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Wheelchair Tennis: Oda awarded 4 additional Guinness records

Japanese wheelchair tennis player Tokito Oda poses for a photo in Tokyo on April 4, 2026, after being awarded four additional Guiness World Record certificates. With the four new awards, including becoming the youngest player to complete a Career Grand Slam by winning all four major tournaments, his total Guinness youngest-winner records reached eight.

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Wheelchair Tennis: Oda awarded 4 additional Guinness records

Japanese wheelchair tennis player Tokito Oda poses for a photo in Tokyo on April 4, 2026, after being awarded four additional Guiness World Record certificates. With the four new awards, including becoming the youngest player to complete a Career Grand Slam by winning all four major tournaments, his total Guinness youngest-winner records reached eight.

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Wheelchair Tennis: Oda awarded 4 additional Guinness records

Japanese wheelchair tennis player Tokito Oda poses for a photo in Tokyo on April 4, 2026, after being awarded four additional Guiness World Record certificates. With the four new awards, including becoming the youngest player to complete a Career Grand Slam by winning all four major tournaments, his total Guinness youngest-winner records reached eight.

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Wheelchair Tennis: Oda awarded 4 additional Guinness records

Japanese wheelchair tennis player Tokito Oda poses for a photo in Tokyo on April 4, 2026, after being awarded four additional Guiness World Record certificates. With the four new awards, including becoming the youngest player to complete a Career Grand Slam by winning all four major tournaments, his total Guinness youngest-winner records reached eight.

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Wheelchair Tennis: Oda awarded 4 additional Guinness records

Japanese wheelchair tennis player Tokito Oda poses for a photo in Tokyo on April 4, 2026, after being awarded four additional Guiness World Record certificates. With the four new awards, including becoming the youngest player to complete a Career Grand Slam by winning all four major tournaments, his total Guinness youngest-winner records reached eight.

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Nintendo's sales in FY 2025 top 2 tril. yen

File photo taken on April 3, 2025, in Tokyo shows the Switch 2 gaming console of Nintendo Co. The video game company reported on May 8, 2026, that its sales for the year ended March that year rose 98.6 percent from a year earlier to 2.31 trillion yen, the first time the company has topped the 2 trillion yen mark.

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Toyota FY 2025 sales top 50 trillion yen, 1st for Japan firm

File photo taken on Aug. 29, 2023, shows the headquarters building of Toyota Motor Corp. in Toyota in Aichi Pref., central Japan. Toyota reported on May 8, 2026, that its sales for the year ended March that year rose 5.5 percent from a year earlier to 50.68 trillion yen, becoming the first Japanese company to post annual sales of over 50 trillion yen.

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Former Chinese defense ministers sentenced to death over graft

Photo taken on March 12, 2023, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing shows former Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu (back) watching Chinese President Xi Jinping leave the venue after a session of the National People's Congress. Former Chinese defense ministers Li and Wei Fenghe were sentenced to death by a military court over graft charges on May 7, 2026.

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Former Chinese defense ministers sentenced to death over graft

Combined photo shows former Chinese defense ministers Wei Fenghe (L) and Li Shangfu, who were sentenced to death by a military court over graft charges on May 7, 2026 in China.

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Sumo: Ukrainian ozeki Aonishiki

File photo taken on Jan. 25, 2026, shows Ukrainian ozeki Aonishiki, who has withdrawn from the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo. The demotion-threatened "kadoban" ozeki was not named in the list of bouts released on May 8, 2026, for the first two days of the 15-day meet, and could drop to the lower rank of sekiwake unless he enters the meet and gets a winning record with eight or more wins.

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Sumo: Ukrainian ozeki Aonishiki

File photo shows Ukrainian ozeki Aonishiki, who has withdrawn from the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo. The demotion-threatened "kadoban" ozeki was not named in the list of bouts released on May 8, 2026, for the first two days of the 15-day meet, and could drop to the lower rank of sekiwake unless he enters the meet and gets a winning record with eight or more wins.

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Japan's suspected currency intervention

Photo taken on May 3, 2026, shows Japan's Finance Ministry in Tokyo. The ministry and the Bank of Japan likely spent an additional 4 trillion yen during the Golden Week holiday in early May to arrest the yen's further fall following a yen-buying operation on April 30.

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Japan's suspected currency intervention

Photo taken on March 19, 2026, shows the Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo. The Finance Ministry and the BOJ likely spent an additional 4 trillion yen during the Golden Week holiday in early May to arrest the yen's further fall following a yen-buying operation on April 30.

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Japan Crown Princess Kiko, Princess Kako

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko (far L) and her daughter Princess Kako (C) view exhibits commemorating the 40th anniversary of the founding of Save the Children, a nongovernmental organization, as they attend a charity dinner celebrating the anniversary in Tokyo on May 7, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan Crown Princess Kiko, Princess Kako

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko (far L) and her daughter Princess Kako (C) view exhibits commemorating the 40th anniversary of the founding of Save the Children, a nongovernmental organization, as they attend a charity dinner celebrating the anniversary in Tokyo on May 7, 2026. (Pool photo)

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TEPCO Holdings Executive Appointments Press Conference

Press conference on executive appointments at Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings. The photo shows, from right to left, Chairman Yoshimitsu Kobayashi and President and CEO Tomoaki Kobayakawa.=April 30,2026,Tokyo

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TEPCO Holdings Executive Appointments Press Conference

Press conference on executive appointments at Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings. The photo shows, from right to left, Chairman Yoshimitsu Kobayashi and President and CEO Tomoaki Kobayakawa.=April 30,2026,Tokyo

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U.S. strike on Iran school

Photo taken on May 6, 2026, shows the burned hands of a child following a deadly U.S. strike on an elementary school building in the Minab region in southern Iran at the outset of the U.S.-Israel war against Iran in late February. The death toll from the attack was put at over 150 by Iranian authorities, including at least 120 children.

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U.S. strike on Iran school

Photo taken on May 6, 2026, shows toys, books and a stuffed doll that belonged to a deceased child following a deadly U.S. strike on an elementary school building in the Minab region in southern Iran at the outset of the U.S.-Israel war against Iran in late February. The death toll from the attack was put at over 150 by Iranian authorities, including at least 120 children.

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Destroyed elementary school building in Iran

Photo taken on May 6, 2026, shows the wreckage of an elementary school building in the Minab region in southern Iran, following a deadly U.S. strike at the outset of the U.S.-Israel war against Iran in late February. The death toll from the attack was put at over 150 by Iranian authorities, including at least 120 children.

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Destroyed elementary school building in Iran

Photo taken on May 6, 2026, shows photos of deceased children at the wreckage of an elementary school building in the Minab region in southern Iran, following a deadly U.S. strike at the outset of the U.S.-Israel war against Iran in late February. The death toll from the attack was put at over 150 by Iranian authorities, including at least 120 children.

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Destroyed elementary school building in Iran

Photo taken on May 6, 2026, shows photos of deceased children at the wreckage of an elementary school building in the Minab region in southern Iran, following a deadly U.S. strike at the outset of the U.S.-Israel war against Iran in late February. The death toll from the attack was put at over 150 by Iranian authorities, including at least 120 children.

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Destroyed elementary school building in Iran

Photo taken on May 6, 2026, shows the wreckage of an elementary school building in the Minab region in southern Iran, following a deadly U.S. strike at the outset of the U.S.-Israel war against Iran in late February. The death toll from the attack was put at over 150 by Iranian authorities, including at least 120 children.

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Destroyed elementary school building in Iran

Photo taken on May 6, 2026, shows the wreckage of an elementary school building in the Minab region in southern Iran, following a deadly U.S. strike at the outset of the U.S.-Israel war against Iran in late February. The death toll from the attack was put at over 150 by Iranian authorities, including at least 120 children.

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Return rush of Golden Week travelers in Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Tokyo-bound lanes on the Tomei Expressway packed with vehicles near the Ebina service area in Kanagawa Prefecture, eastern Japan, on the night of May 6, 2026, the final day of the Golden Week holidays.

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Return rush of Golden Week travelers in Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Tokyo-bound lanes on the Tomei Expressway packed with vehicles near the Ebina service area in Kanagawa Prefecture, eastern Japan, on the night of May 6, 2026, the final day of the Golden Week holidays.

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Vessels in Strait of Hormuz

Photo taken on May 5, 2026, shows vessels in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, southern Iran. The standoff between the United States and Iran continues over the critical shipping route for oil and gas.

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Vessels in Strait of Hormuz

Photo taken on May 5, 2026, shows vessels in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, southern Iran. The standoff between the United States and Iran continues over the critical shipping route for oil and gas.

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Tanker with Russian crude oil arrives in Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a tanker carrying crude oil from the Russian Far East of Sakhalin arriving in waters off Imabari in Ehime Prefecture, western Japan, on May 4, 2026, marking the first procurement of Russian oil by Japan since the Iran war began in late February.

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Tanker with Russian crude oil arrives in Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a tanker carrying crude oil from the Russian Far East of Sakhalin arriving in waters off Imabari in Ehime Prefecture, western Japan, on May 4, 2026, marking the first procurement of Russian oil by Japan since the Iran war began in late February.

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Tanker with Russian crude oil arrives in Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a tanker carrying crude oil from the Russian Far East of Sakhalin arriving in waters off Imabari in Ehime Prefecture, western Japan, on May 4, 2026, marking the first procurement of Russian oil by Japan since the Iran war began in late February.

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Japan PM Takaichi in Canberra

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (L) and Governor General of Australia Sam Mostyn pose for a photo during a meeting in Canberra on May 4, 2026.

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Japan-Australia summit

Combined photo shows Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) holding talks with her Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese in Canberra on May 4, 2026.

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Huge carp streamer in eastern Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a carp streamer, about 100 meters long and weighing around 330 kilograms, flying over the Tone River in the Saitama Prefecture city of Kazo, eastern Japan, on May 3, 2026, ahead of Children's Day on May 5.

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Huge carp streamer in eastern Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a carp streamer, about 100 meters long and weighing around 330 kilograms, flying over the Tone River in the Saitama Prefecture city of Kazo, eastern Japan, on May 3, 2026, ahead of Children's Day on May 5.

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Huge carp streamer in eastern Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a carp streamer, about 100 meters long and weighing around 330 kilograms, flying over the Tone River in the Saitama Prefecture city of Kazo, eastern Japan, on May 3, 2026, ahead of Children's Day on May 5.

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Rally in support of Constitution

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows people rallying to keep Japan's Constitution intact at a park in Tokyo on May 3, 2026, the Constitution Day national holiday.

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Rally in support of Constitution

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows people rallying to keep Japan's Constitution intact at a park in Tokyo on May 3, 2026, the Constitution Day national holiday.

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Rally in support of Constitution

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows people rallying to keep Japan's Constitution intact at a park in Tokyo on May 3, 2026, the Constitution Day national holiday.

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Rally in support of Constitution

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows people rallying to keep Japan's Constitution intact at a park in Tokyo on May 3, 2026, the Constitution Day national holiday.

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Crown Prince Fumihito's family attends Paraguay-related concert

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito (3rd from L), his wife Crown Princess Kiko (4th from L), their daughter Princess Kako (2nd from L) and their son Prince Hisahito (5th from L) attend a concert held at the Art Center of Tokyo in the Japanese capital on May 3, 2026, to mark the 90th anniversary of the first Japanese immigration to Paraguay. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM Takaichi in Hanoi

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (far R) speaks during a dinner party hosted by her Vietnamese counterpart Le Minh Hung in Hanoi on May 2, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM Takaichi in Hanoi

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (far R) speaks during a dinner party hosted by her Vietnamese counterpart Le Minh Hung in Hanoi on May 2, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM Takaichi in Hanoi

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a dinner party hosted by her Vietnamese counterpart Le Minh Hung in Hanoi on May 2, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan-Vietnam talks

Combined photo shows Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (L) and her Vietnamese counterpart Le Minh Hung holding talks in Hanoi on May 2, 2026.

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Japanese imperial family at Tochigi farm

Japanese Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and their only daughter, Princess Aiko, arrive at the Imperial Stock Farm in Tochigi Prefecture, eastern Japan, on May 1, 2026, for a weeklong stay. (Pool photo)

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Japanese imperial family at Tochigi farm

Japanese Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and their only daughter, Princess Aiko, arrive at the Imperial Stock Farm in Tochigi Prefecture, eastern Japan, on May 1, 2026, for a weeklong stay. (Pool photo)

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Minamata marks 70th anniv. of mercury-poisoning disease

Japanese Environment Minister Hirotaka Ishihara (2nd from R) meets with members of a Minamata disease suffers group in Minamata, Kumamoto Prefecture in southwestern Japan, on May 1, 2026, the 70th anniversary of Japan's official recognition of the mercury-poisoning disease caused by industrial pollution. (Pool photo)

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Banksy statue in London

Photo taken on April 30, 2026, in central London shows elusive street artist Banksy's signature on the base of a statue of a suited person whose face is covered by a flag. Banksy posted a video of the new statue on Instagram the same day.

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Tennis: Kei Nishikori

Photo taken on Aug. 14, 2016, shows Japan's Kei Nishikori holding his bronze medal during the awards ceremony for the men's singles at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. On April 30, 2026, the Japanese tennis icon and former world No. 4 said on social media that he will retire at the end of the season.