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Float-pulling festival in Osaka Pref.

A man stands on a "Danjiri" float as people pull it through the streets of Kishiwada in the western Japan prefecture of Osaka on Sept. 19, 2026, the first day of the two-day Danjiri festival, dubbed Japan's most dangerous festival, dating back about 300 years.

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Float-pulling festival in Osaka Pref.

People pull a "Danjiri" float through a street in Kishiwada in the western Japan prefecture of Osaka on Sept. 19, 2026, on the first day of the two-day Danjiri festival, dubbed Japan's most dangerous festival, dating back about 300 years.

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Float-pulling festival in Osaka Pref.

People pull a "Danjiri" float through a street in Kishiwada in the western Japan prefecture of Osaka on Sept. 19, 2026, on the first day of the two-day Danjiri festival, dubbed Japan's most dangerous festival, dating back about 300 years.

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Kyushu Shinkansen resumes full-route service

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a Kyushu Shinkansen bullet train running near damaged houses in Yatsushiro in Kumamoto Prefecture on Sept. 18, 2026. The bullet train services on the Kyushu Shinkansen Line resumed along the entire route that day for the first time in 52 days after a powerful earthquake struck the southwestern Japan prefecture in July.

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Kyushu Shinkansen resumes full-route service

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a Kyushu Shinkansen bullet train running near damaged houses in Yatsushiro in Kumamoto Prefecture on Sept. 18, 2026. The bullet train services on the Kyushu Shinkansen Line resumed along the entire route that day for the first time in 52 days after a powerful earthquake struck the southwestern Japan prefecture in July.

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Kyushu Shinkansen resumes full-route service

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a Kyushu Shinkansen bullet train running near damaged houses in Yatsushiro in Kumamoto Prefecture on Sept. 18, 2026. The bullet train services on the Kyushu Shinkansen Line resumed along the entire route that day for the first time in 52 days after a powerful earthquake struck the southwestern Japan prefecture in July.

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Kyushu Shinkansen resumes full-route service

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a Kyushu Shinkansen bullet train running near a damaged house in Yatsushiro in Kumamoto Prefecture on Sept. 18, 2026. The bullet train services on the Kyushu Shinkansen Line resumed along the entire route that day for the first time in 52 days after a powerful earthquake struck the southwestern Japan prefecture in July.

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Kyushu Shinkansen resumes full-route service

A Kyushu Shinkansen bullet train runs in Uki in Kumamoto Prefecture on Sept. 18, 2026. The bullet train services on the Kyushu Shinkansen Line resumed along the entire route that day for the first time in 52 days after a powerful earthquake struck the southwestern Japan prefecture in July.

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Kyushu Shinkansen resumes full-route service

A Kyushu Shinkansen bullet train runs in Uki in Kumamoto Prefecture on Sept. 18, 2026. The bullet train services on the Kyushu Shinkansen Line resumed along the entire route that day for the first time in 52 days after a powerful earthquake struck the southwestern Japan prefecture in July.

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BOJ policy-setting meeting

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda arrives at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 17, 2026, for the first day of the BOJ's two-day policy-setting meeting.

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Okinawa gubernatorial election

Genta Koja meets the press in Naha on Sept. 14, 2026, a day after winning the Okinawa gubernatorial election, becoming the southern island prefecture's first leader in 12 years to back a key U.S. base relocation plan.

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Okinawa gubernatorial election

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets the press at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 14, 2026, a day after Genta Koja, a candidate backed by her Liberal Democratic Party, won the Okinawa gubernatorial election, becoming the southern island prefecture's first leader in 12 years to support a key U.S. base relocation plan.

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Okinawa gubernatorial election

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets the press at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 14, 2026, a day after Genta Koja, a candidate backed by her Liberal Democratic Party, won the Okinawa gubernatorial election, becoming the southern island prefecture's first leader in 12 years to support a key U.S. base relocation plan.

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Okinawa gubernatorial election

Genta Koja reads a newspaper in Naha on Sept. 14, 2026, a day after winning the Okinawa gubernatorial election, becoming the southern island prefecture's first leader in 12 years to back a key U.S. base relocation plan.

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Okinawa gubernatorial election

Genta Koja reads a newspaper in Naha on Sept. 14, 2026, a day after winning the Okinawa gubernatorial election, becoming the southern island prefecture's first leader in 12 years to back a key U.S. base relocation plan.

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Okinawa gubernatorial election

Genta Koja meets the press in Naha on Sept. 14, 2026, a day after winning the Okinawa gubernatorial election, becoming the southern island prefecture's first leader in 12 years to back a key U.S. base relocation plan.

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Okinawa gubernatorial election

Genta Koja meets the press in Naha on Sept. 14, 2026, a day after winning the Okinawa gubernatorial election, becoming the southern island prefecture's first leader in 12 years to back a key U.S. base relocation plan.

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Baseball: Reds vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (17) chats with Cincinnati Reds first baseman Sal Stewart (27) after drawing a walk in the seventh inning of a baseball game at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Sept. 7, 2026. Ohtani returned to the Dodgers' lineup the same day, following a four-day absence.

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Baseball: Reds vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (17) chats with Cincinnati Reds first baseman Sal Stewart (27) after drawing a walk in the seventh inning of a baseball game at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Sept. 7, 2026. Ohtani returned to the Dodgers' lineup the same day, following a four-day absence.

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Baseball: Reds vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (17) chats with Cincinnati Reds first baseman Sal Stewart (27) after drawing a walk in the seventh inning of a baseball game at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Sept. 7, 2026. Ohtani returned to the Dodgers' lineup the same day, following a four-day absence.

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Baseball: Reds vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani flies out in the first inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Sept. 7, 2026. Ohtani returned to the Dodgers' lineup the same day, following a four-day absence.

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Baseball: Reds vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani flies out in the first inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Sept. 7, 2026. Ohtani returned to the Dodgers' lineup the same day, following a four-day absence.

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Baseball: Reds vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani heads to the plate in the first inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Sept. 7, 2026. Ohtani returned to the Dodgers' lineup the same day, following a four-day absence.

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Baseball: Reds vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani flies out in the first inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Sept. 7, 2026. Ohtani returned to the Dodgers' lineup the same day, following a four-day absence.

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Baseball: Reds vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani heads to the plate in the first inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Sept. 7, 2026. Ohtani returned to the Dodgers' lineup the same day, following a four-day absence.

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Baseball: Nationals vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani looks on from the dugout during the first inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Sept. 6, 2026, as he remains out of the lineup for a fourth straight day.

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