Baseball: Perfect game ball to be displayed at U.S. Hall of Fame museum

Baseball: Perfect game ball to be displayed at U.S. Hall of Fame museum

Photo taken on March 16, 2025, at Tokyo Dome in the Japanese capital shows the ball then Lotte Marines pitcher Roki Sasaki threw when he achieved a perfect game against the Orix Buffaloes on April 10, 2022. The ball will be displayed at the U.S. National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York, during a special exhibition themed on transpacific baseball exchanges starting in July 2025. (Pool photo)

Wheelchair tennis great Kunieda retires

Wheelchair tennis great Kunieda retires

Shingo Kunieda holds up the trophy after winning his first Wimbledon title in wheelchair singles in London on July 10, 2022. Kunieda, who won 50 Grand Slam titles across singles and doubles, announced his retirement from the sport on Jan. 22, 2023.

2 disaster-hit pianos played at concert

2 disaster-hit pianos played at concert

Two disaster-damaged pianos -- one (R) swept away by the March 2011 tsunami in the Fukushima Prefecture city of Iwaki and the other swallowed by a muddy stream after torrential rain in the Kumamoto Prefecture village of Kuma in July 2020 -- were played at a concert in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on Sept. 10, 2022, after having been restored.

Figure skating: Hanyu practices in front of media

Figure skating: Hanyu practices in front of media

Two-time figure skating Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu practices in front of the media in Sendai, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 10, 2022. The 27-year-old turned pro after announcing his retirement from competitive figure skating in July 2022.

Figure skating: Hanyu practices in front of media

Figure skating: Hanyu practices in front of media

Two-time figure skating Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu practices in front of the media in Sendai, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 10, 2022. The 27-year-old turned pro after announcing his retirement from competitive figure skating in July 2022.

Figure skating: Hanyu practices in front of media

Figure skating: Hanyu practices in front of media

Two-time figure skating Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu practices in front of the media in Sendai, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 10, 2022. The 27-year-old turned pro after announcing his retirement from competitive figure skating in July 2022.

Figure skating: Hanyu practices in front of media

Figure skating: Hanyu practices in front of media

Two-time figure skating Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu practices in front of the media in Sendai, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 10, 2022. The 27-year-old turned pro after announcing his retirement from competitive figure skating in July 2022.

Former Japan PM Abe's assassination

People pray after placing flowers at a makeshift memorial in Nara, western Japan, on July 10, 2022, near the scene where former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was fatally shot during election campaigning two days earlier.