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Trial of shooter of ex-Japan PM Abe

Trial of shooter of ex-Japan PM Abe

Photo taken Dec. 18, 2025, shows a courtroom of the Nara District Court in Nara ahead of the trial of a man indicted for fatally shooting former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in the western Japan city in July 2022. Prosecutors delivered their closing arguments and presented a recommendation of life imprisonment for the defendant the same day. (Pool photo)

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Trial of shooter of ex-Japan PM Abe

Trial of shooter of ex-Japan PM Abe

Photo taken on Dec. 18, 2025, shows a courtroom of the Nara District Court in Nara ahead of the trial of a man indicted for fatally shooting former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in the western Japan city in 2022. Prosecutors are scheduled to deliver their closing arguments and present a sentencing recommendation for the defendant the same day. (Pool photo)

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Trial of shooter of ex-Japan PM Abe

Trial of shooter of ex-Japan PM Abe

Photo taken Dec. 18, 2025, shows the Nara District Court in Nara, western Japan, ahead of the trial of a man indicted for fatally shooting former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during an election stump speech in the western Japan city in 2022. Prosecutors are scheduled to deliver their closing arguments and present a sentencing recommendation for the defendant.

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Trial of shooter of ex-Japan PM Abe

Trial of shooter of ex-Japan PM Abe

Akie Abe (C), widow of assassinated former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, leaves the Nara District Court in Nara on Dec. 3, 2025, after attending for the first time the trial of Tetsuya Yamagami, indicted for fatally shooting Abe during an election stump speech in the western Japan city in 2022.

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[Breaking News]Trial of shooter of ex-Japan PM Abe

NARA, Japan, Oct. 28 Kyodo - A car (white) apparently carrying the man accused of shooting and killing former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe enters the Nara District Court in Nara on Oct. 28, 2025, before the first hearing of his trial. Tetsuya Yamagami was indicted for fatally shooting Abe during an election stump speech in the western Japan city in 2022. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]Trial of shooter of ex-Japan PM Abe

NARA, Japan, Oct. 28 Kyodo - Journalists gather near the Nara District Court in Nara on Oct. 28, 2025, as the first hearing is held of the trial of a man indicted for fatally shooting former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during an election stump speech in the western Japan city in 2022. (Kyodo)

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Trial of shooter of ex-Japan PM Abe

Trial of shooter of ex-Japan PM Abe

A car (white) apparently carrying the man accused of shooting and killing former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe enters the Nara District Court in Nara on Oct. 28, 2025, before the first hearing of his trial. Tetsuya Yamagami was indicted for fatally shooting Abe during an election stump speech in the western Japan city in 2022.

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Trial of shooter of ex-Japan PM Abe

Trial of shooter of ex-Japan PM Abe

A car apparently carrying the man accused of shooting and killing former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe enters the Nara District Court in Nara on Oct. 28, 2025, before the first hearing of his trial. Tetsuya Yamagami was indicted for fatally shooting Abe during an election stump speech in the western Japan city in 2022.

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Trial of shooter of ex-Japan PM Abe

Trial of shooter of ex-Japan PM Abe

Journalists gather near the Nara District Court in Nara on Oct. 28, 2025, as the first hearing is held of the trial of a man indicted for fatally shooting former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during an election stump speech in the western Japan city in 2022.

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Trial of shooter of ex-Japan PM Abe

Trial of shooter of ex-Japan PM Abe

Photo taken on Oct. 28, 2025, shows a courtroom of the Nara District Court in Nara ahead of the first hearing of the trial of a man indicted for fatally shooting former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during an election stump speech in the western Japan city in 2022. (Pool photo)

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Trial of shooter of ex-Japan PM Abe

Trial of shooter of ex-Japan PM Abe

Photo taken on Oct. 28, 2025, shows a courtroom of the Nara District Court in Nara ahead of the first hearing of the trial of a man indicted for fatally shooting former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during an election stump speech in the western Japan city in 2022.

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Trial of shooter of ex-Japan PM Abe

Trial of shooter of ex-Japan PM Abe

Journalists gather near the Nara District Court in Nara on Oct. 28, 2025, ahead of the first hearing of the trial of a man indicted for fatally shooting former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during an election stump speech in the western Japan city in 2022.

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Trial of shooter of ex-Japan PM Abe

Trial of shooter of ex-Japan PM Abe

People form a long line at Nara Park near the Nara District Court in Nara on Oct. 28, 2025, to secure courtroom seating lottery tickets for the first hearing of the trial of a man indicted for fatally shooting former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during an election stump speech in the western Japan city in 2022.

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Trial of shooter of ex-Japan PM Abe

Trial of shooter of ex-Japan PM Abe

People form a long line at Nara Park near the Nara District Court in Nara on Oct. 28, 2025, to secure courtroom seating lottery tickets for the first hearing of the trial of a man indicted for fatally shooting former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during an election stump speech in the western Japan city in 2022.

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Trial of shooter of ex-Japan PM Abe

Trial of shooter of ex-Japan PM Abe

People form a long line at Nara Park near the Nara District Court in Nara on Oct. 28, 2025, to secure courtroom seating lottery tickets for the first hearing of the trial of a man indicted for fatally shooting former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during an election stump speech in the western Japan city in 2022.

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Trial of shooter of ex-Japan PM Abe

Trial of shooter of ex-Japan PM Abe

People form a long line at Nara Park near the Nara District Court in Nara on Oct. 28, 2025, to secure courtroom seating lottery tickets for the first hearing of the trial of a man indicted for fatally shooting former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during an election stump speech in the western Japan city in 2022.

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Annual cleaning of Great Buddha in Nara

NARA, Japan, Aug. 7 Kyodo - Monks at Todai-ji temple in the western Japan city of Nara sweep dust off the Great Buddha, designated as a national treasure in Japan, on Aug. 7, 2025, in an annual cleaning event. (Kyodo)

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Annual cleaning of Great Buddha in Nara

Annual cleaning of Great Buddha in Nara

Monks at Todai-ji temple in the western Japan city of Nara sweep dust off the Great Buddha, designated as a national treasure in Japan, on Aug. 7, 2025, in an annual cleaning event.

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Annual cleaning of Great Buddha in Nara

Annual cleaning of Great Buddha in Nara

Monks at Todai-ji temple in the western Japan city of Nara sweep dust off the Great Buddha, designated as a national treasure in Japan, on Aug. 7, 2025, in an annual cleaning event.

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Annual cleaning of Great Buddha in Nara

Annual cleaning of Great Buddha in Nara

Monks at Todai-ji temple in the western Japan city of Nara sweep dust off the Great Buddha, designated as a national treasure in Japan, on Aug. 7, 2025, in an annual cleaning event.

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3rd anniv. of ex-Japan PM Abe's killing

3rd anniv. of ex-Japan PM Abe's killing

Japanese Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba speaks to the press after offering flowers and prayers at a memorial for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in a cemetery in the western Japan city of Nara on July 8, 2025, the third anniversary of his assassination in the city.

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3rd anniv. of ex-Japan PM Abe's killing

3rd anniv. of ex-Japan PM Abe's killing

Japanese Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba offers a prayer at a memorial for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in a cemetery in the western Japan city of Nara on July 8, 2025, the third anniversary of his assassination in the city.

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3rd anniv. of ex-Japan PM Abe's killing

3rd anniv. of ex-Japan PM Abe's killing

Japanese Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba lays flowers at a memorial for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in a cemetery in the western Japan city of Nara on July 8, 2025, the third anniversary of his assassination in the city.

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Ritual to pour holy water into river in Japan

Ritual to pour holy water into river in Japan

Buddhist monks hold a ritual to pour holy water into the Onyu River in the Sea of Japan coastal city of Obama in Fukui Prefecture on March 2, 2025. It is believed that the water arrives in a well at Todai-ji temple in the western Japan city of Nara 10 days later.

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Ritual to pour holy water into river in Japan

Ritual to pour holy water into river in Japan

Buddhist monks hold a ritual to pour holy water into the Onyu River in the Sea of Japan coastal city of Obama in Fukui Prefecture on March 2, 2025. It is believed that the water arrives in a well at Todai-ji temple in the western Japan city of Nara 10 days later.

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US: EF-1 Tornado Touches Down In Athens, AL, Leaving Devastating Damage

The National Weather Service in Huntsville has confirmed that an EF-1 tornado touched down in downtown Athens, Alabama, on Saturday night, December 28.

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CFDA Gala Outside Arrivals - NYC

CFDA Gala Outside Arrivals - NYC

Lucky Blue Smith and Nara Smith arrive at The CFDA fashion awards in New York City, NY, USA on October 28, 2024. Photo by Dylan Travis/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Annual cleaning of Great Buddha of Nara

NARA, Japan, Aug. 7 Kyodo - Monks and others at Todai-ji temple in the western Japan city of Nara sweep the dust off the Great Buddha, designated as a national treasure in Japan, on Aug. 7, 2024, in the annual "ominugui" cleaning event. (Kyodo)

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Annual cleaning of Great Buddha of Nara

Annual cleaning of Great Buddha of Nara

Monks and others at Todai-ji temple in the western Japan city of Nara sweep the dust off the Great Buddha, designated as a national treasure in Japan, on Aug. 7, 2024, in the annual "ominugui" cleaning event.

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Annual cleaning of Great Buddha of Nara

Annual cleaning of Great Buddha of Nara

Monks and others at Todai-ji temple in the western Japan city of Nara sweep the dust off the Great Buddha, designated as a national treasure in Japan, on Aug. 7, 2024, in the annual "ominugui" cleaning event.

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2nd anniv. of ex-Japan PM Abe's killing

NARA, Japan, July 8 Kyodo -A man offers flowers at an altar in Nara on July 8, 2024, the second anniversary of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's assassination in the western Japan city.(Kyodo)

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Summer heat in Japan

Summer heat in Japan

People walk amid scorching heat in the western Japan city of Nara on July 8, 2024.

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2nd anniv. of ex-Japan PM Abe's killing

2nd anniv. of ex-Japan PM Abe's killing

A man offers flowers at an altar in Nara on July 8, 2024, the second anniversary of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's assassination in the western Japan city.

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2nd anniv. of ex-Japan PM Abe's killing

2nd anniv. of ex-Japan PM Abe's killing

Photo of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is seen placed on a podium in Nara on July 8, 2024, the second anniversary of his assassination in the western Japan city.

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2nd anniv. of ex-Japan PM Abe's killing

2nd anniv. of ex-Japan PM Abe's killing

A man prays at a stone monument dedicated to former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in a cemetery in Nara on July 7, 2024, the eve of the second anniversary of his assassination in the western Japan city.

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2nd anniv. of ex-Japan PM Abe's killing

2nd anniv. of ex-Japan PM Abe's killing

Photo shows a stone monument dedicated to former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in a cemetery in Nara on July 7, 2024, the eve of the second anniversary of his assassination in the western Japan city.

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2025 World Exposition in Osaka

NARA, Japan, June 25 Kyodo - Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura speaks at a reception in the western Japan city of Nara on June 25, 2024, for an international meeting over the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka. (Kyodo)

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2025 World Exposition in Osaka

2025 World Exposition in Osaka

Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura (back) speaks at a reception in the western Japan city of Nara on June 25, 2024, for an international meeting over the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka.

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2025 World Exposition in Osaka

2025 World Exposition in Osaka

Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura speaks at a reception in the western Japan city of Nara on June 25, 2024, for an international meeting over the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka.

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Japanese Princess Aiko travels to imperial mausoleum

Japanese Princess Aiko travels to imperial mausoleum

Japanese Princess Aiko arrives at Kashihara-Jingumae Station in Kashihara in Nara Prefecture, on March 27, 2024, as she visits the mausoleum of Emperor Jimmu in the western Japan city. (Pool photo)

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Japanese Princess Aiko travels to imperial mausoleum

Japanese Princess Aiko travels to imperial mausoleum

Japanese Princess Aiko arrives at Kashihara-Jingumae Station in Kashihara in Nara Prefecture, on March 27, 2024, as she visits the mausoleum of Emperor Jimmu in the western Japan city. (Pool photo)

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Shosoin treasure house exhibition in Nara

Shosoin treasure house exhibition in Nara

Photo shows a Biwa lute made of maple and decorated with mother-of-pearl inlay in the collection of Shosoin state repository, at a press event at Nara National Museum in the western Japan city of Nara on Oct. 27, 2023, before its annual public showing.

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Shosoin treasure house exhibition in Nara

Shosoin treasure house exhibition in Nara

Photo shows a quilted priest's robe in nine strips of mottled colors in the collection of Shosoin state repository, at a press event at Nara National Museum in the western Japan city of Nara on Oct. 27, 2023, before its annual public showing.

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Shosoin treasure house exhibition in Nara

Shosoin treasure house exhibition in Nara

Photo shows a "heiraden haino enkyo" round mirror decorated with mother-of-pearl inlay on the back in the collection of Shosoin state repository, at a press event at Nara National Museum in the western Japan city of Nara on Oct. 27, 2023, before its annual public showing.

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Annual cleaning of Great Buddha of Nara

Annual cleaning of Great Buddha of Nara

Monks and others clean the Great Buddha at Todai-ji temple in the western Japan city of Nara on Aug. 7, 2023, in an annual "ominugui" cleaning event.

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Annual cleaning of Great Buddha of Nara

Annual cleaning of Great Buddha of Nara

Monks and others clean the Great Buddha at Todai-ji temple in the western Japan city of Nara on Aug. 7, 2023, in an annual "ominugui" cleaning event.

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Baby deer in Nara park

Baby deer in Nara park

Fawns protected at a shelter following birth are released with their mothers into Nara Park in the western Japan city of Nara on July 19, 2023.

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Baby deer in Nara park

Baby deer in Nara park

Fawns protected at a shelter following birth are released with their mothers into Nara Park in the western Japan city of Nara on July 19, 2023.

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1st anniv. of ex-Japan PM Abe's killing

1st anniv. of ex-Japan PM Abe's killing

Flowers are placed in front of a picture of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Nara on July 8, 2023, the first anniversary of his assassination in the western Japan city.

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1st anniv. of ex-Japan PM Abe's killing

1st anniv. of ex-Japan PM Abe's killing

Satoshi Ninoyu (R), former chairman of Japan's National Public Safety Commission, visits a monument for former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Nara on July 8, 2023, the first anniversary of his assassination in the western Japan city.

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