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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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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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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

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

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

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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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

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

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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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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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Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (front, L) gets briefings on Dec. 14, 2024, from a Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. official (front, R) 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)

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South Korea's parliament votes to impeach President Yoon

South Korean National Assembly Speaker Woo Won Shik (R) announces passage of an impeachment motion against President Yoon Suk Yeol during a plenary session in Seoul on Dec. 14, 2024. (Pool photo)

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South Korea's parliament votes to impeach President Yoon

South Korean National Assembly Speaker Woo Won Shik (R) bangs a gravel during a plenary session in Seoul on Dec. 14, 2024, following passage of an impeachment motion against President Yoon Suk Yeol. (Pool photo)

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South Korea's parliament votes to impeach President Yoon

Photo taken on Dec. 14, 2024, shows a plenary session at South Korea's National Assembly in Seoul. The unicameral assembly passed an impeachment motion against President Yoon Suk Yeol later in the day.

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South Korea's parliament votes to impeach President Yoon

Supporters of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol appear stunned during a rally in Seoul on Dec. 14, 2024, following parliamentary passage of an impeachment motion against him.

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South Korea's parliament votes to impeach President Yoon

Supporters of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol appear stunned during a rally in Seoul on Dec. 14, 2024, following parliamentary passage of an impeachment motion against him.

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South Korea's parliament votes to impeach President Yoon

People celebrate near the National Assembly building in Seoul on Dec. 14, 2024, following parliamentary passage of an impeachment motion against President Yoon Suk Yeol.

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South Korea's parliament votes to impeach President Yoon

People celebrate in Seoul on Dec. 14, 2024, following parliamentary passage of an impeachment motion against President Yoon Suk Yeol.

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South Korea's parliament votes to impeach President Yoon

People celebrate in Seoul on Dec. 14, 2024, following parliamentary passage of an impeachment motion against President Yoon Suk Yeol.

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South Korea's parliament votes to impeach President Yoon

People celebrate near the National Assembly building in Seoul on Dec. 14, 2024, following parliamentary passage of an impeachment motion against President Yoon Suk Yeol.

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Japan startup Space One postpones rocket launch

People wait for the launch of the solid-fuel Kairos No. 2 rocket in Kushimoto in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 14, 2024. Space One Co., which aims to become the first Japanese firm to put a satellite into orbit, said later in the day that it had postponed the launch due to strong winds.

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Petition to bring back those abducted to N. Korea

Hitomi Soga (far L), a Japanese woman who was abducted by North Korea in 1978 before being repatriated in 2002, collects signatures in Sado in Niigata Prefecture on Dec. 14, 2024, for a petition calling for the return of the remaining abductees, including her mother Miyoshi, who was kidnapped with her.

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Japan startup Space One postpones rocket launch

People wait for the launch of the solid-fuel Kairos No. 2 rocket in Kushimoto in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 14, 2024. Space One Co., which aims to become the first Japanese firm to put a satellite into orbit, said later in the day that it had postponed the launch due to strong winds.

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Japan startup Space One postpones rocket launch

Photo 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 startup Space One postpones rocket launch

Photo 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 startup Space One postpones rocket launch

Photo 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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Petition to bring back those abducted to N. Korea

Hitomi Soga (L), a Japanese woman who was abducted by North Korea in 1978 before being repatriated in 2002, collects signatures in Sado in Niigata Prefecture on Dec. 14, 2024, for a petition calling for the return of the remaining abductees, including her mother Miyoshi, who was kidnapped with her.

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Geminid meteor shower

A shooting star is seen in the night sky over Lake Furen in Betsukai in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Dec. 14, 2024, as the annual Geminid meteor shower peaks.

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Geminid meteor shower

A shooting star in the night sky is reflected on the partially frozen surface of Lake Furen in Betsukai in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Dec. 14, 2024, as the annual Geminid meteor shower peaks.

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Geminid meteor shower

A shooting star is seen in the night sky over the southwestern Japan city of Miyazaki in the early hours of Dec. 14, 2024, as the annual Geminid meteor shower peaks.

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Geminid meteor shower

A shooting star is seen in the night sky over the southwestern Japan city of Miyazaki in the early hours of Dec. 14, 2024, as the annual Geminid meteor shower peaks.

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Geminid meteor shower

A shooting star is seen in the night sky over the southwestern Japan city of Miyazaki in the early hours of Dec. 14, 2024, as the annual Geminid meteor shower peaks.

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Geminid meteor shower

A shooting star lights up the night sky over the suburbs of Beijing in the early hours of Dec. 14, 2024, as the annual Geminid meteor shower peaks.