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Fast Retailing head Yanai meets press on earnings

Tadashi Yanai, chairman, president and chief executive at Fast Retailing Co., the operator of the Uniqlo clothing chain, holds a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 9, 2025, after the company announced it posted a record net profit for the fifth straight year in the year ended in August.

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Fast Retailing head Yanai meets press on earnings

Tadashi Yanai, chairman, president and chief executive at Fast Retailing Co., the operator of the Uniqlo clothing chain, holds a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 9, 2025, after the company announced it posted a record net profit for the fifth straight year in the year ended in August.

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Ichiro records at least 100 hits for 14 straight MLB YRS

BOSTON, United States - Ichiro Suzuki of the New York Yankees hits an infield single in the fifth inning against the Boston Red Sox in Boston on Sept. 27, 2014, attaining at least 100 hits for the 14th straight year as a major leaguer.

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Yankees' Kuroda gets double-digit wins for 5 years in row

NEW YORK, United States - New York Yankees right-hander Hiroki Kuroda holds the Boston Red Sox to one run in seven innings to earn his 10th win against eight losses in New York on Sept. 3, 2014, attaining double-digit victories for the fifth straight year.

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Suzuki's WagonR remains best-selling car for 5th year

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Suzuki Motor Corp.'s WagonR minicar which remained Japan's best-selling vehicle for the fifth straight year in just-ended fiscal 2008.

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Asashoryu performs dedicational sumo rites at Meiji Jingu

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian Grand champion Asashoryu (R) performs the traditional dedicational sumo rites at Meiji Jingu shrine in Tokyo on Jan. 5. The event, which is held prior to the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo, attracted 4,500 spectators. Asashoryu is aiming for the fourth straight grand sumo title and the 20th career title -- the fifth wrestler in sumo history -- in the upcoming tournament.

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Asashoryu performs dedicational sumo rites at Meiji Jingu

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian Grand champion Asashoryu (C) performs the traditional dedicational sumo rites at Meiji Jingu shrine in Tokyo on Jan. 5. The event, which is held prior to the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo, attracted 4,500 spectators. Asashoryu is aiming for the fourth straight grand sumo title and the 20th career title -- the fifth wrestler in sumo history -- in the upcoming tournament.

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Bekele wins 5th straight world cross country double

FUKUOKA, Japan - Ethiopia's Kenenisa Bekele achieves an unprecedented feat of winning a short and long race double for the fifth straight year when he added the men's 12-kilometer title to his 4-km victory at the world cross country championships in Fukuoaka on April 2.

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Ichiro reaches 200-hit mark for 5th straight year

SEATTLE, United States - Ichiro Suzuki is congratulated by teammates after becoming only the fifth player in major league history to reach 200 hits for five straight seasons on Sept. 30.

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Ichiro reaches 200-hit mark for 5th straight year

SEATTLE, United States - Ichiro Suzuki waves to fans after becoming only the fifth player in major league history to reach 200 hits for five straight seasons on Sept. 30.

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Ichiro reaches 200-hit mark for 5th straight year

SEATTLE, United States - Ichiro Suzuki singles to right in the second inning of a game between his Seattle Mariners and the Oakland Athletics on Sept. 30, becoming only the fifth player in major league history to reach 200 hits for five straight seasons as the Mariners beat the Athletics 4-1.

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Fudo wins Tour Championship and JLPGA money title

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Yuri Fudo holds up her trophy at Miyazaki Country Club on Nov. 28 after winning the Japan LPGA Tour Championship. Fudo claimed her seventh title of the year that gave her a record fifth straight money title on the tour.

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(1)Asashoryu wins all 15 at New Year meet

TOKYO, Japan - With his fifth Emperor's Cup already in the bag, yokozuna Asashoryu (R) continued to utterly dominate, beating ozeki Tochiazuma (L) to mark his 15th straight victory on the final day of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo on Jan. 25.

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Asashoryu marks 11th straight win at sumo tourney

TOKYO, Japan - Grand champion Asashoryu (L) edged closer to his fifth Emperor's Cup on Jan. 21 after tearing through rank-and-filer Kakizoe for his 11th straight win at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament.

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Hongo is oldest in Japan for 5th straight year

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Kamato Hongo (L), who will turn 116 on Sept. 16, talks with family members in her home in the city of Kagoshima on Sept. 9. Hongo is the oldest person in Japan for the fifth straight year.

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Ozeki Asashoryu continues winning streak

TOKYO, Japan - Ozeki Asashoryu throws No. 2 maegashira Kyokutenho to the clay for his fifth straight win in the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 16, remaining the only undefeated wrestler during the first five days of the 15-day contest.

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Ozeki Tochiazuma remains unbeaten in New Year sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Ozeki Tochiazuma pushes down Mongolian top maegashira Kyokushuzan for his fifth straight win in the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 17, day five of the 15-day tourney.

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China's April-June GDP

Officials of China's National Bureau of Statistics hold a press conference in Beijing on July 15, 2021. The Chinese economy grew 7.9 percent from a year earlier during the April-June period, the fifth straight quarter of expansion.

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China's April-June GDP

Officials of China's National Bureau of Statistics hold a press conference in Beijing on July 15, 2021. The Chinese economy grew 7.9 percent from a year earlier during the April-June period, the fifth straight quarter of expansion.

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Fudo wins Tour Championship and JLPGA money title

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Yuri Fudo holds up her trophy at Miyazaki Country Club on Nov. 28 after winning the Japan LPGA Tour Championship. Fudo claimed her seventh title of the year that gave her a record fifth straight money title on the tour. (Kyodo)

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Bekele wins 5th straight world cross country double

FUKUOKA, Japan - Ethiopia's Kenenisa Bekele achieves an unprecedented feat of winning a short and long race double for the fifth straight year when he added the men's 12-kilometer title to his 4-km victory at the world cross country championships in Fukuoaka on April 2. (Kyodo)

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Asashoryu performs dedicational sumo rites at Meiji Jingu

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian Grand champion Asashoryu (C) performs the traditional dedicational sumo rites at Meiji Jingu shrine in Tokyo on Jan. 5. The event, which is held prior to the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo, attracted 4,500 spectators. Asashoryu is aiming for the fourth straight grand sumo title and the 20th career title -- the fifth wrestler in sumo history -- in the upcoming tournament. (Kyodo)

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Asashoryu performs dedicational sumo rites at Meiji Jingu

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian Grand champion Asashoryu (R) performs the traditional dedicational sumo rites at Meiji Jingu shrine in Tokyo on Jan. 5. The event, which is held prior to the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo, attracted 4,500 spectators. Asashoryu is aiming for the fourth straight grand sumo title and the 20th career title -- the fifth wrestler in sumo history -- in the upcoming tournament. (Kyodo)

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Suzuki's WagonR remains best-selling car for 5th year

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Suzuki Motor Corp.'s WagonR minicar which remained Japan's best-selling vehicle for the fifth straight year in just-ended fiscal 2008. (Kyodo)

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Ozeki Asashoryu continues winning streak

TOKYO, Japan - Ozeki Asashoryu throws No. 2 maegashira Kyokutenho to the clay for his fifth straight win in the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 16, remaining the only undefeated wrestler during the first five days of the 15-day contest. (Kyodo)

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Sharp logs group net loss of 34 bil. yen in April-June

Sharp Corp. President Kozo Takahashi attends a press conference in Tokyo on July 31, 2015, to announce that the struggling electronics maker remained in the red in the April to June quarter for the fifth straight year with a net loss of 33.98 billion yen. "Our company is still in a severe management condition," Takahashi said. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sharp logs group net loss of 34 bil. yen in April-June

Sharp Corp. President Kozo Takahashi attends a press conference in Tokyo on July 31, 2015, to announce that the struggling electronics maker remained in the red in the April to June quarter for the fifth straight year with a net loss of 33.98 billion yen. "Our company is still in a severe management condition," Takahashi said. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sharp logs group net loss of 34 bil. yen in April-June

Sharp Corp. President Kozo Takahashi attends a press conference in Tokyo on July 31, 2015, to announce that the struggling electronics maker remained in the red in the April to June quarter for the fifth straight year with a net loss of 33.98 billion yen. "Our company is still in a severe management condition," Takahashi said. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Yankees' Kuroda gets double-digit wins for 5 years in row

NEW YORK, United States - New York Yankees right-hander Hiroki Kuroda holds the Boston Red Sox to one run in seven innings to earn his 10th win against eight losses in New York on Sept. 3, 2014, attaining double-digit victories for the fifth straight year. (Kyodo)

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(1)Asashoryu wins all 15 at New Year meet

TOKYO, Japan - With his fifth Emperor's Cup already in the bag, yokozuna Asashoryu (R) continued to utterly dominate, beating ozeki Tochiazuma (L) to mark his 15th straight victory on the final day of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo on Jan. 25. (Kyodo)

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Abe calls for pay hikes for 5th year as wage growth remains tepid

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe addresses a meeting of the Council on Economic and Financial Policy at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 26, 2017. Abe called for pay hikes through negotiations between management and labor unions next spring, making such a request for the fifth straight year to inject fresh momentum into wage growth. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Asashoryu marks 11th straight win at sumo tourney

TOKYO, Japan - Grand champion Asashoryu (L) edged closer to his fifth Emperor's Cup on Jan. 21 after tearing through rank-and-filer Kakizoe for his 11th straight win at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament. (Kyodo)

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Hongo is oldest in Japan for 5th straight year

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Kamato Hongo (L), who will turn 116 on Sept. 16, talks with family members in her home in the city of Kagoshima on Sept. 9. Hongo is the oldest person in Japan for the fifth straight year. (Kyodo)

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Posts ministry to issue triangular stamps

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's posts ministry said June 21 it will issue as is the custom every year a set of new-design stamps, including some in the shape of a triangle (shown in photo). It is the first time for the ministry to issue triangular stamps. Dutch illustrator Dick Bruna designed the new stamps for the fifth straight year.