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A-bomb survivor Sasamori

Photo taken on July 29, 2022, shows a portrait of Shigeko Sasamori, a survivor of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japan city of Hiroshima who underwent reconstructive surgery for her scars in the United States. The New York Times reported on Jan. 2, 2025, that she died on Dec. 15, 2024, at her home in Marina del Rey, California. She was 92.

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Aftermath of heavy rain in N. Korea

Photo taken Aug. 2, 2024, from Dandong, a Chinese border city near the Yalu River, shows a flooded agricultural field on the North Korean side following heavy rain in July.

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Aftermath of heavy rain in N. Korea

Photo taken Aug. 2, 2024, from Dandong, a Chinese border city near the Yalu River, shows the downtown area of Sinuiju on the North Korean side following heavy rain in July.

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Aftermath of heavy rain in N. Korea

Photo taken Aug. 2, 2024, from Dandong, a Chinese border city near the Yalu River, shows a flooded agricultural field on the North Korean side following heavy rain in July.

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CORRECTED: Bread featuring Japan's new banknotes

A woman shows three slices of bread resembling Japan's new banknotes at a food and sundry goods maker and retailer in Tokyo's Kita Ward on July 2, 2024, on the eve of their issuance. The bread was made by Shibusawa Ippinkan, named after Eiichi Shibusawa (1840-1931), widely known as the "father of Japanese capitalism," and represents (from top to bottom) a 10,000 yen note, a 5,000 yen note and a 1,000 yen note, featuring Shibusawa, educator Umeko Tsuda (1864-1929), and physician and bacteriologist Shibasaburo Kitasato (1853-1931), respectively.

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Japan's new banknotes

Popular Kabuki actor Onoe Matsuya, dressed as industrialist Eiichi Shibusawa (1840-1931), widely known as the "father of Japanese capitalism," poses at an event in Tokyo on July 2, 2024, celebrating his being featured in a new 10,000 yen Japanese banknote to be issued with new 1,000 yen and 5,000 yen notes starting the following day.

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Baseball: D-backs vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits a two-run home run in the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks on July 2, 2024, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

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Baseball: D-backs vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits a single in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks on July 2, 2024, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

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Baseball: D-backs vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits a single in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks on July 2, 2024, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

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Baseball: D-backs vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani rounds the bases after hitting a two-run home run in the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks on July 2, 2024, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

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Baseball: D-backs vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits a two-run home run in the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks on July 2, 2024, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

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Baseball: Phillies vs. Cubs

Seiya Suzuki of the Chicago Cubs rounds the bases after hitting a three-run home run in the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Wrigley Field in Chicago on July 2, 2024.

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Baseball: D-backs vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits a double in the first inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks on July 2, 2024, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

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Baseball: D-backs vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits a double in the first inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks on July 2, 2024, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

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Baseball: D-backs vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits a double in the first inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks on July 2, 2024, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

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Baseball: D-backs vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (C) is greeted by teammates in the dugout after scoring on a double by Teoscar Hernandez in the first inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks on July 2, 2024, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

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Baseball: D-backs vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani poses after hitting a double in the first inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks on July 2, 2024, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

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Baseball: D-backs vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits a double in the first inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks on July 2, 2024, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

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Baseball: D-backs vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits a double in the first inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks on July 2, 2024, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

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Baseball: Phillies vs. Cubs

Seiya Suzuki of the Chicago Cubs hits a three-run home run in the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Wrigley Field in Chicago on July 2, 2024.

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Baseball: Phillies vs. Cubs

Seiya Suzuki of the Chicago Cubs hits a three-run home run in the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Wrigley Field in Chicago on July 2, 2024.

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Baseball: Ohtani donates bat to U.S. baseball museum

Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani (2nd from R) and rookie pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto (C) pose for a photo at a ceremony together with team manager Dave Roberts (2nd from L), held at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on July 2, 2024, to commend Japanese major league baseball players for their past achievements. Ohtani holds one of his bats, which he donated to the U.S. National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York, and Yamamoto one of his gloves, for a special exhibition themed on transpacific baseball exchanges starting in July 2025.

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Baseball: Ohtani donates bat to U.S. baseball museum

Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani (R) speaks at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on July 2, 2024, as he donates one of his bats (on the table) to the U.S. National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York, for a special exhibition themed on transpacific baseball exchanges starting in July 2025. Pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto (L) also donated one of his gloves (on the table) to the museum.

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Baseball: Phillies vs. Cubs

Seiya Suzuki of the Chicago Cubs hits a single in the first inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Wrigley Field in Chicago on July 2, 2024.

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Baseball: Phillies vs. Cubs

Seiya Suzuki of the Chicago Cubs hits a single in the first inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Wrigley Field in Chicago on July 2, 2024.

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Baseball: Phillies vs. Cubs

Seiya Suzuki of the Chicago Cubs hits a single in the first inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Wrigley Field in Chicago on July 2, 2024.

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Tennis: Wimbledon championships

Kei Nishikori of Japan plays against Arthur Rinderknech of France in the men's singles first round at the Wimbledon tennis tournament in London on July 2, 2024.

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Tennis: Wimbledon championships

Kei Nishikori of Japan plays against Arthur Rinderknech of France in the men's singles first round at the Wimbledon tennis tournament in London on July 2, 2024.

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Tennis: Wimbledon championships

Kei Nishikori of Japan plays against Arthur Rinderknech of France in the men's singles first round at the Wimbledon tennis tournament in London on July 2, 2024.

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Tennis: Wimbledon championships

Kei Nishikori of Japan plays against Arthur Rinderknech of France in the men's singles first round at the Wimbledon tennis tournament in London on July 2, 2024.

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Tennis: Wimbledon championships

Kei Nishikori of Japan plays against Arthur Rinderknech of France in the men's singles first round at the Wimbledon tennis tournament in London on July 2, 2024.

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Tennis: Wimbledon championships

Taro Daniel of Japan plays against Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece in the men's singles first round at the Wimbledon tennis tournament in London on July 2, 2024.

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Tennis: Wimbledon championships

Taro Daniel of Japan plays against Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece in the men's singles first round at the Wimbledon tennis tournament in London on July 2, 2024.

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Tennis: Wimbledon championships

Yoshihito Nishioka of Japan waves to the crowd after beating Nuno Borges of Portugal in the men's singles first round at the Wimbledon tennis tournament in London on July 2, 2024.

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Tennis: Wimbledon championships

Yoshihito Nishioka of Japan reacts after beating Nuno Borges of Portugal in the men's singles first round at the Wimbledon tennis tournament in London on July 2, 2024.

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Tennis: Wimbledon championships

Yoshihito Nishioka of Japan reacts after beating Nuno Borges of Portugal in the men's singles first round at the Wimbledon tennis tournament in London on July 2, 2024.

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Knife attack site in China's Suzhou

Flowers are placed at the site of a knife attack near a bus stop in Suzhou near Shanghai on July 2, 2024. Hu Youping, 54, a Chinese woman working as an attendant on a Japanese school bus died on June 26 after being seriously injured while trying to save a Japanese family from the attacker.

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Sri Lanka's Foreign Minister Sabry in Tokyo

Japan's Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa (R) and her Sri Lankan counterpart Ali Sabry attend a joint press conference after their talks in Tokyo on July 2, 2024.

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Sri Lanka's Foreign Minister Sabry in Tokyo

Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (R) and Sri Lanka's Foreign Minister Ali Sabry shake hands as they hold talks in Tokyo on July 2, 2024.

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Sri Lanka's Foreign Minister Sabry in Tokyo

Japan's Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa (R) and her Sri Lankan counterpart Ali Sabry (far L) hold talks in Tokyo on July 2, 2024.

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Sri Lanka's Foreign Minister Sabry in Tokyo

Japan's Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa (R) and her Sri Lankan counterpart Ali Sabry shake hands ahead of their talks in Tokyo on July 2, 2024.

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Football: Miura

Kazuyoshi Miura (R), a 57-year-old former Japan national football team forward, trains with Atletico Suzuka teammates in Tsu, Mie Prefecture, on July 2, 2024. Miura, second in the country's all-time scoring list with 55 goals, rejoined the fourth-tier club in June.

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USJ water-splash event

Universal Studios Japan gives journalists a sneak preview of its limited-time water-splash event featuring Pokemon character Pikachu in Osaka on July 2, 2024, a day before opening to the general public.

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USJ water-splash event

Universal Studios Japan gives journalists a sneak preview of its limited-time water-splash event featuring Super Mario in Osaka on July 2, 2024, a day before opening to the general public.

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USJ water-splash event

Universal Studios Japan gives journalists a sneak preview of its limited-time water-splash event featuring Super Mario in Osaka on July 2, 2024, a day before opening to the general public.

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Passenger ferry stranded off Hokkaido city

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a passenger ferry being towed by tugboats after it was stranded off a port in Tomakomai on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on July 2, 2024. The 8,901-ton Silver Breeze later arrived at a ferry terminal in Tomakomai, with all 119 passengers and 21 crew unhurt.

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Japan to draw up GX vision in 2024

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (C) speaks during a meeting with high-tech company senior officials and AI experts at the premier's office in Tokyo on July 2, 2024, as the government plans to forge a new green transformation vision -- a national strategy for giving momentum toward a carbon-neutral society -- by the end of 2024.

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Football: Miura

Kazuyoshi Miura (C), a 57-year-old former Japan national football team forward, trains with Atletico Suzuka teammates in Tsu, Mie Prefecture, on July 2, 2024. Miura, second in the country's all-time scoring list with 55 goals, rejoined the fourth-tier club in June.

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Football: Miura

Kazuyoshi Miura, a 57-year-old former Japan national football team forward, trains with Atletico Suzuka teammates in Tsu, Mie Prefecture, on July 2, 2024. Miura, second in the country's all-time scoring list with 55 goals, rejoined the fourth-tier club in June.

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Fujii earns lifetime status for Kisei title

Shogi star Sota Fujii speaks at a press conference in Nagoya on July 2, 2024, a day after earning lifetime status for the Kisei title by beating challenger Takayuki Yamasaki 3-0 in a best-of-five title defense in the central Japan city. The 21-year-old, who holds six other titles, became the youngest player to get lifetime status for a shogi title.