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  • In this handout image released by the South Korean Defense Ministry, South Korean Navy's destroyer Yulgok Yi I (R), U.S. Navy's USS Benfold (C) and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's JS Atago (L) sail in formation during a joint naval exercise in international waters at an undisclosed location. on April 17, 2023.
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    Exercises show Washington keeping alliances strong as Pacific adversaries bring new threats
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  • Passengers evacuated via emergency slides from a United Airlines Boeing 737 aircraft, heading to Cebu in the Philippines from Narita Airport near Tokyo, disembark from a bus at the Kansai airport in Izumisano, Osaka prefecture, western Japan September 12.
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    2 passengers injured after mid-air report of fire prompts emergency evacuation of United Airlines 737 in Japan
  • EUGENE, OREGON - AUGUST 03: Cooper Lutkenhaus competes in the Prevagen Men's 800m final during the 2025 USATF Outdoor Championships at Hayward Field on August 03, 2025 in Eugene, Oregon.  (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
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    After the ‘craziest’ race of his life, 16-year-old Cooper Lutkenhaus will make history at the World Athletics Championships
  • Instax series instant cameras are displayed in the Fujifilm booth during the CP+ 2025 show on February 27, 2025, in Yokohama, Japan.
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    ‘Inconvenient,’ ‘retrograde’ and more popular than ever: The rise of instax cameras
  • Japan's Self-Defense Forces 1st Airborne Brigade conducts training on January 12, 2025, at Camp Narashino training area, in Chiba Prefecture near Tokyo, Japan.
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    US and Japan begin exercises including missiles that China calls a threat
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  • Kim and Putin top Xi’s guest list for China’s huge military parade in defiant show of unity
  • Japan releases AI-generated Mount Fuji eruption video to encourage Tokyo residents to be prepared
  • Naomi Osaka debuts elaborate rose-themed outfit in opening US Open win, shows off ‘Billie Jean Bling’ Labubu mascot
  • Japan denies giving away city to Tanzania after misinformation sparks anti-immigration backlash
  • At historic summit between Japan and South Korea, Trump’s presence looms large
  • Fact check: Trump and the case of the nonexistent $600 billion EU ‘gift’
  • Sony hikes PlayStation 5 prices because of tariffs
  • Fire burns for 12 hours on US Navy warship off Okinawa
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