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Athletics: Fukuoka International Marathon

Ethiopia's Bayelign Yegzaw (front) wins the Fukuoka International Marathon ahead of Japanese runner-up Yusuke Nishiyama (back) at Heiwadai Athletic Stadium in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 7, 2025.

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Celebratory parade by Japan Series champ Hawks

SoftBank Hawks chairman and Nippon Professional Baseball all-time home run king Sadaharu Oh (L) waves to fans during a parade in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 24, 2025, after the Pacific League team clinched the Japan Series title for the 2025 season.

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Celebratory parade by Japan Series champ Hawks

SoftBank Hawks players take part in a parade in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 24, 2025, after clinching the Japan Series baseball title for the 2025 season.

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Celebratory parade by Japan Series champ Hawks

SoftBank Hawks players take part in a parade in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 24, 2025, after clinching the Japan Series baseball title for the 2025 season.

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Celebratory parade by Japan Series champ Hawks

SoftBank Hawks players take part in a parade in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 24, 2025, after clinching the Japan Series baseball title for the 2025 season.

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Celebratory parade by Japan Series champ Hawks

SoftBank Hawks players take part in a parade in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 24, 2025, after clinching the Japan Series baseball title for the 2025 season.

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Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament

Ukrainian wrester sekiwake Aonishiki (back) beats yokozuna Hoshoryu to win the Emperor's Cup in a playoff on the final day of the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 23, 2025.

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Bargain sales after Hawks' Pacific League pennant win

A Daimaru department store in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, kicks off a three-day bargain sale on Sept. 28, 2025, after the local SoftBank Hawks pro baseball team won the Pacific League pennant for the second consecutive season the previous day.

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Bargain sales after Hawks' Pacific League pennant win

A Daimaru department store in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, kicks off a three-day bargain sale on Sept. 28, 2025, after the local SoftBank Hawks pro baseball team won the Pacific League pennant for the second consecutive season the previous day.

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World Athletics Championships

Hammer thrower Katrine Koch Jacobsen of Denmark warms up during training camp in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Sept. 7, 2025, ahead of the World Athletics Championships opening in Tokyo on Sept. 13.

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World Athletics Championships

Hammer thrower Katrine Koch Jacobsen of Denmark warms up during training camp in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Sept. 7, 2025, ahead of the World Athletics Championships opening in Tokyo on Sept. 13.

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Anti-groping poster at subway platform

FUKUOKA, Japan, Aug. 24 Kyodo - Photo taken at a subway platform at Tenjin Station in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, in 1998, shows a poster made by local police encouraging groping victims to report incidents to police. The poster was created after a public poll conducted by the police showed over 90 percent of women had not reported incidents to either subway staff or police.(Kyodo)

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Return rush of holidaymakers

A shinkansen bullet train platform at JR Hakata Station in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, is crowded with passengers returning from their hometowns or resorts toward the end of Japan's bon summer holiday season on Aug. 16, 2025.

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Return rush of holidaymakers

A shinkansen bullet train platform at JR Hakata Station in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, is crowded with passengers returning from their hometowns or resorts toward the end of Japan's bon summer holiday season on Aug. 16, 2025.

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Return rush of holidaymakers

A shinkansen bullet train platform at JR Hakata Station in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, is crowded with passengers returning from their hometowns or resorts toward the end of Japan's bon summer holiday season on Aug. 16, 2025.

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Return rush of holidaymakers

A shinkansen bullet train platform at JR Hakata Station in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, is crowded with passengers returning from their hometowns or resorts toward the end of Japan's bon summer holiday season on Aug. 16, 2025.

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Mouse born using iPS cell

FUKUOKA, Japan, July 31 Kyodo - Photo taken on Oct. 14, 2016, at a Kyushu University Hospital campus in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, shows Kyushu University professor Katsuhiko Hayashi, who specializes in reproductive genetics, with a baby mouse born using an egg produced from an iPS cell.(Kyodo)

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Twin actors starred in NHK drama series

FUKUOKA, Japan, July 18 Kyodo - Japanese twin actors Mana Mikura (L) and Kana Mikura, both playing starring roles in public broadcaster NHK's television drama series "Futarikko," visit the ACROS Fukuoka multi-purpose hall in the southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka on March 8, 1997, for the recording of a TV commercial related to the Asian Development Bank.(Kyodo)

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Japanese baseball legend Nagashima dies at 89

Yomiuri Giants third baseman Shigeo Nagashima waves to fans after being named MVP of the Japan Series against the Nishitetsu Lions at Heiwadai Stadium in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 4, 1963. Nagashima, who was a key player on the Giants team that won nine consecutive Central League and Japan Series titles from 1965 to 1973 and later managed the club, died on June 3, 2025, aged 89.

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Taiwan's investment and trade center in Japan's Fukuoka

Taiwan's Deputy Minister of Economic Affairs Cynthia Kiang speaks during the opening ceremony for Taiwan's center to promote investment and trade with Japan in semiconductors and artificial intelligence, in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on April 21, 2025.

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Taiwan's investment and trade center in Japan's Fukuoka

Participants break a sake barrel during the opening ceremony for Taiwan's center to promote investment and trade with Japan in semiconductors and artificial intelligence, in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on April 21, 2025.

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Taiwan's investment and trade center in Japan's Fukuoka

A ceremony marking the opening of Taiwan's center to promote investment and trade with Japan in semiconductors and artificial intelligence, is held in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on April 21, 2025.

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Anime-themed ice show

Pro figure skater Marin Honda performs in tune with an anime song during an anime-themed ice show in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Jan. 25, 2025.

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Anime-themed ice show

Pro figure skater Marin Honda performs in tune with an anime song during an anime-themed ice show in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Jan. 25, 2025.

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Anime-themed ice show

Pro figure skater Marin Honda performs in tune with an anime song during an anime-themed ice show in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Jan. 25, 2025.

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Anime-themed ice show

Pro skater Shoma Uno, a two-time figure skating world champion, performs in tune with an anime song during an anime-themed ice show in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Jan. 25, 2025.

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Anime-themed ice show

Pro skater Shoma Uno, a two-time figure skating world champion, performs in tune with an anime song during an anime-themed ice show in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Jan. 25, 2025.

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Anime-themed ice show

Pro skater Shoma Uno, a two-time figure skating world champion, performs in tune with an anime song during an anime-themed ice show in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Jan. 25, 2025.

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Anime-themed ice show

Pro skater Shoma Uno, a two-time figure skating world champion, performs in tune with an anime song during an anime-themed ice show in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Jan. 25, 2025.

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Sumo: Grand champion Terunofuji retires after injury-plagued career

Photo taken on Nov. 14, 2021, shows Mongolian-born sumo grand champion Terunofuji performing a ring-entering ritual during the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan. The only current yokozuna, a 10-time tournament winner in the elite makuuchi division whose career has been marred by injury, has decided to retire, the Japan Sumo Association said on Jan. 17, 2025.

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Sumo: Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament

Ozeki Kotozakura holds a press conference in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 25, 2024, a day after winning the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament.

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Sumo: Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament

Ozeki Kotozakura holds a press conference in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 25, 2024, a day after winning the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament.

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Sumo: Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament

Ozeki Kotozakura holds a press conference in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 25, 2024, a day after winning the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament.

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Sumo: Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament

Ozeki Kotozakura (C) celebrates after winning the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 24, 2024.

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Sumo: Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament

Ozeki Kotozakura (C) celebrates after winning the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 24, 2024.

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Sumo: Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament

Ozeki Kotozakura (R) waves to fans ahead of a parade being held after winning the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 24, 2024.

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Sumo: Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament

Ozeki Kotozakura (R) waves to fans ahead of a parade being held after winning the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 24, 2024.

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Sumo: Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament

Ozeki Kotozakura receives the Emperor's Cup from Japan Sumo Association head Hakkaku after winning the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 24, 2024. (Pool photo)

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Sumo: Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament

Ozeki Kotozakura celebrates with supporters after winning the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 24, 2024. (Pool photo)

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Sumo: Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament

Ozeki Kotozakura celebrates with supporters after winning the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 24, 2024. (Pool photo)

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Sumo: Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament

Ozeki Kotozakura (R) beats ozeki Hoshoryu on the final day of the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 24, 2024, to clinch his first Emperor's Cup.

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Sumo: Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament

Ozeki Kotozakura (L) beats ozeki Hoshoryu on the final day of the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 24, 2024, to clinch his first Emperor's Cup.

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Sumo: Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament

Ozeki Kotozakura (L) beats ozeki Hoshoryu on the final day of the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 24, 2024, to clinch his first Emperor's Cup.

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Sumo: Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament

Ozeki Kotozakura (R) beats ozeki Hoshoryu on the final day of the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 24, 2024, to clinch his first Emperor's Cup.

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Sumo: Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament

Ozeki Kotozakura (L) beats ozeki Hoshoryu on the final day of the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 24, 2024, to clinch his first Emperor's Cup.

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Sumo: Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament

Ozeki Kotozakura receives the Emperor's Cup from Japan Sumo Association head Hakkaku after winning the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 24, 2024.

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Sumo: Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament

Ozeki Kotozakura receives the Emperor's Cup from Japan Sumo Association head Hakkaku after winning the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 24, 2024.

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Campaigning for Japan general election

Taro Yamamoto, head of the anti-establishment Reiwa Shinsengumi party, makes a stump speech in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 21, 2024, ahead of the Oct. 27 general election.

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Campaigning for Japan general election

Yoshihiko Noda, head of the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, makes a stump speech in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 23, 2024, ahead of the Oct. 27 general election.

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Baseball: Hawks book Japan Series spot

SoftBank Hawks players celebrate after beating the Nippon Ham Fighters 3-2 in Game 3 of the Pacific League Climax Series final stage at Mizuho PayPay Dome in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 18, 2024, booking their Japan Series spot.