Remotely controlled excavator

Remotely controlled excavator

A remotely controlled unmanned excavator removes earth and sand at the site of a landslide caused by the Jan. 1, 2024 massive earthquake in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on May 8, 2025. The excavator, controlled from an office in Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan -- over 300 kilometers away from the site -- was introduced by the land ministry the same day.

Remotely controlled excavator

Remotely controlled excavator

A remotely controlled unmanned excavator removes earth and sand at the site of a landslide caused by the Jan. 1, 2024 massive earthquake in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on May 8, 2025. The excavator, controlled from an office in Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan -- over 300 kilometers away from the site -- was introduced by the land ministry the same day.

Giant float parades in quake-hit Ishikawa Pref. city

Giant float parades in quake-hit Ishikawa Pref. city

A giant float parades during a Seihaku-sai festival on May 4, 2025, in Nanao, an Ishikawa Prefecture city devastated by the massive Jan. 1, 2024 earthquake, following a hiatus in 2024 due to the disaster.

Giant float parades in quake-hit Ishikawa Pref. city

Giant float parades in quake-hit Ishikawa Pref. city

A giant float parades during a Seihaku-sai festival on May 4, 2025, in Nanao, an Ishikawa Prefecture city devastated by the massive Jan. 1, 2024 earthquake, following a hiatus in 2024 due to the disaster.

Giant float parades in quake-hit Ishikawa Pref. city

Giant float parades in quake-hit Ishikawa Pref. city

A giant float parades during a Seihaku-sai festival on May 4, 2025, in Nanao, an Ishikawa Prefecture city devastated by the massive Jan. 1, 2024 earthquake, following a hiatus in 2024 due to the disaster.

Carp streamers in quake-hit Ishikawa Pref. city

Carp streamers in quake-hit Ishikawa Pref. city

"Koinobori" carp streamers fly on May 4, 2025, over a field in Suzu, an Ishikawa Prefecture city devastated by the massive Jan. 1, 2024 earthquake, following a hiatus in 2024 due to the disaster.

Carp streamers in quake-hit Ishikawa Pref. city

Carp streamers in quake-hit Ishikawa Pref. city

"Koinobori" carp streamers fly on May 4, 2025, over a field in Suzu, an Ishikawa Prefecture city devastated by the massive Jan. 1, 2024 earthquake, following a hiatus in 2024 due to the disaster.

Japanese monkeys in hot spring

Japanese monkeys in hot spring

Japanese monkeys soak in an open-air hot spring at the Hakodate Tropical Botanical Garden in Hakodate in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Dec. 1, 2024. Visitors can watch monkeys dipping in the bath until early May -- an annual event that started in 1971.

Japanese monkeys in hot spring

Japanese monkeys in hot spring

Japanese monkeys soak in an open-air hot spring at the Hakodate Tropical Botanical Garden in Hakodate in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Dec. 1, 2024. Visitors can watch monkeys dipping in the bath until early May -- an annual event that started in 1971.

Japanese monkeys in hot spring

Japanese monkeys in hot spring

Japanese monkeys soak in an open-air hot spring at the Hakodate Tropical Botanical Garden in Hakodate in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Dec. 1, 2024. Visitors can watch monkeys dipping in the bath until early May -- an annual event that started in 1971.

Japanese monkeys in hot spring

Japanese monkeys in hot spring

Japanese monkeys soak in an open-air hot spring at the Hakodate Tropical Botanical Garden in Hakodate in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Dec. 1, 2024. Visitors can watch monkeys dipping in the bath until early May -- an annual event that started in 1971.

Tomakomai port in northern Japan

Tomakomai port in northern Japan

Photo taken on May 1, 2024, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Tomakomai port in Hokkaido, northern Japan.

Tomakomai port in northern Japan

Tomakomai port in northern Japan

Photo taken on May 1, 2024, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Tomakomai port in Hokkaido, northern Japan.

New Chitose Airport in northern Japan

New Chitose Airport in northern Japan

Photo taken on May 1, 2024, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido, northern Japan.

New Chitose Airport in northern Japan

New Chitose Airport in northern Japan

Photo taken on May 1, 2024, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido, northern Japan.

New Chitose Airport in northern Japan

New Chitose Airport in northern Japan

Photo taken on May 1, 2024, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido, northern Japan.

New Chitose Airport in northern Japan

New Chitose Airport in northern Japan

Photo taken on May 1, 2024, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido, northern Japan.

"Balikatan" U.S.-Philippine military exercise

"Balikatan" U.S.-Philippine military exercise

U.S. and Philippine soldiers get ready to board a U.S. military helicopter during the annual "Balikatan" bilateral military exercise on May 1, 2024, in San Vicente in Palawan Province, the Philippines.

"Balikatan" U.S.-Philippine military exercise

"Balikatan" U.S.-Philippine military exercise

U.S. soldiers march at San Vicente Airport during the annual "Balikatan" military exercise with the Philippines on May 1, 2024, in San Vicente in Palawan Province, the Philippines.

"Balikatan" U.S.-Philippine military exercise

"Balikatan" U.S.-Philippine military exercise

U.S. and Philippine soldiers stand in front of two Himars rocket launchers airlifted by the U.S. military during the annual "Balikatan" bilateral military exercise on May 1, 2024, in San Vicente in Palawan Province, the Philippines.

"Balikatan" U.S.-Philippine military exercise

"Balikatan" U.S.-Philippine military exercise

U.S. and Philippine soldiers get ready to board a U.S. military helicopter during the annual "Balikatan" bilateral military exercise on May 1, 2024, in San Vicente in Palawan Province, the Philippines.

"Balikatan" U.S.-Philippine military exercise

"Balikatan" U.S.-Philippine military exercise

A Philippine soldier guards a U.S. military hovercraft during an annual "Balikatan" bilateral military exercise on May 1, 2024, in San Vicente in Palawan Province, the Philippines.

"Balikatan" U.S.-Philippine military exercise

"Balikatan" U.S.-Philippine military exercise

A Himars rocket launcher is transferred to a U.S. military hovercraft during an annual "Balikatan" military exercise with the Philippine armed forces on May 1, 2024, in San Vicente in Palawan Province, the Philippines.

Football: U-23 Asian Cup

Football: U-23 Asian Cup

Japan players train in Doha, Qatar, on May 1, 2024, ahead of the under-23 Asian Cup men's football final against Uzbekistan on May 3.

Football: U-23 Asian Cup

Football: U-23 Asian Cup

Japan players train in Doha, Qatar, on May 1, 2024, ahead of the under-23 Asian Cup men's football final against Uzbekistan on May 3.

Football: U-23 Asian Cup

Football: U-23 Asian Cup

Japan players train in Doha, Qatar, on May 1, 2024, ahead of the under-23 Asian Cup men's football final against Uzbekistan on May 3.

U.S. Fed chief Powell

U.S. Fed chief Powell

U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks at a press conference in Washington on May 1, 2024, following a two-day Federal Open Market Committee meeting.

Baseball: Dodgers vs. D-backs

Baseball: Dodgers vs. D-backs

Yoshinobu Yamamoto of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitches in a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, on May 1, 2024.

Baseball: Dodgers vs. D-backs

Baseball: Dodgers vs. D-backs

Yoshinobu Yamamoto of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitches in a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, on May 1, 2024.

Baseball: Dodgers vs. D-backs

Baseball: Dodgers vs. D-backs

Yoshinobu Yamamoto of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitches in a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, on May 1, 2024.

Baseball: Dodgers vs. D-backs

Baseball: Dodgers vs. D-backs

Yoshinobu Yamamoto of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitches in a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, on May 1, 2024.

Baseball: Dodgers vs. D-backs

Baseball: Dodgers vs. D-backs

Yoshinobu Yamamoto of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitches in a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, on May 1, 2024.

Baseball: Dodgers vs. D-backs

Baseball: Dodgers vs. D-backs

Yoshinobu Yamamoto of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitches in a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, on May 1, 2024.

U.S. Fed chief Powell

U.S. Fed chief Powell

U.S. Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell speaks at a press conference in Washington on May 1, 2024.

U.S. Fed chief Powell

U.S. Fed chief Powell

U.S. Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell speaks at a press conference in Washington on May 1, 2024.

Baseball: Cubs vs. Mets

Baseball: Cubs vs. Mets

Shota Imanaga of the Chicago Cubs pitches in a baseball game against the New York Mets at Citi Field in New York on May 1, 2024.

Baseball: Cubs vs. Mets

Baseball: Cubs vs. Mets

Shota Imanaga of the Chicago Cubs pitches in a baseball game against the New York Mets at Citi Field in New York on May 1, 2024.

Baseball: Cubs vs. Mets

Baseball: Cubs vs. Mets

Shota Imanaga of the Chicago Cubs pitches in a baseball game against the New York Mets at Citi Field in New York on May 1, 2024.

Baseball: Cubs vs. Mets

Baseball: Cubs vs. Mets

Shota Imanaga of the Chicago Cubs pitches in a baseball game against the New York Mets at Citi Field in New York on May 1, 2024.

Japan PM Kishida in France

Japan PM Kishida in France

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (front) arrives at Orly airport, south of Paris, on May 1, 2024.

Japan PM Kishida in France

Japan PM Kishida in France

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (C) arrives at Orly airport, south of Paris, on May 1, 2024.

Japan PM Kishida in France

Japan PM Kishida in France

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (front) arrives at Orly airport, south of Paris, on May 1, 2024.

Japan PM Kishida in France

Japan PM Kishida in France

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (C) arrives at Orly airport, south of Paris, on May 1, 2024.

Japan PM Kishida in France

Japan PM Kishida in France

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (L) shakes hands with French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal as they hold talks in Paris on May 1, 2024.

Japan PM Kishida in France

Japan PM Kishida in France

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (3rd from R) shakes hands with French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal as they hold talks in Paris on May 1, 2024.

Japan PM Kishida in France

Japan PM Kishida in France

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (2nd from R) shakes hands with French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal as they hold talks in Paris on May 1, 2024.

Japan PM Kishida in France

Japan PM Kishida in France

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (4th from R) holds talks with French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal (4th from L) in Paris on May 1, 2024.

Japan PM Kishida in France

Japan PM Kishida in France

Combined photo shows Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (R) holding talks with French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal in Paris on May 1, 2024.

4 months after strong earthquake in central Japan

4 months after strong earthquake in central Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on May 1, 2024, shows the site of a gutted market in Wajima in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, after a blaze broke out following a strong earthquake on Jan. 1.

4 months after strong earthquake in central Japan

4 months after strong earthquake in central Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on May 1, 2024, shows damaged buildings in Wajima in the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa, hit hard by a powerful earthquake on Jan. 1.