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Japan training camp ahead of WBC

Japan training camp ahead of WBC

Japan's 2023 World Baseball Classic-winning manager Hideki Kuriyama (C, facing camera) visits Japan's training camp in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 19, 2026, ahead of the upcoming WBC. Facing him is San Diego Padres pitcher Yu Darvish, a member of the 2023 team who is playing an advisory role at the camp.

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Ruling on pipe bomb attack targeting ex-PM Kishida

Ruling on pipe bomb attack targeting ex-PM Kishida

A vehicle believed to be carrying a 25-year-old man, sentenced to 10 years in prison for the attempted murder in 2023 of then Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in a pipe bomb attack, leaves the Wakayama District Court in the western Japan city of Wakayama on Feb. 19, 2025.

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Ruling on pipe bomb attack targeting ex-PM Kishida

Ruling on pipe bomb attack targeting ex-PM Kishida

Photo taken on Feb. 19, 2025, shows the Wakayama District Court in the western Japan city of Wakayama, where a 25-year-old man was sentenced to 10 years in prison for the attempted murder in 2023 of then Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in a pipe bomb attack at an election event.

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Major League Baseball scouts in Japan

Major League Baseball scouts in Japan

Major League Baseball scouts watch Yoshinobu Yamamoto's bullpen session during their visit to the Japan national team's World Baseball Classic training camp in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 19, 2023.

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Major League Baseball scouts in Japan

Major League Baseball scouts in Japan

Los Angeles Dodgers President of Baseball Operations Andrew Friedman (2nd from R) watches Roki Sasaki's bullpen session during his visit to the Japan national team's World Baseball Classic training camp in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 19, 2023.

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Scene in Ukraine

Scene in Ukraine

Photo taken on Feb. 19, 2023, shows barricades on the roads near a military facility in Brovary, east of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv.

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Scene in quake-hit Turkey

Scene in quake-hit Turkey

Balloons decorate a devastated downtown area of Antakya, southern Turkey, on Feb. 19, 2023. A local non-governmental organization put them up as a "last gift" to children who became victims of an earthquake disaster that hit the country and neighboring Syria earlier in the month.

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Scene in quake-hit Turkey

Scene in quake-hit Turkey

Balloons decorate a devastated downtown area of Antakya, southern Turkey, on Feb. 19, 2023. A local non-governmental organization put them up as a "last gift" to children who became victims of an earthquake disaster that hit the country and neighboring Syria earlier in the month.

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Scene in quake-hit Turkey

Scene in quake-hit Turkey

Balloons decorate a devastated downtown area of Antakya, southern Turkey, on Feb. 19, 2023. A local non-governmental organization put them up as a "last gift" to children who became victims of an earthquake disaster that hit the country and neighboring Syria earlier in the month.

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Scene in quake-hit Turkey

Scene in quake-hit Turkey

Photo taken on Feb. 19, 2023, shows debris from collapsed buildings and a crashed car in downtown Antakya in southern Turkey after a devastating earthquake hit the country and neighboring Syria on Feb. 6.

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Scene in quake-hit Turkey

Scene in quake-hit Turkey

Photo taken on Feb. 19, 2023, shows a collapsed public hospital building in Iskenderun, southern Turkey after a devastating earthquake hit the country and neighboring Syria on Feb. 6.

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Speed skating: Miho Takagi of Japan

Speed skating: Miho Takagi of Japan

Miho Takagi of Japan competes en route to finishing third in the women's 1,000 meters for the finale of the 2022-23 World Cup tour in the Polish city of Tomaszow Mazowiecki on Feb. 19, 2023. She finished atop the season standings for the distance.

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Football: SheBelieves Cup

Football: SheBelieves Cup

Japan's starting XI pose for a photo prior to their game against the United States in the SheBelieves Cup women's football tournament in Nashville, Tennessee, on Feb. 19, 2023.

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Speed skating: Horikawa wins mass start in Poland

Speed skating: Horikawa wins mass start in Poland

Momoka Horikawa of Japan (front) competes en route to winning the women's mass start at the speed skating World Cup in Tomaszow Mazowiecki, Poland, on Feb. 19, 2023.

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Speed skating: Miho Takagi of Japan

Speed skating: Miho Takagi of Japan

Miho Takagi of Japan competes en route to finishing third in the women's 1,000 meters for the finale of the 2022-23 World Cup tour in the Polish city of Tomaszow Mazowiecki on Feb. 19, 2023. She finished atop the season standings for the distance.

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Speed skating: Horikawa wins mass start in Poland

Speed skating: Horikawa wins mass start in Poland

Momoka Horikawa of Japan celebrates after winning the women's mass start at the speed skating World Cup in Tomaszow Mazowiecki, Poland, on Feb. 19, 2023.

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Speed skating: Horikawa wins mass start in Poland

Speed skating: Horikawa wins mass start in Poland

Momoka Horikawa (C) of Japan poses for photos during a medal ceremony after winning the women's mass start at the speed skating World Cup in Tomaszow Mazowiecki, Poland, on Feb. 19, 2023, alongside silver medalist Valerie Maltais (L) and bronze medalist Ivanie Blondin, both Canadians.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

Oakland Athletics pitcher Shintaro Fujinami attracts a crowd as he throws in the bullpen during spring training in Mesa, Arizona, on Feb. 19, 2023.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

Oakland Athletics pitcher Shintaro Fujinami draws a crowd as he throws in the bullpen during spring training in Mesa, Arizona, on Feb. 19, 2023.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

Minnesota Twins pitcher Kenta Maeda throws a live batting practice session at spring training in Fort Myers, Florida, on Feb. 19, 2023.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

Minnesota Twins pitcher Kenta Maeda throws a live batting practice session during spring training in Fort Myers, Florida, on Feb. 19, 2023.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

New York Mets pitcher Kodai Senga throws his first session against live hitters during spring training in Port St. Lucie, Florida, on Feb. 19, 2023.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

New York Mets pitcher Kodai Senga throws his first session against live hitters during spring training in Port St. Lucie, Florida, on Feb. 19, 2023.

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Carnival in Rio

Carnival in Rio

Dancers take part in Rio de Janeiro's iconic carnival in Brazil on Feb. 19, 2023, with celebrations returning in full force following COVID-related restrictions in previous years.

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Carnival in Rio

Carnival in Rio

A dancer takes part in Rio de Janeiro's iconic carnival in Brazil on Feb. 19, 2023, with celebrations returning in full force following COVID-related restrictions in previous years.

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Carnival in Rio

Carnival in Rio

A dancer performs during Rio de Janeiro's iconic carnival in Brazil on Feb. 19, 2023, with celebrations returning in full force following COVID-related restrictions in previous years.

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Golf: Genesis Invitational

Golf: Genesis Invitational

Spain's Jon Rahm (L) holds the trophy next to Tiger Woods after winning the Genesis Invitational golf tournament at Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, California, on Feb. 19, 2023.

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Golf: Genesis Invitational

Golf: Genesis Invitational

Spain's Jon Rahm poses with the trophy after winning the Genesis Invitational golf tournament at Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, California, on Feb. 19, 2023.

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Golf: Genesis Invitational

Golf: Genesis Invitational

Tiger Woods tees off on the seventh hole during the final round of the Genesis Invitational golf tournament at Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, California, on Feb. 19, 2023.

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Golf: Genesis Invitational

Golf: Genesis Invitational

Tiger Woods answers questions from reporters after wrapping up his 72 holes at the Genesis Invitational golf tournament at Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, California, on Feb. 19, 2023. Woods finished tied for 45th in his PGA Tour comeback.

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Golf: Genesis Invitational

Golf: Genesis Invitational

Tiger Woods waves to the crowd after wrapping up his 72 holes at the Genesis Invitational golf tournament at Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, California, on Feb. 19, 2023. Woods finished tied for 45th in his PGA Tour comeback.

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Football: SheBelieves Cup

Football: SheBelieves Cup

Japan's Mana Iwabuchi (blue) looks stunned after U.S. forward Mallory Swanson scores a first-half goal in the second round of games for the SheBelieves Cup women's football tournament in Nashville, Tennessee, on Feb. 19, 2023.

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Football: SheBelieves Cup

Football: SheBelieves Cup

Japan goalkeeper Ayaka Yamashita (1) fails to stop a first-half goal by U.S. forward Mallory Swanson in the second round of games for the SheBelieves Cup women's football tournament in Nashville, Tennessee, on Feb. 19, 2023.

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Farewell to giant panda Xiang Xiang at Tokyo zoo

Farewell to giant panda Xiang Xiang at Tokyo zoo

People gather in front of a message board for giant panda Xiang Xiang at Tokyo's Ueno Zoological Gardens on Feb. 19, 2023, her last day in front of visitors before she is sent to China.

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Farewell to giant panda Xiang Xiang at Tokyo zoo

Farewell to giant panda Xiang Xiang at Tokyo zoo

People wait in line in front of giant panda Xiang Xiang's enclosure at Tokyo's Ueno Zoological Gardens on Feb. 19, 2023, to bid farewell on her last day in front of visitors before her departure for China.

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Scene in quake-hit Turkey

Scene in quake-hit Turkey

Photo taken on Feb. 19, 2023, shows photos, a stuffed toy and other items placed on the side of a street in Antakya, southern Turkey, after a devastating earthquake hit the country and Syria on Feb. 6.

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Scene in quake-hit Turkey

Scene in quake-hit Turkey

Photo taken on Feb. 19, 2023, shows a collapsed store in Antakya, southern Turkey, after a devastating earthquake hit the country and Syria on Feb. 6.

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Scene in quake-hit Turkey

Scene in quake-hit Turkey

Photo taken on Feb. 19, 2023, shows collapsed buildings in downtown Antakya, southern Turkey, after a devastating earthquake hit the country and Syria on Feb. 6.

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Scene in quake-hit Turkey

Scene in quake-hit Turkey

Photo taken on Feb. 19, 2023, shows collapsed buildings in downtown Antakya, southern Turkey, after a devastating earthquake hit the country and Syria on Feb. 6.

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Scene in quake-hit Turkey

Scene in quake-hit Turkey

Work is under way to remove debris in downtown Antakya, southern Turkey, on Feb. 19, 2023, following a devastating earthquake that hit the country and Syria on Feb. 6.

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Giant panda Xiang Xiang at Tokyo zoo

Giant panda Xiang Xiang at Tokyo zoo

Giant panda Xiang Xiang spends her last day in front of visitors at Tokyo's Ueno Zoological Gardens on Feb. 19, 2023, before she is sent to China.

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Giant panda Xiang Xiang at Tokyo zoo

Giant panda Xiang Xiang at Tokyo zoo

Giant panda Xiang Xiang spends her last day in front of visitors at Tokyo's Ueno Zoological Gardens on Feb. 19, 2023, before she is sent to China.

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Giant panda Xiang Xiang at Tokyo zoo

Giant panda Xiang Xiang at Tokyo zoo

The shutter of giant panda Xiang Xiang's enclosure comes down at the end of her last day in front of visitors at Tokyo's Ueno Zoological Gardens on Feb. 19, 2023. She is set to leave for China on Feb. 21.

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Giant panda Xiang Xiang at Tokyo zoo

Giant panda Xiang Xiang at Tokyo zoo

The shutter of giant panda Xiang Xiang's enclosure comes down at the end of her last day in front of visitors at Tokyo's Ueno Zoological Gardens on Feb. 19, 2023. She is set to leave for China on Feb. 21.

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Farewell to giant panda Xiang Xiang at Tokyo zoo

Farewell to giant panda Xiang Xiang at Tokyo zoo

People take photos of giant panda Xiang Xiang at Tokyo's Ueno Zoological Gardens on Feb. 19, 2023, her last day in front of visitors before she is sent to China.

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Farewell to giant panda Xiang Xiang at Tokyo zoo

Farewell to giant panda Xiang Xiang at Tokyo zoo

Fans bid farewell to giant panda Xiang Xiang at Tokyo's Ueno Zoological Gardens on Feb. 19, 2023, her last day in front of visitors before she is sent to China.

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Farewell to giant panda Xiang Xiang at Tokyo zoo

Farewell to giant panda Xiang Xiang at Tokyo zoo

Fans bid farewell to giant panda Xiang Xiang at Tokyo's Ueno Zoological Gardens on Feb. 19, 2023, her last day in front of visitors before she is sent to China.

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Farewell to giant panda Xiang Xiang at Tokyo zoo

Farewell to giant panda Xiang Xiang at Tokyo zoo

People take photos of giant panda Xiang Xiang at Tokyo's Ueno Zoological Gardens on Feb. 19, 2023, her last day in front of visitors before she is sent to China.

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Giant panda Xiang Xiang at Tokyo zoo

Giant panda Xiang Xiang at Tokyo zoo

Giant panda Xiang Xiang spends her last day in front of visitors at Tokyo's Ueno Zoological Gardens on Feb. 19, 2023, before she is sent to China.

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Giant panda Xiang Xiang at Tokyo zoo

Giant panda Xiang Xiang at Tokyo zoo

Giant panda Xiang Xiang spends her last day in front of visitors at Tokyo's Ueno Zoological Gardens on Feb. 19, 2023, before she is sent to China.

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