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Harvard University holds graduation ceremony

Law School graduates march to the venue of commencement ceremonies at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on May 29, 2025.

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New MSDF ocean research ship

A new Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force auxiliary oceanographic research ship is pictured after its launch ceremony at a shipyard of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. in Shimonoseki in the western Japan prefecture of Yamaguchi on May 29, 2025. The ship, Akashi, will be deployed at the MSDF's Yokosuka base in Kanagawa Prefecture in eastern Japan around March 2026.

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New MSDF ocean research ship

A new Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force auxiliary oceanographic research ship is pictured during its launch ceremony at a shipyard of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. in Shimonoseki in the western Japan prefecture of Yamaguchi on May 29, 2025. The ship, Akashi, will be deployed at the MSDF's Yokosuka base in Kanagawa Prefecture in eastern Japan around March 2026.

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Iwoto Island

Photo taken on March 29, 2025, shows a memorial monument on Iwoto Island in the Pacific Ocean, erected to commemorate the Japanese soldiers who died in the war against the United States. Japan and the United States fought a fierce battle on the island, previously known as Iwojima, resulting in the deaths of about 21,900 Japanese and 7,000 U.S. soldiers.

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Iwoto Island

Photo taken on March 29, 2025, shows a memorial tower on Iwoto Island, a World War II battleground in the Pacific Ocean. Japan and the United States fought a fierce battle on the island, previously known as Iwojima, resulting in the deaths of about 21,900 Japanese and 7,000 U.S. soldiers.

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Iwoto Island

Photo taken on March 29, 2025, shows a discarded tank on Iwoto Island, a World War II battleground in the Pacific Ocean. Japan and the United States fought a fierce battle on the island, previously known as Iwojima, resulting in the deaths of about 21,900 Japanese and 7,000 U.S. soldiers.

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Baseball: Cubs vs. D-backs

Chicago Cubs starter Shota Imanaga throws against the Arizona Diamondbacks in a baseball game at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, on March 29, 2025.

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Snowboarding: World championships

Japan's Yuto Totsuka poses with the bronze medal he won in the men's halfpipe event at the snowboarding world championships in St. Moritz, Switzerland, on March 29, 2025.

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Snowboarding: World championships

Japan's Yuto Totsuka reacts after competing in the men's halfpipe final at the snowboarding world championships in St. Moritz, Switzerland, on March 29, 2025.

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Snowboarding: World championships

Japan's Yuto Totsuka competes in the men's halfpipe final at the snowboarding world championships in St. Moritz, Switzerland, on March 29, 2025.

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Snowboarding: World championships

Japan's Yuto Totsuka competes in the men's halfpipe final at the snowboarding world championships in St. Moritz, Switzerland, on March 29, 2025.

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Snowboarding: World championships

Japan's Ruka Hirano poses with the silver medal he won in the men's halfpipe final at the snowboarding world championships in St. Moritz, Switzerland, on March 29, 2025.

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Snowboarding: World championships

Japan's Ruka Hirano reacts after competing in the men's halfpipe final at the snowboarding world championships in St. Moritz, Switzerland, on March 29, 2025.

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Snowboarding: World championships

Japan's Ruka Hirano competes in the men's halfpipe final at the snowboarding world championships in St. Moritz, Switzerland, on March 29, 2025.

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Snowboarding: World championships

Japan's Ruka Hirano competes in the men's halfpipe final at the snowboarding world championships in St. Moritz, Switzerland, on March 29, 2025.

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Memorial ceremony on Iwoto Island

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (C) meets the press after attending a Japan-U.S. joint memorial service held on March 29, 2025, to commemorate the war dead on Iwoto Island, previously known as Iwojima, in the Pacific Ocean. Japan and the United States fought an intense battle there during World War II, resulting in the death of about 21,900 Japanese and 7,000 U.S. soldiers. (Pool photo)

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World Exposition in Osaka

Actress Norika Fujiwara meets the press at the Japan Pavilion for the 2025 World Exposition following the pavilion's opening ceremony held on an artificial island in Osaka on March 29, 2025, ahead of the expo's start on April 13. She serves as honorary head of the pavilion.

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World Exposition in Osaka

Actress Norika Fujiwara meets the press at the Japan Pavilion for the 2025 World Exposition following the pavilion's opening ceremony held on an artificial island in Osaka on March 29, 2025, ahead of the expo's start on April 13. She serves as honorary head of the pavilion.

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Baseball: Tigers vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers starter Roki Sasaki leaves the mound during the second inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on March 29, 2025.

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Baseball: Tigers vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Roki Sasaki meets the press after throwing in a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on March 29, 2025.

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Baseball: Tigers vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Roki Sasaki throws in a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on March 29, 2025

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Figure skating: World championships

Ilia Malinin (C) of the United States poses after winning gold in the men's event at the world figure skating championships in Boston on March 29, 2025, alongside silver medalist Mikhail Shaidorov (L) of Kazakhstan and bronze medalist Yuma Kagiyama of Japan.

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Baseball: Tigers vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Roki Sasaki throws in a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on March 29, 2025

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Figure skating: World championships

Japan's Yuma Kagiyama poses after winning bronze in the men's event at the world figure skating championships in Boston on March 29, 2025.

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Figure skating: World championships

Japan's Yuma Kagiyama poses after winning bronze in the men's event at the world figure skating championships in Boston on March 29, 2025.

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Figure skating: World championships

Ilia Malinin of the United States performs a backflip in the men's free program at the world figure skating championships in Boston on March 29, 2025.

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Baseball: Tigers vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani steals second base in the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on March 29, 2025.

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Figure skating: World championships

Kazakhstan's Mikhail Shaidorov performs in the men's free program at the world figure skating championships in Boston on March 29, 2025.

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Figure skating: World championships

Kazakhstan's Mikhail Shaidorov performs in the men's free program at the world figure skating championships in Boston on March 29, 2025.

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Figure skating: World championships

Ilia Malinin of the United States performs in the men's free program at the world figure skating championships in Boston on March 29, 2025.

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World Exposition in Osaka

The opening ceremony for the Japan Pavilion is held at the site of the 2025 World Exposition on an artificial island in Osaka on March 29, 2025, ahead of the expo's start on April 13.

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Figure skating: World championships

Japan's Tatsuya Tsuboi performs in the men's free program at the world figure skating championships in Boston on March 29, 2025.

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Figure skating: World championships

Japan's Shun Sato performs in the men's free program at the world figure skating championships in Boston on March 29, 2025.

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Baseball: Tigers vs. Dodgers

Detroit Tigers right-hander Kenta Maeda throws against the Los Angeles Dodgers in a baseball game at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on March 29, 2025.

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Figure skating: World championships

Japan's Shun Sato performs in the men's free program at the world figure skating championships in Boston on March 29, 2025.

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Snowboarding: World championships

Japan's Mitsuki Ono competes in the women's halfpipe final at the snowboarding world championships in St. Moritz, Switzerland, on March 29, 2025.

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Snowboarding: World championships

Chloe Kim of the United States competes in the women's halfpipe final at the snowboarding world championships in St. Moritz, Switzerland, on March 29, 2025.

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Snowboarding: World championships

Japan's Mitsuki Ono competes in the women's halfpipe final at the snowboarding world championships in St. Moritz, Switzerland, on March 29, 2025.

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Snowboarding: World championships

Japan's Mitsuki Ono competes in the women's halfpipe final at the snowboarding world championships in St. Moritz, Switzerland, on March 29, 2025.

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Football: Scottish Premiership

Celtic's Daizen Maeda (L) opens the scoring in the first half of a Scottish Premiership game against Hearts in Glasgow, Scotland, on March 29, 2025.

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Snowboarding: World championships

Chloe Kim of the United States is pictured after competing in the women's halfpipe final at the snowboarding world championships in St. Moritz, Switzerland, on March 29, 2025.

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Snowboarding: World championships

Japan's Mitsuki Ono poses with the bronze medal she won in the women's halfpipe final at the snowboarding world championships in St. Moritz, Switzerland, on March 29, 2025.

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Baseball: Cubs vs. D-backs

Seiya Suzuki of the Chicago Cubs reacts after being called out on strikes in the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, on March 29, 2025.

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Football: Scottish Premiership

Celtic's Daizen Maeda reacts after opening the scoring in the first half of a Scottish Premiership game against Hearts in Glasgow, Scotland, on March 29, 2025.

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Baseball: Cubs vs. D-backs

Chicago Cubs starter Shota Imanaga throws against the Arizona Diamondbacks in a baseball game at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, on March 29, 2025.

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Baseball: Cubs vs. D-backs

Chicago Cubs starter Shota Imanaga throws against the Arizona Diamondbacks in a baseball game at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, on March 29, 2025.

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Snowboarding: World championships

Japan's Sara Shimizu poses with the silver medal she won in the women's halfpipe event at the snowboarding world championships in St. Moritz, Switzerland, on March 29, 2025.

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Baseball: Cubs vs. D-backs

Seiya Suzuki of the Chicago Cubs grounds out in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, on March 29, 2025.

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Football: Scottish Premiership

Celtic's Daizen Maeda (2nd from R) scores his team's third goal in the first half of a Scottish Premiership game against Hearts in Glasgow, Scotland, on March 29, 2025.

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Snowboarding: World championships

Chloe Kim (C) of the United States poses for a photo after winning gold in the women's halfpipe event at the snowboarding world championships in St. Moritz, Switzerland, on March 29, 2025, alongside silver medalist Sara Shimizu (L) and bronze medalist Mitsuki Ono, both Japanese.