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Santa Claus decoration in Kobe

Photo taken on Nov. 19, 2025, shows a Christmas decoration featuring Santa Claus posing as the Osaka expo's official mascot Myaku-Myaku (bottom) alongside Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki (top, far R), Dodgers pitcher and World Series MVP Yoshinobu Yamamoto (top, 2nd from R) raising the MVP trophy, Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani (top, 3rd from R) holding his newborn baby, Japan's first female Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (top, 2nd from L) and farm minister Shinjiro Koizumi carrying a sack of rice, on top of the Uroko no Ie building in the historical Kitano Ijinkan district of the western Japan city of Kobe.

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Ohtani-themed Santa Claus in Kobe

Photo taken Nov. 20, 2024, shows a Christmas decoration featuring Santa Claus practicing the signature hit celebration of Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Shohei Ohtani (top, blue and white) alongside Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (2nd from L), U.S. President-elect Donald Trump (3rd from L) and others sitting on top of the chimney of a building in the historical Kitano Ijinkan district of the western Japan city of Kobe. The Santa display on the former foreign residence is an annual event.

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Ohtani-themed Santa Claus in Kobe

Photo taken Nov. 20, 2024, shows a Christmas decoration featuring Santa Claus practicing the signature hit celebration of Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Shohei Ohtani (top, blue and white) alongside Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (2nd from L), U.S. President-elect Donald Trump (3rd from L) and others sitting on top of the chimney of a building in the historical Kitano Ijinkan district of the western Japan city of Kobe. The Santa display on the former foreign residence is an annual event.

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Baseball-themed Santa Claus in Kobe

Photo taken on Nov. 21, 2023, shows a Santa Claus figure wearing a Hanshin Tigers baseball jersey atop the Uroko no Ie in the historical Kitano Ijinkan district of the western Japan city of Kobe. The annual "Sesou" Santa display highlights the year's notable events.

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Baseball-themed Santa Claus in Kobe

Photo taken on Nov. 21, 2023, shows a Santa Claus figure wearing a Hanshin Tigers baseball jersey atop the Uroko no Ie in the historical Kitano Ijinkan district of the western Japan city of Kobe. The annual "Sesou" Santa display highlights the year's notable events.

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'Santa48' display charms Kobe

KOBE, Japan - Photo taken on Dec. 3, 2010, shows Santa Claus figures ''Santa48'' decorating ''Urokonoie'' (The House of Scales), one of dozens old Western-style houses in the ''Ijinkan'' district, a popular tourist spot in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture.

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Master of renowned coffee house in Shimonoseki hangs up his pots

SHIMONOSEKI, Japan - Kunio Kanegae serves his specialty cafe au lait, pouring the coffee and milk from pots held up high at his coffee house Shimonoseki Ijinkan in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture. The photo was taken in August 2008.

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War-themed Santa Claus in Kobe

Photo taken on Nov. 17, 2022, in Kobe in western Japan, shows a Santa Claus figure in a bulletproof vest and helmet atop the Uroko no Ie in the historical Kitano Ijinkan district. The annual "Sesou" Santa display sums up the year's events.

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War-themed Santa Claus in Kobe

Photo taken on Nov. 17, 2022, in Kobe in western Japan, shows a Santa Claus figure in a bulletproof vest and helmet atop the Uroko no Ie in the historical Kitano Ijinkan district. The annual "Sesou" Santa display sums up the year's events.

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'Santa48' display charms Kobe

KOBE, Japan - Photo taken on Dec. 3, 2010, shows Santa Claus figures ''Santa48'' decorating ''Urokonoie'' (The House of Scales), one of dozens old Western-style houses in the ''Ijinkan'' district, a popular tourist spot in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture. (Kyodo)