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IAEA chief visits idle nuclear plant in Niigata Pref.

International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Grossi (front, L) visits the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture northwest of Tokyo on Feb. 18, 2025. Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. loaded nuclear fuel into one of the reactors at the idle complex in 2024 as part of preparations to potentially restart the plant that was halted after a massive earthquake and tsunami in March 2011 triggered the Fukushima nuclear disaster.

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Space One rocket lifts off from private-sector launch pad

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Kairos No. 2 rocket of Japanese startup Space One Co. lifting off from Space Port Kii, the country's first private-sector launch pad, in Kushimoto in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 18, 2024. The company's attempt to become the first private firm in Japan to put a satellite into orbit failed, however, following its unsuccessful bid in March.

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Space One rocket lifts off from private-sector launch pad

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Kairos No. 2 rocket of Japanese startup Space One Co. lifting off from Space Port Kii, the country's first private-sector launch pad, in Kushimoto in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 18, 2024. The company's attempt to become the first private firm in Japan to put a satellite into orbit failed, however, following its unsuccessful bid in March.

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Space One rocket lifts off from private-sector launch pad

The Kairos No. 2 rocket of Japanese startup Space One Co. soars after its liftoff from Space Port Kii, Japan's first private-sector launch pad, in Kushimoto in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 18, 2024. The company's attempt to become the first private firm in the country to put a satellite into orbit failed, however, following its unsuccessful bid in March.

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Space One rocket lifts off from private-sector launch pad

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Kairos No. 2 rocket of Japanese startup Space One Co. soaring after its liftoff from Space Port Kii, Japan's first private-sector launch pad, in Kushimoto in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 18, 2024. The company's attempt to become the first private firm in the country to put a satellite into orbit failed, however, following its unsuccessful bid in March.

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Space One rocket lifts off from private-sector launch pad

The Kairos No. 2 rocket of Japanese startup Space One Co. soars after its liftoff from Space Port Kii, Japan's first private-sector launch pad, in Kushimoto in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 18, 2024. The company's attempt to become the first private firm in the country to put a satellite into orbit failed, however, following its unsuccessful bid in March.

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Space One rocket lifts off from private-sector launch pad

The Kairos No. 2 rocket of Japanese startup Space One Co. soars after its liftoff from Space Port Kii, Japan's first private-sector launch pad, in Kushimoto in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 18, 2024. The company's attempt to become the first private firm in the country to put a satellite into orbit failed, however, following its unsuccessful bid in March.

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Space One rocket lifts off from private-sector launch pad

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Kairos No. 2 rocket of Japanese startup Space One Co. soaring after its liftoff from Space Port Kii, Japan's first private-sector launch pad, in Kushimoto in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 18, 2024. The company's attempt to become the first private firm in the country to put a satellite into orbit failed, however, following its unsuccessful bid in March.

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Space One rocket lifts off from private-sector launch pad

The Kairos No. 2 rocket of Japanese startup Space One Co. soars after its liftoff from Space Port Kii, Japan's first private-sector launch pad, in Kushimoto in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 18, 2024. The company's attempt to become the first private firm in the country to put a satellite into orbit failed, however, following its unsuccessful bid in March.

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Okinawa peace march

People stage a rally in the Okinawa Prefecture city of Ginowan, southern Japan, on May 18, 2024, following a peace march calling for reducing the burden on Okinawa from hosting U.S. forces, three days after the 52nd anniversary of its reversion to Japan. Okinawa hosts about 70 percent of U.S. forces in Japan, including U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Ginowan.

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Okinawa peace march

Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki addresses a rally in the Okinawa Prefecture city of Ginowan, southern Japan, on May 18, 2024, following a peace march calling for reducing the burden on Okinawa from hosting U.S. forces, three days after the 52nd anniversary of its reversion to Japan. Okinawa hosts about 70 percent of U.S. forces in Japan, including U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Ginowan.

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Okinawa peace march

People stage a rally in the Okinawa Prefecture city of Ginowan, southern Japan, on May 18, 2024, following a peace march calling for reducing the burden on Okinawa from hosting U.S. forces, three days after the 52nd anniversary of its reversion to Japan. Okinawa hosts about 70 percent of U.S. forces in Japan, including U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Ginowan.

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Okinawa peace march

People march near U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in the Okinawa Prefecture city of Ginowan, southern Japan, on May 18, 2024, during a peace march calling for the burden on Okinawa from hosting U.S. forces to be reduced, three days after the 52nd anniversary of its reversion to Japan. Okinawa hosts about 70 percent of U.S. forces in Japan.

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Okinawa peace march

People march in front of U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in the Okinawa Prefecture city of Ginowan, southern Japan, on May 18, 2024, during a peace march calling for the burden on Okinawa from hosting U.S. forces to be reduced, three days after the 52nd anniversary of its reversion to Japan. Okinawa hosts about 70 percent of U.S. forces in Japan.

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Okinawa peace march

People march in front of U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in the Okinawa Prefecture city of Ginowan, southern Japan, on May 18, 2024, during a peace march calling for the burden on Okinawa from hosting U.S. forces to be reduced, three days after the 52nd anniversary of its reversion to Japan. Okinawa hosts about 70 percent of U.S. forces in Japan.

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Okinawa peace march

People march near U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in the Okinawa Prefecture city of Ginowan, southern Japan, on May 18, 2024, during a peace march calling for the burden on Okinawa from hosting U.S. forces to be reduced, three days after the 52nd anniversary of its reversion to Japan. Okinawa hosts about 70 percent of U.S. forces in Japan.

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Nikko Toshogu traditional warrior parade

People dressed in warrior costumes of old Japan march at Nikko Toshogu shrine in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, during a traditional parade on May 18, 2024.

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Nikko Toshogu traditional warrior parade

People dressed in warrior costumes of old Japan march at Nikko Toshogu shrine in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, during a traditional parade on May 18, 2024.

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Japan court ruling on unrecognized Minamata victims

Unrecognized sufferers of the Minamata mercury-poisoning disease march to the Niigata District Court in Niigata, northwest of Tokyo, on April 18, 2024. The court later in the day recognized 26 plaintiffs as eligible for compensation by the company responsible but did not award them relief payments from the state.

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Japan court ruling on unrecognized Minamata victims

Unrecognized sufferers of the Minamata mercury-poisoning disease march to the Niigata District Court in Niigata, northwest of Tokyo, on April 18, 2024. The court later in the day recognized 26 plaintiffs as eligible for compensation by the company responsible but did not award them relief payments from the state.

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China Foreign Ministry new spokesman Lin Jian

Lin Jian, the Chinese Foreign Ministry's new spokesman, holds his first regular press conference on March 18, 2024, in Beijing.

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China Foreign Ministry new spokesman Lin Jian

Lin Jian, the Chinese Foreign Ministry's new spokesman, holds his first regular press conference on March 18, 2024, in Beijing.

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China Foreign Ministry new spokesman Lin Jian

Lin Jian, the Chinese Foreign Ministry's new spokesman, holds his first regular press conference on March 18, 2024, in Beijing.

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S. Korea defense minister after North's missile launch

South Korean National Defense Minister Shin Won Sik holds a press conference in Seoul on March 18, 2024, after North Korea launched three ballistic missiles toward the Sea of Japan earlier in the day.

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S. Korea defense minister after North's missile launch

South Korean National Defense Minister Shin Won Sik holds a press conference in Seoul on March 18, 2024, after North Korea launched three ballistic missiles toward the Sea of Japan earlier in the day.

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Football: Japan ahead of World Cup q'fier

Members of the Japanese men's national football team train in Chiba, near Tokyo, on March 18, 2024, ahead of two World Cup qualifiers against North Korea on March 21 and 26.

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Football: Japan ahead of World Cup q'fier

Members of the Japanese men's national football team train in Chiba, near Tokyo, on March 18, 2024, ahead of two World Cup qualifiers against North Korea on March 21 and 26.

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Football: Japan ahead of World Cup q'fier

Members of the Japanese men's national football team train in Chiba, near Tokyo, on March 18, 2024, ahead of two World Cup qualifiers against North Korea on March 21 and 26.

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Football: Japan ahead of World Cup q'fier

Members of the Japanese men's national football team train in Chiba, near Tokyo, on March 18, 2024, ahead of two World Cup qualifiers against North Korea on March 21 and 26.

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Japan Crown Princess Kiko

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko visits a prosthetic clinic operated by the Japanese Red Cross Society in Chiba, near Tokyo, on March 18, 2024.

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Japan Crown Princess Kiko

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko (R) visits a prosthetic clinic operated by the Japanese Red Cross Society in Chiba, near Tokyo, on March 18, 2024.

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Japan Crown Princess Kiko

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko visits a Japanese Red Cross Society blood donation center in Chiba, near Tokyo, on March 18, 2024.

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Japan Crown Princess Kiko

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko visits a prosthetic clinic operated by the Japanese Red Cross Society in Chiba, near Tokyo, on March 18, 2024.

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Swimming: Olympics qualifying trials

Japanese swimmer Daiya Seto is pictured after competing in the men's 400-meter individual medley final at the Paris Olympic qualifying trials on March 18, 2024, at Tokyo Aquatics Centre. He did not qualify for this event at the Olympics.

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Swimming: Olympics qualifying trials

Japanese swimmer Daiya Seto is pictured after competing in the men's 400-meter individual medley final at the Paris Olympic qualifying trials on March 18, 2024, at Tokyo Aquatics Centre. He did not qualify for this event at the Olympics.

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Swimming: Olympics qualifying trials

Japanese swimmer Daiya Seto competes in the men's 400-meter individual medley final at the Paris Olympic qualifying trials on March 18, 2024, at Tokyo Aquatics Centre. He did not qualify for this event at the Olympics.

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Swimming: Olympics qualifying trials

Japanese swimmer Daiya Seto competes in the men's 400-meter individual medley final at the Paris Olympic qualifying trials on March 18, 2024, at Tokyo Aquatics Centre. He did not qualify for this event at the Olympics.

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Swimming: Olympics qualifying trials

Japanese swimmer Daiya Seto competes in the men's 400-meter individual medley final at the Paris Olympic qualifying trials on March 18, 2024, at Tokyo Aquatics Centre. He did not qualify for this event at the Olympics.

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Swimming: Olympics qualifying trials

Japanese swimmer Rikako Ikee (2nd from front) competes in the women's 100-meter butterfly at the Paris Olympic qualifying trials on March 18, 2024, at Tokyo Aquatics Centre.

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Swimming: Olympics qualifying trials

Japanese swimmer Rikako Ikee competes in the women's 100-meter butterfly at the Paris Olympic qualifying trials on March 18, 2024, at Tokyo Aquatics Centre.

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Swimming: Olympics qualifying trials

Japanese swimmer Rikako Ikee competes in the women's 100-meter butterfly at the Paris Olympic qualifying trials on March 18, 2024, at Tokyo Aquatics Centre.

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Swimming: Olympics qualifying trials

Japanese swimmer Rikako Ikee competes in the women's 100-meter butterfly at the Paris Olympic qualifying trials on March 18, 2024, at Tokyo Aquatics Centre.

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Swimming: Olympics qualifying trials

Japanese swimmers Mizuki Hirai (L) and Rikako Ikee celebrate after earning spots at the Paris Olympics in the women's 100-meter butterfly at the qualifying trials on March 18, 2024, at Tokyo Aquatics Centre.

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Swimming: Olympics qualifying trials

Japanese swimmer Rikako Ikee reacts after earning a spot at the Paris Olympics in the women's 100-meter butterfly at the qualifying trials on March 18, 2024, at Tokyo Aquatics Centre.

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Swimming: Olympics qualifying trials

Japanese swimmer Rikako Ikee waves after earning a spot at the Paris Olympics in the women's 100-meter butterfly at the qualifying trials on March 18, 2024, at Tokyo Aquatics Centre.

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Swimming: Olympics qualifying trials

Japanese swimmer Rikako Ikee reacts after earning a spot at the Paris Olympics in the women's 100-meter butterfly at the qualifying trials on March 18, 2024, at Tokyo Aquatics Centre.

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Swimming: Olympics qualifying trials

Japanese swimmer Rikako Ikee waves after earning a spot at the Paris Olympics in the women's 100-meter butterfly at the qualifying trials on March 18, 2024, at Tokyo Aquatics Centre.

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Swimming: Olympics qualifying trials

Japanese swimmers Mizuki Hirai (R) and Rikako Ikee celebrate after earning spots at the Paris Olympics in the women's 100-meter butterfly at the qualifying trials on March 18, 2024, at Tokyo Aquatics Centre.

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Swimming: Olympics qualifying trials

Japanese swimmers Mizuki Hirai (R) and Rikako Ikee celebrate after earning spots at the Paris Olympics in the women's 100-meter butterfly at the qualifying trials on March 18, 2024, at Tokyo Aquatics Centre.

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U.N. ministerial meeting on nuclear disarmament

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa (front row, C) chairs a U.N. Security Council ministerial meeting on nuclear disarmament and nonproliferation at the U.N. headquarters in New York on March 18, 2024.