Battledores of 2020 newsmakers in Japan

Battledores of 2020 newsmakers in Japan

Traditional Japanese "hagoita" battledores decorated with images of newsmakers of the year are pictured in Tokyo on Dec. 3, 2020. Those featured include shogi sensation Sota Fujii, U.S. President-elect Joe Biden and Olympic swimmer Rikako Ikee, who has made her competitive comeback after a leukemia diagnosis.

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