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Fire at shipbreaking site in Kure

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a fire at a shipbreaking yard in Kure in Hiroshima Prefecture on May 14, 2026. No injuries were reported from the incident in the western Japan city well known for shipbuilding.

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Fire at shipbreaking site in Kure

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a fire at a shipbreaking yard in Kure in Hiroshima Prefecture on May 14, 2026. No injuries were reported from the incident in the western Japan city well known for shipbuilding.

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Fire at shipbreaking site in Kure

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a fire at a shipbreaking yard in Kure in Hiroshima Prefecture on May 14, 2026. No injuries were reported from the incident in the western Japan city well known for shipbuilding.

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NTN sign and logo

NTN sign and logo. (Photo taken at the press conference.)=May 12,2026,Tokyo

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Scene in Kyiv

Photo taken on May 14, 2026, shows the wreckage of a high-rise condominium building in Ukraine's capital Kyiv following Russian attacks.

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US: All 11 Survivors Rescued After Small Plane Crashes off Florida Coast

A small plane crashed approximately 80 miles off Melbourne, Florida on Tuesday, May 12, after encountering rough weather. All 11 people aboard the Beechcraft BE30, which had taken off from Abaco Island in the Bahamas, were rescued and taken to hospital for evaluation.

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Tanker with Azerbaijani crude oil arrives in Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a tanker carrying crude oil from Azerbaijan following its arrival at the Negishi refinery in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on May 12, 2026, as Japan seeks to diversify procurement sources after the Middle East conflict raised concerns over the stability of oil supplies.

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Tanker with Azerbaijani crude oil arrives in Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a tanker carrying crude oil from Azerbaijan following its arrival at the Negishi refinery in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on May 12, 2026, as Japan seeks to diversify procurement sources after the Middle East conflict raised concerns over the stability of oil supplies.

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Tanker with Azerbaijani crude oil arrives in Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a tanker carrying crude oil from Azerbaijan following its arrival at the Negishi refinery in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on May 12, 2026, as Japan seeks to diversify procurement sources after the Middle East conflict raised concerns over the stability of oil supplies.

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Tanker with Azerbaijani crude oil arrives in Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a tanker carrying crude oil from Azerbaijan following its arrival at the Negishi refinery in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on May 12, 2026, as Japan seeks to diversify procurement sources after the Middle East conflict raised concerns over the stability of oil supplies.

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Tanker with Azerbaijani crude oil arrives in Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a tanker carrying crude oil from Azerbaijan following its arrival at the Negishi refinery in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on May 12, 2026, as Japan seeks to diversify procurement sources after the Middle East conflict raised concerns over the stability of oil supplies.

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Tanker with Azerbaijani crude oil arrives in Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a tanker carrying crude oil from Azerbaijan following its arrival at the Negishi refinery in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on May 12, 2026, as Japan seeks to diversify procurement sources after the Middle East conflict raised concerns over the stability of oil supplies.

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Tanker with Azerbaijani crude oil arrives in Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a tanker carrying crude oil from Azerbaijan following its arrival at the Negishi refinery in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on May 12, 2026, as Japan seeks to diversify procurement sources after the Middle East conflict raised concerns over the stability of oil supplies.

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Tanker with Azerbaijani crude oil arrives in Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a tanker carrying crude oil from Azerbaijan following its arrival at the Negishi refinery in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on May 12, 2026, as Japan seeks to diversify procurement sources after the Middle East conflict raised concerns over the stability of oil supplies.

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Tanker with Azerbaijani crude oil arrives in Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a tanker carrying crude oil from Azerbaijan following its arrival at the Negishi refinery in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on May 12, 2026, as Japan seeks to diversify procurement sources after the Middle East conflict raised concerns over the stability of oil supplies.

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Strait of Hormuz

BANDAR ABBAS, Iran, May 11 Kyodo - Video taken on May 8, 2026, shows ships in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, southern Iran. (Kyodo)

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Japan: Three Hospitalized After Suspected Spray Incident on JR Tokaido Line in Kawasaki 2

Three people, including a child, were taken to hospital after emergency report of something being sprayed inside a JR Tokaido Line train traveling through Kawasaki City on Sunday, May 10. No toxic substances were found, though some passengers reported smelling something resembling pepper.

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Huge carp streamer in eastern Japan

KAZO, Japan, May 3 Kyodo - Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a carp streamer, about 100 meters long and weighing around 330 kilograms, flying over the Tone River in the Saitama Prefecture city of Kazo, eastern Japan, on May 3, 2026, ahead of Children's Day on May 5. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]Rally in support of Constitution

TOKYO, Japan, May 3 Kyodo - Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows people rallying to keep Japan's Constitution intact at a park in Tokyo on May 3, 2026, the Constitution Day national holiday. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]Tanker with Russian crude oil arrives in Japan

IMABARI, Japan, May 5 Kyodo - Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a tanker carrying crude oil from the Russian Far East of Sakhalin arriving in waters off Imabari in Ehime Prefecture, western Japan, on May 4, 2026, marking the first procurement of Russian oil by Japan since the Iran war began in late February. (Kyodo)

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Destroyed elementary school building in Iran

MINAB, Iran, May 7 Kyodo - Video taken on May 6, 2026, shows the wreckage of an elementary school building in the Minab region in southern Iran, following a deadly U.S. strike at the outset of the U.S.-Israel war against Iran in late February. The death toll from the attack was put at over 150 by Iranian authorities, including at least 120 children. (Kyodo)

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Strait of Hormuz

Photo taken on May 8, 2026, shows ships in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, southern Iran.

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Japan: Three Hospitalized After Suspected Spray Incident on JR Tokaido Line in Kawasaki

Three people, including a child, were taken to hospital after emergency report of something being sprayed inside a JR Tokaido Line train traveling through Kawasaki City on Sunday, May 10. No toxic substances were found, though some passengers reported smelling something resembling pepper.

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Nintendo's sales in FY 2025 top 2 tril. yen

File photo taken on April 3, 2025, in Tokyo shows the Switch 2 gaming console of Nintendo Co. The video game company reported on May 8, 2026, that its sales for the year ended March that year rose 98.6 percent from a year earlier to 2.31 trillion yen, the first time the company has topped the 2 trillion yen mark.

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Toyota FY 2025 sales top 50 trillion yen, 1st for Japan firm

File photo taken on Aug. 29, 2023, shows the headquarters building of Toyota Motor Corp. in Toyota in Aichi Pref., central Japan. Toyota reported on May 8, 2026, that its sales for the year ended March that year rose 5.5 percent from a year earlier to 50.68 trillion yen, becoming the first Japanese company to post annual sales of over 50 trillion yen.

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Former Chinese defense ministers sentenced to death over graft

Photo taken on March 12, 2023, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing shows former Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu (back) watching Chinese President Xi Jinping leave the venue after a session of the National People's Congress. Former Chinese defense ministers Li and Wei Fenghe were sentenced to death by a military court over graft charges on May 7, 2026.

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Sumo: Ukrainian ozeki Aonishiki

File photo taken on Jan. 25, 2026, shows Ukrainian ozeki Aonishiki, who has withdrawn from the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo. The demotion-threatened "kadoban" ozeki was not named in the list of bouts released on May 8, 2026, for the first two days of the 15-day meet, and could drop to the lower rank of sekiwake unless he enters the meet and gets a winning record with eight or more wins.

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Japan's suspected currency intervention

Photo taken on May 3, 2026, shows Japan's Finance Ministry in Tokyo. The ministry and the Bank of Japan likely spent an additional 4 trillion yen during the Golden Week holiday in early May to arrest the yen's further fall following a yen-buying operation on April 30.

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Japan's suspected currency intervention

Photo taken on March 19, 2026, shows the Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo. The Finance Ministry and the BOJ likely spent an additional 4 trillion yen during the Golden Week holiday in early May to arrest the yen's further fall following a yen-buying operation on April 30.

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U.S. strike on Iran school

Photo taken on May 6, 2026, shows the burned hands of a child following a deadly U.S. strike on an elementary school building in the Minab region in southern Iran at the outset of the U.S.-Israel war against Iran in late February. The death toll from the attack was put at over 150 by Iranian authorities, including at least 120 children.

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U.S. strike on Iran school

Photo taken on May 6, 2026, shows toys, books and a stuffed doll that belonged to a deceased child following a deadly U.S. strike on an elementary school building in the Minab region in southern Iran at the outset of the U.S.-Israel war against Iran in late February. The death toll from the attack was put at over 150 by Iranian authorities, including at least 120 children.

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Destroyed elementary school building in Iran

Photo taken on May 6, 2026, shows the wreckage of an elementary school building in the Minab region in southern Iran, following a deadly U.S. strike at the outset of the U.S.-Israel war against Iran in late February. The death toll from the attack was put at over 150 by Iranian authorities, including at least 120 children.

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Destroyed elementary school building in Iran

Photo taken on May 6, 2026, shows photos of deceased children at the wreckage of an elementary school building in the Minab region in southern Iran, following a deadly U.S. strike at the outset of the U.S.-Israel war against Iran in late February. The death toll from the attack was put at over 150 by Iranian authorities, including at least 120 children.

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Destroyed elementary school building in Iran

Photo taken on May 6, 2026, shows photos of deceased children at the wreckage of an elementary school building in the Minab region in southern Iran, following a deadly U.S. strike at the outset of the U.S.-Israel war against Iran in late February. The death toll from the attack was put at over 150 by Iranian authorities, including at least 120 children.

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Destroyed elementary school building in Iran

Photo taken on May 6, 2026, shows the wreckage of an elementary school building in the Minab region in southern Iran, following a deadly U.S. strike at the outset of the U.S.-Israel war against Iran in late February. The death toll from the attack was put at over 150 by Iranian authorities, including at least 120 children.

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Destroyed elementary school building in Iran

Photo taken on May 6, 2026, shows the wreckage of an elementary school building in the Minab region in southern Iran, following a deadly U.S. strike at the outset of the U.S.-Israel war against Iran in late February. The death toll from the attack was put at over 150 by Iranian authorities, including at least 120 children.

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Return rush of Golden Week travelers in Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Tokyo-bound lanes on the Tomei Expressway packed with vehicles near the Ebina service area in Kanagawa Prefecture, eastern Japan, on the night of May 6, 2026, the final day of the Golden Week holidays.

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Return rush of Golden Week travelers in Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Tokyo-bound lanes on the Tomei Expressway packed with vehicles near the Ebina service area in Kanagawa Prefecture, eastern Japan, on the night of May 6, 2026, the final day of the Golden Week holidays.

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Vessels in Strait of Hormuz

Photo taken on May 5, 2026, shows vessels in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, southern Iran. The standoff between the United States and Iran continues over the critical shipping route for oil and gas.

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Vessels in Strait of Hormuz

Photo taken on May 5, 2026, shows vessels in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, southern Iran. The standoff between the United States and Iran continues over the critical shipping route for oil and gas.

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[Breaking News]Domestically developed humanoid robot

KYOTO, Japan, April 30 Kyodo - Video taken on April 28, 2026, shows a prototype of the fully domestically developed humanoid robot "Seimei" during a media demonstration in Kyoto. Waseda University and private businesses, including Murata Manufacturing Co., robot maker tmsuk and Aisin Corp., jointly developed the robot, standing 140 centimeters tall and weighing 49 kilograms. (Kyodo)

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Tanker with Russian crude oil arrives in Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a tanker carrying crude oil from the Russian Far East of Sakhalin arriving in waters off Imabari in Ehime Prefecture, western Japan, on May 4, 2026, marking the first procurement of Russian oil by Japan since the Iran war began in late February.

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Tanker with Russian crude oil arrives in Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a tanker carrying crude oil from the Russian Far East of Sakhalin arriving in waters off Imabari in Ehime Prefecture, western Japan, on May 4, 2026, marking the first procurement of Russian oil by Japan since the Iran war began in late February.

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Tanker with Russian crude oil arrives in Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a tanker carrying crude oil from the Russian Far East of Sakhalin arriving in waters off Imabari in Ehime Prefecture, western Japan, on May 4, 2026, marking the first procurement of Russian oil by Japan since the Iran war began in late February.

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Huge carp streamer in eastern Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a carp streamer, about 100 meters long and weighing around 330 kilograms, flying over the Tone River in the Saitama Prefecture city of Kazo, eastern Japan, on May 3, 2026, ahead of Children's Day on May 5.

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Huge carp streamer in eastern Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a carp streamer, about 100 meters long and weighing around 330 kilograms, flying over the Tone River in the Saitama Prefecture city of Kazo, eastern Japan, on May 3, 2026, ahead of Children's Day on May 5.

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Huge carp streamer in eastern Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a carp streamer, about 100 meters long and weighing around 330 kilograms, flying over the Tone River in the Saitama Prefecture city of Kazo, eastern Japan, on May 3, 2026, ahead of Children's Day on May 5.

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Rally in support of Constitution

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows people rallying to keep Japan's Constitution intact at a park in Tokyo on May 3, 2026, the Constitution Day national holiday.

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Rally in support of Constitution

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows people rallying to keep Japan's Constitution intact at a park in Tokyo on May 3, 2026, the Constitution Day national holiday.

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Rally in support of Constitution

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows people rallying to keep Japan's Constitution intact at a park in Tokyo on May 3, 2026, the Constitution Day national holiday.