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Four giant pandas at western Japan zoo

Four giant pandas at western Japan zoo

Giant pandas, (from top L, clockwise) Rauhin, Yuihin, Fuhin and Saihin, are pictured at Adventure World in Shirahama, Wakayama Prefecture, on May 11, 2025, Sept. 18, 2022, Dec. 24, 2024 and Aug. 14, 2024, respectively. All four giant pandas on loan to the western Japan zoo are set to leave on June 28, 2025, to return to China.

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Giant pandas at western Japan zoo

Giant pandas at western Japan zoo

Giant pandas -- (from top L, clockwise) Rauhin, Yuihin, Saihin and Fuhin -- are pictured at Adventure World zoo and amusement park in Shirahama in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on May 11, 2025, Sept. 18, 2022, Aug. 14, 2024, and Dec. 24, 2024, respectively.

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Koshien Stadium in western Japan

Koshien Stadium in western Japan

Photo taken on Aug. 14, 2022, shows the Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, during the national high school baseball championship.

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Golf: U.S. Women's Amateur championship

Golf: U.S. Women's Amateur championship

Saki Baba of Japan smiles after making a birdie on the 24th hole of the match-play final for the U.S. Women's Amateur golf championship at the Chambers Bay course in University Place, Washington, on Aug. 14, 2022. The 17-year-old beat Canadian Monet Chun to become the first Japanese player to win the tournament since Michiko Hattori in 1985.

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Golf: U.S. Women's Amateur championship

Golf: U.S. Women's Amateur championship

Saki Baba of Japan celebrates with the victor's trophy after winning the U.S. Women's Amateur golf championship at the Chambers Bay course in University Place, Washington, on Aug. 14, 2022.

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Golf: U.S. Women's Amateur championship

Golf: U.S. Women's Amateur championship

Saki Baba of Japan reacts after making a birdie on the 24th hole of the match-play final for the U.S. Women's Amateur golf championship at the Chambers Bay course in University Place, Washington, on Aug. 14, 2022. The 17-year-old beat Canadian Monet Chun to become the first Japanese player to win the tournament since Michiko Hattori in 1985.

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Golf: U.S. Women's Amateur championship

Golf: U.S. Women's Amateur championship

Saki Baba of Japan hits off the 27th tee during the match-play final for the U.S. Women's Amateur golf championship at the Chambers Bay course in University Place, Washington, on Aug. 14, 2022. The 17-year-old beat Canadian Monet Chun to become the first Japanese player to win the tournament since Michiko Hattori in 1985.

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Golf: U.S. Women's Amateur golf championship

Golf: U.S. Women's Amateur golf championship

Japanese teenager Saki Baba celebrates with the victor's trophy after winning the U.S. Women's Amateur golf championship at the Chambers Bay course in University Place, Washington, on Aug. 14, 2022. The 17-year-old beat Canadian Monet Chun in the match-play final of the championship to become the first Japanese player to win the title since Michiko Hattori in 1985.

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Golf: U.S. Women's Amateur golf championship

Golf: U.S. Women's Amateur golf championship

Japanese teenager Saki Baba celebrates after winning the U.S. Women's Amateur golf championship at the Chambers Bay course in University Place, Washington, on Aug. 14, 2022. The 17-year-old beat Canadian Monet Chun in the match-play final of the championship to become the first Japanese player to win the title since Michiko Hattori in 1985.

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Golf: U.S. Women's Amateur golf championship

Golf: U.S. Women's Amateur golf championship

Japanese teenager Saki Baba celebrates with the victor's trophy after winning the U.S. Women's Amateur golf championship at the Chambers Bay course in University Place, Washington, on Aug. 14, 2022. The 17-year-old beat Canadian Monet Chun in the match-play final of the championship to become the first Japanese player to win the title since Michiko Hattori in 1985.

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Golf: U.S. Women's Amateur golf championship

Golf: U.S. Women's Amateur golf championship

Japanese teenager Saki Baba celebrates with the victor's trophy after winning the U.S. Women's Amateur golf championship at the Chambers Bay course in University Place, Washington, on Aug. 14, 2022. The 17-year-old beat Canadian Monet Chun in the match-play final of the championship to become the first Japanese player to win the title since Michiko Hattori in 1985.

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Spanish La Liga football

Spanish La Liga football

Takefusa Kubo (R) of Real Sociedad plays in a La Liga football match against Cadiz on Aug. 14, 2022, in Cadiz, Spain.

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Spanish La Liga football

Spanish La Liga football

Takefusa Kubo of Real Sociedad plays in a La Liga football match against Cadiz on Aug. 14, 2022, in Cadiz, Spain.

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Spanish La Liga football

Spanish La Liga football

Takefusa Kubo (L) of Real Sociedad plays in a La Liga football match against Cadiz on Aug. 14, 2022, in Cadiz, Spain.

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Spanish La Liga football

Spanish La Liga football

Takefusa Kubo (far R) of Real Sociedad scores a goal in the first half of a La Liga football match against Cadiz on Aug. 14, 2022, in Cadiz, Spain.

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Spanish La Liga football

Spanish La Liga football

Takefusa Kubo (C) of Real Sociedad celebrates after scoring a goal in the first half of a La Liga football match against Cadiz on Aug. 14, 2022, in Cadiz, Spain.

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Golf: U.S. Women's Amateur golf championship

Golf: U.S. Women's Amateur golf championship

Japanese teenager Saki Baba plays in the match-play final for the U.S. Women's Amateur golf championship at the Chambers Bay course in University Place, Washington, on Aug. 14, 2022. The 17-year-old beat Canadian Monet Chun to became the first Japanese player to win the tournament since Michiko Hattori in 1985.

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Golf: U.S. Women's Amateur golf championship

Golf: U.S. Women's Amateur golf championship

Japanese teenager Saki Baba plays in the match-play final for the U.S. Women's Amateur golf championship at the Chambers Bay course in University Place, Washington, on Aug. 14, 2022. The 17-year-old beat Canadian Monet Chun to became the first Japanese player to win the tournament since Michiko Hattori in 1985.

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Golf: U.S. Women's Amateur golf championship

Golf: U.S. Women's Amateur golf championship

Japanese teenager Saki Baba reacts after making a birdie on the 22nd hole of the match-play final for the U.S. Women's Amateur golf championship at the Chambers Bay course in University Place, Washington, on Aug. 14, 2022. The 17-year-old beat Canadian Monet Chun to became the first Japanese player to win the tournament since Michiko Hattori in 1985.

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Golf: U.S. Women's Amateur golf championship

Golf: U.S. Women's Amateur golf championship

Japanese teenager Saki Baba plays in the match-play final for the U.S. Women's Amateur golf championship at the Chambers Bay course in University Place, Washington, on Aug. 14, 2022. The 17-year-old beat Canadian Monet Chun to became the first Japanese player to win the tournament since Michiko Hattori in 1985.

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Golf: U.S. Women's Amateur golf championship

Golf: U.S. Women's Amateur golf championship

Japanese teenager Saki Baba plays in the match-play final for the U.S. Women's Amateur golf championship at the Chambers Bay course in University Place, Washington, on Aug. 14, 2022. The 17-year-old beat Canadian Monet Chun to became the first Japanese player to win the tournament since Michiko Hattori in 1985.

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Scene from Afghanistan

Scene from Afghanistan

A man (L) and a child sitting on the ground beg in Kabul on Aug. 14, 2022.

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Scene from Afghanistan

Scene from Afghanistan

A woman (L) clad in the burqa, a full-body veil, walks in Kabul on Aug. 14, 2022.

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Giant panda Saihin in western Japan

Giant panda Saihin in western Japan

Giant panda Saihin is pictured on her fourth birthday on Aug. 14, 2022, at the Adventure World zoo and amusement park in the Wakayama Prefecture town of Shirahama, western Japan.

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Giant panda Saihin in western Japan

Giant panda Saihin in western Japan

Giant panda Saihin is pictured on her fourth birthday on Aug. 14, 2022, at the Adventure World zoo and amusement park in the Wakayama Prefecture town of Shirahama, western Japan.

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"Comfort women" memorial day in S. Korea

"Comfort women" memorial day in S. Korea

A government-led ceremony marking the memorial day for Korean "comfort women" stationed at the Japanese military's wartime brothels is held in Seoul on Aug. 14, 2022.

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Giant panda Saihin in western Japan

Giant panda Saihin in western Japan

Giant panda Saihin is pictured on her fourth birthday on Aug. 14, 2022, at the Adventure World zoo and amusement park in the Wakayama Prefecture town of Shirahama, western Japan.

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Giant panda Saihin in western Japan

Giant panda Saihin in western Japan

Giant panda Saihin is pictured on her fourth birthday on Aug. 14, 2022, at the Adventure World zoo and amusement park in the Wakayama Prefecture town of Shirahama, western Japan.

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Baseball in Japan

Baseball in Japan

Jesse Biddle of the Orix Buffaloes pitches against the SoftBank Hawks in a Pacific League baseball game at PayPay Dome in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 14, 2022.

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Basketball: Japan-Iran exhibition game

Basketball: Japan-Iran exhibition game

Japan's Yuki Togashi (L) is guarded by Iran's Sajjad Pazirofteh during the first quarter in Game 2 of the two-game men's basketball exhibition series on Aug. 14, 2022, at Xebio Arena Sendai in Sendai, northeastern Japan.

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Basketball: Japan-Iran exhibition game

Basketball: Japan-Iran exhibition game

Yudai Baba of Japan shoots during the first quarter in Game 2 of the two-game men's basketball exhibition series against Iran on Aug. 14, 2022, at Xebio Arena Sendai in Sendai, northeastern Japan.

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Return from holidays in Japan

Return from holidays in Japan

The departure lobby for domestic flights is crowded with travelers at Fukuoka airport in southwestern Japan on Aug. 14, 2022, as many people return to Tokyo and its surrounding prefectures from hometowns in the "Bon" holiday period.

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Return from holidays in Japan

Return from holidays in Japan

A platform for shinkansen bullet trains is crowded with travelers at JR Shin-Osaka Station in Osaka, western Japan, on Aug. 14, 2022, as many people return to Tokyo and its surrounding prefectures from hometowns in the "Bon" holiday period.

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Return from holidays in Japan

Return from holidays in Japan

A platform for shinkansen bullet trains is crowded with travelers at JR Tokyo Station on Aug. 14, 2022, as many people return from hometowns in the "Bon" holiday period.

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Return from holidays in Japan

Return from holidays in Japan

The departure lobby for domestic flights is crowded with travelers at Fukuoka airport in southwestern Japan on Aug. 14, 2022, as many people return to Tokyo and its surrounding prefectures from hometowns in the "Bon" holiday period.

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Return from holidays in Japan

Return from holidays in Japan

A platform for shinkansen bullet trains is crowded with travelers at JR Shin-Osaka Station in Osaka, western Japan, on Aug. 14, 2022, as many people return to Tokyo and its surrounding prefectures from hometowns in the "Bon" holiday period.

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Return from holidays in Japan

Return from holidays in Japan

A platform for shinkansen bullet trains is crowded with travelers at JR Tokyo Station on Aug. 14, 2022, as many people return from hometowns in the "Bon" holiday period.

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Japan Innovation Party leadership candidate Adachi

Japan Innovation Party leadership candidate Adachi

Yasushi Adachi of the Japan Innovation Party speaks at a press conference in Osaka on Aug. 14, 2022, after filing his candidacy for the opposition party's leadership election.

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Japan Innovation Party leadership candidate Umemura

Japan Innovation Party leadership candidate Umemura

Mizuho Umemura of the Japan Innovation Party speaks at a press conference in Osaka on Aug. 14, 2022, after filing her candidacy for the opposition party's leadership election.

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Japan Innovation Party co-leader Baba

Japan Innovation Party co-leader Baba

Japan Innovation Party co-leader Nobuyuki Baba speaks in front of supporters in Osaka on Aug. 14, 2022, as he enters the race for the opposition party's leadership.

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