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Japan: Blizzard Warning Issued as Severe Winter Weather Grips Hokkaido

The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a blizzard warning and heavy snow advisory for parts of Hokkaido on Friday, December 26.

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Boxing: Inoue vs. Picasso

Undisputed super bantamweight world champion Naoya Inoue of Japan poses after the weigh-ins in Riyadh on Dec. 26, 2025, the eve of his title defense against Mexican challenger Alan Picasso.

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Boxing: Inoue vs. Picasso

Undisputed super bantamweight world champion Naoya Inoue (L) of Japan and Mexican challenger Alan Picasso (R) pose after the weigh-ins in Riyadh on Dec. 26, 2025, the eve of their title match.

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Ex-Japan foreign minister in Taipei

Former Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono holds a press conference in Taipei on Dec. 26, 2025, following talks with Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te.

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Baseball: Ohtani among 8 players named for Japan's WBC roster

Samurai Japan manager Hirokazu Ibata (C) meets the press in Tokyo on Dec. 26, 2025, after announcing the first eight members of his roster for March's World Baseball Classic, including Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani.

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Baseball: Ohtani among 8 players named for Japan's WBC roster

Samurai Japan manager Hirokazu Ibata (C) meets the press in Tokyo on Dec. 26, 2025, after announcing the first eight members of his roster for March's World Baseball Classic, including Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani.

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Baseball: Ohtani among 8 players named for Japan's WBC roster

Samurai Japan manager Hirokazu Ibata poses in Tokyo on Dec. 26, 2025, after announcing the first eight members of his roster for March's World Baseball Classic, including Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani.

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Baseball: Ohtani among 8 players named for Japan's WBC roster

Samurai Japan manager Hirokazu Ibata poses in Tokyo on Dec. 26, 2025, after announcing the first eight members of his roster for March's World Baseball Classic, including Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani.

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Baseball: Ohtani among 8 players named for Japan's WBC roster

Samurai Japan manager Hirokazu Ibata poses in Tokyo on Dec. 26, 2025, after announcing the first eight members of his roster for March's World Baseball Classic, including Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani.

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Japan Cabinet OKs record FY 2026 draft budget

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets the press at the premier's office in Tokyo on Dec. 26, 2025, following the Cabinet's approval of a record 122.31 trillion yen ($783 billion) draft initial budget for fiscal 2026.

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Japan Cabinet OKs record FY 2026 draft budget

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets the press at the premier's office in Tokyo on Dec. 26, 2025, following the Cabinet's approval of a record 122.31 trillion yen ($783 billion) draft initial budget for fiscal 2026.

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Japan Cabinet OKs record FY 2026 draft budget

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets the press at the premier's office in Tokyo on Dec. 26, 2025, following the Cabinet's approval of a record 122.31 trillion yen ($783 billion) draft initial budget for fiscal 2026.

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Baseball: Japan baseball team manager Ibata

The manager of Japan's national baseball team, Hirokazu Ibata, poses for a photo in Tokyo on Dec. 26, 2025, after announcing eight of the members to play at the 2026 World Baseball Classic in March.

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Baseball: Japan baseball team manager Ibata

The manager of Japan's national baseball team, Hirokazu Ibata, announces eight of the members to play at the 2026 World Baseball Classic in March on Dec. 26, 2025, in Tokyo.

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Baseball: Japan baseball team manager Ibata

Japan's national baseball team manager Hirokazu Ibata announces eight members to play at the 2026 World Baseball Classic in March on Dec. 26, 2025, in Tokyo.

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Baseball: Japan baseball team manager Ibata

The manager of Japan's national baseball team, Hirokazu Ibata, announces eight of the members to play at the 2026 World Baseball Classic in March on Dec. 26, 2025, in Tokyo.

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Baseball: Japan baseball team manager Ibata

The manager of Japan's national baseball team, Hirokazu Ibata, announces eight of the members to play at the 2026 World Baseball Classic in March on Dec. 26, 2025, in Tokyo.

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Preparations for 2026 Asian Games

An officer checks a vending machine in a high-speed ferry with a security dog at Chubu Centrair International Airport in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, on Dec. 26, 2025, as the police and the Japan Coast Guard jointly tighten security ahead of the 2026 Asian Games in the central Japan prefecture.

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Japan PM Takaichi

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi arrives at the premier's office in Tokyo on Dec. 26, 2025.

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Preparations for 2026 Asian Games

An officer checks the interior of a high-speed ferry with a security dog at Chubu Centrair International Airport in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, on Dec. 26, 2025, as the police and the Japan Coast Guard jointly tighten security ahead of the 2026 Asian Games in the central Japan prefecture.

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Preparations for 2026 Asian Games

An officer checks the interior of a high-speed ferry with a security dog at Chubu Centrair International Airport in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, on Dec. 26, 2025, as the police and the Japan Coast Guard jointly tighten security ahead of the 2026 Asian Games in the central Japan prefecture.

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Preparations for 2026 Year of Horse

A giant "ema" votive plaque bearing an illustration of a horse is put up at Kumano Nachi Taisha shrine in Nachikatsuura in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 15, 2025, ahead of the start of the Year of the Horse in 2026.

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Preparations for 2026 Year of Horse

A giant "ema" votive plaque bearing an illustration of a horse is put up at Kumano Nachi Taisha shrine in Nachikatsuura in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 15, 2025, ahead of the start of the Year of the Horse in 2026.

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Preparations for 2026 Year of Horse

A giant "ema" votive plaque bearing an illustration of a horse is put up at Kumano Nachi Taisha shrine in Nachikatsuura in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 15, 2025, ahead of the start of the Year of the Horse in 2026.

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Boxing: Naoya Inoue

Undisputed super bantamweight world champion Naoya Inoue of Japan speaks during a press conference in Riyadh on Dec. 25, 2025, ahead of his title defense against Mexican challenger Alan Picasso in the Saudi Arabian capital on Dec. 27.

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Boxing: Naoya Inoue

Undisputed super bantamweight world champion Naoya Inoue of Japan speaks during a press conference in Riyadh on Dec. 25, 2025, ahead of his title defense against Mexican challenger Alan Picasso in the Saudi Arabian capital on Dec. 27.

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Ex-Japan PM Ishiba

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba gives an interview in Tokyo on Dec. 24, 2025.

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Ex-Japan PM Ishiba

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba gives an interview in Tokyo on Dec. 24, 2025.

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Travel company outlet in Beijing

Photo taken on Dec. 25, 2025, shows brochures for various travel destinations at a travel agency outlet in Beijing. No brochures on Japan are available at the outlet as the Chinese government has asked people to refrain from traveling to Japan following Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's comments on Taiwan.

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Travel company outlet in Beijing

Photo taken on Dec. 25, 2025, shows brochures for various travel destinations at a travel agency outlet in Beijing. No brochures on Japan are available at the outlet as the Chinese government has asked people to refrain from traveling to Japan following Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's comments on Taiwan.

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Travel company outlet in Beijing

Photo taken on Dec. 25, 2025, shows posters for various travel destinations at a travel agency outlet in Beijing. No posters introducing Japan are seen at the outlet as the Chinese government has asked people to refrain from traveling to Japan following Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's comments on Taiwan.

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New Japanese Antarctic expedition team arrives at base

Members (R) of the 67th Japanese Antarctic research expedition are greeted by members of the 66th expedition at Japan's Syowa Station in Antarctica on Dec. 25, 2025, upon their arrival via helicopter from the Japanese icebreaker Shirase. (Photo by accompanying journalist)

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BOJ chief

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda attends a meeting hosted by the Japanese Business Federation in Tokyo on Dec. 25, 2025.

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BOJ chief

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda attends a meeting hosted by the Japanese Business Federation in Tokyo on Dec. 25, 2025.

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Japan PM Takaichi

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi makes a speech in Tokyo on Dec. 25, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM Takaichi

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi makes a speech in Tokyo on Dec. 25, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Taiwanese tourists to Japan

Tourists from Taiwan pose for a photo in front of a statue of Ryoma Sakamoto, a famed 19th-century historic figure who played a key role in Japan's transition from feudal rule to modern statehood during the Meiji Restoration, in Kochi, western Japan, on Dec. 15, 2025.

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Taiwanese tourists to Japan

Tourists from Taiwan pose for a photo in front of a statue of Ryoma Sakamoto, a famed 19th-century historic figure who played a key role in Japan's transition from feudal rule to modern statehood during the Meiji Restoration, in Kochi, western Japan, on Dec. 15, 2025.

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Taiwanese tourists to Japan

Tourists from Taiwan listen to a guide in front of a statue of Ryoma Sakamoto, a famed 19th-century historic figure who played a key role in Japan's transition from feudal rule to modern statehood during the Meiji Restoration, in Kochi, western Japan, on Dec. 15, 2025. ==Kyodo

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BOJ chief Ueda

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda speaks in Tokyo on Dec. 25, 2025.

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BOJ chief Ueda

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda speaks in Tokyo on Dec. 25, 2025.

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BOJ chief Ueda

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda speaks in Tokyo on Dec. 25, 2025.

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Baseball:veteran pitcher Maeda joins Rakuten Eagles

SENDAI, Japan, Dec. 24 Kyodo - Right-hander Kenta Maeda poses for a photo with fans at Rakuten Mobile Park Miyagi in Sendai in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 16, 2025, as he holds his first news conference after joining the Pacific League pro baseball team Rakuten Eagles. He returned to Japan after playing for 10 years in the U.S. majors.

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Osaka Expo organizer head speaks on revenue

Masakazu Tokura, chair of the Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition, holds a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 24, 2025. The association said the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka that closed in October generated a surplus of up to 37 billion yen ($237 million).

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Nobel laureate Kitagawa

Professor Susumu Kitagawa of Kyoto University, a co-winner of the year's Nobel Prize in chemistry, delivers a lecture on Dec. 24, 2025, at a Kindai University campus in Higashiosaka in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan.

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Nobel laureate Kitagawa

Professor Susumu Kitagawa of Kyoto University, a co-winner of the year's Nobel Prize in chemistry, delivers a lecture on Dec. 24, 2025, at a Kindai University campus in Higashiosaka in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan.

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Boxing: Naoya Inoue

Undisputed super bantamweight world champion Naoya Inoue of Japan trains in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Dec. 24, 2025, ahead of his title defense against Mexican challenger Alan Picasso three days later.

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Japan government's growth strategy meeting

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (3rd from front) speaks during a meeting of a government council to formulate Japan's growth strategy at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 24, 2025.

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Japan government's growth strategy meeting

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (3rd from front) speaks during a meeting of a government council to formulate Japan's growth strategy at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 24, 2025.

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Japan government's growth strategy meeting

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a meeting of a government council to formulate Japan's growth strategy at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 24, 2025.