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New Takaichi Cabinet inaugurated

New Takaichi Cabinet inaugurated

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi holds a press conference at the premier's office in Tokyo after her new Cabinet was inaugurated following her reelection as Japan's prime minister in parliament on Feb. 18, 2026.

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New Takaichi Cabinet inaugurated

New Takaichi Cabinet inaugurated

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi holds a press conference at the premier's office in Tokyo after her new Cabinet was inaugurated following her reelection as Japan's prime minister in parliament on Feb. 18, 2026.

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New Takaichi Cabinet inaugurated

New Takaichi Cabinet inaugurated

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi holds a press conference at the premier's office in Tokyo after her new Cabinet was inaugurated following her reelection as Japan's prime minister in parliament on Feb. 18, 2026.

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New Takaichi Cabinet inaugurated

New Takaichi Cabinet inaugurated

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (front row, C) poses for a photo at the premier's office in Tokyo with her Cabinet members after her new Cabinet was inaugurated following her reelection as Japan's prime minister in parliament on Feb. 18, 2026.

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New Takaichi Cabinet inaugurated

New Takaichi Cabinet inaugurated

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a press conference at the premier's office in Tokyo after her new Cabinet was inaugurated following her reelection as Japan's prime minister in parliament on Feb. 18, 2026.

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New Takaichi Cabinet inaugurated

New Takaichi Cabinet inaugurated

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a press conference at the premier's office in Tokyo after her new Cabinet was inaugurated following her reelection as Japan's prime minister in parliament on Feb. 18, 2026.

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New Takaichi Cabinet inaugurated

New Takaichi Cabinet inaugurated

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a press conference at the premier's office in Tokyo after her new Cabinet was inaugurated following her reelection as Japan's prime minister in parliament on Feb. 18, 2026.

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New Takaichi Cabinet inaugurated

New Takaichi Cabinet inaugurated

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a press conference at the premier's office in Tokyo after her new Cabinet was inaugurated following her reelection as Japan's prime minister in parliament on Feb. 18, 2026.

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New Takaichi Cabinet inaugurated

New Takaichi Cabinet inaugurated

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a press conference at the premier's office in Tokyo after her new Cabinet was inaugurated following her reelection as Japan's prime minister in parliament on Feb. 18, 2026.

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New Takaichi Cabinet inaugurated

New Takaichi Cabinet inaugurated

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a press conference at the premier's office in Tokyo after her new Cabinet was inaugurated following her reelection as Japan's prime minister in parliament on Feb. 18, 2026.

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New Takaichi Cabinet inaugurated

New Takaichi Cabinet inaugurated

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a press conference at the premier's office in Tokyo after her new Cabinet was inaugurated following her reelection as Japan's prime minister in parliament on Feb. 18, 2026.

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New Takaichi Cabinet inaugurated

New Takaichi Cabinet inaugurated

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a press conference at the premier's office in Tokyo after her new Cabinet was inaugurated following her reelection as Japan's prime minister in parliament on Feb. 18, 2026.

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New Takaichi Cabinet inaugurated

New Takaichi Cabinet inaugurated

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C) holds a Cabinet meeting at the premier's office in Tokyo after her new Cabinet was inaugurated following her reelection as Japan's prime minister in parliament on Feb. 18, 2026.

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New Takaichi Cabinet inaugurated

New Takaichi Cabinet inaugurated

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C) holds a Cabinet meeting at the premier's office in Tokyo after her new Cabinet was inaugurated following her reelection as Japan's prime minister in parliament on Feb. 18, 2026.

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New Takaichi Cabinet inaugurated

New Takaichi Cabinet inaugurated

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (front row, C) poses for a photo at the premier's office in Tokyo with her Cabinet members after her new Cabinet was inaugurated following her reelection as Japan's prime minister in parliament on Feb. 18, 2026.

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New Takaichi Cabinet inaugurated

New Takaichi Cabinet inaugurated

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (front row, C) poses for a photo at the premier's office in Tokyo with her Cabinet members after her new Cabinet was inaugurated following her reelection as Japan's prime minister in parliament on Feb. 18, 2026.

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New Takaichi Cabinet inaugurated

New Takaichi Cabinet inaugurated

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (front row, C) poses for a photo at the premier's office in Tokyo with her Cabinet members after her new Cabinet was inaugurated following her reelection as Japan's prime minister in parliament on Feb. 18, 2026.

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Football: Premier League

Football: Premier League

Kaoru Mitoma (R) of Brighton plays in an English Premier League football match against Aston Villa on Feb. 11, 2026, in Birmingham, England.

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Football: Premier League

Football: Premier League

Kaoru Mitoma (R) of Brighton controls the ball during an English Premier League football match against Aston Villa on Feb. 11, 2026, in Birmingham, England.

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Football: Premier League

Football: Premier League

Kaoru Mitoma (R) of Brighton controls the ball during an English Premier League football match against Aston Villa on Feb. 11, 2026, in Birmingham, England.

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Football: Premier League

Football: Premier League

Kaoru Mitoma (R) of Brighton controls the ball during an English Premier League football match against Aston Villa on Feb. 11, 2026, in Birmingham, England.

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Football: Premier League

Football: Premier League

Kaoru Mitoma (L) of Brighton vies for the ball during an English Premier League football match against Aston Villa on Feb. 11, 2026, in Birmingham, England.

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Football: Premier League

Football: Premier League

Kaoru Mitoma (L) of Brighton vies for the ball during an English Premier League football match against Aston Villa on Feb. 11, 2026, in Birmingham, England.

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Football: Premier League

Football: Premier League

Kaoru Mitoma (L) of Brighton dribbles with the ball during an English Premier League football match against Aston Villa on Feb. 11, 2026, in Birmingham, England.

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Football: Premier League

Football: Premier League

Kaoru Mitoma (L) of Brighton dribbles with the ball during an English Premier League football match against Aston Villa on Feb. 11, 2026, in Birmingham, England.

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Football: Premier League

Football: Premier League

Kaoru Mitoma (L) of Brighton dribbles with the ball during an English Premier League football match against Aston Villa on Feb. 11, 2026, in Birmingham, England.

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Football: Premier League

Football: Premier League

Kaoru Mitoma (R) of Brighton dribbles with the ball during an English Premier League football match against Aston Villa on Feb. 11, 2026, in Birmingham, England.

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Football: Premier League

Football: Premier League

Kaoru Mitoma (R) of Brighton dribbles with the ball during an English Premier League football match against Aston Villa on Feb. 11, 2026, in Birmingham, England.

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Football: Premier League

Football: Premier League

Kaoru Mitoma (R) of Brighton dribbles with the ball during an English Premier League football match against Aston Villa on Feb. 11, 2026, in Birmingham, England.

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Football: Premier League

Football: Premier League

Kaoru Mitoma (L) of Brighton plays the ball during an English Premier League football match against Crystal Palace on Feb. 8, 2026, in Brighton, England.

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Football: Premier League

Football: Premier League

Kaoru Mitoma (L) of Brighton plays the ball during an English Premier League football match against Crystal Palace on Feb. 8, 2026, in Brighton, England.

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Football: Premier League

Football: Premier League

Kaoru Mitoma of Brighton dribbles with the ball during an English Premier League football match against Crystal Palace on Feb. 8, 2026, in Brighton, England.

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Football: Premier League

Football: Premier League

Kaoru Mitoma (L) of Brighton and James Garner of Everton vie for the ball in the second half of an English Premier League football match on Jan. 31, 2026, in Brighton, England.

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Football: Premier League

Football: Premier League

Harrison Armstrong (R) of Everton fends off Kaoru Mitoma of Brighton in the first half of an English Premier League football match on Jan. 31, 2026, in Brighton, England.

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Football: Premier League

Football: Premier League

Kaoru Mitoma of Brighton controls the ball in the first half of an English Premier League football match against Everton on Jan. 31, 2026, in Brighton, England.

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[Breaking News]Japan PM dissolves lower house for snap general election

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 23 Kyodo - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets the press at the premier's office in Tokyo on Jan. 23, 2026, after dissolving the House of Representatives earlier in the day for a snap general election on Feb. 8. (Kyodo)

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Football: Premier League

Football: Premier League

Kaoru Mitoma (L) of Brighton and Joachim Andersen of Fulham vie for the ball during an English Premier League football match in London on Jan. 24, 2026.

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Football: Premier League

Football: Premier League

Kaoru Mitoma (L) of Brighton and Joachim Andersen of Fulham vie for the ball during an English Premier League football match in London on Jan. 24, 2026.

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Football: Premier League

Football: Premier League

Kaoru Mitoma (R) of Brighton vies for the ball during an English Premier League football match against Fulham in London on Jan. 24, 2026.

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Football: Premier League

Football: Premier League

Kaoru Mitoma of Brighton dribbles the ball during an English Premier League football match against Fulham in London on Jan. 24, 2026.

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Japan PM dissolves lower house for snap general election

Japan PM dissolves lower house for snap general election

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets the press at the premier's office in Tokyo on Jan. 23, 2026, after dissolving the House of Representatives earlier in the day for a snap general election on Feb. 8.

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Japan PM dissolves lower house for snap general election

Japan PM dissolves lower house for snap general election

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets the press at the premier's office in Tokyo on Jan. 23, 2026, after dissolving the House of Representatives earlier in the day for a snap general election on Feb. 8.

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Japan PM dissolves lower house for snap general election

Japan PM dissolves lower house for snap general election

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets the press at the premier's office in Tokyo on Jan. 23, 2026, after dissolving the House of Representatives earlier in the day for a snap general election on Feb. 8.

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Japan PM dissolves lower house for snap general election

Japan PM dissolves lower house for snap general election

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets the press at the premier's office in Tokyo on Jan. 23, 2026, after dissolving the House of Representatives earlier in the day for a snap general election on Feb. 8.

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Japan PM dissolves lower house for snap general election

Japan PM dissolves lower house for snap general election

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets the press at the premier's office in Tokyo on Jan. 23, 2026, after dissolving the House of Representatives earlier in the day for a snap general election on Feb. 8.

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[Breaking News]PM Takaichi announces plan to dissolve lower house

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 19 Kyodo - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi holds a press conference at the premier's office in Tokyo on Jan. 19, 2026, explaining her plan to dissolve the House of Representatives on Jan. 23 for a snap general election on Feb. 8. (Kyodo)

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Tokyo Gov. Koike meets Japan PM Takaichi

Tokyo Gov. Koike meets Japan PM Takaichi

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike speaks to the press following a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at the premier's office in Tokyo on Jan. 22, 2026.

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Japan PM Takaichi meets Tokyo Gov. Koike

Japan PM Takaichi meets Tokyo Gov. Koike

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) shakes hands with Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike at the premier's office in Tokyo on Jan. 22, 2026.

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Japan PM Takaichi meets Tokyo Gov. Koike

Japan PM Takaichi meets Tokyo Gov. Koike

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) holds talks with Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike at the premier's office in Tokyo on Jan. 22, 2026.

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Japan PM Takaichi meets Tokyo Gov. Koike

Japan PM Takaichi meets Tokyo Gov. Koike

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) shakes hands with Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike at the premier's office in Tokyo on Jan. 22, 2026.

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