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Southern Europe and The Northwestern Mediterranean Coast from The ISS

Handout - JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui captured this photo of southern Europe and the northwestern Mediterranean coast from the International Space Station as it orbited 261 miles above Earth on August 30, 2025. At left, the Po Valley urban corridor in Italy shines with the metropolitan areas of Milan and Turin and their surrounding suburbs. Crew members aboard the orbital lab have produced hundreds of thousands of images of the land, oceans, and atmosphere of Earth, and even of the Moon through Crew Earth Observations. Their photographs of Earth record how the planet changes over time due to human activity and natural events. This allows scientists to monitor disasters and direct response on the ground and study a number of phenomena, from the movement of glaciers to urban wildlife. Photo by JAXA/Kimiya Yui/NASA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japanese astronauts

Takuya Onishi (lower R) communicates with fellow Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui (on screen), currently on a six-month mission at the International Space Station, during an event in Tokyo on Nov. 14, 2025.

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Football: Friendly between Japan and Italy

Japan's Yui Hasegawa (R) celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal in the second half of a women's football international friendly against Italy on Oct. 24, 2025, in Como, Italy.

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Football: Friendly between Japan and Italy

Japan's Yui Hasegawa (14) plays in the first half of a women's football international friendly against Italy on Oct. 24, 2025, in Como, Italy.

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Football: Friendly between Japan and Italy

Japan's Yui Hasegawa reacts after scoring a goal in the second half of a women's football international friendly against Italy on Oct. 24, 2025, in Como, Italy.

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Football: Friendly between Japan and Italy

Japan's Yui Hasegawa (L) scores a goal in the second half of a women's football international friendly against Italy on Oct. 24, 2025, in Como, Italy.

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Football: Friendly between Japan and Italy

Japan's Yui Hasegawa (14) plays in the second half of a women's football international friendly against Italy on Oct. 24, 2025, in Como, Italy.

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Miss World contestant for Japan

Yui Kawana, actress and model, is pictured after being chosen in Tokyo on Oct. 22, 2025, to represent Japan in the 2025 Miss World beauty pageant.

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Miss World contestant for Japan

Yui Kawana (front), actress and model, is pictured after being chosen in Tokyo on Oct. 22, 2025, to represent Japan in the 2025 Miss World beauty pageant.

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Miss World contestant for Japan

Yui Kawana, actress and model, is pictured after being chosen in Tokyo on Oct. 22, 2025, to represent Japan in the 2025 Miss World beauty pageant.

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Miss World contestant for Japan

Yui Kawana (front), actress and model, receives a crown after being chosen in Tokyo on Oct. 22, 2025, to represent Japan in the 2025 Miss World beauty pageant.

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Miss World contestant for Japan

Yui Kawana, actress and model, gives a speech after being chosen in Tokyo on Oct. 22, 2025, to represent Japan in the 2025 Miss World beauty pageant.

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Golf: Stanley Ladies

Yui Kawamoto poses with the victor's trophy after winning the Stanley Ladies golf tournament at Tomei Country Club in Susono in the central Japan prefecture of Shizuoka on Oct. 12, 2025.

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Golf: Stanley Ladies

Yui Kawamoto poses with the victor's trophy after winning the Stanley Ladies golf tournament at Tomei Country Club in Susono in the central Japan prefecture of Shizuoka on Oct. 12, 2025.

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Tennis: U.S. Open

Yui Kamiji of Japan reacts after beating Li Xiaohui of China in the women's wheelchair singles final at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York on Sept. 6, 2025.

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Tennis: U.S. Open

Yui Kamiji of Japan plays against Li Xiaohui of China in the women's wheelchair singles final at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York on Sept. 6, 2025.

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Tennis: U.S. Open

Yui Kamiji of Japan plays against Wang Ziying of China in the women's wheelchair singles semifinals at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York on Sept. 5, 2025.

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Tennis: U.S. Open

Yui Kamiji of Japan plays against Wang Ziying of China in the women's wheelchair singles semifinals at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York on Sept. 5, 2025.

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Tennis: U.S. Open

Yui Kamiji of Japan plays against Wang Ziying of China in the women's wheelchair singles semifinals at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York on Sept. 5, 2025.

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Tennis: U.S. Open

Yui Kamiji of Japan plays against Wang Ziying of China in the women's wheelchair singles semifinals at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York on Sept. 5, 2025.

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Tennis: U.S. Open

Yui Kamiji of Japan reacts after beating Wang Ziying of China in the women's wheelchair singles semifinals at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York on Sept. 5, 2025.

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Tennis: U.S. Open

Yui Kamiji of Japan reacts after beating Wang Ziying of China in the women's wheelchair singles semifinals at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York on Sept. 5, 2025.

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SpaceX crew launch

Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui waves at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Aug. 1, 2025, before a planned liftoff on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket for a mission at the International Space Station.

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SpaceX crew launch

Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui waves at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Aug. 1, 2025, before a planned liftoff on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket for a mission at the International Space Station.

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Tennis: Wimbledon championships

Yui Kamiji of Japan competes against Wang Ziying of China in the women's wheelchair singles final at the Wimbledon tennis tournament in London on July 12, 2025.

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Tennis: Wimbledon championships

Yui Kamiji of Japan competes against Wang Ziying of China in the women's wheelchair singles final at the Wimbledon tennis tournament in London on July 12, 2025.

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Tennis: Wimbledon championships

Yui Kamiji of Japan competes against Wang Ziying of China in the women's wheelchair singles final at the Wimbledon tennis tournament in London on July 12, 2025.

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Tennis: Wimbledon championships

Yui Kamiji of Japan competes against Wang Ziying of China in the women's wheelchair singles final at the Wimbledon tennis tournament in London on July 12, 2025.

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Tennis: Wimbledon championships

Yui Kamiji of Japan competes against Wang Ziying of China in the women's wheelchair singles final at the Wimbledon tennis tournament in London on July 12, 2025.

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Tennis: Wimbledon championships

Yui Kamiji of Japan competes against Wang Ziying of China in the women's wheelchair singles final at the Wimbledon tennis tournament in London on July 12, 2025.

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Tennis: Wimbledon championships

Yui Kamiji of Japan competes against Wang Ziying of China in the women's wheelchair singles final at the Wimbledon tennis tournament in London on July 12, 2025.

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Tennis: Wimbledon championships

Yui Kamiji of Japan smiles after finishing second in the women's wheelchair singles final at the Wimbledon tennis tournament in London on July 12, 2025.

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Tennis: Wimbledon championships

Yui Kamiji of Japan competes against Wang Ziying of China in the women's wheelchair singles final at the Wimbledon tennis tournament in London on July 12, 2025.

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Tennis: Wimbledon championships

Yui Kamiji of Japan competes against Wang Ziying of China in the women's wheelchair singles final at the Wimbledon tennis tournament in London on July 12, 2025.

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Tennis: Wimbledon championships

Wang Ziying (L) of China poses with the trophy after claiming the women's wheelchair singles title at the Wimbledon tennis tournament, alongside runner-up Yui Kamiji of Japan, in London on July 12, 2025.

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Tennis: Wimbledon championships

Wang Ziying (L) of China poses with the trophy after claiming the women's wheelchair singles title at the Wimbledon tennis tournament, alongside runner-up Yui Kamiji of Japan, in London on July 12, 2025.

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Tennis: Wimbledon championships

Yui Kamiji of Japan reacts after beating Li Xiaohui of China in the women's wheelchair singles semifinals at the Wimbledon tennis tournament in London on July 11, 2025.

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Tennis: Wimbledon championships

Yui Kamiji of Japan reacts after beating Li Xiaohui of China in the women's wheelchair singles semifinals at the Wimbledon tennis tournament in London on July 11, 2025.

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Tennis: Wimbledon championships

Yui Kamiji of Japan plays against Li Xiaohui of China in the women's wheelchair singles semifinals at the Wimbledon tennis tournament in London on July 11, 2025.

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Tennis: Wimbledon championships

Yui Kamiji of Japan plays against Li Xiaohui of China in the women's wheelchair singles semifinals at the Wimbledon tennis tournament in London on July 11, 2025.

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Tennis: Wimbledon championships

Yui Kamiji of Japan plays against Li Xiaohui of China in the women's wheelchair singles semifinals at the Wimbledon tennis tournament in London on July 11, 2025.

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Tennis: French Open

Yui Kamiji of Japan plays against Aniek Van Koot of the Netherlands in the women's wheelchair singles final at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris on June 7, 2025.

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Tennis: French Open

Yui Kamiji of Japan reacts after beating Aniek Van Koot of the Netherlands in the women's wheelchair singles final at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris on June 7, 2025.

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Tennis: French Open

Yui Kamiji of Japan reacts after beating Aniek Van Koot of the Netherlands in the women's wheelchair singles final at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris on June 7, 2025.

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Tennis: French Open

Yui Kamiji of Japan plays against Aniek Van Koot of the Netherlands in the women's wheelchair singles final at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris on June 7, 2025.

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Tennis: French Open

Yui Kamiji of Japan plays against Aniek Van Koot of the Netherlands in the women's wheelchair singles final at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris on June 7, 2025.

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Tennis: French Open

Yui Kamiji of Japan plays against Aniek Van Koot of the Netherlands in the women's wheelchair singles final at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris on June 7, 2025.

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Tennis: French Open

Yui Kamiji of Japan plays against Aniek Van Koot of the Netherlands in the women's wheelchair singles final at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris on June 7, 2025.

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Tennis: French Open

Yui Kamiji of Japan plays against Aniek Van Koot of the Netherlands in the women's wheelchair singles final at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris on June 7, 2025.

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Tennis: French Open

Yui Kamiji of Japan (L) poses after beating Aniek Van Koot of the Netherlands (R) in the women's wheelchair singles final at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris on June 7, 2025.