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31st anniv. of Great Hanshin Earthquake

KOBE, Japan, Jan. 19 Kyodo - People light lanterns during a memorial at a park in Kobe, western Japan, on Jan. 17, 2026, the 31st anniversary of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake that killed over 6,400 people. (Kyodo)

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31st anniv. of Great Hanshin Earthquake

Forty-nine candles are lit at a park in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, on Jan. 17, 2026, creating a Japanese "kanji" character meaning "life" as the western Japan city and its surrounding areas mark the 31st anniversary of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake that killed over 6,400 people, including 49 in the city.

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31st anniv. of Great Hanshin Earthquake

People pray during a memorial at a park in Kobe, western Japan, on Jan. 17, 2026, the 31st anniversary of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake that killed over 6,400 people.

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31st anniv. of Great Hanshin Earthquake

People pray during a memorial at a park in Kobe, western Japan, on Jan. 17, 2026, the 31st anniversary of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake that killed over 6,400 people.

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31st anniv. of Great Hanshin Earthquake

People light lanterns during a memorial at a park in Kobe, western Japan, on Jan. 17, 2026, the 31st anniversary of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake that killed over 6,400 people.

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Unified university entrance exams in Japan

Applicants are seated at the University of Tokyo in the Japanese capital on Jan. 17, 2026, as the two-day unified university entrance examinations are set to begin across Japan.

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Unified university entrance exams in Japan

Applicants are seated at the University of Tokyo in the Japanese capital on Jan. 17, 2026, as the two-day unified university entrance examinations are set to begin across Japan. (Pool photo)

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Unified university entrance exams in Japan

Applicants are seated at the University of Tokyo in the Japanese capital on Jan. 17, 2026, as the two-day unified university entrance examinations are set to begin across Japan. (Pool photo)

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Unified university entrance exams in Japan

Applicants walk at a University of Tokyo campus in the Japanese capital on Jan. 17, 2026, as the two-day unified university entrance examinations are set to begin across Japan.

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NASA SLS rocket ready for Moon mission

NASA's Space Launch System rocket, with the Orion crew capsule, stands at a launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Jan. 17, 2026, ahead of its Artemis II mission to the Moon possibly in early February.

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NASA SLS rocket ready for Moon mission

NASA's Space Launch System rocket, with the Orion crew capsule, stands at a launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Jan. 17, 2026, ahead of its Artemis II mission to the Moon possibly in early February.

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Snowboard: World Cup

Ramona Hofmeister (C) of Germany celebrates after winning the women's parallel giant slalom gold at a snowboarding World Cup in Bansko, Bulgaria, on Jan. 17, 2026, alongside silver medalist Aleksandra Krol-Walas (L) of Poland and bronze medalist Tsubaki Miki of Japan.

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Snowboard: World Cup

Tsubaki Miki of Japan competes en route to winning the women's parallel giant slalom bronze at the snowboarding World Cup in Bansko, Bulgaria, on Jan. 17, 2026.

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Snowboard: World Cup

Tsubaki Miki of Japan competes en route to winning the women's parallel giant slalom bronze at the snowboarding World Cup in Bansko, Bulgaria, on Jan. 17, 2026.

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Snowboard: World Cup

Tsubaki Miki of Japan competes en route to winning the women's parallel giant slalom bronze at a snowboarding World Cup in Bansko, Bulgaria, on Jan. 17, 2026.

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Mamady Doumbouya Sworn-in As President - Guinea

Guinea's president-elect Mamady Doumbouya salutes the military at the inauguration ceremony in Conakry, Guinea, Jan. 17, 2026. Mamady Doumbouya was officially sworn in as president of the Republic of Guinea for a seven-year term on Saturday, in accordance with the provisions of the country's new Constitution. Photo by Zhang Jian/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mamady Doumbouya Sworn-in As President - Guinea

Local artists perform at the presidential inauguration ceremony in Conakry, Guinea, Jan. 17, 2026. Mamady Doumbouya was officially sworn in as president of the Republic of Guinea for a seven-year term on Saturday, in accordance with the provisions of the country's new Constitution. Photo by Zhang Jian/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mamady Doumbouya Sworn-in As President - Guinea

Members of Guinea's Supreme Court witness president-elect Mamady Doumbouya taking the oath of office at the inauguration ceremony in Conakry, Guinea, Jan. 17, 2026. Mamady Doumbouya was officially sworn in as president of the Republic of Guinea for a seven-year term on Saturday, in accordance with the provisions of the country's new Constitution. Photo by Zhang Jian/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mamady Doumbouya Sworn-in As President - Guinea

Guinea's president-elect Mamady Doumbouya delivers a speech at the inauguration ceremony in Conakry, Guinea, Jan. 17, 2026. Mamady Doumbouya was officially sworn in as president of the Republic of Guinea for a seven-year term on Saturday, in accordance with the provisions of the country's new Constitution. Photo by Zhang Jian/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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31st anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake

Bamboo lanterns are lit at a park in Kobe on Jan. 17, 2026, to commemorate the 31st anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake that struck the western Japan city and its vicinity, killing more than 6,400 people.

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31st anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake

Bamboo lanterns are lit at a park in Kobe on Jan. 17, 2026, to commemorate the 31st anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake that struck the western Japan city and its vicinity, killing more than 6,400 people.

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31st anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake

Bamboo lanterns are lit at a park in Kobe on Jan. 17, 2026, to commemorate the 31st anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake that struck the western Japan city and its vicinity, killing more than 6,400 people.

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31st anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake

People observe a moment of silence at a park in Kobe on at 5:46 a.m. on Jan. 17, 2026, the exact time when the deadly Great Hanshin Earthquake struck 31 years ago.

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31st anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake

People observe a moment of silence at a park in Kobe at 5:46 a.m. on Jan. 17, 2026, the exact time when the deadly Great Hanshin Earthquake struck 31 years ago.

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31st anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake

People observe a moment of silence at a park in Kobe at 5:46 a.m. on Jan. 17, 2026, the exact time when the deadly Great Hanshin Earthquake struck 31 years ago.

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31st anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake

Lanterns are lit at a park in Kobe on Jan. 17, 2026, to commemorate the 31st anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake that struck the western Japan city and its vicinity, killing more than 6,400 people.

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31st anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake

Lanterns are lit at a park in Kobe on Jan. 17, 2026, to commemorate the 31st anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake that struck the western Japan city and its vicinity, killing more than 6,400 people.

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Memorial flame for Great Hanshin Earthquake

Photo taken on Jan. 10, 2026, shows a flame transferred to a lantern from a gas lamp burning "Light of Hope" flame at a park in Kobe, western Japan, to be used for various events marking the 31st anniversary on Jan. 17 of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake, killing over 6,400 people.

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Memorial flame for Great Hanshin Earthquake

Photo taken on Jan. 10, 2026, shows a flame transferred to a candle from a gas lamp burning "Light of Hope" flame at a park in Kobe, western Japan, to be used for various events marking the 31st anniversary on Jan. 17 of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake, killing over 6,400 people.

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Memorial flame for Great Hanshin Earthquake

Photo taken on Jan. 10, 2026, shows a flame transferred to a candle from a gas lamp burning "Light of Hope" flame at a park in Kobe, western Japan, to be used for various events marking the 31st anniversary on Jan. 17 of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake, killing over 6,400 people.

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Rome Film Festival - Sandokan Photocall

Jan Maria Michelini attend the "Sandokan" photocall during the 20th Rome Film Festival at Auditorium Parco Della Musica on October 17, 2025 in Rome, Italy. Photo by Marco Provvisionato/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rome Film Festival - Sandokan Photocall

Jan Maria Michelini attend the "Sandokan" photocall during the 20th Rome Film Festival at Auditorium Parco Della Musica on October 17, 2025 in Rome, Italy. Photo by Marco Provvisionato/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rome Film Festival - Sandokan Photocall

Jan Maria Michelini attend the "Sandokan" photocall during the 20th Rome Film Festival at Auditorium Parco Della Musica on October 17, 2025 in Rome, Italy. Photo by Marco Provvisionato/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rome Film Festival - Sandokan Photocall

Nicola Abbatangelo, Jan Maria Michelini attend the "Sandokan" photocall during the 20th Rome Film Festival at Auditorium Parco Della Musica on October 17, 2025 in Rome, Italy. Photo by Marco Provvisionato/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rome Film Festival - Sandokan Photocall

Nicola Abbatangelo, Jan Maria Michelini attend the "Sandokan" photocall during the 20th Rome Film Festival at Auditorium Parco Della Musica on October 17, 2025 in Rome, Italy. Photo by Marco Provvisionato/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rome Cinema Fest 2025 - Sandokan Photocall

Nicola Abbatangelo, Jan Maria Michelini attends a photocall for the film "Sandokan" at the Rome Cinema Festival. Rome, Italy, October 17, 2025. Photo by IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rome Cinema Fest 2025 - Sandokan Photocall

Nicola Abbatangelo, Can Yaman, Jan Maria Michelini attends a photocall for the film "Sandokan" at the Rome Cinema Festival. Rome, Italy, October 17, 2025. Photo by IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rome Cinema Fest 2025 - Sandokan Photocall

Jan Maria Michelini attends a photocall for the film "Sandokan" at the Rome Cinema Festival. Rome, Italy, October 17, 2025. Photo by IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025

Gold medalist Hamish Kerr (C) of New Zealand poses during the medal ceremony for the men's high jump event at the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 17, 2025, alongside silver medalist Woo Sang Hyeok (L) of South Korea and bronze medalist Jan Stefela of the Czech Republic.

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Japan's forced sterilization victim

Yumi Suzuki, one of the plaintiffs who sued the Japanese government over forced sterilization under the now-defunct eugenics protection law, speaks at a press conference after meeting with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who offered an apology, at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Jan. 17, 2025. The Supreme Court ruled the law unconstitutional in July 2024 and ordered the government to pay damages. Suzuki was named to the BBC's list of 100 inspiring and influential women from around the world for 2024.

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Father of woman abducted by N. Korea dies at 96 without reunion

Akihiro Arimoto, whose daughter Keiko was taken to North Korea in 1983 at age 23, celebrates her 60th birthday at their home in Kobe, western Japan, on Jan. 12, 2020, with a birthday cake in front of her photo. Arimoto, who strenuously fought for her return and that of the other abductees, died of natural causes aged 96 without seeing her, his family said on Feb. 17, 2025.

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BOJ lifts rate to 17-year high of 0.5%

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda attends a press conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Jan. 24, 2025, following the BOJ's decision to raise its key interest rate from 0.25 percent to 0.5 percent, its highest level in about 17 years, on the second day of its two-day policy-setting meeting.

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BOJ lifts rate to 17-year high of 0.5%

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda attends a press conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Jan. 24, 2025, following the BOJ's decision to raise its key interest rate from 0.25 percent to 0.5 percent, its highest level in about 17 years, on the second day of its two-day policy-setting meeting.

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BOJ lifts rate to 17-year high of 0.5%

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda attends a press conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Jan. 24, 2025, following the BOJ's decision to raise its key interest rate from 0.25 percent to 0.5 percent, its highest level in about 17 years, on the second day of its two-day policy-setting meeting.

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BOJ lifts rate to 17-year high of 0.5%

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda attends a press conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Jan. 24, 2025, following the BOJ's decision to raise its key interest rate from 0.25 percent to 0.5 percent, its highest level in about 17 years, on the second day of its two-day policy-setting meeting.

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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz delivers a speech at a rally in Wolfsburg, Germany, on Jan. 17, 2025.

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[Breaking News]Mountain fire caused after MSDF training

ETAJIMA, Japan, Jan. 17 Kyodo - Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a mountain fire near a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force shooting range in Etajima in the western Japan prefecture of Hiroshima on Jan. 17, 2025. A fire occurred at the shooting range earlier in the day as MSDF personnel conducted underwater mine-disposing training using an explosive, spreading to the mountain side. (Kyodo)

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Baseball: Dodgers agree to terms with Japanese star pitcher Sasaki

Lotte Marines pitcher Roki Sasaki poses for a photo after throwing a perfect game in a Pacific League baseball game against the Orix Buffaloes on April 10, 2022, at Zozo Marine Stadium in Chiba, near Tokyo. The Japanese right-hander has agreed to terms with the Los Angeles Dodgers, according to an Instagram post he made on Jan. 17, 2025.

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Baseball: Dodgers agree to terms with Japanese star pitcher Sasaki

Roki Sasaki of the Lotte Marines throws during what would be a perfect Pacific League baseball game against the Orix Buffaloes on April 10, 2022, at Zozo Marine Stadium in Chiba, near Tokyo. The Japanese right-hander has agreed to terms with the Los Angeles Dodgers, according to an Instagram post he made on Jan. 17, 2025.

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Baseball: Dodgers agree to terms with Japanese star pitcher Sasaki

Roki Sasaki of the Lotte Marines throws during what would be a perfect Pacific League baseball game against the Orix Buffaloes on April 10, 2022, at Zozo Marine Stadium in Chiba, near Tokyo. The Japanese right-hander has agreed to terms with the Los Angeles Dodgers, according to an Instagram post he made on Jan. 17, 2025.