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Campaigning for general election in Japan

Centrist Reform Alliance co-leader Yoshihiko Noda makes a stump speech in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Jan. 27, 2026, as official campaigning begins across Japan for the House of Representatives election on Feb. 8.

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Campaigning for general election in Japan

Centrist Reform Alliance co-leader Yoshihiko Noda makes a stump speech in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Jan. 27, 2026, as official campaigning begins across Japan for the House of Representatives election on Feb. 8.

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Campaigning for general election in Japan

Centrist Reform Alliance co-leader Yoshihiko Noda makes a stump speech in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Jan. 27, 2026, as official campaigning begins across Japan for the House of Representatives election on Feb. 8.

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Campaigning for general election in Japan

Centrist Reform Alliance co-leader Yoshihiko Noda makes a stump speech in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Jan. 27, 2026, as official campaigning begins across Japan for the House of Representatives election on Feb. 8.

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Campaigning for general election in Japan

Centrist Reform Alliance co-leader Yoshihiko Noda makes a stump speech in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Jan. 27, 2026, as official campaigning begins across Japan the same day for the House of Representatives election on Feb. 8.

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Campaigning for general election in Japan

Centrist Reform Alliance co-leader Yoshihiko Noda (C) waves his hand in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Jan. 27, 2026, as official campaigning began across Japan the same day for the House of Representatives election on Feb. 8.

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Campaigning for general election in Japan

Centrist Reform Alliance co-leader Yoshihiko Noda is pictured in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Jan. 27, 2026. He delivered a stump speech there as official campaigning began across Japan for the House of Representatives election on Feb. 8.

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General election in Japan

Voters undergo security checks before listening to a stump speech in Hirosaki in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Jan. 27, 2026, the first day of official campaigning for the Feb. 8 House of Representatives election.

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General election in Japan

People listen to a stump speech in Hirosaki in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Jan. 27, 2026, as official campaigning begins across Japan for the House of Representatives election on Feb. 8.

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General election in Japan

People listen to a stump speech in Hirosaki in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Jan. 27, 2026, as official campaigning begins across Japan for the House of Representatives election on Feb. 8.

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General election in Japan

Centrist Reform Alliance co-leader Yoshihiko Noda makes a stump speech in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Jan. 27, 2026, as official campaigning begins across Japan for the House of Representatives election on Feb. 8.

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General election in Japan

Centrist Reform Alliance co-leader Yoshihiko Noda makes a stump speech in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Jan. 27, 2026, as official campaigning begins across the country for the House of Representatives election on Feb. 8

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General election in Japan

Centrist Reform Alliance co-leader Yoshihiko Noda makes a stump speech in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Jan. 27, 2026, as official campaigning begins across the country for the House of Representatives election on Feb. 8

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Baseball: Lions vs. Eagles

Manaya Nishikawa of the Seibu Lions hits a solo home run during the sixth inning of a Pacific League baseball game against the Rakuten Eagles at Rakuten Mobile Park Miyagi in Sendai, northeastern Japan, on July 27, 2025.

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[Breaking News]Conger eels at northeastern Japan aquarium

SENDAI, Japan, Jan. 20 Kyodo - Video taken at Sendai Umino-Mori Aquarium in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Jan. 19, 2026, shows conger eels protruding from pipes resembling "ehomaki" sushi rolls that are eaten on Setsubun day on Feb. 3 marking the turn from winter to spring. The annual event at the aquarium ends on Feb. 8. (Kyodo)

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Japan PM Takaichi presented dried persimmons

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (far R) receives a box of dried persimmons produced in Fukushima Prefecture from Masao Uchibori (2nd from R), governor of the northeastern Japan prefecture, at the premier's office in Tokyo on Jan. 21, 2026.

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Japan PM Takaichi presented dried persimmons

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (far R) receives a box of dried persimmons produced in Fukushima Prefecture from Masao Uchibori (2nd from R), governor of the northeastern Japan prefecture, at the premier's office in Tokyo on Jan. 21, 2026.

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Japan PM Takaichi presented dried persimmons

Japanese Prime Minster Sanae Takaichi eats a piece of dried persimmon produced in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, at the premier's office in Tokyo on Jan. 21, 2026.

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Ski jumping: World Cup in Yamagata

Nozomi Maruyama (C) of Japan poses after winning the World Cup women's ski jumping gold at AlionTek Zao Schanze in Yamagata, northeastern Japan, on Jan. 20, 2026, alongside silver medalist Lisa Eder (L) of Austria and bronze medalist Selina Freitag of Germany.

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Ski jumping: World Cup in Yamagata

Nozomi Maruyama of Japan celebrates after winning the World Cup women's ski jumping gold at AlionTek Zao Schanze in Yamagata, northeastern Japan, on Jan. 20, 2026, her sixth win of the season.

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Ski jumping: World Cup in Yamagata

Nozomi Maruyama of Japan competes en route to winning the World Cup women's ski jumping gold at AlionTek Zao Schanze in Yamagata, northeastern Japan, on Jan. 20, 2026, her sixth win of the season.

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Ski jumping: World Cup in Yamagata

Nozomi Maruyama of Japan competes en route to winning the World Cup women's ski jumping gold at AlionTek Zao Schanze in Yamagata, northeastern Japan, on Jan. 20, 2026, her sixth win of the season.

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Ski jumping: World Cup in Yamagata

Nozomi Maruyama of Japan competes en route to winning the World Cup women's ski jumping gold at AlionTek Zao Schanze in Yamagata, northeastern Japan, on Jan. 20, 2026, her sixth win of the season.

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Conger eels at northeastern Japan aquarium

Photo taken at Sendai Umino-Mori Aquarium in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Jan. 19, 2026, shows conger eels protruding from pipes resembling "ehomaki" sushi rolls that are eaten on Setsubun day on Feb. 3 marking the turn from winter to spring. The annual event at the aquarium ends on Feb. 8.

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Conger eels at northeastern Japan aquarium

Photo taken at Sendai Umino-Mori Aquarium in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Jan. 19, 2026, shows conger eels protruding from pipes resembling "ehomaki" sushi rolls that are eaten on Setsubun day on Feb. 3 marking the turn from winter to spring. The annual event at the aquarium ends on Feb. 8.

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Coming-of-Age ceremony for hula dancers

Hula dancers clad in kimono perform during their Coming-of-Age ceremony at Spa Resort Hawaiians in Iwaki in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Jan. 10, 2026.

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Coming-of-Age ceremony for hula dancers

Hula dancers clad in kimono perform during their Coming-of-Age ceremony at Spa Resort Hawaiians in Iwaki in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Jan. 10, 2026.

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Coming-of-Age ceremony for hula dancers

Hula dancers clad in kimono perform during their Coming-of-Age ceremony at Spa Resort Hawaiians in Iwaki in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Jan. 10, 2026.

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Coming-of-Age ceremony for hula dancers

Hula dancers clad in kimono perform during their Coming-of-Age ceremony at Spa Resort Hawaiians in Iwaki in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Jan. 10, 2026.

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Football: 58-year-old Miura joins J3 Fukushima United

Former Japan forward Kazuyoshi Miura, 58, (back, R) trains with teammates in Fukushima, northeastern Japan, on Jan. 10, 2026, for the first time after joining Fukushima United in the J-League third division. He will play for the football club on loan from J2-bound Yokohama FC until the end of June.

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Football: 58-year-old Miura joins J3 Fukushima United

Former Japan forward Kazuyoshi Miura, 58, (2nd from R) trains with teammates in Fukushima, northeastern Japan, on Jan. 10, 2026, for the first time after joining Fukushima United in the J-League third division. He will play for the football club on loan from J2-bound Yokohama FC until the end of June.

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Football: 58-year-old Miura joins J3 Fukushima United

Former Japan forward Kazuyoshi Miura, 58, (R) trains with teammates in Fukushima, northeastern Japan, on Jan. 10, 2026, for the first time after joining Fukushima United in the J-League third division. He will play for the football club on loan from J2-bound Yokohama FC until the end of June.

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Football: 58-year-old Miura joins J3 Fukushima United

Former Japan forward and 58-year-old Kazuyoshi Miura poses in Tokyo on Jan. 9, 2026, during his first news conference after joining Fukushima United in the J-League third division. He will play for the northeastern Japan prefecture football club on loan until the end of June from J2-bound Yokohama FC.

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Football: 58-year-old Miura joins J3 Fukushima United

Former Japan forward and 58-year-old Kazuyoshi Miura speaks in Tokyo on Jan. 9, 2026, during his first news conference after joining Fukushima United in the J-League third division. He will play for the northeastern Japan prefecture football club on loan until the end of June from J2-bound Yokohama FC.

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Football: 58-year-old Miura joins J3 Fukushima United

Former Japan forward and 58-year-old Kazuyoshi Miura poses in Tokyo on Jan. 9, 2026, during his first news conference after joining Fukushima United in the J-League third division. He will play for the northeastern Japan prefecture football club on loan until the end of June from J2-bound Yokohama FC.

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Football: 58-year-old Miura joins J3 Fukushima United

Former Japan forward and 58-year-old Kazuyoshi Miura poses in Tokyo on Jan. 9, 2026, during his first news conference after joining Fukushima United in the J-League third division. He will play for the northeastern Japan prefecture football club on loan until the end of June from J2-bound Yokohama FC.

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Football: 58-year-old Miura joins J3 Fukushima United

Former Japan forward and 58-year-old Kazuyoshi Miura speaks in Tokyo on Jan. 9, 2026, during his first news conference after joining Fukushima United in the J-League third division. He will play for the northeastern Japan prefecture football club on loan until the end of June from J2-bound Yokohama FC.

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Football: 58-year-old Miura joins J3 Fukushima United

Former Japan forward and 58-year-old Kazuyoshi Miura speaks in Tokyo on Jan. 9, 2026, during his first news conference after joining Fukushima United in the J-League third division. He will play for the northeastern Japan prefecture football club on loan until the end of June from J2-bound Yokohama FC.

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Football: 58-year-old Miura joins J3 Fukushima United

Former Japan forward and 58-year-old Kazuyoshi Miura speaks in Tokyo on Jan. 9, 2026, during his first news conference after joining Fukushima United in the J-League third division. He will play for the northeastern Japan prefecture football club on loan until the end of June from J2-bound Yokohama FC.

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Nobel laureate Kitagawa

Professor Susumu Kitagawa of Kyoto University, a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry, delivers a lecture on Jan. 7, 2026, in Sendai in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan.

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Nobel laureate Kitagawa

Professor Susumu Kitagawa of Kyoto University, a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry, delivers a lecture on Jan. 7, 2026, in Sendai in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan.

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Interview with Angels pitcher Kikuchi

HANAMAKI, Japan, Dec. 29 Kyodo - Los Angeles Angels pitcher Yusei Kikuchi gives an interview at the King of the Hill indoor baseball training gym built by him near his alma mater Hanamaki Higashi High School in Hanamaki in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 12, 2025. Kikuchi plans to play for Japan's 2026 World Baseball Classic team. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]Aftermath of strong earthquake in Aomori Pref.

HACHINOHE, Japan, Dec. 10 Kyodo - Video taken on Dec. 9, 2025, shows a collapsed stone lantern at a shrine in Hachinohe in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Aomori, following a strong earthquake the previous night. (Kyodo)

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Aftermath of strong quake in northeastern Japan

HACHINOHE, Japan, Dec. 9 Kyodo - Workers remove broken glass from a restaurant in Hachinohe in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 9, 2025, following a strong earthquake the previous night. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]Tsunami advisory issued in Japan

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 12 Kyodo - A Japan Meteorological Agency official holds a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 12, 2025, after the agency issued a tsunami advisory for the Pacific coast of northern and northeastern Japan following an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.7 in the Pacific Ocean off Aomori Prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Year's first cherry auction in Yamagata Pref.

Photo taken on Jan. 5, 2026, shows Yamagata Prefecture-produced premium Sato Nishiki cherries that fetched 1.55 million yen ($9,870) per box at the year's first auction in Tendo, a city in the northeastern Japan prefecture.

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Year's first cherry auction in Yamagata Pref.

Photo taken on Jan. 5, 2026, shows Yamagata Prefecture-produced premium Sato Nishiki cherries that fetched 1.55 million yen ($9,870) per box at the year's first auction in Tendo, a city in the northeastern Japan prefecture.

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[Breaking News]Aftermath of strong quake in northeastern Japan

HACHINOHE, Japan, Dec. 9 Kyodo - A worker cleans up inside a commercial facility in Hachinohe in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 9, 2025, following a strong earthquake the previous night. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]Aftermath of strong quake in northeastern Japan

HACHINOHE, Japan, Dec. 9 Kyodo - A torii gate at a shrine lies toppled in Hachinohe in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 9, 2025, following a strong earthquake the previous night. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]Aftermath of strong quake in northeastern Japan

TOHOKU, Japan, Dec. 9 Kyodo - Video taken from a Kyodo News airplane on Dec. 9, 2025, shows a collapsed road in Tohoku in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, following a strong earthquake that struck the region the previous night. (Kyodo)