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General election in Japan

A bus serving as a polling station is parked near temporary housing for people affected by the January 2024 earthquake in Suzu in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on Feb. 3, 2025, for early voting for the Feb. 8 general election.

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General election in Japan

A bus serving as a polling station is parked near temporary housing for people affected by the January 2024 earthquake in Suzu in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on Feb. 3, 2025, for early voting for the Feb. 8 general election.

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Japanese baseball legend Nagashima

Former Yomiuri Giants player and manager Shigeo Nagashima (R) talks to Japan outfielder and Seattle Mariners star Ichiro Suzuki ahead of a training game between Japan's World Baseball Classic team and the Giants in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 21, 2009. Japanese baseball legend Nagashima died on June 3, 2025, aged 89.

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Japanese baseball legend Nagashima dies at 89

Yomiuri Giants manager Shigeo Nagashima is pictured with his No. 3 jersey shown to the media and fans during spring training in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 12, 2000. Nagashima, who was a key player on the Giants team that won nine consecutive Central League and Japan Series titles from 1965 to 1973 and later managed the club, died on June 3, 2025, aged 89.

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Japanese baseball legend Nagashima dies at 89

Yomiuri Giants sluggers Shigeo Nagashima (R) and Sadaharu Oh pose during spring training in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 15, 1970. Nagashima, who was a key player together with Oh on the Giants team that won nine consecutive Central League and Japan Series titles from 1965 to 1973 and later managed the club, died on June 3, 2025, aged 89.

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Forest fire in northeastern Japan

A helicopter collects seawater in Ofunato in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on March 3, 2025, to extinguish a forest fire that broke out on a nearby mountain on Feb. 26.

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Forest fire in northeastern Japan

A man looks at smoke rising from a forest fire on March 3, 2025, as it continues to burn on a mountain in Ofunato in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, after breaking out on Feb. 26.

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Forest fire in northeastern Japan

A helicopter drops water on March 3, 2025, to extinguish a forest fire that broke out on Feb. 26 on a mountain in Ofunato in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan.

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Forest fire in northeastern Japan

Smoke rises on March 3, 2025, as a forest fire that broke out on Feb. 26 continues to burn on a mountain in Ofunato in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan.

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Japan-Saudi talks

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya (R) shakes hands with his Saudi Arabian counterpart Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud in Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2025.

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Japan PM Ishiba at parliament

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks during a House of Representatives budget committee session in Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2025.

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Japan PM Ishiba at parliament

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks during a House of Representatives budget committee session in Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2025.

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Japan PM Ishiba at parliament

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks during a House of Representatives budget committee session in Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2025.

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Japan PM Ishiba at parliament

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks during a House of Representatives budget committee session in Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2025.

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Japan PM Ishiba at parliament

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba attends a House of Representatives budget committee session in Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2025.

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Camel race in Mongolia

A camel race is held in the Gobi Desert in southern Mongolia on Feb. 3, 2025.

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Camel race in Mongolia

A camel race is held in the Gobi Desert in southern Mongolia on Feb. 3, 2025.

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SoftBank Group CEO Son, OpenAI CEO Altman

SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son (C, L) and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman meet reporters following their meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba at the premier's office in Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2025.

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SoftBank Group CEO Son, OpenAI CEO Altman

SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son (L) and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman meet reporters following their meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba at the premier's office in Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2025.

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SoftBank Group CEO Son, OpenAI CEO Altman

(From L) OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya pose for photos during their meeting at the premier's office in Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2025.

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SoftBank Group CEO Son, OpenAI CEO Altman

SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son (2nd from L) and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman (far L) hold talks with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (3rd from L) at the premier's office in Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2025.

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SoftBank Group CEO Son, OpenAI CEO Altman

SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son (2nd from L) and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman (far L) hold talks with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (3rd from L) at the premier's office in Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2025.

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SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son

SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son speaks at an event in Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2025.

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SoftBank Group CEO Son, OpenAI CEO Altman

SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son (L) and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman hold a talk at an event in Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2025.

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SoftBank Group CEO Son, OpenAI CEO Altman

SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son (L) and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman shake hands at an event in Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2025.

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OpenAI CEO Altman

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks at an event in Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2025.

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Sinkhole at intersection near Tokyo

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Feb. 3, 2025, shows a large sinkhole at an intersection in Yashio in Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo, after it opened up on Jan. 28, swallowing a truck. Efforts continued in hopes of rescuing the driver.

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Sinkhole at intersection near Tokyo

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Feb. 3, 2025, shows a large sinkhole at an intersection in Yashio in Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo, after it opened up on Jan. 28, swallowing a truck. Efforts continued in hopes of rescuing the driver.

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Sinkhole at intersection near Tokyo

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Feb. 3, 2025, shows a large sinkhole at an intersection in Yashio in Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo, after it opened up on Jan. 28, swallowing a truck. Efforts continued in hopes of rescuing the driver.

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Sinkhole at intersection near Tokyo

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Feb. 3, 2025, shows a large sinkhole at an intersection in Yashio in Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo, after it opened up on Jan. 28, swallowing a truck. Efforts continued in hopes of rescuing the driver.

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Tokyo stocks tumble

A financial data screen in Tokyo shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average finishing at 38,520.09 on Feb. 3, 2025, down over 1,000 points from the previous trading day's close.

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Tokyo stocks tumble

A financial data screen in Tokyo shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average finishing at 38,520.09 on Feb. 3, 2025, down over 1,000 points from the previous trading day's close.

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Basketball: Women's national team head coach

The new Japan national women's basketball team head coach Corey Gaines poses during a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2025.

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Basketball: Women's national team head coach

The new Japan national women's basketball team head coach Corey Gaines speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2025.

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Basketball: Women's national team head coach

The new Japan national women's basketball team head coach Corey Gaines speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2025.

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Basketball: Women's national team head coach

The new Japan national women's basketball team head coach Corey Gaines speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2025.

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5 years since mass COVID outbreak on Diamond Princess

People throw flowers from a port in Yokohama near Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2025, exactly five years after the Diamond Princess cruise ship docked in 2020 amid concerns about a mass COVID-19 outbreak. The infections on the ship led to thousands being quarantined and left 13 of the over 700 infected crew and passengers dead.

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5 years since mass COVID-19 outbreak on Diamond Princess

People observe a moment of silence at a port in Yokohama near Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2025, exactly five years after the Diamond Princess cruise ship docked in 2020 amid concerns about a mass COVID-19 outbreak. The infections on the ship led to thousands being quarantined and left 13 of the over 700 infected crew and passengers dead.

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Nikkei plunges

A financial data monitor in Tokyo shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average falling over 1,100 points during morning trading on Feb. 3, 2025, compared with the finish on Jan. 31, following U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to impose tariffs on China, Canada and Mexico.