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Japan imperial family

Japan imperial family

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike (far L) talks to Japan's Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and their daughter Aiko (far R) on Oct. 23, 2025, at the Tokyo metropolitan memorial hall, which honors the estimated 100,000 people killed during U.S. air raids on the capital on the night of March 10, 1945, toward the end of World War II. (Pool photo)

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Emperor visits WWII victim memorial hall in Tokyo

Emperor visits WWII victim memorial hall in Tokyo

Japanese Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako (2nd from R) and their daughter, Princess Aiko, meet with a bereaved family member at the Tokyo metropolitan memorial hall on Oct. 23, 2025. It honors an estimated 100,000 people who were killed in a single night during U.S. air raids toward the end of World War II on March 10, 1945. (Pool photo)

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Emperor visits WWII victim memorial hall in Tokyo

Emperor visits WWII victim memorial hall in Tokyo

Japanese Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako (2nd from R) and their daughter, Princess Aiko, meet with a bereaved family member at the Tokyo metropolitan memorial hall on Oct. 23, 2025. It honors an estimated 100,000 people who were killed in a single night during U.S. air raids toward the end of World War II on March 10, 1945. (Pool photo)

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Emperor visits WWII victim memorial hall in Tokyo

Emperor visits WWII victim memorial hall in Tokyo

Japanese Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako (C) and their daughter, Princess Aiko, offer flowers at the Tokyo metropolitan memorial hall on Oct. 23, 2025. It honors an estimated 100,000 people who were killed in a single night during U.S. air raids toward the end of World War II on March 10, 1945. (Pool photo)

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Emperor visits WWII victim memorial hall in Tokyo

Emperor visits WWII victim memorial hall in Tokyo

Japanese Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako (C) and their daughter, Princess Aiko, bow at the Tokyo metropolitan memorial hall on Oct. 23, 2025. It honors an estimated 100,000 people who were killed in a single night during U.S. air raids toward the end of World War II on March 10, 1945. (Pool photo)

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Former Japanese Prime Minister Murayama in 2024

Former Japanese Prime Minister Murayama in 2024

Former Japanese Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama poses for a photo on Feb. 23, 2024, in the southwestern Japan city of Oita, ahead of his 100th birthday on March 3.

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Green expo mascot pitches event at Osaka expo

Green expo mascot pitches event at Osaka expo

Tunku Tunku (R), the official mascot of the International Horticultural Expo 2027, poses at the World Exposition in Osaka on Sept. 23, 2025. Tunku Tunku, who is standing next to Myaku Myaku, the mascot of the Osaka expo, was there to pitch the green event to be held in Yokohama near Tokyo between March 2027 and September 2027.

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Green expo mascot pitches event at Osaka expo

Green expo mascot pitches event at Osaka expo

Tunku Tunku (R), the official mascot of the International Horticultural Expo 2027, poses at the World Exposition in Osaka on Sept. 23, 2025. Tunku Tunku, who is standing next to Myaku Myaku, the mascot of the Osaka expo, was there to pitch the green event to be held in Yokohama near Tokyo between March 2027 and September 2027.

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Ex-marathon world record holder Terasawa dies at 90

Ex-marathon world record holder Terasawa dies at 90

File photo shows Japanese long-distance runner Toru Terasawa running Beppu Mainichi Marathon in world-record time in Beppu, Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 17, 1963. The Toyama Prefecture native died of chronic heart failure on March 23, 2025, at the age of 90.

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Athletics: Ex-marathon world record holder Terasawa dies at 90

Athletics: Ex-marathon world record holder Terasawa dies at 90

Photo taken in June 2017 in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, shows former marathon world record holder Toru Terasawa of Japan in the official uniform worn by the Japanese delegation during the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. The Toyama Prefecture native died of chronic heart failure on March 23, 2025, at the age of 90.

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Figure skating: World championships

Figure skating: World championships

Japanese figure skaters (from L) Wakaba Higuchi, Kaori Sakamoto and Tatsuya Tsuboi pose after arriving in Boston on March 23, 2025, for the world championships starting on March 26.

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Figure skating: World championships

Figure skating: World championships

Japanese figure skaters (from L) Wakaba Higuchi, Kaori Sakamoto and Tatsuya Tsuboi pose after arriving in Boston on March 23, 2025, for the world championships starting on March 26.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

San Diego Padres pitcher Yuki Matsui throws against the Arizona Diamondbacks in a spring training baseball game in Scottsdale, Arizona, on March 23, 2025.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

San Diego Padres pitcher Yuki Matsui throws against the Arizona Diamondbacks in a spring training baseball game in Scottsdale, Arizona, on March 23, 2025.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

San Diego Padres pitcher Yuki Matsui throws against the Arizona Diamondbacks in a spring training baseball game in Scottsdale, Arizona, on March 23, 2025.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

San Diego Padres pitcher Yuki Matsui throws against the Arizona Diamondbacks in a spring training baseball game in Scottsdale, Arizona, on March 23, 2025.

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Baseball: Angels vs. Dodgers

Baseball: Angels vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani grounds out in the fourth inning of an exhibition game against the Los Angeles Angels at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on March 23, 2025.

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Baseball: Angels vs. Dodgers

Baseball: Angels vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani grounds out in the fourth inning of an exhibition game against the Los Angeles Angels at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on March 23, 2025.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Angels

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Angels

Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani (R) chats with former teammate Mike Trout (L) of the Los Angeles Angels ahead of an exhibition game between the two baseball teams at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on March 23, 2025.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Angels

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Angels

Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani (L) chats with former teammate Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels ahead of an exhibition game between the two baseball teams at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on March 23, 2025.

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World Exposition in Osaka

World Exposition in Osaka

Photo taken on March 23, 2025, shows a section of the 2025 World Exposition's Osaka Healthcare Pavilion in Osaka, unveiled to the media ahead of the event's start in April, that will enable visitors to create avatars of themselves 25 years later by analyzing their hair, muscle, bone and health.

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World Exposition in Osaka

World Exposition in Osaka

Photo taken on March 23, 2025, shows a section of the 2025 World Exposition's Osaka Healthcare Pavilion, unveiled to the media ahead of the event's start in April, that will enable visitors to create avatars of themselves 25 years later by analyzing their hair, muscle, bone and health.

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World Exposition in Osaka

World Exposition in Osaka

Photo taken on March 23, 2025, shows a section of the 2025 World Exposition's Osaka Healthcare Pavilion in Osaka, unveiled to the media ahead of the event's start in April, that will enable visitors to experience the world of Capcom Co.'s popular video game Monster Hunter with AR goggles.

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World Exposition in Osaka

World Exposition in Osaka

Photo taken on March 23, 2025, shows a section of the 2025 World Exposition's Osaka Healthcare Pavilion in Osaka, unveiled to the media ahead of the event's start in April, that will enable visitors to experience the world of Capcom Co.'s popular video game Monster Hunter with AR goggles.

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Wildfire in western Japan

Wildfire in western Japan

A wildfire burns in a mountainous area in the western Japan city of Okayama on March 23, 2025.

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World Athletics President Coe

World Athletics President Coe

World Athletics President Sebastian Coe gives an interview in Nanjing, China, on March 23, 2025, ahead of the world athletics championships to be held in Tokyo in September 2025.

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World Athletics President Coe

World Athletics President Coe

World Athletics President Sebastian Coe gives an interview in Nanjing, China, on March 23, 2025, ahead of the world athletics championships to be held in Tokyo in September 2025.

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World Exposition in Osaka

World Exposition in Osaka

Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura is pictured inside a human-washing capsule at Osaka Healthcare Pavilion at the 2025 World Exposition site in the western Japan city on March 23, 2025, ahead of the event's start in April.

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Sumo: Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

Sumo: Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

Ozeki Onosato celebrates after winning the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka, western Japan, on March 23, 2025.

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World Exposition in Osaka

World Exposition in Osaka

The opening ceremony is held on March 23, 2025, at Kansai Pavilion at the 2025 World Exposition site in Osaka ahead of the event's start in April. The pavilion will showcase exhibitions from nine western Japan prefectures.

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World Exposition in Osaka

World Exposition in Osaka

Photo taken on March 23, 2025, shows Kansai Pavilion at the 2025 World Exposition site in Osaka ahead of the event's start in April. The pavilion will showcase exhibitions from nine western Japan prefectures.

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World Exposition in Osaka

World Exposition in Osaka

The opening ceremony is held on March 23, 2025, at Osaka Healthcare Pavilion at the 2025 World Exposition site in Osaka ahead of the event's start in April.

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Sumo: Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

Sumo: Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

Ozeki Onosato (R) beats No. 4 maegashira Takayasu in a play-off of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka, western Japan, on March 23, 2025, to win the Emperor's Cup for the 15-day tourney.

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Chinese top diplomat Wang

Chinese top diplomat Wang

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (front row, 6th from L) poses for a photo with senior officials of seven Japanese organizations created to promote Japan-China friendship, held in Tokyo on March 23, 2025.

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Sumo: Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

Sumo: Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

Ozeki Onosato (C) celebrates in Daito, Osaka Prefecture, on March 23, 2025, after winning the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament earlier in the day.

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Sumo: Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

Sumo: Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

Ozeki Onosato (C) celebrates in Daito, Osaka Prefecture, on March 23, 2025, after winning the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament earlier in the day.

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Sumo: Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

Sumo: Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

Ozeki Onosato celebrates after winning the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka, western Japan, on March 23, 2025.

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Cherry tree comes into bloom in Kumamoto

Cherry tree comes into bloom in Kumamoto

A sample "Somei Yoshino" cherry tree comes into bloom in the southwestern Japan city of Kumamoto on March 23, 2025, marking the country's earliest bloom together with the western Japan city of Kochi.

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Cherry tree comes into bloom in Kumamoto

Cherry tree comes into bloom in Kumamoto

A sample "Somei Yoshino" cherry tree comes into bloom in the southwestern Japan city of Kumamoto on March 23, 2025, marking the country's earliest bloom together with the western Japan city of Kochi.

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Cherry tree comes into bloom in Kochi

Cherry tree comes into bloom in Kochi

A sample "Somei Yoshino" cherry tree comes into bloom at Kochi Castle in the western Japan city of Kochi on March 23, 2025, marking the country's earliest bloom together with the southwestern Japan city of Kumamoto.

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Chinese top diplomat Wang

Chinese top diplomat Wang

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (back, 4th from R) speaks during a meeting with senior officials of seven Japanese organizations created to promote Japan-China friendship, held in Tokyo on March 23, 2025.

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Chinese top diplomat Wang

Chinese top diplomat Wang

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (L) speaks during a meeting with senior officials of seven Japanese organizations created to promote Japan-China friendship, held in Tokyo on March 23, 2025.

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Sumo: Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

Sumo: Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

Ozeki Onosato waves to fans ahead of a parade being held after winning the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka, western Japan, on March 23, 2025.

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Sumo: Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

Sumo: Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

Ozeki Onosato gives an interview after winning the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka, western Japan, on March 23, 2025.

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Sumo: Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

Sumo: Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

Ozeki Onosato (L) beats No. 4 maegashira Takayasu in a play-off of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka, western Japan, on March 23, 2025, to win the Emperor's Cup for the 15-day tourney.

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Sumo: Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

Sumo: Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

Ozeki Onosato (L) beats No. 4 maegashira Takayasu in a play-off of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka, western Japan, on March 23, 2025, to win the Emperor's Cup for the 15-day tourney.

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China Development Forum

China Development Forum

A large screen set up at the venue of China Development Forum in Beijing shows Premier Li Qiang making a speech on the opening day of the two-day event on March 23, 2025.

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China Development Forum

China Development Forum

A large screen set up at the venue of China Development Forum in Beijing shows Premier Li Qiang making a speech on the opening day of the two-day event on March 23, 2025.

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Sumo: Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

Sumo: Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

Ozeki Onosato receives the Emperor's Cup from Japan Sumo Association head Hakkaku after winning the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka, western Japan, on March 23, 2025.

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Sumo: Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

Sumo: Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

Ozeki Onosato (L) beats No. 4 maegashira Takayasu in a play-off of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka, western Japan, on March 23, 2025, to win the Emperor's Cup for the 15-day tourney.

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