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  • Buildings damaged by the landslide in Atami, Shizuoka Prefecture, on July 3, 2021. (© AFP/Jiji)

    Buildings damaged by the landslide in Atami, Shizuoka Prefecture, on July 3, 2021. (© AFP/Jiji)

  • Ohtani Shōhei at the Major League Baseball All-Star Home Run Derby on July 13, 2021. (© AFP/Jiji)

    Ohtani Shōhei at the Major League Baseball All-Star Home Run Derby on July 13, 2021. (© AFP/Jiji)

  • Li Kotomi at the Akutagawa Prize ceremony in Tokyo on July 14, 2021. (© Jiji)

    Li Kotomi at the Akutagawa Prize ceremony in Tokyo on July 14, 2021. (© Jiji)

  • Ōsaka Naomi waves in front of the Olympic cauldron in Tokyo on July 23, 2021. (© Jiji)

    Ōsaka Naomi waves in front of the Olympic cauldron in Tokyo on July 23, 2021. (© Jiji)

  • Siblings Abe Hifumi (left) and Uta, who both won jūdō gold medals on July 25, 2021. (© Jiji)

    Siblings Abe Hifumi (left) and Uta, who both won jūdō gold medals on July 25, 2021. (© Jiji)

  • A mangrove forest on Iriomotejima, which is part of a newly registered natural World Heritage site. (Courtesy OCVB)

    A mangrove forest on Iriomotejima, which is part of a newly registered natural World Heritage site. (Courtesy OCVB)

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