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Japan: Tokyo’s Beloved Panda Twins Depart for China Amid Fan Farewell

Twin giant pandas Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei, born and raised at Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo, departed for their return to China on Tuesday, January 27. As the two pandas left Ueno Zoo by truck in the afternoon, heading to Narita Airport, hundreds of fans gathered along the sidewalk near the zoo to see them off.

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China return for Ueno zoo pandas

A farewell message for male giant panda Xiao Xiao and his twin sister Lei Lei of Tokyo's Ueno Zoological Gardens is posted on a building of department store Matsuzakaya Ueno in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2026, ahead of their departure to China.

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China return for Ueno zoo pandas

Combined photo shows male giant panda Xiao Xiao (R) and his twin sister Lei Lei at Ueno Zoological Gardens in Tokyo on Jan. 25, 2026, ahead of their departure to China on Jan. 27. (Pool photo)

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Final viewing day for Ueno zoo pandas

People in the final group selected by lottery to view male giant panda Xiao Xiao and his twin sister Lei Lei bid farewell to him at Ueno Zoological Gardens in Tokyo on Jan. 25, 2026, before the pandas' departure for China later in the month.

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Outing of Jarramplas in Piornal - Spain

Several people during the departure of Jarramplas, on 19 January 2026, in Piornal, Cáceres, Extremadura (Spain). Jarramplas is a festival of national tourist interest, in which two eponymous characters make a route through the streets of Piornal playing a tambourine, at the same time as the locals throw vegetables at them as a punishment, because in the past Jarramplas was seen as a cattle thief. Photo by Jorge Armestar / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Outing of Jarramplas in Piornal - Spain

Several people during the departure of Jarramplas, on 19 January 2026, in Piornal, Cáceres, Extremadura (Spain). Jarramplas is a festival of national tourist interest, in which two eponymous characters make a route through the streets of Piornal playing a tambourine, at the same time as the locals throw vegetables at them as a punishment, because in the past Jarramplas was seen as a cattle thief. Photo by Jorge Armestar / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Outing of Jarramplas in Piornal - Spain

Several people during the departure of Jarramplas, on 19 January 2026, in Piornal, Cáceres, Extremadura (Spain). Jarramplas is a festival of national tourist interest, in which two eponymous characters make a route through the streets of Piornal playing a tambourine, at the same time as the locals throw vegetables at them as a punishment, because in the past Jarramplas was seen as a cattle thief. Photo by Jorge Armestar / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Outing of Jarramplas in Piornal - Spain

Several people during the departure of Jarramplas, on 19 January 2026, in Piornal, Cáceres, Extremadura (Spain). Jarramplas is a festival of national tourist interest, in which two eponymous characters make a route through the streets of Piornal playing a tambourine, at the same time as the locals throw vegetables at them as a punishment, because in the past Jarramplas was seen as a cattle thief. Photo by Jorge Armestar / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Outing of Jarramplas in Piornal - Spain

Several people during the departure of Jarramplas, on 19 January 2026, in Piornal, Cáceres, Extremadura (Spain). Jarramplas is a festival of national tourist interest, in which two eponymous characters make a route through the streets of Piornal playing a tambourine, at the same time as the locals throw vegetables at them as a punishment, because in the past Jarramplas was seen as a cattle thief. Photo by Jorge Armestar / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Outing of Jarramplas in Piornal - Spain

Several people during the departure of Jarramplas, on 19 January 2026, in Piornal, Cáceres, Extremadura (Spain). Jarramplas is a festival of national tourist interest, in which two eponymous characters make a route through the streets of Piornal playing a tambourine, at the same time as the locals throw vegetables at them as a punishment, because in the past Jarramplas was seen as a cattle thief. Photo by Jorge Armestar / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Outing of Jarramplas in Piornal - Spain

Several people during the departure of Jarramplas, on 19 January 2026, in Piornal, Cáceres, Extremadura (Spain). Jarramplas is a festival of national tourist interest, in which two eponymous characters make a route through the streets of Piornal playing a tambourine, at the same time as the locals throw vegetables at them as a punishment, because in the past Jarramplas was seen as a cattle thief. Photo by Jorge Armestar / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Outing of Jarramplas in Piornal - Spain

David Moreno during the departure of Jarramplas, on 19 January 2026, in Piornal, Cáceres, Extremadura (Spain). Jarramplas is a festival of national tourist interest, in which two eponymous characters make a tour through the streets of Piornal playing a tambourine, while the neighbours throw vegetables and greens at them as a punishment, because in the past Jarramplas was seen as a cattle thief. Photo by Jorge Armestar / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Outing of Jarramplas in Piornal - Spain

Several people during the departure of Jarramplas, on 19 January 2026, in Piornal, Cáceres, Extremadura (Spain). Jarramplas is a festival of national tourist interest, in which two eponymous characters make a route through the streets of Piornal playing a tambourine, at the same time as the locals throw vegetables at them as a punishment, because in the past Jarramplas was seen as a cattle thief. Photo by Jorge Armestar / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Outing of Jarramplas in Piornal - Spain

Marcos Ramos during the departure of Jarramplas, on 19 January 2026, in Piornal, Cáceres, Extremadura (Spain). Jarramplas is a festival of national tourist interest, in which two eponymous characters make a route through the streets of Piornal playing a tambourine, at the same time as the neighbours throw vegetables at them as a punishment, because in the past Jarramplas was seen as a cattle thief. Photo by Jorge Armestar / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Outing of Jarramplas in Piornal - Spain

Several people during the departure of Jarramplas, on 19 January 2026, in Piornal, Cáceres, Extremadura (Spain). Jarramplas is a festival of national tourist interest, in which two eponymous characters make a route through the streets of Piornal playing a tambourine, at the same time as the locals throw vegetables at them as a punishment, because in the past Jarramplas was seen as a cattle thief. Photo by Jorge Armestar / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Outing of Jarramplas in Piornal - Spain

Several people during the departure of Jarramplas, on 19 January 2026, in Piornal, Cáceres, Extremadura (Spain). Jarramplas is a festival of national tourist interest, in which two eponymous characters make a route through the streets of Piornal playing a tambourine, at the same time as the locals throw vegetables at them as a punishment, because in the past Jarramplas was seen as a cattle thief. Photo by Jorge Armestar / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Outing of Jarramplas in Piornal - Spain

David Moreno during the departure of Jarramplas, on 19 January 2026, in Piornal, Cáceres, Extremadura (Spain). Jarramplas is a festival of national tourist interest, in which two eponymous characters make a tour through the streets of Piornal playing a tambourine, while the neighbours throw vegetables and greens at them as a punishment, because in the past Jarramplas was seen as a cattle thief. Photo by Jorge Armestar / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Trump departs the White House for Detroit, Michgan

The American flag flutters in the breeze prior to US President Donald J. Trump’s departure on Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 13 January 2026. President Trump is traveling to Detroit, Michigan to deliver remarks at the Detroit Economic Club.

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President Trump departs the White House for Detroit, Michgan

The American flag flutters in the breeze prior to US President Donald J. Trump’s departure on Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 13 January 2026. President Trump is traveling to Detroit, Michigan to deliver remarks at the Detroit Economic Club.

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Training Ship Elcano - Spain

Guadiamarines of the training ship 'Juan Sebastian de Elcano' at the departure from the port of Cadiz, on January 10, 2026, in Cadiz (Andalusia, Spain). The training ship 'Juan Sebastián Elcano' of the Navy will start this Saturday, January 10, its 98th training cruise, departing from Cadiz and visiting 11 ports, ten of them in the Caribbean Sea area and the east coast of the United States, ending again at the Cadiz dock on July 31, 2026. Photo by Nacho Frade / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Training Ship Elcano - Spain

The training ship 'Juan Sebastián de Elcano' during the departure from the port of Cádiz, on January 10, 2026, in Cádiz (Andalusia, Spain). The Navy's training ship 'Juan Sebastián Elcano' will start this Saturday, January 10, its 98th training cruise, departing from Cadiz and visiting 11 ports, ten of them in the Caribbean Sea area and the east coast of the United States, ending again at the Cadiz dock on July 31, 2026. Photo by Nacho Frade / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Training Ship Elcano - Spain

The training ship 'Juan Sebastián de Elcano' during the departure from the port of Cádiz, on January 10, 2026, in Cádiz (Andalusia, Spain). The Navy's training ship 'Juan Sebastián Elcano' will start this Saturday, January 10, its 98th training cruise, departing from Cadiz and visiting 11 ports, ten of them in the Caribbean Sea area and the east coast of the United States, ending again at the Cadiz dock on July 31, 2026. Photo by Nacho Frade / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Training Ship Elcano - Spain

Guadiamarines of the training ship 'Juan Sebastian de Elcano' during the departure from the port of Cadiz, on January 10, 2026, in Cadiz (Andalusia, Spain). The Navy's training ship 'Juan Sebastián Elcano' will start this Saturday, January 10, its 98th training cruise, departing from Cadiz and visiting 11 ports, ten of them in the Caribbean Sea area and the east coast of the United States, ending again at the Cadiz dock on July 31, 2026. Photo by Nacho Frade / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Training Ship Elcano - Spain

The training ship 'Juan Sebastián de Elcano' during the departure from the port of Cádiz, on January 10, 2026, in Cádiz (Andalusia, Spain). The Navy's training ship 'Juan Sebastián Elcano' will start this Saturday, January 10, its 98th training cruise, departing from Cadiz and visiting 11 ports, ten of them in the Caribbean Sea area and the east coast of the United States, ending again at the Cadiz dock on July 31, 2026. Photo by Nacho Frade / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Training Ship Elcano - Spain

Officers of the training ship 'Juan Sebastian de Elcano' during the departure from the port of Cadiz, January 10, 2026, in Cadiz (Andalusia, Spain). The Navy training ship 'Juan Sebastián Elcano' will start this Saturday, January 10, its 98th training cruise, departing from Cadiz and visiting 11 ports, ten of them in the Caribbean Sea area and the east coast of the United States, ending again at the Cadiz dock on July 31, 2026. Photo by Nacho Frade / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Training Ship Elcano - Spain

Guadiamarines of the training ship 'Juan Sebastian de Elcano' during the departure from the port of Cadiz, on January 10, 2026, in Cadiz (Andalusia, Spain). The Navy's training ship 'Juan Sebastián Elcano' will start this Saturday, January 10, its 98th training cruise, departing from Cadiz and visiting 11 ports, ten of them in the Caribbean Sea area and the east coast of the United States, ending again at the Cadiz dock on July 31, 2026. Photo by Nacho Frade / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Training Ship Elcano - Spain

Guadiamarines of the training ship 'Juan Sebastian de Elcano' during the departure from the port of Cadiz, on January 10, 2026, in Cadiz (Andalusia, Spain). The Navy's training ship 'Juan Sebastián Elcano' will start this Saturday, January 10, its 98th training cruise, departing from Cadiz and visiting 11 ports, ten of them in the Caribbean Sea area and the east coast of the United States, ending again at the Cadiz dock on July 31, 2026. Photo by Nacho Frade / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Training Ship Elcano - Spain

The training ship 'Juan Sebastián de Elcano' during the departure from the port of Cádiz, on January 10, 2026, in Cádiz (Andalusia, Spain). The Navy's training ship 'Juan Sebastián Elcano' will start this Saturday, January 10, its 98th training cruise, departing from Cadiz and visiting 11 ports, ten of them in the Caribbean Sea area and the east coast of the United States, ending again at the Cadiz dock on July 31, 2026. Photo by Nacho Frade / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Training Ship Elcano - Spain

Guadiamarines of the training ship 'Juan Sebastian de Elcano' during the departure from the port of Cadiz, on January 10, 2026, in Cadiz (Andalusia, Spain). The Navy's training ship 'Juan Sebastián Elcano' will start this Saturday, January 10, its 98th training cruise, departing from Cadiz and visiting 11 ports, ten of them in the Caribbean Sea area and the east coast of the United States, ending again at the Cadiz dock on July 31, 2026. Photo by Nacho Frade / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Training Ship Elcano - Spain

Guadiamarines of the training ship 'Juan Sebastian de Elcano' during the departure from the port of Cadiz, on January 10, 2026, in Cadiz (Andalusia, Spain). The Navy's training ship 'Juan Sebastián Elcano' will start this Saturday, January 10, its 98th training cruise, departing from Cadiz and visiting 11 ports, ten of them in the Caribbean Sea area and the east coast of the United States, ending again at the Cadiz dock on July 31, 2026. Photo by Nacho Frade / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Training Ship Elcano - Spain

Midshipmen of the training ship 'Juan Sebastian de Elcano' during the departure from the port of Cadiz, on January 10, 2026, in Cadiz (Andalusia, Spain). The Navy training ship 'Juan Sebastián Elcano' will start this Saturday, January 10, its 98th training cruise, departing from Cadiz and visiting 11 ports, ten of them in the Caribbean Sea area and the east coast of the United States, ending again at the Cadiz dock on July 31, 2026. Photo by Nacho Frade / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Training Ship Elcano - Spain

Guadiamarines of the training ship 'Juan Sebastian de Elcano' at the departure from the port of Cadiz, on January 10, 2026, in Cadiz (Andalusia, Spain). The training ship 'Juan Sebastián Elcano' of the Navy will start this Saturday, January 10, its 98th training cruise, departing from Cadiz and visiting 11 ports, ten of them in the Caribbean Sea area and the east coast of the United States, ending again at the Cadiz dock on July 31, 2026. Photo by Nacho Frade / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Training Ship Elcano - Spain

An officer of the training ship 'Juan Sebastian de Elcano' during the departure from the port of Cadiz, January 10, 2026, in Cadiz (Andalusia, Spain). The Navy's training ship 'Juan Sebastián Elcano' will begin its 98th training cruise this Saturday, Jan. 10, departing from Cadiz and visiting 11 ports, ten of them in the Caribbean Sea area and the east coast of the United States, ending back at the Cadiz dock on July 31, 2026. Photo by Nacho Frade / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Training Ship Elcano - Spain

Guadiamarines of the training ship 'Juan Sebastian de Elcano' during the departure from the port of Cadiz, on January 10, 2026, in Cadiz (Andalusia, Spain). The Navy's training ship 'Juan Sebastián Elcano' will start this Saturday, January 10, its 98th training cruise, departing from Cadiz and visiting 11 ports, ten of them in the Caribbean Sea area and the east coast of the United States, ending again at the Cadiz dock on July 31, 2026. Photo by Nacho Frade / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Training Ship Elcano - Spain

Guadiamarines of the training ship 'Juan Sebastian de Elcano' during the departure from the port of Cadiz, on January 10, 2026, in Cadiz (Andalusia, Spain). The Navy's training ship 'Juan Sebastián Elcano' will start this Saturday, January 10, its 98th training cruise, departing from Cadiz and visiting 11 ports, ten of them in the Caribbean Sea area and the east coast of the United States, ending again at the Cadiz dock on July 31, 2026. Photo by Nacho Frade / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Training Ship Elcano - Spain

A midshipman of the training ship 'Juan Sebastian de Elcano' during the departure from the port of Cadiz, on January 10, 2026, in Cadiz (Andalusia, Spain). The Navy training ship 'Juan Sebastián Elcano' will start this Saturday, January 10, its 98th training cruise, departing from Cadiz and visiting 11 ports, ten of them in the Caribbean Sea area and the east coast of the United States, ending again at the Cadiz dock on July 31, 2026. Photo by Nacho Frade / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Training Ship Elcano - Spain

Guadiamarines of the training ship 'Juan Sebastian de Elcano' during the departure from the port of Cadiz, on January 10, 2026, in Cadiz (Andalusia, Spain). The Navy's training ship 'Juan Sebastián Elcano' will start this Saturday, January 10, its 98th training cruise, departing from Cadiz and visiting 11 ports, ten of them in the Caribbean Sea area and the east coast of the United States, ending again at the Cadiz dock on July 31, 2026. Photo by Nacho Frade / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Training Ship Elcano - Spain

Guadiamarines of the training ship 'Juan Sebastian de Elcano' at the departure from the port of Cadiz, on January 10, 2026, in Cadiz (Andalusia, Spain). The training ship 'Juan Sebastián Elcano' of the Navy will start this Saturday, January 10, its 98th training cruise, departing from Cadiz and visiting 11 ports, ten of them in the Caribbean Sea area and the east coast of the United States, ending again at the Cadiz dock on July 31, 2026. Photo by Nacho Frade / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Farmers procession through the streets of Toulouse

Departure of the procession with the tractor bearing a Victory Cross in the foreground. Deposits of personalized crosses at the gates of the Toulouse Courthouse. Action by the farmers union against the government s management of contagious nodular dermatitis (DNC) and the slaughter of herds. Joint mobilization bringing together the Coordination Rurale (CR), the Departmental Federation of Farmers Unions (FDSEA), the Young Farmers (JA) and the Confederation Paysanne. Palais de Justice, Capitole, and Prefecture: symbolic crosses for the 106 cows slaughtered due to contagious nodular dermatitis. France, Toulouse, January 3, 2026. Photo by Patricia Huchot-Boissier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aravis Range

FRANCE, HAUTE-SAVOIE (74) ARAVIS MOUNTAINS, LE GRAND-BORNAND SKI RESORT, THE VALLEY OF BOUCHET, THE CHAPEL OF BOUCHET FOUNDED IN 1704, DEPARTURE OF CROSS-COUNTRY SKI TRAILS Photo by Jarry Tripelon/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aravis Range

FRANCE, HAUTE-SAVOIE (74) ARAVIS MOUNTAINS, LE GRAND-BORNAND SKI RESORT, THE VALLEY OF BOUCHET, DEPARTURE OF CROSS-COUNTRY SKI TRAILS, ESF CROSS-COUNTRY SKI INSTRUCTOR Photo by Jarry Tripelon/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aravis Range

FRANCE, HAUTE-SAVOIE (74) ARAVIS MOUNTAINS, LE GRAND-BORNAND SKI RESORT, THE VALLEY OF BOUCHET, DEPARTURE OF CROSS-COUNTRY SKI TRAILS, IN BACKGROUND LES FERMES DE PIERRE ET ANNA CHALET HOTEL Photo by Jarry Tripelon/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aravis Range

FRANCE, HAUTE-SAVOIE (74) ARAVIS MOUNTAINS, LE GRAND-BORNAND SKI RESORT, THE VALLEY OF BOUCHET, DEPARTURE OF CROSS-COUNTRY SKI TRAILS, IN BACKGROUND LES FERMES DE PIERRE ET ANNA CHALET HOTEL Photo by Jarry Tripelon/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aravis Range

FRANCE, HAUTE-SAVOIE (74) ARAVIS MOUNTAINS, LE GRAND-BORNAND SKI RESORT, THE VALLEY OF BOUCHET, THE CHAPEL OF BOUCHET FOUNDED IN 1704, DEPARTURE OF CROSS-COUNTRY SKI TRAILS Photo by Jarry Tripelon/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aravis Range

FRANCE, HAUTE-SAVOIE (74) ARAVIS MOUNTAINS, LE GRAND-BORNAND SKI RESORT, THE VALLEY OF BOUCHET, THE CHAPEL OF BOUCHET FOUNDED IN 1704, DEPARTURE OF CROSS-COUNTRY SKI TRAILS Photo by Jarry Tripelon/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aravis Range

FRANCE, HAUTE-SAVOIE (74) ARAVIS MOUNTAINS, LE GRAND-BORNAND SKI RESORT, THE VALLEY OF BOUCHET, DEPARTURE OF CROSS-COUNTRY SKI TRAILS, IN BACKGROUND LES FERMES DE PIERRE ET ANNA CHALET HOTEL Photo by Jarry Tripelon/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Year-end holiday travelers

A departure lobby for domestic flights at Haneda airport in Tokyo is crowded on Dec. 27, 2025, with people heading to their hometowns, resort areas and elsewhere for year-end and New Year holidays.

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Year-end holiday travelers

A departure lobby for domestic flights at Haneda airport in Tokyo is crowded on Dec. 27, 2025, with people heading to their hometowns, resort areas and elsewhere for year-end and New Year holidays.

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Year-end holiday travelers

A departure lobby for domestic flights at Haneda airport in Tokyo is crowded on Dec. 27, 2025, with people heading to their hometowns, resort areas and elsewhere for year-end and New Year holidays.

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Year-end holiday travelers

A departure lobby for domestic flights at Haneda airport in Tokyo is crowded on Dec. 27, 2025, with people heading to their hometowns, resort areas and elsewhere for year-end and New Year holidays.