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Returned Buddhist statue on public display

A 14th-century Buddhist statue recently returned to Japan from South Korea is displayed to the public at a museum on Tsushima Island in Nagasaki Prefecture on May 16, 2025. Stolen from the island's Kannonji temple in 2012, the statue was returned on May 12, 2025, after South Korea's Supreme Court ruled in 2023 that the temple is its rightful owner.

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Returned Buddha statue on public display

A 14th-century Buddha statue recently returned to Japan from South Korea is displayed to the public at a museum on Tsushima Island in Nagasaki Prefecture on May 16, 2025. Stolen from the island's Kannonji temple in 2012, the statue was returned on May 12, 2025, after South Korea's Supreme Court ruled in 2023 that the temple is its rightful owner.

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Indian coral tree in full bloom in southwestern Japan

The flowers of Erythrina trees, commonly known as tiger's claw or Indian coral tree, that are 300 years old, in the town of Setouchi on Kakeroma Island in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, at full bloom on May 16, 2023.

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Munich Security Conference Chairman Heusgen in Tokyo

Christoph Heusgen, chairman of the Munich Security Conference and former German ambassador to the United Nations, gives an interview in Tokyo on May 16, 2023.

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Indian coral tree in full bloom in southwestern Japan

The flowers of Erythrina trees, commonly known as tiger's claw or Indian coral tree, that are 300 years old, in the town of Setouchi on Kakeroma Island in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, at full bloom on May 16, 2023.

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Munich Security Conference Chairman Heusgen in Tokyo

Christoph Heusgen, chairman of the Munich Security Conference and former German ambassador to the United Nations, gives an interview in Tokyo on May 16, 2023.

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Baseball: Angels vs. Orioles

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels holds a bat in the dugout during a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland, on May 16, 2023.

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Baseball: Angels vs. Orioles

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels dodges a pitch in the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland, on May 16, 2023.

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Baseball: Angels vs. Orioles

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels strikes out swinging in the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland, on May 16, 2023.

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U.N. chief Guterres

U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres speaks to Japanese media organizations at the U.N. headquarters in New York on May 16, 2023.

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U.N. chief Guterres

U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres speaks to Japanese media organizations at the U.N. headquarters in New York on May 16, 2023.

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Vietnamese Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son

Vietnamese Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son gives an interview in Hanoi on May 16, 2023.

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U.S. House of Representatives Speaker McCarthy

U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy speaks to reporters in Washington on May 16, 2023, after a meeting with President Joe Biden.

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U.N. chief Guterres to visit Hiroshima

U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres speaks to Japanese media organizations at the U.N. headquarters in New York on May 16, 2023. The world body said the same day he will visit Hiroshima to attend events related to the upcoming Group of Seven summit in the western Japan city.

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Ex-Japanese emperor, empress in Nara

Former Japanese Emperor Akihito waves from his car, with former Empress Michiko also on board, after arriving in Nara Prefecture in western Japan during a regional trip on May 16, 2023. (Pool photo)

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Ex-Japanese emperor, empress in Kyoto

Former Japanese Emperor Akihito and former Empress Michiko wave their hands after watching a grand parade, the main attraction of the Aoi Festival in Kyoto, western Japan, on May 16, 2023. (Pool photo)

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Ex-Japanese emperor, empress in Nara

Former Japanese Emperor Akihito (L) and former Empress Michiko wave from their car as they leave for their hotel from Kintetsu Nara Station in western Japan during a regional trip on May 16, 2023. (Pool photo)

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Security tightens ahead of G-7 summit in Hiroshima

A police officer patrols around Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima on May 16, 2023, as the western Japan city gears up for the Group of Seven summit that starts on May 19.

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Security tightens ahead of G-7 summit in Hiroshima

Police officers patrol around Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima on May 16, 2023, as the western Japan city gears up for the Group of Seven summit that starts on May 19.

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Hyundai Motor holds Brand Day in Tokyo

South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor Co.'s Kona Electric, an all-electric SUV scheduled for launch in Japan this fall, is unveiled during a Brand Day event in Tokyo on May 16, 2023.

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Japan-Philippines foreign ministerial talks

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi (far R) and his Philippine counterpart Enrique Manalo (3rd from L) hold talks at the ministry in Tokyo on May 16, 2023.

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Japan-Philippines foreign ministerial talks

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi (R) and his Philippine counterpart Enrique Manalo shake hands ahead of their talks at the ministry in Tokyo on May 16, 2023.

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Japanese astronauts Furukawa, Wakata

Japanese astronauts Satoshi Furukawa (R) and Koichi Wakata (L) pose for a photo with Japanese Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Minister Keiko Nagaoka in Tokyo on May 16, 2023. Furukawa is scheduled for a mission this year, while Wakata returned from space in March.

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Japan PM Kishida

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (C), sits alongside Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi (L) and economic security minister Sanae Takaichi as they attend a Cabinet meeting at the premier's office in Tokyo on May 16, 2023.

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Japan PM Kishida

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida heads to a Cabinet meeting at the premier's office in Tokyo on May 16, 2023.

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Tulip park in Hokkaido

Tulips bloom at Kamiyubetsu Tulip Park in Yubetsu, a town in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on May 16, 2023.

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Tulip park in Hokkaido

Tulips bloom at Kamiyubetsu Tulip Park in Yubetsu, a town in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on May 16, 2023.

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Tulip park in Hokkaido

Tulips bloom at Kamiyubetsu Tulip Park in Yubetsu, a town in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on May 16, 2023.

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Crane topples at Tokyo construction site

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a mobile crane that toppled and hit nearby cars at a construction site in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward on May 16, 2023. A man died and another was injured, according to police and firefighters.

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Crane topples at Tokyo construction site

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a mobile crane that toppled and hit nearby cars at a construction site in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward on May 16, 2023. A man died and another was injured, according to police and firefighters.

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Crane topples at Tokyo construction site

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a mobile crane that toppled and hit nearby cars at a construction site in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward on May 16, 2023. A man died and another was injured, according to police and firefighters.

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Crane topples at Tokyo construction site

Rescuers work at a construction site in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward after a mobile crane toppled and hit nearby cars on May 16, 2023. A man died and another was injured, according to police and firefighters.

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Crane topples at Tokyo construction site

Rescuers work at a construction site in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward after a mobile crane toppled and hit nearby cars on May 16, 2023. A man died and another was injured, according to police and firefighters.

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Aoi Festival in Kyoto

People dressed as nobles of the ancient Heian Era parade in the Kyoto Gyoen National Garden during the Aoi Festival in Kyoto, western Japan, on May 16, 2023.

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Aoi Festival in Kyoto

People dressed as nobles of the ancient Heian Era parade in the Kyoto Gyoen National Garden during the Aoi Festival in Kyoto, western Japan, on May 16, 2023.

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Ex-Japanese emperor, empress in Kyoto

Former Japanese Emperor Akihito (front row, L) and former Empress Michiko (front row, R) watch a parade by people dressed as nobles of the ancient Heian Era during the Aoi Festival in Kyoto, western Japan, on May 16, 2023. (Pool photo)

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Ex-Japanese emperor, empress in Kyoto

Former Japanese Emperor Akihito (front row, 2nd from R) and former Empress Michiko (front row, R) watch a parade by people dressed as nobles of the ancient Heian Era during the Aoi Festival in Kyoto, western Japan, on May 16, 2023. (Pool photo)

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New attraction in Legoland Japan

Nagoya-based theme park Legoland Japan Resort unveils its new "Bigland" attraction to the media on March 16, 2023, ahead of its opening the following day. The pop-up attraction will be open to the public until May 7 as part of the central Japan park's spring event.

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Anti-terror drill ahead of Hiroshima G-7 summit

Police conduct an anti-terrorism drill on a shinkansen bullet train platform at JR Hiroshima Station on Feb. 16, 2023, ahead of a Group of Seven summit in the western Japan city in May.

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Anti-terror drill ahead of Hiroshima G-7 summit

Police conduct an anti-terrorism drill on a shinkansen bullet train platform at JR Hiroshima Station on Feb. 16, 2023, ahead of a Group of Seven summit in the western Japan city in May.

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Anti-terror drill ahead of Hiroshima G-7 summit

Hiroshima police's squad in charge of preventing terrorism using nuclear, biological and chemical weapons conduct a drill on a shinkansen bullet train platform at JR Hiroshima Station on Feb. 16, 2023, ahead of a Group of Seven summit in the western Japan city in May.

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Anti-terror drill ahead of Hiroshima G-7 summit

Hiroshima police's squad in charge of preventing terrorism using nuclear, biological and chemical weapons conduct a drill on a shinkansen bullet train platform at JR Hiroshima Station on Feb. 16, 2023, ahead of a Group of Seven summit in the western Japan city in May.