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Football: Empress's Cup

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina women's football team players celebrate after beating INAC Kobe Leonessa for their maiden Empress's Cup at MUFG Stadium in Tokyo on Jan. 1, 2026.

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Football: Empress's Cup

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina women's football team players celebrate after beating INAC Kobe Leonessa for their maiden Empress's Cup at MUFG Stadium in Tokyo on Jan. 1, 2026.

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Football: Empress's Cup

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina women's football club players celebrate after beating INAC Kobe Leonessa for their maiden Empress's Cup at MUFG Stadium in Tokyo on Jan. 1, 2026.

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Football: Empress's Cup

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina women's football club players celebrate after beating INAC Kobe Leonessa for their maiden Empress's Cup at MUFG Stadium in Tokyo on Jan. 1, 2026.

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Football: Empress's Cup

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina women's football team players pose for a photo after beating INAC Kobe Leonessa for their maiden Empress's Cup at MUFG Stadium in Tokyo on Jan. 1, 2026.

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Football: Empress's Cup

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina women's football team players pose for a photo after beating INAC Kobe Leonessa for their maiden Empress's Cup at MUFG Stadium in Tokyo on Jan. 1, 2026.

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Football: Empress's Cup

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina women's football team players acknowledge the fans after beating INAC Kobe Leonessa for their maiden Empress's Cup at MUFG Stadium in Tokyo on Jan. 1, 2026.

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Football: Empress's Cup

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina women's football team players acknowledge the fans after beating INAC Kobe Leonessa for their maiden Empress's Cup at MUFG Stadium in Tokyo on Jan. 1, 2026.

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Football: AFC Champions League Elite

SHANGHAI, China, Nov. 27 Kyodo - Security officers stand guard in front of Shanghai Stadium in the Chinese coastal city, ahead of an AFC Champions League Elite first-round match between Shanghai Shenhua and Japan's Vissel Kobe on Nov. 26, 2025, amid a worsening diplomatic row between the two countries. (Kyodo)

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Football: AFC Champions League Elite

Security officers stand guard in front of Shanghai Stadium in the Chinese coastal city, ahead of an AFC Champions League Elite first-round match between Shanghai Shenhua and Japan's Vissel Kobe on Nov. 26, 2025, amid a worsening diplomatic row between the two countries.

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Football: AFC Champions League Elite

Police officers stand guard in front of Shanghai Stadium in the Chinese coastal city, ahead of an AFC Champions League Elite first round match between Shanghai Shenhua and Japan's Vissel Kobe on Nov. 26, 2025, amid a worsening diplomatic row between the two countries.

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Football: AFC Champions League Elite

Security officers stand guard in front of Shanghai Stadium in the Chinese coastal city, ahead of an AFC Champions League Elite first-round match between Shanghai Shenhua and Japan's Vissel Kobe on Nov. 26, 2025, amid a worsening diplomatic row between the two countries.

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Football: Emperor's Cup

Machida Zelvia players celebrate after defeating Vissel Kobe 3-1 to claim the Emperor's Cup football title at Tokyo's National Stadium on Nov. 22, 2025.

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Football: Emperor's Cup

Machida Zelvia players and staff celebrate after the team defeated Vissel Kobe 3-1 to claim the Emperor's Cup football title at Tokyo's National Stadium on Nov. 22, 2025.

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Football: Emperor's Cup

Machida Zelvia players and staff celebrate after the team defeated Vissel Kobe 3-1 to claim the Emperor's Cup football title at Tokyo's National Stadium on Nov. 22, 2025.

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Football: Emperor's Cup

Machida Zelvia players and staff celebrate after the team defeated Vissel Kobe 3-1 to claim the Emperor's Cup football title at Tokyo's National Stadium on Nov. 22, 2025.

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Football: Emperor's Cup

Machida Zelvia players celebrate after defeating Vissel Kobe 3-1 to claim the Emperor's Cup football title at Tokyo's National Stadium on Nov. 22, 2025.

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Football: Emperor's Cup

Machida Zelvia players celebrate after defeating Vissel Kobe 3-1 to claim the Emperor's Cup football title at Tokyo's National Stadium on Nov. 22, 2025.

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Football: Emperor's Cup

Machida Zelvia players celebrate after defeating Vissel Kobe 3-1 to claim the Emperor's Cup football title at Tokyo's National Stadium on Nov. 22, 2025.

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Football: Emperor's Cup

Shota Fujio of Machida Zelvia celebrates after scoring the opening goal in the first half of the Emperor's Cup football final against Vissel Kobe at Tokyo's National Stadium on Nov. 22, 2025.

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Football: Emperor's Cup

Shota Fujio (9) of Machida Zelvia scores the opening goal in the first half of the Emperor's Cup football final against Vissel Kobe at Tokyo's National Stadium on Nov. 22, 2025.

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Football: Emperor's Cup

Shota Fujio (9) of Machida Zelvia scores the opening goal in the first half of the Emperor's Cup football final against Vissel Kobe at Tokyo's National Stadium on Nov. 22, 2025.

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Football: Emperor's Cup

Shota Fujio (C, top) of Machida Zelvia scores the opening goal in the first half of the Emperor's Cup football final against Vissel Kobe at Tokyo's National Stadium on Nov. 22, 2025.

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Football: Barcelona vs. Kobe

Lamine Yamal (R) of Barcelona shoots in the first half of a club international friendly against Vissel Kobe at Noevir Stadium in Kobe, western Japan, on July 27, 2025.

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Football: Barcelona vs. Kobe

Andreas Christensen (L) of Barcelona and Ren Komatsu of Vissel Kobe jump for the ball in the second half of a club international friendly at Noevir Stadium in Kobe, western Japan, on July 27, 2025.

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Football: Barcelona vs. Kobe

Taisei Miyashiro (L) of Vissel Kobe prepares to shoot in the first half of a club international friendly against Barcelona at Noevir Stadium in Kobe, western Japan, on July 27, 2025.

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Football: Barcelona vs. Kobe

Raphinha of Barcelona heads at goal in the first half of a club international friendly against Vissel Kobe at Noevir Stadium in Kobe, western Japan, on July 27, 2025.

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Football: Barcelona vs. Kobe

Lamine Yamal (L) of Barcelona and Katsuya Nagato of Vissel Kobe vie for the ball in the first half of a club international friendly at Noevir Stadium in Kobe, western Japan, on July 27, 2025.

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Football: Barcelona vs. Kobe

Robert Lewandowski of Barcelona passes the ball in the second half of a club international friendly against Vissel Kobe at Noevir Stadium in Kobe, western Japan, on July 27, 2025.

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Football: ACLE

Vissel Kobe's Haruya Ide (L) scores with a header just before the final whistle in an Asian Champions League Elite league stage match against Shanghai Shenhua on Feb. 18, 2025, at Shanghai Stadium.

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Football: ACLE

Vissel Kobe's Niina Tominaga (C) scores in the second half of an Asian Champions League Elite league stage match against Shanghai Shenhua on Feb. 18, 2025, at Shanghai Stadium.

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Football: ACLE

Vissel Kobe's Haruya Ide (L) scores with a header just before the final whistle in an Asian Champions League Elite league stage match against Shanghai Shenhua on Feb. 18, 2025, at Shanghai Stadium.

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Football: ACLE

Vissel Kobe goalkeeper Shota Arai (bottom) concedes a goal to Shanghai Shenhua's Saulo Mineiro in the second half of an Asian Champions League Elite league stage match on Feb. 18, 2025, at Shanghai Stadium.

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Baseball: Ichiro Suzuki hits 200th of season

Orix BlueWave outfielder Ichiro Suzuki celebrates after picking up his 200th hit of the season at Green Stadium Kobe in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Sept. 20, 1994. Ichiro set a Japanese single-season record with 210 hits in the 1994 season, becoming the first player ever to reach the 200 mark in a single season.

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Football: Kobe defend J-League crown

Vissel Kobe players celebrate after defending the J-League first-division championship by beating Shonan Bellmare 3-0 at Noevir Stadium in Kobe, western Japan, on Dec. 8, 2024.

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Football: Kobe defend J-League crown

Vissel Kobe players celebrate after defending the J-League first-division championship by beating Shonan Bellmare 3-0 at Noevir Stadium in Kobe, western Japan, on Dec. 8, 2024.

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Football: Kobe defend J-League crown

Vissel Kobe players celebrate after defending the J-League first-division championship by beating Shonan Bellmare 3-0 at Noevir Stadium in Kobe, western Japan, on Dec. 8, 2024.

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Football: Emperor's Cup

Vissel Kobe players celebrate after the team's victory over Gamba Osaka in the Emperor's Cup football final on Nov. 23, 2024, at Tokyo's National Stadium.

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Football: Emperor's Cup

Vissel Kobe players celebrate after the team's victory over Gamba Osaka in the Emperor's Cup football final on Nov. 23, 2024, at Tokyo's National Stadium.

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Football: Emperor's Cup

Vissel Kobe players celebrate after the team's victory over Gamba Osaka in the Emperor's Cup football final on Nov. 23, 2024, at Tokyo's National Stadium.

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Football: Emperor's Cup

Yuya Osako (L) of Vissel Kobe and Shota Fukuoka of Gamba Osaka vie for the ball during the first half of the Emperor's Cup football final on Nov. 23, 2024, at Tokyo's National Stadium.

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Football: Emperor's Cup

Yuya Osako (white) of Vissel Kobe jumps for the ball during the first half of the Emperor's Cup football final against Gamba Osaka on Nov. 23, 2024, at Tokyo's National Stadium.

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Football: Emperor's Cup

Taisei Miyashiro (9) of Vissel Kobe scores in the second half of the Emperor's Cup football final against Gamba Osaka on Nov. 23, 2024, at Tokyo's National Stadium.

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Football: Emperor's Cup

Vissel Kobe players celebrate after the team's victory over Gamba Osaka in the Emperor's Cup football final on Nov. 23, 2024, at Tokyo's National Stadium.

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Football: Emperor's Cup

Vissel Kobe players celebrate after the team's victory over Gamba Osaka in the Emperor's Cup football final on Nov. 23, 2024, at Tokyo's National Stadium.

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Football: Super Cup

Vissel Kobe goalkeeper Daiya Maekawa makes a save during the first half of the team's 1-0 loss to Kawasaki Frontale in the Super Cup football competition at the National Stadium in Tokyo on Feb. 17, 2024.

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Football: Super Cup

Sai van Wermeskerken (L) of Kawasaki Frontale reacts after scoring a goal in the second half of the team's 1-0 win over Vissel Kobe in the Super Cup football competition at the National Stadium in Tokyo on Feb. 17, 2024.

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Football: Fujifilm Super Cup

Sai van Wermeskerken (C) of Kawasaki Frontale poses after scoring a goal in the second half of the team's 1-0 win over Vissel Kobe in the Super Cup football competition at the National Stadium in Tokyo on Feb. 17, 2024.

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Football: Super Cup

Kawasaki Frontale players celebrate their third Super Cup football title at the National Stadium in Tokyo on Feb. 17, 2024, after defeating Vissel Kobe 1-0.

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Football: Super Cup

Kawasaki Frontale players celebrate their third Super Cup football title at the National Stadium in Tokyo on Feb. 17, 2024, after defeating Vissel Kobe 1-0.