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Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

Japanese athletes march during the opening ceremony of the Milan Cortina Olympics in Milan on Feb. 6, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

Japanese athletes march during the opening ceremony of the Milan Cortina Olympics in Milan on Feb. 6, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

Japanese athletes march during the opening ceremony of the Milan Cortina Olympics in Milan on Feb. 6, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

Japanese athletes march during the opening ceremony of the Milan Cortina Olympics in Milan on Feb. 6, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

Japanese athletes march during the opening ceremony of the Milan Cortina Olympics in Milan on Feb. 6, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

Japanese athletes march during the opening ceremony of the Milan Cortina Olympics in Milan on Feb. 6, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

Japanese athletes march during the opening ceremony of the Milan Cortina Olympics in Milan on Feb. 6, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

Japanese athletes march during the opening ceremony of the Milan Cortina Olympics in Milan on Feb. 6, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

Japanese athletes march during the opening ceremony of the Milan Cortina Olympics in Milan on Feb. 6, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

Japanese athletes march during the opening ceremony of the Milan Cortina Olympics in Milan on Feb. 6, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

Japanese athletes march during the opening ceremony of the Milan Cortina Olympics in Milan on Feb. 6, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

Japanese athletes march during the opening ceremony of the Milan Cortina Olympics in Milan on Feb. 6, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

Japanese athletes march during the opening ceremony of the Milan Cortina Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, on Feb. 6, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

Japanese athletes march during the opening ceremony of the Milan Cortina Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, on Feb. 6, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

Japanese athletes march during the opening ceremony of the Milan Cortina Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, on Feb. 6, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

Japanese athletes march during the opening ceremony of the Milan Cortina Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, on Feb. 6, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

Japanese athletes march during the opening ceremony of the Milan Cortina Olympics in Livigno, Italy, on Feb. 6, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

Japanese athletes march during the opening ceremony of the Milan Cortina Olympics in Livigno, Italy, on Feb. 6, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

Japanese athletes march during the opening ceremony of the Milan Cortina Olympics in Livigno, Italy, on Feb. 6, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

Japanese athletes march during the opening ceremony of the Milan Cortina Olympics in Livigno, Italy, on Feb. 6, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

Japanese athletes march during the opening ceremony of the Milan Cortina Olympics in Livigno, Italy, on Feb. 6, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

Japanese athletes march during the opening ceremony of the Milan Cortina Olympics in Livigno, Italy, on Feb. 6, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

Japanese athletes march during the opening ceremony of the Milan Cortina Olympics in Livigno, Italy, on Feb. 6, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

Japanese athletes march during the opening ceremony of the Milan Cortina Olympics in Livigno, Italy, on Feb. 6, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

Japanese athletes march during the opening ceremony of the Milan Cortina Olympics in Predazzo, Italy, on Feb. 6, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

Japanese athletes march during the opening ceremony of the Milan Cortina Olympics in Predazzo, Italy, on Feb. 6, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

Japanese athletes march during the opening ceremony of the Milan Cortina Olympics in Predazzo, Italy, on Feb. 6, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

Japanese athletes march during the opening ceremony of the Milan Cortina Olympics in Predazzo, Italy, on Feb. 6, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

Japanese athletes march during the opening ceremony of the Milan Cortina Olympics in Predazzo, Italy, on Feb. 6, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Traditional "hina" dolls featuring big names in Japan

TOKYO, Japan, Feb. 4 Kyodo - Video taken in Tokyo on Feb. 4, 2026, shows traditional Japanese "hina" dolls unveiled by Kyugetsu Co., featuring Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani (1st row, far L), figure skater Kaori Sakamoto (1st row, 2nd from L), ski jumper Sara Takanashi (1st row, 3rd from L), curler Sayaka Yoshimura (1st row, 2nd from R), Chicago White Sox player Munetaka Murakami (1st row, far R), snowboarder Ayumu Hirano (2nd row, L) and speed skater Miho Takagi (2nd row, R). (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]Bean-throwing event in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan, Feb. 3 Kyodo - Maiko traditional Japanese entertainers scatter roasted beans during a Setsubun bean-throwing event at Yasaka shrine in Kyoto, western Japan, on Feb. 2, 2026. (Kyodo)

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Figure skating

Milan Cortina Olympics: Figure skating

Japanese ice dancers Utana Yoshida (R) and Masaya Morita perform their rhythm dance during the figure skating team event at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Milano Ice Skating Arena in Milan on Feb. 6, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Figure skating

Milan Cortina Olympics: Figure skating

Japanese ice dancers Utana Yoshida (R) and Masaya Morita perform their rhythm dance during the figure skating team event at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Milano Ice Skating Arena in Milan on Feb. 6, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Figure skating

Milan Cortina Olympics: Figure skating

Japanese ice dancers Utana Yoshida (L) and Masaya Morita perform their rhythm dance during the figure skating team event at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Milano Ice Skating Arena in Milan on Feb. 6, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Figure skating

Milan Cortina Olympics: Figure skating

Japanese ice dancers Utana Yoshida (R) and Masaya Morita perform their rhythm dance during the figure skating team event at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Milano Ice Skating Arena in Milan on Feb. 6, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Figure skating

Milan Cortina Olympics: Figure skating

Japanese ice dancers Utana Yoshida (L) and Masaya Morita perform their rhythm dance during the figure skating team event at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Milano Ice Skating Arena in Milan on Feb. 6, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Figure skating

Milan Cortina Olympics: Figure skating

Japanese ice dancers Utana Yoshida (L) and Masaya Morita perform their rhythm dance during the figure skating team event at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Milano Ice Skating Arena in Milan on Feb. 6, 2026.

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Japan PM Takaichi and U.S. President Trump

Japan PM Takaichi and U.S. President Trump

Combined photo shows Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) and U.S. President Donald Trump (L)(Pool photo).

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Campaigning for general election in Japan

Campaigning for general election in Japan

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi waves her hand during a stump speech in Kawagoe in Saitama Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Feb. 3, 2026, ahead of the Feb. 8 general election.

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Campaigning for general election in Japan

Campaigning for general election in Japan

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi smiles during a stump speech in Higashimatsuyama in Saitama Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Feb. 3, 2026, ahead of the Feb. 8 general election.

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Campaigning for general election in Japan

Campaigning for general election in Japan

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi smiles during a stump speech in Higashimatsuyama in Saitama Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Feb. 3, 2026, ahead of the Feb. 8 general election.

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Campaigning for general election in Japan

Campaigning for general election in Japan

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi makes a stump speech in Kuki in Saitama Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Feb. 3, 2026, ahead of the Feb. 8 general election.

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Milan Cortina Olympics

Milan Cortina Olympics

Japanese freestyle skier Kokone Kondo is placed on a stretcher at Livigno Snow Park in Livigno, Italy, after falling during a slopestyle practice session on Feb. 5, 2026, the eve of the opening of the Milan Cortina Olympics.

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Milan Cortina Olympics

Milan Cortina Olympics

Japanese freestyle skier Kokone Kondo is placed on a stretcher at Livigno Snow Park in Livigno, Italy, after falling during a slopestyle practice session on Feb. 5, 2026, the eve of the opening of the Milan Cortina Olympics.

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Milan Cortina Olympics

Milan Cortina Olympics

Japanese freestyle skier Kokone Kondo is placed on a stretcher at Livigno Snow Park in Livigno, Italy, after falling during a slopestyle practice session on Feb. 5, 2026, the eve of the opening of the Milan Cortina Olympics.

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General election in Japan

General election in Japan

A police officer patrols with a dog in Saga Prefecture, southwestern Japan, as Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is scheduled to make a stump speech there on Feb. 5, 2026, ahead of the Feb. 8 general election.

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TSMC CEO in Japan

TSMC CEO in Japan

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (2nd from R) and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Chief Executive Officer C.C. Wei (2nd from L) pose for a photo at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Feb. 5, 2026.

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TSMC CEO in Japan

TSMC CEO in Japan

Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Ryosei Akazawa (2nd from R) holds talks with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Chief Executive Officer C.C. Wei in Tokyo on Feb. 5, 2026.

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TSMC CEO in Japan

TSMC CEO in Japan

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) holds talks with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Chief Executive Officer C.C. Wei at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Feb. 5, 2026.

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TSMC CEO in Japan

TSMC CEO in Japan

Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Ryosei Akazawa (R) shakes hands with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Chief Executive Officer C.C. Wei in Tokyo on Feb. 5, 2026.

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