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Tokyo Skytree illumination ahead of World Athletics C'ships

Tokyo Skytree illumination ahead of World Athletics C'ships

Tokyo Skytree is lit up on Sept. 3, 2025, in "sunrise red," the color of the official uniform of Japan's national athletics team, ahead of the Sept. 13 opening of the World Athletics Championships in the Japanese capital.

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Tokyo Skytree illumination ahead of World Athletics C'ships

Tokyo Skytree illumination ahead of World Athletics C'ships

Tokyo Skytree is lit up on Sept. 3, 2025, in "sunrise red," the color of the official uniform of Japan's national athletics team, ahead of the Sept. 13 opening of the World Athletics Championships in the Japanese capital.

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Figure skating: World junior c'ships

Figure skating: World junior c'ships

Japan's Rio Nakata performs in the men's free program en route to winning silver in the World Junior Figure Skating Championships on March 2, 2024, in Taipei.

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Figure skating: World junior c'ships

Figure skating: World junior c'ships

Japan's Rio Nakata poses after winning the silver medal at the World Junior Figure Skating Championships on March 2, 2024, in Taipei.

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Breakdancing: Japan national c'ships

Breakdancing: Japan national c'ships

Issin Hishikawa performs en route to winning the men's final at the Japanese national breakdancing championships on Feb. 18, 2024, at Tokyo's NHK Hall.

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Breakdancing: Japan national c'ships

Breakdancing: Japan national c'ships

Ayumi Fukushima (L) performs en route to winning the women's final against Ayane Nakarai at the Japanese national breakdancing championships on Feb. 18, 2024, at Tokyo's NHK Hall.

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Breakdancing: Japanese national c'ships

Breakdancing: Japanese national c'ships

Ayumi Fukushima performs en route to winning the women's final at the Japanese national breakdancing championships on Feb. 18, 2024, at Tokyo's NHK Hall.

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Breakdancing: Japanese national c'ships

Breakdancing: Japanese national c'ships

Hiroto Ono performs in the men's final at the Japanese national breakdancing championships on Feb. 18, 2024, at Tokyo's NHK Hall.

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Breakdancing: Japan national c'ships

Breakdancing: Japan national c'ships

Nanoha Mase performs in the women's bronze medal match at the Japanese national breakdancing championships on Feb. 18, 2024, at Tokyo's NHK Hall.

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Breakdancing: Japan national c'ships

Breakdancing: Japan national c'ships

Nanoha Mase performs in the women's bronze medal match at the Japanese national breakdancing championships on Feb. 18, 2024, at Tokyo's NHK Hall.

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Breakdancing: Japanese national c'ships

Breakdancing: Japanese national c'ships

Ayumi Fukushima performs en route to winning the women's final at the Japanese national breakdancing championships on Feb. 18, 2024, at Tokyo's NHK Hall.

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Breakdancing: Japanese national c'ships

Breakdancing: Japanese national c'ships

Issin Hishikawa performs en route to winning the men's final at the Japanese national breakdancing championships on Feb. 18, 2024, at Tokyo's NHK Hall.

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Breakdancing: Japan national c'ships

Breakdancing: Japan national c'ships

Issin Hishikawa performs en route to winning the men's final at the Japanese national breakdancing championships on Feb. 18, 2024, at Tokyo's NHK Hall.

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Breakdancing: Japan national c'ships

Breakdancing: Japan national c'ships

Ayane Nakarai performs in the women's final at the Japanese national breakdancing championships on Feb. 18, 2024, at Tokyo's NHK Hall.

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Breakdancing: Japan national c'ships

Breakdancing: Japan national c'ships

Ayane Nakarai performs in the women's final at the Japanese national breakdancing championships on Feb. 18, 2024, at Tokyo's NHK Hall.

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Speed Skating: World single distances c'ships

Speed Skating: World single distances c'ships

Miho Takagi (C) of Japan poses for a photo after winning gold in the women's 1,500 meters at the world speed skating single distances championships on Feb. 18, 2024, in Calgary, Canada, alongside Han Mei of China (L) and Joy Beune of the Netherlands who finished second and third, respectively.

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Speed Skating: World single distances c'ships

Speed Skating: World single distances c'ships

Miho Takagi of Japan competes en route to winning gold in the women's 1,500 meters at the world speed skating single distances championships on Feb. 18, 2024, in Calgary, Canada.

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Speed Skating: World single distances c'ships

Speed Skating: World single distances c'ships

Miho Takagi of Japan waves to the crowd after winning gold in the women's 1,000 meters at the world speed skating single distances championships on Feb. 17, 2024, in Calgary, Canada.

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Speed Skating: World single distances c'ships

Speed Skating: World single distances c'ships

Miho Takagi of Japan competes en route to winning gold in the women's 1,000 meters at the world speed skating single distances championships on Feb. 17, 2024, in Calgary, Canada.

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Speed Skating: World single distances c'ships

Speed Skating: World single distances c'ships

Miho Takagi of Japan competes en route to winning gold in the women's 1,000 meters at the world speed skating single distances championships on Feb. 17, 2024, in Calgary, Canada.

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Speed Skating: World single distances c'ships

Speed Skating: World single distances c'ships

Miho Takagi of Japan waves on the podium after winning gold in the women's 1,000 meters at the world speed skating single distances championships on Feb. 17, 2024, in Calgary, Canada.

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Speed Skating: World single distances c'ships

Speed Skating: World single distances c'ships

Jordan Stolz of the United States competes en route to winning gold in the men's 1,000 meters at the world speed skating single distances championships on Feb. 17, 2024, in Calgary, Canada.

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Speed Skating: World single distances c'ships

Speed Skating: World single distances c'ships

Jordan Stolz of the United States poses for a photo on the podium after winning gold in the men's 1,000 meters at the world speed skating single distances championships on Feb. 17, 2024, in Calgary, Canada.

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Speed Skating: World single distances c'ships

Speed Skating: World single distances c'ships

Jordan Stolz of the United States competes en route to winning the men's 500 meters at the world speed skating single distances championships in Calgary, Canada, on Feb. 16, 2024.

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Table tennis: Japan national c'ships

Table tennis: Japan national c'ships

Nine-year-old Miku Matsushima, the youngest player competing in the table tennis national championships in Japan, plays in the third round of the junior girls' singles at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on Jan. 24, 2023.

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Table tennis: Japan national c'ships

Table tennis: Japan national c'ships

Nine-year-old Miku Matsushima, the youngest player competing in the table tennis national championships in Japan, plays in the third round of the junior girls' singles at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on Jan. 24, 2023.

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Table tennis: Japan national c'ships

Table tennis: Japan national c'ships

Nine-year-old Miku Matsushima, the youngest player competing in the table tennis national championships in Japan, plays in the third round of the junior girls' singles at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on Jan. 24, 2023.

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Table tennis: Japan national c'ships

Table tennis: Japan national c'ships

Nine-year-old Miku Matsushima, the youngest player competing in the table tennis national championships in Japan, plays in the third round of the junior girls' singles at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on Jan. 24, 2023.

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Table tennis: Japan national c'ships

Table tennis: Japan national c'ships

The mixed doubles team of Tomokazu Harimoto (R) and Hina Hayata pose with their trophies from the table tennis national championships in Japan at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on Jan. 26, 2023.

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Table tennis: Japan national c'ships

Table tennis: Japan national c'ships

The mixed doubles team of Tomokazu Harimoto (R) and Hina Hayata play in the final of the table tennis national championships in Japan at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on Jan. 26, 2023.

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Table tennis: Japan national c'ships

Table tennis: Japan national c'ships

Photo taken on Jan. 23, 2023, shows Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on the opening day of the weeklong table tennis national championships in Japan.

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Table tennis: Japan national c'ships

Table tennis: Japan national c'ships

Nine-year-old Miku Matsushima, the youngest player competing in the table tennis national championships in Japan, reacts after winning her opening round fixture in the junior girls' singles at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on Jan. 23, 2023.

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Table tennis: Japan national c'ships

Table tennis: Japan national c'ships

Nine-year-old Miku Matsushima, the youngest player competing in the table tennis national championships in Japan, plays her opening round fixture in the junior girls' singles at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on Jan. 23, 2023.

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Table tennis: Japan national c'ships

Table tennis: Japan national c'ships

Nine-year-old Miku Matsushima, the youngest player competing in the table tennis national championships in Japan, plays her opening round fixture in the junior girls' singles at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on Jan. 23, 2023.

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Table tennis: Japan national c'ships

Table tennis: Japan national c'ships

Nine-year-old Miku Matsushima, the youngest player competing in the table tennis national championships in Japan, plays her opening round fixture in the junior girls' singles at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on Jan. 23, 2023.

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Badminton: Japan national c'ships

Badminton: Japan national c'ships

Akane Yamaguchi plays Aya Ohori en route to winning the women's singles final at the national badminton championships on Dec. 30, 2022, at Musashino Forest Sport Plaza in Tokyo.

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Badminton: Japan national c'ships

Badminton: Japan national c'ships

Akane Yamaguchi acknowledges the crowd after winning the women's singles final against Aya Ohori at the national badminton championships on Dec. 30, 2022, at Musashino Forest Sport Plaza in Tokyo.

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Badminton: Japan national c'ships

Badminton: Japan national c'ships

Akane Yamaguchi poses with the gold medal and the trophy after winning the women's singles final against Aya Ohori at the national badminton championships on Dec. 30, 2022, at Musashino Forest Sport Plaza in Tokyo.

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Badminton: Japan national c'ships

Badminton: Japan national c'ships

Former world No. 1 Kento Momota plays Kenta Nishimoto en route to winning the men's singles final at the national badminton championships on Dec. 30, 2022, at Musashino Forest Sport Plaza in Tokyo.

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Badminton: Japan national c'ships

Badminton: Japan national c'ships

Former world No. 1 Kento Momota plays Kenta Nishimoto en route to winning the men's singles final at the national badminton championships on Dec. 30, 2022, at Musashino Forest Sport Plaza in Tokyo.

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Badminton: Japan national c'ships

Badminton: Japan national c'ships

Former world No. 1 Kento Momota celebrates after winning the men's singles final against Kenta Nishimoto at the national badminton championships on Dec. 30, 2022, at Musashino Forest Sport Plaza in Tokyo.

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Speed skating: Japan national c'ships

Speed skating: Japan national c'ships

Momoka Horikawa celebrates after winning the women's 5,000-meter event at the speed skating national championships on Dec. 30, 2022, at YS Arena Hachinohe in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, in a national record of 7 minutes, 1.52 seconds.

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Speed skating: Japan national c'ships

Speed skating: Japan national c'ships

Momoka Horikawa competes en route to winning the women's 5,000-meter event at the speed skating national championships on Dec. 30, 2022, at YS Arena Hachinohe in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, in a national record of 7 minutes, 1.52 seconds.

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Speed skating: Japan national c'ships

Speed skating: Japan national c'ships

Momoka Horikawa competes en route to winning the women's 5,000-meter event at the speed skating national championships on Dec. 30, 2022, at YS Arena Hachinohe in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, in a national record of 7 minutes, 1.52 seconds.

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Figure skating: Exhibition gala after Japan national c'ships

Figure skating: Exhibition gala after Japan national c'ships

Shoma Uno performs during the exhibition gala at Towa Pharmaceutical Ractab Dome in the Osaka Prefecture city of Kadoma, western Japan, on Dec. 26, 2022, after the national figure skating championships.

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Figure skating: Exhibition gala after Japan national c'ships

Figure skating: Exhibition gala after Japan national c'ships

Shoma Uno performs during the exhibition gala at Towa Pharmaceutical Ractab Dome in the Osaka Prefecture city of Kadoma, western Japan, on Dec. 26, 2022, after the national figure skating championships.

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Figure skating: Exhibition gala after Japan national c'ships

Figure skating: Exhibition gala after Japan national c'ships

Kaori Sakamoto performs during the exhibition gala at Towa Pharmaceutical Ractab Dome in the Osaka Prefecture city of Kadoma, western Japan, on Dec. 26, 2022, after the national figure skating championships.

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Figure skating: Exhibition gala after Japan national c'ships

Figure skating: Exhibition gala after Japan national c'ships

Kaori Sakamoto performs during the exhibition gala at Towa Pharmaceutical Ractab Dome in the Osaka Prefecture city of Kadoma, western Japan, on Dec. 26, 2022, after the national figure skating championships.

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Figure skating: Exhibition gala after Japan national c'ships

Figure skating: Exhibition gala after Japan national c'ships

Kaori Sakamoto performs during the exhibition gala at Towa Pharmaceutical Ractab Dome in the Osaka Prefecture city of Kadoma, western Japan, on Dec. 26, 2022, after the national figure skating championships.

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Figure skating: Exhibition gala after Japan national c'ships

Figure skating: Exhibition gala after Japan national c'ships

Kaori Sakamoto performs during the exhibition gala at Towa Pharmaceutical Ractab Dome in the Osaka Prefecture city of Kadoma, western Japan, on Dec. 26, 2022, after the national figure skating championships.

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