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Sumo: Former ozeki Tochinoshin

Former ozeki-ranked sumo wrestler Tochinoshin, whose real name is Levan Gorgadze, poses for a photo at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Sept. 18, 2023. Seen on the left is a poster of his retirement ceremony to be held on Feb. 4, 2024.

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Major League Baseball scouts in Japan

Los Angeles Dodgers President of Baseball Operations Andrew Friedman (C) sits by the bullpen during his visit to the Japan national team's World Baseball Classic training camp in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 18, 2023.

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Japan-U.S. joint drill in southwestern Japan

A Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force AAV7 amphibious vehicle takes part in a joint drill with the U.S. Marine Corps at an exercise ground in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Oita on Feb. 18, 2023. The drill, taking place from Feb. 16 to March 12, is designed to train for the defense of Japan's remote islands.

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Japan-U.S. joint drill in southwestern Japan

A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion transport helicopter takes part in a joint drill with Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force at an exercise ground in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Oita on Feb. 18, 2023. The drill, taking place from Feb. 16 to March 12, is designed to train for the defense of Japan's remote islands.

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Japan-U.S. joint drill in southwestern Japan

U.S. Marine Corps personnel take part in a joint drill with Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force at an exercise ground in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Oita on Feb. 18, 2023. The drill, taking place from Feb. 16 to March 12, is designed to train for the defense of Japan's remote islands.

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Japan-U.S. joint drill in southwestern Japan

A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor takes part in a joint drill with Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force at an exercise ground in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Oita on Feb. 18, 2023. The drill, taking place from Feb. 16 to March 12, is designed to train for the defense of Japan's remote islands.

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Japan-U.S. joint drill in southwestern Japan

U.S. Marine Corps personnel take part in a joint drill with Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force at an exercise ground in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Oita on Feb. 18, 2023. The drill, taking place from Feb. 16 to March 12, is designed to train for the defense of Japan's remote islands.

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Japan-U.S. joint drill in southwestern Japan

A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion transport helicopter takes part in a joint drill with Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force at an exercise ground in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Oita on Feb. 18, 2023. The drill, taking place from Feb. 16 to March 12, is designed to train for the defense of Japan's remote islands.

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Japan-U.S. joint drill in southwestern Japan

A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor takes part in a joint drill with Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force at an exercise ground in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Oita on Feb. 18, 2023. The drill, taking place from Feb. 16 to March 12, is designed to train for the defense of Japan's remote islands.

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Japan-U.S. joint drill in southwestern Japan

A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor takes part in a joint drill with Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force at an exercise ground in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Oita on Feb. 18, 2023. The drill, taking place from Feb. 16 to March 12, is designed to train for the defense of Japan's remote islands.

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Baseball: S. Korea's WBC training

Lee Jung Hoo poses for a photo during the South Korean national baseball team's training camp in Tucson, Arizona, on Feb. 18, 2023, in preparation for the World Baseball Classic.

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Baseball: S. Korea's WBC training

Lee Jung Hoo does batting practice during the South Korean national baseball team's training camp in Tucson, Arizona, on Feb. 18, 2023, in preparation for the World Baseball Classic.

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Baseball: S. Korea's WBC training

Lee Jung Hoo meets the press during the South Korean national baseball team's training camp in Tucson, Arizona, on Feb. 18, 2023, in preparation for the World Baseball Classic.

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Baseball: S. Korea's WBC training

Left-hander Yang Hyeon Jong does pitching practice during the South Korean national baseball team's training camp in Tucson, Arizona, on Feb. 18, 2023, in preparation for the World Baseball Classic.

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Baseball: S. Korea's WBC training

Left-hander Yang Hyeon Jong does pitching practice during the South Korean national baseball team's training camp in Tucson, Arizona, on Feb. 18, 2023, in preparation for the World Baseball Classic.

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Baseball: S. Korea's WBC training

South Korea's national baseball team players warm up during training camp in Tucson, Arizona, on Feb. 18, 2023, in preparation for the World Baseball Classic.

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Baseball: S. Korea's WBC training

Lee Kang Chul, manager of South Korea's national baseball team, poses for a photo during a training camp in Tucson, Arizona, on Feb. 18, 2023, in preparation for the World Baseball Classic.

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Baseball: S. Korea's WBC training

South Korea's national baseball team players train in Tucson, Arizona, on Feb. 18, 2023, in preparation for the World Baseball Classic.

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Football: German Bundesliga

Frankfurt's Daichi Kamada takes on a defender during the first half of a German Bundesliga match against Bremen at Deutsche Bank Park in Frankfurt on Feb. 18, 2023.

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Football: German Bundesliga

Freiburg's Ritsu Doan (L) and Bochum's Christopher Antwi-Adjei vie for the ball during the first half of a German Bundesliga football match at Vonovia Ruhrstadion in Bochum on Feb. 18, 2023.

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Football: Premier League

Brighton's Kaoru Mitoma dribbles with the ball during the second half of a Premier League football match against Fulham at Amex Stadium in Brighton on Feb. 18, 2023.

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Football: Scottish Premiership

Celtic's Reo Hatate celebrates after scoring a goal in the second half of a Scottish Premiership football match against Aberdeen at Celtic Park in Glasgow on Feb. 18, 2023.

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Football: Premier League

Brighton's Kaoru Mitoma (facing camera) dribbles with the ball during the second half of a Premier League football match against Fulham at Amex Stadium in Brighton on Feb. 18, 2023.

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Football: Scottish Premiership

Celtic's Daizen Maeda dribbles with the ball in the first half of a Scottish Premiership football match against Aberdeen at Celtic Park in Glasgow on Feb. 18, 2023.

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Football: Scottish Premiership

Celtic's Reo Hatate celebrates after scoring a goal in the second half of a Scottish Premiership football match against Aberdeen at Celtic Park in Glasgow on Feb. 18, 2023.

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Football: Scottish Premiership

Celtic's Reo Hatate scores a goal in the second half of a Scottish Premiership football match against Aberdeen at Celtic Park in Glasgow on Feb. 18, 2023.

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Football: Scottish Premiership

Celtic's Reo Hatate (2nd from L) scores a goal in the second half of a Scottish Premiership football match against Aberdeen at Celtic Park in Glasgow on Feb. 18, 2023.

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Football: German Bundesliga

Bochum's Takuma Asano dribbles with the ball during the second half of a German Bundesliga football match against Freiburg at Vonovia Ruhrstadion in Bochum on Feb. 18, 2023.

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Japan-U.S. joint drill in southwestern Japan

U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor planes take part in a joint drill with Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force at an exercise ground in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Oita on Feb. 18, 2023. The drill, taking place from Feb. 16 to March 12, is designed to train for the defense of Japan's remote islands.

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Baseball: S. Korea's WBC training camp

Pitchers play catch on the field as the South Korean national baseball team holds training camp in preparation for the World Baseball Classic in Tucson, Arizona, on Feb. 18, 2023.

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Baseball: S. Korea's WBC training camp

Players warm up on the field as the South Korean national baseball team holds training camp in preparation for the World Baseball Classic in Tucson, Arizona, on Feb. 18, 2023.

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Fujii wins Game 2 of shogi's Kio title series

Challenger Sota Fujii reflects on Game 2 of a best-of-five series for shogi's Kio title after beating defending champion Akira Watanabe in Kanazawa, central Japan, on Feb. 18, 2023, following a victory in Game 1. If the 20-year-old Fujii captures the Kio title from Watanabe, he will have six out of shogi's eight major titles.

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Fujii wins Game 2 of shogi's Kio title series

Challenger Sota Fujii reflects on Game 2 of a best-of-five series for shogi's Kio title after beating defending champion Akira Watanabe in Kanazawa, central Japan, on Feb. 18, 2023, following a victory in Game 1. If the 20-year-old Fujii captures the Kio title from Watanabe, he will have six out of shogi's eight major titles.

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Fujii wins Game 2 of shogi's Kio title series

Challenger Sota Fujii (R) reflects on Game 2 of a best-of-five series for shogi's Kio title after beating defending champion Akira Watanabe in Kanazawa, central Japan, on Feb. 18, 2023, following a victory in Game 1. If the 20-year-old Fujii captures the Kio title from Watanabe, he will have six out of shogi's eight major titles.

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N. Korea fires ballistic missile, falls within Japan's EEZ

Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada speaks to the press at his office in Tokyo on Feb. 18, 2023, after North Korea fired a ballistic missile earlier in the day that likely fell within Japan's exclusive economic zone in the Sea of Japan.

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Meeting of G7 foreign ministers in Munich

The foreign ministers of the Group of Seven advanced countries line up for a photo session ahead of their meeting in Munich on Feb. 18, 2023. Standing in the center is Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi. (Pool photo)

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Move to take off masks in Seoul

Young people are pictured at an indoor facility without face masks in Seoul on Feb. 18, 2023, three weeks after COVID-related restrictions were lifted.

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N. Korea fires ballistic missile, falls within Japan's EEZ

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks to the press at his office in Tokyo on Feb. 18, 2023, after North Korea fired a ballistic missile earlier in the day that likely fell within Japan's exclusive economic zone in the Sea of Japan.

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N. Korea fires ballistic missile, falls within Japan's EEZ

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks to the press at his office in Tokyo on Feb. 18, 2023, after North Korea fired a ballistic missile earlier in the day that likely fell within Japan's exclusive economic zone in the Sea of Japan.

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N. Korea fires ballistic missile, falls within Japan's EEZ

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks to the press at his office in Tokyo on Feb. 18, 2023, after North Korea fired a ballistic missile earlier in the day that likely fell within Japan's exclusive economic zone in the Sea of Japan.

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Baseball: WBC training camp in Japan

San Diego Padres pitcher Yu Darvish, a member of Japan's World Baseball Classic team, heads to a bullpen at the team's spring training camp on Feb. 18, 2023, in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan.

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Baseball: WBC training camp in Japan

San Diego Padres pitcher Yu Darvish (C), a member of Japan's World Baseball Classic team, responds to autograph requests from fans at the team's spring training camp on Feb. 18, 2023, in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan.

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Japan-U.S. joint drill in southwestern Japan

A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor plane takes part in a joint drill with Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force at an exercise ground in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Oita on Feb. 18, 2023. The drill, taking place from Feb. 16 to March 12, is designed to train for the defense of Japan's remote islands.

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Japan-U.S. joint drill in southwestern Japan

A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor plane takes part in a joint drill with Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force at an exercise ground in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Oita on Feb. 18, 2023. The drill, taking place from Feb. 16 to March 12, is designed to train for the defense of Japan's remote islands.

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Japan-U.S. joint drill in southwestern Japan

U.S. Marine Corps personnel take part in a joint drill with Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force at an exercise ground in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Oita on Feb. 18, 2023. The drill from Feb. 16 to March 12 is designed to train for the defense of Japan's remote islands.

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Japan-U.S. joint drill in southwestern Japan

A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor plane takes part in a joint drill with Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force at an exercise ground in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Oita on Feb. 18, 2023. The drill, taking place from Feb. 16 to March 12, is designed to train for the defense of Japan's remote islands.

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Japan-U.S. joint drill in southwestern Japan

U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor planes take part in a joint drill with Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force at an exercise ground in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Oita on Feb. 18, 2023. The drill, taking place from Feb. 16 to March 12, is designed to train for the defense of Japan's remote islands.

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Japan-U.S. joint drill in southwestern Japan

U.S. Marine Corps personnel take part in a joint drill with Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force at an exercise ground in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Oita on Feb. 18, 2023. The drill from Feb. 16 to March 12 is designed to train for the defense of Japan's remote islands.

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Japan-U.S. joint drill in southwestern Japan

A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor plane takes part in a joint drill with Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force at an exercise ground in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Oita on Feb. 18, 2023. The drill, taking place from Feb. 16 to March 12, is designed to train for the defense of Japan's remote islands.

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Baseball: WBC training camp in Japan

San Diego Padres pitcher Yu Darvish throws a bullpen session during the Japanese national team's World Baseball Classic training camp on Feb. 18, 2023, in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan.