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Summer holiday exodus in Japan

A departure lobby at Kansai airport in Osaka, western Japan, is crowded on Aug. 8, 2026, with passengers heading to their hometowns or resorts for Japan's Bon holiday period.

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Summer holiday exodus in Japan

A departure lobby at Kansai airport in Osaka, western Japan, is crowded on Aug. 8, 2026, with passengers heading to their hometowns or resorts for Japan's Bon holiday period.

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Summer holiday exodus in Japan

A departure lobby at Kansai airport in Osaka, western Japan, is crowded on Aug. 8, 2026, with passengers heading to their hometowns or resorts for Japan's Bon holiday period.

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Night shinkansen launched

Photo taken on the night of Aug. 8, 2026, shows a special shinkansen bullet train introduced on a test basis for overnight operations, parked at JR Gifu Hashima Station in Hashima in Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, after it departed from Tokyo at 10 p.m. The Tokaido Lumiere Express stops at the station in Gifu for about six hours before continuing in the early hours of the following day to its final destination, Shin-Osaka Station.

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Rugby: Japan vs. Australia

Japan players (front) shake hands with Australia players following a 35-32 loss in a rugby test match at Hanazono Rugby Stadium in Higashiosaka, Osaka Prefecture, on Aug. 8, 2026.

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Rugby: Japan vs. Australia

Japan players acknowledge the crowd after losing to Australia in a rugby test match at Hanazono Rugby Stadium in Higashiosaka, Osaka Prefecture, on Aug. 8, 2026.

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Rugby: Japan vs. Australia

Japan players acknowledge the crowd after losing to Australia in a rugby test match at Hanazono Rugby Stadium in Higashiosaka, Osaka Prefecture, on Aug. 8, 2026.

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Japan: Osaka Subway Line Suspended After Battery Fire on Train

On Saturday, August 8, a mobile battery caught fire aboard a train stopped at Nakatsu Station on Osaka Metro's Midosuji Line, filling the station with smoke. Passengers were evacuated from the train to the platform, and a station employee put out the fire with an extinguisher. One woman was taken to the hospital, and train service was suspended across the entire line as a safety precaution.

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Polar bear at Osaka zoo

OSAKA, Japan, Aug. 4 Kyodo - A polar bear swims in her new home at Osaka Tennoji Zoo on Aug. 4, 2026, the first day of public display in the enclosure in the western Japan city of Osaka. (Kyodo)

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Polar bear at Osaka zoo

A polar bear swims in her new home at Osaka Tennoji Zoo on Aug. 4, 2026, the first day of public display in the enclosure in the western Japan city of Osaka.

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Polar bear at Osaka zoo

A polar bear is pictured in her new home at Osaka Tennoji Zoo on Aug. 4, 2026, the first day of public display in the enclosure in the western Japan city of Osaka.

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Polar bear at Osaka zoo

A polar bear swims in her new home at Osaka Tennoji Zoo on Aug. 4, 2026, the first day of public display in the enclosure in the western Japan city of Osaka.

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Polar bear at Osaka zoo

A polar bear is pictured in her new home at Osaka Tennoji Zoo on Aug. 4, 2026, the first day of public display in the enclosure in the western Japan city of Osaka.

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Train featuring World Heritage-listed ancient sites

OSAKA, Japan, Aug. 2 Kyodo - A departure ceremony is held at Kintetsu Railway's Osaka Abenobashi Station in Osaka on Aug. 1, 2026, for a train with liveries based on a group of ancient sites in the Asuka-Fujiwara area in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, that were recently added to UNESCO's World Heritage list. (Kyodo)

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Train featuring World Heritage-listed ancient sites

Photo taken at Kintetsu Railway's Osaka Abenobashi Station in Osaka on Aug. 1, 2026, shows a train with liveries based on a group of ancient sites in the Asuka-Fujiwara area in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, that were recently added to UNESCO's World Heritage list.

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Train featuring World Heritage-listed ancient sites

Photo taken at Kintetsu Railway's Osaka Abenobashi Station in Osaka on Aug. 1, 2026, shows a train with liveries based on a group of ancient sites in the Asuka-Fujiwara area in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, that were recently added to UNESCO's World Heritage list.

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Train featuring World Heritage-listed ancient sites

A departure ceremony is held at Kintetsu Railway's Osaka Abenobashi Station in Osaka on Aug. 1, 2026, for a train with liveries based on a group of ancient sites in the Asuka-Fujiwara area in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, that were recently added to UNESCO's World Heritage list.

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Football: Cerezo Osaka vs. Borussia Dortmund

Shinji Kagawa (8) of Cerezo Osaka plays in the first half of a friendly football match against Borussia Dortmund at Yanmar Hanasaka Stadium in Osaka on July 29, 2026.

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Football: Cerezo Osaka vs. Borussia Dortmund

Shinji Kagawa of Cerezo Osaka takes a shot in the first half of a friendly football match against Borussia Dortmund at Yanmar Hanasaka Stadium in Osaka on July 29, 2026.

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Football: Cerezo Osaka vs. Borussia Dortmund

Shinji Kagawa of Cerezo Osaka takes a shot in the first half of a friendly football match against Borussia Dortmund at Yanmar Hanasaka Stadium in Osaka on July 29, 2026.

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Football: Cerezo Osaka vs. Borussia Dortmund

Players of Cerezo Osaka and Borussia Dortmund pose for a group photo ahead of their friendly football match at Yanmar Hanasaka Stadium in Osaka on July 29, 2026.

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Football: Cerezo Osaka vs. Borussia Dortmund

Shinji Kagawa (L) of Cerezo Osaka plays in the first half of a friendly football match against Borussia Dortmund at Yanmar Hanasaka Stadium in Osaka on July 29, 2026.

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Football: Cerezo Osaka vs. Borussia Dortmund

Shinji Kagawa (L) of Cerezo Osaka plays in the first half of a friendly football match against Borussia Dortmund at Yanmar Hanasaka Stadium in Osaka on July 29, 2026.

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Football: Cerezo Osaka vs. Borussia Dortmund

Borussia Dortmund's starting eleven pose for a photo ahead of a friendly football match against Cerezo Osaka at Yanmar Hanasaka Stadium in Osaka on July 29, 2026.

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ICC President Akane calls for support

International Criminal Court President Tomoko Akane speaks during an event in Osaka on July 27, 2026, calling for public support amid a campaign by the United States to dismantle the ICC.

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ICC President Akane calls for support

International Criminal Court President Tomoko Akane speaks during an event in Osaka on July 27, 2026, calling for public support amid a campaign by the United States to dismantle the ICC.

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Tennis: Nishikori and Osaka

Kei Nishikori (L) and Naomi Osaka of Japan pose for photos in Washington on July 26, 2026. Nishikori, a Japanese tennis icon and former world No. 4, held a press conference the same day for the first time he announced on social media in April that he will retire at the end of the season.

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