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Japanese emperor, empress in Mie Prefecture

A rainbow forms over a vehicle carrying Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako following their arrival at Kashikojima Station in Shima in Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on Nov. 9, 2025, to attend a national event for the conservation of fishery resources and promotion of the fishing industry. (Pool photo)

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Emperor in Mie Prefecture

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako watch a dance performance by children during a fishery industry promotional event in Shima, Mie Prefecture, on Nov. 9, 2025.

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Emperor in Mie Prefecture

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako attend a fishery industry promotional event in Shima, Mie Prefecture, on Nov. 9, 2025.

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Emperor in Mie Prefecture

Japanese Emperor Naruhito speaks at a fishery industry promotional event in Shima, Mie Prefecture, on Nov. 9, 2025. Sitting next to him is Empress Masako. (Pool photo)

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Emperor in Mie Prefecture

Japanese Emperor Naruhito speaks at a fishery industry promotional event in Shima, Mie Prefecture, on Nov. 9, 2025.

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Emperor in Mie Prefecture

Japanese Emperor Naruhito speaks at a fishery industry promotional event in Shima, Mie Prefecture, on Nov. 9, 2025.

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Emperor in Mie Prefecture

Japanese Emperor Naruhito speaks at a fishery industry promotional event in Shima, Mie Prefecture, on Nov. 9, 2025.

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Emperor in Mie Prefecture

Japanese Emperor Naruhito speaks at a fishery industry promotional event in Shima, Mie Prefecture, on Nov. 9, 2025.

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Emperor, empress in Mie Prefecture

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako arrive at Kashikojima Station in Shima, Mie Prefecture, on Nov. 8, 2025. The imperial couple are visiting the central Japan prefecture to attend a fishery industry promotional event ceremony. (Pool photo)

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SPORT INVERNALI - Sci Alpino - ISMF World Cup - Ski Mountaineering

SHIMA TOKUTARO (JPN) downhill on skis during ISMF World Cup - Ski Mountaineering, Ski Mountaineering race in Bormio, Italy, February 22 2025

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Anti-terrorism drill near central Japan airport ahead of G7 transport ministers' meeting

The Japan Coast Guard and Aichi prefectural police conduct a joint anti-terrorism drill near Chubu Centrair International Airport in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on April 27, 2023, in preparation for a three-day meeting from June 16 of the Group of Seven transport ministers in the neighboring Mie Prefecture's Shima.

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Anti-terrorism drill near central Japan airport ahead of G7 transport ministers' meeting

The Japan Coast Guard and Aichi prefectural police conduct a joint anti-terrorism drill near Chubu Centrair International Airport in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on April 27, 2023, in preparation for a three-day meeting from June 16 of the Group of Seven transport ministers in the neighboring Mie Prefecture's Shima.

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Anti-terrorism drill near central Japan airport ahead of G7 transport ministers' meeting

The Japan Coast Guard and Aichi prefectural police conduct a joint anti-terrorism drill near Chubu Centrair International Airport in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on April 27, 2023, in preparation for a three-day meeting from June 16 of the Group of Seven transport ministers in the neighboring Mie Prefecture's Shima.

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G-7 transport ministers' meeting

Japanese transport minister Tetsuo Saito (2nd from R) speaks at a three-day meeting of the transport ministers from the Group of Seven countries in Shima, Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on June 18, 2023.

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G-7 transport ministers' meeting

Transport ministers from the Group of Seven countries hold a session at a three-day meeting in Shima, Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on June 18, 2023.

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G-7 transport ministers' meeting

Japanese transport minister Tetsuo Saito speaks at a press conference after the conclusion of a three-day meeting of the transport ministers from the Group of Seven countries in Shima, Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on June 18, 2023.

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G-7 transport ministers' meeting

Japanese transport minister Tetsuo Saito speaks at a press conference after the conclusion of a three-day meeting of the transport ministers from the Group of Seven countries in Shima, Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on June 18, 2023.

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G-7 transport ministers' meeting

Japanese transport minister Tetsuo Saito speaks at a press conference after the conclusion of a three-day meeting of the transport ministers from the Group of Seven countries in Shima, Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on June 18, 2023.

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G-7 transport ministers' meeting

Japanese transport minister Tetsuo Saito speaks at a press conference after the conclusion of a three-day meeting of the transport ministers from the Group of Seven countries in Shima, Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on June 18, 2023.

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G-7 transport ministers' meeting

Japanese transport minister Tetsuo Saito (3rd from R) speaks during a session on public transportation at a three-day meeting of transport ministers from the Group of Seven member states in Shima, Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on June 17, 2023.

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G-7 transport ministers' meeting

Japanese transport minister Tetsuo Saito (R) speaks to Ukrainian Infrastructure Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov at a three-day meeting of the transport ministers from the Group of Seven member states in Shima, Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on June 17, 2023.

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G-7 transport ministers' meeting

Japanese transport minister Tetsuo Saito speaks during a session on Ukraine at a three-day meeting of transport ministers from the Group of Seven member states in Shima, Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on June 17, 2023.

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G-7 transport ministers' meeting

Japanese transport minister Tetsuo Saito (4th from L) speaks during a session on Ukraine at a three-day meeting of transport ministers from the Group of Seven member states in Shima, Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on June 17, 2023.

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G-7 transport ministers' meeting

The transport ministers from the Group of Seven member states hold a session on Ukraine at a three-day meeting in Shima, Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on June 17, 2023.

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G-7 transport ministers' meeting

Japanese transport minister Tetsuo Saito (3rd from R) speaks on the second day of a three-day meeting of the transport ministers of the Group of Seven countries in Shima in Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on June 17, 2023.

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G-7 transport ministers' meeting

The transport ministers of the Group of Seven countries and Ukrainian Infrastructure Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov (4th from R) pose during a photo session on the second day of a three-day meeting in Shima in Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on June 17, 2023.

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G-7 transport ministers' meeting

Japanese transport minister Tetsuo Saito (C) speaks during a meeting of private companies and research institutes held on the sidelines of the second day of a three-day meeting of the transport ministers of the Group of Seven countries in Shima in Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on June 17, 2023.

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G-7 transport ministers' meeting

The transport ministers of the Group of Seven countries are pictured during the second day of their three-day meeting in Shima in Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on June 17, 2023.

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G-7 transport ministers' meeting

The transport ministers of the Group of Seven countries pose on the second day of their three-day meeting in Shima in Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on June 17, 2023.

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G-7 transport ministers' meeting

Japanese transport minister Tetsuo Saito (C) speaks on the second day of a three-day meeting of the transport ministers of the Group of Seven countries in Shima in Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on June 17, 2023.

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G-7 transport ministers' meeting

Japanese transport minister Tetsuo Saito (C, L) and other participants of the transport ministerial meeting of the Group of Seven industrialized nations attend the opening event of the gathering in Shima in Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on June 16, 2023.

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G-7 transport ministers' meeting

Japanese transport minister Tetsuo Saito addresses transport ministers of the Group of Seven industrialized nations at the opening of their meeting in Shima in Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on June 16, 2023.

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G-7 transport ministers' meeting

Japanese transport minister Tetsuo Saito (4th from R) waves along with other participants of a meeting of transport ministers of the Group of Seven industrialized nations from on board a sightseeing boat during the opening event of their meeting in Shima in Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on June 16, 2023.

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G-7 transport ministers' meeting

Japanese transport minister Tetsuo Saito (L) and his U.S. counterpart Pete Buttigieg wave from on board a sightseeing boat during the opening event of a meeting of transport ministers of the Group of Seven industrialized nations on June 16, 2023, in Shima in Mie Prefecture, central Japan.

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G-7 transport ministers' meeting

A sightseeing boat carries transport ministers of the Group of Seven industrialized nations on June 16, 2023, during the opening event of their meeting in Shima in Mie Prefecture, central Japan.

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Anti-terrorism drill near central Japan airport ahead of G7 transport ministers' meeting

The Japan Coast Guard and Aichi prefectural police conduct a joint anti-terrorism drill near Chubu Centrair International Airport in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on April 27, 2023, in preparation for a three-day meeting from June 16 of the Group of Seven transport ministers in the neighboring Mie Prefecture's Shima.

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Anti-terrorism drill near central Japan airport ahead of G7 transport ministers' meeting

The Japan Coast Guard and Aichi prefectural police conduct a joint anti-terrorism drill near Chubu Centrair International Airport in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on April 27, 2023, in preparation for a three-day meeting from June 16 of the Group of Seven transport ministers in the neighboring Mie Prefecture's Shima.

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Anti-terrorism drill near central Japan airport ahead of G7 transport ministers' meeting

The Japan Coast Guard and Aichi prefectural police conduct a joint anti-terrorism drill near Chubu Centrair International Airport in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on April 27, 2023, in preparation for a three-day meeting from June 16 of the Group of Seven transport ministers in the neighboring Mie Prefecture's Shima.

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Japanese chef Higuchi given French order

Japanese chef Hiroe Higuchi (L) is pictured with Jules Irrmann, consul general at the French consulate general in Kyoto, on Feb. 13, 2023, in the Mie prefectural city of Shima, western Japan. Higuchi, executive chef at Shima Kanko Hotel in the city, was recently conferred the rank of chevalier in the French Order of Agricultural Merit for her contribution to popularize French culinary culture in Japan.

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Miyamoto hangs on to win KBC Augusta by 1 shot

SHIMA, Japan - Katsumasa Miyamoto smiles with the trophy he captured at the KBC Augusta at Keya Golf Club in Fukuoka Prefecture on Aug. 26, claiming his first title in four years on the Japanese tour.

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Security tight ahead of G-7 summit

SHIMA, Japan, May 25 Kyodo - Police officers patrol the areas around Kashiko Island in central Japan on May 25, 2016, where the Group of Seven leaders will meet for the Ise-Shima summit from May 26.

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Japan-U.S. summit talks

SHIMA, Japan, May 25 Kyodo - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) and U.S. President Barack Obama hold a joint press conference following their talks in Shima, Mie Prefecture on May 25, 2016, ahead of the summit of the Group of Seven countries beginning the following day. (Pool photo)

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G-7 to start in Japan

ISE, Japan, May 25 Kyodo - Reporters arrive at the international media center in the central Japan city of Ise on May 25, 2016, ahead of the Ise-Shima summit of the Group of Seven leaders from May 26.

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Japan's first lady promotes tradition of female pro divers

TSU, Japan, Nov. 11 Kyodo - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's wife Akie (C) attends a gathering of "ama" female professional divers from across Japan and South Korea on Nov. 7, 2015, in Toba, Mie Prefecture, Japan. She expressed hope to introduce their culture at next year's summit of the Group of Seven economic powers in the prefecture's Ise-Shima region, which is the home to about half of Japan's female pro divers.

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Man strives to save albatrosses on S. Pacific isle

TOKYO, Japan - Koji Nitta, an Environment Ministry official, speaks about his work protecting albatrosses on Tori-shima (literally Bird Island), an uninhabited Japanese island in the Pacific Ocean, in this file photo taken on Nov. 17, 2014. The big seabirds are listed as an endangered species.

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Japan baseball players present gift to U.S. envoy

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroshima Carp pitcher Kenta Maeda (R) and Rakuten Eagles catcher Motohiro Shima (L) present a gift to U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy at a reception hosted by her at the envoy's official residence in Tokyo on Nov. 14, 2014, for the visiting U.S. Major League All Star team and its Japanese counterpart.

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S. Korea's Lee wins Mizuno Classic golf tournament

SHIMA, Japan - South Korea's Lee Mi Hyang holds up the winner's cup after her victory in the Mizuno Classic golf tournament, an event jointly sanctioned by the U.S. and Japan LPGA tours, at Kintetsu Kashikojima Country Club in Shima, Mie Prefecture, on Nov. 9, 2014. Lee won her first U.S. title in a playoff.

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Ama Summit 2014 in Shima held

SHIMA, Japan - A talk event is held on Oct. 26, 2014, as part of the Ama Summit 2014 in Shima, Mie Prefecture, western Japan, in which around 140 "ama" female divers in Japan and three South Korean divers took part.

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Railway firm begins new excursion service from Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - The "Shimakaze" excursion express of Kintetsu Corp. leaves Kyoto Station on an inaugural run bound for the Ise-Shima region in Mie Prefecture, western Japan, on Oct. 10, 2014.