"Hina" dolls of 2023 newsmakers

Photo taken in Tokyo on Nov. 28, 2023, shows "Hina" dolls featuring holder of eight shogi titles Sota Fujii (L), unveiled by a local doll maker as one of a series of dolls modeled after newsmakers of 2023.

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