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Breaking: World championships

Japan's Ayumi Fukushima performs en route to winning silver in the women's category at the breaking world championships in Kurume in Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 13, 2025.

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Breaking: World championships

Japan's Hiroto Ono performs en route to winning bronze in the men's category at the breaking world championships in Kurume in Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 13, 2025.

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Breaking: World championships

Japan's Shigeyuki Nakarai (C) poses after winning gold in the men's category at the breaking world championships in Kurume in Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 13, 2025, alongside compatriots Isshin Hishikawa (L) and Hiroto Ono, who won silver and bronze, respectively.

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Breaking: World championships

Japan's Isshin Hishikawa performs en route to winning silver in the men's category at the breaking world championships in Kurume in Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 13, 2025.

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Breaking: World championships

Japan's Shigeyuki Nakarai performs en route to winning the men's final at the breaking world championships in Kurume in Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 13, 2025.

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Sumo: Aonishiki earns promotion to ozeki

Ukrainian sumo wrestler Aonishiki (top) celebrates his promotion to the sport's second-highest rank of ozeki at his stable's lodgings in Kurume in Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 26, 2025. Aonishiki clinched the Emperor's Cup at the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka city, which concluded on Nov. 23.

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Sumo: Aonishiki earns promotion to ozeki

Ukrainian sumo wrestler Aonishiki (front, C) celebrates his promotion to the sport's second-highest rank of ozeki at his stable's lodgings in Kurume in Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 26, 2025. Aonishiki clinched the Emperor's Cup at the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka city, which concluded on Nov. 23.

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Sumo: Aonishiki earns promotion to ozeki

Ukrainian sumo wrestler Aonishiki holds a press conference following his promotion to the sport's second-highest rank of ozeki at his stable's lodgings in Kurume in Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 26, 2025. Aonishiki clinched the Emperor's Cup at the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka city, which concluded on Nov. 23.

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Sumo: Aonishiki earns promotion to ozeki

Ukrainian sumo wrestler Aonishiki celebrates his promotion to the sport's second-highest rank of ozeki at his stable's lodgings in Kurume in Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 26, 2025. Aonishiki clinched the Emperor's Cup at the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka city, which concluded on Nov. 23.

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Sumo: Aonishiki earns promotion to ozeki

Ukrainian sumo wrestler Aonishiki (C) celebrates his promotion to the sport's second-highest rank of ozeki at his stable's lodgings in Kurume in Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 26, 2025. Aonishiki clinched the Emperor's Cup at the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka city, which concluded on Nov. 23.

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Sumo: Aonishiki earns promotion to ozeki

Ukrainian sumo wrestler Aonishiki (2nd from R) accepts his promotion to the sport's second-highest rank of ozeki during a ceremony at his stable's lodgings in Kurume in Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 26, 2025. Aonishiki clinched the Emperor's Cup in the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka city, which concluded on Nov. 23.

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Sumo: Aonishiki earns promotion to ozeki

Ukrainian sumo wrestler Aonishiki (C) accepts his promotion to the sport's second-highest rank of ozeki during a ceremony at his stable's lodgings in Kurume in Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 26, 2025. Aonishiki clinched the Emperor's Cup in the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka city, which concluded on Nov. 23.

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Sumo: Aonishiki

Ukrainian sumo wrestler Aonishiki holds a press conference at his stable's lodgings in Kurume in Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 24, 2025, a day after winning the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in the prefecture.

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Sumo: Aonishiki

Ukrainian sumo wrestler Aonishiki holds a press conference at his stable's lodgings in Kurume in Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 24, 2025, a day after winning the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in the prefecture.

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Sumo: Aonishiki

Ukrainian sumo wrestler Aonishiki holds a press conference at his stable's lodgings in Kurume in Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 24, 2025, a day after winning the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in the prefecture.

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Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament

Ukrainian wrestler sekiwake Aonishiki (C) celebrates in Kurume in Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 23, 2025, after winning the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka.

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Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament

Ukrainian wrestler sekiwake Aonishiki (C) celebrates in Kurume in Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 23, 2025, after winning the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka.

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Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament

Ukrainian wrestler sekiwake Aonishiki celebrates in Kurume in Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 23, 2025, after winning the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka.

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Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament

Ukrainian wrestler sekiwake Aonishiki (C) celebrates in Kurume in Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 23, 2025, after winning the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka.

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Clarivate Citation Laureate Award Press Conference

Clarivate Citation Laureate Press Conference. photo shows, from right: Kenji Samukawa, former Director and Director-General of the National Cardiovascular Center Research Institute; Masayasu Kojima, Professor Emeritus and Visiting Professor at Kurume University.=September 25,2025,Japan

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Clarivate Citation Laureate Award Press Conference

Clarivate Citation Laureate Press Conference. photo shows (from right) Kenji Samukawa, former Director and Director-General of the National Cardiovascular Center Research Institute (center), and Masayasu Kojima, Professor Emeritus and Visiting Professor at Kurume University (right).=September 25,2025,Japan

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Clarivate Citation Laureate Award Press Conference

Clarivate Citation Laureate Press Conference. photo shows (from right) Kenji Samukawa, former Director and Director-General of the National Cardiovascular Center Research Institute (center), and Masayasu Kojima, Professor Emeritus and Visiting Professor at Kurume University (right).=September 25,2025,Japan

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Clarivate Citation Laureate Award Press Conference

Clarivate Citation Laureate Press Conference. photo shows, from right: Kenji Samukawa, former Director and Director-General of the National Cardiovascular Center Research Institute; Masayasu Kojima, Professor Emeritus and Visiting Professor at Kurume University.=September 25,2025,Japan

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Crown prince at high school event

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko attend the opening ceremony of a national inter-high school athletics competition in Kurume in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Fukuoka on July 27, 2024.

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Crown prince at high school event

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito speaks during the opening ceremony of a national inter-high school athletics competition in Kurume in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Fukuoka on July 27, 2024.

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Japan PM Kishida

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (C) on July 27, 2023, speaks with people caught up in mudslides following heavy rain earlier in the month in the town of Tanushimaru in Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan.

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Japan PM Kishida

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (far R) on July 27, 2023, visits the area hit by mudslides in the town of Tanushimaru in Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, following heavy rain earlier in the month.

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Aftermath of heavy rain in southwestern Japan

People clean up in Kurume in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Fukuoka on July 11, 2023, after the area was hit by torrential rain.

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Aftermath of heavy rain in southwestern Japan

People clean up in Kurume in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Fukuoka on July 11, 2023, after the area was hit by torrential rain.

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Aftermath of heavy rain in southwestern Japan

People remove driftwood in Kurume in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Fukuoka on July 11, 2023, after the area was hit by torrential rain.

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Heavy rain in southwestern Japan

People wade through an inundated area in Kurume in Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on July 10, 2023, following heavy rain.

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