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Horse racing: Japanese Derby

Horse racing: Japanese Derby

Jockey Kohei Matsuyama sheds a tear after riding Lovcen to victory in the 93rd Japanese Derby at Tokyo Racecourse in Fuchu, western Tokyo, on May 31, 2026.

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Horse racing: Japanese Derby

Horse racing: Japanese Derby

Jockey Kohei Matsuyama (2nd from R) poses for a photo after riding Lovcen to victory in the 93rd Japanese Derby at Tokyo Racecourse in Fuchu, western Tokyo, on May 31, 2026.

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Horse racing: Japanese Derby

Horse racing: Japanese Derby

Jockey Kohei Matsuyama poses after riding Lovcen to victory in the 93rd Japanese Derby at Tokyo Racecourse in Fuchu, western Tokyo, on May 31, 2026.

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Horse racing: Japanese Derby

Horse racing: Japanese Derby

Lovcen (17) ridden by jockey Kohei Matsuyama wins the 93rd Japanese Derby at Tokyo Racecourse in Fuchu, western Tokyo, on May 31, 2026.

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Horse racing: Japanese Derby

Horse racing: Japanese Derby

Lovcen (17) ridden by jockey Kohei Matsuyama wins the 93rd Japanese Derby at Tokyo Racecourse in Fuchu, western Tokyo, on May 31, 2026.

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Horse racing: Japanese Derby

Horse racing: Japanese Derby

Jockey Kohei Matsuyama acknowledges the crowd after riding Lovcen to victory in the 93rd Japanese Derby at Tokyo Racecourse in Fuchu, western Tokyo, on May 31, 2026.

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Horse racing: female jockey wins Japanese Oaks

Horse racing: female jockey wins Japanese Oaks

Seina Imamura (R) steers 3-year-old mare Juryoku Pierrot (R) to victory at the Japanese Oaks horse race at Tokyo Racecourse in Fuchu, western Tokyo, on May 24, 2026, becoming the first female jockey from the Japan Racing Association to win a Grade 1 race.

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Horse racing: female jockey wins Japanese Oaks

Horse racing: female jockey wins Japanese Oaks

Seina Imamura steers 3-year-old mare Juryoku Pierrot (2nd from L) to victory at the Japanese Oaks horse race at Tokyo Racecourse in Fuchu, western Tokyo, on May 24, 2026, becoming the first female jockey from the Japan Racing Association to win a Grade 1 race.

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Horse racing: female jockey wins Japanese Oaks

Horse racing: female jockey wins Japanese Oaks

Seina Imamura is pictured after steering three-year-old mare Juryoku Pierrot to victory at the Japanese Oaks horse race at Tokyo Racecourse in Fuchu, western Tokyo, on May 24, 2026, becoming the first female jockey from the Japan Racing Association to win a Grade 1 race.

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Horse racing: female jockey wins Japanese Oaks

Horse racing: female jockey wins Japanese Oaks

Seina Imamura (top) steers 3-year-old mare Juryoku Pierrot (R) to victory at the Japanese Oaks horse race at Tokyo Racecourse in Fuchu, western Tokyo, on May 24, 2026, becoming the first female jockey from the Japan Racing Association to win a Grade 1 race.

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Horse racing: female jockey wins Japanese Oaks

Horse racing: female jockey wins Japanese Oaks

Seina Imamura celebrates after steering three-year-old mare Juryoku Pierrot to victory at the Japanese Oaks horse race at Tokyo Racecourse in Fuchu, western Tokyo, on May 24, 2026, becoming the first female jockey from the Japan Racing Association to win a Grade 1 race.

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Horse racing: female jockey wins Japanese Oaks

Horse racing: female jockey wins Japanese Oaks

Seina Imamura smiles after steering three-year-old mare Juryoku Pierrot to victory at the Japanese Oaks horse race at Tokyo Racecourse in Fuchu, western Tokyo, on May 24, 2026, becoming the first female jockey from the Japan Racing Association to win a Grade 1 race.

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Defense Minister Koizumi visits ASDF Space Operations Group

Defense Minister Koizumi visits ASDF Space Operations Group

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (front) meets the press after inspecting Space Operations Group activities at the Japan Air Self-Defense Force's base in Fuchu, western Tokyo, on Dec. 2, 2025.

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Shirley poppies

Shirley poppies

Shirley poppies are in full bloom at Showa Kinen Park straddling Tachikawa and Akishima in western Tokyo on May 9, 2026.

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Shirley poppies

Shirley poppies

Shirley poppies are in full bloom at Showa Kinen Park straddling Tachikawa and Akishima in western Tokyo on May 9, 2026.

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Shirley poppies

Shirley poppies

Shirley poppies are in full bloom at Showa Kinen Park straddling Tachikawa and Akishima in western Tokyo on May 9, 2026.

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Shirley poppies

Shirley poppies

Shirley poppies are in full bloom at Showa Kinen Park straddling Tachikawa and Akishima in western Tokyo on May 9, 2026.

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Suspect at large after attacking boy in Tokyo

Suspect at large after attacking boy in Tokyo

Police officers are pictured near the scene where a high school student was allegedly struck on the head with a hammer by a man in Fussa, western Tokyo, on April 29, 2026. The man barricaded himself inside his home after the incident but was no longer inside the residence when officers entered.

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Suspect at large after attacking boy in Tokyo

Suspect at large after attacking boy in Tokyo

Police officers are pictured near the scene where a high school student was allegedly struck on the head with a hammer by a man in Fussa, western Tokyo, on April 29, 2026. The man barricaded himself inside his home after the incident but was no longer inside the residence when officers entered.

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Suspect at large after attacking boy in Tokyo

Suspect at large after attacking boy in Tokyo

A police officer patrols near the scene where a high school student was allegedly struck on the head with a hammer by a man in Fussa, western Tokyo, on April 29, 2026. The man barricaded himself inside his home after the incident but was no longer inside the residence when officers entered.

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Suspect at large after attacking boy in Tokyo

Suspect at large after attacking boy in Tokyo

A police officer investigates the scene where a high school student was allegedly struck on the head with a hammer by a man in Fussa, western Tokyo, on April 29, 2026. The man barricaded himself inside his home after the incident but was no longer inside the residence when officers entered.

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[Breaking News]Miura-Kihara pair performs at Mao Rink for new employees

TOKYO, Japan, April 13 Kyodo - Milan Cortina Olympics pairs figure skating gold medalists Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara meet the press after performing during Kinoshita Group's ceremony for new employees at Mao Rink -- opened by Vancouver Olympic silver medalist Mao Asada -- in Tachikawa, western Tokyo, on April 13, 2026. The pair belongs to the Tokyo company. (Kyodo)

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Miura-Kihara pair performs at Mao Rink for new employees

Miura-Kihara pair performs at Mao Rink for new employees

Milan Cortina Olympics pairs figure skating gold medalists Riku Miura (L) and Ryuichi Kihara perform during Kinoshita Group's ceremony for new employees at Mao Rink -- opened by Vancouver Olympic silver medalist Mao Asada -- in Tachikawa, western Tokyo, on April 13, 2026. The pair belongs to the Tokyo company.

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Miura-Kihara pair performs at Mao Rink for new employees

Miura-Kihara pair performs at Mao Rink for new employees

Milan Cortina Olympics pairs figure skating gold medalists Riku Miura (L) and Ryuichi Kihara meet the press after performing during Kinoshita Group's ceremony for new employees at Mao Rink -- opened by Vancouver Olympic silver medalist Mao Asada -- in Tachikawa, western Tokyo, on April 13, 2026. The pair belongs to the Tokyo company.

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Miura-Kihara pair performs at Mao Rink for new employees

Miura-Kihara pair performs at Mao Rink for new employees

Milan Cortina Olympics pairs figure skating gold medalists Riku Miura (top) and Ryuichi Kihara perform during Kinoshita Group's ceremony for new employees at Mao Rink -- opened by Vancouver Olympic silver medalist Mao Asada -- in Tachikawa, western Tokyo, on April 13, 2026. The pair belongs to the Tokyo company.

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Miura-Kihara pair performs at Mao Rink for new employees

Miura-Kihara pair performs at Mao Rink for new employees

Milan Cortina Olympics pairs figure skating gold medalists Riku Miura (R) and Ryuichi Kihara perform during Kinoshita Group's ceremony for new employees at Mao Rink -- opened by Vancouver Olympic silver medalist Mao Asada -- in Tachikawa, western Tokyo, on April 13, 2026. The pair belongs to the Tokyo company.

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Retired figure skater Mao Asada

TOKYO, Japan, March 23 Kyodo - Retired Japanese figure skater Mao Asada speaks to the press in Tachikawa, western Tokyo, on March 21, 2026, as her figure skating academy Kinoshita Mao Academy holds its first presentation event. She started a full-time coaching career last August at the school. (Kyodo)

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Retired figure skater Mao Asada

Retired figure skater Mao Asada

Retired Japanese figure skater Mao Asada speaks to the press in Tachikawa, western Tokyo, on March 21, 2026, as her figure skating academy Kinoshita Mao Academy holds its first presentation event. She started a full-time coaching career last August at the school.

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Retired figure skater Mao Asada

Retired figure skater Mao Asada

Retired Japanese figure skater Mao Asada speaks to the press in Tachikawa, western Tokyo, on March 21, 2026, as her figure skating academy Kinoshita Mao Academy holds its first presentation event. She started a full-time coaching career last August at the school.

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Retired figure skater Mao Asada

Retired figure skater Mao Asada

Retired Japanese figure skater Mao Asada speaks to the press in Tachikawa, western Tokyo, on March 21, 2026, as her figure skating academy Kinoshita Mao Academy holds its first presentation event. She started a full-time coaching career last August at the school.

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Osaka governor, mayor announce twin elections

Osaka governor, mayor announce twin elections

Hirofumi Yoshimura (R), Osaka governor and leader of the Japan Innovation Party, and Osaka mayor Hideyuki Yokoyama meet the press in Osaka on Jan. 15, 2026. The Osaka governor and Osaka mayor said they will resign and run for reelection to their respective posts as part of the JIP's third attempt to transform the western Japan city into a metropolis like Tokyo.

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[Breaking News]Wolf escapes at western Tokyo zoo

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 29 Kyodo - Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows an aerial view of the Tama Zoological Park in Hino, western Tokyo, shortly after noon on Dec. 28, 2025, where a wolf escaped from its enclosure. The European wolf was recaptured at around 2:20 p.m. after being spotted on a public pathway inside the zoo. (Kyodo)

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Wolf escapes at western Tokyo zoo

Wolf escapes at western Tokyo zoo

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows an aerial view of the Tama Zoological Park in Hino, western Tokyo, shortly after noon on Dec. 28, 2025, where a wolf escaped from its enclosure. The European wolf was recaptured at around 2:20 p.m. after being spotted on a public pathway inside the zoo.

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Wolf escapes at western Tokyo zoo

Wolf escapes at western Tokyo zoo

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows an aerial view of the Tama Zoological Park in Hino, western Tokyo, shortly after noon on Dec. 28, 2025, where a wolf escaped from its enclosure. The European wolf was recaptured at around 2:20 p.m. after being spotted on a public pathway inside the zoo.

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Wolf escapes at western Tokyo zoo

Wolf escapes at western Tokyo zoo

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows an aerial view of the Tama Zoological Park in Hino, western Tokyo, shortly after noon on Dec. 28, 2025, where a wolf escaped from its enclosure. The European wolf was recaptured at around 2:20 p.m. after being spotted on a public pathway inside the zoo.

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Wolf escapes at western Tokyo zoo

Wolf escapes at western Tokyo zoo

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows an aerial view of the Tama Zoological Park in Hino, western Tokyo, shortly after noon on Dec. 28, 2025, where a wolf escaped from its enclosure. The European wolf was recaptured at around 2:20 p.m. after being spotted on a public pathway inside the zoo.

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Wolf escapes at western Tokyo zoo

Wolf escapes at western Tokyo zoo

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows staff at the Tama Zoological Park in Hino, western Tokyo, setting up a net to recapture a wolf shortly after noon on Dec. 28, 2025, following its escape from an enclosure. The European wolf was caught at around 2:20 p.m.

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Wolf escapes at western Tokyo zoo

Wolf escapes at western Tokyo zoo

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows staff at the Tama Zoological Park in Hino, western Tokyo, setting up a net to recapture a wolf shortly after noon on Dec. 28, 2025, following its escape from an enclosure. The European wolf was caught at around 2:20 p.m.

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Wolf escapes at western Tokyo zoo

Wolf escapes at western Tokyo zoo

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows staff at the Tama Zoological Park in Hino, western Tokyo, setting up a net to recapture a wolf shortly after noon on Dec. 28, 2025, following its escape from an enclosure. The European wolf was caught at around 2:20 p.m.

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Northern boobook

Northern boobook

Photo taken on Nov. 16, 2025, shows a northern boobook at Hamura municipal zoo in Hamura, western Tokyo.

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Northern boobook

Northern boobook

Photo taken on Nov. 16, 2025, shows a northern boobook at Hamura municipal zoo in Hamura, western Tokyo.

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Harris's hawk

Harris's hawk

Photo taken on Nov. 16, 2025, shows a Harris's hawk at Hamura Zoo in Hamura, western Tokyo.

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Harris's hawk

Harris's hawk

Photo taken on Nov. 16, 2025, shows a Harris's hawk at Hamura Zoo in Hamura, western Tokyo.

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Harris's hawk

Harris's hawk

Photo taken on Nov. 16, 2025, shows a Harris's hawk at Hamura Zoo in Hamura, western Tokyo.

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Japanese Princess Aiko visits imperial graveyard

Japanese Princess Aiko visits imperial graveyard

Japanese Princess Aiko visits the mausoleum of Empress Kojun, her great-grandmother and wife of Emperor Showa, at the Musashi imperial graveyard in Hachioji, western Tokyo, on Dec. 3, 2025, following her first official overseas trip to Laos the previous month. (Pool photo)

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Japanese Princess Aiko visits imperial graveyard

Japanese Princess Aiko visits imperial graveyard

Japanese Princess Aiko visits the mausoleum of Emperor Showa, her great-grandfather, at the Musashi imperial graveyard in Hachioji, western Tokyo, on Dec. 3, 2025, following her first official overseas trip to Laos the previous month. (Pool photo)

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CORRECTED: Japanese Princess Aiko visits imperial graveyard

CORRECTED: Japanese Princess Aiko visits imperial graveyard

Japanese Princess Aiko visits the mausoleum of Empress Kojun, her great-grandmother and wife of Emperor Showa, at the Musashi imperial graveyard in Hachioji, western Tokyo, on Dec. 3, 2025, following her first official overseas trip to Laos the previous month. (Pool photo)

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Japanese Princess Aiko visits imperial graveyard

Japanese Princess Aiko visits imperial graveyard

Japanese Princess Aiko visits the mausoleum of Emperor Showa, her great-grandfather, at the Musashi imperial graveyard in Hachioji, western Tokyo, on Dec. 3, 2025, following her first official overseas trip to Laos the previous month. (Pool photo)

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Japanese Princess Aiko visits imperial graveyard

Japanese Princess Aiko visits imperial graveyard

Japanese Princess Aiko is pictured following her visit to the mausoleum of Emperor Showa, her great-grandfather, at the Musashi imperial graveyard in Hachioji, western Tokyo, on Dec. 3, 2025, following her first official overseas trip to Laos the previous month. (Pool photo)

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Japanese Princess Aiko visits imperial graveyard

Japanese Princess Aiko visits imperial graveyard

Japanese Princess Aiko visits the mausoleum of Emperor Showa, her great-grandfather, at the Musashi imperial graveyard in Hachioji, western Tokyo, on Dec. 3, 2025, following her first official overseas trip to Laos the previous month. (Pool photo)

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