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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.

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Heavy snowfall in Japan

A person removes snow in Suzu, Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on Feb. 8, 2025, following heavy snowfall.

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Snow-covered castle in Japan

Matsue Castle is covered with snow in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, western Japan, on Feb. 8, 2025.

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Heavy snowfall in Japan

Pedestrians walk on a snow-covered path in Niigata in Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, on Feb. 8, 2025, following heavy snowfall.

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Golf: Phoenix Open

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan is pictured after finishing the third round of the Phoenix Open golf tournament on Feb. 8, 2025, at TPC Scottsdale in Scottsdale, Arizona.

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Golf: Phoenix Open

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan plays a shot on the ninth hole in the third round of the Phoenix Open golf tournament on Feb. 8, 2025, at TPC Scottsdale in Scottsdale, Arizona.

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Golf: Phoenix Open

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan hits off the 16th tee in the third round of the Phoenix Open golf tournament on Feb. 8, 2025, at TPC Scottsdale in Scottsdale, Arizona.

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Japanese woman killed in Hungary

People hold a memorial gathering on Feb. 8, 2025, in front of an apartment in Budapest where the charred body of a Japanese woman was found on Jan. 29. Her Irish ex-husband has been arrested on suspicion of murdering her.

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Japanese woman killed in Hungary

People pray on Feb. 8, 2025, in front of an apartment in Budapest where the charred body of a Japanese woman was found on Jan. 29. Her Irish ex-husband has been arrested on suspicion of murdering her.

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Golf: Phoenix Open

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan hits out of a bunker on the 12th hole in the third round of the Phoenix Open golf tournament on Feb. 8, 2025, at TPC Scottsdale in Scottsdale, Arizona.

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Golf: Phoenix Open

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan makes a birdie putt on the 13th hole in the third round of the Phoenix Open golf tournament on Feb. 8, 2025, at TPC Scottsdale in Scottsdale, Arizona.

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Heavy snowfall in Japan

People walk on a snow-covered road in Niigata, northwest of Tokyo, on Feb. 8, 2025.

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Heavy snowfall in Japan

Vehicles are covered with snow in Niigata, northwest of Tokyo, on Feb. 8, 2025.

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Heavy snowfall in Japan

Photo taken Feb. 8, 2025, shows a road in the snow-covered central Japan city of Suzu -- hit by a powerful earthquake and torrential rain the previous year -- in Ishikawa Prefecture.

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Heavy snowfall in Japan

A snowplow removes snow on Feb. 8, 2025, in the central Japan city of Suzu -- hit by a powerful earthquake and torrential rain the previous year -- in Ishikawa Prefecture.

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Heavy snowfall in Japan

A snowplow removes snow on Feb. 8, 2025, in the central Japan city of Suzu -- hit by a powerful earthquake and torrential rain the previous year -- in Ishikawa Prefecture.

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Heavy snowfall in Japan

Photo shows snow-covered Tottori Sand Dunes in Tottori, western Japan, on Feb. 8, 2025.

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Heavy snowfall in Japan

Photo shows snow-covered Tottori Sand Dunes in Tottori, western Japan, on Feb. 8, 2025.

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Boat-racing festival for good haul

Youths participate in a boat-racing event in Kushimoto in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Feb. 8, 2025, as part of Minato shrine's annual festival to pray for a good haul and business success.

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Boat-racing festival for good haul

Youths participate in a boat-racing event in Kushimoto in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Feb. 8, 2025, as part of Minato shrine's annual festival to pray for a good haul and business success.

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Baseball: Shohei Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers tightens a glove lace during a workout at the team's spring training site in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 8, 2025.

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Baseball: Shohei Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers smiles during a workout at the team's spring training site in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 8, 2025.

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Nobel-winning Nihon Hidankyo co-chair at anti-nuke event

Terumi Tanaka, co-chair of 2024 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Nihon Hidankyo, Japan's leading group of atomic bomb survivors, speaks at an anti-nuclear weapons event in Tokyo on Feb. 8, 2025.

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Nobel-winning Nihon Hidankyo co-chair at anti-nuke event

Terumi Tanaka, co-chair of 2024 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Nihon Hidankyo, Japan's leading group of atomic bomb survivors, speaks at an anti-nuclear weapons event in Tokyo on Feb. 8, 2025.

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Nobel-winning Nihon Hidankyo co-chair at anti-nuke event

Terumi Tanaka, co-chair of 2024 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Nihon Hidankyo, Japan's leading group of atomic bomb survivors, speaks at an anti-nuclear weapons event in Tokyo on Feb. 8, 2025.

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Hostages released from Hamas

People celebrate in Tel Aviv on Feb. 8, 2025, following the release the same day of three Israeli hostages by Palestinian group Hamas after a cease-fire agreement came into effect on Jan. 19.

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Nobel-winning Nihon Hidankyo co-chair at anti-nuke event

Terumi Tanaka, co-chair of 2024 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Nihon Hidankyo, Japan's leading group of atomic bomb survivors, speaks at an anti-nuclear weapons event in Tokyo on Feb. 8, 2025.

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Hostages released from Hamas

People celebrate in Tel Aviv on Feb. 8, 2025, following the release the same day of three Israeli hostages by Palestinian group Hamas after a cease-fire agreement came into effect on Jan. 19.

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Hostages released from Hamas

People celebrate in Tel Aviv on Feb. 8, 2025, following the release the same day of three Israeli hostages by Palestinian group Hamas after a cease-fire agreement came into effect on Jan. 19.

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Hostages released from Hamas

People celebrate in Tel Aviv on Feb. 8, 2025, following the release the same day of three Israeli hostages by Palestinian group Hamas after a cease-fire agreement came into effect on Jan. 19.

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Hostages released from Hamas

People celebrate in Tel Aviv on Feb. 8, 2025, following the release the same day of three Israeli hostages by Palestinian group Hamas after a cease-fire agreement came into effect on Jan. 19.

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Hostages released from Hamas

People wait for the arrival of Israeli hostages released by Palestinian group Hamas in Tel Aviv on Feb. 8, 2025, after a cease-fire agreement came into effect on Jan. 19.

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Alpine Skiing: World championships

Breezy Johnson of the United States celebrates after winning the women's downhill event at the world alpine skiing championships on Feb. 8, 2025, in Saalbach, Austria.

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Alpine Skiing: World championships

Breezy Johnson of the United States competes en route to winning the women's downhill event at the world alpine skiing championships on Feb. 8, 2025, in Saalbach, Austria.

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Ice Hockey: Olympic final q'fier

Japan players celebrate after defeating Poland 6-0 to secure a fourth straight Olympic berth in the final women's ice hockey qualifying tournament for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Games on Feb. 8, 2025, in Tomakomai, Hokkaido, northern Japan.

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Ice Hockey: Olympic final q'fier

Japan players celebrate after defeating Poland 6-0 to secure a fourth straight Olympic berth in the final women's ice hockey qualifying tournament for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Games on Feb. 8, 2025, in Tomakomai, Hokkaido, northern Japan.

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Ice Hockey: Olympic final q'fier

Japan players celebrate after defeating Poland 6-0 to secure a fourth straight Olympic berth in the final women's ice hockey qualifying tournament for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Games on Feb. 8, 2025, in Tomakomai, Hokkaido, northern Japan.

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Ice Hockey: Olympic final q'fier

Japan players acknowledge the crowd after defeating Poland 6-0 to secure its fourth straight Olympic berth in the final women's ice hockey qualifying tournament for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Games on Feb. 8, 2025, in Tomakomai, Hokkaido, northern Japan.

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Football: Scottish Cup

Celtic's Daizen Maeda poses after scoring a hat-trick in a Scottish Cup football match against Raith Rovers on Feb. 8, 2025, in Glasgow, Scotland.

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Baseball: Shohei Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers is pictured during a workout at the team's spring training site in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 8, 2025.

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Baseball: Shohei Ohtani

Fans and journalists gather at the Los Angeles Dodgers' spring training site in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 8, 2025, to watch a workout by baseball star Shohei Ohtani.

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Football: FA Cup

Brighton's Kaoru Mitoma (L) plays in an FA Cup football match against Chelsea in Brighton, England, on Feb. 8, 2025.

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Baseball: Shohei Ohtani

Fans and journalists gather at the Los Angeles Dodgers' spring training site in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 8, 2025, to watch a workout by baseball star Shohei Ohtani.

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Football: Scottish Cup

Celtic's Daizen Maeda (L) scores in the first half of a Scottish Cup football match against Raith Rovers on Feb. 8, 2025, in Glasgow, Scotland.

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Football: Scottish Cup

Celtic's Daizen Maeda (R) scores his second goal in the first half of a Scottish Cup football match against Raith Rovers on Feb. 8, 2025, in Glasgow, Scotland.

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Football: Scottish Cup

Celtic's Daizen Maeda (front, L) completes a hat-trick in the second half of a Scottish Cup football match against Raith Rovers on Feb. 8, 2025, in Glasgow, Scotland.

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Baseball: Shohei Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers is pictured during a workout at the team's spring training site in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 8, 2025.

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Baseball: Shohei Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers is pictured during a workout at the team's spring training site in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 8, 2025.

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Baseball: Shohei Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers is pictured during a workout at the team's spring training site in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 8, 2025.

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Baseball: Shohei Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers is pictured during a workout at the team's spring training site in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 8, 2025.