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Milan-Cortina Olympics

Photo taken on Dec. 18, 2025, shows a countdown clock for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.

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Milan-Cortina Olympics

Photo taken on Dec. 18, 2025, shows a countdown clock for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.

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Snowboard: World Cup

Sabine Payer (C) of Austria poses after winning gold in the women's parallel giant slalom at the snowboarding World Cup in Carezza, Italy, on Dec. 18, 2025, alongside silver medalist Aleksandra Krol-Walas (L) of Poland and bronze medalist Tsubaki Miki of Japan.

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Snowboard: World Cup

Sabine Payer (C) of Austria poses after winning gold in the women's parallel giant slalom at the snowboarding World Cup in Carezza, Italy, on Dec. 18, 2025, alongside silver medalist Aleksandra Krol-Walas (L) of Poland and bronze medalist Tsubaki Miki of Japan.

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Snowboard: World Cup

Sabine Payer (C) of Austria poses after winning gold in the women's parallel giant slalom at the snowboarding World Cup in Carezza, Italy, on Dec. 18, 2025, alongside silver medalist Aleksandra Krol-Walas (L) of Poland and bronze medalist Tsubaki Miki of Japan.

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Snowboard: World Cup

Japan's Tsubaki Miki poses after winning bronze in the women's parallel giant slalom at the snowboarding World Cup in Carezza, Italy, on Dec. 18, 2025.

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Snowboard: World Cup

Japan's Tsubaki Miki signs autographs for fans after winning bronze in the women's parallel giant slalom at the snowboarding World Cup in Carezza, Italy, on Dec. 18, 2025.

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Snowboard: World Cup

Japan's Tsubaki Miki competes en route to winning bronze in the women's parallel giant slalom at the snowboarding World Cup in Carezza, Italy, on Dec. 18, 2025.

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Snowboard: World Cup

Japan's Tsubaki Miki reacts after winning bronze in the women's parallel giant slalom at the snowboarding World Cup in Carezza, Italy, on Dec. 18, 2025.

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Tobu Railway's express train exhibited in Taipei

Tobu Railway Co. Yoshizumi Nezu attends a ceremony in front of Taipei Main Station in Taipei on Dec. 18, 2025, to mark the 10th anniversary of a friendship pact between the Japanese railway and Taiwan Railway, with a special version of Tobu's Spacia express train exhibited.

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Tobu Railway's express train exhibited in Taipei

A ceremony is held in Taipei to mark the 10th anniversary of a friendship pact between Tobu Railway and Taiwan Railway on Dec. 18, 2025, in front of Taipei Main Station in Taipei, where a special version of the Japanese railway's Spacia express train is exhibited.

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Mass shooting in Sydney

A man places flowers near the venue of the funeral in Sydney on Dec. 18, 2025, of a 10-year-old girl killed in the Dec. 14 mass shooting at Bondi Beach in the Australian city.

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Mass shooting in Sydney

The casket of a 10-year-old girl killed in the Dec. 14 mass shooting at Bondi Beach in Sydney is carried during her funeral in the Australian city on Dec. 18, 2025.

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Mass shooting in Sydney

Photo taken on Dec. 18, 2025, shows flowers and stuffed toys placed in memory of a 10-year-old girl killed in the Dec. 14 mass shooting at Bondi Beach in Sydney.

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Mass shooting in Sydney

A woman hugs a boy near the venue of the funeral in Sydney on Dec. 18, 2025, for a 10-year-old girl killed in the Dec. 14 mass shooting at Bondi Beach in the Australian city.

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Immersive arts at Toyota group museum in Yokohama

Photo taken on Dec. 18, 2025, shows artwork at the Moveum immersive museum the Toyota Motor Corp. group unveiled to the press a day ahead of its opening to the public in Yokohama near Tokyo. The art event at what was a 1,800-square-meter warehouse at a wharf in the eastern Japan city will run through March 31, 2026.

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Kazakhstan's president in Tokyo

Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev (back, 2nd from R) attends a luncheon hosted by Japanese Emperor Naruhito (back, R) at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Dec. 18, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Kazakhstan's president in Tokyo

Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev (R) prepares to attend a luncheon hosted by Japanese Emperor Naruhito (L) at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Dec. 18, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Kazakhstan's president in Tokyo

Japan's Emperor Naruhito (R) meets with Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Dec. 18, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Kazakhstan's president in Tokyo

Japan's Emperor Naruhito (R) meets with Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Dec. 18, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Kazakhstan's president in Tokyo

Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev (4th from R) attends a luncheon hosted by Japanese Emperor Naruhito (3rd from R) at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Dec. 18, 2025, with Crown Prince Fumihito (3rd from L) also in attendance. (Pool photo)

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Kazakhstan's president in Tokyo

Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev (L) is welcomed by Japan's Emperor Naruhito upon his arrival at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Dec. 18, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan, Kazakhstan agree to strengthen partnership

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (4th from R) and Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev (5th from L) hold talks at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 18, 2025.

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Japan, Kazakhstan agree to strengthen partnership

Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev speaks during talks with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 18, 2025.

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Japan, Kazakhstan agree to strengthen partnership

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during talks with Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 18, 2025.

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Japan, Kazakhstan agree to strengthen partnership

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) shakes hands with Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev ahead of their talks at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 18, 2025.

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Japan, Kazakhstan agree to strengthen partnership

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) shakes hands with Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev during a signing ceremony at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 18, 2025, after they agreed to strengthen the bilateral partnership across a range of areas including mineral supply chains.

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BOJ policy-setting meeting

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda arrives at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 18, 2025, for the first day of a two-day monetary policy meeting. (Pool photo)

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BOJ policy-setting meeting

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda arrives at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 18, 2025, for the first day of a two-day monetary policy meeting. (Pool photo)

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BOJ policy-setting meeting

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda arrives at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 18, 2025, for the first day of a two-day policy-setting meeting. (Pool photo)

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Trial of shooter of ex-Japan PM Abe

Photo taken Dec. 18, 2025, shows a courtroom of the Nara District Court in Nara ahead of the trial of a man indicted for fatally shooting former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in the western Japan city in July 2022. Prosecutors delivered their closing arguments and presented a recommendation of life imprisonment for the defendant the same day. (Pool photo)

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Trial of shooter of ex-Japan PM Abe

A vehicle presumed to be carrying a man indicted for fatally shooting former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in July 2022 arrives at the Nara District Court in Nara ahead of his trial on Dec. 18, 2025. Prosecutors delivered their closing arguments and presented a recommendation of life imprisonment for the defendant the same day.

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Trial of shooter of ex-Japan PM Abe

A vehicle presumed to be carrying a man indicted for fatally shooting former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in July 2022 arrives at the Nara District Court in Nara ahead of his trial on Dec. 18, 2025. Prosecutors delivered their closing arguments and presented a recommendation of life imprisonment for the defendant the same day.

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Trial of shooter of ex-Japan PM Abe

Photo taken on Dec. 18, 2025, shows a courtroom of the Nara District Court in Nara ahead of the trial of a man indicted for fatally shooting former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in the western Japan city in 2022. Prosecutors are scheduled to deliver their closing arguments and present a sentencing recommendation for the defendant the same day. (Pool photo)

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Trial of shooter of ex-Japan PM Abe

Photo taken Dec. 18, 2025, shows the Nara District Court in Nara, western Japan, ahead of the trial of a man indicted for fatally shooting former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during an election stump speech in the western Japan city in 2022. Prosecutors are scheduled to deliver their closing arguments and present a sentencing recommendation for the defendant.

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Tokyo-Kaohsiung flights inaugurated

Jetstar Japan officials and staff hand commemorative gifts to passengers at Narita airport near Tokyo on Dec. 18, 2025, as they board the low-cost carrier's inaugural flight from Narita to Taiwan's Kaohsiung.

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Tokyo-Kaohsiung flights inaugurated

Jetstar Japan staff wave from Narita airport near Tokyo on Dec. 18, 2025, as the low-cost carrier's inaugural flight from Narita to Taiwan's Kaohsiung departs.

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Tokyo-Kaohsiung flights inaugurated

Jetstar Japan staff pose for a photo at Narita airport near Tokyo on Dec. 18, 2025, as the low-cost carrier's inaugural flight from Narita to Taiwan's Kaohsiung departs.

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Tokyo-Kaohsiung flights inaugurated

Jetstar Japan officials and staff pose for a photo at Narita airport near Tokyo on Dec. 18, 2025, during an event marking the low-cost carrier's inaugural flight connecting Narita and Taiwan's Kaohsiung.

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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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Japanese ex-abductee Soga

Former Japanese abductee Hitomi Soga speaks during an interview in her hometown Sado, Niigata Prefecture, on Dec. 18, 2024. Soga, 65, was abducted to North Korea in 1978 before being repatriated in 2002.

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Fed chief Powell

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell holds a press conference in Washington on Dec. 18, 2024, following the Fed's two-day policy-setting meeting.

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World Triathlon President Arimany

World Triathlon President Antonio Arimany gives an interview in Tokyo on Dec. 18, 2024.

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Japan opposition DPP head Tamaki

Yuichiro Tamaki, leader of the opposition Democratic Party for the People, delivers a speech at Kyodo News headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 18, 2024

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Ex-Palestinian PM Shtayyeh in Tokyo

Former Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh speaks during a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Dec. 18, 2024.

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Japanese startup Space One's 2nd rocket launch failure

Masakazu Toyoda, president of Space One Co., attends a press conference in Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 18, 2024, after its second failed attempt to become the first Japanese private firm to send a satellite into orbit, when its rocket self-destructed after launch the same day.

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Honda, Nissan eye merger

Combined photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Dec. 18, 2024, shows the headquarters of Honda Motor Co. (L) in Tokyo and Nissan Motor Co. in Yokohama, near Tokyo. The two major Japanese automakers are in talks on the possible establishment of a holding company in a bid to form a global alliance to challenge foreign electric vehicle makers, a source familiar with the deal said the same day.

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Memorial service for ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji

A memorial service is held for former yokozuna Kitanofuji, a 10-time grand sumo tournament champion, whose real name was Katsuaki Takezawa, in Tokyo on Dec. 18, 2024. The former yokozuna, who mentored two grand champions including the legendary Chiyonofuji before becoming a popular TV sumo pundit, died on Nov. 12, 2024, at the age of 82.

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Japan opposition DPP head Tamaki

Yuichiro Tamaki, leader of the opposition Democratic Party for the People, delivers a speech at Kyodo News headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 18, 2024