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The exterior of the Bank of Japan

The exterior of the Bank of Japan=March 19,2026,Tokyo

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JAF Motorsports Japan 2026 in Yokohama

JAF Motorsports Japan 2026 in Yokohama. The photo shows the “RX-7 Evo Group B Rally Spec.”=March 20,2026,Kanagawa

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Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda's Regular Press Conference

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda's Regular Press Conference=March 19,2026,Tokyo

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Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association Press Conference

Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association press conference. The photo shows JAMA Chairman Koji Sato (fourth from the left) and others.=March 19,2026,Tokyo

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Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association Press Conference

Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association press conference. The photo shows Koji Sato, Chairman of the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association.=March 19,2026,Tokyo

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Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda's Regular Press Conference

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda's Regular Press Conference=March 19,2026,Tokyo

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Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association Press Conference

Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association press conference. The photo shows Koji Sato, Chairman of the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association.=March 19,2026,Tokyo

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Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda's Regular Press Conference

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda's Regular Press Conference=March 19,2026,Tokyo

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Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association Press Conference

Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association press conference. The photo shows JAMA Chairman Koji Sato (fourth from the left) and others.=March 19,2026,Tokyo

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The exterior of the Bank of Japan

The exterior of the Bank of Japan=March 19,2026,Tokyo

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JAF Motorsports Japan 2026 in Yokohama

JAF Motorsports Japan 2026 in Yokohama. The photo shows the “Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution III Group A” that won the 1996 1000 Lakes Rally.=March 20,2026,Kanagawa

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JAF Motorsports Japan 2026 in Yokohama

JAF Motorsports Japan 2026 in Yokohama. The photo shows the “Mitsubishi Pajero Prototype,” the vehicle that won the overall title at the 1985 Dakar Rally.=March 20,2026,Kanagawa

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Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association Press Conference

Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association press conference. The photo shows, from right to left, JAMA Chairman Koji Sato and Vice Chairman Masanori Katayama.=March 19,2026,Tokyo

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The exterior of the Bank of Japan

The exterior of the Bank of Japan=March 19,2026,Tokyo

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JAF Motorsports Japan 2026 in Yokohama

JAF Motorsports Japan 2026 in Yokohama. The photo shows a replica of the Aston Martin Honda F1 “AMR26.”=March 20,2026,Kanagawa

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JAF Motorsports Japan 2026 in Yokohama

JAF Motorsports Japan 2026 in Yokohama. The photo shows a replica of the Aston Martin Honda F1 “AMR26.”=March 20,2026,Kanagawa

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JAF Motorsports Japan 2026 in Yokohama

JAF Motorsports Japan 2026 in Yokohama. The photo shows the “Kudzu Mazda DG3.”=March 20,2026,Kanagawa

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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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Selection of esports players for Asian Games

A final selection event for esports players representing Japan is held in Tokoname in Aichi Prefecture on March 22, 2026, ahead of the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, which open in the central Japan prefecture in September.

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Selection of esports players for Asian Games

Esports players representing Japan at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games in Aichi Prefecture pose for a photo following a final selection event held in Tokoname in the central Japan prefecture on March 22, 2026, ahead of the games' opening in September.

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Public access to Hiroshima Castle tower ends

Hiroshima Castle's tower is illuminated on the final day of its public opening in Hiroshima, western Japan, on March 22, 2026. A 68-year history of public access to the castle tower, rebuilt in 1958 following its destruction in the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing, ended due to its aging.

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Wildfire in Gunma Pref.

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Japan Ground Self-Defense Force firefighting operations amid a wildfire in Ueno in Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, on March 22, 2026.

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Wildfire in Gunma Pref.

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Japan Ground Self-Defense Force firefighting operations amid a wildfire in Ueno in Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, on March 22, 2026.

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Wildfire in Gunma Pref.

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a wildfire in Ueno in Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, on March 22, 2026.

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Wildfire in Gunma Pref.

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a wildfire in Ueno in Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, on March 22, 2026.

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Memorial ceremony for Japanese golf legend Ozaki

TOKYO, Japan, March 16 Kyodo - Japanese pro baseball's all-time home run king Sadaharu Oh prays for legendary professional golfer Masashi "Jumbo" Ozaki at a memorial ceremony for him in Tokyo. Ozaki died in December 2025 at age 78 after recording 112 wins, the most by a Japanese player, including 94 on the Japan Golf Tour. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]BOJ policy-setting meeting

TOKYO, Japan, March 19 Kyodo - Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda holds a press conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on March 19, 2026, following a two-day policy setting meeting. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]Annual wage negotiations in Japan

TOKYO, Japan, March 18 Kyodo - An official of the Japan Council of Metalworkers' Unions writes down responses from its member companies in wage negotiations in Tokyo on March 18, 2026, as many major Japanese companies including Toyota Motor Corp. fully meet their labor unions' pay hike demands. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]Cherry blossoms in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan, March 19 Kyodo - The Somei Yoshino cherry tree that the Japan Meteorological Agency uses as a benchmark tree to declare the official start of the spring cherry blossom season, comes into bloom at Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo on March 19, 2026, five days earlier than the average year. (Kyodo)

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Annual wage negotiations in Japan

TOKYO, Japan, March 18 Kyodo - An official of the Japan Council of Metalworkers' Unions writes down responses from its member companies in wage negotiations in Tokyo on March 18, 2026, as many major Japanese companies including Toyota Motor Corp. fully meet their labor unions' pay hike demands. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]Long-range missile launcher to be put into service in Japan

KUMAMOTO, Japan, March 17 Kyodo -Video taken on March 17, 2026, shows a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force long-range missile launcher at GSDF Camp Kengun in Kumamoto, southwestern Japan, unveiled to local politicians and the media. The Type 12 surface-to-ship missile, which can fly about 1,000 kilometers and is deemed to have counterattack capabilities, will be put into service at the camp on March 31, marking a turning point in Japan's exclusively defense-oriented postwar security policy. (Kyodo)

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JR East raises fares by 7.1%

TOKYO, Japan, March 14 Kyodo - A worker replaces a fare board at JR Tokyo Station after East Japan Railway Co. raised its fares by an average of 7.1 percent on March 14, 2026, its first hike since the major rail company's privatization in 1987. (Kyodo)

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World Baseball Classic: Japan vs. Venezuela

MIAMI, United States, March 13 Kyodo - Shohei Ohtani of Japan throws in a live batting practice in Miami, Florida, on March 12, 2026, two days ahead of a World Baseball Classic quarterfinal game against Venezuela. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]Milan Cortina Paralympics: Snowboard

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, March 14 Kyodo - Para snowboarder Daichi Oguri of Japan poses during the medal ceremony after winning silver in the men's banked slalom at the Milan Cortina Paralympics at Cortina Para Snowboard Park in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, on March 13, 2026. (Kyodo)

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10th anniv. of Hokkaido Shinkansen

People gather at an event at Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Station in Hokuto in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on March 21, 2026, to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Hokkaido Shinkansen bullet train five days later.

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10th anniv. of Hokkaido Shinkansen

An event is held at Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Station in Hokuto in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on March 21, 2026, to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Hokkaido Shinkansen bullet train five days later.

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Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

Sekiwake Kirishima poses during a press conference at his stable in Sakai in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on March 23, 2026, after winning the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament that concluded the previous day.

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Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

Sekiwake Kirishima poses during a press conference at his stable in Sakai in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on March 23, 2026, after winning the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament that concluded the previous day.

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Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

Sekiwake Kirishima poses during a press conference at his stable in Sakai in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on March 23, 2026, after winning the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament that concluded the previous day.

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Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

Sekiwake Kirishima poses during a press conference at his stable in Sakai in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on March 23, 2026, after winning the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament that concluded the previous day.

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Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

Sekiwake Kirishima holds a press conference at his stable in Sakai in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on March 23, 2026, after winning the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament.

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Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

Sekiwake Kirishima holds a press conference at his stable in Sakai in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on March 23, 2026, after winning the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament.

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Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

Sekiwake Kirishima holds a press conference at his stable in Sakai in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on March 23, 2026, a day after winning the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament.

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Japan-Germany defense talks

German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius (R), accompanied by his Japanese counterpart Shinjiro Koizumi (C), receives a guard of honor at the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's base in Yokosuka in Kanagawa Prefecture, eastern Japan, on March 22, 2026.

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Japan-Germany defense talks

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (far L) and his German counterpart Boris Pistorius (2nd from L) board the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Teruzuki at the MSDF's base in Yokosuka in Kanagawa Prefecture, eastern Japan, on March 22, 2026.

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Japan-Germany defense talks

German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius (R), accompanied by his Japanese counterpart Shinjiro Koizumi, receives a guard of honor at the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's base in Yokosuka in Kanagawa Prefecture, eastern Japan, on March 22, 2026.

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Japan-Germany defense talks

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (R) and his German counterpart Boris Pistorius shake hands following a joint press appearance at the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's base in Yokosuka in Kanagawa Prefecture, eastern Japan, on March 22, 2026.

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Japan-German defense talks

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (R) and his German counterpart Boris Pistorius make a joint press appearance following their talks at the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's base in Yokosuka in Kanagawa Prefecture, eastern Japan, on March 22, 2026.

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Japan-German defense talks

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (R) and his German counterpart Boris Pistorius make a joint press appearance following their talks at the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's base in Yokosuka in Kanagawa Prefecture, eastern Japan, on March 22, 2026.

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Japan-German defense talks

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (R) and his German counterpart Boris Pistorius make a joint press appearance following their talks at the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's base in Yokosuka in Kanagawa Prefecture, eastern Japan, on March 22, 2026.