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[Breaking News]N. Korean sports minister arrives in Japan for Asian Games

TOKONAME, Japan, Sept. 17 Kyodo - North Korean sports minister Kim Il Guk arrives at Chubu Centrair International Airport in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, on Sept. 17, 2026, for the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. (Kyodo)

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Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games: Fencing

Japanese fencer Misaki Emura celebrates after winning the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games women's sabre individual gold at Aichi Sky Expo in Tokoname in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Sept. 24, 2026.

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Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games: Fencing

Japanese fencer Misaki Emura celebrates after beating Zaynab Dayibekova of Uzbekistan in the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games women's sabre individual final at Aichi Sky Expo in Tokoname in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Sept. 24, 2026.

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Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games: Fencing

Japanese fencer Misaki Emura poses after winning the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games women's sabre individual gold at Aichi Sky Expo in Tokoname in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Sept. 24, 2026.

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Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games: Fencing

Japanese fencer Misaki Emura (R) reacts after earning a point against Zaynab Dayibekova of Uzbekistan in the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games women's sabre individual final at Aichi Sky Expo in Tokoname in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Sept. 24, 2026.

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Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games: Fencing

Japanese fencer Misaki Emura celebrates after beating Zaynab Dayibekova of Uzbekistan in the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games women's sabre individual final at Aichi Sky Expo in Tokoname in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Sept. 24, 2026.

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Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games: Fencing

Japanese fencer Misaki Emura (L) competes against Zaynab Dayibekova of Uzbekistan in the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games women's sabre individual final at Aichi Sky Expo in Tokoname in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Sept. 24, 2026.

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Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games: Fencing

Japanese fencer Misaki Emura (R) competes against Zaynab Dayibekova of Uzbekistan in the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games women's sabre individual final at Aichi Sky Expo in Tokoname in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Sept. 24, 2026.

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Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games: Fencing

Japanese fencer Misaki Emura (L) competes against Zaynab Dayibekova of Uzbekistan in the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games women's sabre individual final at Aichi Sky Expo in Tokoname in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Sept. 24, 2026.

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Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games: Fencing

Japanese fencer Koki Kano celebrates after beating Kirill Prokhodov of Kazakhstan in the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games men's epee individual final at Aichi Sky Expo in Tokoname in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Sept. 24, 2026.

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Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games: Fencing

Japanese fencer Koki Kano poses after winning the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games men's epee individual gold at Aichi Sky Expo in Tokoname in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Sept. 24, 2026.

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Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games: Fencing

Japanese fencer Koki Kano poses after winning the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games men's epee individual gold at Aichi Sky Expo in Tokoname in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Sept. 24, 2026.

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Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games: Fencing

Japanese fencer Koki Kano poses after winning the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games men's epee individual gold at Aichi Sky Expo in Tokoname in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Sept. 24, 2026.

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Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games: Fencing

Japanese fencer Koki Kano (L) poses after winning the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games men's epee individual gold at Aichi Sky Expo in Tokoname in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Sept. 24, 2026, alongside bronze medalist Masaru Yamada, also of Japan.

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Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games: Fencing

Japanese fencer Koki Kano (L) competes against Kirill Prokhodov of Kazakhstan in the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games men's epee individual final at Aichi Sky Expo in Tokoname in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Sept. 24, 2026.

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Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games: Fencing

Japanese fencer Koki Kano (L) competes against Kirill Prokhodov of Kazakhstan in the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games men's epee individual final at Aichi Sky Expo in Tokoname in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Sept. 24, 2026.

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Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games: Fencing

Japanese fencer Koki Kano (L) competes against Kirill Prokhodov of Kazakhstan in the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games men's epee individual final at Aichi Sky Expo in Tokoname in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Sept. 24, 2026.

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Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games: Fencing

Japanese fencer Yuka Ueno (R) competes against South Korea's Park Ji Hee in the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games women's foil individual final at Aichi Sky Expo in Tokoname in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Sept. 23, 2026.

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Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games: Fencing

Japanese fencer Yuka Ueno (R) competes against South Korea's Park Ji Hee in the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games women's foil individual final at Aichi Sky Expo in Tokoname in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Sept. 23, 2026.

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Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games: Fencing

Japanese fencer Yuka Ueno (R) competes against South Korea's Park Ji Hee in the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games women's foil individual final at Aichi Sky Expo in Tokoname in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Sept. 23, 2026.

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Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games: Fencing

Japanese fencer Yuka Ueno (R) competes against South Korea's Park Ji Hee in the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games women's foil individual final at Aichi Sky Expo in Tokoname in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Sept. 23, 2026.

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Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games: Fencing

Japanese fencer Yuka Ueno poses after winning the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games women's foil individual gold at Aichi Sky Expo in Tokoname in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Sept. 23, 2026.

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Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games: Fencing

Japanese fencer Yuka Ueno poses after winning the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games women's foil individual gold at Aichi Sky Expo in Tokoname in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Sept. 23, 2026.

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Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games: Fencing

Japanese fencer Yuka Ueno poses after winning the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games women's foil individual gold at Aichi Sky Expo in Tokoname in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Sept. 23, 2026.

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Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games: Fencing

South Korean fencer Song Se Ra poses after winning the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games women's epee individual gold at Aichi Sky Expo in Tokoname in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Sept. 22, 2026.

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Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games: Fencing

Japanese fencer Kazuki Iimura (R) poses after winning the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games men's foil individual gold at Aichi Sky Expo in Tokoname in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Sept. 22, 2026, alongside bronze medalist Kyosuke Matsuyama, also of Japan.

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Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games: Fencing

Japanese fencer Kazuki Iimura (R) poses after winning the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games men's foil individual gold at Aichi Sky Expo in Tokoname in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Sept. 22, 2026, alongside bronze medalist Kyosuke Matsuyama, also of Japan.

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Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games: Fencing

Japanese fencer Kazuki Iimura (R) poses after winning the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games men's foil individual gold at Aichi Sky Expo in Tokoname in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Sept. 22, 2026, alongside bronze medalist Kyosuke Matsuyama, also of Japan.

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Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games: Fencing

Japanese fencer Kazuki Iimura poses after winning the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games men's foil individual gold at Aichi Sky Expo in Tokoname in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Sept. 22, 2026.

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Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games: Fencing

Japanese fencer Kazuki Iimura reacts after beating Hong Kong's Choi Chun Yin Ryan in the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games men's foil individual final at Aichi Sky Expo in Tokoname in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Sept. 22, 2026.

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Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games: Fencing

Japanese fencer Kazuki Iimura (R) competes against Hong Kong's Choi Chun Yin Ryan in the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games men's foil individual final at Aichi Sky Expo in Tokoname in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Sept. 22, 2026. Iimura won gold.

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Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games: Fencing

Japanese fencer Kazuki Iimura reacts after beating Hong Kong's Choi Chun Yin Ryan in the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games men's foil individual final at Aichi Sky Expo in Tokoname in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Sept. 22, 2026.

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N. Korean sports minister arrives in Japan for Asian Games

North Korean sports minister Kim Il Guk (C, R) arrives at Chubu Centrair International Airport in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, on Sept. 17, 2026, for the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.

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N. Korean sports minister arrives in Japan for Asian Games

North Korean sports minister Kim Il Guk (2nd from L) arrives at Chubu Centrair International Airport in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, on Sept. 17, 2026, for the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.

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N. Korean sports minister arrives in Japan for Asian Games

North Korean sports minister Kim Il Guk (2nd from L) arrives at Chubu Centrair International Airport in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, on Sept. 17, 2026, for the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.

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N. Korean sports minister arrives in Japan for Asian Games

North Korean sports minister Kim Il Guk arrives at Chubu Centrair International Airport in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, on Sept. 17, 2026, for the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.

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N. Korean sports minister arrives in Japan for Asian Games

North Korean sports minister Kim Il Guk arrives at Chubu Centrair International Airport in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, on Sept. 17, 2026, for the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.

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N. Korean sports minister arrives in Japan for Asian Games

North Korean sports minister Kim Il Guk arrives at Chubu Centrair International Airport in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, on Sept. 17, 2026, for the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.

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N. Korean sports minister arrives in Japan for Asian Games

North Korean sports minister Kim Il Guk arrives at Chubu Centrair International Airport in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, on Sept. 17, 2026, for the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.

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Asian Games: South Korean delegation

TOKONAME, Japan, Sept. 7 Kyodo - Members of the Jordanian delegation at the Asian Games pose for a photo after arriving at Chubu Centrair International Airport in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Sept. 6, 2026, ahead of the Sept. 19-Oct. 4 games being held mainly in the prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Asian Games: South Korean delegation

Members of the South Korean delegation at the Asian Games pose for a photo after arriving at Chubu Centrair International Airport in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Sept. 6, 2026, ahead of the Sept. 19-Oct. 4 games being held mainly in the prefecture.

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Asian Games: South Korean delegation

Members of the South Korean delegation at the Asian Games arrive at Chubu Centrair International Airport in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Sept. 6, 2026, ahead of the Sept. 19-Oct. 4 games being held mainly in the prefecture.

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CORRECTED: Asian Games: Jordanian delegation

Members of the Jordanian delegation at the Asian Games pose for a photo after arriving at Chubu Centrair International Airport in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Sept. 6, 2026, ahead of the Sept. 19-Oct. 4 games being held mainly in the prefecture.

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Asian Games: South Korean delegation

Members of the South Korean delegation at the Asian Games arrive at Chubu Centrair International Airport in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Sept. 6, 2026, ahead of the Sept. 19-Oct. 4 games being held mainly in the prefecture.

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Asian Games: Jordanian delegation

Members of the Jordanian delegation at the Asian Games arrive at Chubu Centrair International Airport in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Sept. 6, 2026, ahead of the Sept. 19-Oct. 4 games being held mainly in the prefecture.

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Asian Games: Jordanian delegation

Members of the Jordanian delegation at the Asian Games arrive at Chubu Centrair International Airport in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Sept. 6, 2026, ahead of the Sept. 19-Oct. 4 games being held mainly in the prefecture.

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1st oil tanker to arrive in Japan passing Hormuz since Iran war

Photo taken from Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on May 25, 2026, shows the Idemitsu Maru, an oil tanker operated by a unit of major Japanese petroleum company Idemitsu Kosan Co., following its arrival earlier in the day after transiting the Strait of Hormuz in late April. It is the first oil tanker to arrive in Japan having passed through the strait since the Iran war erupted and left traffic through the vital energy route heavily restricted.

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Selection of esports players for Asian Games

A final selection event for esports players representing Japan is held in Tokoname in Aichi Prefecture on March 22, 2026, ahead of the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, which open in the central Japan prefecture in September.

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Selection of esports players for Asian Games

Esports players representing Japan at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games in Aichi Prefecture pose for a photo following a final selection event held in Tokoname in the central Japan prefecture on March 22, 2026, ahead of the games' opening in September.

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Preparations for 2026 Asian Games

An officer checks a vending machine in a high-speed ferry with a security dog at Chubu Centrair International Airport in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, on Dec. 26, 2025, as the police and the Japan Coast Guard jointly tighten security ahead of the 2026 Asian Games in the central Japan prefecture.