Kennedy Bridge in Niger

Kennedy Bridge in Niger

Photo shows Kennedy Bridge over the Niger River in Niamey, Niger, on Aug. 10, 2025.

Kennedy Bridge in Niger

Kennedy Bridge in Niger

Photo shows Kennedy Bridge over the Niger River in Niamey, Niger, on Aug. 10, 2025.

Welfare ministry official acquitted in postal abuse case

Welfare ministry official acquitted in postal abuse case

OSAKA, Japan, Aug. 24 Kyodo - Atsuko Muraki (L), former director general of the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry's Equal Employment, Children and Families Bureau, holds a press conference in Osaka on Sept. 10, 2010, with her lawyer Junichiro Hironaka after the Osaka District Court acquitted her of instructing a subordinate to fabricate and issue an official document for an organization in an attempt to abuse a mail discount system for people with disabilities.(Kyodo)

Baseball: Cubs vs. Cardinals

Baseball: Cubs vs. Cardinals

Chicago Cubs starter Shota Imanaga pitches in a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals on Aug. 10, 2025, at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri.

Baseball: Cubs vs. Cardinals

Baseball: Cubs vs. Cardinals

Chicago Cubs starter Shota Imanaga pitches in a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals on Aug. 10, 2025, at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri.

Baseball: Cubs vs. Cardinals

Baseball: Cubs vs. Cardinals

Chicago Cubs starter Shota Imanaga pitches in a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals on Aug. 10, 2025, at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri.

Baseball: Cubs vs. Cardinals

Baseball: Cubs vs. Cardinals

Chicago Cubs starter Shota Imanaga pitches in a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals on Aug. 10, 2025, at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri.

Baseball: Cubs vs. Cardinals

Baseball: Cubs vs. Cardinals

Seiya Suzuki of the Chicago Cubs hits a single in the first inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals on Aug. 10, 2025, at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri.

Baseball: Cubs vs. Cardinals

Baseball: Cubs vs. Cardinals

Seiya Suzuki of the Chicago Cubs hits a single in the first inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals on Aug. 10, 2025, at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri.

Baseball: Cubs vs. Cardinals

Baseball: Cubs vs. Cardinals

Seiya Suzuki of the Chicago Cubs hits a single in the first inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals on Aug. 10, 2025, at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri.

Baseball: Blue Jays vs. Dodgers

Baseball: Blue Jays vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (L) steals second base in the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays on Aug. 10, 2025, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

Baseball: Blue Jays vs. Dodgers

Baseball: Blue Jays vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (17) is caught attempting to steal third base in the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays on Aug. 10, 2025, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

Baseball: Blue Jays vs. Dodgers

Baseball: Blue Jays vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani is intentionally walked in the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays on Aug. 10, 2025, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

Baseball: Blue Jays vs. Dodgers

Baseball: Blue Jays vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (L) is caught attempting to steal third base in the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays on Aug. 10, 2025, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

Baseball: Blue Jays vs. Dodgers

Baseball: Blue Jays vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run in the first inning of a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays on Aug. 10, 2025, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

Baseball: Blue Jays vs. Dodgers

Baseball: Blue Jays vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run in the first inning of a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays on Aug. 10, 2025, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

Baseball: Blue Jays vs. Dodgers

Baseball: Blue Jays vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run in the first inning of a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays on Aug. 10, 2025, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

Baseball: Blue Jays vs. Dodgers

Baseball: Blue Jays vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits a single in the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays on Aug. 10, 2025, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

Baseball: Blue Jays vs. Dodgers

Baseball: Blue Jays vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits a single in the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays on Aug. 10, 2025, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

Baseball: Blue Jays vs. Dodgers

Baseball: Blue Jays vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits a solo home run in the first inning of a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays on Aug. 10, 2025, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

Baseball: Blue Jays vs. Dodgers

Baseball: Blue Jays vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits a solo home run in the first inning of a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays on Aug. 10, 2025, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

Baseball: Blue Jays vs. Dodgers

Baseball: Blue Jays vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits a solo home run in the first inning of a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays on Aug. 10, 2025, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

Baseball: Blue Jays vs. Dodgers

Baseball: Blue Jays vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits a solo home run in the first inning of a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays on Aug. 10, 2025, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

Baseball: Blue Jays vs. Dodgers

Baseball: Blue Jays vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits a solo home run in the first inning of a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays on Aug. 10, 2025, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

Golf: FedEx St. Jude Championship

Golf: FedEx St. Jude Championship

English golfer Justin Rose poses with the victor's trophy after winning the FedEx St. Jude Championship at TPC Southwind on Aug. 10, 2025, in Memphis, Tennessee.

Yosakoi dance festival in western Japan

Yosakoi dance festival in western Japan

Dancers perform during the Yosakoi dance festival on Aug. 10, 2025, in Kochi, western Japan.

Interim storage facility near Fukushima plant

Interim storage facility near Fukushima plant

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (C) visits an interim facility in Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, on Aug. 10, 2025, that is storing soil generated during decontamination efforts near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant co-hosted by the northeastern Japan town.

Interim storage facility near Fukushima plant

Interim storage facility near Fukushima plant

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (2nd from R) visits an interim facility in Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, on Aug. 10, 2025, that is storing soil generated during decontamination efforts near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant co-hosted by the northeastern Japan town.

Crown princess watches musical on A-bomb victim

Crown princess watches musical on A-bomb victim

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko (R) and her daughter, Princess Kako, visit a theater in Hiroshima on Aug. 10, 2025, to watch "Peace on Your Wings," a musical about Sadako Sasaki, a victim of the August 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima who died at age 12 from leukemia. (Pool photo)

Football: Japan national team's record scorer Kamamoto dies at 81

Football: Japan national team's record scorer Kamamoto dies at 81

Former Japan striker Kunishige Kamamoto (18) plays in an exhibition match at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama in June 2008. Kamamoto, widely regarded as the best striker in Japanese football history after scoring an all-time men's record 75 goals in 76 games, died on Aug. 10, 2025, aged 81.

Football: Japan national team's record scorer Kamamoto dies at 81

Football: Japan national team's record scorer Kamamoto dies at 81

Former Japan striker Kunishige Kamamoto (R) shakes hands with German football legend Franz Beckenbauer at a hotel in Tokyo in July 1991. Kamamoto, widely regarded as the best striker in Japanese football history after scoring an all-time men's record 75 goals in 76 games, died on Aug. 10, 2025, aged 81.

Football: Japan national team's record scorer Kamamoto dies at 81

Football: Japan national team's record scorer Kamamoto dies at 81

File photo shows Japan striker Kunishige Kamamoto (L) scoring in a football match against France at the Mexico City Olympics in October 1968. Kamamoto, widely regarded as the best striker in Japanese football history after scoring an all-time men's record 75 goals in 76 games, died on Aug. 10, 2025, aged 81.

APEC meeting on food security

APEC meeting on food security

An Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum ministerial meeting on food security is held in Incheon, South Korea, on Aug. 10, 2025.

APEC meeting on food security

APEC meeting on food security

An Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum ministerial meeting on food security is held in Incheon, South Korea, on Aug. 10, 2025.

APEC meeting on food security

APEC meeting on food security

Japanese Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Shinjiro Koizumi attends an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum meeting on food security in Incheon, South Korea, on Aug. 10, 2025.

Debris extraction work restarts at Fukushima plant

Debris extraction work restarts at Fukushima plant

Photo taken on Aug. 22, 2024, shows Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Fukushima. The plant's operator restarted on Sept. 10, 2024, work to retrieve a small amount of melted fuel from one of its stricken reactors after its first attempt was suspended in August due to setup complications.

Debris extraction work restarts at Fukushima plant

Debris extraction work restarts at Fukushima plant

Photo taken on Aug. 22, 2024, shows Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Fukushima. The plant's operator restarted on Sept. 10, 2024, work to retrieve a small amount of melted fuel from one of its stricken reactors after its first attempt was suspended in August due to setup complications.

Paris Olympics: Athletics

Paris Olympics: Athletics

Japan's Haruka Kitaguchi concentrates during the women's javelin throw final at the Paris Olympics on Aug. 10, 2024, at Stade de France in Saint-Denis, near Paris. She won gold.

Baseball: Ex-Dodgers reunion

Baseball: Ex-Dodgers reunion

Hideo Nomo (far L) and other former Los Angeles Dodgers attend a reunion on Aug. 10, 2024, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

Baseball: Ex-Dodgers reunion

Baseball: Ex-Dodgers reunion

Hideo Nomo (front, R) and other former Los Angeles Dodgers attend a reunion on Aug. 10, 2024, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

Baseball: Ex-Dodgers reunion

Baseball: Ex-Dodgers reunion

Hideo Nomo acknowledges the crowd during a reunion of former Los Angeles Dodgers on Aug. 10, 2024, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

Mt. Fuji

Mt. Fuji

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Aug. 10, 2024, shows climbers on the summit of the Yoshida trail of Mt. Fuji, Japan's highest mountain, as its climbing season reaches its peak. The 3,776-meter mountain in central Japan straddles Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures.

Mt. Fuji

Mt. Fuji

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Aug. 10, 2024, shows climbers walking around the crater of Mt. Fuji, Japan's highest mountain, as its climbing season reaches its peak. The 3,776-meter mountain in central Japan straddles Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures.

Mt. Fuji

Mt. Fuji

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Aug. 10, 2024, shows climbers lining up to take a photo on the Kengamine summit of Mt. Fuji, Japan's highest mountain, as its climbing season reaches its peak. The 3,776-meter mountain in central Japan straddles Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures.

Mt. Fuji

Mt. Fuji

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Aug. 10, 2024, shows a weather station on the Kengamine summit of Mt. Fuji, Japan's highest mountain. The 3,776-meter mountain in central Japan straddles Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures.

Mt. Fuji

Mt. Fuji

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Aug. 10, 2024, shows a weather station on the Kengamine summit of Mt. Fuji, Japan's highest mountain. The 3,776-meter mountain in central Japan straddles Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures.

Mt. Fuji

Mt. Fuji

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Aug. 10, 2024, shows climbers flocking around mountain lodges on the summit of the Yoshida trail of Mt. Fuji, Japan's highest mountain, as its climbing season peaks. The 3,776-meter mountain in central Japan straddles Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures.

Mt. Fuji

Mt. Fuji

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Aug. 10, 2024, shows climbers flocking around mountain lodges on the summit of the Yoshida trail of Mt. Fuji, Japan's highest mountain, as its climbing season peaks. The 3,776-meter mountain in central Japan straddles Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures.

Mt. Fuji

Mt. Fuji

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Aug. 10, 2024, shows climbers lining up to take a photo on the Kengamine summit of Mt. Fuji, Japan's highest mountain, as its climbing season reaches its peak. The 3,776-meter mountain in central Japan straddles Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures.

Mt. Fuji

Mt. Fuji

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Aug. 10, 2024, shows climbers lining up to take a photo on the Kengamine summit of Mt. Fuji, Japan's highest mountain, as its climbing season reaches its peak. The 3,776-meter mountain in central Japan straddles Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures.