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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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Holder of 5 women's shogi titles back to competition

Professional shogi player Kana Fukuma, holder of five titles in the women's category, is pictured after beating Kei Kato in a round-robin match at the Hakurei women's championship in Takatsuki, Osaka, on Feb. 14, 2025. She returned to competition after being sidelined between Nov. 17, 2024, and Feb. 12, 2025, due to pregnancy.

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Memorial service for ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji

A memorial service is held for former yokozuna Kitanofuji, a 10-time grand sumo tournament champion, whose real name was Katsuaki Takezawa, in Tokyo on Dec. 18, 2024. The former yokozuna, who mentored two grand champions including the legendary Chiyonofuji before becoming a popular TV sumo pundit, died on Nov. 12, 2024, at the age of 82.

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Crystal-glass Christmas trees sparkle at Hakone museum

Photo taken on Nov. 12, 2024, shows Christmas trees decorated with crystal glass set up for display in the pond of the garden of the Venetian Glass Museum in the town of Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture in eastern Japan. Two trees, 11 meters and 8 meters high, are decorated with approximately 85,000 and 65,000 pieces of crystal glass, respectively, and will be on display until Jan. 13, 2025.

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Pampas grass fields in Hakone

People visit the Sengokuhara pampas grass fields as they turn gold in the Hakone hot spring resort in Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Nov. 12, 2024.

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Sumo: Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82

Yokozuna Kitanofuji performs his ring-entering ritual at a grand sumo tournament in January 1971 in Tokyo. The 10-time grand sumo tournament champion, whose real name was Katsuaki Takezawa and who mentored two grand champions including the legendary Chiyonofuji before becoming a popular TV sumo pundit, died on Nov. 12, 2024, at the age of 82, according to media.

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Sumo: Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82

Yokozuna Kitanofuji forces fellow yokozuna Tamanoumi out of the ring in Tokyo in May 1971, winning the summer grand tournament without losing a single match. The 10-time grand sumo tournament champion, whose real name was Katsuaki Takezawa and who mentored two grand champions including the legendary Chiyonofuji before becoming a popular TV sumo pundit, died on Nov. 12, 2024, at the age of 82, according to media.

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Sumo: Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82

Sumo wrestler Kitanofuji celebrates his first career victory at a grand tournament in Osaka, western Japan, in March 1967, with the trophy. The 10-time grand sumo tournament champion and former yokozuna, whose real name was Katsuaki Takezawa and who mentored two grand champions including the legendary Chiyonofuji before becoming a popular TV sumo pundit, died on Nov. 12, 2024, at the age of 82, according to media.

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Sumo: Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82

File photo taken in August 2016 shows former yokozuna Kitanofuji, a 10-time grand sumo tournament champion, whose real name was Katsuaki Takezawa. The former yokozuna, who mentored two grand champions including the legendary Chiyonofuji before becoming a popular TV sumo pundit, died on Nov. 12, 2024, at the age of 82, according to media.

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Sumo: Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82

Yokozuna Kitanofuji performs his ring-entering ritual at a grand sumo tournament in January 1971 in Tokyo. The 10-time tournament champion, whose real name was Katsuaki Takezawa and who mentored two grand champions including the legendary Chiyonofuji before becoming a popular TV sumo pundit, died on Nov. 12, 2024, at the age of 82, according to media.

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Poet Shuntaro Tanikawa dies at 92

Shuntaro Tanikawa, a leading poet in postwar Japan also known for his translations of the U.S. cartoon strip "Peanuts," reads a poem at a Tokyo hotel on Feb. 12, 2015. Tanikawa died on Nov. 13, 2024, aged 92.

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Aftermath of deadly flooding in Spain

A street is covered with mud in Paiporta, Valencia, eastern Spain, on Nov. 12, 2024, two weeks after deadly flooding caused by torrential rain.

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Aftermath of deadly flooding in Spain

Spanish soldiers carry out a disaster relief operation in Paiporta, Valencia, eastern Spain, on Nov. 12, 2024, two weeks after deadly flooding caused by torrential rain.

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Aftermath of deadly flooding in Spain

Relief supplies are given out on a street in Paiporta, Valencia, eastern Spain, on Nov. 12, 2024, two weeks after deadly flooding caused by torrential rain.

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Aftermath of deadly flooding in Spain

Damaged cars and debris are piled up in Paiporta, Valencia, eastern Spain, on Nov. 12, 2024, two weeks after deadly flooding caused by torrential rain.

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Aftermath of deadly flooding in Spain

Damaged cars and debris lie buried in mud in Paiporta, Valencia, eastern Spain, on Nov. 12, 2024, two weeks after deadly flooding caused by torrential rain.

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Baseball: Premier12

Japan manager Hirokazu Ibata (L) and his Australian counterpart David Nilsson pose for a photo during a press conference at Vantelin Dome Nagoya in central Japan on Nov. 12, 2024, the eve of the opening game of Group B at the Premier12 baseball tournament.

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Palau President Whipps

Palau President Surangel Whipps speaks during an interview in his office in Koror, Palau, on Nov. 12, 2024, after his reelection as president.

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Moldova's Deputy Prime Minister Popsoi in Tokyo

Moldova's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mihai Popsoi holds an interview in Tokyo on Nov. 12, 2024.

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Palau President Whipps

Palau President Surangel Whipps speaks during an interview in his office in Koror, Palau, on Nov. 12, 2024, after his reelection as president.

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Palau President Whipps

Palau President Surangel Whipps speaks during an interview in his office in Koror, Palau, on Nov. 12, 2024, after his reelection as president.

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Car ramming attack in Zhuhai, China

A woman offers flowers in front of a sports center in the southern Chinese city of Zhuhai on Nov. 12, 2024, a day after a car driven by a 62-year-old man rammed into a crowd at the center, leaving more than 30 dead and dozens injured.

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Car ramming attack in Zhuhai, China

Flowers are offered in front of a sports center in the southern Chinese city of Zhuhai on Nov. 12, 2024, a day after a car driven by a 62-year-old man rammed into a crowd at the center, leaving more than 30 dead and dozens injured.

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Car ramming attack in Zhuhai, China

Flowers are offered in front of a sports center in the southern Chinese city of Zhuhai on Nov. 12, 2024, a day after a car driven by a 62-year-old man rammed into a crowd at the center, leaving more than 30 dead and dozens injured.

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Football: Japan ahead of World Cup qualifier

Kaoru Mitoma of Japan's men's national football team trains in Jakarta on Nov. 12, 2024, ahead of a 2026 football World Cup final-round Asian qualifier against Indonesia on Nov. 15.

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Football: Japan ahead of World Cup qualifier

Members of the Japanese men's national football team train in Jakarta on Nov. 12, 2024, ahead of a 2026 football World Cup final-round Asian qualifier against Indonesia on Nov. 15.

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Football: Japan ahead of World Cup qualifier

Members of the Japanese men's national football team train in Jakarta on Nov. 12, 2024, ahead of a 2026 football World Cup final-round Asian qualifier against Indonesia on Nov. 15.

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Football: Japan ahead of World Cup qualifier

Members of the Japanese men's national football team train in Jakarta on Nov. 12, 2024, ahead of a 2026 football World Cup final-round Asian qualifier against Indonesia on Nov. 15.

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Air show in China

Photo shows Chinese military's Y-20 transport aircraft displayed at the China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai, southern China, on Nov. 12, 2024.

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Air show in China

Photo shows Chinese military's new unmanned aerial vehicle, dubbed Jiu Tian (meaning "nine heavens"), displayed at the China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai, southern China, on Nov. 12, 2024.

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Air show in China

A Sukhoi Su-57 fighter jet, Russia's most advanced stealth fighter jet, flies at the China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai, southern China, on Nov. 12, 2024.

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Air show in China

Photo shows China's H-6 bomber displayed at the China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai, southern China, on Nov. 12, 2024.

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Air show in China

A Chinese Air Force J-20 stealth fighter jet fly at the China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai, southern China, on Nov. 12, 2024.

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Air show in China

A Chinese Navy J-15 carrier-borne jet flies at the China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai, southern China, on Nov. 12, 2024.

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SoftBank Group CFO Goto

SoftBank Group Corp. Chief Financial Officer Yoshimitsu Goto explains the company's earnings at a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 12, 2024.

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Japan, Moldova foreign ministers meet in Tokyo

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya (R) shakes hands with Moldova's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mihai Popsoi at the ministry in Tokyo on Nov. 12, 2024.

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U.N. chief Guterres at COP29

U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres addresses world leaders during the summit meeting at the 29th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Nov. 12, 2024.

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Mother of Japanese abductee

Sakie Yokota, whose daughter Megumi was abducted by North Korea at age 13 in 1977, speaks during a meeting with the media in Kawasaki near Tokyo on Nov. 12, 2024, ahead of the 47th anniversary on Nov. 15 of her abduction from a beach in Niigata, northwest of Tokyo.

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Mother of Japanese abductee

Sakie Yokota, whose daughter Megumi was abducted by North Korea at age 13 in 1977, speaks during a meeting with the media in Kawasaki near Tokyo on Nov. 12, 2024, ahead of the 47th anniversary on Nov. 15 of her abduction from a beach in Niigata, northwest of Tokyo.

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Japan No. 2 opposition party leadership race

House of Representatives lawmaker Ryuna Kanemura of the Japan Innovation Party meets the press in Tokyo on Nov. 12, 2024, to announce his intention to run in the Dec. 1 leadership race of Japan's second-largest opposition party, which suffered a significant loss of seats in the Oct. 27 general election.

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Japan No. 2 opposition party leadership race

Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura speaks during a press conference in Osaka on Nov. 12, 2024, to announce his candidacy in the Dec. 1 leadership race of Japan's second-largest opposition party, the Japan Innovation Party. Yoshimura is the co-leader of the party, which suffered a significant loss of seats in the Oct. 27 general election.

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Japan No. 2 opposition party leadership race

Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura speaks during a press conference in Osaka on Nov. 12, 2024, to announce his candidacy in the Dec. 1 leadership race of Japan's second-largest opposition party, the Japan Innovation Party. Yoshimura is the co-leader of the party, which suffered a significant loss of seats in the Oct. 27 general election.

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USJ to open new area themed on Nintendo game in Dec.

Photo taken on Nov. 12, 2024, shows part of Donkey Kong Country, a new area at Universal Studios Japan in the western Japan city of Osaka, unveiled to the media ahead of its public opening on Dec. 11. The new area was merged into USJ's existing area, Super Nintendo World.

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USJ to open new area themed on Nintendo game in Dec.

Photo taken on Nov. 12, 2024, shows part of Donkey Kong Country, a new area at Universal Studios Japan in the western Japan city of Osaka, unveiled to the media ahead of its public opening on Dec. 11. The new area was merged into USJ's existing area, Super Nintendo World.

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USJ to open new area themed on Nintendo game in Dec.

Photo taken on Nov. 12, 2024, shows part of Donkey Kong Country, a new area at Universal Studios Japan in the western Japan city of Osaka, unveiled to the media ahead of its public opening on Dec. 11. The new area was merged into USJ's existing area, Super Nintendo World.

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New Japanese Justice Minister Suzuki

New Japanese Justice Minister Keisuke Suzuki speaks at a press conference at the ministry in Tokyo on Nov. 12, 2024.

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New Japanese Justice Minister Suzuki

New Japanese Justice Minister Keisuke Suzuki speaks at a press conference at the ministry in Tokyo on Nov. 12, 2024.

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Air show in China

Chinese Air Force J-20 stealth fighter jets fly at the China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai, southern China, on Nov. 12, 2024.

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Air show in China

A Chinese Air Force J-35 stealth fighter jet flies at the China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai, southern China, on Nov. 12, 2024.

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Japan's new farm minister Eto

New Japanese Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Taku Eto speaks at a press conference at the ministry in Tokyo on Nov. 12, 2024.