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Japan's Nobel laureate in medicine Tonegawa dies

Susumu Tonegawa receives a congratulatory phone call after being named the winner of the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine at his home in the Boston suburbs on Oct. 12, 1987. Tonegawa, Japan's first recipient of the prize and a longtime professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, died on July 11, 2026, aged 86.

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Japan's Nobel laureate in medicine Tonegawa dies

File photo taken in 1996 shows Susumu Tonegawa, Japan's first recipient of the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, speaking about his research in the Boston suburbs. Tonegawa, a longtime professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, died on July 11, 2026, aged 86.

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Literary award winner in Japan

Novelist Chito Kosagawa (R) poses for a photo at a press conference in Tokyo on July 15, 2026, after winning the Akutagawa Prize, a Japanese literary award for up-and-coming authors, together with Kasumi Asakura, winner of the Naoki Prize for popular fiction.

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Literary award winner in Japan

Novelist Chito Kosagawa (R) poses for a photo at a press conference in Tokyo on July 15, 2026, after winning the Akutagawa Prize, a Japanese literary award for up-and-coming authors, together with Kasumi Asakura, winner of the Naoki Prize for popular fiction.

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Literary award winner in Japan

Novelist Chito Kosagawa (R) poses for a photo at a press conference in Tokyo on July 15, 2026, after winning the Akutagawa Prize, a Japanese literary award for up-and-coming authors, together with Kasumi Asakura, winner of the Naoki Prize for popular fiction.

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Literary award winner in Japan

Novelist Kasumi Asakura speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on July 15, 2026, after winning the Naoki Prize, a Japanese literary award for popular fiction.

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Literary award winner in Japan

Novelist Kasumi Asakura speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on July 15, 2026, after winning the Naoki Prize, a Japanese literary award for popular fiction.

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Literary award winner in Japan

Novelist Kasumi Asakura speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on July 15, 2026, after winning the Naoki Prize, a Japanese literary award for popular fiction.

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Literary award winner in Japan

Novelist Chito Kosagawa speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on July 15, 2026, after winning the Akutagawa Prize, a Japanese literary award for up-and-coming authors.

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Literary award winner in Japan

Novelist Chito Kosagawa speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on July 15, 2026, after winning the Akutagawa Prize, a Japanese literary award for up-and-coming authors.

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Emperor at Japan Academy Prize award ceremony

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (facing camera) attends the award ceremony for the Japan Academy Prize in Tokyo on June 13, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Emperor meets Japan Academy Prize winners

One of the recipients of the Japan Academy Prize gives a presentation about her research to Japan's Emperor Naruhito (front row, foreground), Empress Masako and other members of the imperial family at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on June 13, 2026.

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Emperor at Japan Academy Prize award ceremony

Japan's Emperor Naruhito (L) attends the award ceremony for the Japan Academy Prize in Tokyo on June 13, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Emperor at Japan Academy Prize award ceremony

Japan's Emperor Naruhito (back, C) attends the award ceremony for the Japan Academy Prize in Tokyo on June 13, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Emperor meets Japan Academy Prize winners

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako meet Japan Academy Prize winners at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on June 13, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan emperor talks with art award winners

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako chat with winners of the 2026 Japan Art Academy Prize at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on July 6, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan Art Academy Prize

Japan's Princess Aiko (front) and Princess Kako chat with winners of the 2026 Japan Art Academy Prize at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on July 6, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan Art Academy Prize

Japan's Princess Aiko (front) and Princess Kako chat with winners of the 2026 Japan Art Academy Prize at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on July 6, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan Art Academy Prize

Japan's Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko chat with a winner of the 2026 Japan Art Academy Prize at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on July 6, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan emperor talks with art award winners

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako chat with a winner of the 2026 Japan Art Academy Prize at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on July 6, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan emperor talks with art award winners

Japan's Emperor Naruhito (3rd from R) and Empress Masako (2nd from R) chat with winners of the 2026 Japan Art Academy Prize at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on July 6, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan emperor at art award ceremony

Japan's Emperor Naruhito (far L) attends a Japan Art Academy Prize ceremony in Tokyo on July 6, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan emperor at art award ceremony

Japan's Emperor Naruhito (far L) attends a Japan Art Academy Prize ceremony in Tokyo on July 6, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan emperor at art award ceremony

Japan's Emperor Naruhito (far L) attends a Japan Art Academy Prize ceremony in Tokyo on July 6, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan emperor at art award ceremony

Japan's Emperor Naruhito (far L) attends a Japan Art Academy Prize ceremony in Tokyo on July 6, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Kyoto Univ. professor Yamanaka

Shinya Yamanaka, director emeritus and professor at Kyoto University's Center for iPS Cell Research and Application and the co-winner of the 2012 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, speaks at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on May 27, 2026.

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Kyoto Univ. professor Yamanaka

Shinya Yamanaka, director emeritus and professor at Kyoto University's Center for iPS Cell Research and Application and the co-winner of the 2012 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, speaks at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on May 27, 2026.

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NPT review conference

Jiro Hamasumi, secretary general of Hidankyo, Japan's leading organization of atomic bomb survivors and winner of the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize, meets the press in New York on May 1, 2026, after addressing the 2026 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.

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NPT review conference

Jiro Hamasumi, secretary general of Hidankyo, Japan's leading organization of atomic bomb survivors and winner of the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize, meets the press in New York on May 1, 2026, after addressing the 2026 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.

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NPT review conference

Jiro Hamasumi, secretary general of Hidankyo, Japan's leading organization of atomic bomb survivors and winner of the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize, meets the press in New York on May 1, 2026, after addressing the 2026 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.

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NPT review conference

People listen to Jiro Hamasumi, secretary general of Hidankyo, Japan's leading organization of atomic bomb survivors and winner of the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize, address the 2026 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons at the U.N. headquarters in New York on May 1, 2026.

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Hidankyo senior official in New York

Jiro Hamasumi (3rd from L), secretary general of Hidankyo, Japan's leading organization of atomic bomb survivors and winner of the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize, holds talks with Do Hung Viet (2nd from R), permanent representative of Vietnam to the United Nations and president of the 2026 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, at the U.N. headquarters in New York on April 30, 2026.

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Hidankyo secretary general in New York

Jiro Hamasumi (L), secretary general of Hidankyo, Japan's leading organization of atomic bomb survivors and winner of the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize, holds talks with U.N. Undersecretary General for disarmament affairs Izumi Nakamitsu (R) at the U.N. headquarters in New York on April 29, 2026. Hamasumi, who was exposed to radiation from the 1945 Hiroshima atomic bombing while still in his mother's womb, visited New York to observe the 2026 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.

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NPT review conference in New York

Toshiko Hamanaka (R), assistant secretary general of Hidankyo, Japan's leading organization of atomic bomb survivors and winner of the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize, speaks about her experience of the bombing at an event in New York on April 29, 2026. The event, hosted by four anti-nuclear organizations in Japan, coincides with the 2026 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons held at the U.N. headquarters.

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Atomic bomb exhibition in New York

Toshiko Hamanaka (far R), assistant secretary general of Hidankyo, Japan's leading organization of atomic bomb survivors and winner of the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize, speaks about her experience of the bombing at an event in New York on April 29, 2026. The event, hosted by four anti-nuclear organizations in Japan, coincides with the 2026 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons held at the U.N. headquarters.

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NPT review conference kicks off

Jiro Hamasumi (C), secretary general of Hidankyo, Japan's leading organization of atomic bomb survivors and winner of the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize, observes the opening day of the 2026 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons at the U.N. headquarters in New York on April 27, 2026. Hamasumi was exposed to radiation from the 1945 Hiroshima atomic bombing while still in his mother's womb.

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Atomic bomb exhibition in New York

Jiro Hamasumi, (C) secretary general of Hidankyo, Japan's leading organization of atomic bomb survivors and winner of the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize, and others pose for a photo at the U.N. headquarters in New York on April 27, 2026, the opening day of an exhibition, commemorating 80 years since the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings. The exhibition, sponsored by Hidankyo, coincides with the start of the 2026 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons at the U.N. headquarters.

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Atomic bomb exhibition in New York

An atomic bomb exhibition begins at the U.N. headquarters in New York on April 27, 2026. Hidankyo, Japan's leading organization of atomic bomb survivors and winner of the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize, commemorates 80 years since the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings, coinciding with the start of the 2026 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons at the U.N. headquarters.

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Atomic bomb exhibition in New York

An atomic bomb exhibition begins at the U.N. headquarters in New York on April 27, 2026. Hidankyo, Japan's leading organization of atomic bomb survivors and winner of the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize, commemorates 80 years since the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings, coinciding with the start of the 2026 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons at the U.N. headquarters.

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Atomic bomb exhibition in New York

An atomic bomb exhibition begins at the U.N. headquarters in New York on April 27, 2026. Hidankyo, Japan's leading organization of atomic bomb survivors and winner of the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize, commemorates 80 years since the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings, coinciding with the start of the 2026 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons at the U.N. headquarters.

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Japanese imperial garden party

Professor Susumu Kitagawa of Kyoto University, a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry, meets the press during a spring imperial garden party at the Akasaka Imperial Gardens in Tokyo on April 17, 2026.

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Japanese imperial garden party

Professor Susumu Kitagawa of Kyoto University, a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry, meets the press during a spring imperial garden party at the Akasaka Imperial Gardens in Tokyo on April 17, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan Emperor Naruhito at party

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (4th from L, facing camera) attends a dinner party for recipients of the Japan Prize at a hotel in Tokyo on April 14, 2026.

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Japan Emperor Naruhito at party

Japanese Emperor Naruhito attends a dinner party for recipients of the Japan Prize at a hotel in Tokyo on April 14, 2026.

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Japan Emperor Naruhito at party

Japanese Emperor Naruhito attends a dinner party for recipients of the Japan Prize at a hotel in Tokyo on April 14, 2026.

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Japan Emperor Naruhito at party

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (C) attends a dinner party for recipients of the Japan Prize at a hotel in Tokyo on April 14, 2026.

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Japan Emperor Naruhito at party

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (4th from R) attends a dinner party for recipients of the Japan Prize at a hotel in Tokyo on April 14, 2026.

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Japan Emperor Naruhito at party

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (4th from L) toasts with recipients of the Japan Prize at a dinner party at a hotel in Tokyo on April 14, 2026, following the award ceremony.

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Japan Emperor Naruhito at party

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (8th from L) toasts with recipients of the Japan Prize at a dinner party at a hotel in Tokyo on April 14, 2026, following the award ceremony.

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Japan Emperor Naruhito at party

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (C) toasts with recipients of the Japan Prize at a dinner party at a hotel in Tokyo on April 14, 2026, following the award ceremony.