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Japan police chief in Fukushima

Japan police chief in Fukushima

Japan's National Police Agency chief Yoshinobu Kusunoki addresses a meeting of senior officials of the Fukushima Prefectural Police at its headquarters in Fukushima, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 3, 2025.

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Japan police chief in Fukushima

Japan police chief in Fukushima

Japan's National Police Agency chief Yoshinobu Kusunoki meets the press at the disaster-stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, straddling Futaba and Okuma in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 3, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan police chief in Fukushima

Japan police chief in Fukushima

Japan's National Police Agency chief Yoshinobu Kusunoki offers flowers at a memorial for victims of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster in Namie in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 3, 2025.

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Disaster-hit Fukushima nuclear plant

Disaster-hit Fukushima nuclear plant

Photo taken on Dec. 2, 2025, in Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, shows the No. 3 reactor building at the disaster-stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant where decommissioning work is taking place. (Pool photo)

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Disaster-hit Fukushima nuclear plant

Disaster-hit Fukushima nuclear plant

Photo taken on Dec. 2, 2025, in Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, shows the No. 2 (L) and No. 3 (C) reactor buildings at the disaster-stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant where decommissioning work is taking place. (Pool photo)

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Disaster-hit Fukushima nuclear plant

Disaster-hit Fukushima nuclear plant

Photo taken on Dec. 2, 2025, in Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, shows the No. 1 reactor building at the disaster-stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant where decommissioning work is taking place. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (3rd from R) inspects deserted farmland in an off-limits area in Futaba near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 2, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (front, R) inspects deserted farmland in an off-limits area in Futaba near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 2, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (front, R) inspects deserted farmland in an off-limits area in Futaba near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 2, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (far R) addresses employees of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant straddling the towns of Okuma and Futaba in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 2, 2025, during her first visit to the crippled plant since taking office in October. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (far R) addresses employees of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant straddling the towns of Okuma and Futaba in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 2, 2025, during her first visit to the crippled plant since taking office in October. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi addresses employees of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant straddling the towns of Okuma and Futaba in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 2, 2025, during her first visit to the crippled plant since taking office in October. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi addresses employees of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant straddling the towns of Okuma and Futaba in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 2, 2025, during her first visit to the crippled plant since taking office in October. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (back, R) addresses employees of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant straddling the towns of Okuma and Futaba in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 2, 2025, during her first visit to the crippled plant since taking office in October. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (back, R) meets the press after inspecting the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant straddling the towns of Okuma and Futaba in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 2, 2025, during her first visit to the plant since taking office in October. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets the press after inspecting the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant straddling the towns of Okuma and Futaba in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 2, 2025, during her first visit to the plant since taking office in October. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets the press after inspecting the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant straddling the towns of Okuma and Futaba in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 2, 2025, during her first visit to the plant since taking office in October. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C) meets the press after inspecting the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant straddling the towns of Okuma and Futaba in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 2, 2025, during her first visit to the plant since taking office in October. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C) visits the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant straddling Okuma and Futaba towns in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Fukushima on Dec. 2, 2025, for the first time since taking office in October. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (2nd from L) visits the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant straddling Okuma and Futaba towns in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Fukushima on Dec. 2, 2025, for the first time since taking office in October. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (front, R) visits a still off-limits area in Futaba in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on Dec. 2, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (2nd from L) visits the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant straddling Okuma and Futaba towns in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Fukushima on Dec. 2, 2025, for the first time since taking office in October. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (2nd from L) visits the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant straddling Okuma and Futaba towns in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Fukushima on Dec. 2, 2025, for the first time since taking office in October. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (front) visits the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant straddling Okuma and Futaba towns in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Fukushima on Dec. 2, 2025, for the first time since taking office in October. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) on Dec. 2, 2025, visits an interim storage facility in Okuma in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, for soil extracted during decontamination work near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, ahead of her first visit to the plant since taking office in October. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) on Dec. 2, 2025, visits an interim storage facility in Okuma in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, for soil extracted during decontamination work near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, ahead of her first visit to the plant since taking office in October. (Pool photo)

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Rising bear sightings in Japan

Rising bear sightings in Japan

A white-chested bear runs on a riverbank in Morioka in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Oct. 23, 2025, amid rising bear encounters in Japan.

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[Breaking News]Police allowed to shoot bears in Japan

AKITA, Japan, Nov. 13 Kyodo - Police officers attend a ceremony held to mark the formation of a bear-hunting team in Akita, northeastern Japan, on Nov. 13, 2025, as amended rules take effect permitting police officers to use rifles to kill bears the same day amid a surge in attacks on humans. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]Baseball: Ohtani wins MVP

TOKYO, Japan, Nov. 14 Kyodo - A woman grabs a copy of an extra edition of the Iwate Nippo daily newspaper near JR Shimbashi Station in Tokyo on Nov. 14, 2025, featuring Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Shohei Ohtani winning his third consecutive MVP Award and fourth of his Major League Baseball career. Ohtani is from the northeastern Japan prefecture of Iwate. (Kyodo)

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CORRECTED: Baseball: Ohtani wins MVP

CORRECTED: Baseball: Ohtani wins MVP

A man grabs a copy of an extra edition of the Iwate Nippo daily newspaper near JR Shimbashi Station in Tokyo on Nov. 14, 2025, featuring Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Shohei Ohtani winning his third consecutive MVP Award and fourth of his Major League Baseball career. Ohtani is from the northeastern Japan prefecture of Iwate.

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Baseball: Ohtani wins MVP

Baseball: Ohtani wins MVP

A woman grabs a copy of an extra edition of the Iwate Nippo daily newspaper near JR Shimbashi Station in Tokyo on Nov. 14, 2025, featuring Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Shohei Ohtani winning his third consecutive MVP Award and fourth of his Major League Baseball career. Ohtani is from the northeastern Japan prefecture of Iwate.

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Tokyo Deaflympics: Football

Tokyo Deaflympics: Football

Japanese players perform the national anthem in sign language ahead of a men's football group-stage match against Australia at the Tokyo Deaflympics at the J-Village football training center in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Nov. 14, 2025.

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Tokyo Deaflympics: Football

Tokyo Deaflympics: Football

Japanese players perform the national anthem in sign language ahead of a men's football group-stage match against Australia at the Tokyo Deaflympics at the J-Village football training center in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Nov. 14, 2025.

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Tokyo Deaflympics: Football

Tokyo Deaflympics: Football

Players compete in a men's football group-stage match between Japan and Australia at the Tokyo Deaflympics at the J-Village football training center in Naraha, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Nov. 14, 2025.

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Tokyo Deaflympics: Football

Tokyo Deaflympics: Football

Players compete in a men's football group-stage match between Japan and Australia at the Tokyo Deaflympics at the J-Village football training center in Naraha, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Nov. 14, 2025.

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Tokyo Deaflympics: Football

Tokyo Deaflympics: Football

Performers participate in a ceremony ahead of a men's football group-stage match between Japan and Australia at the Tokyo Deaflympics at the J-Village football training center in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Nov. 14, 2025.

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Tokyo Deaflympics: Football

Tokyo Deaflympics: Football

Fukushima Gov. Masao Uchibori addresses a ceremony in sign language ahead of a men's football group-stage match between Japan and Australia at the Tokyo Deaflympics at the J-Village football training center in the northeastern Japan prefecture on Nov. 14, 2025.

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Tokyo Deaflympics: Football

Tokyo Deaflympics: Football

Fukushima Gov. Masao Uchibori addresses a ceremony in sign language ahead of a men's football group-stage match between Japan and Australia at the Tokyo Deaflympics at the J-Village football training center in the northeastern Japan prefecture on Nov. 14, 2025.

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Special light-up at temple in northeastern Japan

Special light-up at temple in northeastern Japan

The interior of Shiramizu Amidado hall, a national treasure, in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture in northeastern Japan, is lit up for a test run of projection mapping display on Nov. 13, 2025, ahead of its public opening scheduled for the following day.

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Special light-up at temple in northeastern Japan

Special light-up at temple in northeastern Japan

The interior of Shiramizu Amidado hall, a national treasure, in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture in northeastern Japan, is lit up for a test run of projection mapping display on Nov. 13, 2025, ahead of its public opening scheduled for the following day.

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Special light-up at temple in northeastern Japan

Special light-up at temple in northeastern Japan

The interior of Shiramizu Amidado hall, a national treasure, in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture in northeastern Japan, is lit up for a test run of projection mapping display on Nov. 13, 2025, ahead of its public opening scheduled for the following day.

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Special light-up at temple in northeastern Japan

Special light-up at temple in northeastern Japan

The garden of Shiramizu Amidado hall, a national treasure, in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture in northeastern Japan, is lit up for a test run of autumn foliage illumination on Nov. 13, 2025, ahead of its public opening scheduled for the following day.

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Special light-up at temple in northeastern Japan

Special light-up at temple in northeastern Japan

The garden of Shiramizu Amidado hall, a national treasure, in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture in northeastern Japan, is lit up for a test run of autumn foliage illumination on Nov. 13, 2025, ahead of its public opening scheduled for the following day.

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Special light-up at temple in northeastern Japan

Special light-up at temple in northeastern Japan

The garden of Shiramizu Amidado hall, a national treasure, in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture in northeastern Japan, is lit up for a test run of autumn foliage illumination on Nov. 13, 2025, ahead of its public opening scheduled for the following day.

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Rising bear sightings in Japan

Rising bear sightings in Japan

Photo taken on Oct. 20, 2025, shows a bear in central Morioka in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, amid a surge of bear encounters in residential areas of Japan.

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Rising bear sightings in Japan

Rising bear sightings in Japan

Photo taken on Nov. 8, 2025, shows bear warning signs at Akita airport in Akita, northeastern Japan, amid a surge of bear encounters in residential areas of Japan.

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Rising bear sightings in Japan

Rising bear sightings in Japan

Photo taken on Oct. 23, 2025, shows a bear in central Morioka in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, amid a surge of bear encounters in residential areas of Japan.

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Rising bear sightings in Japan

Rising bear sightings in Japan

Photo taken on Oct. 23, 2025, shows a bear in central Morioka in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, amid a surge of bear encounters in residential areas of Japan.

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Police allowed to shoot bears in Japan

Police allowed to shoot bears in Japan

Police officers attend a ceremony held to mark the formation of a bear-hunting team in Akita, northeastern Japan, on Nov. 13, 2025, as amended rules take effect permitting police officers to use rifles to kill bears the same day amid a surge in attacks on humans.

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Police allowed to shoot bears in Japan

Police allowed to shoot bears in Japan

Police officers attend a ceremony held to mark the formation of a bear-hunting team in Akita, northeastern Japan, on Nov. 13, 2025, as amended rules take effect permitting police officers to use rifles to kill bears the same day amid a surge in attacks on humans.

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