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Bargain sales after Hawks' Pacific League pennant win

A Daimaru department store in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, kicks off a three-day bargain sale on Sept. 28, 2025, after the local SoftBank Hawks pro baseball team won the Pacific League pennant for the second consecutive season the previous day.

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Bargain sales after Hawks' Pacific League pennant win

A Daimaru department store in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, kicks off a three-day bargain sale on Sept. 28, 2025, after the local SoftBank Hawks pro baseball team won the Pacific League pennant for the second consecutive season the previous day.

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Greece: Severe Storms Batter Cyclades, Triggering Flooding 4

Severe weather with heavy rainfall hit the Cyclades, the island group southeast of mainland Greece on Monday, March 31, triggering widespread flooding. Authorities imposed a traffic ban on the islands of Paros and Mykonos due to the severe flooding.

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Baseball: Miki unveiled as new Rakuten manager

Hajime Miki poses for photos after being introduced as new manager of the Rakuten Eagles pro baseball team at Rakuten Mobile Park Miyagi in the northeastern Japan city of Sendai on Oct. 17, 2024.

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Baseball: Miki unveiled as new Rakuten manager

Hajime Miki attends a press conference on Oct. 17, 2024, at Rakuten Mobile Park Miyagi in the northeastern Japan city of Sendai where he is introduced as new manager of the Rakuten Eagles pro baseball team.

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Baseball: Miki unveiled as new Rakuten manager

Hajime Miki attends a press conference on Oct. 17, 2024, at Rakuten Mobile Park Miyagi in the northeastern Japan city of Sendai where he is introduced as new manager of the Rakuten Eagles pro baseball team.

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Baseball: Inoue unveiled as new Dragons manager

NAGOYA, Japan, Oct. 10 Kyodo - Kazuki Inoue poses for a photo at a press conference on Oct. 10, 2024, in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, where he was formally introduced as new manager of the Chunichi Dragons pro baseball team. (Kyodo)

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US: Deadly Hurricane Milton Leaves Destruction And Massive Power Outages

Hurricane Milton made landfall near Siesta Key, Florida, as a Category 3 storm on Wednesday, October 9, bringing high winds, heavy rain, and storm surges. At least 17 people have died due to Milton and its aftermath, and more than 2 million people remained without power as of Friday.

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US: Hurricane Milton Tears Roof Off Tropicana Field In Devastating Strike 2

Hurricane Milton made landfall near Siesta Key, Florida, on Wednesday, October 9, as a Category 3 storm. Milton brought high winds, ripping off the roof of Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg.

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Baseball: Inoue unveiled as new Dragons manager

Kazuki Inoue speaks at a press conference on Oct. 10, 2024, in Nagoya, central Japan, where he was formally introduced as new manager of the Chunichi Dragons pro baseball team.

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Baseball: Inoue unveiled as new Dragons manager

Kazuki Inoue speaks at a press conference on Oct. 10, 2024, in Nagoya, central Japan, where he was formally introduced as new manager of the Chunichi Dragons pro baseball team.

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Baseball: Inoue unveiled as new Dragons manager

Kazuki Inoue speaks at a press conference on Oct. 10, 2024, in Nagoya, central Japan, where he was formally introduced as new manager of the Chunichi Dragons pro baseball team.

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Baseball: Inoue unveiled as new Dragons manager

Kazuki Inoue poses for a photo at a press conference on Oct. 10, 2024, in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, where he was formally introduced as new manager of the Chunichi Dragons pro baseball team.

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Baseball: Japan's Matsui to test MLB free agent market

Yuki Matsui, a Japanese left-handed pitcher at the Rakuten Eagles pro baseball team who aims to sign with a major league club as a free agent this offseason, speaks at a press conference in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture in northeastern Japan, on Nov. 8, 2023.

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Baseball: Japan's Matsui to test MLB free agent market

Yuki Matsui, a Japanese left-handed pitcher at the Rakuten Eagles pro baseball team who aims to sign with a major league club as a free agent this offseason, speaks at a press conference in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture in northeastern Japan, on Nov. 8, 2023.

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Baseball: Taiwan's Sun Yi-lei

Taiwanese pitcher Sun Yi-lei attends a press conference at Es Con Field Hokkaido in the northern Japan city of Kitahiroshima on Oct. 30, 2023, as the 18-year-old is introduced as a new member of the Nippon Ham Fighters pro baseball team.

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Baseball: Kokubo unveiled as new SoftBank manager

Hiroki Kokubo (L), new manager of pro baseball team SoftBank Hawks, shakes hands with team chairman Sadaharu Oh during a press conference in the southwestern Japanese city of Fukuoka on Oct. 23, 2023.

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Baseball: Kokubo unveiled as new SoftBank manager

Hiroki Kokubo poses after being introduced as new manager of pro baseball team SoftBank Hawks during a press conference in the southwestern Japanese city of Fukuoka on Oct. 23, 2023.

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Baseball: Imae unveiled as new Rakuten manager

Toshiaki Imae poses during a press conference at Rakuten Mobile Park Miyagi in the northeastern Japan city of Sendai on Oct. 17, 2023, where he is introduced as new manager of the Rakuten Eagles pro baseball team.

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Baseball: Imae unveiled as new Rakuten manager

Toshiaki Imae attends a press conference at Rakuten Mobile Park Miyagi in the northeastern Japan city of Sendai on Oct. 17, 2023, where he is introduced as new manager of the Rakuten Eagles pro baseball team.

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Baseball: Fighters' new home in Hokkaido

Photo shows a glamping facility at F Village, a commercial complex surrounding pro baseball team Nippon Ham Fighters' home park in Kitahiroshima, northern Japan, on Sept. 28, 2023. The ballpark, Es Con Field Hokkaido, opened in March the same year.

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Baseball: Fighters' new home in Hokkaido

Photo shows a playground at F Village, a commercial complex surrounding pro baseball team Nippon Ham Fighters' home park in Kitahiroshima, northern Japan, on Sept. 24, 2023. The ballpark, Es Con Field Hokkaido, opened in March the same year.

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Baseball: Fighters' new home in Hokkaido

Photo shows the exterior of Es Con Field Hokkaido, home of pro baseball team Nippon Ham Fighters, in Kitahiroshima, northern Japan, on Sept. 24, 2023. The ballpark opened in March the same year.

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Baseball: Fighters' new home in Hokkaido

Fans are allowed access into Es Con Field Hokkaido, pro baseball team Nippon Ham Fighters' home park, in Kitahiroshima, northern Japan, on a non-game day on Sept. 24, 2023. The ballpark opened in March the same year.

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Baseball: Fighters' new home in Hokkaido

People visit F Village, a commercial complex surrounding pro baseball team Nippon Ham Fighters' home park in Kitahiroshima, northern Japan, on a non-game day on Sept. 24, 2023. The ballpark, Es Con Field Hokkaido, opened in March the same year.

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Baseball: Fighters' new home in Hokkaido

Fans fill the stands for pro baseball team Nippon Ham Fighters' final home game of the season on Sept. 28, 2023, at Es Con Field Hokkaido in Kitahiroshima, northern Japan, which opened earlier in the year.

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Baseball: Fighters' new home in Hokkaido

Fans fill the stands for pro baseball team Nippon Ham Fighters' final home game of the season on Sept. 28, 2023, at Es Con Field Hokkaido in Kitahiroshima, northern Japan, which opened earlier in the year.

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Hanshin Tigers' namesake sumo wrestler

Sandanme division sumo wrestler Asahanshin, whose ring name is derived from the name of pro baseball team Hanshin Tigers, speaks to reporters at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Sept. 15, 2023, about his favorite team winning the league championship a day earlier.

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Koshien Station in Tigers colors

Photo taken on Sept. 15, 2023, shows a new signboard at Hanshin Railway Koshien Station near the Hanshin Tigers' home ballpark in the western Japan city of Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, inspired by the team's colors, installed shortly after the pro baseball team clinched the league pennant.

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Koshien Station in Tigers colors

Workers replace a signboard at Hanshin Railway Koshien Station near the Hanshin Tigers' home ballpark in the western Japan city of Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, with one inspired by the team's colors in the early morning of Sept. 15, 2023, shortly after the Japanese pro baseball team clinched the league pennant.

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Baseball: Fighters snaps 13-game losing streak

Nippon Ham Fighters players high-five each other after the Pacific League pro baseball team snapped their 13-game losing streak with a 3-2 win over the Rakuten Eagles at Rakuten Mobile Park Miyagi in Sendai, northeastern Japan, on July 26, 2023.

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Baseball: Lotte warm-up game against Taiwan pro team

Lotte Marines manager Masato Yoshii (C) high-fives players of Taiwanese pro baseball team Rakuten Monkeys after a warm-up game during the Japanese Pacific League team's pre-season training in Ishigaki in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on Feb. 11, 2023.

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Kishida-Sunak talks in Hiroshima

Photo taken in Hiroshima on May 18, 2023, shows a pair of socks with the logo of Japanese pro baseball team Hiroshima Carp worn by British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak before talks with his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida on the eve of the three-day Group of Seven summit in the western Japanese city, Kishida's constituency.

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Kishida-Sunak talks in Hiroshima

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (L) shows a pair of socks with the logo of Japanese pro baseball team Hiroshima Carp to his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida before their talks in Hiroshima on May 18, 2023, on the eve of the three-day Group of Seven summit in the western Japanese city, Kishida's constituency.

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Baseball: Fighters' new Hokkaido ballpark

Photo taken on March 29, 2023, shows the exterior of pro baseball team Nippon Ham Fighters' new home, Es Con Field Hokkaido, in Japan's northern city of Kitahiroshima in Hokkaido.

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Baseball: Fighters' new Hokkaido ballpark

Photo taken on March 29, 2023, shows pro baseball team Nippon Ham Fighters' new home, Es Con Field Hokkaido, in Japan's northern city of Kitahiroshima in Hokkaido.

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Baseball: Fighters' new Hokkaido ballpark

Photo taken on March 29, 2023, shows the exterior of pro baseball team Nippon Ham Fighters' new home, Es Con Field Hokkaido, in Japan's northern city of Kitahiroshima in Hokkaido.

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Baseball: Fighters' new Hokkaido ballpark

Fans walk through the entrance gates at pro baseball team Nippon Ham Fighters' new home, Es Con Field Hokkaido, in Japan's northern city of Kitahiroshima on the ballpark's pre-opening day on March 14, 2023.

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Baseball: Fighters' new Hokkaido ballpark

Fans enter the stands at pro baseball team Nippon Ham Fighters' new home, Es Con Field Hokkaido, in Japan's northern city of Kitahiroshima on the ballpark's pre-opening day on March 14, 2023.

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Baseball: Fighters' new Hokkaido ballpark

Photo taken on March 14, 2023, shows the exterior of pro baseball team Nippon Ham Fighters' new home, Es Con Field Hokkaido, in Japan's northern city of Kitahiroshima, on the ballpark's pre-opening day.

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SoftBank Hawks chairman Oh

Sadaharu Oh, chairman of the SoftBank Hawks pro baseball team, raises his sake cup for a toast during a New Year ceremony at PayPay Dome in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Jan. 5, 2023.

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SoftBank Hawks chairman Oh

Sadaharu Oh (3rd from L), chairman of the SoftBank Hawks pro baseball team, breaks open the lid of a sake barrel during a New Year ceremony at PayPay Dome in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Jan. 5, 2023.

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Baseball new posting system

SENDAI, Japan - Rakuten Eagles ace Masahiro Tanaka holds a press conference after a meeting with officials of the pro baseball team at its office in Sendai, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 17, 2013, following an agreement between Nippon Professional Baseball and Major League Baseball on the terms of a new posting system. Tanaka may be the first player affected by the new rules.

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Baseball new posting system

SENDAI, Japan - Rakuten Eagles ace Masahiro Tanaka heads to a meeting with officials of the pro baseball team at its office in Sendai, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 17, 2013, after Nippon Professional Baseball and Major League Baseball agreed on the terms of a new posting system. Tanaka may be the first player affected by the new rules.

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Baseball new posting system

SENDAI, Japan - Rakuten Eagles ace Masahiro Tanaka holds a press conference after a meeting with officials of the pro baseball team at its office in Sendai, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 17, 2013, following an agreement between Nippon Professional Baseball and Major League Baseball on the terms of a new posting system. Tanaka may be the first player affected by the new rules.

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Baseball new posting system

SENDAI, Japan - Rakuten Eagles ace Masahiro Tanaka holds a press conference after a meeting with officials of the pro baseball team at its office in Sendai, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 17, 2013, following an agreement between Nippon Professional Baseball and Major League Baseball on the terms of a new posting system. Tanaka may be the first player affected by the new rules.

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Baseball new posting system

SENDAI, Japan - Rakuten Eagles ace Masahiro Tanaka heads to a meeting with officials of the pro baseball team at its office in Sendai, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 17, 2013, after Nippon Professional Baseball and Major League Baseball agreed on the terms of a new posting system. Tanaka may be the first player affected by the new rules.

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Softbank Hawks head Oh shows smartphone-based donation system

TOKYO, Japan - Sadaharu Oh, chairman of the Softbank Hawks pro baseball team, poses during Softbank Mobile Corp.'s announcement in Tokyo on March 5, 2014, of a new system that allows people to make donations using their smartphones.

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Tanaka wins Japan Pro Sports Award

TOKYO, Japan - Masahiro Tanaka, ace pitcher for the Japanese baseball club Rakuten Eagles, speaks with his trophy in hand at a hotel in Tokyo on Dec. 27, 2013, after winning his first Japan Pro Sports Award. The major league-bound right-hander went undefeated during the season and led his team to its first Japan championship.

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Imperial garden party

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito (pictured from behind) and Empress Michiko (next to emperor) exchange words with Shigeo Nagashima (facing emperor), former manager of the pro baseball team Yomiuri Giants who was given the People's Honor Award in May 2013, during an autumn garden party at the Akasaka Imperial Garden in Tokyo on Oct. 31, 2013.