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Rising bear sightings in Japan

Photo taken on Oct. 20, 2025, shows a bear in central Morioka in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, amid a surge of bear encounters in residential areas of Japan.

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Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics

Photo taken on Oct. 20, 2025, shows an Olympic rings monument at Milan Linate Airport in Milan, ahead of the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics.

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Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics

Photo taken on Oct. 20, 2025, shows an Olympic rings monument at Milan Malpensa Airport in the province of Varese, Italy, ahead of the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics.

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Chopin piano contest

Japanese pianist Shiori Kuwahara meets the press after performing in the final stage of the Frederic Chopin international piano competition in Warsaw on Oct. 20, 2025. Kuwahara finished fourth.

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Chopin piano contest

Japanese pianist Shiori Kuwahara meets the press after performing in the final stage of the Frederic Chopin international piano competition in Warsaw on Oct. 20, 2025. Kuwahara finished fourth.

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Chopin piano contest

Japanese pianist Shiori Kuwahara meets the press after performing in the final stage of the Frederic Chopin international piano competition in Warsaw on Oct. 20, 2025. Kuwahara finished fourth.

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Ruling LDP, JIP sign coalition deal

Combined photo shows Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi (R) and major opposition Japan Innovation Party chief Hirofumi Yoshimura holding a joint press conference after signing a coalition agreement in Tokyo on Oct. 20, 2025.

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Baseball: Dodgers players training ahead of World Series

Los Angeles Dodgers players warm up at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Oct. 20, 2025, with the World Series set to begin on Oct. 24.

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Baseball: Dodgers pitcher Sasaki ahead of World Series

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki warms up at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Oct. 20, 2025, with the World Series set to begin on Oct. 24.

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Baseball: Dodgers pitcher Sasaki ahead of World Series

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki plays catch at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Oct. 20, 2025, ahead of the World Series set to begin on Oct. 24.

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Baseball: Dodgers pitcher Sasaki ahead of World Series

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki plays catch at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Oct. 20, 2025, ahead of the World Series set to begin on Oct. 24.

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Baseball: Dodgers pitcher Yamamoto ahead of World Series

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto throws a bullpen session at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Oct. 20, 2025, ahead of the World Series set to begin on Oct. 24.

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Baseball: Dodgers pitcher Sasaki ahead of World Series

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki plays catch at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Oct. 20, 2025, ahead of the World Series set to begin on Oct. 24.

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U.S. Ambassador to Japan Glass

U.S. Ambassador to Japan George Glass makes a speech in Tokyo on Oct. 20, 2025. (Pool photo)

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U.S. Ambassador to Japan Glass

U.S. Ambassador to Japan George Glass makes a speech in Tokyo on Oct. 20, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Baseball: PL Climax Series final stage

SoftBank Hawks players pose after winning the Pacific League Climax Series final stage against the Nippon Ham Fighters at Mizuho PayPay Dome in Fukuoka on Oct. 20, 2025.

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Baseball: PL Climax Series final stage

SoftBank Hawks players celebrate after winning the Pacific League Climax Series final stage against the Nippon Ham Fighters at Mizuho PayPay Dome in Fukuoka on Oct. 20, 2025.

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Baseball: PL Climax Series final stage

SoftBank Hawks players wave to fans after winning the Pacific League Climax Series final stage against the Nippon Ham Fighters at Mizuho PayPay Dome in Fukuoka on Oct. 20, 2025.

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Baseball: PL Climax Series final stage

SoftBank Hawks players high-five after winning the Pacific League Climax Series final stage against the Nippon Ham Fighters at Mizuho PayPay Dome in Fukuoka on Oct. 20, 2025.

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Baseball: PL Climax Series final stage

SoftBank Hawks players high-five after winning the Pacific League Climax Series final stage against the Nippon Ham Fighters at Mizuho PayPay Dome in Fukuoka on Oct. 20, 2025.

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Baseball: PL Climax Series final stage

SoftBank Hawks players high-five after winning the Pacific League Climax Series final stage against the Nippon Ham Fighters at Mizuho PayPay Dome in Fukuoka on Oct. 20, 2025.

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Baseball: PL Climax Series final stage

SoftBank Hawks players high-five after winning the Pacific League Climax Series final stage against the Nippon Ham Fighters at Mizuho PayPay Dome in Fukuoka on Oct. 20, 2025.

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Ruling LDP, JIP sign coalition deal

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi (R) and major opposition Japan Innovation Party chief Hirofumi Yoshimura sign a coalition agreement in Tokyo on Oct. 20, 2025.

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Ruling LDP, JIP sign coalition deal

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi (R) and major opposition Japan Innovation Party chief Hirofumi Yoshimura pose for a photo after signing a coalition agreement in Tokyo on Oct. 20, 2025.

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Ruling LDP, JIP sign coalition deal

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi (R) shakes hands with major opposition Japan Innovation Party chief Hirofumi Yoshimura after signing a coalition agreement in Tokyo on Oct. 20, 2025.

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Ruling LDP, JIP sign coalition deal

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi (R) shakes hands with major opposition Japan Innovation Party chief Hirofumi Yoshimura after signing a coalition agreement in Tokyo on Oct. 20, 2025.

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Ruling LDP, JIP sign coalition deal

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi (R) and major opposition Japan Innovation Party chief Hirofumi Yoshimura hold a press conference after signing a coalition agreement in Tokyo on Oct. 20, 2025.

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Ruling LDP, JIP sign coalition deal

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi (R) and major opposition Japan Innovation Party chief Hirofumi Yoshimura hold a press conference after signing a coalition agreement in Tokyo on Oct. 20, 2025.

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Nikkei index hits record closing high

A financial board in Tokyo on Oct. 20, 2025, shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closing at an all-time high of 49,185.50, ending above 49,000 for the first time.

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Cultured oysters in Hiroshima

Oysters are brought up from the waters off Hatsukaichi, in Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan, on Oct. 20, 2025, as the new season to harvest cultured oysters begins.

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LDP, Ishin to sign coalition deal

Fumitake Fujita (2nd from L), co-leader of the opposition Nippon Ishin party, speaks during the party's emergency board meeting in Tokyo on Oct. 20, 2025. Hirofumi Yoshimura, leader of Ishin, or the Japan Innovation Party, said earlier in the day that he formally conveyed his party's intention of forming a coalition with the ruling Liberal Democratic Party to LDP head Sanae Takaichi.

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Cultured oysters in Hiroshima

Oysters are brought up from the waters off Hatsukaichi, in Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan, on Oct. 20, 2025, as the new season to harvest cultured oysters begins.

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LDP, Ishin to sign coalition deal

Fumitake Fujita (C), co-leader of the opposition Nippon Ishin party, speaks during the party's emergency board meeting in Tokyo on Oct. 20, 2025. Hirofumi Yoshimura, leader of Ishin, or the Japan Innovation Party, said earlier in the day that he formally conveyed his party's intention of forming a coalition with the ruling Liberal Democratic Party to LDP head Sanae Takaichi.

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LDP, Ishin to sign coalition deal

Fumitake Fujita (C), co-leader of the opposition Nippon Ishin party, heads to the party's emergency board meeting in Tokyo on Oct. 20, 2025. Hirofumi Yoshimura, leader of Ishin, or the Japan Innovation Party, said earlier in the day that he had formally conveyed his party's intention of forming a coalition with the ruling Liberal Democratic Party to LDP head Sanae Takaichi.

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Nikkei stock index tops 49,000 for 1st time

A financial monitor at a foreign exchange trading company in Tokyo shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average on Oct. 20, 2025, rising above the 49,000 line for the first time.

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Tokyo stocks surge

A financial data screen in Tokyo shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average surging more than 1,300 points during morning trading on Oct. 20, 2025.

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Nikkei stock index tops 49,000 for 1st time

A financial monitor at a foreign exchange trading company in Tokyo shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average on Oct. 20, 2025, rising above the 49,000 line for the first time.

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Japan's former Empress Michiko turns 91

Japanese Princess Aiko, only daughter of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, visits Akasaka Estate in Tokyo to meet with former Empress Michiko on Oct. 20, 2025, to celebrate her 91st birthday. (Pool photo)

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Japan's former Empress Michiko turns 91

Japan's Emperor Naruhito visits Akasaka Estate in Tokyo with Empress Masako (not pictured) to meet with former Empress Michiko on Oct. 20, 2025, to celebrate her 91st birthday. (Pool photo)

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Japan's former Empress Michiko turns 91

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako visit Akasaka Estate in Tokyo to meet with former Empress Michiko on Oct. 20, 2025, to celebrate her 91st birthday. (Pool photo)

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Japan's former Empress Michiko turns 91

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako visit Akasaka Estate in Tokyo to meet with former Empress Michiko on Oct. 20, 2025, to celebrate her 91st birthday. (Pool photo)

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Japan's former Empress Michiko turns 91

Japanese Princess Aiko, only daughter of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, visits Akasaka Estate in Tokyo to meet with former Empress Michiko on Oct. 20, 2025, to celebrate her 91st birthday. (Pool photo)

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Japan's former Empress Michiko turns 91

Japanese Princess Aiko, only daughter of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, visits Akasaka Estate in Tokyo to meet with former Empress Michiko on Oct. 20, 2025, to celebrate her 91st birthday. (Pool photo)

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Tokyo stocks surge

A financial data screen in Tokyo shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average surging more than 1,100 points during morning trading on Oct. 20, 2025.

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Wartime poison gas factory in Japan

Photo taken on Oct. 20, 2023, shows a cenotaph built on a tiny island in Takehara, Hiroshima Prefecture, in memory of those who died after falling ill following their exposure to poison gas. Over 6,000 workers and students were mobilized to work at a poison gas factory on the island in the Seto Inland Sea run by the Imperial Japanese Army between 1929 and 1945.

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Surfing: Igarashi

Tokyo Olympic men's surfing silver medalist Kanoa Igarashi of Japan gives an interview in Ichinomiya, Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Oct. 20, 2024.

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Surfing: Igarashi

Tokyo Olympic men's surfing silver medalist Kanoa Igarashi of Japan gives an interview in Ichinomiya, Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Oct. 20, 2024.

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Baseball: MLB Championship Series

Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts raises the trophy after his team won the best-of-seven National League Championship Series with a 10-5 victory over the New York Mets in Game 6 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Oct. 20, 2024.

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Baseball: MLB Championship Series

Tommy Edman of the Los Angeles Dodgers (2nd from R, front) celebrates after being named the National League Championship Series MVP at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Oct. 20, 2024. The Dodgers won the best-of-seven NLCS with a 10-5 victory over the New York Mets in Game 6.

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Baseball: MLB Championship Series

Team members of the Los Angeles Dodgers pose for a group photo after the team won the best-of-seven National League Championship Series with a 10-5 victory over the New York Mets in Game 6 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Oct. 20, 2024.