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May Day holiday in China

A sightseeing spot in China's Ningbo is crowded with tourists on May 1, 2023, as China enters the third day of the five-day May Day holiday following the lifting of a COVID-related mask rule on April 12.

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Japan PM Kishida in Ghana

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (L) holds talks with Ghana President Nana Akufo-Addo before their talks in Ghana's capital Accra on May 1, 2023.

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Philippine President Marcos Jr. in Washington

U.S. President Joe Biden (2nd from R) and first lady Jill Biden (R) welcome Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (2nd from L) and his wife Louise Araneta Marcos as they arrive at the White House in Washington on May 1, 2023.

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Japan PM Kishida in Ghana

Combined photo shows Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (L) and Ghana President Nana Akufo-Addo holding a joint press conference after their talks in Ghana's capital Accra on May 1, 2023.

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Japan PM Kishida in Ghana

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (L) holds talks with Ghana President Nana Akufo-Addo in Ghana's capital Accra on May 1, 2023.

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Japan PM Kishida in Ghana

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida meets the press after holding talks with Ghana President Nana Akufo-Addo in Ghana's capital Accra on May 1, 2023.

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Japan PM Kishida in Ghana

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida meets the press after holding talks with Ghana President Nana Akufo-Addo in Ghana's capital Accra on May 1, 2023.

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Japan PM Kishida in Ghana

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (C) poses for a photo in front of a relief of prominent Japanese bacteriologist Hideyo Noguchi at the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research in Accra, Ghana, on May 1, 2023. Noguchi died of yellow fever while conducting research on the viral disease in Accra in 1928.

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Japan PM Kishida in Ghana

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (C, L) arrives at Kotoka International Airport in Ghana's capital Accra on May 1, 2023, on the second leg of his weeklong tour of four African countries and Singapore.

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Japan PM Kishida in Ghana

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (C, R) arrives at Kotoka International Airport in Ghana's capital Accra on May 1, 2023, on the second leg of his weeklong tour of four African countries and Singapore.

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Vienna Boys Choir in Japan

Vienna Boys Choir members sing during a press conference in Tokyo on May 1, 2023, held before the 525-year-old choir holds its first concert tour in Japan in four years following a COVID-19 hiatus. The choir will visit 15 prefectures for 28 performances.

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LDP secretary general Motegi in Washington

Toshimitsu Motegi (R), secretary general of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, shakes hands with U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer in Washington on May 1, 2023.

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Vienna Boys Choir in Japan

Vienna Boys Choir members sing during a press conference in Tokyo on May 1, 2023, held before the 525-year-old choir holds its first concert tour in Japan in four years following a COVID-19 hiatus. The choir will visit 15 prefectures for 28 performances.

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Tulip fair in Japan

Visitors look at colorful tulips at Tonami Tulip Fair in Tonami in Toyama Prefecture, central Japan, on May 1, 2023.

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Tulip fair in Japan

Visitors look at colorful tulips at Tonami Tulip Fair in Tonami in Toyama Prefecture, central Japan, on May 1, 2023.

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Nikkei hits 8.5-month high

A roadside financial data screen in Tokyo shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average that closed at 29,123.18, its highest finish in eight and a half months, on May 1, 2023.

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Nikkei hits 8.5-month high

A roadside financial data screen in Tokyo shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average that closed at 29,123.18, its highest finish in eight and a half months, on May 1, 2023.

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Japan PM Kishida in Egypt

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (C) walks at Cairo International Airport on May 1, 2023, as he concludes his visit to Egypt.

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Japan PM Kishida in Egypt

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida waves at Cairo International Airport on May 1, 2023, as he concludes his visit to Egypt.

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Salvage mission for sunken Japan GSDF chopper

The Shinsei Maru salvage vessel deploys a remotely operated vehicle into the sea on May 1, 2023, to recover a sunken Japan Ground Self-Defense Force helicopter that went missing with 10 personnel aboard off Miyako Island in the southern Japan prefecture of Okinawa on April 6.

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Salvage mission for sunken Japan GSDF chopper

Preparation is underway by the Shinsei Maru salvage vessel on May 1, 2023, to recover a sunken Japan Ground Self-Defense Force helicopter that went missing with 10 personnel aboard off Miyako Island in the southern Japan prefecture of Okinawa on April 6.

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Nikkei hits 8.5-month high

A roadside financial data screen in Tokyo shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average trading above the 29,100 line on May 1, 2023. The index closed the day at its highest level in eight and a half months.

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Nikkei hits 8.5-month high

A roadside financial data screen in Tokyo shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average trading above the 29,100 line on May 1, 2023. The index closed the day at its highest level in eight and a half months.

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Nikkei hits 8.5-month high

A roadside financial data screen in Tokyo shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average trading above the 29,100 line on May 1, 2023. The index closed the day at its highest level in eight and a half months.

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Nikkei hits 8.5-month high

A roadside financial data screen in Tokyo shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average trading above the 29,100 line and the U.S. dollar rising in the upper 136 yen range on May 1, 2023. The Nikkei index closed the day at its highest level in eight and a half months.

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Evacuation order lifted in Fukushima village

Gates to the village of Iitate in Fukushima Prefecture near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant are opened on May 1, 2023, after the Japanese government lifted an evacuation order for parts of the village the same day. The restrictions have been in place since the March 2011 nuclear disaster left the areas inhabitable due to high radiation levels.

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Evacuation order lifted in Fukushima village

Makoto Sugioka, mayor of the village of Iitate in Fukushima Prefecture near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, speaks to the press on May 1, 2023, after the Japanese government lifted an evacuation order for parts of the village the same day. The restrictions have been in place since the March 2011 nuclear disaster left the areas inhabitable due to high radiation levels.

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Nikkei ends at 33-yr high

A roadside financial data screen in Tokyo on May 19, 2023, shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closing at 30,808.35, its highest finish since Aug. 1, 1990, when Japan was experiencing an asset price bubble.

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Nikkei ends at 33-yr high

A roadside financial data screen in Tokyo on May 19, 2023, shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closing at 30,808.35, its highest finish since Aug. 1, 1990, when Japan was experiencing an asset price bubble.

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May Day holiday in China

A sightseeing spot in China's Ningbo is crowded with tourists on May 1, 2023, as China enters the third day of the five-day May Day holiday following the lifting of a COVID-related mask rule on April 12.

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LDP secretary general Motegi in Washington

Toshimitsu Motegi (R), secretary general of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, shakes hands with U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer in Washington on May 1, 2023.

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Vienna Boys Choir in Japan

Vienna Boys Choir members sing during a press conference in Tokyo on May 1, 2023, held before the 525-year-old choir holds its first concert tour in Japan in four years following a COVID-19 hiatus. The choir will visit 15 prefectures for 28 performances.

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Vienna Boys Choir in Japan

Vienna Boys Choir members sing during a press conference in Tokyo on May 1, 2023, held before the 525-year-old choir holds its first concert tour in Japan in four years following a COVID-19 hiatus. The choir will visit 15 prefectures for 28 performances.

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Japan PM Kishida in Ghana

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (C, L) arrives at Kotoka International Airport in Ghana's capital Accra on May 1, 2023, on the second leg of his weeklong tour of four African countries and Singapore.

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Japan PM Kishida in Ghana

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (C, R) arrives at Kotoka International Airport in Ghana's capital Accra on May 1, 2023, on the second leg of his weeklong tour of four African countries and Singapore.

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Japan PM Kishida in Ghana

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (C) poses for a photo in front of a relief of prominent Japanese bacteriologist Hideyo Noguchi at the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research in Accra, Ghana, on May 1, 2023. Noguchi died of yellow fever while conducting research on the viral disease in Accra in 1928.

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Japan PM Kishida in Ghana

Combined photo shows Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (L) and Ghana President Nana Akufo-Addo holding a joint press conference after their talks in Ghana's capital Accra on May 1, 2023.

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Japan PM Kishida in Ghana

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (L) holds talks with Ghana President Nana Akufo-Addo in Ghana's capital Accra on May 1, 2023.

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Philippine President Marcos Jr. in Washington

U.S. President Joe Biden (2nd from R) and first lady Jill Biden (R) welcome Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (2nd from L) and his wife Louise Araneta Marcos as they arrive at the White House in Washington on May 1, 2023.

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Japan PM Kishida in Ghana

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida meets the press after holding talks with Ghana President Nana Akufo-Addo in Ghana's capital Accra on May 1, 2023.

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Japan PM Kishida in Ghana

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida meets the press after holding talks with Ghana President Nana Akufo-Addo in Ghana's capital Accra on May 1, 2023.

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Japan PM Kishida in Ghana

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (L) holds talks with Ghana President Nana Akufo-Addo before their talks in Ghana's capital Accra on May 1, 2023.

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Nikkei hits 8.5-month high

A roadside financial data screen in Tokyo shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average that closed at 29,123.18, its highest finish in eight and a half months, on May 1, 2023.

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Nikkei hits 8.5-month high

A roadside financial data screen in Tokyo shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average that closed at 29,123.18, its highest finish in eight and a half months, on May 1, 2023.

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Tulip fair in Japan

Visitors look at colorful tulips at Tonami Tulip Fair in Tonami in Toyama Prefecture, central Japan, on May 1, 2023.

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Tulip fair in Japan

Visitors look at colorful tulips at Tonami Tulip Fair in Tonami in Toyama Prefecture, central Japan, on May 1, 2023.

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Japan PM Kishida in Egypt

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida waves at Cairo International Airport on May 1, 2023, as he concludes his visit to Egypt.

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Japan PM Kishida in Egypt

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (C) walks at Cairo International Airport on May 1, 2023, as he concludes his visit to Egypt.

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Evacuation order lifted in Fukushima village

Makoto Sugioka, mayor of the village of Iitate in Fukushima Prefecture near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, speaks to the press on May 1, 2023, after the Japanese government lifted an evacuation order for parts of the village the same day. The restrictions have been in place since the March 2011 nuclear disaster left the areas inhabitable due to high radiation levels.

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Evacuation order lifted in Fukushima village

Residents enter the village of Iitate in Fukushima Prefecture near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on May 1, 2023, after the Japanese government lifted an evacuation order for parts of the village the same day. The restrictions have been in place since the March 2011 nuclear disaster left the areas inhabitable due to high radiation levels.