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  • MIAMI, FLORIDA - MARCH 21: Shohei Ohtani #16 of Team Japan at bat in the first inning against Team USA during the World Baseball Classic Championship at loanDepot park on March 21, 2023 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Eric Espada/Getty Images)
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    Shohei Ohtani announces he will play for Japan in next year’s World Baseball Classic
  • Ukrainian sumo wrestler Danylo Yavhusishyn (R), also known by his Japanese ring name Aonishiki Arata, fights against Kotozakura during the Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka on November 23, 2025.
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    Ukrainian refugee who fled war wins top sumo wrestling competition in Japan
  • Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands prior to their meeting on the sidelines of the APEC Summit in Gyeongju, South Korea on October 31, 2025.
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    The real reason behind China’s fury toward Japan’s Takaichi
  • Customers purchase sushi at a supermarket on August 9, 2025 in Beijing, China.
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    China warns there is ‘no market’ for Japanese seafood exports as spat over Taiwan comments escalates
  • Tourists take pictures near Japan's Mount Fuji last month.
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    China warns citizens against Japan travel as Taiwan spat escalates
  • A bear attack in a supermarket in Gunma, Japan, on October 7, 2025
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  • In Tokyo, Trump and Takaichi bonded over a mutual friend – and a mutual enemy
  • Fact check: 11 false claims Trump made to the troops in Japan
  • With a new leader – and Trump in town – Japanese families whose loved ones were abducted by North Korea have fresh hope
  • Japan’s new prime minister faces her biggest test yet: Meeting Trump
  • Trump’s Asia trip to test his dealmaking abilities with old rivals and new friends
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