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Japan's Princess Aiko

Japan's Princess Aiko arrives at Suntory Hall in Tokyo on June 22, 2026, for a special concert by the Japan Philharmonic Orchestra commemorating its 70th anniversary. (Pool photo)

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Japan's Princess Aiko

Japan's Princess Aiko arrives at Suntory Hall in Tokyo on June 22, 2026, for a special concert by the Japan Philharmonic Orchestra commemorating its 70th anniversary. (Pool photo)

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Japan's Princess Aiko

Japan's Princess Aiko arrives at Suntory Hall in Tokyo on June 22, 2026, for a special concert by the Japan Philharmonic Orchestra commemorating its 70th anniversary. (Pool photo)

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Japan's Princess Aiko

Japan's Princess Aiko arrives at Suntory Hall in Tokyo on June 22, 2026, for a special concert by the Japan Philharmonic Orchestra commemorating its 70th anniversary. (Pool photo)

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Japan's Princess Aiko

Japan's Princess Aiko arrives at Suntory Hall in Tokyo on June 22, 2026, for a special concert by the Japan Philharmonic Orchestra commemorating its 70th anniversary. (Pool photo)

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Japan's Princess Aiko

Japan's Princess Aiko arrives at Suntory Hall in Tokyo on June 22, 2026, for a special concert by the Japan Philharmonic Orchestra commemorating its 70th anniversary. (Pool photo)

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JAL plane commemorating Tokyo DisneySea's 25th anniversary

Photo taken at Tokyo's Haneda airport on June 3, 2026, shows a Japan Airline Co. plane decorated with Mickey Mouse and other Disney friends in commemoration of the Tokyo DisneySea's 25th anniversary. The Boeing 737-800 will be operated on domestic flights for a limited period from June 4, 2026.

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JAL plane commemorating Tokyo DisneySea's 25th anniversary

Photo taken at Tokyo's Haneda airport on June 3, 2026, shows a Japan Airline Co. plane decorated with Mickey Mouse and other Disney friends in commemoration of the Tokyo DisneySea's 25th anniversary. The Boeing 737-800 will be operated on domestic flights for a limited period from June 4, 2026.

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JAL plane commemorating Tokyo DisneySea's 25th anniversary

Photo taken at Tokyo's Haneda airport on June 3, 2026, shows a Japan Airline Co. plane decorated with Mickey Mouse and other Disney friends in commemoration of the Tokyo DisneySea's 25th anniversary. The Boeing 737-800 will be operated on domestic flights for a limited period from June 4, 2026.

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Japan Crown Princess Kiko, Princess Kako

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko (far L) and her daughter Princess Kako (C) view exhibits commemorating the 40th anniversary of the founding of Save the Children, a nongovernmental organization, as they attend a charity dinner celebrating the anniversary in Tokyo on May 7, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan Crown Princess Kiko, Princess Kako

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko (far L) and her daughter Princess Kako (C) view exhibits commemorating the 40th anniversary of the founding of Save the Children, a nongovernmental organization, as they attend a charity dinner celebrating the anniversary in Tokyo on May 7, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Atomic bomb exhibition in New York

Jiro Hamasumi, (C) secretary general of Hidankyo, Japan's leading organization of atomic bomb survivors and winner of the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize, and others pose for a photo at the U.N. headquarters in New York on April 27, 2026, the opening day of an exhibition, commemorating 80 years since the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings. The exhibition, sponsored by Hidankyo, coincides with the start of the 2026 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons at the U.N. headquarters.

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10th anniversary of Kumamoto quakes

KUMAMOTO, Japan, April 16 Kyodo - A memorial ceremony commemorating the 10th anniversary of two devastating earthquakes in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, is held in Kumamoto city on April 16, 2026. A total of 278 people were killed in Kumamoto and Oita prefectures in the quakes on April 14 and 16, 2016. (Kyodo)

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10th anniversary of Kumamoto quakes

A memorial ceremony commemorating the 10th anniversary of two devastating earthquakes in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, is held in Kumamoto city on April 16, 2026. A total of 278 people were killed in Kumamoto and Oita prefectures in the quakes on April 14 and 16, 2016.

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10th anniversary of Kumamoto quakes

A memorial ceremony commemorating the 10th anniversary of two devastating earthquakes in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, is held in Kumamoto city on April 16, 2026. A total of 278 people were killed in Kumamoto and Oita prefectures in the quakes on April 14 and 16, 2016.

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10th anniversary of Kumamoto quakes

A memorial ceremony commemorating the 10th anniversary of two devastating earthquakes in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, is held in Kumamoto city on April 16, 2026. A total of 278 people were killed in Kumamoto and Oita prefectures in the quakes on April 14 and 16, 2016.

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10th anniversary of Kumamoto quakes

Kumamoto Gov. Takashi Kimura addresses a memorial ceremony commemorating the 10th anniversary of a pair of massive earthquakes on April 16, 2026, in the southwestern Japan city of Kumamoto. A total of 278 deaths have been attributed to the quakes that hit Kumamoto and Oita prefectures on April 14 and 16, 2016.

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10th anniversary of Kumamoto quakes

Kumamoto Gov. Takashi Kimura addresses a memorial ceremony commemorating the 10th anniversary of a pair of massive earthquakes on April 16, 2026, in the southwestern Japan city of Kumamoto. A total of 278 deaths have been attributed to the quakes that hit Kumamoto and Oita prefectures on April 14 and 16, 2016.

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10th anniversary of Kumamoto quakes

Kumamoto Gov. Takashi Kimura addresses a memorial ceremony commemorating the 10th anniversary of a pair of massive earthquakes on April 16, 2026, in the southwestern Japan city of Kumamoto. A total of 278 deaths have been attributed to the quakes that hit Kumamoto and Oita prefectures on April 14 and 16, 2016.

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10th anniversary of Kumamoto quakes

People observe a moment of silence at a memorial ceremony commemorating the 10th anniversary of a pair of massive earthquakes on April 16, 2026, in the southwestern Japan city of Kumamoto. A total of 278 people were killed in Kumamoto and Oita prefectures in the quakes on April 14 and 16, 2016.

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10th anniversary of Kumamoto quakes

People observe a moment of silence at a memorial ceremony commemorating the 10th anniversary of a pair of massive earthquakes on April 16, 2026, in the southwestern Japan city of Kumamoto. A total of 278 people were killed in Kumamoto and Oita prefectures in the quakes on April 14 and 16, 2016.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Disqualified Ukrainian athlete

Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych (C) is surrounded by journalists following a press conference in Milan on Feb. 12, 2026, after he was disqualified from the Milan Cortina Olympics for refusing to give up his plan to race in a helmet commemorating athletes killed since Russia's invasion.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Disqualified Ukrainian athlete

Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych (C) meets the press in Milan on Feb. 12, 2026, after he was disqualified from the Milan Cortina Olympics for refusing to give up his plan to race in a helmet commemorating athletes killed since Russia's invasion.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Disqualified Ukrainian athlete

Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych meets the press in Milan on Feb. 12, 2026, after he was disqualified from the Milan Cortina Olympics for refusing to give up his plan to race in a helmet commemorating athletes killed since Russia's invasion.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Disqualified Ukrainian athlete

Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych (L) meets the press in Milan on Feb. 12, 2026, after he was disqualified from the Milan Cortina Olympics for refusing to give up his plan to race in a helmet commemorating athletes killed since Russia's invasion.

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Daily Life of Women in Afghanistan

Women wearing burqas walk with children along a street during Ashura in Kabul, Afghanistan on December 27, 2009. Ashura marks the climax of a 10-day mourning period commemorating the death of Imam Hussein, the grandson of Prophet Mohammad, who was killed in the Battle of Karbala in 680 CE. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Daily Life of Women in Afghanistan

Women wearing burqas stand near a temporary mourning tent during Ashura in Kabul, Afghanistan on December 27, 2009. Ashura marks the climax of a 10-day mourning period commemorating the death of Imam Hussein, the grandson of Prophet Mohammad, who was killed in the Battle of Karbala in 680 CE. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Daily Life of Women in Afghanistan

Women wearing burqas walk through a narrow alley during Ashura in Kabul, Afghanistan on December 27, 2009. Ashura marks the climax of a 10-day mourning period commemorating the death of Imam Hussein, the grandson of Prophet Mohammad, who was killed in the Battle of Karbala in 680 CE. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Daily Life of Women in Afghanistan

Women wearing burqas gather around a column draped with religious fabrics during Ashura in Kabul, Afghanistan on December 27, 2009. Ashura marks the climax of a 10-day mourning period commemorating the death of Imam Hussein, the grandson of Prophet Mohammad, who was killed in the Battle of Karbala in 680 CE. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Daily Life of Women in Afghanistan

Women wearing burqas gather around a column draped with religious fabrics during Ashura in Kabul, Afghanistan on December 27, 2009. Ashura marks the climax of a 10-day mourning period commemorating the death of Imam Hussein, the grandson of Prophet Mohammad, who was killed in the Battle of Karbala in 680 CE. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Reagan Signs Proclamation 5719 Honoring German-American Day 1987

United States President Ronald Reagan makes remarks prior to signing Proclamation 5719, commemorating German-American Day in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on October 2, 1987. Standing behind the President to his immediate right is Phillipp Jenninger, President of President of the Bundestag of West Germany. Photo by Ron Sachs / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Reagan Signs Proclamation 5719 Honoring German-American Day 1987

United States President Ronald Reagan makes remarks prior to signing Proclamation 5719, commemorating German-American Day in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on October 2, 1987. Standing behind the President to his immediate right is Phillipp Jenninger, President of President of the Bundestag of West Germany. Photo by Ron Sachs / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Reagan Signs Proclamation 5719 Honoring German-American Day 1987

United States President Ronald Reagan signs Proclamation 5719, commemorating German-American Day in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on October 2, 1987. Standing behind the President to his immediate right is Phillipp Jenninger, President of President of the Bundestag of West Germany. Photo by Ron Sachs / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Reagan Signs Proclamation 5719 Honoring German-American Day 1987

United States Senator Richard G. Lugar (Republican of Indiana) looks on as US President Ronald Reagan makes remarks prior to signing Proclamation 5719, commemorating German-American Day in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on October 2, 1987. Photo by Ron Sachs / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Reagan Signs Proclamation 5719 Honoring German-American Day 1987

United States President Ronald Reagan makes remarks prior to signing Proclamation 5719, commemorating German-American Day in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on October 2, 1987. Standing behind the President to his immediate right is Phillipp Jenninger, President of President of the Bundestag of West Germany. Photo by Ron Sachs / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sumo association marks 100th anniversary

A ceremony marking the 100th anniversary of the Japan Sumo Association's founding is held at the Ryogoku Kokugikan sumo arena in Tokyo on Dec. 23, 2025. About 800 people, including grand champions Onosato and Hoshoryu, attended the ceremony commemorating the establishment of the association's predecessor organization on Dec. 28, 1925.

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Sumo association marks 100th anniversary

Japan Sumo Association head Hakkaku (3rd from L) and two grand champions -- Onosato (2nd from L) and Hoshoryu (3rd from R) -- open the cask during a ceremony marking the 100th anniversary of the association's founding at the Ryogoku Kokugikan sumo arena on Dec. 23, 2025. About 800 people attended the ceremony commemorating the establishment of the association's predecessor organization on Dec. 28, 1925.

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Queen Letizia At FundeuRAE Anniversary - Madrid

Queen Letizia during the ceremony commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Fundación del Español Urgente "FundéuRAE", held at the Royal Spanish Academy, on December 17, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). In these twenty years, the Foundation, promoted by the Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) and the EFE Agency, has become one of the main points of reference for Spanish-speaking journalists and, in general, for language professionals in the news world. Its recommendations on the proper use of the language are disseminated throughout the year, from Monday to Friday, to reach the editorial offices of the media and the e-mail addresses of the thousands of subscribers to the FundéuRAE newsletter. Photo by Jose Oliva/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Queen Letizia At FundeuRAE Anniversary - Madrid

Queen Letizia during the ceremony commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Fundación del Español Urgente "FundéuRAE", held at the Royal Spanish Academy, on December 17, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). In these twenty years, the Foundation, promoted by the Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) and the EFE Agency, has become one of the main points of reference for Spanish-speaking journalists and, in general, for language professionals in the news world. Its recommendations on the proper use of the language are disseminated throughout the year, from Monday to Friday, to reach the editorial offices of the media and the e-mail addresses of the thousands of subscribers to the FundéuRAE newsletter. Photo by Jose Oliva/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Queen Letizia At FundeuRAE Anniversary - Madrid

The director of the RAE, Santiago Muñoz Machado, and Queen Letizia during the ceremony commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Fundación del Español Urgente "FundéuRAE", held at the Royal Spanish Academy, on December 17, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). In these twenty years, the Foundation, promoted by the Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) and the EFE Agency, has become one of the main points of reference for Spanish-speaking journalists and, in general, for language professionals in the news world. Its recommendations on the proper use of the language are disseminated throughout the year, from Monday to Friday, to reach the editorial offices of the media and the e-mail addresses of the thousands of subscribers to the FundéuRAE newsletter. Photo by Jose Oliva/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Queen Letizia At FundeuRAE Anniversary - Madrid

Queen Letizia during the ceremony commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Fundación del Español Urgente "FundéuRAE", held at the Royal Spanish Academy, on December 17, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). In these twenty years, the Foundation, promoted by the Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) and the EFE Agency, has become one of the main points of reference for Spanish-speaking journalists and, in general, for language professionals in the news world. Its recommendations on the proper use of the language are disseminated throughout the year, from Monday to Friday, to reach the editorial offices of the media and the e-mail addresses of the thousands of subscribers to the FundéuRAE newsletter. Photo by Jose Oliva/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Queen Letizia At FundeuRAE Anniversary - Madrid

Queen Letizia during the ceremony commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Fundación del Español Urgente "FundéuRAE", held at the Royal Spanish Academy, on December 17, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). In these twenty years, the Foundation, promoted by the Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) and the EFE Agency, has become one of the main points of reference for Spanish-speaking journalists and, in general, for language professionals in the news world. Its recommendations on the proper use of the language are disseminated throughout the year, from Monday to Friday, to reach the editorial offices of the media and the e-mail addresses of the thousands of subscribers to the FundéuRAE newsletter. Photo by Jose Oliva/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Queen Letizia At FundeuRAE Anniversary - Madrid

Queen Letizia during the ceremony commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Fundación del Español Urgente "FundéuRAE", held at the Royal Spanish Academy, on December 17, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). In these twenty years, the Foundation, promoted by the Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) and the EFE Agency, has become one of the main points of reference for Spanish-speaking journalists and, in general, for language professionals in the news world. Its recommendations on the proper use of the language are disseminated throughout the year, from Monday to Friday, to reach the editorial offices of the media and the e-mail addresses of the thousands of subscribers to the FundéuRAE newsletter. Photo by Jose Oliva/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Queen Letizia At FundeuRAE Anniversary - Madrid

Queen Letizia during the ceremony commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Fundación del Español Urgente "FundéuRAE", held at the Royal Spanish Academy, on December 17, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). In these twenty years, the Foundation, promoted by the Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) and the EFE Agency, has become one of the main points of reference for Spanish-speaking journalists and, in general, for language professionals in the news world. Its recommendations on the proper use of the language are disseminated throughout the year, from Monday to Friday, to reach the editorial offices of the media and the e-mail addresses of the thousands of subscribers to the FundéuRAE newsletter. Photo by Jose Oliva/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Queen Letizia At FundeuRAE Anniversary - Madrid

Queen Letizia during the ceremony commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Fundación del Español Urgente "FundéuRAE", held at the Royal Spanish Academy, on December 17, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). In these twenty years, the Foundation, promoted by the Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) and the EFE Agency, has become one of the main points of reference for Spanish-speaking journalists and, in general, for language professionals in the news world. Its recommendations on the proper use of the language are disseminated throughout the year, from Monday to Friday, to reach the editorial offices of the media and the e-mail addresses of the thousands of subscribers to the FundéuRAE newsletter. Photo by Jose Oliva/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Aftermath of Hong Kong fire

A person hangs a paper crane near the Wang Fuk Court high-rise residential complex in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong on Dec. 3, 2025, commemorating the victims of a deadly fire in late November.

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Zelenskyy At The Ceremony in Memory of the Victims of the Holodomor - Kyiv

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and First Lady Olena Zelenska honored the victims of the Holodomor of 1932–1933, as well as the mass man-made famines of 1921–1922 and 1946–1947. At the Holy Dormition Cathedral of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, the Head of State and his wife participated in a prayer service commemorating the Holodomor victims in Ukraine, on November 22, 2025 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Handout photo by Ukrainian Presidency Press Office via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Zelenskyy At The Ceremony in Memory of the Victims of the Holodomor - Kyiv

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and First Lady Olena Zelenska honored the victims of the Holodomor of 1932–1933, as well as the mass man-made famines of 1921–1922 and 1946–1947. At the Holy Dormition Cathedral of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, the Head of State and his wife participated in a prayer service commemorating the Holodomor victims in Ukraine, on November 22, 2025 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Handout photo by Ukrainian Presidency Press Office via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Zelenskyy At The Ceremony in Memory of the Victims of the Holodomor - Kyiv

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and First Lady Olena Zelenska honored the victims of the Holodomor of 1932–1933, as well as the mass man-made famines of 1921–1922 and 1946–1947. At the Holy Dormition Cathedral of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, the Head of State and his wife participated in a prayer service commemorating the Holodomor victims in Ukraine, on November 22, 2025 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Handout photo by Ukrainian Presidency Press Office via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Zelenskyy At The Ceremony in Memory of the Victims of the Holodomor - Kyiv

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and First Lady Olena Zelenska honored the victims of the Holodomor of 1932–1933, as well as the mass man-made famines of 1921–1922 and 1946–1947. At the Holy Dormition Cathedral of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, the Head of State and his wife participated in a prayer service commemorating the Holodomor victims in Ukraine, on November 22, 2025 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Handout photo by Ukrainian Presidency Press Office via ABACAPRESS.COM