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Fatal accident at ski resort in Hokkaido

Fatal accident at ski resort in Hokkaido

Photo taken at a ski resort in Otaru in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Dec. 29, 2025, shows a moving walkway (L) where a fatal accident involving a 5-year-old boy occurred the previous day. The boy died after his right arm became trapped in the moving walkway.

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Fatal accident at ski resort in Hokkaido

Fatal accident at ski resort in Hokkaido

Photo taken at a ski resort in Otaru in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Dec. 28, 2025, shows a moving walkway where a fatal accident involving a 5-year-old boy occurred earlier in the day. The boy died after his right arm became trapped in the moving walkway.

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Fatal accident at ski resort in Hokkaido

Fatal accident at ski resort in Hokkaido

Flowers and juice bottles are placed at the site of a fatal accident involving a 5-year-old boy at a ski resort in Otaru in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Dec. 29, 2025. The boy died after his right arm became trapped in a moving walkway at the resort the previous day.

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[Breaking News]Japan H3 rocket mission fails

MINAMITANE, Japan, Dec. 22 Kyodo - Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Dec. 22, 2025, shows a Japanese H3 rocket lifting off from Tanegashima Space Center in Minamitane in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, with a Michibiki No. 5 satellite in its payload. The rocket failed to place the satellite into orbit after its second-stage engine prematurely cut off shortly after liftoff. (Kyodo)

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H3 rocket launch canceled

MINAMITANE, Japan, Dec. 17 Kyodo - Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Dec. 17, 2025, shows a Japanese H3 rocket at the Tanegashima Space Center in Minamitane in Kagoshima Prefecture, southern Japan. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency canceled the launch of the No. 8 rocket, loaded with the No. 5 Michibiki satellite for enhanced global positioning, due to an equipment malfunction. (Kyodo)

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Japanese H3 rocket fails to put satellite into orbit

Japanese H3 rocket fails to put satellite into orbit

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency project manager Makoto Arita attends a press conference at the Tanegashima Space Center in Minamitane, Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 22, 2025, after a Japanese H3 rocket failed to deliver the Michibiki No. 5 satellite into the target orbit.

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Japanese H3 rocket fails to put satellite into orbit

Japanese H3 rocket fails to put satellite into orbit

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency project manager Makoto Arita attends a press conference at the Tanegashima Space Center in Minamitane, Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 22, 2025, after a Japanese H3 rocket failed to deliver the Michibiki No. 5 satellite into the target orbit.

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Japanese H3 rocket fails to put satellite into orbit

Japanese H3 rocket fails to put satellite into orbit

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Vice President Masashi Okada attends a press conference at the Tanegashima Space Center in Minamitane, Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 22, 2025, after a Japanese H3 rocket failed to deliver the Michibiki No. 5 satellite into the target orbit.

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Japan H3 rocket mission fails

Japan H3 rocket mission fails

Photo taken on Dec. 22, 2025, shows smoke billowing from the Japanese H3 rocket carrying the Michibiki No. 5 satellite after liftoff from the Tanegashima Space Center in Minamitane in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan. The rocket failed to place the satellite into orbit after its second-stage engine prematurely cut off shortly after liftoff.

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Japan H3 rocket mission fails

Japan H3 rocket mission fails

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Dec. 22, 2025, shows a Japanese H3 rocket lifting off from Tanegashima Space Center in Minamitane in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, with a Michibiki No. 5 satellite in its payload. The rocket failed to place the satellite into orbit after its second-stage engine prematurely cut off shortly after liftoff.

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H3 rocket launch

H3 rocket launch

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Dec. 22, 2025, shows the liftoff of a Japanese H3 rocket carrying the Michibiki No. 5 satellite from the Tanegashima Space Center in Minamitane in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan.

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H3 rocket launch

H3 rocket launch

A Japanese H3 rocket carrying the Michibiki No. 5 satellite lifts off from the Tanegashima Space Center in Minamitane in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 22, 2025.

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H3 rocket launch

H3 rocket launch

A Japanese H3 rocket carrying the Michibiki No. 5 satellite lifts off from the Tanegashima Space Center in Minamitane in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 22, 2025.

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H3 rocket launch

H3 rocket launch

A Japanese H3 rocket carrying the Michibiki No. 5 satellite lifts off from the Tanegashima Space Center in Minamitane in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 22, 2025.

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H3 rocket launch

H3 rocket launch

A Japanese H3 rocket carrying the Michibiki No. 5 satellite lifts off from the Tanegashima Space Center in Minamitane in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 22, 2025.

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H3 rocket launch

H3 rocket launch

A Japanese H3 rocket carrying the Michibiki No. 5 satellite lifts off from the Tanegashima Space Center in Minamitane in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 22, 2025.

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NBA - Toronto Raptors v Washington Wizards

NBA - Toronto Raptors v Washington Wizards

Boston Celtics' Payton Pritchard (11) drives past Toronto Raptors' Immanuel Quickley (5) during second half NBA basketball action in Toronto on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. Photo by Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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NBA - Toronto Raptors v Washington Wizards

NBA - Toronto Raptors v Washington Wizards

Boston Celtics' Baylor Scheierman (55) steales the ball from Toronto Raptors' Immanuel Quickley (5) during second half NBA basketball action in Toronto on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. Photo by Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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NBA - Toronto Raptors v Washington Wizards

NBA - Toronto Raptors v Washington Wizards

Boston Celtics' Josh Minott (8) shoots over Toronto Raptors' Immanuel Quickley (5) during first half NBA basketball action in Toronto on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. Photo by Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Test Satellite Launch From Wenchang - China

Test Satellite Launch From Wenchang - China

A Long March-5 rocket carrying a new communication technology test satellite blasts off from the Wenchang Space Launch Site in south China's Hainan Province, Dec. 20, 2025. Launched at 8:30 p.m. (Beijing Time), the satellite has successfully entered its planned orbit. It will be mainly used to carry out multi-band and high-speed communication technology validation tests. The launch marks the 618th mission by the Long March carrier rocket series. Photo by Yang Guanyu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Test Satellite Launch From Wenchang - China

Test Satellite Launch From Wenchang - China

A Long March-5 rocket carrying a new communication technology test satellite blasts off from the Wenchang Space Launch Site in south China's Hainan Province, Dec. 20, 2025. Launched at 8:30 p.m. (Beijing Time), the satellite has successfully entered its planned orbit. It will be mainly used to carry out multi-band and high-speed communication technology validation tests. The launch marks the 618th mission by the Long March carrier rocket series. Photo by Yang Guanyu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Test Satellite Launch From Wenchang - China

Test Satellite Launch From Wenchang - China

A Long March-5 rocket carrying a new communication technology test satellite blasts off from the Wenchang Space Launch Site in south China's Hainan Province, Dec. 20, 2025. Launched at 8:30 p.m. (Beijing Time), the satellite has successfully entered its planned orbit. It will be mainly used to carry out multi-band and high-speed communication technology validation tests. The launch marks the 618th mission by the Long March carrier rocket series. Photo by Yang Guanyu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Test Satellite Launch From Wenchang - China

Test Satellite Launch From Wenchang - China

A Long March-5 rocket carrying a new communication technology test satellite blasts off from the Wenchang Space Launch Site in south China's Hainan Province, Dec. 20, 2025. Launched at 8:30 p.m. (Beijing Time), the satellite has successfully entered its planned orbit. It will be mainly used to carry out multi-band and high-speed communication technology validation tests. The launch marks the 618th mission by the Long March carrier rocket series. (Photo by Du Xinxin/Xinhua)

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Test Satellite Launch From Wenchang - China

Test Satellite Launch From Wenchang - China

A Long March-5 rocket carrying a new communication technology test satellite blasts off from the Wenchang Space Launch Site in south China's Hainan Province, Dec. 20, 2025. Launched at 8:30 p.m. (Beijing Time), the satellite has successfully entered its planned orbit. It will be mainly used to carry out multi-band and high-speed communication technology validation tests. The launch marks the 618th mission by the Long March carrier rocket series. (Photo by Du Xinxin/Xinhua)

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Test Satellite Launch From Wenchang - China

Test Satellite Launch From Wenchang - China

A Long March-5 rocket carrying a new communication technology test satellite blasts off from the Wenchang Space Launch Site in south China's Hainan Province, Dec. 20, 2025. Launched at 8:30 p.m. (Beijing Time), the satellite has successfully entered its planned orbit. It will be mainly used to carry out multi-band and high-speed communication technology validation tests. The launch marks the 618th mission by the Long March carrier rocket series. Photo by Yang Guanyu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Test Satellite Launch From Wenchang - China

Test Satellite Launch From Wenchang - China

A Long March-5 rocket carrying a new communication technology test satellite blasts off from the Wenchang Space Launch Site in south China's Hainan Province, Dec. 20, 2025. Launched at 8:30 p.m. (Beijing Time), the satellite has successfully entered its planned orbit. It will be mainly used to carry out multi-band and high-speed communication technology validation tests. The launch marks the 618th mission by the Long March carrier rocket series. (Photo by Du Xinxin/Xinhua)

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Test Satellite Launch From Wenchang - China

Test Satellite Launch From Wenchang - China

A Long March-5 rocket carrying a new communication technology test satellite blasts off from the Wenchang Space Launch Site in south China's Hainan Province, Dec. 20, 2025. Launched at 8:30 p.m. (Beijing Time), the satellite has successfully entered its planned orbit. It will be mainly used to carry out multi-band and high-speed communication technology validation tests. The launch marks the 618th mission by the Long March carrier rocket series. Photo by Yang Guanyu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Test Satellite Launch From Wenchang - China

Test Satellite Launch From Wenchang - China

A Long March-5 rocket carrying a new communication technology test satellite blasts off from the Wenchang Space Launch Site in south China's Hainan Province, Dec. 20, 2025. Launched at 8:30 p.m. (Beijing Time), the satellite has successfully entered its planned orbit. It will be mainly used to carry out multi-band and high-speed communication technology validation tests. The launch marks the 618th mission by the Long March carrier rocket series. Photo by Yang Guanyu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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H3 rocket launch canceled

H3 rocket launch canceled

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Dec. 17, 2025, shows a Japanese H3 rocket at the Tanegashima Space Center in Minamitane in Kagoshima Prefecture, southern Japan. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency canceled the launch of the No. 8 rocket, loaded with the No. 5 Michibiki satellite for enhanced global positioning, due to an equipment malfunction.

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H3 rocket launch canceled

H3 rocket launch canceled

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Dec. 17, 2025, shows a Japanese H3 rocket at the Tanegashima Space Center in Minamitane in Kagoshima Prefecture, southern Japan. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency canceled the launch of the No. 8 rocket, loaded with the No. 5 Michibiki satellite for enhanced global positioning, due to an equipment malfunction.

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H3 rocket launch canceled

H3 rocket launch canceled

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Dec. 17, 2025, shows a Japanese H3 rocket at the Tanegashima Space Center in Minamitane in Kagoshima Prefecture, southern Japan. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency canceled the launch of the No. 8 rocket, loaded with the No. 5 Michibiki satellite for enhanced global positioning, due to an equipment malfunction.

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Toyota releases new sports car

SUSONO, Japan, Dec. 5 Kyodo - Video taken on Dec. 5, 2025, shows Toyota Motor Corp.'s new GR GT sports car unveiled at an experimental community called "Woven City" in Susono, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]Nobel laureate Sakaguchi arrives in Stockholm

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Dec. 4 Kyodo - Shimon Sakaguchi, a professor at the University of Osaka and a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, arrives at Grand Hotel Stockholm in the Swedish capital on Dec. 5, 2025, ahead of the award ceremony on Dec. 10. (Kyodo)

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DRC Refugees In Bugarama - Rwanda

DRC Refugees In Bugarama - Rwanda

Displaced people from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are seen in the town of Bugarama in neighboring Rwanda, on Dec. 5, 2025. The March 23 Movement (M23) rebels have expanded their operations across several areas of South Kivu Province in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) over the past days, even as the DRC and Rwanda signed in Washington a peace deal hailed as a major step toward de-escalation in the region. Residents in the affected areas reported a FARDC pullback and the displacement of civilians fleeing the new combat zones. Hundreds of families have arrived in Uvira, while others from Kamanyola, a strategic crossroad in the province, crossed into Rwanda to escape shellfire. Photo by Zanem Nety Zaidi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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DRC Refugees In Bugarama - Rwanda

DRC Refugees In Bugarama - Rwanda

Displaced people from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are seen in the town of Bugarama in neighboring Rwanda, on Dec. 5, 2025. The March 23 Movement (M23) rebels have expanded their operations across several areas of South Kivu Province in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) over the past days, even as the DRC and Rwanda signed in Washington a peace deal hailed as a major step toward de-escalation in the region. Residents in the affected areas reported a FARDC pullback and the displacement of civilians fleeing the new combat zones. Hundreds of families have arrived in Uvira, while others from Kamanyola, a strategic crossroad in the province, crossed into Rwanda to escape shellfire. Photo by Zanem Nety Zaidi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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DRC Refugees In Bugarama - Rwanda

DRC Refugees In Bugarama - Rwanda

A man helps a displaced child from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) get on a bus heading for a refugee camp in the town of Bugarama in neighboring Rwanda, on Dec. 5, 2025. The March 23 Movement (M23) rebels have expanded their operations across several areas of South Kivu Province in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) over the past days, even as the DRC and Rwanda signed in Washington a peace deal hailed as a major step toward de-escalation in the region. Residents in the affected areas reported a FARDC pullback and the displacement of civilians fleeing the new combat zones. Hundreds of families have arrived in Uvira, while others from Kamanyola, a strategic crossroad in the province, crossed into Rwanda to escape shellfire. Photo by Zanem Nety Zaidi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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DRC Refugees In Bugarama - Rwanda

DRC Refugees In Bugarama - Rwanda

A displaced family from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is seen on a bus heading for a refugee camp in the town of Bugarama in neighboring Rwanda, on Dec. 5, 2025. The March 23 Movement (M23) rebels have expanded their operations across several areas of South Kivu Province in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) over the past days, even as the DRC and Rwanda signed in Washington a peace deal hailed as a major step toward de-escalation in the region. Residents in the affected areas reported a FARDC pullback and the displacement of civilians fleeing the new combat zones. Hundreds of families have arrived in Uvira, while others from Kamanyola, a strategic crossroad in the province, crossed into Rwanda to escape shellfire. Photo by Zanem Nety Zaidi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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DRC Refugees In Bugarama - Rwanda

DRC Refugees In Bugarama - Rwanda

Displaced children from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are seen on a bus heading for a refugee camp in the town of Bugarama in neighboring Rwanda, on Dec. 5, 2025. The March 23 Movement (M23) rebels have expanded their operations across several areas of South Kivu Province in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) over the past days, even as the DRC and Rwanda signed in Washington a peace deal hailed as a major step toward de-escalation in the region. Residents in the affected areas reported a FARDC pullback and the displacement of civilians fleeing the new combat zones. Hundreds of families have arrived in Uvira, while others from Kamanyola, a strategic crossroad in the province, crossed into Rwanda to escape shellfire. Photo by Zanem Nety Zaidi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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DRC Refugees In Bugarama - Rwanda

DRC Refugees In Bugarama - Rwanda

A displaced woman from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) sits on a bus heading for a refugee camp in the town of Bugarama in neighboring Rwanda, on Dec. 5, 2025. The March 23 Movement (M23) rebels have expanded their operations across several areas of South Kivu Province in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) over the past days, even as the DRC and Rwanda signed in Washington a peace deal hailed as a major step toward de-escalation in the region. Residents in the affected areas reported a FARDC pullback and the displacement of civilians fleeing the new combat zones. Hundreds of families have arrived in Uvira, while others from Kamanyola, a strategic crossroad in the province, crossed into Rwanda to escape shellfire. Photo by Zanem Nety Zaidi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Winter Scenery - China

Winter Scenery - China

An aerial drone photo taken on Dec. 5, 2025 shows the scenery at a park in Yangzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province. Photo by Qi Liguang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Winter Scenery - China

Winter Scenery - China

An aerial drone photo taken on Dec. 5, 2025 shows a view in Slender West Lake scenic spot in Yangzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province. Photo by Meng Delong/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Storm Byron Batters Greece - Mandra

Storm Byron Batters Greece - Mandra

People operate heavy machinery to clear a landslide-blocked road in Mandra, in western Attica, about 20 kilometers west of central Athens, Greece, Dec. 5, 2025. A powerful storm, named Byron by local meteorologists, continued to batter Greece for a second consecutive day on Friday, triggering widespread flooding. (Photo by Marios Lolos /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Storm Byron Batters Greece - Mandra

Storm Byron Batters Greece - Mandra

A rescuer operates heavy machinery to clear a landslide-blocked road in Mandra, western Attica, about 20 kilometers west of central Athens, Greece, Dec. 5, 2025. A powerful storm, named Byron by local meteorologists, continued to batter Greece for a second consecutive day on Friday, triggering widespread flooding. (Photo by Marios Lolos /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Storm Byron Batters Greece - Mandra

Storm Byron Batters Greece - Mandra

A resident walks by a road blocked by a landslide in Mandra, in western Attica, about 20 kilometers west of central Athens, Greece, Dec. 5, 2025. A powerful storm, named Byron by local meteorologists, continued to batter Greece for a second consecutive day on Friday, triggering widespread flooding. (Photo by Marios Lolos /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Storm Byron Batters Greece - Mandra

Storm Byron Batters Greece - Mandra

People operate heavy machinery to clear a flooded road in Mandra, in western Attica, about 20 kilometers west of central Athens, Greece, Dec. 5, 2025. A powerful storm, named Byron by local meteorologists, continued to batter Greece for a second consecutive day on Friday, triggering widespread flooding. (Photo by Marios Lolos /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Snowboard: Hirano wins Snow League halfpipe

Snowboard: Hirano wins Snow League halfpipe

Japan' Ayumu Hirano poses after winning the men's snowboard halfpipe at the Snow League in Zhangjiakou, China, on Dec. 5, 2025.

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Robot exhibition in Tokyo

Robot exhibition in Tokyo

Photo taken on Dec. 5, 2025, shows a four-legged robot developed by Japan's Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. during the International Robot Exhibition at Tokyo Big Site in Tokyo.

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Robot exhibition in Tokyo

Robot exhibition in Tokyo

Photo taken on Dec. 5, 2025, shows a robot developed by Japan's Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. during the International Robot Exhibition at Tokyo Big Site in Tokyo. ==Kyodo

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Robot exhibition in Tokyo

Robot exhibition in Tokyo

Photo taken on Dec. 5, 2025, shows an industrial robot developed by Japan's Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. during the International Robot Exhibition at Tokyo Big Site in Tokyo.

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Robot exhibition in Tokyo

Robot exhibition in Tokyo

A humanoid robot developed by China's Unitree Robotics performs during the International Robot Exhibition at Tokyo Big Site in Tokyo on Dec. 5, 2025.

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