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Father of woman abducted by N. Korea dies at 96 without reunion

Akihiro Arimoto (R), whose daughter Keiko was taken to North Korea in 1983 at age 23, and Sakie Yokota, 89, whose daughter Megumi was abducted by North Korea in 1977 at age 13, attend a meeting in Tokyo on Aug. 2, 2023. Arimoto had died of natural causes aged 96 without seeing his daughter, his family said on Feb. 17, 2025, leaving Yokota as the only surviving parent of an individual listed by Japan as having been abducted by North Korea. (Pool photo)

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Botanical garden in Tokyo

Water lily flowers blossom at Jindai Botanical Garden in Chofu in Tokyo on Aug. 17, 2023.

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Jindaiji temple in Tokyo

Photo taken on Aug. 17, 2023, shows the main hall of Jindaiji temple in Chofu in Tokyo.

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Baseball: Nippon Ham player Wang Po-jung

Wang Po-jung of the Nippon Ham Fighters hits a solo home run during the third inning of a baseball game against the Lotte Marines at Es Con Field Hokkaido in Kitahiroshima, Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Aug. 17, 2023.

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Scene in Odesa

Photo taken on Aug. 17, 2023, shows a destroyed cathedral in Odesa, southern Ukraine, amid the war with Russia.

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Scene in Odesa

Photo taken on Aug. 17, 2023, shows a destroyed cathedral in Odesa, southern Ukraine, amid the war with Russia.

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Scene in Odesa

Photo taken on Aug. 17, 2023, shows a destroyed cathedral in Odesa, southern Ukraine, amid the war with Russia.

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Scene in Odesa

Photo taken on Aug. 17, 2023, shows a destroyed cathedral in Odesa, southern Ukraine, amid the war with Russia.

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Japan Komeito party chief in Philippines

Natsuo Yamaguchi (front row, C), chief of Japan's Komeito party, poses for a photo in front of a patrol vessel of the Philippine Coast Guard in Manila on Aug. 17, 2023, as he visits its headquarters.

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JR Kyushu logo

File photo taken in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 17, 2023, shows the logo of Kyushu Railway Co.

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JR Kyushu logo

File photo taken in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 17, 2023, shows the logo of Kyushu Railway Co.

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JR Kyushu signboard

File photo taken in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 17, 2023, shows the signboard of Kyushu Railway Co.

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U.N. meeting over N. Korea's human rights situation

The U.N. Security Council holds an open meeting at U.N. headquarters in New York on Aug. 17, 2023, to discuss North Korea's human rights situation.

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U.S. Ambassador to U.N. Thomas-Greenfield

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield speaks during an interview at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Aug. 17, 2023.

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White House national security spokesman Kirby

White House national security spokesman John Kirby speaks during an interview at the White House in Washington on Aug. 17, 2023.

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White House national security spokesman Kirby

White House national security spokesman John Kirby speaks during an interview at the White House in Washington on Aug. 17, 2023.

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White House national security spokesman Kirby

White House national security spokesman John Kirby speaks during an interview at the White House in Washington on Aug. 17, 2023.

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Golf: BMW Championship

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan is pictured during the first round of the BMW Championship golf tournament on Aug. 17, 2023, at Olympia Fields Country Club in Chicago, Illinois.

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Golf: BMW Championship

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan hits the ball out of a bunker during the first round of the BMW Championship golf tournament on Aug. 17, 2023, at Olympia Fields Country Club in Chicago, Illinois.

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Golf: BMW Championship

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan plays a shot during the first round of the BMW Championship golf tournament on Aug. 17, 2023, at Olympia Fields Country Club in Chicago, Illinois.

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Golf: BMW Championship

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan plays a shot during the first round of the BMW Championship golf tournament on Aug. 17, 2023, at Olympia Fields Country Club in Chicago, Illinois.

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Golf: BMW Championship

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan plays a shot during the first round of the BMW Championship golf tournament on Aug. 17, 2023, at Olympia Fields Country Club in Chicago, Illinois.

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U.S. President Biden

U.S. President Joe Biden waves to the media at the White House in Washington on Aug. 17, 2023.

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Japan PM Kishida arrives in U.S.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida arrives at Joint Base Andrews near Washington on Aug. 17, 2023, for a trilateral summit with U.S. President Joe Biden and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol.

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Coe reelected World Athletics president

Sebastian Coe, 66, attends a press conference after being reelected for a third term as president of World Athletics during its general meeting in Budapest on Aug. 17, 2023.

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Arimori elected World Athletics Council member

Two-time Olympic marathon medalist Yuko Arimori celebrates after being elected to sit on the Council of the World Athletics during its general meeting in Budapest on Aug. 17, 2023. The 56-year-old Japanese won the silver medal at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics and the bronze medal at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.

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Japan PM Kishida off to U.S. for trilateral summit

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida meets the press at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Aug. 17, 2023, before flying to the United States for a trilateral summit with the United States and South Korea at the Camp David presidential retreat in Maryland.

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Japan PM Kishida off to U.S. for trilateral summit

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (R) boards a government airplane at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Aug. 17, 2023, to travel to the United States for a trilateral summit with the United States and South Korea at the Camp David presidential retreat in Maryland.

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Japan PM Kishida off to U.S. for trilateral summit

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (R) boards a government airplane at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Aug. 17, 2023, to travel to the United States for a trilateral summit with the United States and South Korea at the Camp David presidential retreat in Maryland.

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Japan PM Kishida off to U.S. for trilateral summit

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida meets the press at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Aug. 17, 2023, before flying to the United States for a trilateral summit with the United States and South Korea at the Camp David presidential retreat in Maryland.

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Dollar surges to 9-month high around mid-146 yen

Pedestrians pass by a financial monitor in Tokyo showing the U.S. dollar soaring to a nine-month high around the mid-146 yen level on Aug. 17, 2023.

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Dollar surges to 9-month high around mid-146 yen

A financial monitor at a currency trading company in Tokyo shows the U.S. dollar soaring to a nine-month high around the mid-146 yen level on Aug. 17, 2023.

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Princess Kiko

Japanese Princess Kiko (C, R) chats with female researchers who returned to work after childbirth or child rearing with the backing of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, during her meeting with them at the Meiji Kinenkan hall in Tokyo on Aug. 17, 2023. (Pool photo)

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Princess Kiko

Japanese Princess Kiko (L) chats with female researchers who returned to work after childbirth or child rearing with the backing of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, during her meeting with them at the Meiji Kinenkan hall in Tokyo on Aug. 17, 2023. (Pool photo)

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Crown Princess Kiko

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko (back) meets with female researchers who returned to work after childbirth or child rearing with the backing of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, during an event at the Meiji Kinenkan hall in Tokyo on Aug. 17, 2023. (Pool photo)