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Baseball: Japan's WBC training

Orix Buffaloes left-hander Hiroya Miyagi plays catch during Japanese national baseball team's training camp in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 14, 2026, ahead of the World Baseball Classic in March.

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Baseball: Japan's WBC training

Yomiuri Giants right-hander Taisei Ota plays catch during Japanese national baseball team's training camp in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 14, 2026, ahead of the World Baseball Classic in March.

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Baseball: Japan's WBC training

Seibu Lions left-hander Chihiro Sumida plays catch during the Japan national baseball team's training camp in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 14, 2026, ahead of the World Baseball Classic in March.

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Baseball: Japan's WBC training

Former New York Yankees slugger Hideki Matsui (L) chats with San Diego Padres pitcher Yu Darvish (R) and Japanese national baseball team manager Hirokazu Ibata (C) during the Japanese national baseball team's training camp in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan on Feb. 14, 2026, ahead of the World Baseball Classic in March. Darvish joins the Samurai Japan team as an adviser.

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Baseball: Japan's WBC training

Hanshin Tigers slugger Teruaki Sato takes batting practice during the Japanese national baseball team's training camp in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 14, 2026, ahead of the World Baseball Classic in March.

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Baseball: Japan's WBC training

San Diego Padres pitcher Yu Darvish meets the press after the national team's training session in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 14, 2026, as the right-hander joins the Samurai Japan team as an adviser ahead of the World Baseball Classic in March. (Pool photo)

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Baseball: Japan's WBC training

San Diego Padres pitcher Yu Darvish meets the press after the national team's training session in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 14, 2026, as the right-hander joins the Samurai Japan team as an adviser ahead of the World Baseball Classic in March. (Pool photo)

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Baseball: Japan's WBC training

San Diego Padres pitcher Yu Darvish signs autographs during the national baseball team's training camp in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 14, 2026, as the right-hander joins the Samurai Japan team as an adviser ahead of the World Baseball Classic in March.

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Baseball: Japan's WBC training

Former New York Yankees slugger Hideki Matsui (C) and San Diego Padres pitcher Yu Darvish (L) chat during the Japanese national baseball team's training camp in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 14, 2026, ahead of the World Baseball Classic in March.

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Baseball: Japan's WBC training

San Diego Padres pitcher Yu Darvish is pictured during the Japanese national baseball team's training camp in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 14, 2026, as the right-hander joins the Samurai Japan team as an adviser ahead of the World Baseball Classic in March.

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Baseball: Japan's WBC training

San Diego Padres pitcher Yu Darvish (4th from L) smiles during the Japanese national baseball team's training camp in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 14, 2026, as the right-hander joins the Samurai Japan team as an adviser ahead of the World Baseball Classic in March.

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Steam locomotive in Hokkaido

JR Hokkaido's "Fuyu-no-Shitsugen" (Winter Wetland) steam locomotive runs in Kushiro on the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido on Jan. 14, 2026, for a press preview three days before going into service for the general public. The sightseeing train will operate in the Kushiro Marsh, a Ramsar site, mainly on weekends until March 15.

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Aftermath of March earthquake in Myanmar

Temporary housing, funded by China, is almost complete on June 14, 2025, in Mandalay, central Myanmar, devastated by a powerful earthquake on March 28.

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Aftermath of March earthquake in Myanmar

Temporary housing, funded by China, is under construction on June 14, 2025, in Mandalay, central Myanmar, devastated by a powerful earthquake on March 28.

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Baseball: Shoes worn by Ohtani when he achieved 50-50

Photo taken in Tokyo on March 14, 2025, shows the signature New Balance shoes Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani wore when he achieved MLB's first and only 50-50 in September 2024, amassing 50 home runs and 50 steals in a single season.

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Speed skating: World Championships

(From L) Japan's Miho Takagi, Ayano Sato and Momoka Horikawa compete en route to finishing second in the women's team pursuit event at the world single-distance championships on March 14, 2025, in Hamar, Norway.

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Speed skating: World Championships

(From L) Japan's Momoka Horikawa, Miho Takagi and Ayano Sato wave to the crowd after finishing second in the women's team pursuit event at the world single-distance championships on March 14, 2025, in Hamar, Norway.

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Speed skating: World Championships

(From L) Japan's Ayano Sato, Miho Takagi and Momoka Horikawa compete en route to finishing second in the women's team pursuit event at the world single-distance championships on March 14, 2025, in Hamar, Norway.

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Speed skating: World Championships

Japan's Momoka Horikawa, Miho Takagi and Ayano Sato pose after finishing second in the women's team pursuit event at the world single-distance championships on March 14, 2025, in Hamar, Norway.

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Speed skating: World Championships

Jordan Stolz of the United States competes en route to finishing second in the men's 500-meter event at the world single-distance championships on March 14, 2025, in Hamar, Norway.

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Speed skating: World Championships

Jenning De Boo of the Netherlands competes en route to winning the men's 500 meters at the world single-distance championships on March 14, 2025, in Hamar, Norway.

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Speed skating: World Championships

Jordan Stolz of the United States is pictured after finishing second in the men's 500 meters at the world single-distance championships on March 14, 2025, in Hamar, Norway.

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Astronaut Onishi blasts off on mission

Astronaut Takuya Onishi waves to his family before boarding SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on March 14, 2025, on a mission to the International Space Station.

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Astronaut Onishi blasts off on mission

SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on March 14, 2025, carrying Takuya Onishi and three fellow crew members bound for the International Space Station.

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Speed skating: World Championships

Jenning De Boo of the Netherlands celebrates after winning the men's 500 meters at the world single-distance championships on March 14, 2025, in Hamar, Norway.

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Speed skating: World Championships

(From L) Japan's Momoka Horikawa, Miho Takagi and Ayano Sato pose after finishing second in the women's team pursuit event at the world single-distance championships on March 14, 2025, in Hamar, Norway.

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Speed skating: World Championships

Jenning De Boo of the Netherlands poses for a photo after winning the men's 500 meters at the world single-distance championships in Hamar, Norway, on March 14, 2025, alongside silver medalist Jordan Stolz (L) and bronze medalist Cooper Mcleod, both of the United States.

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Snowboarding: World Cup in Flachau

Zoi Sadowski Synnott (C) of Australia poses after winning the women's slopestyle event at a World Cup snowboarding meet on March 14, 2025, in Flachau, Austria, alongside Annika Morgan (L) of Germany and Mari Fukada of Japan, who finished second and third, respectively.

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Protesters demand tax cuts in Japan

Protesters demanding tax cuts gather outside the Japanese Finance Ministry in Tokyo on March 14, 2025, in a rally influenced by social media, with some calling for the ministry to be abolished.

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Snowboarding: World Cup in Flachau

Japan's Mari Fukada poses with her trophy after coming third in the women's slopestyle event at a World Cup snowboarding meet on March 14, 2025, in Flachau, Austria.

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Protesters demand tax cuts in Japan

Protesters demanding tax cuts gather outside the Japanese Finance Ministry in Tokyo on March 14, 2025, in a rally influenced by social media, with some calling for the ministry to be abolished.

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Protesters demand tax cuts in Japan

Protesters demanding tax cuts gather outside the Japanese Finance Ministry in Tokyo on March 14, 2025, in a rally influenced by social media, with some calling for the ministry to be abolished.

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Protesters demand tax cuts in Japan

Protesters demanding tax cuts gather outside the Japanese Finance Ministry in Tokyo on March 14, 2025, in a rally influenced by social media, with some calling for the ministry to be abolished.

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Ukraine Foreign Minister

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha holds a press conference in Kyiv on March 14, 2025.

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Japan politician Tachibana slashed

Takashi Tachibana, leader of Japanese political group "NHK Party," arrives at a police station after being slashed and attacked during a stump speech in Tokyo on March 14, 2025.

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Japan Emperor at tomb of late princess

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (C) and Empress Masako (R) are pictured on March 14, 2025, after visiting the tomb of Princess Yuriko -- his great-aunt who died in November 2024 -- at the Toshimagaoka Cemetery for the imperial family in Tokyo. Seen on the left is Yuriko's granddaughter Princess Akiko.

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Japan Emperor at tomb of late princess

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (front, L) and Empress Masako head to the tomb of Princess Yuriko -- his great-aunt who died in November 2024 -- at the Toshimagaoka Cemetery for the imperial family in Tokyo on March 14, 2025.

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Japan Emperor at tomb of late princess

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (L) is pictured on March 14, 2025, after visiting the tomb of Princess Yuriko -- his great-aunt who died in November 2024 -- at the Toshimagaoka Cemetery for the imperial family in Tokyo.

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G7 foreign ministers' meeting

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya (R) holds talks with his French counterpart Jean-Noel Barrot on March 14, 2025, in La Malbaie, Canada, on the sidelines of a Group of Seven foreign ministers' meeting.

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G7 foreign ministers' meeting

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya (R) shakes hands with his French counterpart Jean-Noel Barrot as they hold talks on March 14, 2025, in La Malbaie, Canada, on the sidelines of a Group of Seven foreign ministers' meeting.

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G7 foreign ministers' meeting

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya holds a press conference on March 14, 2025, in La Malbaie, Canada, following a three-day Group of Seven foreign ministers' meeting.

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Baseball: MLB Tokyo Series

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto attends a press conference in Tokyo on March 14, 2025, while the team is in Tokyo for Major League Baseball's season-opening Tokyo Series against the Chicago Cubs at Tokyo Dome.

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