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Father of woman abducted by N. Korea dies at 96 without reunion

Akihiro Arimoto (R), whose daughter Keiko was taken to North Korea in 1983 at age 23, and Sakie Yokota, 89, whose daughter Megumi was abducted by North Korea in 1977 at age 13, attend a meeting in Tokyo on Aug. 2, 2023. Arimoto had died of natural causes aged 96 without seeing his daughter, his family said on Feb. 17, 2025, leaving Yokota as the only surviving parent of an individual listed by Japan as having been abducted by North Korea. (Pool photo)

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Underwater mine removal drill

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force personnel aboard a minesweeper conduct a drill to remove underwater mines in front of the media off Matsusaka in the central Japan prefecture of Mie on Feb. 2, 2025.

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Underwater mine removal drill

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force personnel aboard a minesweeper conduct a drill to remove underwater mines in front of the media off Matsusaka in the central Japan prefecture of Mie on Feb. 2, 2025.

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Camel parade in Mongolia

A camel parade is held in the Gobi Desert in southern Mongolia on Feb. 2, 2025.

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Golf: Hilton Grand Vacations

A Lim Kim of South Korea raises the victor's trophy at the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions at Lake Nona Golf & Country Club on Feb. 2, 2025 in Orlando, Florida.

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Golf: AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan plays a shot on the 18th hole in the final round of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am golf tournament on Feb. 2, 2025, at Pebble Beach Golf Links in Pebble Beach, California.

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Golf: AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan plays a shot on the 18th hole in the final round of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am golf tournament on Feb. 2, 2025, at Pebble Beach Golf Links in Pebble Beach, California.

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Golf: AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan hits off the third tee in the final round of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am golf tournament on Feb. 2, 2025, at Pebble Beach Golf Links in Pebble Beach, California.

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Golf: AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan hits off the first tee in the final round of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am golf tournament on Feb. 2, 2025, at Pebble Beach Golf Links in Pebble Beach, California.

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Golf: AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am

Rory Mcllroy of Britain raises the victor's trophy at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am golf tournament on Feb. 2, 2025, at Pebble Beach Golf Links in Pebble Beach, California.

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Golf: AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am

Hideki Matsuyama (L) of Japan is pictured after finishing the final round of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am golf tournament on Feb. 2, 2025, at Pebble Beach Golf Links in Pebble Beach, California.

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Football: Scottish Premiership

Celtic's Daizen Maeda reacts after scoring with a header in the first half of a Scottish Premiership football match against Motherwell on Feb. 2, 2025, in Motherwell, Scotland.

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Football: Scottish Premiership

Celtic's Daizen Maeda (L) reacts after scoring with a header in the first half of a Scottish Premiership football match against Motherwell on Feb. 2, 2025, in Motherwell, Scotland.

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Football: Scottish Premiership

Celtic's Daizen Maeda (3rd from L) scores with a header in the first half of a Scottish Premiership football match against Motherwell on Feb. 2, 2025, in Motherwell, Scotland.

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Football: Scottish Premiership

Celtic's Daizen Maeda (top) scores with a header in the first half of a Scottish Premiership football match against Motherwell on Feb. 2, 2025, in Motherwell, Scotland.

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Football: Spanish La Liga

Real Sociedad's Takefusa Kubo (R) plays in a Spanish La Liga football match against Osasuna on Feb. 2, 2025, in Pamplona, Spain.

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Football: Spanish La Liga

Real Sociedad's Takefusa Kubo (R) plays in a Spanish La Liga football match against Osasuna on Feb. 2, 2025, in Pamplona, Spain.

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Football: Spanish La Liga

Real Sociedad's Takefusa Kubo (front) plays in a Spanish La Liga football match against Osasuna on Feb. 2, 2025, in Pamplona, Spain.

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Football: Spanish La Liga

Real Sociedad's Takefusa Kubo (front) plays in a Spanish La Liga football match against Osasuna on Feb. 2, 2025, in Pamplona, Spain.

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Football: Spanish La Liga

Real Sociedad's Takefusa Kubo (R) plays in a Spanish La Liga football match against Osasuna on Feb. 2, 2025, in Pamplona, Spain.

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Speed skating: World Cup in Milwaukee

(from L) Momoka Horikawa, Miho Takagi and Ayano Sato of Japan pose after winning silver in the women's team pursuit at a World Cup speed skating meet in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Feb. 2, 2025.

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Speed skating: World Cup in Milwaukee

(from R) Miho Takagi, Momoka Horikawa and Ayano Sato of Japan compete en route to winning silver in the women's team pursuit at a World Cup speed skating meet in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Feb. 2, 2025.

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Speed skating: World Cup in Milwaukee

Tatsuya Shinhama (R) of Japan poses on the podium after winning gold in the men's 500 meters at a World Cup speed skating meet in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Feb. 2, 2025, alongside silver medalist Jordan Stolz of the United States.

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Snowboarding: World Cup in Aspen

Zoi Sadowski-Synnott (C) of New Zealand poses after winning gold in the women's slopestyle at a snowboarding World Cup event in Aspen, Colorado, on Feb. 2, 2025, alongside silver medalist Kokomo Murase (L) of Japan and bronze medalist Mia Brookes of Britain.

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Snowboarding: World Cup in Aspen

Kokomo Murase of Japan poses after winning silver in the women's slopestyle at a snowboarding World Cup event in Aspen, Colorado, on Feb. 2, 2025.

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Snowboarding: World Cup in Aspen

Kokomo Murase of Japan poses after winning silver in the women's slopestyle at a snowboarding World Cup event in Aspen, Colorado, on Feb. 2, 2025.

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Speed skating: World Cup in Milwaukee

Tatsuya Shinhama of Japan poses on the podium after winning gold in the men's 500 meters at a World Cup speed skating meet in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Feb. 2, 2025.

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Speed skating: World Cup in Milwaukee

Tatsuya Shinhama of Japan competes en route to winning gold in the men's 500 meters at a World Cup speed skating meet in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Feb. 2, 2025.

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Speed skating: World Cup in Milwaukee

Tatsuya Shinhama of Japan competes en route to winning gold in the men's 500 meters at a World Cup speed skating meet in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Feb. 2, 2025.

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Speed skating: World Cup in Milwaukee

Tatsuya Shinhama of Japan competes en route to winning gold in the men's 500 meters at a World Cup speed skating meet in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Feb. 2, 2025.

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U.S.-Panama talks

Panama's President Jose Raul Mulino holds a press conference in Panama City on Feb. 2, 2025, after holding talks with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

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Japanese imperial family watches wheelchair basketball match

Japanese Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako (C) and their daughter Princess Aiko chat with wheelchair basketball players after watching their match at Tokyo Gymnasium in the Japanese capital on Feb. 2, 2025.

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Japanese imperial family watches wheelchair basketball match

Japanese Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako (front, R) and their daughter Princess Aiko visit Tokyo Gymnasium in the Japanese capital on Feb. 2, 2025, to watch a wheelchair basketball national championship match.

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Japanese imperial family watches wheelchair basketball match

Japanese Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako (R) and their daughter Princess Aiko visit Tokyo Gymnasium in the Japanese capital on Feb. 2, 2025, to watch a wheelchair basketball national championship match.

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Japan launches H3 rocket

Japan's H3 rocket No. 5 lifts off from the Tanegashima Space Center in Minamitane in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 2, 2025. The rocket is carrying a quasi-zenith satellite aimed improving the accuracy of global positioning data for various applications.

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Japan launches H3 rocket

Japan's H3 rocket No. 5 lifts off from the Tanegashima Space Center in Minamitane in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 2, 2025. The rocket is carrying a quasi-zenith satellite aimed improving the accuracy of global positioning data for various applications.

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Japan launches H3 rocket

Japan's H3 rocket No. 5 lifts off from the Tanegashima Space Center in Minamitane in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 2, 2025. The rocket is carrying a quasi-zenith satellite aimed improving the accuracy of global positioning data for various applications.

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Japan launches H3 rocket

Japan's H3 rocket No. 5 soars through the sky after lifting off from the Tanegashima Space Center in Minamitane in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 2, 2025. The rocket is carrying a quasi-zenith satellite aimed improving the accuracy of global positioning data for various applications.

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Japan launches H3 rocket

Japan's H3 rocket No. 5 soars through the sky after lifting off from the Tanegashima Space Center in Minamitane in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 2, 2025. The rocket is carrying a quasi-zenith satellite aimed improving the accuracy of global positioning data for various applications.

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Athletics: Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon

Japan's Hiroki Wakabayashi poses after finishing second at the Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon in 2 hours, 6 minutes and 7 seconds, the fastest time ever by a Japanese marathon debutant, at J-Lease Stadium in Oita, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 2, 2025.

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Athletics: Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon

Kenya's Vincent Kipchumba crosses the finish line to win the Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon in a meet record of 2 hours, 6 minutes and 1 second at J-Lease Stadium in Oita, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 2, 2025.

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Athletics: Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon

Japan's Hiroki Wakabayashi crosses the finish line of the Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon, finishing second in 2 hours, 6 minutes and 7 seconds, the fastest time ever by a Japanese marathon debutant, at J-Lease Stadium in Oita, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 2, 2025.

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Athletics: Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon

Japan's Hiroki Wakabayashi crosses the finish line of the Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon, finishing second in 2 hours, 6 minutes and 7 seconds, the fastest time ever by a Japanese marathon debutant, at J-Lease Stadium in Oita, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 2, 2025.

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Bean-throwing event

New sumo grand champion Hoshoryu scatters roasted beans during a traditional bean-throwing event at Naritasan Shinsho-ji temple in Narita near Tokyo on Feb. 2, 2025.

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Bean-throwing event

New sumo grand champion Hoshoryu (back, 2nd from L) scatters roasted beans during a traditional bean-throwing event at Naritasan Shinsho-ji temple in Narita near Tokyo on Feb. 2, 2025.

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Bean-throwing event

A traditional bean-throwing event is held at Naritasan Shinsho-ji temple in Narita near Tokyo on Feb. 2, 2025, with participants scattering roasted beans to wish for good harvest and recovery of disaster-affected areas.

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Bean-throwing event

Kabuki actor Ichikawa Danjuro Hakuen (C) scatters roasted beans during a traditional bean-throwing event at Naritasan Shinsho-ji temple in Narita near Tokyo on Feb. 2, 2025.

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Bean-throwing event

A traditional bean-throwing event is held at Naritasan Shinsho-ji temple in Narita near Tokyo on Feb. 2, 2025, with participants scattering roasted beans to wish for good harvest and recovery of disaster-affected areas.

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Yamato salamander

Photo taken Feb. 2, 2024, shows Yamato salamanders at an aquarium in Kakamigahara in Gifu Prefecture, central Japan.

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Yamato salamander

Photo taken Feb. 2, 2024, shows a Yamato salamander at an aquarium in Kakamigahara in Gifu Prefecture, central Japan.