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"Doctor Yellow" track-testing bullet train retires

The "Doctor Yellow" T4 edition track-testing bullet train for Japan's high-speed shinkansen lines makes its final run in Fuji, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on January 29, 2025, with Mt. Fuji in the background. Owned by JR Central, the T4 made its debut in 2001 and will not be replaced as the N700S passenger trains will carry test and observation equipment from 2027.

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"Doctor Yellow" track-testing bullet train retires

The "Doctor Yellow" T4 edition track-testing bullet train for Japan's high-speed shinkansen lines makes its final run in Fuji, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on January 29, 2025, with Mt. Fuji in the background and train enthusiasts taking pictures of the train. Owned by JR Central, the T4 made its debut in 2001 and will not be replaced as the N700S passenger trains will carry test and observation equipment from 2027.

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"Doctor Yellow" track-testing bullet train retires

The "Doctor Yellow" T4 edition track-testing bullet train for Japan's high-speed shinkansen lines makes its final run in Fuji, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on January 29, 2025, with Mt. Fuji in the background. Owned by JR Central, the T4 made its debut in 2001 and will not be replaced as the N700S passenger trains will carry test and observation equipment from 2027.

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China resumes visa issuance to Japanese citizens

People walk by a signboard promoting Japanese culture at a subway station in Beijing on Jan. 29, 2023. China said the same day it will resume issuing visas for Japanese citizens, a procedure it suspended in early January in protest of Japan's tightened COVID-19 measures for travelers from China.

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China resumes visa issuance to Japanese citizens

People walk by a signboard promoting Japanese culture at a subway station in Beijing on Jan. 29, 2023. China said the same day it will resume issuing visas for Japanese citizens, a procedure it suspended in early January in protest of Japan's tightened COVID-19 measures for travelers from China.

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Presidents of operators of Tokyo, Osaka bourses

OSAKA, Japan - Atsushi Saito (L), president of Tokyo Stock Exchange Group Inc., and Michio Yoneda, president of Osaka Securities Exchange Co., are pictured prior to the start of a meeting to discuss the details of the two entities' planned merger, at the Osaka bourse on Dec. 29, 2011. The two companies announced in November that they will merge in January 2013.

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Mt. Sakurajima eruption

KAGOSHIMA, Japan, April 3 Kyodo - Mt. Sakurajima in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, continues to fume in the evening of March 29, 2015, following increased volcanic activity since January. The photo was taken from a roadside station in the city of Tarumizu, a popular rest area among photographers in search of fantastic scenery.

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Japan's Kasai ties for gold with Amman at World Cup

RUKA, Finland - Japan's Noriaki Kasai(L) poses with fans for photos after tying for gold with Switzerland's Simon Amman at an FIS World Cup ski jumping competition in Ruka, Finland, on Nov. 29, 2014. Kasai, already the oldest man to win a World Cup event, extended his championship longevity mark at the age of 42 years, five months, with his first victory since January.

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Japan's Kasai ties for gold with Amman at World Cup

RUKA, Finland - Japan's Noriaki Kasai (L) and Switzerland's Simon Amman pose for photos after tying for gold at an FIS World Cup ski jumping competition in Ruka, Finland, on Nov. 29, 2014. Kasai, already the oldest man to win a World Cup event, extended his championship longevity mark at the age of 42 years, five months, with his first victory since January.

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Japan's Kasai ties for gold with Amman at World Cup

RUKA, Finland - Japan's Noriaki Kasai poses for photos after tying for gold with Switzerland's Simon Amman at an FIS World Cup ski jumping competition in Ruka, Finland, on Nov. 29, 2014. Kasai, already the oldest man to win a World Cup event, extended his championship longevity mark at the age of 42 years, five months, with his first victory since January.

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All-female Takarazuka troupe to stage 'Lupin 3rd'

TOKYO, Japan - Seina Sagiri (3rd from R) playing the role of lead character Lupin and other members of the all-female Takarazuka troupe pose in Tokyo on Sept. 29, 2014, ahead of the performance from next January of musical "Lupin the Third" based on a popular Japanese comic series.

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Former imperial residence in Kyoto

OSAKA, Japan - File photo taken in January 2013 shows Kyoto Gyoen in the city of Kyoto. Kyoto prefectural government officials said Jan. 29, 2014, that the park will be declared a base for the Self-Defense Forces, police and fire services in the event of natural disasters. The Kyoto Imperial Palace (upper L in the park) and the Kyoto State Guest House (upper R in the park) are exempt from the plan. The palace was the main imperial residence until Emperor Meiji shifted to Tokyo in 1869.

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Egyptian sumo wrestler

TOKYO, Japan - Osunaarashi smiles at a press conference at Otake stable in Tokyo on May 29, 2013, after the Japan Sumo Association elevated him to the juryo ranks, making the Egyptian the first rikishi from Africa. "To be the only one makes me happy," said the 21-year-old wrestler, whose real name is Abdelrahman Ahmed Shaalan. In the background is a portrait of legendary yokozuna Taiho, who died in January.

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Japanese American posthumously honored

WASHINGTON, United States - Photo shows Susan Carnahan, the widow of Jay Hirabayashi who defied the internment order for Japanese Americans during World War II, at the White House on May 29, 2012, when an award presentation ceremony was held for Hirabayashi, who died in January at age 93. U.S. President Barack Obama hailed the courage of Hirabayashi as he posthumously awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the country's highest civilian award.

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Japanese American posthumously honored

WASHINGTON, United States - U.S. President Barack Obama (R) takes the hand of Susan Carnahan, the widow of Jay Hirabayashi who defied the internment order for Japanese Americans during World War II, at the White House on May 29, 2012, when an award presentation ceremony was held for Hirabayashi, who died in January at age 93. Obama hailed the courage of Hirabayashi as he posthumously awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the country's highest civilian award.

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Japanese American posthumously honored

WASHINGTON, United States - Photo shows Jay Hirabayashi, the 65-year-old son of the late Gordon Hirabayashi who defied the internment order for Japanese Americans during World War II, at the White House on May 29, 2012, when an award presentation ceremony was held for Hirabayashi, who died in January at age 93. U.S. President Barack Obama hailed the courage of Hirabayashi as he posthumously awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the country's highest civilian award.

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Panasonic mulls cutting half of 7,000 HQ personnel

OSAKA, Japan - File photo taken in January 2009 shows the headquarters of Panasonic Corp. in Kadoma, Osaka Prefecture. Panasonic is considering cutting 3,000 to 4,000 of the 7,000 personnel who work at its headquarters within the current financial year through internal transfers and early retirement, in an effort to reduce costs and streamline the organization, sources familiar with the matter said May 29, 2012.

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Toy poodles qualified to work as police dogs

TOTTORI, Japan - Photo shows toy poodles in the city of Tottori, western Japan, which were qualified to work as police dogs on Nov. 29, 2011. The dogs will be employed in crime investigations and search operations for a year from January 2012.