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[Breaking News]Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament

TSUKUBA, Japan, Sept. 29 Kyodo - Yokozuna Onosato celebrates at a party in Tsukuba in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, after winning the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Sept. 28, 2025, his first victory since being promoted to sumo's highest rank of yokozuna in May 2025. (Kyodo)

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Lunar lander developed by Japanese startup ispace

Photo taken at a Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency facility in the Ibaraki Prefecture city of Tsukuba, eastern Japan, on Oct. 2, 2025, shows a prototype of the Series 3 lunar lander, developed by Tokyo-based Japanese space startup ispace Inc. The company said the same day the lander will be launched in 2028, changed from the initially planned 2027.

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Lunar lander developed by Japanese startup ispace

Photo taken at a Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency facility in the Ibaraki Prefecture city of Tsukuba, eastern Japan, on Oct. 2, 2025, shows a prototype of the Series 3 lunar lander, developed by Tokyo-based Japanese space startup ispace Inc. The company said the same day the lander will be launched in 2028, changed from the initially planned 2027.

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Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament

Yokozuna Onosato (C) celebrates at a party in Tsukuba in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, after winning the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Sept. 28, 2025, his first victory since being promoted to sumo's highest rank of yokozuna in May 2025.

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Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament

Yokozuna Onosato (C) celebrates at a party in Tsukuba in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, after winning the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Sept. 28, 2025, his first victory since being promoted to sumo's highest rank of yokozuna in May 2025.

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Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament

Yokozuna Onosato celebrates at a party in Tsukuba in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, after winning the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Sept. 28, 2025, his first victory since being promoted to sumo's highest rank of yokozuna in May 2025.

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Summer Grand Sumo Tournament

Ozeki Onosato (R) celebrates at a hotel in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on May 25, 2025, after finishing the 15-day Summer Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo with a 14-1 record for the fourth Emperor's Cup.

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Summer Grand Sumo Tournament

Ozeki Onosato (C) celebrates at a hotel in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on May 25, 2025, after finishing the 15-day Summer Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo with a 14-1 record for the fourth Emperor's Cup.

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Summer Grand Sumo Tournament

Ozeki Onosato celebrates at a hotel in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on May 25, 2025, after finishing the 15-day Summer Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo with a 14-1 record for the fourth Emperor's Cup.

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Summer Grand Sumo Tournament

Ozeki Onosato (C) celebrates at a hotel in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on May 25, 2025, after finishing the 15-day Summer Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo with a 14-1 record for the fourth Emperor's Cup.

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Japan PM Ishiba visits quantum research center

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is briefed about studies using quantum computers during a visit to the Global Research and Development Center for Business by Quantum-AI Technology, housed in the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on May 18, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM Ishiba visits quantum research center

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is briefed about studies using quantum computers during a visit to the Global Research and Development Center for Business by Quantum-AI Technology, housed in the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on May 18, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM Ishiba visits quantum research center

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (C) attends a tape-cutting ceremony marking the completion of the main building of the Global Research and Development Center for Business by Quantum-AI Technology, housed in the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on May 18, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan's Prince Hisahito

Japan's Prince Hisahito, the nephew of Emperor Naruhito and second in line to the Chrysanthemum Throne, arrives at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on April 6, 2025, to meet the emperor a day after he attended the entrance ceremony of the University of Tsukuba in Ibaraki Prefecture.

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Japan's Prince Hisahito

Japan's Prince Hisahito, the nephew of Emperor Naruhito and second in line to the Chrysanthemum Throne, arrives at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on April 6, 2025, to meet the emperor a day after he attended the entrance ceremony of the University of Tsukuba in Ibaraki Prefecture.

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Japan's Prince Hisahito enters university

Japan's Prince Hisahito (facing camera), the nephew of Emperor Naruhito and second in line to the Chrysanthemum Throne, chats with newly enrolled students during an entrance ceremony at the University of Tsukuba, in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on April 5, 2025.

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Japan's Prince Hisahito enters university

Japan's Prince Hisahito (facing camera), the nephew of Emperor Naruhito and second in line to the Chrysanthemum Throne, chats with newly enrolled students during an entrance ceremony at the University of Tsukuba, in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on April 5, 2025.

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Japan's Prince Hisahito enters university

Japan's Prince Hisahito, the nephew of Emperor Naruhito and second in line to the Chrysanthemum Throne, is pictured before attending the entrance ceremony of the University of Tsukuba in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on April 5, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan's Prince Hisahito enters university

Japan's Prince Hisahito, the nephew of Emperor Naruhito and second in line to the Chrysanthemum Throne, is pictured before attending the entrance ceremony of the University of Tsukuba in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on April 5, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan's Prince Hisahito enters university

Japan's Prince Hisahito, the nephew of Emperor Naruhito and second in line to the Chrysanthemum Throne, is pictured before attending the entrance ceremony of the University of Tsukuba in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on April 5, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan's Prince Hisahito enters university

Japan's Prince Hisahito, the nephew of Emperor Naruhito and second in line to the Chrysanthemum Throne, is pictured before attending the entrance ceremony of the University of Tsukuba in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on April 5. 2025. (Pool photo)

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New supercomputer in Japan

Photo taken on Jan. 15, 2025, at the University of Tokyo's campus in Kashiwa in the eastern Japan prefecture of Chiba shows a supercomputer named Miyabi, which has the second fastest processing speed for an academic-use computer in Japan. Miyabi, co-developed with the University of Tsukuba, is already in operation.

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Sumo: Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament

Sekiwake Onosato (C) celebrates with supporters in Tsukuba in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Sept. 22, 2024, after winning the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo.

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Sumo: Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament

Sekiwake Onosato (C) celebrates with supporters in Tsukuba in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Sept. 22, 2024, after winning the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo.

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Sumo: Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament

Sekiwake Onosato meets the press in Tsukuba in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Sept. 22, 2024, after winning the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo.

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Lunar lander developed by Japanese startup

Photo taken at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Tsukuba Space Center in the Ibaraki Prefecture city of Tsukuba, eastern Japan, on Sept. 12, 2024, shows the lunar rover Tenacious mounted on the lunar lander Resilience, developed by Tokyo-based Japanese space startup ispace Inc. The company announced the same day a plan to launch the lander on a SpaceX rocket no earlier than December 2024.

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Lunar lander developed by Japanese startup

Photo taken at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Tsukuba Space Center in the Ibaraki Prefecture city of Tsukuba, eastern Japan, on Sept. 12, 2024, shows the lunar lander Resilience, developed by Tokyo-based Japanese space startup ispace Inc. The company announced the same day a plan to launch the lander on a SpaceX rocket no earlier than December 2024.

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Lunar lander developed by Japanese startup

Photo taken at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Tsukuba Space Center in the Ibaraki Prefecture city of Tsukuba, eastern Japan, on Sept. 12, 2024, shows the lunar lander Resilience, developed by Tokyo-based Japanese space startup ispace Inc. The company announced the same day a plan to launch the lander on a SpaceX rocket no earlier than December 2024.

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Lunar lander developed by Japanese startup

Photo taken at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Tsukuba Space Center in the Ibaraki Prefecture city of Tsukuba, eastern Japan, on Sept. 12, 2024, shows the lunar lander Resilience, developed by Tokyo-based Japanese space startup ispace Inc. The company announced the same day a plan to launch the lander on a SpaceX rocket no earlier than December 2024.

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Portrait of a man

Portrait of a man==Date:unknown, Place:Japan, Photo:Kitaniwa Tsukuba ,Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images [Institution Catalog Number:7105]

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Japanese crown prince, crown princess

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito (C) and Crown Princess Kiko visit the Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Nov. 12, 2023. (Pool photo)

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UN refugee chief talks with college students

U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi holds talks with Tsukuba University students during a visit to the state-run university in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Oct. 20, 2023.

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Japanese recipients of the 2023 Clarivate Citation Honors Award

Japanese recipient of the 2023 Clarivate Citation Honor Award. The photo shows winner Masashi Yanagisawa, director of the International Institute for Integrative Sleep Medicine, University of Tsukuba.=Date:September 19, 2023,Place:Japan

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Japanese recipients of the 2023 Clarivate Citation Honors Award

Japanese recipient of the 2023 Clarivate Citation Honor Award. The photo shows, from the right, recipients Kazunori Kataoka, Professor Emeritus of the University of Tokyo, Masashi Yanagisawa, and Director of the International Institute for Integrative Sleep Medicine, University of Tsukuba.=Date:September 19, 2023,Place:Japan

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Japanese recipients of the 2023 Clarivate Citation Honors Award

Japanese recipient of the 2023 Clarivate Citation Honor Award. The photo shows winner Masashi Yanagisawa, director of the International Institute for Integrative Sleep Medicine, University of Tsukuba.(right)=Date:September 19, 2023,Place:Japan

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Tsukuba Express cars

Tsukuba Express cars=Date:June 25, 2023,Place:Japan

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Tsukuba Express cars

Tsukuba Express cars=Date:June 25, 2023,Place:Japan

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(SP)PHILIPPINES-MAKATI-FIBA 3X3-MANILA MASTERS-FUTIAN VS TSUKUBA ALBORADA

(230521) -- MAKATI CITY, May 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Guo Hanyu (L) of Futian China goes for a layup during the Pool C match between Futian from China and Tsukuba Alborada from Japan in the FIBA 3x3 World Tour Manila Masters 2023 in Makati City, the Philippines on May 20, 2023. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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(SP)PHILIPPINES-MAKATI-FIBA 3X3-MANILA MASTERS-FUTIAN VS TSUKUBA ALBORADA

(230521) -- MAKATI CITY, May 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Dianliang (R) of Futian breaks through during the Pool C match between Futian from China and Tsukuba Alborada from Japan in the FIBA 3x3 World Tour Manila Masters 2023 in Makati City, the Philippines on May 20, 2023. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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(SP)PHILIPPINES-MAKATI-FIBA 3X3-MANILA MASTERS-AMSTERDAM HIPRO VS TSUKUBA ALBORADA

(230520) -- MAKATI CITY, May 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Norbert Thelissen (R) of Amsterdam HiPRO competes against Reon Yahatabara of Tsukuba Alborada during the Pool C match between Amsterdam HiPRO from the Netherlands and Tsukuba Alborada from Japan in the FIBA 3x3 World Tour Manila Masters 2023 in Makati City, the Philippines on May 20, 2023. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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(SP)PHILIPPINES-MAKATI-FIBA 3X3-MANILA MASTERS-AMSTERDAM HIPRO VS TSUKUBA ALBORADA

(230520) -- MAKATI CITY, May 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Norbert Thelissen (Top) of Amsterdam HiPRO competes against Reon Yahatabara (Bottom) of Tsukuba Alborada during the Pool C match between Amsterdam HiPRO from the Netherlands and Tsukuba Alborada from Japan in the FIBA 3x3 World Tour Manila Masters 2023 in Makati City, the Philippines on May 20, 2023. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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(SP)PHILIPPINES-MAKATI-FIBA 3X3-MANILA MASTERS-AMSTERDAM HIPRO VS TSUKUBA ALBORADA

(230520) -- MAKATI CITY, May 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Worthy de Jong (L) of Amsterdam HiPRO competes against Ryutaro Otomo of Tsukuba Alborada during the Pool C match between Amsterdam HiPRO from the Netherlands and Tsukuba Alborada from Japan in the FIBA 3x3 World Tour Manila Masters 2023 in Makati City, the Philippines on May 20, 2023. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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(SP)PHILIPPINES-MAKATI-FIBA 3X3-MANILA MASTERS-AMSTERDAM HIPRO VS TSUKUBA ALBORADA

(230520) -- MAKATI CITY, May 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Jan Driessen (Top) of Amsterdam HiPRO competes against Hirotaka Fujisawa of Tsukuba Alborada during the Pool C match between Amsterdam HiPRO from the Netherlands and Tsukuba Alborada from Japan in the FIBA 3x3 World Tour Manila Masters 2023 in Makati City, the Philippines on May 20, 2023. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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(SP)PHILIPPINES-MAKATI-FIBA 3X3-MANILA MASTERS-AMSTERDAM HIPRO VS TSUKUBA ALBORADA

(230520) -- MAKATI CITY, May 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Norbert Thelissen (Top) of Amsterdam HiPRO competes against Hirotaka Fujisawa of Tsukuba Alborada during the Pool C match between Amsterdam HiPRO from the Netherlands and Tsukuba Alborada from Japan in the FIBA 3x3 World Tour Manila Masters 2023 in Makati City, the Philippines on May 20, 2023. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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Furukawa trains ahead of ISS mission

Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, 59, trains at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Tsukuba Space Center in the Ibaraki Prefecture city of Tsukuba, eastern Japan, on May 12, 2023, ahead of a long-term mission at the International Space Center possibly within this year.

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Furukawa trains ahead of ISS mission

Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, 59, trains at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Tsukuba Space Center in the Ibaraki Prefecture city of Tsukuba, eastern Japan, on May 12, 2023, ahead of a long-term mission at the International Space Center possibly within this year.

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Furukawa trains ahead of ISS mission

Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, 59, trains at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Tsukuba Space Center in the Ibaraki Prefecture city of Tsukuba, eastern Japan, on May 12, 2023, ahead of a long-term mission at the International Space Center possibly within this year.

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Remote control robot for workers with disabilities

A robot carries a cup of coffee at a cafe in Tsukuba in Ibaraki Prefecture in February 2023, remotely controlled by an employee with a disability. The eastern Japan city started a demonstration the same month to put remote control robots at a library and a cafe, providing people with disabilities with opportunities to work from home.

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Remote control robot for workers with disabilities

A robot serves a customer at a cafe in Tsukuba in Ibaraki Prefecture in February 2023, remotely controlled by an employee with a disability. The eastern Japan city started a demonstration the same month to put remote control robots at a library and a cafe, providing people with disabilities with opportunities to work from home.

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Pritzker prize-winning Japanese architect Arata Isozaki

Photo taken on Dec. 30, 2022, shows Tsukuba Center Building in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, designed by Japanese architect Arata Isozaki. The 2019 Pritzker laureate died on Dec. 28, aged 91.