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Football: J League

Kashima Antlers players celebrate after clinching the club's ninth J-League first-division title with a 2-1 victory over Yokohama F Marinos in Kashima, eastern Japan, on Dec. 6, 2025.

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Football: J League

Kashima Antlers players celebrate after clinching the club's ninth J-League first-division title with a 2-1 victory over Yokohama F Marinos in Kashima, eastern Japan, on Dec. 6, 2025.

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Football: J League

Kashima Antlers head coach Toru Oniki (C) and his players celebrate after clinching the club's ninth J-League first-division title with a 2-1 victory over Yokohama F Marinos in Kashima, eastern Japan, on Dec. 6, 2025.

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Football: J League

Kashima Antlers players celebrate after clinching the club's ninth J-League first-division title with a 2-1 victory over Yokohama F Marinos in Kashima, eastern Japan, on Dec. 6, 2025.

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Celebratory parade by Japan Series champ Hawks

SoftBank Hawks players take part in a parade in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 24, 2025, after clinching the Japan Series baseball title for the 2025 season.

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Celebratory parade by Japan Series champ Hawks

SoftBank Hawks players take part in a parade in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 24, 2025, after clinching the Japan Series baseball title for the 2025 season.

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Celebratory parade by Japan Series champ Hawks

SoftBank Hawks players take part in a parade in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 24, 2025, after clinching the Japan Series baseball title for the 2025 season.

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Celebratory parade by Japan Series champ Hawks

SoftBank Hawks players take part in a parade in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 24, 2025, after clinching the Japan Series baseball title for the 2025 season.

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Baseball: Dodgers clinch NL West title

The Los Angeles Dodgers pose for a photo after clinching the National League West title with an 8-0 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, on Sept. 25, 2025.

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Baseball: Dodgers clinch NL West title

The Los Angeles Dodgers pose for a photo after clinching the National League West title with an 8-0 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, on Sept. 25, 2025.

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Baseball: Dodgers clinch NL West title

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani (R) douses a teammate with beer to celebrate clinching the National League West title with an 8-0 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, on Sept. 25, 2025.

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Onosato wins summer sumo tournament

Ozeki Onosato meets the press at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan arena on May 23, 2025, after clinching his fourth Emperor's Cup on the 13th day of the 15-day Summer Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo. He secured promotion to sumo's highest rank of yokozuna.

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Summer Grand Sumo Tournament

Ozeki Onosato (R) beats fellow ozeki Kotozakura on the 13th day of the 15-day Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan arena on May 23, 2025, clinching his fourth Emperor's Cup and securing promotion to sumo's highest rank of yokozuna.

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Summer Grand Sumo Tournament

Ozeki Onosato (R) beats fellow ozeki Kotozakura on the 13th day of the 15-day Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugian arena on May 23, 2025, clinching his fourth Emperor's Cup and securing promotion to sumo's highest rank of yokozuna.

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Athletics: Tokyo Marathon

Ethiopia's Tadese Takele crosses the finish line for the Tokyo Marathon in the Japanese capital on March 2, 2025, clinching his first men's title.

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Japanese media titan Tsuneo Watanabe dies

Photo taken in October 2013 shows Japanese media titan Tsuneo Watanabe (R) talking to Shigeo Nagashima, former manager of the Yomiuri Giants, during a party in Tokyo to celebrate the professional baseball club clinching the Central League pennant. Watanabe, a representative director and editor-in-chief of The Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper, died on Dec. 19, 2024, aged 98.

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Baseball: BayStars win Japan Series

DeNA BayStars players run onto the field to celebrate after clinching their first Japan Series baseball title since 1998 with an 11-2 victory over the SoftBank Hawks in Game 6 on Nov. 3, 2024, at Yokohama Stadium in Yokohama, near Tokyo.

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Baseball: BayStars win Japan Series

DeNA BayStars manager Daisuke Miura (3rd from L) and his players celebrate after clinching their first Japan Series baseball title since 1998 with an 11-2 victory over the SoftBank Hawks in Game 6 on Nov. 3, 2024, at Yokohama Stadium in Yokohama, near Tokyo.

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Baseball: BayStars win Japan Series

DeNA BayStars players celebrate after clinching their first Japan Series baseball title since 1998 with an 11-2 victory over the SoftBank Hawks in Game 6 on Nov. 3, 2024, at Yokohama Stadium in Yokohama, near Tokyo.

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Baseball: BayStars win Japan Series

DeNA BayStars players celebrate after clinching their first Japan Series baseball title since 1998 with an 11-2 victory over the SoftBank Hawks in Game 6 on Nov. 3, 2024, at Yokohama Stadium in Yokohama, near Tokyo.

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Baseball: BayStars win Japan Series

DeNA BayStars players run onto the field to celebrate after clinching their first Japan Series baseball title since 1998 with an 11-2 victory over the SoftBank Hawks in Game 6 on Nov. 3, 2024, at Yokohama Stadium in Yokohama, near Tokyo.

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Baseball: MLB World Series

Los Angeles Dodgers players and staff celebrate during a ceremony in the early hours of Oct. 31, 2024, after clinching the MLB World Series with a 7-6 win over the New York Yankees in Game 5 at Yankee Stadium in New York.

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Baseball: MLB World Series

Los Angeles Dodgers players pose for a photo, with manager Dave Roberts (front row, 2nd from R) behind the trophy, during a ceremony in the early hours of Oct. 31, 2024, after clinching the MLB World Series with a 7-6 win over the New York Yankees in Game 5 at Yankee Stadium in New York.

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Baseball: MLB World Series

Los Angeles Dodgers players pose for a photo during a ceremony in the small hours of Oct. 31, 2024, after clinching the MLB World Series with a 7-6 win over the New York Yankees in Game 5 at Yankee Stadium in New York.

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Baseball: MLB World Series

Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Shohei Ohtani holds the trophy as the team celebrates with champagne in the small hours of Oct. 31, 2024, after clinching the MLB World Series with a 7-6 win over the New York Yankees in Game 5 at Yankee Stadium in New York.

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Baseball: MLB World Series

Los Angeles Dodgers players (from L) Clayton Kershaw, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Shohei Ohtani celebrate with champagne in the small hours of Oct. 31, 2024, after clinching the MLB World Series with a 7-6 win over the New York Yankees in Game 5 at Yankee Stadium in New York.

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Baseball: MLB World Series

Los Angeles Dodgers players (from L) Clayton Kershaw, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Shohei Ohtani celebrate with champagne in the small hours of Oct. 31, 2024, after clinching the MLB World Series with a 7-6 win over the New York Yankees in Game 5 at Yankee Stadium in New York.

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Baseball: MLB World Series

Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Shohei Ohtani raises the trophy as the team celebrates with champagne in the small hours of Oct. 31, 2024, after clinching the MLB World Series with a 7-6 win over the New York Yankees in Game 5 at Yankee Stadium in New York.

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Baseball: MLB World Series

Los Angeles Dodgers players celebrate during a ceremony in the small hours of Oct. 31, 2024, after clinching the MLB World Series with a 7-6 win over the New York Yankees in Game 5 at Yankee Stadium in New York.

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Baseball: MLB World Series

Los Angeles Dodgers players celebrate after clinching the MLB World Series with a 7-6 win over the New York Yankees in Game 5 on Oct. 30, 2024, at Yankee Stadium in New York.

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Baseball: MLB World Series

Los Angeles Dodgers players celebrate after clinching the MLB World Series with a 7-6 win over the New York Yankees in Game 5 on Oct. 30, 2024, at Yankee Stadium in New York.

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Baseball: MLB World Series

Los Angeles Dodgers players pose for a photo during a ceremony in the small hours of Oct. 31, 2024, after clinching the MLB World Series with a 7-6 win over the New York Yankees in Game 5 at Yankee Stadium in New York.

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Baseball: MLB World Series

Los Angeles Dodgers players celebrate after clinching the MLB World Series with a 7-6 win over the New York Yankees in Game 5 on Oct. 30, 2024, at Yankee Stadium in New York.

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Baseball: MLB World Series

Los Angeles Dodgers players celebrate after clinching the MLB World Series with a 7-6 win over the New York Yankees in Game 5 on Oct. 30, 2024, at Yankee Stadium in New York.

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Baseball: MLB World Series

Los Angeles Dodgers players celebrate after clinching the MLB World Series with a 7-6 win over the New York Yankees in Game 5 on Oct. 30, 2024, at Yankee Stadium in New York.

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Baseball: MLB World Series

Los Angeles Dodgers players celebrate after clinching the MLB World Series with a 7-6 win over the New York Yankees in Game 5 on Oct. 30, 2024, at Yankee Stadium in New York.

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Baseball: MLB World Series

Los Angeles Dodgers players celebrate after clinching the MLB World Series with a 7-6 win over the New York Yankees in Game 5 on Oct. 30, 2024, at Yankee Stadium in New York.

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Baseball: MLB World Series

Los Angeles Dodgers players celebrate after clinching the MLB World Series with a 7-6 win over the New York Yankees in Game 5 on Oct. 30, 2024, at Yankee Stadium in New York.

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Baseball: MLB World Series

Los Angeles Dodgers players celebrate after clinching the MLB World Series with a 7-6 win over the New York Yankees in Game 5 on Oct. 30, 2024, at Yankee Stadium in New York.

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Baseball: MLB World Series

Los Angeles Dodgers players celebrate after clinching the MLB World Series with a 7-6 win over the New York Yankees in Game 5 on Oct. 30, 2024, at Yankee Stadium in New York.

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Baseball: MLB World Series

Los Angeles Dodgers players celebrate after clinching the MLB World Series with a 7-6 win over the New York Yankees in Game 5 on Oct. 30, 2024, at Yankee Stadium in New York.

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Baseball: MLB World Series

Los Angeles Dodgers players celebrate after clinching the MLB World Series with a 7-6 win over the New York Yankees in Game 5 on Oct. 30, 2024, at Yankee Stadium in New York.

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Baseball: MLB World Series

Los Angeles Dodgers players celebrate after clinching the MLB World Series with a 7-6 win over the New York Yankees in Game 5 on Oct. 30, 2024, at Yankee Stadium in New York.

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Baseball: MLB World Series

Los Angeles Dodgers players celebrate after clinching the MLB World Series with a 7-6 win over the New York Yankees in Game 5 on Oct. 30, 2024, at Yankee Stadium in New York.

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Baseball: MLB World Series

Los Angeles Dodgers players celebrate after clinching the MLB World Series with a 7-6 win over the New York Yankees in Game 5 on Oct. 30, 2024, at Yankee Stadium in New York.

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Baseball: MLB World Series

Los Angeles Dodgers players celebrate after clinching the MLB World Series with a 7-6 win over the New York Yankees in Game 5 on Oct. 30, 2024, at Yankee Stadium in New York.

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Baseball: MLB World Series

Los Angeles Dodgers players celebrate after clinching the MLB World Series with a 7-6 win over the New York Yankees in Game 5 on Oct. 30, 2024, at Yankee Stadium in New York.

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Baseball: MLB World Series

Los Angeles Dodgers players celebrate after clinching the MLB World Series with a 7-6 win over the New York Yankees in Game 5 on Oct. 30, 2024, at Yankee Stadium in New York.

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Baseball: MLB World Series

Los Angeles Dodgers players celebrate after clinching the MLB World Series with a 7-6 win over the New York Yankees in Game 5 on Oct. 30, 2024, at Yankee Stadium in New York.

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Baseball: Giants clinch Central League title

Yomiuri Giants players and manager Shinnosuke Abe (far R) acknowledge fans after clinching the Central League pennant with an 8-1 win over the Hiroshima Carp at Mazda Stadium in Hiroshima, western Japan, on Sept. 28, 2024.