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Year of Horse in 2026

Photo taken on Dec. 4, 2025, shows clay bells each topped with a horse at Konda Hachimangu shrine in Habikino in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan. A total of 1,300 bells are on sale at the shrine ahead of 2026, the Year of the Horse in the Chinese zodiac.

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Year of Horse in 2026

Photo taken on Dec. 4, 2025, shows a clay bell topped with a horse at Konda Hachimangu shrine in Habikino in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan. A total of 1,300 bells are on sale at the shrine ahead of 2026, the Year of the Horse in the Chinese zodiac.

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Trial of shooter of ex-Japan PM Abe

Akie Abe (C), widow of assassinated former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, leaves the Nara District Court in Nara on Dec. 3, 2025, after attending for the first time the trial of Tetsuya Yamagami, indicted for fatally shooting Abe during an election stump speech in the western Japan city in 2022.

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Baseball: Hanshin Tigers' victory parade

OSAKA, Japan, Nov. 22 Kyodo - The Hanshin Tigers hold a parade along Osaka's Midosuji street in western Japan on Nov. 22, 2025, to celebrate their Central League baseball title.(Kyodo)

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Auction of salted herring roe in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan, Nov. 21 Kyodo - The season's first auction of salted herring roe is held at a wholesale market in the western Japan city of Osaka on Nov. 21, 2025. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]Preparations for Kabuki performance in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan, Nov. 26 Kyodo - Preparations are under way for a year-end Kabuki performance in Kyoto, western Japan, on Nov. 26, 2025, with wooden boards with the names of Kabuki actors written in the traditional "kantei-ryu" style of calligraphy -- wishing for a full house -- on display at Minamiza Theater. (Kyodo)

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Street fundraising by Buddhist monks

Buddhist monks from World Heritage-listed Kinpusenji Temple head out for their annual year-end street fundraising campaign in Yoshino in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 1, 2025.

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Nationwide street fundraising by Buddhist monks

A Tendai Buddhist monk from Enryakuji, a temple located on Mt. Hiei in the western Japan city of Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, visits a home in the city to seek donations on Dec. 1, 2025. The annual street fundraising campaign by the Tendai temples across Japan takes place in over 50 locations nationwide, with proceeds to be donated to such organizations as the Japanese Red Cross Society.

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Nationwide street fundraising by Buddhist monks

Tendai Buddhist monks from Enryakuji, a temple located on Mt. Hiei in the western Japan city of Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, walk around houses in the city to seek donations on Dec. 1, 2025. The annual street fundraising campaign by Tendai temples across Japan takes place in over 50 locations nationwide, with proceeds to be donated to such organizations as the Japanese Red Cross Society.

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Golf: Casio World Open

Ryuichi Oiwa poses with the trophy after winning the Casio World Open Golf Tournament at Kochi Kuroshio Country Club in Geisei, Kochi Prefecture, western Japan, on Nov. 30, 2025.

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Golf: Casio World Open

Ryuichi Oiwa reacts after winning the Casio World Open Golf Tournament at Kochi Kuroshio Country Club in Geisei, Kochi Prefecture, western Japan, on Nov. 30, 2025.

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Golf: Casio World Open

Ryuichi Oiwa of Japan hits a shot on the fifth hole during the final round at the Casio World Open Golf Tournament at Kochi Kuroshio Country Club in Geisei, Kochi Prefecture, western Japan, on Nov. 30, 2025.

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Golf: Casio World Open

Ryuichi Oiwa poses with the trophy after winning the Casio World Open Golf Tournament at Kochi Kuroshio Country Club in Geisei, Kochi Prefecture, western Japan, on Nov. 30, 2025.

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Golf: Casio World Open

Ryuichi Oiwa reacts after winning the Casio World Open Golf Tournament at Kochi Kuroshio Country Club in Geisei, Kochi Prefecture, western Japan, on Nov. 30, 2025.

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Mandarin ducks arrive in Tottori Pref. town

A flock of mandarin ducks are seen on a river in Hino in Tottori Prefecture, western Japan, on Nov. 15, 2025, after flying in from the north. The river is a popular stopover for the birds in the wintering season, with around 400 having arrived and an additional 400 expected to fly in by the end of March 2026.

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Mandarin ducks arrive in Tottori Pref. town

A flock of mandarin ducks are seen on a river in Hino in Tottori Prefecture, western Japan, on Nov. 15, 2025, after flying in from the north. The river is a popular stopover for the birds in the wintering season, with around 400 having arrived and an additional 400 expected to fly in by the end of March 2026.

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Preparations for Kabuki performance in Kyoto

Preparations are under way for a year-end Kabuki performance in Kyoto, western Japan, on Nov. 26, 2025, with wooden boards with the names of Kabuki actors written in the traditional "kantei-ryu" style of calligraphy -- wishing for a full house -- on display at Minamiza Theater.

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Preparations for Kabuki performance in Kyoto

Preparations are under way for a year-end Kabuki performance in Kyoto, western Japan, on Nov. 26, 2025, with wooden boards with the names of Kabuki actors written in the traditional "kantei-ryu" style of calligraphy -- wishing for a full house -- on display at Minamiza Theater.

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Preparations for Kabuki performance in Kyoto

Preparations are under way for a year-end Kabuki performance in Kyoto, western Japan, on Nov. 26, 2025, with wooden boards with the names of Kabuki actors written in the traditional "kantei-ryu" style of calligraphy -- wishing for a full house -- on display at Minamiza Theater.

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20 rescued from giant Ferris wheel in Osaka Pref.

Photo taken in the early hours of Nov. 26, 2025, shows a giant Ferris wheel at the Expocity shopping mall and movie multiplex in Suita in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan. About 20 people were rescued from the 123-meter-tall structure in the early hours of Nov. 26, after it stopped moving following a lightning strike in the late afternoon of Nov. 25.

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20 rescued from giant Ferris wheel in Osaka Pref.

People are wrapped in blankets after firefighters rescued them from a giant Ferris wheel at the Expocity shopping mall and movie multiplex in Suita in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, in the early hours of Nov. 26, 2025. About 20 people were trapped inside the 123-meter-tall structure when it stopped moving in the late afternoon of Nov. 25 following a lightning strike.

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20 rescued from giant Ferris wheel in Osaka Pref.

A crane carrying a firefighter approaches a giant Ferris wheel gondola to rescue people inside it at the Expocity shopping mall and movie multiplex in Suita in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, in the early hours of Nov. 26, 2025. About 20 people were rescued after the 123-meter-tall structure stopped moving in the late afternoon of Nov. 25 following a lightning strike.

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Baseball: Hanshin Tigers' victory parade

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Hanshin Tigers holding a parade along Osaka's Midosuji street in western Japan on Nov. 22, 2025, to celebrate their Central League baseball title.

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Baseball: Hanshin Tigers' victory parade

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Hanshin Tigers holding a parade along Osaka's Midosuji street in western Japan on Nov. 22, 2025, to celebrate their Central League baseball title.

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Baseball: Hanshin Tigers' victory parade

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Hanshin Tigers holding a parade along Osaka's Midosuji street in western Japan on Nov. 22, 2025, to celebrate their Central League baseball title.

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