JFA to part ways with women's national coach Nielsen

JFA to part ways with women's national coach Nielsen

Japan women's national football team head coach Nils Nielsen (C) celebrates after guiding his team to the Asian Cup title in Sydney on March 21, 2026. The Japan Football Association said on April 2 that it has decided not to renew Nielsen's contract as the team's skipper despite the victory.

Scene from Tehran

Scene from Tehran

Photo taken on March 21, 2026, shows a board with the image of Iran's new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, in Tehran.

Gasoline shortage in Myanmar

Gasoline shortage in Myanmar

Motorcyclists queue at a gas station in Mandalay, Myanmar, on March 21, 2026, amid a gasoline shortage triggered by the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran.

Gasoline shortage in Myanmar

Gasoline shortage in Myanmar

Motorcyclists queue at a gas station in Mandalay, Myanmar, on March 21, 2026, amid a gasoline shortage triggered by the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran.

Gasoline shortage in Myanmar

Gasoline shortage in Myanmar

Motorcyclists queue at a gas station in Mandalay, Myanmar, on March 21, 2026, amid a gasoline shortage triggered by the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran.

Scene from Tehran

Scene from Tehran

People visit a graveyard for those killed in U.S. and Israeli attacks in the suburbs of Tehran on March 21, 2026.

Scene from Tehran

Scene from Tehran

People visit a graveyard for those killed in U.S. and Israeli attacks in the suburbs of Tehran on March 21, 2026.

Scene from Tehran

Scene from Tehran

People visit a graveyard for those killed in U.S. and Israeli attacks in the suburbs of Tehran on March 21, 2026.

Scene from Tehran

Scene from Tehran

People visit a graveyard for those killed in U.S. and Israeli attacks in the suburbs of Tehran on March 21, 2026.

Football: Premier League

Football: Premier League

Kaoru Mitoma of Brighton dribbles the ball during an English Premier League football match against Liverpool in Brighton, England, on March 21, 2026.

Football: Premier League

Football: Premier League

Kaoru Mitoma of Brighton dribbles the ball during an English Premier League football match against Liverpool in Brighton, England, on March 21, 2026.

Retired figure skater Mao Asada

Retired figure skater Mao Asada

Retired Japanese figure skater Mao Asada speaks to the press in Tachikawa, western Tokyo, on March 21, 2026, as her figure skating academy Kinoshita Mao Academy holds its first presentation event. She started a full-time coaching career last August at the school.

Retired figure skater Mao Asada

Retired figure skater Mao Asada

Retired Japanese figure skater Mao Asada speaks to the press in Tachikawa, western Tokyo, on March 21, 2026, as her figure skating academy Kinoshita Mao Academy holds its first presentation event. She started a full-time coaching career last August at the school.

Retired figure skater Mao Asada

Retired figure skater Mao Asada

Retired Japanese figure skater Mao Asada speaks to the press in Tachikawa, western Tokyo, on March 21, 2026, as her figure skating academy Kinoshita Mao Academy holds its first presentation event. She started a full-time coaching career last August at the school.

BTS comeback concert in Seoul

BTS comeback concert in Seoul

Members of K-pop band BTS perform onstage during their comeback concert at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul on March 21, 2026.

BTS comeback concert in Seoul

BTS comeback concert in Seoul

Members of K-pop band BTS perform onstage during their comeback concert at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul on March 21, 2026.

BTS comeback concert in Seoul

BTS comeback concert in Seoul

Members of K-pop band BTS perform onstage during their comeback concert at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul on March 21, 2026.

BTS comeback concert in Seoul

BTS comeback concert in Seoul

Members of K-pop band BTS perform onstage during their comeback concert at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul on March 21, 2026.

BTS comeback concert in Seoul

BTS comeback concert in Seoul

Members of K-pop band BTS perform onstage during their comeback concert at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul on March 21, 2026.

BTS comeback concert in Seoul

BTS comeback concert in Seoul

Members of K-pop band BTS perform onstage during their comeback concert at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul on March 21, 2026.

BTS comeback concert in Seoul

BTS comeback concert in Seoul

Members of K-pop band BTS perform onstage during their comeback concert at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul on March 21, 2026.

10th anniv. of Hokkaido Shinkansen

10th anniv. of Hokkaido Shinkansen

People gather at an event at Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Station in Hokuto in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on March 21, 2026, to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Hokkaido Shinkansen bullet train five days later.

10th anniv. of Hokkaido Shinkansen

10th anniv. of Hokkaido Shinkansen

An event is held at Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Station in Hokuto in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on March 21, 2026, to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Hokkaido Shinkansen bullet train five days later.

Football: Women's Asian Cup

Football: Women's Asian Cup

Japan players celebrate after winning the Women's Asian Cup football final against Australia in Sydney on March 21, 2026.

Football: Women's Asian Cup

Football: Women's Asian Cup

Japan players celebrate after winning the Women's Asian Cup football final against Australia in Sydney on March 21, 2026.

Football: Women's Asian Cup

Football: Women's Asian Cup

Japan players celebrate after winning the Women's Asian Cup football final against Australia in Sydney on March 21, 2026.

Football: Women's Asian Cup

Football: Women's Asian Cup

Japan players celebrate after winning the Women's Asian Cup football final against Australia in Sydney on March 21, 2026.

Football: Women's Asian Cup

Football: Women's Asian Cup

Japan players celebrate after winning the Women's Asian Cup football final against Australia in Sydney on March 21, 2026.

Football: Women's Asian Cup

Football: Women's Asian Cup

Japan head coach Nils Nielsen (C) and his players celebrate after winning the Women's Asian Cup football final against Australia in Sydney on March 21, 2026.

Football: Women's Asian Cup

Football: Women's Asian Cup

Japan head coach Nils Nielsen (C) and his players celebrate after winning the Women's Asian Cup football final against Australia in Sydney on March 21, 2026.

Football: Women's Asian Cup

Football: Women's Asian Cup

Japan's Maika Hamano (R) reacts after opening the scoring in the first half of the Women's Asian Cup football final in Sydney on March 21, 2026.

Football: Women's Asian Cup

Football: Women's Asian Cup

Japan players celebrate after beating Australia in the Women's Asian Cup football final in Sydney on March 21, 2026.

Football: Women's Asian Cup

Football: Women's Asian Cup

Japan's Maika Hamano reacts after opening the scoring in the first half of the Women's Asian Cup football final in Sydney on March 21, 2026.

Football: Women's Asian Cup

Football: Women's Asian Cup

Japan's Maika Hamano reacts after opening the scoring in the first half of the Women's Asian Cup football final in Sydney on March 21, 2026.

Football: Women's Asian Cup

Football: Women's Asian Cup

Japan's Maika Hamano (back, L) opens the scoring in the first half of the Women's Asian Cup football final in Sydney on March 21, 2026.

Football: Women's Asian Cup

Football: Women's Asian Cup

Japan's Maika Hamano (back, L) opens the scoring in the first half of the Women's Asian Cup football final in Sydney on March 21, 2026.

Speed skating: 10-time Olympic medalist Takagi to retire

Speed skating: 10-time Olympic medalist Takagi to retire

Japanese speed skater Miho Takagi, 15, is pictured at the Vancouver Olympics on Feb. 21, 2010, in Richmond, Canada. The 10-time Olympic medalist said on March 4, 2026, she will retire following the upcoming world championships.

World Baseball Classic

World Baseball Classic

Shohei Ohtani (front, R) and his teammates, including Yoshinobu Yamamoto (L), celebrate after defeating the United States 3-2 in the World Baseball Classic final at loanDepot park in Miami, Florida, on March 21, 2023.

Japanese baseball legend Nagashima dies at 89

Japanese baseball legend Nagashima dies at 89

Former Yomiuri Giants player and manager Shigeo Nagashima poses with an autographed paper at a hotel in Tokyo on March 21, 2014. Nagashima, who was a key player on the Giants team that won nine consecutive Central League and Japan Series titles from 1965 to 1973 and later managed the club, died on June 3, 2025, aged 89.

Tokyo riot police

Tokyo riot police

The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's riot squad march during an inspection ceremony in Tokyo's Meiji Jingu Gaien area on May 21, 2025.

Tokyo riot police

Tokyo riot police

The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's riot squad march during an inspection ceremony in Tokyo's Meiji Jingu Gaien area on May 21, 2025.

Tokyo riot police

Tokyo riot police

The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's riot squad march during an inspection ceremony in Tokyo's Meiji Jingu Gaien area on May 21, 2025.

Tokyo riot police

Tokyo riot police

The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's riot squad march during an inspection ceremony in Tokyo's Meiji Jingu Gaien area on May 21, 2025.

Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

Seiya Suzuki of the Chicago Cubs is pictured after indoor batting practice at the team's spring training site in Mesa, Arizona, on March 21, 2025.

Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

Washington Nationals pitcher Shinnosuke Ogasawara plays catch during spring training in West Palm Beach, Florida, on March 21, 2025.

Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

Washington Nationals pitcher Shinnosuke Ogasawara plays catch during spring training in West Palm Beach, Florida, on March 21, 2025.

Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

Yusei Kikuchi of the Los Angeles Angels pitches against the Colorado Rockies in a spring training baseball game in Scottsdale, Arizona, on March 21, 2025.

Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

Yusei Kikuchi of the Los Angeles Angels pitches against the Colorado Rockies in a spring training baseball game in Scottsdale, Arizona, on March 21, 2025.

Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

Yusei Kikuchi of the Los Angeles Angels pitches against the Colorado Rockies in a spring training baseball game in Scottsdale, Arizona, on March 21, 2025.

Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

Yusei Kikuchi of the Los Angeles Angels pitches against the Colorado Rockies in a spring training baseball game in Scottsdale, Arizona, on March 21, 2025.