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Art event in quake-hit Ishikawa town

Art event in quake-hit Ishikawa town

People gather around a bonfire as a junior high school building (back) is illuminated with colorful geometric patterns in Noto, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Dec. 15, 2024, ahead of the first anniversary on Jan. 1 of a powerful earthquake that devastated the region. Japanese digital artist Akira Hasegawa, hailing from the central Japan prefecture, produced the event at the school, which accommodated displaced people after the disaster and will be closed in March.

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Art event in quake-hit Ishikawa town

Art event in quake-hit Ishikawa town

A junior high school building is illuminated with colorful geometric patterns in Noto, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Dec. 15, 2024, ahead of the first anniversary next Jan. 1 of a powerful earthquake that devastated the region. Japanese digital artist Akira Hasegawa, hailing from the central Japan prefecture, produced the event at the school, which accommodated displaced people after the disaster and will be closed in March.

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Art event in quake-hit Ishikawa town

Art event in quake-hit Ishikawa town

A junior high school building is illuminated with colorful geometric patterns in Noto, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Dec. 15, 2024, ahead of the first anniversary next Jan. 1 of a powerful earthquake that devastated the region. Japanese digital artist Akira Hasegawa, hailing from the central Japan prefecture, produced the event at the school, which accommodated displaced people after the disaster and will be closed in March.

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Art event in quake-hit Ishikawa town

Art event in quake-hit Ishikawa town

A junior high school building is illuminated with colorful geometric patterns in Noto, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Dec. 15, 2024, ahead of the first anniversary next Jan. 1 of a powerful earthquake that devastated the region. Japanese digital artist Akira Hasegawa, hailing from the central Japan prefecture, produced the event at the school, which accommodated displaced people after the disaster and will be closed in March.

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Art event in quake-hit Ishikawa town

Art event in quake-hit Ishikawa town

A junior high school building is illuminated with colorful geometric patterns in Noto, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Dec. 15, 2024, ahead of the first anniversary next Jan. 1 of a powerful earthquake that devastated the region. Japanese digital artist Akira Hasegawa, hailing from the central Japan prefecture, produced the event at the school, which accommodated displaced people after the disaster and will be closed in March.

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Art event in quake-hit Ishikawa town

Art event in quake-hit Ishikawa town

A junior high school building is illuminated with colorful geometric patterns in Noto, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Dec. 15, 2024, ahead of the first anniversary next Jan. 1 of a powerful earthquake that devastated the region. Japanese digital artist Akira Hasegawa, hailing from the central Japan prefecture, produced the event at the school, which accommodated displaced people after the disaster and will be closed in March.

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Cycling event in tsunami-hit region

Cycling event in tsunami-hit region

Tour de Tohoku competitors ride in Minamisanriku in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Sept. 15, 2024. The annual cycling event aims to support recovery from the earthquake-tsunami disaster that hit the region in March 2011.

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Cycling event in tsunami-hit region

Cycling event in tsunami-hit region

Tour de Tohoku competitors start their race in Ishinomaki in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Sept. 15, 2024. The annual cycling event aims to support recovery from the earthquake-tsunami disaster that hit the region in March 2011.

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Peace march in Okinawa

Peace march in Okinawa

People stage a peace march on Ishigaki Island in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on May 15, 2024, the 52nd anniversary since Okinawa's reversion to Japan from U.S. control.

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Talks between Japan opposition party, labor organization

Talks between Japan opposition party, labor organization

Japanese Trade Union Confederation President Tomoko Yoshino (2nd from L) holds a meeting with Katsuya Okada (3rd from R), secretary general of the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, in Tokyo on March 15, 2024.

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Talks between Japan opposition party, labor organization

Talks between Japan opposition party, labor organization

Japanese Trade Union Confederation President Tomoko Yoshino holds a meeting with Katsuya Okada, secretary general of the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, in Tokyo on March 15, 2024.

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Talks between Japan opposition party, labor organization

Talks between Japan opposition party, labor organization

Katsuya Okada, secretary general of the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, holds a meeting with Japanese Trade Union Confederation President Tomoko Yoshino in Tokyo on March 15, 2024.

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New attraction area at Ghibli Park

New attraction area at Ghibli Park

Studio Ghibli Inc. producer Toshio Suzuki speaks to reporters in Nagakute in Aichi Prefecture on March 15, 2024, a day before the opening of a new attraction area called Valley of Witches at the anime-inspired Ghibli Park in the central Japan city.

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New attraction area at Ghibli Park

New attraction area at Ghibli Park

Studio Ghibli Inc. producer Toshio Suzuki speaks to reporters in Nagakute in Aichi Prefecture on March 15, 2024, a day before the opening of a new attraction area called Valley of Witches at the anime-inspired Ghibli Park in the central Japan city.

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Baseball: Seoul ahead of MLB games

Baseball: Seoul ahead of MLB games

Photo taken March 15, 2024, shows Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres merchandise on display at a Major League Baseball official shop in Seoul's Myeongdong shopping area, ahead of the teams' March 20, 21 season-opening games in the South Korean capital.

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Baseball: Seoul ahead of MLB games

Baseball: Seoul ahead of MLB games

Photo taken March 15, 2024, shows Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres merchandise on display at a Major League Baseball official shop in Seoul's Myeongdong shopping area, ahead of the teams' March 20, 21 season-opening games in the South Korean capital.

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Opera by late conductor Ozawa's company

Opera by late conductor Ozawa's company

"Cosi fan tutte," an opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, is performed in Kyoto on March 15, 2024, by a company of early-career musicians that had been headed by late Japanese conductor Seiji Ozawa. Ozawa died at 88 on Feb. 6.

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Opera by late conductor Ozawa's company

Opera by late conductor Ozawa's company

"Cosi fan tutte," an opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, is performed in Kyoto on March 15, 2024, by a company of early-career musicians that had been headed by late Japanese conductor Seiji Ozawa. Ozawa died at 88 on Feb. 6.

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Baseball: MLB spring training game

Baseball: MLB spring training game

Naoyuki Uwasawa, who signed a minor league contract with the Tampa Bay Rays, heads to the mound in the first inning of a spring training game against the Baltimore Orioles on March 15, 2024, in Port Charlotte, Florida.

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Baseball: MLB spring training game

Baseball: MLB spring training game

Naoyuki Uwasawa, who signed a minor league contract with the Tampa Bay Rays, takes the mound in a spring training game against the Baltimore Orioles on March 15, 2024, in Port Charlotte, Florida.

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Baseball: MLB spring training game

Baseball: MLB spring training game

Naoyuki Uwasawa, who signed a minor league contract with the Tampa Bay Rays, takes the mound in a spring training game against the Baltimore Orioles on March 15, 2024, in Port Charlotte, Florida.

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Baseball: MLB spring training game

Baseball: MLB spring training game

Naoyuki Uwasawa, who signed a minor league contract with the Tampa Bay Rays, takes the mound in a spring training game against the Baltimore Orioles on March 15, 2024, in Port Charlotte, Florida.

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Baseball: MLB spring training game

Baseball: MLB spring training game

Naoyuki Uwasawa, who signed a minor league contract with the Tampa Bay Rays, takes the mound in a spring training game against the Baltimore Orioles on March 15, 2024, in Port Charlotte, Florida.

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GSDF UH-1J helicopter

GSDF UH-1J helicopter

Photo taken on March 15, 2024, shows a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force UH-1J helicopter flying above Hita in Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan.

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GSDF UH-1J helicopter

GSDF UH-1J helicopter

Photo taken on March 15, 2024, shows a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force UH-1J helicopter flying above Hita in Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan.

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GSDF UH-1J helicopter

GSDF UH-1J helicopter

Photo taken on March 15, 2024, shows a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force UH-1J helicopter flying above Hita in Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan.

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Paraguay foreign minister in Japan

Paraguay foreign minister in Japan

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa (front, R) holds talks with Paraguay Foreign Minister Ruben Ramirez Lezcano (front, L) in Tokyo on March 15, 2024.

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Hokuriku Shinkansen Line to stretch through Fukui Pref.

Hokuriku Shinkansen Line to stretch through Fukui Pref.

Photo taken on March 15, 2024, shows a full-sized statue of a Triceratops in front of JR Fukui Station in Fukui Prefecture ahead of the start the following day of a shinkansen bullet train service between Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, and Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture -- a new extended route of the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line, currently linking Tokyo with Kanazawa. The central Japan prefecture of Fukui is known as the site where the largest amount of dinosaur fossils has been discovered in the country.

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Hokuriku Shinkansen Line to stretch through Fukui Pref.

Hokuriku Shinkansen Line to stretch through Fukui Pref.

Photo taken on March 15, 2024, shows a full-sized statue of a Tyrannosaurus rex in front of JR Fukui Station in Fukui Prefecture ahead of the start the following day of a shinkansen bullet train service between Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, and Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture -- a new extended route of the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line, currently linking Tokyo with Kanazawa. The central Japan prefecture of Fukui is known as the site where the largest amount of dinosaur fossils has been discovered in the country.

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Hokuriku Shinkansen Line to stretch through Fukui Pref.

Hokuriku Shinkansen Line to stretch through Fukui Pref.

Photo taken on March 15, 2024, shows a full-sized statue of a Tyrannosaurus rex in front of JR Fukui Station in Fukui Prefecture ahead of the start the following day of a shinkansen bullet train service between Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, and Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture -- a new extended route of the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line, currently linking Tokyo with Kanazawa. The central Japan prefecture of Fukui is known as the site where the largest amount of dinosaur fossils has been discovered in the country.

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Hokuriku Shinkansen Line to stretch through Fukui Pref.

Hokuriku Shinkansen Line to stretch through Fukui Pref.

Photo taken on March 15, 2024, shows a full-sized statue of a Tyrannosaurus rex in front of JR Fukui Station in Fukui Prefecture ahead of the start the following day of a shinkansen bullet train service between Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, and Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture -- a new extended route of the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line, currently linking Tokyo with Kanazawa. The central Japan prefecture of Fukui is known as the site where the largest amount of dinosaur fossils has been discovered in the country.

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Hokuriku Shinkansen Line to stretch through Fukui Pref.

Hokuriku Shinkansen Line to stretch through Fukui Pref.

Photo taken at JR Kagaonsen Station in Kaga, Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on March 15, 2024, shows a banner celebrating the start the following day of a shinkansen bullet train service between Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, and Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture -- a new extended route of the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line, currently linking Tokyo with Kanazawa.

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System glitch at McDonald's stores across Japan

System glitch at McDonald's stores across Japan

An employee at a McDonald's store in Tokyo bows in apology on March 15, 2024, after the store was unable to take in-person and mobile orders due to a system glitch that hit stores across Japan.

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System glitch at McDonald's stores across Japan

System glitch at McDonald's stores across Japan

An employee at a McDonald's store in Tokyo bows in apology on March 15, 2024, after the store was unable to take in-person and mobile orders due to a system glitch that hit stores across Japan.

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Darvish arrives in S. Korea for season-opening series

Darvish arrives in S. Korea for season-opening series

San Diego Padres pitcher Yu Darvish arrives at Incheon airport, near Seoul, on March 15, 2024, ahead of the two-game, season-opening series against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

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Darvish arrives in S. Korea for season-opening series

Darvish arrives in S. Korea for season-opening series

San Diego Padres pitcher Yu Darvish arrives at Incheon airport, near Seoul, on March 15, 2024, ahead of the two-game, season-opening series against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

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Matsui arrives in S. Korea for season-opening series

Matsui arrives in S. Korea for season-opening series

San Diego Padres pitcher Yuki Matsui arrives at Incheon airport, near Seoul, on March 15, 2024, ahead of the two-game, season-opening series against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

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Crown Princess Kiko attends tuberculosis-related event

Crown Princess Kiko attends tuberculosis-related event

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko speaks at a tuberculosis prevention event sponsored by the Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association in Tokyo on March 15, 2024.

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Crown Princess Kiko attends tuberculosis-related event

Crown Princess Kiko attends tuberculosis-related event

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko speaks at a tuberculosis prevention event sponsored by the Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association in Tokyo on March 15, 2024.

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Crown Princess Kiko attends tuberculosis-related event

Crown Princess Kiko attends tuberculosis-related event

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko speaks at a tuberculosis prevention event sponsored by the Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association in Tokyo on March 15, 2024.

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Emperor meets with awardees at Imperial Palace

Emperor meets with awardees at Imperial Palace

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (back, 2nd from R) and Empress Masako (back, R) meet with people who received awards for their contribution to the fields of agriculture, fisheries and livestock raising at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on March 15, 2024. (Pool photo)

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Emperor meets with awardees at Imperial Palace

Emperor meets with awardees at Imperial Palace

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (2nd from L) and Empress Masako talk with people who received awards for their contribution to the fields of agriculture, fisheries and livestock raising at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on March 15, 2024.

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Emperor meets with awardees at Imperial Palace

Emperor meets with awardees at Imperial Palace

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (2nd from R) and Empress Masako (R) talk with people who received awards for their contribution to the fields of agriculture, fisheries and livestock raising at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on March 15, 2024. (Pool photo)

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Emperor meets with awardees at Imperial Palace

Emperor meets with awardees at Imperial Palace

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (2nd from R) and Empress Masako (R) meet with people who received awards for their contribution to the fields of agriculture, fisheries and livestock raising at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on March 15, 2024.

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Nissan, Honda eye EV tie-up

Nissan, Honda eye EV tie-up

Nissan Motor Co. President Makoto Uchida (L) and Honda Motor Co. President Toshihiro Mibe attend a press conference on a feasibility study by the automakers for a strategic partnership in electric vehicle production and other advanced technologies in Tokyo on March 15, 2024.

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Nissan, Honda eye EV tie-up

Nissan, Honda eye EV tie-up

Honda Motor Co. President Toshihiro Mibe talks about a feasibility study for a strategic partnership with Nissan Motor Co. at a press conference in Tokyo on March 15, 2024.

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Nissan, Honda eye EV tie-up

Nissan, Honda eye EV tie-up

Honda Motor Co. President Toshihiro Mibe talks about a feasibility study for a strategic partnership with Nissan Motor Co. at a press conference in Tokyo on March 15, 2024.

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Nissan, Honda eye EV tie-up

Nissan, Honda eye EV tie-up

Nissan Motor Co. President Makoto Uchida talks about a feasibility study for a strategic partnership with Honda Motor Co. at a press conference in Tokyo on March 15, 2024.

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Nissan, Honda eye EV tie-up

Nissan, Honda eye EV tie-up

Nissan Motor Co. President Makoto Uchida talks about a feasibility study for a strategic partnership with Honda Motor Co. at a press conference in Tokyo on March 15, 2024.

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Yamamoto arrives in S. Korea for season-opening series

Yamamoto arrives in S. Korea for season-opening series

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto arrives at Incheon airport, near Seoul, on March 15, 2024, ahead of the two-game, season-opening series against the San Diego Padres.

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