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Sea lion writes kanji for new year

A South American sea lion writes the kanji character meaning "rabbit" at Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Dec. 26, 2022, ahead of the 2023 Year of the Rabbit in the Chinese zodiac.

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Protest against gov't defense policy

Citizens including atomic bomb survivors rally in central Hiroshima on Dec. 26, 2022, in protest against the central government's recent decision to acquire the capabilities to strike enemy bases and double defense spending for the next five years.

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Japan-supplied power generator used in Ukraine

Photo taken in Bucha on the outskirts of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Dec. 26, 2022, shows a power generator donated by Japan following the recent Russian missile attacks that caused power outages in many parts of Ukraine.

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Japan-supplied power generator used in Ukraine

Bucha Mayor Anatoliy Fedoruk meets the media in the Ukrainian city on the outskirts of the capital Kyiv on Dec. 26, 2022, as a power generator (behind him) donated by Japan reaches the city following the recent Russian missile attacks that caused power outages in many parts of Ukraine.

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Japan-supplied power generator used in Ukraine

Photo taken in Bucha on the outskirts of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Dec. 26, 2022, shows a power generator donated by Japan following the recent Russian missile attacks that caused power outages in many parts of Ukraine.

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Figure skating: Exhibition gala after Japan national c'ships

Shoma Uno performs during the exhibition gala at Towa Pharmaceutical Ractab Dome in the Osaka Prefecture city of Kadoma, western Japan, on Dec. 26, 2022, after the national figure skating championships.

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Eddie Jones in Japan

Former Japan rugby head coach Eddie Jones speaks during an interview in Tokyo on Dec. 26, 2022. He was sacked by the England rugby team earlier in the month following seven years in charge as head coach.

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Eddie Jones in Japan

Former Japan rugby head coach Eddie Jones speaks during an interview in Tokyo on Dec. 26, 2022. He was sacked by the England rugby team earlier in the month following seven years in charge as head coach.

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Figure skating: Exhibition gala after Japan national c'ships

Shoma Uno performs during the exhibition gala at Towa Pharmaceutical Ractab Dome in the Osaka Prefecture city of Kadoma, western Japan, on Dec. 26, 2022, after the national figure skating championships.

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Eddie Jones in Japan

Former Japan rugby head coach Eddie Jones speaks during an interview in Tokyo on Dec. 26, 2022. He was sacked by the England rugby team earlier in the month following seven years in charge as head coach.

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Eddie Jones in Japan

Former Japan rugby head coach Eddie Jones speaks during an interview in Tokyo on Dec. 26, 2022. He was sacked by the England rugby team earlier in the month following seven years in charge as head coach.

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Ex-Tokyo Olympic exec Takahashi granted bail

Former Tokyo Olympic executive Haruyuki Takahashi leaves the Tokyo Detention House in a wheelchair on Dec. 26, 2022, after the Tokyo District Court granted him bail in connection with a bribery scandal. Takahashi, 78, has been indicted four times on charges of receiving bribes in return for helping companies be selected as a sponsor or a marketing agent of the global event.

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Eddie Jones in Japan

Former Japan rugby head coach Eddie Jones speaks during an interview in Tokyo on Dec. 26, 2022. He was sacked by the England rugby team earlier in the month following seven years in charge as head coach.

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Ex-Tokyo Olympic exec Takahashi granted bail

Former Tokyo Olympic executive Haruyuki Takahashi leaves the Tokyo Detention House in a wheelchair on Dec. 26, 2022, after the Tokyo District Court granted him bail in connection with a bribery scandal. Takahashi, 78, has been indicted four times on charges of receiving bribes in return for helping companies be selected as a sponsor or a marketing agent of the global event.

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Ex-Tokyo Olympic exec Takahashi granted bail

Former Tokyo Olympic executive Haruyuki Takahashi leaves the Tokyo Detention House in a wheelchair on Dec. 26, 2022, after the Tokyo District Court granted him bail in connection with a bribery scandal. Takahashi, 78, has been indicted four times on charges of receiving bribes in return for helping companies be selected as a sponsor or a marketing agent of the global event.

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Figure skating: Exhibition gala after Japan national c'ships

Kaori Sakamoto performs during the exhibition gala at Towa Pharmaceutical Ractab Dome in the Osaka Prefecture city of Kadoma, western Japan, on Dec. 26, 2022, after the national figure skating championships.

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Figure skating: Exhibition gala after Japan national c'ships

Kaori Sakamoto performs during the exhibition gala at Towa Pharmaceutical Ractab Dome in the Osaka Prefecture city of Kadoma, western Japan, on Dec. 26, 2022, after the national figure skating championships.

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Figure skating: Exhibition gala after Japan national c'ships

Kaori Sakamoto performs during the exhibition gala at Towa Pharmaceutical Ractab Dome in the Osaka Prefecture city of Kadoma, western Japan, on Dec. 26, 2022, after the national figure skating championships.

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Figure skating: Exhibition gala after Japan national c'ships

Kaori Sakamoto performs during the exhibition gala at Towa Pharmaceutical Ractab Dome in the Osaka Prefecture city of Kadoma, western Japan, on Dec. 26, 2022, after the national figure skating championships.

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Figure skating: Exhibition gala after Japan national c'ships

Shoma Uno performs during the exhibition gala at Towa Pharmaceutical Ractab Dome in the Osaka Prefecture city of Kadoma, western Japan, on Dec. 26, 2022, after the national figure skating championships.

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Figure skating: Exhibition gala after Japan national c'ships

Shoma Uno performs during the exhibition gala at Towa Pharmaceutical Ractab Dome in the Osaka Prefecture city of Kadoma, western Japan, on Dec. 26, 2022, after the national figure skating championships.

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Figure skating: Exhibition gala after Japan national c'ships

Shoma Uno performs during the exhibition gala at Towa Pharmaceutical Ractab Dome in the Osaka Prefecture city of Kadoma, western Japan, on Dec. 26, 2022, after the national figure skating championships.

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Figure skating: Exhibition gala after Japan national c'ships

Mai Mihara performs during the exhibition gala at Towa Pharmaceutical Ractab Dome in the Osaka Prefecture city of Kadoma, western Japan, on Dec. 26, 2022, after the national figure skating championships.

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Figure skating: Exhibition gala after Japan national c'ships

Kaori Sakamoto performs during the exhibition gala at Towa Pharmaceutical Ractab Dome in the Osaka Prefecture city of Kadoma, western Japan, on Dec. 26, 2022, after the national figure skating championships.

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Figure skating: Exhibition gala after Japan national c'ships

Kazuki Tomono performs during the exhibition gala at Towa Pharmaceutical Ractab Dome in the Osaka Prefecture city of Kadoma, western Japan, on Dec. 26, 2022, after the national figure skating championships.

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Figure skating: Exhibition gala after Japan national c'ships

Sota Yamamoto performs during the exhibition gala at Towa Pharmaceutical Ractab Dome in the Osaka Prefecture city of Kadoma, western Japan, on Dec. 26, 2022, after the national figure skating championships.

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Figure skating: Exhibition gala after Japan national c'ships

Mai Mihara performs during the exhibition gala at Towa Pharmaceutical Ractab Dome in the Osaka Prefecture city of Kadoma, western Japan, on Dec. 26, 2022, after the national figure skating championships.

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Figure skating: Exhibition gala after Japan national c'ships

Koshiro Shimada performs during the exhibition gala at Towa Pharmaceutical Ractab Dome in the Osaka Prefecture city of Kadoma, western Japan, on Dec. 26, 2022, after the national figure skating championships.

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Figure skating: Exhibition gala after Japan national c'ships

Mai Mihara performs during the exhibition gala at Towa Pharmaceutical Ractab Dome in the Osaka Prefecture city of Kadoma, western Japan, on Dec. 26, 2022, after the national figure skating championships.

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Figure skating: Exhibition gala after Japan national c'ships

Kazuki Tomono performs during the exhibition gala at Towa Pharmaceutical Ractab Dome in the Osaka Prefecture city of Kadoma, western Japan, on Dec. 26, 2022, after the national figure skating championships.

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Figure skating: Exhibition gala after Japan national c'ships

Figure skater Sota Yamamoto performs during the exhibition gala at Towa Pharmaceutical Ractab Dome in the Osaka Prefecture city of Kadoma, western Japan, on Dec. 26, 2022, after the national figure skating championships.

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Figure skating: Exhibition gala after Japan national c'ships

Koshiro Shimada performs during the exhibition gala at Towa Pharmaceutical Ractab Dome in the Osaka Prefecture city of Kadoma, western Japan, on Dec. 26, 2022, after the national figure skating championships.

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Figure skating: Exhibition gala after Japan national c'ships

Pair skaters Riku Miura (top) and Ryuichi Kihara perform during the exhibition gala at Towa Pharmaceutical Ractab Dome in the Osaka Prefecture city of Kadoma, western Japan, on Dec. 26, 2022, after the national figure skating championships.

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Figure skating: Exhibition gala after Japan national c'ships

Pair skaters Riku Miura (L) and Ryuichi Kihara perform during the exhibition gala at Towa Pharmaceutical Ractab Dome in the Osaka Prefecture city of Kadoma, western Japan, on Dec. 26, 2022, after the national figure skating championships.

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Figure skating: Exhibition gala after Japan national c'ships

Ice dance duo Kana Muramoto (L) and Daisuke Takahashi perform during the exhibition gala at Towa Pharmaceutical Ractab Dome in the Osaka Prefecture city of Kadoma, western Japan, on Dec. 26, 2022, after the national figure skating championships.

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Figure skating: Exhibition gala after Japan national c'ships

Ice dance duo Kana Muramoto (top) and Daisuke Takahashi perform during the exhibition gala at Towa Pharmaceutical Ractab Dome in the Osaka Prefecture city of Kadoma, western Japan, on Dec. 26, 2022, after the national figure skating championships.

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Figure skating: Exhibition gala after Japan national c'ships

Ice dance duo Kana Muramoto (L) and Daisuke Takahashi perform during the exhibition gala at Towa Pharmaceutical Ractab Dome in the Osaka Prefecture city of Kadoma, western Japan, on Dec. 26, 2022, after the national figure skating championships.

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Figure skating: Exhibition gala after Japan national c'ships

Ice dance duo Kana Muramoto (L) and Daisuke Takahashi perform during the exhibition gala at Towa Pharmaceutical Ractab Dome in the Osaka Prefecture city of Kadoma, western Japan, on Dec. 26, 2022, after the national figure skating championships.

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Ex-Japan defender Makino to retire

Former Japan defender Tomoaki Makino receives a bouquet at a press conference in Kobe, western Japan, on Dec. 26, 2022, following his earlier announcement that the 35-year-old, now at the Vissel Kobe J-League football team, will retire at the end of the current season. Makino represented Japan at the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

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Ex-Japan defender Makino to retire

Former Japan defender Tomoaki Makino attends a press conference in Kobe, western Japan, on Dec. 26, 2022, following his earlier announcement that the 35-year-old, now at the Vissel Kobe J-League football team, will retire at the end of the current season. Makino represented Japan at the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

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Ex-Japan defender Makino to retire

Former Japan defender Tomoaki Makino attends a press conference in Kobe, western Japan, on Dec. 26, 2022, following his earlier announcement that the 35-year-old, now at the Vissel Kobe J-League football team, will retire at the end of the current season. Makino represented Japan at the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

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Ex-Japan defender Makino to retire

Former Japan defender Tomoaki Makino attends a press conference in Kobe, western Japan, on Dec. 26, 2022, following his earlier announcement that the 35-year-old, now at the Vissel Kobe J-League football team, will retire at the end of the current season. Makino represented Japan at the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

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Ex-Japan defender Makino to retire

Former Japan defender Tomoaki Makino attends a press conference in Kobe, western Japan, on Dec. 26, 2022, following his earlier announcement that the 35-year-old, now at the Vissel Kobe J-League football team, will retire at the end of the current season. Makino represented Japan at the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

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Japan sacks MSDF captain over alleged state secrets leak

Adm. Ryo Sakai, chief of staff of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, meets the press at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Dec. 26, 2022, following the ministry's dismissal of an MSDF captain over the alleged leak of state secrets to an outsider.

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Japan sacks MSDF captain over alleged state secrets leak

Adm. Ryo Sakai, chief of staff of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, bows at a press conference at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Dec. 26, 2022, following the ministry's dismissal of an MSDF captain over the alleged leak of state secrets to an outsider.

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Japan sacks MSDF captain over alleged state secrets leak

Adm. Ryo Sakai, chief of staff of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, meets the press at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Dec. 26, 2022, following the ministry's dismissal of an MSDF captain over the alleged leak of state secrets to an outsider.

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COVID-19 cases rampant in Osaka Pref.

The Tower of the Sun is lit up in red at Expo'70 Commemorative Park in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, on Dec. 26, 2022, as the western Japan prefecture's COVID-19 alert is raised to the maximum level with hospital beds allotted to COVID patients exceeding 50 percent of capacity.

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COVID-19 cases rampant in Osaka Pref.

The Tower of the Sun is lit up in red at Expo'70 Commemorative Park in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, on Dec. 26, 2022, as the western Japan prefecture's COVID-19 alert is raised to the maximum level with hospital beds allotted to COVID patients exceeding 50 percent of capacity.

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Japan PM Kishida makes speech

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida delivers a speech in Tokyo on Dec. 26, 2022. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM Kishida makes speech

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida delivers a speech in Tokyo on Dec. 26, 2022. (Pool photo)