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Swimming: Pan Pacific swimming championships

Airi Ebina of Japan swims to silver in the women's 10-kilometer open water event at the Pan Pacific swimming championships in Long Beach, California, on Aug. 10, 2026.

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Swimming: Pan Pacific swimming championships

Ichika Kajimoto of Japan swims to bronze in the women's 10-kilometer open water event at the Pan Pacific swimming championships in Long Beach, California, on Aug. 10, 2026.

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Swimming: Pan Pacific swimming championships

Ichika Kajimoto of Japan swims to bronze in the women's 10-kilometer open water event at the Pan Pacific swimming championships in Long Beach, California, on Aug. 10, 2026.

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Swimming: Pan Pacific swimming championships

Australia's Moesha Johnson (C), Japan's Airi Ebina (R) and Ichika Kajimoto celebrate after placing first, second and third, respectively, in the women's 10-kilometer open water event at the Pan Pacific swimming championships in Long Beach, California, on Aug. 10, 2026.

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Swimming: Pan Pacific swimming championships

Airi Ebina (R) of Japan and her compatriot Ichika Kajimoto pose with their medals after winning silver and bronze, respectively, in the women's 10-kilometer open water event at the Pan Pacific swimming championships in Long Beach, California, on Aug. 10, 2026.

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[Breaking News]Annual cleaning of Great Buddha of Nara

NARA, Japan, Aug. 7 Kyodo - Monks at the Todai-ji temple in the western Japan city of Nara, sweeps dust off the Great Buddha, designated as a national treasure in Japan, on Aug. 7, 2026, in an annual cleaning event. (Kyodo)

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Yosakoi dance festival in western Japan

Dancers perform during the Yosakoi dance festival on Aug. 10, 2026, in Kochi, western Japan. About 18,000 people from 197 teams plan to dance during the annual event that began in 1954, running through Aug. 12.

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Yosakoi dance festival in western Japan

Dancers perform during the Yosakoi dance festival on Aug. 10, 2026, in Kochi, western Japan. About 18,000 people from 197 teams plan to dance during the annual event that began in 1954, running through Aug. 12.

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Yosakoi dance festival in western Japan

Dancers perform during the Yosakoi dance festival on Aug. 10, 2026, in Kochi, western Japan. About 18,000 people from 197 teams plan to dance during the annual event that began in 1954, running through Aug. 12.

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Table tennis: WTT Champions

Japan's Tomokazu Harimoto celebrates after beating South Korea's Oh Jun Sung in the men's singles final at the WTT Champions Yokohama table tennis event in Yokohama, eastern Japan, on Aug. 9, 2026.

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Table tennis: WTT Champions

Japan's Tomokazu Harimoto celebrates after beating South Korea's Oh Jun Sung in the men's singles final at the WTT Champions Yokohama table tennis event in Yokohama, eastern Japan, on Aug. 9, 2026.

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Table tennis: WTT Champions

Japan's Miwa Harimoto celebrates after beating defending champion Chen Xingtong of China in the women's singles final at the WTT Champions Yokohama table tennis event in Yokohama, eastern Japan, on Aug. 9, 2026.

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Table tennis: WTT Champions

Japan's Tomokazu Harimoto celebrates after beating South Korea's Oh Jun Sung in the men's singles final at the WTT Champions Yokohama table tennis event in Yokohama, eastern Japan, on Aug. 9, 2026.

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Table tennis: WTT Champions

Japan's Miwa Harimoto reacts after beating defending champion Chen Xingtong of China in the women's singles final at the WTT Champions Yokohama table tennis event in Yokohama, eastern Japan, on Aug. 9, 2026.

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Table tennis: WTT Champions

Japan's Miwa Harimoto reacts after beating defending champion Chen Xingtong of China in the women's singles final at the WTT Champions Yokohama table tennis event in Yokohama, eastern Japan, on Aug. 9, 2026.

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Table tennis: WTT Champions

Japan's Miwa Harimoto (R) takes a selfie after winning the women's singles title at the WTT Champions Yokohama table tennis event in Yokohama, eastern Japan, on Aug. 9, 2026. Her brother Tomokazu (L) retained the men's crown.

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Table tennis: WTT Champions

Japan's Miwa Harimoto (R) poses after winning the women's singles title at the WTT Champions Yokohama table tennis event in Yokohama, eastern Japan, on Aug. 9, 2026. Her brother Tomokazu (L) retained the men's crown.

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Table tennis: WTT Champions

Japan's Miwa Harimoto (R) poses after winning the women's singles title at the WTT Champions Yokohama table tennis event in Yokohama, eastern Japan, on Aug. 9, 2026. Her brother Tomokazu (L) retained the men's crown.

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Table tennis: WTT Champions

Japan's Tomokazu Harimoto poses after retaining the men's singles title at the WTT Champions Yokohama table tennis event in Yokohama, eastern Japan, on Aug. 9, 2026.

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Table tennis: WTT Champions

Japan's Tomokazu Harimoto poses after retaining the men's singles title at the WTT Champions Yokohama table tennis event in Yokohama, eastern Japan, on Aug. 9, 2026.

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Table tennis: WTT Champions

Japan's Miwa Harimoto poses after winning the women's singles title at the WTT Champions Yokohama table tennis event in Yokohama, eastern Japan, on Aug. 9, 2026.

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Prince Hisahito joins boy scout event in western Japan

Japanese Prince Hisahito (L) is pictured after sawing a log during the 19th Nippon Scout Jamboree in Jinsekikogen in Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 8, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Prince Hisahito joins boy scout event in western Japan

Japanese Prince Hisahito (2nd from R) is briefed about how to prepare breakfast during the 19th Nippon Scout Jamboree in Jinsekikogen in Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 8, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Prince Hisahito joins boy scout event in western Japan

Japanese Prince Hisahito (front, L) is taught how to saw a log during the 19th Nippon Scout Jamboree in Jinsekikogen in Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 8, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Prince Hisahito joins boy scout event in western Japan

Japanese Prince Hisahito (front) saws a log during the 19th Nippon Scout Jamboree in Jinsekikogen in Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 8, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Prince Hisahito joins boy scout event in western Japan

Japanese Prince Hisahito (front) prepares breakfast with boy scouts during the 19th Nippon Scout Jamboree in Jinsekikogen in Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 8, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Prince Hisahito joins boy scout event in western Japan

Japanese Prince Hisahito (front) prepares breakfast with boy scouts during the 19th Nippon Scout Jamboree in Jinsekikogen in Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 8, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Prince Hisahito joins boy scout event in western Japan

Japanese Prince Hisahito (back) arrives at the venue of the 19th Nippon Scout Jamboree in Jinsekikogen in Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 7, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Prince Hisahito joins boy scout event in western Japan

Japanese Prince Hisahito (back) arrives at the venue of the 19th Nippon Scout Jamboree in Jinsekikogen in Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 7, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Prince Hisahito joins boy scout event in western Japan

Japanese Prince Hisahito (back) arrives at the venue of the 19th Nippon Scout Jamboree in Jinsekikogen in Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 7, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Prince Hisahito joins boy scout event in western Japan

Japanese Prince Hisahito (back) arrives at the venue of the 19th Nippon Scout Jamboree in Jinsekikogen in Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 7, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Prince Hisahito joins boy scout event in western Japan

Japanese Prince Hisahito (L) watches a boy scout event during the 19th Nippon Scout Jamboree in Jinsekikogen in Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 7, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Prince Hisahito joins boy scout event in western Japan

Japanese Prince Hisahito (L) watches a boy scout event during the 19th Nippon Scout Jamboree in Jinsekikogen in Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 7, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Prince Hisahito joins boy scout event in western Japan

Japanese Prince Hisahito (C) waves to participants during the 19th Nippon Scout Jamboree in Jinsekikogen in Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 7, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Prince Hisahito joins boy scout event in western Japan

Japanese Prince Hisahito waves to participants during the 19th Nippon Scout Jamboree in Jinsekikogen in Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 7, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Prince Hisahito joins boy scout event in western Japan

Japanese Prince Hisahito waves to participants during the 19th Nippon Scout Jamboree in Jinsekikogen in Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 7, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Prince Hisahito joins boy scout event in western Japan

Japanese Prince Hisahito waves to participants during the 19th Nippon Scout Jamboree in Jinsekikogen in Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 7, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Prince Hisahito joins boy scout event in western Japan

Japanese Prince Hisahito speaks at a ceremony for the 19th Nippon Scout Jamboree in Jinsekikogen in Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 7, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Prince Hisahito joins boy scout event in western Japan

Japanese Prince Hisahito speaks at a ceremony for the 19th Nippon Scout Jamboree in Jinsekikogen in Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 7, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Prince Hisahito joins boy scout event in western Japan

Japanese Prince Hisahito (2nd from R) sets up a tent during the 19th Nippon Scout Jamboree in Jinsekikogen in Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 7, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Prince Hisahito joins boy scout event in western Japan

Japanese Prince Hisahito (C) sets up a tent during the 19th Nippon Scout Jamboree in Jinsekikogen in Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 7, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Prince Hisahito joins boy scout event in western Japan

Japanese Prince Hisahito (front) sets up a tent during the 19th Nippon Scout Jamboree in Jinsekikogen in Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 7, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Prince Hisahito joins boy scout event in western Japan

Japanese Prince Hisahito (L) sets up a tent during the 19th Nippon Scout Jamboree in Jinsekikogen in Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 7, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Prince Hisahito joins boy scout event in western Japan

Japanese Prince Hisahito (C) sets up a tent during the 19th Nippon Scout Jamboree in Jinsekikogen in Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 7, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Prince Hisahito joins boy scout event in western Japan

Japanese Prince Hisahito (C) sets up a tent during the 19th Nippon Scout Jamboree in Jinsekikogen in Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 7, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan-Vietnam student exchange in Hanoi

Vietnamese students perform a welcome dance for Japanese junior and senior high school students during a cultural exchange event in Hanoi on Aug. 6, 2026.

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Japan-Vietnam student exchange in Hanoi

Vietnamese students perform a welcome dance for Japanese junior and senior high school students during a cultural exchange event in Hanoi on Aug. 6, 2026.

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Japan-Vietnam student exchange in Hanoi

Japanese and Vietnamese junior and senior high school students sing a popular Japanese manga song during a cultural exchange event in Hanoi on Aug. 6, 2026.

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Japan-Vietnam student exchange in Hanoi

Japanese and Vietnamese junior and senior high school students sing a popular Japanese manga song during a cultural exchange event in Hanoi on Aug. 6, 2026.

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81st A-bomb anniversary in Nagasaki

An anti-nuclear weapons event is held in Nagasaki on Aug. 7, 2026, ahead of the 81st anniversary on Aug. 9 of the U.S. atomic bombing of the southwestern Japan city.