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Japan: Shinagawa Station Overcrowded as Train Suspensions Disrupt Rush Hour

On Wednesday, train suspensions caused by a fatal accident disrupted the evening rush hour, leading to severe congestion at stations. At Shinagawa Station, platforms were packed with passengers and became dangerously overcrowded. According to JR East, the accident occurred between Yokohama and Shin-Kawasaki stations on the Yokosuka Line. As a result, services on the Yokosuka Line and several other major lines in the Tokyo metropolitan area were temporarily suspended.

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Baseball: Ohtani ahead of WBC

Shohei Ohtani of Japan's national baseball team comes out to bat in the first inning of a warm-up game against the Hanshin Tigers at Kyocera Dome Osaka in Osaka, western Japan, on March 3, 2026, ahead of the World Baseball Classic. (For editorial use only)

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Baseball: Ohtani ahead of WBC

Shohei Ohtani of Japan's national baseball team comes out to bat in the first inning of a warm-up game against the Hanshin Tigers at Kyocera Dome Osaka in Osaka, western Japan, on March 3, 2026, ahead of the World Baseball Classic. (For editorial use only)

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Baseball: Ohtani ahead of WBC

Shohei Ohtani of Japan's national baseball team grounds out in the first inning of a warm-up game against the Hanshin Tigers at Kyocera Dome Osaka in Osaka, western Japan, on March 3, 2026, ahead of the World Baseball Classic. (For editorial use only)

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Baseball: Ohtani ahead of WBC

Shohei Ohtani of Japan's national baseball team grounds out in the first inning of a warm-up game against the Hanshin Tigers at Kyocera Dome Osaka in Osaka, western Japan, on March 3, 2026, ahead of the World Baseball Classic. (For editorial use only)

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Baseball: Ohtani ahead of WBC

Shohei Ohtani of Japan's national baseball team grounds out in the first inning of a warm-up game against the Hanshin Tigers at Kyocera Dome Osaka in Osaka, western Japan, on March 3, 2026, ahead of the World Baseball Classic. (For editorial use only)

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Baseball: Ohtani ahead of WBC

Shohei Ohtani of Japan's national baseball team grounds out in the first inning of a warm-up game against the Hanshin Tigers at Kyocera Dome Osaka in Osaka, western Japan, on March 3, 2026, ahead of the World Baseball Classic. (For editorial use only)

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Baseball: Ohtani ahead of WBC

Shohei Ohtani of Japan's national baseball team grounds out in the first inning of a warm-up game against the Hanshin Tigers at Kyocera Dome Osaka in Osaka, western Japan, on March 3, 2026, ahead of the World Baseball Classic.

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Baseball: Ohtani ahead of WBC

Shohei Ohtani of Japan's national baseball team plays catch prior to a warm-up game against the Hanshin Tigers at Kyocera Dome Osaka in Osaka, western Japan, on March 3, 2026, ahead of the World Baseball Classic. (For editorial use only)

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Baseball: Ohtani ahead of WBC

Shohei Ohtani of Japan's national baseball team plays catch prior to a warm-up game against the Hanshin Tigers at Kyocera Dome Osaka in Osaka, western Japan, on March 3, 2026, ahead of the World Baseball Classic. (For editorial use only)

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Baseball: Ohtani ahead of WBC

Shohei Ohtani of Japan's national baseball team throws a ball to a fan in the stand prior to a warm-up game against the Hanshin Tigers at Kyocera Dome Osaka in Osaka, western Japan, on March 3, 2026, ahead of the World Baseball Classic. (For editorial use only)

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Baseball: Ohtani ahead of WBC

Shohei Ohtani of Japan's national baseball team prepares for practice prior to a warm-up game against the Hanshin Tigers at Kyocera Dome Osaka in Osaka, western Japan, on March 3, 2026, ahead of the World Baseball Classic. (For editorial use only)

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Baseball: Ohtani ahead of WBC

Shohei Ohtani of Japan's national baseball team prepares for practice prior to a warm-up game against the Hanshin Tigers at Kyocera Dome Osaka in Osaka, western Japan, on March 3, 2026, ahead of the World Baseball Classic. (For editorial use only)

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Baseball: Ohtani ahead of WBC

Shohei Ohtani of Japan's national baseball team responds to cheering by fans prior to a warm-up game against the Hanshin Tigers at Kyocera Dome Osaka in Osaka, western Japan, on March 3, 2026, ahead of the World Baseball Classic. (For editorial use only)

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Japan crown prince at award ceremony

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito (3rd from R) and Crown Princess Kiko (2nd from R) chat with awardees after attending an award ceremony for promising researchers in their 20s to 30s held by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science in Tokyo on March 3, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan crown prince at award ceremony

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito (2nd from R) and Crown Princess Kiko (far R) chat with an awardee after attending an award ceremony for promising researchers in their 20s to 30s held by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science in Tokyo on March 3, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan crown prince at award ceremony

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito (2nd from R) and Crown Princess Kiko (far R) chat with an awardee after attending an award ceremony for promising researchers in their 20s to 30s held by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science in Tokyo on March 3, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Total lunar eclipse

Composite photo shows a total lunar eclipse (from lower L to upper R) seen over Nichinan in Miyazaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on March 3, 2026.

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Total lunar eclipse

A total lunar eclipse is seen above a statue of 19th century Tosa Domain samurai Takechi Hanpeita in Kochi, western Japan, on March 3, 2026.

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Total lunar eclipse

Composite photo shows a total lunar eclipse seen over Nichinan in Miyazaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on March 3, 2026.

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Total lunar eclipse

A total lunar eclipse is seen above Kumamoto Castle in Kumamoto, southwestern Japan, on March 3, 2026.

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Total lunar eclipse

A total lunar eclipse is seen above Kumamoto Castle in Kumamoto, southwestern Japan, on March 3, 2026.

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Total lunar eclipse

A total lunar eclipse is seen above Nichinan in Miyazaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on March 3, 2026.

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Total lunar eclipse

A total lunar eclipse is seen above Kumamoto Castle in Kumamoto, southwestern Japan, on March 3, 2026.

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Total lunar eclipse

A total lunar eclipse is seen above Nichinan in Miyazaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on March 3, 2026.

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Total lunar eclipse

A total lunar eclipse is seen above Nichinan in Miyazaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on March 3, 2026.

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Iran envoy to Japan meets press

Iranian Ambassador to Japan Peiman Seadat holds a press conference in Tokyo on March 3, 2026, amid an escalating conflict in the Middle East.

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Iran envoy to Japan meets press

Iranian Ambassador to Japan Peiman Seadat holds a press conference in Tokyo on March 3, 2026, amid an escalating conflict in the Middle East.

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Iran envoy to Japan meets press

Iranian Ambassador to Japan Peiman Seadat holds a press conference in Tokyo on March 3, 2026, amid an escalating conflict in the Middle East.

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Japan crown prince at award ceremony

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko chat with awardees after attending an award ceremony for promising researchers in their 20s to 30s held by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science in Tokyo on March 3, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan crown prince at award ceremony

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito (2nd from R) and Crown Princess Kiko (far R) chat with awardees after attending an award ceremony for promising researchers in their 20s to 30s held by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science in Tokyo on March 3, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan crown prince at award ceremony

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko attend an award ceremony for promising researchers in their 20s to 30s held by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science in Tokyo on March 3, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan crown prince at award ceremony

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko attend an award ceremony for promising researchers in their 20s to 30s held by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science in Tokyo on March 3, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM Takaichi in parliament

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a House of Representatives Budget Committee session in Tokyo on March 3, 2026.

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Japan PM Takaichi in parliament

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C) speaks during a House of Representatives Budget Committee session in Tokyo on March 3, 2026.

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Japan PM Takaichi in parliament

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a House of Representatives Budget Committee session in Tokyo on March 3, 2026.

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Japan PM Takaichi in parliament

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi raises her hand to speak during a House of Representatives Budget Committee session in Tokyo on March 3, 2026.

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Japan PM Takaichi in parliament

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi answers a question from Japanese Communist Party leader Tomoko Tamura (far L) about the Middle East conflict during a Budget Committee session of the House of Representatives in Tokyo on March 2, 2026.

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Japan PM Takaichi in parliament

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi raises her hand to speak at a Budget Committee session of the House of Representatives in Tokyo on March 2, 2026.

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Ritual to pour holy water into river in Japan

Buddhist monks walk along the Onyu River in Obama, Fukui Prefecture, in central Japan, on March 2, 2026, after pouring holy water into the river during a ritual. It is believed that the water arrives in a well at Todai-ji temple in the western Japan city of Nara.

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Ritual to pour holy water into river in Japan

Buddhist monks hold a ritual to pour holy water into the Onyu River in Obama, Fukui Prefecture, in central Japan, on March 2, 2026. It is believed that the water arrives in a well at Todai-ji temple in the western Japan city of Nara.

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Ritual to pour holy water into river in Japan

Buddhist monks hold a ritual to pour holy water into the Onyu River in Obama, Fukui Prefecture, in central Japan, on March 2, 2026. The water arrives in a well at Todai-ji temple in the western Japan city of Nara.

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[Breaking News]Figure skating: Miura and Kihara

NARITA, Japan, Feb. 24 Kyodo - Japanese figure skaters Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara arrive at Narita airport in Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Feb. 24, 2026, after winning gold in the pairs event at the Milan Cortina Olympics. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]Court grants posthumous retrial for man over 1984 murder

TOKYO, Japan, Feb. 25 Kyodo - Koji Sakahara, whose father Hiromu was convicted in a 1984 robbery-murder case, celebrates with Hideko Hakamata, sister of Iwao Hakamata, who was acquitted in a 2024 retrial, at a gathering in Tokyo on Feb. 25, 2026, after the Supreme Court granted a posthumous retrial for Hiromu. (Kyodo)

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Japan PM Takaichi speaks on attack on Iran

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks to reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo late at night on Feb. 28, 2026, after the United States and Israel launched strikes against Iran.

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Japan PM Takaichi speaks on attack on Iran

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks to reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo late at night on Feb. 28, 2026, after the United States and Israel launched strikes against Iran.

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Japan PM Takaichi speaks on attack on Iran

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks to reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo late at night on Feb. 28, 2026, after the United States and Israel launched strikes against Iran.

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Japan PM Takaichi speaks on attack on Iran

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks to reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo late at night on Feb. 28, 2026, after the United States and Israel launched strikes against Iran.

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Baseball: Ohtani ahead of WBC

Shohei Ohtani of Japan's national baseball team practices prior to a warm-up game against the Chunichi Dragons ahead of the World Baseball Classic at Vantelin Dome Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Feb. 28, 2026.

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Baseball: Ohtani ahead of WBC

Shohei Ohtani (L) of Japan's national baseball team smiles during a practice before a warm-up game against the Chunichi Dragons ahead of the World Baseball Classic at Vantelin Dome Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Feb. 28, 2026.