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3 SDF members dead after explosion during training

3 SDF members dead after explosion during training

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 21, 2026, shows the Ground Self-Defense Force's Hijudai training range extending across Yufu, Kusu and Kokonoe in Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan. Three GSDF members were killed and another was injured in a tank shell explosion during a live-fire exercise there.

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3 SDF members dead after explosion during training

3 SDF members dead after explosion during training

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 21, 2026, shows the Ground Self-Defense Force's Hijudai training range extending across Yufu, Kusu and Kokonoe in Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan. Three GSDF members were killed and another was injured in a tank shell explosion during a live-fire exercise there.

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3 SDF members dead after explosion during training

3 SDF members dead after explosion during training

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 21, 2026, shows the Ground Self-Defense Force's Hijudai training range extending across Yufu, Kusu and Kokonoe in Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan. Three GSDF members were killed and another was injured in a tank shell explosion during a live-fire exercise there.

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3 SDF members dead after explosion during training

3 SDF members dead after explosion during training

Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi meets the press at a parliament building in Tokyo on April 21, 2026, after three of the Ground Self-Defense Force members were killed and another member injured in a tank shell explosion during a live-fire exercise at GSDF's Hijudai training range extending across Yufu, Kusu and Kokonoe in Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan.

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3 SDF members dead after explosion during training

3 SDF members dead after explosion during training

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 21, 2026, shows the Ground Self-Defense Force's Hijudai training range extending across Yufu, Kusu and Kokonoe in Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan. Three GSDF members were killed and another was injured in a tank shell explosion during a live-fire exercise there.

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3 SDF members dead after explosion during training

3 SDF members dead after explosion during training

Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi meets the press at a parliament building in Tokyo on April 21, 2026, after three of the Ground Self-Defense Force members were killed and another member injured in a tank shell explosion during a live-fire exercise at GSDF's Hijudai training range extending across Yufu, Kusu and Kokonoe in Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan.

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Boxing: Inoue opens training before May world title bout

Boxing: Inoue opens training before May world title bout

Undisputed super bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue of Japan meets the press at his gym in Yokohama near Tokyo on April 20, 2026, before taking on countryman and challenger Junto Nakatani, a former unified bantamweight world champion, on May 2 at Tokyo Dome.

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Boxing: Inoue opens training before May world title bout

Boxing: Inoue opens training before May world title bout

Undisputed super bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue of Japan meets the press at his gym in Yokohama near Tokyo on April 20, 2026, before taking on countryman and challenger Junto Nakatani, a former unified bantamweight world champion, on May 2 at Tokyo Dome.

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Boxing: Inoue opens training before May world title bout

Boxing: Inoue opens training before May world title bout

Undisputed super bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue of Japan opens a training session to the media at his gym in Yokohama near Tokyo on April 20, 2026, before taking on countryman and challenger Junto Nakatani, a former unified bantamweight world champion, on May 2 at Tokyo Dome.

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Boxing: Inoue opens training before May world title bout

Boxing: Inoue opens training before May world title bout

Undisputed super bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue of Japan opens a training session to the media at his gym in Yokohama near Tokyo on April 20, 2026, before taking on countryman and challenger Junto Nakatani, a former unified bantamweight world champion, on May 2 at Tokyo Dome.

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Boxing: Inoue opens training before May world title bout

Boxing: Inoue opens training before May world title bout

Undisputed super bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue of Japan opens a training session to the media at his gym in Yokohama near Tokyo on April 20, 2026, before taking on countryman and challenger Junto Nakatani, a former unified bantamweight world champion, on May 2 at Tokyo Dome.

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China: Green Parrot With Impressive Handstand Skills in Jiangsu

On December 21, 2025, in Jiangsu Province, a video captured a green parrot on its 52nd day in its new home. Despite not having spoken a single word yet, the bird devoted all its energy to physical “training.” Perched upside down on the owner’s palm, the parrot held a perfect handstand, keeping its body rigid and pulling in its tiny claws.

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[Breaking News]Football: Base camp for Japan World Cup squad

NASHVILLE, United States, April 3 Kyodo - Video taken in Nashville, Tennessee, on April 2, 2026, shows the training center to be used as the base camp for Japan squad members during the 2026 football World Cup finals, co-hosted by Canada, Mexico and the United States, opening in June. (Kyodo)

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Japan imperial family's trip to Fukushima

Japan imperial family's trip to Fukushima

Japan's Emperor Naruhito (back, R), Empress Masako (back, C) and their daughter Princess Aiko are greeted upon their arrival on April 6, 2026, at the J-Village football training center in Naraha, Fukushima Prefecture, which served as a relief center for people affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake. Fifteen years after the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disasters that struck northeastern Japan in March 2011, they are visiting the prefecture to see the recovery efforts firsthand. (Pool photo)

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Football: Base camp for Japan World Cup squad

Football: Base camp for Japan World Cup squad

Photo taken in Nashville, Tennessee, on April 2, 2026, shows a football ground at the training center that will serve as the base camp for Japan squad members during the 2026 World Cup finals, co-hosted by Canada, Mexico and the United States, opening in June.

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Football: Base camp for Japan World Cup squad

Football: Base camp for Japan World Cup squad

Photo taken in Nashville, Tennessee, on April 2, 2026, shows the interior of a training center that will serve as the base camp for Japan squad members during the 2026 football World Cup finals, co-hosted by Canada, Mexico and the United States, opening in June.

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Football: Base camp for Japan World Cup squad

Football: Base camp for Japan World Cup squad

Photo taken in Nashville, Tennessee, on April 2, 2026, shows the training center to be used as the base camp for Japan squad members during the 2026 football World Cup finals, co-hosted by Canada, Mexico and the United States, opening in June.

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Football: Base camp for Japan World Cup squad

Football: Base camp for Japan World Cup squad

Photo taken in Nashville, Tennessee, on April 2, 2026, shows the interior of a training center that will serve as the base camp for Japan squad members during the 2026 football World Cup finals, co-hosted by Canada, Mexico and the United States, opening in June.

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Football: Base camp for Japan World Cup squad

Football: Base camp for Japan World Cup squad

Photo taken in Nashville, Tennessee, on April 2, 2026, shows the interior of a training center that will serve as the base camp for Japan squad members during the 2026 football World Cup finals, co-hosted by Canada, Mexico and the United States, opening in June.

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Baseball: MLB spring training game

Baseball: MLB spring training game

Chicago Cubs left-hander Shota Imanaga pitches in a spring training baseball game against the New York Yankees in Mesa, Arizona, on March 23, 2026.

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Baseball: MLB spring training game

Baseball: MLB spring training game

Chicago Cubs left-hander Shota Imanaga pitches in a spring training baseball game against the New York Yankees in Mesa, Arizona, on March 23, 2026.

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Baseball: MLB spring training game

Baseball: MLB spring training game

Chicago Cubs left-hander Shota Imanaga pitches in a spring training baseball game against the New York Yankees in Mesa, Arizona, on March 23, 2026.

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Baseball: MLB spring training game

Baseball: MLB spring training game

Chicago Cubs left-hander Shota Imanaga speaks to reporters after pitching in a spring training baseball game against the New York Yankees in Mesa, Arizona, on March 23, 2026.

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Baseball: MLB spring training game

Baseball: MLB spring training game

Chicago Cubs left-hander Shota Imanaga pitches in a spring training baseball game against the New York Yankees in Mesa, Arizona, on March 23, 2026.

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Baseball: MLB spring training game

Baseball: MLB spring training game

Chicago Cubs left-hander Shota Imanaga pitches in a spring training baseball game against the New York Yankees in Mesa, Arizona, on March 23, 2026.

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Baseball: MLB spring training game

Baseball: MLB spring training game

Los Angeles Dodgers starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitches during a spring training baseball game against the San Diego Padres in Glendale, Arizona, on March 20, 2026.

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Baseball: MLB spring training game

Baseball: MLB spring training game

Los Angeles Dodgers starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitches during a spring training baseball game against the San Diego Padres in Glendale, Arizona, on March 20, 2026.

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Baseball: MLB spring training game

Baseball: MLB spring training game

Los Angeles Dodgers starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitches during a spring training baseball game against the San Diego Padres in Glendale, Arizona, on March 20, 2026.

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Baseball: MLB spring training game

Baseball: MLB spring training game

Los Angeles Dodgers starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitches during a spring training baseball game against the San Diego Padres in Glendale, Arizona, on March 20, 2026.

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Baseball: MLB spring training game

Baseball: MLB spring training game

Los Angeles Dodgers starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitches during a spring training baseball game against the San Diego Padres in Glendale, Arizona, on March 20, 2026.

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Baseball: MLB spring training game

Baseball: MLB spring training game

Los Angeles Dodgers starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitches during a spring training baseball game against the San Diego Padres in Glendale, Arizona, on March 20, 2026.

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Baseball: MLB spring training game

Baseball: MLB spring training game

Los Angeles Dodgers starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitches during a spring training baseball game against the San Diego Padres in Glendale, Arizona, on March 20, 2026.

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Baseball: MLB spring training game

Baseball: MLB spring training game

Los Angeles Dodgers starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitches during a spring training baseball game against the San Diego Padres in Glendale, Arizona, on March 20, 2026.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei plays catch ahead of a spring training baseball game against the San Diego Padres in Glendale, Arizona, on March 20, 2026.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Otani plays catch ahead of a spring training baseball game against the San Diego Padres in Glendale, Arizona, on March 20, 2026.

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Baseball: MLB spring training game

Baseball: MLB spring training game

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani strikes out swinging in the second inning of a spring training baseball game against the San Diego Padres in Glendale, Arizona, on March 20, 2026.

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Baseball: MLB spring training game

Baseball: MLB spring training game

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani strikes out swinging in the second inning of a spring training baseball game against the San Diego Padres in Glendale, Arizona, on March 20, 2026.

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Baseball: MLB spring training game

Baseball: MLB spring training game

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani strikes out swinging in the fifth inning of a spring training baseball game against the San Diego Padres in Glendale, Arizona, on March 20, 2026.

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Baseball: MLB spring training game

Baseball: MLB spring training game

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani strikes out swinging in the fifth inning of a spring training baseball game against the San Diego Padres in Glendale, Arizona, on March 20, 2026.

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Baseball: MLB spring training game

Baseball: MLB spring training game

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani strikes out swinging in the fifth inning of a spring training baseball game against the San Diego Padres in Glendale, Arizona, on March 20, 2026.

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Baseball: MLB spring training game

Baseball: MLB spring training game

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani strikes out swinging in the fifth inning of a spring training baseball game against the San Diego Padres in Glendale, Arizona, on March 20, 2026.

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Baseball: MLB spring training game

Baseball: MLB spring training game

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani strikes out swinging in the fifth inning of a spring training baseball game against the San Diego Padres in Glendale, Arizona, on March 20, 2026.

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Baseball: MLB spring training game

Baseball: MLB spring training game

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani flies out in the first inning of a spring training baseball game against the San Diego Padres in Glendale, Arizona, on March 20, 2026.

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Baseball: MLB spring training game

Baseball: MLB spring training game

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani flies out in the first inning of a spring training baseball game against the San Diego Padres in Glendale, Arizona, on March 20, 2026.

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Baseball: MLB spring training game

Baseball: MLB spring training game

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani flies out in the first inning of a spring training baseball game against the San Diego Padres in Glendale, Arizona, on March 20, 2026.

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Baseball: MLB spring training game

Baseball: MLB spring training game

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani flies out in the first inning of a spring training baseball game against the San Diego Padres in Glendale, Arizona, on March 20, 2026.

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Baseball: MLB spring training game

Baseball: MLB spring training game

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani flies out in the first inning of a spring training baseball game against the San Diego Padres in Glendale, Arizona, on March 20, 2026.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

Los Angeles Angels pitcher Yusei Kikuchi starts in a spring training baseball game against the Kansas City Royals in Surprise, Arizona, on March 19, 2026.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

Los Angeles Angels pitcher Yusei Kikuchi starts in a spring training baseball game against the Kansas City Royals in Surprise, Arizona, on March 19, 2026.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

Los Angeles Angels pitcher Yusei Kikuchi starts in a spring training baseball game against the Kansas City Royals in Surprise, Arizona, on March 19, 2026.

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