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US: Hundreds Form Human Chain Around Kennedy Center in Protest Over Closure

Hundreds formed a human chain around the Kennedy Center in Washington on Friday, September 18, protesting its closure and threats by the Trump administration to demolish the memorial to President John F. Kennedy.

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Crown Prince Fumihito, Prince Hisahito in tsunami-hit city

Crown Prince Fumihito, Prince Hisahito in tsunami-hit city

Japan's Crown Prince Fumihito (2nd from L) and his son Prince Hisahito (2nd from R) on Sept. 13, 2026, visit the tsunami memorial museum in Kesennuma in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, which was hit hard by the March 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster. (Pool photo)

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Crown Prince Fumihito, Prince Hisahito in tsunami-hit city

Crown Prince Fumihito, Prince Hisahito in tsunami-hit city

Japan's Crown Prince Fumihito (back, R) and his son Prince Hisahito (back, L) arrive on Sept. 13, 2026, at the tsunami memorial museum in Kesennuma in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, which was hit hard by the March 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster. (Pool photo)

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Crown Prince Fumihito, Prince Hisahito in tsunami-hit city

Crown Prince Fumihito, Prince Hisahito in tsunami-hit city

Japan's Crown Prince Fumihito (2nd from L) and his son Prince Hisahito (4th from L) on Sept. 13, 2026, visit the tsunami memorial museum in Kesennuma in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, which was hit hard by the March 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster. (Pool photo)

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Crown Prince Fumihito, Prince Hisahito in tsunami-hit city

Crown Prince Fumihito, Prince Hisahito in tsunami-hit city

Japan's Crown Prince Fumihito (2nd from L) and his son Prince Hisahito (2nd from R) on Sept. 13, 2026, visit the tsunami memorial museum in Kesennuma in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, which was hit hard by the March 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster. (Pool photo)

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Memorial for Sado mine forced workers

Memorial for Sado mine forced workers

A memorial ceremony is held on Sado Island in Japan's Niigata Prefecture on Sept. 12, 2026, to honor laborers, including those from the Korean Peninsula, who worked at a gold and silver mine complex there during World War II.

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Memorial for Sado mine forced workers

Memorial for Sado mine forced workers

A memorial ceremony is held on Sado Island in Japan's Niigata Prefecture on Sept. 12, 2026, to honor laborers, including those from the Korean Peninsula, who worked at a gold and silver mine complex there during World War II.

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25th anniversary of 9/11 terror attacks

25th anniversary of 9/11 terror attacks

American and firefighter flags are seen at the 9/11 Memorial Pools in New York on Sept. 11, 2026, the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center.

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25th anniversary of 9/11 terror attacks

25th anniversary of 9/11 terror attacks

A woman lays flowers at the 9/11 Memorial Pools in New York on Sept. 11, 2026, the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center.

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25th anniversary of 9/11 terror attacks

25th anniversary of 9/11 terror attacks

Firefighters meet at the 9/11 Memorial Pools in New York on Sept. 11, 2026, the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center.

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US: Severe Storms Slam Washington, D.C., Leave Thousands Without Power 5

Severe thunderstorms swept through the Washington, DC area on Thursday night, September 3, unleashing wind gusts topping 60 mph that toppled trees and cut power to more than 150,000 customers. The storms also produced frequent lightning and flooding in parts of the region.

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Memorial ceremony for former lightweight world champion Ishimatsu

Memorial ceremony for former lightweight world champion Ishimatsu

Undisputed super bantamweight world champion Naoya Inoue (C) poses for a photo at a memorial ceremony for Guts Ishimatsu, the first Japanese boxer to win a lightweight world title and later a household name as a TV personality and actor, in Tokyo on Sept. 2, 2026. Ishimatsu, whose real name was Yuji Suzuki, died of pneumonia at a Tokyo hospital on June 2.

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Memorial ceremony for former lightweight world champion Ishimatsu

Memorial ceremony for former lightweight world champion Ishimatsu

Undisputed super bantamweight world champion Naoya Inoue (2nd from R) poses for a photo at a memorial ceremony for Guts Ishimatsu, the first Japanese boxer to win a lightweight world title who later became a household name as a TV personality and actor, in Tokyo on Sept. 2, 2026. Ishimatsu, whose real name was Yuji Suzuki, died of pneumonia at a Tokyo hospital on June 2.

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Memorial ceremony for former lightweight world champion Ishimatsu

Memorial ceremony for former lightweight world champion Ishimatsu

A memorial ceremony is held for Guts Ishimatsu, the first Japanese boxer to win a lightweight world title who later became a household name as a TV personality and actor, in Tokyo on Sept. 2, 2026. Ishimatsu, whose real name was Yuji Suzuki, died of pneumonia at a Tokyo hospital on June 2.

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Memorial ceremony for former lightweight world champion Ishimatsu

Memorial ceremony for former lightweight world champion Ishimatsu

A memorial ceremony is held for Guts Ishimatsu, the first Japanese boxer to win a lightweight world title who later became a household name as a TV personality and actor, in Tokyo on Sept. 2, 2026. Ishimatsu, whose real name was Yuji Suzuki, died of pneumonia at a Tokyo hospital on June 2.

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Vietnamese ambassador to United Nations in Hiroshima

Vietnamese ambassador to United Nations in Hiroshima

Vietnamese Ambassador to the United Nations Do Hung Viet prepares to lay flowers at the cenotaph in the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima on Sept. 1, 2026. The ambassador presided over the 2026 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons in New York in April through May.

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Memorial for 1923 post-quake massacre of Koreans

Memorial for 1923 post-quake massacre of Koreans

People offer prayers in front of a cenotaph for Koreans massacred in the chaos following the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake, on Sept. 1, 2026, the 103rd anniversary of the disaster.

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US: SpaceX Falcon 9 Launch Creates “Jellyfish Cloud” Effect 2

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launched 29 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Tuesday, August 25. The first-stage booster completed its record 37th flight.

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Memorial event for forced laborers in Siberia and Mongolia

Memorial event for forced laborers in Siberia and Mongolia

People lay flowers at the Chidorigafuchi National Cemetery in Tokyo on Aug. 23, 2026, to honor the Japanese who died while detained in labor camps in Siberia and Mongolia after World War II.

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Japan crown prince, crown princess in Paraguay

Japan crown prince, crown princess in Paraguay

Japan's Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko offer flowers on Aug. 22, 2026, at a memorial for Japanese immigrants in La Colmena, Paraguay, known as the first Japanese colony in the South American country.

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Asian Games: Torch-lighting ceremony

Asian Games: Torch-lighting ceremony

Aichi Gov. Hideaki Omura (C) poses for a photo during a torch-lighting ceremony for the Asian Games at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, western Japan, on Aug. 20, 2026. The Sept. 19-Oct. 4 games will mainly be held in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan.

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Asian Games: Torch-lighting ceremony

Asian Games: Torch-lighting ceremony

Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui (L) transfers the flame after lighting the torch for the Asian Games at the "flame of peace" at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, western Japan, to Japan men's football team head coach Hajime Moriyasu on Aug. 20, 2026. The Sept. 19-Oct. 4 games will mainly be held in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan.

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Asian Games: Torch-lighting ceremony

Asian Games: Torch-lighting ceremony

Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui (L) transfers the flame after lighting the torch for the Asian Games at the "flame of peace" at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, western Japan, to Japan men's football team head coach Hajime Moriyasu on Aug. 20, 2026. The Sept. 19-Oct. 4 games will mainly be held in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan.

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Asian Games: Torch-lighting ceremony

Asian Games: Torch-lighting ceremony

Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui lights the torch for the Asian Games at the "flame of peace" at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, western Japan, on Aug. 20, 2026, ahead of the Sept. 19-Oct. 4 games that will mainly be held in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan.

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Asian Games: Torch-lighting ceremony

Asian Games: Torch-lighting ceremony

Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui lights the torch for the Asian Games at the "flame of peace" at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, western Japan, on Aug. 20, 2026, ahead of the Sept. 19-Oct. 4 games that will mainly be held in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan.

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[Breaking News]81st anniv. of Japan's WWII surrender

TOKYO, Japan, Aug. 18 Kyodo - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi walks past Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako after delivering her speech at a memorial ceremony for the war dead at Nippon Budokan hall in Tokyo on Aug. 15, 2026, the 81st anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II. (Kyodo)

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81st anniv. of Japan's WWII surrender

81st anniv. of Japan's WWII surrender

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) walks past Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako after delivering her speech at a memorial ceremony for the war dead at Nippon Budokan hall in Tokyo on Aug. 15, 2026, the 81st anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II.

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81st anniv. of Japan's WWII surrender

81st anniv. of Japan's WWII surrender

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) walks past Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako after delivering her speech at a memorial ceremony for the war dead at Nippon Budokan hall in Tokyo on Aug. 15, 2026, the 81st anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II.

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81st anniv. of Japan's WWII surrender

81st anniv. of Japan's WWII surrender

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) walks past Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako after delivering her speech at a memorial ceremony for the war dead at Nippon Budokan hall in Tokyo on Aug. 15, 2026, the 81st anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II.

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81st anniv. of Japan's WWII surrender

81st anniv. of Japan's WWII surrender

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) walks past Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako after delivering her speech at a memorial ceremony for the war dead at Nippon Budokan hall in Tokyo on Aug. 15, 2026, the 81st anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II.

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Memorial service for Japanese, U.S. war dead

Memorial service for Japanese, U.S. war dead

An attendee prays during a joint memorial ceremony for 36 Japanese war dead and 11 U.S. B-29 bomber crew members in Nabari in Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on Aug. 15, 2026, the 81st anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II.

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Memorial service for war dead in Philippines

Memorial service for war dead in Philippines

People observe a moment of silence at a memorial ceremony in Caliraya, the Philippines, to honor those who died in the Pacific War, organized by the Japanese Embassy in Manila, on Aug. 15, 2026, the 81st anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II.

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Memorial service for war dead in Philippines

Memorial service for war dead in Philippines

People observe a moment of silence at a memorial ceremony in Caliraya, the Philippines, to honor those who died in the Pacific War, organized by the Japanese Embassy in Manila, on Aug. 15, 2026, the 81st anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II.

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Memorial service for war dead in Philippines

Memorial service for war dead in Philippines

People observe a moment of silence at a memorial ceremony in Caliraya, the Philippines, to honor those who died in the Pacific War, organized by the Japanese Embassy in Manila, on Aug. 15, 2026, the 81st anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II.

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Memorial service for war dead in Philippines

Memorial service for war dead in Philippines

People lay flowers at a memorial ceremony in Caliraya, the Philippines, to honor those who died in the Pacific War, organized by the Japanese Embassy in Manila, on Aug. 15, 2026, the 81st anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II.

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81st anniv. of Japan's WWII surrender

81st anniv. of Japan's WWII surrender

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C) offers flowers at a memorial ceremony for the war dead at Nippon Budokan hall in Tokyo on Aug. 15, 2026, the 81st anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II.

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81st anniv. of Japan's WWII surrender

81st anniv. of Japan's WWII surrender

Attendees offer flowers at a memorial ceremony for the war dead at Nippon Budokan hall in Tokyo on Aug. 15, 2026, the 81st anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II.

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81st anniv. of Japan's WWII surrender

81st anniv. of Japan's WWII surrender

Attendees observe a moment of silence at a memorial ceremony for the war dead at Nippon Budokan hall in Tokyo on Aug. 15, 2026, the 81st anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II.

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81st anniv. of Japan's WWII surrender

81st anniv. of Japan's WWII surrender

Attendees observe a moment of silence at a memorial ceremony for the war dead at Nippon Budokan hall in Tokyo on Aug. 15, 2026, the 81st anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II.

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81st anniv. of Japan's WWII surrender

81st anniv. of Japan's WWII surrender

Attendees observe a moment of silence at a memorial ceremony for the war dead at Nippon Budokan hall in Tokyo on Aug. 15, 2026, the 81st anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II.

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81st anniv. of Japan's WWII surrender

81st anniv. of Japan's WWII surrender

Attendees observe a moment of silence at a memorial ceremony for the war dead at Nippon Budokan hall in Tokyo on Aug. 15, 2026, the 81st anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II.

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81st anniv. of Japan's WWII surrender

81st anniv. of Japan's WWII surrender

A memorial ceremony for the war dead is held at Nippon Budokan hall in Tokyo on Aug. 15, 2026, the 81st anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II.

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81st anniv. of Japan's WWII surrender

81st anniv. of Japan's WWII surrender

A memorial ceremony for the war dead is held at Nippon Budokan hall in Tokyo on Aug. 15, 2026, the 81st anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II.

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81st anniv. of Japan's WWII surrender

81st anniv. of Japan's WWII surrender

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks at a memorial ceremony for the war dead at Nippon Budokan hall in Tokyo on Aug. 15, 2026, the 81st anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II.

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81st anniv. of Japan's WWII surrender

81st anniv. of Japan's WWII surrender

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks at a memorial ceremony for the war dead at Nippon Budokan hall in Tokyo on Aug. 15, 2026, the 81st anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II.

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81st anniv. of Japan's WWII surrender

81st anniv. of Japan's WWII surrender

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks at a memorial ceremony for the war dead at Nippon Budokan hall in Tokyo on Aug. 15, 2026, the 81st anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II.

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81st anniv. of Japan's WWII surrender

81st anniv. of Japan's WWII surrender

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks at a memorial ceremony for the war dead at Nippon Budokan hall in Tokyo on Aug. 15, 2026, the 81st anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II.

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81st anniv. of Japan's WWII surrender

81st anniv. of Japan's WWII surrender

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks at a memorial ceremony for the war dead at Nippon Budokan hall in Tokyo on Aug. 15, 2026, the 81st anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II.

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81st anniv. of Japan's WWII surrender

81st anniv. of Japan's WWII surrender

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks at a memorial ceremony for the war dead at Nippon Budokan hall in Tokyo on Aug. 15, 2026, the 81st anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II.

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81st anniv. of Japan's WWII surrender

81st anniv. of Japan's WWII surrender

Japan's Emperor Naruhito speaks at a memorial ceremony for the war dead at Nippon Budokan hall in Tokyo on Aug. 15, 2026, the 81st anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II. Standing beside him is Empress Masako.

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