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US: Time-Lapse Shows Heavy Snow Blanketing Ohio State University’s South Oval

Time-lapse footage shows snow accumulating over a 24-hour period on Sunday, January 25, at the South Oval on the Ohio State University campus. A major winter storm swept across the U.S., bringing widespread heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain. The storm has caused seven deaths and massive power outages affecting hundreds of thousands of people.

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Unified university entrance exams in Japan

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

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

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

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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Nobel laureate Kitagawa

Nobel laureate Kitagawa

Professor Susumu Kitagawa of Kyoto University, a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry, delivers a lecture on Jan. 7, 2026, in Sendai in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan.

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Nobel laureate Kitagawa

Nobel laureate Kitagawa

Professor Susumu Kitagawa of Kyoto University, a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry, delivers a lecture on Jan. 7, 2026, in Sendai in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan.

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[Breaking News]Nobel laureate Kitagawa returns to Japan

OSAKA, Japan, Dec. 15 Kyodo - Kyoto University professor Susumu Kitagawa, a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry, meets the press upon arriving at Osaka airport in western Japan on Dec. 15, 2025, following the award ceremony in Stockholm. (Kyodo)

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Nobel laureate Kitagawa

Nobel laureate Kitagawa

Professor Susumu Kitagawa of Kyoto University, a co-winner of the year's Nobel Prize in chemistry, delivers a lecture on Dec. 24, 2025, at a Kindai University campus in Higashiosaka in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan.

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Nobel laureate Kitagawa

Nobel laureate Kitagawa

Professor Susumu Kitagawa of Kyoto University, a co-winner of the year's Nobel Prize in chemistry, delivers a lecture on Dec. 24, 2025, at a Kindai University campus in Higashiosaka in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan.

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[Breaking News]Chemical explosion at Nagoya University campus

NAGOYA, Japan, Dec. 23 Kyodo - Video shows the area near the scene of a chemical explosion at Nagoya University in Nagoya, central Japan, on Dec. 23, 2025. The explosion, which occurred in a laboratory on the fourth floor of the science department building, left at least three people injured, though all were conscious. (Kyodo)

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PM's Erroneous Remarks On Taiwan Spark Rally In Tokyo - Japan

PM's Erroneous Remarks On Taiwan Spark Rally In Tokyo - Japan

Koichi Nakano, a professor of international politics at Sophia University in Tokyo, speaks during a rally in front of the Japanese Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo, Japan, Dec. 23, 2025. Japanese citizens held a rally on Tuesday evening in front of the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo, demanding that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi retract her erroneous remarks on Taiwan and criticizing comments by a senior government official advocating nuclear armament. Photo by Jia Haocheng/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chemical explosion at Nagoya University campus

Chemical explosion at Nagoya University campus

Photo shows the area near the scene of a chemical explosion at Nagoya University in Nagoya, central Japan, on Dec. 23, 2025. The explosion, which occurred in a laboratory on the fourth floor of the science department building, left at least three people injured, though all were conscious.

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Chemical explosion at Nagoya University campus

Chemical explosion at Nagoya University campus

Photo shows the area near the scene of a chemical explosion at Nagoya University in Nagoya, central Japan, on Dec. 23, 2025. The explosion, which occurred in a laboratory on the fourth floor of the science department building, left at least three people injured, though all were conscious.

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Chemical explosion at Nagoya University campus

Chemical explosion at Nagoya University campus

Firefighters work near the scene of a chemical explosion at Nagoya University in Nagoya, central Japan, on Dec. 23, 2025. The explosion that occurred at a laboratory on the fourth floor of the science department building left at least three people injured, but all were conscious.

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Chemical explosion at Nagoya University campus

Chemical explosion at Nagoya University campus

Firefighters work near the scene of a chemical explosion at Nagoya University in Nagoya, central Japan, on Dec. 23, 2025. The explosion that occurred at a laboratory on the fourth floor of the science department building left at least three people injured, but all were conscious.

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Chemical explosion at Nagoya University campus

Chemical explosion at Nagoya University campus

Ambulances and fire trucks respond near the scene of a chemical explosion at Nagoya University in Nagoya, central Japan, on Dec. 23, 2025. The explosion that occurred at a laboratory on the fourth floor of the science department building left at least three people injured, but all were conscious.

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Chemical explosion at Nagoya University campus

Chemical explosion at Nagoya University campus

Ambulances and fire trucks respond near the scene of a chemical explosion at Nagoya University in Nagoya, central Japan, on Dec. 23, 2025. The explosion that occurred at a laboratory on the fourth floor of the science department building left at least three people injured, but all were conscious.

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[Breaking News]Nobel laureate Sakaguchi returns to Japan

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 18 Kyodo - University of Osaka professor Shimon Sakaguchi, co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, meets the press upon his arrival at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Dec. 17, 2025, following the award ceremony in Stockholm. (Kyodo)

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Novel laureate Kitagawa at press conference

Novel laureate Kitagawa at press conference

Professor Susumu Kitagawa of Kyoto University, a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry, speaks during a press conference at the state-run college in Kyoto, western Japan, on Dec. 19, 2025, following the university having been selected as a candidate for significant government grants at elevating Japanese research institutes to the top of global rankings.

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Novel laureate Kitagawa at press conference

Novel laureate Kitagawa at press conference

Professor Susumu Kitagawa of Kyoto University, a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry, speaks during a press conference at the state-run college in Kyoto, western Japan, on Dec. 19, 2025, following the university having been selected as a candidate for significant government grants at elevating Japanese research institutes to the top of global rankings.

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Nobel laureate Sakaguchi returns to Japan

Nobel laureate Sakaguchi returns to Japan

University of Osaka professor Shimon Sakaguchi, co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, shows his Nobel medal to the press after arriving at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Dec. 17, 2025, following the award ceremony in Stockholm.

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Nobel laureate Sakaguchi returns to Japan

Nobel laureate Sakaguchi returns to Japan

University of Osaka professor Shimon Sakaguchi, co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, meets the press upon his arrival at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Dec. 17, 2025, following the award ceremony in Stockholm.

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Nobel laureate Sakaguchi returns to Japan

Nobel laureate Sakaguchi returns to Japan

University of Osaka professor Shimon Sakaguchi, co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, meets the press upon his arrival at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Dec. 17, 2025, following the award ceremony in Stockholm.

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Nobel laureate Sakaguchi returns to Japan

Nobel laureate Sakaguchi returns to Japan

University of Osaka professor Shimon Sakaguchi, co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, meets the press upon his arrival at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Dec. 17, 2025, following the award ceremony in Stockholm.

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Nobel laureate Kitagawa returns to Japan

Nobel laureate Kitagawa returns to Japan

Kyoto University professor Susumu Kitagawa, a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry, meets the press upon arriving at Osaka airport in western Japan on Dec. 15, 2025, following the award ceremony in Stockholm.

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Nobel laureate Kitagawa returns to Japan

Nobel laureate Kitagawa returns to Japan

Kyoto University professor Susumu Kitagawa, a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry, meets the press upon arriving at Osaka airport in western Japan on Dec. 15, 2025, following the award ceremony in Stockholm.

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Nobel laureate Kitagawa returns to Japan

Nobel laureate Kitagawa returns to Japan

Kyoto University professor Susumu Kitagawa, co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry, meets the press with his Nobel medal in hand upon arriving at Osaka airport in western Japan on Dec. 15, 2025, following the award ceremony in Stockholm.

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Princess Aiko visits Chiba Univ.

Princess Aiko visits Chiba Univ.

Japanese Princess Aiko speaks during a ceremony marking the 50th anniversary of the founding of Chiba University's School of Nursing in Chiba, eastern Japan, on Dec. 14, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Princess Aiko visits Chiba Univ.

Princess Aiko visits Chiba Univ.

Japanese Princess Aiko speaks during a ceremony marking the 50th anniversary of the founding of Chiba University's School of Nursing in Chiba, eastern Japan, on Dec. 14, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Princess Aiko visits Chiba Univ.

Princess Aiko visits Chiba Univ.

Japanese Princess Aiko speaks during a ceremony marking the 50th anniversary of the founding of Chiba University's School of Nursing in Chiba, eastern Japan, on Dec. 14, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Princess Aiko visits Chiba Univ.

Princess Aiko visits Chiba Univ.

Japanese Princess Aiko attends a ceremony marking the 50th anniversary of the founding of Chiba University's School of Nursing in Chiba, eastern Japan, on Dec. 14, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Local city commends Nobel laureate Kitagawa

Local city commends Nobel laureate Kitagawa

A banner celebrating Kyoto University professor Susumu Kitagawa, co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry, is displayed on a wall of the Neyagawa city office in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 11, 2025. Kitagawa lives in the city.

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[Breaking News]Nobel laureate Sakaguchi leaves for Stockholm

OSAKA, Japan, Dec. 4 Kyodo - Shimon Sakaguchi, a professor at the University of Osaka and a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, meets the press at Osaka airport straddling Hyogo and Osaka prefectures on Dec. 4, 2025, before leaving for Stockholm to attend the award ceremony. (Kyodo)

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Laureates of Nobel Prize in chemistry

Laureates of Nobel Prize in chemistry

Co-winners of the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry -- Richard Robson (L), a professor at the University of Melbourne in Australia, Susumu Kitagawa (C), a professor at Kyoto University in Japan, and Omar Yaghi, a professor at the University of California, Berkeley, in the United States -- attend a joint press conference in Stockholm on Dec. 7, 2025, ahead of the award ceremony on Dec. 10.

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[Breaking News]Nobel laureate Kitagawa leaves for Stockholm

OSAKA, Japan, Dec. 4 Kyodo - Kyoto University distinguished professor Susumu Kitagawa, a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry, meets the press at Osaka airport straddling Hyogo and Osaka prefectures on Dec. 3, 2025, before leaving for Stockholm to attend the award ceremony. (Kyodo)

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Japan crown prince at biology award ceremony

Japan crown prince at biology award ceremony

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 5 Kyodo - Japanese Crown Prince Akihito (far L) chats with University of Cambridge Professor Emeritus Edred John Henry Corner, the winner of the 1985 International Prize for Biology, while Japanese Crown Princess Michiko (2nd from R) chats with the professor's wife after the award ceremony in Tokyo on Nov. 15, 1985. (Kyodo)

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Japan crown prince at biology award ceremony

Japan crown prince at biology award ceremony

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 5 Kyodo - University of Cambridge Professor Emeritus Edred John Henry Corner (L, front) receives the 1985 International Prize for Biology in Tokyo on Nov. 15, 1985, with Japanese Crown Prince Akihito (top, L) and Crown Princess Michiko attending the award ceremony.(Kyodo)

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Baseball clinic by former Mariner Suzuki

Baseball clinic by former Mariner Suzuki

Former Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki instructs members of Kyushu International University High School's baseball club during a baseball clinic in Miyawaka, Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 25, 2025.

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Baseball clinic by former Mariner Suzuki

Baseball clinic by former Mariner Suzuki

Former Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki observes batting practice during a baseball clinic for members of Kyushu International University High School's baseball club in Miyawaka, Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 25, 2025.

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Baseball clinic by former Mariner Suzuki

Baseball clinic by former Mariner Suzuki

Former Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki instructs members of Kyushu International University High School's baseball club during a baseball clinic in Miyawaka, Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 25, 2025.

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[Breaking News]Nobel laureates hold talks in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan, Nov. 11 Kyodo - Nobel laureates Shimon Sakaguchi and Susumu Kitagawa pose for a photo at Kyoto University in Kyoto, western Japan, on Nov. 10, 2025. Osaka University distinguished professor Sakaguchi is a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, and Kyoto University distinguished professor Kitagawa is a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry.(Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]Nobel laureate Kitagawa

KYOTO, Japan, Nov. 6 Kyodo - Kyoto University distinguished professor Susumu Kitagawa, a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry, speaks to the press in Kyoto, western Japan, on Nov. 5, 2025. (Kyodo)

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Nobel laureates hold talks in Kyoto

Nobel laureates hold talks in Kyoto

Nobel laureates Shimon Sakaguchi (L) and Susumu Kitagawa hold talks at Kyoto University in Kyoto, western Japan, on Nov. 10, 2025. Osaka University distinguished professor Sakaguchi is a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, and Kyoto University distinguished professor Kitagawa is a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry.

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Nobel laureates hold talks in Kyoto

Nobel laureates hold talks in Kyoto

Nobel laureates Shimon Sakaguchi (L) and Susumu Kitagawa hold talks at Kyoto University in Kyoto, western Japan, on Nov. 10, 2025. Osaka University distinguished professor Sakaguchi is a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, and Kyoto University distinguished professor Kitagawa is a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry.

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Nobel laureates hold talks in Kyoto

Nobel laureates hold talks in Kyoto

Nobel laureates Shimon Sakaguchi (L) and Susumu Kitagawa shake hands after holding talks at Kyoto University in Kyoto, western Japan, on Nov. 10, 2025. Osaka University distinguished professor Sakaguchi is a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, and Kyoto University distinguished professor Kitagawa is a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry.

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Nobel laureates hold talks in Kyoto

Nobel laureates hold talks in Kyoto

Nobel laureates Shimon Sakaguchi (L) and Susumu Kitagawa hold talks at Kyoto University in Kyoto, western Japan, on Nov. 10, 2025. Osaka University distinguished professor Sakaguchi is a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, and Kyoto University distinguished professor Kitagawa is a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry.

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Nobel laureates hold talks in Kyoto

Nobel laureates hold talks in Kyoto

Nobel laureates Shimon Sakaguchi (L) and Susumu Kitagawa pose for a photo at Kyoto University in Kyoto, western Japan, on Nov. 10, 2025. Osaka University distinguished professor Sakaguchi is a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, and Kyoto University distinguished professor Kitagawa is a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry.

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Nobel laureate Kitagawa

Nobel laureate Kitagawa

Kyoto University distinguished professor Susumu Kitagawa, a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry, speaks to the press in Kyoto, western Japan, on Nov. 5, 2025.

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Nobel laureate Kitagawa

Nobel laureate Kitagawa

Kyoto University distinguished professor Susumu Kitagawa, a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry, speaks to the press in Kyoto, western Japan, on Nov. 5, 2025.

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