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Japanese winners of U.S. Lasker Award

Japanese winners of U.S. Lasker Award

Composite photo shows Japanese Lasker Award winners (from L) Takehisa Kitazawa, Kunihiro Hattori and Tomoyuki Igawa of Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., and Masashi Yanagisawa, a professor at the University of Tsukuba. The Chugai researchers received the clinical medical research award for developing a hemophilia treatment, while Yanagisawa won the basic medical research award for identifying orexin and linking its deficiency to narcolepsy.

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Baseball: Pirates vs. White Sox

Baseball: Pirates vs. White Sox

Munetaka Murakami of the Chicago White Sox watches his solo home run against Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Luke Weaver (bottom, L) in the eighth inning of a baseball game at Rate Field in Chicago on Sept. 9, 2026.

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Baseball: Reds vs. Dodgers

Baseball: Reds vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani (2nd from L) celebrates with teammates following their win in a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Sept. 9, 2026. Ohtani is headed to the injured list with multiple injuries after being left out of the lineup that day for the sixth time in the last seven games.

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Japanese winners of U.S. Lasker Award

Japanese winners of U.S. Lasker Award

(From L) Japanese researchers Takehisa Kitazawa, Kunihiro Hattori and Tomoyuki Igawa of Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. pose for a photo during a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2026, after receiving the Lasker Award for clinical medical research for their contributions to the development of a treatment for hemophilia.

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Japanese winners of U.S. Lasker Award

Japanese winners of U.S. Lasker Award

(From L) Japanese researchers Takehisa Kitazawa, Kunihiro Hattori and Tomoyuki Igawa of Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. pose for a photo during a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2026, after receiving the Lasker Award for clinical medical research for their contributions to the development of a treatment for hemophilia.

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Japanese winners of U.S. Lasker Award

Japanese winners of U.S. Lasker Award

(From L) Japanese researchers Takehisa Kitazawa, Kunihiro Hattori and Tomoyuki Igawa of Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. pose for a photo during a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2026, after receiving the Lasker Award for clinical medical research for their contributions to the development of a treatment for hemophilia.

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Japanese winners of U.S. Lasker Award

Japanese winners of U.S. Lasker Award

(From L) Japanese researchers Takehisa Kitazawa, Kunihiro Hattori and Tomoyuki Igawa of Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. attend a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2026, after receiving the Lasker Award for clinical medical research for their contributions to the development of a treatment for hemophilia.

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Japanese winners of U.S. Lasker Award

Japanese winners of U.S. Lasker Award

(From L) Japanese researchers Takehisa Kitazawa, Kunihiro Hattori and Tomoyuki Igawa of Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. attend a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2026, after receiving the Lasker Award for clinical medical research for their contributions to the development of a treatment for hemophilia.

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Japanese winners of U.S. Lasker Award

Japanese winners of U.S. Lasker Award

(From L) Japanese researchers Takehisa Kitazawa, Kunihiro Hattori and Tomoyuki Igawa of Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. attend a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2026, after receiving the Lasker Award for clinical medical research for their contributions to the development of a treatment for hemophilia.

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Football: Champions League

Football: Champions League

Ayase Ueda (L) of Lille reacts after scoring the opener in the first half of a Champions League football match against Real Betis in Lille, France, on Sept. 8, 2026.

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Football: Champions League

Football: Champions League

Ayase Ueda (L) of Lille plays during the second half of a Champions League football match against Real Betis in Lille, France, on Sept. 8, 2026.

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Baseball: Nationals vs. Dodgers

Baseball: Nationals vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (L) greets reliever Edgardo Henriquez (60) after the team's win in a baseball game against the Washington Nationals at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Sept. 6, 2026. Ohtani remained out of the lineup for a fourth straight day.

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Japan, U.S., S. Korea hold East China Sea drill

Japan, U.S., S. Korea hold East China Sea drill

Japanese Defense Ministry Joint Staff Operations Department chief Yoshiyasu Ishimaki (L) and U.S. Forces Japan Commander Lt. Gen. Stephen Jost (C) speak to reporters at Yokota Air Base in Tokyo on Sept. 7, 2026, as Japan, the United States and South Korea launch a trilateral multidomain exercise in the East China Sea.

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Japan, U.S., S. Korea hold East China Sea drill

Japan, U.S., S. Korea hold East China Sea drill

Japanese Defense Ministry Joint Staff Operations Department chief Yoshiyasu Ishimaki (L) and U.S. Forces Japan Commander Lt. Gen. Stephen Jost (C) speak to reporters at Yokota Air Base in Tokyo on Sept. 7, 2026, as Japan, the United States and South Korea launch a trilateral multidomain exercise in the East China Sea.

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Japan, U.S., S. Korea hold East China Sea drill

Japan, U.S., S. Korea hold East China Sea drill

Japanese Defense Ministry Joint Staff Operations Department chief Yoshiyasu Ishimaki (L) and U.S. Forces Japan Commander Lt. Gen. Stephen Jost (C) speak to reporters at Yokota Air Base in Tokyo on Sept. 7, 2026, as Japan, the United States and South Korea launch a trilateral multidomain exercise in the East China Sea.

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Baseball: Nationals vs. Dodgers

Baseball: Nationals vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani (2nd from L) watches a baseball game against the Washington Nationals from the dugout at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Sept. 5, 2026.

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Baseball: Nationals vs. Dodgers

Baseball: Nationals vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani (2nd from L) watches a baseball game against the Washington Nationals from the dugout at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Sept. 5, 2026.

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Baseball: Nationals vs. Dodgers

Baseball: Nationals vs. Dodgers

(From L) Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani, Freddie Freeman and Yoshinobu Yamamoto look on from the dugout during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Sept. 4, 2026.

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Baseball: Nationals vs. Dodgers

Baseball: Nationals vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani (L) looks on from the dugout during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Sept. 4, 2026.

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Baseball: Nationals vs. Dodgers

Baseball: Nationals vs. Dodgers

(From L) Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani, Freddie Freeman and Yoshinobu Yamamoto look on from the dugout during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Sept. 4, 2026.

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Baseball: Blue Jays vs. Royals

Baseball: Blue Jays vs. Royals

Kazuma Okamoto (L) of the Toronto Blue Jays celebrates with first base coach Mark Budzinski after hitting an RBI single in the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, on Sept. 5, 2026.

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Baseball: Blue Jays vs. Royals

Baseball: Blue Jays vs. Royals

Kazuma Okamoto (L) of the Toronto Blue Jays attempts to stretch an RBI double into a triple in the third inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, on Sept. 5, 2026.

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Baseball: Blue Jays vs. Royals

Baseball: Blue Jays vs. Royals

Kazuma Okamoto (L) of the Toronto Blue Jays attempts to stretch an RBI double into a triple in the third inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, on Sept. 5, 2026.

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U.S. special representatives Witkoff, Kushner in Kyiv

U.S. special representatives Witkoff, Kushner in Kyiv

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (front, L) greets U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff (front, R) and Jared Kushner (back, C), U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law, ahead of talks in Kyiv on Sept. 6, 2026.

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U.S. special representatives Witkoff, Kushner in Kyiv

U.S. special representatives Witkoff, Kushner in Kyiv

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (front, L) greets U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff (front, R) and Jared Kushner (back, C), U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law, ahead of talks in Kyiv on Sept. 6, 2026.

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Japan ambassador to S. Korea visits assembly chief

Japan ambassador to S. Korea visits assembly chief

Japan's Ambassador to South Korea Koichi Mizushima (L) and South Korean National Assembly Speaker Cho Jeong Sik hold talks in Seoul on Sept. 4, 2026.

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Japan ambassador to S. Korea visits assembly chief

Japan ambassador to S. Korea visits assembly chief

Japan's Ambassador to South Korea Koichi Mizushima (L) shakes hands with South Korean National Assembly Speaker Cho Jeong Sik ahead of their talks in Seoul on Sept. 4, 2026.

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Ig Nobel Prize award ceremony

Ig Nobel Prize award ceremony

Miki Takahara (L), an Asahikawa Medical University professor, receives an Ig Nobel Prize for medicine on behalf of his late colleague Tokuji Unno at an award ceremony in Zurich on Sept. 3, 2026. Unno won the prize for his study published in 1977 on how to blow one's nose.

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Football: French Ligue 1

Football: French Ligue 1

Ayase Ueda (L) of Lille hugs teammate Tiago Santos after beating Toulouse in his debut match for the club in Ligue 1 in Toulouse, France, on Sept. 3, 2026.

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Football: French Ligue 1

Football: French Ligue 1

Ayase Ueda (L) of Lille plays during the second half of a Ligue 1 football match against Toulouse in Toulouse, France, on Sept. 3, 2026, making his debut for the club.

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Football: French Ligue 1

Football: French Ligue 1

Ayase Ueda (back, L) of Lille celebrates his debut goal for the club during the second half of a Ligue 1 football match against Toulouse in Toulouse, France, on Sept. 3, 2026.

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Football: Spanish La Liga

Football: Spanish La Liga

Takefusa Kubo (L) of Real Sociedad plays in a Spanish La Liga football match against Celta Vigo in San Sebastian, Spain, on Sept. 3, 2026.

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Japan to nominate Hikone Castle for 2028 World Heritage listing

Japan to nominate Hikone Castle for 2028 World Heritage listing

Hikone Mayor Issei Tajima (front row, 4th from L) celebrates with the western Japan city's popular mascot Hikonyan at the city government headquarters in Shiga Prefecture on Sept. 3, 2026, after a Japanese government council selected Hikone Castle, a national treasure, as a candidate for nomination for the 2028 UNESCO World Heritage list.

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Japan-Mongolia talks

Japan-Mongolia talks

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (2nd from L) holds talks with his Mongolian counterpart Batmunkh Battsetseg in Ulaanbaatar on Sept. 3, 2026.

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Princess Kako at craft art exhibition

Princess Kako at craft art exhibition

Japanese Princess Kako (L) looks at artworks at a traditional Japanese craft works exhibition in Tokyo on Sept. 3, 2026. (Pool photo)

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New York event to pitch made-in-Tottori sake

New York event to pitch made-in-Tottori sake

Shinji Hirai (L), governor of Japan's Tottori Prefecture, serves Japanese sake to a visitor during an event to promote sake made in the western Japan prefecture, held in New York's Brooklyn on Sept. 2, 2026.

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Baseball: Cardinals vs. Dodgers

Baseball: Cardinals vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers' Freddie Freeman (R) is greeted by teammates Tommy Edman (L) and Shohei Ohtani at home base after his three-run home run in the first inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Sept. 2, 2026.

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Boxing: WBA light flyweight title match

Boxing: WBA light flyweight title match

Japanese boxer Daiya Kira (L) knocks down Venezuelan Carlos Canizales in the seventh round of their WBA light flyweight world title match at Yokohama Buntai in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Sept. 2, 2026.

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Boxing: WBA light flyweight title match

Boxing: WBA light flyweight title match

Japanese boxer Daiya Kira (L) fights against Venezuelan Carlos Canizales in the seventh round of their WBA light flyweight world title match at Yokohama Buntai in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Sept. 2, 2026.

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Boxing: WBA light flyweight title match

Boxing: WBA light flyweight title match

Japanese boxer Daiya Kira (L) fights against Venezuelan Carlos Canizales in the fourth round of their WBA light flyweight world title match at Yokohama Buntai in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Sept. 2, 2026.

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Boxing: WBA light flyweight title match

Boxing: WBA light flyweight title match

Japanese boxer Daiya Kira (L) fights against Venezuelan Carlos Canizales in the sixth round of their WBA light flyweight world title match at Yokohama Buntai in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Sept. 2, 2026.

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Boxing: WBA light flyweight title match

Boxing: WBA light flyweight title match

Japanese boxer Daiya Kira (L) fights against Venezuelan Carlos Canizales in the fifth round of their WBA light flyweight world title match at Yokohama Buntai in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Sept. 2, 2026.

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Baseball: Cardinals vs. Dodgers

Baseball: Cardinals vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (C) high-fives Freddie Freeman (R) after the two and Tommy Edman (L) scored on a three-run double by Mookie Betts in the third inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals on Sept. 1, 2026, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

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Baseball: Cardinals vs. Dodgers

Baseball: Cardinals vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (C) high-fives Freddie Freeman (R) after the two and Tommy Edman (L) scored on a three-run double by Mookie Betts in the third inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals on Sept. 1, 2026, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

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Japan PM Takaichi, defense minister Koizumi

Japan PM Takaichi, defense minister Koizumi

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (L) and Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi receive a guard of honor at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Sept. 2, 2026, as they meet senior members of the Japan Self-Defense Forces during an annual meeting. (Pool photo)

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Baseball: Cardinals vs. Dodgers

Baseball: Cardinals vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (C) high-fives Freddie Freeman (R) after the two and Tommy Edman (L) scored on a three-run double by Mookie Betts in the third inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals on Sept. 1, 2026, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

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G20 finance meeting in U.S.

G20 finance meeting in U.S.

Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama (L) and Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda attend a press conference following the conclusion of a two-day meeting of the Group of 20 finance ministers and central bank governors in Asheville, North Carolina, on Sept. 1, 2026.

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Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito visits Kumamoto

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito visits Kumamoto

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito (L) arrives at Saiseikai Misumi Hospital in Uki in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Sept. 1, 2026, to meet staff who cared for patients in the aftermath of a major earthquake that hit the region in late July. (Pool photo)

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Vietnamese ambassador to United Nations in Hiroshima

Vietnamese ambassador to United Nations in Hiroshima

Vietnamese Ambassador to the United Nations Do Hung Viet (L) holds talks with Hiroshima Gov. Mika Yokota at the prefectural government headquarters in the western Japan city on Sept. 1, 2026. The ambassador presided over the 2026 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons in New York in April through May.

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Vietnamese ambassador to United Nations in Hiroshima

Vietnamese ambassador to United Nations in Hiroshima

Vietnamese Ambassador to the United Nations Do Hung Viet (L) holds talks with Hiroshima Gov. Mika Yokota (R) at the prefectural government headquarters in the western Japan city on Sept. 1, 2026. The ambassador presided over the 2026 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons in New York in April through May.

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