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Japanese Princess Kako visit school for blind

Japanese Princess Kako (back, L) plays tambourine during a visit to a school for blind people in Yokohama near Tokyo on July 3, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japanese Princess Kako visit school for blind

Japanese Princess Kako visits a school for blind people in Yokohama near Tokyo on July 3, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japanese Princess Kako visit school for blind

Japanese Princess Kako (C) visits a school for blind people in Yokohama near Tokyo on July 3, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japanese Princess Kako visit school for blind

Japanese Princess Kako (C) visits a school for blind people in Yokohama near Tokyo on July 3, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japanese Princess Kako visit school for blind

Japanese Princess Kako (back, L) visits a school for blind people in Yokohama near Tokyo on July 3, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japanese Princess Kako visit school for blind

Japanese Princess Kako (back, 2nd from L) visits a school for blind people in Yokohama near Tokyo on July 3, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Minister visits fatal boat accident site in Okinawa

Hitoshi Kikawada, Japanese minister for Okinawa and Northern Territories affairs, observes a moment of silence at a beach in Nago in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa on June 28, 2026, about three month after two boats carrying a total of 18 high school students on a peace education tour capsized off the city, leaving one student and the skipper of one of the two boats dead.

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Minister visits fatal boat accident site in Okinawa

Hitoshi Kikawada, Japanese minister for Okinawa and Northern Territories affairs, offers flowers at a beach in Nago in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa on June 28, 2026, about three month after two boats carrying a total of 18 high school students on a peace education tour capsized off the city, leaving one student and the skipper of one of the two boats dead.

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Japan emperor, empress in Brussels

Japan's Empress Masako (L) and Belgium's Queen Mathilde speak with children from a local Japanese school outside Brussels City Hall in Brussels on June 23, 2026, during the Japanese imperial couple's official visit to Belgium. (Pool photo)

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Japan emperor, empress in Brussels

(From L) Belgium's King Philippe, Japan's Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and Queen Mathilde meet children from a local Japanese school outside the Brussels City Hall on June 23, 2026, in Brussels, during the Japanese imperial couple's official visit to Belgium. (Pool photo)

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Japan emperor, empress in Brussels

(From L) Belgium's King Philippe, Japan's Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and Queen Mathilde meet children from a local Japanese school outside the Brussels City Hall on June 23, 2026, in Brussels, during the Japanese imperial couple's official visit to Belgium. (Pool photo)

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World Cup 2026 – US: Japan Supporters Clean Up Dallas Stadium After Netherlands Draw

Japanese fans continued their tradition of cleaning up the stadium after their team's 2-2 draw with the Netherlands at Dallas Stadium on Sunday, June 14. The practice stems from a Japanese cultural philosophy of leaving a place as it was found, a habit instilled from elementary school, and has been a hallmark of Japanese supporters at World Cup tournaments.

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Japanese astronaut Yui at talk event

Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui speaks at a talk event for junior and senior high school students at NASA Headquarters in Washington on June 1, 2026.

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Japanese astronaut Yui at talk event

Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui (R) speaks at a talk event for junior and senior high school students at NASA Headquarters in Washington on June 1, 2026.

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Japanese crown prince at greenery event

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko visit an agricultural high school after attending a greenery conservation event in Tokyo on May 24, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Educational partnership between Hiroshima Univ. and Egypt

Hiroshima University President Mitsuo Ochi (front, L) and Egyptian Education and Technical Education Minister Mohamed Abdel Latif (front, C) pose for a photo following a signing ceremony for a partnership agreement in Cairo on April 28, 2026. The Japanese state-run university will support the training of elementary and junior high school teachers in Egypt under the educational pact reached in October 2025.

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Educational partnership between Hiroshima Univ. and Egypt

Hiroshima University President Mitsuo Ochi (front, L) and Egyptian Education and Technical Education Minister Mohamed Abdel Latif (front, C) pose for a photo following a signing ceremony for a partnership agreement in Cairo on April 28, 2026. The Japanese state-run university will support the training of elementary and junior high school teachers in Egypt under the educational pact reached in October 2025.

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Crown Princess Kiko at nursing school ceremony

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko (far R) attends a ceremony marking the 25th anniversary of the opening of the National College of Nursing in Kiyose, Tokyo, on April 9, 2026.

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Crown Princess Kiko at nursing school ceremony

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko (far R) attends a ceremony marking the 25th anniversary of the opening of the National College of Nursing in Kiyose, Tokyo, on April 9, 2026.

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Crown Princess Kiko at nursing school ceremony

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko speaks during a ceremony marking the 25th anniversary of the opening of the National College of Nursing in Kiyose, Tokyo, on April 9, 2026.

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Crown Princess Kiko at nursing school ceremony

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko (back, C) speaks during a ceremony marking the 25th anniversary of the opening of the National College of Nursing in Kiyose, Tokyo, on April 9, 2026.

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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.

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Retired figure skater Mao Asada

TOKYO, Japan, March 23 Kyodo - Retired Japanese figure skater Mao Asada speaks to the press in Tachikawa, western Tokyo, on March 21, 2026, as her figure skating academy Kinoshita Mao Academy holds its first presentation event. She started a full-time coaching career last August at the school. (Kyodo)

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Princess visits school for Brazilians in Shizuoka Pref.

Japanese Princess Kako (far R) watches a dance performance during a visit to a school for Brazilian children living in Japan in Hamamatsu in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on March 24, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Princess visits school for Brazilians in Shizuoka Pref.

Japanese Princess Kako chats with students after their drum performance at a school for Brazilian children living in Japan in Hamamatsu in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on March 24, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Princess visits school for Brazilians in Shizuoka Pref.

Japanese Princess Kako (R) visits a school for Brazilian children living in Japan in Hamamatsu in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on March 24, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Princess visits school for Brazilians in Shizuoka Pref.

Japanese Princess Kako observes a Japanese language class at a school for Brazilian children living in Japan in Hamamatsu in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on March 24, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Princess visits school for Brazilians in Shizuoka Pref.

Japanese Princess Kako observes a Japanese language class at a school for Brazilian children living in Japan in Hamamatsu in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on March 24, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Princess visits school for Brazilians in Shizuoka Pref.

Japanese Princess Kako observes a Japanese language class at a school for Brazilian children living in Japan in Hamamatsu in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on March 24, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Princess visits school for Brazilians in Shizuoka Pref.

Japanese Princess Kako observes a Japanese language class at a school for Brazilian children living in Japan in Hamamatsu in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on March 24, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Retired figure skater Mao Asada

Retired Japanese figure skater Mao Asada speaks to the press in Tachikawa, western Tokyo, on March 21, 2026, as her figure skating academy Kinoshita Mao Academy holds its first presentation event. She started a full-time coaching career last August at the school.

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Retired figure skater Mao Asada

Retired Japanese figure skater Mao Asada speaks to the press in Tachikawa, western Tokyo, on March 21, 2026, as her figure skating academy Kinoshita Mao Academy holds its first presentation event. She started a full-time coaching career last August at the school.

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Retired figure skater Mao Asada

Retired Japanese figure skater Mao Asada speaks to the press in Tachikawa, western Tokyo, on March 21, 2026, as her figure skating academy Kinoshita Mao Academy holds its first presentation event. She started a full-time coaching career last August at the school.

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Japan Embassy in Beijing promotes dinosaur-related tourist spots in Japan

The Japanese government pitches two tourist spots in Japan related to dinosaurs -- Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum and Junglia Okinawa theme park -- during an event held at the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on March 1, 2026, for about 140 Chinese elementary school students and their guardians.

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Japan Embassy in Beijing promotes dinosaur-related tourist spots in Japan

The Japanese government pitches two tourist spots in Japan related to dinosaurs -- Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum and Junglia Okinawa theme park -- during an event held at the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on March 1, 2026, for about 140 Chinese elementary school students and their guardians.

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25th anniv. of U.S. sub's collision with school boat

Students of Uwajima Fisheries High School offer flowers during a memorial service at the school in Uwajima in Ehime Prefecture, western Japan, on Feb. 10, 2026, marking the 25th anniversary of a fatal accident in which the U.S. Navy submarine Greeneville collided with the institution's training boat Ehime Maru off Hawaii. Among the 35 people aboard the Japanese training vessel, four students, two teachers and three crew members were killed.

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Crown prince at biotope contest

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito (2nd from L) and his son Prince Hisahito (2nd from R) attend a national school biotope contest at the Tokyo National Museum in the capital on Feb. 8, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Crown prince at biotope contest

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito speaks at a national school biotope contest at the Tokyo National Museum in the capital on Feb. 8, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Crown prince at biotope contest

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito speaks at a national school biotope contest at the Tokyo National Museum in the capital on Feb. 8, 2026. (Pool photo)

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New Year flower arrangement event

KYOTO, Japan, Jan. 5 Kyodo - Ikenobo Senko, headmaster-designate of the Ikenobo school of Japanese ikebana flower arrangement, demonstrates the art during a New Year ceremony in Kyoto on Jan. 5, 2026. (Kyodo)

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New Year flower arrangement event

Ikenobo Senko, headmaster-designate of the Ikenobo school of Japanese ikebana flower arrangement, demonstrates the art during a New Year ceremony in Kyoto on Jan. 5, 2026.

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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.

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.

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.

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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Japanese Princess Aiko in Laos

Japanese Princess Aiko (facing camera) talks to a student at a school in Vientiane on Nov. 19, 2025, during her official trip to Laos. (Pool photo)

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Japan Princess Aiko in Laos

Japanese Princess Aiko smiles during a Japanese culture class at a school in Vientiane on Nov. 19, 2025, during her official trip to Laos. (Pool photo)

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Japan Princess Aiko in Laos

Japanese Princess Aiko observes a class teaching Japanese culture at a school in Vientiane on Nov. 19, 2025, during her official trip to Laos. (Pool photo)

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Japan Princess Aiko in Laos

Japanese Princess Aiko observes a class teaching Japanese culture at a school in Vientiane on Nov. 19, 2025, during her official trip to Laos. (Pool photo)

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Japan Princess Aiko in Laos

Japanese Princess Aiko (L) receives a portrait from students at a school in Vientiane on Nov. 19, 2025, during her official trip to Laos. (Pool photo)