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Japan provides mine-detection system to Ukraine

Japan International Cooperation Agency Ukraine office head Osamu Hattori (far R) and Japanese Ambassador to Ukraine Masashi Nakagome (2nd from R) pose for a photo with Ukrainian officials during a ceremony in Kyiv on Aug. 13, 2026, to provide a mine-detection system, operated using Ukraine-made drones, to the State Emergency Service of Ukraine.

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Russian President Putin visits Etorofu Island

Russian Ambassador to Japan Nikolay Nozdrev (far R) leaves the Japanese Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Aug. 13, 2026, after receiving an official protest from Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi over Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit earlier in the day to the Russian-held, Japanese-claimed Etorofu Island off Hokkaido.

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Russian President Putin visits Etorofu Island

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (R) meets the press at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Aug. 13, 2026, after he summoned Russian Ambassador to Japan Nikolay Nozdrev and lodged a strong protest over Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit earlier in the day to the Russian-held, Japanese-claimed Etorofu Island off Hokkaido.

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Baseball: Royals vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (L) hits a two-run home run against Kansas City Royals pitcher Daniel Lynch (R) in the third inning of a baseball game at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Aug. 12, 2026.

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41st anniversary of JAL passenger jet crash

Japan Airlines Co. President Mitsuko Tottori (R) prays on Aug. 12, 2026, the 41st anniversary of the 1985 JAL jetliner crash that claimed the lives of 520 passengers and crew, in front of a monument at the crash site on Osutaka Ridge in the Gunma Prefecture village of Ueno, northwest of Tokyo.

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Ex-Chinese Premier Zhu dies at 97

Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji (R, front) and his wife, Lao An, take a ride on a high-speed maglev train on an experimental track in Tsuru, Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo, on Oct. 16, 2000, during his official visit to Japan. Zhu, who played a key role in China's economic reforms as premier from 1998 to 2003 under President Jiang Zemin, died on Aug. 12, 2026, at the age of 97.

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Ex-Chinese Premier Zhu dies at 97

Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji (R) shakes hands with President Jiang Zemin in Beijing on Oct. 22, 2002. Zhu, who played a key role in China's economic reforms as premier from 1998 to 2003 under President Jiang Zemin, died on Aug. 12, 2026, at the age of 97.

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Baseball: Royals vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (2nd from R) and teammates celebrate following a 10th-inning walk-off win against the Kansas City Royals in a baseball game at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Aug. 11, 2026.

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Baseball: Royals vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (R) celebrates following a 10th-inning walk-off win against the Kansas City Royals in a baseball game at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Aug. 11, 2026.

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Swimming: Pan Pacific swimming championships

Australia's Moesha Johnson (C), Japan's Airi Ebina (R) and Ichika Kajimoto celebrate after placing first, second and third, respectively, in the women's 10-kilometer open water event at the Pan Pacific swimming championships in Long Beach, California, on Aug. 10, 2026.

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Swimming: Pan Pacific swimming championships

Airi Ebina (R) of Japan and her compatriot Ichika Kajimoto pose with their medals after winning silver and bronze, respectively, in the women's 10-kilometer open water event at the Pan Pacific swimming championships in Long Beach, California, on Aug. 10, 2026.

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Baseball: Royals vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (R) scores on an RBI single by Freddie Freeman in the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Aug. 10, 2026.

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Baseball: Royals vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (R) scores on an RBI single by Freddie Freeman in the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Aug. 10, 2026.

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Baseball: Royals vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (R) scores on an RBI single by Freddie Freeman in the third inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Aug. 10, 2026.

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Baseball: Royals vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (R) steels second base in the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Aug. 10, 2026.

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Baseball: Royals vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (R) steels second base in the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Aug. 10, 2026.

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Ex-Japan Business Federation head Hiroshi Okuda dies

Hiroshi Okuda (R), a former Japan Business Federation head and president and chairman of Toyota Motor Corp., is pictured with Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi in January 2005. Okuda, who played a key role in supporting reforms under Prime Minister Koizumi's administration in the 2000s, died on Aug. 8, 2026, aged 93.

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Ex-Japan Business Federation head Hiroshi Okuda dies

Hiroshi Okuda (R), a former Japan Business Federation head and president and chairman of Toyota Motor Corp., is pictured with Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi in January 2005. Okuda, who played a key role in supporting reforms under Prime Minister Koizumi's administration in the 2000s, died on Aug. 8, 2026, aged 93.

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H3 rocket launch

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency head Hiroshi Yamakawa (R) holds a press conference at the Tanegashima Space Center in Minamitane in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 11, 2026, following the successful launch of H3 rocket No. 9 carrying the Michibiki No. 7 positioning satellite.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Diamondbacks

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (R) is caught stealing second base in the third inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, on Aug. 7, 2026.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Diamondbacks

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (R) is caught stealing second base in the third inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, on Aug. 7, 2026.

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Summer holiday rush in Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Chuo Expressway's outbound lanes (R) packed with cars heading to holiday destinations on Aug. 8, 2026, in Sagamihara in Kanagawa Prefecture, eastern Japan.

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Summer holiday rush in Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Chuo Expressway's outbound lanes (R) packed with cars heading to holiday destinations on Aug. 8, 2026, in Sagamihara in Kanagawa Prefecture, eastern Japan.

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Summer holiday rush in Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Tomei Expressway's outbound lanes (R) packed with cars heading to holiday destinations on Aug. 8, 2026, in Yamato in Kanagawa Prefecture, eastern Japan.

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Baseball: Guardians vs. White Sox

Chicago White Sox first baseman Munetaka Murakami (R) exchanges words with third baseman Miguel Vargas following the team's 5-3 victory over the Cleveland Guardians in a baseball game at Rate Field in Chicago on Aug. 9, 2026.

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Table tennis: WTT Champions

Japan's Miwa Harimoto (R) takes a selfie after winning the women's singles title at the WTT Champions Yokohama table tennis event in Yokohama, eastern Japan, on Aug. 9, 2026. Her brother Tomokazu (L) retained the men's crown.

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Table tennis: WTT Champions

Japan's Miwa Harimoto (R) poses after winning the women's singles title at the WTT Champions Yokohama table tennis event in Yokohama, eastern Japan, on Aug. 9, 2026. Her brother Tomokazu (L) retained the men's crown.

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Table tennis: WTT Champions

Japan's Miwa Harimoto (R) poses after winning the women's singles title at the WTT Champions Yokohama table tennis event in Yokohama, eastern Japan, on Aug. 9, 2026. Her brother Tomokazu (L) retained the men's crown.

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Baseball: Guardians vs. White Sox

Munetaka Murakami (R) of the Chicago White Sox rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run in the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Cleveland Guardians at Rate Field in Chicago on Aug. 8, 2026.

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Baseball: Guardians vs. White Sox

Munetaka Murakami (R) of the Chicago White Sox rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run in the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Cleveland Guardians at Rate Field in Chicago on Aug. 8, 2026.

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Baseball: Guardians vs. White Sox

Munetaka Murakami (far R) of the Chicago White Sox rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run in the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Cleveland Guardians at Rate Field in Chicago on Aug. 7, 2026.

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Baseball: Guardians vs. White Sox

Munetaka Murakami (far R) of the Chicago White Sox rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run in the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Cleveland Guardians at Rate Field in Chicago on Aug. 7, 2026.

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U.S. military airlifts drinking water to quake-hit Kumamoto Pref.

U.S. Ambassador to Japan George Glass (R) shakes hands with Kumamoto Gov. Takashi Kimura at the prefectural government headquarters in Kumamoto on Aug. 9, 2026, as a U.S. military KC-130 transport aircraft airlifts 16 tons of drinking water for people affected by a recent massive earthquake.

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Prince Hisahito joins boy scout event in western Japan

Japanese Prince Hisahito (2nd from R) is briefed about how to prepare breakfast during the 19th Nippon Scout Jamboree in Jinsekikogen in Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 8, 2026. (Pool photo)

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81st A-bomb anniversary in Nagasaki

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (2nd from R) observes a moment of silence during a memorial ceremony at Peace Park in Nagasaki at 11:02 a.m. on Aug. 9, 2026, the exact time when a U.S. atomic bomb was dropped on the southwestern Japan city 81 years earlier in World War II.

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Japan PM meets with Tokyo governor

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) shakes hands with Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike at the premier's office in Tokyo on Aug. 7, 2026. Koike told the press afterward that she called for the central government to address the capital's expected tax revenue fall following the planned cut to 1 percent from the current 8 percent in the consumption tax on food and beverages for two years starting in April 2027.

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Japan PM meets with Tokyo governor

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) shakes hands with Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike at the premier's office in Tokyo on Aug. 7, 2026. Koike told the press afterward that she called for the central government to address the capital's expected tax revenue fall following the planned cut to 1 percent from the current 8 percent in the consumption tax on food and beverages for two years starting in April 2027.

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Japan PM meets with Tokyo governor

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) shakes hands with Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike at the premier's office in Tokyo on Aug. 7, 2026. Koike told the press afterward that she called for the central government to address the capital's expected tax revenue fall following the planned cut to 1 percent from the current 8 percent in the consumption tax on food and beverages for two years starting in April 2027.

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Prince Hisahito joins boy scout event in western Japan

Japanese Prince Hisahito (2nd from R) sets up a tent during the 19th Nippon Scout Jamboree in Jinsekikogen in Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 7, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Myanmar president in Bangkok

Myanmar's junta chief-turned-president, Min Aung Hlaing (R), attends a welcome ceremony with Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul at the Government House in Bangkok on Aug. 6, 2026.

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Myanmar president in Bangkok

Myanmar's junta chief-turned-president, Min Aung Hlaing (C), attends a welcome ceremony with Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul (R) at the Government House in Bangkok on Aug. 6, 2026.

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81st anniversary of U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima

Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui (R) dedicates a list of names of atomic bomb victims at the cenotaph at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park on Aug. 6, 2026, the 81st anniversary of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japan city.

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Hachimura at basketball event in Kobe

NBA star Rui Hachimura (R) gives a demonstration during a basketball event at Glion Arena Kobe in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 5, 2026.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Cubs

Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Ben Rortvedt (R) tags out Chicago Cubs right fielder Seiya Suzuki at home plate during the sixth inning of a baseball game at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Aug. 4, 2026.

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10-time Olympic skating medalist Takagi given People's Honor Award

Ten-time Olympic speed skating medalist Miho Takagi (R) receives a bouquet from Japanese Olympic Committee President Seiko Hashimoto in Tokyo on Aug. 4, 2026, after attending a ceremony at which she was conferred the People's Honor Award at the prime minister's office earlier in the day.

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10-time Olympic skating medalist Takagi given People's Honor Award

Ten-time Olympic speed skating medalist Miho Takagi (R) receives a bouquet from Japanese Olympic Committee President Seiko Hashimoto in Tokyo on Aug. 4, 2026, after attending a ceremony at which she was conferred the People's Honor Award at the prime minister's office earlier in the day.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Cubs

Chicago Cubs outfielder Seiya Suzuki (R) is greeted by teammate Pete Crow-Armstrong after hitting a two-run home run in the first inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Aug. 3, 2026.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Cubs

Chicago Cubs outfielder Seiya Suzuki (R) is greeted by teammate Pete Crow-Armstrong after hitting a two-run home run in the first inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Aug. 3, 2026.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Cubs

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (R) is pictured with first base coach Chris Woodward after hitting a single in the second inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Aug. 3, 2026.

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Japan PM Takaichi visits quake-hit Kumamoto

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C) meets the press at the Kumamoto prefectural government office alongside Kumamoto Gov. Takashi Kimura (2nd from R) on Aug. 3, 2026, during her visit to the southwestern Japan prefecture struck by a powerful earthquake on July 28. (Pool photo)