Baseball: World Series

Baseball: World Series

Combined photo taken on Sept. 19, 2024, and June 8, 2024, respectively, shows National League 2024 home run king Shohei Ohtani (L) of the Los Angeles Dodgers and American League 2024 home run king Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees. The two sluggers will take the field in the best-of-seven Major League Baseball World Series starting on Oct. 25.

Baseball: Lotte pitcher Roki Sasaki

Baseball: Lotte pitcher Roki Sasaki

Roki Sasaki of the Lotte Marines pitches in a baseball game against the Hiroshima Carp at Mazda Stadium in the western Japan city of Hiroshima on June 8, 2024.

Paris ahead of Olympics

Paris ahead of Olympics

People walk in Paris on June 8, 2024, in a street adorned with banners promoting the Olympics starting in late July.

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Yankees

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Yankees

Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees hits a solo home run in the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers on June 8, 2024, at Yankee Stadium in New York.

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Yankees

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Yankees

Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees hits a solo home run in the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers on June 8, 2024, at Yankee Stadium in New York.

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Yankees

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Yankees

Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees hits a solo home run in the third inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers on June 8, 2024, at Yankee Stadium in New York.

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Yankees

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Yankees

Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees reacts after hitting a solo home run in the third inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers on June 8, 2024, at Yankee Stadium in New York.

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Yankees

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Yankees

Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees hits a solo home run in the third inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers on June 8, 2024, at Yankee Stadium in New York.

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Yankees

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Yankees

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers reaches first base after hitting an RBI single in the third inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees on June 8, 2024, at Yankee Stadium in New York.

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Yankees

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Yankees

Teoscar Hernandez of the Los Angeles Dodgers hits a grand slam in the eighth inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees on June 8, 2024, at Yankee Stadium in New York.

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Yankees

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Yankees

Teoscar Hernandez of the Los Angeles Dodgers hits a grand slam in the eighth inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees on June 8, 2024, at Yankee Stadium in New York.

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Yankees

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Yankees

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers hits an RBI single in the third inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees on June 8, 2024, at Yankee Stadium in New York.

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Yankees

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Yankees

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers hits an RBI single in the third inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees on June 8, 2024, at Yankee Stadium in New York.

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Yankees

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Yankees

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers hits an RBI single in the third inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees on June 8, 2024, at Yankee Stadium in New York.

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Yankees

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Yankees

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers hits an RBI single in the third inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees on June 8, 2024, at Yankee Stadium in New York.

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Yankees

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Yankees

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers hits an RBI single in the third inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees on June 8, 2024, at Yankee Stadium in New York.

Youngest Japanese to circumnavigate globe by yacht

Youngest Japanese to circumnavigate globe by yacht

Hirotsugu Kimura poses upon his return to Shin Nishinomiya Yacht Harbor in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on June 8, 2024, after completing a solo round-the-world yacht voyage without port calls or supplies, breaking a 30-year record for the youngest Japanese to accomplish the feat.

Youngest Japanese to circumnavigate globe by yacht

Youngest Japanese to circumnavigate globe by yacht

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows 24-year-old Hirotsugu Kimura, waving off Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on June 8, 2024, as he completes a solo round-the-world yacht voyage without port calls or supplies, breaking a 30-year record for the youngest Japanese to accomplish the feat.

Hot-air balloon event in quake-hit Noto

Hot-air balloon event in quake-hit Noto

A hot-air balloon event takes place on June 8, 2024, in Nanao in central Japan's Noto Peninsula, hit hard by a New Year's Day earthquake, offering free rides to those affected.

Tennis: French Open

Tennis: French Open

Japan's Tokito Oda (L) and Takuya Miki play in a match against Britain's Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid in the men's wheelchair doubles final at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris on June 8, 2024.

Tennis: French Open

Tennis: French Open

Japan's Tokito Oda (L) and Takuya Miki play in a match against Britain's Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid in the men's wheelchair doubles final at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris on June 8, 2024.

Tennis: French Open

Tennis: French Open

Japan's Tokito Oda (L) and Takuya Miki play in a match against Britain's Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid in the men's wheelchair doubles final at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris on June 8, 2024.

Tennis: French Open

Tennis: French Open

Japan's Tokito Oda (L) and Takuya Miki play in a match against Britain's Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid in the men's wheelchair doubles final at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris on June 8, 2024.

Tennis: French Open

Tennis: French Open

Japan's Tokito Oda (L) and Takuya Miki play in a match against Britain's Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid in the men's wheelchair doubles final at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris on June 8, 2024.

Tennis: French Open

Tennis: French Open

Japan's Tokito Oda (front) and Takuya Miki play in a match against Britain's Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid in the men's wheelchair doubles final at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris on June 8, 2024.

Tennis: French Open

Tennis: French Open

Japan's Tokito Oda (front) and Takuya Miki play in a match against Britain's Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid in the men's wheelchair doubles final at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris on June 8, 2024.

Tennis: French Open

Tennis: French Open

Japan's Takuya Miki (R) and Tokito Oda play in a match against Britain's Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid in the men's wheelchair doubles final at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris on June 8, 2024.

Tennis: French Open

Tennis: French Open

Japan's Takuya Miki (R) and Tokito Oda play in a match against Britain's Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid in the men's wheelchair doubles final at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris on June 8, 2024.

Tennis: French Open

Tennis: French Open

(From L) Britain's Alfie Hewett, Gordon Reid, Japan's Takuya Miki and Tokito Oda pose for photos with their winner- and runner-up plates after the men's wheelchair doubles final match at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris on June 8, 2024.

Tennis: French Open

Tennis: French Open

Japan's Takuya Miki (front) and Tokito Oda play in a match against Britain's Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid in the men's wheelchair doubles final at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris on June 8, 2024.

Tennis: French Open

Tennis: French Open

Japan's Takuya Miki (back L) and Tokito Oda shake hands with Britain's Alfie Hewett (front R) and Gordon Reid after losing to the British pair in the men's wheelchair doubles final at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris on June 8, 2024.

Tennis: French Open

Tennis: French Open

Japan's Tokito Oda (R) and Takuya Miki pose with runner-up plates after losing to Britain's Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid in the men's wheelchair doubles final at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris on June 8, 2024.

Tennis: French Open

Tennis: French Open

Tokito Oda of Japan poses with the victor's plate after winning the men's wheelchair singles title at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris on June 8, 2024.

Tennis: French Open

Tennis: French Open

Tokito Oda of Japan poses with the victor's plate after winning the men's wheelchair singles title at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris on June 8, 2024.

Tennis: French Open

Tennis: French Open

Tokito Oda of Japan celebrates after beating Gustavo Fernandez of Argentina in the men's wheelchair singles final at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris on June 8, 2024.

Tennis: French Open

Tennis: French Open

Tokito Oda of Japan poses with the victor's plate after winning the men's wheelchair singles title at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris on June 8, 2024.

Tennis: French Open

Tennis: French Open

Tokito Oda of Japan celebrates after beating Gustavo Fernandez of Argentina in the men's wheelchair singles final at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris on June 8, 2024.

Tennis: French Open

Tennis: French Open

Tokito Oda of Japan celebrates after beating Gustavo Fernandez of Argentina in the men's wheelchair singles final at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris on June 8, 2024.

Tennis: French Open

Tennis: French Open

Tokito Oda of Japan celebrates after beating Gustavo Fernandez of Argentina in the men's wheelchair singles final at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris on June 8, 2024.

10th anniv. of Prince Katsura's passing

10th anniv. of Prince Katsura's passing

Japanese Princess Aiko visits the Toshimagaoka cemetery in Tokyo on June 8, 2024, the 10th anniversary of the passing of Prince Katsura. (Pool photo)

10th anniv. of Prince Katsura's passing

10th anniv. of Prince Katsura's passing

(From front) Japanese Princess Akiko and Princess Yoko visit the Toshimagaoka cemetery in Tokyo on June 8, 2024, the 10th anniversary of the passing of their uncle Prince Katsura. Princess Hisako (2nd from L) and her daughter Princess Tsuguko can also be seen. (Pool photo)

Tennis: French Open

Tennis: French Open

Tokito Oda of Japan reacts after winning a point against Gustavo Fernandez of Argentina in the men's wheelchair singles final at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris on June 8, 2024.

Tennis: French Open

Tennis: French Open

Tokito Oda of Japan reacts after winning the first set in the men's wheelchair singles final against Gustavo Fernandez of Argentina at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris on June 8, 2024.

Tennis: French Open

Tennis: French Open

Tokito Oda of Japan plays against Gustavo Fernandez of Argentina in the men's wheelchair singles final at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris on June 8, 2024.

10th anniv. of Prince Katsura's passing

10th anniv. of Prince Katsura's passing

Japanese Princess Akiko visits the Toshimagaoka cemetery in Tokyo on June 8, 2024, the 10th anniversary of the passing of her uncle Prince Katsura. (Pool photo)

Tennis: French Open

Tennis: French Open

Yui Kamiji (R) of Japan and Kgothatso Montjane of South Africa pose with runner-up plates after losing to the Netherlands' Diede de Groot and Aniek van Koot in the women's wheelchair doubles final at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris on June 8, 2024.

Tennis: French Open

Tennis: French Open

Yui Kamiji (R) of Japan and Kgothatso Montjane of South Africa shake hands after losing to the Netherlands' Diede de Groot and Aniek van Koot in the women's wheelchair doubles final at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris on June 8, 2024.

Tennis: French Open

Tennis: French Open

Yui Kamiji (R) of Japan and Kgothatso Montjane of South Africa play against the Netherlands' Diede de Groot and Aniek van Koot in the women's wheelchair doubles final at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris on June 8, 2024.

Tennis: French Open

Tennis: French Open

Yui Kamiji (front) of Japan and Kgothatso Montjane of South Africa play against the Netherlands' Diede de Groot and Aniek van Koot in the women's wheelchair doubles final at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris on June 8, 2024.

Tennis: French Open

Tennis: French Open

Yui Kamiji (front) of Japan and Kgothatso Montjane (back, R) of South Africa play against the Netherlands' Diede de Groot and Aniek van Koot in the women's wheelchair doubles final at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris on June 8, 2024.