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Steam locomotive in Hokkaido

JR Hokkaido's "Fuyu-no-Shitsugen" (Winter Wetland) steam locomotive runs in Kushiro on the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido on Jan. 14, 2026, for a press preview three days before going into service for the general public. The sightseeing train will operate in the Kushiro Marsh, a Ramsar site, mainly on weekends until March 15.

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New SDF base on island for U.S. fighter jet drills

NISHINOOMOTE, Japan, Jan. 13 Kyodo - Video taken from a drone on Jan. 10, 2026, shows Mage Island, located about 990 kilometers southwest of Tokyo in the East China Sea and part of the Kagoshima Prefecture city of Nishinoomote. Construction started in January 2023 for a Japan Self-Defense Forces base to be used as a site for U.S. fighter jet drills relocated from Iwoto Island in the Pacific.

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New SDF base on island for U.S. fighter jet drills

Photo taken from a drone on Jan. 10, 2026, shows Mage Island, located about 990 kilometers southwest of Tokyo in the East China Sea and part of the Kagoshima Prefecture city of Nishinoomote. Construction started in January 2023 for a Japan Self-Defense Forces base to be used as a site for U.S. fighter jet drills relocated from Iwoto Island in the Pacific.

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New SDF base on island for U.S. fighter jet drills

Photo taken from a drone on Jan. 10, 2026, shows Mage Island, located about 990 kilometers southwest of Tokyo in the East China Sea and part of the Kagoshima Prefecture city of Nishinoomote. Construction started in January 2023 for a Japan Self-Defense Forces base to be used as a site for U.S. fighter jet drills relocated from Iwoto Island in the Pacific.

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New SDF base on island for U.S. fighter jet drills

Photo taken from a drone on Jan. 10, 2026, shows Mage Island, located about 990 kilometers southwest of Tokyo in the East China Sea and part of the Kagoshima Prefecture city of Nishinoomote. Construction started in January 2023 for a Japan Self-Defense Forces base to be used as a site for U.S. fighter jet drills relocated from Iwoto Island in the Pacific.

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New SDF base on island for U.S. fighter jet drills

Photo taken from a drone on Jan. 10, 2026, shows Mage Island, located about 990 kilometers southwest of Tokyo in the East China Sea and part of the Kagoshima Prefecture city of Nishinoomote. Construction started in January 2023 for a Japan Self-Defense Forces base to be used as a site for U.S. fighter jet drills relocated from Iwoto Island in the Pacific.

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New SDF base on island for U.S. fighter jet drills

Photo taken from a drone on Jan. 10, 2026, shows Mage Island, located about 990 kilometers southwest of Tokyo in the East China Sea and part of the Kagoshima Prefecture city of Nishinoomote. Construction started in January 2023 for a Japan Self-Defense Forces base to be used as a site for U.S. fighter jet drills relocated from Iwoto Island in the Pacific.

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New SDF base on island for U.S. fighter jet drills

Photo taken from a drone on Jan. 10, 2026, shows Mage Island, located about 990 kilometers southwest of Tokyo in the East China Sea and part of the Kagoshima Prefecture city of Nishinoomote. Construction started in January 2023 for a Japan Self-Defense Forces base to be used as a site for U.S. fighter jet drills relocated from Iwoto Island in the Pacific. ==Kyodo

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Protest against new SDF base for U.S. fighter jet drills

People protest against the construction of a Japan Self-Defense Forces base on Mage Island, located about 990 kilometers southwest of Tokyo in the East China Sea and part of the Kagoshima Prefecture city of Nishinoomote, on Jan. 10, 2026. Construction started in January 2023 for the base, to be used as a site for U.S. fighter jet drills relocated from Iwoto Island in the Pacific.

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Protest against new SDF base for U.S. fighter jet drills

People protest against the construction of a Japan Self-Defense Forces base on Mage Island, located about 990 kilometers southwest of Tokyo in the East China Sea and part of the Kagoshima Prefecture city of Nishinoomote, on Jan. 10, 2026. Construction started in January 2023 for the base, to be used as a site for U.S. fighter jet drills relocated from Iwoto Island in the Pacific.

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Sun Island International Snow Sculpture Art Expo - China

A contestant works on a snow sculpture at the Sun Island International Snow Sculpture Art Expo in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, January 8, 2026. The 28th Harbin international snow sculpture competition kicked off here on Tuesday, attracting 25 teams of snow sculptors from 13 countries. Photo by Xinhua/Wang Jianwei/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sun Island International Snow Sculpture Art Expo - China

Contestants work on a snow sculpture at the Sun Island International Snow Sculpture Art Expo in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, January 8, 2026. The 28th Harbin international snow sculpture competition kicked off here on Tuesday, attracting 25 teams of snow sculptors from 13 countries. Photo by Xinhua/Wang Jianwei/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sun Island International Snow Sculpture Art Expo - China

Contestants work on a snow sculpture at the Sun Island International Snow Sculpture Art Expo in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, January 8, 2026. The 28th Harbin international snow sculpture competition kicked off here on Tuesday, attracting 25 teams of snow sculptors from 13 countries. Photo by Xinhua/Wang Jianwei/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sun Island International Snow Sculpture Art Expo - China

Contestants work on a snow sculpture at the Sun Island International Snow Sculpture Art Expo in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, January 8, 2026. The 28th Harbin international snow sculpture competition kicked off here on Tuesday, attracting 25 teams of snow sculptors from 13 countries. Photo by Xinhua/Wang Jianwei/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sun Island International Snow Sculpture Art Expo - China

Contestants work on a snow sculpture at the Sun Island International Snow Sculpture Art Expo in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, January 8, 2026. The 28th Harbin international snow sculpture competition kicked off here on Tuesday, attracting 25 teams of snow sculptors from 13 countries. Photo by Xinhua/Wang Jianwei/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sun Island International Snow Sculpture Art Expo - China

Contestants work on a snow sculpture at the Sun Island International Snow Sculpture Art Expo in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, January 8, 2026. The 28th Harbin international snow sculpture competition kicked off here on Tuesday, attracting 25 teams of snow sculptors from 13 countries. Photo by Xinhua/Wang Jianwei/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sun Island International Snow Sculpture Art Expo - China

Contestants work on a snow sculpture at the Sun Island International Snow Sculpture Art Expo in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, January 8, 2026. The 28th Harbin international snow sculpture competition kicked off here on Tuesday, attracting 25 teams of snow sculptors from 13 countries. Photo by Xinhua/Wang Jianwei/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sun Island International Snow Sculpture Art Expo - China

Contestants work on a snow sculpture at the Sun Island International Snow Sculpture Art Expo in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, January 8, 2026. The 28th Harbin international snow sculpture competition kicked off here on Tuesday, attracting 25 teams of snow sculptors from 13 countries. Photo by Xinhua/Wang Jianwei/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sun Island International Snow Sculpture Art Expo - China

Contestants work on a snow sculpture at the Sun Island International Snow Sculpture Art Expo in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, January 8, 2026. The 28th Harbin international snow sculpture competition kicked off here on Tuesday, attracting 25 teams of snow sculptors from 13 countries. Photo by Xinhua/Wang Jianwei/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sun Island International Snow Sculpture Art Expo - China

Contestants work on a snow sculpture at the Sun Island International Snow Sculpture Art Expo in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, January 8, 2026. The 28th Harbin international snow sculpture competition kicked off here on Tuesday, attracting 25 teams of snow sculptors from 13 countries. Photo by Xinhua/Wang Jianwei/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sun Island International Snow Sculpture Art Expo - China

Contestants work on a snow sculpture at the Sun Island International Snow Sculpture Art Expo in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, January 8, 2026. The 28th Harbin international snow sculpture competition kicked off here on Tuesday, attracting 25 teams of snow sculptors from 13 countries. Photo by Xinhua/Wang Jianwei/ABACAPRESS.COM

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