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Japan: Air Self-Defense Force’s Blue Impulse Marks Asian Games Kickoff

On Saturday, September 19, Japan's Air Self-Defense Force aerobatic team Blue Impulse conducted a flyover of Aichi Prefecture to mark the opening of the 20th Asian Games and 5th Asian Para Games in Aichi-Nagoya 2026.

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Baseball: Tigers vs. White Sox

Munetaka Murakami of the Chicago White Sox gives an interview after his team defeated the Detroit Tigers in a baseball game at Rate Field in Chicago on Sept. 17, 2026. He hit a three-run home run and a triple.

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Baseball: Tigers vs. White Sox

Munetaka Murakami of the Chicago White Sox gives an interview after his team defeated the Detroit Tigers in a baseball game at Rate Field in Chicago on Sept. 17, 2026. He hit a three-run home run and a triple.

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Baseball: Hawks clinch Pacific League title

SoftBank Hawks manager Hiroki Kokubo is tossed in the air by his players after the baseball team won the Pacific League pennant for the third consecutive season with a 7-1 victory over the Orix Buffaloes at Kyocera Dome Osaka in Osaka on Sept. 17, 2026.

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Baseball: Hawks clinch Pacific League title

SoftBank Hawks manager Hiroki Kokubo is tossed in the air by his players after the baseball team won the Pacific League pennant for the third consecutive season with a 7-1 victory over the Orix Buffaloes at Kyocera Dome Osaka in Osaka on Sept. 17, 2026.

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Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games: Football

North Korean players celebrate their team's 10-0 victory over Bangladesh in a women's Group F football match at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games at Nagai Stadium in Osaka, western Japan, on Sept. 14, 2026.

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Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games: Football

Supporters of the North Korean team cheer during a women's Group F football match against Bangladesh at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games at Nagai Stadium in Osaka, western Japan, on Sept. 14, 2026.

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Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games: Football

North Korea's starting XI pose for a team photo ahead of a women's Group F football match against Bangladesh at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games at Nagai Stadium in Osaka, western Japan, on Sept. 14, 2026.

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Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games: Team welcome ceremony

Kosei Inoue (R), head of the Japanese delegation for the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, receives a commemorative gift from Nagoya Mayor Ichiro Hirosawa during a team welcome ceremony at Garden Pier of Nagoya Port in Nagoya, central Japan, on Sept. 16, 2026.

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Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games: Team welcome ceremony

Kosei Inoue, head of the Japanese delegation for the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, speaks to reporters after a team welcome ceremony at Garden Pier of Nagoya Port in Nagoya, central Japan, on Sept. 16, 2026.

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Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games: Team Welcome Ceremony

Members of the Japanese delegation for the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games pose for a photo during a team welcome ceremony held for Japan, Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia at Garden Pier of Nagoya Port in Nagoya, central Japan, on Sept. 16, 2026.

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Baseball: Reds vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani celebrates his team's win in a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Sept. 9, 2026. Ohtani is headed to the injured list with multiple injuries after being left out of the lineup that day for the sixth time in the last seven games.

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Baseball: Reds vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani celebrates his team's win in a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Sept. 9, 2026. Ohtani is headed to the injured list with multiple injuries after being left out of the lineup that day for the sixth time in the last seven games.

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Baseball: Reds vs. Dodgers

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers is pictured in the dugout during a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Sept. 8, 2026. Ohtani was not in the team's lineup that day.

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Baseball: Reds vs. Dodgers

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers (R) watches a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Sept. 8, 2026. Ohtani was not in the team's lineup that day.

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Baseball: Reds vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani watches a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Sept. 8, 2026. Ohtani was not in the team's lineup that day.

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Baseball: Blue Jays vs. Athletics

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. of the Toronto Blue Jays prepares the team's home run jacket for Kazuma Okamoto who hit a solo home run in the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Athletics at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento, California, on Sept. 7, 2026.

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Baseball: Nationals vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani greets teammate Max Muncy after the team's win in a baseball game against the Washington Nationals at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Sept. 6, 2026. Ohtani remained out of the lineup for a fourth straight day.

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Baseball: Nationals vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (L) greets reliever Edgardo Henriquez (60) after the team's win in a baseball game against the Washington Nationals at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Sept. 6, 2026. Ohtani remained out of the lineup for a fourth straight day.

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Baseball: Nationals vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani greets a teammate after the team's win in a baseball game against the Washington Nationals at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Sept. 6, 2026. Ohtani remained out of the lineup for a fourth straight day.

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Baseball: Nationals vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani, greets teammate Dalton Rushing after the team's win in a baseball game against the Washington Nationals at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Sept. 4, 2026.

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Sawa inducted into Japan Football Hall of Fame

TOKYO, Japan, Sept. 2 Kyodo - Homare Sawa, a member of the 2011 Women's World Cup-winning Japan football team, speaks during a ceremony in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2026, to induct her and two others into the Japan Football Hall of Fame. (Kyodo)

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Baseball: Cardinals vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers players, including Shohei Ohtani (R) and Roki Sasaki (2nd from R), sprint out of the dugout after the team secured a walk-off victory over the St. Louis Cardinals in a baseball game at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Sept. 3, 2026.

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Baseball: Cardinals vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani celebrates the team's win over the St. Louis Cardinals at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Sept. 3, 2026, after missing the game due to physical issues.

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Baseball: Cardinals vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani celebrates the team's win over the St. Louis Cardinals with teammates at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Sept. 3, 2026, after missing the game due to physical issues.

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Baseball: Cardinals vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani celebrates the team's win over the St. Louis Cardinals with teammates at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Sept. 3, 2026, after missing the game due to physical issues.

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Baseball: Cardinals vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani (R) is pictured in the dugout with teammate Roki Sasaki after being kept out of the starting lineup for the team's baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Sept. 3, 2026, due to physical issues.

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Baseball: Cardinals vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani is pictured in the dugout after being kept out of the starting lineup for the team's baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Sept. 3, 2026, due to physical issues.

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Baseball: Cardinals vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani (R) is pictured in the dugout with teammate Roki Sasaki after being kept out of the starting lineup for the team's baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Sept. 3, 2026, due to physical issues.

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Baseball: Cardinals vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani (R) is pictured in the dugout with teammate Roki Sasaki after being kept out of the starting lineup for the team's baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Sept. 3, 2026, due to physical issues.

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Baseball: Cardinals vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani (R) is pictured in the dugout with teammate Roki Sasaki after being kept out of the starting lineup for the team's baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Sept. 3, 2026, due to physical issues.

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Baseball: Cardinals vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani is pictured in the dugout after being kept out of the starting lineup for the team's baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Sept. 3, 2026, due to physical issues.

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Baseball: Cardinals vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers General Manager Brandon Gomes (C) speaks to reporters ahead of the team's baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Sept. 3, 2026, after two-way player Shohei Ohtani was kept out of the starting lineup due to physical issues.

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Baseball: Cardinals vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani (R) is pictured in the dugout with teammate Roki Sasaki after being kept out of the starting lineup for the team's baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Sept. 3, 2026, due to physical issues.

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Baseball: Cardinals vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani (R) is pictured in the dugout with teammate Roki Sasaki after being kept out of the starting lineup for the team's baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Sept. 3, 2026, due to physical issues.

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Baseball: Cardinals vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers General Manager Brandon Gomes speaks to reporters ahead of the team's baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Sept. 3, 2026, after two-way player Shohei Ohtani was kept out of the starting lineup due to physical issues.

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Baseball: Cardinals vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani is pictured in the dugout after being kept out of the starting lineup for the team's baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Sept. 3, 2026, due to physical issues.

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Ig Nobel Prize award ceremony

Leonard Chavas (C) and members of his research team speak during an Ig Nobel Prize award ceremony in Zurich on Sept. 3, 2026. They won the chemistry prize for discovering that milk proteins from a species of cockroach contain three times as much energy as cow's milk.

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Sawa inducted into Japan Football Hall of Fame

Homare Sawa, a member of the 2011 Women's World Cup-winning Japan football team, speaks during a ceremony in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2026, to induct her and two others into the Japan Football Hall of Fame.

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Sawa inducted into Japan Football Hall of Fame

Homare Sawa, a member of the 2011 Women's World Cup-winning Japan football team, speaks during a ceremony in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2026, to induct her and two others into the Japan Football Hall of Fame.

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Sawa inducted into Japan Football Hall of Fame

Homare Sawa, a member of the 2011 Women's World Cup-winning Japan football team, poses with Japan Football Association President Tsuneyasu Miyamoto during a ceremony in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2026, to induct her and two others into the Japan Football Hall of Fame.

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Sawa inducted into Japan Football Hall of Fame

Homare Sawa, a member of the 2011 Women's World Cup-winning Japan football team, receives a plaque from Japan Football Association President Tsuneyasu Miyamoto during a ceremony in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2026, to induct her and two others into the Japan Football Hall of Fame.

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China: Two Dogs Team Up to Catch Snake in Lake

Two dogs swimming in a lake near Qianzhou Ancient City in Xiangxi, Hunan teamed up to chase down and catch a snake, then swam it ashore to their owner.

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Team Mirai leader acts as PM Takaichi's AI "tutor"

Minor Japanese opposition party Team Mirai's leader Takahiro Anno (L), an AI engineer, gives a lecture on AI technology to Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at the premier's office in Tokyo on Aug. 28, 2026. He promised to act as her "tutor" during a leader-to-leader debate in May.

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Team Mirai leader acts as PM Takaichi's AI "tutor"

Minor Japanese opposition party Team Mirai's leader Takahiro Anno (L), an AI engineer, gives a lecture on AI technology to Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at the premier's office in Tokyo on Aug. 28, 2026. He promised to act as her "tutor" during a leader-to-leader debate in May.

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Baseball: Pirates vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (C) celebrates after the team's walk-off victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates in a baseball game on Aug. 21, 2026, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

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Baseball: Pirates vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (17) celebrates with teammates after the team's walk-off victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates in a baseball game on Aug. 21, 2026, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

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Asian Games: Torch-lighting ceremony

Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui (L) transfers the flame after lighting the torch for the Asian Games at the "flame of peace" at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, western Japan, to Japan men's football team head coach Hajime Moriyasu on Aug. 20, 2026. The Sept. 19-Oct. 4 games will mainly be held in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan.

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Asian Games: Torch-lighting ceremony

Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui (L) transfers the flame after lighting the torch for the Asian Games at the "flame of peace" at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, western Japan, to Japan men's football team head coach Hajime Moriyasu on Aug. 20, 2026. The Sept. 19-Oct. 4 games will mainly be held in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan.

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Rhythmic gymnastics: World championships

Members of the Japan team take the floor for their three hoops and two pairs of clubs routine in the group all-around event at the rhythmic gymnastics world championships in Frankfurt on Aug. 15, 2026.