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FamilyMart and Rakuten Partnership Promotion Press Conference

FamilyMart and Rakuten Partnership Announcement Event. The photo shows, from left to right: Hikaru Adachi, Executive Director, CMO, and Head of the Marketing Division and Digital Business Division at FamilyMart; Tatsuo Odani, President of FamilyMart; Hiroshi Mikitani, Chairman and CEO of the Rakuten Group; and Naho Kono, Executive Vice President and Group CMO of the Rakuten Group.=May 22,2026,Tokyo

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Japan: Horse Breaks Loose at Traditional Soma Nomaoi Festival in Fukushima, Injuring Six 3

Six people were injured after a horse ran wild at the Soma Nomaoi traditional festival in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture on Sunday, May 24. The incident occurred during an armored horseback race when a rider fell from his horse, causing the animal to bolt off the course and collide with spectators near the ticket booth. Around 40,000 people were in attendance at the Hibarigahara festival grounds. The horse was later secured near the venue.

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Japan Day in Dusseldorf

Photo taken on May 23, 2026, shows a music performance during a Japan Day event in Dusseldorf, a Germany city known for many Japanese residents.

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Japan Day in Dusseldorf

Fireworks light up the Rhine during a Japan Day event in Dusseldorf, a German city known for many Japanese residents, on May 23, 2026.

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Japan: Horse Breaks Loose at Traditional Soma Nomaoi Festival in Fukushima, Injuring Six

Six people were injured after a horse ran wild at the Soma Nomaoi traditional festival in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture on Sunday, May 24. The incident occurred during an armored horseback race when a rider fell from his horse, causing the animal to bolt off the course and collide with spectators near the ticket booth. Around 40,000 people were in attendance at the Hibarigahara festival grounds. The horse was later secured near the venue.

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Japan: Horse Breaks Loose at Traditional Soma Nomaoi Festival in Fukushima, Injuring Six 2

Six people were injured after a horse ran wild at the Soma Nomaoi traditional festival in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture on Sunday, May 24. The incident occurred during an armored horseback race when a rider fell from his horse, causing the animal to bolt off the course and collide with spectators near the ticket booth. Around 40,000 people were in attendance at the Hibarigahara festival grounds. The horse was later secured near the venue.

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Japanese crown prince at greenery event

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito (C) and Crown Princess Kiko visit an iris garden after attending a greenery conservation event in Tokyo on May 24, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japanese crown prince at greenery event

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito plants a tree at a park in Tokyo after attending a greenery conservation event on May 24, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japanese crown prince at greenery event

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko visit an agricultural high school after attending a greenery conservation event in Tokyo on May 24, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japanese crown prince at greenery event

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko attend a greenery conservation event in Tokyo on May 24, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japanese crown prince at greenery event

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito speaks during a greenery conservation event in Tokyo on May 24, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Figure skating: Uno returns to competition with Honda

Japanese former figure skating world champion and Olympic medalist Shoma Uno (L) and former world junior champion Marin Honda attend a talk event in Tokyo on May 22, 2026. The pair announced in an Instagram post earlier in the day that they will return to competition in ice dance from the new season.

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Figure skating: Uno returns to competition with Honda

Japanese former figure skating world champion and Olympic medalist Shoma Uno (L) and former world junior champion Marin Honda attend a talk event in Tokyo on May 22, 2026. The pair announced in an Instagram post earlier in the day that they will return to competition in ice dance from the new season.

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Figure skating: Uno returns to competition with Honda

Japanese former figure skating world champion and Olympic medalist Shoma Uno (L) and former world junior champion Marin Honda attend a talk event in Tokyo on May 22, 2026. The pair announced in an Instagram post earlier in the day that they will return to competition in ice dance from the new season.

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Figure skating: Uno returns to competition with Honda

Japanese former figure skating world champion and Olympic medalist Shoma Uno (L) and former world junior champion Marin Honda attend a talk event in Tokyo on May 22, 2026. The pair announced in an Instagram post earlier in the day that they will return to competition in ice dance from the new season.

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Figure skating: Uno returns to competition with Honda

Japanese former figure skating world champion and Olympic medalist Shoma Uno (L) and former world junior champion Marin Honda attend a talk event in Tokyo on May 22, 2026. The pair announced in an Instagram post earlier in the day that they will return to competition in ice dance from the new season.

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Figure skating: Uno returns to competition with Honda

Japanese former figure skating world champion and Olympic medalist Shoma Uno speaks at a talk event with former world junior champion Marin Honda in Tokyo on May 22, 2026. The pair announced in an Instagram post earlier in the day that they will return to competition in ice dance from the new season.

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Figure skating: Uno returns to competition with Honda

Japanese former world figure skating junior champion Marin Honda speaks at a talk event with former world champion and Olympic medalist Shoma Uno in Tokyo on May 22, 2026. The pair announced in an Instagram post earlier in the day that they will return to competition in ice dance from the new season.

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Mazda's New “MAZDA CX-5” Launch Event

Mazda's launch event for the new “MAZDA CX-5.” The photo shows Masahiro Moro, President and CEO.=May 21,2026,Tokyo

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Mazda's New “MAZDA CX-5” Launch Event

Mazda’s launch event for the all-new “MAZDA CX-5.” The photo shows, from left to right: Tadashi Miura, Executive Officer and General Manager of the Domestic Brand Business Division; Masahiro Moro, President and CEO; Koichiro Yamaguchi, Chief Engineer of the all-new MAZDA CX-5; and Takanori Tsubaki, Chief Designer of the MAZDA CX-5.=May 21,2026,Tokyo

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Mazda's New “MAZDA CX-5” Launch Event

Mazda's launch event for the new “MAZDA CX-5.” The photo shows Masahiro Moro, President and CEO.=May 21,2026,Tokyo

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Mazda's New “MAZDA CX-5” Launch Event

Mazda's launch event for the new “MAZDA CX-5.” The photo shows Masahiro Moro, President and CEO.=May 21,2026,Tokyo

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Japan-S. Korea summit

Combined photo shows Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (L) and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung attending a press event after their talks in Andong, South Korea, on May 19, 2026.

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Japan-S. Korea summit

Combined photo shows Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (L) and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung attending a press event after their talks in Andong, South Korea, on May 19, 2026.

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Japan-S. Korea summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (L) and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung attend a press event after their talks in Andong, South Korea, on May 19, 2026.

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Japan-S. Korea summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (L) and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung attend a press event after their talks in Andong, South Korea, on May 19, 2026.

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Japan-S. Korea summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (L) and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung attend a press event after their talks in Andong, South Korea, on May 19, 2026.

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Toyota Motor Corporation: Imported Highlander

Toyota Motor Corporation's re-imported Highlander (photo taken during a press event for Toyota's re-imported vehicles).=May 18,2026,Tokyo

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Toyota Motor Corporation: Re-imported Tundra and Highlander

Toyota re-imported vehicles: Tundra and Highlander (photo taken during a press event for Toyota re-imported vehicles).=May 18,2026,Tokyo

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Toyota Motor Corporation: Re-imported Tundra

Toyota Tundra (re-imported model; photo taken during a press event for Toyota re-imported vehicles).=May 18,2026,Tokyo

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Japan-S. Korea summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (L) and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung attend a press event after their talks in Andong, South Korea, on May 19, 2026.

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Japan-S. Korea summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (L) and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung shake hands after a press event following their talks in Andong, South Korea, on May 19, 2026.

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Japan-S. Korea summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a press event with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung following their talks in Andong, South Korea, on May 19, 2026.

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Japan-S. Korea summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (L) and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung attend a press event after their talks in Andong, South Korea, on May 19, 2026.

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Japan-S. Korea summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (L) and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung attend a press event after their talks in Andong, South Korea, on May 19, 2026.

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Japan-S. Korea summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (L) and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung shake hands after a press event following their talks in Andong, South Korea, on May 19, 2026.

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Japan-S. Korea summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (L) and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung attend a press event after their talks in Andong, South Korea, on May 19, 2026.

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Japan-S. Korea summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (L) and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung attend a press event after their talks in Andong, South Korea, on May 19, 2026.

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Japan crown prince at event for zoos and aquariums group

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito speaks during a general meeting of the Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums in Ichihara near Tokyo on May 18, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan crown prince at event for zoos and aquariums group

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito speaks during a general meeting of the Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums in Ichihara near Tokyo on May 18, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan crown prince at event for zoos and aquariums group

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito speaks during a general meeting of the Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums in Ichihara near Tokyo on May 18, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan crown prince at event for zoos and aquariums group

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito speaks during a general meeting of the Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums in Ichihara near Tokyo on May 18, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Germany: Clashes Break Out at Nakba Day March in Berlin

Berlin police used pepper spray and tear gas to disperse a Nakba Day march in the German capital on Saturday, May 16, as around 2,000 demonstrators gathered to mark the 78th anniversary of the 1948 Palestinian displacement. Several people were arrested. Some 700 officers were deployed to monitor the event.

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Japan Finance Minister Katayama at event

Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama stands on a skateboard during a sports and music event in Tokyo's Daiba waterfront area on May 16, 2026.

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Private space station project

Former Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata meets the press in Tokyo on May 14, 2026, on U.S. firm Axiom Space's plan to develop a private space station to replace the outmoded International Space Station. Axiom Space CEO Jonathan Cirtain said at the press event that Wakata will head the Japan unit of Axiom, to be set up in July.

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Private space station project

Axiom Space CEO Jonathan Cirtain meets the press in Tokyo on May 14, 2026, on the U.S. company's plan to develop a private space station to replace the outmoded International Space Station. Cirtain said former Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata, who also attended the media event, will head the Japan unit of Axiom, to be set up in July.

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US: Anti-Zionist Protest Turns Violent Outside Brooklyn Synagogue, Arrests Made

On Monday night, May 11, roughly 200 anti-Zionist protesters marched through Brooklyn's Orthodox Jewish neighborhood, clashing with counter-protesters outside a synagogue hosting an Israeli real estate event, leading to multiple arrests and physical assaults.

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Japan Parade in New York

NEW YORK, United States, May 11 Kyodo - People perform Japanese drum at the Japan Parade, an event showcasing Japanese culture, in New York on May 9, 2026. (Kyodo)

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Japan Empress Masako at Red Cross event

Japanese Empress Masako (L) attends a Japanese Red Cross Society event in Tokyo on May 12, 2026, along with other members of the imperial family. (Pool photo)

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Japan Empress Masako at Red Cross event

Japanese Empress Masako attends a Japanese Red Cross Society event in Tokyo on May 12, 2026. (Pool photo)