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Ireland: Aftermath of Gorse Fire Leaves Bray Head Hillside Blackened

A large gorse fire broke out on Bray Head in County Wicklow, Ireland, on Thursday, May 28, amid a prolonged spell of hot and dry weather. The blaze was brought under control, but crews returned to the site on Friday morning after smoke was reported, with the public advised to continue avoiding the area. This video shows the burned Bray Head on May 31.

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Spain: Thick Fog Shrouds Barcelona Beach in Late May

Dense fog blanketed Barcelona, Spain, on Saturday, May 30, reducing visibility across the city. This video shows the low-visibility conditions.

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China: Tiny Chick Found Standing Alone Inside Open Truck on Shandong Highway

A video filmed on a highway in Shandong shows a lone fluffy yellow chick standing inside a nearly empty truck compartment whose rear door had come open.

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China: E-Scooter Glides Through Waist-Deep Floodwater on Submerged Guangzhou Road

Heavy rain submerged streets in Guangzhou on May 15, turning roads into rivers. Video shows an e-scooter rider navigating floodwater up to his thighs, steering smoothly through an intersection, while a delivery rider also pushed through the flooded street nearby.

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China: Dog Bites and Battles Snake in Tense Roadside Standoff in Shanxi

A video from Shanxi, northern China, shows a white dog grabbing a snake in its jaws and refusing to let go despite the snake writhing in pain. The owner eventually pulled the dog away, and the snake was released into the mountains.

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Nikkei hits record intraday high

Nikkei hits record intraday high

A monitor at a foreign exchange trading company in Tokyo shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average trading above 67,000 for the first time in morning trading on June 1, 2026.

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SoftBank Group becomes biggest Japan firm in market cap

SoftBank Group becomes biggest Japan firm in market cap

Photo taken on April 12, 2026, shows a signboard with a SoftBank Group Corp. logo in front of the building housing its headquarters in Tokyo. The tech conglomerate's market capitalization topped 47 trillion yen ($295 billion) on June 1, 2026, following recent stock price gains backed by the company's aggressive investments in AI, surpassing Toyota Motor Corp. as Japan's largest company in terms of total market value.

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SoftBank Group becomes biggest Japan firm in market cap

SoftBank Group becomes biggest Japan firm in market cap

Photo taken on April 12, 2026, shows a building housing the headquarters of SoftBank Group Corp. in Tokyo. The tech conglomerate's market capitalization topped 47 trillion yen ($295 billion) on June 1, 2026, following recent stock price gains backed by the company's aggressive investments in AI, surpassing Toyota Motor Corp. as Japan's largest company in terms of total market value.

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Weed-eating goats on college campus

Weed-eating goats on college campus

Photo taken on May 11, 2026, shows free-roaming goats at a Chiba University campus in Chiba near Tokyo. The public university released four young goats on the campus in April as a way to prevent students from possibly developing allergic symptoms mainly from hogweed.

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Weed-eating goats on college campus

Weed-eating goats on college campus

Photo taken on May 11, 2026, shows free-roaming goats at a Chiba University campus in Chiba near Tokyo. The public university released four young goats on the campus in April as a way to prevent students from possibly developing allergic symptoms mainly from hogweed.

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Weed-eating goats on college campus

Weed-eating goats on college campus

Photo taken on May 11, 2026, shows free-roaming goats at a Chiba University campus in Chiba near Tokyo. The public university released four young goats on the campus in April as a way to prevent students from possibly developing allergic symptoms mainly from hogweed.

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France: Chaos Erupts Nationwide After PSG’s Champions League Win

Paris Saint-Germain's penalty shootout victory over Arsenal at the Champions League final in Budapest on Saturday, May 30, triggered widespread unrest across France, with more than 400 arrests, cars set ablaze, shops vandalized, and a group attempting to storm a police station. This video shows fireworks shooting into the air and flying around in Paris.

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JX Advanced Metal, Mitsubishi Materials, and Mitsui Metal Hold Press Conference on the Integration of Their Copper Concentrate Procurement and Electrolytic Copper Sales Businesses

JX Advanced Metal, Mitsubishi Materials, and Mitsui Metal Hold Press Conference on the Integration of Their Copper Concentrate Procurement and Electrolytic Copper Sales Businesses

JX Advanced Metals, Mitsubishi Materials, and Mitsui Metal held a press conference to announce the integration of their businesses related to the purchase of copper concentrate and the sale of electrolytic copper and other products. The photo shows Yoichi Hayashi, President of JX Advanced Metals; Tetsuya Tanaka, President of Mitsubishi Materials; and Seiji Ikenobu, President of Mitsui Metal.=May 28,2026,Japan

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JX Advanced Metal, Mitsubishi Materials, and Mitsui Metal Hold Press Conference on the Integration of Their Copper Concentrate Procurement and Electrolytic Copper Sales Businesses

JX Advanced Metal, Mitsubishi Materials, and Mitsui Metal Hold Press Conference on the Integration of Their Copper Concentrate Procurement and Electrolytic Copper Sales Businesses

JX Advanced Metals, Mitsubishi Materials, and Mitsui Metal held a press conference to announce the integration of their businesses related to the purchase of copper concentrate and the sale of electrolytic copper and other products. The photo shows Yoichi Hayashi, President of JX Advanced Metals; Tetsuya Tanaka, President of Mitsubishi Materials; and Seiji Ikenobu, President of Mitsui Metal.=May 28,2026,Japan

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JX Advanced Metal, Mitsubishi Materials, and Mitsui Metal Hold Press Conference on the Integration of Their Copper Concentrate Procurement and Electrolytic Copper Sales Businesses

JX Advanced Metal, Mitsubishi Materials, and Mitsui Metal Hold Press Conference on the Integration of Their Copper Concentrate Procurement and Electrolytic Copper Sales Businesses

JX Advanced Metals, Mitsubishi Materials, and Mitsui Metal held a press conference to announce the integration of their businesses related to the purchase of copper concentrate and the sale of electrolytic copper and other products. The photo shows Yoichi Hayashi, President of JX Advanced Metals; Tetsuya Tanaka, President of Mitsubishi Materials; and Seiji Ikenobu, President of Mitsui Metal.=May 28,2026,Japan

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Mitsubishi Motors: Briefing on the New Mid-to-Long-Term Vision

Mitsubishi Motors: Briefing on the New Mid-to-Long-Term Vision

Mitsubishi Motors holds a briefing on its new mid-to-long-term vision. The photo shows, from left, CEO Takao Kato and President and COO Keisuke Kishiura.=May 29,2026,Tokyo

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Mitsubishi Motors: Briefing on the New Mid-to-Long-Term Vision

Mitsubishi Motors: Briefing on the New Mid-to-Long-Term Vision

Mitsubishi Motors holds a briefing on its new mid-to-long-term vision. The photo shows President and COO Keisuke Kishiura.=May 29,2026,Tokyo

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Mitsubishi Motors: Briefing on the New Mid-to-Long-Term Vision

Mitsubishi Motors: Briefing on the New Mid-to-Long-Term Vision

Mitsubishi Motors holds a briefing on its new mid-to-long-term vision. The photo shows CEO Takao Kato.=May 29,2026,Tokyo

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Mitsubishi Motors: Briefing on the New Mid-to-Long-Term Vision

Mitsubishi Motors: Briefing on the New Mid-to-Long-Term Vision

Mitsubishi Motors holds a briefing on its new mid-to-long-term vision. The photo shows CEO Takao Kato.=May 29,2026,Tokyo

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Crested ibises released into wild on Japan's main island

Crested ibises released into wild on Japan's main island

Photo shows one of the eight Japanese crested ibises released into the wild in Hakui in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on May 31, 2026, marking the first presence of the birds, designated as natural treasures, on the country's main island in 56 years. The number of wild crested ibises had tumbled due to overhunting, with the last one on the main island of Honshu captured in 1970. (Pool photo)

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Crested ibises released into wild on Japan's main island

Crested ibises released into wild on Japan's main island

Photo shows one of the eight Japanese crested ibises released into the wild in Hakui in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on May 31, 2026, marking the first presence of the birds, designated as natural treasures, on the country's main island in 56 years. The number of wild crested ibises had tumbled due to overhunting, with the last one on the main island of Honshu captured in 1970. (Pool photo)

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Crested ibises released into wild on Japan's main island

Crested ibises released into wild on Japan's main island

Photo shows one of the eight Japanese crested ibises released into the wild in Hakui in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on May 31, 2026, marking the first presence of the birds, designated as natural treasures, on the country's main island in 56 years. The number of wild crested ibises had tumbled due to overhunting, with the last one on the main island of Honshu captured in 1970.

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Crested ibises released into wild on Japan's main island

Crested ibises released into wild on Japan's main island

Photo shows one of the eight Japanese crested ibises released into the wild in Hakui in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on May 31, 2026, marking the first presence of the birds, designated as natural treasures, on the country's main island in 56 years. The number of wild crested ibises had tumbled due to overhunting, with the last one on the main island of Honshu captured in 1970.

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Crested ibises released into wild on Japan's main island

Crested ibises released into wild on Japan's main island

Photo shows one of the eight Japanese crested ibises released into the wild in Hakui in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on May 31, 2026, marking the first presence of the birds, designated as natural treasures, on the country's main island in 56 years. The number of wild crested ibises had tumbled due to overhunting, with the last one on the main island of Honshu captured in 1970.

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Trilateral meeting between Japan, Australia, New Zealand

Trilateral meeting between Japan, Australia, New Zealand

Photo taken in Singapore on May 30, 2026, shows Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (C), Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles (R) and New Zealand Defense Minister Chris Penk. The three met on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue regional security forum, reaffirming their commitment to closer defense cooperation following Japan's recent easing of rules governing defense equipment exports.

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Netherlands: Thunderstorms Bring Hail and Damaging Winds to Multiple Provinces 2

Severe thunderstorms swept across the Netherlands on Friday, May 29, bringing hail, heavy rain, and strong wind gusts, with Code Orange warnings issued for multiple provinces. The storms also caused lightning-sparked house fires in Zoetermeer, with no injuries reported. This video shows fallen trees after the storm in Klijndijk, Drenthe.

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Nikkei index hits fresh closing high

Nikkei index hits fresh closing high

A financial monitor in Tokyo shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average hitting an all-time closing high above 66,000 on May 29, 2026.

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Nikkei index hits fresh closing high

Nikkei index hits fresh closing high

A financial monitor in Tokyo shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average hitting an all-time closing high above 66,000 on May 29, 2026.

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Defense forum in Singapore

Defense forum in Singapore

Photo taken on May 29, 2026, shows a hotel in Singapore where a three-day defense forum called Shangri-La Dialogue will open later in the day.

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JAL jet makes emergency landing at Narita airport

JAL jet makes emergency landing at Narita airport

Photo taken on May 29, 2026, shows a Japan Airlines passenger jet at Narita airport near Tokyo after an emergency landing, with a tire believed to have burst during takeoff from Tokyo's Haneda airport.

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Launch of 1st sales of fully farmed eels

Launch of 1st sales of fully farmed eels

Photo taken in Tokyo on May 29, 2026, shows a fillet of grilled eel from an eel hatched and fully raised on a farm. Trial sales of the world's first fully farmed eels began the same day.

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Launch of 1st sales of fully farmed eels

Launch of 1st sales of fully farmed eels

Photo taken in Tokyo on May 29, 2026, shows a fillet of grilled eel from an eel hatched and fully raised on a farm. Trial sales of the world's first fully farmed eels began the same day.

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Launch of 1st sales of fully farmed eels

Launch of 1st sales of fully farmed eels

Photo taken in Tokyo on May 29, 2026, shows a fillet of grilled eel from an eel hatched and fully raised on a farm. Trial sales of the world's first fully farmed eels began the same day.

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Launch of 1st sales of fully farmed eels

Launch of 1st sales of fully farmed eels

Photo taken in Tokyo on May 29, 2026, shows a package of grilled eel from an eel hatched and fully raised on a farm. Trial sales of the world's first fully farmed eels began the same day.

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Vietnam: Optical Illusion Makes Dog Look Like Solo Motorbike Rider

A funny forced perspective video filmed at night on a bustling street in Ho Chi Minh City shows a white dog appearing to ride a motorbike alone. The dog, wearing a black top matching its owner's shirt, stood with its front paws on the handlebars while the rider remained hidden from view, creating a convincing optical illusion.

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China: Tiny Kitten Hops Around Fluffy Chick in Cute Encounter in Shanxi

A video from Shuozhou, Shanxi shows a gray-and-white kitten playfully pawing at a small chick, nudging it aside and hopping around it. The chick eventually fled to a mirror, with the kitten following closely before losing interest and wandering off.

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Toyota Motor Corporation: Lexus BEV Concept

Toyota Motor Corporation: Lexus BEV Concept

Toyota Motor Corporation: An image of a Lexus BEV. The photo shows the Lexus ES.=May 26,2026,Japan

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Toyota Motor Corporation: Lexus BEV Concept

Toyota Motor Corporation: Lexus BEV Concept

Toyota Motor Corporation: An image of a Lexus BEV. The photo shows the Lexus RZ 550e F Sport DIRECT4.=May 26,2026,Japan

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Toyota Motor Corporation: Lexus BEV Concept

Toyota Motor Corporation: Lexus BEV Concept

Toyota Motor Corporation: An image of a Lexus BEV. The photo shows the Lexus ES.=May 26,2026,Japan

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Toyota Motor Corporation: Lexus BEV Concept

Toyota Motor Corporation: Lexus BEV Concept

Toyota Motor Corporation: An image of a Lexus BEV. The photo shows the Lexus RZ 550e.=May 26,2026,Japan

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Toyota Motor Corporation: Lexus BEV Concept

Toyota Motor Corporation: Lexus BEV Concept

Toyota Motor Corporation: An image of a Lexus BEV. The photo shows a charging station.=May 26,2026,Japan

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Round 7 of the World Rally Championship: Forum 8 Rally Japan 2026

Round 7 of the World Rally Championship: Forum 8 Rally Japan 2026

Round 7 of the World Rally Championship: Forum 8 Rally Japan 2026. The photo shows the TOYOTA GAZOO Racing WORLD RALLY TEAM crew servicing their vehicle.=May 27,2026,Aichi

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Toyota Motor Corporation: Lexus BEV Concept

Toyota Motor Corporation: Lexus BEV Concept

Toyota Motor Corporation: An image of a Lexus BEV. The photo shows a charging station.=May 26,2026,Japan

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Toyota Motor Corporation: Lexus BEV Concept

Toyota Motor Corporation: Lexus BEV Concept

Toyota Motor Corporation: An image of a Lexus BEV. The photo shows the Lexus ES.=May 26,2026,Japan

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Mitsui Chemicals Business Overview Briefing

Mitsui Chemicals Business Overview Briefing

Mitsui Chemicals Business Overview Briefing. The photo shows President and CEO Satoshi Ichimura (left).=May 27,2026,Tokyo

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Toyota Motor Corporation: Lexus BEV Concept

Toyota Motor Corporation: Lexus BEV Concept

Toyota Motor Corporation: An image of a Lexus BEV. The photo shows the Lexus RZ 550e F Sport DIRECT4.=May 26,2026,Japan

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Round 7 of the World Rally Championship: Forum 8 Rally Japan 2026

Round 7 of the World Rally Championship: Forum 8 Rally Japan 2026

Round 7 of the World Rally Championship: Forum 8 Rally Japan 2026. The photo shows the TOYOTA GAZOO Racing WORLD RALLY TEAM crew inspecting their vehicle.=May 27,2026,Aichi

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Toyota Motor Corporation: Lexus BEV Concept

Toyota Motor Corporation: Lexus BEV Concept

Toyota Motor Corporation: An image of a Lexus BEV. The photo shows the Lexus ES.=May 26,2026,Japan

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Toyota Motor Corporation: Lexus BEV Concept

Toyota Motor Corporation: Lexus BEV Concept

Toyota Motor Corporation: An image of a Lexus BEV. The photo shows a charging station.=May 26,2026,Japan

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Toyota Motor Corporation: Lexus BEV Concept

Toyota Motor Corporation: Lexus BEV Concept

Toyota Motor Corporation: An image of a Lexus BEV. The photo shows the Lexus RZ 550e.=May 26,2026,Japan

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