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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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NTT Docomo to acquire SBI Sumishin Net Bank

File photo taken in July 2022 shows a building housing the head office of NTT Docomo Inc. in Tokyo. The Japanese mobile phone operator plans to acquire SBI Sumishin Net Bank to diversify its operations as growth slows in its core telecommunications segment, according to a source close to the matter on May 29, 2025.

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A-bomb survivor Sasamori

Photo taken on July 29, 2022, shows a portrait of Shigeko Sasamori, a survivor of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japan city of Hiroshima who underwent reconstructive surgery for her scars in the United States. The New York Times reported on Jan. 2, 2025, that she died on Dec. 15, 2024, at her home in Marina del Rey, California. She was 92.

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JOC head named IOC evaluation member for 2022 games

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Olympic Committee head Tsunekazu Takeda, shown in this undated file photo, is chosen on Sept. 29, 2014, as one of the members of the Evaluation Commission of the International Olympic Committee for appraising the bid cities for the 2022 Winter Olympics -- Norway's Oslo, Kazakhstan's Almaty and China's Beijing. The host city will be decided at an IOC session in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on July 31 next year.

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Former Japan national safety chief

Satoshi Ninoyu, former chairman of the National Public Safety Commission, gives an interview to Kyodo News in Tokyo on Aug. 29, 2022. Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was fatally shot while making an election campaign speech in early July, when Ninoyu was in office.

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Former Japan national safety chief

Satoshi Ninoyu, former chairman of the National Public Safety Commission, gives an interview to Kyodo News in Tokyo on Aug. 29, 2022. Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was fatally shot while making an election campaign speech in early July, when Ninoyu was in office.

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Former Japan national safety chief

Satoshi Ninoyu, former chairman of the National Public Safety Commission, gives an interview to Kyodo News in Tokyo on Aug. 29, 2022. Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was fatally shot while making an election campaign speech in early July, when Ninoyu was in office.

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Baseball: Angels owner Arte Moreno exploring sale of team

File photo taken July 29, 2022, shows Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California. The Los Angeles Angels said on Aug. 23 that owner Arte Moreno is exploring the possibility of selling the team.

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Temple of Confucius in China's Qufu

Children gather at the Temple of Confucius in China's Qufu, the birthplace of the founder of Confucianism, on July 29, 2022.

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Craft beer

A glass of craft beer is pictured in the Ehime Prefecture city of Ozu, western Japan, on July 29, 2022.

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Dinosaur statues at train station in Japan

Photo taken July 29, 2022, shows dinosaur statues at the west exit of JR Fukui Station in Fukui, central Japan.

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U.S.-Japan "2-plus-2" talks

Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Koichi Hagiuda speaks to reporters in Washington on July 29, 2022, before a "two-plus-two" meeting of U.S. and Japanese foreign and economy ministers.

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U.S.-Japan "2-plus-2" talks

(From L) Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Koichi Hagiuda, Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo attend a joint press conference in Washington on July 29, 2022, following their "two-plus-two" talks.

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Japan Foreign Minister Hayashi in Washington

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi speaks at an event at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington on July 29, 2022.

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U.S.-Japan "2-plus-2" talks

(From L) Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Koichi Hagiuda, Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo attend a joint press conference in Washington on July 29, 2022, following their "two-plus-two" talks.

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U.S.-Japan "2-plus-2" talks

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks at a press conference following a "two-plus-two" meeting of U.S. and Japanese foreign and economy ministers in Washington on July 29, 2022.

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Golf: Women's Scottish Open

Yuka Saso of Japan plays a shot on the 16th hole during the second round of the Women's Scottish Open golf tournament on July 29, 2022, at Dundonald Links in Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Golf: Women's Scottish Open

Hinako Shibuno of Japan plays a shot on the 16th hole during the second round of the Women's Scottish Open golf tournament on July 29, 2022, at Dundonald Links in Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Golf: Women's Scottish Open

Ayaka Furue of Japan plays a shot during the second round of the Women's Scottish Open golf tournament on July 29, 2022, at Dundonald Links in Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Golf: Women's Scottish Open

Ayaka Furue of Japan plays a shot on the 18th hole during the second round of the Women's Scottish Open golf tournament on July 29, 2022, at Dundonald Links in Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Golf: Women's Scottish Open

Nasa Hataoka of Japan plays a shot during the second round of the Women's Scottish Open golf tournament on July 29, 2022, at Dundonald Links in Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Golf: Women's Scottish Open

Nasa Hataoka of Japan plays a shot on the 10th hole during the second round of the Women's Scottish Open golf tournament on July 29, 2022, at Dundonald Links in Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Former South Korean Ambassador to Japan Yoo Heung Soo

Former South Korean Ambassador to Japan Yoo Heung Soo gives a lecture in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on July 29, 2022.

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Japan PM Kishida

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida gives an interview at the premier's office in Tokyo on July 29, 2022.

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Japan PM Kishida

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida gives an interview at the premier's office in Tokyo on July 29, 2022.

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Scene of Tokyo amid COVID-19 pandemic

People wearing face masks walk in Tokyo's Sugamo area on July 29, 2022, amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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Scene of Tokyo amid COVID-19 pandemic

People wearing face masks walk in Tokyo's Sugamo area on July 29, 2022, amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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Scene of Tokyo amid COVID-19 pandemic

People wearing face masks walk in Tokyo's Sugamo area on July 29, 2022, amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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Japan health minister receives COVID-19 vaccine shot

Japanese Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Shigeyuki Goto receives his fourth COVID-19 vaccine shot at a mass vaccination center in Tokyo on July 29, 2022.

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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian attends a press conference in Beijing on July 29, 2022.

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KDDI's press conference over service disruption

KDDI Corp. President Makoto Takahashi speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on July 29, 2022, over the major Japanese mobile carrier's service disruption that spanned several days earlier this month.

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KDDI's press conference over service disruption

KDDI Corp. President Makoto Takahashi apologizes during a press conference in Tokyo on July 29, 2022, over the major Japanese mobile carrier's service disruption that spanned several days earlier this month.

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KDDI's press conference over service disruption

KDDI Corp. President Makoto Takahashi speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on July 29, 2022, over the major Japanese mobile carrier's service disruption that spanned several days earlier this month.

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KDDI's press conference over service disruption

KDDI Corp. President Makoto Takahashi leaves after the end of a press conference in Tokyo on July 29, 2022, over the major Japanese mobile carrier's service disruption that spanned several days earlier this month.

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KDDI's press conference over service disruption

KDDI Corp. President Makoto Takahashi is pictured during a press conference in Tokyo on July 29, 2022, over the major Japanese mobile carrier's service disruption that spanned several days earlier this month.

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Scene of Yokohama amid COVID-19 pandemic

People wearing face masks walk in Chinatown in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on July 29, 2022, amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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Scene of Yokohama amid COVID-19 pandemic

People wearing face masks walk in Chinatown in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on July 29, 2022, amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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Japanese Justice Minister Furukawa

Japanese Justice Minister Yoshihisa Furukawa speaks at a press conference at the ministry in Tokyo on July 29, 2022, wearing a face mask amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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Japanese Justice Minister Furukawa

Japanese Justice Minister Yoshihisa Furukawa speaks at a press conference at the ministry in Tokyo on July 29, 2022, wearing a face mask amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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Japanese communications minister Kaneko

Japanese Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Yasushi Kaneko speaks at a press conference at the ministry in Tokyo on July 29, 2022.

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Japanese Defense Minister Kishi

Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on July 29, 2022, wearing a face mask for protection against the coronavirus.

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Meeting of Japanese governors

Governors from around Japan discuss topics such as rising prices on the second day of their meeting in Nara on July 29, 2022.

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Meeting of Japanese governors

Governors from around Japan discuss topics such as rising prices on the second day of their meeting in Nara on July 29, 2022.