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Yamato salamander

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

Yamato salamander

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

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Japanese conductor Seiji Ozawa dies at 88

Japanese conductor Seiji Ozawa dies at 88

Japanese conductor Seiji Ozawa receives a bouquet from a student after performing at a junior high school in Yamanouchi in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, on Aug. 2, 2010. Ozawa died at 88 on Feb. 6, 2024, of heart failure.

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Acting mayor of Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia

Acting mayor of Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia

Anatolii Kurtiev, acting mayor of Zaporizhzhia, gives an interview in the southern Ukrainian city on Feb. 2, 2024.

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Acting mayor of Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia

Acting mayor of Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia

Anatolii Kurtiev, acting mayor of Zaporizhzhia, gives an interview in the southern Ukrainian city on Feb. 2, 2024.

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Aftermath of strong quake in central Japan

Aftermath of strong quake in central Japan

Photo taken in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Feb. 2, 2024, shows household appliances discarded at a temporary waste collection site after a powerful earthquake in central Japan on Jan. 1.

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Aftermath of strong quake in central Japan

Aftermath of strong quake in central Japan

Photo taken in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Feb. 2, 2024, shows household appliances discarded at a temporary waste collection site after a powerful earthquake in central Japan on Jan. 1.

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Speed skating: World Cup in Quebec City

Speed skating: World Cup in Quebec City

Japan's Miho Takagi (C) poses after winning gold in the women's 1,000 meters at a World Cup speed skating meet in Quebec City, Canada, on Feb. 2, 2024, alongside Dutch pair of Femke Kok (L) and Isabel Grevelt, who finished second and third, respectively.

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Mixed-reality Apple device

Mixed-reality Apple device

Photo taken on Feb. 2, 2024, shows Apple Inc.'s hotly anticipated mixed-reality Apple Vision Pro headset on display at an Apple store in New York after being launched the same day, marking Apple's first major product since the Apple Watch in 2015.

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Speed skating: World Cup in Quebec City

Speed skating: World Cup in Quebec City

Japan's Tatsuya Shinhama competes en route to winning silver in the men's 1,000 meters at a World Cup speed skating meet in Quebec City, Canada, on Feb. 2, 2024.

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Speed skating: World Cup in

Speed skating: World Cup in

Japan's Tatsuya Shinhama poses after winning silver in the men's 1,000 meters at a World Cup speed skating meet in Quebec City, Canada, on Feb. 2, 2024.

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Speed skating: World Cup in Quebec City

Speed skating: World Cup in Quebec City

Japan's Miho Takagi competes en route to winning gold in the women's 1,000 meters at a World Cup speed skating meet in Quebec City, Canada, on Feb. 2, 2024.

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Football: Asian Cup

Football: Asian Cup

South Korea's Hwang Hee Chan reacts after scoring the equalizer against Australia from the penalty spot during the second half of an Asian Cup football quarterfinal on Feb. 2, 2024, in Al Wakrah, Qatar.

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Football: Asian Cup

Football: Asian Cup

South Korea's Hwang Hee Chan scores the equalizer against Australia from the penalty spot during the second half of an Asian Cup football quarterfinal on Feb. 2, 2024, in Al Wakrah, Qatar.

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Football: Asian Cup

Football: Asian Cup

South Korea's Son Heung Min reacts after scoring a goal on a free kick during the first half of extra time in the quarterfinals of the Asian Cup football tournament on Feb. 2, 2024, in Al Wakrah, Qatar.

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Football: Asian Cup

Football: Asian Cup

South Korea's Son Heung Min (L) scores a goal on a free kick during the first half of extra time in the quarterfinals of the Asian Cup football tournament on Feb. 2, 2024, in Al Wakrah, Qatar.

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Football: Asian Cup

Football: Asian Cup

South Korea's Son Heung Min reacts after scoring a goal on a free kick during the first half of extra time in the quarterfinals of the Asian Cup football tournament on Feb. 2, 2024, in Al Wakrah, Qatar.

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Football: Asian Cup

Football: Asian Cup

Australian players gather on the pitch after losing to South Korea 2-1 in extra time in the quarterfinals of the Asian Cup football tournament on Feb. 2, 2024, in Al Wakrah, Qatar.

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Football: Asian Cup

Football: Asian Cup

South Korean players celebrate after beating Australia 2-1 in extra time in the quarterfinals of the Asian Cup football tournament on Feb. 2, 2024, in Al Wakrah, Qatar.

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Figure skating: Four Continents championships

Figure skating: Four Continents championships

Mone Chiba of Japan poses with her gold medal after winning the women's title at the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Shanghai on Feb. 2, 2024.

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Figure skating: Four Continents championships

Figure skating: Four Continents championships

Mone Chiba of Japan poses with her gold medal after winning the women's title at the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Shanghai on Feb. 2, 2024.

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Figure skating: Four Continents championships

Figure skating: Four Continents championships

Mone Chiba (C) of Japan poses on the podium after winning the women's title at the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Shanghai on Feb. 2, 2024, alongside Kim Chae Yeon of South Korea (L) and Rinka Watanabe of Japan, who finished second and third, respectively.

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Figure skating: Four Continents championships

Figure skating: Four Continents championships

Mone Chiba (C) of Japan poses on the podium after winning the women's title at the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Shanghai on Feb. 2, 2024, alongside Kim Chae Yeon of South Korea (L) and Rinka Watanabe of Japan, who finished second and third, respectively.

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Figure skating: Four Continents championships

Figure skating: Four Continents championships

Rinka Watanabe of Japan poses with her bronze medal after finishing third at the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Shanghai on Feb. 2, 2024.

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Figure skating: Four Continents championships

Figure skating: Four Continents championships

Rinka Watanabe of Japan performs in the women's free program at the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Shanghai on Feb. 2, 2024.

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Figure skating: Four Continents championships

Figure skating: Four Continents championships

Mone Chiba of Japan performs in the women's free program at the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Shanghai on Feb. 2, 2024.

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Figure skating: Four Continents championships

Figure skating: Four Continents championships

Mai Mihara of Japan performs in the women's free program at the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Shanghai on Feb. 2, 2024.

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Figure skating: Four Continents championships

Figure skating: Four Continents championships

Mone Chiba of Japan performs in the women's free program at the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Shanghai on Feb. 2, 2024.

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Figure skating: Four Continents championships

Figure skating: Four Continents championships

Mone Chiba of Japan performs in the women's free program at the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Shanghai on Feb. 2, 2024.

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Figure skating: Four Continents championships

Figure skating: Four Continents championships

Mone Chiba of Japan performs in the women's free program at the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Shanghai on Feb. 2, 2024.

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Figure skating: Four Continents championships

Figure skating: Four Continents championships

Mai Mihara of Japan performs in the women's free program at the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Shanghai on Feb. 2, 2024.

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Figure skating: Four Continents championships

Figure skating: Four Continents championships

Mai Mihara of Japan performs in the women's free program at the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Shanghai on Feb. 2, 2024.

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Figure skating: Four Continents championships

Figure skating: Four Continents championships

Rinka Watanabe of Japan performs in the women's free program at the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Shanghai on Feb. 2, 2024.

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Ice fall festival in Hokkaido

Ice fall festival in Hokkaido

Tourists visit an ice fall festival in Kamikawa, Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Feb. 2, 2024. The annual event, featuring about 30 ice sculptures lit up in seven colors, will run through March 17.

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Ice fall festival in Hokkaido

Ice fall festival in Hokkaido

Tourists visit an ice fall festival in Kamikawa, Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Feb. 2, 2024. The annual event, featuring about 30 ice sculptures lit up in seven colors, will run through March 17.

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Japan PM Kishida meets with Tokyo Gov. Koike

Japan PM Kishida meets with Tokyo Gov. Koike

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (R) and Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike pose for a photo during a meeting at the premier's office in Tokyo on Feb. 2, 2024.

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Crown Princess Kiko at award ceremony

Crown Princess Kiko at award ceremony

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko speaks during an award ceremony for book review contest winners in Tokyo on Feb. 2, 2024. (Pool photo)

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Crown Princess Kiko at award ceremony

Crown Princess Kiko at award ceremony

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko speaks during an award ceremony for book review contest winners in Tokyo on Feb. 2, 2024. (Pool photo)

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Figure skating: Four Continents championships

Figure skating: Four Continents championships

Japanese ice dancers Misato Komatsubara (bottom) and Takeru Komatsubara perform their rhythm dance at the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Shanghai on Feb. 2, 2024.

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Figure skating: Four Continents championships

Figure skating: Four Continents championships

Japanese ice dancers Misato Komatsubara (R) and Takeru Komatsubara perform their rhythm dance at the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Shanghai on Feb. 2, 2024.

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Figure skating: Four Continents championships

Figure skating: Four Continents championships

Japanese ice dancers Misato Komatsubara (L) and Takeru Komatsubara perform their rhythm dance at the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Shanghai on Feb. 2, 2024.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in central Japan

Aftermath of strong earthquake in central Japan

Destroyed houses are pictured in Suzu, Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on Feb. 2, 2024, after they were hit by a strong earthquake and subsequent tsunami on Jan. 1.

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Japanese Upper House plenary session

Japanese Upper House plenary session

A plenary session of Japan's House of Councillors is held at the parliament building in Tokyo on Feb. 2, 2024.

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Japan's Prime Minister at parliament

Japan's Prime Minister at parliament

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (R) attends a plenary session of the House of Councillors in Tokyo on Feb. 2, 2024.

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Japan's Prime Minister at parliament

Japan's Prime Minister at parliament

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida answers a question at a plenary session of the House of Councillors in Tokyo on Feb. 2, 2024.

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Aftermath of strong quake in central Japan

Aftermath of strong quake in central Japan

Mayor Shigeru Sakaguchi speaks to the press in front of temporary housing in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Feb. 2, 2024, for people displaced by the Jan. 1 earthquake in central Japan.

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Aftermath of strong quake in central Japan

Aftermath of strong quake in central Japan

Mayor Shigeru Sakaguchi speaks to the press in front of temporary housing in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Feb. 2, 2024, for people displaced by the Jan. 1 earthquake in central Japan.

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Temporary housing in quake-hit central Japan city

Temporary housing in quake-hit central Japan city

Interior of a temporary housing unit is shown to the media on Feb. 2, 2024, in the central Japan city of Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, which was severely damaged by a strong earthquake on Jan. 1.

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Temporary housing in quake-hit central Japan city

Temporary housing in quake-hit central Japan city

Photo taken on Feb. 2, 2024 shows temporary housing set up in Wajima in Ishikawa Prefecture for people displaced by the strong earthquake that hit central Japan on Jan. 1.

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Temporary housing in quake-hit central Japan city

Temporary housing in quake-hit central Japan city

Interior of a temporary housing unit is shown to the media on Feb. 2, 2024, in the central Japan city of Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, which was severely damaged by a strong earthquake on Jan. 1.

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