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[Breaking News]Preparations for Kabuki performance in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan, Nov. 26 Kyodo - Preparations are under way for a year-end Kabuki performance in Kyoto, western Japan, on Nov. 26, 2025, with wooden boards with the names of Kabuki actors written in the traditional "kantei-ryu" style of calligraphy -- wishing for a full house -- on display at Minamiza Theater. (Kyodo)

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Preparations for Kabuki performance in Kyoto

Preparations are under way for a year-end Kabuki performance in Kyoto, western Japan, on Nov. 26, 2025, with wooden boards with the names of Kabuki actors written in the traditional "kantei-ryu" style of calligraphy -- wishing for a full house -- on display at Minamiza Theater.

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Preparations for Kabuki performance in Kyoto

Preparations are under way for a year-end Kabuki performance in Kyoto, western Japan, on Nov. 26, 2025, with wooden boards with the names of Kabuki actors written in the traditional "kantei-ryu" style of calligraphy -- wishing for a full house -- on display at Minamiza Theater.

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Preparations for Kabuki performance in Kyoto

Preparations are under way for a year-end Kabuki performance in Kyoto, western Japan, on Nov. 26, 2025, with wooden boards with the names of Kabuki actors written in the traditional "kantei-ryu" style of calligraphy -- wishing for a full house -- on display at Minamiza Theater.

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80th A-bomb anniversary

A lantern bearing a message wishing for peace in the world and in Hiroshima is pictured before being released on the Motoyasu River in the western Japan city on Aug. 6, 2025, the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the city.

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Tanabata festival in Sendai

Paper cranes folded by people wishing for the early reconstruction from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster in eastern Japan are hung in front of a department store in Sendai in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 6, 2025, as the annual Sendai Tanabata Festival begins for a three-day run.

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Tanabata festival in Sendai

Paper cranes folded by people wishing for the early reconstruction from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster in eastern Japan are hung in front of a department store in Sendai in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 6, 2025, as the annual Sendai Tanabata Festival begins for a three-day run.

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200 Confessionals For Youth Jubilee 2025 - Rome

200 confessionals are open at Circus Maximus in Rome, Italy on August 1, 2025 for young pilgrims to take advantage of this Penitential Day during the Jubilee of Youth. 200 confession stations are available, staffed by priests and confessors ready to listen in many languages. All the day the Circus Maximus, the ancient Roman arena, is an open-air confessional for young people wishing to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation as part of the Holy Year celebrations. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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200 Confessionals For Youth Jubilee 2025 - Rome

200 confessionals are open at Circus Maximus in Rome, Italy on August 1, 2025 for young pilgrims to take advantage of this Penitential Day during the Jubilee of Youth. 200 confession stations are available, staffed by priests and confessors ready to listen in many languages. All the day the Circus Maximus, the ancient Roman arena, is an open-air confessional for young people wishing to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation as part of the Holy Year celebrations. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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200 Confessionals For Youth Jubilee 2025 - Rome

200 confessionals are open at Circus Maximus in Rome, Italy on August 1, 2025 for young pilgrims to take advantage of this Penitential Day during the Jubilee of Youth. 200 confession stations are available, staffed by priests and confessors ready to listen in many languages. All the day the Circus Maximus, the ancient Roman arena, is an open-air confessional for young people wishing to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation as part of the Holy Year celebrations. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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200 Confessionals For Youth Jubilee 2025 - Rome

200 confessionals are open at Circus Maximus in Rome, Italy on August 1, 2025 for young pilgrims to take advantage of this Penitential Day during the Jubilee of Youth. 200 confession stations are available, staffed by priests and confessors ready to listen in many languages. All the day the Circus Maximus, the ancient Roman arena, is an open-air confessional for young people wishing to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation as part of the Holy Year celebrations. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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200 Confessionals For Youth Jubilee 2025 - Rome

200 confessionals are open at Circus Maximus in Rome, Italy on August 1, 2025 for young pilgrims to take advantage of this Penitential Day during the Jubilee of Youth. 200 confession stations are available, staffed by priests and confessors ready to listen in many languages. All the day the Circus Maximus, the ancient Roman arena, is an open-air confessional for young people wishing to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation as part of the Holy Year celebrations. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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200 Confessionals For Youth Jubilee 2025 - Rome

200 confessionals are open at Circus Maximus in Rome, Italy on August 1, 2025 for young pilgrims to take advantage of this Penitential Day during the Jubilee of Youth. 200 confession stations are available, staffed by priests and confessors ready to listen in many languages. All the day the Circus Maximus, the ancient Roman arena, is an open-air confessional for young people wishing to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation as part of the Holy Year celebrations. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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200 Confessionals For Youth Jubilee 2025 - Rome

200 confessionals are open at Circus Maximus in Rome, Italy on August 1, 2025 for young pilgrims to take advantage of this Penitential Day during the Jubilee of Youth. 200 confession stations are available, staffed by priests and confessors ready to listen in many languages. All the day the Circus Maximus, the ancient Roman arena, is an open-air confessional for young people wishing to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation as part of the Holy Year celebrations. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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200 Confessionals For Youth Jubilee 2025 - Rome

200 confessionals are open at Circus Maximus in Rome, Italy on August 1, 2025 for young pilgrims to take advantage of this Penitential Day during the Jubilee of Youth. 200 confession stations are available, staffed by priests and confessors ready to listen in many languages. All the day the Circus Maximus, the ancient Roman arena, is an open-air confessional for young people wishing to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation as part of the Holy Year celebrations. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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200 Confessionals For Youth Jubilee 2025 - Rome

200 confessionals are open at Circus Maximus in Rome, Italy on August 1, 2025 for young pilgrims to take advantage of this Penitential Day during the Jubilee of Youth. 200 confession stations are available, staffed by priests and confessors ready to listen in many languages. All the day the Circus Maximus, the ancient Roman arena, is an open-air confessional for young people wishing to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation as part of the Holy Year celebrations. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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200 Confessionals For Youth Jubilee 2025 - Rome

200 confessionals are open at Circus Maximus in Rome, Italy on August 1, 2025 for young pilgrims to take advantage of this Penitential Day during the Jubilee of Youth. 200 confession stations are available, staffed by priests and confessors ready to listen in many languages. All the day the Circus Maximus, the ancient Roman arena, is an open-air confessional for young people wishing to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation as part of the Holy Year celebrations. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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200 Confessionals For Youth Jubilee 2025 - Rome

200 confessionals are open at Circus Maximus in Rome, Italy on August 1, 2025 for young pilgrims to take advantage of this Penitential Day during the Jubilee of Youth. 200 confession stations are available, staffed by priests and confessors ready to listen in many languages. All the day the Circus Maximus, the ancient Roman arena, is an open-air confessional for young people wishing to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation as part of the Holy Year celebrations. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Water-Splashing Festival - China

Tourists and local people celebrate the water-splashing festival at a square in Jinghong City, Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, April 15, 2025. The water-splashing festival is regarded as one of the most important festivals of ethnic groups in southwest China. During the festival, water is considered an auspicious symbol and people splash water on one another, thereby wishing happiness and good fortune. Photo by Gao Yongwei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Water-Splashing Festival - China

Tourists and local people celebrate the water-splashing festival at a square in Gengma Dai and Va Autonomous County of Lincang, southwest China's Yunnan Province, April 15, 2025. The water-splashing festival is regarded as one of the most important festivals of ethnic groups in southwest China. During the festival, water is considered an auspicious symbol and people splash water on one another, thereby wishing happiness and good fortune. (Xinhua/Chen Xinbo)

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Water-Splashing Festival - China

Tourists and local people celebrate the water-splashing festival at a square in Jinghong City, Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, April 15, 2025. The water-splashing festival is regarded as one of the most important festivals of ethnic groups in southwest China. During the festival, water is considered an auspicious symbol and people splash water on one another, thereby wishing happiness and good fortune. Photo by Gao Yongwei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Water-Splashing Festival - China

Tourists and local people celebrate the water-splashing festival at a square in Jinghong City, Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, April 15, 2025. The water-splashing festival is regarded as one of the most important festivals of ethnic groups in southwest China. During the festival, water is considered an auspicious symbol and people splash water on one another, thereby wishing happiness and good fortune. Photo by Gao Yongwei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Water-Splashing Festival - China

Tourists and local people celebrate the water-splashing festival at a square in Gengma Dai and Va Autonomous County of Lincang, southwest China's Yunnan Province, April 15, 2025. The water-splashing festival is regarded as one of the most important festivals of ethnic groups in southwest China. During the festival, water is considered an auspicious symbol and people splash water on one another, thereby wishing happiness and good fortune. (Xinhua/Chen Xinbo)

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Water-Splashing Festival - China

Tourists and local people celebrate the water-splashing festival at a square in Jinghong City, Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, April 15, 2025. The water-splashing festival is regarded as one of the most important festivals of ethnic groups in southwest China. During the festival, water is considered an auspicious symbol and people splash water on one another, thereby wishing happiness and good fortune. Photo by Gao Yongwei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Water-Splashing Festival - China

Tourists and local people celebrate the water-splashing festival at a square in Gengma Dai and Va Autonomous County of Lincang, southwest China's Yunnan Province, April 15, 2025. The water-splashing festival is regarded as one of the most important festivals of ethnic groups in southwest China. During the festival, water is considered an auspicious symbol and people splash water on one another, thereby wishing happiness and good fortune. (Xinhua/Chen Xinbo)

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Water-Splashing Festival - China

Tourists and local people celebrate the water-splashing festival at a square in Gengma Dai and Va Autonomous County of Lincang, southwest China's Yunnan Province, April 15, 2025. The water-splashing festival is regarded as one of the most important festivals of ethnic groups in southwest China. During the festival, water is considered an auspicious symbol and people splash water on one another, thereby wishing happiness and good fortune. (Xinhua/Chen Xinbo)

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1st anniv. of Noto Peninsula quake

SUZU, Japan, Dec. 30 Kyodo - A lantern remains collapsed at a shrine in Suzu, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Dec. 30, 2024, almost one year after a powerful earthquake hit central Japan's Noto Peninsula area on Jan. 1. (Kyodo)

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Preparations for Kabuki performance in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan, Nov. 26 Kyodo - Preparations are underway for a year-end Kabuki performance in Kyoto, western Japan, on Nov. 26, 2024, with wooden signs with the names of Kabuki actors written in the traditional style of "maneki-gaki" calligraphy, wishing for a full house, on display at Minamiza Theater. (Kyodo)

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Preparations for Kabuki performance in Kyoto

Preparations are underway for a year-end Kabuki performance in Kyoto, western Japan, on Nov. 26, 2024, with wooden signs with the names of Kabuki actors written in the traditional style of "maneki-gaki" calligraphy, wishing for a full house, on display at Minamiza Theater.

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Preparations for Kabuki performance in Kyoto

Preparations are underway for a year-end Kabuki performance in Kyoto, western Japan, on Nov. 26, 2024, with wooden signs with the names of Kabuki actors written in the traditional style of "maneki-gaki" calligraphy, wishing for a full house, on display at Minamiza Theater.

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Preparations for Kabuki performance in Kyoto

Preparations are underway for a year-end Kabuki performance in Kyoto, western Japan, on Nov. 26, 2024, with wooden signs with the names of Kabuki actors written in the traditional style of "maneki-gaki" calligraphy, wishing for a full house, on display at Minamiza Theater.

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Maneki signboard for Kyoto kabuki show

A calligrapher uses a mixture of sake and ink to write the names of Kabuki performers on a wooden signboard in Kyoto on Nov. 8, 2024, for the year-end show at the Minamiza Theater in the traditional style of "maneki-gaki" calligraphy, wishing for a full house.

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Maneki signboard for Kyoto kabuki show

A calligrapher uses a mixture of sake and ink to write the names of Kabuki performers on a wooden signboard in Kyoto on Nov. 8, 2024, for the year-end show at the Minamiza Theater in the traditional style of "maneki-gaki" calligraphy, wishing for a full house.

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Maneki signboard for Kyoto kabuki show

A calligrapher uses a mixture of sake and ink to write the names of Kabuki performers on a wooden signboard in Kyoto on Nov. 8, 2024, for the year-end show at the Minamiza Theater in the traditional style of "maneki-gaki" calligraphy, wishing for a full house.

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President Biden delivers remarks at a Diwali celebration in the East Room

American astronaut Sunita Williams gives remarks via a taped message from the International Space Station at a Diwali celebration in the East Room of the White House Washington, DC, USA, 28 October, 2024. US President Joe Biden followed Williams in wishing attendees a happy Diwali.

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