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Judo: World championships

Japanese Tokyo Olympics gold medalists Hifumi Abe (L) and his younger sister Uta celebrate together after claiming gold in their respective divisions, 66 kilograms and 52 kilograms, at the judo world championships in Doha, Qatar, on May 8, 2023.

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Judo: World championships

Japanese Tokyo Olympics gold medalists Hifumi Abe (L) and his younger sister Uta shake hands after claiming gold in their respective divisions, 66 kilograms and 52 kilograms, at the judo world championships in Doha, Qatar, on May 8, 2023.

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Judo: World championships

Japanese Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Uta Abe celebrates after claiming gold in the women's 52-kilogram at the judo world championships in Doha, Qatar, on May 8, 2023.

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Judo: World championships

Japanese Tokyo Olympics gold medalists Hifumi Abe (L) and his younger sister Uta celebrates after claiming gold in their respective divisions, 66 kilograms and 52 kilograms, at the judo world championships in Doha, Qatar, on May 8, 2023.

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Judo: World championships

Japan's Tokyo Olympic champion Hifumi Abe reacts after beating compatriot Joshiro Maruyama in the men's 66-kilogram final at the judo world championships in Doha, Qatar, on May 8, 2023.

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Judo: World championships

Japanese Tokyo Olympics gold medalists Hifumi Abe (L) and his younger sister Uta pose after claiming gold in their respective divisions, 66 kilograms and 52 kilograms, at the judo world championships in Doha, Qatar, on May 8, 2023.

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Judo: World championships

Japanese Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Uta Abe celebrates after claiming gold in the women's 52-kilogram at the judo world championships in Doha, Qatar, on May 8, 2023.

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Glowing mushrooms in western Japan

Mycena lux-coeli mushrooms emit a greenish glow in the darkness in Nachikatsuura in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on May 8, 2023.

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Rolex store in Tokyo robbed

Photo taken May 8, 2023, shows police officers at Quark Ginza 888, a Rolex specialty store in Tokyo's upmarket Ginza shopping district, after wristwatches were stolen in a robbery earlier in the day.

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Tomb of Unknown Soldier in Kyiv

People visit the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Ukraine's capital Kyiv on May 8, 2023 -- the 78th anniversary of the official end of World War II in Europe -- amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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Tomb of Unknown Soldier in Kyiv

People make an offering of flowers at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Ukraine's capital Kyiv on May 8, 2023 -- the 78th anniversary of the official end of World War II in Europe -- amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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Baseball: Astros vs. Angels

Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits an RBI double in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Houston Astros at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, on May 8, 2023.

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Baseball: Astros vs. Angels

Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits an RBI double in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Houston Astros at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, on May 8, 2023.

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Tomb of Unknown Soldier in Kyiv

People make an offering of flowers at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Ukraine's capital Kyiv on May 8, 2023 -- the 78th anniversary of the official end of World War II in Europe -- amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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Rolex store in Tokyo robbed

Photo taken May 8, 2023, shows police officers at Quark Ginza 888, a Rolex specialty store in Tokyo's upmarket Ginza shopping district, after wristwatches were stolen in a robbery earlier in the day.

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Baseball: Astros vs. Angels

Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits an RBI double in the third inning of a baseball game against the Houston Astros at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, on May 8, 2023.

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Baseball: Astros vs. Angels

Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Shohei Ohtani awaits his at-bat in the third inning of a baseball game against the Houston Astros at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, on May 8, 2023.

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Baseball: Astros vs. Angels

Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Shohei Ohtani reacts after hitting an RBI double in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Houston Astros at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, on May 8, 2023.

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Judo: World championships

Yago Abuladze (white) of Russia, competing as a neutral athlete, holds Serdar Rahimov of Turkmenistan down on his back in the first round of the men's 66-kilogram category at the judo world championships in Doha, Qatar, on May 8, 2023.

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Judo: World championships

Japan's Olympic champion Hifumi Abe (white) immobilizes Spain's Alberto Gaitero Martin on the mat during the third round of the men's 66-kilogram category at the judo world championships in Doha, Qatar, on May 8, 2023.

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Judo: World championships

Japan's Olympic champion Uta Abe (white) takes on Croatia's Ana Viktorija Puljiz in the second round of the women's 52-kilogram category at the judo world championships in Doha, Qatar, on May 8, 2023.

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Judo: World championships

Japan's Tokyo Olympic champion Uta Abe celebrates after beating Uzbekistan's Diyora Keldiyorova in the women's 52-kilogram final at the judo world championships in Doha, Qatar, on May 8, 2023.

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Judo: World championships

Japan's Tokyo Olympic champion Uta Abe (white) competes against Uzbekistan's Diyora Keldiyorova in the women's 52-kilogram final at the judo world championships in Doha, Qatar, on May 8, 2023.

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Judo: World championships

Japan's Tokyo Olympic champion Uta Abe (white) competes against Uzbekistan's Diyora Keldiyorova in the women's 52-kilogram final at the judo world championships in Doha, Qatar, on May 8, 2023.

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Judo: World championships

Japan's Tokyo Olympic champion Uta Abe is pictured before taking on Uzbekistan's Diyora Keldiyorova in the women's 52-kilogram final at the judo world championships in Doha, Qatar, on May 8, 2023.

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Judo: World championships

Japan's Tokyo Olympic champion Uta Abe (white) reacts after beating Uzbekistan's Diyora Keldiyorova in the women's 52-kilogram final at the judo world championships in Doha, Qatar, on May 8, 2023.

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Judo: World championships

Japan's Tokyo Olympic champion Hifumi Abe reacts after beating compatriot Joshiro Maruyama in the men's 66-kilogram final at the judo world championships in Doha, Qatar, on May 8, 2023.

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Judo: World championships

Japan's Tokyo Olympic champion Hifumi Abe (white) takes on compatriot Joshiro Maruyama in the men's 66-kilogram final at the judo world championships in Doha, Qatar, on May 8, 2023.

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Judo: World championships

Japan's Tokyo Olympic champion Uta Abe (white) competes against Uzbekistan's Diyora Keldiyorova in the women's 52-kilogram final at the judo world championships in Doha, Qatar, on May 8, 2023.

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Tokyo's Asakusa area

People walk along the Nakamise shopping street in Tokyo's Asakusa area on May 8, 2023. Japan downgraded the same day the legal status of COVID-19 to the same category as seasonal influenza and greatly relaxed its related health measures.

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Blue carnation flowers

Workers prepare to pack and ship blue carnation flowers air-transported from South America in time for Mother's Day in Shibayama, Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, on May 8, 2023.

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Blue carnation flowers

Photo taken on May 8, 2023, shows rare blue carnation flowers air-transported from South America waiting to be shipped in time for Mother's Day in Shibayama, Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan.

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Japan PM Kishida returns from S. Korea

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, alongside his wife Yuko, returns to Tokyo's Haneda airport on May 8, 2023, after visiting Seoul for a meeting with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol.

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Volleyball: Japan national team

Masayoshi Manabe, head coach of the Japan women's national volleyball team, speaks about the qualifiers for the Paris Olympics during a press conference in Tokyo on May 8, 2023.

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Volleyball: Japan national team

Head coach Masayoshi Manabe (C, front row), captain Sarina Koga (4th from L, back row) and other members of the Japan women's national volleyball team pose for a group photo in Tokyo on May 8, 2023.

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Scene in Osaka

Combined photo shows Osaka Castle Park in western Japan during a government stay-at-home request on April 8, 2020, (L) and the same place on May 8, 2023, (R) after coronavirus was reclassified and put in the same category as seasonal flu.

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Scene in Fukuoka

Combined photo shows an underground shopping mall in Fukuoka's Tenjin district in southwestern Japan under a state of emergency on April 11, 2020, (top) and the same place on May 8, 2023, (bottom) after coronavirus was reclassified and put in the same category as seasonal flu.

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Scene in Osaka

Combined photo shows Osaka's Minami area in western Japan during a government stay-at-home request on April 10, 2020, (top) and the same place on May 8, 2023, (bottom) after coronavirus was reclassified and put in the same category as seasonal flu.

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Scene in Tokyo

Combined photo shows a scramble crossing in Tokyo's Shibuya district under a state of emergency on May 14, 2020, (top) and the same place on May 8, 2023, (bottom) after coronavirus was reclassified and put in the same category as seasonal flu.

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Hachiko memorial service in Akita

Photo taken on May 8, 2023, shows local residents placing flowers on a bronze statue of legendary Akita dog Hachi, also known as Hachiko, during a memorial service in his hometown of Odate, Akita Prefecture, northeastern Japan.

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Hachiko memorial service in Akita

Photo taken on May 8, 2023, shows a bronze statue of legendary Akita dog Hachi, also known as Hachiko, lit up during a memorial service in his hometown of Odate, Akita Prefecture, northeastern Japan.

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Scene of Osaka

People walk in Osaka's Umeda area on May 8, 2023. Japan downgraded the same day the legal status of COVID-19 to the same category as seasonal influenza and greatly relaxed its intensive medical rules, marking a major shift in its approach after three years of dealing with the coronavirus.

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Scene of Osaka

People walk in Osaka's Umeda area on May 8, 2023. Japan downgraded the same day the legal status of COVID-19 to the same category as seasonal influenza and greatly relaxed its intensive medical rules, marking a major shift in its approach after three years of dealing with the coronavirus.

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Scene of Osaka

People walk in Osaka's Umeda area on May 8, 2023. Japan downgraded the same day the legal status of COVID-19 to the same category as seasonal influenza and greatly relaxed its intensive medical rules, marking a major shift in its approach after three years of dealing with the coronavirus.

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Scene in Tokyo

People walk in front of JR Tokyo Station in the Japanese capital on May 8, 2023. Japan downgraded the same day the legal status of COVID-19 to the same category as seasonal influenza and greatly relaxed its intensive medical rules, marking a major shift in its approach after three years of dealing with the coronavirus.

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Scene in Tokyo

People walk in front of JR Tokyo Station in the Japanese capital on May 8, 2023. Japan downgraded the same day the legal status of COVID-19 to the same category as seasonal influenza and greatly relaxed its intensive medical rules, marking a major shift in its approach after three years of dealing with the coronavirus.

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Aftermath of heavy rain in western Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows vehicles encased in dirt in Itami, Hyogo Prefecture, on May 8, 2023, after the Tenjin River flooded in the western Japan city following heavy rain.

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Aftermath of heavy rain in western Japan

Vehicles are encased in dirt in Itami, Hyogo Prefecture, on May 8, 2023, after the Tenjin River flooded in the western Japan city following heavy rain.

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Japan PM Kishida in Seoul

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks to reporters in Seoul on May 8, 2023, following a meeting with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol the previous day. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM Kishida's visit to S. Korea

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida waves, alongside his wife Yuko, before flying back home from Seoul Air Base on May 8, 2023.