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Japan Parade in New York

Geiko traditional female entertainers from the southwestern Japan prefecture of Nagasaki wave to onlookers in New York on May 9, 2026, at the Japan Parade, an event showcasing Japanese culture.

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Japan Parade in New York

Geiko traditional female entertainers from the southwestern Japan prefecture of Nagasaki wave to onlookers in New York on May 9, 2026, at the Japan Parade, an event showcasing Japanese culture.

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Japan Parade in New York

Geiko traditional female entertainers from the southwestern Japan prefecture of Nagasaki wave to onlookers in New York on May 9, 2026, at the Japan Parade, an event showcasing Japanese culture.

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Japan: Nagasaki Lantern Festival 2026 Illuminates City With 15,000 Lanterns

The 2026 Nagasaki Lantern Festival kicked off on February 6, illuminating the city with over 15,000 colorful lanterns to celebrate the Lunar New Year. This major winter tradition, which originated in Nagasaki's Chinatown, features 18 days of vibrant cultural events across central Nagasaki through February 23.

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Japan: Nagasaki Lantern Festival 2026 Illuminates City With 15,000 Lanterns 2

The 2026 Nagasaki Lantern Festival kicked off on February 6, illuminating the city with over 15,000 colorful lanterns to celebrate the Lunar New Year. This major winter tradition, which originated in Nagasaki's Chinatown, features 18 days of vibrant cultural events across central Nagasaki through February 23.

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Defense Minister Koizumi visits GSDF camp

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (R) rides a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force assault amphibious vehicle 7 during a visit to the GSDF's Camp Ainoura in Sasebo in Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 21, 2025.

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Defense Minister Koizumi visits GSDF camp

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (C) meets the press during a visit to the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force's Camp Ainoura in Sasebo in Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 21, 2025.

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Defense Minister Koizumi visits GSDF camp

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (R) rides a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force assault amphibious vehicle 7 during a visit to the GSDF's Camp Ainoura in Sasebo in Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 21, 2025.

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Defense Minister Koizumi visits GSDF camp

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (R) rides a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force assault amphibious vehicle 7 during a visit to the GSDF's Camp Ainoura in Sasebo in Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 21, 2025.

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Nagasaki Prefecture holds tuna-cutting shows in Seoul

Japan's Nagasaki Prefecture holds a tuna-cutting show in Seoul on Nov. 19, 2025, as part of the southwestern Japan prefecture's campaign to pitch its seafood in South Korea. A tasting event was held for local food companies after the show as Nagasaki, already shipping tuna to Thailand and Singapore, intends to tap into the South Korean market.

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Indian frigate in Sasebo

Capt. Rajat Kumar of the Indian Navy frigate Sahyadri speaks during a welcome ceremony at the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's Sasebo base in Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 28, 2025, as the vessel makes a port call as part of bilateral defense cooperation.

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Indian frigate in Sasebo

The Indian Navy frigate Sahyadri is pictured at the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's Sasebo base in Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 28, 2025, during its port call as part of bilateral defense cooperation.

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Japan tourism promotion in Hanoi

Members of the opera company at Huis Ten Bosch seaside resort in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, perform a piece from their repertoire set in Vietnam and the southwestern Japan city of Nagasaki, during an event promoting Japanese regional tourism in Hanoi on Sept. 30, 2025.

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Emperor at cultural festival in Nagasaki

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako wave after watching stage performances at a cultural and art festival in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Sept. 14, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Emperor at cultural festival in Nagasaki

Japan's Emperor Naruhito (2nd from L) and Empress Masako applaud stage performers at a cultural and art festival in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Sept. 14, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Emperor at cultural festival in Nagasaki

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako attend the opening ceremony of a cultural and art festival in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Sept. 14, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Emperor at cultural festival in Nagasaki

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako attend the opening ceremony of a cultural and art festival in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Sept. 14, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Emperor at cultural festival in Nagasaki

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako attend the opening ceremony of a cultural and art festival in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Sept. 14, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Emperor at cultural festival in Nagasaki

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako attend the opening ceremony of a cultural and art festival in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Sept. 14, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japanese emperor's family in Nagasaki

Japanese Princess Aiko is seen off at Nagasaki Airport in Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Sept. 13, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japanese emperor's family in Nagasaki

Japanese Princess Aiko is seen off at Nagasaki Airport in Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Sept. 13, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japanese emperor's family in Nagasaki

Japanese Princess Aiko is seen off at Nagasaki Airport in Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Sept. 13, 2025. (Pool photo)

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New Miffy attraction in southwestern Japan theme park

Miffy poses in front of a new attraction, featuring the Dutch rabbit character made famous by author Dick Bruna, at Huis Ten Bosch, a Dutch-themed seaside resort in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Sept. 10, 2025, during a media preview ahead of its official opening on Sept. 12.

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New Miffy attraction in southwestern Japan theme park

Miffy poses in front of a new attraction, featuring the Dutch rabbit character made famous by author Dick Bruna, at Huis Ten Bosch, a Dutch-themed seaside resort in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Sept. 10, 2025, during a media preview ahead of its official opening on Sept. 12.

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New Miffy attraction in southwestern Japan theme park

Miffy poses for a photo during a ceremony for a new attraction, featuring the Dutch rabbit character made famous by author Dick Bruna, at Huis Ten Bosch, a Dutch-themed seaside resort in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, alongside Kotaro Takamura (C), the president of Huis Ten Bosch Co., on Sept. 10, 2025, ahead of its official opening on Sept. 12.

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New Miffy attraction in southwestern Japan theme park

Miffy poses for a photo during a ceremony for a new attraction, featuring the Dutch rabbit character made famous by author Dick Bruna, at Huis Ten Bosch, a Dutch-themed seaside resort in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, alongside Kotaro Takamura (C), the president of Huis Ten Bosch Co., on Sept. 10, 2025, ahead of its official opening on Sept. 12.

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New Miffy attraction in southwestern Japan theme park

Miffy poses for a photo during a ceremony for a new attraction, featuring the Dutch rabbit character made famous by author Dick Bruna, at Huis Ten Bosch, a Dutch-themed seaside resort in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, alongside Kotaro Takamura (C), the president of Huis Ten Bosch Co., on Sept. 10, 2025, ahead of its official opening on Sept. 12.

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RECAP: Fireball Illuminates Nights Sky Across Western Japan

A fireball was spotted across western Japan on Tuesday night, August 19, briefly illuminating the sky and surprising residents. Authorities said observation equipment also recorded air vibrations shortly after 11 p.m., when the light was seen.

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Japan: Huge Fireball – Possible Meteorite Lit Up Night Skies 3

A fireball was spotted across western Japan on Tuesday night, August 19, streaming down the night sky and possibly representing a meteorite. Authorities said that observation equipment also recorded air vibrations shortly after 11 PM, when the light was spotted.

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Japan: Huge Fireball – Possible Meteorite Lit Up Night Skies 4

A fireball was spotted across western Japan on Tuesday night, August 19, streaming down the night sky and possibly representing a meteorite. Authorities said that observation equipment also recorded air vibrations shortly after 11 PM, when the light was spotted.

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Stage play on 1944 sinking of Tsushima-maru ship

A stage play depicting the August 1944 sinking of the Tsushima-maru civilian ship by a U.S. submarine during World War II is performed at a theater in Naha in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa on Aug. 16, 2025. The ship, carrying a large number of civilians evacuating from an expected U.S. assault on Okinawa, was sunk on its way to Nagasaki Prefecture, leaving nearly 1,500 people, many of them children, dead.

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Stage play on 1944 sinking of Tsushima-maru ship

A stage play depicting the August 1944 sinking of the Tsushima-maru civilian ship by a U.S. submarine during World War II is performed at a theater in Naha in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa on Aug. 16, 2025. The ship, carrying a large number of civilians evacuating from an expected U.S. assault on Okinawa, was sunk on its way to Nagasaki Prefecture, leaving nearly 1,500 people, many of them children, dead.

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Stage play on 1944 sinking of Tsushima-maru ship

A stage play depicting the August 1944 sinking of the Tsushima-maru civilian ship by a U.S. submarine during World War II is performed at a theater in Naha in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa on Aug. 16, 2025. The ship, carrying a large number of civilians evacuating from an expected U.S. assault on Okinawa, was sunk on its way to Nagasaki Prefecture, leaving nearly 1,500 people, many of them children, dead.

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Stage play on 1944 sinking of Tsushima-maru ship

A stage play depicting the August 1944 sinking of the Tsushima-maru civilian ship by a U.S. submarine during World War II is performed at a theater in Naha in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa on Aug. 16, 2025. The ship, carrying a large number of civilians evacuating from an expected U.S. assault on Okinawa, was sunk on its way to Nagasaki Prefecture, leaving nearly 1,500 people, many of them children, dead.

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Stage play on 1944 sinking of Tsushima-maru ship

A stage play depicting the August 1944 sinking of the Tsushima-maru civilian ship by a U.S. submarine during World War II is performed at a theater in Naha in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa on Aug. 16, 2025. The ship, carrying a large number of civilians evacuating from an expected U.S. assault on Okinawa, was sunk on its way to Nagasaki Prefecture, leaving nearly 1,500 people, many of them children, dead.

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Japan: Sirens Mark 80 Years Since Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki

Nagasaki marked 80 years on Saturday, August 9, since the U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on the city, holding its annual ceremony at Peace Park, located near the hypocenter. At 11:02 a.m., the time of the bombing, bells and sirens rang out across the city in tribute to the victims.

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Japan: Nagasaki Observes 80th Anniversary of Atomic Bombing at Peace Park

Nagasaki marked 80 years on Saturday, August 9, since the U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on the city, holding its annual ceremony at Peace Park, located near the hypocenter. At 11:02 a.m., the time of the bombing, bells and sirens rang out in tribute to the victims, followed by a minute of silence to pray for lasting peace.

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U.S. Navy deploys amphibious assault ship at Sasebo base

SASEBO, Japan, June 24 Kyodo - Video taken on June 23, 2025, shows the deck of the U.S. Navy's amphibious assault ship Tripoli, unveiled to the media at its base in Sasebo in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Nagasaki. (Kyodo)

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U.S. Navy deploys amphibious assault ship at Sasebo base

Photo taken on June 23, 2025, shows the U.S. Navy's amphibious assault ship Tripoli, unveiled to the media at its base in Sasebo in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Nagasaki.

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U.S. Navy deploys amphibious assault ship at Sasebo base

Photo taken on June 23, 2025, shows the deck of the U.S. Navy's amphibious assault ship Tripoli, unveiled to the media at its base in Sasebo in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Nagasaki.

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U.S. Navy deploys amphibious assault ship at Sasebo base

Photo taken on June 23, 2025, shows the U.S. Navy's amphibious assault ship Tripoli, unveiled to the media at its base in Sasebo in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Nagasaki.

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Huis Ten Bosch seaside resort

Actor Kanna Hashimoto attends a ceremony at the Huis Ten Bosch theme park in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on June 19, 2025, marking the opening on June 21 of Miffy Wonder Square, a new area of the Dutch-themed seaside resort.

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Huis Ten Bosch seaside resort

Actor Kanna Hashimoto attends a ceremony at the Huis Ten Bosch theme park in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on June 19, 2025, marking the opening on June 21 of Miffy Wonder Square, a new area of the Dutch-themed seaside resort.

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Huis Ten Bosch seaside resort

Photo taken on June 19, 2025, shows Miffy Wonder Square, a new area of the Dutch-themed Huis Ten Bosch seaside resort, in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, ahead of its public opening on June 21.

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Stolen Buddha statue to be returned to Japan

SEOSAN, South Korea, May 5 Kyodo - Video taken at Buseok Temple in Seosan, South Korea, on May 10, 2025, shows a 14th-century Buddha statue (R) stolen from Japan's Kannonji temple in 2012. The statue, designated by Japan's Nagasaki Prefecture as a tangible cultural asset, will be returned to the Japanese temple in Tsushima in the southwestern Japan prefecture, on May 12, following a South Korean Supreme Court ruling in 2023 that Kannonji is its rightful owner. (Kyodo)

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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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Stolen Buddha statue returned to Japan

Photo taken on May 15, 2025, at a museum in Tsushima in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Nagasaki shows a 14th-century Buddha statue that was recently returned to Kannonji temple in the city after it was stolen in 2012 and taken to South Korea. The statue, designated by Nagasaki Prefecture as a tangible cultural asset, was unveiled to the media the same day ahead of is public exhibition from May 16.

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Stolen Buddhist statue returned to Japan

TSUSHIMA, Japan, May 12 Kyodo - A 14th-century Buddhist statue of the Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva sits at Kannon Temple on Tsushima Island in Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on May 12, 2025. The statue, stolen in October 2012 and taken to South Korea, was returned to the temple the same day. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]Stolen Buddhist statue returned to Japan

TSUSHIMA, Japan, May 12 Kyodo - A 14th-century Buddhist statue of the Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva sits at Kannon Temple on Tsushima Island in Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on May 12, 2025. The statue, stolen in October 2012 and taken to South Korea, was returned to the temple the same day. (Kyodo)