Crown prince, crown princess at exhibition

Crown prince, crown princess at exhibition

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko visit a special exhibition marking the 160th anniversary of the signing of the amity between Japan and Belgium at Kokugakuin University Museum in Tokyo on May 21, 2026. (Pool photo)

Crown prince, crown princess at exhibition

Crown prince, crown princess at exhibition

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito (C) and Crown Princess Kiko visit a special exhibition marking the 160th anniversary of the signing of the amity between Japan and Belgium at Kokugakuin University Museum in Tokyo on May 21, 2026. (Pool photo)

Crown prince, crown princess at exhibition

Crown prince, crown princess at exhibition

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko visit a special exhibition marking the 160th anniversary of the signing of the amity between Japan and Belgium at Kokugakuin University Museum in Tokyo on May 21, 2026. (Pool photo)

[Breaking News]Domestically developed humanoid robot

KYOTO, Japan, April 30 Kyodo - Video taken on April 28, 2026, shows a prototype of the fully domestically developed humanoid robot "Seimei" during a media demonstration in Kyoto. Waseda University and private businesses, including Murata Manufacturing Co., robot maker tmsuk and Aisin Corp., jointly developed the robot, standing 140 centimeters tall and weighing 49 kilograms. (Kyodo)

Japan PM Takaichi in Hanoi

Japan PM Takaichi in Hanoi

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi makes a speech at Vietnam National University in Hanoi on May 2, 2026, to push forward Japan's proposal for promoting a free and open Indo-Pacific.

Japan PM Takaichi in Hanoi

Japan PM Takaichi in Hanoi

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi makes a speech at Vietnam National University in Hanoi on May 2, 2026, to push forward Japan's proposal for promoting a free and open Indo-Pacific.

Japan PM Takaichi in Hanoi

Japan PM Takaichi in Hanoi

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi makes a speech at Vietnam National University in Hanoi on May 2, 2026, to push forward Japan's proposal for promoting a free and open Indo-Pacific.

Japan PM Takaichi in Hanoi

Japan PM Takaichi in Hanoi

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi makes a speech at Vietnam National University in Hanoi on May 2, 2026, to push forward Japan's proposal for promoting a free and open Indo-Pacific.

Japan PM Takaichi in Hanoi

Japan PM Takaichi in Hanoi

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi makes a speech at Vietnam National University in Hanoi on May 2, 2026, to push forward Japan's proposal for promoting a free and open Indo-Pacific.

Japan PM Takaichi in Hanoi

Japan PM Takaichi in Hanoi

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi makes a speech at Vietnam National University in Hanoi on May 2, 2026, to push forward Japan's proposal for promoting a free and open Indo-Pacific.

Japan Prize award ceremony

Japan Prize award ceremony

Zhijian "James" Chen, professor of molecular biology at the University of Texas, poses for a photo during an award ceremony in Tokyo on April 14, 2026, after winning the Japan Prize for discovery of the nucleic acid sensing mechanism by the innate immune system. The Japan Prize is awarded annually to scientists and engineers from around the world who have made significant contributions to the advancement of science and technology.

Japan Prize award ceremony

Japan Prize award ceremony

Cynthia Dwork, professor of computer science at Harvard University, poses for a photo during an award ceremony in Tokyo on April 14, 2026, after winning the Japan Prize for helping build an ethical digital society. The Japan Prize is awarded annually to scientists and engineers from around the world who have made significant contributions to the advancement of science and technology.

Japan Prize award ceremony

Japan Prize award ceremony

Shizuo Akira, professor of life science at the University of Osaka, poses for a photo during an award ceremony in Tokyo on April 14, 2026, after winning the Japan Prize for discovery of the nucleic acid sensing mechanism by the innate immune system. The Japan Prize is awarded annually to scientists and engineers from around the world who have made significant contributions to the advancement of science and technology.

Japan PM Takaichi

Japan PM Takaichi

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi addresses a meeting with high school and university students who have received the Fuji Scout award, the highest honor given to members of the Scout Association of Japan, at the premier's office in Tokyo on March 31, 2026.

Japan gov't panel approves 2 iPS-derived drugs

OSAKA, Japan, Feb. 19 Kyodo - University of Osaka professor Yoshiki Sawa holds a press conference in Osaka on Feb. 19, 2026, after Japan's health ministry panel approved the commercialization of two regenerative medicine products prepared from iPS cells, the first of their kind in the world. One of the two drugs, ReHeart, heart muscle sheets derived from human iPS cells, was developed by a startup originating from Sawa's team at the university. (Kyodo)

2nd-stage university entrance exams in Japan

2nd-stage university entrance exams in Japan

The University of Tokyo's entrance examination is held at a campus in Tokyo on Feb. 25, 2026. Second-stage entrance examinations began at state and other public universities across Japan the same day.

2nd-stage university entrance exams in Japan

2nd-stage university entrance exams in Japan

The University of Tokyo's entrance examination is held at a campus in Tokyo on Feb. 25, 2026. Second-stage entrance examinations began at state and other public universities across Japan the same day.

2nd-stage university entrance exams in Japan

2nd-stage university entrance exams in Japan

Test-takers head for the venue of an entrance examination for the University of Tokyo at a campus in Tokyo on Feb. 25, 2025. Second-stage entrance examinations began at state and other public universities across Japan the same day.

2nd-stage university entrance exams in Japan

2nd-stage university entrance exams in Japan

The University of Tokyo's entrance examination is held at a campus in Tokyo on Feb. 25, 2026. Second-stage entrance examinations began at state and other public universities across Japan the same day.

2nd-stage university entrance exams in Japan

2nd-stage university entrance exams in Japan

Test-takers head for the venue of an entrance examination for the University of Tokyo at a campus in Tokyo on Feb. 25, 2025. Second-stage entrance examinations began at state and other public universities across Japan the same day.

2nd-stage university entrance exams in Japan

2nd-stage university entrance exams in Japan

Test-takers head for the venue of an entrance examination for the University of Tokyo at a campus in Tokyo on Feb. 25, 2025. Second-stage entrance examinations began at state and other public universities across Japan the same day.

Japan gov't panel approves 2 iPS-derived drugs

Japan gov't panel approves 2 iPS-derived drugs

File photo taken on Jan. 23, 2024, at the University of Osaka in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, shows iPS cell-derived cardiomyocyte sheet to treat severe heart failure.

Japan gov't panel approves 2 iPS-derived drugs

Japan gov't panel approves 2 iPS-derived drugs

File photo taken on Jan. 23, 2024, at the University of Osaka in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, shows iPS cell-derived cardiomyocyte sheet to treat severe heart failure.

Japan gov't panel approves 2 iPS-derived drugs

Japan gov't panel approves 2 iPS-derived drugs

University of Osaka professor Yoshiki Sawa holds a press conference in Osaka on Feb. 19, 2026, after Japan's health ministry panel approved the commercialization of two regenerative medicine products prepared from iPS cells, the first of their kind in the world. One of the two drugs, ReHeart, heart muscle sheets derived from human iPS cells, was developed by a startup originating from Sawa's team at the university.

Japan gov't panel approves 2 iPS-derived drugs

Japan gov't panel approves 2 iPS-derived drugs

University of Osaka professor Yoshiki Sawa holds a press conference in Osaka on Feb. 19, 2026, after Japan's health ministry panel approved the commercialization of two regenerative medicine products prepared from iPS cells, the first of their kind in the world. One of the two drugs, ReHeart, heart muscle sheets derived from human iPS cells, was developed by a startup originating from Sawa's team at the university.

Japan gov't panel approves 2 iPS-derived drugs

Japan gov't panel approves 2 iPS-derived drugs

University of Osaka professor Yoshiki Sawa holds a press conference in Osaka on Feb. 19, 2026, after Japan's health ministry panel approved the commercialization of two regenerative medicine products prepared from iPS cells, the first of their kind in the world. One of the two drugs, ReHeart, heart muscle sheets derived from human iPS cells, was developed by a startup originating from Sawa's team at the university.

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.

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.

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)

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)

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.

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.

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.

[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)

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.

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.

[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)

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

[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)

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.