Fukuma loses by default in shogi title series

Fukuma loses by default in shogi title series

Combined photo taken on Sept. 8, 2024, and in July 2022, respectively, shows professional shogi players in the women's category Tomoka Nishiyama (L) and Kana Fukuma. Nishiyama defended her Osho women's title as her competitor Fukuma withdrew from the third match of a best-of-three series due to ill health on Oct. 29, 2024. Fukuma earlier said she would be sidelined from competition between Nov. 17, 2024, and Feb. 12, 2025, due to pregnancy.

Holder of 5 women's shogi titles back to competition

Holder of 5 women's shogi titles back to competition

Professional shogi player Kana Fukuma, holder of five titles in the women's category, is pictured after beating Kei Kato in a round-robin match at the Hakurei women's championship in Takatsuki, Osaka, on Feb. 14, 2025. She returned to competition after being sidelined between Nov. 17, 2024, and Feb. 12, 2025, due to pregnancy.

Soriano of Hiroshima Carp

Soriano of Hiroshima Carp

Photo taken on Feb. 17, 1997, shows Alfonso Soriano of the Japanese baseball club Hiroshima Carp, a native of Dominica.

Ex-marathon world record holder Terasawa dies at 90

Ex-marathon world record holder Terasawa dies at 90

File photo shows Japanese long-distance runner Toru Terasawa running Beppu Mainichi Marathon in world-record time in Beppu, Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 17, 1963. The Toyama Prefecture native died of chronic heart failure on March 23, 2025, at the age of 90.

Scene in Kyiv

Scene in Kyiv

Kyiv is seen in the dawn light on Feb. 17, 2025, during the war against Russia.

Scene in Kyiv

Scene in Kyiv

The sunrise is seen from central Kyiv on Feb. 17, 2025, during the war against Russia.

Scene in Kyiv

Scene in Kyiv

People wait for an air raid alert to end inside a subway station in Kyiv on Feb. 17, 2025, during the war against Russia.

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Scene in Kyiv+

People wait for an air raid alert to end inside a subway station in Kyiv on Feb. 17, 2025, during the war against Russia.

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Scene in Kyiv+

People wait for an air raid alert to end inside a subway station in Kyiv on Feb. 17, 2025, during the war against Russia.

Baseball: Cubs outfielder Suzuki

Baseball: Cubs outfielder Suzuki

Chicago Cubs outfielder Seiya Suzuki poses during a photo session at spring training in Mesa, Arizona, on Feb. 17, 2025.

Baseball: Cubs outfielder Suzuki

Baseball: Cubs outfielder Suzuki

Chicago Cubs outfielder Seiya Suzuki poses during a photo session at spring training in Mesa, Arizona, on Feb. 17, 2025.

Baseball: Cubs pitcher Imanaga

Baseball: Cubs pitcher Imanaga

Chicago Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga poses during a photo session at spring training in Mesa, Arizona, on Feb. 17, 2025.

Baseball: Cubs pitcher Imanaga

Baseball: Cubs pitcher Imanaga

Chicago Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga poses during a photo session at spring training in Mesa, Arizona, on Feb. 17, 2025.

Baseball: Cubs pitcher Imanaga

Baseball: Cubs pitcher Imanaga

Chicago Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga poses during a photo session at spring training in Mesa, Arizona, on Feb. 17, 2025.

Baseball: Cubs pitcher Imanaga

Baseball: Cubs pitcher Imanaga

Chicago Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga poses during a photo session at spring training in Mesa, Arizona, on Feb. 17, 2025.

Baseball: Cubs pitcher Imanaga

Baseball: Cubs pitcher Imanaga

Chicago Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga poses during a photo session at spring training in Mesa, Arizona, on Feb. 17, 2025.

Baseball: Cubs pitcher Imanaga

Baseball: Cubs pitcher Imanaga

Chicago Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga poses during a photo session at spring training in Mesa, Arizona, on Feb. 17, 2025.

Scene in Kyiv

Scene in Kyiv

A woman is seen at a subway station used as a shelter in Kyiv on Feb. 17, 2025, following the issuance of an air-raid alarm.

Scene in Kyiv

Scene in Kyiv

People are seen at a subway station used as a shelter in Kyiv on Feb. 17, 2025, following the issuance of an air-raid alarm.

Scene in Kyiv

Scene in Kyiv

People are seen at a subway station used as a shelter in Kyiv on Feb. 17, 2025, following the issuance of an air-raid alarm.

Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

Fans gather at the Los Angeles Dodgers' spring training site in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 17, 2025, to watch workouts by players including baseball star Shohei Ohtani.

Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

New Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki throws in the bullpen during spring training in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 17, 2025.

Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

New Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki throws in the bullpen during spring training in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 17, 2025.

Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

New Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki throws in the bullpen during spring training in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 17, 2025.

Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani exchanges words with his teammates during spring training in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 17, 2025.

Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani plays catch during spring training in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 17, 2025.

Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani chats with his teammates during spring training in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 17, 2025.

Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani plays catch during spring training in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 17, 2025.

Myanmar ethnic armed group leader

Myanmar ethnic armed group leader

Saw Chit Thu, leader of the Karen Border Guard Force, a Myanmar ethnic armed group with ties to the junta, speaks to reporters in Myawaddy, Myanmar, on Feb. 17, 2025.

Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

San Diego Padres pitcher Yuki Matsui plays catch at spring training in Peoria, Arizona, on Feb. 17, 2025. ==Kyodo

Mother of Japanese abductee

Mother of Japanese abductee

Sakie Yokota, 89, whose daughter Megumi was abducted by North Korea in 1977 at age 13, speaks to reporters in Kawasaki, near Tokyo, on Feb. 17, 2025, following the death of Akihiro Arimoto, whose daughter Keiko was taken to North Korea in 1983 at age 23. Arimoto's family said the same day that he had died of natural causes aged 96, leaving Yokota as the only surviving parent of an individual listed by Japan as having been abducted by North Korea.

Keidanren chairman in Beijing

Keidanren chairman in Beijing

Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng (R) escorts Masakazu Tokura (C), chairman of the Japan Business Federation, known as Keidanren, to the venue of their meeting in Beijing on Feb. 17, 2025. (Pool photo)

Keidanren chairman in Beijing

Keidanren chairman in Beijing

Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng (R) meets with Masakazu Tokura, chairman of the Japan Business Federation, known as Keidanren, in Beijing on Feb. 17, 2025. (Pool photo)

Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani practices during spring training in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 17, 2025.

Keidanren chairman in Beijing

Keidanren chairman in Beijing

Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng (R) meets with Masakazu Tokura, chairman of the Japan Business Federation, known as Keidanren, in Beijing on Feb. 17, 2025. (Pool photo)

Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani smiles during spring training in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 17, 2025.

Red-crowned cranes in Hokkaido

Red-crowned cranes in Hokkaido

Red-crowned cranes, designated as a Japanese special national treasure, are in mating season on their snow-covered feeding grounds in the Hokkaido village of Tsurui, northern Japan, on Feb. 17, 2025.

Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

San Diego Padres pitcher Yuki Matsui (R) runs with teammates during spring training in Peoria, Arizona, on Feb. 17, 2025.

Father of woman abducted by N. Korea dies at 96 without reunion

Father of woman abducted by N. Korea dies at 96 without reunion

Akihiro Arimoto, whose daughter Keiko was taken to North Korea in 1983 at age 23, is pictured during a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba at the premier's office in Tokyo on Oct. 17, 2024. Arimoto, who strenuously fought for her return and that of the other abductees, died of natural causes aged 96 at his home in Kobe, western Japan, without seeing her, his family said on Feb. 17, 2025.

Red-crowned cranes in Hokkaido

Red-crowned cranes in Hokkaido

Red-crowned cranes, designated as a Japanese special national treasure, are in mating season on their snow-covered feeding grounds in the Hokkaido village of Tsurui, northern Japan, on Feb. 17, 2025.

Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

New Baltimore Orioles pitcher Tomoyuki Sugano warms up during spring training in Sarasota, Florida, on Feb. 17, 2025.

Red-crowned cranes in Hokkaido

Red-crowned cranes in Hokkaido

Red-crowned cranes, designated as a Japanese special national treasure, are in mating season on their snow-covered feeding grounds in the Hokkaido village of Tsurui, northern Japan, on Feb. 17, 2025.

Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

New Baltimore Orioles pitcher Tomoyuki Sugano plays catch during spring training in Sarasota, Florida, on Feb. 17, 2025.

Red-crowned cranes in Hokkaido

Red-crowned cranes in Hokkaido

Red-crowned cranes, designated as a Japanese special national treasure, are in mating season on their snow-covered feeding grounds in the Hokkaido village of Tsurui, northern Japan, on Feb. 17, 2025.

Father of woman abducted by N. Korea dies at 96 without reunion

Father of woman abducted by N. Korea dies at 96 without reunion

Akihiro Arimoto, whose daughter Keiko was taken to North Korea in 1983 at age 23, celebrates her 60th birthday at their home in Kobe, western Japan, on Jan. 12, 2020, with a birthday cake in front of her photo. Arimoto, who strenuously fought for her return and that of the other abductees, died of natural causes aged 96 without seeing her, his family said on Feb. 17, 2025.

Father of woman abducted by N. Korea dies at 96 without reunion

Father of woman abducted by N. Korea dies at 96 without reunion

Akihiro Arimoto (R), whose daughter Keiko was taken to North Korea in 1983 at age 23, and Sakie Yokota, 89, whose daughter Megumi was abducted by North Korea in 1977 at age 13, attend a meeting in Tokyo on Aug. 2, 2023. Arimoto had died of natural causes aged 96 without seeing his daughter, his family said on Feb. 17, 2025, leaving Yokota as the only surviving parent of an individual listed by Japan as having been abducted by North Korea. (Pool photo)

Baseball: Angels' Mike Trout

Baseball: Angels' Mike Trout

Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels meets the press in Tempe, Arizona, where his team is holding spring training, on Feb. 17, 2025.

Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

New Baltimore Orioles pitcher Tomoyuki Sugano plays catch during spring training in Sarasota, Florida, on Feb. 17, 2025.

Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

San Diego Padres pitcher Yu Darvish signs autographs at spring training in Peoria, Arizona, on Feb. 17, 2025.

Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

San Diego Padres pitcher Yu Darvish practices during spring training in Peoria, Arizona, on Feb. 17, 2025.