Search｜Photos & Images & Videos｜KYODO NEWS IMAGES INC

China: Bowl-Shaped Firecracker Explodes, Sharp Debris Severely Injures Filmer’s Hand

A dangerous firecracker accident was filmed on February 16, 2026, in Chongqing, southwestern China. The filmer ignited a bowl-shaped firecracker, which exploded and sent a sharp fragment flying forward. The piece struck the back of the filmer’s hand, causing a deep cut and heavy bleeding. The injury required medical treatment, and the filmer later went to hospital for bandaging.

E

China: Burning Paper Spirals Into Mini Tornado After You Shen Ritual in Guangdong

A Chinese worship ceremony appeared to trigger a sudden mini tornado when burning paper offerings spiraled into the air without any warning wind. Filmed on February 25, 2026, in Lianjiang, Guangdong, the video shows ashes and flames suddenly twisting into a vertical column shortly after a traditional You Shen ritual ended. Residents had been burning paper ingots when the fire rapidly spun upward, forming what looked like a small tornado. The woman who recorded the scene, surnamed Huang, said the air had been completely still moments before the ashes violently lifted off the ground. The swirling column gradually weakened, and the burning paper fell back down as the air returned to calm.

E

[Breaking News]Japan's "naked festival" leaves 3 unconscious

OKAYAMA, Japan, Feb. 22 Kyodo - Nearly naked men take part in the annual Saidaiji Eyo festival at Saidaiji temple in Okayama, western Japan, on Feb. 21, 2026. Three men became unconscious after the participants, wearing only loincloths, jostled to catch wooden sacred talismans during the traditional event dating back to the Muromachi period (1336-1573). (Kyodo)

E

Athletes' press conference after Milan Cortina Olympics

Ikuma Horishima (back) of Japan attends a press conference in Tokyo, on Feb. 24, 2026, upon his return from the Milan Cortina Olympics. He won silver in the men's freestyle skiing dual moguls and bronze in the moguls.

E

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.

E

Athletes' press conference after Milan Cortina Olympics

Japanese snowboarder Taiga Hasegawa (back row) 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 snowboard slopestyle.

E

Japan team back home after Milan Cortina Olympics

Japan's Ami Nakai arrives at Narita airport in Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Feb. 24, 2026, after winning bronze in the women's figure skating at the Milan Cortina Olympics.

E

Japan team back home after Milan Cortina Olympics

Japan's Ami Nakai (front) arrives at Narita airport in Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Feb. 24, 2026, after winning bronze in the women's figure skating at the Milan Cortina Olympics.

E

Japan team back home after Milan Cortina Olympics

Japan's Ami Nakai (front) arrives at Narita airport in Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Feb. 24, 2026, after winning bronze in the women's figure skating at the Milan Cortina Olympics.

E

Japan team back home after Milan Cortina Olympics

Japan's Yuma Kagiyama (front) arrives at Narita airport in Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Feb. 24, 2026, after winning silver in the men's figure skating at the Milan Cortina Olympics.

E

Milan Cortina Olympics: Figure skating

Ilia Malinin of the United States performs a back flip during the figure skating exhibition gala at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 21, 2026, at Milano Ice Skating Arena in Milan.

E

Japan's "naked festival" leaves 3 unconscious

Nearly naked men take part in the annual Saidaiji Eyo festival at Saidaiji temple in Okayama, western Japan, on Feb. 21, 2026. Three men became unconscious after the participants, wearing only loincloths, jostled to catch wooden sacred talismans during the traditional event dating back to the Muromachi period (1336-1573).

E

Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Japanese speed skater Motonaga Arito (back) competes in the men's mass start final at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 21, 2026, at Milano Speed Skating Stadium in Milan.

E

Interview with Zelenskyy

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (back) speaks during an interview in Kyiv on Feb. 19, 2026.

E

Interview with Zelenskyy

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (back) speaks during an interview in Kyiv on Feb. 19, 2026.

E

Japan training camp ahead of WBC

San Diego Padres pitcher Yu Darvish (back) visits Japan's training camp in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 19, 2026, ahead of the upcoming World Baseball Classic. Darvish, a member of the 2023 WBC champion Japan, was asked by current Japan manager Hirokazu Ibata to play an advisory role at the camp.

E

S. Korea's ex-President Yoon sentenced to life

A television monitor at Seoul Station shows former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol (back, L) during sentencing trial in his insurrection case on Feb. 19, 2026, at Seoul Central District Court. The court sentenced him to life imprisonment for leading an insurrection with his short-lived declaration of martial law in December 2024.

E

S. Korea's ex-President Yoon sentenced to life

A television monitor at Seoul Station shows former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol (back, L) during sentencing trial in his insurrection case on Feb. 19, 2026, at Seoul Central District Court. The court sentenced him to life imprisonment for leading an insurrection with his short-lived declaration of martial law in December 2024.

E

Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Japanese speed skaters Miho Takagi (front, R), Ayano Sato (front, L), Hana Noake (back, R) and Momoka Horikawa (back, C) pose after winning the women's team pursuit bronze at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 17, 2026, at Milano Speed Skating Stadium.

E

Milan Cortina Olympics: Figure skating

Riku Miura (back) and Ryuichi Kihara of Japan hug after winning the pairs figure skating gold at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Milano Ice Skating Arena in Milan on Feb. 16, 2026.

E

[Breaking News]Fire festival in western Japan

SHINGU, Japan, Feb. 6 Kyodo - A traditional fire festival dating back about 1,400 years is held at Kamikura shrine in Shingu in the western Japan prefecture of Wakayama on Feb. 6, 2026. (Kyodo)

E

Mountain burning event in central Japan

Spectators watch as "kaya" thatch plants are burnt during a traditional burning event on 580-meter-tall Mt. Omuro in Ito in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on Feb. 15, 2026. The practice, dating back over 700 years, is said to herald the arrival of spring.

E

Mountain burning event in central Japan

Spectators watch as "kaya" thatch plants are burnt during a traditional burning event on 580-meter-tall Mt. Omuro in Ito in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on Feb. 15, 2026. The practice, dating back over 700 years, is said to herald the arrival of spring.

E

Fire festival in western Japan

A man wearing an ogre costume takes part in the annual "Dadaoshi" fire festival, dating back 1,000 years, at Hase temple in Sakurai in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on Feb. 14, 2026.

E

Fire festival in western Japan

A man wearing an ogre costume takes part in the annual "Dadaoshi" fire festival, dating back 1,000 years, at Hase temple in Sakurai in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on Feb. 14, 2026.

E

Milan Cortina Olympics: Alpine skiing

Milan Cortina Olympics men's Alpine skiing giant slalom gold medalist Lucas Pinheiro Braathen (back) of Brazil is congratulated by silver medalist Marco Odermatt of Switzerland at Stelvio Ski Centre in Bormio, Italy, on Feb. 14, 2026.

E

Milan Cortina Olympics: Figure skating

Ilia Malinin of the United States does a back flip during the men's figure skating free program at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Milano Ice Skating Arena in Milan on Feb. 13, 2026.

E

Milan Cortina Olympics: Figure skating

Ilia Malinin of the United States does a back flip during the men's figure skating free program at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Milano Ice Skating Arena in Milan on Feb. 13, 2026.

E

Milan Cortina Olympics: Figure skating

Adam Siao Him Fa of France does a back flip during the men's figure skating free program at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Milano Ice Skating Arena in Milan on Feb. 13, 2026.

E

Milan Cortina Olympics: Figure skating

Yuma Kagiyama (L, back) and Shun Sato, both of Japan, react after winning silver and bronze, respectively, in the men's figure skating at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Milano Ice Skating Arena in Milan on Feb. 13, 2026.

E

Milan Cortina Olympics: Figure skating

Ilia Malinin of the United States does a back flip during the men's figure skating free program at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Milano Ice Skating Arena in Milan on Feb. 13, 2026.

E

Milan Cortina Olympics: Snowboard

Composite photo shows Japan's Ayumu Hirano performing a frontside double cork 1620 en route to scoring 86.50 points during his second run in the men's snowboard halfpipe final at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 13, 2026, at Livigno Snow Park in Livigno, Italy. The reigning champion finished seventh after coming back from hip and nose fractures suffered in mid-January.

E

China: Driver Rescues Trapped Przewalski’s Gazelle in Qinghai

A driver in Qinghai, China, stopped his car on January 6, 2026, to rescue a Przewalski’s gazelle trapped in a wire fence near the roadside. The man carefully loosened the wire and freed the animal, which then ran back into the grassland.

E

Milan Cortina Olympics: Figure skating

Gold medalists Laurence Fournier Beaudry (L, front) and Guillaume Cizeron of France and silver medalists Madison Chock (L, back) and Evan Bates of the United States acknowledge the crowd after the ice dance medal ceremony in figure skating at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Milano Ice Skating Arena in Milan on Feb. 11, 2026.

E

Milan Cortina Olympics: Curling

Swedish curlers Isabella Wranaa (back) and Rasmus Wranaa compete in the mixed doubles final against the United States at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 10, 2026, at Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. The pair won gold.

E

Milan Cortina Olympics: Short track speed skating

Italian short track speed skaters (back) pose after winning the mixed team relay gold at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Milano Ice Skating Arena in Milan on Feb. 10, 2026, alongside Canadian speed skaters (front, L) and Belgian speed skaters, who won silver and bronze, respectively.

E

China: Black Swan Chases Golden Retriever Out of Park Lake

On November 15, 2019, in Hainan, located in southern China, a video recorded an incident at a park lake. A golden retriever entered the water and began swimming. A black swan noticed the dog and swam toward it aggressively. The swan used its wings to strike the dog repeatedly. The dog was unable to resist and quickly swam back to shore to escape. The confrontation ended once the dog left the water.

E

China: Tricycle Lifts Off Front Wheels After Being Overloaded With Steel

On August 21, 2025, in Liaocheng, Shandong, a man sitting on a three-wheeled tricycle was jolted upward when heavy steel bars were loaded onto the back, causing the front to lift off the ground. The tricycle briefly tipped before settling down, and the man regained his balance without injury.

E

Fire festival in western Japan

A traditional fire festival dating back about 1,400 years is held at Kamikura shrine in Shingu in the western Japan prefecture of Wakayama on Feb. 6, 2026.

E

Fire festival in western Japan

A traditional fire festival dating back about 1,400 years is held at Kamikura shrine in Shingu in the western Japan prefecture of Wakayama on Feb. 6, 2026.

E

Fire festival in western Japan

A traditional fire festival dating back about 1,400 years is held at Kamikura shrine in Shingu in the western Japan prefecture of Wakayama on Feb. 6, 2026.

E

RECAP: Iguanas Drop From Trees as Florida Temperatures Plunge

As a cold snap pushed temperatures in south Florida into the mid-30s °F (around 1–2°C), cold-stunned iguanas began falling from trees. Around 600 iguanas were dropped off at Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission facilities over the weekend, while professional trappers collected hundreds more in a single day. Because iguanas are considered an invasive species, those collected are not released back into the wild.

E

US: Cold Snap Sends Iguanas Falling From Trees Across South Florida 4

As a cold snap pushed temperatures in south Florida into the mid-30s, cold-stunned iguanas began falling from trees. Around 600 iguanas were dropped off at Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission facilities over the weekend, while professional trappers collected hundreds more in a single day. Because iguanas are considered an invasive species, those collected are not released back into the wild.

E

US: Cold Snap Sends Iguanas Falling From Trees Across South Florida 3

As a cold snap pushed temperatures in south Florida into the mid-30s, cold-stunned iguanas began falling from trees. Around 600 iguanas were dropped off at Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission facilities over the weekend, while professional trappers collected hundreds more in a single day. Because iguanas are considered an invasive species, those collected are not released back into the wild.

E

US: Cold Snap Sends Iguanas Falling From Trees Across South Florida 2

As a cold snap pushed temperatures in south Florida into the mid-30s, cold-stunned iguanas began falling from trees. Around 600 iguanas were dropped off at Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission facilities over the weekend, while professional trappers collected hundreds more in a single day. Because iguanas are considered an invasive species, those collected are not released back into the wild.

E

Milan Cortina Winter Olympics

Photo taken on Jan. 30, 2026, shows the athletes village (back) in Milan for the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, opening on Feb. 6.

E

China: 85-Year-Old Man Hanging Upside Down From 14th Floor Rescued in Shaoguan

On October 25 in 2022, a woman walking home found an 85-year-old man hanging upside down outside a 14th-floor window in Shaoguan, Guangdong. Police and residents quickly coordinated a rescue, using a bedsheet to secure the man before safely pulling him back inside.

E

US: Cold Snap Sends Iguanas Falling From Trees Across South Florida

As a cold snap pushed temperatures in south Florida into the mid-30s, cold-stunned iguanas began falling from trees. Around 600 iguanas were dropped off at Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission facilities over the weekend, while professional trappers collected hundreds more in a single day. Because iguanas are considered an invasive species, those collected are not released back into the wild.

E

Milan Cortina Winter Olympics

Preparations for the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics are under way near Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium (back) in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, on Feb. 1, 2026, ahead of the games opening on Feb. 6.

E

Milan Cortina Winter Olympics

Preparations for the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics are under way near Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium (back) in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, on Feb. 1, 2026, ahead of the games opening on Feb. 6.