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Tuesday, September 10, 2024

Assistant police inspector Kenichi Odajima, who is called by locals "the chief everyone knows," is seen outside his residential police box in Tsukigata, Hokkaido, on July 17, 2024. (Mainichi/Haruka Ito)

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This compiled image shows pipes to be used in efforts to extract a small amount of fuel debris set in the correct order at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on Sept. 8, 2024. (Photo courtesy of TEPCO)(Kyodo)

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A man holds up an umbrella against the rain as he walks past an ad promoting the latest blockbuster new Chinese video game "Black Myth: Wukong" in Beijing, on Aug. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

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Combined photo shows Masatsugu Asakawa, left, and Masato Kanda. (Kyodo)

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Hoshoryu, bottom, defeats Daieisho on the 2nd day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 9, 2024. (Mainichi/Kentaro Ikushima)

Arts & Entertainment

The theater attraction "Chainsaw Man: The Chaos 4-D," which recreates the world of the "Chainsaw Man" anime series, is seen at Universal Studios Japan in Osaka's Konohana Ward on Sept. 4, 2024. (Mainichi/Makiko Nagao)

Lifestyle & Health

Strands of gray hair is seen on a person with black hair in this photo taken on Aug. 29, 2024. (Mainichi/Harumi Kimoto)

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