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Kanji for "bear" chosen as best to characterize 2025

Seihan Mori, chief Buddhist priest of Kiyomizu temple in Kyoto, writes the kanji character "kuma," meaning bear, with a calligraphy brush during the annual kanji-of-the-year event on Dec. 12, 2025. The character was chosen to symbolize the national mood for the year due to frequent bear sightings and related incidents across Japan, as well as attention to the return of pandas - written with characters meaning "bear" and "cat" - to China.

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Kanji for "bear" chosen as best to characterize 2025

Seihan Mori, chief Buddhist priest of Kiyomizu temple in Kyoto, writes the kanji character "kuma," meaning bear, with a calligraphy brush during the annual kanji-of-the-year event on Dec. 12, 2025. The character was chosen to symbolize the national mood for the year due to frequent bear sightings and related incidents across Japan, as well as attention to the return of pandas - written with characters meaning "bear" and "cat" - to China.

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Kanji for "bear" chosen as best to characterize 2025

Seihan Mori, chief Buddhist priest of Kiyomizu temple in Kyoto, writes the kanji character "kuma," meaning bear, with a calligraphy brush during the annual kanji-of-the-year event on Dec. 12, 2025. The character was chosen to symbolize the national mood for the year due to frequent bear sightings and related incidents across Japan, as well as attention to the return of pandas - written with characters meaning "bear" and "cat" - to China.

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WTT Finals Hong Kong 2025 - Men's Singles

Alexis Lebrun of France hits a return during the men's singles quarterfinal match against Wang Chuqin of China at the WTT Finals Hong Kong 2025 in Hong Kong, south China, Dec. 12, 2025. Photo by Zhu Wei/XInhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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WTT Finals Hong Kong 2025 - Men's Singles

Alexis Lebrun of France hits a return during the men's singles quarterfinal match against Wang Chuqin of China at the WTT Finals Hong Kong 2025 in Hong Kong, south China, Dec. 12, 2025. Photo by Zhu Wei/XInhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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WTT Finals Hong Kong 2025 - Men's Singles

Alexis Lebrun of France hits a return during the men's singles quarterfinal match against Wang Chuqin of China at the WTT Finals Hong Kong 2025 in Hong Kong, south China, Dec. 12, 2025. Photo by Zhu Wei/XInhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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WTT Finals Hong Kong 2025 - Men's Singles

Wang Chuqin of China hits a return during the men's singles quarterfinal match against Alexis Lebrun of France at the WTT Finals Hong Kong 2025 in Hong Kong, south China, Dec. 12, 2025. Photo by Chen Duo/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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WTT Finals Hong Kong 2025 - Men's Singles

Wang Chuqin of China hits a return during the men's singles quarterfinal match against Alexis Lebrun of France at the WTT Finals Hong Kong 2025 in Hong Kong, south China, Dec. 12, 2025. Photo by Zhu Wei/XInhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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WTT Finals Hong Kong 2025 - Men's Singles

Wang Chuqin of China hits a return during the men's singles quarterfinal match against Alexis Lebrun of France at the WTT Finals Hong Kong 2025 in Hong Kong, south China, Dec. 12, 2025. Photo by Zhu Wei/XInhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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WTT Finals Hong Kong 2025 - Men's Singles

Wang Chuqin of China hits a return during the men's singles quarterfinal match against Alexis Lebrun of France at the WTT Finals Hong Kong 2025 in Hong Kong, south China, Dec. 12, 2025. Photo by Chen Duo/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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WTT Finals Hong Kong 2025 - Men's Singles

Wang Chuqin of China hits a return during the men's singles quarterfinal match against Alexis Lebrun of France at the WTT Finals Hong Kong 2025 in Hong Kong, south China, Dec. 12, 2025. Photo by Zhu Wei/XInhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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WTT Finals Hong Kong 2025 - Men's Singles

Alexis Lebrun of France hits a return during the men's singles quarterfinal match against Wang Chuqin of China at the WTT Finals Hong Kong 2025 in Hong Kong, south China, Dec. 12, 2025. Photo by Chen Duo/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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WTT Finals Hong Kong 2025 - Men's Singles

Alexis Lebrun of France hits a return during the men's singles quarterfinal match against Wang Chuqin of China at the WTT Finals Hong Kong 2025 in Hong Kong, south China, Dec. 12, 2025. Photo by Chen Duo/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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WTT Finals Hong Kong 2025 - Men's Singles

Alexis Lebrun of France hits a return during the men's singles quarterfinal match against Wang Chuqin of China at the WTT Finals Hong Kong 2025 in Hong Kong, south China, Dec. 12, 2025. Photo by Chen Duo/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Carabinieri Return Stolen Bags In Press Conference - Rome

Provincial Carabinieri Command returns stolen Louis Vuitton and Valentino bags in the historic center of Rome. Rome, Italy on December 10, 2025. Photo by IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Carabinieri Return Stolen Bags In Press Conference - Rome

Provincial Carabinieri Command returns stolen Louis Vuitton and Valentino bags in the historic center of Rome. Rome, Italy on December 10, 2025. Photo by IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Carabinieri Return Stolen Bags In Press Conference - Rome

Provincial Carabinieri Command returns stolen Louis Vuitton and Valentino bags in the historic center of Rome. Rome, Italy on December 10, 2025. Photo by IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Carabinieri Return Stolen Bags In Press Conference - Rome

Provincial Carabinieri Command returns stolen Louis Vuitton and Valentino bags in the historic center of Rome. Rome, Italy on December 10, 2025. Photo by IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Carabinieri Return Stolen Bags In Press Conference - Rome

Provincial Carabinieri Command returns stolen Louis Vuitton and Valentino bags in the historic center of Rome. Rome, Italy on December 10, 2025. Photo by IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Carabinieri Return Stolen Bags In Press Conference - Rome

Provincial Carabinieri Command returns stolen Louis Vuitton and Valentino bags in the historic center of Rome. Rome, Italy on December 10, 2025. Photo by IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Carabinieri Return Stolen Bags In Press Conference - Rome

Provincial Carabinieri Command returns stolen Louis Vuitton and Valentino bags in the historic center of Rome. Rome, Italy on December 10, 2025. Photo by IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Carabinieri Return Stolen Bags In Press Conference - Rome

Provincial Carabinieri Command returns stolen Louis Vuitton and Valentino bags in the historic center of Rome. Rome, Italy on December 10, 2025. Photo by IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Carabinieri Return Stolen Bags In Press Conference - Rome

Provincial Carabinieri Command returns stolen Louis Vuitton and Valentino bags in the historic center of Rome. Rome, Italy on December 10, 2025. Photo by IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Carabinieri Return Stolen Bags In Press Conference - Rome

Provincial Carabinieri Command returns stolen Louis Vuitton and Valentino bags in Rome's historic center. Pictured: from left: Lieutenant Giuseppe Cotugno, Valentino representative Nicola Gaverina, Colonel Stefano Tosi, and Louis Vuitton representative Flavia Giugliano. Rome, Italy on December 10, 2025. Photo by IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Carabinieri Return Stolen Bags In Press Conference - Rome

The Provincial Carabinieri Command returns stolen Louis Vuitton and Valentino bags in Rome's historic center. Pictured: Louis Vuitton representative Flavia Giugliano with Carabinieri. Rome, Italy on December 10, 2025. Photo by IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Carabinieri Return Stolen Bags In Press Conference - Rome

Provincial Carabinieri Command returns stolen Louis Vuitton and Valentino bags in the historic center of Rome. Rome, Italy on December 10, 2025. Photo by IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Carabinieri Return Stolen Bags In Press Conference - Rome

Provincial Carabinieri Command returns stolen Louis Vuitton and Valentino bags in the historic center of Rome. Rome, Italy on December 10, 2025. Photo by IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Carabinieri Return Stolen Bags In Press Conference - Rome

Provincial Carabinieri Command returns stolen Louis Vuitton and Valentino bags in the historic center of Rome. Rome, Italy on December 10, 2025. Photo by IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Carabinieri Return Stolen Bags In Press Conference - Rome

Provincial Carabinieri Command returns stolen Louis Vuitton and Valentino bags in the historic center of Rome. Rome, Italy on December 10, 2025. Photo by IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Carabinieri Return Stolen Bags In Press Conference - Rome

Provincial Carabinieri Command returns stolen Louis Vuitton and Valentino bags in the historic center of Rome. Rome, Italy on December 10, 2025. Photo by IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Carabinieri Return Stolen Bags In Press Conference - Rome

Provincial Carabinieri Command returns stolen Louis Vuitton and Valentino bags in the historic center of Rome. Rome, Italy on December 10, 2025. Photo by IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Carabinieri Return Stolen Bags In Press Conference - Rome

Provincial Carabinieri Command returns stolen Louis Vuitton and Valentino bags in the historic center of Rome. Rome, Italy on December 10, 2025. Photo by IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Carabinieri Return Stolen Bags In Press Conference - Rome

Provincial Carabinieri Command returns stolen Louis Vuitton and Valentino bags in the historic center of Rome. Rome, Italy on December 10, 2025. Photo by IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Carabinieri Return Stolen Bags In Press Conference - Rome

Press conference for the Carabinieri's return of the stolen bags from the Luis Vuitton and Valentino boutiques. Commander Stefano Tosi, Rome Group Commander Nicola Gaverina, Lieutenant Mariano Cutugno, and Flavia Giugliano. Wednesday, December 10, 2025. News Photo by Valentina Stefanelli/Lapresse/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Carabinieri Return Stolen Bags In Press Conference - Rome

Press conference for the Carabinieri to return the stolen bags from the Louis Vuitton and Valentino boutiques. Wednesday, December 10, 2025. News Photo by Valentina Stefanelli/Lapresse/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Carabinieri Return Stolen Bags In Press Conference - Rome

Press conference for the Carabinieri's return of the stolen bags from the Luis Vuitton and Valentino boutiques. Commander Stefano Tosi, Rome Group Commander Nicola Gaverina, Lieutenant Mariano Cutugno, and Flavia Giugliano. Wednesday, December 10, 2025. News Photo by Valentina Stefanelli/Lapresse/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Carabinieri Return Stolen Bags In Press Conference - Rome

Press conference for the Carabinieri's return of the stolen bags from the Luis Vuitton and Valentino boutiques. Commander Stefano Tosi, Rome Group Commander Nicola Gaverina, Lieutenant Mariano Cutugno. Wednesday, December 10, 2025. News Photo by Valentina Stefanelli/Lapresse/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Carabinieri Return Stolen Bags In Press Conference - Rome

Press conference for the Carabinieri to return the stolen bags from the Louis Vuitton and Valentino boutiques. Wednesday, December 10, 2025. News Photo by Valentina Stefanelli/Lapresse/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Carabinieri Return Stolen Bags In Press Conference - Rome

Press conference for the Carabinieri's return of the stolen bags from the Luis Vuitton and Valentino boutiques. Commander Stefano Tosi, Rome Group Commander and Flavia Giugliano. Wednesday, December 10, 2025. News Photo by Valentina Stefanelli/Lapresse/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Carabinieri Return Stolen Bags In Press Conference - Rome

Press conference for the Carabinieri to return the stolen bags from the Louis Vuitton and Valentino boutiques. Wednesday, December 10, 2025. News Photo by Valentina Stefanelli/Lapresse/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Carabinieri Return Stolen Bags In Press Conference - Rome

Press conference for the Carabinieri's return of the stolen bags from the Luis Vuitton and Valentino boutiques. Commander Stefano Tosi, Rome Group Commander Nicola Gaverina, Lieutenant Mariano Cutugno, and Flavia Giugliano. Wednesday, December 10, 2025. News Photo by Valentina Stefanelli/Lapresse/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Carabinieri Return Stolen Bags In Press Conference - Rome

Press conference for the Carabinieri to return the stolen bags from the Louis Vuitton and Valentino boutiques. Wednesday, December 10, 2025. News Photo by Valentina Stefanelli/Lapresse/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Carabinieri Return Stolen Bags In Press Conference - Rome

Press conference for the Carabinieri to return the stolen bags from the Louis Vuitton and Valentino boutiques. Wednesday, December 10, 2025. News Photo by Valentina Stefanelli/Lapresse/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FOCUS | Shenzhou-21 astronauts complete first series of extravehicular activities

This screen image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Dec. 9, 2025 shows Shenzhou-21 astronaut Zhang Lu performing the inspection and photography of the Shenzhou-20 return capsule's viewport window outside China's orbiting space station. The Shenzhou-21 crew aboard China's orbiting space station completed their mission's first series of extravehicular activities on Tuesday, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). The astronaut trio -- Zhang Lu, Wu Fei and Zhang Hongzhang -- worked for approximately eight hours and completed their tasks at 6:45 p.m. (Beijing Time), assisted by the space station's robotic arm and a team on Earth. Wu Fei is the youngest Chinese astronaut to carry out an extravehicular mission to date. Photo by Liu Yi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FOCUS | Shenzhou-21 astronauts complete first series of extravehicular activities

This screen image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Dec. 9, 2025 shows Shenzhou-21 astronaut Zhang Lu performing the inspection and photography of the Shenzhou-20 return capsule's viewport window outside China's orbiting space station. The Shenzhou-21 crew aboard China's orbiting space station completed their mission's first series of extravehicular activities on Tuesday, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). The astronaut trio -- Zhang Lu, Wu Fei and Zhang Hongzhang -- worked for approximately eight hours and completed their tasks at 6:45 p.m. (Beijing Time), assisted by the space station's robotic arm and a team on Earth. Wu Fei is the youngest Chinese astronaut to carry out an extravehicular mission to date. Photo by Liu Yi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Displaced Families Return To Ruins - Syria

Temporary tents are seen at Khirbet al-Joz refugee camp in Idlib, Syria, Nov. 20, 2025. Photo by Ji Ze/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Displaced Families Return To Ruins - Syria

Children are seen at Karama refugee camp in Idlib, Syria, Sept. 25, 2025. Photo by Ji Ze/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Displaced Families Return To Ruins - Syria

Temporary tents are seen at Khirbet al-Joz refugee camp in Idlib, Syria, Nov. 20, 2025. Photo by Ji Ze/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Displaced Families Return To Ruins - Syria

This aerial drone photo taken on Dec. 4, 2025 shows damaged houses in Ain Daqneh, in the northern countryside of Aleppo, Syria. Photo by Ji Ze/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Return of prehistoric cultural property to the Mongolian authorities in Paris FA

French Minister for Public Accounts Amelie de Montchalin looks on as France returns prehistoric cultural properties to the Mongolian authorities at the French Finance Ministry in Paris on December 8, 2025. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM