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Ski jumping: World Cup in Sapporo

Naoki Nakamura (R) of Japan and compatriot Ren Nikaido smile after winning the World Cup men's ski jumping silver and bronze, respectively, in Sapporo, northern Japan, on Jan. 17, 2026.

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Ski jumping: World Cup in Sapporo

Naoki Nakamura (R) of Japan and compatriot Ren Nikaido pose after winning the World Cup men's ski jumping silver and bronze, respectively, in Sapporo, northern Japan, on Jan. 17, 2026.

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Ski jumping: World Cup in Sapporo

Naoki Nakamura of Japan (R) and compatriot Ren Nikaido pose after winning the World Cup men's ski jumping silver and bronze, respectively, in Sapporo, northern Japan, on Jan. 17, 2026.

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Ski jumping: World Cup in Sapporo

Naoki Nakamura of Japan (R) and compatriot Ren Nikaido pose after winning the World Cup men's ski jumping silver and bronze, respectively, in Sapporo, northern Japan, on Jan. 17, 2026.

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Ski jumping: World Cup in Sapporo

Naoki Nakamura of Japan (R) and compatriot Ren Nikaido pose after winning the World Cup men's ski jumping silver and bronze, respectively, in Sapporo, northern Japan, on Jan. 17, 2026.

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Ski jumping: World Cup in Sapporo

Ren Nikaido of Japan competes en route to winning the World Cup men's ski jumping bronze in Sapporo, northern Japan, on Jan. 17, 2026.

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Ski jumping: World Cup in Sapporo

Ren Nikaido of Japan competes en route to winning the World Cup men's ski jumping bronze in Sapporo, northern Japan, on Jan. 17, 2026.

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Ski jumping: World Cup in Sapporo

Ren Nikaido of Japan competes en route to winning the World Cup men's ski jumping bronze in Sapporo, northern Japan, on Jan. 17, 2026.

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Ski jumping: World Cup in Sapporo

Naoki Nakamura of Japan competes en route to winning the World Cup men's ski jumping silver in Sapporo, northern Japan, on Jan. 17, 2026.

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Ski jumping: World Cup in Sapporo

Naoki Nakamura of Japan competes en route to winning the World Cup men's ski jumping silver in Sapporo, northern Japan, on Jan. 17, 2026.

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Ski jumping: World Cup in Sapporo

Naoki Nakamura of Japan competes en route to winning the World Cup men's ski jumping silver in Sapporo, northern Japan, on Jan. 17, 2026.

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Ski jumping: World Cup in Sapporo

Naoki Nakamura of Japan poses after winning the World Cup men's ski jumping silver in Sapporo, northern Japan, on Jan. 17, 2026.

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Ski jumping: World Cup in Sapporo

Domen Prevc (C) of Slovenia poses after winning the World Cup men's ski jumping gold in Sapporo, northern Japan, on Jan. 18, 2026, alongside silver medalist Ryoyu Kobayashi (L) of Japan and bronze medalist Daniel Tschofenig of Austria.

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Ski jumping: World Cup in Sapporo

Ryoyu Kobayashi of Japan competes en route to winning the World Cup men's ski jumping silver in Sapporo, northern Japan, on Jan. 18, 2026.

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Ski jumping: World Cup in Sapporo

Ryoyu Kobayashi of Japan competes en route to winning the World Cup men's ski jumping silver in Sapporo, northern Japan, on Jan. 18, 2026.

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Japan crown princess visits anti-tuberculosis association

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko (R) visits the anti-tuberculosis association in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on Sept. 24, 2025.

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Japan crown princess visits anti-tuberculosis association

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko (R) visits the anti-tuberculosis association in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on Sept. 24, 2025.

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Historical Village of Hokkaido

Photo taken on Dec. 10, 2022, shows a booth introducing the popular Japanese manga series "Golden Kamuy" at the Historical Village of Hokkaido, an open-air museum featuring relocated and restored buildings from 1868 to 1920, in Sapporo, Hokkaido, in northern Japan. Many of the buildings at the museum are featured in the manga written and illustrated by Satoru Noda as the story is set in Hokkaido in the aftermath of the Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905).

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Cherry blossoms in Hokkaido

A Somei Yoshino cherry tree at a meteorological observatory in Sapporo, Hokkaido, comes into bloom on April 23, 2025.

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Ski jumping: World Cup in Sapporo

Japan's Ryoyu Kobayashi acknowledges spectators after winning gold in a men's ski jumping World Cup event in Sapporo, northern Japan, on Feb. 15, 2025, his first victory of the season.

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Ski jumping: World Cup in Sapporo

Japan's Ryoyu Kobayashi acknowledges spectators after winning gold in a men's ski jumping World Cup event in Sapporo, northern Japan, on Feb. 15, 2025, his first victory of the season.

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Ski jumping: World Cup in Sapporo

Japan's Ryoyu Kobayashi competes en route to winning gold in a men's ski jumping World Cup event in Sapporo, northern Japan, on Feb. 15, 2025, his first victory of the season.

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Ski jumping: World Cup in Sapporo

Japan's Ryoyu Kobayashi competes en route to winning gold in a men's ski jumping World Cup event in Sapporo, northern Japan, on Feb. 15, 2025, his first victory of the season.

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Ski jumping: World Cup in Sapporo

Japan's Ryoyu Kobayashi competes en route to winning gold in a men's ski jumping World Cup event in Sapporo, northern Japan, on Feb. 15, 2025, his first victory of the season.

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Ski jumping: World Cup in Sapporo

Japan's Ryoyu Kobayashi (C) poses on the podium after winning gold in a men's ski jumping World Cup event in Sapporo, northern Japan, on Feb. 15, 2025, alongside silver medalist Jan Hoerl (L) of Austria and bronze medalist Domen Prevc of Slovenia.

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Ski jumping: World Cup in Sapporo

Japan's Ryoyu Kobayashi competes en route to winning gold in a men's ski jumping World Cup event in Sapporo, northern Japan, on Feb. 15, 2025, his first victory of the season.

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Ski jumping: World Cup in Sapporo

Japan's Ryoyu Kobayashi (C) poses on the podium after winning gold at a men's ski jumping World Cup event in Sapporo, northern Japan, on Feb. 16, 2025, alongside silver medalist Marius Lindvik (L) of Norway and bronze medalist Johann Andre Forfang also of Norway.

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Ski jumping: World Cup in Sapporo

Japan's Ryoyu Kobayashi acknowledges spectators after winning gold at a men's ski jumping World Cup event in Sapporo, northern Japan, on Feb. 16, 2025.

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Ski jumping: World Cup in Sapporo

Japan's Ryoyu Kobayashi competes en route to winning gold at a men's ski jumping World Cup event in Sapporo, northern Japan, on Feb. 16, 2025.

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Ski jumping: World Cup in Sapporo

Japan's Ryoyu Kobayashi competes en route to winning gold at a men's ski jumping World Cup event in Sapporo, northern Japan, on Feb. 16, 2025.

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Ski jumping: World Cup in Sapporo

Japan's Ryoyu Kobayashi competes en route to winning gold at a men's ski jumping World Cup event in Sapporo, northern Japan, on Feb. 16, 2025.

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Sapporo Snow Festival

Snow sculptures are lit up at Odori Park in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on Feb. 4, 2025, the opening day of the Sapporo Snow Festival.

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Sapporo Snow Festival

Snow sculptures are lit up at Odori Park in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on Feb. 4, 2025, the opening day of the Sapporo Snow Festival.

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Fire in Sapporo

A firefighter is seen in a building in the Susukino entertainment district in Sapporo, northern Japan, on Nov. 27, 2024, after a fire broke out the previous day, injuring 4 people. There is information that a liquid like gasoline was thrown by one of the four, a man in his 40s who was unconscious when he was admitted to hospital.

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Season's 1st snow accumulation in Sapporo

A person walks in Odori park in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on Nov. 7, 2024, as the northern Japan city witnesses its first snow accumulation of the season.

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Ski jumping: World Cup in Sapporo

Japan's Ryoyu Kobayashi competes in a men's ski jumping World Cup event in Sapporo, Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Feb. 18, 2024. Kobayashi finished second.

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Ski jumping: World Cup in Sapporo

Japan's Ryoyu Kobayashi reacts following his second jump at a men's ski jumping World Cup event in Sapporo, Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Feb. 18, 2024. Kobayashi finished second.

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Ski jumping: World Cup in Sapporo

Japan's Ryoyu Kobayashi acknowledges the crowd on the podium after finishing second at a men's ski jumping World Cup event in Sapporo, Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Feb. 18, 2024.

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Ex-Japan star football player Ono retires

Japanese football great Shinji Ono of Consadole Sapporo speaks during a press conference on his retirement from professional football on Dec. 3, 2023, in Sapporo, Hokkaido, northern Japan.

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Ex-Japan star football player Ono retires

Japanese football great Shinji Ono of Consadole Sapporo speaks during a press conference on his retirement from professional football on Dec. 3, 2023, in Sapporo, Hokkaido, northern Japan.

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Baseball: Nippon Ham player Yoshida

Nippon Ham Fighters right-hander Kosei Yoshida makes his pro pitching debut in an interleague baseball game against the Hiroshima Carp at Sapporo Dome in Sapporo, Hokkaido, northern Japan, on June 12, 2019.

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Deer in Sapporo residential area

A deer is pictured in a residential area in Sapporo, Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Oct. 25, 2023. A number of calls have been made lately to report a deer sighting in the city.

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Deer in Sapporo residential area

A deer is pictured in a residential area in Sapporo, Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Oct. 25, 2023. A number of calls have been made lately to report a deer sighting in the city.

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Deer in Sapporo residential area

A deer is pictured in a residential area in Sapporo, Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Oct. 25, 2023. A number of calls have been made to report that a deer was found in central Sapporo area.

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Newborn elephant at northern Japan zoo

Photo taken on Sept. 15, 2023, shows Asian elephant Pearl and her daughter at Maruyama Zoo in Sapporo, Hokkaido, northern Japan. The zoo put the baby elephant on public display for the first time since her birth on Aug. 19.

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Newborn elephant at northern Japan zoo

Photo taken on Sept. 15, 2023, shows Asian elephant Pearl and her daughter at Maruyama Zoo in Sapporo, Hokkaido, northern Japan. The zoo put the baby elephant on public display for the first time since her birth on Aug. 19.

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Newborn elephant at northern Japan zoo

Photo taken on Sept. 15, 2023, shows Asian elephant Pearl and her daughter at Maruyama Zoo in Sapporo, Hokkaido, northern Japan. The zoo put the baby elephant on public display for the first time since her birth on Aug. 19.

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Newborn elephant at northern Japan zoo

Photo taken on Sept. 7, 2023, shows Asian elephant Pearl and her daughter, born the previous month, at Maruyama Zoo in Sapporo, Hokkaido, northern Japan.

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Newborn elephant at northern Japan zoo

Photo taken on Sept. 7, 2023, shows Asian elephant Pearl and her daughter, born the previous month, at Maruyama Zoo in Sapporo, Hokkaido, northern Japan.

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Newborn elephant at northern Japan zoo

Photo taken Sept. 7, 2023, shows Asian elephant Pearl and her daughter, born the previous month, at Maruyama Zoo in Sapporo, Hokkaido, northern Japan.