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Aftermath of torrential rain in central Japan

Photo shows the site of a mudslide in Himi, Toyama Prefecture, on Aug. 27, 2026, following torrential rain.

Japan: Record Rainfall Triggers Flooding, Landslides in Toyama, Ishikawa 7

Record-breaking rainfall triggered river flooding and landslides in Japan's Ishikawa and Toyama prefectures, along the Sea of Japan coast, on Thursday, August 27.

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Tokyo Toy Show opens at Tokyo Big Sight

Photo shows the opening ceremony of 2026 Tokyo Toy Show at Tokyo Big Sight in Tokyo on Aug. 27, 2026.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Braves

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani reaches second base after hitting a double in the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves on Aug. 26, 2026, at Truist Park in Atlanta.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Braves

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (L) prepares for his at-bat in the first inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves on Aug. 26, 2026, at Truist Park in Atlanta.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Braves

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani runs to third base on a single by Freddie Freeman in the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves on Aug. 26, 2026, at Truist Park in Atlanta.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Braves

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (R) is greeted by Max Muncy after scoring on an RBI single by Mookie Betts in the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves on Aug. 26, 2026, at Truist Park in Atlanta.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Braves

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (R) is greeted by Max Muncy after scoring on an RBI single by Mookie Betts in the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves on Aug. 26, 2026, at Truist Park in Atlanta.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Braves

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani leaves the dugout following a 6-5 loss to the Atlanta Braves in a baseball game at Truist Park in Atlanta on Aug. 26, 2026.

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Avant-garde artist Yayoi Kusama dies at 97

People wait for the opening of the Yayoi Kusama Museum in Tokyo on Aug. 27, 2026. A Japanese avant-garde artist globally acclaimed for her polka dot imagery, Kusama died of multiple organ failure at a Tokyo hospital on Aug. 14.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Braves

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits a double in the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves on Aug. 26, 2026, at Truist Park in Atlanta.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Braves

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits a double in the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves on Aug. 26, 2026, at Truist Park in Atlanta.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Braves

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits a double in the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves on Aug. 26, 2026, at Truist Park in Atlanta.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Braves

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits a single in the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves on Aug. 26, 2026, at Truist Park in Atlanta.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Braves

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits a single in the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves on Aug. 26, 2026, at Truist Park in Atlanta.

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Japan: Record Rainfall Triggers Flooding, Landslides in Toyama, Ishikawa 6

Record-breaking rainfall triggered river flooding and landslides in Japan's Ishikawa and Toyama prefectures, along the Sea of Japan coast, on Thursday, August 27.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Braves

Los Angeles Dodgers starter Roki Sasaki (2nd from L) talks with manager Dave Roberts (30) during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves on Aug. 26, 2026, at Truist Park in Atlanta. Sasaki will be on the injured list due to a blister on his right middle finger.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Braves

Los Angeles Dodgers starter Roki Sasaki (2nd from L) talks with manager Dave Roberts (30) during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves on Aug. 26, 2026, at Truist Park in Atlanta. Sasaki will be on the injured list due to a blister on his right middle finger.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Braves

Los Angeles Dodgers starter Roki Sasaki (11) is pulled from the mound during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves on Aug. 26, 2026, at Truist Park in Atlanta.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Braves

Los Angeles Dodgers starter Roki Sasaki (11) is pulled from the mound during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves on Aug. 26, 2026, at Truist Park in Atlanta.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Braves

Los Angeles Dodgers starter Roki Sasaki (11) is pulled from the mound during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves on Aug. 26, 2026, at Truist Park in Atlanta.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Braves

Los Angeles Dodgers starter Roki Sasaki (11) is pulled from the mound during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves on Aug. 26, 2026, at Truist Park in Atlanta.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Braves

Los Angeles Dodgers starter Roki Sasaki is pulled from the mound during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves on Aug. 26, 2026, at Truist Park in Atlanta.

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Japan: Typhoon Saudel Brings Strong Winds, Rain to Amami Islands

Typhoon Saudel brought strong winds and heavy rain to the Amami islands and parts of Okinawa's main island from Tuesday, August 25, through Wednesday, August 26, as it moved northwestward across the East China Sea, cutting power to about 34,000 homes.

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Japan: Record Rainfall Triggers Flooding, Landslides in Toyama, Ishikawa 4

Record-breaking rainfall triggered river flooding and landslides in Japan's Ishikawa and Toyama prefectures, along the Sea of Japan coast, on Thursday, August 27.

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Japan: Record Rainfall Triggers Flooding, Landslides in Toyama, Ishikawa 5

Record-breaking rainfall triggered river flooding and landslides in Japan's Ishikawa and Toyama prefectures, along the Sea of Japan coast, on Thursday, August 27.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Braves

Los Angeles Dodgers starter Roki Sasaki (11) reacts after giving up a home run to Matt Olson (front) in the first inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves on Aug. 26, 2026, at Truist Park in Atlanta.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Braves

Los Angeles Dodgers starter Roki Sasaki (11) reacts after giving up a home run to Matt Olson in the first inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves on Aug. 26, 2026, at Truist Park in Atlanta.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Braves

Los Angeles Dodgers starter Roki Sasaki pitches in a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves on Aug. 26, 2026, at Truist Park in Atlanta.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Braves

Los Angeles Dodgers starter Roki Sasaki pitches in a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves on Aug. 26, 2026, at Truist Park in Atlanta.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Braves

Los Angeles Dodgers starter Roki Sasaki pitches in a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves on Aug. 26, 2026, at Truist Park in Atlanta.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Braves

Los Angeles Dodgers starter Roki Sasaki pitches in a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves on Aug. 26, 2026, at Truist Park in Atlanta.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Braves

Los Angeles Dodgers starter Roki Sasaki pitches in a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves on Aug. 26, 2026, at Truist Park in Atlanta.

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BOJ deputy chief calls for more rate hikes on inflation risks

Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Ryozo Himino delivers a speech in Saitama near Tokyo on Aug. 27, 2026. He said the central bank should continue to raise its key policy rate, citing upside risks to inflation.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Braves

Los Angeles Dodgers starter Roki Sasaki pitches in a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves on Aug. 26, 2026, at Truist Park in Atlanta.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Braves

Los Angeles Dodgers starter Roki Sasaki pitches in a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves on Aug. 26, 2026, at Truist Park in Atlanta.

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Avant-garde artist Yayoi Kusama dies at 97

File photo taken in November 2016 shows Yayoi Kusama, a Japanese avant-garde artist globally acclaimed for her polka dot imagery, speaking during a press conference after receiving the Order of Culture. Kusama died of multiple organ failure at a Tokyo hospital on Aug. 14.

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Japan: Record Rainfall Triggers Flooding, Landslides in Toyama, Ishikawa

Record-breaking rainfall triggered river flooding and landslides in Japan's Ishikawa and Toyama prefectures, along the Sea of Japan coast, on Thursday, August 27.

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Japan: Record Rainfall Triggers Flooding, Landslides in Toyama, Ishikawa 2

Record-breaking rainfall triggered river flooding and landslides in Japan's Ishikawa and Toyama prefectures, along the Sea of Japan coast, on Thursday, August 27.

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Japan: Record Rainfall Triggers Flooding, Landslides in Toyama, Ishikawa 3

Record-breaking rainfall triggered river flooding and landslides in Japan's Ishikawa and Toyama prefectures, along the Sea of Japan coast, on Thursday, August 27.

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Japan-Kuwait talks

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) and Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Jarrah Jaber al-Ahmad al-Sabah pose for a photo at the premier's office in Tokyo on Aug. 26, 2026.

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ICC chief Akane

Tomoko Akane, president of the International Criminal Court, speaks during an online press conference organized by the Japan National Press Club on Aug. 26, 2026. Akane said she will resist U.S. sanctions against her and defend the Hague-based judicial body amid mounting pressure from Washington.

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Japan-Kuwait talks

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) and Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Jarrah Jaber al-Ahmad al-Sabah pose for a photo at the premier's office in Tokyo on Aug. 26, 2026.

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Japan-Kuwait talks

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) and Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Jarrah Jaber al-Ahmad al-Sabah pose for a photo at the premier's office in Tokyo on Aug. 26, 2026.

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Japan-Kuwait talks

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) and Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Jarrah Jaber al-Ahmad al-Sabah pose for a photo at the premier's office in Tokyo on Aug. 26, 2026.

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Japan-Kuwait talks

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (R) shakes hands with Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Jarrah Jaber al-Ahmad al-Sabah ahead of their talks at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Aug. 26, 2026. They agreed that ships should not be charged fees for passing through the Strait of Hormuz.

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Japan-Kuwait talks

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (R) shakes hands with Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Jarrah Jaber al-Ahmad al-Sabah ahead of their talks at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Aug. 26, 2026. They agreed that ships should not be charged fees for passing through the Strait of Hormuz.

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US: Wind-Whipped Ross Fire Grows Rapidly, Forcing Evacuations

The Ross Fire ignited Monday, August 24, near Palo Pinto, Texas, about 60 miles west of Fort Worth, and grew overnight to 80,000 acres, triggering evacuations. It was 12% contained on Wednesday morning.

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Japan's rice reserves

File photo taken on May 30, 2025, shows the Japanese government's rice stockpile at a storage center in Kanagawa Prefecture. Japan's farm ministry is set to buy back rice it released from its stockpile in 2025 amid calls by farmers concerned about a surplus and a price collapse.

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Japan's rice reserves

File photo taken on May 30, 2025, shows the Japanese government's rice stockpile at a storage center in Kanagawa Prefecture. Japan's farm ministry is set to buy back rice it released from its stockpile in 2025 amid calls by farmers concerned about a surplus and a price collapse.