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Japanese baseball great Harimoto dies

Japanese baseball great Isao Harimoto is pictured during a baseball game featuring former Japanese professional players in Tokyo on July 27, 2026. Harimoto, a Japanese Baseball Hall of Famer who set the Nippon Professional Baseball career hits record with 3,085 hits in 2,752 games, died on Sept. 9, at age 86.

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Japanese baseball great Harimoto dies

Japanese baseball great Isao Harimoto celebrates after being inducted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame in Tokyo in January 1990, in front of the plaque of fellow Hall of Famer Shigeru Mizuhara. Harimoto, who set the Nippon Professional Baseball career hits record with 3,085 hits in 2,752 games, died on Sept. 9, 2026, aged 86.

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Japanese baseball great Harimoto dies

Japanese baseball great Isao Harimoto (R), is pictured with Shohei Ohtani of the Nippon Ham Fighters in February 2013 in Kunigami, Okinawa Prefecture. Harimoto, a Japanese Baseball Hall of Famer who set the Nippon Professional Baseball career hits record with 3,085 hits in 2,752 games, died on Sept. 9, 2026, aged 86.

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Japanese baseball great Harimoto dies

Japanese baseball great Isao Harimoto (R), is pictured with Shohei Ohtani of the Nippon Ham Fighters in February 2013 in Kunigami, Okinawa Prefecture. Harimoto, a Japanese Baseball Hall of Famer who set the Nippon Professional Baseball career hits record with 3,085 hits in 2,752 games, died on Sept. 9, 2026, aged 86.

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Japanese baseball great Harimoto dies

Isao Harimoto of the Lotte Orions hit his 3,000th career hit in a baseball game against the Hankyu Braves in Kawasaki Stadium in Kawasaki, near Tokyo, on May 28, 1980. The Japanese Baseball Hall of Famer, who set the Nippon Professional Baseball career hits record with 3,085 hits in 2,752 games, died on Sept. 9, 2026, aged 86.

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Japanese baseball great Harimoto dies

Photo taken in Tokyo in December 2022 shows Isao Harimoto, a Japanese baseball great and survivor of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima. The Japanese Baseball Hall of Famer, who set the Nippon Professional Baseball career hits record with 3,085 hits in 2,752 games, died on Sept. 9, 2026, aged 86.

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Table tennis: WTT Champions

Japan's Tomokazu Harimoto celebrates after beating South Korea's Oh Jun Sung in the men's singles final at the WTT Champions Yokohama table tennis event in Yokohama, eastern Japan, on Aug. 9, 2026.

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Table tennis: WTT Champions

Japan's Tomokazu Harimoto celebrates after beating South Korea's Oh Jun Sung in the men's singles final at the WTT Champions Yokohama table tennis event in Yokohama, eastern Japan, on Aug. 9, 2026.

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Table tennis: WTT Champions

Japan's Miwa Harimoto celebrates after beating defending champion Chen Xingtong of China in the women's singles final at the WTT Champions Yokohama table tennis event in Yokohama, eastern Japan, on Aug. 9, 2026.

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Table tennis: WTT Champions

Japan's Tomokazu Harimoto celebrates after beating South Korea's Oh Jun Sung in the men's singles final at the WTT Champions Yokohama table tennis event in Yokohama, eastern Japan, on Aug. 9, 2026.

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Table tennis: WTT Champions

Japan's Miwa Harimoto reacts after beating defending champion Chen Xingtong of China in the women's singles final at the WTT Champions Yokohama table tennis event in Yokohama, eastern Japan, on Aug. 9, 2026.

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Table tennis: WTT Champions

Japan's Miwa Harimoto reacts after beating defending champion Chen Xingtong of China in the women's singles final at the WTT Champions Yokohama table tennis event in Yokohama, eastern Japan, on Aug. 9, 2026.

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Table tennis: WTT Champions

Japan's Miwa Harimoto (R) takes a selfie after winning the women's singles title at the WTT Champions Yokohama table tennis event in Yokohama, eastern Japan, on Aug. 9, 2026. Her brother Tomokazu (L) retained the men's crown.

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Table tennis: WTT Champions

Japan's Miwa Harimoto (R) poses after winning the women's singles title at the WTT Champions Yokohama table tennis event in Yokohama, eastern Japan, on Aug. 9, 2026. Her brother Tomokazu (L) retained the men's crown.

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Table tennis: WTT Champions

Japan's Miwa Harimoto (R) poses after winning the women's singles title at the WTT Champions Yokohama table tennis event in Yokohama, eastern Japan, on Aug. 9, 2026. Her brother Tomokazu (L) retained the men's crown.

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Table tennis: WTT Champions

Japan's Tomokazu Harimoto poses after retaining the men's singles title at the WTT Champions Yokohama table tennis event in Yokohama, eastern Japan, on Aug. 9, 2026.

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Table tennis: WTT Champions

Japan's Tomokazu Harimoto poses after retaining the men's singles title at the WTT Champions Yokohama table tennis event in Yokohama, eastern Japan, on Aug. 9, 2026.

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Table tennis: WTT Champions

Japan's Miwa Harimoto poses after winning the women's singles title at the WTT Champions Yokohama table tennis event in Yokohama, eastern Japan, on Aug. 9, 2026.

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Table tennis: Team worlds

(clockwise from top L) Head coach Seiya Kishikawa, Sora Matsushima, Tomokazu Harimoto, Hiroto Shinozuka, Yukiya Uda and Shunsuke Togami pose for a photo after Japan won silver in the men's event at the World Team Table Tennis Championships in London on May 10, 2026.

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Table tennis: Team worlds

(from L) Head coach Seiya Kishikawa along with team members Tomokazu Harimoto, Sora Matsushima, Shunsuke Togami, Yukiya Uda and Hiroto Shinozuka pose for a photo after Japan won silver in the men's event at the World Team Table Tennis Championships in London on May 10, 2026.

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Table tennis: Team worlds

(from L) Rin Mende, Miwa Harimoto, Hina Hayata, Honoka Hashimoto and Miyu Nagasaki pose for a photo after Japan won silver in the women's event at the World Team Table Tennis Championships in London on May 10, 2026.

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Table tennis: Team worlds

(clockwise from top L) Rin Mende, Honoka Hashimoto, Miyu Nagasaki, Hina Hayata and Miwa Harimoto pose for a photo after Japan won silver in the women's event at the World Team Table Tennis Championships in London on May 10, 2026.

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Table Tennis WTT Finals - France v Japa

Felix Lebrun competes celebrates during the men's singles quarterfianl match between Harimoto Tomokazu of Japan and Felix Lebrun of France at the WTT Finals Hong Kong 2025 in Hong Kong, south China, Dec. 13, 2025. Photo by Lui Siu Wai/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Table Tennis WTT Finals - France v Japa

Harimoto Tomokazu celebrates after the men's singles quarterfianl match between Harimoto Tomokazu of Japan and Felix Lebrun of France at the WTT Finals Hong Kong 2025 in Hong Kong, south China, Dec. 13, 2025. Photo by Lui Siu Wai/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Table Tennis WTT Finals - France v Japa

Harimoto Tomokazu celebrates after the men's singles quarterfianl match between Harimoto Tomokazu of Japan and Felix Lebrun of France at the WTT Finals Hong Kong 2025 in Hong Kong, south China, Dec. 13, 2025. Photo by Lui Siu Wai/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Table Tennis WTT Finals - France v Japa

Felix Lebrun competes during the men's singles quarterfianl match between Harimoto Tomokazu of Japan and Felix Lebrun of France at the WTT Finals Hong Kong 2025 in Hong Kong, south China, Dec. 13, 2025. Photo by Lui Siu Wai/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Table Tennis WTT Finals - France v Japa

Harimoto Tomokazu celebrates after the men's singles quarterfianl match between Harimoto Tomokazu of Japan and Felix Lebrun of France at the WTT Finals Hong Kong 2025 in Hong Kong, south China, Dec. 13, 2025. Photo by Lui Siu Wai/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Table Tennis WTT Finals - France v Japa

Harimoto Tomokazu celebrates after the men's singles quarterfianl match between Harimoto Tomokazu of Japan and Felix Lebrun of France at the WTT Finals Hong Kong 2025 in Hong Kong, south China, Dec. 13, 2025. Photo by Lui Siu Wai/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Table Tennis WTT Finals - France v Japa

Felix Lebrun competes during the men's singles quarterfianl match between Harimoto Tomokazu of Japan and Felix Lebrun of France at the WTT Finals Hong Kong 2025 in Hong Kong, south China, Dec. 13, 2025. Photo by Lui Siu Wai/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Table Tennis WTT Finals - France v Japa

Felix Lebrun competes during the men's singles quarterfianl match between Harimoto Tomokazu of Japan and Felix Lebrun of France at the WTT Finals Hong Kong 2025 in Hong Kong, south China, Dec. 13, 2025. Photo by Lui Siu Wai/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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16th WTT Champion Montpellier Final - Montpellier

Miwa Harimoto of Japon During the 16th WTT Champion Montpellier Final on October 30, 2025 at ARENA Sud de France Montpellier, France. Photo by Laurent Lairys/ABACAPRESS.COM

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16th WTT Champion Montpellier Final - Montpellier

Miwa Harimoto of Japon During the 16th WTT Champion Montpellier Final on October 30, 2025 at ARENA Sud de France Montpellier, France. Photo by Laurent Lairys/ABACAPRESS.COM

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16th WTT Champion Montpellier Final - Montpellier

Miwa Harimoto of Japon During the 16th WTT Champion Montpellier Final on October 30, 2025 at ARENA Sud de France Montpellier, France. Photo by Laurent Lairys/ABACAPRESS.COM

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16th WTT Champion Montpellier Final - Montpellier

Miwa Harimoto of Japon During the 16th WTT Champion Montpellier Final on October 30, 2025 at ARENA Sud de France Montpellier, France. Photo by Laurent Lairys/ABACAPRESS.COM

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16th WTT Champion Montpellier Final - Montpellier

Miwa Harimoto of Japon During the 16th WTT Champion Montpellier Final on October 30, 2025 at ARENA Sud de France Montpellier, France. Photo by Laurent Lairys/ABACAPRESS.COM

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16th WTT Champion Montpellier Final - Montpellier

Miwa Harimoto of Japon During the 16th WTT Champion Montpellier Final on October 30, 2025 at ARENA Sud de France Montpellier, France. Photo by Laurent Lairys/ABACAPRESS.COM

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16th WTT Champion Montpellier Final - Montpellier

Miwa Harimoto of Japon During the 16th WTT Champion Montpellier Final on October 30, 2025 at ARENA Sud de France Montpellier, France. Photo by Laurent Lairys/ABACAPRESS.COM

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16th WTT Champion Montpellier Final - Montpellier

Miwa Harimoto of Japon During the 16th WTT Champion Montpellier Final on October 30, 2025 at ARENA Sud de France Montpellier, France. Photo by Laurent Lairys/ABACAPRESS.COM

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16th WTT Champion Montpellier Final - Montpellier

Miwa Harimoto of Japon During the 16th WTT Champion Montpellier Final on October 30, 2025 at ARENA Sud de France Montpellier, France. Photo by Laurent Lairys/ABACAPRESS.COM

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