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Groundbreaking ceremony for chip factory in Hokkaido

Groundbreaking ceremony for chip factory in Hokkaido

Atsuyoshi Koike, president of semiconductor venture Rapidus Corp., breaks ground during a ceremony in Chitose in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Sept. 1, 2023. The Japanese government-subsidized chip venture was set up by Toyota Motor Corp. and seven other Japanese companies in 2022.

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Groundbreaking ceremony for chip factory in Hokkaido

Groundbreaking ceremony for chip factory in Hokkaido

Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura (front, L) attends a groundbreaking ceremony in Chitose in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Sept. 1, 2023, for a semiconductor factory to be operated by Rapidus Corp., a Japanese government-subsidized chip venture set up by Toyota Motor Corp. and seven other Japanese companies in 2022.

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Tourists back to Egypt

Tourists back to Egypt

Tourists look around Luxor, a southern Egyptian city famous for ancient Egyptian archaeological sites, on Sept. 1, 2022, as the number of sightseers starts to increase following a decrease due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Meteorologist Manabe receives Japan's top cultural award

Meteorologist Manabe receives Japan's top cultural award

Princeton University senior meteorologist Syukuro Manabe (L), who won the 2021 Nobel Prize in physics, poses for a photo with Mikio Mori, Japan's consul general in New York, on Sept. 1, 2022, at the consul general's official residence in New York. Manabe received the Order of Culture, Japan's top cultural award, the same day.

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Meteorologist Manabe receives Japan's top cultural award

Meteorologist Manabe receives Japan's top cultural award

Princeton University senior meteorologist Syukuro Manabe (L), who won the 2021 Nobel Prize in physics, speaks to reporters at the official residence of Japan's consul general in New York on Sept. 1, 2022. Manabe received the Order of Culture, Japan's top cultural award, the same day.

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Meteorologist Manabe receives Japan's top cultural award

Meteorologist Manabe receives Japan's top cultural award

Princeton University senior meteorologist Syukuro Manabe, who won the 2021 Nobel Prize in physics, speaks at the official residence of Japan's consul general in New York on Sept. 1, 2022. Manabe received the Order of Culture, Japan's top cultural award, the same day.

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Golf: Dana Open

Golf: Dana Open

Ayaka Furue of Japan hits off the second tee during the first round of the Dana Open at the Highland Meadows Golf Club in Sylvania, Ohio, on Sept. 1, 2022.

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Golf: Dana Open

Golf: Dana Open

Ayaka Furue of Japan hits off the first tee during the first round of the Dana Open at the Highland Meadows Golf Club in Sylvania, Ohio, on Sept. 1, 2022.

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Golf: Dana Open

Golf: Dana Open

Hinako Shibuno of Japan hits a shot on the fourth hole during the first round of the Dana Open at the Highland Meadows Golf Club in Sylvania, Ohio, on Sept. 1, 2022.

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Golf: Dana Open

Golf: Dana Open

Hinako Shibuno of Japan hits off the fifth tee during the first round of the Dana Open at the Highland Meadows Golf Club in Sylvania, Ohio, on Sept. 1, 2022.

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Golf: Dana Open

Golf: Dana Open

Yuka Saso of Japan hits off the third tee during the first round of the Dana Open at the Highland Meadows Golf Club in Sylvania, Ohio, on Sept. 1, 2022.

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Golf: Dana Open

Golf: Dana Open

Yuka Saso of Japan hits off the fourth tee during the first round of the Dana Open at the Highland Meadows Golf Club in Sylvania, Ohio, on Sept. 1, 2022.

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Golf: Dana Open

Golf: Dana Open

Nasa Hataoka of Japan hits off the third tee during the first round of the Dana Open at the Highland Meadows Golf Club in Sylvania, Ohio, on Sept. 1, 2022.

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Golf: Dana Open

Golf: Dana Open

Nasa Hataoka of Japan hits off the fourth tee during the first round of the Dana Open at the Highland Meadows Golf Club in Sylvania, Ohio, on Sept. 1, 2022.

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Test run of electric bus in Nagoya

Test run of electric bus in Nagoya

An electrically powered small bus developed by French maker Navya test runs on a public road in the Aichi Prefecture capital of Nagoya, central Japan, on Sept. 1, 2022. The prefecture aims to put the bus, named Arma, into commercial operation in October 2024, with the test being conducted through the end of September.

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Health minister Kato

Health minister Kato

Japanese Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Katsunobu Kato speaks during an interview in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2022.

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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin speaks at a press conference in Beijing on Sept. 1, 2022.

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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin is pictured after attending a press conference in Beijing on Sept. 1, 2022.

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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin speaks at a press conference in Beijing on Sept. 1, 2022.

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Health minister Kato

Health minister Kato

Japanese Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Katsunobu Kato speaks during an interview in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2022.

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Dolphin hunt in western Japan town

Dolphin hunt in western Japan town

Fishing vessels leave a port in Taiji in the western Japan prefecture of Wakayama on Sept. 1, 2022, for the season's first drive hunt of dolphins and small whales.

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Dolphin hunt in western Japan town

Dolphin hunt in western Japan town

Fishing vessels leave a port in Taiji in the western Japan prefecture of Wakayama on Sept. 1, 2022, for the season's first drive hunt of dolphins and small whales.

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Disaster Prevention Day

Disaster Prevention Day

A large-scale disaster drill is held in Chiba, near Tokyo, on Sept. 1, 2022, the 99th anniversary of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake, which left over 100,000 people dead or unaccounted for in the capital and surrounding areas.

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Disaster Prevention Day

Disaster Prevention Day

A large-scale disaster drill is held in Chiba, near Tokyo, on Sept. 1, 2022, the 99th anniversary of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake, which left over 100,000 people dead or unaccounted for in the capital and surrounding areas.

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Disaster Prevention Day

Disaster Prevention Day

A large-scale disaster drill is held in Chiba, near Tokyo, on Sept. 1, 2022, the 99th anniversary of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake, which left over 100,000 people dead or unaccounted for in the capital and surrounding areas.

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Disaster prevention day

Disaster prevention day

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (C) delivers a speech during a large-scale disaster drill in Chiba, near Tokyo, on Sept. 1, 2022, the 99th anniversary of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake, which left over 100,000 people dead or unaccounted for in the capital and surrounding areas.

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99th anniv. of 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake

99th anniv. of 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito (F) and Crown Princess Kiko attend a memorial ceremony in Tokyo for the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake victims on Sept. 1, 2022, the 99th anniversary of the massive disaster that left over 100,000 people dead or unaccounted for in Tokyo and surrounding areas. (Pool photo)

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99th anniv. of 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake

99th anniv. of 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito (C) and Crown Princess Kiko (L) attend a memorial ceremony in Tokyo for the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake victims on Sept. 1, 2022, the 99th anniversary of the massive disaster that left over 100,000 people dead or unaccounted for in Tokyo and surrounding areas. (Pool photo)

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Disaster prevention day

Disaster prevention day

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (2nd from L) observes a large-scale disaster drill in Chiba, near Tokyo, on Sept. 1, 2022. The day is the 99th anniversary of a massive 1923 earthquake that hit Tokyo and surrounding areas and left over 100,000 people dead or unaccounted for.

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Disaster prevention day

Disaster prevention day

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (L) speaks at a press conference at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2022, as part of a government disaster drill that assumed a massive earthquake had hit wide areas of the country. The day is the 99th anniversary of a massive 1923 earthquake that hit Tokyo and surrounding areas and left over 100,000 people dead or unaccounted for.

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Disaster prevention day

Disaster prevention day

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks at a press conference at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2022, as part of a government disaster drill that assumed a massive earthquake had hit wide areas of the country. The day is the 99th anniversary of a massive 1923 earthquake that hit Tokyo and surrounding areas and left over 100,000 people dead or unaccounted for.

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Disaster prevention day

Disaster prevention day

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (3rd from L) speaks at a meeting at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2022, as part of a government disaster drill that assumed a massive earthquake had hit wide areas of the country. The day is the 99th anniversary of a massive 1923 earthquake that hit Tokyo and surrounding areas and left over 100,000 people dead or unaccounted for.

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Disaster prevention day

Disaster prevention day

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (C) observes a large-scale disaster drill in Chiba, near Tokyo, on Sept. 1, 2022. The day is the 99th anniversary of a massive 1923 earthquake that hit Tokyo and surrounding areas and left over 100,000 people dead or unaccounted for.

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Disaster prevention day

Disaster prevention day

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks at a meeting at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2022, as part of a government disaster drill that assumed a massive earthquake had hit wide areas of the country. The day is the 99th anniversary of a massive 1923 earthquake that hit Tokyo and surrounding areas and left over 100,000 people dead or unaccounted for.

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Disaster prevention day

Disaster prevention day

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida arrives at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2022, when the government carried out a disaster drill that assumed a massive earthquake had hit wide areas of the country. The day is the 99th anniversary of a massive 1923 earthquake that hit Tokyo and surrounding areas and left over 100,000 people dead or unaccounted for.

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