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Princess Aiko turns 24

Japanese Princess Aiko arrives at the Akasaka Estate in Tokyo to greet former Emperor Akihito and former Empress Michiko on her 24th birthday on Dec. 1, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Princess Aiko turns 24

Japanese Princess Aiko arrives at the Akasaka Estate in Tokyo to greet former Emperor Akihito and former Empress Michiko on her 24th birthday on Dec. 1, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Princess Aiko turns 24

Japanese Princess Aiko arrives at the Akasaka Estate in Tokyo to greet former Emperor Akihito and former Empress Michiko on her 24th birthday on Dec. 1, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Nearly 2 years after Noto earthquake

Restoration work continues at Wajima port in Wajima in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on Dec. 1, 2025, nearly two years after a power earthquake severely damaged the port on the Noto Peninsula.

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Nearly 2 years after Noto earthquake

Restoration work continues at Wajima port in Wajima in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on Dec. 1, 2025, nearly two years after a power earthquake severely damaged the port on the Noto Peninsula.

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Nearly 2 years after Noto earthquake

Restoration work continues at Wajima port in Wajima in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on Dec. 1, 2025, nearly two years after a power earthquake severely damaged the port on the Noto Peninsula.

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Nearly 2 years after Noto earthquake

Restoration work continues at Wajima port in Wajima in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on Dec. 1, 2025, nearly two years after a power earthquake severely damaged the port on the Noto Peninsula.

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Nearly 2 years after Noto earthquake

Restoration work continues at Wajima port in Wajima in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on Dec. 1, 2025, nearly two years after a power earthquake severely damaged the port on the Noto Peninsula.

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Nearly 2 years after Noto earthquake

Restoration work continues at Wajima port in Wajima in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on Dec. 1, 2025, nearly two years after a power earthquake severely damaged the port on the Noto Peninsula.

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Year-end Kabuki show in Kyoto

People line up outside the Minamiza Theatre in Kyoto on Dec. 1, 2025, for the opening day of a year-end Kabuki show.

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Japan PM Takaichi

A monitor displays Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaking at an international investment event in Tokyo on Dec. 1, 2025.

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Japan PM Takaichi

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi calls for the expansion of investment in Japan at an international investment event in Tokyo on Dec. 1, 2025.

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Princess Aiko turns 24

Japanese Princess Aiko arrives at the Akasaka Estate in Tokyo to greet former Emperor Akihito and former Empress Michiko on her 24th birthday on Dec. 1, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Princess Aiko turns 24

Japanese Princess Aiko arrives at the Akasaka Estate in Tokyo to greet former Emperor Akihito and former Empress Michiko on her 24th birthday on Dec. 1, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Princess Aiko turns 24

Japanese Princess Aiko arrives at the Akasaka Estate in Tokyo to greet former Emperor Akihito and former Empress Michiko on her 24th birthday on Dec. 1, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Hong Kong fire

Search operations continue at a high-rise residential complex in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong on Dec. 1, 2025, following a deadly fire the previous week.

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Hong Kong fire

Search operations continue at a high-rise residential complex in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong on Dec. 1, 2025, following a deadly fire the previous week.

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Hong Kong fire

Flowers are placed near a high-rise residential complex in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong on Dec. 1, 2025, following a deadly fire the previous week.

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Hong Kong fire

Flowers are placed near a high-rise residential complex in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong on Dec. 1, 2025, following a deadly fire the previous week.

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Hong Kong fire

Flowers are placed near a high-rise residential complex in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong on Dec. 1, 2025, following a deadly fire the previous week.

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PM Takaichi's remark tops Japan 2025 catchphrase list

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks at an award ceremony in Tokyo on Dec. 1, 2025, as her remark "I will work, work, work, work and work" was selected as Japan's top catchphrase for 2025. Takaichi made the remark after winning the leadership election of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Oct. 4.

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BOJ chief Ueda

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda attends a press conference in Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Dec. 1, 2025.

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PM Takaichi's remark tops Japan 2025 catchphrase list

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi poses for photos at an award ceremony in Tokyo on Dec. 1, 2025, as her remark "I will work, work, work, work and work" was selected as Japan's top catchphrase for 2025. Takaichi made the remark after winning the leadership election of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Oct. 4.

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BOJ chief Ueda

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda attends a press conference in Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Dec. 1, 2025.

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BOJ chief Ueda

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda attends a press conference in Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Dec. 1, 2025.

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BOJ chief Ueda

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda attends a press conference in Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Dec. 1, 2025.

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Street fundraising by Buddhist monks

Buddhist monks from World Heritage-listed Kinpusenji Temple head out for their annual year-end street fundraising campaign in Yoshino in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 1, 2025.

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Nationwide street fundraising by Buddhist monks

A Tendai Buddhist monk from Enryakuji, a temple located on Mt. Hiei in the western Japan city of Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, visits a home in the city to seek donations on Dec. 1, 2025. The annual street fundraising campaign by the Tendai temples across Japan takes place in over 50 locations nationwide, with proceeds to be donated to such organizations as the Japanese Red Cross Society.

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Nationwide street fundraising by Buddhist monks

Tendai Buddhist monks from Enryakuji, a temple located on Mt. Hiei in the western Japan city of Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, walk around houses in the city to seek donations on Dec. 1, 2025. The annual street fundraising campaign by Tendai temples across Japan takes place in over 50 locations nationwide, with proceeds to be donated to such organizations as the Japanese Red Cross Society.

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Steelworks fire in northern Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Dec. 1, 2025, shows the site of a fire that broke out earlier in the day at a Nippon Steel Corp. plant in Muroran in Hokkaido, northern Japan. No injuries were reported and the fire did not spread beyond the plant, according to local authorities.

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Steelworks fire in northern Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Dec. 1, 2025, shows the site of a fire that broke out earlier in the day at a Nippon Steel Corp. plant in Muroran in Hokkaido, northern Japan. No injuries were reported and the fire did not spread beyond the plant, according to local authorities.

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Steelworks fire in northern Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Dec. 1, 2025, shows the site of a fire that broke out earlier in the day at a Nippon Steel Corp. plant in Muroran in Hokkaido, northern Japan. No injuries were reported and the fire did not spread beyond the plant, according to local authorities.

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Fire at Nippon Steel plant in northern Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Dec. 1, 2025, shows the site of a fire that broke out earlier in the day at a Nippon Steel Corp. plant in Muroran in Hokkaido, northern Japan. No injuries were reported and the fire did not spread beyond the plant, according to local authorities.

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BOJ chief Ueda

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo speaks at a meeting with local business leaders in Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Dec. 1, 2025.

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CORRECTED: BOJ chief Ueda

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda speaks at a meeting with local business leaders in Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Dec. 1, 2025.

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700-year-old festival in Aichi Pref.

A man posing as a demon brandishes a hatchet during a traditional "hana" festival, recognized as a significant intangible folk cultural property, with origins dating back over 700 years, in Toei in the central Japan prefecture of Aichi, in the small hours of Dec. 1, 2024.

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700-year-old festival in Aichi Pref.

A man posing as a demon brandishes a hatchet during a traditional "hana" festival, recognized as a significant intangible folk cultural property, with origins dating back over 700 years, in Toei in the central Japan prefecture of Aichi, in the small hours of Dec. 1, 2024.

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Sheep form Chinese character for snake

Sheep form the Chinese character for "snake" at the Mother Farm animal-themed park in Futtsu in Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Dec. 1, 2024, ahead of the start of the 2025 Year of the Snake in the Chinese zodiac.

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Sheep form Chinese character for snake

Sheep form the Chinese character for "snake" at the Mother Farm animal-themed park in Futtsu in Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Dec. 1, 2024, ahead of the start of the 2025 Year of the Snake in the Chinese zodiac.

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Nearly 1 year after Jan. 1 quake in Ishikawa Pref.

Photo taken on Dec. 1, 2024, shows the site near a morning market in Wajima in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, that was gutted by a fire following a powerful earthquake in the region on Jan. 1.

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Nearly 1 year after Jan. 1 quake in Ishikawa Pref.

Photo taken on Dec. 1, 2024, shows the demolition of a seven-story building under way in Wajima in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, ahead of the first anniversary on Jan. 1 of a powerful earthquake in the region.

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Nearly 1 year after Jan. 1 quake in Ishikawa Pref.

Flowers are placed in a collapsed building on Dec. 1, 2024, in Suzu in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, ahead of the first anniversary on Jan. 1 of a powerful earthquake in the region.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (top) gives an exclusive interview with Kyodo News in Kyiv on Dec. 1, 2024.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy gives an exclusive interview with Kyodo News in Kyiv on Dec. 1, 2024.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy gives an exclusive interview with Kyodo News in Kyiv on Dec. 1, 2024.

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Buddhist monks seek social welfare donations

Buddhist monks from World Heritage-listed Kinpusen-ji temple in Yoshino in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, visit nearby houses on Dec. 1, 2024, during an annual event to seek donations. Part of the funds collected will be used to help people affected by a powerful earthquake that hit central Japan's Noto Peninsula area on Jan. 1.

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U.N. committee to address plastic pollution

South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae Yul (C) is projected on a conference hall screen as he attends a plenary session of the fifth U.N. Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee meeting to develop a legally binding global treaty on plastic pollution in Busan, South Korea, on Dec. 1, 2024.

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U.N. committee to address plastic pollution

The U.N. Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee holds a plenary session on the final day of the fifth meeting to develop a legally binding global treaty on plastic pollution in Busan, South Korea, on Dec. 1, 2024.

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U.N. committee to address plastic pollution

The U.N. Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee holds a plenary session on the final day of the fifth meeting to develop a legally binding global treaty on plastic pollution in Busan, South Korea, on Dec. 1, 2024.

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U.N. committee to address plastic pollution

Chair Luis Vayas Valdivieso speaks during a plenary session of the fifth U.N. Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee meeting to develop a legally binding global treaty on plastic pollution in Busan, South Korea, on Dec. 1, 2024.