T-rex costume race in snowy central Japan

T-rex costume race in snowy central Japan

A T-rex costume race was held at the 76th Tokamachi Snow Festival in Niigata Prefecture central Japan.The friendly compe...

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New sumo grand champion helps celebrate setsubun

New sumo grand champion helps celebrate setsubun

Hoshoryu, the new yokozuna or sumo grand champion hailing from Mongolia, helped celebrate the spring festival setsubun a...

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Imperial family attends wheelchair basketball championship

Imperial family attends wheelchair basketball championship

Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako, and Princess Aiko attended the 50th Emperor’s Cup wheelchair basketball championship h...

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Ohtani's interpreter impersonated baseball star in call to bank

Ohtani's interpreter impersonated baseball star in call to bank

Mizuhara Ippei, former interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Ohtani Shohei, apparently impersonated the baseball play...

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Soon-to-be Dodger Sasaki Roki makes hometown proud

Soon-to-be Dodger Sasaki Roki makes hometown proud

S/ Sasaki’s extra!Baseball player Sasaki Roki’s home prefecture of Iwate in northeastern Japan reacts with excitement af...

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Japanese media baron Watanabe of Yomiuri Shimbun dies at 98

Japanese media baron Watanabe of Yomiuri Shimbun dies at 98

Watanabe Tsuneo, the representative director and editor-in-chief of the Yomiuri Shimbun Holdings, died of pneumonia at a...

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Sumo tournament to be held in London in 2025

Sumo tournament to be held in London in 2025

A Grand Sumo Tournament will be held at the Royal Albert Hall in London in October 2025. The Japan Sumo Association an...

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Annual cycling event held on Tokyos Rainbow Bridge

Annual cycling event held on Tokyos Rainbow Bridge

S/ Naitou Mika, NTV Reporter/ Cyclists are riding through the Rainbow Bridge.The 3rd annual cycling event Rainbow Bridge...

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Ohtani's hometown in Japan puts up MVP banners

Ohtani's hometown in Japan puts up MVP banners

In Otani Shohei's hometown of Oshu City, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, preparations were being made to congratu...

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Mt. Fuji climbers to be charged fee on Shizuoka side next summer

Mt. Fuji climbers to be charged fee on Shizuoka side next summer

According to sources, Shizuoka Prefecture is considering three proposals for an entrance fee on the Shizuoka side of Mt...

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