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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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"Fortunetelling" otter gets ready for New Year

Taiyo, a small-clawed otter at Maxell Aqua Park Shinagawa in Tokyo, practices on Dec. 24, 2022, for a New Year event in which he will ring a bell and draw an "omikuji" fortunetelling slip in front of the audience.

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"Fortunetelling" otter gets ready for New Year

Taiyo, a small-clawed otter at Maxell Aqua Park Shinagawa in Tokyo, practices on Dec. 24, 2022, for a New Year event in which he will ring a bell and draw an "omikuji" fortunetelling slip in front of the audience.

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"Fortune-telling" otter gets ready for New Year

Taiyo, a small-clawed otter at Maxell Aqua Park Shinagawa in Tokyo, practices on Dec. 24, 2022, for a New Year event in which he will ring a bell and draw an "omikuji" fortunetelling slip in front of the audience.

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"Fortunetelling" otter gets ready for New Year

Taiyo, a small-clawed otter at Maxell Aqua Park Shinagawa in Tokyo, practices on Dec. 24, 2022, for a New Year event in which he will ring a bell and draw an "omikuji" fortunetelling slip in front of the audience.

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Nagoya Castle in snow

Photo shows central Japan's Nagoya Castle blanketed with snow on Dec. 24, 2022.

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Nagoya Castle in snow

Photo shows central Japan's Nagoya Castle blanketed with snow on Dec. 24, 2022.

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Nagoya Castle in snow

Photo shows central Japan's Nagoya Castle blanketed with snow on Dec. 24, 2022.

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Christmas in Bethlehem

Photo taken Dec. 24, 2022, shows a Christmas tree at a square in front of St. Catherine's Church in Bethlehem, the West Bank.

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Beijing amid COVID surge

People visit a hospital for fever outpatient services in Beijing on Dec. 24, 2022, amid a surge in COVID-19 cases. The Chinese government eased its strict antivirus measures earlier in the month.

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Japan Crown Prince at student science contest

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito talks with students at an award ceremony for the Japan Students Science Awards on Dec. 24, 2022, at the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation in Tokyo. (Pool photo)

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Japan-Central Asia foreign ministerial talks

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi (C) speaks at a press conference following a meeting with his counterparts from five Central Asian countries -- Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan -- at the Iikura Guest House in Tokyo on Dec. 24, 2022. (Pool photo)

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Japan-Central Asia foreign ministerial talks

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi (3rd from L) poses for a photo with his counterparts from five Central Asian countries -- (from L) Kazakhstan's Mukhtar Tileuberdi, Kyrgyzstan's Zheenbek Kulubaev, Tajikistan's Sirojiddin Muhriddin, Turkmenistan's Rashid Meredov and Uzbekistan's Vladimir Norov -- following their talks at the Iikura Guest House in Tokyo on Dec. 24, 2022. (Pool photo)

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Japan-Central Asia foreign ministerial talks

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi speaks at a press conference following a meeting with his counterparts from five Central Asian countries -- Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan -- at the Iikura Guest House in Tokyo on Dec. 24, 2022. (Pool photo)

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Japan-Central Asia foreign ministerial talks

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi speaks at a press conference following a meeting with his counterparts from five Central Asian countries -- Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan -- at the Iikura Guest House in Tokyo on Dec. 24, 2022. (Pool photo)

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Eddie Jones in Japan

Former Japan rugby head coach Eddie Jones meets the press at Nippon Sport Science University's Yokohama Kenshidai Campus near Tokyo on Dec. 24, 2022, after he was sacked by the England rugby team earlier in the month following seven years in charge as head coach.

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Baseball: Lotte's Sasaki gets pay raise

Lotte Marines pitcher Roki Sasaki speaks at a press conference at Zozo Marine Stadium in Chiba, near Tokyo, on Dec. 24, 2022, after signing for the next season for an estimated 80 million yen ($608,000), up 50 million yen from 2022. He became the youngest pitcher in Japanese baseball history at 20 years and five months to throw a perfect game on April 10, 2022.

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Baseball: Lotte's Sasaki gets pay raise

Lotte Marines pitcher Roki Sasaki poses with a Christmas tree at a press conference at Zozo Marine Stadium in Chiba, near Tokyo, on Dec. 24, 2022, after signing for the next season for an estimated 80 million yen ($608,000), up 50 million yen. He became the youngest pitcher in Japanese baseball history at 20 years and five months to throw a perfect game on April 10, 2022.

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Baseball: Lotte's Sasaki gets pay raise

Lotte Marines pitcher Roki Sasaki speaks at a press conference at Zozo Marine Stadium in Chiba, near Tokyo, on Dec. 24, 2022, after signing for the next season for an estimated 80 million yen ($608,000), up 50 million yen from 2022. He became the youngest pitcher in Japanese baseball history at 20 years and five months to throw a perfect game on April 10, 2022.

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Figure skating: Japanese national championships

Kaori Sakamoto smiles after winning the women's title at the national figure skating championships at Towa Pharmaceutical Ractab Dome in the Osaka Prefecture city of Kadoma, western Japan, on Dec. 24, 2022.

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Figure skating: Japanese national championships

Kaori Sakamoto (C) poses after winning the women's title at the national figure skating championships at Towa Pharmaceutical Ractab Dome in the Osaka Prefecture city of Kadoma, western Japan, on Dec. 24, 2022, alongside Mai Mihara (L) and Mao Shimada, who finished second and third, respectively.

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Figure skating: Japanese national championships

Kaori Sakamoto (C) poses after winning the women's title at the national figure skating championships at Towa Pharmaceutical Ractab Dome in the Osaka Prefecture city of Kadoma, western Japan, on Dec. 24, 2022, alongside Mai Mihara (L) and Mao Shimada, who finished second and third, respectively.

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Figure skating: Japanese national championships

Kaori Sakamoto performs in the women's free program en route to winning gold at the national figure skating championships at Towa Pharmaceutical Ractab Dome in the Osaka Prefecture city of Kadoma, western Japan, on Dec. 24, 2022.

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Figure skating: Japanese national championships

Kaori Sakamoto (C) poses after winning the women's title at the national figure skating championships at Towa Pharmaceutical Ractab Dome in the Osaka Prefecture city of Kadoma, western Japan, on Dec. 24, 2022, alongside Mai Mihara (L) and Mao Shimada, who finished second and third, respectively.

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Figure skating: Japanese national championships

Kaori Sakamoto performs in the women's free program en route to winning gold at the national figure skating championships at Towa Pharmaceutical Ractab Dome in the Osaka Prefecture city of Kadoma, western Japan, on Dec. 24, 2022.

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Figure skating: Japanese national championships

Kaori Sakamoto performs in the women's free program en route to winning gold at the national figure skating championships at Towa Pharmaceutical Ractab Dome in the Osaka Prefecture city of Kadoma, western Japan, on Dec. 24, 2022.

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Figure skating: Japanese national championships

Kaori Sakamoto performs in the women's free program en route to winning gold at the national figure skating championships at Towa Pharmaceutical Ractab Dome in the Osaka Prefecture city of Kadoma, western Japan, on Dec. 24, 2022.

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Figure skating: Japanese national championships

Kaori Sakamoto performs in the women's free program en route to winning gold at the national figure skating championships at Towa Pharmaceutical Ractab Dome in the Osaka Prefecture city of Kadoma, western Japan, on Dec. 24, 2022.

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Figure skating: Japanese national championships

Mai Mihara performs in the women's free program at the national figure skating championships at Towa Pharmaceutical Ractab Dome in the Osaka Prefecture city of Kadoma, western Japan, on Dec. 24, 2022.

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Figure skating: Japanese national championships

Mai Mihara performs in the women's free program at the national figure skating championships at Towa Pharmaceutical Ractab Dome in the Osaka Prefecture city of Kadoma, western Japan, on Dec. 24, 2022.

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Figure skating: Japanese national championships

Mai Mihara performs in the women's free program at the national figure skating championships at Towa Pharmaceutical Ractab Dome in the Osaka Prefecture city of Kadoma, western Japan, on Dec. 24, 2022.

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Figure skating: Japanese national championships

Mai Mihara performs in the women's free program at the national figure skating championships at Towa Pharmaceutical Ractab Dome in the Osaka Prefecture city of Kadoma, western Japan, on Dec. 24, 2022.

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Figure skating: Japanese national championships

Mao Shimada performs in the women's free program at the national figure skating championships at Towa Pharmaceutical Ractab Dome in the Osaka Prefecture city of Kadoma, western Japan, on Dec. 24, 2022.

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Figure skating: Japanese national championships

Mao Shimada performs in the women's free program at the national figure skating championships at Towa Pharmaceutical Ractab Dome in the Osaka Prefecture city of Kadoma, western Japan, on Dec. 24, 2022.

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Figure skating: Japanese national championships

Mao Shimada performs in the women's free program at the national figure skating championships at Towa Pharmaceutical Ractab Dome in the Osaka Prefecture city of Kadoma, western Japan, on Dec. 24, 2022.

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Figure skating: Japanese national championships

Rika Kihira performs in the women's free program at the national figure skating championships at Towa Pharmaceutical Ractab Dome in the Osaka Prefecture city of Kadoma, western Japan, on Dec. 24, 2022.

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Figure skating: Japanese national championships

Rika Kihira performs in the women's free program at the national figure skating championships at Towa Pharmaceutical Ractab Dome in the Osaka Prefecture city of Kadoma, western Japan, on Dec. 24, 2022.

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Figure skating: Japanese national championships

Misato Komatsubara (R) and Takeru Komatsubara perform in the ice dance free dance of Japan's national figure skating championships at Towa Pharmaceutical Ractab Dome in the Osaka Prefecture city of Kadoma, western Japan, on Dec. 24, 2022.

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Figure skating: Japanese national championships

Kana Muramoto (L) and Daisuke Takahashi pose after winning the ice dance competition of Japan's national figure skating championships at Towa Pharmaceutical Ractab Dome in the Osaka Prefecture city of Kadoma, western Japan, on Dec. 24, 2022.

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Figure skating: Japanese national championships

Misato Komatsubara (L) and Takeru Komatsubara perform in the ice dance free dance of Japan's national figure skating championships at Towa Pharmaceutical Ractab Dome in the Osaka Prefecture city of Kadoma, western Japan, on Dec. 24, 2022.

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Figure skating: Japanese national championships

Kana Muramoto (L) and Daisuke Takahashi pose after winning the ice dance competition of Japan's national figure skating championships at Towa Pharmaceutical Ractab Dome in the Osaka Prefecture city of Kadoma, western Japan, on Dec. 24, 2022.

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Figure skating: Japanese national championships

Kana Muramoto (L) and Daisuke Takahashi wave to spectators after winning the ice dance competition of Japan's national figure skating championships at Towa Pharmaceutical Ractab Dome in the Osaka Prefecture city of Kadoma, western Japan, on Dec. 24, 2022.

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Figure skating: Japanese national championships

Kana Muramoto (L) and Daisuke Takahashi pose after winning the ice dance competition of Japan's national figure skating championships at Towa Pharmaceutical Ractab Dome in the Osaka Prefecture city of Kadoma, western Japan, on Dec. 24, 2022.

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Figure skating: Japanese national championships

Kana Muramoto (L) and Daisuke Takahashi perform in the ice dance free dance of Japan's national figure skating championships at Towa Pharmaceutical Ractab Dome in the Osaka Prefecture city of Kadoma, western Japan, on Dec. 24, 2022.

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Figure skating: Japanese national championships

Kana Muramoto (L) and Daisuke Takahashi are pictured after performing in the ice dance free dance of Japan's national figure skating championships at Towa Pharmaceutical Ractab Dome in the Osaka Prefecture city of Kadoma, western Japan, on Dec. 24, 2022.

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Figure skating: Japanese national championships

Kana Muramoto (L) and Daisuke Takahashi perform in the ice dance free dance of Japan's national figure skating championships at Towa Pharmaceutical Ractab Dome in the Osaka Prefecture city of Kadoma, western Japan, on Dec. 24, 2022.

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Figure skating: Japanese national championships

Kana Muramoto (top) and Daisuke Takahashi perform in the ice dance free dance of Japan's national figure skating championships at Towa Pharmaceutical Ractab Dome in the Osaka Prefecture city of Kadoma, western Japan, on Dec. 24, 2022.

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Figure skating: Japanese national championships

Kana Muramoto (L) and Daisuke Takahashi perform in the ice dance free dance of Japan's national figure skating championships at Towa Pharmaceutical Ractab Dome in the Osaka Prefecture city of Kadoma, western Japan, on Dec. 24, 2022.