Peace event at World Exposition in Osaka

Peace event at World Exposition in Osaka

Hiroshi Kanamoto, a representative director of Nihon Hidankyo, Japan's leading group of atomic bomb survivors and winner of the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize, talks about his experience in Hiroshima during a peace event at the World Exposition in Osaka on Aug. 12, 2025. (Pool photo)

Aftermath of heavy rain in N. Korea

Aftermath of heavy rain in N. Korea

Photo taken Aug. 12, 2024, from Dandong, a Chinese border city near the Yalu River, shows vessels used for recovery work following heavy rain in July being transported by trucks in Uiji County on the North Korean side.

Aftermath of heavy rain in N. Korea

Aftermath of heavy rain in N. Korea

Photo taken Aug. 12, 2024, from Dandong, a Chinese border city near the Yalu River, shows construction equipment and a vessel used for recovery work following heavy rain in July in Uiji County on the North Korean side.

Awa dance festival in western Japan

Awa dance festival in western Japan

Dancers perform on the second day of the five-day Awa dance festival on Aug. 12, 2024, in Tokushima, western Japan.

Awa dance festival in western Japan

Awa dance festival in western Japan

Dancers perform on the second day of the five-day Awa dance festival on Aug. 12, 2024, in Tokushima, western Japan.

Awa dance festival in western Japan

Awa dance festival in western Japan

Dancers perform on the second day of the five-day Awa dance festival on Aug. 12, 2024, in Tokushima, western Japan.

Awa dance festival in western Japan

Awa dance festival in western Japan

Dancers perform on the second day of the five-day Awa dance festival on Aug. 12, 2024, in Tokushima, western Japan.

Awa dance festival in western Japan

Awa dance festival in western Japan

Dancers perform on the second day of the five-day Awa dance festival on Aug. 12, 2024, in Tokushima, western Japan.

Awa dance festival in western Japan

Awa dance festival in western Japan

Dancers perform on the second day of the five-day Awa dance festival on Aug. 12, 2024, in Tokushima, western Japan.

Awa dance festival in western Japan

Awa dance festival in western Japan

Dancers perform on the second day of the five-day Awa dance festival on Aug. 12, 2024, in Tokushima, western Japan.

Aftermath of heavy rain in N. Korea

Aftermath of heavy rain in N. Korea

Photo taken Aug. 12, 2024, from Dandong, a Chinese border city near the Yalu River, shows people on the North Korean side engaging in recovery work following heavy rain in July.

Aftermath of heavy rain in N. Korea

Aftermath of heavy rain in N. Korea

Photo taken Aug. 12, 2024, from Dandong, a Chinese border city near the Yalu River, shows people on the North Korean side working with a bullock cart. The area was damaged by heavy rain in July.

Aftermath of heavy rain in N. Korea

Aftermath of heavy rain in N. Korea

Photo taken Aug. 12, 2024, from Dandong, a Chinese border city near the Yalu River, shows people on the North Korean side engaging in recovery work following heavy rain in July.

Aftermath of heavy rain in N. Korea

Aftermath of heavy rain in N. Korea

Photo taken Aug. 12, 2024, from Dandong, a Chinese border city near the Yalu River, shows people on the North Korean side engaging in recovery work following heavy rain in July.

Aftermath of heavy rain in N. Korea

Aftermath of heavy rain in N. Korea

Photo taken Aug. 12, 2024, from Dandong, a Chinese border city near the Yalu River, shows people on the North Korean side engaging in recovery work following heavy rain in July.

Aftermath of heavy rain in N. Korea

Aftermath of heavy rain in N. Korea

Photo taken Aug. 12, 2024, from Dandong, a Chinese border city near the Yalu River, shows a facility on the North Korean side undergoing recovery work following heavy rain in July.

Aftermath of heavy rain in N. Korea

Aftermath of heavy rain in N. Korea

Photo taken Aug. 12, 2024, from Dandong, a Chinese border city near the Yalu River, shows people on the North Korean side working with a bullock cart. The area was damaged by heavy rain in July.

Aftermath of heavy rain in N. Korea

Aftermath of heavy rain in N. Korea

Photo taken Aug. 12, 2024, from Dandong, a Chinese border city near the Yalu River, shows people walking around temporary tents set up on an agricultural field in Uiji County on the North Korean side for recovery work following heavy rain in July.

Aftermath of heavy rain in N. Korea

Aftermath of heavy rain in N. Korea

Photo taken Aug. 12, 2024, from Dandong, a Chinese border city near the Yalu River, shows soldiers walking in an agricultural field in Uiju County on the North Korean side that was damaged by heavy rain in July.

Aftermath of heavy rain in N. Korea

Aftermath of heavy rain in N. Korea

Photo taken Aug. 12, 2024, from Dandong, a Chinese border city near the Yalu River, shows people heading to an agricultural field in Uiju County on the North Korean side where temporary tents have been set up for recovery work following heavy rain in July.

Aftermath of heavy rain in N. Korea

Aftermath of heavy rain in N. Korea

Photo taken Aug. 12, 2024, from Dandong, a Chinese border city near the Yalu River, shows a damaged corn field in Uiju County on the North Korean side following heavy rain in July.

Two-time Olympic all-around champ Uchimura in Paris

Two-time Olympic all-around champ Uchimura in Paris

Two-time Olympic gymnastics individual all-around champion Kohei Uchimura of Japan speaks during an interview in Paris on Aug. 12, 2024. Uchimura watched the Paris Olympics as an athlete navigator for a Japanese broadcaster, delivering reports from the field.

Two-time Olympic all-around champ Uchimura in Paris

Two-time Olympic all-around champ Uchimura in Paris

Two-time Olympic gymnastics individual all-around champion Kohei Uchimura of Japan speaks during an interview in Paris on Aug. 12, 2024. Uchimura watched the Paris Olympics as an athlete navigator for a Japanese broadcaster, delivering reports from the field.

U.N. Security Council meeting over permanent status

U.N. Security Council meeting over permanent status

The U.N. Security Council holds a meeting at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Aug. 12, 2024, over a proposal to give a permanent seat to an African country.

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Brewers

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Brewers

Mookie Betts of the Los Angeles Dodgers hits a two-run home run in the third inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers on Aug. 12, 2024, at American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Brewers

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Brewers

Mookie Betts of the Los Angeles Dodgers hits a two-run home run in the third inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers on Aug. 12, 2024, at American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Brewers

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Brewers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani rounds the bases after hitting a two-run home run, his 36th of the season, in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers on Aug. 12, 2024, at American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Brewers

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Brewers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (C) is greeted by teammates in the dugout after hitting a two-run home run, his 36th of the season, in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers on Aug. 12, 2024, at American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Brewers

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Brewers

Mookie Betts of the Los Angeles Dodgers meets the press before a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers on Aug. 12, 2024, at American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Brewers

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Brewers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits a two-run home run, his 36th of the season, in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers on Aug. 12, 2024, at American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Brewers

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Brewers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits a two-run home run, his 36th of the season, in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers on Aug. 12, 2024, at American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Brewers

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Brewers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits a two-run home run, his 36th of the season, in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers on Aug. 12, 2024, at American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Brewers

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Brewers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits a two-run home run, his 36th of the season, in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers on Aug. 12, 2024, at American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Brewers

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Brewers

Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Freddy Peralta throws in a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Aug. 12, 2024, at American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Brewers

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Brewers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani flies out in the first inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers on Aug. 12, 2024, at American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Brewers

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Brewers

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw throws in a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers on Aug. 12, 2024, at American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Perseid meteor shower

Perseid meteor shower

Composite photo taken from the night of Aug. 12, 2024, to the early hours of the following day shows shooting stars during the Perseid meteor shower as observed in Nagato in the western Japan prefecture of Yamaguchi.

Perseid meteor shower

Perseid meteor shower

A shooting star lights up the night sky over Nagato in the western Japan prefecture of Yamaguchi on Aug. 12, 2024, as the annual summer Perseid meteor shower peaks.

39th anniversary of 1985 JAL plane crash

39th anniversary of 1985 JAL plane crash

A memorial ceremony is held at a monument dedicated to the victims of the 1985 Japan Airlines jetliner crash near the accident site on Osutaka Ridge in the Gunma Prefecture village of Ueno, northwest of Tokyo, for the 39th anniversary of the accident on Aug. 12, 2024. The crash claimed the lives of 520 passengers and crew.

Typhoon Maria hits northeastern Japan

Typhoon Maria hits northeastern Japan

Temporary tents are set up at an elementary school gymnasium used as an evacuation center in Miyako, Iwate Prefecture, on Aug. 12, 2024, as Typhoon Maria hits northeastern Japan.

39th anniversary of fatal JAL jet crash

39th anniversary of fatal JAL jet crash

Japan Airlines Co. President Mitsuko Tottori prays on Aug. 12, 2024, the 39th anniversary of the 1985 JAL jetliner crash that claimed the lives of 520 passengers and crew, at the crash site on Osutaka Ridge in the Gunma Prefecture village of Ueno, northwest of Tokyo.

Indian envoy to Japan

Indian envoy to Japan

Indian Ambassador to Japan Sibi George speaks during an interview on Aug. 12, 2024, in Tokyo.

Typhoon Maria hits northeastern Japan

Typhoon Maria hits northeastern Japan

The Omoto River in Iwaizumi, Iwate Prefecture, is swollen on Aug. 12, 2024, as Typhoon Maria hits northeastern Japan.

Indian envoy to Japan

Indian envoy to Japan

Indian Ambassador to Japan Sibi George poses during an interview on Aug. 12, 2024, in Tokyo.

Typhoon Maria hits northeastern Japan

Typhoon Maria hits northeastern Japan

Construction vehicles are submerged in the swollen Omoto River in Iwaizumi, Iwate Prefecture, on Aug. 12, 2024, as Typhoon Maria hits northeastern Japan.

Paris Olympics: Closing Ceremony

Paris Olympics: Closing Ceremony

Fireworks soar over Stade de France in Saint-Denis, near Paris, in the small hours of Aug. 12, 2024, at the end of the closing ceremony of the Paris Olympics.

39th anniversary of fatal JAL jet crash

39th anniversary of fatal JAL jet crash

Japan Airlines Co. President Mitsuko Tottori prepares to offer flowers on Aug. 12, 2024, the 39th anniversary of the 1985 JAL jetliner crash that claimed the lives of 520 passengers and crew, at the crash site on Osutaka Ridge in the Gunma Prefecture village of Ueno, northwest of Tokyo.

39th anniversary of fatal JAL jet crash

39th anniversary of fatal JAL jet crash

A relative of a victim of the 1985 Japan Airlines jetliner crash prays in front of a monument at the crash site on Osutaka Ridge in the Gunma Prefecture village of Ueno, northwest of Tokyo, on Aug. 12, 2024, the 39th anniversary of the accident that claimed the lives of 520 passengers and crew.

39th anniversary of fatal JAL jet crash

39th anniversary of fatal JAL jet crash

A nephew of a victim of the 1985 Japan Airlines jetliner crash prays in front of a monument at the crash site on Osutaka Ridge in the Gunma Prefecture village of Ueno, northwest of Tokyo, on Aug. 12, 2024, the 39th anniversary of the accident that claimed the lives of 520 passengers and crew.

Paris Olympics: Closing Ceremony

Paris Olympics: Closing Ceremony

Fireworks soar over Stade de France in Saint-Denis, near Paris, in the small hours of Aug. 12, 2024, at the end of the closing ceremony of the Paris Olympics.