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Xinhua satirizes Japan PM Takaichi

Photo taken in Beijing on Nov. 20, 2025, shows the official Xinhua News Agency's post on X, satirically portraying Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi as she sees a reflection of herself wearing the uniform of the Imperial Japanese Army. Her recent remarks on Taiwan have led to a diplomatic row between the two countries.

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Xinhua satirizes Japan PM Takaichi

Photo taken in Beijing on Nov. 20, 2025, shows the official Xinhua News Agency's post on X, satirically portraying Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi as she sees a reflection of herself wearing the uniform of the Imperial Japanese Army. Her recent remarks on Taiwan have led to a diplomatic row between the two countries.

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Man acquitted of 1966 murder case files damages suit

SHIZUOKA, Japan, Oct. 9 Kyodo - Lawyers for Iwao Hakamata, a former death-row inmate acquitted in a 2024 retrial over a 1966 quadruple murder, head for the Shizuoka District Court in the central Japan city on Oct. 9, 2025, to file damages lawsuit against the state and Shizuoka Prefecture over fabricated evidence. The filing was performed by his lawyers as he has difficulty communicating due to post-incarceration syndrome. (Kyodo)

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Man acquitted of 1966 murder case files damages suit

Lawyers for Iwao Hakamata, a former death-row inmate acquitted in a 2024 retrial over a 1966 quadruple murder, head for the Shizuoka District Court in the central Japan city on Oct. 9, 2025, to file damages lawsuit against the state and Shizuoka Prefecture over fabricated evidence. The filing was performed by his lawyers as he has difficulty communicating due to post-incarceration syndrome.

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Man acquitted of 1966 murder case files damages suit

Lawyers for Iwao Hakamata, a former death-row inmate acquitted in a 2024 retrial over a 1966 quadruple murder, head for the Shizuoka District Court in the central Japan city on Oct. 9, 2025, to file damages lawsuit against the state and Shizuoka Prefecture over fabricated evidence. The filing was performed by his lawyers as he has difficulty communicating due to post-incarceration syndrome.

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TENNIS - Internazionali di Tennis - Kinoshita Group Japan Open Tennis Championships 2025

USA's Taylor Fritz post match press conference after defeating Portugal's Nuno Borges in Men's singles 2nd round match in Japan open tennis tournament ATP500 2025 at Ariake Tennis stadium in Tokyo, Japan on September 26, 2025

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TENNIS - Internazionali di Tennis - Kinoshita Group Japan Open Tennis Championships 2025

Japan's Sho Shimabukuro post match press conference after Loosing against USA's Sebastian Korda in Men's singles 2nd round match in Japan open tennis tournament ATP500 2025 at Ariake Tennis stadium in Tokyo, Japan on September 26, 2025

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TENNIS - Internazionali di Tennis - Kinoshita Group Japan Open Tennis Championships 2025

Japan's Sho Shimabukuro post match press conference after Loosing against USA's Sebastian Korda in Men's singles 2nd round match in Japan open tennis tournament ATP500 2025 at Ariake Tennis stadium in Tokyo, Japan on September 26, 2025

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TENNIS - Internazionali di Tennis - Kinoshita Group Japan Open Tennis Championships 2025

Japan's Sho Shimabukuro post match press conference after Loosing against USA's Sebastian Korda in Men's singles 2nd round match in Japan open tennis tournament ATP500 2025 at Ariake Tennis stadium in Tokyo, Japan on September 26, 2025

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TENNIS - Internazionali di Tennis - Kinoshita Group Japan Open Tennis Championships 2025

Japan's Sho Shimabukuro post match press conference after Loosing against USA's Sebastian Korda in Men's singles 2nd round match in Japan open tennis tournament ATP500 2025 at Ariake Tennis stadium in Tokyo, Japan on September 26, 2025

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TENNIS - Internazionali di Tennis - Kinoshita Group Japan Open Tennis Championships 2025

USA's Taylor Fritz post match press conference after defeating Portugal's Nuno Borges in Men's singles 2nd round match in Japan open tennis tournament ATP500 2025 at Ariake Tennis stadium in Tokyo, Japan on September 26, 2025

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TENNIS - Internazionali di Tennis - Kinoshita Group Japan Open Tennis Championships 2025

Japan's Sho Shimabukuro post match press conference after Loosing against USA's Sebastian Korda in Men's singles 2nd round match in Japan open tennis tournament ATP500 2025 at Ariake Tennis stadium in Tokyo, Japan on September 26, 2025

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TENNIS - Internazionali di Tennis - Kinoshita Group Japan Open Tennis Championships 2025

Japan's Sho Shimabukuro post match press conference after Loosing against USA's Sebastian Korda in Men's singles 2nd round match in Japan open tennis tournament ATP500 2025 at Ariake Tennis stadium in Tokyo, Japan on September 26, 2025

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TENNIS - Internazionali di Tennis - Kinoshita Group Japan Open Tennis Championships 2025

USA's Taylor Fritz post match press conference after defeating Portugal's Nuno Borges in Men's singles 2nd round match in Japan open tennis tournament ATP500 2025 at Ariake Tennis stadium in Tokyo, Japan on September 26, 2025

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TENNIS - Internazionali di Tennis - Kinoshita Group Japan Open Tennis Championships 2025

Japan's Sho Shimabukuro post match press conference after Loosing against USA's Sebastian Korda in Men's singles 2nd round match in Japan open tennis tournament ATP500 2025 at Ariake Tennis stadium in Tokyo, Japan on September 26, 2025

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TENNIS - Internazionali di Tennis - Kinoshita Group Japan Open Tennis Championships 2025

USA's Taylor Fritz post match press conference after defeating Portugal's Nuno Borges in Men's singles 2nd round match in Japan open tennis tournament ATP500 2025 at Ariake Tennis stadium in Tokyo, Japan on September 26, 2025

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TENNIS - Internazionali di Tennis - Kinoshita Group Japan Open Tennis Championships 2025

USA's Taylor Fritz post match press conference after defeating Portugal's Nuno Borges in Men's singles 2nd round match in Japan open tennis tournament ATP500 2025 at Ariake Tennis stadium in Tokyo, Japan on September 26, 2025

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TENNIS - Internazionali di Tennis - Kinoshita Group Japan Open Tennis Championships 2025

USA's Taylor Fritz post match press conference after defeating Portugal's Nuno Borges in Men's singles 2nd round match in Japan open tennis tournament ATP500 2025 at Ariake Tennis stadium in Tokyo, Japan on September 26, 2025

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TENNIS - Internazionali di Tennis - Kinoshita Group Japan Open Tennis Championships 2025

USA's Taylor Fritz post match press conference after defeating Portugal's Nuno Borges in Men's singles 2nd round match in Japan open tennis tournament ATP500 2025 at Ariake Tennis stadium in Tokyo, Japan on September 26, 2025

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TENNIS - Internazionali di Tennis - Kinoshita Group Japan Open Tennis Championships 2025

USA's Taylor Fritz post match press conference after defeating Portugal's Nuno Borges in Men's singles 2nd round match in Japan open tennis tournament ATP500 2025 at Ariake Tennis stadium in Tokyo, Japan on September 26, 2025

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TENNIS - Internazionali di Tennis - Kinoshita Group Japan Open Tennis Championships 2025

USA's Taylor Fritz post match press conference after defeating Portugal's Nuno Borges in Men's singles 2nd round match in Japan open tennis tournament ATP500 2025 at Ariake Tennis stadium in Tokyo, Japan on September 26, 2025

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TENNIS - Internazionali di Tennis - Kinoshita Group Japan Open Tennis Championships 2025

USA's Taylor Fritz post match press conference after defeating Portugal's Nuno Borges in Men's singles 2nd round match in Japan open tennis tournament ATP500 2025 at Ariake Tennis stadium in Tokyo, Japan on September 26, 2025

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TENNIS - Internazionali di Tennis - Kinoshita Group Japan Open Tennis Championships 2025

USA's Taylor Fritz post match press conference after defeating Portugal's Nuno Borges in Men's singles 2nd round match in Japan open tennis tournament ATP500 2025 at Ariake Tennis stadium in Tokyo, Japan on September 26, 2025

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TENNIS - Internazionali di Tennis - Kinoshita Group Japan Open Tennis Championships 2025

USA's Taylor Fritz post match press conference after defeating Portugal's Nuno Borges in Men's singles 2nd round match in Japan open tennis tournament ATP500 2025 at Ariake Tennis stadium in Tokyo, Japan on September 26, 2025

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TENNIS - Internazionali di Tennis - Kinoshita Group Japan Open Tennis Championships 2025

USA's Taylor Fritz post match press conference after defeating Portugal's Nuno Borges in Men's singles 2nd round match in Japan open tennis tournament ATP500 2025 at Ariake Tennis stadium in Tokyo, Japan on September 26, 2025

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TENNIS - Internazionali di Tennis - Kinoshita Group Japan Open Tennis Championships 2025

USA's Taylor Fritz post match press conference after defeating Portugal's Nuno Borges in Men's singles 2nd round match in Japan open tennis tournament ATP500 2025 at Ariake Tennis stadium in Tokyo, Japan on September 26, 2025

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TENNIS - Internazionali di Tennis - Kinoshita Group Japan Open Tennis Championships 2025

USA's Taylor Fritz post match press conference after defeating Portugal's Nuno Borges in Men's singles 2nd round match in Japan open tennis tournament ATP500 2025 at Ariake Tennis stadium in Tokyo, Japan on September 26, 2025

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TENNIS - Internazionali di Tennis - Kinoshita Group Japan Open Tennis Championships 2025

USA's Taylor Fritz post match press conference after defeating Portugal's Nuno Borges in Men's singles 2nd round match in Japan open tennis tournament ATP500 2025 at Ariake Tennis stadium in Tokyo, Japan on September 26, 2025

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TENNIS - Internazionali di Tennis - Kinoshita Group Japan Open Tennis Championships 2025

USA's Taylor Fritz post match press conference after defeating Portugal's Nuno Borges in Men's singles 2nd round match in Japan open tennis tournament ATP500 2025 at Ariake Tennis stadium in Tokyo, Japan on September 26, 2025

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TENNIS - Internazionali di Tennis - Kinoshita Group Japan Open Tennis Championships 2025

USA's Taylor Fritz post match press conference after defeating Portugal's Nuno Borges in Men's singles 2nd round match in Japan open tennis tournament ATP500 2025 at Ariake Tennis stadium in Tokyo, Japan on September 26, 2025

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TENNIS - Internazionali di Tennis - Kinoshita Group Japan Open Tennis Championships 2025

USA's Taylor Fritz post match press conference after defeating Portugal's Nuno Borges in Men's singles 2nd round match in Japan open tennis tournament ATP500 2025 at Ariake Tennis stadium in Tokyo, Japan on September 26, 2025

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TENNIS - Internazionali di Tennis - Kinoshita Group Japan Open Tennis Championships 2025

USA's Taylor Fritz post match press conference after defeating Portugal's Nuno Borges in Men's singles 2nd round match in Japan open tennis tournament ATP500 2025 at Ariake Tennis stadium in Tokyo, Japan on September 26, 2025

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TENNIS - Internazionali di Tennis - Kinoshita Group Japan Open Tennis Championships 2025

USA's Taylor Fritz post match press conference after defeating Portugal's Nuno Borges in Men's singles 2nd round match in Japan open tennis tournament ATP500 2025 at Ariake Tennis stadium in Tokyo, Japan on September 26, 2025

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5-time Paralympic gold medalist Kawai heads sports agency

Retired visually impaired swimmer Junichi Kawai takes a seat at his desk as he becomes the commissioner of the Japan Sports Agency in Tokyo on Oct. 1, 2025. The five-time Paralympic gold medalist is the first Paralympian to assume the post.

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5-time Paralympic gold medalist Kawai heads sports agency

Retired visually impaired swimmer Junichi Kawai takes a seat at his desk as he becomes the commissioner of the Japan Sports Agency in Tokyo on Oct. 1, 2025. The five-time Paralympic gold medalist is the first Paralympian to assume the post.

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5-time Paralympic gold medalist Kawai heads sports agency

Retired visually impaired swimmer Junichi Kawai takes a seat at his desk as he becomes the commissioner of the Japan Sports Agency in Tokyo on Oct. 1, 2025. The five-time Paralympic gold medalist is the first Paralympian to assume the post.

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5-time Paralympic gold medalist Kawai to head sports agency

Retired visually impaired swimmer Junichi Kawai speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Sept. 19, 2025, after being named the next commissioner of the Japan Sports Agency. A five-time Paralympic gold medalist, the 50-year-old will become the first Paralympian to assume the post when his appointment takes effect Oct. 1.

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5-time Paralympic gold medalist Kawai to head sports agency

Retired visually impaired swimmer Junichi Kawai speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Sept. 19, 2025, after being named the next commissioner of the Japan Sports Agency. A five-time Paralympic gold medalist, the 50-year-old will become the first Paralympian to assume the post when his appointment takes effect Oct. 1.

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Memorial service for 1923 post-quake massacre of Koreans in Japan

People hold a memorial ceremony at a public park in Tokyo for Koreans and Chinese massacred by Japanese in the aftermath of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake in Tokyo and its vicinity on Sept. 1, 2025, the 102nd anniversary of the disaster. A Japanese government disaster prevention panel says Korean and Chinese victims accounted for at least 1 percent of the 105,000 people who died or went missing in the earthquake.

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Memorial service for 1923 post-quake massacre of Koreans in Japan

People hold a memorial ceremony in Tokyo for Koreans and Chinese massacred by Japanese in the aftermath of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake in Tokyo and its vicinity on Sept. 1, 2025, the 102nd anniversary of the disaster. A Japanese government disaster prevention panel says Korean and Chinese victims accounted for at least 1 percent of the 105,000 people who died or went missing in the earthquake.

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Heavy rain in northeastern Japan

A person clears the entrance of a post office inundated with mud following heavy rain in the northeastern Japanese city of Semboku, Akita Prefecture, on Aug. 20, 2025.

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