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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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Memorial ceremony for Japanese baseball legend Nagashima

Japanese pro baseball's all-time home run king and SoftBank Hawks Chairman Sadaharu Oh delivers a eulogy at a memorial ceremony held at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2025, for Japanese baseball legend Shigeo Nagashima, the former Yomiuri Giants star player and manager who died in June.

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HEN HARRIER

Blue harrier (Circus cyaneus), female. Hen harrier (Circus cyaneus). Circus cyaneus (Linnaeus, 1766) Photo: Magnus Martinsson / TT / 2734

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HEN HARRIER

Blue harrier (Circus cyaneus), female. Hen harrier (Circus cyaneus). Circus cyaneus (Linnaeus, 1766) Photo: Magnus Martinsson / TT / 2734

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Order of Culture Award

Japanese pro baseball's all-time home run king and chairman of the SoftBank Hawks Sadaharu Oh attends a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 3, 2025, after receiving the Order of Culture, Japan's top cultural award, at an Imperial Palace ceremony.

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Order of Culture Award

Japanese pro baseball's all-time home run king and chairman of the SoftBank Hawks Sadaharu Oh (R) receives the Order of Culture, Japan's top cultural award, from Emperor Naruhito at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Nov. 3, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Order of Culture Award

Japanese pro baseball's all-time home run king and chairman of the SoftBank Hawks Sadaharu Oh attends a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 3, 2025, after receiving the Order of Culture, Japan's top cultural award, at an Imperial Palace ceremony.

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Order of Culture Award

Japanese pro baseball's all-time home run king and chairman of the SoftBank Hawks Sadaharu Oh attends a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 3, 2025, after receiving the Order of Culture, Japan's top cultural award, at an Imperial Palace ceremony.

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Baseball: Hawks clinch Japan Series title

SoftBank Hawks players celebrate after winning the 2025 Japan Series title with a victory in Game 5 of the best-of-seven series against the Hanshin Tigers at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, western Japan, on Oct. 30, 2025.

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Baseball: Hawks clinch Japan Series title

SoftBank Hawks manager Hiroki Kokubo is tossed up in the air after the Pacific League baseball team won the 2025 Japan Series title with a victory in Game 5 of the best-of-seven series against the Central League's Hanshin Tigers at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, western Japan, on Oct. 30, 2025.

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Baseball: Hawks clinch Japan Series title

SoftBank Hawks manager Hiroki Kokubo is tossed up in the air after the Pacific League baseball team won the 2025 Japan Series title with a victory in Game 5 of the best-of-seven series against the Central League's Hanshin Tigers at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, western Japan, on Oct. 30, 2025.

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Baseball: Hawks clinch Japan Series title

SoftBank Hawks manager Hiroki Kokubo is tossed up in the air after the Pacific League baseball team won the 2025 Japan Series title with a victory in Game 5 of the best-of-seven series against the Central League's Hanshin Tigers at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, western Japan, on Oct. 30, 2025.

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Baseball: Hawks clinch Japan Series title

SoftBank Hawks players celebrate after winning the 2025 Japan Series title with a victory in Game 5 of the best-of-seven series against the Hanshin Tigers at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, western Japan, on Oct. 30, 2025.

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Baseball: PL Climax Series final stage

SoftBank Hawks players pose after winning the Pacific League Climax Series final stage against the Nippon Ham Fighters at Mizuho PayPay Dome in Fukuoka on Oct. 20, 2025.

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Baseball: PL Climax Series final stage

SoftBank Hawks players celebrate after winning the Pacific League Climax Series final stage against the Nippon Ham Fighters at Mizuho PayPay Dome in Fukuoka on Oct. 20, 2025.

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Baseball: PL Climax Series final stage

SoftBank Hawks players wave to fans after winning the Pacific League Climax Series final stage against the Nippon Ham Fighters at Mizuho PayPay Dome in Fukuoka on Oct. 20, 2025.

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Baseball: PL Climax Series final stage

SoftBank Hawks players high-five after winning the Pacific League Climax Series final stage against the Nippon Ham Fighters at Mizuho PayPay Dome in Fukuoka on Oct. 20, 2025.

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Baseball: PL Climax Series final stage

SoftBank Hawks players high-five after winning the Pacific League Climax Series final stage against the Nippon Ham Fighters at Mizuho PayPay Dome in Fukuoka on Oct. 20, 2025.

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Baseball: PL Climax Series final stage

SoftBank Hawks players high-five after winning the Pacific League Climax Series final stage against the Nippon Ham Fighters at Mizuho PayPay Dome in Fukuoka on Oct. 20, 2025.

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Baseball: PL Climax Series final stage

SoftBank Hawks players high-five after winning the Pacific League Climax Series final stage against the Nippon Ham Fighters at Mizuho PayPay Dome in Fukuoka on Oct. 20, 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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Baseball: Hawks clinch Pacific League title

SoftBank Hawks players celebrate after the baseball team won the Pacific League pennant for the second consecutive season with a 4-1 victory over the Seibu Lions at Belluna Dome in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, on Sept. 27, 2025.

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Baseball: Hawks clinch Pacific League title

SoftBank Hawks players celebrate after the baseball team won the Pacific League pennant for the second consecutive season with a 4-1 victory over the Seibu Lions at Belluna Dome in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, on Sept. 27, 2025.

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Baseball: Hawks clinch Pacific League title

SoftBank Hawks players celebrate after the baseball team won the Pacific League pennant for the second consecutive season with a 4-1 victory over the Seibu Lions at Belluna Dome in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, on Sept. 27, 2025.

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Baseball: Hawks clinch Pacific League title

SoftBank Hawks players celebrate after the baseball team won the Pacific League pennant for the second consecutive season with a 4-1 victory over the Seibu Lions at Belluna Dome in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, on Sept. 27, 2025.

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