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National Defense Academy commencement ceremony

Students toss their hats into the air at a graduation ceremony at the National Defense Academy in Yokosuka in Kanagawa Prefecture, eastern Japan, on March 14, 2026.

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National Defense Academy commencement ceremony

Students toss their hats into the air at a graduation ceremony at the National Defense Academy in Yokosuka in Kanagawa Prefecture, eastern Japan, on March 14, 2026.

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ASDF transport plane departs for Maldives

KOMAKI, Japan, March 8 Kyodo - Japan Air Self-Defense Force personnel prepare to board a KC-767 aerial refueling and transport aircraft at the ASDF base in Komaki in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, in the early hours of March 8, 2026, bound for the Maldives in the Indian Ocean to support the possible evacuation of Japanese nationals from the Middle East amid an escalating conflict following U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran. (Kyodo)

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Japan defense minister at ASDF base in Miyagi Pref.

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi boards a Japan Air Self-Defense Force Blue Impulse aerobatic team plane during a visit to the ASDF's base in Higashimatsushima in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on March 8, 2026. The plane flew over coastal areas of Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures devastated by the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami disaster, ahead of its 15th anniversary.

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Japan defense minister at ASDF base in Miyagi Pref.

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi boards a Japan Air Self-Defense Force Blue Impulse aerobatic team plane during a visit to the ASDF's base in Higashimatsushima in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on March 8, 2026. The plane flew over coastal areas of Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures devastated by the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami disaster, ahead of its 15th anniversary.

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ASDF transport plane departs for Maldives

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force KC-767 aerial refueling and transport aircraft takes off at the ASDF base in Komaki in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, in the early hours of March 8, 2026, bound for the Maldives in the Indian Ocean to support the possible evacuation of Japanese nationals from the Middle East amid an escalating conflict following U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran.

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ASDF transport plane departs for Maldives

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force KC-767 aerial refueling and transport aircraft takes off at the ASDF base in Komaki in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, in the early hours of March 8, 2026, bound for the Maldives in the Indian Ocean to support the possible evacuation of Japanese nationals from the Middle East amid an escalating conflict following U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran.

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ASDF transport plane departs for Maldives

Japan Air Self-Defense Force personnel prepare to board a KC-767 aerial refueling and transport aircraft at the ASDF base in Komaki in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, in the early hours of March 8, 2026, bound for the Maldives in the Indian Ocean to support the possible evacuation of Japanese nationals from the Middle East amid an escalating conflict following U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran.

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ASDF transport plane departs for Maldives

Japan Air Self-Defense Force personnel board a KC-767 aerial refueling and transport aircraft at the ASDF base in Komaki in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, in the early hours of March 8, 2026, bound for the Maldives in the Indian Ocean to support the possible evacuation of Japanese nationals from the Middle East amid an escalating conflict following U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran.

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Athletes' press conference after Milan Cortina Olympics

Japan's Kokomo Murase speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 24, 2026, upon her return from the Milan Cortina Olympics. She won gold in the women's snowboard big air and bronze in the slopestyle.

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Athletes' press conference after Milan Cortina Olympics

Japan's Kokomo Murase (C) speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 24, 2026, upon her return from the Milan Cortina Olympics. She won gold in the women's snowboard big air and bronze in the slopestyle.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Ski jumping

Ryoyu Kobayashi of Japan soars through the air during his first jump in the men's Ski jumping super team competition at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Predazzo Ski Jumping Stadium in Predazzo, Italy, on Feb. 16, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Ski jumping

Ryoyu Kobayashi of Japan soars through the air during his first jump in the men's Ski jumping super team competition at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Predazzo Ski Jumping Stadium in Predazzo, Italy, on Feb. 16, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Ski jumping

Ryoyu Kobayashi of Japan soars through the air during his first jump in the men's Ski jumping super team competition at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Predazzo Ski Jumping Stadium in Predazzo, Italy, on Feb. 16, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Ski jumping

Ren Nikaido of Japan soars through the air during his second jump in the men's Ski jumping super team competition at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Predazzo Ski Jumping Stadium in Predazzo, Italy, on Feb. 16, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Ski jumping

Ren Nikaido of Japan soars through the air during his first jump in the men's Ski jumping super team competition at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Predazzo Ski Jumping Stadium in Predazzo, Italy, on Feb. 16, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Ski jumping

Ren Nikaido of Japan soars through the air during his first jump in the men's Ski jumping super team competition at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Predazzo Ski Jumping Stadium in Predazzo, Italy, on Feb. 16, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Ski jumping

Ren Nikaido of Japan soars through the air during his first jump in the men's Ski jumping super team competition at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Predazzo Ski Jumping Stadium in Predazzo, Italy, on Feb. 16, 2026.

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CORRECTED: Milan Cortina Olympics: Ski jumping

Ren Nikaido of Japan soars through the air during his first jump in the men's Ski jumping super team competition at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Predazzo Ski Jumping Stadium in Predazzo, Italy, on Feb. 16, 2026.

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Japan: Water Shoots 10 Meters Into Air After Pipe Accident

Water erupted from an underground water pipe at an intersection in Kawaguchi, Saitama Prefecture on Thursday morning, February 12, shooting up to around 10 meters and flooding nearby roads, which were closed to traffic. The prefectural authorities said the incident may have been caused by a contractor’s mistake during air valve replacement work.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Snowboard

Japan's Reira Iwabuchi launches off a jump in the third run of the women's snowboard big air final at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Livigno Snow Park in Livigno, Italy, on Feb. 9, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Snowboard

Japan's Reira Iwabuchi falls in the third run of the women's snowboard big air final at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Livigno Snow Park in Livigno, Italy, on Feb. 9, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Snowboard

People cheer for Japanese snowboarder Kokomo Murase in Gifu, her hometown in central Japan, in the small hours of Feb. 10, 2026, during a public viewing of the Milan Cortina Olympics women's big air final. Murase won gold.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Snowboard

Japan's Kokomo Murase reacts after landing a trick in the third run of the women's snowboard big air final at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Livigno Snow Park in Livigno, Italy, on Feb. 9, 2026. She won gold.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Snowboard

Japan's Kokomo Murase reacts after landing a trick in the third run of the women's snowboard big air final at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Livigno Snow Park in Livigno, Italy, on Feb. 9, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Snowboard

Japan's Kokomo Murase lands a trick in the third run of the women's snowboard big air final at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Livigno Snow Park in Livigno, Italy, on Feb. 9, 2026. She won gold.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Snowboard

Japan's Kokomo Murase (R) and New Zealand's Zoi Sadowski Synnott congratulate each other after winning gold and silver, respectively, in the women's snowboard big air at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Livigno Snow Park in Livigno, Italy, on Feb. 9, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Snowboard

Japan's Kokomo Murase (C) poses on the podium after winning the women's snowboard big air gold at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Livigno Snow Park in Livigno, Italy, on Feb. 9, 2026, alongside silver medalist Zoi Sadowski Synnott (L) of New Zealand and bronze medalist Yu Seung Eun of South Korea.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Snowboard

Japan's Kokomo Murase (C) poses on the podium after winning the women's snowboard big air gold at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Livigno Snow Park in Livigno, Italy, on Feb. 9, 2026, alongside silver medalist Zoi Sadowski Synnott (L) of New Zealand and bronze medalist Yu Seung Eun of South Korea.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Snowboard

Japan's Kokomo Murase (C) poses on the podium after winning the women's snowboard big air gold at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Livigno Snow Park in Livigno, Italy, on Feb. 9, 2026, alongside silver medalist Zoi Sadowski Synnott (L) of New Zealand and bronze medalist Yu Seung Eun of South Korea.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Snowboard

Japan's Mari Fukada competes in the women's snowboard big air final at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Livigno Snow Park in Livigno, Italy, on Feb. 9, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Snowboard

Japan's Momo Suzuki competes in the women's snowboard big air final at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Livigno Snow Park in Livigno, Italy, on Feb. 9, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Snowboard

Japan's Kokomo Murase celebrates after winning the women's snowboard big air gold at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Livigno Snow Park in Livigno, Italy, on Feb. 9, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Snowboard

Japan's Reira Iwabuchi competes in the women's snowboard big air final at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Livigno Snow Park in Livigno, Italy, on Feb. 9, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Snowboard

Japan's Kokomo Murase attends a press conference after winning the women's snowboard big air gold at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Livigno Snow Park in Livigno, Italy, on Feb. 9, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Snowboard

Composite photo shows Japan's Kokomo Murase competing en route to winning the women's snowboard big air gold at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Livigno Snow Park in Livigno, Italy, on Feb. 9, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Snowboard

Japan's Kokomo Murase poses after winning the women's snowboard big air gold at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Livigno Snow Park in Livigno, Italy, on Feb. 9, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Snowboard

Japan's Kokomo Murase smiles after winning the women's snowboard big air gold at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Livigno Snow Park in Livigno, Italy, on Feb. 9, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Snowboard

Japan's Kokomo Murase poses after winning the women's snowboard big air gold at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Livigno Snow Park in Livigno, Italy, on Feb. 9, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Snowboard

Japan's Kokomo Murase bites her gold medal after winning the women's snowboard big air at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Livigno Snow Park in Livigno, Italy, on Feb. 9, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Snowboard

Japan's Kokomo Murase smiles after winning the women's snowboard big air gold at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Livigno Snow Park in Livigno, Italy, on Feb. 9, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Snowboard

Composite photo shows Japan's Kokomo Murase competing en route to winning the women's snowboard big air gold at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Livigno Snow Park in Livigno, Italy, on Feb. 9, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Snowboard

Japan's Kokomo Murase celebrates after winning the women's snowboard big air gold at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Livigno Snow Park in Livigno, Italy, on Feb. 9, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Snowboard

Japan's Kokomo Murase celebrates after winning the women's snowboard big air gold at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Livigno Snow Park in Livigno, Italy, on Feb. 9, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Snowboard

Composite photo shows Japan's Kokomo Murase competing en route to winning the women's snowboard big air gold at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Livigno Snow Park in Livigno, Italy, on Feb. 9, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Snowboard

Japan's Kokomo Murase poses after winning the women's snowboard big air gold at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Livigno Snow Park in Livigno, Italy, on Feb. 9, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Snowboard

Japan's Kokomo Murase celebrates after winning the women's snowboard big air gold at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Livigno Snow Park in Livigno, Italy, on Feb. 9, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Snowboard

Japan's Kokomo Murase poses after winning the women's snowboard big air gold at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Livigno Snow Park in Livigno, Italy, on Feb. 9, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Snowboard

Japan's Kokomo Murase celebrates after winning the women's snowboard big air gold at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Livigno Snow Park in Livigno, Italy, on Feb. 9, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Snowboard

Japan's Kokomo Murase poses after winning the women's snowboard big air gold at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Livigno Snow Park in Livigno, Italy, on Feb. 9, 2026.