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2 days ago · Breezy Johnson of the United States competes en route to winning the women's downhill event at the world alpine skiing championships on Feb. 8, 2025, in Saalbach, Austria.

4 days ago · Kyodo News Plus is an online publication delivering the latest news from Japan together with those stories from around the globe in which Japan plays a key role. Centering on content provided by Kyodo News, Japan’s leading news agency, our publication keeps readers abreast of the developments coming out of Japan that interest and influence, here and abroad. Start with the breaking story ...

1 day ago · Thousands of men wearing only "fundoshi" undergarments jostle to touch a chosen "shin otoko" (holy man) during the traditional naked festival at Konomiya shrine in Inazawa, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Feb. 10, 2025.

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3 days ago · Photo taken on Feb. 7, 2025, shows the White House in Washington ahead of a meeting between Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and U.S. President Donald Trump.

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Jan 28, 2025 · Monks pray at World Heritage-listed Horyu-ji temple in Ikaruga in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 26, 2025, ahead of a fire drill. Jan. 26 was designated in 1955 as a day for raising awareness about protecting cultural assets from fire after one of Horyu-ji temple's buildings burned down on the same day in 1949.

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Dec 27, 2024 · Combined photo taken from a drone shows a morning market in Wajima in central Japan's Ishikawa Prefecture on Jan. 19, 2024 (L), shortly after a powerful earthquake and fire on Jan. 1, and the same site under demolition on Dec. 9, ahead of the disaster's first anniversary.