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Santa Claus decoration in Kobe

Photo taken on Nov. 19, 2025, shows a Christmas decoration featuring Santa Claus posing as the Osaka expo's official mascot Myaku-Myaku (bottom) alongside Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki (top, far R), Dodgers pitcher and World Series MVP Yoshinobu Yamamoto (top, 2nd from R) raising the MVP trophy, Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani (top, 3rd from R) holding his newborn baby, Japan's first female Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (top, 2nd from L) and farm minister Shinjiro Koizumi carrying a sack of rice, on top of the Uroko no Ie building in the historical Kitano Ijinkan district of the western Japan city of Kobe.

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Baseball-themed Santa Claus in Kobe

Photo taken on Nov. 21, 2023, shows a Santa Claus figure wearing a Hanshin Tigers baseball jersey atop the Uroko no Ie in the historical Kitano Ijinkan district of the western Japan city of Kobe. The annual "Sesou" Santa display highlights the year's notable events.

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Baseball-themed Santa Claus in Kobe

Photo taken on Nov. 21, 2023, shows a Santa Claus figure wearing a Hanshin Tigers baseball jersey atop the Uroko no Ie in the historical Kitano Ijinkan district of the western Japan city of Kobe. The annual "Sesou" Santa display highlights the year's notable events.

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Art museum adorned with figures mimicking newsmakers

KOBE, Japan - Christmas decorations mimicking newsmakers in 2014 are put up at "Uroko no Ie" (House of Fish Scales), a Western-style house museum in the historical Kitano district of Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, on Nov. 20, 2014. The centerpiece Santa Claus figure was modeled on a former assemblyman in the western Japan prefecture whose hysterical weeping at a press conference was widely circulated on the Internet.

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Art museum decorated with figures mimicking newsmakers

KOBE, Japan - Visitors take pictures of Christmas decorations mimicking newsmakers in 2014 at "Uroko no Ie" (House of Fish Scales), a Western-style house museum in the historical Kitano district of Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, on Nov. 20, 2014. The centerpiece Santa Claus figure was modeled on a former assemblyman in the western Japan prefecture whose hysterical weeping at a press conference was widely circulated on the Internet.

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War-themed Santa Claus in Kobe

Photo taken on Nov. 17, 2022, in Kobe in western Japan, shows a Santa Claus figure in a bulletproof vest and helmet atop the Uroko no Ie in the historical Kitano Ijinkan district. The annual "Sesou" Santa display sums up the year's events.

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War-themed Santa Claus in Kobe

Photo taken on Nov. 17, 2022, in Kobe in western Japan, shows a Santa Claus figure in a bulletproof vest and helmet atop the Uroko no Ie in the historical Kitano Ijinkan district. The annual "Sesou" Santa display sums up the year's events.

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Art museum adorned with figures mimicking newsmakers

Christmas decorations mimicking newsmakers in 2015 are put up at "Uroko no Ie" (House of Fish Scales), a Western-style house museum in the Kitano district of Kobe, Japan, on Nov. 20, 2015. The centerpiece Santa Claus figure was modeled on Japanese rugby player Ayumu Goromaru's pre-kick pose, above which flies the Mitsubishi Regional Jet, Japan's first domestically produced commercial passenger aircraft. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Art museum adorned with figures mimicking newsmakers

KOBE, Japan - Christmas decorations mimicking newsmakers in 2014 are put up at "Uroko no Ie" (House of Fish Scales), a Western-style house museum in the historical Kitano district of Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, on Nov. 20, 2014. The centerpiece Santa Claus figure was modeled on a former assemblyman in the western Japan prefecture whose hysterical weeping at a press conference was widely circulated on the Internet. (Kyodo)

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Art museum decorated with figures mimicking Trump, other newsmakers

A Santa Claus figure (C) modeled on U.S. President-elect Donald Trump playing a game on a smartphone, along with other figures mimicking newsmakers in 2016, decorate "Uroko no Ie" (House of Fish Scales), a Western-style house museum in the historical Kitano district of Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, on Nov. 25, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo