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Former Japanese lower house speaker Kono dies

File photo taken on July 5, 2023, shows Yohei Kono (L), leader of a delegation from the Japanese Association for the Promotion of International Trade, meeting with Chinese Premier Li Qiang at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Kono, former speaker of the House of Representatives, known for announcing the Japanese government's landmark apology over Korean "comfort women" who were forced to work in Japan's wartime military brothels, died on June 8, 2026, aged 89.

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Horse racing: female jockey wins Japanese Oaks

Seina Imamura (R) steers 3-year-old mare Juryoku Pierrot (R) to victory at the Japanese Oaks horse race at Tokyo Racecourse in Fuchu, western Tokyo, on May 24, 2026, becoming the first female jockey from the Japan Racing Association to win a Grade 1 race.

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Horse racing: female jockey wins Japanese Oaks

Seina Imamura steers 3-year-old mare Juryoku Pierrot (2nd from L) to victory at the Japanese Oaks horse race at Tokyo Racecourse in Fuchu, western Tokyo, on May 24, 2026, becoming the first female jockey from the Japan Racing Association to win a Grade 1 race.

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Horse racing: female jockey wins Japanese Oaks

Seina Imamura is pictured after steering three-year-old mare Juryoku Pierrot to victory at the Japanese Oaks horse race at Tokyo Racecourse in Fuchu, western Tokyo, on May 24, 2026, becoming the first female jockey from the Japan Racing Association to win a Grade 1 race.

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Horse racing: female jockey wins Japanese Oaks

Seina Imamura (top) steers 3-year-old mare Juryoku Pierrot (R) to victory at the Japanese Oaks horse race at Tokyo Racecourse in Fuchu, western Tokyo, on May 24, 2026, becoming the first female jockey from the Japan Racing Association to win a Grade 1 race.

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Horse racing: female jockey wins Japanese Oaks

Seina Imamura celebrates after steering three-year-old mare Juryoku Pierrot to victory at the Japanese Oaks horse race at Tokyo Racecourse in Fuchu, western Tokyo, on May 24, 2026, becoming the first female jockey from the Japan Racing Association to win a Grade 1 race.

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Horse racing: female jockey wins Japanese Oaks

Seina Imamura smiles after steering three-year-old mare Juryoku Pierrot to victory at the Japanese Oaks horse race at Tokyo Racecourse in Fuchu, western Tokyo, on May 24, 2026, becoming the first female jockey from the Japan Racing Association to win a Grade 1 race.

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Emperor attends infectious disease association ceremony

Japanese Emperor Naruhito speaks at a ceremony marking the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Japanese Association for Infectious Diseases at Tokyo International Forum in Tokyo on May 22, 2026.

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Emperor attends infectious disease association ceremony

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako arrive at Tokyo International Forum in Tokyo on May 22, 2026, to attend a ceremony marking the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Japanese Association for Infectious Diseases. (Pool photo)

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Emperor attends infectious disease association ceremony

Japanese Emperor Naruhito speaks at a ceremony marking the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Japanese Association for Infectious Diseases at Tokyo International Forum in Tokyo on May 22, 2026.

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Emperor attends infectious disease association ceremony

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako attend a ceremony marking the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Japanese Association for Infectious Diseases at Tokyo International Forum in Tokyo on May 22, 2026.

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Japan crown prince at event for zoos and aquariums group

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito speaks during a general meeting of the Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums in Ichihara near Tokyo on May 18, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan crown prince at event for zoos and aquariums group

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito speaks during a general meeting of the Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums in Ichihara near Tokyo on May 18, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan crown prince at event for zoos and aquariums group

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito speaks during a general meeting of the Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums in Ichihara near Tokyo on May 18, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan crown prince at event for zoos and aquariums group

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito speaks during a general meeting of the Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums in Ichihara near Tokyo on May 18, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Finance meeting in Samarkand

Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama (C) speaks during a meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors from Japan, China, South Korea and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on May 3, 2026.

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Japan Association of Corporate Executives chief Yamaguchi

Akio Yamaguchi, head of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives, a major Japanese business lobby known as Keizai Doyukai, holds a press conference in Tokyo on April 21, 2026.

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Japan's aid for Asia over oil shortages

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks to reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on April 15, 2026, after attending an online meeting with her counterparts mainly from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to discuss measures to tackle oil shortages amid the Middle East conflict. Japan pledged to provide a total of $10 billion in financial support to other Asian nations to help them secure crude oil supplies.

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Japan's aid for Asia over oil shortages

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks to reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on April 15, 2026, after attending an online meeting with her counterparts mainly from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to discuss measures to tackle oil shortages amid the Middle East conflict. Japan pledged to provide a total of $10 billion in financial support to other Asian nations to help them secure crude oil supplies.

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Japan's aid for Asia over oil shortages

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks to reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on April 15, 2026, after attending an online meeting with her counterparts mainly from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to discuss measures to tackle oil shortages amid the Middle East conflict. Japan pledged to provide a total of $10 billion in financial support to other Asian nations to help them secure crude oil supplies.

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Japan PM Takaichi

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi addresses a meeting with high school and university students who have received the Fuji Scout award, the highest honor given to members of the Scout Association of Japan, at the premier's office in Tokyo on March 31, 2026.

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Roundtable Discussion Between the Japan Association of Corporate Executives and the Japanese Trade Union Confederation

A meeting between the Japan Association of Corporate Executives and the Japanese Trade Union Confederation. The photo shows Akio Yamaguchi, Representative Director of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives.=March 25,2026,Tokyo

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Roundtable Discussion Between the Japan Association of Corporate Executives and the Japanese Trade Union Confederation

A meeting between the Japan Association of Corporate Executives and the Japanese Trade Union Confederation. The photo shows Tomoko Yoshino, President of the Japanese Trade Union Confederation.=March 25,2026,Tokyo

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Roundtable Discussion Between the Japan Association of Corporate Executives and the Japanese Trade Union Confederation

A meeting between the Japan Association of Corporate Executives and the Japanese Trade Union Confederation. The photo shows Tomoko Yoshino, President of the Japanese Trade Union Confederation (second from the left in the front row at the back).=March 25,2026,Tokyo

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Roundtable Discussion Between the Japan Association of Corporate Executives and the Japanese Trade Union Confederation

A meeting between the Japan Association of Corporate Executives and the Japanese Trade Union Confederation. The photo shows Akio Yamaguchi, Representative Director of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives (second from the left).=March 25,2026,Tokyo

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Roundtable Discussion Between the Japan Association of Corporate Executives and the Japanese Trade Union Confederation

A meeting between the Japan Association of Corporate Executives and the Japanese Trade Union Confederation. The photo shows Tomoko Yoshino, President of the Japanese Trade Union Confederation (in the foreground).=March 25,2026,Tokyo

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Roundtable Discussion Between the Japan Association of Corporate Executives and the Japanese Trade Union Confederation

A meeting between the Japan Association of Corporate Executives and the Japanese Trade Union Confederation. The photo shows Akio Yamaguchi, Representative Director of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives (third from the right in the back row).=March 25,2026,Tokyo

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Japan Crown Princess Kiko

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko arrives at the venue of the Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association's national convention in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, western Japan, on March 17, 2026.

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Japan Crown Princess Kiko

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko arrives at the venue of the Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association's national convention in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, western Japan, on March 17, 2026.

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Japan Crown Princess Kiko

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko arrives at the venue of the Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association's national convention in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, western Japan, on March 17, 2026.

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Japan Emperor Naruhito

Japanese Emperor Naruhito attends a ceremony for people commended by the justice minister and the Japanese Correctional Association for their years of service, at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on March 4, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan Emperor Naruhito

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (R) attends a ceremony for people commended by the justice minister and the Japanese Correctional Association for their years of service, at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on March 4, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan Emperor Naruhito

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (R) attends a ceremony for people commended by the justice minister and the Japanese Correctional Association for their years of service, at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on March 4, 2026. (Pool photo)

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[Breaking News]IBM Japan president to head Keizai Doyukai

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 16 Kyodo - IBM Japan Ltd. President Akio Yamaguchi holds a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2025, after being named head of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives, a major Japanese business lobby known as Keizai Doyukai. The appointment, effective on Jan. 1, 2026, follows the resignation of former Suntory Holdings Ltd. Chairman Takeshi Niinami after a police probe over his purchase of certain supplements. (Kyodo)

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IBM Japan president to head Keizai Doyukai

IBM Japan Ltd. President Akio Yamaguchi holds a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2025, after being named head of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives, a major Japanese business lobby known as Keizai Doyukai. The appointment, effective on Jan. 1, 2026, follows the resignation of former Suntory Holdings Ltd. Chairman Takeshi Niinami after a police probe over his purchase of certain supplements.

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IBM Japan president to head Keizai Doyukai

IBM Japan Ltd. President Akio Yamaguchi holds a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2025, after being named head of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives, a major Japanese business lobby known as Keizai Doyukai. The appointment, effective on Jan. 1, 2026, follows the resignation of former Suntory Holdings Ltd. Chairman Takeshi Niinami after a police probe over his purchase of certain supplements.

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IBM Japan president to head Keizai Doyukai

IBM Japan Ltd. President Akio Yamaguchi holds a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2025, after being named head of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives, a major Japanese business lobby known as Keizai Doyukai. The appointment, effective on Jan. 1, 2026, follows the resignation of former Suntory Holdings Ltd. Chairman Takeshi Niinami after a police probe over his purchase of certain supplements.

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IBM Japan president to head Keizai Doyukai

IBM Japan Ltd. President Akio Yamaguchi holds a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2025, after being named head of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives, a major Japanese business lobby known as Keizai Doyukai. The appointment, effective on Jan. 1, 2026, follows the resignation of former Suntory Holdings Ltd. Chairman Takeshi Niinami after a police probe over his purchase of certain supplements.

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Female shogi player asks association to review pregnancy rules

Japanese shogi pro player Kana Fukuma (2nd from L), who holds six titles in the women's category, speaks during a press conference in Osaka on Dec. 10, 2025, after submitting a request to the Japan Shogi Association to revise rules that bar pregnant players from championship matches near their due dates.

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Female shogi player asks association to review pregnancy rules

Japanese shogi pro player Kana Fukuma (2nd from L), who holds six titles in the women's category, speaks during a press conference in Osaka on Dec. 10, 2025, after submitting a request to the Japan Shogi Association to revise rules that bar pregnant players from championship matches near their due dates.

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Female shogi player asks association to review pregnancy rules

Japanese shogi pro player Kana Fukuma, who holds six titles in the women's category, speaks during a press conference in Osaka on Dec. 10, 2025, after submitting a request to the Japan Shogi Association to revise rules that bar pregnant players from championship matches near their due dates.

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Female shogi player asks association to review pregnancy rules

Japanese shogi pro player Kana Fukuma (2nd from L), who holds six titles in the women's category, speaks during a press conference in Osaka on Dec. 10, 2025, after submitting a request to the Japan Shogi Association to revise rules that bar pregnant players from championship matches near their due dates.

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Japan PM meets ASEAN entrepreneurs

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaishi (C, R) poses for a photo at her office in Tokyo on Dec. 3, 2025, upon meeting with young business leaders from Japan and member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.

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Japan PM meets ASEAN entrepreneurs

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaishi (C, R) poses for a photo at her office in Tokyo on Dec. 3, 2025, upon meeting with young business leaders from Japan and member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.

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Golf: Yamashita named LPGA Rookie of Year

Japanese golfer Miyu Yamashita poses at an award ceremony in Naples, Florida, on Nov. 17, 2025, after earning the U.S. Ladies Professional Golf Association's 2025 Rookie of the Year award. The 24-year-old won two LPGA tournaments during the 2025 season, including the Women's British Open in August.

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Golf: Yamashita named LPGA Rookie of Year

Japanese golfer Miyu Yamashita makes a speech at an award ceremony in Naples, Florida, on Nov. 17, 2025, after earning the U.S. Ladies Professional Golf Association's 2025 Rookie of the Year award. The 24-year-old won two LPGA tournaments during the 2025 season, including the Women's British Open in August.

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Princess Kako at national convention

Japanese Princess Kako addresses the national convention of the New Inclusion Japan Association, a group formed by people with intellectual disabilities and their family members, in Tokyo on Nov. 9, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Princess Kako at national convention

Japanese Princess Kako addresses the national convention of the New Inclusion Japan Association, a group formed by people with intellectual disabilities and their family members, in Tokyo on Nov. 9, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Football: Japan jerseys for 2026 World Cup

Photo shows the Japanese national football team's home jersey for outfield players to be worn at the 2026 World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the United States, unveiled to the press alongside a home goalkeeper jersey by the Japan Football Association in Tokyo on Nov. 6, 2025. The Samurai Blue will wear the new jerseys from a Nov. 14 friendly against Ghana.

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Expanded ASEAN defense meeting in Kurla Lumpur

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (front row, 2nd from R) attends a meeting with defense ministers from members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations plus those from eight countries such as the United States, China and South Korea in Kuala Lumpur on Nov. 1, 2025.