Punch still attracts big crowds, and has received some 2,500 birthday cards from inside and outside Japan.
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Punch still attracts big crowds, and has received some 2,500 birthday cards from inside and outside Japan.
Punch, a young Japanese macaque, plays at Ichikawa City Zoological and Botanical Garden in Ichikawa, east of Tokyo, Thursday, Jul 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
28 Jul 2026 10:37AM
(Updated: 28 Jul 2026 10:48AM)
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