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Confrontation among leftist Japanese students in 1960s

Confrontation among leftist Japanese students in 1960s

TOKYO, Japan, Aug. 24 Kyodo - Leftist students aligned with the Japanese Communist Party (R) clash with students critical of the party (L) at a University of Tokyo campus in Tokyo on Jan. 9, 1969. (Kyodo)

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Kumamon visits quake-hit city in Ishikawa Pref.

Kumamon visits quake-hit city in Ishikawa Pref.

Kumamon, the official mascot of the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kumamoto, makes chopsticks using a Wajima-nuri lacquerware technique at a facility in Wajima, an Ishikawa Prefecture city hit hard by the Jan. 1, 2024, massive earthquake, on Aug. 9, 2025. Kumamon is visiting various Ishikawa Prefecture cities to give encouragement to people affected by the disaster.

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Heavy snowfall in Japan

Heavy snowfall in Japan

A person removes snow in the northeastern Japan city of Aomori on Jan. 9, 2025, following heavy snowfall.

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Golf: Sony Open in Hawaii

Golf: Sony Open in Hawaii

Japan's Hideki Matsuyama plays a shot during the first round of the Sony Open golf tournament at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Jan. 9, 2025.

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Golf: Sony Open in Hawaii

Golf: Sony Open in Hawaii

Japan's Hideki Matsuyama plays a shot during the first round of the Sony Open golf tournament at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Jan. 9, 2025.

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Golf: Sony Open in Hawaii

Golf: Sony Open in Hawaii

Japan's Hideki Matsuyama is pictured after finishing the first round of the Sony Open golf tournament at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Jan. 9, 2025.

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Golf: Sony Open in Hawaii

Golf: Sony Open in Hawaii

Japan's Hideki Matsuyama makes a birdie putt on the ninth hole during the first round of the Sony Open golf tournament at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Jan. 9, 2025.

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Wildfires in California

Wildfires in California

Photo taken on Jan. 9, 2025, shows a destroyed home in Pacific Palisades, California, as a wildfire devastated the region.

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Wildfires in California

Wildfires in California

Photo taken on Jan. 9, 2025, shows a burned vehicle in Pacific Palisades, California, as a wildfire devastated the region.

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Preparations under way to detain impeached S. Korean president

Preparations under way to detain impeached S. Korean president

Vehicles block access to an entrance leading to impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's official residence in Seoul on Jan. 9, 2025, as a court earlier reissued a warrant to detain him in connection with his short-lived declaration of martial law.

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Preparations under way to detain impeached S. Korean president

Preparations under way to detain impeached S. Korean president

Vehicles block access to an entrance leading to impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's official residence in Seoul on Jan. 9, 2025, as a court earlier reissued a warrant to detain him in connection with his short-lived declaration of martial law.

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Rally in support of S. Korean President Yoon

Rally in support of S. Korean President Yoon

Supporters of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol gather near his official residence in Seoul on Jan. 9, 2025, as a court earlier reissued a warrant to detain him in connection with his short-lived declaration of martial law.

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Rally in support of S. Korean President Yoon

Rally in support of S. Korean President Yoon

Supporters of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol gather near his official residence in Seoul on Jan. 9, 2025, as a court earlier reissued a warrant to detain him in connection with his short-lived declaration of martial law.

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Japan PM Ishiba arrives in Malaysia

Japan PM Ishiba arrives in Malaysia

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and his wife, Yoshiko, arrive at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in the suburbs of Kuala Lumpur on Jan. 9, 2025, kicking off a four-day official trip to Malaysia and Indonesia.

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Japan PM Ishiba arrives in Malaysia

Japan PM Ishiba arrives in Malaysia

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and his wife, Yoshiko, arrive at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in the suburbs of Kuala Lumpur on Jan. 9, 2025, kicking off a four-day official trip to Malaysia and Indonesia.

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Japan PM Ishiba arrives in Malaysia

Japan PM Ishiba arrives in Malaysia

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and his wife, Yoshiko, arrive at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in the suburbs of Kuala Lumpur on Jan. 9, 2025, kicking off a four-day official trip to Malaysia and Indonesia.

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Heavy snow in Japan

Heavy snow in Japan

People remove snow on a sidewalk in Niigata, northwest of Tokyo, on Jan. 9, 2025.

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Heavy snow in Japan

Heavy snow in Japan

Heavy snow continues in Aomori, northeastern Japan, on Jan. 9, 2025.

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CORRECTED: Heavy snow in Japan

CORRECTED: Heavy snow in Japan

Heavy snow continues in Tsuruoka in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Yamagata on Jan. 9, 2025.

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Heavy snow in Japan

Heavy snow in Japan

Heavy snow continues in Inawashiro in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Fukushima on Jan. 9, 2025.

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Heavy snow in Japan

Heavy snow in Japan

Heavy snow continues in Tsuruoka in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Yamagata on Jan. 9, 2025.

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Heavy snow in Japan

Heavy snow in Japan

Heavy snow continues in Tsuruoka in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Yamagata on Jan. 9, 2025.

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Heavy snow in Japan

Heavy snow in Japan

Heavy snow continues in Inawashiro in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Fukushima on Jan. 9, 2025.

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Heavy snow in Japan

Heavy snow in Japan

Heavy snow continues in Inawashiro in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Fukushima on Jan. 9, 2025.

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Popular mascot Hikonyan

Popular mascot Hikonyan

Hikonyan, the popular mascot of the city of Hikone in Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, poses with New Year greeting cards addressed to the cat mascot at the city government headquarters on Jan. 9, 2025.

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Popular mascot Hikonyan

Popular mascot Hikonyan

Hikonyan, the popular mascot of the city of Hikone in Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, poses with New Year greeting cards addressed to the cat mascot at the city government headquarters on Jan. 9, 2025.

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Festival to wish for business success in Osaka

Festival to wish for business success in Osaka

Visitors pack Imamiya Ebisu Shrine in Osaka, western Japan, on Jan. 9, 2025, the opening day of the annual three-day Toka Ebisu Festival, where people pray to Ebisu, the deity of commerce, for business success.

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Festival to wish for business success in Osaka

Festival to wish for business success in Osaka

Visitors pack Imamiya Ebisu Shrine in Osaka, western Japan, on Jan. 9, 2025, the opening day of the annual three-day Toka Ebisu Festival, where people pray to Ebisu, the deity of commerce, for business success.

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Tennis: Naomi Osaka

Tennis: Naomi Osaka

Naomi Osaka of Japan trains in Melbourne on Jan. 9, 2025, ahead of the upcoming Australian Open tennis tournament.

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Tennis: Naomi Osaka

Tennis: Naomi Osaka

Naomi Osaka of Japan trains in Melbourne on Jan. 9, 2025, ahead of the upcoming Australian Open tennis tournament.

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Sumo: Terunofuji

Sumo: Terunofuji

Yokozuna Terunofuji (R) trains at his stable in Tokyo on Jan. 9, 2025, ahead of the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament opening at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 12.

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Sumo: Terunofuji

Sumo: Terunofuji

Yokozuna Terunofuji (R) trains at his stable in Tokyo on Jan. 9, 2025, ahead of the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament opening at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 12.

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Princess Kako visits arts and crafts exhibition

Princess Kako visits arts and crafts exhibition

Japanese Princess Kako attends a Pokemon-themed arts and crafts exhibition in Tokyo on Jan. 9, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Princess Kako visits arts and crafts exhibition

Princess Kako visits arts and crafts exhibition

Japanese Princess Kako attends a Pokemon-themed arts and crafts exhibition in Tokyo on Jan. 9, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Princess Kako visits arts and crafts exhibition

Princess Kako visits arts and crafts exhibition

Japanese Princess Kako attends a Pokemon-themed arts and crafts exhibition in Tokyo on Jan. 9, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Sumo: Kotozakura

Sumo: Kotozakura

Ozeki Kotozakura trains at his stable in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Jan. 9, 2025, ahead of the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament opening at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 12.

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Luxury mushrooms from Noto fetch record price at auction

Luxury mushrooms from Noto fetch record price at auction

Luxury "Nototemari" shiitake mushrooms fetch a record price of 350,000 yen ($2,200) per bowl of six at this year's first auction in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on Jan. 9, 2025. The Noto region, where the mushrooms are produced, experienced a powerful earthquake in January 2024 and record torrential rains in September.

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Luxury mushrooms from Noto fetch record price at auction

Luxury mushrooms from Noto fetch record price at auction

Luxury "Nototemari" shiitake mushrooms are displayed after fetching a record price of 350,000 yen ($2,200) per bowl of six at this year's first auction in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on Jan. 9, 2025. The Noto region, where the mushrooms are produced, experienced a powerful earthquake in January 2024 and record torrential rains in September.

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Tennis: Kei Nishikori

Tennis: Kei Nishikori

Kei Nishikori of Japan gives an interview in Melbourne on Jan. 9, 2025, before participating in the men's singles at the upcoming Australian Open tennis tournament for the first time in four years.

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Tennis: Kei Nishikori

Tennis: Kei Nishikori

Kei Nishikori of Japan gives an interview in Melbourne on Jan. 9, 2025, before participating in the men's singles at the upcoming Australian Open tennis tournament for the first time in four years.

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Tennis: Kei Nishikori

Tennis: Kei Nishikori

Kei Nishikori of Japan gives an interview in Melbourne on Jan. 9, 2025, before participating in the men's singles at the upcoming Australian Open tennis tournament for the first time in four years.

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Tennis: Kei Nishikori

Tennis: Kei Nishikori

Kei Nishikori of Japan gives an interview in Melbourne on Jan. 9, 2025, before participating in the men's singles at the upcoming Australian Open tennis tournament for the first time in four years.

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Japan PM Ishiba off to Malaysia, Indonesia

Japan PM Ishiba off to Malaysia, Indonesia

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (far R) and his wife Yoshiko pose before boarding a government airplane at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Jan. 9, 2025, for a four-day official trip to Malaysia and Indonesia.

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Heavy snow in Japan

Heavy snow in Japan

Snow accumulates on a dinosaur monument in front of JR Fukui Station in the central Japan city of Fukui on Jan. 9, 2025, with heavy snowfall expected in Sea of Japan coastal areas.

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Japan PM Ishiba off to Malaysia, Indonesia

Japan PM Ishiba off to Malaysia, Indonesia

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (far R) and his wife Yoshiko pose before boarding a government airplane at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Jan. 9, 2025, for a four-day official trip to Malaysia and Indonesia.

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Japan PM Ishiba

Japan PM Ishiba

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba meets the press at the premier's office in Tokyo on Jan. 9, 2025, before leaving for a four-day official trip to Malaysia and Indonesia.

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Japan PM Ishiba

Japan PM Ishiba

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba meets the press at the premier's office in Tokyo on Jan. 9, 2025, before leaving for a four-day official trip to Malaysia and Indonesia.

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Japan PM Ishiba

Japan PM Ishiba

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba meets the press at the premier's office in Tokyo on Jan. 9, 2025, before leaving for a four-day official trip to Malaysia and Indonesia.

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Japan PM Ishiba

Japan PM Ishiba

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba arrives at the premier's office in Tokyo on Jan. 9, 2025.

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Japan PM Ishiba

Japan PM Ishiba

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (C) arrives at the premier's office in Tokyo on Jan. 9, 2025.

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