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Rite at Ise Jingu shrine in Mie Pref.

ISE, Japan, Sept. 17 Kyodo - Priests attend a tree-felling ceremony at Ise Jingu shrine in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on Sept. 17, 2025, as part of rites for the "Shikinen Sengu" shrine building reconstruction every 20 years at the Shinto shrine in the central Japan city. Over 30 rites are planned for the 63rd "Shikinen Sengu," with a history of about 1,300 years, which will culminate in 2033 when an object believed to contain the spirit of the shrine's deity will be transferred to the shrine's newly reconstructed main hall. (Kyodo)

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Rite at Ise Jingu shrine in Mie Pref.

Priests attend a tree-felling ceremony at Ise Jingu shrine in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on Sept. 17, 2025, as part of rites for the "Shikinen Sengu" shrine building reconstruction every 20 years at the Shinto shrine in the central Japan city. Over 30 rites are planned for the 63rd "Shikinen Sengu," with a history of about 1,300 years, which will culminate in 2033 when an object believed to contain the spirit of the shrine's deity will be transferred to the shrine's newly reconstructed main hall.

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Rite at Ise Jingu shrine in Mie Pref.

Priests attend a tree-felling ceremony at Ise Jingu shrine in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on Sept. 17, 2025, as part of rites for the "Shikinen Sengu" shrine building reconstruction every 20 years at the Shinto shrine in the central Japan city. Over 30 rites are planned for the 63rd "Shikinen Sengu," with a history of about 1,300 years, which will culminate in 2033 when an object believed to contain the spirit of the shrine's deity will be transferred to the shrine's newly reconstructed main hall.

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Rite at Ise Jingu shrine in Mie Pref.

Priests attend a tree-felling ceremony at Ise Jingu shrine in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on Sept. 17, 2025, as part of rites for the "Shikinen Sengu" shrine building reconstruction every 20 years at the Shinto shrine in the central Japan city. Over 30 rites are planned for the 63rd "Shikinen Sengu," with a history of about 1,300 years, which will culminate in 2033 when an object believed to contain the spirit of the shrine's deity will be transferred to the shrine's newly reconstructed main hall.

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Rite at Ise Jingu shrine in Mie Pref.

Priests attend a tree-felling ceremony at Ise Jingu shrine in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on Sept. 17, 2025, as part of rites for the "Shikinen Sengu" shrine building reconstruction every 20 years at the Shinto shrine in the central Japan city. Over 30 rites are planned for the 63rd "Shikinen Sengu," with a history of about 1,300 years, which will culminate in 2033 when an object believed to contain the spirit of the shrine's deity will be transferred to the shrine's newly reconstructed main hall.

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Rite at Ise Jingu shrine in Mie Pref.

Priests attend a tree-felling ceremony at Ise Jingu shrine in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on Sept. 17, 2025, as part of rites for the "Shikinen Sengu" shrine building reconstruction every 20 years at the Shinto shrine in the central Japan city. Over 30 rites are planned for the 63rd "Shikinen Sengu," with a history of about 1,300 years, which will culminate in 2033 when an object believed to contain the spirit of the shrine's deity will be transferred to the shrine's newly reconstructed main hall.

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Rite at Ise Jingu shrine in Mie Pref.

Priests attend a tree-felling ceremony at Ise Jingu shrine in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on Sept. 17, 2025, as part of rites for the "Shikinen Sengu" shrine building reconstruction every 20 years at the Shinto shrine in the central Japan city. Over 30 rites are planned for the 63rd "Shikinen Sengu," with a history of about 1,300 years, which will culminate in 2033 when an object believed to contain the spirit of the shrine's deity will be transferred to the shrine's newly reconstructed main hall.

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Rite at Ise Jingu shrine in Mie Pref.

Priests attend a tree-felling ceremony at Ise Jingu shrine in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on Sept. 17, 2025, as part of rites for the "Shikinen Sengu" shrine building reconstruction every 20 years at the Shinto shrine in the central Japan city. Over 30 rites are planned for the 63rd "Shikinen Sengu," with a history of about 1,300 years, which will culminate in 2033 when an object believed to contain the spirit of the shrine's deity will be transferred to the shrine's newly reconstructed main hall.

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Rite at Ise Jingu shrine in Mie Pref.

Priests attend a tree-felling ceremony at Ise Jingu shrine in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on Sept. 17, 2025, as part of rites for the "Shikinen Sengu" shrine building reconstruction every 20 years at the Shinto shrine in the central Japan city. Over 30 rites are planned for the 63rd "Shikinen Sengu," with a history of about 1,300 years, which will culminate in 2033 when an object believed to contain the spirit of the shrine's deity will be transferred to the shrine's newly reconstructed main hall.

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Afghan Women Honey Farming

A woman holds a honeycomb frame at her beekeeping site in Herat, Afghanistan on August 17, 2024. She is the first female beekeeper in Afghanistan and has been producing honey for about 10 years. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Afghan Women Honey Farming

Two beehive boxes sit on a grassy patch in Afghanistan on August 17, 2024. These hives are part of the apiary managed by Afghanistan’s first female beekeeper, who has been producing honey for about 10 years. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Afghan Women Honey Farming

A close-up view of bees clustering on a honeycomb frame in Herat, Afghanistan on August 17, 2024. The frame is managed by Afghanistan’s first female beekeeper, who has been in honey production for about 10 years. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Afghan Women Honey Farming

A woman holds a honeycomb frame at her beekeeping site in Herat, Afghanistan on August 17, 2024. She is the first female beekeeper in Afghanistan and has been producing honey for about 10 years. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Afghan Women Honey Farming

A woman holds a honeycomb frame at her beekeeping site in Herat, Afghanistan on August 17, 2024. She is the first female beekeeper in Afghanistan and has been producing honey for about 10 years. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Afghan Women Honey Farming

A close-up view of bees clustering on a honeycomb frame in Herat, Afghanistan on August 17, 2024. The frame is managed by Afghanistan’s first female beekeeper, who has been in honey production for about 10 years. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Afghan Women Honey Farming

A woman holds a honeycomb frame at her beekeeping site in Herat, Afghanistan on August 17, 2024. She is the first female beekeeper in Afghanistan and has been producing honey for about 10 years. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Afghan Women Honey Farming

A close-up view of bees clustering on a honeycomb frame in Herat, Afghanistan on August 17, 2024. The frame is managed by Afghanistan’s first female beekeeper, who has been in honey production for about 10 years. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Afghan Women Honey Farming

A woman holds a honeycomb frame at her beekeeping site in Herat, Afghanistan on August 17, 2024. She is the first female beekeeper in Afghanistan and has been producing honey for about 10 years. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Afghan Women Honey Farming

A woman holds a honeycomb frame at her beekeeping site in Herat, Afghanistan on August 17, 2024. She is the first female beekeeper in Afghanistan and has been producing honey for about 10 years. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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BOJ lifts rate to 17-year high of 0.5%

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda attends a press conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Jan. 24, 2025, following the BOJ's decision to raise its key interest rate from 0.25 percent to 0.5 percent, its highest level in about 17 years, on the second day of its two-day policy-setting meeting.

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BOJ lifts rate to 17-year high of 0.5%

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda attends a press conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Jan. 24, 2025, following the BOJ's decision to raise its key interest rate from 0.25 percent to 0.5 percent, its highest level in about 17 years, on the second day of its two-day policy-setting meeting.

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BOJ lifts rate to 17-year high of 0.5%

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda attends a press conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Jan. 24, 2025, following the BOJ's decision to raise its key interest rate from 0.25 percent to 0.5 percent, its highest level in about 17 years, on the second day of its two-day policy-setting meeting.

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BOJ lifts rate to 17-year high of 0.5%

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda attends a press conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Jan. 24, 2025, following the BOJ's decision to raise its key interest rate from 0.25 percent to 0.5 percent, its highest level in about 17 years, on the second day of its two-day policy-setting meeting.

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