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U.S.-based indoor vertical farming startup opens Japan facility

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike (C) attends an opening ceremony of a research and development facility of Oishii Farm Corp., a U.S.-based startup that operates indoor vertical strawberry farms, in Hamura in western Tokyo on Aug. 5, 2026.

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U.S.-based indoor vertical farming startup opens Japan facility

Hiroki Koga (C), co-founder and CEO of Oishii Farm Corp., a U.S.-based startup that operates indoor vertical strawberry farms, attends an opening ceremony of its research and development facility in Hamura in western Tokyo on Aug. 5, 2026, alongside Japanese farm minister Norikazu Suzuki (L) and Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike.

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Japan high school baseball tournament

Teuku Muhammad Emille Rasya, an Indonesian pitcher of the Asia Koshien All-Stars team, delivers the ceremonial first pitch for the opening game of the 108th National High School Baseball Championship at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 5, 2026.

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Japan high school baseball tournament

The opening ceremony of the 108th National High School Baseball Championship is held at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 5, 2026.

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Japan high school baseball tournament

The opening ceremony of the 108th National High School Baseball Championship is held at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 5, 2026.

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Japan high school baseball tournament

The opening ceremony of the 108th National High School Baseball Championship is held at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 5, 2026.

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Doll-like lantern parade in northeastern Japan

Doll-like lanterns each more than 20 meters tall are paraded on the opening day of the five-day Goshogawara Tachi Neputa festival in the northeastern Japan city of Goshogawara, Aomori Prefecture, on Aug. 4, 2026.

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Doll-like lantern parade in northeastern Japan

A doll-like lantern more than 20 meters tall is paraded on the opening day of the five-day Goshogawara Tachi Neputa festival in the northeastern Japan city of Goshogawara, Aomori Prefecture, on Aug. 4, 2026.

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Doll-like lantern parade in northeastern Japan

Doll-like lanterns each more than 20 meters tall are paraded on the opening day of the five-day Goshogawara Tachi Neputa festival in the northeastern Japan city of Goshogawara, Aomori Prefecture, on Aug. 4, 2026.

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Doll-like lantern parade in northeastern Japan

Doll-like lanterns each more than 20 meters tall are paraded on the opening day of the five-day Goshogawara Tachi Neputa festival in the northeastern Japan city of Goshogawara, Aomori Prefecture, on Aug. 4, 2026.

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Doll-like lantern parade in northeastern Japan

Doll-like lanterns each more than 20 meters tall are paraded on the opening day of the five-day Goshogawara Tachi Neputa festival in the northeastern Japan city of Goshogawara, Aomori Prefecture, on Aug. 4, 2026.

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Doll-like lantern parade in northeastern Japan

A doll-like lantern more than 20 meters tall is paraded on the opening day of the five-day Goshogawara Tachi Neputa festival in the northeastern Japan city of Goshogawara, Aomori Prefecture, on Aug. 4, 2026.

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Doll-like lantern parade in northeastern Japan

A doll-like lantern more than 20 meters tall is paraded on the opening day of the five-day Goshogawara Tachi Neputa festival in the northeastern Japan city of Goshogawara, Aomori Prefecture, on Aug. 4, 2026.

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Japan crown prince at high school sports event in Shiga

Japan's Crown Prince Fumihito addresses the opening ceremony of a national inter-high school athletic competition in Otsu in Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 3, 2026.

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Japan crown prince at high school sports event in Shiga

Japan's Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko attend the opening ceremony of a national inter-high school athletic competition in Otsu in Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 3, 2026.

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Japan crown prince at high school sports event in Shiga

Japan's Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko talk with students before departing from the venue of a national inter-high school athletic competition's opening ceremony in Otsu in Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 3, 2026.

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Japan crown prince at high school sports event in Shiga

Japan's Crown Prince Fumihito addresses the opening ceremony of a national inter-high school athletic competition in Otsu in Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 3, 2026.

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Japan crown prince at high school sports event in Shiga

Japan's Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko attend the opening ceremony of a national inter-high school athletic competition in Otsu in Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 3, 2026.

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Kanto Festival in northeastern Japan

Participants hold bamboo poles adorned with paper lanterns, resembling ears of rice, in the northeastern Japan city of Akita on Aug. 3, 2026, the opening day of the four-day Kanto Festival.

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Kanto Festival in northeastern Japan

Participants hold bamboo poles adorned with paper lanterns, resembling ears of rice, in the northeastern Japan city of Akita on Aug. 3, 2026, the opening day of the four-day Kanto Festival.

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Kanto Festival in northeastern Japan

Paper lanterns hanging on bamboo poles light up the northeastern Japan city of Akita on Aug. 3, 2026, the opening day of the four-day Kanto Festival.

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Kanto Festival in northeastern Japan

Paper lanterns hanging on bamboo poles light up the northeastern Japan city of Akita on Aug. 3, 2026, the opening day of the four-day Kanto Festival.

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Kanto Festival in northeastern Japan

Paper lanterns hanging on bamboo poles light up the northeastern Japan city of Akita on Aug. 3, 2026, the opening day of the four-day Kanto Festival.

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Kanto Festival in northeastern Japan

Participants hold bamboo poles adorned with paper lanterns, resembling ears of rice, in the northeastern Japan city of Akita on Aug. 3, 2026, the opening day of the four-day Kanto Festival.

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[Breaking News]Junglia Okinawa theme park opens

NAKIJIN, Japan, July 25 Kyodo - Visitors form a line to enter Junglia Okinawa theme park in Nakijin in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on its opening day on July 25, 2025. (Kyodo)

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Traditional dance parade in northeastern Japan

Performers march through the streets on the opening day of the Morioka Sansa dance festival in Morioka in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 1, 2026. About 26,600 people are expected to take part in the four-day event.

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Traditional dance parade in northeastern Japan

Performers march through the streets on the opening day of the Morioka Sansa dance festival in Morioka in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 1, 2026. About 26,600 people are expected to take part in the four-day event.

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Traditional dance parade in northeastern Japan

Performers march through the streets on the opening day of the Morioka Sansa dance festival in Morioka in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 1, 2026. About 26,600 people are expected to take part in the four-day event.

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Traditional dance parade in northeastern Japan

Performers march through the streets on the opening day of the Morioka Sansa dance festival in Morioka in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 1, 2026. About 26,600 people are expected to take part in the four-day event.

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Traditional dance parade in northeastern Japan

Performers march through the streets on the opening day of the Morioka Sansa dance festival in Morioka in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 1, 2026. About 26,600 people are expected to take part in the four-day event.

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Nepal's first mountain road tunnel

A ribbon-cutting ceremony is held for the opening of the Nagdhunga Tunnel, Nepal's first mountain road tunnel, near Kathmandu on July 27, 2026. The tunnel was constructed partly with a Japanese official development assistance loan.

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China: Careless Car Door Opening Sends Scooter Rider Crashing in Jiangsu

Shocking dashcam-style footage showed a car door swinging open into the path of an electric scooter, sending its rider crashing to the ground. The incident occurred on July 3, 2026, in Jiangsu, China, when a driver opened the car door without checking for oncoming traffic. A woman riding an electric scooter was struck by the door, lost her balance, and fell heavily onto the road. Traffic police later arrived to manage the scene.

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Japan crown prince at high school cultural festival

Japan's Crown Prince Fumihito addresses the opening ceremony of a national high school cultural festival in Akita, northeastern Japan, on July 26, 2026.

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Japan crown prince at high school cultural festival

Japan's Crown Prince Fumihito addresses the opening ceremony of a national high school cultural festival in Akita, northeastern Japan, on July 26, 2026.

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Princess Kako at high school equestrian competition

Japan's Princess Kako addresses the opening ceremony of the national high school equestrian competition at the equestrian sports center in Gotemba, Shizuoka Prefecture, on July 24, 2026.

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Princess Kako at high school equestrian competition

Japan's Princess Kako addresses the opening ceremony of the national high school equestrian competition at the equestrian sports center in Gotemba, Shizuoka Prefecture, on July 24, 2026.

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Princess Kako at high school equestrian competition

Japan's Princess Kako (C, back) attends the opening ceremony of the national high school equestrian competition at the equestrian sports center in Gotemba, Shizuoka Prefecture, on July 24, 2026.

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Princess Kako at high school equestrian competition

Japan's Princess Kako attends the opening ceremony of the national high school equestrian competition at the equestrian sports center in Gotemba, Shizuoka Prefecture, on July 24, 2026.

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Princess Kako at high school equestrian competition

Japan's Princess Kako arrives to attend the opening ceremony of the national high school equestrian competition at the equestrian sports center in Gotemba, Shizuoka Prefecture, on July 24, 2026.

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Princess Kako at high school equestrian competition

Japan's Princess Kako attends the opening ceremony of the national high school equestrian competition at the equestrian sports center in Gotemba, Shizuoka Prefecture, on July 24, 2026.

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Princess Kako at high school equestrian competition

Japan's Princess Kako attends the opening ceremony of the national high school equestrian competition at the equestrian sports center in Gotemba, Shizuoka Prefecture, on July 24, 2026.

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Princess Kako at high school equestrian competition

Japan's Princess Kako arrives to attend the opening ceremony of the national high school equestrian competition at the equestrian sports center in Gotemba, Shizuoka Prefecture, on July 24, 2026.

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World AI Conference in Shanghai

Photo taken on July 17, 2026, shows an AI-installed made-in-China smartphone, displayed on the opening day of the World AI Conference in Shanghai. Over 1,100 companies are exhibiting about 3,000 products and services for the four-day event.

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