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Aoi Nagasaki, Japan Air Self-Defense Force Operations Support Wing liaison, plays the koto during an annual mochi pounding ceremony at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Dec. 14, 2023. The koto is recognized as the national instrument of Japan and has been popular from the earliest periods of Japanese musical history to the present day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Natalie Doan)
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NIKON D850
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24.0-70.0 mm f/2.8
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28/10
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1/250
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3200
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