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Autumn foliage on Mt. Asahidake in Hokkaido

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows autumn foliage on Mt. Asahidake in the Daisetsuzan mountain range in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Sept. 19, 2026.

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Autumn foliage on Mt. Asahidake in Hokkaido

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows autumn foliage on Mt. Asahidake in the Daisetsuzan mountain range in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Sept. 19, 2026.

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Autumn foliage on Mt. Asahidake in Hokkaido

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows autumn foliage on Mt. Asahidake in the Daisetsuzan mountain range in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Sept. 19, 2026.

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Mt. Tokachi volcano in northern Japan

Photo taken on Sept. 16, 2026, shows a sign barring public access to 2,077-meter Mt. Tokachi in Kamifurano in Hokkaido, northern Japan, after the eruption alert was raised to Level 3.

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Mt. Tokachi volcano in northern Japan

Photo taken on Sept. 16, 2026, shows a sign barring public access to 2,077-meter Mt. Tokachi in Kamifurano in Hokkaido, northern Japan, after the eruption alert was raised to Level 3.

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Mt. Tokachi volcano in northern Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Sept. 18, 2026, shows smoke rising from Mt. Tokachi in Hokkaido, northern Japan. The eruption alert was raised to Level 3 about a week earlier, barring public access to the 2,077-meter mountain.

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Mt. Tokachi volcano in northern Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Sept. 18, 2026, shows smoke rising from Mt. Tokachi in Hokkaido, northern Japan. The eruption alert was raised to Level 3 about a week earlier, barring public access to the 2,077-meter mountain.

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Mt. Tokachi volcano in northern Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Sept. 18, 2026, shows smoke rising from Mt. Tokachi in Hokkaido, northern Japan. The eruption alert was raised to Level 3 about a week earlier, barring public access to the 2,077-meter mountain.

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Mt. Tokachi volcano in northern Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Sept. 18, 2026, shows smoke rising from Mt. Tokachi in Hokkaido, northern Japan. The eruption alert was raised to Level 3 about a week earlier, barring public access to the 2,077-meter mountain.

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Mt. Tokachi volcano in northern Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Sept. 18, 2026, shows smoke rising from Mt. Tokachi in Hokkaido, northern Japan. The eruption alert was raised to Level 3 about a week earlier, barring public access to the 2,077-meter mountain.

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Winter asparagus in Hokkaido

Asparagus grown in a greenhouse for harvesting in the winter is pictured in the town of Assabu, Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Feb. 16, 2023.

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Winter asparagus in Hokkaido

Asparagus grown in a greenhouse for harvesting in the winter is pictured in the town of Assabu, Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Feb. 16, 2023.

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Flower garden in Hokkaido

About 350,000 flowers in 15 kinds including sunflowers and marigolds are in full bloom at the Shikisai-no-oka flower garden in Biei, Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Aug. 24, 2026.

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Flower garden in Hokkaido

About 350,000 flowers in 15 kinds including sunflowers and marigolds are in full bloom at the Shikisai-no-oka flower garden in Biei, Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Aug. 24, 2026.

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Flower garden in Hokkaido

About 350,000 flowers in 15 kinds including sunflowers and marigolds are in full bloom at the Shikisai-no-oka flower garden in Biei, Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Aug. 24, 2026.

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Japan envoy answers Russian summons amid Putin isle visit spat

Japanese Ambassador to Russia Akira Muto (R) leaves the Russian Foreign Ministry in Moscow on Aug. 18, 2026, following a meeting with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin. Muto was summoned by Russia following the Japanese government's protest over Russian President Vladimir Putin's recent visit to Russian-controlled, Japanese-claimed islands off Hokkaido, northern Japan.

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Russian President Putin visits Etorofu Island

Russian Ambassador to Japan Nikolay Nozdrev leaves the Japanese Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Aug. 13, 2026, after receiving an official protest from Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi over Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit earlier in the day to the Russian-held, Japanese-claimed Etorofu Island off Hokkaido.

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Russian President Putin visits Etorofu Island

Russian Ambassador to Japan Nikolay Nozdrev (far R) leaves the Japanese Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Aug. 13, 2026, after receiving an official protest from Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi over Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit earlier in the day to the Russian-held, Japanese-claimed Etorofu Island off Hokkaido.

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Russian President Putin visits Etorofu Island

Russian Ambassador to Japan Nikolay Nozdrev (C) enters the Japanese Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Aug. 13, 2026, after Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi summoned him following Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit earlier in the day to the Russian-held, Japanese-claimed Etorofu Island off Hokkaido.

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Russian President Putin visits Etorofu Island

Russian Ambassador to Japan Nikolay Nozdrev (L) enters the Japanese Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Aug. 13, 2026, after Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi summoned him following Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit earlier in the day to the Russian-held, Japanese-claimed Etorofu Island off Hokkaido.

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Russian President Putin visits Etorofu Island

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (R) meets the press at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Aug. 13, 2026, after he summoned Russian Ambassador to Japan Nikolay Nozdrev and lodged a strong protest over Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit earlier in the day to the Russian-held, Japanese-claimed Etorofu Island off Hokkaido.

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