Event to mark 100th anniv. of Koshien Stadium

Event to mark 100th anniv. of Koshien Stadium

NISHINOMIYA, Japan, July 18 Kyodo - Characters featured in "Touch," a Japanese high school baseball manga series, are projected on the main board of Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya in the western Japan prefecture of Hyogo during an event marking the 100th anniversary of the opening of the ballpark on Aug. 1, 2022.(Kyodo)

Pro-wrestling icon, ex-lawmaker Inoki dies at 79

Pro-wrestling icon, ex-lawmaker Inoki dies at 79

File photo shows Japanese wrestler-turned-parliamentarian Antonio Inoki (R) posing at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang in July 2014. Inoki died on Oct. 1, 2022, at 79.

ANA resumes flights to Hawaii from Japan

ANA resumes flights to Hawaii from Japan

All Nippon Airways employees perform hula dancing at Narita airport near Tokyo on July 1, 2022, during a ceremony to mark the reopening of the airline's Narita-Honolulu route following more than a two-year suspension due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Scene in Ukraine

Scene in Ukraine

A shooting practice for civilians is held in Zaporizhzhia, southern Ukraine, on July 1, 2022, with many women taking part.

Scene in Ukraine

Scene in Ukraine

A shooting practice for civilians is held in Zaporizhzhia, southern Ukraine, on July 1, 2022, with many women taking part.

Scene in Ukraine

Scene in Ukraine

A shooting practice for civilians is held in Zaporizhzhia, southern Ukraine, on July 1, 2022, with many women taking part.

Scene in Ukraine

Scene in Ukraine

A shooting practice for civilians is held in Zaporizhzhia, southern Ukraine, on July 1, 2022, with many women taking part.

Scene in Ukraine

Scene in Ukraine

A shooting practice for civilians is held in Zaporizhzhia, southern Ukraine, on July 1, 2022, with many women taking part.

Tokyo Olympic exec's home searched over dubious money from sponsor

Tokyo Olympic exec's home searched over dubious money from sponsor

File photo taken in Tokyo on Feb. 1, 2017, shows Haruyuki Takahashi, an executive of the now-defunct Tokyo Olympic organizing committee. Prosecutors searched his home in Tokyo on July 26, 2022, as he is believed to have received around 45 million yen ($330,000) from business suit retailer Aoki Holdings Inc., a sponsor of the Tokyo Games.