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Asian Games: Softball

Members of Japan's women's softball team celebrate on the podium after defeating China to win their sixth consecutive Asian Games gold medal in Shaoxing, China, on Oct. 2, 2023.

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Asian Games: Softball

Japan pitchers Yukiko Ueno (L) and Miu Goto pose with their gold medals after helping the team defeat China in the women's softball final at the Asian Games in Shaoxing, China, on Oct. 2, 2023.

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Asian Games: Softball

Members of Japan's women's softball team pose for a photo after defeating China to win their sixth consecutive Asian Games gold medal in Shaoxing, China, on Oct. 2, 2023.

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Asian Games: Softball

Japan players give manager Reika Utsugi (C) a victory toss after defeating China in the women's softball gold-medal game at the Asian Games in Shaoxing, China, on Oct. 2, 2023.

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Asian Games: Athletics

Li Ling of China poses with the gold medal she won in the women's pole vault event at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, on Oct. 2, 2023.

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Asian Games: Athletics

Koki Ueyama (C) competes en route to winning gold in the Men's 200-meter race final at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, on Oct. 2, 2023.

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Asian Games: Athletics

Koki Ueyama reacts after finishing first in the men's 200-meter race final at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, on Oct. 2, 2023.

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Rope ritual at Japan shrine

People carry a 170-meter-long sacred rope that hangs from a giant rock during the Otsunakake Shinji ritual at Hananoiwaya shrine in Kumano, Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on Oct. 2, 2023.

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Rope ritual at Japan shrine

People carry a 170-meter-long sacred rope that hangs from a giant rock during the Otsunakake Shinji ritual at Hananoiwaya shrine in Kumano, Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on Oct. 2, 2023.

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Pool on 49th floor of new building in Tokyo

Photo taken on Oct. 2, 2023, shows a pool on the 49th floor of Toranomon Hills Station Tower in Tokyo. The new 266-meter high building is set to open on Oct. 6.

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Japan ruling LDP's election campaign chief

Yuko Obuchi, election campaign chief of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, gives an interview at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Oct. 2, 2023.

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Japan ruling LDP's election campaign chief

Yuko Obuchi, election campaign chief of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, gives an interview at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Oct. 2, 2023.

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Japan ruling LDP's election campaign chief

Yuko Obuchi, election campaign chief of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, gives an interview at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Oct. 2, 2023.

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Basketball: LA Lakers' Rui Hachimura

Los Angeles Lakers player Rui Hachimura speaks during the NBA team's media day in El Segundo, California, on Oct. 2, 2023.

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Basketball: Phoenix Suns' Yuta Watanabe

Phoenix Suns player Yuta Watanabe speaks during the NBA team's media day in Phoenix, Arizona, on Oct. 2, 2023.

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Baseball: Twins pitcher Maeda

Minnesota Twins pitcher Kenta Maeda plays catch at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Oct. 2, 2023, ahead of an American League Wild Card Series game against the Toronto Blue Jays on Oct. 3.

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Baseball: Twins pitcher Maeda

Minnesota Twins pitcher Kenta Maeda speaks to reporters at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Oct. 2, 2023, ahead of an American League Wild Card Series game against the Toronto Blue Jays on Oct. 3.

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Baseball: Blue Jays pitcher Kikuchi

Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Yusei Kikuchi plays catch at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Oct. 2, 2023, ahead of an American League Wild Card Series game against the Minnesota Twins on Oct. 3.

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Baseball: Blue Jays pitcher Kikuchi

Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Yusei Kikuchi speaks to reporters at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Oct. 2, 2023, ahead of an American League Wild Card Series game against the Minnesota Twins on Oct. 3.

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Kyiv concert for children

Japanese pianist Toshiki Usui holds a concert in Ukraine's capital Kyiv on Oct. 2, 2023, for children who have fled conflict-ridden eastern Ukraine.

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Kariko, Weissman win Nobel medicine prize for COVID mRNA vaccine work

University of Pennsylvania professor Drew Weissman arrives at the venue of a press conference at the university in Philadelphia, the United States, on Oct. 2, 2023, after being awarded this year's Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine jointly with his Hungarian research partner Katalin Kariko for their work leading to the development of COVID-19 vaccines using a new messenger RNA technology.

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Kariko, Weissman win Nobel medicine prize for COVID mRNA vaccine work

Hungary's Katalin Kariko (L) and her American research partner Drew Weissman attend a press conference at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, the United States, on Oct. 2, 2023, after being awarded this year's Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for their work leading to the development of COVID-19 vaccines using a new messenger RNA technology.

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Kariko, Weissman win Nobel medicine prize for COVID mRNA vaccine work

Hungarian scientist Katalin Kariko arrives at the venue of a press conference at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, the United States, on Oct. 2, 2023, after being awarded this year's Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine jointly with her American research partner Drew Weissman for their work leading to the development of COVID-19 vaccines using a new messenger RNA technology.

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Johnny's talent agency's press conference

Noriyuki Higashiyama (2nd from R), president of Johnny & Associates Inc., and Yoshihiko Inohara (2nd from L), president of the talent agency's subsidiary Johnnys' Island, attend a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 2, 2023, over late namesake founder Johnny Kitagawa's sexual abuse.

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Asian Games: Softball

Japan players celebrate after defeating China in the women's softball gold-medal game to complete a six-peat at the Asian Games in Shaoxing, China, on Oct. 2, 2023.

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Asian Games: Softball

Japan players celebrate after defeating China in the women's softball gold-medal game to complete a six-peat at the Asian Games in Shaoxing, China, on Oct. 2, 2023.

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Asian Games: Table tennis

Japan's Miwa Harimoto (L) and Miyuu Kihara pose for a photo with their bronze medals in women's doubles table tennis at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, on Oct. 2, 2023.

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Asian Games: Table tennis

Japan's Miwa Harimoto (L) and Miyuu Kihara take a selfie with their bronze medals in women's doubles table tennis at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, on Oct. 2, 2023.

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Asian Games: Softball

Minori Naito of Japan hits a two-run home run during the first inning of the women's softball gold-medal game against China during the Asian Games in Shaoxing, China, on Oct. 2, 2023.

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Asian Games: Softball

Minori Naito of Japan hits a two-run home run during the first inning of the women's softball gold-medal game against China during the Asian Games in Shaoxing, China, on Oct. 2, 2023.

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Asian Games: Softball

Starting pitcher Miu Goto takes the mound for Japan in the women's softball gold-medal game against China during the Asian Games in Shaoxing, China, on Oct. 2, 2023.

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Asian Games: Softball

Reika Utsugi, manager of the Japanese women's softball team, is pictured ahead of the gold-medal game against China during the Asian Games in Shaoxing, China, on Oct. 2, 2023.

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Asian Games: Water polo

Kiyomu Date of Japan scores a goal against Singapore during the fourth period of their opening men's preliminary-round water polo match at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, on Oct. 2, 2023.

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Asian Games: Water polo

Members of the Japanese men's water polo team celebrate after defeating Singapore in their opening preliminary-round match at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, on Oct. 2, 2023.

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Japan imperial family at Red Cross HQ

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (2nd from L), Empress Masako (3rd from L) and their only daughter, Princess Aiko (R), visit an exhibition marking the 100th anniversary of the Great Kanto Earthquake at the Japanese Red Cross Society headquarters in Tokyo on Oct. 2, 2023.

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Japan imperial family at Red Cross HQ

(From L) Japanese Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and their only daughter, Princess Aiko, offer flowers at a monument at the Japanese Red Cross Society headquarters in Tokyo on Oct. 2, 2023.

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Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa

Japan's Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa gives an interview at the ministry in Tokyo on Oct. 2, 2023. (Pool photo)

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Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa

Japan's Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa gives an interview at the ministry in Tokyo on Oct. 2, 2023. (Pool photo)

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Sumo: All Japan Rikishi Championship

Sumo grand champion Terunofuji (2nd from L) performs a yokozuna ring-entering ritual at the All Japan Rikishi Championship, a non-ranking event held at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Oct. 2, 2023.

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Sumo: All Japan Rikishi Championship

Sumo wrestler Kirishima is pictured after winning the All Japan Rikishi Championship, a non-ranking event held at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Oct. 2, 2023.

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Boxing: WBC minimumweight champ Panya

WBC minimumweight champion Panya Pradabsri of Thailand holds an open workout session for the media in Tokyo on Oct. 2, 2023, ahead of his upcoming boxing fight against WBC interim champion Yudai Shigeoka.

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Boxing: WBC minimumweight champ Panya

WBC minimumweight champion Panya Pradabsri of Thailand holds an open workout session for the media in Tokyo on Oct. 2, 2023, ahead of his upcoming boxing fight against WBC interim champion Yudai Shigeoka.

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Baseball: Ohtani celebrated in Japan

Copies of an extra edition of a newspaper are handed out in front of JR Tokyo Station on Oct. 2, 2023, reporting that the Los Angeles Angels' Shohei Ohtani won the American League home run title.

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Johnny's talent agency's press conference

Noriyuki Higashiyama, president of talent agency Johnny & Associates Inc., speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 2, 2023.

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Johnny's talent agency's press conference

Noriyuki Higashiyama (R), president of Johnny & Associates Inc., and Yoshihiko Inohara, president of the talent agency's subsidiary Johnnys' Island, attend a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 2, 2023.

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Johnny's talent agency's press conference

Yoshihiko Inohara, president of Johnnys' Island, a subsidiary of talent agency Johnny & Associates Inc., attends a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 2, 2023.

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Johnny's talent agency's press conference

Noriyuki Higashiyama (R), president of Johnny & Associates Inc., and Yoshihiko Inohara, president of the talent agency's subsidiary Johnnys' Island, attend a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 2, 2023.

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Johnny's talent agency's press conference

Noriyuki Higashiyama (R), president of Johnny & Associates Inc., bows during a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 2, 2023, alongside Yoshihiko Inohara, president of the talent agency's subsidiary Johnnys' Island.

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Japan PM Kishida at meeting on child policies

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (C) attends a government meeting on policies related to children at the premier's office in Tokyo on Oct. 2, 2023.

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Japan PM Kishida at meeting over children-related policies

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida attends a government meeting over policies related to children at the premier's office in Tokyo on Oct. 2, 2023.