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Poet Shuntaro Tanikawa dies at 92

Shuntaro Tanikawa, a leading poet in postwar Japan also known for his translations of the U.S. cartoon strip "Peanuts," reads a poem at a Tokyo hotel on Feb. 12, 2015. Tanikawa died on Nov. 13, 2024, aged 92.

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Football: Paris Olympics qualifiers

Japan players train in Chiba, east of Tokyo, on Feb. 13, 2024, before the country's final two football Asian qualifying games for this summer's Paris Olympics, against North Korea.

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Football: Paris Olympics qualifiers

Japan players train in Chiba, east of Tokyo, on Feb. 13, 2024, before the country's final two football Asian qualifying games for this summer's Paris Olympics, against North Korea.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Yuki Matsui (C) chats with a teammate at spring training with the San Diego Padres in Peoria, Arizona, on Feb. 13, 2024.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Yuki Matsui plays catch at spring training with the San Diego Padres in Peoria, Arizona, on Feb. 13, 2024.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Shohei Ohtani (R) drives a Porsche to the Los Angeles Dodgers' facility for spring training in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 13, 2024.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Shohei Ohtani drives a Porsche to the Los Angeles Dodgers' facility for spring training in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 13, 2024.

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Snow crabs for Japanese imperial family

Photo taken on Feb. 13, 2024, in Sakai in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, shows boiled snow crabs selected for presentation to the Japanese imperial family.

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Snow crabs for Japanese imperial family

Photo taken on Feb. 13, 2024, in Sakai in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, shows boiled snow crabs selected for presentation to the Japanese imperial family.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Shohei Ohtani trains at spring training with the Los Angeles Dodgers in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 13, 2024.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Shohei Ohtani trains at spring training with the Los Angeles Dodgers in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 13, 2024.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Kodai Senga smiles at the New York Mets' spring training site in Port St. Lucie, Florida, on Feb. 13, 2024, a day before the team's spring camp begins.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Kodai Senga plays catch at the New York Mets' spring training site in Port St. Lucie, Florida, on Feb. 13, 2024, a day before the team's spring camp begins.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Kodai Senga plays catch at the New York Mets' spring training site in Port St. Lucie, Florida, on Feb. 13, 2024, a day before the team's spring camp begins.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Yuki Matsui meets the press at spring training with the San Diego Padres in Peoria, Arizona, on Feb. 13, 2024.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Yu Darvish throws a bullpen session at spring training with the San Diego Padres in Peoria, Arizona, on Feb. 13, 2024.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Yu Darvish throws a bullpen session at spring training with the San Diego Padres in Peoria, Arizona, on Feb. 13, 2024.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Composite photo shows Shohei Ohtani falling after a wire came off the training machine he was using at spring training with the Los Angeles Dodgers in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 13, 2024.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Shohei Ohtani smiles after falling when a wire came off the training machine he was using at spring training with the Los Angeles Dodgers in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 13, 2024.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Shohei Ohtani (back) smiles after falling when a wire came off the training machine he was using at spring training with the Los Angeles Dodgers in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 13, 2024.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Shohei Ohtani falls after a wire comes off the training machine he was using at spring training with the Los Angeles Dodgers in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 13, 2024.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Yuki Matsui throws a bullpen session at spring training with the San Diego Padres in Peoria, Arizona, on Feb. 13, 2024.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Yuki Matsui throws a bullpen session at spring training with the San Diego Padres in Peoria, Arizona, on Feb. 13, 2024.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Yu Darvish throws a bullpen session at spring training with the San Diego Padres in Peoria, Arizona, on Feb. 13, 2024.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Yoshinobu Yamamoto throws a training javelin at spring training with the Los Angeles Dodgers in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 13, 2024.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Yoshinobu Yamamoto throws a training javelin at spring training with the Los Angeles Dodgers in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 13, 2024.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Yoshinobu Yamamoto throws a training javelin at spring training with the Los Angeles Dodgers in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 13, 2024.

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Ukrainian rhythmic gymnasts in Japan

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (C) poses for a photo with members of Ukraine's rhythmic gymnastics team at the premier's office in Tokyo on Feb. 13, 2024. The rhythmic gymnasts are currently training at a camp in Takasaki near Tokyo ahead of the Paris Olympics in the summer.

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UNRWA chief

Philippe Lazzarini, commissioner general of the U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, known as UNRWA, meets the press in Geneva on Feb. 13, 2024.

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UNRWA chief

Philippe Lazzarini, commissioner general of the U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, known as UNRWA, meets the press in Geneva on Feb. 13, 2024.

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Japan PM Kishida

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks to reporters at the premier's office in Tokyo on Feb. 13, 2024.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in central Japan

The site of a gutted market in Wajima in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, is pictured on Feb. 13, 2024, after a blaze broke out following a strong earthquake on Jan. 1.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in central Japan

The site of a gutted market in Wajima in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, is pictured on Feb. 13, 2024, after a blaze broke out following a strong earthquake on Jan. 1.

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Nikkei closes at 34-year high

A financial data screen in Tokyo on Feb. 13, 2024, shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average finishing at 37,963.97, its highest close since January 1990.

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Nikkei closes at 34-year high

A financial data screen in Tokyo on Feb. 13, 2024, shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average finishing at 37,963.97, its highest close since January 1990.

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Japanese emperor, empress

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (standing) and Empress Masako meet award-winning disabled people at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Feb. 13, 2024. (Pool photo)

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Britain's ambassador to Japan Julia Longbottom

British Ambassador to Japan Julia Longbottom gives an interview at the embassy in Tokyo on Feb. 13, 2024.

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Britain's ambassador to Japan Julia Longbottom

British Ambassador to Japan Julia Longbottom gives an interview at the embassy in Tokyo on Feb. 13, 2024.

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Britain's ambassador to Japan Julia Longbottom

British Ambassador to Japan Julia Longbottom gives an interview at the embassy in Tokyo on Feb. 13, 2024.

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Replacement of Daihatsu Motor president

Toyota Motor Corp. President Koji Sato attends a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 13, 2024, after Masahiro Inoue, head of its operations in the Latin America and Caribbean region, is appointed as Daihatsu Motor Co.'s new president.

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Replacement of Daihatsu Motor president

Masahiro Inoue, head of Toyota Motor Corp.'s operations in the Latin America and Caribbean region, attends a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 13, 2024, after being appointed as Daihatsu Motor Co.'s new president.

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Replacement of Daihatsu Motor president

Masahiro Inoue, head of Toyota Motor Corp.'s operations in the Latin America and Caribbean region, attends a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 13, 2024, after being appointed as Daihatsu Motor Co.'s new president.

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CORRECTED: Replacement of Daihatsu Motor president

Masahiro Inoue (R), head of Toyota Motor Corp.'s operations in the Latin America and Caribbean region, attends a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 13, 2024, after being appointed as Daihatsu Motor Co.'s new president. Toyota President Koji Sato is seen on the left.

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Replacement of Daihatsu Motor president

Masahiro Inoue (R), head of Toyota Motor Corp.'s operations in the Latin America and Caribbean region, attends a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 13, 2024, after being appointed as Daihatsu Motor Co.'s new president. Toyota President Koji Sato is seen on the left.

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Nikkei surges above 38,000

Financial data screens in Tokyo on Feb. 13, 2024, show the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average finishing at 37,963.97, its highest close since January 1990.

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Nikkei closes at 34-year high

A roadside financial data screen in Tokyo on Feb. 13, 2024, shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average finishing at 37,963.97, its highest close since January 1990.

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Nikkei surges above 38,000

A financial data screen in Tokyo on Feb. 13, 2024, shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average finishing at 37,963.97, its highest close since January 1990.

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Nikkei surges above 38,000

A screen in Tokyo on Feb. 13, 2024, show the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average surging above the 38,000 threshold for the first time in about 34 years.

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Nikkei index soars

A stock monitor at a financial company in Tokyo shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average rising more than 1,000 points from the previous day's close on the afternoon of Feb. 13, 2024.

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Nikkei index soars

A pedestrian looks at a stock board in Tokyo showing the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average rising more than 900 points from the previous day's close on the afternoon of Feb. 13, 2024.