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Japan's first May Day in 1920

Japan's first May Day in 1920

TOKYO, Japan, May 29 Kyodo - Ueno Park in Tokyo is packed with people participating in Japan's first May Day gathering on May 2, 1920.

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World Exposition in Osaka

World Exposition in Osaka

Photo shows a human-washing capsule on display in the Osaka Healthcare Pavilion at the World Exposition in Osaka on May 2, 2025.

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World Exposition in Osaka

World Exposition in Osaka

Photo taken on May 2, 2025, shows an AI oven making baumkuchen at a Juchheim shop at the World Exposition in Osaka, western Japan.

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World Exposition in Osaka

World Exposition in Osaka

Photo taken on May 2, 2025, shows a food court at the World Exposition in Osaka, western Japan.

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World Exposition in Osaka

World Exposition in Osaka

Photo taken on May 2, 2025, shows posters on human rights created by manga artists on display in the United Nations Pavilion at the World Exposition in Osaka, western Japan.

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World Exposition in Osaka

World Exposition in Osaka

Photo taken on May 2, 2025, shows posters on human rights created by manga artists on display in the United Nations Pavilion at the World Exposition in Osaka, western Japan.

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World Exposition in Osaka

World Exposition in Osaka

Photo taken on May 2, 2025, shows ORA Gaishoku Pavilion "UTAGE" hosted by the Osaka Restaurant Management Association at the World Exposition in Osaka, western Japan.

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World Exposition in Osaka

World Exposition in Osaka

Photo taken on May 2, 2025, shows the interior of ORA Gaishoku Pavilion "UTAGE" hosted by the Osaka Restaurant Management Association at the World Exposition in Osaka, western Japan.

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World Exposition in Osaka

World Exposition in Osaka

Photo taken on May 2, 2025, shows a food court at the World Exposition in Osaka, western Japan.

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World Exposition in Osaka

World Exposition in Osaka

Photo taken on May 2, 2025, shows a seafood bowl section at a food court at the World Exposition in Osaka, western Japan.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Braves

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Braves

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani strikes out swinging in the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves on May 2, 2025, at Truist Park in Atlanta.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Braves

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Braves

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (facing camera) is pictured in the dugout during a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves on May 2, 2025, at Truist Park in Atlanta.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Braves

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Braves

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani is pictured in the dugout during a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves on May 2, 2025, at Truist Park in Atlanta.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Braves

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Braves

Los Angeles Dodgers starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto meets the press after pitching against the Atlanta Braves in a baseball game on May 2, 2025, at Truist Park in Atlanta.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Braves

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Braves

Los Angeles Dodgers starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitches against the Atlanta Braves in a baseball game on May 2, 2025, at Truist Park in Atlanta.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Braves

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Braves

Los Angeles Dodgers starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitches against the Atlanta Braves in a baseball game on May 2, 2025, at Truist Park in Atlanta.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Braves

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Braves

Los Angeles Dodgers starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitches against the Atlanta Braves in a baseball game on May 2, 2025, at Truist Park in Atlanta.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Braves

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Braves

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani flies out in the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves on May 2, 2025, at Truist Park in Atlanta.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Braves

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Braves

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani flies out in the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves on May 2, 2025, at Truist Park in Atlanta.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Braves

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Braves

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani is pictured in the dugout during a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves on May 2, 2025, at Truist Park in Atlanta.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Braves

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Braves

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani strikes out swinging in the first inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves on May 2, 2025, at Truist Park in Atlanta.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Braves

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Braves

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani strikes out swinging in the first inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves on May 2, 2025, at Truist Park in Atlanta.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Braves

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Braves

Los Angeles Dodgers starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitches against the Atlanta Braves in a baseball game on May 2, 2025, at Truist Park in Atlanta.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Braves

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Braves

Los Angeles Dodgers starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitches against the Atlanta Braves in a baseball game on May 2, 2025, at Truist Park in Atlanta.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Braves

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Braves

Los Angeles Dodgers starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitches against the Atlanta Braves in a baseball game on May 2, 2025, at Truist Park in Atlanta.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Braves

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Braves

Los Angeles Dodgers starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitches against the Atlanta Braves in a baseball game on May 2, 2025, at Truist Park in Atlanta.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Braves

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Braves

Los Angeles Dodgers starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitches against the Atlanta Braves in a baseball game on May 2, 2025, at Truist Park in Atlanta.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Braves

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Braves

Los Angeles Dodgers starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitches against the Atlanta Braves in a baseball game on May 2, 2025, at Truist Park in Atlanta.

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Boxing: Naoya Inoue

Boxing: Naoya Inoue

Undisputed super bantamweight boxing champion Naoya Inoue of Japan attends a press conference in Las Vegas on May 2, 2025, ahead of his bout against Ramon Cardenas of the United States on May 4.

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Boxing: Naoya Inoue

Boxing: Naoya Inoue

Undisputed super bantamweight boxing champion Naoya Inoue of Japan (L) poses for a photo with challenger Ramon Cardenas of the United States in Las Vegas on May 2, 2025, ahead of their bout on May 4.

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Rite at Ise Jingu shrine in central Japan

Rite at Ise Jingu shrine in central Japan

Priests purify themselves during "Konomoto-sai," the first of a series of rites for the "Shikinen Sengu" shrine building reconstruction every 20 years at Ise Jingu shrine in Ise in Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on May 2, 2025.

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Rite at Ise Jingu shrine in central Japan

Rite at Ise Jingu shrine in central Japan

Priests purify themselves during "Konomoto-sai," the first of a series of rites for the "Shikinen Sengu" shrine building reconstruction every 20 years at Ise Jingu shrine in Ise in Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on May 2, 2025.

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Rite at Ise Jingu shrine in central Japan

Rite at Ise Jingu shrine in central Japan

Priests purify themselves during "Konomoto-sai," the first of a series of rites for the "Shikinen Sengu" shrine building reconstruction every 20 years at Ise Jingu shrine in Ise in Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on May 2, 2025.

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Rite at Ise Jingu shrine in central Japan

Rite at Ise Jingu shrine in central Japan

Priests march during "Yamaguchi-sai," the first of a series of rites for the "Shikinen Sengu" shrine building reconstruction every 20 years at Ise Jingu shrine in Ise in Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on May 2, 2025.

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Rite at Ise Jingu shrine in central Japan

Rite at Ise Jingu shrine in central Japan

Priests and carpenters march during "Yamaguchi-sai," the first of a series of rites for the "Shikinen Sengu" shrine building reconstruction every 20 years at Ise Jingu shrine in Ise in Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on May 2, 2025.

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S. Korea's ex-Prime Minister Han declares presidential bid

S. Korea's ex-Prime Minister Han declares presidential bid

Former South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck Soo speaks at parliament in Seoul on May 2, 2025, declaring he will run in the June 3 presidential election as an independent.

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S. Korea's ex-Prime Minister Han declares presidential bid

S. Korea's ex-Prime Minister Han declares presidential bid

Former South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck Soo speaks during a press conference in Seoul on May 2, 2025, declaring he will run in the June 3 presidential election as an independent.

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Pencils made from cacao hulls

Pencils made from cacao hulls

Photo taken in Tokyo on May 2, 2025, shows pencils made from cacao hulls. The pencils were developed by Japan's Mitsubishi Pencil Co. and Tokyo-based nonprofit organization Cloudy under the "Chocopen" project aimed at making the effective use of huge amounts of discarded cacao hulls in Ghana, western Africa.

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Sumo: Open practice session ahead of summer tournament

Sumo: Open practice session ahead of summer tournament

Sumo wrestlers send off visitors following their open practice session, hosted by the Yokozuna Deliberation Council, an advisory body to the Japan Sumo Association, at the Ryogoku Kokugikan arena in Tokyo on May 2, 2025, ahead of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament starting on May 11.

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Sumo: Open practice session ahead of summer tournament

Sumo: Open practice session ahead of summer tournament

Yokozuna Deliberation Council, an advisory body to the Japan Sumo Association, hosts an open practice session by sumo wrestlers at the Ryogoku Kokugikan arena in Tokyo on May 2, 2025, ahead of Summer Grand Sumo Tournament starting on May 11.

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Sumo: Open practice session ahead of summer tournament

Sumo: Open practice session ahead of summer tournament

Yokozuna Deliberation Council, an advisory body to the Japan Sumo Association, hosts an open practice session by sumo wrestlers at the Ryogoku Kokugikan arena in Tokyo on May 2, 2025, ahead of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament starting on May 11.

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World Expo event to promote Japan's anime and manga

World Expo event to promote Japan's anime and manga

Japanese economic security minister Minoru Kiuchi, who is in charge of formulating Japan's strategy for promoting "Cool Japan" to the world, drums up publicity during an anime and manga festival at the World Exposition in Osaka, western Japan, on May 2, 2025.

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S. Korea's ex-Prime Minister Han declares presidential bid

S. Korea's ex-Prime Minister Han declares presidential bid

Former South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck Soo speaks at parliament in Seoul on May 2, 2025, declaring he will run in the June 3 presidential election as an independent.

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San Marino's captains regent in Tokyo

San Marino's captains regent in Tokyo

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (front, R) meets with San Marino's captains regent Denise Bronzetti (front, L) and Italo Righi (back, L) at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on May 2, 2025. (Pool photo)

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San Marino's captains regent in Tokyo

San Marino's captains regent in Tokyo

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (R) poses with San Marino's captains regent Denise Bronzetti (L) and Italo Righi at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on May 2, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan main opposition party head Noda

Japan main opposition party head Noda

Yoshihiko Noda, leader of the major opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on May 2, 2025.

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Japan main opposition party head Noda

Japan main opposition party head Noda

Yoshihiko Noda, leader of the major opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on May 2, 2025.

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Wind turbine with fallen blade in northeastern Japan

Wind turbine with fallen blade in northeastern Japan

Photo taken on May 2, 2025, shows a wind turbine with a fallen blade in the northeastern Japan city of Akita. A man with a head injury was found unconscious near the fallen blade but was pronounced dead after being rushed to a nearby hospital, police said, adding that they were investigating whether the blade was causally linked to his death.

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Wind turbine with fallen blade in northeastern Japan

Wind turbine with fallen blade in northeastern Japan

Photo taken on May 2, 2025, shows a wind turbine with a fallen blade in the northeastern Japan city of Akita. A man with a head injury was found unconscious near the fallen blade but was pronounced dead after being rushed to a nearby hospital, police said, adding that they were investigating whether the blade was causally linked to his death.

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Wind turbine with fallen blade in northeastern Japan

Wind turbine with fallen blade in northeastern Japan

Photo taken on May 2, 2025, shows a wind turbine with a fallen blade in the northeastern Japan city of Akita. A man with a head injury was found unconscious near the fallen blade but was pronounced dead after being rushed to a nearby hospital, police said, adding that they were investigating whether the blade was causally linked to his death.

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