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10 years after deadly bus crash in central Japan

Photo taken Jan. 15, 2026, shows a cenotaph for the victims of a 2016 ski trip charter bus crash near the accident site in the mountain resort town of Karuizawa in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, with flowers offered on its 10th anniversary the same day. The accident left 15 people dead and 26 injured, mostly college students.

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10 years after deadly bus crash in central Japan

Photo taken Jan. 15, 2026, shows a cenotaph for the victims of a 2016 ski trip charter bus crash near the accident site in the mountain resort town of Karuizawa in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, with flowers offered on its 10th anniversary the same day. The accident left 15 people dead and 26 injured, mostly college students.

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10 years after deadly bus crash in central Japan

Photo taken Jan. 15, 2026, shows a cenotaph for the victims of a 2016 ski trip charter bus crash near the accident site in the mountain resort town of Karuizawa in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, with flowers offered on its 10th anniversary the same day. The accident left 15 people dead and 26 injured, mostly college students.

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Former Japan emperor, empress in Karuizawa

Former Japanese Emperor Akihito and former Empress Michiko stroll in a vegetable field during a retreat in the Nagano Prefecture resort town of Karuizawa, central Japan, on Aug. 23, 2025.

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Former Japan emperor, empress in Karuizawa

Former Japanese Emperor Akihito and former Empress Michiko stroll in a vegetable field during a retreat in the Nagano Prefecture resort town of Karuizawa, central Japan, on Aug. 23, 2025.

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Former Japan emperor, empress in Karuizawa

Former Japanese Emperor Akihito and former Empress Michiko stroll in a vegetable field during a retreat in the Nagano Prefecture resort town of Karuizawa, central Japan, on Aug. 23, 2025.

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Former Japan emperor, empress in Karuizawa

Former Japanese Emperor Akihito and former Empress Michiko stroll in a vegetable field during a retreat in the Nagano Prefecture resort town of Karuizawa, central Japan, on Aug. 23, 2025.

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Ex-Japan emperor, empress in Karuizawa for retreat

Former Japanese Emperor Akihito and former Empress Michiko arrive at JR Karuizawa Station in the summer resort town of Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, on Aug. 21, 2025, for a nine-day retreat. (Pool photo)

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Ex-Japan emperor, empress in Karuizawa for retreat

Former Japanese Emperor Akihito and former Empress Michiko arrive at JR Karuizawa Station in the summer resort town of Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, on Aug. 21, 2025, for a nine-day retreat. (Pool photo)

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Ex-Japan emperor, empress in Karuizawa for retreat

Former Japanese Emperor Akihito (C, L) and former Empress Michiko (C, R) arrive at JR Karuizawa Station in the summer resort town of Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, on Aug. 21, 2025, for a nine-day retreat. (Pool photo)

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Ex-Japan emperor, empress in Karuizawa for retreat

Former Japanese Emperor Akihito and former Empress Michiko arrive at JR Karuizawa Station in the summer resort town of Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, on Aug. 21, 2025, for a nine-day retreat. (Pool photo)

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Ex-Japan emperor, empress in Karuizawa for retreat

Former Japanese Emperor Akihito and former Empress Michiko arrive at JR Karuizawa Station in the summer resort town of Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, on Aug. 21, 2025, for a nine-day retreat. (Pool photo)

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Keidanren summer forum in resort town Karuizawa

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks during a summer forum hosted by the Japan Business Federation, known as Keidanren, in the resort town of Karuizawa in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, on July 25, 2025.

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Keidanren summer forum in resort town Karuizawa

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks during a summer forum hosted by the Japan Business Federation, known as Keidanren, in the resort town of Karuizawa in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, on July 25, 2025.

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Keidanren summer forum in resort town Karuizawa

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks during a summer forum hosted by the Japan Business Federation, known as Keidanren, in the resort town of Karuizawa in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, on July 25, 2025.

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Keidanren summer forum in resort town Karuizawa

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks during a summer forum hosted by the Japan Business Federation, known as Keidanren, in the resort town of Karuizawa in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, on July 25, 2025.

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Japanese Princess Yuriko

(From L) Japan's Emperor Hirohito, his wife Empress Nagako, the emperor's brother Prince Mikasa and his wife Princess Yuriko (R, in a dress) are pictured in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, on July 27, 1955. Princess Yuriko, the oldest member of Japan's imperial family, died at a Tokyo hospital on Nov. 15, 2024, at the age of 101.

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Former Japan emperor, empress in Karuizawa

Former Japanese Emperor Akihito and former Empress Michiko stroll in a vegetable field in the Nagano Prefecture resort town of Karuizawa, central Japan, on Aug. 23, 2024. (Pool photo)

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Former Japan emperor, empress in Karuizawa

Former Japanese Emperor Akihito and former Empress Michiko stroll in a vegetable field in the Nagano Prefecture resort town of Karuizawa, central Japan, on Aug. 23, 2024. (Pool photo)

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Ex-Japan emperor, empress in Karuizawa for retreat

Former Japanese Emperor Akihito and former Empress Michiko arrive at JR Karuizawa Station in the Nagano Prefecture resort town of Karuizawa, central Japan, on Aug. 22, 2024, for an eight-day retreat (Pool photo).

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Ex-Japan emperor, empress in Karuizawa for retreat

Former Japanese Emperor Akihito and former Empress Michiko arrive at JR Karuizawa Station in the Nagano Prefecture resort town of Karuizawa, central Japan, on Aug. 22, 2024, for an eight-day retreat (Pool photo).

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Ex-Japan emperor, empress in Karuizawa for retreat

Former Japanese Emperor Akihito and former Empress Michiko arrive at JR Karuizawa Station in the Nagano Prefecture resort town of Karuizawa, central Japan, on Aug. 22, 2024, for an eight-day retreat (Pool photo).

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Keidanren summer forum in resort town Karuizawa

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a summer forum hosted by the Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, in the resort town of Karuizawa in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, on July 19, 2024.

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Former Japan emperor, empress in Karuizawa

Former Japanese Emperor Akihito and former Empress Michiko stroll in vegetable fields in the Nagano Prefecture resort town of Karuizawa, central Japan, on Aug. 23, 2023. (Pool photo)

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Former Japan emperor, empress in Karuizawa

Former Japanese Emperor Akihito and former Empress Michiko stroll in vegetable fields in the Nagano Prefecture resort town of Karuizawa, central Japan, on Aug. 23, 2023. (Pool photo)

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Former Japan emperor, empress in Karuizawa

Former Japanese Emperor Akihito and former Empress Michiko look at flowers during a stroll in the Nagano Prefecture resort town of Karuizawa, central Japan, on Aug. 23, 2023. (Pool photo)

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Former Japan emperor, empress in Karuizawa

Former Japanese Emperor Akihito and former Empress Michiko pose during a stroll in the Nagano Prefecture resort town of Karuizawa, central Japan, on Aug. 23, 2023. (Pool photo)

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JAPAN-KARUIZAWA-G7-FOREIGN MINISTERS' MEETING-PRESS CONFERENCE

(230419) -- KARUIZAWA, April 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi speaks during a press conference at the Group of Seven (G7) Foreign Ministers' Meeting in the resort town of Karuizawa in central Japan, April 18, 2023. (Eugene Hoshiko/AP/Pool via Xinhua)

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U.S. Secretary of State Blinken

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks at a press conference after a Group of Seven foreign ministers' meeting in the central Japanese town of Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, on April 18, 2023.

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U.S. Secretary of State Blinken and U.S. Ambassador to Japan Emanuel

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (R) and U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel speak to the press in Tokyo on April 18, 2023. Blinken was visiting Japan to attend a Group of Seven foreign ministers' meeting in the central Japanese town of Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture. (Pool photo)

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G7 foreign ministers vow to address global challenges through collective action

STORY: G7 foreign ministers vow to address global challenges through collective action DATELINE: April 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:07 LOCATION: KARUIZAWA, Japan CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of G7 foreign ministers' meeting STORYLINE: Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) nations on Tuesday vowed to address global challenges, including climate change, pollution, loss of biodiversity, health, and food and energy security, through collective action. In a communique released after their three-day meeting in the resort town of Karuizawa in central Japan, the top diplomats called on all partners to join in addressing these pressing global challenges and to work together to build a better, more prosperous, and more secure future. The ministers are also committed to promoting free and fair trade, stating that it is key to resilient and sustainable development for all, particularly the most vulnerable. "We recognize that free and equitable public access to scientific knowledge is integral to solvi

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Blinken, Cleverly express concern over Sudan

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (L) and British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly express concern about escalating violence in Sudan between country's military and paramilitary group, on April 17, 2023, in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture. They are visiting the central Japan resort town to attend Group of Seven foreign ministerial talks.

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G-7 foreign ministers' meeting

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi holds a press conference after attending the final day of a three-day meeting of the foreign ministers of the Group of Seven countries in the town of Karuizawa in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, on April 18, 2023.

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G-7 foreign ministers' meeting

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi holds a press conference after attending the final day of a three-day meeting of the foreign ministers of the Group of Seven countries in the town of Karuizawa in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, on April 18, 2023.

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G7 foreign ministers eye closer ties with developing countries

STORY: G7 foreign ministers eye closer ties with developing countries DATELINE: April 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:25 LOCATION: KARUIZAWA, Japan CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of G7 foreign ministers' meeting STORYLINE: Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) continued talks on Monday for a second day in Japan's central resort town of Karuizawa, highlighting the need to strengthen ties with developing countries. Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi told the gathering that with developing countries facing a variety of issues, the G7 intends to work together with them to tackle these issues. Hayashi and his G7 counterparts arrived in Karuizawa on Sunday afternoon for a three-day meeting, where people held banners like Objection to G7. The G7 summit will be held in the Japanese city of Hiroshima in May. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Karuizawa, Japan. (XHTV)

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CORRECTED: G-7 foreign ministers' meeting

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi (C, back) attends the final day of a three-day meeting of the foreign ministers of the Group of Seven countries in the town of Karuizawa in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, on April 18, 2023. (Pool photo)

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Japan-Canada talks

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi (R) shakes hands with his Canadian counterpart Melanie Joly prior to their talks, held on the sidelines of a Group of Seven foreign ministers' meeting, in the town of Karuizawa in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, on April 18, 2023. (Pool photo)

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Japan-Canada talks

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi (R) shakes hands with his Canadian counterpart Melanie Joly prior to their talks, held on the sidelines of a Group of Seven foreign ministers' meeting, in the town of Karuizawa in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, on April 18, 2023. (Pool photo)

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Japan-Canada talks

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi (R) holds talks with his Canadian counterpart Melanie Joly on the sidelines of a Group of Seven foreign ministers' meeting in the town of Karuizawa in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, on April 18, 2023. (Pool photo)

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Japan-U.S. talks

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi (R) holds talks with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on the sidelines of a Group of Seven foreign ministers' meeting in the town of Karuizawa in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, on April 17, 2023. (Pool photo)

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Japan-U.S. talks

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi (R) and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken are pictured prior to their talks, held on the sidelines of a Group of Seven foreign ministers' meeting, in the town of Karuizawa in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, on April 17, 2023. (Pool photo)

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G-7 foreign ministers meeting

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi (C, back) attends the second day of a three-day meeting of foreign ministers of the Group of Seven nations in the central Japanese town of Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, on April 17, 2023. (Pool photo)

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G-7 foreign ministers meeting

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi (R, back) attends the second day of a three-day meeting of foreign ministers of the Group of Seven nations in the central Japanese town of Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, on April 17, 2023. (Pool photo)

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G-7 foreign ministers' meeting

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi (C, back) attends the second day of a three-day meeting of the foreign ministers of the Group of Seven countries in the town of Karuizawa in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, on April 17, 2023. (Pool photo)

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G-7 foreign ministers meeting

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi speaks to reporters at the end of the second day of a three-day meeting of foreign ministers of the Group of Seven nations in the central Japanese town of Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, on April 17, 2023. (Pool photo)

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Japan-Germany talks

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi (R) and his German counterpart Annalena Baerbock hold bilateral talks, on the sidelines of a Group of Seven foreign ministers' meeting, in the central Japanese town of Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, on April 17, 2023. (Pool photo)

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Japan-Germany talks

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi (R) shakes hands with German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock prior to their talks, held on the sidelines of a Group of Seven foreign ministers' meeting, in the central Japanese town of Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, on April 17, 2023. (Pool photo)

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Japan-Britain talks

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi (R) holds bilateral talks with British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly, on the sidelines of a Group of Seven foreign ministers' meeting, in the central Japanese town of Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, on April 17, 2023.

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Japan-Britain talks

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi (R) shakes hands with British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly at the start of their talks, held on the sidelines of a Group of Seven foreign ministers' meeting, in the central Japanese town of Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, on April 17, 2023.

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Japan-U.S. talks

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi (R) shakes hands with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken prior to their talks, held on the sidelines of a Group of Seven foreign ministers' meeting, in the central Japanese town of Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, on April 17, 2023. (Pool photo)