A-bomb exhibition at Battleship Missouri Memorial

A-bomb exhibition at Battleship Missouri Memorial

Sadae Kasaoka, 92, an atomic bomb survivor, talks about her experience in Hiroshima during an interview to the media on the first day of a special exhibition on the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki at the Battleship Missouri Memorial in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on Aug. 12, 2025. The exhibition, displaying items from the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bomb museums, will run until Feb. 28, 2026.

A-bomb exhibition at Battleship Missouri Memorial

A-bomb exhibition at Battleship Missouri Memorial

A visitor looks at items related to the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on the first day of a special exhibition at the Battleship Missouri Memorial in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on Aug. 12, 2025. The exhibition, displaying items from the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bomb museums, will run until Feb. 28, 2026.

A-bomb exhibition at Battleship Missouri Memorial

A-bomb exhibition at Battleship Missouri Memorial

Sadae Kasaoka, 92, an atomic bomb survivor, talks about her experience in Hiroshima on the first day of a special exhibition on the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki at the Battleship Missouri Memorial in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on Aug. 12, 2025. The exhibition, displaying items from the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bomb museums, will run until Feb. 28, 2026.

Gigantic ring of 2025 World Expo

Gigantic ring of 2025 World Expo

Photo taken on Feb. 28, 2025, shows the 2025 World Exposition's iconic Grand Ring, just completed on an artificial island in the western Japan city of Osaka, which was recognized in March as the world's largest wooden structure by Guinness World Records.

Gigantic ring of 2025 World Expo

Gigantic ring of 2025 World Expo

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Feb. 28, 2025, shows the 2025 World Exposition's iconic Grand Ring, just completed on an artificial island in the western Japan city of Osaka, which was recognized in March as the world's largest wooden structure by Guinness World Records.

Scene in Kyiv

Scene in Kyiv

A TV screen in Kyiv on Feb. 28, 2025, shows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington.

Scene in Kyiv

Scene in Kyiv

A TV screen in Kyiv on Feb. 28, 2025, shows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington.

Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani rounds the bases after hitting a home run off Los Angeles Angels left-hander Yusei Kikuchi in the first inning of a spring training game in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 28, 2025.

Speed skating: World Cup in Netherlands

Speed skating: World Cup in Netherlands

Miho Takagi of Japan competes en route to winning silver in the women's 1,500 meters at a World Cup speed skating meet on Feb. 28, 2025, in Heerenveen in the Netherlands.

Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani hits a home run off Los Angeles Angels left-hander Yusei Kikuchi in the first inning of a spring training game in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 28, 2025.

Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani hits a home run off Los Angeles Angels left-hander Yusei Kikuchi in the first inning of a spring training game in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 28, 2025.

Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani hits a home run off Los Angeles Angels left-hander Yusei Kikuchi in the first inning of a spring training game in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 28, 2025.

Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani hits a home run off Los Angeles Angels left-hander Yusei Kikuchi in the first inning of a spring training game in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 28, 2025.

Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani hits a home run off Los Angeles Angels left-hander Yusei Kikuchi in the first inning of a spring training game in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 28, 2025.

Speed skating: World Cup in Netherlands

Speed skating: World Cup in Netherlands

Miho Takagi of Japan competes en route to winning silver in the women's 1,500 meters at a World Cup speed skating meet on Feb. 28, 2025, in Heerenveen in the Netherlands.

Skiing: Nordic World Ski Championships

Skiing: Nordic World Ski Championships

Japan's Yuki Ito competes in the women's normal hill individual ski jumping event at the Nordic World Ski Championships in Trondheim, Norway, on Feb. 28, 2025.

Skiing: Nordic World Ski Championships

Skiing: Nordic World Ski Championships

Japan's Yuki Ito competes in the women's normal hill individual ski jumping event at the Nordic World Ski Championships in Trondheim, Norway, on Feb. 28, 2025.

Skiing: Nordic World Ski Championships

Skiing: Nordic World Ski Championships

Japan's Sara Takanashi competes in the women's normal hill individual ski jumping event at the Nordic World Ski Championships in Trondheim, Norway, on Feb. 28, 2025.

Skiing: Nordic World Ski Championships

Skiing: Nordic World Ski Championships

Japan's Sara Takanashi competes in the women's normal hill individual ski jumping event at the Nordic World Ski Championships in Trondheim, Norway, on Feb. 28, 2025.

Studio Alta closes after 45 years

Studio Alta closes after 45 years

Yasuyuki Suehiro (2nd from L), manager of the Studio Alta building in Tokyo's Shinjuku area, speaks during a ceremony on Feb. 28, 2025, as the landmark building, a popular meeting spot and former filming site of a long-running Japanese variety show, draws the curtain on 45 years of history.

Studio Alta closes after 45 years

Studio Alta closes after 45 years

Photo taken on Feb. 28, 2025, shows the landmark Studio Alta building in Tokyo's Shinjuku area, a popular meeting spot and former filming site of a long-running Japanese variety show, on its final day. The building, whose exterior is well-known for its large-scale screen, drew the curtain on 45 years of history.

Studio Alta closes after 45 years

Studio Alta closes after 45 years

Photo taken on Feb. 28, 2025, shows the landmark Studio Alta building in Tokyo's Shinjuku area, a popular meeting spot and former filming site of a long-running Japanese variety show, on its final day. The building, whose exterior is well-known for its large-scale screen, drew the curtain on 45 years of history.

Studio Alta closes after 45 years

Studio Alta closes after 45 years

Yasuyuki Suehiro, manager of the Studio Alta building in Tokyo's Shinjuku area, bows during a ceremony on Feb. 28, 2025, as the landmark building, a popular meeting spot and former filming site of a long-running Japanese variety show, draws the curtain on 45 years of history.

Studio Alta closes after 45 years

Studio Alta closes after 45 years

Photo taken on Feb. 28, 2025, shows the landmark Studio Alta building in Tokyo's Shinjuku area, a popular meeting spot and former filming site of a long-running Japanese variety show, on its final day. The building, whose exterior is well-known for its large-scale screen, drew the curtain on 45 years of history.

Skiing: Nordic World Ski Championships

Skiing: Nordic World Ski Championships

Japan's Akito Watabe competes in the Nordic combined mixed team ski jumping round at the Nordic World Ski Championships in Trondheim, Norway, on Feb. 28, 2025.

Skiing: Nordic World Ski Championships

Skiing: Nordic World Ski Championships

Japan's Ryota Yamamoto competes in the Nordic combined mixed team ski jumping round at the Nordic World Ski Championships in Trondheim, Norway, on Feb. 28, 2025.

Skiing: Nordic World Ski Championships

Skiing: Nordic World Ski Championships

Japan's Haruka Kasai competes in the Nordic combined mixed team ski jumping round at the Nordic World Ski Championships in Trondheim, Norway, on Feb. 28, 2025.

Skiing: Nordic World Ski Championships

Skiing: Nordic World Ski Championships

Japan's Yuna Kasai competes in the Nordic combined mixed team ski jumping round at the Nordic World Ski Championships in Trondheim, Norway, on Feb. 28, 2025.

Forest fire continues in northeastern Japan

Forest fire continues in northeastern Japan

A forest fire continues to burn on the night of Feb. 28, 2025, on a mountain in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan.

Forest fire continues in northeastern Japan

Forest fire continues in northeastern Japan

A forest fire continues to burn on the night of Feb. 28, 2025, on a mountain in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan.

Drone aerial photo service

Drone aerial photo service

A drone flies over the island of Shodoshima in the western Japan prefecture of Kagawa on Feb. 28, 2025, to take aerial pictures of the island's landscape popular among tourists. Major travel agency JTB and partners demonstrated the flight for the media as they are set to begin Japan's first drone aerial photo service dubbed "Skypix" in August.

Drone aerial photo service

Drone aerial photo service

A drone flies over the island of Shodoshima in the western Japan prefecture of Kagawa on Feb. 28, 2025, to take aerial pictures of the island's landscape popular among tourists. Major travel agency JTB and partners demonstrated the flight for the media as they are set to begin Japan's first drone aerial photo service dubbed "Skypix" in August.

Gigantic ring of 2025 World Expo

Gigantic ring of 2025 World Expo

Photo taken on Feb. 28, 2025, shows the interior of the Grand Ring, a gigantic wooden structure symbolizing the site of the 2025 World Exposition, completed the same day on an artificial island in the western Japan city of Osaka. The event begins in April.

Gigantic ring of 2025 World Expo

Gigantic ring of 2025 World Expo

Photo taken on Feb. 28, 2025, shows the interior of the Grand Ring, a gigantic wooden structure symbolizing the site of the 2025 World Exposition, completed the same day on an artificial island in the western Japan city of Osaka. The event begins in April.

Gigantic ring of 2025 World Expo

Gigantic ring of 2025 World Expo

Photo taken on Feb. 28, 2025, shows the Grand Ring, a gigantic wooden structure symbolizing the site of the 2025 World Exposition, completed the same day on an artificial island in the western Japan city of Osaka. The event begins in April.

Gigantic ring of 2025 World Expo

Gigantic ring of 2025 World Expo

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Feb. 28, 2025, shows the Grand Ring, a gigantic wooden structure symbolizing the site of the 2025 World Exposition, completed the same day on an artificial island in the western Japan city of Osaka. The event begins in April.

Gigantic ring of 2025 World Expo

Gigantic ring of 2025 World Expo

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Feb. 28, 2025, shows the Grand Ring, a gigantic wooden structure symbolizing the site of the 2025 World Exposition, completed the same day on an artificial island in the western Japan city of Osaka. The event begins in April.

Gigantic ring of 2025 World Expo

Gigantic ring of 2025 World Expo

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Feb. 28, 2025, shows the Grand Ring, a gigantic wooden structure symbolizing the site of the 2025 World Exposition, completed the same day on an artificial island in the western Japan city of Osaka. The event begins in April.

Forest fire in northeastern Japan

Forest fire in northeastern Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News airplane on Feb. 28, 2025, shows fire engines on the ground of an elementary school in Ofunato in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, as a forest fire continues on a local mountain.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian attends a press conference in Beijing on Feb. 28, 2025.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian attends a press conference in Beijing on Feb. 28, 2025.

Polish foreign minister in Japan

Polish foreign minister in Japan

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya (R) shakes hands with his Polish counterpart Radoslaw Sikorski in Tokyo on Feb. 28, 2025.

Polish foreign minister in Japan

Polish foreign minister in Japan

Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski makes a speech in Tokyo on Feb. 28, 2025.

Forest fire in Japan

Forest fire in Japan

A forest fire continues on Feb. 28, 2025, in Otsuki, Yamanashi Prefecture.

Forest fire in Japan

Forest fire in Japan

A forest fire continues on Feb. 28, 2025, in Otsuki, Yamanashi Prefecture.

Forest fire in northeastern Japan

Forest fire in northeastern Japan

People watch smoke rising as a forest fire continues on Feb. 28, 2025, in Ofunato in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan.

Forest fire in northeastern Japan

Forest fire in northeastern Japan

People displaced by a forest fire watch the news on TV at an evacuation center in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Feb. 28, 2025

Forest fire in northeastern Japan

Forest fire in northeastern Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News airplane on Feb. 28, 2025, shows black smoke rising as buildings are ablaze amid a forest fire on a mountain in Ofunato in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan.

Forest fire in northeastern Japan

Forest fire in northeastern Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News airplane on Feb. 28, 2025, shows black smoke rising as buildings are ablaze amid a forest fire on a mountain in Ofunato in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan.

Forest fire in northeastern Japan

Forest fire in northeastern Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News airplane on Feb. 28, 2025, shows black smoke rising as buildings are ablaze amid a forest fire on a mountain in Ofunato in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan.