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Princess Anne At HMCS Max Bernays Commissioning Ceremony - Vancouver

Princess Anne, left, presents a commissioning pennant to Cmdr. Collin Forsberg, Commanding Officer of HMCS Max Bernays, during a commissioning ceremony aboard the ship as part of Fleet Week, in North Vancouver, B.C., on Friday, May 3, 2024. HMCS Max Bernays is the first Arctic and Offshore Patrol Vessel to join the Royal Canadian Navy's Pacific fleet. Photo by Darryl Dyck/Canadian Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Princess Anne At HMCS Max Bernays Commissioning Ceremony - Vancouver

Princess Anne, left, and Cmdr. Collin Forsberg, Commanding Officer of HMCS Max Bernays, smile as they salute after she presented him with a commissioning pennant during a commissioning ceremony aboard the ship as part of Fleet Week, in North Vancouver, B.C., on Friday, May 3, 2024. HMCS Max Bernays is the first Arctic and Offshore Patrol Vessel to join the Royal Canadian Navy's Pacific fleet. Photo by Darryl Dyck/Canadian Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Baseball: Hanshin, Orix victory parades

Combined photo taken Nov. 23, 2023, shows parades for two baseball teams based in the Kansai region of western Japan, one in Osaka's main Midosuji street celebrating the Hanshin Tigers' first Japan Series title in 38 years (L) and the other in Kobe for the Orix Buffaloes' third straight Pacific League pennant.

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Baseball: Tigers clinch pennant

Hanshin Tigers fans celebrate in Osaka's Minami area on Sept. 14, 2023, after the team clinched their first Central League baseball title in 18 years.

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Baseball: Tigers clinch pennant

Hanshin Tigers fans celebrate in Osaka's Minami area on Sept. 14, 2023, after the team clinched their first Central League baseball title in 18 years.

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Baseball: Tigers clinch pennant

Police officers stand guard in Osaka's Dotonbori area on Sept. 14, 2023, as Hanshin Tigers fans gather there after the team clinched their first Central League baseball title in 18 years.

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Baseball: Tigers clinch pennant

Hanshin Tigers players celebrate after clinching their first Central League baseball title in 18 years and sixth overall with a win over the Yomiuri Giants at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, western Japan, on Sept. 14, 2023.

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Baseball: Tigers clinch pennant

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Hanshin Tigers fans gathering in Osaka's Dotonbori area on Sept. 14, 2023, after the team clinched their first Central League baseball title in 18 years.

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Baseball: Tigers clinch pennant

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Hanshin Tigers fans gathering in Osaka's Dotonbori area on Sept. 14, 2023, after the team clinched their first Central League baseball title in 18 years.

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Baseball: Tigers clinch pennant

Hanshin Tigers players pose for a photo after clinching their first Central League baseball title in 18 years with a win over the Yomiuri Giants at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, western Japan, on Sept. 14, 2023.

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Baseball: Tigers clinch pennant

Hanshin Tigers fans gather in Osaka's Dotonbori area on Sept. 14, 2023, after the team clinched their first Central League baseball title in 18 years and their sixth overall.

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Baseball: Tigers clinch pennant

Hanshin Tigers fans gather in Osaka's Dotonbori area on Sept. 14, 2023, after the team clinched their first Central League baseball title in 18 years and their sixth overall.

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Baseball: Tigers clinch pennant

Hanshin Tigers fans celebrate after the team clinched their first Central League baseball title in 18 years and sixth overall with a win over the Yomiuri Giants at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, western Japan, on Sept. 14, 2023.

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Baseball: Tigers clinch pennant

Hanshin Tigers players celebrate after clinching their first Central League baseball title in 18 years and sixth overall with a win over the Yomiuri Giants at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, western Japan, on Sept. 14, 2023.

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Baseball: Tigers clinch pennant

Hanshin Tigers manager Akinobu Okada is tossed up in the air at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, western Japan, on Sept. 14, 2023, after the team clinched their first Central League baseball title in 18 years and sixth overall following a win over the Yomiuri Giants.

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Baseball: Tigers clinch pennant

Hanshin Tigers players celebrate after clinching their first Central League baseball title in 18 years and sixth overall with a win over the Yomiuri Giants at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, western Japan, on Sept. 14, 2023.

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Baseball: Tigers clinch pennant

Hanshin Tigers manager Akinobu Okada is tossed up in the air at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, western Japan, on Sept. 14, 2023, after the team clinched their first Central League baseball title in 18 years and sixth overall following a win over the Yomiuri Giants.

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Rakuten clinches 1st PL pennant title

TOKOROZAWA, Japan - Rakuten Eagles pitcher Masahiro Tanaka (C) celebrates with teammates while manager Senichi Hoshino is tossed into the air after the Eagles beat the Seibu Lions 4-3 at Seibu Dome in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, on Sept. 26, 2013, to clinch their first ever Pacific League title.

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Rakuten clinches 1st PL pennant title

TOKOROZAWA, Japan - Rakuten Eagles pitcher Masahiro Tanaka celebrates after the Eagles beat the Seibu Lions 4-3 at Seibu Dome in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, on Sept. 26, 2013, to clinch their first ever Pacific League title. Catcher Motohiro Shima is visible in back.

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Fighters clinch pennant

SAPPORO, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters infielder Sho Nakata (R) and catcher Satoshi Nakajima (27) hug each other as they celebrate the team's pennant victory in Japanese professional baseball's Pacific League at Sapporo Dome in Hokkaido on Oct. 2, 2012. The Fighters claimed their first title in three years without even having to suit up for a game, thanks to the Seibu Lions' 5-3 defeat to the Lotte Marines.

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Fighters clinch pennant

SAPPORO, Japan - Photo taken at Sapporo Dome in Hokkaido on Oct. 2, 2012, shows the moment when the Nippon Ham Fighters clinched their pennant victory in Japanese professional baseball's Pacific League. The Fighters claimed their first title in three years without even having to suit up for a game, thanks to the Seibu Lions' 5-3 defeat to the Lotte Marines.

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Fighters clinch pennant

SAPPORO, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters rookie manager Hideki Kuriyama is tossed up in the air at Sapporo Dome in Hokkaido on Oct. 2, 2012, after the team clinched its pennant victory in Japanese professional baseball's Pacific League. Kuriyama became the first skipper in his first year to win the pennant since Seibu Lions' Hisanobu Watanabe achieved the feat in 2008.

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Philadelphia Phillies capture NL pennant

PHILADELPHIA, United States - The Philadelphia Phillies' Jayson Werth hits a three-run homer off Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Vicente Padilla in the first inning of Game 5 of the National League Championship series at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia on Oct. 22, 2009. The Phillies won 10-4 to win the second straight NL pennant.

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Waseda Jitsugyo wins national high school championship

KOSHIEN, Japan - Waseda Jitsugyo players celebrate after edging Komadai Tomakomai 4-3 to clinch their first pennant at the national high school baseball championship at Koshien Stadium on Aug. 21.

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'Tiger' chosen as kanji character of yr

KYOTO, Japan - Seihan Mori, chief priest of Kiyomizudera Temple in Kyoto, paints the Chinese character, or kanji, for ''tiger,'' at the temple on Dec. 12. The character was chosen as the kanji symbol of the year in an annual poll conducted by a Kyoto-based association. It was chosen because the Central League baseball club Hanshin Tigers has bolstered public sentiment by winning the league pennant for the first time in 18 years.

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Hoshino thanks fans for support

KOSHIEN, Japan - Former Hanshin Tigers manager Senichi Hoshino waves to fans after thanking them for their support this year in an address at a gathering of fans at Koshien Stadium in Hyogo Prefecture on Nov. 23. The Hoshino-led baseball club won the Central League pennant this season for the first time in 18 years although it lost in the Japan Series to the Daiei Hawks. Hoshino stepped down after the season.

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(1)Tigers join parade to celebrate winning CL pennant

OSAKA, Japan - Hanshin Tigers players ride a victory float along Midosuji street in Osaka on Nov. 3 to celebrate their winning the Central League pennant for the first time in 18 years. Some 40,000 people lined the 2-kilometer-long parade route despite rain.

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Citizens join Tigers fans in Osaka parade

OSAKA, Japan - Citizens and Hanshin Tigers fans walk behind a banner reading ''Aim at Japan Championships'' during a parade along Osaka's Midosuji Avenue on Oct. 12 to celebrate the team's first capture of the Central League pennant in 18 years.

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Daiei Hawks secure Pacific League championship

CHIBA, Japan - Daiei Hawks manager Sadaharu Oh is tossed into the air by his team's players at Chiba Marine Stadium Sept. 30 after the baseball club clinched its first Pacific League pennant in three years.

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(1)Daiei's magic No. drops to 3 in PL

FUKUOKA, Japan - Daiei Hawks manager Sadaharu Oh (89) celebrates with coaching staff Sept. 23 after the team beat the Seibu Lions 2-1 at Fukuoka Dome and reduced its magic number to clinching its first Pacific League pennant in three years to three.

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(2)Daiei's magic No. drops to 3 in PL

FUKUOKA, Japan - Daiei Hawks fans rejoice after the team beat the Seibu Lions 2-1 at Fukuoka Dome and reduced its magic number to clinching its first Pacific League pennant in three years to three.

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Department stores celebrate Hanshin Tigers victory

OSAKA, Japan - Shoppers flock to the Hanshin Department Store in Osaka's Umeda district on Sept. 16 as the store began special sales to celebrate the Hanshin Tigers' winning of their first Central League pennant in 18 years.

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(3)Tigers win Central League pennant for 1st time in 18 years

OSAKA, Japan - Fans of the Central League baseball club team Hanshin Tigers gather at the Dotonbori district in central Osaka on Sept. 15 after the Tigers beat the Hiroshima Carp 3-2. The Tigers won the CL pennant for the first time in 18 years.

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(4)Tigers win Central League pennant for 1st time in 18 years

KOSHIEN, Japan - Hanshin Tigers' manager Senichi Hoshino is tossed into the air by his players at Koshien Stadium in Hyogo Prefecture on Sept. 15 after the baseball club won the Central League pennant for the first time in 18 years.

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(1)Tigers win Central League pennant for 1st time in 18 years

KOSHIEN, Japan - Hanshin Tigers manager Senichi Hoshino (L) congratulates outfielder Norihito Akahoshi after Akahoshi singled in the bottom of the ninth inning of a game against the Hiroshima Carp at Koshien Stadium in Hyogo Prefecture on Sept. 15. The Tigers came from behind to edge the Carp 3-2. The Tigers won the Central League pennant for the first time in 18 years as the Yakult Swallows lost to the Yokohama BayStars.

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(5)Tigers win Central League pennant for 1st time in 18 years

OSAKA, Japan - An exuberant Hanshin Tigers fan dives into the Dodombori River from Ebisu Bridge in Osaka on Sept. 15 after the baseball club won the Central League pennant for the first time in 18 years.

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(2)Tigers win Central League pennant for 1st time in 18 years

KOSHIEN, Japan - Fans of the Hanshin Tigers celebrate at Koshien Stadium in Hyogyo Prefecture on Sept. 15 after the Tigers beat the Hiroshima Carp 3-2. The Tigers won the Central League pennant for the first time in 18 years.

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Tigers lose to Dragons, magic number still at 2

KOBE, Japan - Disappointed Hanshin Tigers fans are seen at Hanshin-Amagasaki Station in Hyogo Prefecture on Sept. 13 after the team lost the chance of nearly capturing a Central League pennant for the first time in 18 years. The Tigers were beaten 9-7 by the Chunichi Dragons at Nagoya Dome.

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Hanshin fans warned about diving into river

NAGOYA, Japan - Nagoya city authorities put up a signboard on the bridge over the Hori River in the city on Sept 13 warning ardent Hanshin Tigers' fans not to dive into the river. The Tigers might capture a much-awaited pennant title for the first time in 18 years in the day's game against the Chunichi Dragons at Nagoya Dome.

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Seibu clinches Pacific League pennant

CHIBA, Japan - Haruki Ihara, manager of the Seibu Lions, is tossed into the air by his players at a hotel in Chiba after his team clinched the Pacific League championships on Sept. 21. The Seibu Lions clinched their first Pacific League championships in four years when the second place Daiei Hawks failed to beat the Nippon Ham Fighters.

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Rhodes receives MVP honor in PL

OSAKA, Japan - Home run king Tuffy Rhodes of the Kintetsu Buffaloes smiles at his club office in Osaka on Oct. 27 as he was named the most valuable player (MVP) of the 2001 Japan professional baseball season in the Pacific League. Rhodes tied the single-season home run record of 55 and played a major role in Kintetsu's ''worst-to-first'' campaign in the pennant race.

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Yakult ends skid to clinch 6th Central League pennant

TOKYO, Japan - The Yakult Swallows ended a four-game winless streak to finally clinch their sixth Central League pennant and first in four years with a 6-4 extra-inning victory over the Yokohama BayStars at Yokohama Stadium on Oct. 6. Yakult manager Tsutomu Wakamatsu is being tossed shoulder-high into the air.

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Kitagawa grand slam gives Kintetsu Pacific League pennant

OSAKA, Japan - Pinch-hitter Hirotoshi Kitagawa (No. 46) is surrouded by Kintetsu players at home plate after he hit a grand slam in the bottom of the ninth inning at Osaka Dome on Sept. 26 to give the Buffaloes a 6-5 ''sayonara'' victory over the Orix Bluewave. The Osaka team clinched its first pennant in 12 years.

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Kintetsu's Nashida up in air with Pacific League pennant

OSAKA, Japan - Kintetsu Buffaloes manager Masataka Nashida is tossed into the air by jubilant Kintetsu players at Osaka Dome on Sept. 26 after his team clinched its first Pacific League pennant in 12 years with a 6-5 ''sayonara'' victory over the Orix Bluewave.

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Yomiuri Giants celebrate Central League pennant triumph

TOKYO, Japan - Players of the Yomiuri Giants throw manager Shigeo Nagashima in the air following their Central League pennant-winning 5-4 victory over the Chunichi Dragons at Tokyo Dome on Sept. 24. The Giants celebrated their 29th overall pennant, and first since 1996.

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Kudo in U.S. for talks with major league teams

TOKYO, Japan - Pacific League MVP Kimiyasu Kudo of the Daiei Hawks is in the United States to negotiate with several teams from the North American major leagues, baseball sources confirm Nov. 20. Kudo, 36, who led Daiei to its first PL pennant and Japan Series title, became a free agent after the season ended and has already had talks with several Japanese teams including the Yomiuri Giants and the Chunichi Dragons.

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Daiei Hawks clinch Japan's Pacific League pennant

FUKUOKA, Japan - Daiei Hawks manager Sadaharu Oh is lifted to the air by his players after the Hawks clinched the Pacific League pennant Sept. 25 night with a 5-4 victory over the Nippon Ham Fighters at Fukuoka Dome. It is the first league pennant for Daiei in the team's 11-year history.

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Yokohama BayStars capture Central League pennant

Yokohama BayStars manager Hiroshi Gondo is given the traditional victory toss by his jubilant players at Koshien Stadium on Thursday Oct. 8 after the BayStars clinched their first Central League pennant in 38 years. Yokohama beat the Hanshin Tigers 4-3 for only the second league title in franchise history.

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Waseda Jitsugyo wins 1st national high school title 2

KOSHIEN, Japan - Koshien Stadium is crowded with people during the final game of the 88th national high school baseball championship. Waseda Jitsugyo beat Komadai Tomakomai 4-3 to clinch its first pennant . The photo was taken on Aug. 20, 2006. (Kyodo)

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Waseda Jitsugyo wins national high school championship

KOSHIEN, Japan - Waseda Jitsugyo players celebrate after edging Komadai Tomakomai 4-3 to clinch their first pennant at the national high school baseball championship at Koshien Stadium on Aug. 21. (Kyodo)