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World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025

Gold medalist Hamish Kerr (C) of New Zealand poses during the medal ceremony for the men's high jump event at the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 17, 2025, alongside silver medalist Woo Sang Hyeok (L) of South Korea and bronze medalist Jan Stefela of the Czech Republic.

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Japan's forced sterilization victim

Yumi Suzuki, one of the plaintiffs who sued the Japanese government over forced sterilization under the now-defunct eugenics protection law, speaks at a press conference after meeting with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who offered an apology, at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Jan. 17, 2025. The Supreme Court ruled the law unconstitutional in July 2024 and ordered the government to pay damages. Suzuki was named to the BBC's list of 100 inspiring and influential women from around the world for 2024.

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Father of woman abducted by N. Korea dies at 96 without reunion

Akihiro Arimoto, whose daughter Keiko was taken to North Korea in 1983 at age 23, celebrates her 60th birthday at their home in Kobe, western Japan, on Jan. 12, 2020, with a birthday cake in front of her photo. Arimoto, who strenuously fought for her return and that of the other abductees, died of natural causes aged 96 without seeing her, his family said on Feb. 17, 2025.

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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz delivers a speech at a rally in Wolfsburg, Germany, on Jan. 17, 2025.

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Baseball: Dodgers agree to terms with Japanese star pitcher Sasaki

Lotte Marines pitcher Roki Sasaki poses for a photo after throwing a perfect game in a Pacific League baseball game against the Orix Buffaloes on April 10, 2022, at Zozo Marine Stadium in Chiba, near Tokyo. The Japanese right-hander has agreed to terms with the Los Angeles Dodgers, according to an Instagram post he made on Jan. 17, 2025.

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Baseball: Dodgers agree to terms with Japanese star pitcher Sasaki

Roki Sasaki of the Lotte Marines throws during what would be a perfect Pacific League baseball game against the Orix Buffaloes on April 10, 2022, at Zozo Marine Stadium in Chiba, near Tokyo. The Japanese right-hander has agreed to terms with the Los Angeles Dodgers, according to an Instagram post he made on Jan. 17, 2025.

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Baseball: Dodgers agree to terms with Japanese star pitcher Sasaki

Roki Sasaki of the Lotte Marines throws during what would be a perfect Pacific League baseball game against the Orix Buffaloes on April 10, 2022, at Zozo Marine Stadium in Chiba, near Tokyo. The Japanese right-hander has agreed to terms with the Los Angeles Dodgers, according to an Instagram post he made on Jan. 17, 2025.

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Sumo: New Year Grand Sumo Tournament

Maegashira Atamifuji (front) beats ozeki Kotozakura on the sixth day of the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Jan. 17, 2025.

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Sumo: New Year Grand Sumo Tournament

Maegashira Atamifuji (L) beats ozeki Kotozakura on the sixth day of the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Jan. 17, 2025.

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Mountain fire caused after MSDF training

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a mountain fire near a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force shooting range in Etajima in the western Japan prefecture of Hiroshima on Jan. 17, 2025. A fire occurred at the shooting range earlier in the day as MSDF personnel conducted underwater mine-disposing training using an explosive, spreading to the mountain side.

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Mountain fire caused after MSDF training

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a mountain fire near a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force shooting range (bottom) in Etajima in the western Japan prefecture of Hiroshima on Jan. 17, 2025. A fire occurred at the shooting range earlier in the day as MSDF personnel conducted underwater mine-disposing training using an explosive, spreading to the mountain side.

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Mountain fire caused after MSDF training

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a mountain fire near a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force shooting range (lower R) in Etajima in the western Japan prefecture of Hiroshima on Jan. 17, 2025. A fire occurred at the shooting range earlier in the day as MSDF personnel conducted underwater mine-disposing training using an explosive, spreading to the mountain side.

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Drill for Nankai Trough quake

Japan Self-Defense Force personnel take part in a drill in preparation for the possibility of a massive earthquake in Osaka on Jan. 17, 2025. The exercise simulated a tsunami warning issued during the 2025 World Exposition, scheduled to begin in April in the western Japan city, following a megaquake in the Nankai Trough near Japan's Pacific coast.

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Drill for Nankai Trough quake

Japan Self-Defense Force personnel take part in a drill in preparation for the possibility of a massive earthquake in Osaka on Jan. 17, 2025. The exercise simulated a tsunami warning issued during the 2025 World Exposition, scheduled to begin in April in the western Japan city, following a megaquake in the Nankai Trough near Japan's Pacific coast.

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Drill for Nankai Trough quake

Japan Self-Defense Force personnel take part in a drill in preparation for the possibility of a massive earthquake in Osaka on Jan. 17, 2025. The exercise simulated a tsunami warning issued during the 2025 World Exposition, scheduled to begin in April in the western Japan city, following a megaquake in the Nankai Trough near Japan's Pacific coast.

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Drill for Nankai Trough quake

Japan Self-Defense Force personnel take part in a drill in preparation for the possibility of a massive earthquake in Osaka on Jan. 17, 2025. The exercise simulated a tsunami warning issued during the 2025 World Exposition, scheduled to begin in April in the western Japan city, following a megaquake in the Nankai Trough near Japan's Pacific coast.

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Tennis: Australian Open

Novak Djokovic of Serbia reacts after beating Tomas Machac of the Czech Republic in the third round of the men's singles at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on Jan. 17, 2025.

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Tennis: Australian Open

Novak Djokovic of Serbia plays against Tomas Machac of the Czech Republic in the third round of the men's singles at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on Jan. 17, 2025.

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Tennis: Australian Open

Novak Djokovic of Serbia plays against Tomas Machac of the Czech Republic in the third round of the men's singles at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on Jan. 17, 2025.

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Fuji TV president meets press over Japan TV host Nakai's sex scandal

Koichi Minato (C), president of Fuji Television Network Inc., holds a press conference at the company's headquarters in Tokyo on Jan. 17, 2025, following allegations it was involved in a sexual misconduct scandal involving Japanese TV host Masahiro Nakai, best known as a member of the now-defunct pop group SMAP, and a woman.

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Fuji TV president meets press over Japan TV host Nakai's sex scandal

Koichi Minato, president of Fuji Television Network Inc., holds a press conference at the company's headquarters in Tokyo on Jan. 17, 2025, following allegations it was involved in a sexual misconduct scandal involving Japanese TV host Masahiro Nakai, best known as a member of the now-defunct pop group SMAP, and a woman.

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Suzuki releases 1st EV model

Suzuki Motor Corp. President Toshihiro Suzuki (L) releases the company's first electric vehicle, eVitara, during an international automobile exposition in New Delhi, India, on Jan. 17, 2025.

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Fuji TV president meets press over Japan TV host Nakai's sex scandal

Koichi Minato, president of Fuji Television Network Inc., holds a press conference at the company's headquarters in Tokyo on Jan. 17, 2025, following allegations it was involved in a sexual misconduct scandal involving Japanese TV host Masahiro Nakai, best known as a member of the now-defunct pop group SMAP, and a woman.

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World Exposition in Osaka

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (C) poses with Myaku-Myaku, the official mascot of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Jan. 17, 2025, ahead of the event starting in the western Japan city in April. Standing next to Ishiba is Dimitri S. Kerkentzes, secretary general of the Bureau International des Expositions.

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World Exposition in Osaka

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba poses with Myaku-Myaku, the official mascot of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Jan. 17, 2025, ahead of the event starting in the western Japan city in April.

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30th anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake

People pray at a park in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 17, 2025, the 30th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake that struck the city and its vicinity, killing more than 6,400 people.

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30th anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake

People pray during a memorial ceremony at a park in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 17, 2025, the 30th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake that struck the city and its vicinity, killing more than 6,400 people.

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30th anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake

Photo shows lit lanterns at a park in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 17, 2025, the 30th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake that struck the city and its vicinity, killing more than 6,400 people.

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30th anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake

Photo lit lanterns at a park in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 17, 2025, the 30th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake that struck the city and its vicinity, killing more than 6,400 people.

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30th anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows lit lanterns at a park in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 17, 2025, the 30th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake that struck the city and its vicinity, killing more than 6,400 people.

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30th anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows lit lanterns at a park in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 17, 2025, the 30th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake that struck the city and its vicinity, killing more than 6,400 people.

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30th anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows lit lanterns at a park in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 17, 2025, the 30th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake that struck the city and its vicinity, killing more than 6,400 people.

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Tennis: Australian Open

Naomi Osaka of Japan attends a press conference after retiring from an Australian Open tennis tournament midway through a third-round match against Belinda Bencic of Switzerland due to an injury on Jan. 17, 2025 in Melbourne.

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Tennis: Australian Open

Naomi Osaka of Japan reacts after losing a point during the third round of the women's singles against Belinda Bencic of Switzerland at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on Jan. 17, 2025. Osaka retired from the match midway due to an injury.

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Tennis: Australian Open

Naomi Osaka of Japan attends a press conference after retiring from an Australian Open tennis tournament midway through a third-round match against Belinda Bencic of Switzerland due to an injury on Jan. 17, 2025 in Melbourne.

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Tennis: Australian Open

Belinda Bencic of Switzerland plays against Naomi Osaka of Japan in the third round of the women's singles at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on Jan. 17, 2025. Osaka retired from the match midway due to an injury.

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Tennis: Australian Open

Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka reacts after beating Clara Tauson of Denmark in the third round of the women's singles at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on Jan. 17, 2025

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Tennis: Australian Open

Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka plays against Clara Tauson of Denmark in the third round of the women's singles at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on Jan. 17, 2025.

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Tennis: Australian Open

Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka plays against Clara Tauson of Denmark in the third round of the women's singles at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on Jan. 17, 2025.

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Tennis: Australian Open

Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka plays against Clara Tauson of Denmark in the third round of the women's singles at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on Jan. 17, 2025.

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Tennis: Australian Open

Carlos Alcaraz of Spain plays against Nuno Borges of Portugal in the third round of the men's singles at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on Jan. 17, 2025.

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Tennis: Australian Open

Carlos Alcaraz of Spain plays against Nuno Borges of Portugal in the third round of the men's singles at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on Jan. 17, 2025.

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Tennis: Australian Open

Naomi Osaka of Japan leaves the court after retiring from an Australian Open tennis tournament midway through a third-round match against Belinda Bencic of Switzerland due to an injury on Jan. 17, 2025 in Melbourne.

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Tennis: Australian Open

Carlos Alcaraz of Spain plays against Nuno Borges of Portugal in the third round of the men's singles at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on Jan. 17, 2025.

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Tennis: Australian Open

Naomi Osaka of Japan leaves the court after retiring from an Australian Open tennis tournament midway through a third-round match against Belinda Bencic of Switzerland due to an injury on Jan. 17, 2025 in Melbourne.

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