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Japan emperor, empress at zoo

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako see Peace the polar bear, who was reared by bottle feeding, at Tobe Zoological Park in Tobe, Ehime Prefecture, on May 17, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Polar bear at western Japan zoo

Polar bear named Peace eats a birthday cake-shaped ice block given as her 25th birthday gift on Dec. 7, 2024, at Tobe Zoological Park in Ehime Prefecture, western Japan.

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Polar bear at western Japan zoo

Polar bear named Peace eats a birthday cake-shaped ice block given as her 25th birthday gift on Dec. 7, 2024, at Tobe Zoological Park in Ehime Prefecture, western Japan.

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Lion at western Japan zoo

A lion is pictured at Tobe Zoological Park in Tobe, Ehime Prefecture, western Japan, on May 27, 2024.

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Lion at western Japan zoo

A lion is pictured at Tobe Zoological Park in Tobe, Ehime Prefecture, western Japan, on May 27, 2024.

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Birthday cake for polar bear

MATSUYAMA, Japan - Peace, a female polar bear kept at a zoo in Tobe in Ehime Prefecture, western Japan, is given a birthday cake made of ice, fruit and sausages during an event at the zoo on Dec. 6, 2014, to celebrate her 15th birthday on Dec. 2.

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Breeding orphan elephants

TOBE, Japan - Photo taken Nov. 21, 2013 shows a family of African elephants at the Tobe Zoological Park in Tobe, Ehime Prefecture -- mother Rica (R), 7-year-old girl Hime (L) and Toa, a baby girl born in June 2013.

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Breeding orphan elephants

TOBE, Japan - Osamu Shiina, an elephant breeder at the Tobe Zoological Park in Tobe, Ehime Prefecture, prepares feed for the animals, checking whether an apple has gone bad by cutting it in half on Nov. 21, 2013 at the zoo.

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Breeding orphan elephants

TOBE, Japan - Photo taken Nov. 21, 2013 shows breeder Osamu Shiina and African elephants at the Tobe Zoological Park in Tobe, Ehime Prefecture. The small elephant is Toa, a baby girl born in June 2013.

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Old kangaroo mom busy raising joey in Japan zoo

MATSUYAMA, Japan - This photo shows the 12-year-old red kangaroo Butii, over 100 years old in the human equivalent, taking care of her baby at Tobe Zoological Park in Ehime Prefecture, western Japan, on July 6, 2010. The mother kangaroo, almost blind from cataracts, has been successfully raising the joey, said to be 6 months old, with close monitoring by zoo keepers.

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Polar bear Peace turns 10, breaks record

TOBE, Japan - Peace, a polar bear in the Tobe Zoological Park of Ehime Prefecture, turned 10 years old on Dec. 2, 2009, at the zoo in southwestern Japan. Taken away from her mother at birth over fears that she may hurt the cub, and hand-raised by the zoo, the local celebrity has lived longer than any other hand-raised polar bear in Japan.

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NHK, Fuji TV to launch coordinated programs in March

TOKYO, Japan - Satoshi Hatakeyama (L), a Japan Broadcasting Corp. announcer, and Yoko Tobe, a Fuji Television Network Inc. announcer, shake hands during a news conference in Tokyo on Jan. 7 flanked by two of the broadcasters' characters. The public broadcaster, better known as NHK, and Fuji announced that NHK's educational channel and Fuji will launch coordinated TV programs in late March.

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Camel at western Japan zoo

A camel eats Bermuda grass at Tobe Zoological Park of Ehime Prefecture in Tobe, western Japan, on April 28, 2022.

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Camel at western Japan zoo

A camel eats Bermuda grass at Tobe Zoological Park of Ehime Prefecture in Tobe, western Japan, on April 28, 2022.

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(SP)SERBIA-BELGRADE-WORLD ATHLETICS-INDOOR-CHAMPIONSHIPS-DAY3

(220320) -- BELGRADE, March 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tobe Naoto of Japan competes during men's high jump final of the World Athletics Indoor Championships Belgrade 2022 in Stark Arena, Belgrade, Serbia, March 20, 2022. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

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Blossoming 'Yoko' cherry tree reminiscent of war dead

A type of cherry tree known as "Cerasus Yoko," created by the late teacher Masaaki Takaoka in memory of his deceased students in World War II, is in full bloom in Tobe, Ehime Prefecture, western Japan, on March 31, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

A Tokyo Olympic torch relay participant runs in the Ehime Prefecture town of Tobe, western Japan, on April 22, 2021, with a banner seen behind her reading "Don't give in to the coronavirus."

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

A Tokyo Olympic torch relay participant runs in the Ehime Prefecture town of Tobe, western Japan, on April 22, 2021.

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

Organizers (top L) hold signs telling spectators to wear masks and avoid crowding during the Tokyo Olympic torch relay in the Ehime Prefecture town of Tobe, western Japan, on April 22, 2021.

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

A Tokyo Olympic torch relay participant runs in the Ehime Prefecture town of Tobe, western Japan, on April 22, 2021.

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NHK, Fuji TV to launch coordinated programs in March

TOKYO, Japan - Satoshi Hatakeyama (L), a Japan Broadcasting Corp. announcer, and Yoko Tobe, a Fuji Television Network Inc. announcer, shake hands during a news conference in Tokyo on Jan. 7 flanked by two of the broadcasters' characters. The public broadcaster, better known as NHK, and Fuji announced that NHK's educational channel and Fuji will launch coordinated TV programs in late March. (Kyodo)

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Old kangaroo mom busy raising joey in Japan zoo

MATSUYAMA, Japan - This photo shows the 12-year-old red kangaroo Butii, over 100 years old in the human equivalent, taking care of her baby at Tobe Zoological Park in Ehime Prefecture, western Japan, on July 6, 2010. The mother kangaroo, almost blind from cataracts, has been successfully raising the joey, said to be 6 months old, with close monitoring by zoo keepers. (Kyodo)

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Birthday cake for polar bear

MATSUYAMA, Japan - Peace, a female polar bear kept at a zoo in Tobe in Ehime Prefecture, western Japan, is given a birthday cake made of ice, fruit and sausages during an event at the zoo on Dec. 6, 2014, to celebrate her 15th birthday on Dec. 2. (Kyodo)

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Polar bear in Japan zoo

Photo taken Dec. 12, 2015, shows a polar bear eating a birthday cake made of ice blocks and fruit at Tobe zoo in Tobe in Ehime Prefecture, western Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hand-reared polar bear in Japan

Photo taken at a zoo in Tobe, Ehime Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 1, 2019, shows Japan's first hand-reared polar bear to reach maturity. The bear, named Peace, celebrates her 20th birthday the following day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hand-reared polar bear in Japan

Photo taken at a zoo in Tobe, Ehime Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 1, 2019, shows Japan's first hand-reared polar bear to reach maturity. The bear, named Peace, celebrates her 20th birthday the following day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hand-reared polar bear in Japan

Photo taken at a zoo in Tobe, Ehime Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 1, 2019, shows Japan's first hand-reared polar bear to reach maturity. The bear, named Peace, celebrates her 20th birthday the following day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Athletics: World Indoor Tour

Naoto Tobe of Japan celebrates after winning the men's high jump in the final event of the World Indoor Tour season in Dusseldorf, Germany, on Feb. 20, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Athletics: World Indoor Tour

Naoto Tobe of Japan wins the men's high jump by clearing the bar at 2.34 meters in the final event of the World Indoor Tour season in Dusseldorf, Germany, on Feb. 20, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Polar bear birthday

Visitors take photos of a female polar bear on her 18th birthday at Tobe Zoological Park in Ehime Prefecture, Japan, on Dec. 2, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Polar bear birthday

Visitors take photos of a female polar bear on her 18th birthday at Tobe Zoological Park in Ehime Prefecture, Japan, on Dec. 2, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Polar bear Peace turns 10, breaks record

TOBE, Japan - Peace, a polar bear in the Tobe Zoological Park of Ehime Prefecture, turned 10 years old on Dec. 2, 2009, at the zoo in southwestern Japan. Taken away from her mother at birth over fears that she may hurt the cub, and hand-raised by the zoo, the local celebrity has lived longer than any other hand-raised polar bear in Japan. (Kyodo)