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Abandoned baby monkey charms Tokyo zoo visitors by befriending stuffed orangutan

Punch has had some differences with the other monkeys as he has tried to communicate with them, but zookeepers say that is part of the learning process and he is steadily integrating with the troop.

A baby Japanese macaque named Punch sits next to a stuffed orangutan at Ichikawa City Zoo, in Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, February 19, 2026.
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 The "family fireworks”, also known as the Country fireworks displayed three hours before midnight every year ahead of the main show at midnight, fill the sky over the Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge in Sydney on New Year's Eve on December 31, 2025 in Sydney, Australia.

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A burned sauna stands in the yard of a home during the Flat Fire near Sisters, Oregon, U.S. August 25, 2025.

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Urban oasis: Meet the stunning neighborhood that is taking Tokyo by storm

While Trump discusses Gaza's future, Japan’s Azabudai Hills combines luxury, tech, and nature in a stunning urban space. Could this model inspire development worldwide?

View of Azabudai Hills (Photo: Dana Satoi)

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Ramses and the Gold of the Pharaohs exhibition opens in Tokyo

the exhibition marks its sixth international stop and the 35th anniversary of cooperation between Cairo and Tokyo.

 Ancient Egyptian cat mummy in Tokyo.

Shocking discovery:'Ushikawa Man' fossils are actually ancient bear bones, says University of Tokyo

The oldest human fossils on Japan's mainland were found in a limestone quarry near Hamakita, 40 km east of Ushikawa.

 Prehistoric remains from Japan. Illustration.

Celebrating excellence: Israel’s Olympic year in review, aiming for future success

The Olympic Committee of Israel caps the historic 2024 with annual awards and the unanimous re-election of Chair Yael Arad following a record-breaking seven medals in Paris.

Archer Roy Dror.

Tokyo governor announces four-day work week to boost birth rates

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government believes that couples are having fewer babies because they are working too much.

 Will a four-day work week to boost birth rates?

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Israel's Tokyo embassy hosts Noa Argamani in special visit

"Noa, who endured 8 months as a hostage in Gaza, continues to advocate for the 115 other hostages still held, the embassy wrote.

 Noa Argamani pictured with her father in Tokyo. August 19, 2024.

US, UK to skip Nagasaki atomic bomb memorial ceremony after city mayor invites Iran, not Israel

US Ambassador Rahm Emanuel skips Nagasaki Peace Ceremony due to Israel's exclusion, while Iran is controversially invited despite its actions.

 U.S. Ambassador to United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield and Rahm Emanuel, U.S. Ambassador to Japan walk to meet Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the prime minister's office in Tokyo, Japan, April 19, 2024.

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