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[Breaking News]Asian Games: Torch relay

NAGOYA, Japan, Aug. 23 Kyodo - Three-time Olympic women's wrestling gold medalist Saori Yoshida starts as the first runner of the Asian Games torch relay at Nagoya Castle in Nagoya, central Japan, on Aug. 22, 2026. (Kyodo)

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Golf: CPKC Women's Open

Miyu Yamashita of Japan poses with the victor's trophy after winning the CPKC Women's Open golf tournament at Royal Mayfair Golf Club in Edmonton, Canada, on Aug. 23, 2026.

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Golf: CPKC Women's Open

Miyu Yamashita of Japan attends a press conference after winning the CPKC Women's Open golf tournament at Royal Mayfair Golf Club in Edmonton, Canada, on Aug. 23, 2026.

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Golf: CPKC Women's Open

Miyu Yamashita of Japan poses for a photo after winning the CPKC Women's Open golf tournament at Royal Mayfair Golf Club in Edmonton, Canada, on Aug. 23, 2026.

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Golf: CPKC Women's Open

Miyu Yamashita of Japan poses with the victor's trophy after winning the CPKC Women's Open golf tournament at Royal Mayfair Golf Club in Edmonton, Canada, on Aug. 23, 2026.

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Golf: CPKC Women's Open

Miyu Yamashita of Japan poses with the victor's trophy after winning the CPKC Women's Open golf tournament at Royal Mayfair Golf Club in Edmonton, Canada, on Aug. 23, 2026.

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Golf: CPKC Women's Open

Miyu Yamashita of Japan smiles after making a winning birdie putt on the 18th hole during the final round of the CPKC Women's Open golf tournament at Royal Mayfair Golf Club in Edmonton, Canada, on Aug. 23, 2026.

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Golf: CPKC Women's Open

Miyu Yamashita of Japan smiles after making a winning birdie putt on the 18th hole during the final round of the CPKC Women's Open golf tournament at Royal Mayfair Golf Club in Edmonton, Canada, on Aug. 23, 2026.

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Golf: CPKC Women's Open

Miyu Yamashita of Japan hits off the fourth tee during the final round of the CPKC Women's Open golf tournament at Royal Mayfair Golf Club in Edmonton, Canada, on Aug. 23, 2026.

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Golf: CPKC Women's Open

Miyu Yamashita of Japan makes a birdie putt on the fifth hole during the final round of the CPKC Women's Open golf tournament at Royal Mayfair Golf Club in Edmonton, Canada, on Aug. 23, 2026.

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Golf: CPKC Women's Open

Miyu Yamashita of Japan hits off the first tee during the final round of the CPKC Women's Open golf tournament at Royal Mayfair Golf Club in Edmonton, Canada, on Aug. 23, 2026.

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Asian Games: Torch relay

Athens Olympic women's marathon gold medalist Mizuki Noguchi poses during the Asian Games torch relay in Nagoya, central Japan, on Aug. 22, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Asian Games: Torch relay

Athens Olympic women's marathon gold medalist Mizuki Noguchi takes part in the Asian Games torch relay in Nagoya, central Japan, on Aug. 22, 2026.

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Asian Games: Torch relay

Three-time Olympic women's wrestling gold medalist Saori Yoshida starts as the first runner of the Asian Games torch relay at Nagoya Castle in Nagoya, central Japan, on Aug. 22, 2026.

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Asian Games: Torch relay

Athens Olympic women's marathon gold medalist Mizuki Noguchi takes part in the Asian Games torch relay in Nagoya, central Japan, on Aug. 22, 2026.

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Asian Games: Torch relay

Three-time Olympic women's wrestling gold medalist Saori Yoshida starts as the first runner of the Asian Games torch relay at Nagoya Castle in Nagoya, central Japan, on Aug. 22, 2026.

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Ex-Japan volleyball player holds clinic in Beijing

Saori Kimura (L), a former Japan women's volleyball player and 2012 London Olympics bronze medalist, holds a volleyball clinic at the Japanese school in Beijing on Aug. 22, 2026.

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Ex-Japan volleyball player holds clinic in Beijing

Saori Kimura, a former Japan women's volleyball player and 2012 London Olympics bronze medalist, holds a volleyball clinic at the Japanese school in Beijing on Aug. 22, 2026.

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Ex-Japan volleyball player holds clinic in Beijing

Saori Kimura, a former Japan women's volleyball player and 2012 London Olympics bronze medalist, holds a volleyball clinic at the Japanese school in Beijing on Aug. 22, 2026.

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Ex-Japan volleyball player holds clinic in Beijing

Saori Kimura, a former Japan women's volleyball player and 2012 London Olympics bronze medalist, holds a volleyball clinic at the Japanese school in Beijing on Aug. 22, 2026.

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Japanese delegation for Asian Games formed in Tokyo

Japanese Princess Kako (far L) speaks to Paris Olympics women's wrestling gold medalist and flagbearer for the Asian Games Japanese delegation Akari Fujinami during a ceremony to form the delegation held at a hotel in Tokyo on Aug. 19, 2026. The Sept. 19-Oct. 4 games will be held mainly in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan.

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Japanese delegation for Asian Games formed in Tokyo

Paris Olympics women's wrestling gold medalist Akari Fujinami holds the Japanese delegation's flag during a ceremony to form the delegation for the Asian Games held at a hotel in Tokyo on Aug. 19, 2026, ahead of the Sept. 19-Oct. 4 games being held mainly in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan.

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Japanese delegation for Asian Games formed in Tokyo

Paris Olympics women's wrestling gold medalist Akari Fujinami holds the Japanese delegation's flag during a ceremony to form the delegation for the Asian Games held at a hotel in Tokyo on Aug. 19, 2026, ahead of the Sept. 19-Oct. 4 games being held mainly in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan.

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Japanese delegation for Asian Games formed in Tokyo

Paris Olympics women's wrestling gold medalist Akari Fujinami holds the Japanese delegation's flag during a ceremony to form the delegation for the Asian Games held at a hotel in Tokyo on Aug. 19, 2026, ahead of the Sept. 19-Oct. 4 games being held mainly in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan.

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Japanese delegation for Asian Games formed in Tokyo

Paris Olympics women's wrestling gold medalist Akari Fujinami (R) speaks during a ceremony in Tokyo to form the Japanese delegation for the Asian Games on Aug. 19, 2026. The ceremony was held ahead of the Sept. 19-Oct. 4 games being held mainly in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan.

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Japanese delegation for Asian Games formed in Tokyo

Paris Olympics women's wrestling gold medalist Akari Fujinami holds the Japanese delegation's flag during a ceremony to form the delegation for the Asian Games held at a hotel in Tokyo on Aug. 19, 2026, ahead of the Sept. 19-Oct. 4 games being held mainly in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan.

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Baseball: Women's Pro Baseball League

Natsuki Yonetani (R) of the New York Heights plays in a Women's Pro Baseball League game against the San Francisco Firebells in Springfield, Illinois, on Aug. 6, 2026. Women's pro baseball, consisting of four teams, was inaugurated in the United States for the first time in about 70 years on Aug. 1, with games in the initial year to be held in Springfield only due to cost reasons.

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China: Trapped Women Rescued From Flooded Car in Zhejiang, China

An auxiliary police officer and two delivery riders rescued four women trapped in a flooded car in Changxing, Huzhou, Zhejiang, on August 13, 2026, after torrential rain submerged an underpass. The rescue took about 10 minutes.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Photo taken on Aug. 10, 2026, shows food piled up at an evacuation center in Hikawa, Kumamoto Prefecture, for families with children and pregnant women, following a powerful earthquake that struck the southwestern Japan prefecture on July 28.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Photo taken on Aug. 10, 2026, shows food piled up at an evacuation center in Hikawa, Kumamoto Prefecture, for families with children and pregnant women, following a powerful earthquake that struck the southwestern Japan prefecture on July 28.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Photo taken on Aug. 10, 2026, shows food piled up at an evacuation center in Hikawa, Kumamoto Prefecture, for families with children and pregnant women, following a powerful earthquake that struck the southwestern Japan prefecture on July 28.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Photo taken on Aug. 10, 2026, shows tents set up at an evacuation center in Hikawa, Kumamoto Prefecture, for families with children and pregnant women, following a powerful earthquake that struck the southwestern Japan prefecture on July 28.

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"Comfort women" protest in Manila

Members of a citizen's group protest in front of the Japanese Embassy in Manila on Aug. 14, 2026, demanding the "recovery of justice" for former Filipino "comfort women" forced to work in Japanese wartime military brothels.

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"Comfort women" protest in Manila

Members of a citizen's group protest in front of the Japanese Embassy in Manila on Aug. 14, 2026, demanding the "recovery of justice" for former Filipino "comfort women" forced to work in Japanese wartime military brothels. ==Kyodo

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Swimming: Pan Pacific swimming

Satomi Suzuki of Japan acknowledges the crowd after finishing third in the women's 100-meter breaststroke final at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Irvine, California, on Aug. 13, 2026.

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Swimming: Pan Pacific swimming

McKenzie Siroky (C) of the United States poses during the medal ceremony after winning the women's 100-meter breaststroke gold at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Irvine, California, on Aug. 13, 2026, alongside silver medalist Tang Qianting (L) of China and bronze medalist Satomi Suzuki of Japan.

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Swimming: Pan Pacific swimming

Satomi Suzuki of Japan competes en route to winning bronze in the women's 100-meter breaststroke final at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Irvine, California, on Aug. 13, 2026.

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Swimming: Pan Pacific swimming

Satomi Suzuki of Japan poses during the medal ceremony after winning the women's 100-meter breaststroke bronze at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Irvine, California, on Aug. 13, 2026.

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Swimming: Pan Pacific swimming

Satomi Suzuki of Japan acknowledges the crowd after finishing third in the women's 100-meter breaststroke final at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Irvine, California, on Aug. 13, 2026.

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Swimming: Pan Pacific swimming

Satomi Suzuki of Japan competes en route to winning bronze in the women's 100-meter breaststroke final at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Irvine, California, on Aug. 13, 2026.

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Swimming: Pan Pacific swimming

Satomi Suzuki of Japan competes en route to winning bronze in the women's 100-meter breaststroke final at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Irvine, California, on Aug. 13, 2026.

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Swimming: Pan Pacific swimming championships

Airi Ebina of Japan swims to silver 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

Ichika Kajimoto of Japan swims to bronze 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

Ichika Kajimoto of Japan swims to bronze 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

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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Table tennis: WTT Champions

Japan's Miwa Harimoto celebrates after beating defending champion Chen Xingtong of China in the women's singles final at the WTT Champions Yokohama table tennis event in Yokohama, eastern Japan, on Aug. 9, 2026.

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Table tennis: WTT Champions

Japan's Miwa Harimoto reacts after beating defending champion Chen Xingtong of China in the women's singles final at the WTT Champions Yokohama table tennis event in Yokohama, eastern Japan, on Aug. 9, 2026.

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Table tennis: WTT Champions

Japan's Miwa Harimoto reacts after beating defending champion Chen Xingtong of China in the women's singles final at the WTT Champions Yokohama table tennis event in Yokohama, eastern Japan, 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.