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Temporary housing for Noto Peninsula quake victims

Photo taken on Dec. 13, 2025, shows temporary housing in Wajima in the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa for people affected by the massive Jan. 1, 2024, earthquake that struck the Noto Peninsula and surrounding areas.

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Temporary housing for Noto Peninsula quake victims

Photo taken on Dec. 13, 2025, shows temporary housing in Wajima in the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa for people affected by the massive Jan. 1, 2024, earthquake that struck the Noto Peninsula and surrounding areas.

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Japan searches for WWII soldier remains in Palau

Workers search for the remains of Japanese World War II soldiers at a mass burial site on the island of Peleliu, Palau, on Dec. 13, 2024, as part of a Japanese government project. The remains of about 2,400 soldiers are still unaccounted for among the 10,000 Japanese soldiers who died on the tiny Pacific island that was the site of a fierce battle with the United States.

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1st anniversary of Jan. 1 quake in central Japan

Combined photo shows rubble (top) covered with snow in Suzu in central Japan's Ishikawa Prefecture on Jan. 13, 2024, following a powerful earthquake on Jan. 1, and the same site on Dec. 19, ahead of the disaster's first anniversary.

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Geminid meteor shower

A shooting star is seen under bright moonlight over Betsukai in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Dec. 13, 2024, as the annual Geminid meteor shower peaks through the early hours of the following day.

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Rally against S. Korea's Yoon

People call for South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment near the National Assembly building in Seoul on Dec. 13, 2024.

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Rally against S. Korea's Yoon

People call for South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment near the National Assembly building in Seoul on Dec. 13, 2024.

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Rally against S. Korea's Yoon

People call for South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment near the National Assembly building in Seoul on Dec. 13, 2024.

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Rally against S. Korea's Yoon

People call for South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment near the National Assembly building in Seoul on Dec. 13, 2024.

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Robot designed to recollect highly radioactive sandbags

Photo taken at a research lab of Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. in Naraha in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Fukushima on Dec. 13, 2024, shows a remotely controlled robot developed to recollect highly radioactive sandbags at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, unveiled to the media by the company. (Pool photo)

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Robot designed to recollect highly radioactive sandbags

Photo taken at a research lab of Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. in Naraha in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Fukushima on Dec. 13, 2024, shows a remotely controlled robot developed to recollect highly radioactive sandbags at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, unveiled to the media by the company. (Pool photo)

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Robot designed to recollect highly radioactive sandbags

Photo taken at a research lab of Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. in Naraha in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Fukushima on Dec. 13, 2024, shows a remotely controlled robot developed to recollect highly radioactive sandbags at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, unveiled to the media by the company. (Pool photo)

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Hidankyo representative returns from Oslo

Shigemitsu Tanaka (C), a representative of Nihon Hidankyo, Japan's leading atomic bomb survivors group and winner of the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize, holds a press conference in Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 13, 2024, after returning from Oslo, where he attended the award ceremony on Dec. 10.

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Japan PM Ishiba at parliamentary session

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is pictured during a House of Councillors Budget Committee session in Tokyo on Dec. 13, 2024.

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Japan PM Ishiba at parliamentary session

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is pictured during a House of Councillors Budget Committee session in Tokyo on Dec. 13, 2024.

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Japan PM Ishiba at parliamentary session

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is pictured during a House of Councillors Budget Committee session in Tokyo on Dec. 13, 2024.

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Japan PM Ishiba at parliamentary session

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is pictured during a House of Councillors Budget Committee session in Tokyo on Dec. 13, 2024.

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Giant votive set up at shrine ahead of New Year

A giant "ema" votive tablet with an illustration of a snake stands at the Domyoji Tenmangu shrine in Fujiidera, Osaka Prefecture, on Dec. 13, 2024, ahead of the Year of the Snake in the Chinese zodiac.

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Nanjing Massacre memorial ceremony

Chinese People's Liberation Army soldiers observe a moment of silence during a state memorial ceremony held in Nanjing on Dec. 13, 2024, to mourn the victims of the 1937 massacre committed by the Imperial Japanese Army in the eastern Chinese city.

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Nanjing Massacre memorial ceremony

A state memorial ceremony is held in Nanjing, China, on Dec. 13, 2024, to mourn the victims of the 1937 massacre committed by the Imperial Japanese Army in the eastern Chinese city.

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Nanjing Massacre memorial ceremony

A state memorial ceremony is held in Nanjing, China, on Dec. 13, 2024, to mourn the victims of the 1937 massacre committed by the Imperial Japanese Army in the eastern Chinese city.

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Nanjing Massacre memorial ceremony

A state memorial ceremony is held in Nanjing, China, on Dec. 13, 2024, to mourn the victims of the 1937 massacre committed by the Imperial Japanese Army in the eastern Chinese city.

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Maiko in Kyoto prepare for new year

Japanese "maiko" traditional entertainers receive a fan from their master in Kyoto on Dec. 13, 2024, in a tradition to start preparing for the new year.

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Maiko in Kyoto prepare for new year

Japanese "maiko" traditional entertainers receive a fan from their master in Kyoto on Dec. 13, 2024, in a tradition to start preparing for the new year.

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Maiko in Kyoto prepare for new year

Japanese "maiko" traditional entertainers receive a fan from their master in Kyoto on Dec. 13, 2024, in a tradition to start preparing for the new year.

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Maiko in Kyoto prepare for new year

Japanese "geiko" traditional professional entertainers and their apprentices, called "maiko," greet their dance master in Kyoto on Dec. 13, 2024, in a tradition to start preparing for the new year.

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Year-end cleanup at eastern Japan temple

Dust is swept away with bamboo leaves during year-end cleaning at Naritasan Shinsho-ji temple in Narita in Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Dec. 13, 2024.

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Year-end cleanup at eastern Japan temple

Dust is swept away with bamboo leaves during year-end cleaning at Naritasan Shinsho-ji temple in Narita in Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Dec. 13, 2024.

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Shogi match between Habu and Fujii at Koshien Stadium

Japan Shogi Association head Yoshiharu Habu (R) and Koshien Stadium head Kakuro Mukai pose for a photo at the ballpark in Nishinomiya, western Japan, on Jan. 13, 2024, as they announce Habu will play against Sota Fujii, the holder of all eight shogi titles, at a special event at the ballpark on Dec. 8, 2024, to mark the 100th anniversary later this year of both the stadium and the association. Habu held all of the then seven shogi titles in the 1990s.

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Shogi match between Habu and Fujii at Koshien Stadium

Japan Shogi Association head Yoshiharu Habu meets the press at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, western Japan, on Jan. 13, 2024, as he announces he will play against Sota Fujii, the holder of all eight shogi titles, at a special event at the ballpark on Dec. 8, 2024, to mark the 100th anniversary later this year of both the stadium and the association. Habu held all of the then seven shogi titles in the 1990s.

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Shogi match between Habu and Fujii at Koshien Stadium

Japan Shogi Association head Yoshiharu Habu (R) and Koshien Stadium head Kakuro Mukai pose for a photo at the ballpark in Nishinomiya, western Japan, on Jan. 13, 2024, as they announce Habu will play against Sota Fujii, the holder of all eight shogi titles, at a special event at the ballpark on Dec. 8, 2024, to mark the 100th anniversary later this year of both the stadium and the association. Habu held all of the then seven shogi titles in the 1990s.