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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Reds

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers scores on an RBI single by Freddie Freeman in the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds on July 28, 2025, at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio, for his Major League Baseball-leading 100th run. Ohtani reached the threshold for the third straight season.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Reds

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers scores on an RBI single by Freddie Freeman in the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds on July 28, 2025, at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio, for his Major League Baseball-leading 100th run. Ohtani reached the threshold for the third straight season.

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Gold Reserves

Photo taken on June 9, 2023 shows gold ornaments at a jewelry store in Renhuai city, Southwest China's Guizhou province. China's gold reserves stood at 67.27 million ounces at the end of May, up from 66.76 million ounces at the end of April, the seventh straight month of increases, according to data released by the People's Bank of China.

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Gold Reserves

Photo taken on June 9, 2023 shows gold ornaments at a jewelry store in Renhuai city, Southwest China's Guizhou province. China's gold reserves stood at 67.27 million ounces at the end of May, up from 66.76 million ounces at the end of April, the seventh straight month of increases, according to data released by the People's Bank of China.

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Gold Reserves

Photo taken on June 9, 2023 shows gold ornaments at a jewelry store in Renhuai city, Southwest China's Guizhou province. China's gold reserves stood at 67.27 million ounces at the end of May, up from 66.76 million ounces at the end of April, the seventh straight month of increases, according to data released by the People's Bank of China.

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Gold Reserves

Photo taken on June 9, 2023 shows gold ornaments at a jewelry store in Renhuai city, Southwest China's Guizhou province. China's gold reserves stood at 67.27 million ounces at the end of May, up from 66.76 million ounces at the end of April, the seventh straight month of increases, according to data released by the People's Bank of China.

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Gold Reserves

Photo taken on June 9, 2023 shows gold ornaments at a jewelry store in Renhuai city, Southwest China's Guizhou province. China's gold reserves stood at 67.27 million ounces at the end of May, up from 66.76 million ounces at the end of April, the seventh straight month of increases, according to data released by the People's Bank of China.

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Japan's fertility rate drops for 7th straight year

STORY: Japan's fertility rate drops for 7th straight year DATELINE: June 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:49 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of children in Japan STORYLINE: Japan's fertility fell to a record low of 1.26 in 2022, declining for the seventh consecutive year, government data showed Friday. According to data released by the health ministry, the average number of children born per woman during her lifetime was 1.26 last year, down 0.05 points from the final figure for 2021 and on par with a record low marked in 2005. By prefecture, Tokyo had the lowest fertility rate at 1.04, followed by Miyagi at 1.09 and Hokkaido at 1.12, while Okinawa reported the highest fertility rate at 1.70, followed by 1.63 in Miyazaki and 1.6 in Tottori. The number of babies born in 2022 was also a record low at 770,747, down 40,875 from the year before, marking the first time the number dipped below 800,000. The latest statistics come a day after Prime Minister Fumio Kishida released a draft

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Ichiro gets 3 hits in Mariners' 7th straight loss

TORONTO, Canada - Ichiro Suzuki singled three times in five at-bats, leaving him four hits away from his seventh consecutive 200-hit season, but the Seattle Mariners suffered their seventh straight loss at Rogers Center on Aug. 31. (MLB)

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Kasai after Sochi Olympics

FALUN, Sweden - Japanese ski jumper Noriaki Kasai, who won the men's individual large hill silver medal and the team bronze at the Sochi Olympics, his seventh straight Winter Games, is interviewed in Falun, Sweden, on Feb. 26, 2014. Kasai finished third in the World Cup competition later that day.

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Inter win Coppa Italia

ROME, Italy - Inter Milan players celebrate their team's second straight Italian Cup title, and seventh overall, in Rome on May 29, 2011. Inter defeated Palermo 3-1 in the final.

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Inter win Coppa Italia

ROME, Italy - Inter Milan players celebrate their team's second straight Italian Cup title, and seventh overall, in Rome on May 29, 2011. Inter defeated Palermo 3-1 in the final.

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Inter win Coppa Italia

ROME, Italy - Inter Milan defender Yuto Nagatomo (3rd from L) lifts the cup to celebrate the team's second straight, seventh overall, Italian Cup title with teammates in Rome on May 29, 2011. Inter defeated Palermo 3-1 in the final.

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Ishikawa, Sonoda at Royal Trophy

HUA HIN, Thailand - Japan's Ryo Ishikawa (L) and Shunsuke Sonoda try to find a putting line on the seventh hole in the Royal Trophy at Black Mountain Golf Club in the Thai resort of Hua Hin on Jan. 8, 2011. The Ishikawa-Sonoda pair won matches for the second straight day, with Asia leading Europe 6-2.

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Ichiro hitless against Twins

MINNEAPOLIS, United States - Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki strikes out in the eighth inning of a game against the Minnesota Twins in Minneapolis on Aug. 1, 2010. Ichiro was hitless in his team's seventh straight defeat, 0-4.

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Tanaka moves to 7-0 as Rakuten edges Chunichi

NAGOYA, Japan - Rakuten Eagles starter Masahiro Tanaka pitches against the Chunichi Dragons at Nagoya Dome in Nagoya on May 27. Tanaka won his seventh straight start as the Eagles edged the Dragons 3-2.

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Ichiro goes 3-for-5 to help team beat Angels

ANAHEIM, United States - The Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki singles to right in the seventh inning of a game against the Los Angeles Angels, his second hit of the game, at Angel Stadium in Anaheim on April 25. Ichiro went 3-for-5, getting multiple hits in the fourth straight game.

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Niida KOs Varela to retain WBC minimumweight title 7th time

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Yutaka Niida (L) lands a left straight on the face of Jose Varela of Venezuela in the fifth round of a WBC minimumweight title match at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo on March 1. Niida knocked out the Venezuelan in the sixth round to successfully defend his WBA crown for the seventh time.

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Matsuzaka gets 7th win despite rough outing

ARLINGTON, United States - Daisuke Matsuzaka in action against the Texas Rangers in Arlington, Texas on May 25. He won his sixth straight decision, and seventh win overall, despite a rough outing in the Boston Red Sox's 10-6 victory.

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Ichiro extends hitting streak, Okajima remains in form

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki hits a single to left in the eighth inning against the San Diego Padres at Safeco Field on May 20. He extended his hitting streak to 13 games with his seventh straight multi-hit outing, but the team lost to the Padres 2-1. (MLB)

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Ichiro's stolen base streak ends

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Marine outfielder Ichiro Suzuki saw his American League-record streak of 45 straight stolen bases end in the seventh inning of a game against the Los Angeles Angels at Safeco Field in Seattle on May 17. Seattle lost to Los Angles 7-3.

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Aeon sees record group operating profit, revenues in FY 2006

TOKYO, Japan - Motoya Okada (L), president of Aeon Co., at a news conference in Tokyo on April 4 where he announced that the company's group operating profit and revenues in the business year to February 2007 reached all-time highs for the seventh straight year.

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Baseball: Ichiro gets 2 RBI hits

SEATTLE, United States - Ichiro Suzuki drives a triple to the right-center gap in the seventh inning as the Seattle Mariners beat the Oakland Athletics 8-4 on April 3 to win for the second straight night.

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Ichiro gets 2 RBI hits

SEATTLE, United States - Ichiro Suzuki drives a triple to the right-center gap in the seventh inning as the Seattle Mariners beat the Oakland Athletics 8-4 on April 3 to win for the second straight night.

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Tochiazuma notches seventh straight win

NAGOYA, Japan - Ozeki Tochiazuma (L) charges forward to send winless Kyokushuzan out for his seventh straight win at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium on July 15.

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Ichiro snaps hitless slump, but Mariners fall to Tigers

SEATTLE, United States - Ichiro Suzuki hits a single to center, his first hit in 15 at-bats, in the seventh inning, but the Seattle Mariners fell to their sixth straight defeat in a 2-1 loss to the surging Detroit Tigers at Safeco Field on July 8. (MLB)

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Fudo holds on to win Accordia Golf Ladies

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Yuri Fudo, who is aiming for her seventh straight Japan LPGA money title, smiles with her trophy in hands after winning the Accordia Golf Ladies at Aoshima Golf Club on March 12.

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Asashoryu receives honor in Mongolia

ULAN BATOR, Mongolia - Mongolian grand champion Asashoryu shows off the Order of Sukhbaatar he received from President Nambaryn Enkhbayar on Dec. 8. The order is the most prestigious honor named after the leader of the people's revolution. Asashoryu became the first wrestler to win a record seventh straight tournament in the ancient Japanese sport in NOvember.

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Asashoryu meets press with smiles over unprecedented victory

FUKUOKA, Japan - Record-breaking yokozuna Asashoryu smiles during a news conference in Fukuoka on Nov. 28, a day after celebrating an unprecedented seventh straight Emperor's Cup win at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament.

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Asashoryu celebrates 7th straight title with final-day win

FUKUOKA, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna Asashoryu holds the Emperor's Cup and her son as he poses with his wife and supporters after capturing an unprecedented seventh straight victory at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament on Nov. 27.

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Asashoryu celebrates 7th straight title with final-day win

FUKUOKA, Japan - Mongolia's record-breaking yokozuna Asashoryu (L) smiles as he receives the Prime Minister's Cup from Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi after capturing an unprecedented seventh straight Emperor's Cup win at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament on Nov. 27.

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Asashoryu celebrates 7th straight title with final-day win

FUKUOKA, Japan - Record-breaking yokozuna Asashoryu (L) celebrates an unprecedented seventh straight Emperor's Cup win by beating up ozeki Chiyotaikai on the final day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Nov. 27.

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Record-chasing Asashoryu off to winning start at Kyushu sumo

FUKUOKA, Japan - Grand champion Asashoryu (R) made a winning start in his bid for an unprecedented seventh straight Emperor's Cup, beating fellow Mongolian Hakuho on the opening day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka on Nov. 13.

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Iguchi hits 2nd homer as White Sox win 7th straight

TORONTO, Canada - Tadahito Iguchi hits his second homer of the season in a 1-for-5 outing May 7, helping the Chicago White Sox win their seventh straight game with a 10-7 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays.

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Fudo wins Tour Championship and JLPGA money title

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Yuri Fudo holds up her trophy at Miyazaki Country Club on Nov. 28 after winning the Japan LPGA Tour Championship. Fudo claimed her seventh title of the year that gave her a record fifth straight money title on the tour.

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Asashoryu still in lead as Kyushu sumo heats up

FUKUOKA, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Asashoryu (L) pushes down No. 2 maegashira Kokkai to rack up his seventh straight win and remain in the lead at the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament on Nov. 20.

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(5)MLB All-Stars - Game 4

FUKUOKA, Japan - Boston Red Sox's David Ortiz hits an RBI double in the seventh inning of Game 4 of an eight-game U.S.-Japan exhibition series at Fukuoka Dome on Nov. 9. The MLB team beat the Japanese All-Stars 7-2 for their fourth straight victory. (MLB)

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(1)Japan beats Greece in prelims finale

ATHENS, Greece - Japan's Yoshinobu Takahashi (R) is greeted by teammate Kosuke Fukudome after hitting a homer for the third straight game on the top of the seventh inning of their last preliminary game against hosts Greece at Olympic Baseball Center on Aug. 22. Japan beat Greece 6-1 to qualify for the baseball semifinals with the best record in the preliminaries.

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H. Matsui goes 1-for-3

NEW YORK, United States - Hideki Matsui singled home a run in the seventh inning for his only hit in three at-bats as the New York Yankees shut out the Toronto Blue Jays 6-0 for their fourth straight victory. (MLB)

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(1)Tachibana, Takeda win Japan Open

TOKYO, Japan - Reigning world silver medalists Miya Tachibana (fore) and Miho Takeda win the free routine duet final to claim their seventh straight title at the Japan Open at Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Pool on May 5.

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(2)Tachibana, Takeda win Japan Open

TOKYO, Japan - Reigning world silver medalists Miya Tachibana (R) and Miho Takeda wave at audiences on the podium after winning the free routine duet final to claim their seventh straight title at the Japan Open at Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Pool on May 5.

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Kazuo continues hitting streak in Mets win

NEW YORK, United States - New York Mets infielder Kazuo Matsui (R) joins teammate Ty Wigginton in celebrating their team's 4-0 triumph over the Atlanta Braves at Shea Stadium on April 15. Matsui went 1-for-2 to hit safely in his fourth straight game and was issued a pair of walks, including an intentional free pass in the seventh inning.

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Terauchi wins 7th nat'l title in 3-meter springboard

TOKYO, Japan - Ken Terauchi dominates the field to win his second straight title and seventh overall in the men's 3-meter springboard at the diving national championships at Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center on April 3.

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Takenaka announces Japan's July-Sept. GDP

TOKYO, Japan - Economic and fiscal policy minister Heizo Takenaka announces Japan's gross domestic product (GDP) data in Tokyo on Nov. 14. The nation's economy expanded 0.6% in real terms in the period for the seventh straight quarter of growth due to steady corporate capital spending, housing investment and exports.

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Invincible Fudo wins Munsingwear Ladies golf

INABE, Japan - Yuri Fudo holds her cup with a broad smile after claiming a one-stroke victory in the Munsingwear Ladies Tokai Classic in Mie Prefecture on Sept. 21. It was the 26-year-old Fudo's second straight victory and her seventh overall tour title in the current season.

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Hanshin clinches 'magic number'

KURASHIKI, Japan - Fans of the Hanshin Tigers raise boards saying ''Magic Number 49 Clinched'' and ''Congratulations'' at the left stands of Muscat stadium in Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture, on July 8. The Tigers defeated the Hiroshima Carp 8-4 to mark a season-high seventh straight win and set a Central League record by reaching the magic number for clinching the pennant the fastest ever.

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Sugiyama into Australian Open doubles q'finals

MELBOURNE, Australia - Seventh seeds Ai Sugiyama (R) of Japan and Belgian partner Kim Clijsters crush Germany's Kirstin Freye and Dragana Zaric in straight sets in the third round of the Australian Open women's doubles in Melbourne on Jan. 19.

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Suzuki makes 200 hits for 2nd straight year

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki singles to left in the seventh inning Sept. 22 against the Anaheim Angels at Safeco Field, reaching 200 hits for the second straight year in the major leagues. (MLB)

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Dokic advances into Toyota Princess Cup semis

TOKYO, Japan - No. 2 seed Jelena Dokic beats seventh-seeded Thai Tamarine Tanasugarn 6-3, 6-1 to stay on course for her second straight Toyota Princess title at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Sept. 20.

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Ichiro goes hitless

KANSAS CITY, United States - ''Let's go and have some drink together after the game, Ichiro,'' reads the card held by a fan as the Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki comes back to the bench after being struck out in the seventh inning against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium on Sept. 7. Ichiro went hitless for a second straight game as Seattle pounded Kansas City 9-2. (MLB)