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Farewell ceremony for Osaka expo mascot

A monument of Myaku-Myaku, the official mascot of the World Exposition in Osaka, is removed by a crane from the event's venue on Nov. 29, 2025.

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Farewell ceremony for Osaka expo mascot

Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura (3rd from L, back row) and the members of a Japanese dance group Avantgardey pose for a photo with one of the monuments of Myaku-Myaku, the official mascot of the World Exposition in Osaka, during a farewell ceremony at the event's venue in Osaka on Nov. 29, 2025, before all similar statues are removed from the site.

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Farewell ceremony for Osaka expo mascot

People take photos of a monument of Myaku-Myaku, the official mascot of the World Exposition in Osaka, before the statue is removed from the event's venue on Nov. 29, 2025.

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2025 WIMC Held in Nanjing

Visitors visit the welding robot workstation at the 2025 World Intelligent Manufacturing Conference at Nanjing International Expo Center, Jiangsu Province, China on November 28, 2025.

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2025 WIMC Held in Nanjing

Visitors visit UNITREE fighting robots at the 2025 World Intelligent Manufacturing Conference at Nanjing International Expo Center, Jiangsu Province, China on November 28, 2025.

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2025 WIMC Held in Nanjing

The audience visited the Robot Exhibition Hall at the 2025 World Intelligent Manufacturing Conference at Nanjing International Expo Center in Jiangsu Province, China on November 28, 2025.

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2025 WIMC Held in Nanjing

Visitors visit UNITREE fighting robots at the 2025 World Intelligent Manufacturing Conference at Nanjing International Expo Center, Jiangsu Province, China on November 28, 2025.

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2025 WIMC Held in Nanjing

The audience visited the Robot Exhibition Hall at the 2025 World Intelligent Manufacturing Conference at Nanjing International Expo Center in Jiangsu Province, China on November 28, 2025.

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2025 WIMC Held in Nanjing

Visitors see a health care robot at the 2025 World Intelligent Manufacturing Conference at Nanjing International Expo Center, Jiangsu Province, China on November 28, 2025.

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2025 WIMC Held in Nanjing

A child visited a Lego robot at the 2025 World Intelligent Manufacturing Conference, Nanjing International Expo Center, Jiangsu Province, China, November 28, 2025.

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2025 WIMC Held in Nanjing

The audience visited the Robot Exhibition Hall at the 2025 World Intelligent Manufacturing Conference at Nanjing International Expo Center in Jiangsu Province, China on November 28, 2025.

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2025 WIMC Held in Nanjing

Visitors visit the cultural tourism skin humanoid robot at the 2025 World Intelligent Manufacturing Conference at Nanjing International Expo Center, Jiangsu Province, China on November 28, 2025.

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2025 WIMC Held in Nanjing

A patrol robot on display at the 2025 World Intelligent Manufacturing Conference at Nanjing International Expo Center, Jiangsu Province, China on November 28, 2025.

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2025 WIMC Held in Nanjing

The audience visited the Robot Exhibition Hall at the 2025 World Intelligent Manufacturing Conference at Nanjing International Expo Center in Jiangsu Province, China on November 28, 2025.

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2025 WIMC Held in Nanjing

Visitors will see an industrial cleaning robot at the 2025 World Intelligent Manufacturing Conference, Nanjing International Expo Center, Jiangsu Province, China, November 28, 2025.

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2025 WIMC Held in Nanjing

The audience visited the exhibition scene of flat handling robots and chain type circular guide rails at the 2025 World Intelligent Manufacturing Conference at Nanjing International Expo Center, Jiangsu Province, China on November 28, 2025.

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2025 WIMC Held in Nanjing

The audience visited the Robot Exhibition Hall at the 2025 World Intelligent Manufacturing Conference at Nanjing International Expo Center in Jiangsu Province, China on November 28, 2025.

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2025 WIMC Held in Nanjing

The audience visited the Robot Exhibition Hall at the 2025 World Intelligent Manufacturing Conference at Nanjing International Expo Center in Jiangsu Province, China on November 28, 2025.

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2025 WIMC Held in Nanjing

Visitors visit the welding robot workstation at the 2025 World Intelligent Manufacturing Conference at Nanjing International Expo Center, Jiangsu Province, China on November 28, 2025.

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1 month after Osaka expo's closing

Dismantling work is under way at Kuwait's pavilion at the former World Exposition site in Osaka on Nov. 13, 2025, about a month after the event's closing.

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1 month after Osaka expo's closing

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows pavilions and other facilities being dismantled at what was the venue of the World Exposition in Osaka on Nov. 19, 2025, about a month after the event's closing.

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1 month after Osaka expo's closing

Pavilions and other facilities are being dismantled at the former World Exposition site in Osaka on Nov. 13, 2025, about a month after the event's closing.

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1 month after Osaka expo's closing

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows pavilions and other facilities being dismantled at what was the venue of the World Exposition in Osaka on Nov. 19, 2025, about a month after the event's closing.

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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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Philippines: Typhoon Kalmaegi Triggers Severe Flooding, Displacing Thousands 4

At least 140 people have died and 127 remain missing after Typhoon Kalmaegi struck the Philippines, with the central province of Cebu suffering the worst damage from floods and mudslides. Homes were destroyed and streets were left buried in debris, forcing thousands of residents to evacuate. In Cebu, floodwaters rose to roof level in some areas. A state of calamity has been declared in Cebu to speed up emergency response as rescue operations continue.

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Final day of Osaka expo

OSAKA, Japan, Oct. 14 Kyodo - Fireworks explode above the venue of the World Exposition in Osaka on its final day on Oct. 13, 2025.

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Japan PM Ishiba with expo mascot

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (R) and Yoshitaka Ito, minister for the World Exposition in Osaka, pose for a photo with dolls of Myaku-Myaku, the expo's official mascot, at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 14, 2025, a day after the event's conclusion.

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Japan PM Ishiba with expo mascot

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba expresses his thanks to Myaku-Myaku, the official mascot of the World Exposition in Osaka, at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 14, 2025, a day after the event's conclusion.

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Japan PM Ishiba with expo mascot

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba expresses his thanks to Myaku-Myaku, the official mascot of the World Exposition in Osaka, at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 14, 2025, a day after the event's conclusion.

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Final day of Osaka expo

Police officers patrol under the World Exposition's iconic Grand Ring in Osaka after the event's conclusion on its final day on Oct. 13, 2025.

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Final day of Osaka expo

Fireworks explode above the venue of the World Exposition in Osaka on its final day on Oct. 13, 2025.

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Final day of Osaka expo

Fireworks explode above the venue of the World Exposition in Osaka on its final day on Oct. 13, 2025.

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Final day of Osaka expo

An image of Myaku-Myaku, the official mascot of the World Exposition in Osaka, is seen during a drone show on the event's final day on Oct. 13, 2025.

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Final day of Osaka expo

An image of Myaku-Myaku, the official mascot of the World Exposition in Osaka, is seen during a drone show on the event's final day on Oct. 13, 2025.

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Final day of Osaka expo

An image of Myaku-Myaku, the official mascot of the World Exposition in Osaka, is seen during a drone show on the event's final day on Oct. 13, 2025.

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Final day of Osaka expo

An image of Myaku-Myaku, the official mascot of the World Exposition in Osaka, is seen during a drone show on the event's final day on Oct. 13, 2025.

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Final day of Osaka expo

An image of Myaku-Myaku, the official mascot of the World Exposition in Osaka, is seen during a drone show on the event's final day on Oct. 13, 2025.

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Final day of Osak expo

The World Exposition's iconic Grand Ring is packed with visitors in Osaka on the event's final day on Oct. 13, 2025.

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Final day of Osak expo

The World Exposition in Osaka is packed with visitors on the event's final day on Oct. 13, 2025.

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Final day of Osak expo

The World Exposition in Osaka is packed with visitors on the event's final day on Oct. 13, 2025.

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Final day of Osaka expo

Fireworks explode above the venue of the World Exposition in Osaka on its final day on Oct. 13, 2025.

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Final day of Osaka expo

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows fireworks lighting up the skies above the venue of the World Exposition in Osaka on its final day on Oct. 13, 2025.

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Final day of Osaka expo

Fireworks explode above the venue of the World Exposition in Osaka on its final day on Oct. 13, 2025.

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Final day of Osaka expo

Fireworks light up the venue of the World Exposition in Osaka on its final day on Oct. 13, 2025.

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Final day of Osaka expo

Fireworks light up the skies above the venue of the World Exposition in Osaka on its final day on Oct. 13, 2025.

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Final day of Osaka expo

Visitors pose for a photo in front of a statue of Myaku-Myaku, the official mascot of the World Exposition in Osaka, on its final day on Oct. 13, 2025.

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Final day of Osaka expo

Flags of countries and organizations participating in the World Exposition in Osaka are taken down on the event's final day on Oct. 13, 2025.

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Final day of Osaka expo

Flags of countries and organizations participating in the World Exposition in Osaka are taken down on the event's final day on Oct. 13, 2025.

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Final day of Osaka expo

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the venue of the World Exposition in Osaka just before sunset on the event's final day on Oct. 13, 2025

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Final day of Osaka expo

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the venue of the World Exposition in Osaka just before sunset on the event's final day on Oct. 13, 2025.