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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

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

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

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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Protest against Chinese embassy transfer in London

Protesters rally in central London on Jan. 17, 2026, following China planning to build its largest embassy in Europe in the British capital.

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Milan-Cortina Olympics

Photo taken on Jan. 17, 2026, shows the Arch of Peace in Milan, Italy, where a cauldron is to be set up for the upcoming Milan-Cortina Olympics.

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Milan-Cortina Olympics

Photo taken on Jan. 17, 2026, shows the Arch of Peace in Milan, Italy, where a cauldron is to be set up for the upcoming Milan-Cortina Olympics.

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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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Fire festival in Wakayama

Local high school archery club members shoot flaming arrows to ignite a fire on a 100,000 square-meter turf-covered field during a fire festival on a cape facing the Pacific Ocean in Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 17, 2026.

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Fire festival in Wakayama

A 100,000 square-meter turf-covered field on a cape facing the Pacific Ocean is burned as a fire festival is held in Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 17, 2026.

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Fire festival in Wakayama

Local high school archery club members shoot flaming arrows to ignite a fire on a 100,000 square-meter turf-covered field during a fire festival on a cape facing the Pacific Ocean in Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 17, 2026.

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Fire festival in Wakayama

A 100,000 square-meter turf-covered field on a cape facing the Pacific Ocean is burned as a fire festival is held in Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 17, 2026.

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Unexploded bomb defused in Miyazaki

An unexploded bomb is pictured after being defused by the Oyodo River in the southwestern Japan city of Miyazaki on Jan. 17, 2026. The bomb was found in the river on Jan. 5 during excavation work.

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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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Unexploded bomb defused in Miyazaki

An unexploded bomb is pictured after being defused by the Oyodo River in the southwestern Japan city of Miyazaki on Jan. 17, 2026. The bomb was found in the river on Jan. 5 during excavation work.

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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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Ski jumping: World Cup in China

Nika Prevc (C) of Slovenia poses after winning the World Cup women's ski jumping gold in Zhangjiakou, China, on Jan. 17, 2026, alongside silver medalist Anna Odine Stroem (L) of Norway and bronze medalist Nozomi Maruyama of Japan.

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Ski jumping: World Cup in China

Nozomi Maruyama of Japan competes en route to winning the World Cup women's ski jumping bronze in Zhangjiakou, China, on Jan. 17, 2026.

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Ski jumping: World Cup in China

Nozomi Maruyama of Japan poses after winning the World Cup women's ski jumping bronze in Zhangjiakou, China, on Jan. 17, 2026.

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Ski jumping: World Cup in Sapporo

Naoki Nakamura (R) of Japan and compatriot Ren Nikaido smile after winning the World Cup men's ski jumping silver and bronze, respectively, in Sapporo, northern Japan, on Jan. 17, 2026.

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Ski jumping: World Cup in Sapporo

Naoki Nakamura (R) of Japan and compatriot Ren Nikaido pose after winning the World Cup men's ski jumping silver and bronze, respectively, in Sapporo, northern Japan, on Jan. 17, 2026.

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Ski jumping: World Cup in Sapporo

Naoki Nakamura of Japan (R) and compatriot Ren Nikaido pose after winning the World Cup men's ski jumping silver and bronze, respectively, in Sapporo, northern Japan, on Jan. 17, 2026.

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Ski jumping: World Cup in Sapporo

Naoki Nakamura of Japan (R) and compatriot Ren Nikaido pose after winning the World Cup men's ski jumping silver and bronze, respectively, in Sapporo, northern Japan, on Jan. 17, 2026.

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Ski jumping: World Cup in Sapporo

Naoki Nakamura of Japan (R) and compatriot Ren Nikaido pose after winning the World Cup men's ski jumping silver and bronze, respectively, in Sapporo, northern Japan, on Jan. 17, 2026.

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Ski jumping: World Cup in Sapporo

Domen Prevc of Slovenia competes en route to winning the World Cup men's ski jumping gold in Sapporo, northern Japan, on Jan. 17, 2026.

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Ski jumping: World Cup in Sapporo

Domen Prevc of Slovenia competes en route to winning the World Cup men's ski jumping gold in Sapporo, northern Japan, on Jan. 17, 2026.

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Ski jumping: World Cup in Sapporo

Domen Prevc of Slovenia competes en route to winning the World Cup men's ski jumping gold in Sapporo, northern Japan, on Jan. 17, 2026.

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Ski jumping: World Cup in Sapporo

Domen Prevc of Slovenia competes en route to winning the World Cup men's ski jumping gold in Sapporo, northern Japan, on Jan. 17, 2026.

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Ski jumping: World Cup in Sapporo

Ren Nikaido of Japan competes en route to winning the World Cup men's ski jumping bronze in Sapporo, northern Japan, on Jan. 17, 2026.

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Ski jumping: World Cup in Sapporo

Ren Nikaido of Japan competes en route to winning the World Cup men's ski jumping bronze in Sapporo, northern Japan, on Jan. 17, 2026.

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Ski jumping: World Cup in Sapporo

Ren Nikaido of Japan competes en route to winning the World Cup men's ski jumping bronze in Sapporo, northern Japan, on Jan. 17, 2026.

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Ski jumping: World Cup in Sapporo

Naoki Nakamura of Japan competes en route to winning the World Cup men's ski jumping silver in Sapporo, northern Japan, on Jan. 17, 2026.

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Ski jumping: World Cup in Sapporo

Naoki Nakamura of Japan competes en route to winning the World Cup men's ski jumping silver in Sapporo, northern Japan, on Jan. 17, 2026.

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Ski jumping: World Cup in Sapporo

Naoki Nakamura of Japan competes en route to winning the World Cup men's ski jumping silver in Sapporo, northern Japan, on Jan. 17, 2026.

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Ski jumping: World Cup in Sapporo

Naoki Nakamura of Japan poses after winning the World Cup men's ski jumping silver in Sapporo, northern Japan, on Jan. 17, 2026.

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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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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 at 5:46 a.m. on Jan. 17, 2026, the exact time when the deadly Great Hanshin Earthquake struck 31 years ago.