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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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Scene in quake-hit Turkey

Work is under way to remove debris on March 2, 2023, in Kahramanmaras, southern Turkey, following the Feb. 6 earthquakes that hit the country and neighboring Syria.

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Scene in quake-hit Turkey

People walk past collapsed buildings on March 2, 2023, in Kahramanmaras, southern Turkey, following the Feb. 6 earthquakes that hit the country and neighboring Syria.

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Ukrainian soldiers near border with Russia, Belarus

Ukrainian soldiers take part in a training exercise on an uncultivated field some 10 kilometers away from the border with Russia and Belarus in the northern Ukrainian region of Chernihiv on Feb. 2, 2023.

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Ukrainian soldiers near border with Russia, Belarus

Ukrainian soldiers take part in a training exercise on an uncultivated field some 10 kilometers away from the border with Russia and Belarus in the northern Ukrainian region of Chernihiv on Feb. 2, 2023.

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Ukrainian soldiers near border with Russia, Belarus

A Ukrainian soldier takes part in a training exercise on an uncultivated field some 10 kilometers away from the border with Russia and Belarus in the northern Ukrainian region of Chernihiv on Feb. 2, 2023.

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Scene in northern Ukraine

Photo taken on Feb. 2, 2023, shows a hotel in the northern Ukrainian region of Chernihiv partially destroyed in the wake of Russia's invasion about one year earlier.

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Ukrainian soldiers near border with Russia, Belarus

Ukrainian soldiers take part in a training exercise on an uncultivated field some 10 kilometers away from the border with Russia and Belarus in the northern Ukrainian region of Chernihiv on Feb. 2, 2023.

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Ukrainian civil defense corps in training

Members of the civil defense corps take part in training in the suburbs of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Feb. 2, 2023. Many civilians in their 50s and 60s are participating in the corps, with the first anniversary of the war approaching.

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Ukrainian civil defense corps in training

Members of the civil defense corps take part in training in the suburbs of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Feb. 2, 2023.

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Russian-held, Japanese-claimed islands off Hokkaido

Photo taken Feb. 2, 2023, shows the village of Shana, known as Kurilsk in Russia, on Etorofu, one of the Russian-held, Japanese-claimed islands off Hokkaido, northern Japan.

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Russian-held, Japanese-claimed islands off Hokkaido

A car drives on a snow-covered road on Feb. 2, 2023, in Shana, known as Kurilsk in Russia, on Etorofu, one of the Russian-held, Japanese-claimed islands off Hokkaido, northern Japan.

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Scene in Pyongyang

People wearing face masks walk in Pyongyang on Feb. 2, 2023.

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Whale shark at Osaka aquarium

A whale shark swims in a tank at Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan in western Japan on Feb. 2, 2023.

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Whale shark at Osaka aquarium

A whale shark swims in a tank at Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan in western Japan on Feb. 2, 2023.

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CIA chief warns of Xi's ambition over Taiwan

U.S. Central Intelligence Agency Director William Burns speaks at an event at Georgetown University in Washington on Feb. 2, 2023. He said the United States knows "as a matter of intelligence" that Chinese President Xi Jinping has ordered the military to be ready to conduct an invasion of Taiwan by 2027.

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Deportation of robbery suspects held in Manila

Philippine Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla meets the press in Manila on Feb. 2, 2023, in connection with the deportation of four Japanese nationals, currently in detention in the Philippine capital, believed to be behind a string of robberies across Japan.

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Deportation of robbery suspects held in Manila

Philippine Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla meets the press in Manila on Feb. 2, 2023, in connection with the deportation of four Japanese nationals, currently in detention in the Philippine capital, believed to be behind a string of robberies across Japan.

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TV personality Dewi Sukarno

Japanese TV personality Dewi Sukarno, widow of former Indonesian President Sukarno, gives an interview in Tokyo on Feb. 2, 2023, following a recent visit to Ukraine.

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TV personality Dewi Sukarno

Japanese TV personality Dewi Sukarno, widow of former Indonesian President Sukarno, gives an interview in Tokyo on Feb. 2, 2023, following a recent visit to Ukraine.

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TV personality Dewi Sukarno

Japanese TV personality Dewi Sukarno, widow of former Indonesian President Sukarno, gives an interview in Tokyo on Feb. 2, 2023, following a recent visit to Ukraine.

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Micronesia president in Japan

H.E. David W. Panuelo (2nd from L), president of the Federated States of Micronesia, holds talks with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the premier's office in Tokyo on Feb. 2, 2023.

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Micronesia president in Japan

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida holds talks with H.E. David W. Panuelo, president of the Federated States of Micronesia, at the premier's office in Tokyo on Feb. 2, 2023.

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Micronesia president in Japan

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (2nd from R) holds talks with H.E. David W. Panuelo (3rd from L), president of the Federated States of Micronesia, at the premier's office in Tokyo on Feb. 2, 2023.

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Micronesia president in Japan

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (R) shakes hands with H.E. David W. Panuelo, president of the Federated States of Micronesia, before their talks at the premier's office in Tokyo on Feb. 2, 2023.

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Eagle spending winter in Japan

A Steller's sea eagle that flew from Russia for the winter is pictured near Lake Biwa in Nagahama in Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, on Feb. 2, 2023.

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Eagle spending winter in Japan

A Steller's sea eagle that flew from Russia for the winter is pictured near Lake Biwa in Nagahama in Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, on Feb. 2, 2023.

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Eagle spending winter in Japan

A Steller's sea eagle that flew from Russia for the winter is pictured near Lake Biwa in Nagahama in Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, on Feb. 2, 2023.

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Sony's new president

Hiroki Totoki, executive deputy president and chief financial officer of Sony Group Corp., attends a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 2, 2023. Totoki said he will head the electronics company from April 1, replacing Kenichiro Yoshida.

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Sony's new president

Hiroki Totoki, executive deputy president and chief financial officer of Sony Group Corp., attends a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 2, 2023. Totoki said he will head the electronics company from April 1, replacing Kenichiro Yoshida.

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Sony's new president

Hiroki Totoki (R), executive deputy president and chief financial officer of Sony Group Corp., shakes hands with President Kenichiro Yoshida during a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 2, 2023. Totoki said at the press conference that he will head the electronics company from April 1, replacing Yoshida.

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Sony's new president

Hiroki Totoki (R), executive deputy president and chief financial officer of Sony Group Corp., shakes hands with President Kenichiro Yoshida during a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 2, 2023. Totoki said at the press conference that he will head the electronics company from April 1, replacing Yoshida.

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Sony's new president

Hiroki Totoki (back), executive deputy president and chief financial officer of Sony Group Corp., is pictured ahead of a joint press conference with President Kenichiro Yoshida (front) in Tokyo on Feb. 2, 2023. Totoki said at the press conference that he will head the electronics company from April 1, replacing Yoshida.

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Sony's new president

Hiroki Totoki (back), executive deputy president and chief financial officer of Sony Group Corp., is pictured ahead of a joint press conference with President Kenichiro Yoshida (front) in Tokyo on Feb. 2, 2023. Totoki said at the press conference that he will head the electronics company from April 1, replacing Yoshida.

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Court hearings in Manila for Japanese robbery suspects

Journalists gather on Feb. 2, 2023, in front of a court in Manila where hearings were being held for two of four Japanese nationals currently in detention in the Philippine capital, believed to be behind a string of robberies across Japan. The hearings discussed whether local criminal charges against the two should be dropped following a motion filed by the Philippine Justice Department.

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Court hearings in Manila for Japanese robbery suspects

A lawyer for two of four Japanese nationals currently in detention in Manila who are believed to be behind a string of robberies across Japan is surrounded by journalists in the capital on Feb. 2, 2023, after their hearings were held at a local court. The hearings discussed whether local criminal charges against the two should be dropped following a motion filed by the Philippine Justice Department.

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Rope changing ritual at Japan shrine

Otsunakake Shinji, a ritual of changing the sacred straw rope that hangs from the rock, is performed at World Heritage-listed Hananoiwaya Shrine in Kumano, Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on Feb. 2, 2023.

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U.S. defense chief in Philippines

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin (R) shakes hands with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. during a courtesy call at the presidential palace in Manila on Feb. 2, 2023.

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Japan, U.S. joint sea drill

A sailor is carried on a stretcher in a nuclear accident simulation during Japan and the United States' joint military drill involving U.S. aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Feb. 2, 2023.

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U.S. defense chief in Philippines

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin (R) poses for a photo with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. during a courtesy call at the presidential palace in Manila on Feb. 2, 2023.