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Japan cross-party council discusses food tax cut

Takahiro Anno (2nd from R), leader of Team Mirai, speaks at the first meeting of a cross-party "national council" to discuss Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's pledge to suspend the consumption tax on food for two years at the premier's office in Tokyo on Feb. 26, 2026.

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Japan cross-party council discusses food tax cut

Takahiro Anno, leader of Team Mirai, speaks at the first meeting of a cross-party "national council" to discuss Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's pledge to suspend the consumption tax on food for two years at the premier's office in Tokyo on Feb. 26, 2026.

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Japan cross-party council discusses food tax cut

Takahiro Anno (R), leader of Team Mirai, speaks at the first meeting of a cross-party "national council" to discuss Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's pledge to suspend the consumption tax on food for two years at the premier's office in Tokyo on Feb. 26, 2026.

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Japan cross-party council discusses food tax cut

Fumitake Fujita (C), co-leader of the Japan Innovation Party, and Takahiro Anno (L), leader of Team Mirai, attend the first meeting of a cross-party "national council" to discuss Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's pledge to suspend the consumption tax on food for two years at the premier's office in Tokyo on Feb. 26, 2026.

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Figure skating: Olympic champion pair

Japanese figure skaters Riku Miura (R) and Ryuichi Kihara speak to the press during a visit to Kinoshita Group Co., their company sponsor, in Tokyo on Feb. 26, 2026. They won gold in the figure skating pairs and silver in the team event at the Milan Cortina Olympics.

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Figure skating: Olympic champion pair

Japanese figure skaters Riku Miura (R) and Ryuichi Kihara pose for a photo with panels announcing rewards of 20 million yen ($130,000) each from their corporate sponsor Kinoshita Group Co. in Tokyo on Feb. 26, 2026. They won gold in the figure skating pairs and silver in the team event at the Milan Cortina Olympics.

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Figure skating: Olympic champion pair

Japanese figure skaters Riku Miura (far R) and Ryuichi Kihara (2nd from R) receive panels announcing rewards of 20 million yen ($130,000) each from Naoya Kinoshita, president of Kinoshita Group Co., their company sponsor, in Tokyo on Feb. 26, 2026. They won gold in the figure skating pairs and silver in the team event at the Milan Cortina Olympics.

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Baseball: Hawks-CTBC Brothers friendly

Tomoya Inoue of Japanese pro baseball team the SoftBank Hawks is congratulated by teammates in the dugout after hitting a two-run homer in the fourth inning of a friendly game against Taiwan's CTBC Brothers at Taipei Dome on Feb. 25, 2026.

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Baseball: Hawks-CTBC Brothers friendly

Players from Japanese pro baseball team the SoftBank Hawks celebrate after winning a friendly game against Taiwan's CTBC Brothers at Taipei Dome on Feb. 25, 2026.

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Baseball: Hawks-CTBC Brothers friendly

Sadaharu Oh, Japanese pro baseball's all-time home run king and chairman of the SoftBank Hawks, watches the team work out ahead of a friendly game against Taiwan's CTBC Brothers at Taipei Dome on Feb. 25, 2026.

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Baseball: Hawks-CTBC Brothers friendly

Tomoya Inoue of Japanese pro baseball team SoftBank Hawks hits a two-run homer in the fourth inning of a friendly game against Taiwan's CTBC Brothers at Taipei Dome on Feb. 25, 2026.

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Baseball: Hawks-CTBC Brothers friendly

Tomoya Masaki of Japanese pro baseball team SoftBank Hawks hits a three-run homer in the fourth inning of a friendly game against Taiwan's CTBC Brothers at Taipei Dome on Feb. 25, 2026.

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Baseball: Hawks-CTBC Brothers friendly

Players from Japanese pro baseball team SoftBank Hawks (L) and Taiwan's CTBC Brothers pose for a photo ahead of a friendly game at Taipei Dome on Feb. 25, 2026.

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Baseball: Hawks-CTBC Brothers friendly

Sadaharu Oh (2nd from L), Japanese pro baseball's all-time home run king and chairman of the SoftBank Hawks, watches the team work out ahead of a friendly game against Taiwan's CTBC Brothers at Taipei Dome on Feb. 25, 2026.

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Figure skating: Japan pair Miura, Kihara

Japanese figure skating pair Riku Miura (front) and Ryuichi Kihara pose with their medals from the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics during a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Feb. 25, 2026. They won the pairs gold and team event silver.

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Figure skating: Japan pair Miura, Kihara

Japanese figure skating pair Riku Miura (front) and Ryuichi Kihara pose with their medals from the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics during a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Feb. 25, 2026. They won the pairs gold and team event silver.

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Figure skating: Japan pair Miura, Kihara

Japanese figure skating pair Riku Miura (L) and Ryuichi Kihara hold a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Feb. 25, 2026, upon their return from the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. They won gold in the pairs event and silver in the team event.

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Figure skating: Japan pair Miura, Kihara

Japanese figure skating pair Riku Miura (L) and Ryuichi Kihara hold a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Feb. 25, 2026, upon their return from the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. They won gold in the pairs event and silver in the team event.

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Figure skating: Japan pair Miura, Kihara

Japanese figure skating pair Riku Miura (front) and Ryuichi Kihara pose with their medals from the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics during a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Feb. 25, 2026. They won the pairs gold and team event silver.

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Figure skating: Japan pair Miura, Kihara

Japanese figure skating pair Riku Miura (front) and Ryuichi Kihara pose with their medals from the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics during a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Feb. 25, 2026. They won the pairs gold and team event silver.

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Figure skating: Japan pair Miura, Kihara

Japanese figure skating pair Riku Miura (front) and Ryuichi Kihara pose with their medals from the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics during a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Feb. 25, 2026. They won the pairs gold and team event silver.

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Figure skating: Japan pair Miura, Kihara

Japanese figure skating pair Riku Miura (R) and Ryuichi Kihara hold a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Feb. 25, 2026, upon their return from the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. They won the pairs gold and team event silver.

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Figure skating: Japan pair Miura, Kihara

Japanese figure skating pair Riku Miura (R) and Ryuichi Kihara hold a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Feb. 25, 2026, upon their return from the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. They won the pairs gold and team event silver.

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Figure skating: Japan pair Miura, Kihara

Japanese figure skating pair Riku Miura (R) and Ryuichi Kihara pose with their medals from the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics during a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Feb. 25, 2026. They won the pairs gold and team event silver.

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Figure skating: Japan pair Miura, Kihara

Japanese figure skating pair Riku Miura (L) and Ryuichi Kihara prepare for a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Feb. 25, 2026, upon their return from the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. They won the pairs gold and team event silver.

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Figure skating: Japan pair Miura, Kihara

Japanese figure skating pair Riku Miura (R) and Ryuichi Kihara pose with their medals from the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics during a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Feb. 25, 2026. They won the pairs gold and team event silver.

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Japanese Olympic team disbandment ceremony

Japanese Olympic Committee President Seiko Hashimoto speaks during a disbandment ceremony in Tokyo on Feb. 25, 2026, for the Japanese delegation to the Milan Cortina Olympics.

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Japanese Olympic team disbandment ceremony

Japanese figure skating pair Riku Miura (L) and Ryuichi Kihara pose for a photo during a disbandment ceremony in Tokyo on Feb. 25, 2026, for the Japanese delegation to the Milan Cortina Olympics.

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Japanese Olympic team disbandment ceremony

Japanese figure skater Kaori Sakamoto (R) hands the flag of the Japanese delegation for the Milan Cortina Olympics to delegation head Hidehito Ito during its disbandment ceremony in Tokyo on Feb. 25, 2026.

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Japanese Olympic team disbandment ceremony

Hidehito Ito, head of the Japanese delegation for the Milan Cortina Olympics, delivers a speech during a delegation disbandment ceremony in Tokyo on Feb. 25, 2026.

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Japanese Olympic team disbandment ceremony

Japanese athletes and officials attend a disbandment ceremony for the Japanese delegation for the Milan Cortina Olympics in Tokyo on Feb. 25, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Japanese speed skaters, including Miho Takagi (R), compete en route to winning the women's team pursuit bronze medal heat at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 17, 2026, at Milano Speed Skating Stadium.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Japanese speed skaters, including Miho Takagi (front), compete en route to winning the women's team pursuit bronze medal heat at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 17, 2026, at Milano Speed Skating Stadium.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Japanese speed skaters (from L) Momoka Horikawa, Hana Noake, Ayano Sato and Miho Takagi attend a press conference after winning the women's team pursuit bronze at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 17, 2026, at Milano Speed Skating Stadium.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Japanese speed skaters (from L) Momoka Horikawa, Miho Takagi, Hana Noake and Ayano Sato take a victory lap after winning the women's team pursuit bronze at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 17, 2026, at Milano Speed Skating Stadium.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Japanese speed skaters (from L) Miho Takagi, Momoka Horikawa, Hana Noake and Ayano Sato acknowledge the crowd after winning the women's team pursuit bronze at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 17, 2026, at Milano Speed Skating Stadium.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Japanese speed skaters (from L) Miho Takagi, Momoka Horikawa, Hana Noake and Ayano Sato acknowledge the crowd after winning the women's team pursuit bronze at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 17, 2026, at Milano Speed Skating Stadium.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Japanese speed skaters (from L) Miho Takagi, Momoka Horikawa, Hana Noake and Ayano Sato acknowledge the crowd after winning the women's team pursuit bronze at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 17, 2026, at Milano Speed Skating Stadium.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Japanese speed skaters (from L) Momoka Horikawa, Miho Takagi, Hana Noake and Ayano Sato celebrate after winning the women's team pursuit bronze at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 17, 2026, at Milano Speed Skating Stadium.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Japanese speed skaters (from R) Miho Takagi, Hana Noake and Ayano Sato compete in the women's team pursuit bronze medal match against the United States at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 17, 2026, at Milano Speed Skating Stadium.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Japanese speed skaters (from front) Miho Takagi, Hana Noake and Ayano Sato compete in the women's team pursuit bronze medal match against the United States at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 17, 2026, at Milano Speed Skating Stadium.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Japanese speed skaters (from front) Miho Takagi, Hana Noake and Ayano Sato compete in the women's team pursuit bronze medal match against the United States at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 17, 2026, at Milano Speed Skating Stadium.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Japanese speed skaters (from L) Miho Takagi, Hana Noake and Ayano Sato compete in the women's team pursuit bronze medal match against the United States at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 17, 2026, at Milano Speed Skating Stadium.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Japanese speed skaters (from L) Miho Takagi, Hana Noake and Ayano Sato compete in the women's team pursuit bronze medal match against the United States at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 17, 2026, at Milano Speed Skating Stadium.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Japanese speed skaters (from L) Momoka Horikawa, Miho Takagi, Hana Noake and Ayano Sato acknowledge the crowd after winning the women's team pursuit bronze at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 17, 2026, at Milano Speed Skating Stadium.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Japanese speed skaters (from R) Miho Takagi, Hana Noake and Ayano Sato compete in the women's team pursuit bronze medal match against the United States at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 17, 2026, at Milano Speed Skating Stadium.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Japanese speed skaters (from L) Miho Takagi, Hana Noake and Ayano Sato compete in the women's team pursuit bronze medal match against the United States at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 17, 2026, at Milano Speed Skating Stadium.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Japanese speed skaters (from L) Miho Takagi, Hana Noake and Ayano Sato compete in the women's team pursuit bronze medal match against the United States at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 17, 2026, at Milano Speed Skating Stadium.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Japanese speed skater Miho Takagi (far R) takes a selfie with other Japanese women's team pursuit members (R) as well as Canadian (C) and Dutch members during the medal ceremony at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 17, 2026, at Milano Speed Skating Stadium.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Canadian women's speed skating team pursuit members (C) pose on the podium after winning gold at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 17, 2026, at Milano Speed Skating Stadium, alongside Dutch (L) and Japanese team members, who won silver and bronze, respectively.