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Japan-U.S. drill to defend remote islands

Lt. Gen. Seiji Toriumi (R), commander of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force's Western Army, shakes hands with Lt. Gen. Roger Turner, commanding general of the U.S. Marine Corps' III Marine Expeditionary Force, during a press conference at the Marine Corps' Camp Hansen in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa on June 30, 2026, the final day of the Resolute Dragon joint defense drill. A total of 9,600 GSDF and Marine Corps personnel took part in the 11-day drill, conducted in Okinawa and the southwestern Japan main island of Kyushu to strengthen capabilities to defend remote islands.

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Japan-U.S. drill to defend remote islands

Lt. Gen. Seiji Toriumi (R), commander of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force's Western Army, shakes hands with Lt. Gen. Roger Turner, commanding general of the U.S. Marine Corps' III Marine Expeditionary Force, during a press conference at the Marine Corps' Camp Hansen in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa on June 30, 2026, the final day of the Resolute Dragon joint defense drill. A total of 9,600 GSDF and Marine Corps personnel took part in the 11-day drill, conducted in Okinawa and the southwestern Japan main island of Kyushu to strengthen capabilities to defend remote islands.

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New BOJ policymaker

New Bank of Japan Policy Board member Ayano Sato speaks at a press conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on June 30, 2026. Sato, who assumed the post the same day, is seen as a proponent of bold monetary easing.

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New BOJ policymaker

New Bank of Japan Policy Board member Ayano Sato speaks at a press conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on June 30, 2026. Sato, who assumed the post the same day, is seen as a proponent of bold monetary easing.

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New BOJ policymaker

New Bank of Japan Policy Board member Ayano Sato speaks at a press conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on June 30, 2026. Sato, who assumed the post the same day, is seen as a proponent of bold monetary easing.

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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun holds a press conference in Beijing on June 29, 2026.

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Industrial Innovation Investment Corporation: Regular Press Conference (Press Conference on the Change of President)

Industrial Innovation Investment Corporation, Regular Press Conference (Press Conference on the Change of President). The photo shows Jiro Seguchi, the new President and CEO.=June 26,2026,Tokyo

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Industrial Innovation Investment Corporation: Regular Press Conference (Press Conference on the Change of President)

Industrial Innovation Investment Corporation, Regular Press Conference (Press Conference Announcing the Change in President). The photo shows, from left to right, Toshiyuki Kumura, Chief Investment Officer (CIO); Jiro Seguchi, the new President and CEO; and Keisuke Yokoo, the former President and CEO.=June 26,2026,Tokyo

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Industrial Innovation Investment Corporation: Regular Press Conference (Press Conference on the Change of President)

Industrial Innovation Investment Corporation, Regular Press Conference (Press Conference on the Change of President). The photo shows, from left to right, Jiro Seguchi, the new President and CEO, and Keisuke Yokoo, the former President and CEO.=June 26,2026,Tokyo

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Takeda Pharmaceutical Company: Press Conference Marking the Inauguration of New President Julie Kim

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company: Press Conference Marking the Inauguration of New President Julie Kim=June 25,2026,Tokyo

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Takeda Pharmaceutical Company: Press Conference Marking the Inauguration of New President Julie Kim

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company: Press Conference Marking the Inauguration of New President Julie Kim=June 25,2026,Tokyo

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Takeda Pharmaceutical Company: Press Conference Marking the Inauguration of New President Julie Kim

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company: Press Conference Marking the Inauguration of New President Julie Kim=June 25,2026,Tokyo

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Football: 2026 World Cup

Brazil's Marquinhos speaks at a press conference at Houston Stadium in Houston on June 28, 2026, ahead of a football World Cup round of 32 match against Japan.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

Japan head coach Hajime Moriyasu holds a press conference at Houston Stadium in Houston, Texas, on June 28, 2026, ahead of a football World Cup round of 32 match against Brazil.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

Brazil head coach Carlo Ancelotti speaks at a press conference at Houston Stadium in Houston on June 28, 2026, ahead of a football World Cup round of 32 match against Japan.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

Brazil head coach Carlo Ancelotti speaks at a press conference at Houston Stadium in Houston, Texas, on June 28, 2026, ahead of a football World Cup round of 32 match against Japan.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

Japan head coach Hajime Moriyasu holds a press conference at Houston Stadium in Houston, Texas, on June 28, 2026, ahead of a football World Cup round of 32 match against Brazil.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

Japan head coach Hajime Moriyasu holds a press conference at Houston Stadium in Houston, Texas, on June 28, 2026, ahead of a football World Cup round of 32 match against Brazil.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

Japan head coach Hajime Moriyasu holds a press conference at Houston Stadium in Houston, Texas, on June 28, 2026, ahead of a football World Cup round of 32 match against Brazil.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

Japan head coach Hajime Moriyasu holds a press conference at Houston Stadium in Houston, Texas, on June 28, 2026, ahead of a football World Cup round of 32 match against Brazil.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

Japan head coach Hajime Moriyasu holds a press conference at Houston Stadium in Houston, Texas, on June 28, 2026, ahead of a football World Cup round of 32 match against Brazil.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

Japan head coach Hajime Moriyasu holds a press conference at Houston Stadium in Houston, Texas, on June 28, 2026, ahead of a football World Cup round of 32 match against Brazil.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

Japan head coach Hajime Moriyasu holds a press conference at Houston Stadium in Houston, Texas, on June 28, 2026, ahead of a football World Cup round of 32 match against Brazil.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

Japan head coach Hajime Moriyasu holds a press conference at Houston Stadium in Houston, Texas, on June 28, 2026, ahead of a football World Cup round of 32 match against Brazil.

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IAEA chief Grossi meets press in Tokyo

International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Grossi holds a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on June 26, 2026.

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IAEA chief Grossi meets press in Tokyo

International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Grossi holds a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on June 26, 2026.

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IAEA chief Grossi meets press in Tokyo

International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Grossi holds a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on June 26, 2026.

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IAEA chief Grossi meets press in Tokyo

International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Grossi holds a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on June 26, 2026.

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IAEA chief Grossi meets press in Tokyo

International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Grossi holds a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on June 26, 2026.

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Chinese Defense Ministry press conference

Senior Colonel Zhang Xiaogang, spokesman for China's Ministry of National Defense, speaks at a press conference in Beijing on June 25, 2026.

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Powerful earthquake hits northeastern Japan

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara holds a press conference in Tokyo on June 25, 2026, after an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.2 struck northeastern Japan earlier in the day.

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Powerful earthquake hits northeastern Japan

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara holds a press conference in Tokyo on June 25, 2026, after an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.2 struck northeastern Japan earlier in the day.

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Powerful earthquake hits northeastern Japan

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara holds a press conference in Tokyo on June 25, 2026, after an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.2 struck northeastern Japan earlier in the day.

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China comments on two 2 detained Japanese

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun holds a press conference in Beijing on June 24, 2026, confirming two Japanese have been detained in China for allegedly violating a Chinse law. The Japanese government said the same day that the two were both detained in May in the northeastern port city of Dalian for allegedly violating a law regarding the smuggling of prohibited imports or exports, without disclosing further details for privacy reasons.

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China comments on two 2 detained Japanese

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun holds a press conference in Beijing on June 24, 2026, confirming two Japanese have been detained in China for allegedly violating a Chinse law. The Japanese government said the same day that the two were both detained in May in the northeastern port city of Dalian for allegedly violating a law regarding the smuggling of prohibited imports or exports, without disclosing further details for privacy reasons.

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China comments on two 2 detained Japanese

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun holds a press conference in Beijing on June 24, 2026, confirming two Japanese have been detained in China for allegedly violating a Chinse law. The Japanese government said the same day that the two were both detained in May in the northeastern port city of Dalian for allegedly violating a law regarding the smuggling of prohibited imports or exports, without disclosing further details for privacy reasons.

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China comments on two 2 detained Japanese

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun holds a press conference in Beijing on June 24, 2026, confirming two Japanese have been detained in China for allegedly violating a Chinse law. The Japanese government said the same day that the two were both detained in May in the northeastern port city of Dalian for allegedly violating a law regarding the smuggling of prohibited imports or exports, without disclosing further details for privacy reasons.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

Netherlands coach Ronald Koeman speaks at a press conference in Kansas City, Missouri, on June 24, 2026, ahead of a World Cup group match against Tunisia.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

Sweden head coach Graham Potter speaks at a press conference at Dallas Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on June 24, 2026, ahead of the team's World Cup football group match against Japan.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

Sweden head coach Graham Potter speaks at a press conference at Dallas Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on June 24, 2026, ahead of the team's World Cup football group match against Japan.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

Sweden head coach Graham Potter speaks at a press conference at Dallas Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on June 24, 2026, ahead of the team's World Cup football group match against Japan.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

Sweden head coach Graham Potter speaks at a press conference at Dallas Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on June 24, 2026, ahead of the team's World Cup football group match against Japan.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

Japan head coach Hajime Moriyasu speaks at a press conference at Dallas Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on June 24, 2026, ahead of the team's World Cup football group match against Sweden.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

Sweden head coach Graham Potter speaks at a press conference at Dallas Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on June 24, 2026, ahead of the team's World Cup football group match against Japan.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

Japan head coach Hajime Moriyasu holds a press conference at Dallas Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on June 24, 2026, ahead of the team's World Cup football group match against Sweden.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

Japan head coach Hajime Moriyasu smiles during a press conference at Dallas Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on June 24, 2026, ahead of the team's World Cup football group match against Sweden.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

Japan head coach Hajime Moriyasu (L) speaks at a press conference at Dallas Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on June 24, 2026, ahead of the team's World Cup football group match against Sweden.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

Japan head coach Hajime Moriyasu smiles during a press conference at Dallas Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on June 24, 2026, ahead of the team's World Cup football group match against Sweden.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

Japan head coach Hajime Moriyasu speaks at a press conference at Dallas Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on June 24, 2026, ahead of the team's World Cup football group match against Sweden.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

Japan head coach Hajime Moriyasu speaks at a press conference at Dallas Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on June 24, 2026, ahead of the team's World Cup football group match against Sweden.