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Japanese imperial garden party

(from L, back) Japanese Crown Princess Kiko, Princess Aiko and Princess Kako attend a spring imperial garden party at the Akasaka Imperial Gardens in Tokyo on April 17, 2026. Walking in front of them is Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.

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Japanese imperial garden party

(from L, back) Japanese Crown Princess Kiko, Princess Aiko and Princess Kako attend a spring imperial garden party at the Akasaka Imperial Gardens in Tokyo on April 17, 2026. Walking in front of them is Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.

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Japanese imperial garden party

Milan Cortina Olympic men's snowboard big air gold medalist Kira Kimura (far R) chats with Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito (front, 2nd from L) and Crown Princess Kiko (front, L) during a spring imperial garden party at the Akasaka Imperial Gardens in Tokyo on April 17, 2026.

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Japanese imperial garden party

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (2nd from L) and Empress Masako (far L) chat with invitees during a spring imperial garden party at the Akasaka Imperial Gardens in Tokyo on April 17, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japanese imperial garden party

Milan Cortina Olympic pairs figure skating gold medalists Riku Miura (L) and Ryuichi Kihara attend a spring imperial garden party at the Akasaka Imperial Gardens in Tokyo on April 17, 2026. The pair announced their retirement from competition the same day.

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Japanese imperial garden party

Milan Cortina Olympic speed skating bronze medalist Miho Takagi (C) chats with Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito (2nd from L) and Crown Princess Kiko (far L) during a spring imperial garden party at the Akasaka Imperial Gardens in Tokyo on April 17, 2026.

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Japanese imperial garden party

(from L) Japanese figure skaters Riku Miura, Masaya Morita, Yuma Kagiyama and Ryuichi Kihara attend a spring imperial garden party at the Akasaka Imperial Gardens in Tokyo on April 17, 2026.

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Japanese imperial garden party

Milan Cortina Olympic pairs figure skating gold medalists Riku Miura (L) and Ryuichi Kihara attend a spring imperial garden party at the Akasaka Imperial Gardens in Tokyo on April 17, 2026. The pair announced their retirement from competition the same day.

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Japanese imperial garden party

Japanese pro baseball's all-time home run king Sadaharu Oh (L) chats with Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako (2nd from L) during a spring imperial garden party at the Akasaka Imperial Gardens in Tokyo on April 17, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japanese imperial garden party

Milan Cortina Olympic pairs figure skating gold medalists Riku Miura (L) and Ryuichi Kihara attend a spring imperial garden party at the Akasaka Imperial Gardens in Tokyo on April 17, 2026. The pair announced their retirement from competition the same day. (Pool photo)

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Japanese imperial garden party

Milan Cortina Olympic pairs figure skating gold medalists Riku Miura (C, L) and Ryuichi Kihara (C, R) attend a spring imperial garden party at the Akasaka Imperial Gardens in Tokyo on April 17, 2026. The pair announced their retirement from competition the same day. (Pool photo)

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Japanese imperial garden party

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito (back, 2nd from R), Crown Princess Kiko (back, 3rd from R) and Princess Aiko (front, 2nd from L) attend a spring imperial garden party at the Akasaka Imperial Gardens in Tokyo on April 17, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japanese imperial garden party

(from L) Japanese figure skaters Riku Miura, Yuma Kagiyama, Masaya Morita and Ryuichi Kihara pose for a photo during a spring imperial garden party at the Akasaka Imperial Gardens in Tokyo on April 17, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japanese imperial garden party

Japan's Princess Kako (L) and Princess Aiko attend a spring imperial garden party at the Akasaka Imperial Gardens in Tokyo on April 17, 2026.

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Japanese imperial garden party

Japanese Princess Kako (L) chats with an invitee during a spring imperial garden party at the Akasaka Imperial Gardens in Tokyo on April 17, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japanese imperial garden party

Milan Cortina Olympic pairs figure skating gold medalists Riku Miura (front, R) and Ryuichi Kihara (front, L) chat with Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako during a spring imperial garden party at the Akasaka Imperial Gardens in Tokyo on April 17, 2026. The pair announced their retirement from competition the same day.

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Japanese imperial garden party

Milan Cortina Olympic pairs figure skating gold medalists Riku Miura (L) and Ryuichi Kihara attend a spring imperial garden party at the Akasaka Imperial Gardens in Tokyo on April 17, 2026. The pair announced their retirement from competition the same day. (Pool photo)

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Japanese imperial garden party

Milan Cortina Olympic women's snowboard big air gold medalist Kokomo Murase (front, 3rd from L) chats with Japanese Emperor Naruhito (front, far R) and Empress Masako (front, 2nd from R) during a spring imperial garden party at the Akasaka Imperial Gardens in Tokyo on April 17, 2026.

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Japanese imperial garden party

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (far L) and Empress Masako (2nd from L) chat with invitees during a spring imperial garden party at the Akasaka Imperial Gardens in Tokyo on April 17, 2026.

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Japanese imperial garden party

Milan Cortina Olympic pairs figure skating gold medalists Riku Miura (front, far L) and Ryuichi Kihara (front, 2nd from L) chat with Japanese Emperor Naruhito (front, far R) and Empress Masako (front, 2nd from R) during a spring imperial garden party at the Akasaka Imperial Gardens in Tokyo on April 17, 2026. The pair announced their retirement from competition the same day.

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Japan Emperor Naruhito at party

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (4th from L, facing camera) attends a dinner party for recipients of the Japan Prize at a hotel in Tokyo on April 14, 2026.

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Japan Emperor Naruhito at party

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (4th from L) toasts with recipients of the Japan Prize at a dinner party at a hotel in Tokyo on April 14, 2026, following the award ceremony.

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Japan Emperor Naruhito at party

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (8th from L) toasts with recipients of the Japan Prize at a dinner party at a hotel in Tokyo on April 14, 2026, following the award ceremony.

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Japanese imperial garden party

Japanese figure skating pair Riku Miura (front, L) and Ryuichi Kihara are pictured at the spring imperial garden party at the Akasaka Imperial Gardens in Tokyo on April 17, 2026. The pair, who won Japan's first pairs gold medal at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics, announced their retirement from competition the same day.

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Figure skating: Olympic champion pair Miura, Kihara retire

File photo taken in Milan on Feb. 16, 2026, shows Japanese figure skating pair Ryuichi Kihara (L) and Riku Miura posing for a photo after winning Japan's first pairs gold at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics. The pair announced their retirement from competition on April 17, 2026.

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Baseball: Blue Jays vs. Brewers

Kazuma Okamoto (far L) of the Toronto Blue Jays is pictured after grounding out in the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on April 16, 2026.

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Figure skating: Olympic champion pair Miura, Kihara retire

Combined photo shows Japanese figure skating pair Riku Miura (L) and Ryuichi Kihara, who won Japan's first pairs gold medal at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics. The pair announced their retirement from competition on April 17, 2026.

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Japan PM Takaichi meets Oracle CEO Sicilia

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (3rd from R) poses for a photo with Oracle Corp. Chief Executive Officer Mike Sicilia (3rd from L) at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on April 15, 2026.

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Japan-Poland summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (far R) and her Polish counterpart Donald Tusk (far L) hold talks at her office in Tokyo on April 15, 2026. They agreed to elevate ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership, strengthening economic and security cooperation.

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China-Russia talks

Chinese President Xi Jinping (back) holds talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (far L) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on April 15, 2026.

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China-Russia talks

Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) holds talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (2nd from L) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on April 15, 2026.

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IAEA Director General Grossi

International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Grossi (2nd from L) attends a press conference in Seoul on April 15, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan-Poland summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (far R) and her Polish counterpart Donald Tusk (far L) applaud during a document-exchange ceremony following their talks at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on April 15, 2026.

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Japan-Poland summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (far R) and her Polish counterpart Donald Tusk (far L) hold talks at her office in Tokyo on April 15, 2026.

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Football: friendly between Japan and U.S.

Maika Hamano (far L) of Japan is congratulated by teammates after opening the scoring in the first half of a women's football international friendly against the United States in Seattle on April 14, 2026.

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Nissan releases long-term vision

Nissan Motor Co. CEO Ivan Espinosa (L) releases a long-term management vision during a briefing session in Yokohama near Tokyo on April 14, 2026.

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Crown prince of Abu Dhabi visits China

Chinese President Xi Jinping (3rd from L) holds talks with Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed AI Nahyan, crown prince of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on April 14, 2026.

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Crown prince of Abu Dhabi visits China

Chinese President Xi Jinping (2nd from L) holds talks with Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed AI Nahyan (3rd from R), crown prince of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on April 14, 2026.

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China-Spain talks

Chinese President Xi Jinping (3rd from L) and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez (3rd from R) hold talks at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on April 14, 2026.

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China-Spain talks

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez (2nd from L) holds talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on April 14, 2026.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Mets

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani is greeted by manager Dave Roberts (L) following the team's victory over the New York Mets at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on April 13, 2026.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Mets

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani chats with New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor (L) on second base in the first inning of the teams' baseball game at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on April 13, 2026. Ohtani reached base after being hit by a pitch.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Mets

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani chats with New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor (L) on second base in the first inning of the teams' baseball game at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on April 13, 2026. Ohtani reached base after being hit by a pitch.

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Crown prince of Abu Dhabi visits China

Chinese President Xi Jinping (2nd from L) holds talks with Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed AI Nahyan (3rd from R), crown prince of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on April 14, 2026.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Mets

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto (L) shakes hands with New York Mets pitcher Kodai Senga ahead of the teams' baseball game in Los Angeles on April 13, 2026.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Mets

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto (L) shakes hands with New York Mets pitcher Kodai Senga ahead of the teams' baseball game in Los Angeles on April 13, 2026.

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10th anniversary of Kumamoto quakes

People, including Mashiki Mayor Hironori Nishimura (far L), observe a moment of silence at a memorial park in the Kumamoto Prefecture town on April 14, 2026, the 10th anniversary of the first in a pair of massive earthquakes in April 2016. A total of 278 people were killed in the southwestern Japan prefectures of Kumamoto and Oita in the quakes on April 14 and 16, 2016.

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10th anniversary of Kumamoto quakes

People, including Mashiki Mayor Hironori Nishimura (far L), observe a moment of silence at a memorial park in the Kumamoto Prefecture town on April 14, 2026, the 10th anniversary of the first in a pair of massive earthquakes in April 2016. A total of 278 people were killed in the southwestern Japan prefectures of Kumamoto and Oita in the quakes on April 14 and 16, 2016.

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10th anniversary of Kumamoto quakes

Photo shows Kumamoto Castle (back, L) in Kumamoto on April 13, 2026, the eve of the 10th anniversary of two devastating earthquakes in the southwestern Japan prefecture. A total of 278 people were killed in Kumamoto and Oita prefectures in the quakes on April 14 and 16, 2016.

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S. Korea-Poland summit in Seoul

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung (2nd from R) holds talks with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk (3rd from L) at the presidential Blue House in Seoul on April 13, 2026. (Pool photo)