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Japan cross-party council discusses food tax cut

Japan cross-party council discusses food tax cut

Takahiro Anno (2nd from R), leader of Team Mirai, speaks at the first meeting of a cross-party "national council" to discuss Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's pledge to suspend the consumption tax on food for two years at the premier's office in Tokyo on Feb. 26, 2026.

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Japan cross-party council discusses food tax cut

Japan cross-party council discusses food tax cut

Takahiro Anno, leader of Team Mirai, speaks at the first meeting of a cross-party "national council" to discuss Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's pledge to suspend the consumption tax on food for two years at the premier's office in Tokyo on Feb. 26, 2026.

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Japan cross-party council discusses food tax cut

Japan cross-party council discusses food tax cut

Takahiro Anno (R), leader of Team Mirai, speaks at the first meeting of a cross-party "national council" to discuss Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's pledge to suspend the consumption tax on food for two years at the premier's office in Tokyo on Feb. 26, 2026.

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Japan cross-party council discusses food tax cut

Japan cross-party council discusses food tax cut

Fumitake Fujita (C), co-leader of the Japan Innovation Party, and Takahiro Anno (L), leader of Team Mirai, attend the first meeting of a cross-party "national council" to discuss Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's pledge to suspend the consumption tax on food for two years at the premier's office in Tokyo on Feb. 26, 2026.

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Baseball: Japan team ahead of WBC

Baseball: Japan team ahead of WBC

Chicago Cubs outfielder Seiya Suzuki, a member of Japan's national team, speaks at a press conference in Nagoya, central Japan, on Feb. 26, 2026, ahead of the World Baseball Classic in March. (Pool photo)

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Baseball: Japan team ahead of WBC

Baseball: Japan team ahead of WBC

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani (L) and Chicago Cubs outfielder Seiya Suzuki, members of Japan's national team, attend a press conference in Nagoya, central Japan, on Feb. 26, 2026, ahead of the World Baseball Classic in March. (Pool photo)

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Baseball: Japan team ahead of WBC

Baseball: Japan team ahead of WBC

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani, a member of Japan's national team, smiles at a press conference in Nagoya, central Japan, on Feb. 26, 2026, ahead of the World Baseball Classic in March. (Pool photo)

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Baseball: Japan team ahead of WBC

Baseball: Japan team ahead of WBC

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani, a member of Japan's national team, speaks at a press conference in Nagoya, central Japan, on Feb. 26, 2026, ahead of the World Baseball Classic in March. (Pool photo)

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Japan gov't panel approves 2 iPS-derived drugs

OSAKA, Japan, Feb. 19 Kyodo - University of Osaka professor Yoshiki Sawa holds a press conference in Osaka on Feb. 19, 2026, after Japan's health ministry panel approved the commercialization of two regenerative medicine products prepared from iPS cells, the first of their kind in the world. One of the two drugs, ReHeart, heart muscle sheets derived from human iPS cells, was developed by a startup originating from Sawa's team at the university. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]Japan training camp ahead of WBC

MIYAZAKI, Japan, Feb. 19 Kyodo - Japan's 2023 World Baseball Classic-winning manager Hideki Kuriyama (C, facing camera) visits Japan's training camp in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 19, 2026, ahead of the upcoming WBC. Facing him is San Diego Padres pitcher Yu Darvish, a member of the 2023 team who is playing an advisory role at the camp. (Kyodo)

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Ohtani joins Japan training camp ahead of WBC

Ohtani joins Japan training camp ahead of WBC

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani is pictured during a workout at Vantelin Dome Nagoya in the central Japan city of Nagoya on Feb. 26, 2026, joining the Japan national team at training camp as they continued tuning up for the upcoming World Baseball Classic in March. Ohtani took part in practice ahead of warmup games against the Chunichi Dragons on Feb. 27 and 28.

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Ohtani joins Japan training camp ahead of WBC

Ohtani joins Japan training camp ahead of WBC

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani is pictured during a workout at Vantelin Dome Nagoya in the central Japan city of Nagoya on Feb. 26, 2026, joining the Japan national team at training camp as they continued tuning up for the upcoming World Baseball Classic in March. Ohtani took part in practice ahead of warmup games against the Chunichi Dragons on Feb. 27 and 28.

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Ohtani joins Japan training camp ahead of WBC

Ohtani joins Japan training camp ahead of WBC

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani is pictured during a workout at Vantelin Dome Nagoya in the central Japan city of Nagoya on Feb. 26, 2026, joining the Japan national team at training camp as they continued tuning up for the upcoming World Baseball Classic in March. Ohtani took part in practice ahead of warmup games against the Chunichi Dragons on Feb. 27 and 28.

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Ohtani joins Japan training camp ahead of WBC

Ohtani joins Japan training camp ahead of WBC

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani is pictured during a workout at Vantelin Dome Nagoya in the central Japan city of Nagoya on Feb. 26, 2026, joining the Japan national team at training camp as they continued tuning up for the upcoming World Baseball Classic in March. Ohtani took part in practice ahead of warmup games against the Chunichi Dragons on Feb. 27 and 28.

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Ohtani joins Japan training camp ahead of WBC

Ohtani joins Japan training camp ahead of WBC

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani is pictured during a workout at Vantelin Dome Nagoya in the central Japan city of Nagoya on Feb. 26, 2026, joining the Japan national team at training camp as they continued tuning up for the upcoming World Baseball Classic in March. Ohtani took part in practice ahead of warmup games against the Chunichi Dragons on Feb. 27 and 28.

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Ohtani joins Japan training camp ahead of WBC

Ohtani joins Japan training camp ahead of WBC

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani is pictured during a workout at Vantelin Dome Nagoya in the central Japan city of Nagoya on Feb. 26, 2026, joining the Japan national team at training camp as they continued tuning up for the upcoming World Baseball Classic in March. Ohtani took part in practice ahead of warmup games against the Chunichi Dragons on Feb. 27 and 28.

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Ohtani joins Japan training camp ahead of WBC

Ohtani joins Japan training camp ahead of WBC

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani is pictured during a workout at Vantelin Dome Nagoya in the central Japan city of Nagoya on Feb. 26, 2026, joining the Japan national team at training camp as they continued tuning up for the upcoming World Baseball Classic in March. Ohtani took part in practice ahead of warmup games against the Chunichi Dragons on Feb. 27 and 28.

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Ohtani joins Japan training camp ahead of WBC

Ohtani joins Japan training camp ahead of WBC

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani works out at Vantelin Dome Nagoya in the central Japan city of Nagoya on Feb. 26, 2026, joining the Japan national team at training camp as they continued tuning up for the upcoming World Baseball Classic in March. Ohtani took part in practice ahead of warmup games against the Chunichi Dragons on Feb. 27 and 28.

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Ohtani joins Japan training camp ahead of WBC

Ohtani joins Japan training camp ahead of WBC

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani plays catch at Vantelin Dome Nagoya in the central Japan city of Nagoya on Feb. 26, 2026, joining the Japan national team at training camp as they continued tuning up for the upcoming World Baseball Classic in March. Ohtani took part in practice ahead of warmup games against the Chunichi Dragons on Feb. 27 and 28.

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Ohtani joins Japan training camp ahead of WBC

Ohtani joins Japan training camp ahead of WBC

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani (L) works out at Vantelin Dome Nagoya in the central Japan city of Nagoya on Feb. 26, 2026, joining the Japan national team at training camp as they continued tuning up for the upcoming World Baseball Classic in March. Ohtani took part in practice ahead of warmup games against the Chunichi Dragons on Feb. 27 and 28.

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Ohtani joins Japan training camp ahead of WBC

Ohtani joins Japan training camp ahead of WBC

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani plays catch at Vantelin Dome Nagoya in the central Japan city of Nagoya on Feb. 26, 2026, joining the Japan national team at training camp as they continued tuning up for the upcoming World Baseball Classic in March. Ohtani took part in practice ahead of warmup games against the Chunichi Dragons on Feb. 27 and 28.

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Ohtani joins Japan training camp ahead of WBC

Ohtani joins Japan training camp ahead of WBC

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani works out at Vantelin Dome Nagoya in the central Japan city of Nagoya on Feb. 26, 2026, joining the Japan national team at training camp as they continued tuning up for the upcoming World Baseball Classic in March. Ohtani took part in practice ahead of warmup games against the Chunichi Dragons on Feb. 27 and 28.

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Ohtani joins Japan training camp ahead of WBC

Ohtani joins Japan training camp ahead of WBC

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani plays catch at Vantelin Dome Nagoya in the central Japan city of Nagoya on Feb. 26, 2026, joining the Japan national team at training camp as they continued tuning up for the upcoming World Baseball Classic in March. Ohtani took part in practice ahead of warmup games against the Chunichi Dragons on Feb. 27 and 28.

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Ohtani joins Japan training camp ahead of WBC

Ohtani joins Japan training camp ahead of WBC

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani plays catch at Vantelin Dome Nagoya in the central Japan city of Nagoya on Feb. 26, 2026, joining the Japan national team at training camp as they continued tuning up for the upcoming World Baseball Classic in March. Ohtani took part in practice ahead of warmup games against the Chunichi Dragons on Feb. 27 and 28.

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Ohtani joins Japan training camp ahead of WBC

Ohtani joins Japan training camp ahead of WBC

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani plays catch at Vantelin Dome Nagoya in the central Japan city of Nagoya on Feb. 26, 2026, joining the Japan national team at training camp as they continued tuning up for the upcoming World Baseball Classic in March. Ohtani took part in practice ahead of warmup games against the Chunichi Dragons on Feb. 27 and 28.

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Ohtani joins Japan training camp ahead of WBC

Ohtani joins Japan training camp ahead of WBC

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani plays catch at Vantelin Dome Nagoya in the central Japan city of Nagoya on Feb. 26, 2026, joining the Japan national team at training camp as they continued tuning up for the upcoming World Baseball Classic in March. Ohtani took part in practice ahead of warmup games against the Chunichi Dragons on Feb. 27 and 28.

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Figure skating: Japan pair Miura, Kihara

Figure skating: Japan pair Miura, Kihara

Japanese figure skating pair Riku Miura (front) and Ryuichi Kihara pose with their medals from the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics during a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Feb. 25, 2026. They won the pairs gold and team event silver.

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Figure skating: Japan pair Miura, Kihara

Figure skating: Japan pair Miura, Kihara

Japanese figure skating pair Riku Miura (front) and Ryuichi Kihara pose with their medals from the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics during a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Feb. 25, 2026. They won the pairs gold and team event silver.

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Figure skating: Japan pair Miura, Kihara

Figure skating: Japan pair Miura, Kihara

Japanese figure skating pair Riku Miura (L) and Ryuichi Kihara hold a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Feb. 25, 2026, upon their return from the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. They won gold in the pairs event and silver in the team event.

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Figure skating: Japan pair Miura, Kihara

Figure skating: Japan pair Miura, Kihara

Japanese figure skating pair Riku Miura (L) and Ryuichi Kihara hold a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Feb. 25, 2026, upon their return from the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. They won gold in the pairs event and silver in the team event.

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Figure skating: Japan pair Miura, Kihara

Figure skating: Japan pair Miura, Kihara

Japanese figure skating pair Riku Miura (front) and Ryuichi Kihara pose with their medals from the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics during a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Feb. 25, 2026. They won the pairs gold and team event silver.

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Figure skating: Japan pair Miura, Kihara

Figure skating: Japan pair Miura, Kihara

Japanese figure skating pair Riku Miura (front) and Ryuichi Kihara pose with their medals from the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics during a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Feb. 25, 2026. They won the pairs gold and team event silver.

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Figure skating: Japan pair Miura, Kihara

Figure skating: Japan pair Miura, Kihara

Japanese figure skating pair Riku Miura (front) and Ryuichi Kihara pose with their medals from the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics during a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Feb. 25, 2026. They won the pairs gold and team event silver.

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Figure skating: Japan pair Miura, Kihara

Figure skating: Japan pair Miura, Kihara

Japanese figure skating pair Riku Miura (R) and Ryuichi Kihara hold a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Feb. 25, 2026, upon their return from the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. They won the pairs gold and team event silver.

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Figure skating: Japan pair Miura, Kihara

Figure skating: Japan pair Miura, Kihara

Japanese figure skating pair Riku Miura (R) and Ryuichi Kihara hold a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Feb. 25, 2026, upon their return from the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. They won the pairs gold and team event silver.

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Figure skating: Japan pair Miura, Kihara

Figure skating: Japan pair Miura, Kihara

Japanese figure skating pair Riku Miura (R) and Ryuichi Kihara pose with their medals from the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics during a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Feb. 25, 2026. They won the pairs gold and team event silver.

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Figure skating: Japan pair Miura, Kihara

Figure skating: Japan pair Miura, Kihara

Japanese figure skating pair Riku Miura (L) and Ryuichi Kihara prepare for a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Feb. 25, 2026, upon their return from the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. They won the pairs gold and team event silver.

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Figure skating: Japan pair Miura, Kihara

Figure skating: Japan pair Miura, Kihara

Japanese figure skating pair Riku Miura (R) and Ryuichi Kihara pose with their medals from the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics during a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Feb. 25, 2026. They won the pairs gold and team event silver.

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Athletes' press conference after Milan Cortina Olympics

Athletes' press conference after Milan Cortina Olympics

Japan's Yuma Kagiyama (C, front) speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 24, 2026, upon his return from the Milan Cortina Olympics. He won silver in the men's figure skating and silver in the team event.

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Athletes' press conference after Milan Cortina Olympics

Athletes' press conference after Milan Cortina Olympics

Japan's Shun Sato speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 24, 2026, upon his return from the Milan Cortina Olympics. He won bronze in the men's figure skating and silver in the team event.

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Athletes' press conference after Milan Cortina Olympics

Athletes' press conference after Milan Cortina Olympics

Japan's Yuma Kagiyama speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 24, 2026, upon his return from the Milan Cortina Olympics. He won silver in the men's figure skating and silver in the team event.

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Athletes' press conference after Milan Cortina Olympics

Athletes' press conference after Milan Cortina Olympics

Japan's Yuma Kagiyama smiles at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 24, 2026, upon his return from the Milan Cortina Olympics. He won silver in the men's figure skating and silver in the team event.

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Athletes' press conference after Milan Cortina Olympics

Athletes' press conference after Milan Cortina Olympics

Japan's Riku Miura (L, front row) and Ryuichi Kihara (R, front row) attend a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 24, 2026, upon their return from the Milan Cortina Olympics. They won gold in the figure skating pairs and silver in the team event.

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Athletes' press conference after Milan Cortina Olympics

Athletes' press conference after Milan Cortina Olympics

Japan's Riku Miura (L, front row) and Ryuichi Kihara (R, front row) attend a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 24, 2026, upon their return from the Milan Cortina Olympics. They won gold in the figure skating pairs and silver in the team event.

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Athletes' press conference after Milan Cortina Olympics

Athletes' press conference after Milan Cortina Olympics

Japan's Riku Miura (L, front row) and Ryuichi Kihara (R, front row) attend a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 24, 2026, upon their return from the Milan Cortina Olympics. They won gold in the figure skating pairs and silver in the team event.

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Athletes' press conference after Milan Cortina Olympics

Athletes' press conference after Milan Cortina Olympics

Japan's Kaori Sakamoto laughs during a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 24, 2026, upon her return from the Milan Cortina Olympics. She won silver in the women's figure skating and silver in the team event.

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Athletes' press conference after Milan Cortina Olympics

Athletes' press conference after Milan Cortina Olympics

Japan's Kaori Sakamoto laughs during a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 24, 2026, upon her return from the Milan Cortina Olympics. She won silver in the women's figure skating and silver in the team event.

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Athletes' press conference after Milan Cortina Olympics

Athletes' press conference after Milan Cortina Olympics

Japan's Kaori Sakamoto (L, front row) hands the microphone to athletes in the back row during a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 24, 2026, upon her return from the Milan Cortina Olympics. She won silver in the women's figure skating and silver in the team event.

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Athletes' press conference after Milan Cortina Olympics

Athletes' press conference after Milan Cortina Olympics

Japan's Kaori Sakamoto speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 24, 2026, upon her return from the Milan Cortina Olympics. She won silver in the women's figure skating and silver in the team event.

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Athletes' press conference after Milan Cortina Olympics

Athletes' press conference after Milan Cortina Olympics

Japan's Kaori Sakamoto speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 24, 2026, upon her return from the Milan Cortina Olympics. She won silver in the women's figure skating and silver in the team event.

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