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Football: 2026 World Cup

Football: 2026 World Cup

Brazil fans gather in New York's Times Square on June 12, 2026, the eve of a World Cup Group C football match between Brazil and Morocco.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

Football: 2026 World Cup

Brazil fans gather in New York's Times Square on June 12, 2026, the eve of a World Cup Group C football match between Brazil and Morocco.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

Football: 2026 World Cup

Brazil fans gather in New York's Times Square on June 12, 2026, the eve of a World Cup Group C football match between Brazil and Morocco.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

Football: 2026 World Cup

Brazil fans gather in New York's Times Square on June 12, 2026, the eve of a World Cup Group C football match between Brazil and Morocco.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

Football: 2026 World Cup

Brazil fans gather in New York's Times Square on June 12, 2026, the eve of a World Cup Group C football match between Brazil and Morocco.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

Football: 2026 World Cup

Brazil fans gather in New York's Times Square on June 12, 2026, the eve of a World Cup Group C football match between Brazil and Morocco.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

Football: 2026 World Cup

Brazil fans gather in New York's Times Square on June 12, 2026, the eve of a World Cup Group C football match between Brazil and Morocco.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

Football: 2026 World Cup

Brazil fans gather in New York's Times Square on June 12, 2026, the eve of a World Cup Group C football match between Brazil and Morocco.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

Football: 2026 World Cup

Brazil fans gather in New York's Times Square on June 12, 2026, the eve of a World Cup Group C football match between Brazil and Morocco.

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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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Snowstorm in New York

Snowstorm in New York

People walk through snow-covered Times Square in New York on Feb. 23, 2026, as a massive blizzard hits the northeastern United States.

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Ex-Japan governor sent sexually harassing texts to staff

Ex-Japan governor sent sexually harassing texts to staff

Photo taken Jan. 7, 2026, in Nagoya shows a list of sexually harassing texts that former Fukui Gov. Tatsuji Sugimoto sent to female prefectural government staff, in an investigative report published the same day by external lawyers. The central Japan governor, who stepped down the previous month, sent approximately 1,000 inappropriate messages to multiple female staff members and also touched female staff members' bodies several times.

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Ex-Japan governor sent sexually harassing texts to staff

Ex-Japan governor sent sexually harassing texts to staff

Photo taken Jan. 7, 2026, in Nagoya shows a list of sexually harassing texts that former Fukui Gov. Tatsuji Sugimoto sent to female prefectural government staff, in an investigative report published the same day by external lawyers. The central Japan governor, who stepped down the previous month, sent approximately 1,000 inappropriate messages to multiple female staff members and also touched female staff members' bodies several times.

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Ex-Japan governor sent sexually harassing texts to staff

Ex-Japan governor sent sexually harassing texts to staff

File photo shows Fukui Gov. Tatsuji Sugimoto speaking at a press conference in Fukui, central Japan, on Dec. 4, 2025, after the prefectural parliament approved his resignation over a sexual harassment allegation. An investigative report by external lawyers said on Jan. 7, 2026, that he sent some 1,000 sexually harassing texts to multiple female staff of the local government and touched female staff members' bodies several times.

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New Year's Day in New York

New Year's Day in New York

A New Year countdown event is held at New York's Times Square on Jan. 1, 2026.

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New Year's Day in New York

New Year's Day in New York

A New Year countdown event is held at New York's Times Square on Jan. 1, 2026.

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New Year's Day in New York

New Year's Day in New York

A New Year countdown event is held at New York's Times Square on Jan. 1, 2026.

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New Year's Day in New York

New Year's Day in New York

A New Year countdown event is held at New York's Times Square on Jan. 1, 2026.

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Anti-Trump protest in New York

Anti-Trump protest in New York

A protest against President Donald Trump is held at New York's Times Square on Oct. 18, 2025, with a participant blasting the Trump administration's authoritarian policies while holding a placard with the "No Kings" slogan.

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Anti-Trump protest in New York

Anti-Trump protest in New York

A protest against President Donald Trump is held at New York's Times Square on Oct. 18, 2025, with participants blasting the Trump administration's authoritarian policies while holding placards with the "No Kings" slogan.

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China paper on Ishiba resignation

China paper on Ishiba resignation

Photo taken in Beijing on Sept. 8, 2025, shows the front page of the Global Times daily reporting on Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's decision to resign.

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China paper on Ishiba resignation

China paper on Ishiba resignation

Photo taken at a shop in Beijing on Sept. 8, 2025, shows the front page of the Global Times daily reporting on Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's decision to resign.

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US: Explosion at Smitty’s Supply in Roseland, Louisiana Prompts Evacuations

An explosion occurred at Smitty’s Supply in Roseland, Louisiana on Friday, August 22, prompted mandatory evacuations within a one-mile radius. The blast at the automotive manufacturing facility, which employs around 400 people, caused no reported injuries. Residents reported feeling the ground shake and saw black residue, believed to be oil, falling from the sky.

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Illustration - Nantes - France

Illustration - Nantes - France

FRANCE, LOIRE-ATLANTIQUE (44) NANTES. STATUE OF ARISTIDE BRIAND. BORN IN NANTES, DEPUTY FOR LOIRE-INFERIEURE FROM 1924 TO 1932, ARISTIDE BRIAND WAS MINISTER TWENTY-THREE TIMES AND PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL ELEVEN TIMES. KNOWN FOR HIS ELOQUENCE AND PERSUASIVENESS, ARISTIDE BRIAND WAS COMMITTED TO DEFENDING TWO ESSENTIAL VALUES OF OUR DEMOCRACIES: SECULARISM AND SOLIDARITY BETWEEN EUROPEAN STATES. Photo by Renaudeau Michel/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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World Exposition in Osaka

World Exposition in Osaka

Photo taken on June 10, 2025, shows the Water Plaza at the World Exposition in Osaka where a water show has been suspended following the detection in early June of legionella bacteria 20 times more than the standard.

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World Exposition in Osaka

World Exposition in Osaka

Photo taken on June 10, 2025, shows the Water Plaza at the World Exposition in Osaka where a water show has been suspended following the detection in early June of legionella bacteria 20 times more than the standard.

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World Exposition in Osaka

World Exposition in Osaka

Photo taken on June 5, 2025, shows a water-playing area for children in the Forest of Tranquility at the World Exposition in Osaka. Public access to a pond in the area is currently prohibited following the detection of legionella bacteria 20 times more than the standard.

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World Exposition in Osaka

World Exposition in Osaka

Photo taken on June 5, 2025, shows a water-playing area for children in the Forest of Tranquility at the World Exposition in Osaka. Public access to a pond in the area is currently prohibited following the detection of legionella bacteria 20 times more than the standard.

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Toyama makes New York Times's list of 52 places to go in 2025

Toyama makes New York Times's list of 52 places to go in 2025

Photo taken on Jan. 8, 2025, shows a building housing Toyama Glass Art Museum in Toyama, a central Japan city selected for the New York Times's list of "52 places to go in 2025." The newspaper called the museum, designed by Japanese architect Kengo Kuma, "a towering cathedral of timber and light."

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A-bomb survivor Sasamori

A-bomb survivor Sasamori

Photo taken on July 29, 2022, shows a portrait of Shigeko Sasamori, a survivor of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japan city of Hiroshima who underwent reconstructive surgery for her scars in the United States. The New York Times reported on Jan. 2, 2025, that she died on Dec. 15, 2024, at her home in Marina del Rey, California. She was 92.

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Anti-war demonstration in New York

Anti-war demonstration in New York

People gather at Times Square in New York on Oct. 5, 2024, to protest against Israel's attacks on Gaza ahead of the first anniversary on Oct. 7 of the start of the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas.

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Anti-war demonstration in New York

Anti-war demonstration in New York

People gather at Times Square in New York on Oct. 5, 2024, to protest against Israel's attacks on Gaza ahead of the first anniversary on Oct. 7 of the start of the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas.

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Anti-war demonstration in New York

Anti-war demonstration in New York

People gather at Times Square in New York on Oct. 5, 2024, to protest against Israel's attacks on Gaza ahead of the first anniversary on Oct. 7 of the start of the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas.

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Russian military plane violates Japan's airspace

Russian military plane violates Japan's airspace

Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara holds a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 24, 2024, after a Russian military aircraft violated Japan's airspace three times the previous day, prompting an Air Self-Defense Force fighter jet to fire a signal flare for the first time ever.

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Russian military plane violates Japan's airspace

Russian military plane violates Japan's airspace

Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara holds a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 24, 2024, after a Russian military aircraft violated Japan's airspace three times the previous day, prompting an Air Self-Defense Force fighter jet to fire a signal flare for the first time ever.

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Russian military plane violates Japan's airspace

Russian military plane violates Japan's airspace

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi meets the press in Tokyo on Sept. 23, 2024, after a Russian military aircraft violated Japan's airspace three times earlier in the day, prompting an Air Self-Defense Force fighter jet to fire a signal flare for the first time ever.

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Russian military plane violates Japan's airspace

Russian military plane violates Japan's airspace

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi meets the press in Tokyo on Sept. 23, 2024, after a Russian military aircraft violated Japan's airspace three times earlier in the day, prompting an Air Self-Defense Force fighter jet to fire a signal flare for the first time ever.

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Russian military plane violates Japan's airspace

Russian military plane violates Japan's airspace

Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara (back, R) meets the press in Tokyo on Sept. 23, 2024, after a Russian military aircraft violated Japan's airspace three times earlier in the day, prompting an Air Self-Defense Force fighter jet to fire a signal flare for the first time ever.

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Russian military plane violates Japan's airspace

Russian military plane violates Japan's airspace

Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara meets the press in Tokyo on Sept. 23, 2024, after a Russian military aircraft violated Japan's airspace three times earlier in the day, prompting an Air Self-Defense Force fighter jet to fire a signal flare for the first time ever.

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Russian military plane violates Japan's airspace

Russian military plane violates Japan's airspace

Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara meets the press in Tokyo on Sept. 23, 2024, after a Russian military aircraft violated Japan's airspace three times earlier in the day, prompting an Air Self-Defense Force fighter jet to fire a signal flare for the first time ever.

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Russian military plane violates Japan's airspace

Russian military plane violates Japan's airspace

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida meets the press in New York on Sept. 23, 2024, after a Russian military aircraft violated Japan's airspace three times earlier in the day, prompting an Air Self-Defense Force fighter jet to fire a signal flare for the first time ever.

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Russian military plane violates Japan's airspace

Russian military plane violates Japan's airspace

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida meets the press in New York on Sept. 23, 2024, after a Russian military aircraft violated Japan's airspace three times earlier in the day, prompting an Air Self-Defense Force fighter jet to fire a signal flare for the first time ever.

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Japan-bound tourism promotion event in New York

Japan-bound tourism promotion event in New York

Waitresses serve a small portion of soba noodles into contestants' bowls during an all-you-can-eat soba-eating contest at Japan Village in New York on Aug. 31, 2024. The contest was part of a Japan tourism promotion event, with Morioka in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Iwate, home of the popular "wanko soba" noodles, and Yamaguchi in western Japan, taking part. Morioka was listed second on the New York Times' list of "52 Places to Go in 2023" and Yamaguchi third on the list of "52 Places to Go in 2024."

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Paris Olympics: Swimming

Paris Olympics: Swimming

Photo shows a tattoo on a swimmer that features the Japanese proverb "Fall down seven times, get up eight," meaning to never give up, during a swimming event at the Paris Olympics on Aug. 1, 2024, at La Defense Arena in Nanterre, near Paris.

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Baseball: Dodgers' Ohtani, his interpreter Mizuhara

Baseball: Dodgers' Ohtani, his interpreter Mizuhara

Shohei Ohtani (R) of the Los Angeles Dodgers and his interpreter Ippei Mizuhara attend a press conference in Seoul on March 16, 2024, prior to Major League Baseball's season-opening two-game series. Mizuhara was dismissed on March 20, after allegations surfaced that he stole millions of dollars of Ohtani's money, the Los Angeles Times reported.

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