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Water lilies in western Japan

Water lilies bloom in a garden named Jardin de Monet Marmottan au Village de Kitagawa on Aug. 21, 2026, in Kitagawa in Kochi Prefecture. The garden in the western Japan village is modeled after painter Claude Monet's garden in Giverny, France.

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Blue water lilies in western Japan

Blue water lilies bloom in a garden named Jardin de Monet Marmottan au Village de Kitagawa on Aug. 21, 2026, in Kitagawa in Kochi Prefecture. The garden in the western Japan village is modeled after painter Claude Monet's garden in Giverny, France.

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Blue water lilies in western Japan

Blue water lilies bloom in a garden named Jardin de Monet Marmottan au Village de Kitagawa on Aug. 21, 2026, in Kitagawa in Kochi Prefecture. The garden in the western Japan village is modeled after painter Claude Monet's garden in Giverny, France.

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41st anniversary of JAL passenger jet crash

UENO, Japan, Aug. 12 Kyodo - People hike up to Osutaka Ridge, the 1985 Japan Airlines jet crash site, in the Gunma Prefecture village of Ueno, northwest of Tokyo, on Aug. 12, 2026, the 41st anniversary of the accident that claimed the lives of 520 passengers and crew. (Kyodo)

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41st anniversary of JAL passenger jet crash

Japan Airlines Co. President Mitsuko Tottori lays flowers on Aug. 12, 2026, the 41st anniversary of the 1985 JAL jetliner crash that claimed the lives of 520 passengers and crew, in front of a monument at the crash site on Osutaka Ridge in the Gunma Prefecture village of Ueno, northwest of Tokyo.

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41st anniversary of JAL passenger jet crash

Japan Airlines Co. President Mitsuko Tottori meets the press after attending a memorial ceremony for victims of the 1985 JAL jetliner crash near the crash site on Osutaka Ridge in the Gunma village of Ueno, northwest of Tokyo, on Aug. 12, 2026, the 41st anniversary of the accident that claimed the lives of 520 passengers and crew.

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41st anniversary of JAL passenger jet crash

Japan Airlines Co. President Mitsuko Tottori meets the press after attending a memorial ceremony for victims of the 1985 JAL jetliner crash near the crash site on Osutaka Ridge in the Gunma village of Ueno, northwest of Tokyo, on Aug. 12, 2026, the 41st anniversary of the accident that claimed the lives of 520 passengers and crew.

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41st anniversary of JAL passenger jet crash

Candles are lit at a monument listing the names of the victims of the 1985 Japan Airlines jetliner crash in the Gunma Prefecture village of Ueno on Aug. 12, 2026, the 41st anniversary of the 1985 JAL jetliner crash that claimed the lives of 520 passengers and crew.

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41st anniversary of JAL passenger jet crash

Candles are lit at a monument listing the names of the victims of the 1985 Japan Airlines jetliner crash in the Gunma Prefecture village of Ueno on Aug. 12, 2026, the 41st anniversary of the 1985 JAL jetliner crash that claimed the lives of 520 passengers and crew.

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41st anniversary of JAL passenger jet crash

Japan Airlines Co. President Mitsuko Tottori (R) prays on Aug. 12, 2026, the 41st anniversary of the 1985 JAL jetliner crash that claimed the lives of 520 passengers and crew, in front of a monument at the crash site on Osutaka Ridge in the Gunma Prefecture village of Ueno, northwest of Tokyo.

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41st anniversary of JAL passenger jet crash

People hike up to Osutaka Ridge, the 1985 Japan Airlines jet crash site, in the Gunma Prefecture village of Ueno, northwest of Tokyo, on Aug. 12, 2026, the 41st anniversary of the accident that claimed the lives of 520 passengers and crew.

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41st anniversary of JAL passenger jet crash

People hike up to Osutaka Ridge, the 1985 Japan Airlines jet crash site, in the Gunma Prefecture village of Ueno, northwest of Tokyo, on Aug. 12, 2026, the 41st anniversary of the accident that claimed the lives of 520 passengers and crew.

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41st anniversary of JAL passenger jet crash

People hike up to Osutaka Ridge, the 1985 Japan Airlines jet crash site, in the Gunma Prefecture village of Ueno, northwest of Tokyo, on Aug. 12, 2026, the 41st anniversary of the accident that claimed the lives of 520 passengers and crew.

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41st anniversary of fatal JAL jet crash

People visit a memorial monument at the 1985 Japan Airlines jet crash site on Osutaka Ridge in the Gunma Prefecture village of Ueno, northwest of Tokyo, on Aug. 12, 2026, the 41st anniversary of the accident that claimed the lives of 520 passengers and crew.

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Eve of 41st anniversary of 1985 JAL jet crash

Photo shows a paper lantern, with a message reading "Come back," before it is floated on the Kanna River in the village of Ueno in Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Aug. 11, 2026, the eve of the 41st anniversary of the 1985 Japan Airlines jumbo jet crash that killed 520 passengers and crew.

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Eve of 41st anniversary of 1985 JAL jet crash

People float paper lanterns on the Kanna River in the village of Ueno in Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Aug. 11, 2026, the eve of the 41st anniversary of the 1985 Japan Airlines jumbo jet crash that killed 520 passengers and crew.

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Eve of 41st anniversary of 1985 JAL jet crash

People float paper lanterns on the Kanna River in the village of Ueno in Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Aug. 11, 2026, the eve of the 41st anniversary of the 1985 Japan Airlines jumbo jet crash that killed 520 passengers and crew.

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Thatched-roof house catches fire in World Heritage-listed village

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows firefighters watering a traditional thatched-roof house in the World Heritage-listed Gokayama hamlet in Nanto in Toyama Prefecture, central Japan, on July 30, 2026. No one was injured in the fire, put under control about 50 minutes after the incident was reported to the local fire station.

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Thatched-roof house catches fire in World Heritage-listed village

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows firefighters watering a traditional thatched-roof house in the World Heritage-listed Gokayama hamlet in Nanto in Toyama Prefecture, central Japan, on July 30, 2026. No one was injured in the fire, put under control about 50 minutes after the incident was reported to the local fire station.

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Thatched-roof house catches fire in World Heritage-listed village

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows firefighters watering a traditional thatched-roof house in the World Heritage-listed Gokayama hamlet in Nanto in Toyama Prefecture, central Japan, on July 30, 2026. No one was injured in the fire, put under control about 50 minutes after the incident was reported to the local fire station.

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Thatched-roof house catches fire in World Heritage-listed village

Firefighters water a traditional thatched-roof house in the World Heritage-listed Gokayama hamlet in Nanto in Toyama Prefecture, central Japan, on July 30, 2026. No one was injured in the fire, put under control about 50 minutes after the incident was reported to the local fire station.

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Thatched-roof house catches fire in World Heritage-listed village

Firefighters water a traditional thatched-roof house in the World Heritage-listed Gokayama hamlet in Nanto in Toyama Prefecture, central Japan, on July 30, 2026. No one was injured in the fire, put under control about 50 minutes after the incident was reported to the local fire station.

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Golf: Memorial Tournament

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan acknowledges the crowd after making a birdie on the 13th hole during the final round of the Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio, on June 7, 2026.

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Golf: Memorial Tournament

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan hits out of a bunker on the 11th hole during the final round of the Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio, on June 7, 2026.

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Golf: Memorial Tournament

Hideki Matsuyama (L) of Japan is pictured after making a birdie putt on the 13th hole during the final round of the Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio, on June 7, 2026.

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Japan: Typhoon Jangmi Lashes Okinawa and Amami Islands With Destructive Winds 4

Typhoon Jangmi continued to bring heavy rain and strong winds to the Amami region on Tuesday, June 2, as it moved northward through the archipelago. Hourly rainfall of 37mm was recorded in Yamato Village on Amami Oshima. Authorities warned of rapidly intensifying rain bands from dawn, raising the threat of landslides and flooding across the region.

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Japan imperial family's trip to Fukushima

Japanese Princess Aiko is greeted upon her arrival at the J-Village facility in Fukushima Prefecture on April 6, 2026. Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and their daughter Princess Aiko are visiting Fukushima Prefecture to observe the recovery efforts after a massive earthquake and tsunami struck the region in March 2011, triggering a nuclear accident at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant. (Pool photo)

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Japan imperial family's trip to Fukushima

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako are greeted upon their arrival at the J-Village facility in Fukushima Prefecture on April 6, 2026. The imperial couple and their daughter Princess Aiko are visiting Fukushima Prefecture to observe the recovery efforts after a massive earthquake and tsunami struck the region in March 2011, triggering a nuclear accident at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant. (Pool photo)

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Japan imperial family's trip to Fukushima

Japanese Princess Aiko is greeted upon her arrival at the J-Village facility in Fukushima Prefecture on April 6, 2026. Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and their daughter Princess Aiko are visiting Fukushima Prefecture to observe the recovery efforts after a massive earthquake and tsunami struck the region in March 2011, triggering a nuclear accident at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant. (Pool photo)

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Japan imperial family's trip to Fukushima

(Facing camera, from R) Japan's Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and their daughter Princess Aiko arrive at the J-Village facility in Fukushima Prefecture on April 6, 2026. The imperial family is visiting Fukushima Prefecture to observe the recovery efforts after a massive earthquake and tsunami struck the region in March 2011, triggering a nuclear accident at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant. (Pool photo)

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Japan imperial family's trip to Fukushima

Japan's Emperor Naruhito (back, R), Empress Masako (back, C) and their daughter Princess Aiko are greeted upon their arrival on April 6, 2026, at the J-Village football training center in Naraha, Fukushima Prefecture, which served as a relief center for people affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake. Fifteen years after the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disasters that struck northeastern Japan in March 2011, they are visiting the prefecture to see the recovery efforts firsthand. (Pool photo)

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Japan: Wildfire Rages in Gunma’s Ueno Village, Prompting Evacuation

A wildfire that broke out on Saturday, March 21 in Ueno Village, Gunma Prefecture, continues to burn with no sign of containment. Approximately 96 hectares of forest have been scorched as of Monday morning, March 23. A prefabricated mountain structure was destroyed, and 9 households comprising 21 residents remain under evacuation orders. No injuries have been reported.

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Japan crown princess in Hokkaido

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko (2nd from L) and her son Prince Hisahito (3rd from L) take part in a ski orienteering taster session in the village of Rusutsu in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on March 7, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan crown princess in Hokkaido

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko (R) and her son Prince Hisahito watch a ski orienteering competition in the village of Rusutsu in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on March 7, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan crown princess in Hokkaido

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko (C, L) and her son Prince Hisahito (C, R) take part in a ski orienteering taster session in the village of Rusutsu in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on March 7, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan crown princess in Hokkaido

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko (2nd from R) and her son Prince Hisahito play the "karuta" Japanese card game with children at a nursery in the village of Rusutsu in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on March 6, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan crown princess in Hokkaido

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko (C) and her son Prince Hisahito (R) attend an award ceremony for the World Ski Orienteering Championships in the village of Rusutsu in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on March 6, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan crown princess in Hokkaido

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko (C) and her son Prince Hisahito (R) attend an award ceremony for the World Ski Orienteering Championships in the village of Rusutsu in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on March 6, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan crown princess in Hokkaido

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko and her son Prince Hisahito play the "karuta" Japanese card game with children at a nursery in the village of Rusutsu in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on March 6, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan crown princess in Hokkaido

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko and her son Prince Hisahito play the "karuta" Japanese card game with children at a nursery in the village of Rusutsu in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on March 6, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan crown princess in Hokkaido

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko (far L) and her son Prince Hisahito (2nd from L) watch the World Ski Orienteering Championships in the village of Rusutsu in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on March 6, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan crown princess in Hokkaido

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko and her son Prince Hisahito play the "karuta" Japanese card game with children at a nursery in the village of Rusutsu in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on March 6, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan crown princess in Hokkaido

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko (R) and her son Prince Hisahito (C) watch the World Ski Orienteering Championships in the village of Rusutsu in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on March 6, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan crown princess in Hokkaido

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko and her son Prince Hisahito play the "karuta" Japanese card game with children at a nursery in the village of Rusutsu in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on March 6, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan crown princess in Hokkaido

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko (C) and her son Prince Hisahito (L) watch the World Ski Orienteering Championships in the village of Rusutsu in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on March 6, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Overseas tourists at Japanese ski resort

A local police official (R) hands out safety brochures to foreign visitors at a ski resort in the village of Hakuba in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, in January 2026, amid a surge of incidents involving foreign skiers getting stranded while backcountry skiing.

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Northern Japan chapel made of ice

SHIMUKAPPU, Japan, Jan. 21 Kyodo - Video taken on Jan. 20, 2026, in Shimukappu, a northern Japan village where winter temperatures can fall as low as minus 30 C, shows a chapel where the ceiling, walls, altar and cross are made of ice. (Kyodo)

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Northern Japan hotel made of ice

Photo taken on Jan. 20, 2026, in Shimukappu, a northern Japan village where winter temperatures can fall as low as minus 30 C, shows the interior of a dome-shaped hotel where the ceiling, walls and furnishings, including beds and tables, are made of ice.

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Northern Japan hotel made of ice

Photo taken on Jan. 20, 2026, in Shimukappu, a northern Japan village where winter temperatures can fall as low as minus 30 C, shows the interior of a dome-shaped hotel where the ceiling, walls and furnishings, including beds and tables, are made of ice.

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Northern Japan hotel made of ice

Photo taken on Jan. 20, 2026, in Shimukappu, a northern Japan village where winter temperatures can fall as low as minus 30 C, shows the interior of a dome-shaped hotel where the ceiling, walls and furnishings, including beds and tables, are made of ice.