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Lower house Constitution panel broadcast live

A session of the House of Representatives panel on the Constitution is broadcast live by Japan's public broadcaster NHK for the first time in Tokyo on July 16, 2026, at the request of both ruling and opposition parties to boost public interest in constitutional issues.

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Lower house Constitution panel broadcast live

A session of the House of Representatives panel on the Constitution is broadcast live by Japan's public broadcaster NHK for the first time in Tokyo on July 16, 2026, at the request of both ruling and opposition parties to boost public interest in constitutional issues.

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Pallas's cat kittens in Kobe

Kittens born to a Pallas's cat, widely considered to be the world's oldest living feline species dating back some 6 million years, are shown to the press on July 16, 2026, for the first time since their birth on May 12 at Kobe Animal Kingdom in Kobe, western Japan. The litter of five are set to make their public debut on July 21.

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Lower house Constitution panel broadcast live

A session of the House of Representatives panel on the Constitution is broadcast live by Japan's public broadcaster NHK for the first time in Tokyo on July 16, 2026, at the request of both ruling and opposition parties to boost public interest in constitutional issues.

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Pallas's cat kittens in Kobe

Kittens born to a Pallas's cat, widely considered to be the world's oldest living feline species dating back some 6 million years, are shown to the press on July 16, 2026, for the first time since their birth on May 12 at Kobe Animal Kingdom in Kobe, western Japan. The litter of five are set to make their public debut on July 21.

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Pallas's cat kittens in Kobe

Kittens born to a Pallas's cat, widely considered to be the world's oldest living feline species dating back some 6 million years, are shown to the press on July 16, 2026, for the first time since their birth on May 12 at Kobe Animal Kingdom in Kobe, western Japan. The litter of five are set to make their public debut on July 21.

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Pallas's cat kittens in Kobe

Kittens born to a Pallas's cat, widely considered to be the world's oldest living feline species dating back some 6 million years, are shown to the press on July 16, 2026, for the first time since their birth on May 12 at Kobe Animal Kingdom in Kobe, western Japan. The litter of five are set to make their public debut on July 21.

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Golf: British Open

Ryo Hisatsune of Japan hits a shot on the 17th hole during the first round of the British Open golf tournament at Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, England, on July 16, 2026.

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Golf: British Open

Ryo Hisatsune of Japan hits a shot on the 17th hole during the first round of the British Open golf tournament at Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, England, on July 16, 2026.

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Golf: British Open

Ryo Hisatsune of Japan hits off from the first tee during the first round of the British Open golf tournament at Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, England, on July 16, 2026.

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Golf: British Open

Ryo Hisatsune of Japan hits a shot on the 16th hole during the first round of the British Open golf tournament at Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, England, on July 16, 2026.

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Golf: British Open

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan reacts after making a par putt on the second hole during the first round of the British Open golf tournament at Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, England, on July 16, 2026.

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Golf: British Open

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan hits off from the seventh tee during the first round of the British Open golf tournament at Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, England, on July 16, 2026.

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Golf: British Open

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan hits a shot on the third hole during the first round of the British Open golf tournament at Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, England, on July 16, 2026.

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Golf: British Open

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan makes a par putt on the second hole during the first round of the British Open golf tournament at Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, England, on July 16, 2026.

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Golf: British Open

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan hits off from the second tee during the first round of the British Open golf tournament at Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, England, on July 16, 2026.

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Golf: British Open

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan hits off from the first tee during the first round of the British Open golf tournament at Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, England, on July 16, 2026.

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Golf: British Open

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan smiles after completing the first round of the British Open golf tournament at Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, England, on July 16, 2026.

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Golf: British Open

Hideki Matsuyama (L) of Japan smiles after completing the first round of the British Open golf tournament at Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, England, on July 16, 2026.

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Golf: British Open

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan reacts after making a birdie putt on the 18th hole during the first round of the British Open golf tournament at Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, England, on July 16, 2026.

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Golf: British Open

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan hits out of a bunker on the 17th hole during the first round of the British Open golf tournament at Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, England, on July 16, 2026.

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Japan's Nobel laureate in medicine Tonegawa dies

Susumu Tonegawa receives a congratulatory phone call after being named the winner of the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine at his home in the Boston suburbs on Oct. 12, 1987. Tonegawa, Japan's first recipient of the prize and a longtime professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, died on July 11, 2026, aged 86.

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Japan's Nobel laureate in medicine Tonegawa dies

File photo taken in 1996 shows Susumu Tonegawa, Japan's first recipient of the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, speaking about his research in the Boston suburbs. Tonegawa, a longtime professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, died on July 11, 2026, aged 86.

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Canada: Wildfires Force Evacuations Across Northwestern Ontario 3

Wildfires devastating northwestern Ontario have forced widespread evacuations and destroyed homes in one First Nation, with over 130 active fires now burning across the region. This aerial footage shows the fires in McDowell Lake First Nation on July 14, 2026.

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Canada: Wildfires Force Evacuations Across Northwestern Ontario

Wildfires devastating northwestern Ontario have forced widespread evacuations and destroyed homes in one First Nation, with over 130 active fires now burning across the region.

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Canada: Wildfires Force Evacuations Across Northwestern Ontario 2

Wildfires devastating northwestern Ontario have forced widespread evacuations and destroyed homes in one First Nation, with over 130 active fires now burning across the region.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

Argentina's Enzo Fernandez (24) scores the team's first goal in the second half of a World Cup semifinal football match against England at Atlanta Stadium in Atlanta on July 15, 2026.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

Argentina's Enzo Fernandez (24) celebrates with Lionel Messi after scoring the team's first goal in the second half of a World Cup semifinal football match against England at Atlanta Stadium in Atlanta on July 15, 2026.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

Argentina's Enzo Fernandez (24) celebrates with Lionel Messi (top) after scoring the team's first goal in the second half of a World Cup semifinal football match against England at Atlanta Stadium in Atlanta on July 15, 2026.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

Argentina's Enzo Fernandez (24) celebrates with Lionel Messi after scoring the team's first goal in the second half of a World Cup semifinal football match against England at Atlanta Stadium in Atlanta on July 15, 2026.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

Argentina head coach Lionel Scaloni instructs his players in the first half of a World Cup semifinal football match against England at Atlanta Stadium in Atlanta on July 15, 2026.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

England's Jude Bellingham (R) and Argentina's Alexis Mac Allister vie for the ball in the first half of a World Cup semifinal football match at Atlanta Stadium in Atlanta on July 15, 2026.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

Argentina's Lionel Messi (L) heads the ball in the first half of a World Cup semifinal football match against England at Atlanta Stadium in Atlanta on July 15, 2026.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

England's Anthony Gordon (2nd from R) scores the team's first goal in the second half of a World Cup semifinal football match against Argentina at Atlanta Stadium in Atlanta on July 15, 2026.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford concedes Argentina's first goal in the second half of a World Cup semifinal football match at Atlanta Stadium in Atlanta on July 15, 2026.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

England's Anthony Gordon (C) celebrates with teammates after scoring the team's first goal in the second half of a World Cup semifinal football match against Argentina at Atlanta Stadium in Atlanta on July 15, 2026.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

England's Anthony Gordon (R) scores the team's first goal in the second half of a World Cup semifinal football match against Argentina at Atlanta Stadium in Atlanta on July 15, 2026.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

England's Anthony Gordon (R) scores the team's first goal in the second half of a World Cup semifinal football match against Argentina at Atlanta Stadium in Atlanta on July 15, 2026.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

Argentina's Enzo Fernandez (R) celebrates with Lionel Messi (top) after scoring the team's first goal in the second half of a World Cup semifinal football match against England at Atlanta Stadium in Atlanta on July 15, 2026.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

Argentina's Enzo Fernandez scores the team's first goal in the second half of a World Cup semifinal football match against England at Atlanta Stadium in Atlanta on July 15, 2026.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

Argentina's Enzo Fernandez reacts after scoring the team's first goal in the second half of a World Cup semifinal football match against England at Atlanta Stadium in Atlanta on July 15, 2026.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

Argentina's Enzo Fernandez (L) scores the team's first goal in the second half of a World Cup semifinal football match against England at Atlanta Stadium in Atlanta on July 15, 2026.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

England's Anthony Gordon runs after scoring the team's first goal in the second half of a World Cup semifinal football match against Argentina at Atlanta Stadium in Atlanta on July 15, 2026.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

England head coach Thomas Tuchel (back, 2nd from L) instructs his players during a hydration break in the first half of a World Cup semifinal football match against Argentina at Atlanta Stadium in Atlanta on July 15, 2026.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

Argentina's Lionel Messi (R) passes the ball in the first half of a World Cup semifinal football match against England at Atlanta Stadium in Atlanta on July 15, 2026.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

England's Anthony Gordon runs after scoring the team's first goal in the second half of a World Cup semifinal football match against Argentina at Atlanta Stadium in Atlanta on July 15, 2026.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

Argentina's Lionel Messi (C) is challenged by England's Harry Kane (R) and Elliot Anderson in the first half of a World Cup semifinal football match at Atlanta Stadium in Atlanta on July 15, 2026.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

Argentina's Lionel Messi (C) is challenged by England's Harry Kane (R) and Elliot Anderson in the first half of a World Cup semifinal football match at Atlanta Stadium in Atlanta on July 15, 2026.

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Baseball: MLB All-Star Game

The American League's first baseman Munetaka Murakami (L) receives a throw from pitcher Bryan Baker following a grounder by the National League's Sal Stewart (R) with two outs and first base loaded in the bottom of the ninth inning of the Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia on July 14, 2026.

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Baseball: MLB All-Star Game

The American League's first baseman Munetaka Murakami (R) receives a throw from pitcher Bryan Baker following a grounder by the National League's Sal Stewart (L) with two outs and first base loaded in the bottom of the ninth inning of the Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia on July 14, 2026.