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Film director Shinkai

Japanese film director Makoto Shinkai (C) attends a press conference at the Berlin International Film Festival with producer Genki Kawamura (L) and actress Nanoka Hara, who voiced the heroine of Shinkai's anime film "Suzume," in Berlin on Feb. 23, 2023.

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Film director Shinkai

Japanese film director Makoto Shinkai (R) speaks to reporters during his red-carpet appearance at the Berlin International Film Festival in Berlin on Feb. 23, 2023, with actress Nanoka Hara, who voiced the heroine of his anime film "Suzume."

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Film director Shinkai

Japanese film director Makoto Shinkai (C) attends an official screening of his anime film "Suzume" at the Berlin International Film Festival with producer Genki Kawamura (L) and actress Nanoka Hara, who voiced the heroine of the film, in Berlin on Feb. 23, 2023.

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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. 23, 2023.

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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. 23, 2023.

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Berlin International Film Festival

Japanese anime director Makoto Shinkai attends a press conference during the promotion of "Suzume" at the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival in Berlin, Germany, on Feb. 23, 2023.

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Scene in Ukraine

Photo taken on Feb. 23, 2023, shows a market opened near a destroyed housing complex in Borodianka near the Ukrainian capital Kyiv.

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Scene in Ukraine

Photo taken on Feb. 23, 2023, shows a market opened near a destroyed housing complex in Borodianka near the Ukrainian capital Kyiv.

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Scene in Ukraine

Photo taken on Feb. 23, 2023, shows a man standing in front of a destroyed restaurant building where he used to work in Borodianka near the Ukrainian capital Kyiv.

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Scene in Ukraine

Photo taken on Feb. 23, 2023, shows a man standing in front of a destroyed restaurant building where he used to work in Borodianka near the Ukrainian capital Kyiv.

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Scene in Ukraine

Photo taken on Feb. 23, 2023, shows destroyed housing complex buildings in Borodianka near the Ukrainian capital Kyiv.

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Scene in Ukraine

Photo taken on Feb. 23, 2023, shows Russian tanks displayed in the central square in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv.

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Scene in Ukraine

Photo taken on Feb. 23, 2023, shows Russian military vehicles and tanks displayed in the central square in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv.

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Cheering returns to Japanese baseball

Yomiuri Giants fans play musical instruments during a baseball preseason game in Urasoe, Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on Feb. 23, 2023. Cheering is now allowed in Nippon Professional Baseball after three years of strict COVID-19 rules, but masks are still required.

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Cheering returns to Japanese baseball

Baseball fans use noisemakers on the outfield lawn during a preseason game in Urasoe, Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on Feb. 23, 2023. Cheering is now allowed in Nippon Professional Baseball after three years of strict COVID-19 rules, but masks are still required.

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Baseball: Cuba's WBC team

SoftBank Hawks manager Hiroshi Fujimoto (L, front row) and Cuba's World Baseball Classic players Alfredo Despaigne (C, front row) and Yurisbel Gracial (R, front row) pose for a group photo after a warm-up game at Ivy Stadium in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 23, 2023.

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Baseball: Cuba's WBC team

Livan Moinelo, who is on Cuba's World Baseball Classic team, pitches in a warm-up game against the SoftBank Hawks at Ivy Stadium in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 23, 2023.

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Japanese finance chiefs in Bengaluru

Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki (L) and Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda hold a press conference in Bengaluru, southern India, on Feb. 23, 2023. They attended a meeting of finance chiefs from the Group of Seven industrialized nations in the city the same day.

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Baseball: MLB player photo day

Oakland Athletics pitcher Shintaro Fujinami poses for images during photo day at Mesa, Arizona, on Feb. 23, 2023.

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Baseball: MLB player photo day

Oakland Athletics pitcher Shintaro Fujinami (L) poses for images during photo day at Mesa, Arizona, on Feb. 23, 2023.

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Baseball: MLB player photo day

New York Mets pitcher Kodai Senga poses for images during photo day at St. Port Lucie, Florida, on Feb. 23, 2023.

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Baseball: MLB player photo day

New York Mets pitcher Kodai Senga (R) poses for images during photo day at St. Port Lucie, Florida, on Feb. 23, 2023.

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Scene in quake-hit Turkey

Photo taken on Feb. 23, 2023, shows a clock tower in the southern Turkey city of Adiyaman. The clock stopped at exactly 4:17, the moment a powerful earthquake struck in the early morning on Feb. 6.

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Scene in quake-hit Turkey

Photo taken on Feb. 23, 2023, shows a clock tower in the southern Turkey city of Adiyaman. The clock stopped at exactly 4:17, the moment a powerful earthquake struck in the early morning on Feb. 6.

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Japan's Emperor marks 63rd birthday

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (on stage), standing next to Empress Masako, receives congratulatory messages from VIPs during a reception to celebrate his 63rd birthday at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Feb. 23, 2023. (Pool photo)

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Japan's Emperor marks 63rd birthday

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (2nd from R), accompanied by Empress Masako, shakes hands with Manlio Cadelo, ambassador of San Marino to Japan, as VIPs line up to congratulate the emperor on his 63rd birthday during a reception at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Feb. 23, 2023. (Pool photo)

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Japan's Emperor marks 63rd birthday

Japan's Emperor Naruhito appears on the Imperial Palace balcony in Tokyo to give a public address on his 63rd birthday on Feb. 23, 2023.

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Japan's Emperor marks 63rd birthday

(From L) Princess Kako, her mother Crown Princess Kiko, her father Crown Prince Fumihito, Japanese Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and their daughter Princess Aiko wave to well-wishers during the emperor's 63rd birthday celebration at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Feb. 23, 2023.

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Japan's Emperor marks 63rd birthday

Japan's Emperor Naruhito delivers a speech beside Empress Masako during a reception to celebrate his 63rd birthday at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Feb. 23, 2023. (Pool photo)

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Japan's Emperor marks 63rd birthday

Japan's Emperor Naruhito (L), standing next to Empress Masako, receives a congratulatory message from Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (C) during a reception to celebrate his 63rd birthday at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Feb. 23, 2023. (Pool photo)

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Japan's Emperor marks 63rd birthday

(From L) Princess Kako, her mother Crown Princess Kiko, her father Crown Prince Fumihito, Japanese Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and their daughter Princess Aiko wave to well-wishers during the emperor's 63rd birthday celebration at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Feb. 23, 2023.

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Japan's Emperor marks 63rd birthday

Japan's Princess Aiko waves to well-wishers during Emperor Naruhito's 63rd birthday celebration at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Feb. 23, 2023.

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Japan's Emperor marks 63rd birthday

Japan's Princess Kako waves to well-wishers during Emperor Naruhito's 63rd birthday celebration at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Feb. 23, 2023.

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Japan's Emperor marks 63rd birthday

Members of the Japanese public cross a bridge to enter the grounds of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo for Emperor Naruhito's 63rd birthday celebration on Feb. 23, 2023.

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Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba speaks to reporters in New York on Feb. 23, 2023, after the U.N. General Assembly voted overwhelmingly in favor of demanding Russia withdraw its troops from Ukraine in a resolution.

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U.N. General Assembly's emergency special session

An emergency special session of the U.N. General Assembly is held in New York on Feb. 23, 2023, with two large screens showing Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi delivering a speech.

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U.N. General Assembly's emergency special session

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi delivers speech at an emergency special session of the U.N. General Assembly in New York on Feb. 23, 2023.

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Japan's Emperor marks 63rd birthday

Crown Prince Akishino (3rd from L), Crown Princess Kiko (2nd from L) and their daughter Princess Kako (L) join Japan's Emperor Naruhito, standing next to Empress Masako and their daughter Princess Aiko (R), for his birthday celebration at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Feb. 23, 2023.

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Japan's Emperor marks 63rd birthday

Japan's Emperor Naruhito, with Empress Masako (R), waves to well-wishers during his birthday celebration at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Feb. 23, 2023.

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Japan's Emperor marks 63rd birthday

Japan's Emperor Naruhito, with Empress Masako (C) and their daughter Princess Aiko (R), waves to well-wishers during his birthday celebration at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Feb. 23, 2023.

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Japan's Emperor marks 63rd birthday

Japan's Emperor Naruhito, with Empress Masako (C) and their daughter Princess Aiko (R), waves to well-wishers during his birthday celebration at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Feb. 23, 2023.