Carnival in Rio

Carnival in Rio

Dancers perform during the Carnival in Rio de Janeiro in the early hours of Feb. 16, 2026.

Fatal stabbing in Osaka

Fatal stabbing in Osaka

Police officers conduct an investigation in the early hours of Feb. 15, 2026, near the area where three young men were stabbed in the Dotombori shopping district in Osaka, western Japan, shortly before midnight. A 17-year-old boy was killed and the other two injured, while a man in his 20s was arrested after fleeing the scene.

Fatal stabbing in Osaka

Fatal stabbing in Osaka

Photo taken in the early hours of Feb. 15, 2026, shows the area where three young men were stabbed in the Dotombori shopping district in Osaka, western Japan, shortly before midnight. A 17-year-old boy was killed and the other two injured, while a man in his 20s was arrested after fleeing the scene.

Fatal stabbing in Osaka

Fatal stabbing in Osaka

Police officers conduct an investigation in the early hours of Feb. 15, 2026, near the area where three young men were stabbed in the Dotombori shopping district in Osaka, western Japan, shortly before midnight. A 17-year-old boy was killed and the other two injured, while a man in his 20s was arrested after fleeing the scene.

Milan Cortina Olympics: Snowboard

Milan Cortina Olympics: Snowboard

People cheer for Japanese snowboarder Kokomo Murase in Gifu, her hometown in central Japan, in the small hours of Feb. 10, 2026, during a public viewing of the Milan Cortina Olympics women's big air final. Murase won gold.

Athletics: Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon

Athletics: Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon

Getachew Masresha of Ethiopia crosses the finish line to win the Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon in 2 hours, 6 minutes and 49 second at J-Lease Stadium in Oita, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 1, 2026.

Robbers flee with 420 mil. yen in Tokyo

Robbers flee with 420 mil. yen in Tokyo

Police investigators in the small hours of Jan. 30, 2026, examine an abandoned blue compact car near the scene of a robbery in central Tokyo in which suitcases containing 420 million yen in cash were stolen by three suspects the previous day.

Robbers flee with 420 mil. yen in Tokyo

Robbers flee with 420 mil. yen in Tokyo

Police investigators in the small hours of Jan. 30, 2026, examine an abandoned blue compact car near the scene of a robbery in central Tokyo in which suitcases containing 420 million yen in cash were stolen by three suspects the previous day.

Robbers flee with 420 mil. yen in Tokyo

Robbers flee with 420 mil. yen in Tokyo

Police investigators work in the small hours of Jan. 30, 2026, near the scene of a robbery in central Tokyo in which suitcases containing around 420 million yen ($2.7 million) in cash were stolen by a group of three suspects the previous day.

Robbers flee with 420 mil. yen in Tokyo

Robbers flee with 420 mil. yen in Tokyo

Police investigators work in the small hours of Jan. 30, 2026, near the scene of a robbery in central Tokyo in which suitcases containing around 420 million yen ($2.7 million) in cash were stolen by a group of three suspects the previous day.

Robbers flee with 420 mil. yen in Tokyo

Robbers flee with 420 mil. yen in Tokyo

Police investigators work in the small hours of Jan. 30, 2026, near the scene of a robbery in central Tokyo in which suitcases containing around 420 million yen ($2.7 million) in cash were stolen by a group of three suspects the previous day.

Robbers flee with 420 mil. yen in Tokyo

Robbers flee with 420 mil. yen in Tokyo

Police investigators work in the small hours of Jan. 30, 2026, near the scene of a robbery in central Tokyo in which suitcases containing around 420 million yen ($2.7 million) in cash were stolen by a group of three suspects the previous day.

Robbers flee with 420 mil. yen in Tokyo

Robbers flee with 420 mil. yen in Tokyo

Police investigators work in the small hours of Jan. 30, 2026, near the scene of a robbery in central Tokyo in which suitcases containing around 420 million yen ($2.7 million) in cash were stolen by a group of three suspects the previous day.

Twin giant pandas' arrival in China from Japan

Twin giant pandas' arrival in China from Japan

A cage carrying giant panda Xiao Xiao and his twin sister, Lei Lei, is unloaded from a plane at an airport in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, in the early hours of Jan. 28, 2026, after leaving Tokyo's Ueno Zoological Gardens, where they were born and raised, the previous day. The pandas will head to a giant panda conservation and research center in Ya'an in the province.

Athletics: Osaka Women's Marathon

Athletics: Osaka Women's Marathon

Japan's Mikuni Yada poses after placing fourth at the Osaka Women's Marathon at Yanmar Stadium Nagai in Osaka on Jan. 25, 2026, clocking 2 hours, 19 minutes, 57 seconds, a record for a Japanese female marathon debuttant.

Athletics: Osaka Women's Marathon

Athletics: Osaka Women's Marathon

Japan's Mikuni Yada crosses the finish line in fourth place at the Osaka Women's Marathon at Yanmar Stadium Nagai in Osaka on Jan. 25, 2026, clocking 2 hours, 19 minutes, 57 seconds, a record for a Japanese female marathon debuttant.

Athletics: Osaka Women's Marathon

Athletics: Osaka Women's Marathon

Japan's Mikuni Yada crosses the finish line in fourth place at the Osaka Women's Marathon at Yanmar Stadium Nagai in Osaka on Jan. 25, 2026, clocking 2 hours, 19 minutes, 57 seconds, a record for a Japanese female marathon debuttant.

Year's 1st pufferfish auction in western Japan

Year's 1st pufferfish auction in western Japan

The year's first "fugu" pufferfish auction is held at a market in Shimonoseki in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, in the early hours of Jan. 4, 2026.

Year's 1st pufferfish auction in western Japan

Year's 1st pufferfish auction in western Japan

The year's first "fugu" pufferfish auction is held at a market in Shimonoseki in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, in the early hours of Jan. 4, 2026.

Nobel Peace Prize winner Machado in Oslo

Nobel Peace Prize winner Machado in Oslo

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, attends a press conference in Oslo on Dec. 11, 2025, after arriving in the Norwegian capital in the small hours of the day. The award ceremony took place the previous day with her daughter Ana Corina Sosa Machado attending on her behalf.

Nobel Peace Prize winner Machado in Oslo

Nobel Peace Prize winner Machado in Oslo

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, waves to the crowd in front of the Grand Hotel in Oslo after arriving in the Norwegian capital in the small hours of Dec. 11, 2025. The award ceremony took place the previous day with her daughter Ana Corina Sosa Machado attending on her behalf.

Nobel Peace Prize winner Machado in Oslo

Nobel Peace Prize winner Machado in Oslo

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, waves to the crowd in front of the Grand Hotel in Oslo after arriving in the Norwegian capital in the small hours of Dec. 11, 2025. The award ceremony took place the previous day with her daughter Ana Corina Sosa Machado attending on her behalf.

Nobel Peace Prize winner Machado in Oslo

Nobel Peace Prize winner Machado in Oslo

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, attends a press conference in Oslo on Dec. 11, 2025, after arriving in the Norwegian capital in the small hours of the day. The award ceremony took place the previous day with her daughter Ana Corina Sosa Machado attending on her behalf.

Nobel Peace Prize winner Machado in Oslo

Nobel Peace Prize winner Machado in Oslo

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, attends a press conference in Oslo on Dec. 11, 2025, after arriving in the Norwegian capital in the small hours of the day. The award ceremony took place the previous day with her daughter Ana Corina Sosa Machado attending on her behalf.

Nobel Peace Prize winner Machado in Oslo

Nobel Peace Prize winner Machado in Oslo

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, attends a press conference in Oslo on Dec. 11, 2025, after arriving in the Norwegian capital in the small hours of the day. The award ceremony took place the previous day with her daughter Ana Corina Sosa Machado attending on her behalf.

Nobel Peace Prize winner Machado in Oslo

Nobel Peace Prize winner Machado in Oslo

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, attends a press conference in Oslo on Dec. 11, 2025, after arriving in the Norwegian capital in the small hours of the day. The award ceremony took place the previous day with her daughter Ana Corina Sosa Machado attending on her behalf.

Nobel Peace Prize winner Machado in Oslo

Nobel Peace Prize winner Machado in Oslo

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, acknowledges a crowd of people from the balcony of Grand Hotel Oslo after arriving in the Norwegian capital in the small hours of Dec. 11, 2025. The award ceremony took place the previous day, with her daughter Ana Corina Sosa Machado attending on her behalf.

Nobel Peace Prize winner Machado in Oslo

Nobel Peace Prize winner Machado in Oslo

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, acknowledges a crowd of people from the balcony of Grand Hotel Oslo after arriving in the Norwegian capital in the small hours of Dec. 11, 2025. The award ceremony took place the previous day, with her daughter Ana Corina Sosa Machado attending on her behalf.

Nobel Peace Prize winner Machado in Oslo

Nobel Peace Prize winner Machado in Oslo

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, acknowledges a crowd of people from the balcony of Grand Hotel Oslo after arriving in the Norwegian capital in the small hours of Dec. 11, 2025. The award ceremony took place the previous day, with her daughter Ana Corina Sosa Machado attending on her behalf.

Nobel Peace Prize winner

Nobel Peace Prize winner

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, leaves the Grand Hotel Oslo to greet supporters after arriving in the Norwegian capital in the small hours of Dec. 11, 2025. The award ceremony took place the previous day, with her daughter Ana Corina Sosa Machado attending on her behalf.

Nobel Peace Prize winner

Nobel Peace Prize winner

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, shakes hands with a supporter after arriving in Oslo in the small hours of Dec. 11, 2025. The award ceremony took place the previous day with her daughter Ana Corina Sosa Machado attending on her behalf.

Forest fire on Mt. Myogi in eastern Japan

Forest fire on Mt. Myogi in eastern Japan

Photo taken from Annaka in Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, shows a forest fire spreading on Mt. Myogi in the early hours of Dec. 9, 2025.

Forest fire on Mt. Myogi in eastern Japan

Forest fire on Mt. Myogi in eastern Japan

Photo taken from Annaka in Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, shows a forest fire spreading on Mt. Myogi in the early hours of Dec. 9, 2025.

Forest fire on Mt. Myogi in eastern Japan

Forest fire on Mt. Myogi in eastern Japan

A forest fire spreads on Mt. Myogi in Tomioka in Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, in the early hours of Dec. 9, 2025.

Forest fire on Mt. Myogi in eastern Japan

Forest fire on Mt. Myogi in eastern Japan

A forest fire spreads on Mt. Myogi in Tomioka in Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, in the early hours of Dec. 9, 2025.

Aftermath of strong quake in northeastern Japan

Aftermath of strong quake in northeastern Japan

Photo taken in the early hours of Dec. 9, 2025, shows expressway signage in Chitose, Hokkaido, informing drivers of a road closure following a powerful earthquake.

Aftermath of strong quake in northeastern Japan

Aftermath of strong quake in northeastern Japan

Photo taken in the early hours of Dec. 9, 2025, shows expressway signage in Chitose, Hokkaido, informing drivers of a road closure following a powerful earthquake.

Aftermath of strong quake in northeastern Japan

Aftermath of strong quake in northeastern Japan

Office items lie scattered on the floor of Kyodo News' Hakodate bureau in Hakodate, Hokkaido, in the early hours of Dec. 9, 2025, shortly after a powerful earthquake struck the region.

Aftermath of strong quake in northeastern Japan

Aftermath of strong quake in northeastern Japan

Office items lie scattered on the floor of Kyodo News' Hakodate bureau in Hakodate, Hokkaido, in the early hours of Dec. 9, 2025, shortly after a powerful earthquake struck the region.

Aftermath of strong quake in northeastern Japan

Aftermath of strong quake in northeastern Japan

An official of the Japan Meteorological Agency speaks at a press conference in the early hours of Dec. 9, 2025, after a powerful earthquake struck northeastern Japan.

Aftermath of strong quake in northeastern Japan

Aftermath of strong quake in northeastern Japan

An official of the Japan Meteorological Agency speaks at a press conference in the early hours of Dec. 9, 2025, after a powerful earthquake struck northeastern Japan.

Aftermath of strong quake in northeastern Japan

Aftermath of strong quake in northeastern Japan

An official of the Japan Meteorological Agency speaks at a press conference in the early hours of Dec. 9, 2025, after a powerful earthquake struck northeastern Japan.

Aftermath of strong quake in northeastern Japan

Aftermath of strong quake in northeastern Japan

An official of the Japan Meteorological Agency speaks at a press conference in the early hours of Dec. 9, 2025, after a powerful earthquake struck northeastern Japan.

Athletics: Osako sets new Japan record at Valencia Marathon

Athletics: Osako sets new Japan record at Valencia Marathon

Suguru Osako meets the press after setting a new Japanese record of 2 hours, 4 minutes, 55 seconds at the Valencia Marathon in Valencia, Spain, on Dec. 7, 2025. He finished fourth.

Athletics: Osako sets new Japan record at Valencia Marathon

Athletics: Osako sets new Japan record at Valencia Marathon

Suguru Osako meets the press after setting a new Japanese record of 2 hours, 4 minutes, 55 seconds at the Valencia Marathon in Valencia, Spain, on Dec. 7, 2025. He finished fourth.

Athletics: Osako sets new Japan record at Valencia Marathon

Athletics: Osako sets new Japan record at Valencia Marathon

Suguru Osako meets the press after setting a new Japanese record of 2 hours, 4 minutes, 55 seconds at the Valencia Marathon in Valencia, Spain, on Dec. 7, 2025. He finished fourth.

China military aircraft lock radar onto Japanese fighters

China military aircraft lock radar onto Japanese fighters

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (C) meets the press in Tokyo in the early hours of Dec. 7, 2025, after Chinese military aircraft locked radar onto Japan Air Self-Defense Force fighter jets southeast of Okinawa's main island the previous day.

China military aircraft lock radar onto Japanese fighters

China military aircraft lock radar onto Japanese fighters

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi meets the press in Tokyo in the early hours of Dec. 7, 2025, after Chinese military aircraft locked radar onto Japan Air Self-Defense Force fighter jets southeast of Okinawa's main island the previous day.

20 rescued from giant Ferris wheel in Osaka Pref.

20 rescued from giant Ferris wheel in Osaka Pref.

Photo taken in the early hours of Nov. 26, 2025, shows a giant Ferris wheel at the Expocity shopping mall and movie multiplex in Suita in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan. About 20 people were rescued from the 123-meter-tall structure in the early hours of Nov. 26, after it stopped moving following a lightning strike in the late afternoon of Nov. 25.

20 rescued from giant Ferris wheel in Osaka Pref.

20 rescued from giant Ferris wheel in Osaka Pref.

People are wrapped in blankets after firefighters rescued them from a giant Ferris wheel at the Expocity shopping mall and movie multiplex in Suita in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, in the early hours of Nov. 26, 2025. About 20 people were trapped inside the 123-meter-tall structure when it stopped moving in the late afternoon of Nov. 25 following a lightning strike.