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Japan cross-party council discusses food tax cut

Fumitake Fujita (C), co-leader of the Japan Innovation Party, and Takahiro Anno (L), leader of Team Mirai, attend 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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[Breaking News]Japan training camp ahead of WBC

MIYAZAKI, Japan, Feb. 19 Kyodo - Japan's 2023 World Baseball Classic-winning manager Hideki Kuriyama (C, facing camera) visits Japan's training camp in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 19, 2026, ahead of the upcoming WBC. Facing him is San Diego Padres pitcher Yu Darvish, a member of the 2023 team who is playing an advisory role at the camp. (Kyodo)

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Baseball: MLB spring training game

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki (C) is greeted by teammates in the dugout after leaving the mound in the second inning of a spring training baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks in Scottsdale, Arizona, on Feb. 25, 2026.

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Japan PM Takaichi in parliament

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C) attends a plenary session of the House of Councilors in Tokyo on Feb. 25, 2026.

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Athletes' press conference after Milan Cortina Olympics

Japan's Kokomo Murase (C) speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 24, 2026, upon her return from the Milan Cortina Olympics. She won gold in the women's snowboard big air and bronze in the slopestyle.

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Athletes' press conference after Milan Cortina Olympics

Japan's Yuma Kagiyama (C, front) speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 24, 2026, upon his return from the Milan Cortina Olympics. He won silver in the men's figure skating and silver in the team event.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Seiya Suzuki of the Chicago Cubs (C) smiles in the dugout during a spring training baseball game against the San Francisco Giants in Scottsdale, Arizona, on Feb. 22, 2026.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Chicago White Sox rookie Munetaka Murakami (C) smiles, alongside coach Jose Leger (R) and Troy Johnston of the Colorado Rockies, after hitting a single in the sixth inning of a spring training baseball game against the Colorado Rockies in Scottsdale, Arizona, on Feb. 23, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Closing ceremony

Japanese figure skater Kaori Sakamoto (front, C) takes a selfie with fellow figure skaters after the closing ceremony of the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 22, 2026, at the Verona Olympic Arena, a Roman amphitheater in Verona, Italy.

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Japan-Tonga defense talks in Tokyo

Tongan Crown Prince Tupouto'a Ulukalala (C), who also serves as defense minister, hold talks with Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (2nd from L) in Tokyo on Feb. 23, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japanese emperor's 66th birthday

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (C) speaks at a ceremony held at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Feb. 23, 2026, to celebrate his 66th birthday. (Pool photo)

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Japanese emperor's 66th birthday

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (C) makes a toast at a ceremony held at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Feb. 23, 2026, to celebrate his 66th birthday. (Pool photo)

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Japanese emperor's 66th birthday

Japanese Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako (C) and their daughter Princess Aiko wave from a balcony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Feb. 23, 2026, as they greet a crowd gathered to celebrate the emperor's 66th birthday.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Closing ceremony

Japanese pair figure skater Riku Miura (top, C) is lifted by her partner, Ryuichi Kimura, as they march with their compatriots during the closing ceremony of the Milan Cortina Olympics at the Verona Olympic Arena, a Roman amphitheater in Verona, Italy, on Feb. 22, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Closing ceremony

Gold medalist Ebba Andersson (C) of Sweden celebrates at the medal ceremony for the women's cross country skiing 50km mass start classic during the closing ceremony of the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 22, 2026, at the Verona Olympic Arena in Verona, Italy, alongside silver medalist Heidi Weng (L) of Norway and bronze medalist Nadja Kaelin of Switzerland.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Closing ceremony

Gold medalist Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo (C) of Norway celebrates at the medal ceremony for the men's cross-country skiing 50km mass start classic during the closing ceremony of the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 22, 2026, at the Verona Olympic Arena in Verona, Italy, alongside compatriots silver medalist Martin Loewstroem Nyenget (L) and bronze medalist Emil Iversen.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Closing ceremony

Gold medalist Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo (C) of Norway celebrates at the medal ceremony for the men's cross-country skiing 50km mass start classic during the closing ceremony of the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 22, 2026, at the Verona Olympic Arena in Verona, Italy, alongside compatriots silver medalist Martin Loewstroem Nyenget (bottom) and bronze medalist Emil Iversen.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Closing ceremony

Giovanni Malago (C), president of the Milan Cortina Olympics organizing committee, speaks alongside International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry (front, R) during the closing ceremony of the Milan Cortina Olympics at the Verona Olympic Arena, a Roman amphitheater in Verona, Italy, on Feb. 22, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Closing ceremony

Giovanni Malago (C), president of the Milan Cortina Olympics organizing committee, speaks alongside International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry (R) during the closing ceremony of the Milan Cortina Olympics at the Verona Olympic Arena, a Roman amphitheater in Verona, Italy, on Feb. 22, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Closing ceremony

International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry (C) delivers a speech alongside Giovanni Malago (front, L), president of the Milan Cortina Olympics organizing committee, during the closing ceremony of the Milan Cortina Olympics at the Verona Olympic Arena, a Roman amphitheater in Verona, Italy, on Feb. 22, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Closing ceremony

Italian singer Joan Thiele (C) performs during the closing ceremony of the Milan Cortina Olympics at the Verona Olympic Arena, a Roman amphitheater in Verona, Italy, on Feb. 22, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Curling

Canada skip Brad Jacobs (C) throws the stone during the ninth end of the Milan Cortina Olympic men's curing final against Britain at Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, on Feb. 21, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Curling

Canada skip Rachel Homan (C) gives instructions to her teammates after throwing the stone during the sixth end of the women's curing bronze medal game against the United States at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, on Feb. 21, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Bobsleigh

Germany's Laura Nolte (C, L) and Deborah Levi (C, R) jump onto the podium after winning gold in the two-woman bobsleigh at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 21, 2026, at Cortina Sliding Centre in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Dutch speed skater Jorrit Bergsma (C) poses after winning gold in the men's mass start at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 21, 2026, at Milano Speed Skating Stadium in Milan alongside silver medalist Viktor Hald Thorup (L) of Denmark and bronze medalist Andrea Giovannini of Italy.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Dutch speed skater Marijke Groenewoud (C) poses after winning gold in the women's mass start at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 21, 2026, at Milano Speed Skating Stadium in Milan, alongside silver medalist Ivanie Blondin (L) of Canada and bronze medalist Mia Manganello of the United States.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Japanese speed skater Shomu Sasaki (C) competes in the men's mass start final at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 21, 2026, at Milano Speed Skating Stadium in Milan.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Japanese speed skater Ayano Sato (C) competes in the women's mass start final at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 21, 2026, at Milano Speed Skating Stadium in Milan.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Japanese speed skater Ayano Sato (C) competes in the women's mass start final at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 21, 2026, at Milano Speed Skating Stadium in Milan.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Freestyle skiing

Japanese freestyle skier Satoshi Furuno (front row, C) poses for a photo after placing fourth in the men's ski cross final at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 21, 2026, at Livigno Snow Park in Livigno, Italy.

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Baseball: MLB spring training game

Chicago White Sox rookie Munetaka Murakami (C, L) smiles in the dugout during a spring training game against the Chicago Cubs in Mesa, Arizona, on Feb. 20, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Short track speed skating

South Korea's Kim Gil Li (C) poses with the gold medal she won in the women's short track speed skating 1,500 meters at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 20, 2026, at Milano Ice Skating Arena in Milan, alongside compatriot and silver medalist Choi Min Jeong (L) and bronze medalist Corinne Stoddard of the United States.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Short track speed skating

South Korea's Kim Gil Li (C) poses with the gold medal she won in the women's short track speed skating 1,500 meters at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 20, 2026, at Milano Ice Skating Arena in Milan, alongside compatriot and silver medalist Choi Min Jeong (L) and bronze medalist Corinne Stoddard of the United States.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Short track speed skating

South Korea's Kim Gil Li (C) poses with the gold medal she won in the women's short track speed skating 1,500 meters at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 20, 2026, at Milano Ice Skating Arena in Milan, alongside compatriot and silver medalist Choi Min Jeong (L) and bronze medalist Corinne Stoddard of the United States.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Antoinette Rijpma-de Jong (C) of the Netherlands poses with the gold medal she won in the women's speed skating 1,500 meters at the Milan Cortina Olympics, alongside Norwegian silver medalist Ragne Wiklund (L) and Canadian bronze medalist Valerie Maltais, on Feb. 20, 2026, at Milano Speed Skating Stadium in Milan.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Antoinette Rijpma-de Jong (C) of the Netherlands poses with the gold medal she won in the women's speed skating 1,500 meters at the Milan Cortina Olympics, alongside Norwegian silver medalist Ragne Wiklund (L) and Canadian bronze medalist Valerie Maltais, on Feb. 20, 2026, at Milano Speed Skating Stadium in Milan.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Freestyle skiing

Chinese freestyle skier Wang Xindi (C) poses after winning the men's aerials gold at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 20, 2026, at Livigno Aerials & Moguls Park in Livigno, Italy, alongside silver medalist Noe Roth (L) of Switzerland and bronze medalist Li Tianma of China.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Freestyle skiing

Chinese freestyle skier Wang Xindi (C) celebrates after winning the men's aerials gold at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 20, 2026, at Livigno Aerials & Moguls Park in Livigno, Italy, alongside silver medalist Noe Roth (L) of Switzerland and bronze medalist Li Tianma of China.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Freestyle skiing

Chinese freestyle skier Wang Xindi (C) celebrates after winning the men's aerials gold at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 20, 2026, at Livigno Aerials & Moguls Park in Livigno, Italy, alongside silver medalist Noe Roth (L) of Switzerland and bronze medalist Li Tianma of China.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Chinese speed skater Ning Zhongyan (C) celebrates after winning the men's 1,500 meters gold at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 19, 2026, at Milano Speed Skating Stadium in Milan, alongside silver medalist Jordan Stolz (L) of the United States and bronze medalist Kjeld Nuis of the Netherlands.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Bronze medalist Kjeld Nuis (R) of the Netherlands takes a selfie with gold medalist Ning Zhongyan (C) of China and silver medalist Jordan Stolz of the United States during the men's figure skating 1,500 meters medal ceremony at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 19, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Chinese speed skater Ning Zhongyan (C) poses after winning the men's 1,500 meters gold at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 19, 2026, at Milano Speed Skating Stadium in Milan, alongside silver medalist Jordan Stolz (L) of the United States and bronze medalist Kjeld Nuis of the Netherlands.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Chinese speed skater Ning Zhongyan (C) poses after winning the men's 1,500 meters gold at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 19, 2026, at Milano Speed Skating Stadium in Milan, alongside silver medalist Jordan Stolz (L) of the United States and bronze medalist Kjeld Nuis of the Netherlands.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Figure skating

Kaori Sakamoto (top, R) and Ami Nakai (top, L) pose with compatriot Japanese figure skaters Yuma Kagiyama (bottom, L), Ryuichi Kihara (bottom, C) and Riku Miura, after winning silver and bronze medals, respectively in the women's figure skating event at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Milano Ice Skating Arena in Milan on Feb. 19, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Figure skating

Kaori Sakamoto (top, R) and Ami Nakai (top, L) pose with compatriot Japanese figure skaters Yuma Kagiyama (bottom, L), Ryuichi Kihara (bottom, C) and Riku Miura, after winning silver and bronze medals, respectively in the women's figure skating event at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Milano Ice Skating Arena in Milan on Feb. 19, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Figure skating

Kaori Sakamoto (top, R) and Ami Nakai (top, L) pose with compatriot Japanese figure skaters Yuma Kagiyama (bottom, L), Ryuichi Kihara (bottom, C) and Riku Miura, after winning silver and bronze medals, respectively in the women's figure skating event at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Milano Ice Skating Arena in Milan on Feb. 19, 2026.

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Special Diet session

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (top C) addresses the opening ceremony of a special parliamentary session in the House of Councillors chamber in Tokyo on Feb. 20, 2026.

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Special Diet session

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (top C) addresses the opening ceremony of a special parliamentary session in the House of Councillors chamber in Tokyo on Feb. 20, 2026.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Chicago Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga (R) chats with Seiya Suzuki (C) during the team's spring training in Mesa, Arizona, on Feb. 19, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Figure skating

Gold medalist Alysa Liu (C) of the United States celebrates on the podium during the medal ceremony for the women's figure skating event at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Milano Ice Skating Arena in Milan on Feb. 19, 2026, alongside Japanese silver medalist Kaori Sakamoto (L) and bronze medalist Ami Nakai.