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Horse racing: Japanese Derby

Horse racing: Japanese Derby

Jockey Kohei Matsuyama sheds a tear after riding Lovcen to victory in the 93rd Japanese Derby at Tokyo Racecourse in Fuchu, western Tokyo, on May 31, 2026.

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Horse racing: Japanese Derby

Horse racing: Japanese Derby

Jockey Kohei Matsuyama (2nd from R) poses for a photo after riding Lovcen to victory in the 93rd Japanese Derby at Tokyo Racecourse in Fuchu, western Tokyo, on May 31, 2026.

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Horse racing: Japanese Derby

Horse racing: Japanese Derby

Jockey Kohei Matsuyama poses after riding Lovcen to victory in the 93rd Japanese Derby at Tokyo Racecourse in Fuchu, western Tokyo, on May 31, 2026.

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Horse racing: Japanese Derby

Horse racing: Japanese Derby

Lovcen (17) ridden by jockey Kohei Matsuyama wins the 93rd Japanese Derby at Tokyo Racecourse in Fuchu, western Tokyo, on May 31, 2026.

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Horse racing: Japanese Derby

Horse racing: Japanese Derby

Lovcen (17) ridden by jockey Kohei Matsuyama wins the 93rd Japanese Derby at Tokyo Racecourse in Fuchu, western Tokyo, on May 31, 2026.

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Horse racing: Japanese Derby

Horse racing: Japanese Derby

Jockey Kohei Matsuyama acknowledges the crowd after riding Lovcen to victory in the 93rd Japanese Derby at Tokyo Racecourse in Fuchu, western Tokyo, on May 31, 2026.

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Horse racing: female jockey wins Japanese Oaks

Horse racing: female jockey wins Japanese Oaks

Seina Imamura (R) steers 3-year-old mare Juryoku Pierrot (R) to victory at the Japanese Oaks horse race at Tokyo Racecourse in Fuchu, western Tokyo, on May 24, 2026, becoming the first female jockey from the Japan Racing Association to win a Grade 1 race.

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Horse racing: female jockey wins Japanese Oaks

Horse racing: female jockey wins Japanese Oaks

Seina Imamura steers 3-year-old mare Juryoku Pierrot (2nd from L) to victory at the Japanese Oaks horse race at Tokyo Racecourse in Fuchu, western Tokyo, on May 24, 2026, becoming the first female jockey from the Japan Racing Association to win a Grade 1 race.

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Horse racing: female jockey wins Japanese Oaks

Horse racing: female jockey wins Japanese Oaks

Seina Imamura is pictured after steering three-year-old mare Juryoku Pierrot to victory at the Japanese Oaks horse race at Tokyo Racecourse in Fuchu, western Tokyo, on May 24, 2026, becoming the first female jockey from the Japan Racing Association to win a Grade 1 race.

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Horse racing: female jockey wins Japanese Oaks

Horse racing: female jockey wins Japanese Oaks

Seina Imamura (top) steers 3-year-old mare Juryoku Pierrot (R) to victory at the Japanese Oaks horse race at Tokyo Racecourse in Fuchu, western Tokyo, on May 24, 2026, becoming the first female jockey from the Japan Racing Association to win a Grade 1 race.

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Horse racing: female jockey wins Japanese Oaks

Horse racing: female jockey wins Japanese Oaks

Seina Imamura celebrates after steering three-year-old mare Juryoku Pierrot to victory at the Japanese Oaks horse race at Tokyo Racecourse in Fuchu, western Tokyo, on May 24, 2026, becoming the first female jockey from the Japan Racing Association to win a Grade 1 race.

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Horse racing: female jockey wins Japanese Oaks

Horse racing: female jockey wins Japanese Oaks

Seina Imamura smiles after steering three-year-old mare Juryoku Pierrot to victory at the Japanese Oaks horse race at Tokyo Racecourse in Fuchu, western Tokyo, on May 24, 2026, becoming the first female jockey from the Japan Racing Association to win a Grade 1 race.

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Defense Minister Koizumi visits ASDF Space Operations Group

Defense Minister Koizumi visits ASDF Space Operations Group

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (front) meets the press after inspecting Space Operations Group activities at the Japan Air Self-Defense Force's base in Fuchu, western Tokyo, on Dec. 2, 2025.

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Japan: Tokyo Hit by Evening Downpours and Flooding After Extreme Heat

On the evening of August 18, heavy rain hit parts of Tokyo, flooding some roads. Severe rain and flood warnings were issued for eastern Tokyo’s Arakawa Ward and western Tama. Earlier the same day, the Kanto region experienced extreme heat, with temperatures soaring above body temperature in several areas, including 39°C recorded in Fuchu City. The intense heat caused highly unstable atmospheric conditions, leading to the rapid development of thunderstorms across the region by the evening.

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Mushroom cloud (A few minutes after detonation)

Mushroom cloud (A few minutes after detonation)

Mushroom cloud captured a few minutes after the detonation of the atomic bomb; taken about 6.5 kilometers northeast of the hypocenter. According to records held by the United States Armed Forces, the cloud billowed to 9,000 meters in the sky within three minutes of the blast. The photograph was taken by Seiso Yamada, then 17, who was walking to visit Mikumari Gorge in Fuchu-cho, Aki County in Hiroshima Prefecture, with his friends. They were watching a B-29 and a parachute in the sky from the entrance to the gorge when a flash, a rumbling of the ground, and a roar suddenly hit them. Trees in the pine forest around them shook violently from the blast, and a huge mushroom cloud rose rapidly, which he photographed with a Japan-made camera he had brought with him. (The parachute Mr. Yamada saw is believed to have been the blast measurement instrumentation dropped by one of the planes accompanying the Enola Gay.) **Editorial use only, Commercial use not possible**, Credit: Seiso Yamada/Chugoku Shimbun/Kyodo News Images

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Tokyo police chief

Tokyo police chief

Yuji Sakoda, superintendent general of Tokyo's Metropolitan Police Department, speaks at a commencement ceremony of the Metropolitan Police Academy in Fuchu in western Tokyo, on May 7, 2025.

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ETC lanes closed at interchange in Tokyo due to system issue

ETC lanes closed at interchange in Tokyo due to system issue

Electronic toll collection lanes are closed at a toll gate of the Chuo Expressway's interchange in Fuchu, Tokyo, on April 6, 2025, due to a system problem.

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ETC lanes closed at interchange in Tokyo due to system issue

ETC lanes closed at interchange in Tokyo due to system issue

Electronic toll collection lanes are closed at a toll gate of the Chuo Expressway's interchange in Fuchu, Tokyo, on April 6, 2025, due to a system problem.

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Horse racing: Do Deuce claims autumn Tenno-sho

Horse racing: Do Deuce claims autumn Tenno-sho

Jockey Yutaka Take celebrates after riding second-favorite Do Deuce to victory in the autumn Tenno-sho horse race at Tokyo Racecourse in Fuchu on Oct. 27, 2024.

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Horse racing: Do Deuce claims autumn Tenno-sho

Horse racing: Do Deuce claims autumn Tenno-sho

Jockey Yutaka Take reacts after riding second-favorite Do Deuce to victory in the autumn Tenno-sho horse race at Tokyo Racecourse in Fuchu on Oct. 27, 2024.

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Horse racing: Do Deuce claims autumn Tenno-sho

Horse racing: Do Deuce claims autumn Tenno-sho

Jockey Yutaka Take acknowledges the crowd after riding second-favorite Do Deuce to victory in the autumn Tenno-sho horse race at Tokyo Racecourse in Fuchu on Oct. 27, 2024.

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Horse racing: Do Deuce claims autumn Tenno-sho

Horse racing: Do Deuce claims autumn Tenno-sho

Second-favorite Do Deuce, ridden by Yutaka Take, wins the autumn Tenno-sho horse race at Tokyo Racecourse in Fuchu on Oct. 27, 2024.

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Mazda Motor headquarters

Mazda Motor headquarters

File photo taken on June 10, 2024, shows Mazda Motor Corp.'s logo on the automaker's headquarters building in Fuchu, Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan.

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Mazda Motor headquarters

Mazda Motor headquarters

File photo taken on June 10, 2024, shows the headquarters of Mazda Motor Corp. in Fuchu, Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan.

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Japan emperor, empress at horse race

Japan emperor, empress at horse race

Jockey Christophe Lemaire bows to Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako following his autumn Tenno-sho Grade 1 horse race victory aboard Equinox at Tokyo Racecourse in Fuchu on Oct. 29, 2023.

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Japan emperor, empress at horse race

Japan emperor, empress at horse race

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako wave from the guest room balcony as they visit Tokyo Racecourse in Fuchu on Oct. 29, 2023, to watch the autumn edition of the Tenno-sho Grade 1 horse race.

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TELESCOPES ON WHEELS

TELESCOPES ON WHEELS,Mobile Observatory, Children Playing in the Sea, Public Telephone, Fuchu City Museum of Natural History, Mobile Astronomical Observation Vehicle, Pegasus, Astronomical Telescope, Education=Date:1994, Place:Tokyo,JAPAN

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ASDF Space Operations Group facility

ASDF Space Operations Group facility

File photo taken on March 5, 2023, shows radar facilities operated by a Japan Air Self-Defense Force Space Operations Group unit in the Yamaguchi Prefecture city of Sanyoonoda, western Japan. The group was established in Fuchu, Tokyo, in March 2022 mainly for space debris surveillance.

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ASDF Space Operations Group facility

ASDF Space Operations Group facility

File photo taken on March 5, 2023, shows radar facilities operated by a Japan Air Self-Defense Force Space Operations Group unit in the Yamaguchi Prefecture city of Sanyoonoda, western Japan. The group was established in Fuchu, Tokyo, in March 2022 mainly for space debris surveillance.

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ASDF Space Operations Group facility

ASDF Space Operations Group facility

File photo taken on March 5, 2023, shows radar facilities operated by a Japan Air Self-Defense Force Space Operations Group unit in the Yamaguchi Prefecture city of Sanyoonoda, western Japan. The group was established in Fuchu, Tokyo, in March 2022 mainly for space debris surveillance.

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ASDF Space Operations Group facility

ASDF Space Operations Group facility

File photo taken on March 5, 2023, shows radar facilities operated by a Japan Air Self-Defense Force Space Operations Group unit in the Yamaguchi Prefecture city of Sanyoonoda, western Japan. The group was established in Fuchu, Tokyo, in March 2022 mainly for space debris surveillance.

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Horse racing: Kitasan Black completes Tenno-sho double

Horse racing: Kitasan Black completes Tenno-sho double

TOKYO, Japan, Oct. 29 Kyodo - Kitasan Black, ridden by Yutaka Take, crosses the finish line to win the Tenno-sho race at Tokyo Racecourse in Fuchu, Tokyo, on Oct. 29, 2017. Kitasan Black, set to retire after the Arima Kinen in December, became the fifth horse to win both the spring and fall editions of the event.

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DPJ's Kan defeated in single-seat race

DPJ's Kan defeated in single-seat race

TOKYO, Japan - Election campaign posters for Naoto Kan, a former prime minister and candidate of the major opposition Democratic Party of Japan in the lower house election, are displayed at his campaign office in Tokyo's Fuchu City on the night of Dec. 14, 2014. Kan was defeated in the single-seat electoral district, although he may be able to secure a seat under the proportional representation system.

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Jockey Soumillon celebrates Japan Cup victory

Jockey Soumillon celebrates Japan Cup victory

TOKYO, Japan - Jockey Christophe Soumillon on Epiphaneia celebrates after winning the 34th Japan Cup (G1) at Tokyo Racecourse in Fuchu, Tokyo, on Nov. 30, 2014.

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Epiphaneia scores decisive win in 34th Japan Cup

Epiphaneia scores decisive win in 34th Japan Cup

TOKYO, Japan - Epiphaneia blows rivals away to win the 34th Japan Cup (G1) by four lengths at Tokyo Racecourse in Fuchu, Tokyo, on Nov. 30, 2014. The horse was ridden by jockey Christophe Soumillon.

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Epiphaneia wins 34th Japan Cup

Epiphaneia wins 34th Japan Cup

TOKYO, Japan - Epiphaneia scores a decisive win in the 34th Japan Cup (G1) at Tokyo Racecourse in Fuchu, Tokyo, on Nov. 30, 2014. The horse was ridden by jockey Christophe Soumillon.

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Spielberg wins prestigious fall Tenno-sho title

Spielberg wins prestigious fall Tenno-sho title

FUCHU, Japan - Spielberg (4), jockeyed by Hiroshi Kitamura, wins the prestigious fall Tenno-sho race at Tokyo Racecourse in Fuchu, Tokyo, on Nov. 2, 2014.

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Spielberg wins prestigious fall Tenno-sho title

Spielberg wins prestigious fall Tenno-sho title

FUCHU, Japan - Jockey Hiroshi Kitamura riding on Spielberg waves to spectators after winning the prestigious fall Tenno-sho race at Tokyo Racecourse in Fuchu, Tokyo, on Nov. 2, 2014.

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Iran envoy sees Japan as model for nuclear policy

Iran envoy sees Japan as model for nuclear policy

TOKYO, Japan - Iranian Ambassador to Japan Reza Nazar Ahari says he sees Japan as a model for his country's nuclear policy in a speech at Tokyo University of Foreign Studies in Fuchu, western Tokyo, on Jan. 21, 2014.

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Soccer's Sawa plays at charity futsal match

Soccer's Sawa plays at charity futsal match

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese professional soccer player Homare Sawa plays in a charity futsal game to aid the recovery from the 2011 earthquake disaster at a gymnasium in Fuchu, Tokyo, on Jan. 20, 2014.

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3 arrested for kidnapping girl

3 arrested for kidnapping girl

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows an area in Fuchu, western Tokyo, on Nov. 7, 2013, where a kidnapped junior high school girl was rescued by the police earlier in the day. The police arrested three men on suspicion of kidnapping her for a ransom of 20 million yen.

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Just a Way wins Tenno-sho

Just a Way wins Tenno-sho

FUCHU, Japan - Just a Way (R), ridden by Yuichi Fukunaga, gallops to victory in the 148th Tenno-sho at Tokyo Racecourse on Oct. 27, 2013. The 4-year-old Just a Way, who went off as the fifth choice, beat Gentildonna (L) for the Emperor's Cup by four lengths.

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Just a Way wins Tenno-sho

Just a Way wins Tenno-sho

FUCHU, Japan - Jockey Yuichi Fukunaga poses for photos on Just a Way after winning the 148th Tenno-sho at Tokyo Racecourse on Oct. 27, 2013. Trainer Naosuke Sugai is front right.

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Just a Way wins Tenno-sho

Just a Way wins Tenno-sho

FUCHU, Japan - Just a Way, ridden by Yuichi Fukunaga, wins the 148th Tenno-sho, the Emperor's Cup, at Tokyo Racecourse on Oct. 27, 2013.

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Just a Way wins Tenno-sho

Just a Way wins Tenno-sho

FUCHU, Japan - Just a Way, ridden by Yuichi Fukunaga, wins the 148th Tenno-sho, the Emperor's Cup, at Tokyo Racecourse on Oct. 27, 2013.

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Mazda to promote Kogai to president

Mazda to promote Kogai to president

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Masamichi Kogai (L), senior managing executive officer of Mazda Motor Corp., and Takashi Yamanouchi, chairman and president of the company, join hands in Fuchu, Hiroshima Prefecture, on May 9, 2013, the day Mazda said it would promote Kogai to president on June 25 to replace Yamanouchi. Yamanouchi will remain as chairman.

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Mazda to promote Kogai to president

Mazda to promote Kogai to president

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Masamichi Kogai (L), senior managing executive officer of Mazda Motor Corp., and Takashi Yamanouchi, chairman and president of the company, hold a press conference in Fuchu, Hiroshima Prefecture, on May 9, 2013, the day Mazda said it would promote Kogai to president on June 25 to replace Yamanouchi. Yamanouchi will remain as chairman.

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Mazda to promote Kogai to president

Mazda to promote Kogai to president

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Masamichi Kogai (L), senior managing executive officer of Mazda Motor Corp., and Takashi Yamanouchi, chairman and president of the company, hold a press conference in Fuchu, Hiroshima Prefecture, on May 9, 2013, the day Mazda said it would promote Kogai to president on June 25 to replace Yamanouchi. Yamanouchi will remain as chairman.

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Japan general election

Japan general election

TOKYO, Japan - Former Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (L) of the Democratic Party of Japan shakes hands with supporters in Fuchu, Tokyo, at 3:32 a.m. on Dec. 17, 2012, after hearing the news that he secured a lower house seat in the Tokyo proportional representation block, even though he was defeated in a single-seat constituency in Tokyo, in a general election the previous day.

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Eishin Flash wins Tenno-sho

Eishin Flash wins Tenno-sho

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito (L) and Empress Michiko wave at the Tenno-sho at Tokyo Racecourse in Fuchu, Tokyo, on Oct. 28, 2012. Fifth choice Eishin Flash, ridden by Mirco Demuro, won the race in 1 minute, 57.3 seconds over the 2,000 meters. (Pool photo)

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