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Couche-Tard drops $47 bil. bid to buy Seven-Eleven parent company

Photo taken on Nov. 21, 2024, shows the headquarters of Canadian retailer Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. near Montreal. The retailer said on July 16, 2025, that it has withdrawn its $47 billion buyout proposal for Japanese rival Seven & i Holdings Co., the operator of the Seven-Eleven convenience store chain, following a year of talks.

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Couche-Tard drops $47 bil. bid to buy Seven-Eleven parent company

Photo taken on Nov. 21, 2024, shows a convenience store operated by Canadian retailer Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. in Montreal. The retailer said on July 16, 2025, that it has withdrawn its $47 billion buyout proposal for Japanese rival Seven & i Holdings Co., the operator of the Seven-Eleven convenience store chain, following a year of talks.

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2026 Winter Olympics

Photo taken on Nov. 21, 2024, shows an Olympic rings monument set up in Milan, Italy, ahead of the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo.

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2026 Winter Olympics

Photo taken on Nov. 21, 2024, shows an Olympic rings monument set up in Milan, Italy, ahead of the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo.

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2026 Winter Olympics

Photo taken on Nov. 21, 2024, shows an Olympic rings monument set up in Milan, Italy, ahead of the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo.

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Alimentation Couche-Tard outlet

Photo taken on Nov. 21, 2024, shows an outlet of Canada's Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. in Montreal. The operator of the Circle K convenience stores has made a takeover bid for Japan's Seven & i Holdings Co., the operator of the Seven-Eleven convenience store chain.

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Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun

Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun (R) and his Japanese counterpart Gen Nakatani shake hands before talks in Vientiane, Laos, on Nov. 21, 2024.

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Alimentation Couche-Tard outlet

Photo taken on Nov. 21, 2024, shows an outlet of Canada's Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. in Montreal. The operator of Circle K convenience stores has made a takeover bid for Japan's Seven & i Holdings Co., the operator of the Seven-Eleven convenience store chain.

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Honda's new vehicle

Honda Motor Co. displays the new ADX sport utility vehicle under its Acura brand at the Los Angeles Auto Show on Nov. 21, 2024. The automaker plans to take the vehicle to market in 2025.

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Honda's new vehicle

Honda Motor Co. displays the new ADX sport utility vehicle under its Acura brand at the Los Angeles Auto Show on Nov. 21, 2024. The automaker plans to take the vehicle to market in 2025.

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Baseball: Premier12

Japan players celebrate after beating the United States in a Super Round game at the Premier12 baseball tournament at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2024.

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Baseball: Premier12

Japan players celebrate after beating the United States in a Super Round game at the Premier12 baseball tournament at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2024.

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Baseball: Premier12

Japan's Kaito Kozono hits a two-run home run in the eighth inning of a Super Round game against the United States at the Premier12 baseball tournament at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2024.

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Baseball: Premier12

Japan's Kaito Kozono hits a two-run home run in the eighth inning of a Super Round game against the United States at the Premier12 baseball tournament at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2024.

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Baseball: Premier12

Japan's Kaito Kozono rounds the bases after hitting a three-run home run in the seventh inning of a Super Round game against the United States at the Premier12 baseball tournament at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2024.

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Baseball: Premier12

Japan's Kaito Kozono is greeted by teammates in the dugout after hitting a three-run home run in the seventh inning of a Super Round game against the United States at the Premier12 baseball tournament at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2024.

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Baseball: Premier12

Japan's Kaito Kozono hits a three-run home run in the seventh inning of a Super Round game against the United States at the Premier12 baseball tournament at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2024.

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Remains of St. Francis Xavier

A casket carrying the remains of the 16th century Spanish missionary St. Francis Xavier is seen on its way to Se Cathedral in Old Goa, India, on Nov. 21, 2024, after leaving the nearby Basilica of Bom Jesus (back) earlier in the day. The remains are put on public display at the cathedral every 10 years.

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Remains of St. Francis Xavier

A casket carrying the remains of the 16th century Spanish missionary St. Francis Xavier is seen on its way to Se Cathedral in Old Goa, India, on Nov. 21, 2024, after leaving the nearby Basilica of Bom Jesus earlier in the day. The remains are put on public display at the cathedral every 10 years.

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Remains of St. Francis Xavier

A casket carrying the remains of the 16th century Spanish missionary St. Francis Xavier is seen on its way to Se Cathedral in Old Goa, India, on Nov. 21, 2024, after leaving the nearby Basilica of Bom Jesus earlier in the day. The remains are put on public display at the cathedral every 10 years.

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Baseball: Premier12

Japan's Kaito Kozono reaches third base after hitting a two-run triple in the fifth inning of a Super Round game against the United States at the Premier12 baseball tournament at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2024.

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Baseball: Premier12

Japan's Shogo Sakakura hits an RBI double in the fifth inning of a Super Round game against the United States at the Premier12 baseball tournament at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2024.

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Baseball: Premier12

Japan's Shogo Sakakura hits an RBI double in the fifth inning of a Super Round game against the United States at the Premier12 baseball tournament at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2024.

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Baseball: Premier12

Japan's Kaito Kozono hits a two-run triple in the fifth inning of a Super Round game against the United States at the Premier12 baseball tournament at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2024.

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Gigantic ring of 2025 World Expo

Photo taken on Nov. 21, 2024, shows the Great Ring, a gigantic wooden structure symbolizing the site of the 2025 World Exposition, lit up in a test run on an artificial island in the western Japan city of Osaka.

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Gigantic ring of 2025 World Expo

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Nov. 21, 2024, shows the Great Ring, a gigantic wooden structure symbolizing the site of the 2025 World Exposition, lit up in a test run on an artificial island in the western Japan city of Osaka.

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Gigantic ring of 2025 World Expo

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Nov. 21, 2024, shows the Great Ring, a gigantic wooden structure symbolizing the site of the 2025 World Exposition, lit up in a test run on an artificial island in the western Japan city of Osaka.

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Illumination at Legoland theme park

A tree-lined road is lit up at Legoland Japan Resort in Nagoya, central Japan, on Nov. 21, 2024.

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Illumination at Legoland theme park

A tree-lined road is lit up at Legoland Japan Resort in Nagoya, central Japan, on Nov. 21, 2024.

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Illumination at Legoland theme park

A tree-lined road is lit up at Legoland Japan Resort in Nagoya, central Japan, on Nov. 21, 2024.

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Ainu-themed museum in northern Japan

Yoshitaka Ito (R), Japanese minister for Ainu-related policies, visits Upopoy National Ainu Museum and Park in Shiraoi on the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido on Nov. 21, 2024.

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Ainu-themed museum in northern Japan

Yoshitaka Ito, Japanese minister for Ainu-related policies, meets the press after visiting Upopoy National Ainu Museum and Park in Shiraoi on the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido on Nov. 21, 2024.

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Ainu-themed museum in northern Japan

Yoshitaka Ito (2nd from R), Japanese minister for Ainu-related policies, visits Upopoy National Ainu Museum and Park in Shiraoi on the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido on Nov. 21, 2024.

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Baseball: Premier12

Japan's Hiroto Takahashi throws against the United States in a Super Round game at the Premier12 baseball tournament at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2024.

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Baseball: Premier12

Rich Hill of the United States throws against Japan in a Super Round game at the Premier12 baseball tournament at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2024.

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Japan-China defense talks

Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani (L) and his Chinese counterpart Dong Jun shake hands before talks in Vientiane, Laos, on Nov. 21, 2024.

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BOJ head Ueda

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda answers a question from a journalist after making a speech in Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2024.

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Ex-shogi Meijin holder Kato receives Guinness certificate

Former shogi Meijin title holder Hifumi Kato, 84, poses in Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2024, with a certificate given by The Guinness World Records, which recognized him as having the longest career as a board game puzzle writer for the same magazine. Kato began creating shogi puzzles aimed at checkmating the opponent's king for the Ie no Hikari monthly magazine in 1959, and the publication has continued for over 65 years.

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Ex-shogi Meijin holder Kato receives Guinness certificate

Former shogi Meijin title holder Hifumi Kato, 84, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2024, after receiving a certificate from The Guinness World Records, which recognized him as having the longest career as a board game puzzle writer for the same magazine. Kato began creating shogi puzzles aimed at checkmating the opponent's king for the Ie no Hikari monthly magazine in 1959, and the publication has continued for over 65 years.

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Ex-shogi Meijin holder Kato receives Guinness certificate

Former shogi Meijin title holder Hifumi Kato (R), 84, receives in Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2024, a certificate from an official of The Guinness World Records, which recognized him as having the longest career as a board game puzzle writer for the same magazine. Kato began creating shogi puzzles aimed at checkmating the opponent's king for the Ie no Hikari monthly magazine in 1959, and the publication has continued for over 65 years.

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Japan PM Ishiba returns from G20 summit

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba arrives at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Nov. 21, 2024, after his trip to Peru and Brazil.

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Japan PM Ishiba returns from G20 summit

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba arrives at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Nov. 21, 2024, after his trip to Peru and Brazil.