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World Baseball Classic Japan squad members

Samurai Japan manager Hirokazu Ibata speaks to journalists in Tokyo on Jan. 26, 2026, after announcing an additional 10 members for defending champion Japan's 2026 World Baseball Classic roster, including Los Angeles Dodgers ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto.

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World Baseball Classic Japan squad members

Samurai Japan manager Hirokazu Ibata poses for a photo in Tokyo on Jan. 26, 2026, after announcing an additional 10 members for defending champion Japan's 2026 World Baseball Classic roster, including Los Angeles Dodgers ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto.

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World Baseball Classic Japan squad members

Samurai Japan manager Hirokazu Ibata speaks to journalists in Tokyo on Jan. 26, 2026, after announcing an additional 10 members for defending champion Japan's 2026 World Baseball Classic roster, including Los Angeles Dodgers ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto.

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World Baseball Classic Japan squad members

Samurai Japan manager Hirokazu Ibata poses for a photo in Tokyo on Jan. 26, 2026, after announcing an additional 10 members for defending champion Japan's 2026 World Baseball Classic roster, including Los Angeles Dodgers ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto.

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Figure skating: Four Continents championships

Sota Yamamoto of Japan performs during the exhibition gala of the Four Continents figure skating championships in Beijing on Jan. 25, 2026.

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Figure skating: Four Continents championships

Sota Yamamoto of Japan performs during the exhibition gala of the Four Continents figure skating championships in Beijing on Jan. 25, 2026.

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Figure skating: Four Continents championships

Sota Yamamoto of Japan poses after winning the men's category bronze at the Four Continents figure skating championships in Beijing on Jan. 25, 2026.

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Figure skating: Four Continents championships

Sota Yamamoto of Japan poses after winning the men's category bronze at the Four Continents figure skating championships in Beijing on Jan. 25, 2026.

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Figure skating: Four Continents championships

Kao Miura of Japan poses after winning the men's category gold at the Four Continents figure skating championships in Beijing on Jan. 25, 2026, alongside silver medalist Cha Jun Hwan (L) of South Korea and bronze medalist Sota Yamamoto (R) of Japan.

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Figure skating: Four Continents championships

Kao Miura of Japan poses after winning the men's category gold at the Four Continents figure skating championships in Beijing on Jan. 25, 2026, alongside silver medalist Cha Jun Hwan (L) of South Korea and bronze medalist Sota Yamamoto (R) of Japan.

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Figure skating: Four Continents championships

Kao Miura (C) of Japan poses after winning the men's category gold at the Four Continents figure skating championships in Beijing on Jan. 25, 2026, alongside silver medalist Cha Jun Hwan (L) of South Korea and bronze medalist Sota Yamamoto (R) of Japan.

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Figure skating: Four Continents championships

Sota Yamamoto of Japan performs in the men's free program at the Four Continents figure skating championships in Beijing on Jan. 25, 2026.

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Figure skating: Four Continents championships

Sota Yamamoto of Japan performs in the men's free program at the Four Continents figure skating championships in Beijing on Jan. 25, 2026.

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Figure skating: Four Continents championships

Sota Yamamoto of Japan performs in the men's free program at the Four Continents figure skating championships in Beijing on Jan. 25, 2026.

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Figure skating: Four Continents championships

Sota Yamamoto of Japan performs in the men's free program at the Four Continents figure skating championships in Beijing on Jan. 25, 2026.

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Figure skating: Four Continents championships

Sota Yamamoto of Japan performs in the men's short program at the Four Continents figure skating championships in Beijing on Jan. 24, 2026.

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Figure skating: Four Continents championships

Sota Yamamoto of Japan performs in the men's short program at the Four Continents figure skating championships in Beijing on Jan. 24, 2026.

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Minor opposition party head Yamamoto to step down as lawmaker

Taro Yamamoto, leader of the minor opposition party Reiwa Shinsengumi, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 21, 2026, announcing his decision to step down as a House of Councillors lawmaker due to ill health.

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Minor opposition party head Yamamoto to step down as lawmaker

Taro Yamamoto, leader of the minor opposition party Reiwa Shinsengumi, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 21, 2026, announcing his decision to step down as a House of Councillors lawmaker due to ill health.

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Minor opposition party head Yamamoto to step down as lawmaker

Taro Yamamoto, leader of the minor opposition party Reiwa Shinsengumi, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 21, 2026, announcing his decision to step down as a House of Councillors lawmaker due to ill health.

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World Baseball Classic

Shohei Ohtani (front, R) and his teammates, including Yoshinobu Yamamoto (L), celebrate after defeating the United States 3-2 in the World Baseball Classic final at loanDepot park in Miami, Florida, on March 21, 2023.

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Figure skating: Finlandia Trophy

Sota Yamamoto of Japan performs in the men's short program at the Finlandia Trophy figure skating competition in Helsinki on Nov. 21, 2025.

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Figure skating: Finlandia Trophy

Sota Yamamoto of Japan performs in the men's short program at the Finlandia Trophy figure skating competition in Helsinki on Nov. 21, 2025.

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Figure skating: Finlandia Trophy

Sota Yamamoto of Japan performs in the men's short program at the Finlandia Trophy figure skating competition in Helsinki on Nov. 21, 2025.

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Figure skating: Finlandia Trophy

Sota Yamamoto of Japan performs in the men's free program at the Finlandia Trophy figure skating competition in Helsinki on Nov. 22, 2025.

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Figure skating: Finlandia Trophy

Sota Yamamoto of Japan performs in the men's free program at the Finlandia Trophy figure skating competition in Helsinki on Nov. 22, 2025.

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Figure skating: Finlandia Trophy

Sota Yamamoto of Japan performs in the men's free program at the Finlandia Trophy figure skating competition in Helsinki on Nov. 22, 2025.

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Figure skating: Finlandia Trophy

Sota Yamamoto of Japan performs in the men's free program at the Finlandia Trophy figure skating competition in Helsinki on Nov. 22, 2025.

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Figure skating: Finlandia Trophy

Sota Yamamoto of Japan performs in the men's free program at the Finlandia Trophy figure skating competition in Helsinki on Nov. 22, 2025.

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ISU Grand Prix Finlandia Trophy

Sota Yamamoto of Japan performs in Men's free skating Program during figure skating ISU Grand Prix Finlandia Trophy Helsinki competition in Helsinki, Finland on November 22, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / MIKKO STIG - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Mikko Stig/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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ISU Grand Prix Finlandia Trophy

Sota Yamamoto of Japan performs in Men's free skating Program during figure skating ISU Grand Prix Finlandia Trophy Helsinki competition in Helsinki, Finland on November 22, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / MIKKO STIG - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Mikko Stig/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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ISU Grand Prix Finlandia Trophy

Sota Yamamoto of Japan performs in Men's free skating Program during figure skating ISU Grand Prix Finlandia Trophy Helsinki competition in Helsinki, Finland on November 22, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / MIKKO STIG - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Mikko Stig/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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ISU Grand Prix Finlandia Trophy

Sota Yamamoto of Japan performs in Men's free skating Program during figure skating ISU Grand Prix Finlandia Trophy Helsinki competition in Helsinki, Finland on November 22, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / MIKKO STIG - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Mikko Stig/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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ISU Grand Prix Finlandia Trophy

Sota Yamamoto of Japan performs in Men's free skating Program during figure skating ISU Grand Prix Finlandia Trophy Helsinki competition in Helsinki, Finland on November 22, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / MIKKO STIG - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Mikko Stig/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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