Real estate slump in China

Real estate slump in China

Photo taken on March 23, 2026, in Zhengzhou, Henan Province, shows a high-rise condominium building whose construction has been suspended amid the slumping real estate market in China.

General election in Denmark

General election in Denmark

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen meets the press in Copenhagen on March 23, 2026, the eve of a general election.

General election in Denmark

General election in Denmark

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen meets the press in Copenhagen on March 23, 2026, the eve of a general election.

Baseball: MLB spring training game

Baseball: MLB spring training game

Chicago Cubs left-hander Shota Imanaga pitches in a spring training baseball game against the New York Yankees in Mesa, Arizona, on March 23, 2026.

Baseball: MLB spring training game

Baseball: MLB spring training game

Chicago Cubs left-hander Shota Imanaga pitches in a spring training baseball game against the New York Yankees in Mesa, Arizona, on March 23, 2026.

Baseball: MLB preseason game

Baseball: MLB preseason game

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki meets the press after giving up five runs in two innings of pitching in a preseason baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on March 23, 2026.

Baseball: MLB spring training game

Baseball: MLB spring training game

Chicago Cubs left-hander Shota Imanaga pitches in a spring training baseball game against the New York Yankees in Mesa, Arizona, on March 23, 2026.

Baseball: MLB spring training game

Baseball: MLB spring training game

Chicago Cubs left-hander Shota Imanaga speaks to reporters after pitching in a spring training baseball game against the New York Yankees in Mesa, Arizona, on March 23, 2026.

Baseball: MLB preseason game

Baseball: MLB preseason game

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki (L) is pulled from the mound by manager Dave Roberts in the first inning of a preseason baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on March 23, 2026.

Baseball: MLB preseason game

Baseball: MLB preseason game

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki meets the press after giving up five runs in two innings of pitching in a preseason baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on March 23, 2026.

Baseball: MLB spring training game

Baseball: MLB spring training game

Chicago Cubs left-hander Shota Imanaga pitches in a spring training baseball game against the New York Yankees in Mesa, Arizona, on March 23, 2026.

Baseball: MLB preseason game

Baseball: MLB preseason game

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki (R) is pulled from the mound by manager Dave Roberts (L) in the first inning of a preseason baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on March 23, 2026.

Baseball: MLB preseason game

Baseball: MLB preseason game

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki (R) is pulled from the mound by manager Dave Roberts (L) in the first inning of a preseason baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on March 23, 2026.

Baseball: MLB spring training game

Baseball: MLB spring training game

Chicago Cubs left-hander Shota Imanaga pitches in a spring training baseball game against the New York Yankees in Mesa, Arizona, on March 23, 2026.

Baseball: MLB preseason game

Baseball: MLB preseason game

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits a double during the third inning of a preseason baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on March 23, 2026.

Baseball: MLB preseason game

Baseball: MLB preseason game

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits a double during the third inning of a preseason baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on March 23, 2026.

Baseball: MLB preseason game

Baseball: MLB preseason game

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits a double during the third inning of a preseason baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on March 23, 2026.

Baseball: MLB preseason game

Baseball: MLB preseason game

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits a double during the third inning of a preseason baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on March 23, 2026.

Baseball: MLB preseason game

Baseball: MLB preseason game

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits a double during the third inning of a preseason baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on March 23, 2026.

Baseball: MLB preseason game

Baseball: MLB preseason game

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits a double during the third inning of a preseason baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on March 23, 2026.

Baseball: MLB preseason game

Baseball: MLB preseason game

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki starts in a preseason baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on March 23, 2026.

Baseball: MLB preseason game

Baseball: MLB preseason game

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki starts in a preseason baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on March 23, 2026.

Baseball: MLB preseason game

Baseball: MLB preseason game

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki starts in a preseason baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on March 23, 2026.

Japanese Trade Union Confederation President Yoshino

Japanese Trade Union Confederation President Yoshino

Japanese Trade Union Confederation President Tomoko Yoshino speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on March 23, 2026.

Japanese Trade Union Confederation President Yoshino

Japanese Trade Union Confederation President Yoshino

Japanese Trade Union Confederation President Tomoko Yoshino attends a press conference in Tokyo on March 23, 2026.

Japanese Trade Union Confederation President Yoshino

Japanese Trade Union Confederation President Yoshino

Japanese Trade Union Confederation President Tomoko Yoshino speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on March 23, 2026.

Jet collides with fire truck at LaGuardia Airport

Jet collides with fire truck at LaGuardia Airport

An Air Canada Express jet is pictured at New York's LaGuardia Airport on March 23, 2026, after a collision with a fire truck on a runway that killed the pilot and copilot.

Tokyo stocks tumble

Tokyo stocks tumble

A financial monitor in Tokyo shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average down over 1,800 points to close at 51,515.49, a roughly two-and-a-half month low, on March 23, 2026, as crude oil futures surged after U.S. President Donald Trump said Iran's power plants will be attacked if Tehran does not lift the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.

Tokyo stocks tumble

Tokyo stocks tumble

A financial monitor in Tokyo shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average down over 1,800 points to close at 51,515.49, a roughly two-and-a-half month low, on March 23, 2026, as crude oil futures surged after U.S. President Donald Trump said Iran's power plants will be attacked if Tehran does not lift the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.

Tokyo stocks tumble

Tokyo stocks tumble

A financial monitor in Tokyo shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average down over 1,800 points to close at 51,515.49, a roughly two-and-a-half month low, on March 23, 2026, as crude oil futures surged after U.S. President Donald Trump said Iran's power plants will be attacked if Tehran does not lift the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.

Tokyo stocks tumble

Tokyo stocks tumble

A financial monitor in Tokyo shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average (C) falling sharply by 2,655.96 points from the previous trading day's close during the morning trading on March 23, 2026.

Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

Sekiwake Kirishima poses during a press conference at his stable in Sakai in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on March 23, 2026, after winning the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament that concluded the previous day.

Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

Sekiwake Kirishima poses during a press conference at his stable in Sakai in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on March 23, 2026, after winning the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament that concluded the previous day.

Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

Sekiwake Kirishima poses during a press conference at his stable in Sakai in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on March 23, 2026, after winning the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament that concluded the previous day.

Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

Sekiwake Kirishima poses during a press conference at his stable in Sakai in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on March 23, 2026, after winning the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament that concluded the previous day.

Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

Sekiwake Kirishima holds a press conference at his stable in Sakai in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on March 23, 2026, after winning the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament.

Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

Sekiwake Kirishima holds a press conference at his stable in Sakai in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on March 23, 2026, after winning the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament.

Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

Sekiwake Kirishima holds a press conference at his stable in Sakai in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on March 23, 2026, a day after winning the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament.

Japan imperial family

Japan imperial family

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike (far L) talks to Japan's Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and their daughter Aiko (far R) on Oct. 23, 2025, at the Tokyo metropolitan memorial hall, which honors the estimated 100,000 people killed during U.S. air raids on the capital on the night of March 10, 1945, toward the end of World War II. (Pool photo)

Emperor visits WWII victim memorial hall in Tokyo

Emperor visits WWII victim memorial hall in Tokyo

Japanese Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako (2nd from R) and their daughter, Princess Aiko, meet with a bereaved family member at the Tokyo metropolitan memorial hall on Oct. 23, 2025. It honors an estimated 100,000 people who were killed in a single night during U.S. air raids toward the end of World War II on March 10, 1945. (Pool photo)

Emperor visits WWII victim memorial hall in Tokyo

Emperor visits WWII victim memorial hall in Tokyo

Japanese Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako (2nd from R) and their daughter, Princess Aiko, meet with a bereaved family member at the Tokyo metropolitan memorial hall on Oct. 23, 2025. It honors an estimated 100,000 people who were killed in a single night during U.S. air raids toward the end of World War II on March 10, 1945. (Pool photo)

Emperor visits WWII victim memorial hall in Tokyo

Emperor visits WWII victim memorial hall in Tokyo

Japanese Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako (C) and their daughter, Princess Aiko, offer flowers at the Tokyo metropolitan memorial hall on Oct. 23, 2025. It honors an estimated 100,000 people who were killed in a single night during U.S. air raids toward the end of World War II on March 10, 1945. (Pool photo)

Emperor visits WWII victim memorial hall in Tokyo

Emperor visits WWII victim memorial hall in Tokyo

Japanese Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako (C) and their daughter, Princess Aiko, bow at the Tokyo metropolitan memorial hall on Oct. 23, 2025. It honors an estimated 100,000 people who were killed in a single night during U.S. air raids toward the end of World War II on March 10, 1945. (Pool photo)

Former Japanese Prime Minister Murayama in 2024

Former Japanese Prime Minister Murayama in 2024

Former Japanese Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama poses for a photo on Feb. 23, 2024, in the southwestern Japan city of Oita, ahead of his 100th birthday on March 3.

Green expo mascot pitches event at Osaka expo

Green expo mascot pitches event at Osaka expo

Tunku Tunku (R), the official mascot of the International Horticultural Expo 2027, poses at the World Exposition in Osaka on Sept. 23, 2025. Tunku Tunku, who is standing next to Myaku Myaku, the mascot of the Osaka expo, was there to pitch the green event to be held in Yokohama near Tokyo between March 2027 and September 2027.

Green expo mascot pitches event at Osaka expo

Green expo mascot pitches event at Osaka expo

Tunku Tunku (R), the official mascot of the International Horticultural Expo 2027, poses at the World Exposition in Osaka on Sept. 23, 2025. Tunku Tunku, who is standing next to Myaku Myaku, the mascot of the Osaka expo, was there to pitch the green event to be held in Yokohama near Tokyo between March 2027 and September 2027.

Ex-marathon world record holder Terasawa dies at 90

Ex-marathon world record holder Terasawa dies at 90

File photo shows Japanese long-distance runner Toru Terasawa running Beppu Mainichi Marathon in world-record time in Beppu, Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 17, 1963. The Toyama Prefecture native died of chronic heart failure on March 23, 2025, at the age of 90.

Athletics: Ex-marathon world record holder Terasawa dies at 90

Athletics: Ex-marathon world record holder Terasawa dies at 90

Photo taken in June 2017 in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, shows former marathon world record holder Toru Terasawa of Japan in the official uniform worn by the Japanese delegation during the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. The Toyama Prefecture native died of chronic heart failure on March 23, 2025, at the age of 90.

Figure skating: World championships

Figure skating: World championships

Japanese figure skaters (from L) Wakaba Higuchi, Kaori Sakamoto and Tatsuya Tsuboi pose after arriving in Boston on March 23, 2025, for the world championships starting on March 26.

Figure skating: World championships

Figure skating: World championships

Japanese figure skaters (from L) Wakaba Higuchi, Kaori Sakamoto and Tatsuya Tsuboi pose after arriving in Boston on March 23, 2025, for the world championships starting on March 26.