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Speed skating: World Cup in Hamar

Yukino Yoshida (C) of Japan poses after winning women's 500-meter gold at a World Cup speed skating meet in Hamar, Norway, on Dec. 14, 2025, alongside silver medalist Kaja Ziomek-Nogal (L) of Poland and bronze medalist Kim Min Sun of South Korea.

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Symposium on N. Korea's abductions

Takuya Yokota, head of a group representing the families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea in the 1970s and 1980s, speaks at a government-sponsored symposium on the issue in Tokyo on Dec. 13, 2025. He called for the early return of abductees including his older sister Megumi, who was abducted by North Korea in 1977 aged 13.

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Rally to seek return of Japanese abductees

Former Japanese abductee Yasushi Chimura speaks during a rally held in Fukui, central Japan, on Dec. 14, 2025, for the return to Japan of other Japanese abducted by North Korea. Chimura, 70, abducted in 1978, is one of the five Japanese abducted by North Korea who returned home in 2002.

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Snowboarding: World Cup in Steamboat Springs

Japan's Miyabi Onitsuka (C) poses after winning the women's big air gold at a snowboarding World Cup event in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, on Dec. 13, 2025, alongside silver medalist Yu Seung Eun (L) of South Korea and bronze medalist Ally Hickman of Australia.

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2025 Seoul Winter Festa - South Korea

People view light installations of the 2025 Seoul Winter Festa at the Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul, South Korea, December 12, 2025. Photo by Jun Hyosang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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2025 Seoul Winter Festa - South Korea

People view light installations of the 2025 Seoul Winter Festa at the Cheonggye stream in Seoul, South Korea, December 12, 2025. Photo by Jun Hyosang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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2025 Seoul Winter Festa - South Korea

People view light installations of the 2025 Seoul Winter Festa at the Cheonggye stream in Seoul, South Korea, December 12, 2025. Photo by Jun Hyosang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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2025 Seoul Winter Festa - South Korea

People view light installations of the 2025 Seoul Winter Festa at the Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul, South Korea, December 12, 2025. Photo by Jun Hyosang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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2025 Seoul Winter Festa - South Korea

People view light installations of the 2025 Seoul Winter Festa at the Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul, South Korea, December 12, 2025. Photo by Jun Hyosang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FIS Snowboard World Cup 2025 - China

Choi Gaon of South Korea competes during the women's snowboard halfpipe final of FIS Snowboard World Cup 2025 in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, December 12, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Wu Huiwo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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RECAP: 2025 Super Cold Moon Dazzles Nights Sky

The final full supermoon of 2025, known as the Cold Moon, lit up skies around the world.

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FIS Freestyle World Cup Opening 2025, Moguls Finals

Daeyoon Jung of South Korea competes during the FIS Freestyle World Cup men's moguls finals in Ruka, Kuusamo, Finland, on December 7, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / RIIKKA HURRI - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Riikka Hurri/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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2025 International Robot Exhibition - Tokyo

People learn about CORLEO, a personal mobility tool of Japan's Kawasaki, during the 2025 International Robot Exhibition (iREX) in Tokyo, Japan, December 5, 2025. The four-day iREX 2025 concluded here on Saturday, drawing over 670 exhibitors from Japan, China, South Korea, the United States, Germany and other countries and regions. New industrial robots, service robots, catering robots and companion robots integrating AI technology garnered wide attention. Photo by Xinhua/Qian Zheng/ABACAPRESS.COM

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2025 International Robot Exhibition - Tokyo

People learn about new industrial robots at the exhibition area of Nachi during the 2025 International Robot Exhibition (iREX) in Tokyo, Japan, December 5, 2025. The four-day iREX 2025 concluded here on Saturday, drawing over 670 exhibitors from Japan, China, South Korea, the United States, Germany and other countries and regions. New industrial robots, service robots, catering robots and companion robots integrating AI technology garnered wide attention. Photo by Xinhua/Qian Zheng/ABACAPRESS.COM

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2025 International Robot Exhibition - Tokyo

A catering robot distributes noodles during the 2025 International Robot Exhibition (iREX) in Tokyo, Japan, December 5, 2025. The four-day iREX 2025 concluded here on Saturday, drawing over 670 exhibitors from Japan, China, South Korea, the United States, Germany and other countries and regions. New industrial robots, service robots, catering robots and companion robots integrating AI technology garnered wide attention. Photo by Xinhua/Qian Zheng/ABACAPRESS.COM

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2025 International Robot Exhibition - Tokyo

A robot of China's Unitree Robotics performs boxing during the 2025 International Robot Exhibition (iREX) in Tokyo, Japan, December 5, 2025. The four-day iREX 2025 concluded here on Saturday, drawing over 670 exhibitors from Japan, China, South Korea, the United States, Germany and other countries and regions. New industrial robots, service robots, catering robots and companion robots integrating AI technology garnered wide attention. Photo by Xinhua/Qian Zheng/ABACAPRESS.COM

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2025 International Robot Exhibition - Tokyo

A new industrial robot of Yaskawa Electric demonstrates during the 2025 International Robot Exhibition (iREX) in Tokyo, Japan, December 5, 2025. The four-day iREX 2025 concluded here on Saturday, drawing over 670 exhibitors from Japan, China, South Korea, the United States, Germany and other countries and regions. New industrial robots, service robots, catering robots and companion robots integrating AI technology garnered wide attention. Photo by Xinhua/Qian Zheng/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Final Supermoon of 2025 Lights Up Skies Worldwide

The final full supermoon of 2025, the Cold Moon illuminated skies acorss the world.

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1st anniv. of S. Korea martial law declaration

Supporters of South Korea's ousted former President Yoon Suk Yeol stage a rally near the parliament in Seoul on Dec. 3, 2025, the first anniversary of his failed martial law declaration.

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1st anniv. of S. Korea martial law declaration

Supporters of South Korea's ousted former President Yoon Suk Yeol stage a rally near the parliament in Seoul on Dec. 3, 2025, the first anniversary of his failed martial law declaration.

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ITTF Mixed Team World Cup 2025 - China

Alexis Lebrun (R) of France competes in the men's singles match against Jang Woojin of South Korea during the stage 2 group match between South Korea and France at the ITTF Mixed Team World Cup 2025 in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Decdember 3, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Wang Ying/ABACAPRESS.COM

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ITTF Mixed Team World Cup 2025 - China

Alexis Lebrun of France competes in the men's singles match against Jang Woojin of South Korea during the stage 2 group match between South Korea and France at the ITTF Mixed Team World Cup 2025 in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Decdember 3, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Wang Ying/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tennis: Nishikori

Former world No. 4 Kei Nishikori of Japan plays against South Korea's Shin San Hui in the second round of the men's singles at the Yokohama Keio Challenger tennis tournament in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Nov. 20, 2025. Nishikori returned to competition after a hiatus of about three months due to a back injury.

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Tennis: Nishikori

Former world No. 4 Kei Nishikori of Japan plays against South Korea's Shin San Hui in the second round of the men's singles at the Yokohama Keio Challenger tennis tournament in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Nov. 20, 2025. Nishikori returned to competition after a hiatus of about three months due to a back injury.

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Nagasaki Prefecture holds tuna-cutting shows in Seoul

Japan's Nagasaki Prefecture holds a tuna-cutting show in Seoul on Nov. 19, 2025, as part of the southwestern Japan prefecture's campaign to pitch its seafood in South Korea. A tasting event was held for local food companies after the show as Nagasaki, already shipping tuna to Thailand and Singapore, intends to tap into the South Korean market.

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[Breaking News]Abductee Megumi Yokota's mother meets press

KAWASAKI, Japan, Nov. 12 Kyodo - Sakie Yokota, 89, whose daughter Megumi was abducted by North Korea in 1977 at age 13, meets the press in Kawasaki near Tokyo on Nov. 11, 2025, ahead of the 48th anniversary on Nov. 15 of her abduction. (Kyodo)

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Chain Collision Aftermath - North Gyeongsang

Firefighters triy to put out a fire at the site of a chain collision on a highway in North Gyeongsang, South Korea on November 17 2025 after an accident involving 13 vehicles including a tanker truck cargo trucks and passenger cars killed two people and injured four others according to Yonhap news agency Photo by Yao Qilin/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chain Collision Aftermath - North Gyeongsang

Firefighters triy to put out a fire at the site of a chain collision on a highway in North Gyeongsang, South Korea on November 17 2025 after an accident involving 13 vehicles including a tanker truck cargo trucks and passenger cars killed two people and injured four others according to Yonhap news agency Photo by Yao Qilin/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chain Collision Aftermath - North Gyeongsang

Firefighters triy to put out a fire at the site of a chain collision on a highway in North Gyeongsang, South Korea on November 17 2025 after an accident involving 13 vehicles including a tanker truck cargo trucks and passenger cars killed two people and injured four others according to Yonhap news agency Photo by Yao Qilin/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chain Collision Aftermath - North Gyeongsang

Firefighters triy to put out a fire at the site of a chain collision on a highway in North Gyeongsang, South Korea on November 17 2025 after an accident involving 13 vehicles including a tanker truck cargo trucks and passenger cars killed two people and injured four others according to Yonhap news agency Photo by Yao Qilin/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chain Collision Aftermath - North Gyeongsang

Firefighters triy to put out a fire at the site of a chain collision on a highway in North Gyeongsang, South Korea on November 17 2025 after an accident involving 13 vehicles including a tanker truck cargo trucks and passenger cars killed two people and injured four others according to Yonhap news agency Photo by Yao Qilin/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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48th anniv. of Megumi Yokota's abduction

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara (C) meets the press during a visit to the site in Niigata, northwest of Tokyo, where Megumi Yokota was abducted by North Korea in 1977 at age 13, together with her younger twin brothers Tetsuya (L) and Takuya on Nov. 15, 2025, the 48th anniversary of her abduction.

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48th anniv. of Megumi Yokota's abduction

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara (C) meets the press during a visit to the site in Niigata, northwest of Tokyo, where Megumi Yokota was abducted by North Korea in 1977 at age 13, together with her younger twin brothers Tetsuya (L) and Takuya on Nov. 15, 2025, the 48th anniversary of her abduction.

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48th anniv. of Megumi Yokota's abduction

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara (far R) visits the site in Niigata, northwest of Tokyo, where Megumi Yokota was abducted by North Korea in 1977 at age 13, together with her younger twin brothers Tetsuya (2nd from R) and Takuya (2nd from L) on Nov. 15, 2025, the 48th anniversary of her abduction.

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48th anniv. of Megumi Yokota's abduction

Sakie Yokota (on screen), mother of Megumi Yokota, who was abducted by North Korea in 1977 at age 13, speaks online at an event in Niigata, northwest of Tokyo, on Nov. 15, 2025, the 48th anniversary of her abduction.

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48th anniv. of Megumi Yokota's abduction

Sakie Yokota (on screen), mother of Megumi Yokota, who was abducted by North Korea in 1977 at age 13, speaks online at an event in Niigata, northwest of Tokyo, on Nov. 15, 2025, the 48th anniversary of her abduction.

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