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Youngest pro shogi player in women's category debuts in loss

Mirei Kamada, 13, the youngest pro shogi player in the women's category, is pictured after losing to Hiromi Nakakura in her debut match in Tokyo on May 28, 2022. She became a pro in the "joryu" women's category on May 1, 2022.

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World Exposition in Osaka

Britain's beloved Paddington Bear poses at the United Kingdom Pavilion at the World Exposition in Osaka on May 1, 2025.

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World Exposition in Osaka

Britain's beloved Paddington Bear visits the United Kingdom Pavilion at the World Exposition in Osaka on May 1, 2025.

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Remotely controlled excavator

A remotely controlled unmanned excavator removes earth and sand at the site of a landslide caused by the Jan. 1, 2024 massive earthquake in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on May 8, 2025. The excavator, controlled from an office in Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan -- over 300 kilometers away from the site -- was introduced by the land ministry the same day.

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Remotely controlled excavator

A remotely controlled unmanned excavator removes earth and sand at the site of a landslide caused by the Jan. 1, 2024 massive earthquake in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on May 8, 2025. The excavator, controlled from an office in Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan -- over 300 kilometers away from the site -- was introduced by the land ministry the same day.

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Giant float parades in quake-hit Ishikawa Pref. city

A giant float parades during a Seihaku-sai festival on May 4, 2025, in Nanao, an Ishikawa Prefecture city devastated by the massive Jan. 1, 2024 earthquake, following a hiatus in 2024 due to the disaster.

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Giant float parades in quake-hit Ishikawa Pref. city

A giant float parades during a Seihaku-sai festival on May 4, 2025, in Nanao, an Ishikawa Prefecture city devastated by the massive Jan. 1, 2024 earthquake, following a hiatus in 2024 due to the disaster.

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Giant float parades in quake-hit Ishikawa Pref. city

A giant float parades during a Seihaku-sai festival on May 4, 2025, in Nanao, an Ishikawa Prefecture city devastated by the massive Jan. 1, 2024 earthquake, following a hiatus in 2024 due to the disaster.

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Carp streamers in quake-hit Ishikawa Pref. city

"Koinobori" carp streamers fly on May 4, 2025, over a field in Suzu, an Ishikawa Prefecture city devastated by the massive Jan. 1, 2024 earthquake, following a hiatus in 2024 due to the disaster.

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Carp streamers in quake-hit Ishikawa Pref. city

"Koinobori" carp streamers fly on May 4, 2025, over a field in Suzu, an Ishikawa Prefecture city devastated by the massive Jan. 1, 2024 earthquake, following a hiatus in 2024 due to the disaster.

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Japan-U.S. tariff talks

Combined photo shows Japan's economic revitalization minister Ryosei Akazawa (2nd from L) and U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (2nd from R) holding the second round of tariff negotiations in Washington on May 1, 2025. (Pool photo)

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NPT preparatory committee in New York

Tomiko Ichikawa (seen in the screen), ambassador to the delegation of Japan to the Conference on Disarmament, reads out a joint statement during the third meeting of the Preparatory Committee for the 2026 Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons review conference at the U.N. headquarters in New York on May 1, 2025.

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NPT preparatory committee in New York

Tomiko Ichikawa, ambassador to the delegation of Japan to the Conference on Disarmament, reads out a joint statement during the third meeting of the Preparatory Committee for the 2026 Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons review conference at the U.N. headquarters in New York on May 1, 2025.

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Boxing: Naoya Inoue

The outer display of T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on May 1, 2025, promotes Japanese undisputed super bantamweight boxing champion Naoya Inoue's upcoming match against Ramon Cardenas of the United States on May 4 at the arena.

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A-bomb exhibition at U.N. headquarters

Nagasaki Mayor Shiro Suzuki explains on May 1, 2025, about a photo shown at an exhibition at the United Nations headquarters in New York that aims to convey the reality of the damage caused by the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The exhibition, sponsored by Mayors for Peace, an international organization of cities committed to peace, runs through May 9.

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Boxing: Naoya Inoue

A free paper with Japanese undisputed super bantamweight boxing champion Naoya Inoue printed on its cover is pictured in Las Vegas on May 1, 2025, ahead of his upcoming match against Ramon Cardenas of the United States on May 4.

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Boxing: Naoya Inoue

Photo taken on May 1, 2025, in Las Vegas shows a large signboard advertising Japanese undisputed super bantamweight boxing champion Naoya Inoue's upcoming match against Ramon Cardenas of the United States on May 4.

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A-bomb exhibition at U.N. headquarters

Photo taken on May 1, 2025, shows an exhibition at the United Nations headquarters in New York that aims to convey the reality of the damage caused by the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The exhibition, sponsored by Mayors for Peace, an international organization of cities committed to peace, runs through May 9.

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Baseball: Tigers vs. Angels

Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Yusei Kikuchi high-fives with teammates in the dugout after throwing five innings in a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers on May 1, 2025, at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California.

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Baseball: Tigers vs. Angels

Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Yusei Kikuchi throws in a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers on May 1, 2025, at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California.

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Baseball: Tigers vs. Angels

Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Yusei Kikuchi throws in a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers on May 1, 2025, at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California.

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Baseball: Tigers vs. Angels

Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Yusei Kikuchi throws in a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers on May 1, 2025, at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California.

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Baseball: Tigers vs. Angels

Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Yusei Kikuchi throws in a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers on May 1, 2025, at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California.

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Baseball: Tigers vs. Angels

Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Yusei Kikuchi throws in a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers on May 1, 2025, at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California.

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Japan-U.S. tariff talks

Japan's chief negotiator Ryosei Akazawa speaks to reporters after attending the second round of tariff talks with senior U.S. officials in Washington on May 1, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan-U.S. tariff talks

Japan's chief tariff negotiator Ryosei Akazawa (far R) poses for photos with senior U.S. officials -- (from R) Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Trade Representative Jamieson Greer -- as they meet for tariff negotiations in Washington on May 1, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan-U.S. tariff talks

Japan's chief tariff negotiator Ryosei Akazawa (far R) poses for photos with senior U.S. officials -- (from R) Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Trade Representative Jamieson Greer -- as they meet for tariff negotiations in Washington on May 1, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan-U.S. tariff talks

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (2nd from R) attends the second round of tariff talks with senior Japanese officials in Washington on May 1, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan-U.S. tariff talks

Japan's chief negotiator Ryosei Akazawa (C) attends the second round of tariff talks with senior U.S. officials in Washington on May 1, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan-U.S. tariff talks

Japan's chief tariff negotiator Ryosei Akazawa (R) and U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (C) shake hands ahead of their talks in Washington on May 1, 2025, accompanied by U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick. (Pool photo)

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Japan-U.S. tariff talks

Japan's chief tariff negotiator Ryosei Akazawa (R) and U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent shake hands ahead of their talks in Washington on May 1, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Remains thought to be missing driver found inside underground pipe

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on May 1, 2025, shows a large sinkhole in Yashio in Saitama Prefecture, eastern Japan, that opened and swallowed a truck and its driver in January. Remains thought to be those of the driver were found the same day inside an underground water pipe following search operations, local firefighters said.

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Remains thought to be missing driver found inside underground pipe

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on May 1, 2025, shows a large sinkhole in Yashio in Saitama Prefecture, eastern Japan, that opened and swallowed a truck and its driver in January. Remains thought to be those of the driver were found the same day inside an underground water pipe following search operations, local firefighters said.

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Remains thought to be missing driver found inside underground pipe

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on May 1, 2025, shows a large sinkhole in Yashio in Saitama Prefecture, eastern Japan, that opened and swallowed a truck and its driver in January. Remains thought to be those of the driver were found the same day inside an underground water pipe following search operations, local firefighters said.

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BOJ chief Ueda

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda attends a press conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on May 1, 2025, following a two-day policy-setting meeting.

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Wisteria flowers in eastern Japan

Wisteria flowers are in full bloom at a flower park in Ashikaga in Tochigi Prefecture, eastern Japan, on May 1, 2025.

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S. Korea court overturns acquittal of opposition presidential hopeful

Supporters of Lee Jae Myung, the South Korean main opposition Democratic Party's presidential candidate, gather in front of the Supreme Court in Seoul on May 1, 2025. The top court overturned the same day a lower court's acquittal of Lee, who was charged with violating the election law by making false statements in 2021.

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S. Korea court overturns acquittal of opposition presidential hopeful

Police officers stand guard in front of South Korea's Supreme Court in Seoul on May 1, 2025. The top court overturned the same day a lower court's acquittal of Lee Jae Myung, the main opposition Democratic Party's presidential candidate, who was charged with violating the election law by making false statements in 2021.

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BOJ chief Ueda

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda attends a press conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on May 1, 2025, following a two-day policy-setting meeting.

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BOJ chief Ueda

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda attends a press conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on May 1, 2025, following a two-day policy-setting meeting.

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BOJ chief Ueda

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda attends a press conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on May 1, 2025, following a two-day policy-setting meeting.

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BOJ chief Ueda

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda attends a press conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on May 1, 2025, following a two-day policy-setting meeting.

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Japan's annual "Cool Biz" campaign begins

Japanese Environment Ministry officials are dressed more casually than usual while working in Tokyo's Kasumigaseki area on May 1, 2025, as the annual "Cool Biz" campaign begins in the country as part of efforts to promote energy conservation.

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Japan's annual "Cool Biz" campaign begins

Japanese Environment Ministry officials are dressed more casually than usual while working in Tokyo's Kasumigaseki area on May 1, 2025, as the annual "Cool Biz" campaign begins in the country as part of efforts to promote energy conservation.

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World Exposition in Osaka

Photo shows the interior of India's pavilion at the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, western Japan, on its opening day on May 1, 2025, 18 days after the event's official opening due to delays in construction work on interiors and displays.

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World Exposition in Osaka

Photo shows the interior of India's pavilion at the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, western Japan, on its opening day on May 1, 2025, 18 days after the event's official opening due to delays in construction work on interiors and displays.

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World Exposition in Osaka

Photo shows India's pavilion at the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, western Japan, on its opening day on May 1, 2025, 18 days after the event's official opening due to delays in construction work on interiors and displays.

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World Exposition in Osaka

Photo shows the interior of India's pavilion at the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, western Japan, on its opening day on May 1, 2025, 18 days after the event's official opening due to delays in construction work on interiors and displays.

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BOJ policy-setting meeting

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Suzuki arrives at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on May 1, 2025, for the second day of its two-day policy-setting meeting.

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BOJ policy-setting meeting

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Suzuki attends the second day of the central bank's two-day policy-setting meeting at its headquarters in Tokyo on May 1, 2025.