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Sumo association marks 100th anniversary

A ceremony marking the 100th anniversary of the Japan Sumo Association's founding is held at the Ryogoku Kokugikan sumo arena in Tokyo on Dec. 23, 2025. About 800 people, including grand champions Onosato and Hoshoryu, attended the ceremony commemorating the establishment of the association's predecessor organization on Dec. 28, 1925.

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Sumo association marks 100th anniversary

Japan Sumo Association head Hakkaku (3rd from L) and two grand champions -- Onosato (2nd from L) and Hoshoryu (3rd from R) -- open the cask during a ceremony marking the 100th anniversary of the association's founding at the Ryogoku Kokugikan sumo arena on Dec. 23, 2025. About 800 people attended the ceremony commemorating the establishment of the association's predecessor organization on Dec. 28, 1925.

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Japanese prince visits Izu Oshima Island

Japanese Prince Hisahito talks with people before leaving Izu Oshima Island in the Pacific about 100 kilometers south of Tokyo on Nov. 23, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Crown princess, prince visit Izu Oshima Island

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko and her son Prince Hisahito (back, L) watch Tokyo Deaflympics orienteering during a visit to Izu Oshima Island in the Pacific about 100 kilometers south of Tokyo on Nov. 23, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Crown princess, prince visit Izu Oshima Island

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko and her son Prince Hisahito (back, L) watch Tokyo Deaflympics orienteering during a visit to Izu Oshima Island in the Pacific about 100 kilometers south of Tokyo on Nov. 23, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Crown princess, prince visit Izu Oshima Island

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko and her son Prince Hisahito watch Tokyo Deaflympics orienteering during a visit to Izu Oshima Island in the Pacific about 100 kilometers south of Tokyo on Nov. 23, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Crown princess, prince visit Izu Oshima Island

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko and her son Prince Hisahito watch Tokyo Deaflympics orienteering during a visit to Izu Oshima Island in the Pacific about 100 kilometers south of Tokyo on Nov. 23, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Crown princess, prince visit Izu Oshima Island

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko and her son Prince Hisahito (back, L) watch Tokyo Deaflympics orienteering during a visit to Izu Oshima Island in the Pacific about 100 kilometers south of Tokyo on Nov. 23, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Tokyo stocks end up at 1-year high

A financial data screen in Tokyo shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average's closing price at 41,171.32 its highest finish in about a year, on July 23, 2025, after Japan and the United States reached a trade deal with 15 percent U.S. tariffs on Japanese autos and other products.

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Tokyo stocks end up at 1-year high

A financial data screen in Tokyo shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average's closing price at 41,171.32 its highest finish in about a year, on July 23, 2025, after Japan and the United States reached a trade deal with 15 percent U.S. tariffs on Japanese autos and other products.

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Giant ginkgo tree in northeastern Japan

A giant ginkgo tree is lit up in Fukaura in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Nov. 23, 2024. The tree, over 1,000 years old, is 31 meters tall with a girth of about 22 meters.

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Giant ginkgo tree in northeastern Japan

A giant ginkgo tree is lit up in Fukaura in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Nov. 23, 2024. The tree, over 1,000 years old, is 31 meters tall with a girth of about 22 meters.

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Giant ginkgo tree in northeastern Japan

A giant ginkgo tree is lit up in Fukaura in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Nov. 23, 2024. The tree, over 1,000 years old, is 31 meters tall with a girth of about 22 meters.

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Giant ginkgo tree in northeastern Japan

A giant ginkgo tree is lit up in Fukaura in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Nov. 23, 2024. The tree, over 1,000 years old, is 31 meters tall with a girth of about 22 meters.

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20th anniversary of Chuetsu Earthquake

About 2,200 lights are lit in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, on Oct. 23, 2024, to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the massive earthquake that killed 68 people.

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20th anniversary of Chuetsu Earthquake

About 2,200 lights are lit in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, on Oct. 23, 2024, to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the massive earthquake that killed 68 people.

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AI guide dog

Photo taken in Shanghai on July 23, 2024, shows a six-legged AI robot, developed by a Shanghai Jiao Tong University research team to replace guide dogs, in trial use. The robot was developed in response to a shortage of guide dogs in China where over 17 million people are visually impaired, while only about 400 such dogs are available. The AI robot can discern traffic signal colors, unlike guide dogs, the research team says.

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AI guide dog

Photo taken in Shanghai on July 23, 2024, shows a six-legged AI robot, developed by a Shanghai Jiao Tong University research team to replace guide dogs, in trial use. The robot was developed in response to a shortage of guide dogs in China where over 17 million people are visually impaired, while only about 400 such dogs are available. The AI robot can discern traffic signal colors, unlike guide dogs, the research team says.

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AI guide dog

Photo taken in Shanghai on July 23, 2024, shows a six-legged AI robot, developed by a Shanghai Jiao Tong University research team to replace guide dogs, in trial use. The robot was developed in response to a shortage of guide dogs in China where over 17 million people are visually impaired, while only about 400 such dogs are available. The AI robot can discern traffic signal colors, unlike guide dogs, the research team says.

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AI guide dog

Photo taken in Shanghai on July 23, 2024, shows a six-legged AI robot, developed by a Shanghai Jiao Tong University research team to replace guide dogs, in trial use. The robot was developed in response to a shortage of guide dogs in China where over 17 million people are visually impaired, while only about 400 such dogs are available. The AI robot can discern traffic signal colors, unlike guide dogs, the research team says.

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Japan provides medical equipment to Ukraine

Japanese Ambassador to Ukraine Kuninori Matsuda (L) and Ukrainian Health Minister Viktor Liashko attend a ceremony in Kyiv on Sept. 23, 2024, following Japan's decision to provide MRI and other medical equipment to 30 facilities across Ukraine through a 4.4 billion yen (about $31 million) grant-in-aid program.

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Japan provides medical equipment to Ukraine

Japanese Ambassador to Ukraine Kuninori Matsuda (L) and Ukrainian Health Minister Viktor Liashko (C) attend a ceremony in Kyiv on Sept. 23, 2024, following Japan's decision to provide MRI and other medical equipment to 30 facilities across Ukraine through a 4.4 billion yen (about $31 million) grant-in-aid program.

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Surfing: Igarashi

Tokyo Olympic surfing silver medalist Kanoa Igarashi speaks to about 70 children during a nature preservation event in Yokohama near Tokyo on Dec. 23, 2023.

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'Human Christmas tree' made by some 1,100 people

OSAKA, Japan - About 1,100 people dressed up like Santa Claus hold red and green boards at the stairs in front of the Grand Front Osaka commercial complex to form a Christmas tree on Dec. 23, 2014, in Osaka, western Japan.

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Artistic fishbowl exhibition at Kyoto castle

KYOTO, Japan - Some 1,000 goldfish swim in a large fishbowl lit up in the seven rainbow colors at the World Heritage site of Nijo Castle in Kyoto, western Japan, on Oct. 23, 2014, on the eve of an art exhibition of some 80 aquariums containing about 5,000 fish.

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Toyota launches new Lexus sports coupe to enhance brand image

TOKYO, Japan - Tokuo Fukuichi, head of the Lexus division at Toyota Motor Corp., poses with a new RC sports coupe in the company's Lexus luxury range during a presentation in Tokyo on Oct. 23, 2014. The new coupe is being rolled out along with a higher-performance RC F version, with prices starting from 5.65 million yen (about $53,000) and 9.53 million yen (about $89,000), respectively.

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Mt. Aso caldera added to UNESCO geoparks list

ASO, Japan - People celebrate at Aso Volcano Museum in Aso, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Sept. 23, 2014, after the UNESCO Global Geoparks Network said the caldera of active volcano Mt. Aso was added to a list of global geoparks. The Aso caldera is one of the world's largest covering an area of about 350 square kilometers.

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Event to discover future Paralympians held in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - A boy, one of about 70 participants, smiles as he takes part in an event to find athletes deemed capable of shining particularly in the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics at a sports center for disabled people in Tokyo on Aug. 23, 2014.

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Boy tries sports wheelchair with Paralympics in mind

TOKYO, Japan - A boy, one of about 70 participants of an event to find athletes deemed capable of shining particularly in the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, rides a sports wheelchair while former Olympian Dai Tamesue (3rd from R) and others look on at a sports center for disabled people in Tokyo on Aug. 23, 2014.

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Kushiro wetland

KUSHIRO, Japan - File photo taken in February 2014 shows red-crested white cranes in the Kushiro wetland, Japan's largest marshland, on the northernmost main island of Hokkaido. The Environment Ministry said in a report released May 23, 2014, that the annual economic value of wetlands and mudlands across Japan, including the Kushiro wetland, is estimated at 1.4 trillion to 1.6 trillion yen (about $13.8 billion to $15.7 billion) in such forms as water purification and supply of foods.

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Visitors see variety of tulips at annual fair in Toyama Pref.

TOYAMA, Japan - Visitors view a variety of tulips at the just-started annual tulip fair in a park in Tonami, Toyama Prefecture, central Japan, on April 23, 2014. About 2.5 million tulips are just about to come into full bloom.

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Remains of disaster-hit residential area in Sendai, Japan

SENDAI, Japan - The remains of a residential area in the Arahama district in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, where about 720 homes were washed away in the March 2011 tsunami, are pictured on Feb. 23, 2014. Sendai municipal authorities are planning to preserve part of the area as a reminder of the disaster (Photo taken with fisheye lens).

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3,000 yellow handkerchiefs fly to support post-quake work

SENDAI, Japan - About 3,000 yellow handkerchiefs sent from across Japan are tied to a zelkova tree in the town of Yamamoto, Miyagi Prefecture, on Feb. 23, 2014, as a symbol of support for reconstruction work after the earthquake and tsunami of March 11, 2011.

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2 and a half years after quake

SENDAI, Japan - Combination photos from a Kyodo News helicopter show an area around Okawa Elementary School in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 23, 2011 (L), shortly after the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake, and about two and a half years later on Sept. 1, 2013 (R). Many pupils and teachers at the school were killed or became unaccounted for in the disaster.

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2 and a half years after quake

SENDAI, Japan - Combination photos taken from a Kyodo News helicopter show the Yamada Bay in the town of Yamada, Iwate Prefecture, on March 23, 2011 (L), soon after the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake, and about two and a half years later on Sept. 6, 2013 (R). Oysters and scallops are cultured on rafts in array (latter).

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2 and a half years after quake

SENDAI, Japan - Combination photos from a Kyodo News helicopter show an area in the town of Yamada, Iwate Prefecture, on March 23, 2011 (L), after the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake, and about two and a half years later on Sept. 6, 2013 (R). The building (front in the former) for JR Rikuchu-Yamada Station is not in the latter.

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2 and a half years after quake

SENDAI, Japan - Combination photos from a Kyodo News helicopter show the Taro area of Miyako, Iwate Prefecture, on March 23, 2011 (top), after the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake, and about two and a half years later on Sept. 6, 2013 (bottom). Fishery facilities are seen built in the latter.

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China ships near Senkakus

ISHIGAKI, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News airplane shows (from front) the Chinese maritime surveillance vessels Haijian 49 and 50 and the Japan Coast Guard patrol ship Ryukyu in Japanese territorial waters about 12 kilometers north-northeast of Uotsuri Island of the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea at 1:51 p.m. on April 23, 2013. China claims the Japan-administered islands.

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China ships near Senkakus

ISHIGAKI, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News airplane shows the Haijian 51 and other Chinese maritime surveillance vessels in Japanese territorial waters about 12 kilometers north-northeast of Uotsuri Island of the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea at 2 p.m. on April 23, 2013. China claims the Japan-administered islands.

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1 and a half years after quake

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - Combination photos from a Kyodo News helicopter show an area in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 23, 2011 (L), after the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake and subsequent tsunami, and about one and a half years later on Sept. 3, 2012 (R). Many children died or went missing as the tsunami hit Okawa Elementary School which stood in the area.

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1 and a half years after quake

SENDAI, Japan - Combination photos from a Kyodo News helicopter show an area in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, on March 23, 2011 (top), after the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake, and about one and a half years later on Sept. 3, 2012 (bottom).

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1 and a half years after quake

SENDAI, Japan - Combination photos from a Kyodo News helicopter show an area in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, on March 23, 2011 (L), after the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake, and about one and a half years later on Sept. 3, 2012 (R). In the photos is the so-called ''miracle pine,'' the only tree that survived the disaster in the area though it withered later.

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1 and a half years after quake

SENDAI, Japan - Combination photos from a Kyodo News helicopter show an area in the town of Yamada, Iwate Prefecture, on March 23, 2011 (L), after the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake, and about one and a half years later on Sept. 3, 2012 (R).

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Libyans celebrate Gaddafi's death

MISRATA, Libya - Women are seen celebrating liberation from the rule of Muammar Gaddafi at a square in Misrata, Libya, on Oct. 23, 2011. The former Libyan leader's body was kept in the city, about 200 kilometers east of Tripoli, after he was captured by anti-Gaddafi forces on Oct. 20 and died in an apparent slaughter.

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Fried chicken festival

NAKATSU, Japan - Participants pack fried chicken into paper cups during a fried chicken festival in Nakatsu in Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Sept. 23, 2011. About 1 ton of fried chicken was sold to around 45,000 visitors during the one-day event.

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World's smallest digital interchangeable lens camera

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the pocket-sized PENTAX Q. Japanese optical product maker Hoya Corp. said June 23, 2011, it will soon launch the world's smallest and lightest digital interchangeable lens camera measuring about 5.75 centimeters high, 9.8 cm wide and 3.1 cm deep, which weighs about 200 grams.

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World's smallest digital interchangeable lens camera

TOKYO, Japan - A woman holds the pocket-sized PENTAX Q in Tokyo on June 23, 2011. Japanese optical product maker Hoya Corp. said it will soon launch the world's smallest and lightest digital interchangeable lens camera measuring about 5.75 centimeters high, 9.8 cm wide and 3.1 cm deep, which weighs about 200 grams.

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H.K. chief eats sushi

HONG KONG, China - Hong Kong leader Donald Tsang (front) eats sushi during an event in the territory on May 23, 2011. About 70 senior local officials and lawmakers attended as Japanese restaurants in Hong Kong organized the event to offer Japanese cuisine using foodstuffs from Japan in an effort to promote Japanese food amid radiation fears due to a nuclear crisis at home.

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Tokyo Disneyland night operations

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Disneyland in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, resumes night operations on April 23, 2011, after operating only during the daytime for about a week after reopening following the powerful March 11 earthquake. The popular nighttime electrical parade was canceled due to rain.

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Libyans demonstrate in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - A man calls for the resignation of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, placing a shoe against a Gaddafi poster in front of the Libyan Embassy in Tokyo on Feb. 23, 2011. About 100 Libyans residing in Japan rallied against Gaddafi the same day calling for a halt to deadly crackdowns on protestors in the North African country.