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Fukuma loses by default in shogi title series

Combined photo taken on Sept. 8, 2024, and in July 2022, respectively, shows professional shogi players in the women's category Tomoka Nishiyama (L) and Kana Fukuma. Nishiyama defended her Osho women's title as her competitor Fukuma withdrew from the third match of a best-of-three series due to ill health on Oct. 29, 2024. Fukuma earlier said she would be sidelined from competition between Nov. 17, 2024, and Feb. 12, 2025, due to pregnancy.

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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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Republican National Convention

Usha Vance, wife of Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance, addresses the third day of the party's national convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on July 17, 2024.

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Japan's top currency diplomat Kanda

Masato Kanda, Japan's vice finance minister for international affairs, gives an interview at the ministry in Tokyo on July 17, 2024.

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Japan's top currency diplomat Kanda

Masato Kanda, Japan's vice finance minister for international affairs, gives an interview at the ministry in Tokyo on July 17, 2024.

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Japan's top currency diplomat Kanda

Masato Kanda, Japan's vice finance minister for international affairs, gives an interview at the ministry in Tokyo on July 17, 2024.

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Golf: Ayaka Furue

Japanese golfer Ayaka Furue gives an interview at a hotel in Tokyo on July 17, 2024, after winning her first major title, at the Amundi Evian Championship, three days earlier.

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Golf: Ayaka Furue

Japanese golfer Ayaka Furue gives an interview at a hotel in Tokyo on July 17, 2024, after winning her first major title, at the Amundi Evian Championship, three days earlier.

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Republican National Convention

Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance addresses the third day of the party's national convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on July 17, 2024.

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Republican National Convention

Republican presidential nominee former U.S. President Donald Trump attends the third day of the party's national convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on July 17, 2024.

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Golf: British Open

Japan's Hideki Matsuyama plays in a practice round for the British Open golf tournament at Royal Troon in Troon, Scotland, on July 17, 2024.

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Golf: British Open

Japan's Hideki Matsuyama plays in a practice round for the British Open golf tournament at Royal Troon in Troon, Scotland, on July 17, 2024.

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Golf: British Open

Japan's Hideki Matsuyama smiles after taking part in a practice round for the British Open golf tournament at Royal Troon in Troon, Scotland, on July 17, 2024.

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Golf: British Open

Japan's Hideki Matsuyama meets the press following a practice round for the British Open golf tournament at Royal Troon in Troon, Scotland, on July 17, 2024.

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Literary award winner in Japan

Author Sanzo K. Matsunaga speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on July 17, 2024, after winning the Akutagawa Prize for up-and-coming authors.

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Literary award winner in Japan

Author Aki Asahina speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on July 17, 2024, after winning the Akutagawa Prize for up-and-coming authors.

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Literary award winner in Japan

Author Michi Ichiho speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on July 17, 2024, after winning the Naoki Prize for popular fiction.

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Literary award winners in Japan

(From L) Michi Ichiho, Sanzo K. Matsunaga and Aki Asahina pose with their award-winning books during a press conference in Tokyo on July 17, 2024. Matsunaga and Asahina won the Akutagawa Prize for up-and-coming authors, while Ichiho won the Naoki Prize for popular fiction.

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Literary award winners in Japan

(From L) Michi Ichiho, Sanzo K. Matsunaga and Aki Asahina pose with their award-winning books during a press conference in Tokyo on July 17, 2024. Matsunaga and Asahina won the Akutagawa Prize for up-and-coming authors, while Ichiho won the Naoki Prize for popular fiction.

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Republican National Convention

Republican presidential nominee former U.S. President Donald Trump (C) checks the venue for the Republican Party's national convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on July 17, 2024.

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Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov speaks during a press conference at the U.N. headquarters in New York on July 17, 2024.

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Football: Japan vs. France

Japan's coach Go Oiwa (L) and his French counterpart Thierry Henry pose for a photo ahead of an international football friendly on July 17, 2024, in Toulon, France.

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Football: Japan vs. France

Japan's Joel Chima Fujita smiles after opening the scoring in the first half of an international football friendly on July 17, 2024, in Toulon, France.

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Football: Japan vs. France

Japan goalkeeper Leo Brian Kokubo saves a shot in the second half of an international football friendly against France on July 17, 2024, in Toulon, France.

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Football: Japan vs. France

Japan's Yu Hirakawa (L) dribbles the ball in the first half of an international football friendly against France on July 17, 2024, in Toulon, France.

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Football: Japan vs. France

Japan's goalkeeper Leo Brian Kokubo concedes a goal to Michael Olise of France in the second half of an international football friendly on July 17, 2024, in Toulon, France.

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Football: Japan vs. France

Japan's Joel Chima Fujita kicks the ball to open the scoring in the first half of an international football friendly on July 17, 2024, in Toulon, France.

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Football: Japan vs. France

Japan's Shota Fujio (C) and Joris Chotard of France vie for the ball in the first half of an international football friendly on July 17, 2024, in Toulon, France.

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Football: Japan vs. France

Japan's Hiroki Sekine (bottom) is challenged by Alexandre Lacazette of France in the first half of an international football friendly on July 17, 2024, in Toulon, France.

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Football: Japan vs. France

Japan's Joel Chima Fujita (8) opens the scoring in the first half of an international football friendly on July 17, 2024, in Toulon, France.

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Football: Japan vs. France

France's starting XI poses for a photo ahead of an international football friendly against Japan on July 17, 2024, in Toulon, France.

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Football: Japan vs. France

Japan's starting XI poses for a photo ahead of an international football friendly against France on July 17, 2024, in Toulon, France.

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Football: Japan vs. France

Japan's Riku Handa (2) is challenged by Enzo Millot (12) of France in the first half of an international football friendly on July 17, 2024, in Toulon, France.

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Football: Japan vs. France

Japan's goalkeeper Leo Brian Kokubo (C) saves a shot in the second half of an international football friendly against France on July 17, 2024, in Toulon, France.

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Football: Japan vs. France

Japan players congratulate Joel Chima Fujita (8) after he opened the scoring in the first half of an international football friendly on July 17, 2024, in Toulon, France.

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Football: Japan vs. France

Japan's Sota Kawasaki (L) and Desire Doue of France vie for the ball in the second half of an international football friendly on July 17, 2024, in Toulon, France.

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Football: Japan vs. France

Japan's Mao Hosoya (L) and Loic Bade of France vie for the ball in the second half of an international football friendly on July 17, 2024, in Toulon, France.

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Crown princess visits central Japan city of Mino

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko visits an area with traditional buildings in Mino in Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, on July 17, 2024.

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Crown princess visits central Japan city of Mino

Japan's Crown Princess Kiko plays with children at Gifu Academy of Forest Science and Culture in Mino in Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, on July 17, 2024. (Pool photo)

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Crown princess visits central Japan city of Mino

Japan's Crown Princess Kiko plays with children at Gifu Academy of Forest Science and Culture in Mino in Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, on July 17, 2024. (Pool photo)

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New Zealand's Deputy Prime Minister Peters

Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (R) shakes hands with New Zealand's Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters as they hold talks at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on July 17, 2024.

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Crown princess visits central Japan city of Mino

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko visits an area with traditional buildings in Mino in Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, on July 17, 2024.

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Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting in Tokyo

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (3rd from R) and his wife Yuko (2nd from R) attend a dinner party with Pacific islands leaders at the State Guest House in Tokyo on July 17, 2024, during their visit to the capital for the 10th Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting.

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Crown princess visits central Japan city of Mino

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko looks at a sheet of traditional Japanese paper, a local specialty, in Mino in Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, on July 17, 2024.

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Crown princess visits central Japan city of Mino

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko looks at an umbrella made with a traditional Japanese paper, a local specialty, in Mino in Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, on July 17, 2024.

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Crown princess visits central Japan city of Mino

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko holds an umbrella made with a traditional Japanese paper, a local specialty, in Mino in Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, on July 17, 2024.

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G7 trade ministers meeting

Trade ministers from the Group of Seven economies hold a meeting in Villa San Giovanni, Italy, on July 17, 2024.

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Crown princess visits central Japan city of Mino

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko (L) observes the process of making a handmade traditional Japanese paper in Mino in Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, on July 17, 2024. (Pool photo)

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Crown princess visits central Japan city of Mino

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko (L) observes the process of making a handmade traditional Japanese paper in Mino in Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, on July 17, 2024. (Pool photo)

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Crown princess visits central Japan city of Mino

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko (L) observes the process of making a handmade traditional Japanese paper in Mino in Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, on July 17, 2024. (Pool photo)