Seihan Mori, the chief Buddhist priest of Kiyomizu-dera Temple (officially Otowa-san Kiyomizu-dera) shows his calligraphy of a kanji (Chinese character) "Wazawai" meaning "trouble", "evil", "bale" or "misfortune", in Kyoto on December 12, 2018. The annual single best kanji was chosen to symbolize the year. In Japan, people paid attention to 2018 Hokkaido Eastern Iburi earthquake on September, 2018 Osaka earthquake on June and huge damages of some typhoons. ( The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images )

• Contributor: Associated Press / Alamy Stock Photo
• Image ID: 2NW7ND5
• File size: 30.5 MB (1 MB Compressed download)
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• Dimensions: 3046 x 3500 px | 25.8 x 29.6 cm | 10.2 x 11.7 inches | 300dpi
• Date taken: 12 December 2018
• Photographer: Kenichi Unaki

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