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Football: 2026 World Cup

Football: 2026 World Cup

Japan supporters gather around a television on a street in Tokyo's Shibuya area in the small hours of June 30, 2026, to watch a World Cup round of 32 football match between Japan and Brazil in Houston.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

Football: 2026 World Cup

Japan supporters gather around a television on a street in Tokyo's Shibuya area in the small hours of June 30, 2026, to watch a World Cup round of 32 football match between Japan and Brazil in Houston.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

Football: 2026 World Cup

Japan supporters celebrate on a street in Tokyo's Shibuya area in the small hours of June 30, 2026, after Japan's Kaishu Sano scored the opening goal in the first half of a World Cup round of 32 football match against Brazil in Houston.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

Football: 2026 World Cup

Japan supporters celebrate on a street in Tokyo's Shibuya area in the small hours of June 30, 2026, after Japan's Kaishu Sano scored the opening goal in the first half of a World Cup round of 32 football match against Brazil in Houston.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

Football: 2026 World Cup

Japan supporters at a public viewing in Tokyo in the early hours of June 30, 2026, are dejected after Brazil score a second-half injury-time winner in a World Cup round of 32 football match in Houston.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

Football: 2026 World Cup

Japan supporters are pictured during a public viewing in Tokyo in the early hours of June 30, 2026, following a 2-1 loss to Brazil in a World Cup round of 32 football match in Houston.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

Football: 2026 World Cup

Japan supporters are pictured during a public viewing in Tokyo in the early hours of June 30, 2026, following a 2-1 loss to Brazil in a World Cup round of 32 football match in Houston.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

Football: 2026 World Cup

Japan supporters are pictured during a public viewing in Tokyo in the early hours of June 30, 2026, following a 2-1 loss to Brazil in a World Cup round of 32 football match in Houston.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

Football: 2026 World Cup

Japan supporters are pictured during a public viewing in Tokyo in the early hours of June 30, 2026, following a 2-1 loss to Brazil in a World Cup round of 32 football match in Houston.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

Football: 2026 World Cup

Japan supporters cheer during a public viewing in Tokyo in the early hours of June 30, 2026, for a World Cup round of 32 football match against Brazil in Houston.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

Football: 2026 World Cup

Japan head coach Hajime Moriyasu (R) poses following the team's 4-0 victory in a World Cup Group F football match against Tunisia at Monterrey Stadium in Guadalupe, Mexico, in the early hours of June 21, 2026.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

Football: 2026 World Cup

Japan players huddle following the team' 4-0 victory in a World Cup Group F football match against Tunisia at Monterrey Stadium in Guadalupe, Mexico, in the small hours of June 21, 2026.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

Football: 2026 World Cup

Japan's Ayase Ueda celebrates following Samurai Blue's 4-0 victory in a World Cup Group F football match against Tunisia at Monterrey Stadium in Guadalupe, Mexico, in the small hours of June 21, 2026.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

Football: 2026 World Cup

Japan players huddle following the team' 4-0 victory in a World Cup Group F football match against Tunisia at Monterrey Stadium in Guadalupe, Mexico, in the small hours of June 21, 2026.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

Football: 2026 World Cup

Japan head coach Hajime Moriyasu bows to the crowd following Samurai Blue's 4-0 victory in a World Cup Group F football match against Tunisia at Monterrey Stadium in Guadalupe, Mexico, in the early hours of June 21, 2026.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

Football: 2026 World Cup

Japan players huddle following the team' 4-0 victory in a World Cup Group F football match against Tunisia at Monterrey Stadium in Guadalupe, Mexico, in the small hours of June 21, 2026.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

Football: 2026 World Cup

Japan players huddle following the team' 4-0 victory in a World Cup Group F football match against Tunisia at Monterrey Stadium in Guadalupe, Mexico, in the small hours of June 21, 2026.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

Football: 2026 World Cup

Japan players acknowledge the crowd following Samurai Blue's 4-0 victory in a World Cup Group F football match against Tunisia at Monterrey Stadium in Guadalupe, Mexico, in the early hours of June 21, 2026.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

Football: 2026 World Cup

Japan supporters collect trash following Samurai Blue's 4-0 victory in a World Cup Group F football match against Tunisia at Monterrey Stadium in Guadalupe, Mexico, in the early hours of June 21, 2026.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

Football: 2026 World Cup

Japan players acknowledge the crowd following the team's 4-0 victory in a World Cup Group F football match against Tunisia at Monterrey Stadium in Guadalupe, Mexico, in the small hours of June 21, 2026.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

Football: 2026 World Cup

A building in New York's Times Square projects a video in support of the Japan national football team in the early hours of June 11, 2026, ahead of the opening later in the day of the World Cup co-hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

Football: 2026 World Cup

A building in New York's Times Square projects a video in support of the Japan national football team in the early hours of June 11, 2026, ahead of the opening later in the day of the World Cup co-hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

Football: 2026 World Cup

A building in New York's Times Square projects a video in support of the Japan national football team in the early hours of June 11, 2026, ahead of the opening later in the day of the World Cup co-hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

Football: 2026 World Cup

A building in New York's Times Square projects a video in support of the Japan national football team in the early hours of June 11, 2026, ahead of the opening later in the day of the World Cup co-hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

Football: 2026 World Cup

A building in New York's Times Square projects a video in support of the Japan national football team in the early hours of June 11, 2026, ahead of the opening later in the day of the World Cup co-hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

Football: 2026 World Cup

A building in New York's Times Square projects a video in support of the Japan national football team in the early hours of June 11, 2026, ahead of the opening later in the day of the World Cup co-hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico.

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Baseball: Abe resigns as Giants manager

Baseball: Abe resigns as Giants manager

Shinnosuke Abe meets the media in Tokyo on May 26, 2026, as he resigns as manager of the Yomiuri Giants following his arrest the previous day on suspicion of assaulting his daughter. He was released in the small hours of May 26.

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Baseball: Abe resigns as Giants manager

Baseball: Abe resigns as Giants manager

Shinnosuke Abe cries during a press briefing in Tokyo on May 26, 2026, as he resigns as manager of the Yomiuri Giants following his arrest the previous day on suspicion of assaulting his daughter. He was released in the small hours of May 26.

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Baseball: Abe resigns as Giants manager

Baseball: Abe resigns as Giants manager

Shinnosuke Abe meets the media in Tokyo on May 26, 2026, as he resigns as manager of the Yomiuri Giants following his arrest the previous day on suspicion of assaulting his daughter. He was released in the small hours of May 26.

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Baseball: Abe resigns as Giants manager

Baseball: Abe resigns as Giants manager

Shinnosuke Abe meets the media in Tokyo on May 26, 2026, as he resigns as manager of the Yomiuri Giants following his arrest the previous day on suspicion of assaulting his daughter. He was released in the small hours of May 26.

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Baseball: Abe resigns as Giants manager

Baseball: Abe resigns as Giants manager

Shinnosuke Abe meets the media in Tokyo on May 26, 2026, as he resigns as manager of the Yomiuri Giants following his arrest the previous day on suspicion of assaulting his daughter. He was released in the small hours of May 26.

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Multivehicle accident inside expressway tunnel in central Japan

Multivehicle accident inside expressway tunnel in central Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a burned truck (L) being taken out from a tunnel of the Shin-Meishin Expressway in Kameyama in Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on March 20, 2026, after an accident involving four vehicles -- the truck, a trailer and two passenger cars -- occurred inside the tunnel in the early hours of March 20, leaving five people in the passenger cars dead.

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Multivehicle accident inside expressway tunnel in central Japan

Multivehicle accident inside expressway tunnel in central Japan

A burned truck (L) is taken out from a tunnel of the Shin-Meishin Expressway in Kameyama in Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on March 20, 2026, after an accident involving four vehicles -- the truck, a trailer and two passenger cars -- occurred inside the tunnel in the early hours of March 20, leaving five people in the passenger cars killed.

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Multivehicle accident inside expressway tunnel in central Japan

Multivehicle accident inside expressway tunnel in central Japan

A burned truck is taken out from a tunnel of the Shin-Meishin Expressway in Kameyama in Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on March 20, 2026, after an accident involving four vehicles -- the truck, a trailer and two passenger cars -- occurred inside the tunnel in the early hours of March 20, leaving five people in the passenger cars killed.

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Multivehicle accident inside expressway tunnel in central Japan

Multivehicle accident inside expressway tunnel in central Japan

A burned passenger car is taken out from a tunnel of the Shin-Meishin Expressway in Kameyama in Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on March 20, 2026, after an accident involving four vehicles -- a truck, trailer and two passenger cars -- occurred inside the tunnel in the early hours of March 20, leaving five people in the passenger cars killed.

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World Baseball Classic: Venezuela vs. Japan

World Baseball Classic: Venezuela vs. Japan

Japan's Seiya Suzuki leaves loanDepot park in Miami, Florida, in the early hours of March 15, 2026, following the team's loss to Venezuela in a World Baseball Classic quarterfinal game.

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World Baseball Classic: Venezuela vs. Japan

World Baseball Classic: Venezuela vs. Japan

Japan's Shohei Ohtani leaves loanDepot park in Miami, Florida, in the early hours of March 15, 2026, following the team's loss to Venezuela in a World Baseball Classic quarterfinal game.

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World Baseball Classic: Venezuela vs. Japan

World Baseball Classic: Venezuela vs. Japan

Japan manager Hirokazu Ibata (89) is pictured following the team's loss to Venezuela in a World Baseball Classic quarterfinal game at loanDepot park in Miami, Florida, in the early hours of March 15, 2026.

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World Baseball Classic: Venezuela vs. Japan

World Baseball Classic: Venezuela vs. Japan

Japan's Shota Morishita is pictured following the team's loss to Venezuela in a World Baseball Classic quarterfinal game at loanDepot park in Miami, Florida, in the early hours of March 15, 2026.

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World Baseball Classic: Venezuela vs. Japan

World Baseball Classic: Venezuela vs. Japan

Japan left-hander Yusei Kikuchi reacts after getting the third out in the ninth inning of a World Baseball Classic quarterfinal game against Venezuela at loanDepot park in Miami, Florida, in the early hours of March 15, 2026.

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World Baseball Classic: Venezuela vs. Japan

World Baseball Classic: Venezuela vs. Japan

Japan manager Hirokazu Ibata meets the press following the team's loss to Venezuela in a World Baseball Classic quarterfinal game at loanDepot park in Miami, Florida, in the early hours of March 15, 2026.

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World Baseball Classic: Venezuela vs. Japan

World Baseball Classic: Venezuela vs. Japan

Shohei Ohtani of Japan flies out for the third out in the ninth inning sealing a World Baseball Classic quarterfinal loss to Venezuela at loanDepot park in Miami, Florida, in the early hours of March 15, 2026.

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World Baseball Classic: Venezuela vs. Japan

World Baseball Classic: Venezuela vs. Japan

Shohei Ohtani of Japan flies out for the third out in the ninth inning sealing a World Baseball Classic quarterfinal loss to Venezuela at loanDepot park in Miami, Florida, in the early hours of March 15, 2026.

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World Baseball Classic: Venezuela vs. Japan

World Baseball Classic: Venezuela vs. Japan

Shohei Ohtani of Japan flies out for the third out in the ninth inning sealing a World Baseball Classic quarterfinal loss to Venezuela at loanDepot park in Miami, Florida, in the early hours of March 15, 2026.

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World Baseball Classic: Venezuela vs. Japan

World Baseball Classic: Venezuela vs. Japan

Shohei Ohtani of Japan flies out for the third out in the ninth inning sealing a World Baseball Classic quarterfinal loss to Venezuela at loanDepot park in Miami, Florida, in the early hours of March 15, 2026.

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World Baseball Classic: Venezuela vs. Japan

World Baseball Classic: Venezuela vs. Japan

Shohei Ohtani of Japan flies out for the third out in the ninth inning sealing a World Baseball Classic quarterfinal loss to Venezuela at loanDepot park in Miami, Florida, in the early hours of March 15, 2026.

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World Baseball Classic: Venezuela vs. Japan

World Baseball Classic: Venezuela vs. Japan

Shohei Ohtani of Japan flies out for the third out in the ninth inning sealing a World Baseball Classic quarterfinal loss to Venezuela at loanDepot park in Miami, Florida, in the early hours of March 15, 2026.

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World Baseball Classic: Venezuela vs. Japan

World Baseball Classic: Venezuela vs. Japan

Shohei Ohtani of Japan flies out for the third out in the ninth inning sealing a World Baseball Classic quarterfinal loss to Venezuela at loanDepot park in Miami, Florida, in the early hours of March 15, 2026.

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World Baseball Classic: Venezuela vs. Japan

World Baseball Classic: Venezuela vs. Japan

Japan players line up following the team's loss to Venezuela in a World Baseball Classic quarterfinal game at loanDepot park in Miami, Florida, in the early hours of March 15, 2026.

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World Baseball Classic: Venezuela vs. Japan

World Baseball Classic: Venezuela vs. Japan

Japan players line up following the team's loss to Venezuela in a World Baseball Classic quarterfinal game at loanDepot park in Miami, Florida, in the early hours of March 15, 2026.

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