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Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games: Torch relay

Japanese Olympic pairs figure skating champions Riku Miura (L) and Ryuichi Kihara take part in the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games torch relay in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Sept. 16, 2026.

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Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games: Torch relay

Japanese Olympic pairs figure skating champions Riku Miura (L) and Ryuichi Kihara take part in the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games torch relay in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Sept. 16, 2026.

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Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games: Torch relay

Japanese Olympic pairs figure skating champions Riku Miura (L) and Ryuichi Kihara take part in the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games torch relay in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Sept. 16, 2026.

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Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games: Torch relay

Japanese Olympic pairs figure skating champions Riku Miura (L) and Ryuichi Kihara take part in the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games torch relay in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Sept. 16, 2026.

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Cross-party parliamentary group for 2027 green expo

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (front row, 3rd from L) poses for photos with other members at the inaugural meeting of a cross-party parliamentary group formed to promote the International Horticultural Expo 2027, which will be held in Yokohama, on Sept. 16, 2026 in Tokyo.

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Chubu Electric President Hayashi

Chubu Electric Power Co. President Kingo Hayashi (L) apologizes over the utility's seismic data manipulation scandal during the screening for restarting reactors at the Hamaoka nuclear power plant, as he meets Shizuoka Governor Yasutomo Suzuki at the prefectural government headquarters in the central Japan city of Shizuoka on Sept. 15, 2026. The Hamaoka nuclear complex is located in the prefecture.

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Figure skating: Miura and Kihara

Japanese Olympic pairs figure skating champions Riku Miura (L) and Ryuichi Kihara attend a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 15, 2026, to announce their ice show national tour next year.

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Figure skating: Miura and Kihara

Japanese Olympic pairs figure skating champions Riku Miura (L) and Ryuichi Kihara attend a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 15, 2026, to announce their ice show national tour next year.

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N. Korean sports minister off to Japan for Asian Games

North Korean sports minister Kim Il Guk (L) arrives at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing on Sept. 15, 2026, en route to Japan for the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.

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N. Korean sports minister off to Japan for Asian Games

North Korean sports minister Kim Il Guk (L) arrives at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing on Sept. 15, 2026, en route to Japan for the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.

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N. Korean sports minister off to Japan for Asian Games

North Korean sports minister Kim Il Guk (front, L) arrives at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing on Sept. 15, 2026, en route to Japan for the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.

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Japan Diet group urges gov't action on U.S. sanctions on ICC chief

Former Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani (2nd from L), co-head of a cross-party parliamentary group promoting human rights diplomacy, and its members are pictured after submitting a statement to Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara (2nd from R) in Tokyo on Sept. 15, 2026, urging the Japanese government to demand the U.S. administration of President Donald Trump immediately withdraw its sanctions on International Criminal Court head Tomoko Akane. The move came after Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi described the U.S. action as "very unfortunate," prompting criticism that Tokyo's response was weak.

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Japan Diet group urges gov't action on U.S. sanctions on ICC chief

Former Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani (7th from L), co-head of a cross-party parliamentary group promoting human rights diplomacy, and its members are pictured after submitting a statement to Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara (8th from L) in Tokyo on Sept. 15, 2026, urging the Japanese government to demand the U.S. administration of President Donald Trump immediately withdraw its sanctions on International Criminal Court head Tomoko Akane. The move came after Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi described the U.S. action as "very unfortunate," prompting criticism that Tokyo's response was weak.

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Asia Zero Emission Community summit in Kuala Lumpur

(From L) Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his Japanese and Malaysian counterparts Sanae Takaichi and Anwar Ibrahim are pictured during a photo shoot ahead of a summit of the Asia Zero Emission Community in Kuala Lumpur on Oct. 26, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Crown Prince Fumihito, Prince Hisahito in tsunami-hit city

Japan's Crown Prince Fumihito (2nd from L) and his son Prince Hisahito (2nd from R) on Sept. 13, 2026, visit the tsunami memorial museum in Kesennuma in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, which was hit hard by the March 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster. (Pool photo)

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Crown Prince Fumihito, Prince Hisahito in tsunami-hit city

Japan's Crown Prince Fumihito (back, R) and his son Prince Hisahito (back, L) arrive on Sept. 13, 2026, at the tsunami memorial museum in Kesennuma in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, which was hit hard by the March 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster. (Pool photo)

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Crown Prince Fumihito, Prince Hisahito in tsunami-hit city

Japan's Crown Prince Fumihito (2nd from L) and his son Prince Hisahito (4th from L) on Sept. 13, 2026, visit the tsunami memorial museum in Kesennuma in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, which was hit hard by the March 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster. (Pool photo)

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Crown Prince Fumihito, Prince Hisahito in tsunami-hit city

Japan's Crown Prince Fumihito (2nd from L) and his son Prince Hisahito (2nd from R) on Sept. 13, 2026, visit the tsunami memorial museum in Kesennuma in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, which was hit hard by the March 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster. (Pool photo)

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Crown Prince Fumihito, Prince Hisahito in disaster-hit city

Japan's Crown Prince Fumihito (2nd from R) and his son Prince Hisahito (far L) look at bonitos being unloaded at a fish market in Kesennuma, a Miyagi Prefecture city devastated by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, on Sept. 14, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Crown Prince Fumihito, Prince Hisahito in disaster-hit city

Japan's Crown Prince Fumihito (back, L) and his son Prince Hisahito (back, R) look at bonitos being unloaded at a fish market in Kesennuma, a Miyagi Prefecture city devastated by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, on Sept. 14, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Crown Prince Fumihito, Prince Hisahito in disaster-hit city

Japan's Crown Prince Fumihito (C) and his son Prince Hisahito (L) look at bonitos being unloaded at a fish market in Kesennuma, a Miyagi Prefecture city devastated by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, on Sept. 14, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan lower house speaker arrives in Kyiv

Eisuke Mori (L), speaker of Japan's House of Representatives, is greeted by Ruslan Stefanchuk, chairman of Ukraine's parliament, upon arriving in Kyiv by train on Sept. 14, 2026.

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Japan lower house speaker arrives in Kyiv

Eisuke Mori (L), speaker of Japan's House of Representatives, is greeted by Ruslan Stefanchuk, chairman of Ukraine's parliament, upon arriving in Kyiv by train on Sept. 14, 2026.

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Asian Games: Basketball

South Korea's Lee Hyun Jung (L) plays during a men's basketball group-stage game against Indonesia at the Asian Games at Aichi International Arena in Nagoya, central Japan, on Sept. 11, 2026, as competition gets under way ahead of the Sept. 19 opening ceremony.

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Asian Games: Basketball

South Korea's Lee Hyun Jung (L) plays during a men's basketball group-stage game against Indonesia at the Asian Games at Aichi International Arena in Nagoya, central Japan, on Sept. 11, 2026, as competition gets under way ahead of the Sept. 19 opening ceremony.

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Crown princess Kiko at musical

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko (front, L) arrives at Kanagawa Arts Theatre in Yokohama near Tokyo on Sept. 12, 2026, for the musical "Princess Anio," depicting the history of Japan-Vietnam ties. (Pool photo)

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"Resident registration" for statue at northeastern Japan city museum

Towada Mayor Yuriko Sakurada (L) and Towada Art Center head Yukiko Shikata pose in front of a 4-meter-tall statue while holding the statue's "residency card" at the museum in Towada in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Sept. 11, 2026. The city conferred the status on Standing Woman, created by Australian modern art artist Ron Mueck, as it has been on display at the museum since its opening in 2008.

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Football: German Bundesliga

Nadiem Amiri (L) of Mainz controls the ball as Ritsu Doan of Eintracht Frankfurt arrives in a Bundesliga football match on Sept. 12, 2026, in Mainz, Germany.

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Football: German Bundesliga

Ritsu Doan (L) of Eintracht Frankfurt and Kacper Potulski of Mainz vie for the ball in a Bundesliga football match on Sept. 12, 2026, in Mainz, Germany.

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Okinawa gubernatorial election

Genta Koja (back, L) meets the press after winning the Okinawa gubernatorial election in Naha on Sept. 13, 2026, becoming the southern island prefecture's first leader in 12 years to back a key U.S. base relocation plan.

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Japanese winners of U.S. Lasker Award

Composite photo shows Japanese Lasker Award winners (from L) Takehisa Kitazawa, Kunihiro Hattori and Tomoyuki Igawa of Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., and Masashi Yanagisawa, a professor at the University of Tsukuba. The Chugai researchers received the clinical medical research award for developing a hemophilia treatment, while Yanagisawa won the basic medical research award for identifying orexin and linking its deficiency to narcolepsy.

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Baseball: Pirates vs. White Sox

Munetaka Murakami of the Chicago White Sox watches his solo home run against Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Luke Weaver (bottom, L) in the eighth inning of a baseball game at Rate Field in Chicago on Sept. 9, 2026.

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Baseball: Reds vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani (2nd from L) celebrates with teammates following their win in a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Sept. 9, 2026. Ohtani is headed to the injured list with multiple injuries after being left out of the lineup that day for the sixth time in the last seven games.

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Japanese winners of U.S. Lasker Award

(From L) Japanese researchers Takehisa Kitazawa, Kunihiro Hattori and Tomoyuki Igawa of Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. pose for a photo during a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2026, after receiving the Lasker Award for clinical medical research for their contributions to the development of a treatment for hemophilia.

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Japanese winners of U.S. Lasker Award

(From L) Japanese researchers Takehisa Kitazawa, Kunihiro Hattori and Tomoyuki Igawa of Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. pose for a photo during a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2026, after receiving the Lasker Award for clinical medical research for their contributions to the development of a treatment for hemophilia.

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Japanese winners of U.S. Lasker Award

(From L) Japanese researchers Takehisa Kitazawa, Kunihiro Hattori and Tomoyuki Igawa of Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. pose for a photo during a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2026, after receiving the Lasker Award for clinical medical research for their contributions to the development of a treatment for hemophilia.

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Japanese winners of U.S. Lasker Award

(From L) Japanese researchers Takehisa Kitazawa, Kunihiro Hattori and Tomoyuki Igawa of Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. attend a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2026, after receiving the Lasker Award for clinical medical research for their contributions to the development of a treatment for hemophilia.

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Japanese winners of U.S. Lasker Award

(From L) Japanese researchers Takehisa Kitazawa, Kunihiro Hattori and Tomoyuki Igawa of Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. attend a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2026, after receiving the Lasker Award for clinical medical research for their contributions to the development of a treatment for hemophilia.

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Japanese winners of U.S. Lasker Award

(From L) Japanese researchers Takehisa Kitazawa, Kunihiro Hattori and Tomoyuki Igawa of Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. attend a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2026, after receiving the Lasker Award for clinical medical research for their contributions to the development of a treatment for hemophilia.

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Football: Champions League

Ayase Ueda (L) of Lille reacts after scoring the opener in the first half of a Champions League football match against Real Betis in Lille, France, on Sept. 8, 2026.

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Football: Champions League

Ayase Ueda (L) of Lille plays during the second half of a Champions League football match against Real Betis in Lille, France, on Sept. 8, 2026.

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Baseball: Nationals vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (L) greets reliever Edgardo Henriquez (60) after the team's win in a baseball game against the Washington Nationals at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Sept. 6, 2026. Ohtani remained out of the lineup for a fourth straight day.

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Japan, U.S., S. Korea hold East China Sea drill

Japanese Defense Ministry Joint Staff Operations Department chief Yoshiyasu Ishimaki (L) and U.S. Forces Japan Commander Lt. Gen. Stephen Jost (C) speak to reporters at Yokota Air Base in Tokyo on Sept. 7, 2026, as Japan, the United States and South Korea launch a trilateral multidomain exercise in the East China Sea.

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Japan, U.S., S. Korea hold East China Sea drill

Japanese Defense Ministry Joint Staff Operations Department chief Yoshiyasu Ishimaki (L) and U.S. Forces Japan Commander Lt. Gen. Stephen Jost (C) speak to reporters at Yokota Air Base in Tokyo on Sept. 7, 2026, as Japan, the United States and South Korea launch a trilateral multidomain exercise in the East China Sea.

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Japan, U.S., S. Korea hold East China Sea drill

Japanese Defense Ministry Joint Staff Operations Department chief Yoshiyasu Ishimaki (L) and U.S. Forces Japan Commander Lt. Gen. Stephen Jost (C) speak to reporters at Yokota Air Base in Tokyo on Sept. 7, 2026, as Japan, the United States and South Korea launch a trilateral multidomain exercise in the East China Sea.

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Baseball: Nationals vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani (2nd from L) watches a baseball game against the Washington Nationals from the dugout at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Sept. 5, 2026.

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Baseball: Nationals vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani (2nd from L) watches a baseball game against the Washington Nationals from the dugout at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Sept. 5, 2026.

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Baseball: Nationals vs. Dodgers

(From L) Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani, Freddie Freeman and Yoshinobu Yamamoto look on from the dugout during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Sept. 4, 2026.

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Baseball: Nationals vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani (L) looks on from the dugout during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Sept. 4, 2026.

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Baseball: Nationals vs. Dodgers

(From L) Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani, Freddie Freeman and Yoshinobu Yamamoto look on from the dugout during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Sept. 4, 2026.