORRECTED: Baseball: Angels vs. Braves

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels hits a single in the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves on Aug. 2, 2023, at Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia.

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CORRECTED: Baseball: Angels vs. Braves

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels hits a single in the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves on Aug. 2, 2023, at Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia.

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CORRECTED: Baseball: Angels vs. Braves

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels hits a single in the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves on Aug. 2, 2023, at Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia.

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CORRECTED: Baseball: Angels vs. Braves

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels strikes out in the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves on Aug. 2, 2023, at Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Toyota Motor's Land Cruiser "250"

Photo taken on Aug. 2, 2023, shows Toyota Motor Corp.'s Land Cruiser "250" in Tokyo.

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Toyota Motor's Land Cruiser "250"

Photo taken on Aug. 2, 2023, shows Toyota Motor Corp.'s Land Cruiser "250" in Tokyo.

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Aomori Nebuta Festival in northeastern Japan

A colorful lantern float is paraded through the streets in the northeastern Japan city of Aomori on Aug. 2, 2023, the first day of the six-day Aomori Nebuta Festival.

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Aomori Nebuta Festival in northeastern Japan

Colorful lantern floats are paraded through the streets in the northeastern Japan city of Aomori on Aug. 2, 2023, the first day of the six-day Aomori Nebuta Festival.

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Aomori Nebuta Festival in northeastern Japan

Colorful lantern floats are paraded through the streets in the northeastern Japan city of Aomori on Aug. 2, 2023, the first day of the six-day Aomori Nebuta Festival.

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Japan PM Kishida

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida leaves the premier's office in Tokyo in the evening of Aug. 2, 2023.

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Japan PM Kishida

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida leaves the premier's office in Tokyo in the evening of Aug. 2, 2023.

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Powerful typhoon approaches Japan's Okinawa

A tree lies uprooted on a street in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, on Aug. 2, 2023, as typhoon Khanun, the sixth of the season, batters the southern Japanese island prefecture.

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Powerful typhoon approaches Japan's Okinawa

A motorbike lies on its side on a street in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, on Aug. 2, 2023, as typhoon Khanun, the sixth of the season, batters the southern Japanese island prefecture.

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Powerful typhoon approaches Japan's Okinawa

A tree lies uprooted on a street in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, on Aug. 2, 2023, as typhoon Khanun, the sixth of the season, batters the southern Japanese island prefecture.

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Aftermath of heavy rain in China

Photo taken on Aug. 2, 2023, shows a bridge collapsed in the wake of recent torrential rain in Beijing.

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Aftermath of heavy rain in China

Photo taken on Aug. 2, 2023, shows a bridge collapsed in the wake of recent torrential rain in Beijing.

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Aftermath of heavy rain in China

A man cleans up a store in the aftermath of recent torrential rain in Beijing on Aug. 2, 2023.

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Aftermath of heavy rain in China

People walk through an inundated street in Beijing on Aug. 2, 2023, following torrential rain.

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Aftermath of heavy rain in China

People walk with shovels in an area hit hard by recent torrential rain in Beijing on Aug. 2, 2023.

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Aftermath of heavy rain in China

A cyclist goes through an inundated area in Beijing on Aug. 2, 2023, following torrential rain.

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Aftermath of heavy rain in China

A child tosses debris in an area hit hard by recent torrential rain in Beijing on Aug. 2, 2023.

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Photo exhibition held in Tokyo on iconic N. Korea abductee

A photo exhibition on Megumi Yokota, who has become a symbol of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago, is held at the Nihombashi Takashimaya department store gallery in Tokyo on Aug. 2, 2023. Her mother Sakie (R) and Akihiro Arimoto, father of Keiko among the abductees, visit the exhibition. (Pool photo)

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Photo exhibition held in Tokyo on iconic N. Korea abductee

A photo exhibition on Megumi Yokota, who has become a symbol of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago, is held at the Nihombashi Takashimaya department store gallery in Tokyo on Aug. 2, 2023, with her mother Sakie (R) visiting. Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno (C), who doubles as minister in charge of the abduction issue, also visits the exhibition. (Pool photo)

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Photo exhibition held in Tokyo on iconic N. Korea abductee

A photo exhibition on Megumi Yokota, who has become a symbol of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago, is held at the Nihombashi Takashimaya department store gallery in Tokyo on Aug. 2, 2023. Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno (front), who doubles as minister in charge of the abduction issue, and Megumi's mother Sakie (2nd from L) visit the exhibition. (Pool photo)

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15-year-high gasoline prices in Japan

A price board at a gas station in Nagoya, central Japan, shows regular gasoline at 175 yen ($1.23) per liter on Aug. 2, 2023. Industry ministry data released the same day shows the average retail price for regular gasoline in Japan hit 176.70 yen per liter as of July 31, its highest in about 15 years.

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15-year-high gasoline prices in Japan

A price board at a gas station in Tokyo shows regular gasoline at 180 yen ($1.27) per liter on Aug. 2, 2023. Industry ministry data released the same day shows the average retail price for regular gasoline in Japan hit 176.70 yen per liter as of July 31, its highest in about 15 years.

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15-year-high gasoline prices in Japan

A price board at a gas station in Tokyo shows regular gasoline at 180 yen ($1.27) per liter on Aug. 2, 2023. Industry ministry data released the same day shows the average retail price for regular gasoline in Japan hit 176.70 yen per liter as of July 31, its highest in about 15 years.

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Rakuten CEO Mikitani

Hiroshi Mikitani, chairman and CEO of Rakuten Group Inc., a Japanese e-commerce and mobile communications company, delivers a speech in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Aug. 2, 2023.

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Rakuten CEO Mikitani

Hiroshi Mikitani, chairman and CEO of Rakuten Group Inc., a Japanese e-commerce and mobile communications company, delivers a speech in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Aug. 2, 2023.

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Rakuten CEO Mikitani

Hiroshi Mikitani, chairman and CEO of Rakuten Group Inc., a Japanese e-commerce and mobile communications company, delivers a speech in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Aug. 2, 2023.

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World Cosplay Summit in Nagoya

Cosplayers pose with Nagoya Mayor Takashi Kawamura (front, C) at a city facility in Nagoya on Aug. 2, 2023, ahead of the three-day World Cosplay Summit from Aug. 4 in the central Japan city.

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World Cosplay Summit in Nagoya

Cosplayers pose with Aichi Gov. Hideaki Omura (front, C) at the prefectural government office in Nagoya on Aug. 2, 2023, ahead of the three-day World Cosplay Summit from Aug. 4 in the central Japan city.

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Photo exhibition held in Tokyo on iconic N. Korea abductee

A 13-day photo exhibition on Megumi Yokota, abducted by North Korea at age 13 in 1977, begins at the Nihombashi Takashimaya department store gallery in Tokyo on Aug. 2, 2023. Yokota, one of the 17 people officially listed by Japan as having been abducted by Pyongyang in the 1970s and 1980s, became a symbol of the still unresolved abduction issue as five of them returned home in 2002 and the other 12, including her, remain unaccounted for.