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Upper house election in Japan

Shinji Ishimaru, head of the Path to Rebirth party, speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on July 20, 2025, the day of the House of Councillors election.

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Japan upper house election campaign

Shinji Ishimaru, head of the fringe Path to Rebirth party, makes a stump speech in Tokyo on July 3, 2025, as official campaigning begins for the July 20 House of Councillors election.

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Japan Empress Masako at Red Cross event

Japanese Empress Masako listens to Japanese Red Cross Aichi Medical Center Nagoya Daini Hospital's emergency unit chief Shinji Inada speaking at a Japanese Red Cross Society event in Tokyo on May 13, 2025. (Pool photo)

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[Breaking News]"Yabusame" mounted archery rite at Kyoto shrine

KYOTO, Japan, May 4 Kyodo - An archer shoots an arrow while riding a horse during the "Yabusame Shinji" rite at Shimogamo Shrine in Kyoto on May 3, 2025. (Kyodo)

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World Exposition in Osaka

(from L) Tottori Gov. Shinji Hirai, Shiga Gov. Taizo Mikazuki, and Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura make a toast during an event to pitch Wakayama Prefecture in the Kansai Pavilion at the World Exposition in Osaka, western Japan, on May 6, 2025. The pavilion showcases exhibitions from nine prefectures in the Kansai region.

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"Yabusame" mounted archery rite at Kyoto shrine

An archer shoots an arrow while riding a horse during the "Yabusame Shinji" rite at Shimogamo Shrine in Kyoto on May 3, 2025.

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"Yabusame" mounted archery rite at Kyoto shrine

An archer shoots an arrow while riding a horse during the "Yabusame Shinji" rite at Shimogamo Shrine in Kyoto on May 3, 2025.

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World Exposition in Osaka

Tottori Gov. Shinji Hirai (R) visits the area earmarked for the western Japan prefecture, home to the Tottori Sand Dunes, in the Kansai Pavilion at the 2025 World Exposition site in Osaka on March 23, 2025, ahead of the expo's start in April. The Kansai Pavilion will showcase exhibitions from nine prefectures in the western Japan region.

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Football: Premier League

Brighton's Kaoru Mitoma reacts after scoring in the second half of an English Premier League football match against Ipswich Town on Jan. 16, 2025, in Ipswich, England. Mitoma tied former Leicester forward Shinji Okazaki for most goals scored by a Japanese player in the league at 14 after netting the opener in their 2-0 win at Ipswich.

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New Year tuna auction in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 6 Kyodo - Video shows a bluefin tuna that fetched 207 million yen ($1.3 million) during the year's first auction at the Toyosu fish market in Tokyo on Jan. 5, 2025. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rope ritual at Japan shrine

KUMANO, Japan, Oct. 4 Kyodo - People carry a 170-meter-long sacred rope that hangs from a giant rock during the Otsunakake Shinji ritual at Hananoiwaya shrine in Kumano, Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on Oct. 2, 2023. (Kyodo)

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Paris Olympics: Cycling Track

Shinji Nakano (C) of Japan sits on the floor after crashing along with Muhammad Shah Firdaus Sahrom of Malaysia during the men's keirin final at the Paris Olympics on Aug. 11, 2024, at the National Velodrome in Montigny-le-Bretonneux, France.

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Paris Olympics: Cycling Track

Shinji Nakano (C) of Japan sits on the floor after crashing along with Muhammad Shah Firdaus Sahrom of Malaysia during the men's keirin final at the Paris Olympics on Aug. 11, 2024, at the National Velodrome in Montigny-le-Bretonneux, France.

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Paris Olympics: Cycling Track

Shinji Nakano (R) of Japan and Muhammad Shah Firdaus Sahrom of Malaysia (L) crash during the men's keirin final at the Paris Olympics on Aug. 11, 2024, at the National Velodrome in Montigny-le-Bretonneux, France.

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Paris Olympics: Cycling Track

Shinji Nakano (R) of Japan and Muhammad Shah Firdaus Sahrom of Malaysia crash during the men's keirin final at the Paris Olympics on Aug. 11, 2024, at the National Velodrome in Montigny-le-Bretonneux, France.

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Paris Olympics: Cycling Track

Shinji Nakano (R) of Japan and Muhammad Shah Firdaus Sahrom of Malaysia crash during the men's keirin final at the Paris Olympics on Aug. 11, 2024, at the National Velodrome in Montigny-le-Bretonneux, France.

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Paris Olympics: Cycling Track

Shinji Nakano (bottom) of Japan and Muhammad Shah Firdaus Sahrom of Malaysia crash during the men's keirin final at the Paris Olympics on Aug. 11, 2024, at the National Velodrome in Montigny-le-Bretonneux, France.

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Paris Olympics: Cycling Track

Track cyclists, including Japan's Shinji Nakano (front, R), compete in the men's keirin finals at the Paris Olympics on Aug. 11, 2024, at the National Velodrome in Montigny-le-Bretonneux, France.

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Paris Olympics: Cycling Track

Track cyclists, including Japan's Shinji Nakano (C), compete in the men's keirin finals at the Paris Olympics on Aug. 11, 2024, at the National Velodrome in Montigny-le-Bretonneux, France.

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Paris Olympics: Cycling Track

Track cyclists, including Japan's Shinji Nakano (C), compete in the men's keirin finals at the Paris Olympics on Aug. 11, 2024, at the National Velodrome in Montigny-le-Bretonneux, France.

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(PARIS2024) FRANCE-PARIS-OLY-CYCLING TRACK

(240811) -- PARIS, Aug. 11, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Nakano Shinji (front) of Japan competes during the cycling track men's keirin semifinal at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Aug. 11, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Hu Huhu)

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CORRECTED: Paris Olympics: Cycling Track

Track cyclists, including Japan's Shinji Nakano (front), compete in the men's keirin semifinals at the Paris Olympics on Aug. 11, 2024, at the National Velodrome in Montigny-le-Bretonneux, France.

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Paris Olympics: Cycling Track

Japan's Shinji Nakano (2nd from R) finishes second in the first round of the men's keirin competition at the Paris Olympics on Aug. 10, 2024, at the National Velodrome in Montigny-le-Bretonneux, France.

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Paris Olympics: Cycling Track

Track cyclists, including Japan's Shinji Nakano (front R), compete in the men's keirin first round at the Paris Olympics on Aug. 10, 2024, at the National Velodrome in Montigny-le-Bretonneux, France.

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(SP)MALAYSIA-KUALA LUMPUR-FOOTBALL-2026 FIFA WORLD CUP-ASIAN QUALIFIERS-DRAW

(240627) -- KUALA LUMPUR, June 27, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Okazaki Shinji, former Japanese football player, shows the draw slip of Australia during the drawing ceremony for the round of top 18 Asian qualifiers of the FIFA World Cup 2026 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, June 27, 2024. (Photo by Chong Voon Chung/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(SP)MALAYSIA-KUALA LUMPUR-FOOTBALL-2026 FIFA WORLD CUP-ASIAN QUALIFIERS-DRAW

(240627) -- KUALA LUMPUR, June 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Okazaki Shinji, former Japanese football player, shows the draw slip of Australia during the drawing ceremony for the round of top 18 Asian qualifiers of the FIFA World Cup 2026 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, June 27, 2024. (Photo by Chong Voon Chung/Xinhua)

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Campaign for Tokyo gubernatorial election

Shinji Ishimaru, former mayor of Akitakata in Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan, makes a speech in Tokyo on June 22, 2024, during his campaign for the July 7 gubernatorial election in the Japanese capital.

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Tokyo governor race begins

TOKYO,Japan, June 20 Kyodo -Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike makes her first stump speech in Tokyo on June 20, 2024, as official campaigning for the July 7 gubernatorial election in the Japanese capital began the same day.(Kyodo)

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CORRECTED: Tokyo gubernatorial election candidates

(From L) Shinji Ishimaru, former mayor of Akitakata in Hiroshima Prefecture, Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike, Renho, a House of Councillors lawmaker and Toshio Tamogami, a former Air Self-Defense Force chief, pose for photos before a joint press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on June 19, 2024, ahead of the capital's gubernatorial election on July 7.(Kyodo)

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Tokyo governor race begins

Shinji Ishimaru, former mayor of Akitakata in Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan, makes his first stump speech in Tokyo on June 20, 2024, as official campaigning for the July 7 gubernatorial election in the Japanese capital began the same day.

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Google Japan President Okumura

Google Japan President Shinji Okuyama gives an interview to Kyodo News in Tokyo on June 19, 2024.

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Tokyo gubernatorial election candidates

Shinji Ishimaru, former mayor of Akitakata in Hiroshima Prefecture, on June 19, 2024, speaks on June 19, 2024, during a joint press conference for candidates running in the July 7 Tokyo gubernatorial election at the Japan National Press Club in the capital.

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CORRECTED: Tokyo gubernatorial election candidates

(From L) Shinji Ishimaru, former mayor of Akitakata in Hiroshima Prefecture, Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike, Renho, a House of Councillors lawmaker and Toshio Tamogami, a former Air Self-Defense Force chief, attend a joint press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on June 19, 2024, ahead of the capital's gubernatorial election on July 7.

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CORRECTED: Tokyo gubernatorial election candidates

(From L) Shinji Ishimaru, former mayor of Akitakata in Hiroshima Prefecture, Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike, Renho, a House of Councillors lawmaker and Toshio Tamogami, a former Air Self-Defense Force chief, attend a joint press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on June 19, 2024, ahead of the capital's gubernatorial election on July 7.

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CORRECTED: Tokyo gubernatorial election candidates

(From L) Shinji Ishimaru, former mayor of Akitakata in Hiroshima Prefecture, Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike, Renho, a House of Councillors lawmaker and Toshio Tamogami, a former Air Self-Defense Force chief, pose for photos before a joint press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on June 19, 2024, ahead of the capital's gubernatorial election on July 7.

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CORRECTED: Tokyo gubernatorial election candidates

(From L) Shinji Ishimaru, former mayor of Akitakata in Hiroshima Prefecture, Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike, Renho, a House of Councillors lawmaker and Toshio Tamogami, a former Air Self-Defense Force chief, pose for photos before a joint press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on June 19, 2024, ahead of the capital's gubernatorial election on July 7.

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Football: Okazaki's retirement press conference

Former Japan and Leicester City forward Shinji Okazaki holds a press conference in Tokyo on June 17, 2024, about his retirement as a professional football player.

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Football: Okazaki's retirement press conference

Former Japan and Leicester City forward Shinji Okazaki holds a press conference in Tokyo on June 17, 2024, about his retirement as a professional football player.

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Mounted archery rite "Yabusame" at Kyoto shrine

An archer shoots an arrow while riding a horse during the "Yabusame Shinji" rite at Shimogamo Shrine in Kyoto on May 3, 2023. About 30,000 people watched the annual event.

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Mounted archery rite "Yabusame" at Kyoto shrine

An archer shoots an arrow while riding a horse during the "Yabusame Shinji" rite at Shimogamo Shrine in Kyoto on May 3, 2023. About 30,000 people watched the annual event.

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Mounted archery rite "Yabusame" at Kyoto shrine

An archer shoots an arrow while riding a horse during the "Yabusame Shinji" rite at Shimogamo Shrine in Kyoto on May 3, 2023. About 30,000 people watched the annual event.

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Yokohama Rubber President's Change Press Conference

Yokohama Rubber President's Change Press Conference. From left: President-elect Shinji Seimiya and President Masataka Yamaishi =Date:January 31, 2024, Place: Japan

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Yokohama Rubber President's Change Press Conference

Yokohama Rubber President's Change Press Conference. From left: President-elect Shinji Seimiya and President Masataka Yamaishi =Date:January 31, 2024, Place: Japan

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Yokohama Rubber President's Change Press Conference

Yokohama Rubber President's Change Press Conference. President-elect Shinji Seimiya =Date:January 31, 2024, Place: Japan

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Trial over 2019 arson attack on anime studio

KYOTO, Japan, Jan. 25 Kyodo - People head to the Kyoto District Court in Kyoto, western Japan, on Jan. 25, 2024, to secure courtroom seating tickets for the sentencing hearing of Shinji Aoba, who has confessed to a deadly arson attack in July 2019 on a Kyoto Animation Co. studio. (Kyodo)

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Trial over 2019 arson attack on anime studio

People head to the Kyoto District Court in Kyoto, western Japan, on Jan. 25, 2024, to secure courtroom seating tickets for the sentencing hearing of Shinji Aoba, who has confessed to a deadly arson attack in July 2019 on a Kyoto Animation Co. studio.

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Trial over 2019 arson attack on anime studio

Police officers gather outside the Kyoto District Court in Kyoto, western Japan, on Jan. 25, 2024, ahead of the sentencing hearing for Shinji Aoba, who has confessed to a deadly arson attack in July 2019 on a Kyoto Animation Co. studio.

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Trial over 2019 arson attack on anime studio

A motorcade believed to be carrying Shinji Aoba, who has confessed to a deadly arson attack in July 2019 on a Kyoto Animation Co. studio, heads to the Kyoto District Court in Kyoto, western Japan, on Jan. 25, 2024, for his sentencing hearing.

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Memorial service for Japan singer Tanimura

An attendee prays in front of a photograph of Japanese singer-songwriter Shinji Tanimura, who died on Oct. 8, 2023, at age 74, during his memorial service held in Tokyo on Dec. 11, 2023.

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Death penalty sought for man over 2019 Kyoto Animation arson attack

KYOTO, Japan, Dec. 7 Kyodo -The prosecution on Thursday demanded the death penalty for the man who has admitted to the 2019 arson attack on Kyoto Animation Co. that killed 36 people, while his defense sought an acquittal or lesser sentence, citing what they said was his mental incompetence.In seeking capital punishment for Shinji Aoba, 45, in the lay judge trial at the Kyoto District Court, a prosecutor said his conduct was "premeditated, extremely dangerous and truly cruel, having a significant impact on society."(Kyodo)