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Temporary housing for Noto Peninsula quake victims

Temporary housing for Noto Peninsula quake victims

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows temporary housing in Wajima in the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa, on Nov. 7, 2025, for people affected by the massive Jan. 1, 2024, earthquake that struck the Noto Peninsula and surrounding areas.

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Temporary housing for Noto Peninsula quake victims

Temporary housing for Noto Peninsula quake victims

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows temporary housing in Wajima in the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa, on Nov. 7, 2025, for people affected by the massive Jan. 1, 2024, earthquake that struck the Noto Peninsula and surrounding areas.

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Temporary housing for Noto Peninsula quake victims

Temporary housing for Noto Peninsula quake victims

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows temporary housing built in Wajima in the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa, on Nov. 7, 2025, for people affected by the massive Jan. 1, 2024, earthquake that struck the Noto Peninsula and surrounding areas.

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Taiwan: Typhoon Danas Topples Archway of Tainan’s Nankunshen Daitian Temple

Typhoon Danas made landfall near Budai Township, Chiayi County around 11:40 p.m. on Sunday, July 6, bringing gusty winds and heavy rainfall. Typhoon Danas weakened to a tropical storm after its eye departed Taiwan early Monday. The storm toppled Tainan's iconic archway of Nankunshen Daitian Temple, causing widespread flooding across the neighborhood.

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Chinese Electric Heavy Trucks Expand Global Presence, Cooperation

Chinese Electric Heavy Trucks Expand Global Presence, Cooperation

This photo taken on Nov. 1, 2024 shows a Windrose truck undergoing a road testing in Sydney, Australia. TO GO WITH "Economic Watch: Chinese electric heavy trucks expand global presence, cooperation" Photo by Windrose Technology/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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File - Trudeau Resigns as PM and Liberal Leader

File - Trudeau Resigns as PM and Liberal Leader

File photo - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau alongside other dignitaries including Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow, greets a horse while on tour of the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair, in Toronto, Friday, Nov. 1, 2024. On January 6, 2025, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his resignation. Photo by Christopher Katsarov/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Speed skating: World Cup in Beijing

Speed skating: World Cup in Beijing

Miho Takagi (C) of Japan poses after winning gold in the women's 1,000 meters at a World Cup speed skating meet in Beijing on Nov. 30, 2024, alongside silver medalist Antoinette Rijpma-De Jong (L) and bronze medalist Angel Daleman, both of the Netherlands.

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Speed skating: World Cup in Beijing

Speed skating: World Cup in Beijing

Miho Takagi of Japan competes en route to winning gold in the women's 1,000 meters at a World Cup speed skating meet in Beijing on Nov. 30, 2024.

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Speed skating: World Cup in Beijing

Speed skating: World Cup in Beijing

Miho Takagi of Japan competes en route to winning gold in the women's 1,000 meters at a World Cup speed skating meet in Beijing on Nov. 30, 2024.

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Antonio Costa Takes Charge Of EU Council - Brussels

Antonio Costa Takes Charge Of EU Council - Brussels

The outgoing President of the European Council Charles Michel (R) and incoming President Antonio Costa attend the handover ceremony in Brussels, Belgium, Nov. 29, 2024. Antonio Costa, former Prime Minister of Portugal, is set to succeed Charles Michel as head of the European Council on Dec. 1. Photo by Peng Ziyang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Antonio Costa Takes Charge Of EU Council - Brussels

Antonio Costa Takes Charge Of EU Council - Brussels

The outgoing President of the European Council Charles Michel speaks during the handover ceremony in Brussels, Belgium, Nov. 29, 2024. Antonio Costa, former Prime Minister of Portugal, is set to succeed Charles Michel as head of the European Council on Dec. 1. Photo by Peng Ziyang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Antonio Costa Takes Charge Of EU Council - Brussels

Antonio Costa Takes Charge Of EU Council - Brussels

The incoming President of the European Council Antonio Costa speaks during the handover ceremony in Brussels, Belgium, Nov. 29, 2024. Antonio Costa, former Prime Minister of Portugal, is set to succeed Charles Michel as head of the European Council on Dec. 1. Photo by Peng Ziyang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Antonio Costa Takes Charge Of EU Council - Brussels

Antonio Costa Takes Charge Of EU Council - Brussels

The outgoing President of the European Council Charles Michel (R) and incoming President Antonio Costa attend the handover ceremony in Brussels, Belgium, Nov. 29, 2024. Antonio Costa, former Prime Minister of Portugal, is set to succeed Charles Michel as head of the European Council on Dec. 1. Photo by Peng Ziyang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Antonio Costa Takes Charge Of EU Council - Brussels

Antonio Costa Takes Charge Of EU Council - Brussels

The outgoing President of the European Council Charles Michel (R) and incoming President Antonio Costa attend the handover ceremony in Brussels, Belgium, Nov. 29, 2024. Antonio Costa, former Prime Minister of Portugal, is set to succeed Charles Michel as head of the European Council on Dec. 1. Photo by Peng Ziyang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Antonio Costa Takes Charge Of EU Council - Brussels

Antonio Costa Takes Charge Of EU Council - Brussels

The incoming President of the European Council Antonio Costa attends the handover ceremony in Brussels, Belgium, Nov. 29, 2024. Antonio Costa, former Prime Minister of Portugal, is set to succeed Charles Michel as head of the European Council on Dec. 1. Photo by Peng Ziyang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Speed skating: World Cup in Beijing

Speed skating: World Cup in Beijing

Miho Takagi of Japan competes en route to winning gold in the women's 1,500 meters at a World Cup speed skating meet in Beijing on Nov. 29, 2024.

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Speed skating: World Cup in Beijing

Speed skating: World Cup in Beijing

Miho Takagi of Japan competes en route to winning gold in the women's 1,500 meters at a World Cup speed skating meet in Beijing on Nov. 29, 2024.

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Speed skating: World Cup in Beijing

Speed skating: World Cup in Beijing

Miho Takagi of Japan competes en route to winning gold in the women's 1,500 meters at a World Cup speed skating meet in Beijing on Nov. 29, 2024.

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Snowplow test-runs in quake-hit Ishikawa Pref. town

Snowplow test-runs in quake-hit Ishikawa Pref. town

A snowplow test runs at a yard of Noto Railway's Anamizu Station in Anamizu, an Ishikawa Prefecture town devastated by the Jan. 1 massive earthquake, on Nov. 29, 2024, ahead of the snow season.

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Snowplow test-runs in quake-hit Ishikawa Pref. town

Snowplow test-runs in quake-hit Ishikawa Pref. town

A snowplow test runs at a yard of Noto Railway's Anamizu Station in Anamizu, an Ishikawa Prefecture town devastated by the Jan. 1 massive earthquake, on Nov. 29, 2024, ahead of the snow season.

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Football greats in Japan

Football greats in Japan

Former Brazil goalkeeper Dida (1) blocks a goal attempt by former Japan forward Yoshito Okubo (13) in "Diamond Cup of Legend," an exhibition match between football legends from around the world and former players of Japan's top-tier J-League on Nov. 27, 2024, at Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium in Yokohama, near Tokyo.

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Speed skating: World Cup in Nagano

Speed skating: World Cup in Nagano

Jordan Stolz of the United States competes en route to winning gold in the men's 1,000 meters at a World Cup speed skating meet in Nagano, central Japan, on Nov. 23, 2024.

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Speed skating: World Cup in Nagano

Speed skating: World Cup in Nagano

Miho Takagi (C) of Japan poses after winning gold in the women's 1,000 meters at a World Cup speed skating meet in Nagano, central Japan, on Nov. 23, 2024, alongside silver medalist Jutta Leerdam (L) of the Netherlands and bronze medalist Brittany Bowe of the United States.

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Speed skating: World Cup in Nagano

Speed skating: World Cup in Nagano

Miho Takagi (C) of Japan poses after winning gold in the women's 1,000 meters at a World Cup speed skating meet in Nagano, central Japan, on Nov. 23, 2024, alongside silver medalist Jutta Leerdam (L) of the Netherlands and bronze medalist Brittany Bowe of the United States.

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Speed skating: World Cup in Nagano

Speed skating: World Cup in Nagano

Jutta Leerdam of the Netherlands competes en route to winning silver in the women's 1,000 meters at a World Cup speed skating meet in Nagano, central Japan, on Nov. 23, 2024.

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Speed skating: World Cup in Nagano

Speed skating: World Cup in Nagano

Japan's Miho Takagi acknowledges the crowd after competing in the women's 1,000 meters at a World Cup speed skating meet in Nagano, central Japan, on Nov. 23, 2024. She won gold.

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Speed skating: World Cup in Nagano

Speed skating: World Cup in Nagano

Japan's Miho Takagi (R) competes en route to winning gold in the women's 1,000 meters at a World Cup speed skating meet in Nagano, central Japan, on Nov. 23, 2024.

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Speed skating: World Cup in Nagano

Speed skating: World Cup in Nagano

Japan's Miho Takagi competes en route to winning gold in the women's 1,000 meters at a World Cup speed skating meet in Nagano, central Japan, on Nov. 23, 2024.

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Speed skating: World Cup in Nagano

Speed skating: World Cup in Nagano

Japan's Miho Takagi competes en route to winning gold in the women's 1,000 meters at a World Cup speed skating meet in Nagano, central Japan, on Nov. 23, 2024.

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Speed skating: World Cup in Nagano

Speed skating: World Cup in Nagano

Japan's Miho Takagi competes en route to winning gold in the women's 1,000 meters at a World Cup speed skating meet in Nagano, central Japan, on Nov. 23, 2024.

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Giant ginkgo tree in northeastern Japan

Giant ginkgo tree in northeastern Japan

A giant ginkgo tree is lit up in Fukaura in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Nov. 23, 2024. The tree, over 1,000 years old, is 31 meters tall with a girth of about 22 meters.

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Giant ginkgo tree in northeastern Japan

Giant ginkgo tree in northeastern Japan

A giant ginkgo tree is lit up in Fukaura in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Nov. 23, 2024. The tree, over 1,000 years old, is 31 meters tall with a girth of about 22 meters.

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Giant ginkgo tree in northeastern Japan

Giant ginkgo tree in northeastern Japan

A giant ginkgo tree is lit up in Fukaura in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Nov. 23, 2024. The tree, over 1,000 years old, is 31 meters tall with a girth of about 22 meters.

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Giant ginkgo tree in northeastern Japan

Giant ginkgo tree in northeastern Japan

A giant ginkgo tree is lit up in Fukaura in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Nov. 23, 2024. The tree, over 1,000 years old, is 31 meters tall with a girth of about 22 meters.

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Horse racing: Japan Cup

Horse racing: Japan Cup

Jockey Yutaka Take reacts after riding Do Deuce to victory in the Grade 1 Japan Cup on Nov. 24, 2024, at Tokyo Racecourse.

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Horse racing: Japan Cup

Horse racing: Japan Cup

Jockey Yutaka Take celebrates after riding Do Deuce to victory in the Grade 1 Japan Cup on Nov. 24, 2024, at Tokyo Racecourse.

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Horse racing: Japan Cup

Horse racing: Japan Cup

Do Deuce (3), ridden by jockey Yutaka Take, wins the Grade 1 Japan Cup on Nov. 24, 2024, at Tokyo Racecourse.

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Horse racing: Japan Cup

Horse racing: Japan Cup

Do Deuce (3), ridden by jockey Yutaka Take, wins the Grade 1 Japan Cup on Nov. 24, 2024, at Tokyo Racecourse.

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Speed skating: World Cup in Nagano

Speed skating: World Cup in Nagano

Japan's Miho Takagi (C) poses after winning gold in the women's 1,500 meters at a World Cup speed skating meet in Nagano, central Japan, on Nov. 22, 2024, alongside silver medalist Han Mei (L) of China and bronze medalist Joy Beune of the Netherlands.

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Speed skating: World Cup in Nagano

Speed skating: World Cup in Nagano

Jordan Stolz of the United States competes en route to winning gold in the men's 1,500 meters at a World Cup speed skating meet in Nagano, central Japan, on Nov. 22, 2024.

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Speed skating: World Cup in Nagano

Speed skating: World Cup in Nagano

Japan's Miho Takagi competes en route to winning gold in the women's 1,500 meters at a World Cup speed skating meet in Nagano, central Japan, on Nov. 22, 2024.

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Speed skating: World Cup in Nagano

Speed skating: World Cup in Nagano

Japan's Miho Takagi acknowledges the crowd after winning gold in the women's 1,500 meters at a World Cup speed skating meet in Nagano, central Japan, on Nov. 22, 2024.

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Speed skating: World Cup in Nagano

Speed skating: World Cup in Nagano

Japan's Miho Takagi competes en route to winning gold in the women's 1,500 meters at a World Cup speed skating meet in Nagano, central Japan, on Nov. 22, 2024.

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[Breaking News]Takahama No.1 reactor marks 50th anniversary

TAKAHAMA, Japan, Nov. 14 Kyodo - Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Nov. 14, 2024, shows Kansai Electric Power Co.'s No. 1 reactor at the Takahama nuclear power plant in Takahama, Fukui Prefecture in central Japan, which marked its 50th anniversary the same day. Japan's nuclear regulator in October gave the reactor the all clear to continue operations, making it the first reactor in the country to be approved for operation beyond 50 years. (Kyodo)

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Year-end lottery tickets on sale in Japan

Year-end lottery tickets on sale in Japan

Photo taken Nov. 20, 2024, shows wads of year-end "Jumbo" lottery tickets at a booth in Tokyo's Ginza shopping district, as sales of the 300 yen lottery began the same day across Japan. Purchasers can win up to 1 billion yen ($6.48 million), including before and after prizes.

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Football: World Cup qualifier

Football: World Cup qualifier

Japan's Wataru Endo (6) and Zion Suzuki (1) celebrate after the squad won a 2026 football World Cup final-round Asian qualifier against China in Xiamen, China, on Nov. 19, 2024.

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Pumped Storage Power Station Construction in Zhangye

Pumped Storage Power Station Construction in Zhangye

ZHANGYE, CHINA - NOVEMBER 19, 2024 - Builders work inside the No. 1 traffic tunnel of Pandaoshan Pumped Storage Power Station in Zhangye city, Gansu province, China, Nov 19, 2024.

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Pumped Storage Power Station Construction in Zhangye

Pumped Storage Power Station Construction in Zhangye

ZHANGYE, CHINA - NOVEMBER 19, 2024 - Builders work inside the No. 1 traffic tunnel of Pandaoshan Pumped Storage Power Station in Zhangye city, Gansu province, China, Nov 19, 2024.

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Pumped Storage Power Station Construction in Zhangye

Pumped Storage Power Station Construction in Zhangye

ZHANGYE, CHINA - NOVEMBER 19, 2024 - Builders carry out a safety test inside the No. 1 traffic tunnel of Pandaoshan Pumped storage Power Station in Zhangye city, Gansu province, China, Nov 19, 2024.

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Baseball: Premier12

Baseball: Premier12

Japan's Shota Morishita (1) is greeted by teammates after scoring on an RBI single by Keita Sano in the second inning of a Group B game against Cuba at the Premier12 baseball tournament on Nov. 17, 2024, in Taipei.

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