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Baseball: Giants slugger Kazuma Okamoto

Baseball: Giants slugger Kazuma Okamoto

Yomiuri Giants slugger Kazuma Okamoto celebrates with teammates after hitting a solo home run in the second inning of a baseball game against the Hiroshima Carp at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on Sept. 20, 2025. The Yomiuri Giants said the following month that they are allowing the infielder to pursue a move to Major League Baseball this offseason.

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Baseball: Giants slugger Kazuma Okamoto

Baseball: Giants slugger Kazuma Okamoto

Yomiuri Giants slugger Kazuma Okamoto hits a solo home run in the second inning of a baseball game against the Hiroshima Carp at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on Sept. 20, 2025. The Yomiuri Giants said the following month that they are allowing the infielder to pursue a move to Major League Baseball this offseason.

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Baseball: Giants slugger Kazuma Okamoto

Baseball: Giants slugger Kazuma Okamoto

Yomiuri Giants slugger Kazuma Okamoto hits a solo home run in the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Hiroshima Carp at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on Sept. 19, 2025. The Yomiuri Giants said the following month that they are allowing the infielder to pursue a move to Major League Baseball this offseason.

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Baseball: Giants slugger Kazuma Okamoto

Baseball: Giants slugger Kazuma Okamoto

Yomiuri Giants slugger Kazuma Okamoto hits a solo home run in the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Hiroshima Carp at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on Sept. 19, 2025. The Yomiuri Giants said the following month that they are allowing the infielder to pursue a move to Major League Baseball this offseason.

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Baseball: Giants slugger Kazuma Okamoto

Baseball: Giants slugger Kazuma Okamoto

Yomiuri Giants slugger Kazuma Okamoto hits a solo home run in the second inning of a baseball game against the Hiroshima Carp at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on Sept. 19, 2025. The Yomiuri Giants said the following month that they are allowing the infielder to pursue a move to Major League Baseball this offseason.

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Baseball: Giants slugger Kazuma Okamoto

Baseball: Giants slugger Kazuma Okamoto

Yomiuri Giants slugger Kazuma Okamoto high-fives his teammates after hitting a solo home run in the second inning of a baseball game against the Hiroshima Carp at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on Sept. 19, 2025. The Yomiuri Giants said the following month that they are allowing the infielder to pursue a move to Major League Baseball this offseason.

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Baseball: Giants' Chono retires

Baseball: Giants' Chono retires

Yomiuri Giants outfielder Hisayoshi Chono (L) poses for a photo with teammate Hayato Sakamoto during his retirement ceremony held as part of a fan event at Tokyo Dome on Nov. 23, 2025. The Giants earlier announced Chono's retirement following the 2025 season.

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Memorial ceremony for Japanese baseball legend Nagashima

Memorial ceremony for Japanese baseball legend Nagashima

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani (on screen) delivers a condolence video message at a memorial ceremony held at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2025, for Japanese baseball legend Shigeo Nagashima, the former Yomiuri Giants star player and manager who died in June. (Pool photo)

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Memorial ceremony for Japanese baseball legend Nagashima

Memorial ceremony for Japanese baseball legend Nagashima

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (on screen) delivers a condolence video message at a memorial ceremony held at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2025, for Japanese baseball legend Shigeo Nagashima, the former Yomiuri Giants star player and manager who died in June. (Pool photo)

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Memorial ceremony for Japanese baseball legend Nagashima

Memorial ceremony for Japanese baseball legend Nagashima

Former Seattle Mariners outfielder and Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Ichiro Suzuki (on screen) delivers a condolence video message at a memorial ceremony held at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2025, for Japanese baseball legend Shigeo Nagashima, the former Yomiuri Giants star player and manager who died in June. (Pool photo)

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Memorial ceremony for Japanese baseball legend Nagashima

Memorial ceremony for Japanese baseball legend Nagashima

Former Seattle Mariners outfielder and Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Ichiro Suzuki (on screen) delivers a condolence video message at a memorial ceremony held at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2025, for Japanese baseball legend Shigeo Nagashima, the former Yomiuri Giants star player and manager who died in June. (Pool photo)

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Memorial ceremony for Japanese baseball legend Nagashima

Memorial ceremony for Japanese baseball legend Nagashima

Japanese pro baseball's all-time home run king Sadaharu Oh delivers a eulogy at a memorial ceremony held at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2025, for Japanese baseball legend Shigeo Nagashima, the former Yomiuri Giants star player and manager who died in June. (Pool photo)

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Memorial ceremony for Japanese baseball legend Nagashima

Memorial ceremony for Japanese baseball legend Nagashima

Former New York Yankees slugger Hideki Matsui delivers a eulogy at a memorial ceremony held at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2025, for Japanese baseball legend Shigeo Nagashima, the former Yomiuri Giants star player and manager who died in June. (Pool photo)

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Memorial ceremony for Japanese baseball legend Nagashima

Memorial ceremony for Japanese baseball legend Nagashima

Former New York Yankees slugger Hideki Matsui delivers a eulogy at a memorial ceremony held at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2025, for Japanese baseball legend Shigeo Nagashima, the former Yomiuri Giants star player and manager who died in June. (Pool photo)

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Memorial ceremony for Japanese baseball legend Nagashima

Memorial ceremony for Japanese baseball legend Nagashima

Former New York Yankees slugger Hideki Matsui delivers a eulogy at a memorial ceremony held at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2025, for Japanese baseball legend Shigeo Nagashima, the former Yomiuri Giants star player and manager who died in June. (Pool photo)

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Memorial ceremony for Japanese baseball legend Nagashima

Memorial ceremony for Japanese baseball legend Nagashima

Japanese pro baseball's all-time home run king Sadaharu Oh delivers a eulogy at a memorial ceremony held at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2025, for Japanese baseball legend Shigeo Nagashima, the former Yomiuri Giants star player and manager who died in June. (Pool photo)

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Memorial ceremony for Japanese baseball legend Nagashima

Memorial ceremony for Japanese baseball legend Nagashima

Japanese pro baseball's all-time home run king Sadaharu Oh deliver a eulogy at a memorial ceremony held at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2025, for Japanese baseball legend Shigeo Nagashima, the former Yomiuri Giants star player and manager who died in June. (Pool photo)

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Memorial ceremony for Japanese baseball legend Nagashima

Memorial ceremony for Japanese baseball legend Nagashima

Japanese pro baseball's all-time home run king Sadaharu Oh deliver a eulogy at a memorial ceremony held at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2025, for Japanese baseball legend Shigeo Nagashima, the former Yomiuri Giants star player and manager who died in June. (Pool photo)

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Memorial ceremony for Japanese baseball legend Nagashima

Memorial ceremony for Japanese baseball legend Nagashima

Former New York Yankees slugger Hideki Matsui bows after delivering a eulogy at a memorial ceremony held at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2025, for Japanese baseball legend Shigeo Nagashima, the former Yomiuri Giants star player and manager who died in June.

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Memorial ceremony for Japanese baseball legend Nagashima

Memorial ceremony for Japanese baseball legend Nagashima

Photo taken at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2025, shows an altar for Japanese baseball legend Shigeo Nagashima, ahead of a memorial ceremony for the former Yomiuri Giants star player and manager who died in June.

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Memorial ceremony for Japanese baseball legend Nagashima

Memorial ceremony for Japanese baseball legend Nagashima

Photo taken at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2025, shows an altar for Japanese baseball legend Shigeo Nagashima, ahead of a memorial ceremony for the former Yomiuri Giants star player and manager who died in June.

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Memorial ceremony for Japanese baseball legend Nagashima

Memorial ceremony for Japanese baseball legend Nagashima

Photo taken at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2025, shows an altar for Japanese baseball legend Shigeo Nagashima, ahead of a memorial ceremony for the former Yomiuri Giants star player and manager who died in June.

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Memorial ceremony for Japanese baseball legend Nagashima

Memorial ceremony for Japanese baseball legend Nagashima

A memorial ceremony is held at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2025, for Japanese baseball legend Shigeo Nagashima, the former Yomiuri Giants star player and manager who died in June. (Pool photo)

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Memorial ceremony for Japanese baseball legend Nagashima

Memorial ceremony for Japanese baseball legend Nagashima

A baseball bat and helmet of Japanese baseball legend Shigeo Nagashima are displayed on Nov. 21, 2025, at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, the venue of a memorial ceremony for the former Yomiuri Giants star player and manager who died in June.

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Memorial ceremony for Japanese baseball legend Nagashima

Memorial ceremony for Japanese baseball legend Nagashima

Former Yomiuri Giants and New York Yankees slugger Hideki Matsui delivers a eulogy at a memorial ceremony held at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2025, for Japanese baseball legend Shigeo Nagashima, the former Yomiuri Giants star player and manager who died in June.

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Memorial ceremony for Japanese baseball legend Nagashima

Memorial ceremony for Japanese baseball legend Nagashima

Former Yomiuri Giants and New York Yankees slugger Hideki Matsui delivers a eulogy at a memorial ceremony held at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2025, for Japanese baseball legend Shigeo Nagashima, the former Yomiuri Giants star player and manager who died in June.

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Memorial ceremony for Japanese baseball legend Nagashima

Memorial ceremony for Japanese baseball legend Nagashima

Japanese pro baseball's all-time home run king and SoftBank Hawks Chairman Sadaharu Oh delivers a eulogy at a memorial ceremony held at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2025, for Japanese baseball legend Shigeo Nagashima, the former Yomiuri Giants star player and manager who died in June.

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Baseball: Giants slugger Kazuma Okamoto

Baseball: Giants slugger Kazuma Okamoto

Yomiuri Giants slugger Kazuma Okamoto hits a two-run home run in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the DeNA BayStars at Yokohama Stadium in Yokohama on Sept. 26, 2025. The Yomiuri Giants said the following month that they are allowing the infielder to pursue a move to Major League Baseball this offseason.

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Baseball: Giants slugger Kazuma Okamoto

Baseball: Giants slugger Kazuma Okamoto

Yomiuri Giants slugger Kazuma Okamoto drives in two runs on a hit in the ninth inning of a baseball game against the DeNA BayStars at Yokohama Stadium in Yokohama on Sept. 27, 2025. The Yomiuri Giants said the following month that they are allowing the infielder to pursue a move to Major League Baseball this offseason.

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Baseball: Giants slugger Kazuma Okamoto

Baseball: Giants slugger Kazuma Okamoto

Yomiuri Giants slugger Kazuma Okamoto hits a two-run home run in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the DeNA BayStars at Yokohama Stadium in Yokohama on Sept. 26, 2025. The Yomiuri Giants said the following month that they are allowing the infielder to pursue a move to Major League Baseball this offseason.

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Japan's first female Prime Minister Takaichi

Japan's first female Prime Minister Takaichi

People grab copies of an extra edition of the Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper in Tokyo on Oct. 21, 2025, reporting on the election of Sanae Takaichi, the leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, as Japan's first female prime minister.

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Baseball: Tanaka earns 200th win spanning Japan, MLB

Baseball: Tanaka earns 200th win spanning Japan, MLB

Yomiuri Giants pitcher Masahiro Tanaka acknowledges fans after earning a win in a baseball game against the Chunichi Dragons at Tokyo Dome on Sept. 30, 2025, marking the 200th win of his career spanning Japan and the U.S. majors.

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Baseball: Tanaka earns 200th win spanning Japan, MLB

Baseball: Tanaka earns 200th win spanning Japan, MLB

Yomiuri Giants pitcher Masahiro Tanaka celebrates after earning a win in a baseball game against the Chunichi Dragons at Tokyo Dome on Sept. 30, 2025, marking the 200th win of his career spanning Japan and the U.S. majors.

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Baseball: Tanaka earns 200th win spanning Japan, MLB

Baseball: Tanaka earns 200th win spanning Japan, MLB

Yomiuri Giants pitcher Masahiro Tanaka celebrates after earning a win in a baseball game against the Chunichi Dragons at Tokyo Dome on Sept. 30, 2025, marking the 200th win of his career spanning Japan and the U.S. majors.

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Baseball: Tanaka earns 200th win spanning Japan, MLB

Baseball: Tanaka earns 200th win spanning Japan, MLB

Yomiuri Giants pitcher Masahiro Tanaka celebrates after earning a win in a baseball game against the Chunichi Dragons at Tokyo Dome on Sept. 30, 2025, marking the 200th win of his career spanning Japan and the U.S. majors.

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Baseball: Tanaka earns 200th win spanning Japan, MLB

Baseball: Tanaka earns 200th win spanning Japan, MLB

Yomiuri Giants pitcher Masahiro Tanaka (3rd from L) is showered with water by teammates after earning a win in a baseball game against the Chunichi Dragons at Tokyo Dome on Sept. 30, 2025, marking the 200th win of his career spanning Japan and the U.S. majors.

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Baseball: Tanaka earns 200th win spanning Japan, MLB

Baseball: Tanaka earns 200th win spanning Japan, MLB

Yomiuri Giants pitcher Masahiro Tanaka poses after earning a win in a baseball game against the Chunichi Dragons at Tokyo Dome on Sept. 30, 2025, marking the 200th win of his career spanning Japan and the U.S. majors.

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Baseball: Tanaka earns 200th win spanning Japan, MLB

Baseball: Tanaka earns 200th win spanning Japan, MLB

Yomiuri Giants pitcher Masahiro Tanaka (C) is showered with water by teammates after earning a win in a baseball game against the Chunichi Dragons at Tokyo Dome on Sept. 30, 2025, marking the 200th win of his career spanning Japan and the U.S. majors.

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Baseball: Tanaka earns 200th win spanning Japan, MLB

Baseball: Tanaka earns 200th win spanning Japan, MLB

Yomiuri Giants pitcher Masahiro Tanaka is congratulated by fans after earning a win in a baseball game against the Chunichi Dragons at Tokyo Dome on Sept. 30, 2025, marking the 200th win of his career spanning Japan and the U.S. majors.

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Baseball: Tanaka earns 200th win spanning Japan, MLB

Baseball: Tanaka earns 200th win spanning Japan, MLB

Yomiuri Giants pitcher Masahiro Tanaka holds a press conference after earning a win in a baseball game against the Chunichi Dragons at Tokyo Dome on Sept. 30, 2025, marking the 200th win of his career spanning Japan and the U.S. majors.

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Baseball: Tanaka earns 200th win spanning Japan, MLB

Baseball: Tanaka earns 200th win spanning Japan, MLB

Yomiuri Giants starter Masahiro Tanaka pitches en route to earning a win in a baseball game against the Chunichi Dragons at Tokyo Dome on Sept. 30, 2025, marking the 200th win of his career spanning Japan and the U.S. majors.

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Baseball: Tanaka earns 200th win spanning Japan, MLB

Baseball: Tanaka earns 200th win spanning Japan, MLB

Yomiuri Giants starter Masahiro Tanaka pitches en route to earning a win in a baseball game against the Chunichi Dragons at Tokyo Dome on Sept. 30, 2025, marking the 200th win of his career spanning Japan and the U.S. majors.

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Baseball: Tanaka earns 200th win spanning Japan, MLB

Baseball: Tanaka earns 200th win spanning Japan, MLB

Yomiuri Giants starter Masahiro Tanaka pitches en route to earning a win in a baseball game against the Chunichi Dragons at Tokyo Dome on Sept. 30, 2025, marking the 200th win of his career spanning Japan and the U.S. majors.

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Baseball: Tanaka earns 200th win spanning Japan, MLB

Baseball: Tanaka earns 200th win spanning Japan, MLB

Yomiuri Giants starter Masahiro Tanaka pitches en route to earning a win in a baseball game against the Chunichi Dragons at Tokyo Dome on Sept. 30, 2025, marking the 200th win of his career spanning Japan and the U.S. majors.

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Yomiuri Shimbun headquarters

Yomiuri Shimbun headquarters

File photo taken Aug. 27, 2025, shows the headquarters of the Yomiuri Shimbun, a major Japanese daily, in Tokyo.

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Yomiuri Shimbun headquarters

Yomiuri Shimbun headquarters

File photo taken Aug. 27, 2025, shows the headquarters of the Yomiuri Shimbun, a major Japanese daily, in Tokyo.

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Yomiuri Shimbun headquarters

Yomiuri Shimbun headquarters

File photo taken Aug. 27, 2025, shows the sign of the Yomiuri Shimbun, a major Japanese daily, at its headquarters in Tokyo.

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Major Japanese daily makes false report

Major Japanese daily makes false report

Photo taken Aug. 28, 2025, shows the previous day's edition (R) of major Japanese daily the Yomiuri Shimbun carrying a front-page story reporting that prosecutors were investigating a secretary of Taku Ikeshita, a House of Representatives member from the opposition Japan Innovation Party, along with an "apology and correction" notice about the report in the Aug. 28 edition. In fact, the prosecutors searched the office of House of Councillors lawmaker Akira Ishii from the same party, not Ikeshita.

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Major Japanese daily makes false report

Major Japanese daily makes false report

Photo taken Aug. 28, 2025, shows the previous day's edition (R) of major Japanese daily the Yomiuri Shimbun carrying a front-page story reporting that prosecutors were investigating a secretary of Taku Ikeshita, a House of Representatives member from the opposition Japan Innovation Party, along with an "apology and correction" notice about the report in the Aug. 28 edition. In fact, the prosecutors searched the office of House of Councillors lawmaker Akira Ishii from the same party, not Ikeshita.

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Major Japanese daily makes false report

Major Japanese daily makes false report

Photo taken Aug. 28, 2025, shows the previous day's edition (R) of major Japanese daily the Yomiuri Shimbun carrying a front-page story reporting that prosecutors were investigating a secretary of Taku Ikeshita, a House of Representatives member from the opposition Japan Innovation Party, along with an "apology and correction" notice about the report in the Aug. 28 edition. In fact, the prosecutors searched the office of House of Councillors lawmaker Akira Ishii from the same party, not Ikeshita.

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