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Interview with figure skater Kagiyama

Interview with figure skater Kagiyama

Japanese figure skater Yuma Kagiyama is interviewed in Toyota in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Jan. 17, 2026, ahead of the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics opening on Feb. 6.

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Interview with figure skater Kagiyama

Interview with figure skater Kagiyama

Japanese figure skater Yuma Kagiyama is interviewed in Toyota in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Jan. 17, 2026, ahead of the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics opening on Feb. 6.

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Interview with figure skater Kagiyama

Interview with figure skater Kagiyama

Japanese figure skater Yuma Kagiyama is interviewed in Toyota in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Jan. 17, 2026, ahead of the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics opening on Feb. 6.

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Interview with figure skater Kagiyama

Interview with figure skater Kagiyama

Japanese figure skater Yuma Kagiyama is interviewed in Toyota in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Jan. 17, 2026, ahead of the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics opening on Feb. 6.

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Fukuma loses by default in shogi title series

Fukuma loses by default in shogi title series

Combined photo taken on Sept. 8, 2024, and in July 2022, respectively, shows professional shogi players in the women's category Tomoka Nishiyama (L) and Kana Fukuma. Nishiyama defended her Osho women's title as her competitor Fukuma withdrew from the third match of a best-of-three series due to ill health on Oct. 29, 2024. Fukuma earlier said she would be sidelined from competition between Nov. 17, 2024, and Feb. 12, 2025, due to pregnancy.

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Holder of 5 women's shogi titles back to competition

Holder of 5 women's shogi titles back to competition

Professional shogi player Kana Fukuma, holder of five titles in the women's category, is pictured after beating Kei Kato in a round-robin match at the Hakurei women's championship in Takatsuki, Osaka, on Feb. 14, 2025. She returned to competition after being sidelined between Nov. 17, 2024, and Feb. 12, 2025, due to pregnancy.

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Ex-Ohtani interpreter Mizuhara reports to U.S. prison

Ex-Ohtani interpreter Mizuhara reports to U.S. prison

Photo taken on Feb. 6, 2025, shows Ippei Mizuhara, a former interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani. Mizuhara, 40, surrendered to a federal prison in Pennsylvania after being sentenced to four years and nine months for stealing nearly $17 million from the baseball player, prison authorities said on June 16.

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Soriano of Hiroshima Carp

Soriano of Hiroshima Carp

Photo taken on Feb. 17, 1997, shows Alfonso Soriano of the Japanese baseball club Hiroshima Carp, a native of Dominica.

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Behind The Scenes Of The Vatican

Behind The Scenes Of The Vatican

Spiral staircase realized by Giuseppe Momo in 1932 at the Vatican Museums (17 feb. 2017).The Spiral Staircase, also called the Momo Staircase or the Snail Staircase, is made up of two wrought iron stairways, one going up, one going down, that curve in a double helix. Vatican Museum. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ex-marathon world record holder Terasawa dies at 90

Ex-marathon world record holder Terasawa dies at 90

File photo shows Japanese long-distance runner Toru Terasawa running Beppu Mainichi Marathon in world-record time in Beppu, Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 17, 1963. The Toyama Prefecture native died of chronic heart failure on March 23, 2025, at the age of 90.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani (17) throws a bullpen session during the club's spring training in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 25, 2025.

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Scene in Kyiv

Scene in Kyiv

Kyiv is seen in the dawn light on Feb. 17, 2025, during the war against Russia.

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Scene in Kyiv

Scene in Kyiv

The sunrise is seen from central Kyiv on Feb. 17, 2025, during the war against Russia.

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Scene in Kyiv

Scene in Kyiv

People wait for an air raid alert to end inside a subway station in Kyiv on Feb. 17, 2025, during the war against Russia.

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Scene in Kyiv+

Scene in Kyiv+

People wait for an air raid alert to end inside a subway station in Kyiv on Feb. 17, 2025, during the war against Russia.

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Scene in Kyiv+

Scene in Kyiv+

People wait for an air raid alert to end inside a subway station in Kyiv on Feb. 17, 2025, during the war against Russia.

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Baseball: Cubs outfielder Suzuki

Baseball: Cubs outfielder Suzuki

Chicago Cubs outfielder Seiya Suzuki poses during a photo session at spring training in Mesa, Arizona, on Feb. 17, 2025.

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Baseball: Cubs outfielder Suzuki

Baseball: Cubs outfielder Suzuki

Chicago Cubs outfielder Seiya Suzuki poses during a photo session at spring training in Mesa, Arizona, on Feb. 17, 2025.

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Baseball: Cubs pitcher Imanaga

Baseball: Cubs pitcher Imanaga

Chicago Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga poses during a photo session at spring training in Mesa, Arizona, on Feb. 17, 2025.

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Baseball: Cubs pitcher Imanaga

Baseball: Cubs pitcher Imanaga

Chicago Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga poses during a photo session at spring training in Mesa, Arizona, on Feb. 17, 2025.

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Baseball: Cubs pitcher Imanaga

Baseball: Cubs pitcher Imanaga

Chicago Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga poses during a photo session at spring training in Mesa, Arizona, on Feb. 17, 2025.

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Baseball: Cubs pitcher Imanaga

Baseball: Cubs pitcher Imanaga

Chicago Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga poses during a photo session at spring training in Mesa, Arizona, on Feb. 17, 2025.

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Baseball: Cubs pitcher Imanaga

Baseball: Cubs pitcher Imanaga

Chicago Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga poses during a photo session at spring training in Mesa, Arizona, on Feb. 17, 2025.

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Baseball: Cubs pitcher Imanaga

Baseball: Cubs pitcher Imanaga

Chicago Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga poses during a photo session at spring training in Mesa, Arizona, on Feb. 17, 2025.

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[Breaking News]Mother of Japanese abductee

KAWASAKI, Japan, Feb. 18 Kyodo - Sakie Yokota, 89, whose daughter Megumi was abducted by North Korea in 1977 at age 13, speaks to reporters in Kawasaki, near Tokyo, on Feb. 17, 2025, following the death of Akihiro Arimoto, whose daughter Keiko was taken to North Korea in 1983 at age 23. Arimoto's family said the same day that he had died of natural causes aged 96, leaving Yokota as the only surviving parent of an individual listed by Japan as having been abducted by North Korea. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]Red-crowned cranes in Hokkaido

TSURUI, Japan, Feb. 18 Kyodo - Red-crowned cranes, designated as a Japanese special national treasure, are in mating season on their snow-covered feeding grounds in the Hokkaido village of Tsurui, northern Japan, on Feb. 17, 2025. (Kyodo)

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Scene in Kyiv

Scene in Kyiv

A woman is seen at a subway station used as a shelter in Kyiv on Feb. 17, 2025, following the issuance of an air-raid alarm.

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Scene in Kyiv

Scene in Kyiv

People are seen at a subway station used as a shelter in Kyiv on Feb. 17, 2025, following the issuance of an air-raid alarm.

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Scene in Kyiv

Scene in Kyiv

People are seen at a subway station used as a shelter in Kyiv on Feb. 17, 2025, following the issuance of an air-raid alarm.

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Northern Gaza In Ruins After 15 Months Of War

Northern Gaza In Ruins After 15 Months Of War

Displaced Palestinians living near the rubble of destroyed buildings in Gaza on Thursday, Feb. 17, 2025. Near a month after the start of the ceasefire in Gaza following a 15-month war, concerns persist about its continuation, especially in the second phase. Photo by Saeed Jaras/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Northern Gaza In Ruins After 15 Months Of War

Northern Gaza In Ruins After 15 Months Of War

Displaced Palestinians living near the rubble of destroyed buildings in Gaza on Thursday, Feb. 17, 2025. Near a month after the start of the ceasefire in Gaza following a 15-month war, concerns persist about its continuation, especially in the second phase. Photo by Saeed Jaras/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China Manufacturing Industry

China Manufacturing Industry

NINGDE, CHINA - FEBRUARY 17, 2025 - A worker is assembling motor components at the workshop in Ningde, Zhejiang province, China, Feb. 17, 2025.

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China Manufacturing Industry

China Manufacturing Industry

NINGDE, CHINA - FEBRUARY 17, 2025 - Workers are assembling motor components at the workshop in Ningde, Zhejiang province, China, Feb. 17, 2025.

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China Manufacturing Industry

China Manufacturing Industry

NINGDE, CHINA - FEBRUARY 17, 2025 - Workers are assembling motor components at the workshop in Ningde, Zhejiang province, China, Feb. 17, 2025.

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China Manufacturing Industry

China Manufacturing Industry

NINGDE, CHINA - FEBRUARY 17, 2025 - A worker is assembling motor components at the workshop in Ningde, Zhejiang province, China, Feb. 17, 2025.

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Snow Blows Across A Highway In Vercheres - Canada

Snow Blows Across A Highway In Vercheres - Canada

Snow blows across a highway in Vercheres, Que., Monday, Feb. 17, 2025. Photo by Christinne Muschi/Canadian Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Snow Blows Across A Highway In Vercheres - Canada

Snow Blows Across A Highway In Vercheres - Canada

Snow blows across a highway around Varennes, Que., Monday, Feb. 17, 2025. Photo by Christinne Muschi/Canadian Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Snow Blows Across A Highway In Vercheres - Canada

Snow Blows Across A Highway In Vercheres - Canada

Snow blows across a highway in Vercheres, Que., Monday, Feb. 17, 2025. Photo by Christinne Muschi/Canadian Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

Fans gather at the Los Angeles Dodgers' spring training site in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 17, 2025, to watch workouts by players including baseball star Shohei Ohtani.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

New Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki throws in the bullpen during spring training in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 17, 2025.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

New Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki throws in the bullpen during spring training in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 17, 2025.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

New Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki throws in the bullpen during spring training in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 17, 2025.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani exchanges words with his teammates during spring training in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 17, 2025.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani plays catch during spring training in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 17, 2025.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani chats with his teammates during spring training in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 17, 2025.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani plays catch during spring training in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 17, 2025.

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Anti-Trump Protest - DC

Anti-Trump Protest - DC

People participate in a protest against the Trump administration policies in front of the Capitol building in Washington D.C. on Presidents' Day, Feb. 17, 2025. Photo by Bryan Dozier/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Anti-Trump Protest - DC

Anti-Trump Protest - DC

People participate in a protest against the Trump administration policies in front of the Capitol building in Washington D.C. on Presidents' Day, Feb. 17, 2025. Photo by Bryan Dozier/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Anti-Trump Protest - DC

Anti-Trump Protest - DC

People participate in a protest against the Trump administration's mass firing of government workers and civil servants in front of the Capitol building in Washington D.C. on Presidents' Day, Feb. 17, 2025. Photo by Bryan Dozier/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Anti-Trump Protest - DC

Anti-Trump Protest - DC

People participate in a protest against the Trump administration's mass firing of government workers and civil servants in front of the Capitol building in Washington D.C. on Presidents' Day, Feb. 17, 2025. Photo by Bryan Dozier/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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