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Four giant pandas at western Japan zoo

Four giant pandas at western Japan zoo

Giant pandas, (from top L, clockwise) Rauhin, Yuihin, Fuhin and Saihin, are pictured at Adventure World in Shirahama, Wakayama Prefecture, on May 11, 2025, Sept. 18, 2022, Dec. 24, 2024 and Aug. 14, 2024, respectively. All four giant pandas on loan to the western Japan zoo are set to leave on June 28, 2025, to return to China.

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Giant pandas at western Japan zoo

Giant pandas at western Japan zoo

Giant pandas -- (from top L, clockwise) Rauhin, Yuihin, Saihin and Fuhin -- are pictured at Adventure World zoo and amusement park in Shirahama in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on May 11, 2025, Sept. 18, 2022, Aug. 14, 2024, and Dec. 24, 2024, respectively.

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Suzuki Motor's former leader Osamu Suzuki dies at 94

Suzuki Motor's former leader Osamu Suzuki dies at 94

Photo taken on Feb. 14, 2020, shows Suzuki Motor Corp. Chairman Osamu Suzuki during an interview in Hamamatsu, the central Japan city where his company is based. Suzuki died of malignant lymphoma at age 94 on Dec. 25, 2024.

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JAL under cyberattack

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 26 Kyodo - A member of Japan Airlines' ground staff responds to passengers at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Dec. 26, 2024, after a cyberattack disrupted the company's systems. The attack began around 7:25 a.m. the same day, delaying at least 14 domestic flights and affecting some international flights. (Kyodo)

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1st anniversary of Jan. 1 quake in central Japan

1st anniversary of Jan. 1 quake in central Japan

Combined photo shows a gutted morning market in Wajima in central Japan's Ishikawa Prefecture on Jan. 6, 2024 (top), following a powerful earthquake on Jan. 1, and the same site on Dec. 14, ahead of the disaster's first anniversary.

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JAL under cyberattack

JAL under cyberattack

Passengers line up at a Japan Airlines check-in counter at Osaka airport, straddling Hyogo and Osaka prefectures in western Japan, on Dec. 26, 2024, after a cyberattack disrupted the company's systems. The attack began around 7:25 a.m. the same day, delaying at least 14 domestic flights and affecting some international flights.

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JAL under cyberattack

JAL under cyberattack

A Japan Airlines ground staff member (front, R) responds to a passenger at Osaka airport straddling Hyogo and Osaka prefectures, western Japan, on Dec. 26, 2024, after a cyberattack disrupted the company's systems. The attack began around 7:25 a.m. the same day, delaying at least 14 domestic flights and affecting some international flights

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JAL under cyberattack

JAL under cyberattack

A member of Japan Airlines' ground staff responds to passengers at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Dec. 26, 2024, after a cyberattack disrupted the company's systems. The attack began around 7:25 a.m. the same day, delaying at least 14 domestic flights and affecting some international flights.

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JAL under cyberattack

JAL under cyberattack

Photo taken Dec. 26, 2024, shows Japan Airlines aircraft at Tokyo's Haneda airport. A cyberattack on the company's system network that began around 7:25 a.m. the same day caused at least 14 domestic flights to be delayed, with some international flights also affected.

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JAL under cyberattack

JAL under cyberattack

Photo taken Dec. 26, 2024, shows Japan Airlines aircraft at Tokyo's Haneda airport. A cyberattack on the company's system network that began around 7:25 a.m. the same day caused at least 14 domestic flights to be delayed, with some international flights also affected.

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JAL under cyberattack

JAL under cyberattack

Photo taken Dec. 26, 2024, shows Japan Airlines aircraft at Tokyo's Haneda airport. A cyberattack on the company's system network that began around 7:25 a.m. the same day caused at least 14 domestic flights to be delayed, with some international flights also affected.

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JAL under cyberattack

JAL under cyberattack

An electronic sign at Tokyo's Haneda Airport informs passengers of a problem with Japan Airlines' network on Dec. 26, 2024. The airline later said its system was under a cyberattack that began around 7:25 a.m. the same day and caused at least 14 domestic flight delays, with some international flights also affected.

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JAL under cyberattack

JAL under cyberattack

An electronic sign at Tokyo's Haneda airport informs passengers of a problem with Japan Airlines' network on Dec. 26, 2024. The airline later said its system was under a cyberattack that began around 7:25 a.m. the same day and caused at least 14 domestic flight delays, with some international flights also affected.

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Golf: Rio Takeda

Golf: Rio Takeda

Japanese professional golfer Rio Takeda gives an interview in the southwestern Japan city of Kumamoto on Dec. 14, 2024.

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Golf: Rio Takeda

Golf: Rio Takeda

Japanese professional golfer Rio Takeda gives an interview in the southwestern Japan city of Kumamoto on Dec. 14, 2024.

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Protest against U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

Protest against U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

Anti-base protesters in canoes in waters off Nago in Okinawa Prefecture on Dec. 14, 2024, show their opposition to the planned relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma to the coastal area from another part of the southern Japanese island prefecture, exactly six years after offshore landfill work for the transfer began.

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Protest against U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

Protest against U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

An anti-base protester in a canoe in waters off Nago in Okinawa Prefecture on Dec. 14, 2024, shows opposition to the planned relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma to the coastal area from another part of the southern Japanese island prefecture, exactly six years after offshore landfill work for the transfer began.

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Shanghai Port - China

Shanghai Port - China

An aerial drone photo shows a view of Yangshan Port of Shanghai Port, east China, Dec. 18, 2024. Shanghai Port became the first in the world to see the annual container throughput exceed 50 million 20-foot equivalent units (TEUs) on Sunday. The port has ranked first globally for 14 consecutive years in terms of annual container throughput. TO GO WITH "1st Ld: Shanghai Port sees annual container throughput exceed 50 million TEUs" Photo by Fang Zhe/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Shanghai Port - China

Shanghai Port - China

An aerial drone photo shows a panoramic view of Yangshan Port of Shanghai Port, east China, Dec. 18, 2024. Shanghai Port became the first in the world to see the annual container throughput exceed 50 million 20-foot equivalent units (TEUs) on Sunday. The port has ranked first globally for 14 consecutive years in terms of annual container throughput. TO GO WITH "1st Ld: Shanghai Port sees annual container throughput exceed 50 million TEUs" Photo by Fang Zhe/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Shanghai Port - China

Shanghai Port - China

An aerial drone photo shows a panoramic view of Yangshan Port of Shanghai Port, east China, Dec. 18, 2024. Shanghai Port became the first in the world to see the annual container throughput exceed 50 million 20-foot equivalent units (TEUs) on Sunday. The port has ranked first globally for 14 consecutive years in terms of annual container throughput. TO GO WITH "1st Ld: Shanghai Port sees annual container throughput exceed 50 million TEUs" Photo by Fang Zhe/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Boxing: Ioka ahead of rematch vs. Martinez

Boxing: Ioka ahead of rematch vs. Martinez

Kazuto Ioka of Japan shadowboxes in front of the press at his gym in Tokyo on Dec. 14, 2024, ahead of his rematch against WBA super flyweight champion Fernando Martinez of Argentina on New Year's Eve in the Japanese capital.

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Boxing: Ioka ahead of rematch vs. Martinez

Boxing: Ioka ahead of rematch vs. Martinez

Kazuto Ioka of Japan poses at his gym in Tokyo on Dec. 14, 2024, ahead of his rematch against WBA super flyweight champion Fernando Martinez of Argentina on New Year's Eve in the Japanese capital.

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Boxing: Ioka ahead of rematch vs. Martinez

Boxing: Ioka ahead of rematch vs. Martinez

Kazuto Ioka of Japan speaks to the press at his gym in Tokyo on Dec. 14, 2024, ahead of his rematch against WBA super flyweight champion Fernando Martinez of Argentina on New Year's Eve in the Japanese capital.

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Chery Vehicles Export

Chery Vehicles Export

WUHU, CHINA - DECEMBER 14, 2024 - A ro-ro cargo ship is loading Chery Group cars destined for the global market at Zhujiaqiao Port area of Anhui Port Group in Wuhu, Anhui province, China, Dec 14, 2024.

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Chery Vehicles Export

Chery Vehicles Export

WUHU, CHINA - DECEMBER 14, 2024 - A ro-ro cargo ship is loading Chery Group cars destined for the global market at Zhujiaqiao Port area of Anhui Port Group in Wuhu, Anhui province, China, Dec 14, 2024.

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Chery Vehicles Export

Chery Vehicles Export

WUHU, CHINA - DECEMBER 14, 2024 - A ro-ro cargo ship is loading Chery Group cars destined for the global market at Zhujiaqiao Port area of Anhui Port Group in Wuhu, Anhui province, China, Dec 14, 2024.

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Chery Vehicles Export

Chery Vehicles Export

WUHU, CHINA - DECEMBER 14, 2024 - A ro-ro cargo ship is loading Chery Group cars destined for the global market at Zhujiaqiao Port area of Anhui Port Group in Wuhu, Anhui province, China, Dec 14, 2024.

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Chery Vehicles Export

Chery Vehicles Export

WUHU, CHINA - DECEMBER 14, 2024 - A ro-ro cargo ship is loading Chery Group cars destined for the global market at Zhujiaqiao Port area of Anhui Port Group in Wuhu, Anhui province, China, Dec 14, 2024.

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Constitutional Court in Seoul

Constitutional Court in Seoul

Photo taken on Dec. 17, 2024, shows flower wreathes placed in front of Seoul's Constitutional Court, with messages in support of President Yoon Suk Yeol. The court will decide whether to remove Yoon from office following the National Assembly's passage Dec. 14 of an impeachment motion against the president over his short-lived declaration of martial law.

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Constitutional Court in Seoul

Constitutional Court in Seoul

Photo taken on Dec. 17, 2024, shows flower wreathes placed in front of Seoul's Constitutional Court, with messages both in support of and against President Yoon Suk Yeol. The court will decide whether to remove Yoon from office following the National Assembly's passage Dec. 14 of an impeachment motion against the president over his short-lived declaration of martial law.

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Constitutional Court in Seoul

Constitutional Court in Seoul

Photo taken on Dec. 17, 2024, shows Seoul's Constitutional Court, which will decide whether to remove President Yoon Suk Yeol from office following the National Assembly's passage on Dec. 14 of an impeachment motion against him over his short-lived declaration of martial law.

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Constitutional Court in Seoul

Constitutional Court in Seoul

Photo taken on Dec. 17, 2024, shows Seoul's Constitutional Court, which will decide whether to remove President Yoon Suk Yeol from office following the National Assembly's passage on Dec. 14 of an impeachment motion against him over his short-lived declaration of martial law.

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Japan foreign minister Iwaya meets Caribbean ministers

Japan foreign minister Iwaya meets Caribbean ministers

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya (5th from R, back) and his counterparts from a group of Caribbean countries attend a Japan-CARICOM Ministerial-Level Conference at the ministry in Tokyo on Dec. 14, 2024.

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Japan Foreign Minister Iwaya meets Caribbean ministers

Japan Foreign Minister Iwaya meets Caribbean ministers

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya (C) and his counterparts from a group of Caribbean countries pose for photos at a Japan-CARICOM Ministerial-Level Conference at the ministry in Tokyo on Dec. 14, 2024.

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Japan Foreign Minister Iwaya meets Caribbean ministers

Japan Foreign Minister Iwaya meets Caribbean ministers

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya speaks to his counterparts from a group of Caribbean countries at a Japan-CARICOM Ministerial-Level Conference at the ministry in Tokyo on Dec. 14, 2024.

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Japan crown prince at ceremony in Tokyo

Japan crown prince at ceremony in Tokyo

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito makes a speech at a ceremony marking the 150th anniversary of the founding of Oji Elementary School in Tokyo on Dec. 14, 2024.

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Japan crown prince at ceremony in Tokyo

Japan crown prince at ceremony in Tokyo

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko wave to students after receiving bouquets during a ceremony marking the 150th anniversary of the founding of Oji Elementary School in Tokyo on Dec. 14, 2024.

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Japan crown prince at ceremony in Tokyo

Japan crown prince at ceremony in Tokyo

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko receive bouquets from students during a ceremony marking the 150th anniversary of the founding of Oji Elementary School in Tokyo on Dec. 14, 2024.

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Japan crown prince at ceremony in Tokyo

Japan crown prince at ceremony in Tokyo

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito makes a speech at a ceremony marking the 150th anniversary of the founding of Oji Elementary School in Tokyo on Dec. 14, 2024.

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Japan crown prince at ceremony in Tokyo

Japan crown prince at ceremony in Tokyo

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko attend a ceremony marking the 150th anniversary of the founding of Oji Elementary School in Tokyo on Dec. 14, 2024.

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Stabbing attack in fast-food restaurant

Stabbing attack in fast-food restaurant

Photo taken on Dec. 14, 2024, shows a McDonald's restaurant (back) in Kitakyushu in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Fukuoka, where two junior high school students were stabbed by a man earlier in the day. One of the two, a 15-year-old girl, died while the man remained at large following the incident.

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Stabbing attack in fast-food restaurant

Stabbing attack in fast-food restaurant

Photo taken on Dec. 14, 2024, shows a McDonald's restaurant (back) in Kitakyushu in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Fukuoka, where two junior high school students were stabbed by a man earlier in the day. One of the two, a 15-year-old girl, died while the man remained at large following the incident.

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Japan startup Space One postpones rocket launch

KUSHIMOTO, Japan, Dec. 14 Kyodo - Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Dec. 14, 2024, shows the 18-meter-long solid-fuel Kairos No. 2 rocket at the commercial spaceport in Kushimoto in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan. Space One Co., which aims to become the first Japanese firm to put a satellite into orbit, said the same day it had postponed the launch of the rocket due to strong winds.

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Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Photo taken in Futaba in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Fukushima on Dec. 14, 2024, shows Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (C) visiting an area for temporary stockpiling of soil generated in decontamination work near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. The prime minister visited the plant for the first time since taking office in October.

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Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Photo taken in Futaba in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Fukushima on Dec. 14, 2024, shows Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (C) visiting an area for temporary stockpiling of soil generated in decontamination work near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. The prime minister visited the plant for the first time since taking office in October.

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Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (front, R) visits an interim storage facility for the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Okuma in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Fukushima during his first visit to the plant since taking office on Dec. 14, 2024.

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Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (C) visits an interim storage facility for the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Okuma in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Fukushima during his first visit to the plant since taking office on Dec. 14, 2024.

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Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (L) visits the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Fukushima during his first visit to the plant since taking office on Dec. 14, 2024. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (far L) visits the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Fukushima during his first visit to the plant since taking office on Dec. 14, 2024. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (L) gets briefings on Dec. 14, 2024, from a Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. official on the decommissioning of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Fukushima during his first visit to the plant since taking office. (Pool photo) ==Kyodo

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