Japan's antipiracy operations off Somalia

Japan's antipiracy operations off Somalia

A Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force unit holds a ceremony at the MSDF's Atsugi Air Base straddling Ayase and Yamato cities in Kanagawa Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Aug. 9, 2026, ahead of the departure of the unit's P1 patrol aircraft for antipiracy operations off Somalia.

Japan's antipiracy operations off Somalia

Japan's antipiracy operations off Somalia

A Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force P1 patrol aircraft is pictured at the MSDF's Atsugi Air Base straddling Ayase and Yamato cities in Kanagawa Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Aug. 9, 2026, ahead of the plane's departure for antipiracy operations off Somalia.

81st A-bomb anniversary in Nagasaki

81st A-bomb anniversary in Nagasaki

Catholics carry the surviving bust of a statue of the Virgin Mary that was damaged in the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki, during a torchlight procession in the southwestern Japan city on Aug. 9, 2026, the 81st anniversary of the blast.

81st A-bomb anniversary in Nagasaki

81st A-bomb anniversary in Nagasaki

Catholics carry the surviving bust of a statue of the Virgin Mary that was damaged in the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki, during a torchlight procession in the southwestern Japan city on Aug. 9, 2026, the 81st anniversary of the blast.

81st A-bomb anniversary in Nagasaki

81st A-bomb anniversary in Nagasaki

Catholics carry the surviving bust of a statue of the Virgin Mary that was damaged in the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki, during a torchlight procession in the southwestern Japan city on Aug. 9, 2026, the 81st anniversary of the blast.

81st A-bomb anniversary in Nagasaki

81st A-bomb anniversary in Nagasaki

Catholics carry the surviving bust of a statue of the Virgin Mary that was damaged in the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki, during a torchlight procession in the southwestern Japan city on Aug. 9, 2026, the 81st anniversary of the blast.

81st A-bomb anniversary in Nagasaki

81st A-bomb anniversary in Nagasaki

Catholics carry the surviving bust of a statue of the Virgin Mary that was damaged in the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki, during a torchlight procession in the southwestern Japan city on Aug. 9, 2026, the 81st anniversary of the blast.

Yosakoi dance festival in western Japan

Yosakoi dance festival in western Japan

Dancers perform on the eve of the Yosakoi dance festival on Aug. 9, 2026, in Kochi, western Japan.

Yosakoi dance festival in western Japan

Yosakoi dance festival in western Japan

Dancers perform on the eve of the Yosakoi dance festival on Aug. 9, 2026, in Kochi, western Japan.

Yosakoi dance festival in western Japan

Yosakoi dance festival in western Japan

Dancers perform on the eve of the Yosakoi dance festival on Aug. 9, 2026, in Kochi, western Japan.

81st A-bomb anniversary in Nagasaki

81st A-bomb anniversary in Nagasaki

Lit lanterns are placed along the Urakami River in Nagasaki on Aug. 9, 2026, the 81st anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the southwestern Japan city in World War II.

81st A-bomb anniversary in Nagasaki

81st A-bomb anniversary in Nagasaki

Lit lanterns are placed along the Urakami River in Nagasaki on Aug. 9, 2026, the 81st anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the southwestern Japan city in World War II.

Table tennis: WTT Champions

Table tennis: WTT Champions

Japan's Tomokazu Harimoto celebrates after beating South Korea's Oh Jun Sung in the men's singles final at the WTT Champions Yokohama table tennis event in Yokohama, eastern Japan, on Aug. 9, 2026.

Table tennis: WTT Champions

Table tennis: WTT Champions

Japan's Tomokazu Harimoto celebrates after beating South Korea's Oh Jun Sung in the men's singles final at the WTT Champions Yokohama table tennis event in Yokohama, eastern Japan, on Aug. 9, 2026.

Table tennis: WTT Champions

Table tennis: WTT Champions

Japan's Miwa Harimoto celebrates after beating defending champion Chen Xingtong of China in the women's singles final at the WTT Champions Yokohama table tennis event in Yokohama, eastern Japan, on Aug. 9, 2026.

Table tennis: WTT Champions

Table tennis: WTT Champions

Japan's Tomokazu Harimoto celebrates after beating South Korea's Oh Jun Sung in the men's singles final at the WTT Champions Yokohama table tennis event in Yokohama, eastern Japan, on Aug. 9, 2026.

Table tennis: WTT Champions

Table tennis: WTT Champions

Japan's Miwa Harimoto reacts after beating defending champion Chen Xingtong of China in the women's singles final at the WTT Champions Yokohama table tennis event in Yokohama, eastern Japan, on Aug. 9, 2026.

Table tennis: WTT Champions

Table tennis: WTT Champions

Japan's Miwa Harimoto reacts after beating defending champion Chen Xingtong of China in the women's singles final at the WTT Champions Yokohama table tennis event in Yokohama, eastern Japan, on Aug. 9, 2026.

Table tennis: WTT Champions

Table tennis: WTT Champions

Japan's Miwa Harimoto (R) takes a selfie after winning the women's singles title at the WTT Champions Yokohama table tennis event in Yokohama, eastern Japan, on Aug. 9, 2026. Her brother Tomokazu (L) retained the men's crown.

Table tennis: WTT Champions

Table tennis: WTT Champions

Japan's Miwa Harimoto (R) poses after winning the women's singles title at the WTT Champions Yokohama table tennis event in Yokohama, eastern Japan, on Aug. 9, 2026. Her brother Tomokazu (L) retained the men's crown.

Table tennis: WTT Champions

Table tennis: WTT Champions

Japan's Miwa Harimoto (R) poses after winning the women's singles title at the WTT Champions Yokohama table tennis event in Yokohama, eastern Japan, on Aug. 9, 2026. Her brother Tomokazu (L) retained the men's crown.

Table tennis: WTT Champions

Table tennis: WTT Champions

Japan's Tomokazu Harimoto poses after retaining the men's singles title at the WTT Champions Yokohama table tennis event in Yokohama, eastern Japan, on Aug. 9, 2026.

Table tennis: WTT Champions

Table tennis: WTT Champions

Japan's Tomokazu Harimoto poses after retaining the men's singles title at the WTT Champions Yokohama table tennis event in Yokohama, eastern Japan, on Aug. 9, 2026.

Table tennis: WTT Champions

Table tennis: WTT Champions

Japan's Miwa Harimoto poses after winning the women's singles title at the WTT Champions Yokohama table tennis event in Yokohama, eastern Japan, on Aug. 9, 2026.

81st A-bomb anniversary in Nagasaki

81st A-bomb anniversary in Nagasaki

People attend Mass at Urakami Cathedral in Nagasaki on Aug. 9, 2026, the 81st anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the southwestern Japan city.

81st A-bomb anniversary in Nagasaki

81st A-bomb anniversary in Nagasaki

People attend Mass at Urakami Cathedral in Nagasaki on Aug. 9, 2026, the 81st anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the southwestern Japan city.

U.S. military airlifts drinking water to quake-hit Kumamoto Pref.

U.S. military airlifts drinking water to quake-hit Kumamoto Pref.

U.S. Ambassador to Japan George Glass speaks during a visit to the Kumamoto prefectural government headquarters in Kumamoto on Aug. 9, 2026, as a U.S. military KC-130 transport aircraft airlifts 16 tons of drinking water for people affected by a recent massive earthquake.

U.S. military airlifts drinking water to quake-hit Kumamoto Pref.

U.S. military airlifts drinking water to quake-hit Kumamoto Pref.

U.S. Ambassador to Japan George Glass (R) shakes hands with Kumamoto Gov. Takashi Kimura at the prefectural government headquarters in Kumamoto on Aug. 9, 2026, as a U.S. military KC-130 transport aircraft airlifts 16 tons of drinking water for people affected by a recent massive earthquake.

U.S. military airlifts relief goods for quake-hit Kumamoto Pref.

U.S. military airlifts relief goods for quake-hit Kumamoto Pref.

A U.S. military KC-130 transport aircraft carrying relief supplies for people affected by a recent massive earthquake in Kumamoto Prefecture arrives at the Takayubaru base of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force in Mashiki in the southwestern Japan prefecture on Aug. 9, 2026.

U.S. military airlifts relief goods for quake-hit Kumamoto Pref.

U.S. military airlifts relief goods for quake-hit Kumamoto Pref.

A U.S. military KC-130 transport aircraft carrying relief supplies for people affected by a recent massive earthquake in Kumamoto Prefecture arrives at the Takayubaru base of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force in Mashiki in the southwestern Japan prefecture on Aug. 9, 2026.

U.S. military airlifts relief goods for quake-hit Kumamoto Pref.

U.S. military airlifts relief goods for quake-hit Kumamoto Pref.

A U.S. military KC-130 transport aircraft carrying relief supplies for people affected by a recent massive earthquake in Kumamoto Prefecture arrives at the Takayubaru base of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force in Mashiki in the southwestern Japan prefecture on Aug. 9, 2026.

Landslide in central Japan

Landslide in central Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Aug. 9, 2026, shows the site of a landslide in Azumino in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan. The landslide occurred on the night of Aug. 8, cutting off the only road leading to a nearby hot spring mountain resort and leaving about 390 people there stranded.

Landslide in central Japan

Landslide in central Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Aug. 9, 2026, shows the site of a landslide in Azumino in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan. The landslide occurred on the night of Aug. 8, cutting off the only road leading to a nearby hot spring mountain resort and leaving about 390 people there stranded.

Landslide in central Japan

Landslide in central Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Aug. 9, 2026, shows the site of a landslide in Azumino in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan. The landslide occurred on the night of Aug. 8, cutting off the only road leading to a nearby hot spring mountain resort and leaving about 390 people there stranded.

Landslide in central Japan

Landslide in central Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Aug. 9, 2026, shows the site of a landslide in Azumino in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan. The landslide occurred on the night of Aug. 8, cutting off the only road leading to a nearby hot spring mountain resort and leaving about 390 people there stranded.

81st A-bomb anniversary in Nagasaki

81st A-bomb anniversary in Nagasaki

Japan men's football team head coach Hajime Moriyasu prays in front of the Peace Statue at Peace Park in Nagasaki on Aug. 9, 2026, the 81st anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the southwestern Japan city.

81st A-bomb anniversary in Nagasaki

81st A-bomb anniversary in Nagasaki

Japan men's football team head coach Hajime Moriyasu prays in front of the Peace Statue at Peace Park in Nagasaki on Aug. 9, 2026, the 81st anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the southwestern Japan city.

81st A-bomb anniversary in Nagasaki

81st A-bomb anniversary in Nagasaki

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C) visits Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum in Nagasaki on Aug. 9, 2026, after attending a memorial ceremony marking the 81st anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the southwestern Japan city in World War II. (Pool photo)

81st A-bomb anniversary in Nagasaki

81st A-bomb anniversary in Nagasaki

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (L) visits a nursery home for atomic bomb survivors in Nagasaki on Aug. 9, 2026, after attending a memorial ceremony marking the 81st anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the southwestern Japan city in World War II. (Pool photo)

81st A-bomb anniversary in Nagasaki

81st A-bomb anniversary in Nagasaki

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (L) visits a nursery home for atomic bomb survivors in Nagasaki on Aug. 9, 2026, after attending a memorial ceremony marking the 81st anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the southwestern Japan city in World War II. (Pool photo)

81st A-bomb anniversary in Nagasaki

81st A-bomb anniversary in Nagasaki

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (far L) receives paper listing a set of demands during a meeting with representatives of groups of atomic bomb survivors in Nagasaki on Aug. 9, 2026, after attending a memorial ceremony marking the 81st anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the southwestern Japan city in World War II. (Pool photo)

81st A-bomb anniversary in Nagasaki

81st A-bomb anniversary in Nagasaki

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi holds a press conference in Nagasaki on Aug. 9, 2026, after attending a memorial ceremony marking the 81st anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the southwestern Japan city in World War II.

81st A-bomb anniversary in Nagasaki

81st A-bomb anniversary in Nagasaki

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (back) receives paper listing a set of demands during a meeting with representatives of groups of atomic bomb survivors in Nagasaki on Aug. 9, 2026, after attending a memorial ceremony marking the 81st anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the southwestern Japan city in World War II.

81st A-bomb anniversary in Nagasaki

81st A-bomb anniversary in Nagasaki

Survivor Chiyoko Motomura, 87, speaks during a memorial ceremony held at Peace Park in Nagasaki on Aug. 9, 2026, to mark the 81st anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the southwestern Japan city in World War II.

81st A-bomb anniversary in Nagasaki

81st A-bomb anniversary in Nagasaki

Survivor Chiyoko Motomura, 87, speaks during a memorial ceremony held at Peace Park in Nagasaki on Aug. 9, 2026, to mark the 81st anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the southwestern Japan city in World War II.

81st A-bomb anniversary in Nagasaki

81st A-bomb anniversary in Nagasaki

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets with representatives of groups of atomic bomb survivors in Nagasaki on Aug. 9, 2026, after attending a memorial ceremony marking the 81st anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the southwestern Japan city in World War II.

81st A-bomb anniversary in Nagasaki

81st A-bomb anniversary in Nagasaki

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets with representatives of groups of atomic bomb survivors in Nagasaki on Aug. 9, 2026, after attending a memorial ceremony marking the 81st anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the southwestern Japan city in World War II.

81st A-bomb anniversary in Nagasaki

81st A-bomb anniversary in Nagasaki

People queue in front of the Peace Statue at Peace Park in Nagasaki on Aug. 9, 2026, the 81st anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the southwestern Japan city in World War II.

81st A-bomb anniversary in Nagasaki

81st A-bomb anniversary in Nagasaki

People queue in front of the Peace Statue at Peace Park in Nagasaki on Aug. 9, 2026, the 81st anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the southwestern Japan city in World War II.

81st A-bomb anniversary in Nagasaki

81st A-bomb anniversary in Nagasaki

People queue in front of the Peace Statue at Peace Park in Nagasaki on Aug. 9, 2026, the 81st anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the southwestern Japan city in World War II.