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Japan PM Takaichi begins trip to Vietnam, Australia

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (L) arrives at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi on May 1, 2026, kicking off her five-day overseas trip that will also take her to Australia.

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Japan PM Takaichi begins trip to Vietnam, Australia

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (L) arrives at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi on May 1, 2026, kicking off her five-day overseas trip that will also take her to Australia.

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Japan PM Takaichi begins trip to Vietnam, Australia

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (L) arrives at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi on May 1, 2026, kicking off her five-day overseas trip that will also take her to Australia.

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Hidankyo senior official in New York

Jiro Hamasumi (3rd from L), secretary general of Hidankyo, Japan's leading organization of atomic bomb survivors and winner of the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize, holds talks with Do Hung Viet (2nd from R), permanent representative of Vietnam to the United Nations and president of the 2026 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, at the U.N. headquarters in New York on April 30, 2026.

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Boxing: Weigh-in for WBC bantamweight bout

WBC bantamweight world champion Takuma Inoue (L) of Japan and challenger Kazuto Ioka of Japan, who is aiming to become Japan's first five-division men's boxing world champion, lock eyes after clearing their weigh-in in Tokyo on May 1, 2026, a day before their title match.

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Boxing: Weigh-in for WBC bantamweight bout

WBC bantamweight world champion Takuma Inoue (L) of Japan and challenger Kazuto Ioka of Japan, who is aiming to become Japan's first five-division men's boxing world champion, pose after clearing their weigh-in in Tokyo on May 1, 2026, a day before their title match.

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Boxing: Weigh-in for Inoue-Nakatani world title bout

Undisputed super bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue (L) of Japan and Japanese challenger Junto Nakatani, a former unified bantamweight world champion, lock eyes after clearing the weigh-in in Tokyo on May 1, 2026, a day before their world title boxing match at Tokyo Dome.

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Boxing: Weigh-in for Inoue-Nakatani world title bout

Undisputed super bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue (C, L) of Japan and Japanese challenger Junto Nakatani (C, R), a former unified bantamweight world champion, pose after clearing the weigh-in in Tokyo on May 1, 2026, a day before their world title boxing match at Tokyo Dome.

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Boxing: Weigh-in for Inoue-Nakatani world title bout

Undisputed super bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue (L) of Japan and Japanese challenger Junto Nakatani, a former unified bantamweight world champion, shake hands after clearing the weigh-in in Tokyo on May 1, 2026, a day before their world title boxing match at Tokyo Dome.

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Boxing: Weigh-in for Inoue-Nakatani world title bout

Undisputed super bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue (L) of Japan and Japanese challenger Junto Nakatani, a former unified bantamweight world champion, pose after clearing the weigh-in in Tokyo on May 1, 2026, a day before their world title boxing match at Tokyo Dome.

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Japanese farm minister Suzuki in Bangladesh

Japanese Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Norikazu Suzuki (front, 2nd from L) is briefed about the food situation during a visit to a Rohingya refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, on April 30, 2026.

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Japanese farm minister Suzuki in Bangladesh

Japanese Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Norikazu Suzuki (L) is greeted by his Bangladeshi counterpart Aminur Rashid Yasin before their talks in Dhaka on April 29, 2026.

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Hidankyo secretary general in New York

Jiro Hamasumi (L), secretary general of Hidankyo, Japan's leading organization of atomic bomb survivors and winner of the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize, holds talks with U.N. Undersecretary General for disarmament affairs Izumi Nakamitsu (R) at the U.N. headquarters in New York on April 29, 2026. Hamasumi, who was exposed to radiation from the 1945 Hiroshima atomic bombing while still in his mother's womb, visited New York to observe the 2026 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.

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Boxing: world title bout between Inoue and Nakatani

Undisputed super bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue (L) of Japan and countryman and challenger Junto Nakatani, a former unified bantamweight world champion, pose for a photo in Tokyo on April 30, 2026, ahead of their title match at Tokyo Dome on May 2.

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Educational partnership between Hiroshima Univ. and Egypt

Hiroshima University President Mitsuo Ochi (front, L) and Egyptian Education and Technical Education Minister Mohamed Abdel Latif (front, C) pose for a photo following a signing ceremony for a partnership agreement in Cairo on April 28, 2026. The Japanese state-run university will support the training of elementary and junior high school teachers in Egypt under the educational pact reached in October 2025.

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Educational partnership between Hiroshima Univ. and Egypt

Hiroshima University President Mitsuo Ochi (front, L) and Egyptian Education and Technical Education Minister Mohamed Abdel Latif (front, C) pose for a photo following a signing ceremony for a partnership agreement in Cairo on April 28, 2026. The Japanese state-run university will support the training of elementary and junior high school teachers in Egypt under the educational pact reached in October 2025.

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Ceremony marking centennial since start of Showa era

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (C, L) and Empress Masako (C, R) attend a government-sponsored ceremony marking the centennial of the start of the Showa era (1926-1989) at the Nippon Budokan hall in Tokyo on April 29, 2026, a national holiday marking the birthday of the late Emperor Showa. (Pool photo)

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Ex-British PM Blair attends U.N. session on Gaza

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair (L), a member of the Board of Peace overseeing interim governance in the Gaza Strip under the leadership of the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump, speaks during a U.N. Security Council session at the U.N. headquarters in New York on April 28, 2026.

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Baseball: Marlins vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (17) strikes out swinging against Miami Marlins starter Sandy Alcantara (L) in the first inning of a baseball game at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on April 29, 2026.

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Baseball: Marlins vs. Dodgers

Miami Marlins' Agustin Ramirez (2nd from L) advances to third on throwing error by Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani (17) during the second inning of a baseball game at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on April 28, 2026.

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Baseball: Marlins vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani (17) reacts after allowing an RBI single to Miami Marlins' Kyle Stowers (L) in the fifth inning of a baseball game at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on April 28, 2026.

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Baseball: Marlins vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani (17) reacts after allowing an RBI single to Miami Marlins' Kyle Stowers (L) in the fifth inning of a baseball game at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on April 28, 2026.

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Baseball: Marlins vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani (17) reacts after allowing an RBI single to Miami Marlins' Kyle Stowers (L) in the fifth inning of a baseball game at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on April 28, 2026.

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NPT review conference kicks off

U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Yeaw (L) speaks during the opening day of the 2026 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons at the U.N. headquarters in New York on April 27, 2026. The assistant secretary for arms control and nonproliferation expressed an objection to Iran's election as one of 34 vice presidents of the NPT review conference.

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Baseball: Marlins vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto (18) watches the flight of the ball of a three-run home run by the Miami Marlins' Liam Hicks (L) in the fifth inning of a baseball game at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on April 27, 2026.

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Japan-Australia foreign ministerial talks

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (far R) and his Australian counterpart Penny Wong (2nd from L) hold talks at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on April 28, 2026.

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Retirement press conference of pairs figure skaters Miura, Kihara

Milan Cortina Olympics figure skating pairs gold medalists Riku Miura (L) and Ryuichi Kihara attend a retirement press conference at a hotel in Tokyo on April 28, 2026.

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Retirement press conference of pairs figure skaters Miura, Kihara

Milan Cortina Olympics figure skating pairs gold medalists Riku Miura (L) and Ryuichi Kihara attend a retirement press conference at a hotel in Tokyo on April 28, 2026.

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Retirement press conference of pairs figure skaters Miura, Kihara

Milan Cortina Olympics figure skating pairs gold medalists Riku Miura (L) and Ryuichi Kihara attend a retirement press conference at a hotel in Tokyo on April 28, 2026.

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Retirement press conference of pairs figure skaters Miura, Kihara

Milan Cortina Olympics figure skating pairs gold medalists Riku Miura (L) and Ryuichi Kihara attend a retirement press conference at a hotel in Tokyo on April 28, 2026.

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Retirement press conference of pairs figure skaters Miura, Kihara

Milan Cortina Olympics figure skating pairs gold medalists Riku Miura (L) and Ryuichi Kihara attend a retirement press conference at a hotel in Tokyo on April 28, 2026.

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Retirement press conference of pairs figure skaters Miura, Kihara

Milan Cortina Olympics figure skating pairs gold medalists Riku Miura (L) and Ryuichi Kihara pose for a photo during a retirement press conference at a hotel in Tokyo on April 28, 2026.

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Retirement press conference of pairs figure skaters Miura, Kihara

Milan Cortina Olympics figure skating pairs gold medalists Riku Miura (L) and Ryuichi Kihara attend a retirement press conference at a hotel in Tokyo on April 28, 2026.

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Retirement press conference of pairs figure skaters Miura, Kihara

Milan Cortina Olympics figure skating pairs gold medalists Riku Miura (L) and Ryuichi Kihara attend a retirement press conference at a hotel in Tokyo on April 28, 2026.

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Retirement press conference of pairs figure skaters Miura, Kihara

Milan Cortina Olympics figure skating pairs gold medalists Riku Miura (L) and Ryuichi Kihara pose for a photo during a retirement press conference at a hotel in Tokyo on April 28, 2026.

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Retirement press conference of pairs figure skaters Miura, Kihara

Milan Cortina Olympics figure skating pairs gold medalists Riku Miura (L) and Ryuichi Kihara pose for a photo during a retirement press conference at a hotel in Tokyo on April 28, 2026.

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Emperor meets with lawmakers at palace

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (back, C) chats during a tea party for lawmakers at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on April 27, 2026, attended by House of Representatives Speaker Eisuke Mori (back, L) and House of Councillors President Masakazu Sekiguchi (back, R).

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Emperor meets with lawmakers at palace

House of Representatives Speaker Eisuke Mori (L) and House of Councillors President Masakazu Sekiguchi attend a meeting between Japanese Emperor Naruhito (not pictured) and lawmakers at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on April 27, 2026.

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Emperor meets with lawmakers at palace

House of Representatives Speaker Eisuke Mori (L) and House of Councillors President Masakazu Sekiguchi attend a meeting between Japanese Emperor Naruhito (not pictured) and lawmakers at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on April 27, 2026.

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Baseball: Cubs vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (L) slides to steal second base as Chicago Cubs second baseman Matt Shaw tries to reach the ball in the first inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on April 26, 2026.

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Baseball: Cubs vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (L) slides to steal second base as Chicago Cubs second baseman Matt Shaw tries to reach the ball in the first inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on April 26, 2026.

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Baseball: Cubs vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (L) slides to steal second base as Chicago Cubs second baseman Matt Shaw tries to reach the ball in the first inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on April 26, 2026.

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Baseball: Guardians vs. Blue Jays

Kazuma Okamoto (L) of the Toronto Blue Jays receives the home run jacket from teammate Vladimir Guerrero Jr. after hitting a solo home run in the second inning of a baseball game against the Cleveland Guardians at Rogers Centre in Toronto on April 24, 2026.

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Baseball: Guardians vs. Blue Jays

Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Kazuma Okamoto (R) throws to first baseman Lenyn Sosa (L) after fielding a grounder by Angel Martinez (C) of the Cleveland Guardians during the seventh inning of a baseball game at Rogers Centre in Toronto on April 26, 2026. Martinez was called out after the Blue Jays challenged the initial call.

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Baseball: Guardians vs. Blue Jays

Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Kazuma Okamoto (L) prepares to throw to first base after fielding a grounder by Cleveland Guardians' Angel Martinez during the seventh inning of a baseball game at Rogers Centre in Toronto on April 26, 2026.

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Baseball: Guardians vs. Blue Jays

Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Kazuma Okamoto (L) prepares to throw to first base after fielding a grounder by Cleveland Guardians' Angel Martinez during the seventh inning of a baseball game at Rogers Centre in Toronto on April 26, 2026.

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Baseball: Cubs vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (front, L) high-fives manager Dave Roberts after the team's victory over the Chicago Cubs in a baseball game at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on April 25, 2026.

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Baseball: Cubs vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (L) steals second base in the first inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on April 25, 2026.

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Football: Spanish La Liga

Takefusa Kubo (L) of Real Sociedad fends off a Rayo Vallecano player in a Spanish La Liga football match in Madrid on April 26, 2026.

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Football: Spanish La Liga

Takefusa Kubo (front, L) of Real Sociedad vies for the ball in a Spanish La Liga football match against Rayo Vallecano in Madrid on April 26, 2026.