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Sapporo Snow Festival

SAPPORO, Japan, Feb. 4 Kyodo - People view a snow sculpture of a cake on Feb. 4, 2026, the opening day of the 76th Sapporo Snow Festival in the capital of Hokkaido in northern Japan. About 2 million people are expected to visit the event through Feb. 11 featuring more than 200 snow and ice sculptures. (Kyodo)

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Sapporo Snow Festival

People view a snow sculpture of a cake on Feb. 4, 2026, the opening day of the 76th Sapporo Snow Festival in the capital of Hokkaido in northern Japan. About 2 million people are expected to visit the event through Feb. 11 featuring more than 200 snow and ice sculptures.

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Sapporo Snow Festival

People view a snow sculpture of a cake on Feb. 4, 2026, the opening day of the 76th Sapporo Snow Festival in the capital of Hokkaido in northern Japan. About 2 million people are expected to visit the event through Feb. 11 featuring more than 200 snow and ice sculptures.

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Sapporo Snow Festival

The 76th Sapporo Snow Festival opens in the capital of Hokkaido in northern Japan on Feb. 4, 2026, with about 2 million people expected to visit the event featuring more than 200 snow and ice sculptures through Feb. 11.

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Buddhist monks seek donations

Buddhist monks from the Koyasan Shingon Sect visit houses in Koya in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 23, 2026, for an annual event to collect donations.

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Japan defense chief visits U.S tech company in Washington

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (back, 2nd from R) meets with senior officials of data analysis company Palantir Technologies Inc. during a visit to Washington on Jan. 16, 2026. Their discussion focused on the use of AI and drone technologies in the defense field.

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Japan defense chief visits U.S tech company in Washington

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi meets with senior officials of data analysis company Palantir Technologies Inc. during a visit to Washington on Jan. 16, 2026. Their discussion focused on the use of AI and drone technologies in the defense field.

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Japan farm minister Suzuki in Paris

Japanese Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Norikazu Suzuki (L) meets the official from French retail giant Carrefour in charge of foreign food during a visit to Paris on Jan. 15, 2026. Suzuki pitched Japan's rice in a bid to expand its exports to the European market.

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Takaichi, Lee visit Horyu-ji temple

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (L) and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung (C) visit the World Heritage-listed Horyu-ji temple in Ikaruga in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 14, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Takaichi, Lee visit Horyu-ji temple

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (L) and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung visit the World Heritage-listed Horyu-ji temple in Ikaruga in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 14, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan defense chief visits training field in Chiba Pref.

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi meets the press during a visit to a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force exercise field in Funabashi in Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Jan. 11, 2026.

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Japan defense chief visits base in Miyazaki Pref.

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (C) checks the noise of an F-35B stealth fighter jet during a visit to the Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Nyutabaru base in Shintomi in Miyazaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Jan. 9, 2026.

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Japan defense chief visits base in Miyazaki Pref.

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi meets the press during a visit to the Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Nyutabaru base in Shintomi in Miyazaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Jan. 9, 2026.

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Japan defense minister visits ASDF base in Okinawa Pref.

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (front) boards a Japan Air Self-Defense Force jet during a visit to its base in Naha in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa on Jan. 8, 2026.

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Japan PM Takaichi visits news photo exhibition

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi smiles during a visit to an exhibition of news photos from 2025 at a department store in Tokyo on Dec. 22, 2025.

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Japan PM Takaichi visits news photo exhibition

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi smiles while holding a camera during a visit to an exhibition of news photos from 2025 at a department store in Tokyo on Dec. 22, 2025.

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Defense Minister Koizumi visits GSDF camp

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (R) rides a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force assault amphibious vehicle 7 during a visit to the GSDF's Camp Ainoura in Sasebo in Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 21, 2025.

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Defense Minister Koizumi visits GSDF camp

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (C) meets the press during a visit to the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force's Camp Ainoura in Sasebo in Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 21, 2025.

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Defense Minister Koizumi visits GSDF camp

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (R) rides a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force assault amphibious vehicle 7 during a visit to the GSDF's Camp Ainoura in Sasebo in Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 21, 2025.

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Defense Minister Koizumi visits GSDF camp

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (R) rides a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force assault amphibious vehicle 7 during a visit to the GSDF's Camp Ainoura in Sasebo in Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 21, 2025.

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Japan PM visits disaster-hit areas in Ishikawa Pref.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C, L) visits the site of a landslide that was triggered by a powerful earthquake in January 2024 during a visit to the central Japan city of Suzu, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Dec. 7, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM visits disaster-hit areas in Ishikawa Pref.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C) visits the site of a market that was gutted by a fire following a powerful earthquake in January 2024 during a visit to Wajima in the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa on Dec. 7, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM visits disaster-hit areas in Ishikawa Pref.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C) visits the site of a market that was gutted by a fire following a powerful earthquake in January 2024 during a visit to Wajima in the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa on Dec. 7, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM visits disaster-hit areas in Ishikawa Pref.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C) visits temporary housing built after a powerful earthquake in January 2024 during a visit to the central Japan city of Suzu, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Dec. 7, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM visits disaster-hit areas in Ishikawa Pref.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C) visits temporary housing built after a powerful earthquake in January 2024 during a visit to the central Japan city of Suzu, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Dec. 7, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM visits disaster-hit areas in Ishikawa Pref.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C) visits the site of a landslide that was triggered by a powerful earthquake in January 2024 during a visit to the central Japan city of Suzu, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Dec. 7, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM visits disaster-hit areas in Ishikawa Pref.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C) visits the site of a landslide that was triggered by a powerful earthquake in January 2024 during a visit to the central Japan city of Suzu, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Dec. 7, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM visits disaster-hit areas in Ishikawa Pref.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C) visits the site of a landslide that was triggered by a powerful earthquake in January 2024 during a visit to the central Japan city of Suzu, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Dec. 7, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM visits disaster-hit areas in Ishikawa Pref.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi bows at a memorial for the victims of a massive earthquake in January 2024 and torrential rain in September 2024 during a visit to Wajima in the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa on Dec. 7, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM visits disaster-hit areas in Ishikawa Pref.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi lays flowers at a memorial for the victims of a massive earthquake in January 2024 and torrential rain in September 2024 during a visit to Wajima in the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa on Dec. 7, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM visits disaster-hit areas in Ishikawa Pref.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (front) bows at a memorial for the victims of a massive earthquake in January 2024 and torrential rain in September 2024 during a visit to Wajima in the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa on Dec. 7, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Illumination event in Sendai

The annual Sendai Pageant of Starlight illumination event begins in Sendai, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 5, 2025. Zelkova trees lining a 500-meter street are lit up with about 480,000 LED lights, with about 2.5 million people expected to visit through Dec. 28.

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Illumination event in Sendai

The annual Sendai Pageant of Starlight illumination event begins in Sendai, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 5, 2025. Zelkova trees lining a 500-meter street are lit up with about 480,000 LED lights, with about 2.5 million people expected to visit through Dec. 28.

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Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (far R) addresses employees of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant straddling the towns of Okuma and Futaba in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 2, 2025, during her first visit to the crippled plant since taking office in October. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (far R) addresses employees of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant straddling the towns of Okuma and Futaba in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 2, 2025, during her first visit to the crippled plant since taking office in October. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi addresses employees of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant straddling the towns of Okuma and Futaba in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 2, 2025, during her first visit to the crippled plant since taking office in October. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi addresses employees of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant straddling the towns of Okuma and Futaba in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 2, 2025, during her first visit to the crippled plant since taking office in October. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (back, R) addresses employees of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant straddling the towns of Okuma and Futaba in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 2, 2025, during her first visit to the crippled plant since taking office in October. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (back, R) meets the press after inspecting the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant straddling the towns of Okuma and Futaba in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 2, 2025, during her first visit to the plant since taking office in October. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets the press after inspecting the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant straddling the towns of Okuma and Futaba in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 2, 2025, during her first visit to the plant since taking office in October. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets the press after inspecting the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant straddling the towns of Okuma and Futaba in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 2, 2025, during her first visit to the plant since taking office in October. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C) meets the press after inspecting the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant straddling the towns of Okuma and Futaba in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 2, 2025, during her first visit to the plant since taking office in October. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) on Dec. 2, 2025, visits an interim storage facility in Okuma in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, for soil extracted during decontamination work near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, ahead of her first visit to the plant since taking office in October. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) on Dec. 2, 2025, visits an interim storage facility in Okuma in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, for soil extracted during decontamination work near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, ahead of her first visit to the plant since taking office in October. (Pool photo)

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Sumo wrestlers in Nagasaki

(From R) Ukrainian sumo wrestler ozeki Aonishiki and Mongolian yokozuna Hoshoryu visit Nagasaki Peace Park in the atomic-bombed city of Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 29, 2025.

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Sumo wrestlers in Nagasaki

(From L) Ukrainian sumo wrestler ozeki Aonishiki and Mongolian yokozuna Hoshoryu visit Nagasaki Peace Park in the atomic-bombed city of Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 29, 2025.

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Sumo wrestlers in Nagasaki

(From L) Ukrainian sumo wrestler ozeki Aonishiki and Mongolian yokozuna Hoshoryu visit Nagasaki Peace Park in the atomic-bombed city of Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 29, 2025.

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Japan Crown Princess Kiko and Prince Hisahito

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko and her son Prince Hisahito hear about the situation at the time of a 2013 deadly mudslide disaster on Izu Oshima Island, south of Tokyo, during their visit to a memorial for its victims on Nov. 22, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan Crown Princess Kiko and Prince Hisahito

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko and her son Prince Hisahito hear about the situation at the time of a 2013 deadly mudslide disaster on Izu Oshima Island, south of Tokyo, during their visit to a memorial for its victims on Nov. 22, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan Crown Princess Kiko and Prince Hisahito

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko (C) and her son Prince Hisahito hear about the situation at the time of a 2013 deadly mudslide disaster on Izu Oshima Island, south of Tokyo, during their visit to a memorial for its victims on Nov. 22, 2025. (Pool photo)