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World Baseball Classic: Imperial family

World Baseball Classic: Imperial family

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (2nd from R), Empress Masako (3rd from R) and their daughter, Princess Aiko, arrive at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo to watch a World Baseball Classic Pool C game between Japan and Australia on March 8, 2026.

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World Baseball Classic: Imperial family

World Baseball Classic: Imperial family

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (far L), Empress Masako (2nd from L) and their daughter, Princess Aiko, arrive at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo to watch a World Baseball Classic Pool C game between Japan and Australia on March 8, 2026.

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World Baseball Classic: Imperial family

World Baseball Classic: Imperial family

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (2nd from R), Empress Masako (2nd from L) and their daughter, Princess Aiko, arrive at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo to watch a World Baseball Classic Pool C game between Japan and Australia on March 8, 2026.

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World Baseball Classic: Australia vs. Japan

World Baseball Classic: Australia vs. Japan

Second base runner Shugo Maki of Japan is tagged out after Australia catcher Robbie Perkins picked him off, throwing to shortstop Jarryd Dale with two out and the bases loaded in the fourth inning of a World Baseball Classic Pool C game at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on March 8, 2026. (For editorial use only)

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World Baseball Classic: Australia vs. Japan

World Baseball Classic: Australia vs. Japan

Australia shortstop Jarryd Dale (front) tags out Shugo Maki of Japan after catcher Robbie Perkins picked off Maki and threw to Dale with the bases loaded in the fourth inning of a World Baseball Classic Pool C game at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on March 8, 2026. (For editorial use only)

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Speed skating: All-round world championships

Speed skating: All-round world championships

Ragne Wiklund (C) of Norway poses with the gold medal she won in the women's speed skating all-round world championships, alongside silver medalist Marijke Groenewoud (L) of the Netherlands and bronze medalist Miho Takagi of Japan on March 8, 2026, in Heerenveen in the Netherlands.

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Speed skating: All-round world championships

Speed skating: All-round world championships

Ragne Wiklund (C) of Norway poses with the gold medal she won in the women's speed skating all-round world championships, alongside silver medalist Marijke Groenewoud (L) of the Netherlands and bronze medalist Miho Takagi of Japan on March 8, 2026, in Heerenveen in the Netherlands.

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Speed skating: All-round world championships

Speed skating: All-round world championships

Japanese speed skater Miho Takagi (R), alongside Martina Sablikova of the Czech Republic, smiles after winning bronze at the all-round world championships on March 8, 2026, in Heerenveen in the Netherlands.

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Speed skating: All-round world championships

Speed skating: All-round world championships

Japanese speed skater Miho Takagi (R), alongside Martina Sablikova of the Czech Republic, smiles after winning bronze at the all-round world championships on March 8, 2026, in Heerenveen in the Netherlands.

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Speed skating: All-round world championships

Speed skating: All-round world championships

Japanese speed skater Miho Takagi (R), alongside Martina Sablikova of the Czech Republic, smiles after winning bronze at the all-round world championships on March 8, 2026, in Heerenveen in the Netherlands.

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Speed skating: All-round world championships

Speed skating: All-round world championships

Japanese speed skater Miho Takagi (R), alongside Martina Sablikova of the Czech Republic, smiles after winning bronze at the all-round world championships on March 8, 2026, in Heerenveen in the Netherlands.

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Speed skating: Takagi at all-round worlds

Speed skating: Takagi at all-round worlds

Retiring Japanese speed skater Miho Takagi celebrates after taking bronze at the all-round world championships in Heerenveen in the Netherlands on March 8, 2026.

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Speed skating: Takagi at all-round worlds

Speed skating: Takagi at all-round worlds

Retiring Japanese speed skater Miho Takagi acknowledges the crowd after taking bronze at the all-round world championships in Heerenveen in the Netherlands on March 8, 2026.

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Speed skating: Takagi at all-round worlds

Speed skating: Takagi at all-round worlds

Retiring Japanese speed skater Miho Takagi acknowledges the crowd after taking bronze at the all-round world championships in Heerenveen in the Netherlands on March 8, 2026.

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Speed skating: Takagi at all-round worlds

Speed skating: Takagi at all-round worlds

Retiring Japanese speed skater Miho Takagi acknowledges the crowd after taking bronze at the all-round world championships in Heerenveen in the Netherlands on March 8, 2026.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

A fan passes a ball for Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki to autograph during the team's spring training in Glendale, Arizona, on March 8, 2026.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

A fan passes a ball for Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki to autograph during the team's spring training in Glendale, Arizona, on March 8, 2026.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki works out during the team's spring training in Glendale, Arizona, on March 8, 2026.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki throws a bullpen session during the team's spring training in Glendale, Arizona, on March 8, 2026.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki works out during the team's spring training in Glendale, Arizona, on March 8, 2026.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki throws a bullpen session during the team's spring training in Glendale, Arizona, on March 8, 2026.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki throws a bullpen session during the team's spring training in Glendale, Arizona, on March 8, 2026.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki throws a bullpen session during the team's spring training in Glendale, Arizona, on March 8, 2026.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki throws a bullpen session during the team's spring training in Glendale, Arizona, on March 8, 2026.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

Houston Astros right-handed pitcher Tatsuya Imai plays catch during the team's spring training in West Palm Beach, Florida, on March 8, 2026.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

Houston Astros right-handed pitcher Tatsuya Imai plays catch during the team's spring training in West Palm Beach, Florida, on March 8, 2026.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

Houston Astros right-handed pitcher Tatsuya Imai plays catch during the team's spring training in West Palm Beach, Florida, on March 8, 2026.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

Houston Astros right-handed pitcher Tatsuya Imai takes fielding practice during the team's spring training in West Palm Beach, Florida, on March 8, 2026.

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International Women's Day in London

International Women's Day in London

Participants perform a dance at a gathering of immigrant women in London on International Women's Day on March 8, 2026.

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International Women's Day in London

International Women's Day in London

Participants perform a dance at a gathering of immigrant women in London on International Women's Day on March 8, 2026.

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Football: Dutch Eredivisie

Football: Dutch Eredivisie

Feyenoord's Ayase Ueda plays in the first half of a Dutch Eredivisie football match against NAC Breda on March 8, 2026, in Breda in the Netherlands.

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Football: Dutch Eredivisie

Football: Dutch Eredivisie

Feyenoord's Ayase Ueda (far R) vies for the ball in the first half of a Dutch Eredivisie football match against NAC Breda on March 8, 2026, in Breda in the Netherlands.

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Football: Dutch Eredivisie

Football: Dutch Eredivisie

Feyenoord's Ayase Ueda (2nd from R) scores in the second half of a Dutch Eredivisie football match against NAC Breda on March 8, 2026, in Breda in the Netherlands.

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Football: Dutch Eredivisie

Football: Dutch Eredivisie

Feyenoord's Ayase Ueda (L) vies for the ball in the second half of a Dutch Eredivisie football match against NAC Breda on March 8, 2026, in Breda in the Netherlands.

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Football: Dutch Eredivisie

Football: Dutch Eredivisie

Feyenoord's Ayase Ueda (L) vies for the ball in the second half of a Dutch Eredivisie football match against NAC Breda on March 8, 2026, in Breda in the Netherlands.

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Golf: ISPS Handa Japan-Australasia Championship

Golf: ISPS Handa Japan-Australasia Championship

Australian Travis Smyth poses with the trophy after winning the inaugural ISPS Handa Japan-Australasia Championship golf tournament in a playoff at Royal Auckland and Grange Golf Club in Auckland, New Zealand, on March 8, 2026.

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Speed skating: Takagi at all-round worlds

Speed skating: Takagi at all-round worlds

Miho Takagi of Japan acknowledges the crowd after competing in the women's 5,000 meters at the speed skating all-round world championships in Heerenveen in the Netherlands on March 8, 2026.

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Speed skating: Takagi at all-round worlds

Speed skating: Takagi at all-round worlds

Miho Takagi of Japan acknowledges the crowd after competing in the women's 5,000 meters at the speed skating all-round world championships in Heerenveen in the Netherlands on March 8, 2026.

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Speed skating: Takagi at all-round worlds

Speed skating: Takagi at all-round worlds

Miho Takagi of Japan acknowledges the crowd after competing in the women's 5,000 meters at the speed skating all-round world championships in Heerenveen in the Netherlands on March 8, 2026.

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Speed skating: Takagi at all-round worlds

Speed skating: Takagi at all-round worlds

Miho Takagi of Japan competes in the women's 5,000 meters at the speed skating all-round world championships in Heerenveen in the Netherlands on March 8, 2026.

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Speed skating: Takagi at all-round worlds

Speed skating: Takagi at all-round worlds

Miho Takagi of Japan acknowledges the crowd after competing in the women's 5,000 meters at the speed skating all-round world championships in Heerenveen in the Netherlands on March 8, 2026.

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Speed skating: Takagi at all-round worlds

Speed skating: Takagi at all-round worlds

Miho Takagi of Japan competes in the women's 1,500 meters at the speed skating all-round world championships in Heerenveen in the Netherlands on March 8, 2026.

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Speed skating: Takagi at all-round worlds

Speed skating: Takagi at all-round worlds

Miho Takagi of Japan acknowledges the crowd after competing in the women's 1,500 meters at the speed skating all-round world championships in Heerenveen in the Netherlands on March 8, 2026.

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Speed skating: Takagi at all-round worlds

Speed skating: Takagi at all-round worlds

Miho Takagi of Japan competes in the women's 1,500 meters at the speed skating all-round world championships in Heerenveen in the Netherlands on March 8, 2026.

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Speed skating: Takagi at all-round worlds

Speed skating: Takagi at all-round worlds

Miho Takagi of Japan reacts after competing in the women's 1,500 meters at the speed skating all-round world championships in Heerenveen in the Netherlands on March 8, 2026.

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Speed skating: Takagi at all-round worlds

Speed skating: Takagi at all-round worlds

Miho Takagi of Japan reacts after competing in the women's 1,500 meters at the speed skating all-round world championships in Heerenveen in the Netherlands on March 8, 2026.

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Snowboarding: World Cup in Sapporo

Snowboarding: World Cup in Sapporo

Japanese snowboarder Yuto Totsuka (C) poses after winning the men's halfpipe at a snowboarding World Cup event in Sapporo in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on March 8, 2026, alongside Australian Valentino Guseli (L) and Japan's Ryusei Yamada, who finished second and third, respectively.

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Snowboarding: World Cup in Sapporo

Snowboarding: World Cup in Sapporo

Japanese snowboarder Yuto Totsuka poses after winning the men's halfpipe at a snowboarding World Cup event in Sapporo in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on March 8, 2026.

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Snowboarding: World Cup in Sapporo

Snowboarding: World Cup in Sapporo

Japanese snowboarder Yuto Totsuka (C) poses after winning the men's halfpipe at a snowboarding World Cup event in Sapporo in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on March 8, 2026, alongside Australian Valentino Guseli (L) and Japan's Ryusei Yamada, who finished second and third, respectively.

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Japan defense minister at ASDF base in Miyagi Pref.

Japan defense minister at ASDF base in Miyagi Pref.

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi boards a Japan Air Self-Defense Force Blue Impulse aerobatic team plane during a visit to the ASDF's base in Higashimatsushima in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on March 8, 2026. The plane flew over coastal areas of Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures devastated by the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami disaster, ahead of its 15th anniversary.

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