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IAEA chief visits idle nuclear plant in Niigata Pref.

IAEA chief visits idle nuclear plant in Niigata Pref.

International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Grossi (front, L) visits the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture northwest of Tokyo on Feb. 18, 2025. Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. loaded nuclear fuel into one of the reactors at the idle complex in 2024 as part of preparations to potentially restart the plant that was halted after a massive earthquake and tsunami in March 2011 triggered the Fukushima nuclear disaster.

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Scene from Kyiv

Scene from Kyiv

People walk down a street in Kyiv on Feb. 18, 2024, amid the war between Ukraine and Russia.

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Breakdancing: Japan national c'ships

Breakdancing: Japan national c'ships

Issin Hishikawa performs en route to winning the men's final at the Japanese national breakdancing championships on Feb. 18, 2024, at Tokyo's NHK Hall.

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Breakdancing: Japan national c'ships

Breakdancing: Japan national c'ships

Ayumi Fukushima (L) performs en route to winning the women's final against Ayane Nakarai at the Japanese national breakdancing championships on Feb. 18, 2024, at Tokyo's NHK Hall.

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Breakdancing: Japanese national c'ships

Breakdancing: Japanese national c'ships

Ayumi Fukushima performs en route to winning the women's final at the Japanese national breakdancing championships on Feb. 18, 2024, at Tokyo's NHK Hall.

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Breakdancing: Japanese national c'ships

Breakdancing: Japanese national c'ships

Hiroto Ono performs in the men's final at the Japanese national breakdancing championships on Feb. 18, 2024, at Tokyo's NHK Hall.

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Breakdancing: Japan national c'ships

Breakdancing: Japan national c'ships

Nanoha Mase performs in the women's bronze medal match at the Japanese national breakdancing championships on Feb. 18, 2024, at Tokyo's NHK Hall.

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Breakdancing: Japan national c'ships

Breakdancing: Japan national c'ships

Nanoha Mase performs in the women's bronze medal match at the Japanese national breakdancing championships on Feb. 18, 2024, at Tokyo's NHK Hall.

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Breakdancing: Japanese national c'ships

Breakdancing: Japanese national c'ships

Ayumi Fukushima performs en route to winning the women's final at the Japanese national breakdancing championships on Feb. 18, 2024, at Tokyo's NHK Hall.

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Breakdancing: Japanese national c'ships

Breakdancing: Japanese national c'ships

Issin Hishikawa performs en route to winning the men's final at the Japanese national breakdancing championships on Feb. 18, 2024, at Tokyo's NHK Hall.

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Breakdancing: Japan national c'ships

Breakdancing: Japan national c'ships

Issin Hishikawa performs en route to winning the men's final at the Japanese national breakdancing championships on Feb. 18, 2024, at Tokyo's NHK Hall.

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Breakdancing: Japan national c'ships

Breakdancing: Japan national c'ships

Ayane Nakarai performs in the women's final at the Japanese national breakdancing championships on Feb. 18, 2024, at Tokyo's NHK Hall.

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Breakdancing: Japan national c'ships

Breakdancing: Japan national c'ships

Ayane Nakarai performs in the women's final at the Japanese national breakdancing championships on Feb. 18, 2024, at Tokyo's NHK Hall.

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World aquatics championships

World aquatics championships

Lewis Clareburt (C) of New Zealand is pictured after winning gold in the men's 400-meter individual medley at the world aquatics championships in Doha, Qatar, on Feb. 18, 2024, alongside Max Litchfield (L) of Britain who finished second and Daiya Seto of Japan third.

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World aquatics championships

World aquatics championships

Lewis Clareburt (C) of New Zealand poses for photos after winning gold in the men's 400-meter individual medley at the world aquatics championships in Doha, Qatar, on Feb. 18, 2024, alongside Max Litchfield (L) of Britain who finished second and Daiya Seto of Japan third.

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World aquatics championships

World aquatics championships

Daiya Seto of Japan reacts after finishing third in the men's 400-meter individual medley at the world aquatics championships in Doha, Qatar, on Feb. 18, 2024.

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World aquatics championships

World aquatics championships

Daiya Seto of Japan swims breaststroke in the men's 400-meter individual medley final at the world aquatics championships in Doha, Qatar, on Feb. 18, 2024.

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World aquatics championships

World aquatics championships

Daiya Seto of Japan swims backstroke in the men's 400-meter individual medley final at the world aquatics championships in Doha, Qatar, on Feb. 18, 2024.

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World aquatics championships

World aquatics championships

Daiya Seto of Japan swims butterfly in the men's 400-meter individual medley final at the world aquatics championships in Doha, Qatar, on Feb. 18, 2024.

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World aquatics championships

World aquatics championships

Daiya Seto of Japan swims butterfly in the men's 400-meter individual medley final at the world aquatics championships in Doha, Qatar, on Feb. 18, 2024.

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World aquatics championships

World aquatics championships

Daiya Seto of Japan poses for photos after receiving the bronze medal in the men's 400-meter individual medley at the world aquatics championships in Doha, Qatar, on Feb. 18, 2024.

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World aquatics championships

World aquatics championships

Daiya Seto of Japan poses for photos after receiving the bronze medal in the men's 400-meter individual medley at the world aquatics championships in Doha, Qatar, on Feb. 18, 2024.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (L) chats with a teammate during spring training in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 18, 2024.

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Mountain-burning event in Japan

Mountain-burning event in Japan

Grass is burnt during a "yamayaki" mountain burning event at Akiyoshidai Quasi-National Park in Mine, Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on Feb. 18, 2024. Setting fires on the karst plateau is a traditional practice to preserve the landscape and ecology and is said to herald the arrival of spring.

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Mountain-burning event in Japan

Mountain-burning event in Japan

Spectators watch as grass is burnt during a "yamayaki" mountain burning event at Akiyoshidai Quasi-National Park in Mine, Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on Feb. 18, 2024. Setting fires on the karst plateau is a traditional practice to preserve the landscape and ecology and is said to herald the arrival of spring.

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Ski jumping: World Cup in Sapporo

Ski jumping: World Cup in Sapporo

Japan's Ryoyu Kobayashi competes in a men's ski jumping World Cup event in Sapporo, Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Feb. 18, 2024. Kobayashi finished second.

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Ski jumping: World Cup in Sapporo

Ski jumping: World Cup in Sapporo

Japan's Ryoyu Kobayashi reacts following his second jump at a men's ski jumping World Cup event in Sapporo, Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Feb. 18, 2024. Kobayashi finished second.

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Ski jumping: World Cup in Sapporo

Ski jumping: World Cup in Sapporo

Japan's Ryoyu Kobayashi acknowledges the crowd on the podium after finishing second at a men's ski jumping World Cup event in Sapporo, Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Feb. 18, 2024.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

Japanese left-hander Shota Imanaga speaks to reporters at the Chicago Cubs spring training in Mesa, Arizona on Feb. 18, 2024.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

Chicago Cubs left-hander Shota Imanaga works on pickoff throws during spring training in Mesa, Arizona on Feb. 18, 2024.

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Mountain-burning event in Japan

Mountain-burning event in Japan

Spectators watch as grass is burnt during a "yamayaki" mountain burning event at Akiyoshidai Quasi-National Park in Mine, Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on Feb. 18, 2024. Setting fires on the karst plateau is a traditional practice to preserve the landscape and ecology and is said to herald the arrival of spring.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

Chicago Cubs left-hander Shota Imanaga works on pickoff throws during spring training in Mesa, Arizona on Feb. 18, 2024.

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Rice-planting dance in disaster-hit Fukushima town

Rice-planting dance in disaster-hit Fukushima town

A traditional rice-planting dance is performed on Feb. 18, 2024, at Kusano shrine in the Ukedo area in Namie, Fukushima Prefecture. The shrine was rebuilt after being swept away by tsunami triggered by the March 2011 earthquake.

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Rice-planting dance in disaster-hit Fukushima town

Rice-planting dance in disaster-hit Fukushima town

A traditional rice-planting dance is performed on Feb. 18, 2024, at Kusano shrine in the Ukedo area in Namie, Fukushima Prefecture. The shrine was rebuilt after being swept away by tsunami triggered by the March 2011 earthquake.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Yusei Kikuchi wraps-up a bullpen session during spring training in Dunedin, Florida, on Feb. 18, 2024.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Yusei Kikuchi throws a bullpen session as teammates watch during spring training in Dunedin, Florida, on Feb. 18, 2024.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Yusei Kikuchi throws a bullpen session during spring training in Dunedin, Florida, on Feb. 18, 2024.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Yusei Kikuchi throws a bullpen session during spring training in Dunedin, Florida, on Feb. 18, 2024.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Yusei Kikuchi throws a bullpen session during spring training in Dunedin, Florida, on Feb. 18, 2024.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Yusei Kikuchi throws a bullpen session during spring training in Dunedin, Florida, on Feb. 18, 2024.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Yusei Kikuchi throws a bullpen session during spring training in Dunedin, Florida, on Feb. 18, 2024.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto plays catch during spring training in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 18, 2024.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto plays catch during spring training in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 18, 2024.

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Japanese film at Berlin film festival

Japanese film at Berlin film festival

Japanese director Gakuryu Ishii (2nd from R), gives a speech after the official screening of "The Box Man" at the Berlin International Film Festival in the German capital on Feb. 18, 2024, alongside Japanese actors from the film Tadanobu Asano (far L), Masatoshi Nagase (2nd from L), and Koichi Sato (far R).

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

Shohei Ohtani (C) heads for the field as fans watch during Los Angeles Angels spring training in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 18, 2024.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

Shohei Ohtani participates in Los Angeles Dodgers spring training in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 18, 2024.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

Shohei Ohtani participates in Los Angeles Dodgers spring training in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 18, 2024.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

Shohei Ohtani participates in a Los Angeles Dodgers spring training workout in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 18, 2024.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

Shohei Ohtani participates in Los Angeles Dodgers spring training in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 18, 2024.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

Shohei Ohtani participates in a Los Angeles Dodgers spring training workout in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 18, 2024.

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