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Salvia flowers at western Japan park

Salvia flowers are in bloom at Tottori Hanakairo flower park in the Tottori Prefecture town of Nambu, western Japan, on Oct. 12, 2023.

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Salvia flowers at western Japan park

Salvia flowers are in bloom at Tottori Hanakairo flower park in the Tottori Prefecture town of Nambu, western Japan, on Oct. 12, 2023.

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Salvia flowers at western Japan park

Salvia flowers are in bloom at Tottori Hanakairo flower park in the Tottori Prefecture town of Nambu, western Japan, on Oct. 12, 2023.

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Bulgaria's Deputy Prime Minister Gabriel

Bulgaria's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mariya Gabriel speaks during an interview on Oct. 12, 2023, in the country's capital Sofia.

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Rugby World Cup: New Zealand squad

New Zealand head coach Ian Foster attends a press conference near Paris on Oct. 12, 2023, two days ahead of a Rugby World Cup quarterfinal match against Ireland.

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Rugby World Cup: New Zealand squad

New Zealand head coach Ian Foster attends a press conference near Paris on Oct. 12, 2023, two days ahead of a Rugby World Cup quarterfinal match against Ireland.

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G7 finance chiefs in Morocco

Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki (R) and Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda attend a press conference in Marrakech, Morocco, on Oct. 12, 2023 after the Group of Seven finance leaders' gathering, held on the sidelines of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank meetings.

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IOC suspends Russian Olympic Committee

International Olympic Committee spokesman Mark Adams speaks during a press conference in Mumbai, India, on Oct. 12, 2023, announcing that the Russian Olympic Committee has been suspended for violating the territorial integrity of the Ukrainian Olympic Committee.

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Japan seeks dissolution of Unification Church

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida meets the press at his office in Tokyo on Oct. 12, 2023, after the education and culture ministry revealed its decision to seek to strip the scandal-hit Unification Church of religious corporation status.

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Japan seeks dissolution of Unification Church

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida meets the press at his office in Tokyo on Oct. 12, 2023, after the education and culture ministry revealed its decision to seek to strip the scandal-hit Unification Church of religious corporation status.

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Fujii becomes 1st shogi player ever to hold all 8 titles

Masayuki Kawamoto, mayor of the Aichi Prefecture city of Seto, the hometown of shogi player Sota Fujii, claps his hands on Oct. 12, 2023, in front of a drop curtain celebrating him clinching his eighth title, Oza, the previous day to become the first player in shogi history to hold all eight shogi titles simultaneously.

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Fujii becomes 1st shogi player ever to hold all 8 titles

People in the Aichi Prefecture city of Seto, the hometown of shogi player Sota Fujii, pose on Oct. 12, 2023, in front of a drop curtain celebrating him clinching his eighth title, Oza, the previous day to become the first player in shogi history to hold all eight shogi titles simultaneously.

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Japan seeks dissolution of Unification Church

Japan's education and culture minister Masahito Moriyama attends a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 12, 2023, after revealing his ministry's decision to seek to strip the scandal-hit Unification Church of religious corporation status.

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Japan seeks dissolution of Unification Church

Japan's education and culture minister Masahito Moriyama attends a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 12, 2023, after revealing his ministry's decision to seek to strip the scandal-hit Unification Church of religious corporation status.

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Japan-Thailand talks

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa (L) holds talks with Thailand's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Parnpree Bahiddha-nukara in Bangkok, Thailand, on Oct. 12, 2023.

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Japan-Thailand talks

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa (L) shakes hands with Thailand's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Parnpree Bahiddha-nukara prior to their talks in Bangkok, Thailand, on Oct. 12, 2023.

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British ambassador to Japan

Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara (L) holds talks with British Ambassador to Japan Julia Longbottom in Tokyo on Oct. 12, 2023.

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Israeli ambassador to Japan

Israeli Ambassador to Japan Gilad Cohen speaks during a news conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Oct. 12, 2023.

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Imperial Palace stable

Japanese Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and their daughter Princess Aiko visit a stable in the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Oct. 12, 2023, to look at a horse to be donated to Ise Jingu shrine in the Mie Prefecture city of Ise.

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Imperial Palace stable

Japanese Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and their daughter Princess Aiko visit a stable in the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Oct. 12, 2023, to look at a horse to be donated to Ise Jingu shrine in the Mie Prefecture city of Ise.

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Imperial Palace stable

Japanese Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and their daughter Princess Aiko visit a stable in the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Oct. 12, 2023, to look at a horse to be donated to Ise Jingu shrine in the Mie Prefecture city of Ise.

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Fast Retailing CEO

Tadashi Yanai, chairman and CEO of Fast Retailing Co., the operator of casual wear chain Uniqlo, smiles during a news conference held in Tokyo on Oct. 12, 2023, to release the company's earnings for the year ended in August.

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IOC chief Bach

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach speaks at an IOC executive board meeting in Mumbai, India, on Oct. 12, 2023.

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U.S. military unveils MQ9 drone to media

The U.S. military unveils an MQ9 unmanned aerial vehicle to the media at the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's air base in the Kagoshima Prefecture city of Kanoya, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 12, 2023. The drone, now at the Kagoshima base for temporary deployment, will be moved to the U.S. Air Force's Kadena base in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, in November.

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U.S. military unveils MQ9 drone to media

The U.S. military unveils an MQ9 unmanned aerial vehicle to the media at the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's air base in the Kagoshima Prefecture city of Kanoya, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 12, 2023. The drone, now at the Kagoshima base for temporary deployment, will be moved to the U.S. Air Force's Kadena base in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, in November.

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U.S. military unveils MQ9 drone to media

The U.S. military unveils an MQ9 unmanned aerial vehicle to the media at the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's air base in the Kagoshima Prefecture city of Kanoya, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 12, 2023. The drone, now at the Kagoshima base for temporary deployment, will be moved to the U.S. Air Force's Kadena base in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, in November.

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Toyota, Idemitsu to tie up in next-generation batteries

Toyota Motor Corp. President Koji Sato (L) and Shunichi Kito, president of energy company Idemitsu Kosan Co., attend a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 12, 2023, as the two companies announce they will tie up to develop technology for the mass production of next-generation all-solid-state batteries.

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Toyota, Idemitsu to tie up in next-generation batteries

Toyota Motor Corp. President Koji Sato (L) and Shunichi Kito, president of energy company Idemitsu Kosan Co., shake hands at a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 12, 2023, after the two companies announced they will tie up to develop technology for the mass production of next-generation all-solid-state batteries.

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Toyota, Idemitsu to tie up in next-generation batteries

Toyota Motor Corp. President Koji Sato (L) and Shunichi Kito, president of energy company Idemitsu Kosan Co., shake hands at a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 12, 2023, after the two companies announced they will tie up to develop technology for the mass production of next-generation all-solid-state batteries.

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Ex-MLB pitcher Ishii out as Rakuten manager

Former Major League Baseball pitcher Kazuhisa Ishii speaks to reporters at Rakuten Mobile Park Miyagi in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Oct. 12, 2023, after the team announced he will not return as manager next season.

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Ex-MLB pitcher Ishii out as Rakuten manager

Former Major League Baseball pitcher Kazuhisa Ishii speaks to reporters at Rakuten Mobile Park Miyagi in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Oct. 12, 2023, after the team announced he will not return as manager next season.

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Japan's northern pika

A northern pika, a near-threatened rabbit-like species found only in mountainous regions of Hokkaido, northern Japan, is pictured with food in its mouth on a rock near Lake Shikaribetsu in the town of Shikaoi on Oct. 12, 2023.

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Japan's northern pika

A northern pika, a near-threatened rabbit-like species found only in mountainous regions of Hokkaido, northern Japan, is pictured on a rock near Lake Shikaribetsu in the town of Shikaoi on Oct. 12, 2023.

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Japan seeks dissolution of Unification Church

Japan's education and culture minister Masahito Moriyama speaks during a meeting with an advisory panel on religious corporations in Tokyo on Oct. 12, 2023, revealing his ministry's decision to seek to strip the scandal-hit Unification Church of religious corporation status.

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Japan seeks dissolution of Unification Church

Japan's education and culture minister Masahito Moriyama (C, facing camera) speaks during a meeting with an advisory panel on religious corporations in Tokyo on Oct. 12, 2023, revealing his ministry's decision to seek to strip the scandal-hit Unification Church of religious corporation status.

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Unification Church headquarters in Tokyo

Photo taken on Oct. 12, 2023, shows a building in Tokyo that houses the headquarters of the Unification Church, formally known as the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification.

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Unification Church headquarters in Tokyo

Photo taken on Oct. 12, 2023, shows a building in Tokyo that houses the headquarters of the Unification Church, formally known as the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification.

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U.S. aircraft carrier arrives in S. Korea

U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan docks at the South Korean port of Busan on Oct. 12, 2023, amid rising tensions with North Korea.

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U.S. aircraft carrier arrives in S. Korea

U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan docks at the South Korean port of Busan on Oct. 12, 2023, amid rising tensions with North Korea.

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Ex-Japan baseball manager Kuriyama

Former Japanese men's national baseball team manager Hideki Kuriyama (R) takes to the streets around Kuriyama, Hokkaido, on Oct. 12, 2023, as he serves as a one-day honorary police chief of a police station in the northern Japan city where he lives.

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Ex-Japan baseball manager Kuriyama

Former Japanese men's national baseball team manager Hideki Kuriyama addresses police officers in Kuriyama, Hokkaido, on Oct. 12, 2023, as he serves as a one-day honorary police chief of a police station in the northern Japan city where he lives.

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Japan's PM Kishida to award shogi player Fujii

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks to the press at his office in Tokyo on Oct. 12, 2023, a day after shogi star Sota Fujii clinched his eighth title, Oza, to become the first player in history to hold all eight titles simultaneously. Kishida said that he will give the 21-year-old a prime minister's award to honor his accomplishment.

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Japan's PM Kishida to award shogi player Fujii

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks to the press at his office in Tokyo on Oct. 12, 2023, a day after shogi star Sota Fujii clinched his eighth title, Oza, to become the first player in history to hold all eight titles simultaneously. Kishida said that he will give the 21-year-old a prime minister's award to honor his accomplishment.

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