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Sun conures

Sun conures perch on a branch at Kakegawa Kachouen bird and flower park in Kakegawa in the central Japan prefecture of Shizuoka on Sept. 24, 2025.

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BOJ branch managers meeting

The Bank of Japan holds a meeting of its branch managers at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Oct. 6, 2025.

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BOJ branch managers meeting

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda (C) attends a meeting of BOJ branch managers at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Oct. 6, 2025.

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Retrial of man over 1986 murder

KANAZAWA, Japan, July 18 Kyodo - Supporters and attorneys of Shoshi Maekawa, who served seven years in prison after being found guilty of the 1986 murder of a junior high school student, hold up banners announcing his acquittal in a retrial in front of the Kanazawa branch of the Nagoya High Court in Ishikawa Prefecture, on July 18, 2025. (Kyodo)

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BOJ branch managers' meeting

The Bank of Japan holds a meeting of its branch managers at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on July 10, 2025.

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BOJ branch managers' meeting

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda (C) attends a meeting of BOJ branch managers at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on July 10, 2025.

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BOJ branch managers' meeting

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda attends a meeting of BOJ branch managers at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on July 10, 2025.

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Blakiston's fish owls at northern Japan zoo

A pair of Blakiston's fish owls perch on a branch at Kushiro city zoo in Kushiro in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on June 5, 2025.

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Blakiston's fish owls at northern Japan zoo

A pair of Blakiston's fish owls perch on a branch at Kushiro city zoo in Kushiro in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on June 5, 2025.

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Japan: Sakurajima Volcano Erupts, Ashfall Warning Issued 5

The Sakurajima volcano in Kagoshima erupted on Thursday, May 15, with smoke reaching 3,000 meters. Nearby residents were warned about the ashfall. The second part of the videos shows ash falling on the filmer's top.

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BOJ branch managers meeting in Tokyo

The Bank of Japan holds a meeting of its branch managers at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on April 7, 2025. (Pool photo)

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BOJ branch managers meeting in Tokyo

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda (C) attends a meeting of BOJ branch managers at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on April 7, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Greece: Severe Storms Batter Cyclades, Triggering Flooding 4

Severe weather with heavy rainfall hit the Cyclades, the island group southeast of mainland Greece on Monday, March 31, triggering widespread flooding. Authorities imposed a traffic ban on the islands of Paros and Mykonos due to the severe flooding.

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Japan court orders dissolution of Unification Church

TOKYO, Japan, March 26 Kyodo - Tomihiro Tanaka, head of the Unification Church's Japan branch, holds a press conference in Tokyo on March 25, 2025, after the Tokyo District Court ordered the church's dissolution, a decision that will deprive the controversial organization, criticized for soliciting financially ruinous donations from its members, of its status as a religious corporation with tax advantages. (Kyodo)

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Japan court orders dissolution of Unification Church

Tomihiro Tanaka (R), head of the Unification Church's Japan branch, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on March 25, 2025, after the Tokyo District Court ordered the church's dissolution, a decision that will deprive the controversial organization, criticized for soliciting financially ruinous donations from its members, of its status as a religious corporation with tax advantages.

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Japan court orders dissolution of Unification Church

Tomihiro Tanaka, head of the Unification Church's Japan branch, holds a press conference in Tokyo on March 25, 2025, after the Tokyo District Court ordered the church's dissolution, a decision that will deprive the controversial organization, criticized for soliciting financially ruinous donations from its members, of its status as a religious corporation with tax advantages.

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Japan court orders dissolution of Unification Church

Tomihiro Tanaka, head of the Unification Church's Japan branch, holds a press conference in Tokyo on March 25, 2025, after the Tokyo District Court ordered the church's dissolution, a decision that will deprive the controversial organization, criticized for soliciting financially ruinous donations from its members, of its status as a religious corporation with tax advantages.

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Japan court orders dissolution of Unification Church

Tomihiro Tanaka, head of the Unification Church's Japan branch, holds a press conference in Tokyo on March 25, 2025, after the Tokyo District Court ordered the church's dissolution, a decision that will deprive the controversial organization, criticized for soliciting financially ruinous donations from its members, of its status as a religious corporation with tax advantages.

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[Breaking News]Making of lucky charms at Japan shrine

SHINGU, Japan, Jan. 24 Kyodo - Making of "kiccho" lucky willow branch decorations for upcoming Setsubun celebration reaches its peak at Kumano Hayatama Taisha shrine in Shingu in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 24, 2025. (Kyodo)

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Making of lucky charms at Japan shrine

Making of "kiccho" lucky willow branch decorations for upcoming Setsubun celebration reaches its peak at Kumano Hayatama Taisha shrine in Shingu in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 24, 2025.

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Making of lucky charms at Japan shrine

Making of "kiccho" lucky willow branch decorations for upcoming Setsubun celebration reaches its peak at Kumano Hayatama Taisha shrine in Shingu in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 24, 2025.

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Japan court orders retrial of man over 1986 schoolgirl murder

Shoshi Maekawa (front), who served a seven-year prison sentence over the 1986 murder of a junior high school girl in Fukui Prefecture, reacts in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Oct. 23, 2024, after the Kanazawa branch of the Nagoya High Court ordered a retrial.

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Japan court orders retrial of man over 1986 schoolgirl murder

Shoshi Maekawa, who served a seven-year prison sentence over the 1986 murder of a junior high school girl in Fukui Prefecture, speaks during a press conference in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Oct. 23, 2024, after the Kanazawa branch of the Nagoya High Court ordered a retrial.

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Japan court orders retrial of man over 1986 schoolgirl murder

Shoshi Maekawa (C), who served a seven-year prison sentence over the 1986 murder of a junior high school girl in Fukui Prefecture, speaks to reporters in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Oct. 23, 2024, after the Kanazawa branch of the Nagoya High Court ordered a retrial.

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Logo and signboard of TEPCO Power Grid (Yamanashi General Branch)

Logo and signboard of TEPCO Power Grid (Yamanashi General Branch)=September 2,2024,Yamanashi,Japan

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Logo and signboard of TEPCO Power Grid (Yamanashi General Branch)

Logo and signboard of TEPCO Power Grid (Yamanashi General Branch)=September 2,2024,Yamanashi,Japan

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Logo and signboard of TEPCO Power Grid (Yamanashi General Branch)

Logo and signboard of TEPCO Power Grid (Yamanashi General Branch)=September 2,2024,Yamanashi,Japan

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KMCT signage and logo

Logo and signboard of TEPCO Power Grid (Yamanashi General Branch)=September 13,2024,Tokyo,Japan

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Bank of Yokohama, Hamagin Mini Branch signage and logo.

Bank of Yokohama, Hamagin Mini Branch signage and logo.=September 10,2024,Kanagawa, Japan

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Exterior view of Yamanashi Prefectural Office

Logo and signboard of TEPCO Power Grid (Yamanashi General Branch)=September 2,2024,Yamanashi,Japan

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Pro-N. Korean group's delegation to Pyongyang

Ko Dok U, head of the Tokyo branch of the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan is pictured at Beijing Capital International Airport on Sept. 5, 2024, on his way to Pyongyang for a ceremony marking the 76th anniversary of North Korea's Founding. The pro-Pyongyang organization, known as Chongryon, sent its official delegation to Pyongyang for the first time after the coronavirus pandemic in 2020.

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Head of Unification Church Japan branch

Tomihiro Tanaka, head of the Japan branch of the Unification Church, formally called the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, speaks during an interview in Tokyo on July 10, 2024.

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Japan's new banknotes

Preparations are under way at the Bank of Japan's Osaka branch on July 3, 2024, for the transportation of Japan's new banknotes to financial institutions as their issuance began the same day. (Pool photo)

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China's automotive industry development impressive: Japanese engineer

STORY: China's automotive industry development impressive: Japanese engineer SHOOTING TIME: June 22, 2024 DATELINE: June 26, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:00 LOCATION: SHIJIAZHUANG, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Uchino Ryuji working at his company 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Japanese): UCHINO RYUJI, Senior advisor of Manufacturing Management Department, Cangzhou branch of Tianjin Yazaki Automotive Parts Co., Ltd. 3. various of Uchino Ryuji test driving China's new energy vehicles 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Japanese): UCHINO RYUJI, Senior advisor of Manufacturing Management Department, Cangzhou branch of Tianjin Yazaki Automotive Parts Co., Ltd. 5. various of China's automotive industry STORYLINE: Thirty-nine-year-old Uchino Ryuji, from Kyushu, Japan, serves as senior advisor at the Cangzhou branch of Tianjin Yazaki Automotive Parts Co., Ltd. In Dec. 2020, he arrived in Cangzhou, north China's Hebei Province. China's long history and rich cultural heritage have fueled his passion for this land. Beyond the convenience of

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Exterior , logo and signboard of Matsuzakaya Nagoya branch

Exterior , logo and signboard of Matsuzakaya Nagoya branch ＝May 28, 2024, Aichi, Japan

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Exterior of Matsuzakaya Nagoya branch, logo, signboard

Exterior of Matsuzakaya Nagoya branch, logo, signboard ＝May 28, 2024, Aichi, Japan

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Signage, logo and exterior of Matsuzakaya Nagoya branch

Signage, logo and exterior of Matsuzakaya Nagoya branch ＝May 28, 2024, Aichi, Japan

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Japan PM Kishida

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida apologizes over a political funds scandal involving his ruling Liberal Democratic Party members during a political reform meeting in the southwestern Japan city of Kumamoto on April 6, 2024. The meeting was held by a local branch of the party in the wake of the scandal.

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Japan PM Kishida

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida attends a political reform meeting in the southwestern Japan city of Kumamoto on April 6, 2024. The meeting was held by a local branch of his ruling Liberal Democratic Party in the wake of a political funds scandal involving LDP members.

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Making of Setsubun lucky charms in Japan

SHINGU, Japan, Jan. 26 Kyodo - Making of "kiccho" lucky willow branch decorations for Setsubun, signifying the arrival of spring in the old calendar in Japan, on Feb. 3 reaches its peak at Kumano Hayatama Taisha shrine in Shingu in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 26, 2024. (Kyodo)

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Making of Setsubun lucky charms in Japan

Making of "kiccho" lucky willow branch decorations for Setsubun, signifying the arrival of spring in the old calendar in Japan, on Feb. 3 reaches its peak at Kumano Hayatama Taisha shrine in Shingu in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 26, 2024.

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Making of Setsubun lucky charms in Japan

Making of "kiccho" lucky willow branch decorations for Setsubun, signifying the arrival of spring in the old calendar in Japan, on Feb. 3 reaches its peak at Kumano Hayatama Taisha shrine in Shingu in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 26, 2024.

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Wrecked Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall (now the A-bomb Dome) and Aioi Bridge

The wrecked Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall (right) and Aioi Bridge (left), which was the target of the atomic bomb. The wreckage of Japanese Red Cross Society Hiroshima Branch's building can be seen between the Industrial Promotion Hall and the bridge. The ruined Industrial Promotion Hall became known as the “A-bomb Dome" after the war. Yoshito Matsushige, who took this photograph, recalled, "I think it was the first. (Distance from hypocenter 150meters) Photo taken in September 1945, by Yoshito Matsushige, Chugoku Shimbun. **Editorial use only, Commercial use not possible**, Credit: Chugoku Shimbun/Kyodo News Images

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Collapsed Minami Branch of Nishi Fire Station

The view from the destroyed window of the home-cum-barbershop looking east. The Minami Branch of the Nishi Fire Station, a two-story wooden structure, collapsed in the blast and was reduced to rubble. A man in a national defense uniform walks toward Miyuki Bridge along the street on which ran the Ujina Line streetcars. (Distance from hypocenter 2800 meters.) Photo: Yoshito Matsushige, Collection: Photo Archives of Japan, Ownership: Chugoku Shimbun, **Editorial use only, commercial use not possible**,Credit: Chugoku Shimbun/Kyodo News Images

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Unification Church to allocate up to 10 bil. yen for compensation

The Unification Church's Japan branch said Tuesday it plans to allocate up to 10 billion yen ($67 million) to the Japanese government to cover possible compensation for former believers and their families over forced donations amid concerns that it would transfer its assets overseas.

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Japan crown prince attends tree-pruning event

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito (L) trims a branch during a tree-pruning event in Itako in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Nov. 11, 2023. (Pool photo)

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Northern carmine bee-eater at Kobe zoo

A northern carmine bee-eater rests on a tree branch at Kobe Animal Kingdom in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on July 26, 2023.

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Unification Church press conference

Tomihiro Tanaka (L), head of the Japan branch of the Unification Church, formally called the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, speaks during a press conference at its headquarters in Tokyo on Nov. 7, 2023.

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Unification Church press conference

Tomihiro Tanaka, head of the Japan branch of the Unification Church, formally called the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, speaks during a press conference at its headquarters in Tokyo on Nov. 7, 2023.

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Unification Church press conference

Tomihiro Tanaka, head of the Japan branch of the Unification Church, formally called the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, speaks during a press conference at its headquarters in Tokyo on Nov. 7, 2023.