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Japanese winner of U.S. Lasker Award

TSUKUBA, Japan, Sept. 11 Kyodo - Japanese sleep scientist Masashi Yanagisawa, a professor at the University of Tsukuba, attends a press conference at the university in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Sept. 10, 2026, after receiving the Lasker Award for basic medical research for identifying orexin and linking its deficiency to narcolepsy. (Kyodo)

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Japanese winners of U.S. Lasker Award

Composite photo shows Japanese Lasker Award winners (from L) Takehisa Kitazawa, Kunihiro Hattori and Tomoyuki Igawa of Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., and Masashi Yanagisawa, a professor at the University of Tsukuba. The Chugai researchers received the clinical medical research award for developing a hemophilia treatment, while Yanagisawa won the basic medical research award for identifying orexin and linking its deficiency to narcolepsy.

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Japanese winner of U.S. Lasker Award

Japanese sleep scientist Masashi Yanagisawa, a professor at the University of Tsukuba, attends a press conference at the university in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Sept. 10, 2026, after receiving the Lasker Award for basic medical research for identifying orexin and linking its deficiency to narcolepsy.

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Japanese winner of U.S. Lasker Award

Japanese sleep scientist Masashi Yanagisawa, a professor at the University of Tsukuba, gives a lecture on his research at the university in Tsukuba in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Sept. 10, 2026, after receiving the Lasker Award for basic medical research for identifying orexin and linking orexin deficiency to narcolepsy.

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Japanese winner of U.S. Lasker Award

Japanese sleep scientist Masashi Yanagisawa, a professor at the University of Tsukuba, attends a press conference at the university in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Sept. 10, 2026, after receiving the Lasker Award for basic medical research for identifying orexin and linking its deficiency to narcolepsy.

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Japanese winners of U.S. Lasker Award

TOKYO, Japan, Sept. 10 Kyodo - Japanese researchers Takehisa Kitazawa, Kunihiro Hattori and Tomoyuki Igawa of Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. attend a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2026, after receiving the Lasker Award for clinical medical research for their contributions to the development of a treatment for hemophilia. (Kyodo)

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Japanese winner of U.S. Lasker Award

Japanese researcher Takehisa Kitazawa of Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. attends a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2026, after receiving the Lasker Award for clinical medical research. Kitazawa shared the award with fellow Chugai researchers Kunihiro Hattori and Tomoyuki Igawa for their contributions to the development of a treatment for hemophilia.

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Japanese winner of U.S. Lasker Award

Japanese researcher Tomoyuki Igawa of Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. attends a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2026, after receiving the Lasker Award for clinical medical research. Kitazawa shared the award with fellow Chugai researchers Kunihiro Hattori and Takehisa Kitazawa for their contributions to the development of a treatment for hemophilia.

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Japanese winner of U.S. Lasker Award

Japanese researcher Kunihiro Hattori of Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. attends a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2026, after receiving the Lasker Award for clinical medical research. Hattori shared the award with fellow Chugai researchers Takehisa Kitazawa and Tomoyuki Igawa for their contributions to the development of a treatment for hemophilia.

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Japanese winners of U.S. Lasker Award

(From L) Japanese researchers Takehisa Kitazawa, Kunihiro Hattori and Tomoyuki Igawa of Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. pose for a photo during a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2026, after receiving the Lasker Award for clinical medical research for their contributions to the development of a treatment for hemophilia.

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Japanese winners of U.S. Lasker Award

(From L) Japanese researchers Takehisa Kitazawa, Kunihiro Hattori and Tomoyuki Igawa of Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. pose for a photo during a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2026, after receiving the Lasker Award for clinical medical research for their contributions to the development of a treatment for hemophilia.

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Japanese winners of U.S. Lasker Award

(From L) Japanese researchers Takehisa Kitazawa, Kunihiro Hattori and Tomoyuki Igawa of Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. pose for a photo during a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2026, after receiving the Lasker Award for clinical medical research for their contributions to the development of a treatment for hemophilia.

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Japanese winners of U.S. Lasker Award

(From L) Japanese researchers Takehisa Kitazawa, Kunihiro Hattori and Tomoyuki Igawa of Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. attend a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2026, after receiving the Lasker Award for clinical medical research for their contributions to the development of a treatment for hemophilia.

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Japanese winners of U.S. Lasker Award

(From L) Japanese researchers Takehisa Kitazawa, Kunihiro Hattori and Tomoyuki Igawa of Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. attend a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2026, after receiving the Lasker Award for clinical medical research for their contributions to the development of a treatment for hemophilia.

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Japanese winners of U.S. Lasker Award

(From L) Japanese researchers Takehisa Kitazawa, Kunihiro Hattori and Tomoyuki Igawa of Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. attend a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2026, after receiving the Lasker Award for clinical medical research for their contributions to the development of a treatment for hemophilia.

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Japanese artist Okazaki wins Emmy Award

Japanese manga artist and illustrator Takashi Okazaki poses with his trophy for outstanding individual achievement in animation for the "Star Wars" animated series at the Emmy Awards in Los Angeles on Sept. 6, 2026.

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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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Ig Nobel Prize award ceremony

Miki Takahara, an Asahikawa Medical University professor, speaks during an Ig Nobel Prize award ceremony in Zurich on Sept. 3, 2026, on behalf of his late colleague Tokuji Unno. Unno won the medicine prize for his study published in 1977 on how to blow one's nose.

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Ig Nobel Prize award ceremony

Miki Takahara (L), an Asahikawa Medical University professor, receives an Ig Nobel Prize for medicine on behalf of his late colleague Tokuji Unno at an award ceremony in Zurich on Sept. 3, 2026. Unno won the prize for his study published in 1977 on how to blow one's nose.

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2000 Nobel prize laureate in chemistry Shirakawa dies at 90

File photo shows Hideki Shirakawa meeting the media after receiving the 2000 Nobel Prize in chemistry at the award ceremony in Stockholm on Dec. 10, 2000. Shirakawa, a professor emeritus at the University of Tsukuba, died at age 90 on Aug. 24, 2026.

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10-time Olympic skating medalist Takagi given People's Honor Award

Photo taken on Aug. 4, 2026, shows a plaque to be given to 10-time Olympic speed skating medalist Miho Takagi at a ceremony to confer the People's Honor Award at the prime minister's office in Tokyo later in the day. Each of the knives is engraved with her name and the award title. The four-time Olympian, 32, won two gold, four silver and four bronze medals before announcing her retirement in April.

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10-time Olympic skating medalist Takagi given People's Honor Award

Ten-time Olympic speed skating medalist Miho Takagi (R) receives a bouquet from Japanese Olympic Committee President Seiko Hashimoto in Tokyo on Aug. 4, 2026, after attending a ceremony at which she was conferred the People's Honor Award at the prime minister's office earlier in the day.

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10-time Olympic skating medalist Takagi given People's Honor Award

Ten-time Olympic speed skating medalist Miho Takagi (R) receives a bouquet from Japanese Olympic Committee President Seiko Hashimoto in Tokyo on Aug. 4, 2026, after attending a ceremony at which she was conferred the People's Honor Award at the prime minister's office earlier in the day.

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10-time Olympic skating medalist Takagi given People's Honor Award

Photo taken on Aug. 4, 2026, shows a commemorative set of 10 cooking knives to be given to 10-time Olympic speed skating medalist Miho Takagi during a ceremony to confer the People's Honor Award at the prime minister's office in Tokyo later in the day. Each of the knives is engraved with her name and the award title, as the 32-year old won two gold, four silver and four bronze medals before announcing her retirement in April.

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10-time Olympic skating medalist Takagi given People's Honor Award

Photo taken on Aug. 4, 2026, shows a commemorative set of 10 cooking knives to be given to 10-time Olympic speed skating medalist Miho Takagi during a ceremony to confer the People's Honor Award at the prime minister's office in Tokyo later in the day. Each of the knives is engraved with her name and the award title, as the 32-year old won two gold, four silver and four bronze medals before announcing her retirement in April.

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10-time Olympic skating medalist Takagi given People's Honor Award

Photo taken on Aug. 4, 2026, shows a commemorative set of 10 cooking knives to be given to 10-time Olympic speed skating medalist Miho Takagi during a ceremony to confer the People's Honor Award at the prime minister's office in Tokyo later in the day. Each of the knives is engraved with her name and the award title, as the 32-year old won two gold, four silver and four bronze medals before announcing her retirement in April.

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10-time Olympic skating medalist Takagi given People's Honor Award

Ten-time Olympic speed skating medalist Miho Takagi (L) poses with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi as she receives a commemorative set of 10 cooking knives during a ceremony to confer the People's Honor Award at the premier's office in Tokyo on Aug. 4, 2026. Each of the knives is engraved with her name and the award title, as the 32-year old won two gold, four silver and four bronze medals before announcing her retirement in April.

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10-time Olympic skating medalist Takagi given People's Honor Award

Ten-time Olympic speed skating medalist Miho Takagi (L) receives a commemorative set of 10 cooking knives from Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi during a ceremony to confer the People's Honor Award at the premier's office in Tokyo on Aug. 4, 2026. Each of the knives is engraved with her name and the award title, as the 32-year old won two gold, four silver and four bronze medals before announcing her retirement in April.

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10-time Olympic skating medalist Takagi given People's Honor Award

Ten-time Olympic speed skating medalist Miho Takagi (L) receives a commemorative set of 10 cooking knives from Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi during a ceremony to confer the People's Honor Award at the premier's office in Tokyo on Aug. 4, 2026. Each of the knives is engraved with her name and the award title, as the 32-year old won two gold, four silver and four bronze medals before announcing her retirement in April.

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10-time Olympic skating medalist Takagi given People's Honor Award

Ten-time Olympic speed skating medalist Miho Takagi meets the press after receiving the People's Honor Award from Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at a ceremony held at the premier's office in Tokyo on Aug. 4, 2026.

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10-time Olympic skating medalist Takagi given People's Honor Award

Ten-time Olympic speed skating medalist Miho Takagi meets the press after receiving the People's Honor Award from Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at a ceremony held at the premier's office in Tokyo on Aug. 4, 2026.

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10-time Olympic skating medalist Takagi given People's Honor Award

Ten-time Olympic speed skating medalist Miho Takagi meets the press after receiving the People's Honor Award from Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at a ceremony held at the premier's office in Tokyo on Aug. 4, 2026.

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10-time Olympic skating medalist Takagi given People's Honor Award

Ten-time Olympic speed skating medalist Miho Takagi (C) meets the press after receiving the People's Honor Award from Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at a ceremony held at the premier's office in Tokyo on Aug. 4, 2026.

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10-time Olympic skating medalist Takagi given People's Honor Award

Ten-time Olympic speed skating medalist Miho Takagi (C) meets the press after receiving the People's Honor Award from Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at a ceremony held at the premier's office in Tokyo on Aug. 4, 2026.

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10-time Olympic skating medalist Takagi given People's Honor Award

Ten-time Olympic speed skating medalist Miho Takagi (L) receives a certificate from Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi during a ceremony to confer the People's Honor Award at the premier's office in Tokyo on Aug. 4, 2026.

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10-time Olympic skating medalist Takagi given People's Honor Award

Ten-time Olympic speed skating medalist Miho Takagi (L) poses with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi after receiving the People's Honor Award from her at a ceremony held at the premier's office in Tokyo on Aug. 4, 2026.

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10-time Olympic skating medalist Takagi given People's Honor Award

Ten-time Olympic speed skating medalist Miho Takagi (L) poses with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi after receiving the People's Honor Award from her at a ceremony held at the premier's office in Tokyo on Aug. 4, 2026.

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10-time Olympic skating medalist Takagi given People's Honor Award

Ten-time Olympic speed skating medalist Miho Takagi poses for a photo after receiving the People's Honor Award from Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at a ceremony in Tokyo on Aug. 4, 2026.

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10-time Olympic skating medalist Takagi given People's Honor Award

Ten-time Olympic speed skating medalist Miho Takagi poses after receiving the People's Honor Award from Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at a ceremony held at the premier's office in Tokyo on Aug. 4, 2026.

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Best-selling Japanese author Keigo Higashino dies of cancer

Keigo Higashino attends an award ceremony after winning the Japan Mystery Literature Award in Tokyo on March 18, 2025. The best-selling author, whose works gained wide popularity in South Korea, China and other parts of Asia, died of bowel cancer on July 23, 2026, aged 68.

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Best-selling Japanese author Keigo Higashino dies of cancer

Keigo Higashino attends an award ceremony after winning the Japan Mystery Literature Award in Tokyo on March 18, 2025. The best-selling author, whose works gained wide popularity in South Korea, China and other parts of Asia, died of bowel cancer on July 23, 2026, aged 68.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

(from L) Spain's Pau Cubarsi, Rodri and Unai Simon pose for a photo after receiving the Young Player award, the Golden Ball award and the Golden Glove award, respectively, in the World Cup football final against Argentina at New York/New Jersey Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on July 19, 2026.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

(from L) Spain's Pau Cubarsi, Rodri and Unai Simon pose for a photo after receiving the Young Player award, the Golden Ball award and the Golden Glove award, respectively, in the World Cup football final against Argentina at New York/New Jersey Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on July 19, 2026.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

Spain's Rodri celebrates after receiving the Golden Ball award in the World Cup football final against Argentina at New York/New Jersey Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on July 19, 2026.

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Literary award winner in Japan

Novelist Chito Kosagawa (R) poses for a photo at a press conference in Tokyo on July 15, 2026, after winning the Akutagawa Prize, a Japanese literary award for up-and-coming authors, together with Kasumi Asakura, winner of the Naoki Prize for popular fiction.

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Literary award winner in Japan

Novelist Chito Kosagawa (R) poses for a photo at a press conference in Tokyo on July 15, 2026, after winning the Akutagawa Prize, a Japanese literary award for up-and-coming authors, together with Kasumi Asakura, winner of the Naoki Prize for popular fiction.

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Literary award winner in Japan

Novelist Chito Kosagawa (R) poses for a photo at a press conference in Tokyo on July 15, 2026, after winning the Akutagawa Prize, a Japanese literary award for up-and-coming authors, together with Kasumi Asakura, winner of the Naoki Prize for popular fiction.

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Literary award winner in Japan

Novelist Kasumi Asakura speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on July 15, 2026, after winning the Naoki Prize, a Japanese literary award for popular fiction.

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Literary award winner in Japan

Novelist Kasumi Asakura speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on July 15, 2026, after winning the Naoki Prize, a Japanese literary award for popular fiction.

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Literary award winner in Japan

Novelist Kasumi Asakura speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on July 15, 2026, after winning the Naoki Prize, a Japanese literary award for popular fiction.