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Football: Club World Cup

Football: Club World Cup

Alex Schalk of Japan's Urawa Reds reacts after opening the scoring during the second half of a football Club World Cup second-round match against Mexico's Leon in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Dec. 15, 2023.

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Football: Club World Cup

Football: Club World Cup

Alex Schalk (17) of Japan's Urawa Reds runs to teammates after opening the scoring during the second half of a football Club World Cup second-round match against Mexico's Leon in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Dec. 15, 2023.

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Football: Club World Cup

Football: Club World Cup

Alex Schalk (17) of Japan's Urawa Reds opens the scoring during the second half of a football Club World Cup second-round match against Mexico's Leon in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Dec. 15, 2023.

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Football: Club World Cup

Football: Club World Cup

Players of Japan's Urawa Reds celebrate after beating Mexico's Leon 1-0 in a football Club World Cup second-round match in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Dec. 15, 2023.

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Football: Club World Cup

Football: Club World Cup

Urawa Reds goalkeeper Shusaku Nishikawa (L) and teammate Alex Schalk celebrate after the Japanese football club beat Mexico's Leon 1-0 in a Club World Cup second-round match in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Dec. 15, 2023.

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Football: Club World Cup

Football: Club World Cup

Players of Japan's Urawa Reds acknowledge spectators after beating Mexico's Leon 1-0 in a football Club World Cup second-round match in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Dec. 15, 2023.

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Football: Club World Cup

Football: Club World Cup

Dutch forward Alex Schalk (far R) and other members of Japan's Urawa Reds acknowledge spectators after beating Mexico's Leon 1-0 in a football Club World Cup second-round match in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Dec. 15, 2023.

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Football: Club World Cup

Football: Club World Cup

Players of Japan's Urawa Reds celebrate after beating Mexico's Leon 1-0 in a football Club World Cup second-round match in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Dec. 15, 2023.

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Singapore foreign minister in Tokyo

Singapore foreign minister in Tokyo

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (R) shakes hands with Singapore Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan ahead of their talks in Tokyo on Dec. 15, 2023.

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Japan-U.S. disaster drill

Japan-U.S. disaster drill

A Japan Coast Guard boat (front) is tasked with measuring radiation levels near the U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan (back) during a Japan-U.S. joint disaster drill in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Dec. 15, 2023. The exercise simulates a powerful earthquake emanating from the prefecture's Miura Peninsula and a subsequent citywide power outage.

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Japan-U.S. disaster drill

Japan-U.S. disaster drill

U.S. naval personnel give first-aid treatment to mock patients with a triage tag during a Japan-U.S. joint disaster drill in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Dec. 15, 2023. The exercise simulates a powerful earthquake emanating from the prefecture's Miura Peninsula and a subsequent citywide power outage.

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Guide robot at railroad station in southwestern Japan

Guide robot at railroad station in southwestern Japan

Photo taken on Dec. 15, 2023, shows a self-driving guide robot that Nishi-Nippon Railroad Co. introduced at Nishitetsu Fukuoka Tenjin Station in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on a trial basis.

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Guide robot at railroad station in southwestern Japan

Guide robot at railroad station in southwestern Japan

Photo taken on Dec. 15, 2023, shows a self-driving guide robot that Nishi-Nippon Railroad Co. introduced at Nishitetsu Fukuoka Tenjin Station in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on a trial basis.

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Boxing: Inoue ahead of 4-belt super bantam fight

Boxing: Inoue ahead of 4-belt super bantam fight

WBC and WBO super bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue of Japan meets the press at his Ohashi Boxing Gym in Yokohama near Tokyo on Dec. 15, 2023, ahead of his Dec. 26 four-belt title fight against WBA and IBF champion Marlon Tapales of the Philippines.

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Boxing: Inoue ahead of 4-belt super bantam fight

Boxing: Inoue ahead of 4-belt super bantam fight

WBC and WBO super bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue of Japan trains at his Ohashi Boxing Gym in Yokohama near Tokyo on Dec. 15, 2023, ahead of his Dec. 26 four-belt title fight against WBA and IBF champion Marlon Tapales of the Philippines.

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Boxing: Inoue ahead of 4-belt super bantam fight

Boxing: Inoue ahead of 4-belt super bantam fight

WBC and WBO super bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue of Japan trains at his Ohashi Boxing Gym in Yokohama near Tokyo on Dec. 15, 2023, ahead of his Dec. 26 four-belt title fight against WBA and IBF champion Marlon Tapales of the Philippines.

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Boxing: Inoue ahead of 4-belt super bantam fight

Boxing: Inoue ahead of 4-belt super bantam fight

WBC and WBO super bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue of Japan trains at his Ohashi Boxing Gym in Yokohama near Tokyo on Dec. 15, 2023, ahead of his Dec. 26 four-belt title fight against WBA and IBF champion Marlon Tapales of the Philippines.

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Japan-Thailand talks

Japan-Thailand talks

Japan's Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Ken Saito (L) and Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin hold talks in Tokyo on Dec. 15, 2023.

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JAL's Airbus A350-1000

JAL's Airbus A350-1000

Japan Airlines Co.'s Airbus A350-1000 jetliner is about to land at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Dec. 15, 2023, as the airline introduces its new flagship for international flight services.

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JAL's Airbus A350-1000

JAL's Airbus A350-1000

Japan Airlines Co.'s Airbus A350-1000 jetliner is about to land at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Dec. 15, 2023, as the airline introduces its new flagship for international flight services.

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JAL's Airbus A350-1000

JAL's Airbus A350-1000

Photo taken on Dec. 15, 2023, at Tokyo's Haneda airport shows Japan Airlines Co.'s new flagship Airbus A350-1000 aircraft for international flight services.

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JAL's Airbus A350-1000

JAL's Airbus A350-1000

Japan Airlines Co. President Yuji Akasaka speaks at a ceremony on Dec. 15, 2023, to celebrate the arrival of its new flagship Airbus A350-1000 aircraft for international flight services at Tokyo's Haneda airport the same day.

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JAL's Airbus A350-1000

JAL's Airbus A350-1000

Employees of Japan Airlines Co. celebrate the arrival of its new flagship Airbus A350-1000 aircraft for international flight services at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Dec. 15, 2023.

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Japan's new top government spokesman

Japan's new top government spokesman

Japan's new Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi holds a press conference at the premier's office in Tokyo on Dec. 15, 2023.

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Japan's new top government spokesman

Japan's new top government spokesman

Japan's new Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi holds a press conference at the premier's office in Tokyo on Dec. 15, 2023.

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Japan's new top government spokesman

Japan's new top government spokesman

Japan's new Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi holds a press conference at the premier's office in Tokyo on Dec. 15, 2023.

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Gemini meteor shower observed in Hokkaido

Gemini meteor shower observed in Hokkaido

A shooting star is observed in Hidaka in Hokkaido, northern Japan, in the early hours of Dec. 15, 2023, as the annual Gemini meteor shower peaks.

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Gemini meteor shower observed in Hokkaido

Gemini meteor shower observed in Hokkaido

A shooting star is observed in Hidaka in Hokkaido, northern Japan, in the early hours of Dec. 15, 2023, as the annual Gemini meteor shower peaks.

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Giant votive plaque at western Japan shrine

Giant votive plaque at western Japan shrine

A giant "ema" votive plaque bearing an illustration of a dragon is put up at Kumano Nachi Taisha shrine in Nachikatsuura in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 15, 2023, ahead of the start of the Year of the Dragon in 2024.

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Japan PM Kishida at Cabinet meeting

Japan PM Kishida at Cabinet meeting

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and members of his Cabinet, including newly appointed Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (far L), attend a Cabinet meeting at the premier's office in Tokyo on Dec. 15, 2023. Kishida replaced the previous day four ministers belonging to the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's most powerful faction over a political fund scandal.

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Giant votive plaque at western Japan shrine

Giant votive plaque at western Japan shrine

A giant "ema" votive plaque bearing an illustration of a dragon is put up at Kumano Nachi Taisha shrine in Nachikatsuura in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 15, 2023, ahead of the start of the Year of the Dragon in 2024

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Giant votive plaque at western Japan shrine

Giant votive plaque at western Japan shrine

A giant "ema" votive plaque bearing an illustration of a dragon is put up at Kumano Nachi Taisha shrine in Nachikatsuura in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 15, 2023, ahead of the start of the Year of the Dragon in 2024.

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Japan PM Kishida

Japan PM Kishida

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (C) prepares to attend a Cabinet meeting alongside new Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (R) for the first time at the premier's office on Dec. 15, 2023, after replacing four ministers belonging to the Liberal Democratic Party's most powerful faction over a political fund scandal the previous day.

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Japan PM Kishida

Japan PM Kishida

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida enters his office on Dec. 15, 2023, after replacing four ministers belonging to the Liberal Democratic Party's most powerful faction over a political fund scandal the previous day.

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Year of Rabbit in 2023

Year of Rabbit in 2023

Photo shows a giant "ema" votive tablet featuring an illustration of rabbits at Kumano Nachi Taisha shrine in Nachikatsuura in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 15, 2022, ahead of the start of the Year of Rabbit in 2023.

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