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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 -- (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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Bon dance festival in northeastern Japan

Dancers perform during Nishimonai Bon Odori dance festival in Ugo in Akita Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 18, 2022.

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Bon dance festival in northeastern Japan

A dancer performs during Nishimonai Bon Odori dance festival in Ugo in Akita Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 18, 2022.

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Bon dance festival in northeastern Japan

Dancers perform during Nishimonai Bon Odori dance festival in Ugo in Akita Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 18, 2022.

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Talks on war in Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (L) and U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres attend a joint press conference in Lviv, western Ukraine, on Aug. 18, 2022, after holding talks on Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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Talks on war in Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (R) and U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres attend a joint press conference in Lviv, western Ukraine, on Aug. 18, 2022, after holding talks on Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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Talks on war in Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (L) and U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres attend a joint press conference in Lviv, western Ukraine, on Aug. 18, 2022, after holding talks on Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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Football: 2022 World Cup in Qatar

Photo taken in Doha on Aug. 18, 2022, shows a giant image of the World Cup trophy on the side of a building.

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Football: 2022 World Cup in Qatar

Photo taken in Doha on Aug. 18, 2022, shows a giant image of a Qatari football player on the side of a building.

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Golf: BMW Championship

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan plays a shot on the 15th hole during the first round of the BMW Championship golf tournament at Wilmington Country Club in Wilmington, Delaware, on Aug. 18, 2022.

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Golf: BMW Championship

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan hits out of a bunker on the 14th hole during the first round of the BMW Championship golf tournament at Wilmington Country Club in Wilmington, Delaware, on Aug. 18, 2022.

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Golf: BMW Championship

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan lines up a putt on the 15th hole during the first round of the BMW Championship golf tournament at Wilmington Country Club in Wilmington, Delaware, on Aug. 18, 2022.

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Golf: BMW Championship

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan reacts to applause on the 16th hole during the first round of the BMW Championship golf tournament at Wilmington Country Club in Wilmington, Delaware, on Aug. 18, 2022.

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Golf: BMW Championship

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan hits off the fifth tee during the first round of the BMW Championship golf tournament at Wilmington Country Club in Wilmington, Delaware, on Aug. 18, 2022.

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Golf: BMW Championship

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan hits off the first tee during the first round of the BMW Championship golf tournament at Wilmington Country Club in Wilmington, Delaware, on Aug. 18, 2022.

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Golf: BMW Championship

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan hits off the sixth tee during the first round of the BMW Championship golf tournament at Wilmington Country Club in Wilmington, Delaware, on Aug. 18, 2022.

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Talks on Russia-Ukraine war

(From L) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres attend a joint press conference in Lviv, western Ukraine, on Aug. 18, 2022, after holding talks on the Russia-Ukraine war.

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Talks on Russia-Ukraine war

(From L) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres attend a joint press conference in Lviv, western Ukraine, on Aug. 18, 2022, after holding talks on the Russia-Ukraine war.

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Talks on Russia-Ukraine war

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks at a press conference in Lviv, western Ukraine, on Aug. 18, 2022, after holding talks with U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the Russia-Ukraine war.

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PM Kishida visits shrine in Shizuoka

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (front, C) visits Mishima Taisha shrine in the Shizuoka Prefecture city of Mishima, central Japan, on Aug. 18, 2022, during his summer holiday.

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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin speaks at a press conference in Beijing on Aug. 18, 2022.

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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin speaks at a press conference in Beijing on Aug. 18, 2022.

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Microsoft co-founder Gates in Japan

Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates makes a speech at a forum in Tokyo on Aug. 18, 2022.

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Microsoft co-founder Gates in Japan

Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates (L) and Toshimitsu Motegi, secretary general of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, meet at the LDP's headquarters in Tokyo on Aug. 18, 2022.

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Microsoft co-founder Gates in Japan

Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates (4th from L) poses for a photo at a forum in Tokyo on Aug. 18, 2022.

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LDP policy chief Hagiuda

Koichi Hagiuda, policy chief of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, meets the press at the LDP's headquarters in Tokyo on Aug. 18, 2022, after being reported to have visited a facility linked to the Unification Church, now known as the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, in June.

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LDP policy chief Hagiuda

Koichi Hagiuda, policy chief of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, meets the press at the LDP's headquarters in Tokyo on Aug. 18, 2022, after being reported to have visited a facility linked to the Unification Church, now known as the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, in June.

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Dentsu headquarters

Photo taken on Aug. 18, 2022, shows the building (C) housing the headquarters of major advertising agency Dentsu Inc. in Tokyo.

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Former Japan PM Suga

Former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga meets the press in Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture, on Aug. 18, 2022.

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Dentsu headquarters

Photo taken on Aug. 18, 2022, shows the building housing the headquarters of major advertising agency Dentsu Inc. in Tokyo.

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Protest against Japanese media in Seoul over Unification Church coverage

Japanese people living in South Korea who belong to the Unification Church march in downtown Seoul on Aug. 18, 2022, to protest against the Japanese media's coverage of their religion, blasting it as biased. About 3,500 people, mostly Japanese women who moved to South Korea following mass weddings hosted by the Unification Church now known as the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, took part in the rally.

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Protest against Japanese media in Seoul over Unification Church coverage

Japanese people living in South Korea who belong to the Unification Church march in downtown Seoul on Aug. 18, 2022, to protest against the Japanese media's coverage of their religion, blasting it as biased. About 3,500 people, mostly Japanese women who moved to South Korea following mass weddings hosted by the Unification Church now known as the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, took part in the rally.

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Protest against Japanese media in Seoul over Unification Church coverage

Japanese people living in South Korea who belong to the Unification Church march in downtown Seoul on Aug. 18, 2022, to protest against the Japanese media's coverage of their religion, blasting it as biased. About 3,500 people, mostly Japanese women who moved to South Korea following mass weddings hosted by the Unification Church now known as the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, took part in the rally.

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Protest against Japanese media in Seoul over Unification Church coverage

Japanese people living in South Korea who belong to the Unification Church march in downtown Seoul on Aug. 18, 2022, to protest against the Japanese media's coverage of their religion, blasting it as biased. About 3,500 people, mostly Japanese women who moved to South Korea following mass weddings hosted by the Unification Church now known as the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, took part in the rally.

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Microsoft co-founder Gates receives Japanese decoration

Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates (R) receives the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun from Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi in Tokyo on Aug. 18, 2022, in recognition of his contributions to Japan and the world in regards to worldwide technological transformation and advancement of global health.

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Microsoft co-founder Gates receives Japanese decoration

Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates (R) receives the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun from Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi in Tokyo on Aug. 18, 2022, in recognition of his contributions to Japan and the world in regards to worldwide technological transformation and advancement of global health.

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Microsoft co-founder Gates receives Japanese decoration

Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates (R) speaks after receiving the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun from Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi in Tokyo on Aug. 18, 2022, in recognition of his contributions to Japan and the world in regards to worldwide technological transformation and advancement of global health.