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Sinkhole at intersection near Tokyo

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

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

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

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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Nikkei plunges

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.

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Baseball: Ichiro becomes 1st Asian elected to U.S. Hall of Fame

Baseball: Ichiro becomes 1st Asian elected to U.S. Hall of Fame

Ichiro Suzuki of the Seattle Mariners acknowledges the crowd after extending his newly established major league record for single-season hits to 262 on Oct. 3, 2004, in Seattle. It was announced on Jan. 21, 2025, that the former Mariners outfielder became the first Asian player to be inducted into the U.S. National Baseball Hall of Fame.

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American football: Rice Bowl championship in Japan

American football: Rice Bowl championship in Japan

Panasonic Impulse players celebrate after winning Japan's Rice Bowl American football championship with a 34-27 victory over the Fujitsu Frontiers in the final at Tokyo Dome in the Japanese capital on Jan. 3, 2025.

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American football: Rice Bowl championship in Japan

American football: Rice Bowl championship in Japan

Panasonic Impulse players celebrate after defeating the Fujitsu Frontiers 34-27 in the final of Japan's Rice Bowl American football championship at Tokyo Dome in the Japanese capital on Jan. 3, 2025.

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Former Japan national volleyball team player Kano

Former Japan national volleyball team player Kano

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 8 Kyodo - Photo taken in 2012 shows Japanese volleyball player Maiko Kano. On Jan. 3, 2025, Akito Kiriyama, a member of Japanese idol group WEST., announced on his agency's website that he married the former Japan national team player.

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Former Japan national volleyball team player Kano

Former Japan national volleyball team player Kano

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 8 Kyodo - Undated photo shows Japanese volleyball player Maiko Kano. On Jan. 3, 2025, Akito Kiriyama, a member of Japanese idol group WEST., announced on his agency's website that he married the former Japan national team player. (Kyodo)

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Former Japan national volleyball team player Kano

Former Japan national volleyball team player Kano

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 8 Kyodo - Undated photo shows Japanese volleyball player Maiko Kano. On Jan. 3, 2025, Akito Kiriyama, a member of Japanese idol group WEST., announced on his agency's website that he married the former Japan national team player.

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50th day of Princess Yuriko's death

50th day of Princess Yuriko's death

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko head to the tomb of Princess Yuriko at the Toshimagaoka Cemetery for the imperial family in Tokyo on Jan. 3, 2025, to attend a ceremony marking the 50th day of her death. Princess Yuriko, the oldest member of the Japanese imperial family and a great-aunt of Emperor Naruhito, died at age 101 on Nov. 15. (Pool photo)

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50th day of Princess Yuriko's death

50th day of Princess Yuriko's death

Japanese Prince Hisahito heads to the tomb of Princess Yuriko at the Toshimagaoka Cemetery for the imperial family in Tokyo on Jan. 3, 2025, to attend a ceremony marking the 50th day of her death. Princess Yuriko, the oldest member of the Japanese imperial family and a great-aunt of Emperor Naruhito, died at age 101 on Nov. 15. (Pool photo)

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50th day of Princess Yuriko's death

50th day of Princess Yuriko's death

Japanese Princess Aiko heads to the tomb of Princess Yuriko at the Toshimagaoka Cemetery for the imperial family in Tokyo on Jan. 3, 2025, to attend a ceremony marking the 50th day of her death. Princess Yuriko, the oldest member of the Japanese imperial family and a great-aunt of Emperor Naruhito, died at age 101 on Nov. 15. (Pool photo)

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Countdown clock for World Expo in Osaka

Countdown clock for World Expo in Osaka

A countdown clock for the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka is set up in front of the city government headquarters on Jan. 3, 2025, showing 100 days to go before the event begins on an artificial island in the western Japan city on April 13.

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Golf: The Sentry

Golf: The Sentry

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan hits off the 16th tee during the second round of The Sentry golf tournament on Jan. 3, 2025, at the Plantation Course in Kapalua on the Hawaiian island of Maui.

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Golf: The Sentry

Golf: The Sentry

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan plays during the second round of The Sentry golf tournament on Jan. 3, 2025, at the Plantation Course in Kapalua on the Hawaiian island of Maui.

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Baseball: Teoscar Hernandez re-signs with Dodgers

Baseball: Teoscar Hernandez re-signs with Dodgers

Teoscar Hernandez (C) poses for photos after holding a press conference in Los Angeles on Jan. 3, 2025, over his re-signing with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

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Baseball: Teoscar Hernandez re-signs with Dodgers

Baseball: Teoscar Hernandez re-signs with Dodgers

Teoscar Hernandez speaks at a press conference in Los Angeles on Jan. 3, 2025, as he re-signs with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

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Detention attempt for S. Korean President Yoon

Detention attempt for S. Korean President Yoon

People gather near the official residence of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol in Seoul on Jan. 3, 2025, to oppose the execution by investigators of a detention warrant over his short-lived martial law declaration.

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Detention attempt for S. Korean President Yoon

Detention attempt for S. Korean President Yoon

People gather near the official residence of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol in Seoul on Jan. 3, 2025, to oppose the execution by investigators of a detention warrant over his short-lived martial law declaration.

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Detention attempt for S. Korean President Yoon

Detention attempt for S. Korean President Yoon

People gather near the official residence of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol in Seoul on Jan. 3, 2025, to oppose the execution by investigators of a detention warrant over his short-lived martial law declaration.

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Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay

Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay

Aoyama Gakuin University head coach Susumu Hara is tossed in the air by runners after they claimed victory in the two-day Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay on Jan. 3, 2025. (Pool photo)5. (Pool photo)

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Detention attempt for S. Korean President Yoon

Detention attempt for S. Korean President Yoon

People gather near the official residence of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol in Seoul on Jan. 3, 2025, to oppose the execution by investigators of a detention warrant over his short-lived martial law declaration.

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Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay

Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay

Aoyama Gakuin University anchor Hikaru Ogawara crosses the finish line in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on Jan. 3, 2025, securing the university's eighth victory in the two-day Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay.

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Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay

Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay

Aoyama Gakuin University anchor Hikaru Ogawara crosses the finish line in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on Jan. 3, 2025, securing the university's eighth victory in the two-day Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay.

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Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay

Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay

Aoyama Gakuin University anchor Hikaru Ogawara crosses the finish line in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on Jan. 3, 2025, securing the university's eighth victory in the two-day Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay.

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Japanese "karuta" card game

Japanese "karuta" card game

Women in traditional attire from the ancient Heian period play "karuta," a traditional Japanese card game, during an annual New Year's ceremony at Yasaka shrine in Kyoto on Jan. 3, 2025.

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Japanese "karuta" card game

Japanese "karuta" card game

Women in traditional attire from the ancient Heian period play "karuta," a traditional Japanese card game, during an annual New Year's ceremony at Yasaka shrine in Kyoto on Jan. 3, 2025.

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Japanese "karuta" card game

Japanese "karuta" card game

Women in traditional attire from the ancient Heian period play "karuta," a traditional Japanese card game, during an annual New Year's ceremony at Yasaka shrine in Kyoto on Jan. 3, 2025.

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US: Brush Fire Erupts In Del Mar Heights, San Diego 3

A brush fire erupted in the Del Mar Heights neighborhood in San Diego on Tuesday morning, June 25. The fire near Mira Montana Drive off Del Mar Heights Road prompted the mandatory evacuation of 2,500 residents from the area. The fire's forward progress was stopped by about 5:30 p.m. and all evacuation orders and warnings have been lifted by 7:20 p.m.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in central Japan

Aftermath of strong earthquake in central Japan

Photo taken in Suzu, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Feb. 3, 2024, shows furniture and other items discarded at a temporary waste collection site after a powerful earthquake in central Japan on Jan. 1.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in central Japan

Aftermath of strong earthquake in central Japan

Photo taken in Suzu, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Feb. 3, 2024, shows household appliances discarded at a temporary waste collection site after a powerful earthquake in central Japan on Jan. 1.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in central Japan

Aftermath of strong earthquake in central Japan

Photo taken in Suzu, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Feb. 3, 2024, shows collapsed houses after a powerful earthquake in central Japan on Jan. 1.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in central Japan

Aftermath of strong earthquake in central Japan

Photo taken in Suzu, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Feb. 3, 2024, shows collapsed houses after a powerful earthquake in central Japan on Jan. 1.

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Aftermath of strong quake in central Japan

Aftermath of strong quake in central Japan

Photo taken in Suzu, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Feb. 3, 2024, shows household appliances discarded at a temporary waste collection site after a powerful earthquake in central Japan on Jan. 1.

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Aftermath of central Japan quake

Aftermath of central Japan quake

Combined photo shows a building heavily damaged by a tsunami in Suzu in central Japan's Ishikawa Prefecture on Jan. 3, 2024 (top), following the Jan. 1 deadly earthquake, and the same building on Jan. 25.

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Aftermath of strong quake in central Japan

Aftermath of strong quake in central Japan

Photo taken on Jan. 3, 2024, shows collapsed houses in Suzu in Ishikawa Prefecture following a strong earthquake that jolted the Noto Peninsula and surrounding areas in central Japan on Jan. 1.

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Aftermath of strong quake in central Japan

Aftermath of strong quake in central Japan

Photo taken in Suzu in Ishikawa Prefecture on Jan. 3, 2024, shows an area hit by a tsunami triggered by a strong earthquake that jolted the Noto Peninsula and surrounding areas in central Japan on Jan. 1.

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Aftermath of strong quake in central Japan

Aftermath of strong quake in central Japan

Smoke rises from smoldering debris in Wajima in Ishikawa Prefecture on Jan. 3, 2024, after a major fire broke out following a strong earthquake that jolted the Noto Peninsula and surrounding areas in central Japan on Jan. 1.

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Aftermath of strong quake in central Japan

Aftermath of strong quake in central Japan

People walk in Suzu in Ishikawa Prefecture on Jan. 3, 2024, in an area affected by a strong earthquake that jolted the Noto Peninsula and surrounding areas in central Japan on Jan. 1.

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Aftermath of strong quake in central Japan

Aftermath of strong quake in central Japan

Photo taken in Suzu in Ishikawa Prefecture on Jan. 3, 2024, shows an area hit by a tsunami triggered by a strong earthquake that jolted the Noto Peninsula and surrounding areas in central Japan on Jan. 1.

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Aftermath of strong quake in central Japan

Aftermath of strong quake in central Japan

Firefighters rush out of a collapsed building following an aftershock during a search and rescue operation in Wajima in Ishikawa Prefecture on Jan. 3, 2024. A strong earthquake jolted the Noto Peninsula and surrounding areas in central Japan on Jan. 1.

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Aftermath of strong quake in central Japan

Aftermath of strong quake in central Japan

Photo taken in Suzu in Ishikawa Prefecture on Jan. 3, 2024, shows an electric pole and a car apparently washed away by a tsunami triggered by a strong earthquake that jolted the Noto Peninsula and surrounding areas in central Japan on Jan. 1.

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Aftermath of strong quake in central Japan

Aftermath of strong quake in central Japan

A fallen electric pole blocks a street in Anamizu in Ishikawa Prefecture on Jan. 3, 2024, following a strong earthquake that jolted the Noto Peninsula and surrounding areas in central Japan on Jan. 1.

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Aftermath of strong quake in central Japan

Aftermath of strong quake in central Japan

Photo taken on Jan. 3, 2024, shows collapsed houses in Anamizu in Ishikawa Prefecture following a strong earthquake that jolted the Noto Peninsula and surrounding areas in central Japan on Jan. 1.

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Aftermath of strong quake in central Japan

Aftermath of strong quake in central Japan

People walk beside a collapsed house in Anamizu in Ishikawa Prefecture on Jan. 3, 2024, following a strong earthquake that jolted the Noto Peninsula and surrounding areas in central Japan on Jan. 1.

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JAL plane fire at Haneda airport

JAL plane fire at Haneda airport

Photo taken on Jan. 3, 2024, shows a Japan Airlines plane a day after it caught fire on a runway at Haneda airport in Tokyo following a collision with a Japan Coast Guard aircraft while landing.

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Tokyo-Hakone ekiden road relay

Tokyo-Hakone ekiden road relay

Aoyama Gakuin University ekiden road relay head coach Susumu Hara (3rd from R) and players celebrate near the finish line of the two-day Tokyo-Hakone collegiate race in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on Jan. 3, 2024, after the team's victory, the first in two years and seventh overall.

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Aftermath of strong quake in central Japan

Aftermath of strong quake in central Japan

Search and rescue operations are under way at a collapsed building in Wajima, in the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa, on Jan. 3, 2024, following a strong earthquake that jolted a wide area on the Sea of Japan coast on Jan. 1.

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