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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 -- (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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PM Kishida visits next G-7 Summit venue in Hiroshima

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (3rd from L) checks the premises of Grand Prince Hotel Hiroshima on Dec. 11, 2022. The hotel is likely to be the venue for a summit of the Group of Seven industrialized nations that Japan will host in May 2023.(Pool photo)

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PM Kishida visits next G-7 Summit venue in Hiroshima

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (center) checks the premises of Grand Prince Hotel Hiroshima on Dec. 11, 2022. The hotel is likely to be the venue for a summit of the Group of Seven industrialized nations that Japan will host in May 2023.(Pool photo)

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Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Japan's Mai Mihara (C), who won gold in the women's title at the Grand Prix Final figure skating competition, jumps with other skaters following its exhibition gala in Turin, Italy, on Dec. 11, 2022.

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Golf: Japan's Katsu, Nishimura qualify for 2023 U.S. LPGA Tour

Japanese golfers Minami Katsu (R) and Yuna Nishimura pose for photos on Dec. 11, 2022, at Highland Oaks Golf Course in Dothan, Alabama, after they earned U.S. LPGA Tour status for the 2023 season.

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Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Japan's Rinka Watanabe performs during the exhibition gala at the Grand Prix Final figure skating competition in Turin, Italy, on Dec. 11, 2022.

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Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Japan's Kaori Sakamoto performs during the exhibition gala at the Grand Prix Final figure skating competition in Turin, Italy, on Dec. 11, 2022.

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Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Japan's Kaori Sakamoto performs during the exhibition gala at the Grand Prix Final figure skating competition in Turin, Italy, on Dec. 11, 2022.

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Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Japan's Mai Mihara performs during the exhibition gala at the Grand Prix Final figure skating competition in Turin, Italy, on Dec. 11, 2022.

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Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Japan's Mai Mihara performs during the exhibition gala at the Grand Prix Final figure skating competition in Turin, Italy, on Dec. 11, 2022.

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Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Japan's Mai Mihara performs during the exhibition gala at the Grand Prix Final figure skating competition in Turin, Italy, on Dec. 11, 2022.

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Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Japanese pair Riku Miura (L) and Ryuichi Kihara perform during the exhibition gala at the Grand Prix Final figure skating competition in Turin, Italy, on Dec. 11, 2022.

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Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Japanese pair Riku Miura (R) and Ryuichi Kihara perform during the exhibition gala at the Grand Prix Final figure skating competition in Turin, Italy, on Dec. 11, 2022.

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Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Japanese pair Riku Miura (top) and Ryuichi Kihara perform during the exhibition gala at the Grand Prix Final figure skating competition in Turin, Italy, on Dec. 11, 2022.

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Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Japanese pair Riku Miura (L) and Ryuichi Kihara perform during the exhibition gala at the Grand Prix Final figure skating competition in Turin, Italy, on Dec. 11, 2022.

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Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Japan's Shoma Uno performs during the exhibition gala at the Grand Prix Final figure skating competition in Turin, Italy, on Dec. 11, 2022.

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Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Japan's Shoma Uno performs during the exhibition gala at the Grand Prix Final figure skating competition in Turin, Italy, on Dec. 11, 2022.

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Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Japan's Sota Yamamoto performs during the exhibition gala at the Grand Prix Final figure skating competition in Turin, Italy, on Dec. 11, 2022.

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Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Japan's Sota Yamamoto performs during the exhibition gala at the Grand Prix Final figure skating competition in Turin, Italy, on Dec. 11, 2022.

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Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Japan's Shoma Uno performs during the exhibition gala at the Grand Prix Final figure skating competition in Turin, Italy, on Dec. 11, 2022.

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Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Japan's Sota Yamamoto performs during the exhibition gala at the Grand Prix Final figure skating competition in Turin, Italy, on Dec. 11, 2022.

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Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Japan's Shun Sato performs during the exhibition gala at the Grand Prix Final figure skating competition in Turin, Italy, on Dec. 11, 2022.

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Japanese-developed lunar lander

Photo taken in Tokyo on Dec. 11, 2022, shows a mockup of a lunar lander developed by Tokyo-based startup ispace Inc. The lunar lander was successfully detached from a SpaceX rocket after its launch from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station the same day. The technology startup would be the first private company in the world to reach the Moon if the lander arrives as scheduled around late April next year.

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Japanese-developed lunar lander

Photo taken in Tokyo on Dec. 11, 2022, shows a mockup of a lunar lander developed by Tokyo-based startup ispace Inc. The lunar lander was successfully detached from a SpaceX rocket after its launch from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station the same day. The technology startup would be the first private company in the world to reach the Moon if the lander arrives as scheduled around late April next year.

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Japanese-developed lunar lander

People celebrate in Tokyo on Dec. 11, 2022, as ispace Inc.'s self-developed lunar lander is successfully detached from a SpaceX rocket after its launch from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station earlier in the day. The Tokyo-based space technology startup would be the first private company in the world to reach the Moon if the lander arrives as scheduled on the Moon around late April next year.

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Japanese-developed lunar lander

People celebrate in Tokyo on Dec. 11, 2022, as ispace Inc.'s self-developed lunar lander is successfully detached from a SpaceX rocket after its launch from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station earlier in the day. The Tokyo-based space technology startup would be the first private company in the world to reach the Moon if the lander arrives as scheduled on the Moon around late April next year.

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Japanese-developed lunar lander

People celebrate in Tokyo on Dec. 11, 2022, as ispace Inc.'s self-developed lunar lander is successfully detached from a SpaceX rocket after its launch from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station earlier in the day. The Tokyo-based space technology startup would be the first private company in the world to reach the Moon if the lander arrives as scheduled on the Moon around late April next year.

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Rocket with Japanese-developed lunar lander launched

People watch in Tokyo the launch of a SpaceX rocket carrying ispace Inc.'s self-developed lunar lander from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Dec. 11, 2022. The Tokyo-based space technology startup would be the first private firm in the world to reach the Moon as the lander is scheduled to land on the Moon around late April next year if all goes smoothly.

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Nuclear disarmament forum in Hiroshima

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida meets the press after the conclusion of the two-day inaugural meeting of the International Group of Eminent Persons for a World without Nuclear Weapons in Hiroshima, western Japan, on Dec. 11, 2022, alongside Hiroshima Gov. Hidehiko Yuzaki. The nuclear disarmament forum comprising former political leaders and scholars was set up under the initiative of Kishida. (Pool photo)

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Nuclear disarmament forum in Hiroshima

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida meets the press after the conclusion of the two-day inaugural meeting of the International Group of Eminent Persons for a World without Nuclear Weapons in Hiroshima, western Japan, on Dec. 11, 2022, alongside Hiroshima Gov. Hidehiko Yuzaki. The nuclear disarmament forum comprising former political leaders and scholars was set up under the initiative of Kishida. (Pool photo)

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Nuclear disarmament forum in Hiroshima

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida meets the press after the conclusion of the two-day inaugural meeting of the International Group of Eminent Persons for a World without Nuclear Weapons in Hiroshima, western Japan, on Dec. 11, 2022, alongside Hiroshima Gov. Hidehiko Yuzaki. The nuclear disarmament forum comprising former political leaders and scholars was set up under the initiative of Kishida. (Pool photo)

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Nuclear disarmament forum in Hiroshima

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during the closing session of the two-day inaugural meeting of the International Group of Eminent Persons for a World without Nuclear Weapons in Hiroshima, western Japan, on Dec. 11, 2022. The nuclear disarmament forum comprising former political leaders and scholars was set up under the initiative of Kishida.

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Blue Impulse flyover on southern Japan island

People watch the Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Blue Impulse aerobatic team fly over Miyako island in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on Dec. 11, 2022, marking the 50th anniversary of an ASDF base on the island.

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Blue Impulse flyover on southern Japan island

People watch the Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Blue Impulse aerobatic team fly over Miyako island in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on Dec. 11, 2022, marking the 50th anniversary of an ASDF base on the island.

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Blue Impulse flyover on southern Japan island

People watch the Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Blue Impulse aerobatic team fly over Miyako island in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on Dec. 11, 2022, marking the 50th anniversary of an ASDF base on the island.

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Blue Impulse flyover on southern Japan island

The Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Blue Impulse aerobatic team flies over Miyako island in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on Dec. 11, 2022, marking the 50th anniversary of an ASDF base on the island.

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Blue Impulse flyover on southern Japan island

The Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Blue Impulse aerobatic team flies over Miyako island in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on Dec. 11, 2022, marking the 50th anniversary of an ASDF base on the island.

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Blue Impulse flyover on southern Japan island

The Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Blue Impulse aerobatic team flies over Miyako island in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on Dec. 11, 2022, marking the 50th anniversary of an ASDF base on the island.

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Football World Cup in Qatar

France supporters celebrate their team's 2-1 victory over England in a World Cup quarterfinal football match at Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, Qatar, in the small hours of Dec. 11, 2022.

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Football World Cup in Qatar

France supporters celebrate their team's 2-1 victory over England in a World Cup quarterfinal football match at Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, Qatar, in the small hours of Dec. 11, 2022.

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Football World Cup in Qatar

France players huddle on the pitch following their 2-1 victory over England in a World Cup quarterfinal football match at Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, Qatar, in the small hours of Dec. 11, 2022.

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Football World Cup in Qatar

France players huddle on the pitch following their 2-1 victory over England in a World Cup quarterfinal football match at Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, Qatar, in the small hours of Dec. 11, 2022.

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Football World Cup in Qatar

France players celebrate their 2-1 victory over England in a World Cup quarterfinal football match at Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, Qatar, in the small hours of Dec. 11, 2022.

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Football World Cup in Qatar

France players celebrate their 2-1 victory over England in a World Cup quarterfinal football match at Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, Qatar, in the small hours of Dec. 11, 2022.

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Football World Cup in Qatar

England head coach Gareth Southgate acknowledges the crowd following his team's 2-1 loss to France in a World Cup quarterfinal football match at Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, Qatar, in the small hours of Dec. 11, 2022.

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Football World Cup in Qatar

Kylian Mbappe (10) of France celebrates his team's 2-1 victory over England in a World Cup quarterfinal football match at Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, Qatar, in the small hours of Dec. 11, 2022.

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Football World Cup in Qatar

Kylian Mbappe of France celebrates his team's 2-1 victory over England in a World Cup quarterfinal football match at Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, Qatar, in the small hours of Dec. 11, 2022.

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Football World Cup in Qatar

England captain Harry Kane (white) looks downcast following his team's 2-1 loss to France in a World Cup quarterfinal football match at Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, Qatar, in the small hours of Dec. 11, 2022.

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Football World Cup in Qatar

England captain Harry Kane looks downcast following his team's 2-1 loss to France in a World Cup quarterfinal football match at Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, Qatar, in the small hours of Dec. 11, 2022.