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[Breaking News]Japanese delegation for Asian Games formed in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan, Aug. 20 Kyodo - Athletes representing Japan at the Asian Games take part in a ceremony to form the Japanese delegation held at a hotel in Tokyo on Aug. 19, 2026, ahead of the Sept. 19-Oct. 4 games being held mainly in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan. (Kyodo)

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Asian Games: Torch-lighting ceremony

Aichi Gov. Hideaki Omura (C) poses for a photo during a torch-lighting ceremony for the Asian Games at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, western Japan, on Aug. 20, 2026. The Sept. 19-Oct. 4 games will mainly be held in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan.

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Asian Games: Torch-lighting ceremony

Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui (L) transfers the flame after lighting the torch for the Asian Games at the "flame of peace" at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, western Japan, to Japan men's football team head coach Hajime Moriyasu on Aug. 20, 2026. The Sept. 19-Oct. 4 games will mainly be held in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan.

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Asian Games: Torch-lighting ceremony

Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui (L) transfers the flame after lighting the torch for the Asian Games at the "flame of peace" at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, western Japan, to Japan men's football team head coach Hajime Moriyasu on Aug. 20, 2026. The Sept. 19-Oct. 4 games will mainly be held in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan.

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Asian Games: Torch-lighting ceremony

Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui lights the torch for the Asian Games at the "flame of peace" at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, western Japan, on Aug. 20, 2026, ahead of the Sept. 19-Oct. 4 games that will mainly be held in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan.

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Asian Games: Torch-lighting ceremony

Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui lights the torch for the Asian Games at the "flame of peace" at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, western Japan, on Aug. 20, 2026, ahead of the Sept. 19-Oct. 4 games that will mainly be held in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan.

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Japanese delegation for Asian Games formed in Tokyo

Japanese Princess Kako (far L) speaks to Paris Olympics women's wrestling gold medalist and flagbearer for the Asian Games Japanese delegation Akari Fujinami during a ceremony to form the delegation held at a hotel in Tokyo on Aug. 19, 2026. The Sept. 19-Oct. 4 games will be held mainly in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan.

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Japanese delegation for Asian Games formed in Tokyo

Paris Olympics women's wrestling gold medalist Akari Fujinami holds the Japanese delegation's flag during a ceremony to form the delegation for the Asian Games held at a hotel in Tokyo on Aug. 19, 2026, ahead of the Sept. 19-Oct. 4 games being held mainly in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan.

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Japanese delegation for Asian Games formed in Tokyo

Paris Olympics women's wrestling gold medalist Akari Fujinami holds the Japanese delegation's flag during a ceremony to form the delegation for the Asian Games held at a hotel in Tokyo on Aug. 19, 2026, ahead of the Sept. 19-Oct. 4 games being held mainly in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan.

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Japanese delegation for Asian Games formed in Tokyo

Paris Olympics women's wrestling gold medalist Akari Fujinami holds the Japanese delegation's flag during a ceremony to form the delegation for the Asian Games held at a hotel in Tokyo on Aug. 19, 2026, ahead of the Sept. 19-Oct. 4 games being held mainly in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan.

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Japanese delegation for Asian Games formed in Tokyo

Japanese Princess Kako (C) speaks during a ceremony to form the Japanese delegation for the Asian Games, held at a hotel in Tokyo on Aug. 19, 2026, ahead of the Sept. 19-Oct. 4 games being held mainly in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan.

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Japanese delegation for Asian Games formed in Tokyo

Japanese Princess Kako speaks during a ceremony to form the Japanese delegation for the Asian Games, held at a hotel in Tokyo on Aug. 19, 2026, ahead of the Sept. 19-Oct. 4 games being held mainly in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan.

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Japanese delegation for Asian Games formed in Tokyo

Paris Olympics women's wrestling gold medalist Akari Fujinami (R) speaks during a ceremony in Tokyo to form the Japanese delegation for the Asian Games on Aug. 19, 2026. The ceremony was held ahead of the Sept. 19-Oct. 4 games being held mainly in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan.

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Japanese delegation for Asian Games formed in Tokyo

Athletes representing Japan at the Asian Games pose for a photo at a ceremony to form the Japanese delegation held at a hotel in Tokyo on Aug. 19, 2026, ahead of the Sept. 19-Oct. 4 games being held mainly in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan.

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Japanese delegation for Asian Games formed in Tokyo

Athletes representing Japan at the Asian Games pose for a photo at a ceremony to form the Japanese delegation held at a hotel in Tokyo on Aug. 19, 2026, ahead of the Sept. 19-Oct. 4 games being held mainly in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan.

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Japanese delegation for Asian Games formed in Tokyo

Athletes representing Japan at the Asian Games pose for a photo at a ceremony to form the Japanese delegation held at a hotel in Tokyo on Aug. 19, 2026, ahead of the Sept. 19-Oct. 4 games being held mainly in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan.

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Japanese delegation for Asian Games formed in Tokyo

Paris Olympics women's wrestling gold medalist Akari Fujinami holds the Japanese delegation's flag during a ceremony to form the delegation for the Asian Games held at a hotel in Tokyo on Aug. 19, 2026, ahead of the Sept. 19-Oct. 4 games being held mainly in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan.

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Japanese delegation for Asian Games formed in Tokyo

Athletes representing Japan at the Asian Games take part in a ceremony to form the Japanese delegation held at a hotel in Tokyo on Aug. 19, 2026, ahead of the Sept. 19-Oct. 4 games being held mainly in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan.

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Japanese delegation for Asian Games formed in Tokyo

Athletes representing Japan at the Asian Games take part in a ceremony to form the Japanese delegation held at a hotel in Tokyo on Aug. 19, 2026, ahead of the Sept. 19-Oct. 4 games being held mainly in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan.

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[Breaking News]Asian Games torch-lighting ceremony

TOKYO, Japan, Aug. 18 Kyodo - Japanese sprinter Yoshihide Kiryu lights the torch for the Asian Games at MUFG Stadium in Tokyo on Aug. 18, 2026. The torch relay is set to begin at Nagoya Castle in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, on Aug. 22 for the Sept. 19-Oct. 4 games being held mainly in the central Japan prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Asian Games torch-lighting ceremony

Japanese sprinter Yoshihide Kiryu (back) lights the torch for the Asian Games at MUFG Stadium in Tokyo on Aug. 18, 2026. The torch relay is set to begin at Nagoya Castle in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, on Aug. 22 for the Sept. 19-Oct. 4 games being held mainly in the central Japan prefecture.

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Asian Games torch-lighting ceremony

Japanese sprinter Yoshihide Kiryu (back) lights the torch for the Asian Games at MUFG Stadium in Tokyo on Aug. 18, 2026. The torch relay is set to begin at Nagoya Castle in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, on Aug. 22 for the Sept. 19-Oct. 4 games being held mainly in the central Japan prefecture.

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Asian Games torch-lighting ceremony

Japanese sprinter Yoshihide Kiryu lights the torch for the Asian Games at MUFG Stadium in Tokyo on Aug. 18, 2026. The torch relay is set to begin at Nagoya Castle in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, on Aug. 22 for the Sept. 19-Oct. 4 games being held mainly in the central Japan prefecture.

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Asian Games torch-lighting ceremony

Aichi Gov. Hideaki Omura speaks during the torch-lighting ceremony for the Asian Games at MUFG Stadium in Tokyo on Aug. 18, 2026. The torch relay is set to begin at Nagoya Castle in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, on Aug. 22, for the Sept. 19-Oct. 4 games being held mainly in the central Japan prefecture. ==Kyodo

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Finance meeting in Samarkand

Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama (C) speaks during a meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors from Japan, China, South Korea and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on May 3, 2026.

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Finance meeting in Samarkand

Finance ministers and central bank governors from Japan, China, South Korea and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations hold a meeting to address the global oil situation in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on May 3, 2026.

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Accommodation facilities for Asian Games, Asian Para Games

NAGOYA, Japan, April 23 Kyodo - Video taken in Nagoya on April 23, 2026, shows the interior of container housing to be used for athletes during the Asian Games and Asian Para Games to be held in the central Japan city in the fall. (Kyodo)

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Accommodation facilities for Asian Games, Asian Para Games

Photo taken in Nagoya on April 23, 2026, shows the interior of container housing to be used for athletes during the Asian Games and Asian Para Games to be held in the central Japan city in the fall.

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Accommodation facilities for Asian Games, Asian Para Games

Photo taken in Nagoya on April 23, 2026, shows the interior of container housing to be used for athletes during the Asian Games and Asian Para Games to be held in the central Japan city in the fall.

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Accommodation facilities for Asian Games, Asian Para Games

Photo taken in Nagoya on April 23, 2026, shows container housing to be used for athletes during the Asian Games and Asian Para Games to be held in the central Japan city in the fall.

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Accommodation facilities for Asian Games, Asian Para Games

Photo taken in Nagoya on April 23, 2026, shows container housing to be used for athletes during the Asian Games and Asian Para Games to be held in the central Japan city in the fall.

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Accommodation facilities for Asian Games, Asian Para Games

Photo taken in Nagoya on April 23, 2026, shows container housing to be used for athletes during the Asian Games and Asian Para Games to be held in the central Japan city in the fall.

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Accommodation facilities for Asian Games, Asian Para Games

Photo taken in Nagoya on April 23, 2026, shows the interior of container housing to be used for athletes during the Asian Games and Asian Para Games to be held in the central Japan city in the fall.

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Selection of esports players for Asian Games

A final selection event for esports players representing Japan is held in Tokoname in Aichi Prefecture on March 22, 2026, ahead of the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, which open in the central Japan prefecture in September.

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Selection of esports players for Asian Games

Esports players representing Japan at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games in Aichi Prefecture pose for a photo following a final selection event held in Tokoname in the central Japan prefecture on March 22, 2026, ahead of the games' opening in September.

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Preparations for 2026 Asian Games

An officer checks a vending machine in a high-speed ferry with a security dog at Chubu Centrair International Airport in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, on Dec. 26, 2025, as the police and the Japan Coast Guard jointly tighten security ahead of the 2026 Asian Games in the central Japan prefecture.

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Preparations for 2026 Asian Games

An officer checks the interior of a high-speed ferry with a security dog at Chubu Centrair International Airport in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, on Dec. 26, 2025, as the police and the Japan Coast Guard jointly tighten security ahead of the 2026 Asian Games in the central Japan prefecture.

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Preparations for 2026 Asian Games

An officer checks the interior of a high-speed ferry with a security dog at Chubu Centrair International Airport in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, on Dec. 26, 2025, as the police and the Japan Coast Guard jointly tighten security ahead of the 2026 Asian Games in the central Japan prefecture.

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Japan-Central Asia summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (3rd from R) and the leaders of a group of five Central Asian countries -- Kyrgyzstan's President Sadyr Japarov (2nd from R), Uzbekistan's President Shavkat Mirziyoyev (far L), Tajikistan's President Emomali Rahmon (2nd from L), Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev (3rd from L) and Turkmenistan's President Serdar Berdimuhamedow (far R) -- pose for a photo prior to their first-ever summit, held in Tokyo on Dec. 20, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan-Central Asia summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and the leaders of a group of five Central Asian countries -- Kyrgyzstan's President Sadyr Japarov (2nd from R), Uzbekistan's President Shavkat Mirziyoyev (far L), Tajikistan's President Emomali Rahmon (2nd from L), Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev (3rd from L) and Turkmenistan's President Serdar Berdimuhamedow (far R) -- pose for a photo prior to their first-ever summit, held in Tokyo on Dec. 20, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan-Central Asia summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C) attends Japan's first-ever summit with the leaders of a group of five Central Asian countries, held in Tokyo on Dec. 20, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan-Central Asia summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets the press following Japan's first-ever summit with the leaders of a group of five Central Asian countries, held in Tokyo on Dec. 20, 2025.

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Japan-Central Asia summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets the press following Japan's first-ever summit with the leaders of a group of five Central Asian countries, held in Tokyo on Dec. 20, 2025.

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Japan-Central Asia summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets the press following Japan's first-ever summit with the leaders of a group of five Central Asian countries, held in Tokyo on Dec. 20, 2025.

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Japan-Central Asia summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets the press following Japan's first-ever summit with the leaders of a group of five Central Asian countries, held in Tokyo on Dec. 20, 2025.

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Japan-Central Asia summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (front) speaks during Japan's first-ever summit with the leaders of a group of five Central Asian countries, held in Tokyo on Dec. 20, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan-Central Asia summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during Japan's first-ever summit with the leaders of a group of five Central Asian countries, held in Tokyo on Dec. 20, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan-Central Asia summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during Japan's first-ever summit with the leaders of a group of five Central Asian countries, held in Tokyo on Dec. 20, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan-Central Asia summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C) attends Japan's first-ever summit with the leaders of a group of five Central Asian countries, held in Tokyo on Dec. 20, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan-Central Asia summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C) attends Japan's first-ever summit with the leaders of a group of five Central Asian countries, held in Tokyo on Dec. 20, 2025. (Pool photo)