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Speed skating: 10-time Olympic medalist Takagi to retire

Speed skating: 10-time Olympic medalist Takagi to retire

Japanese speed skater Miho Takagi, 15, is pictured at the Vancouver Olympics on Feb. 21, 2010, in Richmond, Canada. The 10-time Olympic medalist said on March 4, 2026, she will retire following the upcoming world championships.

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Speed skating: 10-time Olympic medalist Takagi to retire

Speed skating: 10-time Olympic medalist Takagi to retire

Japanese speed skater Miho Takagi (L) receives a hug from her coach Johan de Wit after finishing sixth in the women's 1,500 meters at the Milan Cortina Olympics in Milan on Feb. 20, 2026. The 10-time Olympic medalist said on March 4, 2026, she will retire following the upcoming world championships.

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Speed skating: 10-time Olympic medalist Takagi to retire

Speed skating: 10-time Olympic medalist Takagi to retire

Japanese speed skater Miho Takagi waves to spectators after finishing sixth in the women's 1,500 meters at the Milan Cortina Olympics in Milan on Feb. 20, 2026. The 10-time Olympic medalist said on March 4, 2026, she will retire following the upcoming world championships.

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Dissolution order for Unification Church

Dissolution order for Unification Church

Nobuya Fukumoto, lawyer for the Unification Church, meets the press in front of the Tokyo High Court in the Japanese capital on March 4, 2026, after the court upheld a dissolution order for the religious corporation as requested by the central government on the grounds that it unlawfully solicited financially ruinous donations from its members.

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Dissolution order for Unification Church

Dissolution order for Unification Church

Nobuya Fukumoto, lawyer for the Unification Church, meets the press in front of the Tokyo High Court in the Japanese capital on March 4, 2026, after the court upheld a dissolution order for the religious corporation as requested by the central government on the grounds that it unlawfully solicited financially ruinous donations from its members.

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Dissolution order for Unification Church

Dissolution order for Unification Church

Nobuya Fukumoto, lawyer for the Unification Church, meets the press in front of the Tokyo High Court in the Japanese capital on March 4, 2026, after the court upheld a dissolution order for the religious corporation as requested by the central government on the grounds that it unlawfully solicited financially ruinous donations from its members.

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Dissolution order for Unification Church

Dissolution order for Unification Church

Nobuya Fukumoto, lawyer for the Unification Church, meets the press in front of the Tokyo High Court in the Japanese capital on March 4, 2026, after the court upheld a dissolution order for the religious corporation as requested by the central government on the grounds that it unlawfully solicited financially ruinous donations from its members.

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Japan crown prince at award ceremony

Japan crown prince at award ceremony

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito (3rd from R) and Crown Princess Kiko (2nd from R) chat with awardees after attending an award ceremony for promising researchers in their 20s to 30s held by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science in Tokyo on March 3, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan crown prince at award ceremony

Japan crown prince at award ceremony

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito (2nd from R) and Crown Princess Kiko (far R) chat with an awardee after attending an award ceremony for promising researchers in their 20s to 30s held by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science in Tokyo on March 3, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan crown prince at award ceremony

Japan crown prince at award ceremony

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito (2nd from R) and Crown Princess Kiko (far R) chat with an awardee after attending an award ceremony for promising researchers in their 20s to 30s held by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science in Tokyo on March 3, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan crown prince at award ceremony

Japan crown prince at award ceremony

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko chat with awardees after attending an award ceremony for promising researchers in their 20s to 30s held by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science in Tokyo on March 3, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan crown prince at award ceremony

Japan crown prince at award ceremony

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito (2nd from R) and Crown Princess Kiko (far R) chat with awardees after attending an award ceremony for promising researchers in their 20s to 30s held by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science in Tokyo on March 3, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan crown prince at award ceremony

Japan crown prince at award ceremony

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko attend an award ceremony for promising researchers in their 20s to 30s held by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science in Tokyo on March 3, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan crown prince at award ceremony

Japan crown prince at award ceremony

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko attend an award ceremony for promising researchers in their 20s to 30s held by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science in Tokyo on March 3, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Princess Kako visits exhibition

Princess Kako visits exhibition

Japanese Princess Kako (L) visits an exhibition of inventions by women in Tokyo on March 2, 2026.

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Princess Kako visits exhibition

Princess Kako visits exhibition

Japanese Princess Kako visits an exhibition of inventions by women in Tokyo on March 2, 2026.

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Princess Kako visits exhibition

Princess Kako visits exhibition

Japanese Princess Kako (L) visits an exhibition of inventions by women in Tokyo on March 2, 2026.

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Princess Aiko at calligraphy exhibition

Princess Aiko at calligraphy exhibition

Japanese Princess Aiko (L) visits an exhibition of works by female calligraphers at a Tokyo department store on March 2, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Princess Aiko at calligraphy exhibition

Princess Aiko at calligraphy exhibition

Japanese Princess Aiko visits an exhibition of works by female calligraphers at a Tokyo department store on March 2, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Princess Aiko at calligraphy exhibition

Princess Aiko at calligraphy exhibition

Japanese Princess Aiko (L) visits an exhibition of works by female calligraphers at a Tokyo department store on March 2, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Princess Aiko at calligraphy exhibition

Princess Aiko at calligraphy exhibition

Japanese Princess Aiko arrives at the venue of an exhibition of works by female calligraphers at a Tokyo department store on March 2, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM Takaichi in parliament

Japan PM Takaichi in parliament

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a House of Representatives Budget Committee session in Tokyo on March 3, 2026.

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Japan PM Takaichi in parliament

Japan PM Takaichi in parliament

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C) speaks during a House of Representatives Budget Committee session in Tokyo on March 3, 2026.

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Japan PM Takaichi in parliament

Japan PM Takaichi in parliament

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a House of Representatives Budget Committee session in Tokyo on March 3, 2026.

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Japan PM Takaichi in parliament

Japan PM Takaichi in parliament

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi raises her hand to speak during a House of Representatives Budget Committee session in Tokyo on March 3, 2026.

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Japan PM Takaichi in parliament

Japan PM Takaichi in parliament

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi answers a question from Japanese Communist Party leader Tomoko Tamura (far L) about the Middle East conflict during a Budget Committee session of the House of Representatives in Tokyo on March 2, 2026.

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Japan PM Takaichi in parliament

Japan PM Takaichi in parliament

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi raises her hand to speak at a Budget Committee session of the House of Representatives in Tokyo on March 2, 2026.

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Mobile World Congress in Barcelona

Mobile World Congress in Barcelona

Visitors interact with a humanoid robot developed by Japanese telecommunications operator KDDI Corp. at the Mobile World Congress, one of the world's largest and most influential connectivity trade fairs, in Barcelona, Spain, on March 2, 2026.

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Manga One app icon

Manga One app icon

Photo taken in Tokyo on March 2, 2026, shows the app icon of Manga One, a manga platform run by the major Japanese publisher Shogakukan Inc. The platform faces a wave of cancellations of manga series, following revelations that the company allowed a male manga creator to produce works under a different name despite knowing he was convicted of a sex crime.

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[Breaking News]Figure skating: Miura and Kihara

NARITA, Japan, Feb. 24 Kyodo - Japanese figure skaters Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara arrive at Narita airport in Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Feb. 24, 2026, after winning gold in the pairs event at the Milan Cortina Olympics. (Kyodo)

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

MILAN, Italy, Feb. 21 Kyodo - Japanese speed skater Miho Takagi poses during a press conference in Milan on Feb. 21, 2026, showing off the three bronze medals she won at the Milan Cortina Olympics. (Kyodo) (Kyodo)

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Rapidus CEO Koike

Rapidus CEO Koike

Japanese chip venture Rapidus Corp. CEO Atsuyoshi Koike holds a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 27, 2026, to announce that it has received 267.6 billion yen ($1.7 billion) of investment from the public and private sectors.

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Japan PM Takaichi speaks on attack on Iran

Japan PM Takaichi speaks on attack on Iran

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks to reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo late at night on Feb. 28, 2026, after the United States and Israel launched strikes against Iran.

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Japan PM Takaichi speaks on attack on Iran

Japan PM Takaichi speaks on attack on Iran

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks to reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo late at night on Feb. 28, 2026, after the United States and Israel launched strikes against Iran.

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Japan PM Takaichi speaks on attack on Iran

Japan PM Takaichi speaks on attack on Iran

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks to reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo late at night on Feb. 28, 2026, after the United States and Israel launched strikes against Iran.

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Japan PM Takaichi speaks on attack on Iran

Japan PM Takaichi speaks on attack on Iran

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks to reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo late at night on Feb. 28, 2026, after the United States and Israel launched strikes against Iran.

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Japan Embassy in Beijing promotes dinosaur-related tourist spots in Japan

Japan Embassy in Beijing promotes dinosaur-related tourist spots in Japan

The Japanese government pitches two tourist spots in Japan related to dinosaurs -- Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum and Junglia Okinawa theme park -- during an event held at the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on March 1, 2026, for about 140 Chinese elementary school students and their guardians.

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Japan Embassy in Beijing promotes dinosaur-related tourist spots in Japan

Japan Embassy in Beijing promotes dinosaur-related tourist spots in Japan

The Japanese government pitches two tourist spots in Japan related to dinosaurs -- Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum and Junglia Okinawa theme park -- during an event held at the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on March 1, 2026, for about 140 Chinese elementary school students and their guardians.

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Japan Finance Minister Katayama in parliament

Japan Finance Minister Katayama in parliament

Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama speaks during a House of Representatives Budget Committee session in Tokyo on Feb. 27, 2026.

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Japan PM Takaichi in parliament

Japan PM Takaichi in parliament

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) speaks during a House of Representatives Budget Committee session in Tokyo on Feb. 27, 2026.

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Japan PM Takaichi in parliament

Japan PM Takaichi in parliament

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) speaks during a House of Representatives Budget Committee session in Tokyo on Feb. 27, 2026.

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Japan PM Takaichi in parliament

Japan PM Takaichi in parliament

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a House of Representatives Budget Committee session in Tokyo on Feb. 27, 2026.

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Japan cross-party council discusses food tax cut

Japan cross-party council discusses food tax cut

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks at the first meeting of a cross-party "national council" to discuss her pledge to suspend the consumption tax on food for two years at the premier's office in Tokyo on Feb. 26, 2026.

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Japan cross-party council discusses food tax cut

Japan cross-party council discusses food tax cut

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks at the first meeting of a cross-party "national council" to discuss her pledge to suspend the consumption tax on food for two years at the premier's office in Tokyo on Feb. 26, 2026.

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Japan cross-party council discusses food tax cut

Japan cross-party council discusses food tax cut

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks at the first meeting of a cross-party "national council" to discuss her pledge to suspend the consumption tax on food for two years at the premier's office in Tokyo on Feb. 26, 2026.

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Japan cross-party council discusses food tax cut

Japan cross-party council discusses food tax cut

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks at the first meeting of a cross-party "national council" to discuss her pledge to suspend the consumption tax on food for two years at the premier's office in Tokyo on Feb. 26, 2026.

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Japan cross-party council discusses food tax cut

Japan cross-party council discusses food tax cut

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks at the first meeting of a cross-party "national council" to discuss her pledge to suspend the consumption tax on food for two years at the premier's office in Tokyo on Feb. 26, 2026.

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Japan cross-party council discusses food tax cut

Japan cross-party council discusses food tax cut

Takahiro Anno (2nd from R), leader of Team Mirai, speaks at the first meeting of a cross-party "national council" to discuss Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's pledge to suspend the consumption tax on food for two years at the premier's office in Tokyo on Feb. 26, 2026.

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Japan cross-party council discusses food tax cut

Japan cross-party council discusses food tax cut

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (2nd from L) speaks at the first meeting of a cross-party "national council" to discuss her pledge to suspend the consumption tax on food for two years at the premier's office in Tokyo on Feb. 26, 2026.

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Japan cross-party council discusses food tax cut

Japan cross-party council discusses food tax cut

Takahiro Anno, leader of Team Mirai, speaks at the first meeting of a cross-party "national council" to discuss Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's pledge to suspend the consumption tax on food for two years at the premier's office in Tokyo on Feb. 26, 2026.

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