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80th anniv. of Tsushima Maru sinking

Silent prayers are offered during a ceremony commemorating the 80th anniversary of the sinking of Tsushima Maru after it was torpedoed by a U.S. submarine during World War II, on Aug. 22, 2024, in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan. The attack killed nearly 1,500 people, half of whom were schoolchildren. Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki (front, C) and Hanako Jimi (front, R), minister for Okinawa and Northern Territories affairs, attended the ceremony.

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BIE head in Japan

Hanako Jimi (L), Japanese minister for the 2025 World Expo, shakes hands with Dimitri Kerkentzes, secretary general of the Bureau International des Expositions, before their talks in Tokyo on June 27, 2024.

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2025 World Exposition in Osaka

Hanako Jimi, Japanese minister for the 2025 World Exposition, speaks at an international conference held for participating countries in Nara, western Japan, on June 25, 2024, with the expo in Osaka set to start in April 2025.

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Japan PM Kishida given Okinawan shirt

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (2nd from L), Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (3rd from L) and Hanako Jimi, minister in charge of Okinawa and Northern Territories affairs, show off the traditional Okinawan "kariyushi" short-sleeve shirts that were given to them by Takekuni Ikeda (far L), vice governor of Okinawa Prefecture, at the premier's office in Tokyo on May 21, 2024.

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Interview with Expo minister

Hanako Jimi, Japanese minister for the 2025 World Expo, gives an interview in Tokyo on April 10, 2024, about one year before the opening of the Osaka event.

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Interview with Expo minister

Hanako Jimi, Japanese minister for the 2025 World Expo, gives an interview in Tokyo on April 10, 2024, about one year before the opening of the Osaka event.

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Interview with Expo minister

Hanako Jimi, Japanese minister for the 2025 World Expo, gives an interview in Tokyo on April 10, 2024, about one year before the opening of the Osaka event.

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Interview with Expo minister

Hanako Jimi, Japanese minister for the 2025 World Expo, gives an interview in Tokyo on April 10, 2024, about one year before the opening of the Osaka event.

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BIE head in Japan

Dimitri Kerkentzes (R), secretary general of the Bureau International des Expositions, meets with Hanako Jimi, Japanese minister for the 2025 World Expo, in Tokyo on April 11, 2024.

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Budget for World Expo 2025

Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura (L) and Hanako Jimi, minister for the World Expo 2025, attend a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 2, 2023, announcing that the central government has approved the projected cost of 235 billion yen ($1.6 billion) for constructing the venue for the Osaka event.

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OSAKA EXPO 2025 Private Pavilion Concept Presentation

OSAKA EXPO 2025 Private Pavilion Concept Presentation. Minister for Expo 2025 Osaka Kansai, Hanako Jimi=Date:October 18, 2023, Place: Japan

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Japan International Expo 2025 Private Pavilion Concept Presentation

Japan International Expo 2025 Private Pavilion Concept Presentation. Minister for Expo 2025 Osaka Kansai, Hanako Jimi=Date:October 4, 2023, Place: Japan

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World Expo in Osaka

Hanako Jimi (far L), Japanese minister for the 2025 World Expo in Osaka, and Dimitri S. Kerkentzes (far R), secretary general of the Bureau International des Expositions, hold talks in Tokyo on Sept. 21, 2023.

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World Expo in Osaka

Dimitri S. Kerkentzes, secretary general of the Bureau International des Expositions, meets the press in Tokyo on Sept. 21, 2023, following talks with Hanako Jimi, Japanese minister for the 2025 World Expo in Osaka.

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Japan PM Kishida's Cabinet reshuffle

Hanako Jimi (R), new Japanese minister in charge of regional revitalization, attends an attestation ceremony with Emperor Naruhito (L) at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Sept. 13, 2023. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (2nd from L) reshuffled his Cabinet the same day. (Pool photo)