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Japan's imperial couple visit Japan 2011 disaster memorial near Amsterdam

Japan's imperial couple visit Japan 2011 disaster memorial near Amsterdam

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako observe a moment of silence at a memorial dedicated to the victims of the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake during a visit to a Japan-related park near Amsterdam on June 19, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan's imperial couple visit Japan 2011 disaster memorial near Amsterdam

Japan's imperial couple visit Japan 2011 disaster memorial near Amsterdam

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako observe a moment of silence at a memorial dedicated to the victims of the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake during a visit to a Japan-related park near Amsterdam on June 19, 2026. (Pool photo)

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World Cup 2026 – US: Scotland Fans March Through Providence Ahead of Morocco Match

A sea of Scottish soccer fans, known as the Tartan Army, filled the streets of Providence, Rhode Island, on Thursday, June 18, ahead of Scotland's game against Morocco the following day.

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Disney-themed shinkansen bullet train

Disney-themed shinkansen bullet train

A Tokaido Shinkansen Line bullet train featuring Disney characters is parked at JR Nagoya Station in Nagoya, central Japan, on its inauguration day on June 19, 2026. The Sparkling Dreams Shinkansen, running between Tokyo and Osaka through mid-March 2027, was launched to mark the 25th anniversary of the opening of Tokyo DisneySea.

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Disney-themed shinkansen bullet train

Disney-themed shinkansen bullet train

A Tokaido Shinkansen Line bullet train featuring Disney characters is parked at JR Nagoya Station in Nagoya, central Japan, on its inauguration day on June 19, 2026. The Sparkling Dreams Shinkansen, running between Tokyo and Osaka through mid-March 2027, was launched to mark the 25th anniversary of the opening of Tokyo DisneySea.

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China: Chimpanzee Trims Its Own Nails at Chongqing Wildlife Park

A chimpanzee at Chongqing Wildlife Park was filmed carefully trimming its own nails with a nail clipper on March 6, holding the tool in its right hand and focusing on its left little finger. The chimpanzee’s movements and facial expression looked very similar to those of a human. It appeared calm and focused while handling the nail clipper.

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Rally in Mexico City ahead of World Cup opener

Rally in Mexico City ahead of World Cup opener

Relatives of Mexico's disappeared march toward Mexico City Stadium in Mexico City on June 10, 2026, to draw attention to their disappearance a day ahead of the football World Cup opener.

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Rally in Mexico City ahead of World Cup opener

Rally in Mexico City ahead of World Cup opener

Relatives of Mexico's disappeared march toward Mexico City Stadium in Mexico City on June 10, 2026, to draw attention to their disappearance a day ahead of the football World Cup opener.

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Rally in Mexico City ahead of World Cup opener

Rally in Mexico City ahead of World Cup opener

Relatives of Mexico's disappeared march toward Mexico City Stadium in Mexico City on June 10, 2026, to draw attention to their disappearance a day ahead of the football World Cup opener.

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Former Japanese lower house speaker Kono dies

Former Japanese lower house speaker Kono dies

File photo taken in Tokyo on March 23, 2025, shows Yohei Kono (L), former speaker of the Japanese House of Representatives, posing for a photo with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. Kono, former speaker of the House of Representatives, known for announcing the Japanese government's landmark apology over Korean "comfort women" who were forced to work in Japan's wartime military brothels, died on June 8, 2026, aged 89.

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UK: Hundreds March Through Southampton Streets Demanding Justice for Henry Nowak 3

Protesters took to the streets of Southampton on Tuesday, June 2, angry over the police decision to arrest and handcuff 18-year-old Henry Nowak as he lay dying from a stab wound. The march, joined by far-right figures including Tommy Robinson, turned violent as bricks were hurled at officers, leaving 11 police injured and two people arrested.

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UK: Hundreds March Through Southampton Streets Demanding Justice for Henry Nowak 2

Protesters took to the streets of Southampton on Tuesday, June 2, angry over the police decision to arrest and handcuff 18-year-old Henry Nowak as he lay dying from a stab wound. The march, joined by far-right figures including Tommy Robinson, turned violent as bricks were hurled at officers, leaving 11 police injured and two people arrested.

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UK: Hundreds March Through Southampton Streets Demanding Justice for Henry Nowak

Protesters took to the streets of Southampton on Tuesday, June 2, angry over the police decision to arrest and handcuff 18-year-old Henry Nowak as he lay dying from a stab wound. The march, joined by far-right figures including Tommy Robinson, turned violent as bricks were hurled at officers, leaving 11 police injured and two people arrested.

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China: Dog Refuses Food From Owner’s Hand

In Hubei, China, a dog repeatedly refused to eat meat offered directly from its owner's hand, pushing it away with its paw. It only ate after the food was knocked to the ground. Netizens suggested the dog seemed to follow an instinct that food on the ground is safer than food handed directly.

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[Breaking News]Tokyo riot police ceremony

TOKYO, Japan, May 20 Kyodo - Members of the Metropolitan Police Department's riot squad march during an inspection ceremony in Tokyo's Meiji Jingu Gaien area on May 20, 2026. (Kyodo)

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NASA Administrator Isaacman on Moon base plan

NASA Administrator Isaacman on Moon base plan

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman speaks at a press briefing in Washington on May 26, 2026, about the agency's roadmap to build a permanent base on the Moon, after its announcement in March of the plan to construct a base at the lunar south pole by 2032.

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Tokyo riot police ceremony

Tokyo riot police ceremony

Members of the Metropolitan Police Department's riot squad march with security dogs during an inspection ceremony in Tokyo's Meiji Jingu Gaien area on May 20, 2026.

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Tokyo riot police ceremony

Tokyo riot police ceremony

Members of the Metropolitan Police Department's riot squad march during an inspection ceremony in Tokyo's Meiji Jingu Gaien area on May 20, 2026.

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Tokyo riot police ceremony

Tokyo riot police ceremony

Members of the Metropolitan Police Department's riot squad march during an inspection ceremony in Tokyo's Meiji Jingu Gaien area on May 20, 2026.

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Tokyo riot police ceremony

Tokyo riot police ceremony

Members of the Metropolitan Police Department's riot squad march during an inspection ceremony in Tokyo's Meiji Jingu Gaien area on May 20, 2026.

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Tokyo riot police ceremony

Tokyo riot police ceremony

Members of the Metropolitan Police Department's riot squad march during an inspection ceremony in Tokyo's Meiji Jingu Gaien area on May 20, 2026.

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Tokyo riot police ceremony

Tokyo riot police ceremony

Members of the Metropolitan Police Department's riot squad march during an inspection ceremony in Tokyo's Meiji Jingu Gaien area on May 20, 2026.

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Honda: Financial Results Briefing and Business Update for the Fiscal Year Ending March 2026

Honda: Financial Results Briefing and Business Update for the Fiscal Year Ending March 2026

Honda's Financial Results Briefing and Business Update for the Fiscal Year Ending March 2026. The photo shows Executive Vice President Noriya Kaihara.=May 14,2026,Tokyo

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Honda: Financial Results Briefing and Business Update for the Fiscal Year Ending March 2026

Honda: Financial Results Briefing and Business Update for the Fiscal Year Ending March 2026

Honda's Financial Results Briefing and Business Update for the Fiscal Year Ending March 2026. The photo shows President Toshihiro Mibe.=May 14,2026,Tokyo

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Honda: Financial Results Briefing and Business Update for the Fiscal Year Ending March 2026

Honda: Financial Results Briefing and Business Update for the Fiscal Year Ending March 2026

Honda's Financial Results Briefing and Business Update for the Fiscal Year Ending March 2026. The photo shows President Toshihiro Mibe.=May 14,2026,Tokyo

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Honda: Financial Results Briefing and Business Update for the Fiscal Year Ending March 2026

Honda: Financial Results Briefing and Business Update for the Fiscal Year Ending March 2026

Honda's Financial Results Briefing and Business Update for the Fiscal Year Ending March 2026. The photo shows President Toshihiro Mibe.=May 14,2026,Tokyo

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Honda: Financial Results Briefing and Business Update for the Fiscal Year Ending March 2026

Honda: Financial Results Briefing and Business Update for the Fiscal Year Ending March 2026

Honda’s Financial Results Briefing and Business Update for the Fiscal Year Ending March 2026. The photo shows, from right to left, Executive Vice President Noriya Kaihara, President Toshihiro Mibe, and Chief Financial Officer Masao Kawaguchi.=May 14,2026,Tokyo

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Honda: Financial Results Briefing and Business Update for the Fiscal Year Ending March 2026

Honda: Financial Results Briefing and Business Update for the Fiscal Year Ending March 2026

Honda's Financial Results Briefing and Business Update for the Fiscal Year Ending March 2026. The photo shows Chief Financial Officer Masao Kawaguchi.=May 14,2026,Tokyo

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Honda: Financial Results Briefing and Business Update for the Fiscal Year Ending March 2026

Honda: Financial Results Briefing and Business Update for the Fiscal Year Ending March 2026

Honda's Financial Results Briefing and Business Update for the Fiscal Year Ending March 2026. The photo shows President Toshihiro Mibe.=May 14,2026,Tokyo

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Honda: Financial Results Briefing and Business Update for the Fiscal Year Ending March 2026

Honda: Financial Results Briefing and Business Update for the Fiscal Year Ending March 2026

Honda's Financial Results Briefing and Business Update for the Fiscal Year Ending March 2026. The photo shows President Toshihiro Mibe.=May 14,2026,Tokyo

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Honda: Financial Results Briefing and Business Update for the Fiscal Year Ending March 2026

Honda: Financial Results Briefing and Business Update for the Fiscal Year Ending March 2026

Honda's Financial Results Briefing and Business Update for the Fiscal Year Ending March 2026. The photo shows President Toshihiro Mibe.=May 14,2026,Tokyo

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Isuzu Motors Press Conference on Financial Results for the Fiscal Year Ending March 2026

Isuzu Motors Press Conference on Financial Results for the Fiscal Year Ending March 2026

Isuzu Motors' press conference announcing its financial results for the fiscal year ending March 2026. The photo shows President Masahiro Yamaguchi.=May 13,2026,Kanagawa

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Isuzu Motors Press Conference on Financial Results for the Fiscal Year Ending March 2026

Isuzu Motors Press Conference on Financial Results for the Fiscal Year Ending March 2026

Isuzu Motors' press conference announcing its financial results for the fiscal year ending March 2026. The photo shows President Masahiro Yamaguchi.=May 13,2026,Kanagawa

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Isuzu Motors Press Conference on Financial Results for the Fiscal Year Ending March 2026

Isuzu Motors Press Conference on Financial Results for the Fiscal Year Ending March 2026

Isuzu Motors' press conference announcing its financial results for the fiscal year ending March 2026. The photo shows President Masahiro Yamaguchi (center).=May 13,2026,Kanagawa

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Nintendo's sales in FY 2025 top 2 tril. yen

Nintendo's sales in FY 2025 top 2 tril. yen

File photo taken on April 3, 2025, in Tokyo shows the Switch 2 gaming console of Nintendo Co. The video game company reported on May 8, 2026, that its sales for the year ended March that year rose 98.6 percent from a year earlier to 2.31 trillion yen, the first time the company has topped the 2 trillion yen mark.

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Toyota FY 2025 sales top 50 trillion yen, 1st for Japan firm

Toyota FY 2025 sales top 50 trillion yen, 1st for Japan firm

File photo taken on Aug. 29, 2023, shows the headquarters building of Toyota Motor Corp. in Toyota in Aichi Pref., central Japan. Toyota reported on May 8, 2026, that its sales for the year ended March that year rose 5.5 percent from a year earlier to 50.68 trillion yen, becoming the first Japanese company to post annual sales of over 50 trillion yen.

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Former Chinese defense ministers sentenced to death over graft

Former Chinese defense ministers sentenced to death over graft

Photo taken on March 12, 2023, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing shows former Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu (back) watching Chinese President Xi Jinping leave the venue after a session of the National People's Congress. Former Chinese defense ministers Li and Wei Fenghe were sentenced to death by a military court over graft charges on May 7, 2026.

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Japan's suspected currency intervention

Japan's suspected currency intervention

Photo taken on March 19, 2026, shows the Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo. The Finance Ministry and the BOJ likely spent an additional 4 trillion yen during the Golden Week holiday in early May to arrest the yen's further fall following a yen-buying operation on April 30.

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[Breaking News]Hibakusha rally in New York ahead of NPT review conference

NEW YORK, United States, April 27 Kyodo - Hibakusha march near the U.N headquarters in New York on April 26, 2026, calling for the abolition of nuclear weapons ahead of the start on April 27 of the 2026 Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons review conference. (Kyodo)

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International Horticultural Expo 2027

International Horticultural Expo 2027

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi poses at her office in Tokyo on April 28, 2026, with Tunku Tunku, the official mascot of the International Horticultural Expo 2027, to be held in Yokohama from March 2027 to September 2027.

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Hibakusha rally in New York ahead of NPT review conference

Hibakusha rally in New York ahead of NPT review conference

Kunihiko Sakuma (C), head of an association for Hiroshima atomic bomb survivors' groups, march with other hibakusha near the U.N. headquarters in New York on April 26, 2026, calling for the abolition of nuclear weapons ahead of the 2026 Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons review conference, which will begin on April 27.

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Hibakusha rally in New York ahead of NPT review conference

Hibakusha rally in New York ahead of NPT review conference

Hibakusha march near the U.N headquarters in New York on April 26, 2026, calling for the abolition of nuclear weapons ahead of the start on April 27 of the 2026 Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons review conference.

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Hibakusha rally in New York ahead of NPT review conference

Hibakusha rally in New York ahead of NPT review conference

Hibakusha march near the U.N headquarters in New York on April 26, 2026, calling for the abolition of nuclear weapons ahead of the start on April 27 of the 2026 Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons review conference.

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China's GDP growth in Jan.-March quarter

BEIJING, China, April 16 Kyodo - China's National Bureau of Statistics holds a press conference in Beijing on April 16, 2026, announcing that the country's gross domestic product grew 5.0 percent in the January-March quarter. (Kyodo)

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China's GDP growth in Jan.-March quarter

China's GDP growth in Jan.-March quarter

China's National Bureau of Statistics holds a press conference in Beijing on April 16, 2026, announcing that the country's gross domestic product grew 5.0 percent in the January-March quarter.

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25th anniv. of Tokyo DisneySea

25th anniv. of Tokyo DisneySea

Tokyo DisneySea starts a special show, Sparkling Jubilee, in Urayasu near Tokyo on April 15, 2026, to mark the 25th anniversary of the park's opening. The show will run through March 31, 2027.

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25th anniv. of Tokyo DisneySea

25th anniv. of Tokyo DisneySea

Tokyo DisneySea starts a special show, Sparkling Jubilee, in Urayasu near Tokyo on April 15, 2026, to mark the 25th anniversary of the park's opening. The show will run through March 31, 2027.

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25th anniv. of Tokyo DisneySea

25th anniv. of Tokyo DisneySea

Tokyo DisneySea starts a special show, Sparkling Jubilee, in Urayasu near Tokyo on April 15, 2026, to mark the 25th anniversary of the park's opening. The show will run through March 31, 2027.

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China: Smart Samoyed Opens and Closes Front Door on Its Own to Welcome Owner Home

On March 2, 2026, in Jiangsu, eastern China, a Samoyed named Pidan was filmed opening the front door on its own by standing on its hind legs and pressing down on the handle upon hearing its owner return home. The dog then obediently closed the door again after its owner asked it to do so.

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Figure skating: Kagiyama announces break from competitive figure skating

Figure skating: Kagiyama announces break from competitive figure skating

Photo shows Japanese figure skater Yuma Kagiyama performing in the men's free program at the world figure skating championships in Prague on March 28, 2026. He posted on his social media account on April 13, 2026, that he would take a break from competitive figure skating for the 2026-2027 season.

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