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Japan princess attends sign language speech contest

Japanese Princess Kako uses sign language while delivering a speech at a sign language speech contest for high school students in Tokyo on Aug. 16, 2026.

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Japan princess attends sign language speech contest

Japanese Princess Kako uses sign language while delivering a speech at a sign language speech contest for high school students in Tokyo on Aug. 16, 2026.

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Japan princess attends sign language speech contest

Japanese Princess Kako uses sign language while delivering a speech at a sign language speech contest for high school students in Tokyo on Aug. 16, 2026.

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Japan princess attends sign language speech contest

Japanese Princess Kako uses sign language while delivering a speech at a sign language speech contest for high school students in Tokyo on Aug. 16, 2026.

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Japan princess attends sign language speech contest

Japanese Princess Kako uses sign language while delivering a speech at a sign language speech contest for high school students in Tokyo on Aug. 16, 2026.

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Japan princess attends sign language speech contest

Japanese Princess Kako uses sign language while delivering a speech at a sign language speech contest for high school students in Tokyo on Aug. 16, 2026.

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Japan princess attends sign language speech contest

Japanese Princess Kako uses sign language while delivering a speech at a sign language speech contest for high school students in Tokyo on Aug. 16, 2026.

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Japan princess attends sign language speech contest

Japanese Princess Kako uses sign language while delivering a speech at a sign language speech contest for high school students in Tokyo on Aug. 16, 2026.

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Japan princess attends sign language speech contest

Japanese Princess Kako uses sign language while delivering a speech at a sign language speech contest for high school students in Tokyo on Aug. 16, 2026.

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Japan princess attends sign language speech contest

Japanese Princess Kako uses sign language while delivering a speech at a sign language speech contest for high school students in Tokyo on Aug. 16, 2026.

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Japan princess attends sign language speech contest

Japanese Princess Kako uses sign language while delivering a speech at a sign language speech contest for high school students in Tokyo on Aug. 16, 2026.

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Japan princess attends sign language speech contest

Japanese Princess Kako uses sign language while delivering a speech at a sign language speech contest for high school students in Tokyo on Aug. 16, 2026.

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Japan princess attends sign language speech contest

Japanese Princess Kako uses sign language while delivering a speech at a sign language speech contest for high school students in Tokyo on Aug. 16, 2026.

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Japan princess attends sign language speech contest

Japanese Princess Kako communicates with participants at a sign language speech contest for high school students in Tokyo on Aug. 16, 2026.

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Japan princess attends sign language speech contest

Japanese Princess Kako attends a sign language speech contest for high school students in Tokyo on Aug. 16, 2026.

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Japan-Vietnam student exchange in Hanoi

Vietnamese students perform a welcome dance for Japanese junior and senior high school students during a cultural exchange event in Hanoi on Aug. 6, 2026.

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Japan-Vietnam student exchange in Hanoi

Vietnamese students perform a welcome dance for Japanese junior and senior high school students during a cultural exchange event in Hanoi on Aug. 6, 2026.

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Japan-Vietnam student exchange in Hanoi

Japanese and Vietnamese junior and senior high school students sing a popular Japanese manga song during a cultural exchange event in Hanoi on Aug. 6, 2026.

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Japan-Vietnam student exchange in Hanoi

Japanese and Vietnamese junior and senior high school students sing a popular Japanese manga song during a cultural exchange event in Hanoi on Aug. 6, 2026.

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Junior high school student meeting on abductions by N. Korea

Junior high school students from across Japan participate in a government-sponsored meeting in Tokyo on Aug. 7, 2026, aimed at raising public awareness, especially among young people, of North Korea's abduction of Japanese citizens in the 1970s and 1980s. (Kyodo)

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Junior high school student meeting on abductions by N. Korea

Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara speaks to junior high school students from across Japan during a government-sponsored meeting in Tokyo on Aug. 7, 2026, aimed at enhancing public awareness, especially among young people, of North Korea's abduction of Japanese citizens in the 1970s and 1980s.

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Junior high school student meeting on abductions by N. Korea

Junior high school students from across Japan participate in a government-sponsored meeting in Tokyo on Aug. 7, 2026, aimed at raising public awareness, especially among young people, of North Korea's abduction of Japanese citizens in the 1970s and 1980s.

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Junior high school student meeting on abductions by N. Korea

Junior high school students from across Japan participate in a government-sponsored meeting in Tokyo on Aug. 7, 2026, aimed at raising public awareness, especially among young people, of North Korea's abduction of Japanese citizens in the 1970s and 1980s.

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Junior high school student meeting on abductions by N. Korea

Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara speaks to junior high school students from across Japan during a government-sponsored meeting in Tokyo on Aug. 7, 2026, aimed at enhancing public awareness, especially among young people, of North Korea's abduction of Japanese citizens in the 1970s and 1980s.

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Junior high school student meeting on abductions by N. Korea

Takuya Yokota, head of a group representing the families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea, speaks to junior high school students from across Japan during a government-sponsored meeting in Tokyo on Aug. 7, 2026, aimed at raising public awareness, especially among young people, of the abduction issue. Yokota is a younger brother of Megumi Yokota, who was abducted by North Korea in 1977 at the age of 13.

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Japan crown prince at high school sports event in Shiga

Japan's Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko talk with students before departing from the venue of a national inter-high school athletic competition's opening ceremony in Otsu in Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 3, 2026.

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Great-grandchildren of former residents of Russian-held islands

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C) poses for a photo with seven junior high school students, including great-grandchildren of former residents of Russian-held, Japanese-claimed islands off Hokkaido, northern Japan, at the premier's office in Tokyo on July 30, 2026.

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Great-grandchildren of former residents of Russian-held islands

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C) poses for a photo with seven junior high school students, including great-grandchildren of former residents of Russian-held, Japanese-claimed islands off Hokkaido, northern Japan, at the premier's office in Tokyo on July 30, 2026.

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Great-grandchildren of former residents of Russian-held islands

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (2nd from R) meets with seven junior high school students, including great-grandchildren of former residents of Russian-held, Japanese-claimed islands off Hokkaido, northern Japan, at the premier's office in Tokyo on July 30, 2026.

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Japan crown prince at high school cultural festival

Japan's Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko chat with students who will perform during the Kanto Festival at a high school in Akita on July 27, 2026. The imperial couple is visiting the northeastern Japan city, where a national high school cultural festival is held.

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Minister visits fatal boat accident site in Okinawa

Hitoshi Kikawada, Japanese minister for Okinawa and Northern Territories affairs, observes a moment of silence at a beach in Nago in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa on June 28, 2026, about three month after two boats carrying a total of 18 high school students on a peace education tour capsized off the city, leaving one student and the skipper of one of the two boats dead.

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Minister visits fatal boat accident site in Okinawa

Hitoshi Kikawada, Japanese minister for Okinawa and Northern Territories affairs, offers flowers at a beach in Nago in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa on June 28, 2026, about three month after two boats carrying a total of 18 high school students on a peace education tour capsized off the city, leaving one student and the skipper of one of the two boats dead.

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Japanese astronaut Yui at talk event

Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui speaks at a talk event for junior and senior high school students at NASA Headquarters in Washington on June 1, 2026.

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Japanese astronaut Yui at talk event

Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui (R) speaks at a talk event for junior and senior high school students at NASA Headquarters in Washington on June 1, 2026.

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US: One Killed, Five Injured in Shooting at Mall of Louisiana in Baton Rouge

A fight between two groups inside the food court at the Mall of Louisiana in Baton Rouge erupted into gunfire on Thursday, April 23, killing one person and injuring five others, including three high school students from Ascension Episcopal School in Lafayette. Five people were detained, while police said additional suspects remained at large.

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Japan PM Takaichi

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi addresses a meeting with high school and university students who have received the Fuji Scout award, the highest honor given to members of the Scout Association of Japan, at the premier's office in Tokyo on March 31, 2026.

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Boats capsize in student tour in Okinawa

Doshisha International Junior and Senior High School principal Kikuo Nishida holds a press conference at his school in Kyotanabe in Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan, on March 17, 2026, after one high school student died when two boats carrying a total of 18 students of the school capsized off Nago in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa during a peace education tour the previous day

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Boats capsize in student tour in Okinawa

Doshisha International Junior and Senior High School principal Kikuo Nishida (C) holds a press conference at his school in Kyotanabe in Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan, on March 17, 2026, after one high school student died when two boats carrying a total of 18 students of the school capsized off Nago in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa during a peace education tour the previous day

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Boats capsize in student tour in Okinawa

Doshisha International Junior and Senior High School principal Kikuo Nishida holds a press conference at his school in Kyotanabe in Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan, on March 17, 2026, after one high school student died when two boats carrying a total of 18 students of the school capsized off Nago in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa during a peace education tour the previous day

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Boats capsize in student tour in Okinawa

Doshisha International Junior and Senior High School principal Kikuo Nishida (2nd from R) bows in apology during a press conference at his school in Kyotanabe in Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan, on March 17, 2026, after one high school student died when two boats carrying a total of 18 students of the school capsized off Nago in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa during a peace education tour the previous day.

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Boats capsize in student tour in Okinawa

One of two boats that capsized off Nago in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa is lifted ashore at a local fishing port on March 16, 2026. One of 10 high school students aboard the boat on a peace education tour and the skipper of the other boat, carrying eight students, died in the accident, which occurred near a construction site for the planned relocation of a controversial U.S. military base, after a high surf advisory was issued.

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Boats capsize in student tour in Okinawa

One of two boats that capsized off Nago in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa is lifted ashore at a local fishing port on March 16, 2026. One of 10 high school students aboard the boat on a peace education tour and the skipper of the other boat, carrying eight students, died in the accident, which occurred near a construction site for the planned relocation of a controversial U.S. military base, after a high surf advisory was issued.

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Boats capsize in student tour in Okinawa

One of two boats that capsized off Nago in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa is lifted ashore at a local fishing port on March 16, 2026. The skipper of the boat that was carrying eight high school students on a peace education tour and one of 10 students aboard the other boat died in the accident, which occurred near a construction site for the planned relocation of a controversial U.S. military base, after a high surf advisory was issued.

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Boats capsize in student tour in Okinawa

One of two boats that capsized off Nago in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa is lifted ashore at a local fishing port on March 16, 2026. The skipper of the boat that was carrying eight high school students on a peace education tour and one of 10 students aboard the other boat died in the accident, which occurred near a construction site for the planned relocation of a controversial U.S. military base, after a high surf advisory was issued.

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US: Illinois High School Students Stage Walkout to Protest ICE Enforcement

Students at Huntley High School in Illinois walked out on Friday, February 20, to protest ICE immigration enforcement occurring across the country.

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25th anniv. of U.S. sub's collision with school boat

Students of Uwajima Fisheries High School offer flowers during a memorial service at the school in Uwajima in Ehime Prefecture, western Japan, on Feb. 10, 2026, marking the 25th anniversary of a fatal accident in which the U.S. Navy submarine Greeneville collided with the institution's training boat Ehime Maru off Hawaii. Among the 35 people aboard the Japanese training vessel, four students, two teachers and three crew members were killed.

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US: Hundreds of Texas High School Students Walk Out to Protest ICE 3

Hundreds of students from several high schools walked out in Pflugerville, Texas on Monday, February 2 to protest U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, marching to the Pflugerville Justice Center. They carried signs, chanted, and gathered for over an hour before dispersing as law enforcement arrived.

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US: Hundreds of Texas High School Students Walk Out to Protest ICE 2

Hundreds of students from several high schools walked out in Pflugerville, Texas on Monday, February 2 to protest U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, marching to the Pflugerville Justice Center. They carried signs, chanted, and gathered for over an hour before dispersing as law enforcement arrived.

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US: Hundreds of Texas High School Students Walk Out to Protest ICE

Hundreds of students from several high schools walked out in Pflugerville, Texas on Monday, February 2 to protest U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, marching to the Pflugerville Justice Center. They carried signs, chanted, and gathered for over an hour before dispersing as law enforcement arrived.

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General election in Japan

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (5th from R, back row) and other leaders of Japan's political parties pose for a picture with high school students after taking part in a debate sponsored by video-sharing service Niconico in Tokyo on Jan. 24, 2026, ahead of the general election on Feb. 8.