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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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Buddhist monks seek donations

Buddhist monks from the Koyasan Shingon Sect gather at their temple before visiting houses in Koya in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 23, 2026, for an annual event to collect donations.

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Cesar - Revelations 2026 NB

Isabelle Huppert, Bella Kim, Koya Kamura attends the 'Cesar - Revelations 2026' Photocall at Elysee Montmartre on January 19, 2026 in Paris, France. Photo by Nasser Berzane/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cesar - Revelations 2026 NB

Isabelle Huppert, Bella Kim, Koya Kamura attends the 'Cesar - Revelations 2026' Photocall at Elysee Montmartre on January 19, 2026 in Paris, France. Photo by Nasser Berzane/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cesar - Revelations 2026 NB

Isabelle Huppert, Bella Kim, Koya Kamura attends the 'Cesar - Revelations 2026' Photocall at Elysee Montmartre on January 19, 2026 in Paris, France. Photo by Nasser Berzane/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ceremonie Des Lumieres 2026

Bella Kim and Koya Kamura attends the 'Ceremonie Des Lumieres' 31th International Press Award Ceremony at l'Institut du Monde Arabe on January 18, 2026 in Paris, France. Photo by Nasser Berzane/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ceremonie Des Lumieres 2026

Bella Kim and Koya Kamura attends the 'Ceremonie Des Lumieres' 31th International Press Award Ceremony at l'Institut du Monde Arabe on January 18, 2026 in Paris, France. Photo by Nasser Berzane/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Candle festival in western Japan

Candles are lit to form the Chinese character for "bloom" in the annual candle festival at Okunoin cemetery at the Kongobuji temple in Mt. Koya in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 13, 2025.

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Religious dance at western Japan temple

An "Otaiya" religious dance is performed at Buddhist Shingon-sect Kongobu-ji temple on Mt. Koya in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on April 17, 2025, in honor of the sect's founder Kukai (774-835), posthumously known as Kobo Daishi.

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Religious dance at western Japan temple

An "Otaiya" religious dance is performed at Buddhist Shingon-sect Kongobu-ji temple on Mt. Koya in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on April 17, 2025, in honor of the sect's founder Kukai (774-835), posthumously known as Kobo Daishi.

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Iranian Drones Target UNHCR Refugee Settlement Of Kurdistan Region - Iraq

A classroom that is damaged and deserted in a UNHCR refugee settlement in Koya, Iraq, on October 10, 2022, after it was attacked by a barrage of missiles and kamikaze drones launched by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on September 28, 2022. Following the attack, the UNHCR voiced grave concern about the attack and the reported casualties, “among them … women and children”, and offered condolences to the people affected. According to different reports, in a series of attacks by Iran on numerous targets in Kurdistan Region of Iraq, dozens of people were killed and wounded. The attacks reportedly targeted centers belonging to Kurdistan Party of Iran (KDPI) and the Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan. Photo by Keiwan Fatehi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iranian Drones Target UNHCR Refugee Settlement Of Kurdistan Region - Iraq

A piece of a shrapnel in a classroom that is damaged and deserted in a UNHCR refugee settlement in Koya, Iraq, on October 10, 2022, after it was attacked by a barrage of missiles and kamikaze drones launched by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on September 28, 2022. Following the attack, the UNHCR voiced grave concern about the attack and the reported casualties, “among them … women and children”, and offered condolences to the people affected. According to different reports, in a series of attacks by Iran on numerous targets in Kurdistan Region of Iraq, dozens of people were killed and wounded. The attacks reportedly targeted centers belonging to Kurdistan Party of Iran (KDPI) and the Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan. Photo by Keiwan Fatehi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iranian Drones Target UNHCR Refugee Settlement Of Kurdistan Region - Iraq

Broken glass of a classroom that is damaged and deserted in a UNHCR refugee settlement in Koya, Iraq, on October 10, 2022, after it was attacked by a barrage of missiles and kamikaze drones launched by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on September 28, 2022. Following the attack, the UNHCR voiced grave concern about the attack and the reported casualties, “among them … women and children”, and offered condolences to the people affected. According to different reports, in a series of attacks by Iran on numerous targets in Kurdistan Region of Iraq, dozens of people were killed and wounded. The attacks reportedly targeted centers belonging to Kurdistan Party of Iran (KDPI) and the Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan. Photo by Keiwan Fatehi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iranian Drones Target UNHCR Refugee Settlement Of Kurdistan Region - Iraq

Broken window of a classroom that is damaged and deserted in a UNHCR refugee settlement in Koya, Iraq, on October 10, 2022, after it was attacked by a barrage of missiles and kamikaze drones launched by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on September 28, 2022. Following the attack, the UNHCR voiced grave concern about the attack and the reported casualties, “among them … women and children”, and offered condolences to the people affected. According to different reports, in a series of attacks by Iran on numerous targets in Kurdistan Region of Iraq, dozens of people were killed and wounded. The attacks reportedly targeted centers belonging to Kurdistan Party of Iran (KDPI) and the Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan. Photo by Keiwan Fatehi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iranian Drones Target UNHCR Refugee Settlement Of Kurdistan Region - Iraq

A classroom that is damaged and deserted in a UNHCR refugee settlement in Koya, Iraq, on October 10, 2022, after it was attacked by a barrage of missiles and kamikaze drones launched by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on September 28, 2022. Following the attack, the UNHCR voiced grave concern about the attack and the reported casualties, “among them … women and children”, and offered condolences to the people affected. According to different reports, in a series of attacks by Iran on numerous targets in Kurdistan Region of Iraq, dozens of people were killed and wounded. The attacks reportedly targeted centers belonging to Kurdistan Party of Iran (KDPI) and the Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan. Photo by Keiwan Fatehi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iranian Drones Target UNHCR Refugee Settlement Of Kurdistan Region - Iraq

The wall of a school that is damaged and deserted in a UNHCR refugee settlement in Koya, Iraq, on October 10, 2022, after it was attacked by a barrage of missiles and kamikaze drones launched by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on September 28, 2022. Following the attack, the UNHCR voiced grave concern about the attack and the reported casualties, “among them … women and children”, and offered condolences to the people affected. According to different reports, in a series of attacks by Iran on numerous targets in Kurdistan Region of Iraq, dozens of people were killed and wounded. The attacks reportedly targeted centers belonging to Kurdistan Party of Iran (KDPI) and the Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan. Photo by Keiwan Fatehi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iranian Drones Target UNHCR Refugee Settlement Of Kurdistan Region - Iraq

A piece of a shrapnel in a schoolyard in a UNHCR refugee settlement in Koya, Iraq, on October 10, 2022, after it was attacked by a barrage of missiles and kamikaze drones launched by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on September 28, 2022. Following the attack, the UNHCR voiced grave concern about the attack and the reported casualties, “among them … women and children”, and offered condolences to the people affected. According to different reports, in a series of attacks by Iran on numerous targets in Kurdistan Region of Iraq, dozens of people were killed and wounded. The attacks reportedly targeted centers belonging to Kurdistan Party of Iran (KDPI) and the Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan. Photo by Keiwan Fatehi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iranian Drones Target UNHCR Refugee Settlement Of Kurdistan Region - Iraq

A school in a UNHCR refugee settlement in Koya, Iraq, on October 10, 2022, after it was attacked by a barrage of missiles and kamikaze drones launched by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on September 28, 2022. Following the attack, the UNHCR voiced grave concern about the attack and the reported casualties, “among them … women and children”, and offered condolences to the people affected. According to different reports, in a series of attacks by Iran on numerous targets in Kurdistan Region of Iraq, dozens of people were killed and wounded. The attacks reportedly targeted centers belonging to Kurdistan Party of Iran (KDPI) and the Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan. Photo by Keiwan Fatehi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iranian Drones Target UNHCR Refugee Settlement Of Kurdistan Region - Iraq

A classroom that is damaged and deserted in a UNHCR refugee settlement in Koya, Iraq, on October 10, 2022, after it was attacked by a barrage of missiles and kamikaze drones launched by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on September 28, 2022. Following the attack, the UNHCR voiced grave concern about the attack and the reported casualties, “among them … women and children”, and offered condolences to the people affected. According to different reports, in a series of attacks by Iran on numerous targets in Kurdistan Region of Iraq, dozens of people were killed and wounded. The attacks reportedly targeted centers belonging to Kurdistan Party of Iran (KDPI) and the Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan. Photo by Keiwan Fatehi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iranian Drones Target UNHCR Refugee Settlement Of Kurdistan Region - Iraq

A classroom that is damaged and deserted in a UNHCR refugee settlement in Koya, Iraq, on October 10, 2022, after it was attacked by a barrage of missiles and kamikaze drones launched by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on September 28, 2022. Following the attack, the UNHCR voiced grave concern about the attack and the reported casualties, “among them … women and children”, and offered condolences to the people affected. According to different reports, in a series of attacks by Iran on numerous targets in Kurdistan Region of Iraq, dozens of people were killed and wounded. The attacks reportedly targeted centers belonging to Kurdistan Party of Iran (KDPI) and the Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan. Photo by Keiwan Fatehi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iranian Drones Target UNHCR Refugee Settlement Of Kurdistan Region - Iraq

A classroom that is damaged and deserted in a UNHCR refugee settlement in Koya, Iraq, on October 10, 2022, after it was attacked by a barrage of missiles and kamikaze drones launched by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on September 28, 2022. Following the attack, the UNHCR voiced grave concern about the attack and the reported casualties, “among them … women and children”, and offered condolences to the people affected. According to different reports, in a series of attacks by Iran on numerous targets in Kurdistan Region of Iraq, dozens of people were killed and wounded. The attacks reportedly targeted centers belonging to Kurdistan Party of Iran (KDPI) and the Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan. Photo by Keiwan Fatehi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iranian Drones Target UNHCR Refugee Settlement Of Kurdistan Region - Iraq

A classroom that is damaged and deserted in a UNHCR refugee settlement in Koya, Iraq, on October 10, 2022, after it was attacked by a barrage of missiles and kamikaze drones launched by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on September 28, 2022. Following the attack, the UNHCR voiced grave concern about the attack and the reported casualties, “among them … women and children”, and offered condolences to the people affected. According to different reports, in a series of attacks by Iran on numerous targets in Kurdistan Region of Iraq, dozens of people were killed and wounded. The attacks reportedly targeted centers belonging to Kurdistan Party of Iran (KDPI) and the Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan. Photo by Keiwan Fatehi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iranian Drones Target UNHCR Refugee Settlement Of Kurdistan Region - Iraq

A classroom that is damaged and deserted in a UNHCR refugee settlement in Koya, Iraq, on October 10, 2022, after it was attacked by a barrage of missiles and kamikaze drones launched by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on September 28, 2022. Following the attack, the UNHCR voiced grave concern about the attack and the reported casualties, “among them … women and children”, and offered condolences to the people affected. According to different reports, in a series of attacks by Iran on numerous targets in Kurdistan Region of Iraq, dozens of people were killed and wounded. The attacks reportedly targeted centers belonging to Kurdistan Party of Iran (KDPI) and the Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan. Photo by Keiwan Fatehi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iranian Drones Target UNHCR Refugee Settlement Of Kurdistan Region - Iraq

A classroom that is damaged and deserted in a UNHCR refugee settlement in Koya, Iraq, on October 10, 2022, after it was attacked by a barrage of missiles and kamikaze drones launched by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on September 28, 2022. Following the attack, the UNHCR voiced grave concern about the attack and the reported casualties, “among them … women and children”, and offered condolences to the people affected. According to different reports, in a series of attacks by Iran on numerous targets in Kurdistan Region of Iraq, dozens of people were killed and wounded. The attacks reportedly targeted centers belonging to Kurdistan Party of Iran (KDPI) and the Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan. Photo by Keiwan Fatehi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iranian Drones Target UNHCR Refugee Settlement Of Kurdistan Region - Iraq

A classroom that is damaged and deserted in a UNHCR refugee settlement in Koya, Iraq, on October 10, 2022, after it was attacked by a barrage of missiles and kamikaze drones launched by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on September 28, 2022. Following the attack, the UNHCR voiced grave concern about the attack and the reported casualties, “among them … women and children”, and offered condolences to the people affected. According to different reports, in a series of attacks by Iran on numerous targets in Kurdistan Region of Iraq, dozens of people were killed and wounded. The attacks reportedly targeted centers belonging to Kurdistan Party of Iran (KDPI) and the Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan. Photo by Keiwan Fatehi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iranian Drones Target UNHCR Refugee Settlement Of Kurdistan Region - Iraq

A classroom that is damaged and deserted in a UNHCR refugee settlement in Koya, Iraq, on October 10, 2022, after it was attacked by a barrage of missiles and kamikaze drones launched by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on September 28, 2022. Following the attack, the UNHCR voiced grave concern about the attack and the reported casualties, “among them … women and children”, and offered condolences to the people affected. According to different reports, in a series of attacks by Iran on numerous targets in Kurdistan Region of Iraq, dozens of people were killed and wounded. The attacks reportedly targeted centers belonging to Kurdistan Party of Iran (KDPI) and the Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan. Photo by Keiwan Fatehi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iranian Drones Target UNHCR Refugee Settlement Of Kurdistan Region - Iraq

A classroom that is damaged and deserted in a UNHCR refugee settlement in Koya, Iraq, on October 10, 2022, after it was attacked by a barrage of missiles and kamikaze drones launched by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on September 28, 2022. Following the attack, the UNHCR voiced grave concern about the attack and the reported casualties, “among them … women and children”, and offered condolences to the people affected. According to different reports, in a series of attacks by Iran on numerous targets in Kurdistan Region of Iraq, dozens of people were killed and wounded. The attacks reportedly targeted centers belonging to Kurdistan Party of Iran (KDPI) and the Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan. Photo by Keiwan Fatehi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iranian Drones Target UNHCR Refugee Settlement Of Kurdistan Region - Iraq

A classroom that is damaged and deserted in a UNHCR refugee settlement in Koya, Iraq, on October 10, 2022, after it was attacked by a barrage of missiles and kamikaze drones launched by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on September 28, 2022. Following the attack, the UNHCR voiced grave concern about the attack and the reported casualties, “among them … women and children”, and offered condolences to the people affected. According to different reports, in a series of attacks by Iran on numerous targets in Kurdistan Region of Iraq, dozens of people were killed and wounded. The attacks reportedly targeted centers belonging to Kurdistan Party of Iran (KDPI) and the Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan. Photo by Keiwan Fatehi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iranian Drones Target UNHCR Refugee Settlement Of Kurdistan Region - Iraq

Food abandoned in the middle of cooking in a UNHCR refugee settlement in Koya, Iraq, on October 10, 2022, when the area was attacked by a barrage of missiles and kamikaze drones launched by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on September 28, 2022. Following the attack, the UNHCR voiced grave concern about the attack and the reported casualties, “among them … women and children”, and offered condolences to the people affected. According to different reports, in a series of attacks by Iran on numerous targets in Kurdistan Region of Iraq, dozens of people were killed and wounded. The attacks reportedly targeted centers belonging to Kurdistan Party of Iran (KDPI) and the Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan. Photo by Keiwan Fatehi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iranian Drones Target UNHCR Refugee Settlement Of Kurdistan Region - Iraq

A classroom that is damaged and deserted in a UNHCR refugee settlement in Koya, Iraq, on October 10, 2022, after it was attacked by a barrage of missiles and kamikaze drones launched by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on September 28, 2022. Following the attack, the UNHCR voiced grave concern about the attack and the reported casualties, “among them … women and children”, and offered condolences to the people affected. According to different reports, in a series of attacks by Iran on numerous targets in Kurdistan Region of Iraq, dozens of people were killed and wounded. The attacks reportedly targeted centers belonging to Kurdistan Party of Iran (KDPI) and the Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan. Photo by Keiwan Fatehi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iranian Drones Target UNHCR Refugee Settlement Of Kurdistan Region - Iraq

A classroom that is damaged and deserted in a UNHCR refugee settlement in Koya, Iraq, on October 10, 2022, after it was attacked by a barrage of missiles and kamikaze drones launched by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on September 28, 2022. Following the attack, the UNHCR voiced grave concern about the attack and the reported casualties, “among them … women and children”, and offered condolences to the people affected. According to different reports, in a series of attacks by Iran on numerous targets in Kurdistan Region of Iraq, dozens of people were killed and wounded. The attacks reportedly targeted centers belonging to Kurdistan Party of Iran (KDPI) and the Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan. Photo by Keiwan Fatehi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iranian Drones Target UNHCR Refugee Settlement Of Kurdistan Region - Iraq

Abandoned musical instruments in a classroom that is damaged and deserted in a UNHCR refugee settlement in Koya, Iraq, on October 10, 2022, after it was attacked by a barrage of missiles and kamikaze drones launched by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on September 28, 2022. Following the attack, the UNHCR voiced grave concern about the attack and the reported casualties, “among them … women and children”, and offered condolences to the people affected. According to different reports, in a series of attacks by Iran on numerous targets in Kurdistan Region of Iraq, dozens of people were killed and wounded. The attacks reportedly targeted centers belonging to Kurdistan Party of Iran (KDPI) and the Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan. Photo by Keiwan Fatehi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iranian Drones Target UNHCR Refugee Settlement Of Kurdistan Region - Iraq

A classroom that is damaged and deserted in a UNHCR refugee settlement in Koya, Iraq, on October 10, 2022, after it was attacked by a barrage of missiles and kamikaze drones launched by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on September 28, 2022. Following the attack, the UNHCR voiced grave concern about the attack and the reported casualties, “among them … women and children”, and offered condolences to the people affected. According to different reports, in a series of attacks by Iran on numerous targets in Kurdistan Region of Iraq, dozens of people were killed and wounded. The attacks reportedly targeted centers belonging to Kurdistan Party of Iran (KDPI) and the Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan. Photo by Keiwan Fatehi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iranian Drones Target UNHCR Refugee Settlement Of Kurdistan Region - Iraq

Broken glass and colored pencils in a classroom that is damaged and deserted in a UNHCR refugee settlement in Koya, Iraq, on October 10, 2022, after it was attacked by a barrage of missiles and kamikaze drones launched by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on September 28, 2022. Following the attack, the UNHCR voiced grave concern about the attack and the reported casualties, “among them … women and children”, and offered condolences to the people affected. According to different reports, in a series of attacks by Iran on numerous targets in Kurdistan Region of Iraq, dozens of people were killed and wounded. The attacks reportedly targeted centers belonging to Kurdistan Party of Iran (KDPI) and the Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan. Photo by Keiwan Fatehi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Buddhist monks seek donations

Buddhist monks from the Koyasan Shingon Sect visit a retail shop in Koya in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 24, 2025, for an annual event to seek donations.

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Buddhist monks seek donations

Buddhist monks from the Koyasan Shingon Sect gather at their temple before visiting houses in Koya in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 24, 2025, for an annual event to seek donations.

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Carp manager's mental training in front of fire

Takahiro Arai, manager of Japanese pro baseball club Hiroshima Carp, chants a Buddhist sutra in front of a fire for about two hours at Shojoshin-in temple in the Wakayama Prefecture town of Koya, western Japan, on Jan. 18, 2025. The Central League club manager took part in offseason mental training ahead of spring training camp starting in February.

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Wind-bells at railway station

Japanese style wind-bells are hung at Nankai Electric Railway's Gokurakubashi Station in Koya in the western Japan prefecture of Wakayama on June 20, 2024.

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Wind-bells at railway station

Japanese style wind-bells are hung at a platform of Nankai Electric Railway's Gokurakubashi Station in Koya in the western Japan prefecture of Wakayama on June 20, 2024.

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Festival celebrating famed Buddhist monk's birthday

Aoba Matsuri, a festival celebrating the birthday of Buddhist monk Kukai (774-835) -- posthumously known as Kobo Daishi and the founder of the Shingon school of Buddhism -- is held on June 9, 2024, in the Wakayama prefecture town of Koya, western Japan, where he opened the Kongobuji temple in 816.

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Festival celebrating famed Buddhist monk's birthday

Aoba Matsuri, a festival celebrating the birthday of Buddhist monk Kukai (774-835) -- posthumously known as Kobo Daishi and the founder of the Shingon school of Buddhism -- is held on June 9, 2024, in the Wakayama prefecture town of Koya, western Japan, where he opened the Kongobuji temple in 816.

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Festival celebrating famed Buddhist monk's birthday

Aoba Matsuri, a festival celebrating the birthday of Buddhist monk Kukai (774-835) -- posthumously known as Kobo Daishi and the founder of the Shingon school of Buddhism -- is held on June 9, 2024, in the Wakayama prefecture town of Koya, western Japan, where he opened the Kongobuji temple in 816.

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Festival celebrating famed Buddhist monk's birthday

Aoba Matsuri, a festival celebrating the birthday of Buddhist monk Kukai (774-835) -- posthumously known as Kobo Daishi and the founder of the Shingon school of Buddhism -- is held on June 9, 2024, in the Wakayama prefecture town of Koya, western Japan, where he opened the Kongobuji temple in 816.

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Fire festival at Kongobuji

Monks burn wooden tablets in a Buddhist rite during a fire festival held in front of Kongobuji temple in Koya in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on March 3, 2024.

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Fire festival at Kongobuji

Monks burn wooden tablets in a Buddhist rite during a fire festival held in front of Kongobuji temple in Koya in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on March 3, 2024.

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Buddhist monks seek social welfare donations

Buddhist monks from the Koyasan Shingon Sect gather at their temple before visiting houses in Koya in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 26, 2024, for an annual event to seek donations. The approximately 1.14 million yen in donations collected will be used for social welfare purposes, including helping those affected by a powerful earthquake in central Japan on Jan. 1.

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Buddhist monks seek social welfare donations

Buddhist monks from the Koyasan Shingon Sect visit houses in Koya in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 26, 2024, during an annual event to seek donations. The approximately 1.14 million yen in donations collected will be used for social welfare purposes, including helping those affected by a powerful earthquake in central Japan on Jan. 1.

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(SP)CHINA-HUZHOU-FOOTBALL-AFC CHAMPIONS LEAGUE-ZHEJIANG FC VS VENTFORET KOFU (CN)

(231025) -- HUZHOU, Oct. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Franko Andrijasevic (R) of Zhejiang FC vies with Koya Hayashida of Ventforet Kofu during the group stage match between Zhejiang FC of China and Ventforet Kofu of Japan at the 2023-2024 AFC Champions League in Huzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 25, 2023. (Xinhua/Jiang Han)

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"Matsutake" mushrooms at Wakayama market

The season's first auction for "matsutake" mushrooms from the Wakayama Prefecture town of Koya is held at a fresh produce market in the neighboring city of Hashimoto on Oct. 6, 2023.

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Carp manager's mental training in front of fire

Japanese pro baseball club Hiroshima Carp manager Takahiro Arai chants a Buddhist sutra in front of a fire for about 90 minutes at the Shojoshin-in temple in the Wakayama Prefecture town of Koya, western Japan, on Jan. 19, 2023. The Central League club manager took part in the offseason mental training ahead of spring training camp starting in February.