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Figure skating: Kaori Sakamoto

Japanese figure skater Kaori Sakamoto (front, R) smiles at a ceremony in Tokyo on Dec. 21, 2025, after qualifying for the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics.

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Emperor visits photo exhibition

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (3rd from R), Empress Masako and their daughter Princess Aiko visit the National Showa Memorial Museum in Tokyo on Dec. 21, 2025, for a special photo exhibition depicting people's life in Tokyo during World War II. (Pool photo)

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Emperor visits photo exhibition

Japanese Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and their daughter Princess Aiko visit the National Showa Memorial Museum in Tokyo on Dec. 21, 2025, for a special photo exhibition depicting people's life in Tokyo during World War II. (Pool photo)

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Emperor visits photo exhibition

Japanese Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and their daughter Princess Aiko visit the National Showa Memorial Museum in Tokyo on Dec. 21, 2025, for a special photo exhibition depicting people's life in Tokyo during World War II. (Pool photo)

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Emperor visits photo exhibition

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (3rd from R), Empress Masako (2nd from R) and their daughter Princess Aiko (far R) visit the National Showa Memorial Museum in Tokyo on Dec. 21, 2025, for a special photo exhibition depicting people's life in Tokyo during World War II. (Pool photo)

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Emperor visits photo exhibition

Japanese Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and their daughter Princess Aiko visit the National Showa Memorial Museum in Tokyo on Dec. 21, 2025, for a special photo exhibition depicting people's life in Tokyo during World War II. (Pool photo)

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Emperor visits photo exhibition

Japanese Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and their daughter Princess Aiko visit the National Showa Memorial Museum in Tokyo on Dec. 21, 2025, for a special photo exhibition depicting people's life in Tokyo during World War II. (Pool photo)

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Defense Minister Koizumi visits GSDF camp

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (R) rides a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force assault amphibious vehicle 7 during a visit to the GSDF's Camp Ainoura in Sasebo in Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 21, 2025.

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Defense Minister Koizumi visits GSDF camp

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (C) meets the press during a visit to the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force's Camp Ainoura in Sasebo in Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 21, 2025.

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Defense Minister Koizumi visits GSDF camp

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (R) rides a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force assault amphibious vehicle 7 during a visit to the GSDF's Camp Ainoura in Sasebo in Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 21, 2025.

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Defense Minister Koizumi visits GSDF camp

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (R) rides a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force assault amphibious vehicle 7 during a visit to the GSDF's Camp Ainoura in Sasebo in Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 21, 2025.

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U.S. vice president speaks at rally of conservatives

U.S. Vice President JD Vance makes a speech at a conservative event held in Phoenix, Arizona, on Dec. 21, 2025, to memorialize slain activist Charlie Kirk. The meeting was organized by Turning Point USA, the conservative youth movement founded by Kirk who was assassinated in September.

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JETRO, Tehran chamber of commerce sign note to deepen economic ties

A ceremony marking the signing of a memorandum is held between the Japan External Trade Organization and the Tehran chamber of commerce and industries in Tehran on Dec. 21, 2025, to strengthen their economic relationship.

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JETRO, Tehran chamber of commerce sign note to deepen economic ties

A ceremony marking the signing of a memorandum is held between the Japan External Trade Organization and the Tehran chamber of commerce and industries in Tehran on Dec. 21, 2025, to strengthen their economic relationship.

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U.S. vice president speaks at rally of conservatives

People listen to U.S. Vice President JD Vance (on screen) making a speech at a conservative event held in Phoenix, Arizona, on Dec. 21, 2025, to memorialize slain activist Charlie Kirk. The meeting was organized by Turning Point USA, the conservative youth movement founded by Kirk who was assassinated in September.

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Kiyomizu temple lit up in Kyoto

Kiyomizu temple in Kyoto, surrounded by red maple leaves, is lit up during a test event on Nov. 21, 2025, a day before the start of the special night viewing through Dec. 7.

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Kiyomizu temple lit up in Kyoto

Kiyomizu temple in Kyoto, surrounded by red maple leaves, is lit up during a test event on Nov. 21, 2025, a day before the start of the special night viewing through Dec. 7.

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Kiyomizu temple lit up in Kyoto

Kiyomizu temple in Kyoto, surrounded by red maple leaves, is lit up during a test event on Nov. 21, 2025, a day before the start of the special night viewing through Dec. 7.

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Impeached S. Korean president attends court hearing

The impeachment trial of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is held at the Constitutional Court in Seoul on Jan. 21, 2025, over his Dec. 3 martial law declaration, with the president attending for the first time. (Pool photo)

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Impeached S. Korean president attends court hearing

Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol (back, L) attends his impeachment trial at the Constitutional Court for the first time in Seoul on Jan. 21, 2025, over his Dec. 3 martial law declaration. (Pool photo)

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Impeached S. Korean president attends court hearing

Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol (facing camera) arrives for his impeachment trial at the Constitutional Court in Seoul on Jan. 21, 2025, over his Dec. 3 martial law declaration. (Pool photo)

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Impeached S. Korean president attends court hearing

Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol (L) arrives for his impeachment trial at the Constitutional Court in Seoul on Jan. 21, 2025, over his Dec. 3 martial law declaration. (Pool photo)

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Impeached S. Korean president attends court hearing

Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol arrives for his impeachment trial at the Constitutional Court in Seoul on Jan. 21, 2025, over his Dec. 3 martial law declaration. (Pool photo)

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Impeached S. Korean president attends court hearing

Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol attends his impeachment trial at the Constitutional Court for the first time in Seoul on Jan. 21, 2025, over his Dec. 3 martial law declaration. (Pool photo)

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Impeached S. Korean president attends court hearing

Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol attends his impeachment trial at the Constitutional Court for the first time in Seoul on Jan. 21, 2025, over his Dec. 3 martial law declaration. (Pool photo)

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Impeached S. Korean president attends court hearing

Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol (back, L) attends his impeachment trial at the Constitutional Court for the first time in Seoul on Jan. 21, 2025, over his Dec. 3 martial law declaration. (Pool photo)

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Rally by supporters of S. Korean President Yoon

Supporters of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol stage a rally in Seoul on Dec. 21, 2024.

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Rally by supporters of S. Korean President Yoon

Supporters of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol stage a rally in Seoul on Dec. 21, 2024.

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Rally by supporters of S. Korean President Yoon

Supporters of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol stage a rally in Seoul on Dec. 21, 2024.

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Supporters of S. Korean President Yoon

Flowers are placed in front of the Constitutional Court in Seoul on Dec. 21, 2024, in a show of support for South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol.

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Rally by supporters of S. Korean President Yoon

Supporters of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol stage a rally in Seoul on Dec. 21, 2024.

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1st anniversary of Jan. 1 quake in central Japan

A house remains partially buried in Uchinada, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Dec. 21, 2024, ahead of the first anniversary on Jan. 1 of a powerful earthquake that hit the Noto Peninsula area, triggering soil liquefaction in the central Japan town.

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Aftermath of deadly Christmas market attack in Germany

People pray in a church in Magdeburg, eastern Germany, on Dec. 21, 2024, near the Christmas market where a man drove a car into the crowd on Dec. 20, killing five people and injuring about 200.

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Aftermath of deadly Christmas market attack in Germany

People pray in a church in Magdeburg, eastern Germany, on Dec. 21, 2024, near the Christmas market where a man drove a car into the crowd on Dec. 20, killing five people and injuring about 200.

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Figure skating: Japanese national championships

Riku Miura (top) and Ryuichi Kihara perform in the pairs short program at the national figure skating championships in Kadoma, Osaka Prefecture, on Dec. 21, 2024.

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Figure skating: Japanese national championships

Riku Miura (front) and Ryuichi Kihara perform in the pairs short program at the national figure skating championships in Kadoma, Osaka Prefecture, on Dec. 21, 2024.

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Figure skating: Japanese national championships

Kao Miura performs in the men's free program at the national figure skating championships in Kadoma, Osaka Prefecture, on Dec. 21, 2024.

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Figure skating: Japanese national championships

Kazuki Tomono performs in the men's free program at the national figure skating championships in Kadoma, Osaka Prefecture, on Dec. 21, 2024.

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Football: Premier League

Brighton's Kaoru Mitoma (R) plays in a Premier League football match against West Ham in London on Dec. 21, 2024.

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Figure skating: Japanese national championships

Yuma Kagiyama poses after winning gold in the men's event at the national figure skating championships in Kadoma, Osaka Prefecture, on Dec. 21, 2024, alongside silver medalist Rio Nakata (L) and bronze medalist Tatsuya Tsuboi.

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Figure skating: Japanese national championships

Tatsuya Tsuboi performs in the men's free program at the national figure skating championships in Kadoma, Osaka Prefecture, on Dec. 21, 2024.

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Football: Premier League

Brighton's Kaoru Mitoma attempts to control the ball in a Premier League football match against West Ham in London on Dec. 21, 2024.

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Figure skating: Japanese national championships

Rio Nakata performs in the men's free program at the national figure skating championships in Kadoma, Osaka Prefecture, on Dec. 21, 2024.

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Figure skating: Japanese national championships

Rio Nakata is pictured after performing in the men's free program at the national figure skating championships in Kadoma, Osaka Prefecture, on Dec. 21, 2024.

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Yuzu bathing in Fukushima Pref.

A man bathes with yuzu citrus fruits at the Tenjinmisaki hot spring on Dec. 21, 2024, in Fukushima Prefecture's Naraha, which was previously designated as an evacuation zone after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis. Bathing with yuzu on the winter solstice is a Japanese tradition.

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Figure skating: Japanese national championships

Rio Nakata reacts after performing in the men's free program at the national figure skating championships in Kadoma, Osaka Prefecture, on Dec. 21, 2024.

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Figure skating: Japanese national championships

Rio Nakata performs in the men's free program at the national figure skating championships in Kadoma, Osaka Prefecture, on Dec. 21, 2024.

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Yuzu bathing in Fukushima Pref.

A man bathes with yuzu citrus fruits at the Tenjinmisaki hot spring on Dec. 21, 2024, in Fukushima Prefecture's Naraha, which was previously designated as an evacuation zone after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis. Bathing with yuzu on the winter solstice is a Japanese tradition.

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Figure skating: Japanese national championships

Rio Nakata performs in the men's free program at the national figure skating championships in Kadoma, Osaka Prefecture, on Dec. 21, 2024.

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Figure skating: Japanese national championships

Rio Nakata performs in the men's free program at the national figure skating championships in Kadoma, Osaka Prefecture, on Dec. 21, 2024.