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A police officer patrols with a dog in Saga Prefecture, southwestern Japan, as Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is scheduled to make a stump speech there on Feb. 5, 2026, ahead of the Feb. 8 general election.

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Japan: Strong Earthquake Hits Kumamoto

A strong earthquake struck Kumamoto Prefecture at around 6:01 p.m. on Tuesday, November 25, registering a maximum intensity of 5+ on the Japanese seismic scale. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the epicenter was in the Aso region of Kumamoto Prefecture, at a depth of approximately 10 km. The quake is estimated to have had a magnitude of 5.7. A video shows a ceiling light shaking in neighboring Saga Prefecture.

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Giant float festival in southwestern Japan

A giant float takes part in the Karatsu Kunchi festival, designated as an UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage asset, in Karatsu, Saga Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 3, 2025.

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Giant float festival in southwestern Japan

A giant float takes part in the Karatsu Kunchi festival, designated as an UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage asset, in Karatsu, Saga Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 3, 2025.

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Giant float festival in southwestern Japan

A giant float takes part in the Karatsu Kunchi festival, designated as an UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage asset, in Karatsu, Saga Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 3, 2025.

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Giant float festival in southwestern Japan

People watch giant floats during the Karatsu Kunchi festival, designated as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage asset, in Karatsu, Saga Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 3, 2025.

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Giant float festival in southwestern Japan

People watch giant floats during the Karatsu Kunchi festival, designated as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage asset, in Karatsu, Saga Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 3, 2025.

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Hot air balloon festival in southwestern Japan

SAGA, Japan, Oct. 30 Kyodo - Hot air balloons prepare to fly over the southwestern Japan city of Saga on Oct. 30, 2025, as the five-day Saga International Balloon Fiesta begins. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]Hot air balloon festival in southwestern Japan

SAGA, Japan, Oct. 30 Kyodo - Hot air balloons prepare to fly over the southwestern Japan city of Saga on Oct. 30, 2025, as the five-day Saga International Balloon Fiesta begins. (Kyodo)

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Hot air balloon festival in southwestern Japan

Hot air balloons lift off from a riverbank in the southwestern Japan city of Saga on Oct. 30, 2025, as the Saga International Balloon Fiesta begins.

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Hot air balloon festival in southwestern Japan

Hot air balloons fly over the southwestern Japan city of Saga on Oct. 30, 2025, as the Saga International Balloon Fiesta begins.

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Hot air balloon festival in southwestern Japan

Hot air balloons fly over the southwestern Japan city of Saga on Oct. 30, 2025, as the Saga International Balloon Fiesta begins.

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Hot air balloon festival in southwestern Japan

Hot air balloons prepare to fly over the southwestern Japan city of Saga on Oct. 30, 2025, as the five-day Saga International Balloon Fiesta begins.

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Hot air balloon festival in southwestern Japan

Hot air balloons prepare to fly over the southwestern Japan city of Saga on Oct. 30, 2025, as the five-day Saga International Balloon Fiesta begins.

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Ceremony held in Saga to mark opening of Osprey base

SAGA, Japan, Sept. 7 Kyodo - Japan Ground Self-Defense Force personnel line up on Sept. 7, 2025, during a ceremony marking the opening in July of Camp Saga, built in the city of Saga on the southwestern Japan main island of Kyushu to host the GSDF's fleet of Osprey transport aircraft. The 17 V-22 Osprey aircraft have already been transferred from Camp Kisarazu in Chiba Prefecture near Tokyo. (Kyodo)

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Ceremony held in Saga to mark opening of Osprey base

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Sept. 7, 2025, shows the Ground Self-Defense Force's Camp Saga in the city of Saga on the southwestern Japan main island of Kyushu. A ceremony marking the opening in July of the base, built to host the GSDF's fleet of V-22 Osprey aircraft, was held the same day, with the 17 aircraft already transferred from Camp Kisarazu in Chiba Prefecture near Tokyo.

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Ceremony held in Saga to mark opening of Osprey base

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Sept. 7, 2025, shows the Ground Self-Defense Force's Camp Saga in the city of Saga on the southwestern Japan main island of Kyushu. A ceremony marking the opening in July of the base, built to host the GSDF's fleet of V-22 Osprey aircraft, was held the same day, with the 17 aircraft already transferred from Camp Kisarazu in Chiba Prefecture near Tokyo.

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Ceremony held in Saga to mark opening of Osprey base

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Sept. 7, 2025, shows V-22 Osprey transport aircraft deployed at the Ground Self-Defense Force's Camp Saga in the city of Saga on the southwestern Japan main island of Kyushu. A ceremony marking the opening in July of the base, built to host the GSDF's fleet of V-22 Osprey aircraft, was held the same day, with the 17 aircraft already transferred from Camp Kisarazu in Chiba Prefecture near Tokyo.

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Ceremony held in Saga to mark opening of Osprey base

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Sept. 7, 2025, shows V-22 Osprey transport aircraft deployed at the Ground Self-Defense Force's Camp Saga in the city of Saga on the southwestern Japan main island of Kyushu. A ceremony marking the opening in July of the base, built to host the GSDF's fleet of V-22 Osprey aircraft, was held the same day, with the 17 aircraft already transferred from Camp Kisarazu in Chiba Prefecture near Tokyo.

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Ceremony held in Saga to mark opening of Osprey base

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Sept. 7, 2025, shows V-22 Osprey transport aircraft (front) deployed at the Ground Self-Defense Force's Camp Saga in the city of Saga on the southwestern Japan main island of Kyushu. A ceremony marking the opening in July of the base, built to host the GSDF's fleet of V-22 Osprey aircraft, was held the same day, with the 17 aircraft already transferred from Camp Kisarazu in Chiba Prefecture near Tokyo.

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Ceremony held in Saga to mark opening of Osprey base

Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani (3rd from L) inspects the Ground Self-Defense Force's Camp Saga on Sept. 7, 2025, as a ceremony was held the same day marking the opening in July of the camp, built in the city of Saga on the southwestern Japan main island of Kyushu to host its fleet of Osprey transport aircraft. The 17 V-22 Osprey aircraft have already been transferred from Camp Kisarazu in Chiba Prefecture near Tokyo.

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Ceremony held in Saga to mark opening of Osprey base

Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani (front) is pictured at the Ground Self-Defense Force's Camp Saga after boarding a V-22 Osprey transport aircraft on Sept. 7, 2025, as a ceremony was held the same day marking the opening in July of the camp, built in the city of Saga on the southwestern Japan main island of Kyushu to host its fleet of Osprey aircraft. The 17 V-22 Osprey aircraft have already been transferred from Camp Kisarazu in Chiba Prefecture near Tokyo.

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Ceremony held in Saga to mark opening of Osprey base

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force personnel line up on Sept. 7, 2025, during a ceremony marking the opening in July of Camp Saga, built in the city of Saga on the southwestern Japan main island of Kyushu to host the GSDF's fleet of Osprey transport aircraft. The 17 V-22 Osprey aircraft have already been transferred from Camp Kisarazu in Chiba Prefecture near Tokyo.

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Ceremony held in Saga to mark opening of Osprey base

Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani speaks on Sept. 7, 2025, during a ceremony marking the opening in July of the Ground Self-Defense Force's Camp Saga, built in the city of Saga on the southwestern Japan main island of Kyushu for its fleet of Osprey aircraft. The 17 V-22 Osprey aircraft have already been transferred from Camp Kisarazu in Chiba Prefecture near Tokyo.

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Japan's new Osprey base on Kyushu

SAGA, Japan, July 9 Kyodo - A Ground Self-Defense Force V-22 Osprey transport aircraft arrives at the GSDF's new Camp Saga in the southwestern Japan city of Saga on the main island of Kyushu on July 9, 2025. (Kyodo)

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Upper house election campaigning

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba makes a campaign speech in the southwestern Japan city of Saga on July 9, 2025, ahead of the July 20 House of Councillors election.

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Upper house election campaigning

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba makes a campaign speech in the southwestern Japan city of Saga on July 9, 2025, ahead of the July 20 House of Councillors election.

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Upper house election campaigning

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba makes a campaign speech in the southwestern Japan city of Saga on July 9, 2025, ahead of the July 20 House of Councillors election.

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Japan's new Osprey base on Kyushu

An opening ceremony is held at the Ground Self-Defense Force's new Camp Saga in the southwestern Japan city of Saga on the main island of Kyushu on July 9, 2025.

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Japan's new Osprey base on Kyushu

Protesters rally outside the Ground Self-Defense Force's new Camp Saga in the southwestern Japan city of Saga on the main island of Kyushu on July 9, 2025, against the deployment of an Osprey transport aircraft fleet there.

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Japan's new Osprey base on Kyushu

Ground Self-Defense Force personnel stand in front of a V-22 transport aircraft after its arrival at the the GSDF's new Camp Saga in the southwestern Japan city of Saga on the main island of Kyushu on July 9, 2025.

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Japan's new Osprey base on Kyushu

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on July 9, 2025, shows a Ground Self-Defense Force V-22 Osprey transport aircraft upon its arrival at the GSDF's new Camp Saga in the southwestern Japan city of Saga on the main island of Kyushu.

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