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Baseball: MLB All-Star Week

Photo taken with a 360-degree camera shows Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto (C, bottom) meeting the press in Philadelphia on July 13, 2026, a day before the MLB All-Star Game.

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N. Korean premier's trip to China

Chinese and North Korean flags are flown in Tiananmen in Beijing on July 10, 2026, as North Korean Premier Pak Thae Song arrives in the Chinese capital the same day for a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

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N. Korean premier's trip to China

Chinese and North Korean flags are flown near Tiananmen in Beijing on July 10, 2026, as North Korean Premier Pak Thae Song arrives in the Chinese capital the same day for a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

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N. Korean premier's trip to China

Chinese and North Korean flags are flown near Tiananmen in Beijing on July 10, 2026, as North Korean Premier Pak Thae Song arrives in the Chinese capital the same day for a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

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Meeting of BOJ branch managers

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda (C) attends a meeting of BOJ branch managers at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on July 9, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Meeting of BOJ branch managers

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda (3rd from R) attends a meeting of BOJ branch managers at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on July 9, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Meeting of BOJ branch managers

The Bank of Japan holds a meeting of its branch managers at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on July 9, 2026, with BOJ head Kazuo Ueda in attendance. (Pool photo)

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NATO annual summit in Turkey

(From L) Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun pose for a photo during a trilateral meeting on the sidelines of NATO's annual summit in Ankara on July 7, 2026.

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Japan's emperor in Brussels

Japan's Emperor Naruhito (3rd from R) attends a meeting with Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever (3rd from L) at the prime minister's official residence in Brussels on June 23, 2026, during the emperor's official visit to Belgium. (Pool photo)

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Japan's emperor in Brussels

Japan's Emperor Naruhito (3rd from R) attends a meeting with Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever (3rd from L) at the prime minister's official residence in Brussels on June 23, 2026, during the emperor's official visit to Belgium. (Pool photo)

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IAEA chief Grossi at Fukushima nuclear power plant

International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Grossi speaks during a meeting with officials of Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on June 24, 2026.

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IAEA chief Grossi at Fukushima nuclear power plant

International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Grossi speaks at a press conference at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on June 24, 2026, following a meeting with the plant's operator Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. President Tomoaki Kobayakawa.

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Summer Davos begins in Dalian

The World Economic Forum's second largest annual meeting, known as the Summer Davos, kicks off in Dalian, China, on June 23, 2026. Over 1,700 people from political and business communities in about 90 countries and regions took part in the three-day Meeting of the New Champions, co-hosted by the Chinese government.

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Japan's imperial couple meet grandchild of ex-Dutch general in Amsterdam

Inez Schelfhout (L), the granddaughter of a former Dutch general who survived a Japanese internment camp as a child during World War II, is pictured before meeting with Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako in Amsterdam on June 19, 2026. Her late grandfather was imprisoned in what is now Indonesia after the country was occupied by the Imperial Japanese Army. In 2000, he attended a ceremony in which Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko laid flowers at a war memorial during their visit to the Netherlands. (Pool photo)

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Japan's imperial couple meet grandchild of ex-Dutch general in Amsterdam

Inez Schelfhout, the granddaughter of a former Dutch general who survived a Japanese internment camp as a child during World War II, speaks to the press after meeting with Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako in Amsterdam on June 19, 2026. Her late grandfather was imprisoned in what is now Indonesia after the country was occupied by the Imperial Japanese Army. In 2000, he attended a ceremony in which Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko laid flowers at a war memorial during their visit to the Netherlands. (Pool photo)

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[Breaking News]BOJ lifts policy rate to 31-year high of 1.0%

TOKYO, Japan, June 16 Kyodo - Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Shinichi Uchida speaks at a press conference at the BOJ headquarters in Tokyo on June 16, 2026, following a two-day policy-setting monetary meeting. The central bank, in the absence of Governor Kazuo Ueda who has been hospitalized for treatment of a hepatic cyst infection, decided to lift its key policy rate to a 31-year high of 1.0 percent. (Kyodo)

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Public-private consortium to disseminate Japanese comics across world

A public-private consortium aimed at disseminating Japan's manga comic culture across the world holds its inaugural meeting in Tokyo on June 18, 2026. The Cultural Affairs Agency-led consortium, participated in by major publishing companies Kodansha Ltd., Shueisha Inc. and Shogakukan Inc., will come up with a framework for making online services of Japanese comics targeting foreign readers commercially viable.

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Scandal-mired Nidec shareholders meeting

Nidec Corp. President Mitsuya Kishida (far R) holds a press conference in Kyoto on June 18, 2026, following the company's general shareholder meeting earlier in the day, held for the first time since accounting and quality scandals surfaced at the major motor manufacturer in 2025.

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Scandal-mired Nidec shareholders meeting

Nidec Corp. President Mitsuya Kishida (C) holds a press conference in Kyoto on June 18, 2026, following the company's general shareholder meeting earlier in the day, held for the first time since accounting and quality scandals surfaced at the major motor manufacturer in 2025.

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Scandal-mired Nidec shareholders meeting

Shareholders enter on June 18, 2026, the venue of a general shareholders meeting by Nidec Corp. in Kyoto, being held for the first time since accounting and quality scandals surfaced at the major motor manufacturer in 2025.

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Scandal-mired Nidec shareholders meeting

Nidec Corp. President Mitsuya Kishida holds a press conference in Kyoto on June 18, 2026, following the company's general shareholder meeting earlier in the day, held for the first time since accounting and quality scandals surfaced at the major motor manufacturer in 2025.

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Scandal-mired Nidec shareholders meeting

Nidec Corp. President Mitsuya Kishida holds a press conference in Kyoto on June 18, 2026, following the company's general shareholder meeting earlier in the day, held for the first time since accounting and quality scandals surfaced at the major motor manufacturer in 2025.

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Atomic bomb survivor Setsuko Thurlow in Vienna

Setsuko Thurlow, a 94-year-old atomic bomb survivor and nuclear disarmament campaigner, speaks about her experience in Hiroshima during a meeting hosted by the Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation in Vienna on June 17, 2026, in preparation for the first review conference on the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, scheduled in November and December.

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New Fed chair Warsh

New U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh speaks at a press conference in Washington on June 17, 2026, following a two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee, held for the first time under his leadership.

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G7 summit in France

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) shakes hands with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen during their bilateral meeting on the sidelines of a Group of Seven summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, on June 17, 2026. (Pool photo)

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G7 summit in France

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) shakes hands with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen during their bilateral meeting on the sidelines of a Group of Seven summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, on June 17, 2026. (Pool photo)

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BOJ lifts policy rate to 31-yr high of 1.0%

Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Shinichi Uchida speaks at a press conference at the BOJ headquarters in Tokyo on June 16, 2026, following a two-day monetary policy meeting. The central bank, in the absence of Governor Kazuo Ueda who has been hospitalized for medical treatment, decided to lift its key policy rate to a 31-year high of 1.0 percent.

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BOJ lifts policy rate to 31-yr high of 1.0%

Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Shinichi Uchida speaks at a press conference at the BOJ headquarters in Tokyo on June 16, 2026, following a two-day monetary policy meeting. The central bank, in the absence of Governor Kazuo Ueda who has been hospitalized for medical treatment, decided to lift its key policy rate to a 31-year high of 1.0 percent.

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BOJ headquarters

The Bank of Japan headquarters is pictured in Tokyo on June 16, 2026. The central bank decided to lift its key policy rate to a 31-year high of 1.0 percent at a two-day policy meeting that ended that day.

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BOJ headquarters

The Bank of Japan headquarters is pictured in Tokyo on June 16, 2026. The central bank decided to lift its key policy rate to a 31-year high of 1.0 percent at a two-day policy meeting that ended that day.

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Toyota shareholders' meeting

People head to the venue of a general shareholders' meeting of Toyota Motor Corp. on June 17, 2026, in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan.

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Toyota shareholders' meeting

People head to the venue of a general shareholders' meeting of Toyota Motor Corp. on June 17, 2026, in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan.

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Toyota President Kon

Kenta Kon (back, L), president of Toyota Motor Corp., meets the press after the company held a general shareholders meeting in Toyota in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on June 17, 2026.

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Toyota President Kon

Kenta Kon, president of Toyota Motor Corp., meets the press after the company held a general shareholders meeting in Toyota in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on June 17, 2026.

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BOJ lifts policy rate to 31-year high of 1.0%

Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Shinichi Uchida speaks at a press conference at the BOJ headquarters in Tokyo on June 16, 2026, following a two-day policy-setting monetary meeting. The central bank, in the absence of Governor Kazuo Ueda who has been hospitalized for treatment of a hepatic cyst infection, decided to lift its key policy rate to a 31-year high of 1.0 percent.

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BOJ lifts policy rate to 31-year high of 1.0%

Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Shinichi Uchida speaks at a press conference at the BOJ headquarters in Tokyo on June 16, 2026, following a two-day policy-setting monetary meeting. The central bank, in the absence of Governor Kazuo Ueda who has been hospitalized for treatment of a hepatic cyst infection, decided to lift its key policy rate to a 31-year high of 1.0 percent.

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BOJ lifts policy rate to 31-year high of 1.0%

Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Shinichi Uchida speaks at a press conference at the BOJ headquarters in Tokyo on June 16, 2026, following a two-day policy-setting monetary meeting. The central bank, in the absence of Governor Kazuo Ueda who has been hospitalized for treatment of a hepatic cyst infection, decided to lift its key policy rate to a 31-year high of 1.0 percent.

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Scene in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea, June 9 Kyodo - People look at a screen showing news about a meeting between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping, at a subway station in Pyongyang on June 9, 2026. (Kyodo)

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BOJ policy-setting meeting

Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Shinichi Uchida arrives at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on June 16, 2026, for the second day of a two-day monetary policy meeting. (Pool photo)

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BOJ policy-setting meeting

Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Shinichi Uchida arrives at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on June 16, 2026, for the second day of a two-day monetary policy meeting. (Pool photo)

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BOJ lifts policy rate to 31-yr high of 1.0%

Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Shinichi Uchida speaks at a press conference at the BOJ headquarters in Tokyo on June 16, 2026, following a two-day monetary policy meeting. The central bank, in the absence of Governor Kazuo Ueda who has been hospitalized for treatment of a hepatic cyst infection, decided to lift its key policy rate to a 31-year high of 1.0 percent.

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BOJ lifts policy rate to 31-yr high of 1.0%

Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Shinichi Uchida speaks at a press conference at the BOJ headquarters in Tokyo on June 16, 2026, following a two-day monetary policy meeting. The central bank, in the absence of Governor Kazuo Ueda who has been hospitalized for treatment of a hepatic cyst infection, decided to lift its key policy rate to a 31-year high of 1.0 percent.

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Japan PM Takaichi at roundtable meeting in London

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (4th from L) and her British counterpart Keir Starmer (3rd from L) attend a business roundtable meeting in Downing Street in London on June 14, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM Takaichi at roundtable meeting in London

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (3rd from L) and her British counterpart Keir Starmer (2nd from L) attend a business roundtable meeting in Downing Street in London on June 14, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM Takaichi at roundtable meeting in London

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (3rd from R) and her British counterpart Keir Starmer (4th from R) attend a business roundtable meeting in Downing Street in London on June 14, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM Takaichi at roundtable meeting in London

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (4th from R) and her British counterpart Keir Starmer (5th from R) attend a business roundtable meeting in Downing Street in London on June 14, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM Takaichi at roundtable meeting in London

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (4th from R) and her British counterpart Keir Starmer (5th from R) attend a business roundtable meeting in Downing Street in London on June 14, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM Takaichi at roundtable meeting in London

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) and her British counterpart Keir Starmer attend a business roundtable meeting in Downing Street in London on June 14, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM Takaichi at roundtable meeting in London

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (4th from L) and her British counterpart Keir Starmer (3rd from L) attend a business roundtable meeting in Downing Street in London on June 14, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM Takaichi at roundtable meeting in London

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (3rd from R) and her British counterpart Keir Starmer (4th from R) attend a business roundtable meeting in Downing Street in London on June 14, 2026. (Pool photo)