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A cyclist rides past a branch of Japanese fast-food restaurant chain Sukiya, famous for its beef bowls, along a street in downtown Tokyo on March 30, 2025.
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TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 18: Pikachu is seen prior to the MLB Tokyo Series game between Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs at Tokyo Dome on March 18, 2025 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Masterpress/Getty Images)
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This photo taken on November 28, 2024 shows Mount Fuji pictured in the background as people walk around a popular outlet shopping centre in the city of Gotemba, Shizuoka prefecture, some 100 kms southwest of Tokyo. (Photo by Richard A. Brooks / AFP) (Photo by RICHARD A. BROOKS/AFP via Getty Images)
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Siebold no Yu and colorful sakura blossom of cherry tree with cascading river at Ureshino onsen park against blue sky, Saga, Kyushu, Japan.
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On a clear day, Mount Fuji can be seen from Tokyo.
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