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Japan-Australia defense talks

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (R) and his Australian counterpart Richard Marles sign documents in Melbourne on April 18, 2026, after the two countries agreed to jointly develop frigates for the Australian navy.

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Japan-Australia defense talks

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (2nd from L) holds talks with his Australian counterpart Richard Marles (3rd from R) in Melbourne on April 18, 2026.

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Japan-Australia defense talks

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (R) shakes hands with his Australian counterpart Richard Marles before their talks in Melbourne on April 18, 2026.

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Japan-Australia defense talks

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (R) and his Australian counterpart Richard Marles hold a joint news conference following their talks in Melbourne on April 18, 2026.

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Japanese imperial garden party

Milan Cortina Olympic men's snowboard big air gold medalist Kira Kimura (far R) chats with Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito (front, 2nd from L) and Crown Princess Kiko (front, L) during a spring imperial garden party at the Akasaka Imperial Gardens in Tokyo on April 17, 2026.

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Japanese imperial garden party

Milan Cortina Olympic pairs figure skating gold medalists Riku Miura (R) and Ryuichi Kihara pose for a photo during a spring imperial garden party at the Akasaka Imperial Gardens in Tokyo on April 17, 2026. The pair announced their retirement from competition the same day. (Pool photo)

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Japanese imperial garden party

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (far R) and Empress Masako (2nd from R) chat with invitees during a spring imperial garden party at the Akasaka Imperial Gardens in Tokyo on April 17, 2026.

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Japanese imperial garden party

Milan Cortina Olympic pairs figure skating gold medalists Riku Miura (R) and Ryuichi Kihara meet the press during a spring imperial garden party at the Akasaka Imperial Gardens in Tokyo on April 17, 2026. The pair announced their retirement from competition the same day.

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Japanese imperial garden party

Milan Cortina Olympic pairs figure skating gold medalists Riku Miura (R) and Ryuichi Kihara meet the press during a spring imperial garden party at the Akasaka Imperial Gardens in Tokyo on April 17, 2026. The pair announced their retirement from competition the same day.

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Japanese imperial garden party

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito (back, R), Crown Princess Kiko (back, C) and Princess Aiko attend a spring imperial garden party at the Akasaka Imperial Gardens in Tokyo on April 17, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japanese imperial garden party

Milan Cortina Olympic pairs figure skating gold medalists Riku Miura (C, L) and Ryuichi Kihara (C, R) attend a spring imperial garden party at the Akasaka Imperial Gardens in Tokyo on April 17, 2026. The pair announced their retirement from competition the same day. (Pool photo)

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Japanese imperial garden party

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito (back, 2nd from R), Crown Princess Kiko (back, 3rd from R) and Princess Aiko (front, 2nd from L) attend a spring imperial garden party at the Akasaka Imperial Gardens in Tokyo on April 17, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japanese imperial garden party

Milan Cortina Olympic pairs figure skating gold medalists Riku Miura (front, R) and Ryuichi Kihara (front, L) chat with Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako during a spring imperial garden party at the Akasaka Imperial Gardens in Tokyo on April 17, 2026. The pair announced their retirement from competition the same day.

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Japanese imperial garden party

Milan Cortina Olympic women's snowboard big air gold medalist Kokomo Murase (front, 3rd from L) chats with Japanese Emperor Naruhito (front, far R) and Empress Masako (front, 2nd from R) during a spring imperial garden party at the Akasaka Imperial Gardens in Tokyo on April 17, 2026.

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Japanese imperial garden party

Milan Cortina Olympic pairs figure skating gold medalists Riku Miura (R) and Ryuichi Kihara meet the press during a spring imperial garden party at the Akasaka Imperial Gardens in Tokyo on April 17, 2026. The pair announced their retirement from competition the same day.

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Japanese imperial garden party

Milan Cortina Olympic pairs figure skating gold medalists Riku Miura (R) and Ryuichi Kihara meet the press during a spring imperial garden party at the Akasaka Imperial Gardens in Tokyo on April 17, 2026. The pair announced their retirement from competition the same day.

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Japanese imperial garden party

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (front, C), Empress Masako (front, R) and other imperial family members attend a spring imperial garden party at the Akasaka Imperial Gardens in Tokyo on April 17, 2026.

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Japanese imperial garden party

Milan Cortina Olympic pairs figure skating gold medalists Riku Miura (front, far L) and Ryuichi Kihara (front, 2nd from L) chat with Japanese Emperor Naruhito (front, far R) and Empress Masako (front, 2nd from R) during a spring imperial garden party at the Akasaka Imperial Gardens in Tokyo on April 17, 2026. The pair announced their retirement from competition the same day.

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Japanese imperial garden party

Milan Cortina Olympic pairs figure skating gold medalists Riku Miura (R) and Ryuichi Kihara meet the press during a spring imperial garden party at the Akasaka Imperial Gardens in Tokyo on April 17, 2026. The pair announced their retirement from competition the same day.

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Japanese imperial garden party

Milan Cortina Olympic pairs figure skating gold medalists Riku Miura (R) and Ryuichi Kihara meet the press during a spring imperial garden party at the Akasaka Imperial Gardens in Tokyo on April 17, 2026. The pair announced their retirement from competition the same day.

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Japan Emperor Naruhito at party

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (4th from R) attends a dinner party for recipients of the Japan Prize at a hotel in Tokyo on April 14, 2026.

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Japan Emperor Naruhito at party

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (front, 2nd from R) is pictured as he leaves a dinner party for recipients of the Japan Prize at a hotel in Tokyo on April 14, 2026, following the award ceremony.

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Japan Emperor Naruhito at party

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (3rd from R) is pictured as he leaves a dinner party for recipients of the Japan Prize at a hotel in Tokyo on April 14, 2026, following the award ceremony.

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Figure skating: Olympic champion pair Miura, Kihara retire

File photo taken in Milan on Feb. 16, 2026, shows Japanese figure skating pair Ryuichi Kihara (R) and Riku Miura posing for a photo after winning Japan's first pairs gold at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics. The pair announced their retirement from competition on April 17, 2026.

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Baseball: Blue Jays vs. Brewers

Toronto Blue Jays rookie Kazuma Okamoto (2nd from R) smiles in the dugout with his teammates ahead of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on April 16, 2026.

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Meeting on Middle East situation

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (2nd from R) speaks during a ministerial meeting on the situation in the Middle East at the premier's office in Tokyo on April 16, 2026.

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Meeting on Middle East situation

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (2nd from R) speaks during a ministerial meeting on the situation in the Middle East at the premier's office in Tokyo on April 16, 2026.

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Baseball: Jackie Robinson Day

Los Angeles Dodgers pitchers Roki Sasaki (2nd from R), Yoshinobu Yamamoto (3rd from R) and teammates attend a ceremony in front of a Jackie Robinson statue outside Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on April 15, 2026, wearing his No. 42 to pay tribute to the first black major league player prior to a game against the New York Mets. Robinson made his major league debut on April 15, 1947, breaking the baseball color barrier.

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Japan PM Takaichi meets Oracle CEO Sicilia

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (3rd from R) poses for a photo with Oracle Corp. Chief Executive Officer Mike Sicilia (3rd from L) at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on April 15, 2026.

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Japan PM Takaichi meets Oracle CEO Sicilia

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) poses for a photo with Oracle Corp. Chief Executive Officer Mike Sicilia at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on April 15, 2026.

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Japan-Poland summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (far R) and her Polish counterpart Donald Tusk (far L) hold talks at her office in Tokyo on April 15, 2026. They agreed to elevate ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership, strengthening economic and security cooperation.

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China-Russia talks

Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) holds talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (2nd from L) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on April 15, 2026.

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Japan-Poland summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (far R) and her Polish counterpart Donald Tusk (far L) applaud during a document-exchange ceremony following their talks at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on April 15, 2026.

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Japan-Poland summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) and her Polish counterpart Donald Tusk meet the press after their talks at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on April 15, 2026.

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Japan-Poland summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) and her Polish counterpart Donald Tusk meet the press after their talks at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on April 15, 2026.

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Japan-Poland summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) and her Polish counterpart Donald Tusk meet the press after their talks at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on April 15, 2026.

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Japan-Poland summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) and her Polish counterpart Donald Tusk shake hands at the end of a press appearance following their talks at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on April 15, 2026.

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Japan-Poland summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) and her Polish counterpart Donald Tusk shake hands at the end of a press appearance following their talks at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on April 15, 2026.

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Japan-Poland summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) and her Polish counterpart Donald Tusk shake hands before their talks at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on April 15, 2026.

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Japan-Poland summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) and her Polish counterpart Donald Tusk shake hands before their talks at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on April 15, 2026.

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Japan-Poland summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (far R) and her Polish counterpart Donald Tusk (far L) hold talks at her office in Tokyo on April 15, 2026.

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Football: friendly between Japan and U.S.

Maika Hamano (R) of Japan opens the scoring in the first half of a women's football international friendly against the United States in Seattle on April 14, 2026.

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Football: friendly between Japan and U.S.

Maika Hamano (R) of Japan opens the scoring in the first half of a women's football international friendly against the United States in Seattle on April 14, 2026.

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Nissan releases long-term vision

Nissan Motor Co. CEO Ivan Espinosa releases a long-term management vision during a briefing session in Yokohama near Tokyo on April 14, 2026, alongside its new X-Trail (R) sport utility vehicle and new all-electric Juke sport utility vehicle.

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Crown prince of Abu Dhabi visits China

Chinese President Xi Jinping (2nd from L) holds talks with Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed AI Nahyan (3rd from R), crown prince of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on April 14, 2026.

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China-Spain talks

Chinese President Xi Jinping (3rd from L) and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez (3rd from R) hold talks at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on April 14, 2026.

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China-Spain talks

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez (3rd from R) holds talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on April 14, 2026.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Mets

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani is greeted by manager Dave Roberts (front, 3rd from R) following the team's victory over the New York Mets at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on April 13, 2026.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Mets

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani is greeted by manager Dave Roberts (front, 2nd from R) following the team's victory over the New York Mets at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on April 13, 2026.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Mets

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani chats with New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor (R) on second base in the first inning of the teams' baseball game at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on April 13, 2026. Ohtani reached base after being hit by a pitch.