Fukuma loses by default in shogi title series

Fukuma loses by default in shogi title series

Combined photo taken on Sept. 8, 2024, and in July 2022, respectively, shows professional shogi players in the women's category Tomoka Nishiyama (L) and Kana Fukuma. Nishiyama defended her Osho women's title as her competitor Fukuma withdrew from the third match of a best-of-three series due to ill health on Oct. 29, 2024. Fukuma earlier said she would be sidelined from competition between Nov. 17, 2024, and Feb. 12, 2025, due to pregnancy.

SBI Holdings CEO Yoshitaka Kitao

SBI Holdings CEO Yoshitaka Kitao

SBI Holdings Inc. CEO Yoshitaka Kitao attends a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 8, 2024.

Air pollution in New Delhi

Air pollution in New Delhi

Air pollution shrouds the outskirts of New Delhi on Nov. 8, 2024.

Figure skating: NHK Trophy

Figure skating: NHK Trophy

Kaori Sakamoto of Japan performs in the women's short program at the NHK Trophy figure skating competition at Yoyogi National Stadium in Tokyo on Nov. 8, 2024.

Figure skating: NHK Trophy

Figure skating: NHK Trophy

Kaori Sakamoto of Japan performs in the women's short program at the NHK Trophy figure skating competition at Yoyogi National Stadium in Tokyo on Nov. 8, 2024.

Figure skating: NHK Trophy

Figure skating: NHK Trophy

Kaori Sakamoto of Japan performs in the women's short program at the NHK Trophy figure skating competition at Yoyogi National Stadium in Tokyo on Nov. 8, 2024.

Figure skating: NHK Trophy

Figure skating: NHK Trophy

Kaori Sakamoto of Japan performs in the women's short program at the NHK Trophy figure skating competition at Yoyogi National Stadium in Tokyo on Nov. 8, 2024.

Figure skating: NHK Trophy

Figure skating: NHK Trophy

Kaori Sakamoto of Japan performs in the women's short program at the NHK Trophy figure skating competition at Yoyogi National Stadium in Tokyo on Nov. 8, 2024.

Mao Asada's new ice skate rink

Mao Asada's new ice skate rink

Photo taken on Nov. 8, 2024, shows a building housing an ice skating rink that Vancouver Olympic figure skating silver medalist Mao Asada opened in Tachikawa, western Tokyo. Mao Rink, which has 1,000 seats for spectators, will open to the general public on Nov. 11. Asada has said she will use the rink for her ice show and that it meets standards for holding international competitions.

Mao Asada's new ice skate rink

Mao Asada's new ice skate rink

Photo taken on Nov. 8, 2024, shows an ice skating rink that Vancouver Olympic figure skating silver medalist Mao Asada opened in Tachikawa, western Tokyo. Mao Rink, which has 1,000 seats for spectators, will open to the general public on Nov. 11. Asada has said she will use the rink for her ice show and that it meets standards for holding international competitions.

Mao Asada's new ice skate rink

Mao Asada's new ice skate rink

Vancouver Olympic figure skating silver medalist Mao Asada performs at an ice skating rink she opened in Tachikawa, western Tokyo, during a ceremony marking its completion on Nov. 8, 2024. Mao Rink, which has 1,000 seats for spectators, will open to the general public on Nov. 11. Asada has said she will use the rink for her ice show and that the rink meets standards for holding international competitions.

Mao Asada's new ice skate rink

Mao Asada's new ice skate rink

Vancouver Olympic figure skating silver medalist Mao Asada performs at an ice skating rink she opened in Tachikawa, western Tokyo, during a ceremony marking its completion on Nov. 8, 2024. Mao Rink, which has 1,000 seats for spectators, will open to the general public on Nov. 11. Asada has said she will use the rink for her ice show and that the rink meets standards for holding international competitions.

Figure skating: NHK Trophy

Figure skating: NHK Trophy

Kao Miura of Japan performs in the men's short program at the NHK Trophy figure skating competition at Yoyogi National Stadium in Tokyo on Nov. 8, 2024.

Figure skating: NHK Trophy

Figure skating: NHK Trophy

Kao Miura of Japan performs in the men's short program at the NHK Trophy figure skating competition at Yoyogi National Stadium in Tokyo on Nov. 8, 2024.

U.S. Navy Osprey at Iwakuni base

U.S. Navy Osprey at Iwakuni base

A U.S. Navy CMV22 Osprey prepares to land at a U.S. military base in Iwakuni in the western Japan prefecture of Yamaguchi on Nov. 8, 2024. The Navy has apparently begun deploying its variant of the Osprey aircraft at the base, according to a source close to the matter.

Figure skating: NHK Trophy

Figure skating: NHK Trophy

Kao Miura of Japan performs in the men's short program at the NHK Trophy figure skating competition at Yoyogi National Stadium in Tokyo on Nov. 8, 2024.

Tsutenkaku Tower in Osaka

Tsutenkaku Tower in Osaka

Photo taken on Nov. 8, 2024, shows Osaka's landmark Tsutenkaku Tower in the Shinsekai area of the western Japan city.

Tsutenkaku Tower in Osaka

Tsutenkaku Tower in Osaka

Photo taken on Nov. 8, 2024, shows Osaka's landmark Tsutenkaku Tower in the Shinsekai area of the western Japan city.

Figure skating: NHK Trophy

Figure skating: NHK Trophy

Yuma Kagiyama of Japan performs in the men's short program at the NHK Trophy figure skating competition at Yoyogi National Stadium in Tokyo on Nov. 8, 2024.

Figure skating: NHK Trophy

Figure skating: NHK Trophy

Yuma Kagiyama of Japan performs in the men's short program at the NHK Trophy figure skating competition at Yoyogi National Stadium in Tokyo on Nov. 8, 2024.

Figure skating: NHK Trophy

Figure skating: NHK Trophy

Yuma Kagiyama of Japan performs in the men's short program at the NHK Trophy figure skating competition at Yoyogi National Stadium in Tokyo on Nov. 8, 2024.

Figure skating: NHK Trophy

Figure skating: NHK Trophy

Yuma Kagiyama of Japan performs in the men's short program at the NHK Trophy figure skating competition at Yoyogi National Stadium in Tokyo on Nov. 8, 2024.

Figure skating: NHK Trophy

Figure skating: NHK Trophy

Riku Miura (front) and Ryuichi Kihara of Japan perform in the pairs short program at the NHK Trophy figure skating competition at Yoyogi National Stadium in Tokyo on Nov. 8, 2024.

Figure skating: NHK Trophy

Figure skating: NHK Trophy

Riku Miura (L) and Ryuichi Kihara of Japan perform in the pairs short program at the NHK Trophy figure skating competition at Yoyogi National Stadium in Tokyo on Nov. 8, 2024.

Figure skating: NHK Trophy

Figure skating: NHK Trophy

Riku Miura (L) and Ryuichi Kihara of Japan perform in the pairs short program at the NHK Trophy figure skating competition at Yoyogi National Stadium in Tokyo on Nov. 8, 2024.

Figure skating: NHK Trophy

Figure skating: NHK Trophy

Riku Miura (L) and Ryuichi Kihara of Japan perform in the pairs short program at the NHK Trophy figure skating competition at Yoyogi National Stadium in Tokyo on Nov. 8, 2024.

Figure skating: NHK Trophy

Figure skating: NHK Trophy

Riku Miura (L) and Ryuichi Kihara of Japan perform in the pairs short program at the NHK Trophy figure skating competition at Yoyogi National Stadium in Tokyo on Nov. 8, 2024.

Japan smaller opposition party head Tamaki

Japan smaller opposition party head Tamaki

Yuichiro Tamaki, leader of Japan's smaller opposition Democratic Party for the People, speaks at a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Nov. 8, 2024.

Maneki signboard for Kyoto kabuki show

Maneki signboard for Kyoto kabuki show

A calligrapher uses a mixture of sake and ink to write the names of Kabuki performers on a wooden signboard in Kyoto on Nov. 8, 2024, for the year-end show at the Minamiza Theater in the traditional style of "maneki-gaki" calligraphy, wishing for a full house.

Maneki signboard for Kyoto kabuki show

Maneki signboard for Kyoto kabuki show

A calligrapher uses a mixture of sake and ink to write the names of Kabuki performers on a wooden signboard in Kyoto on Nov. 8, 2024, for the year-end show at the Minamiza Theater in the traditional style of "maneki-gaki" calligraphy, wishing for a full house.

Maneki signboard for Kyoto kabuki show

Maneki signboard for Kyoto kabuki show

A calligrapher uses a mixture of sake and ink to write the names of Kabuki performers on a wooden signboard in Kyoto on Nov. 8, 2024, for the year-end show at the Minamiza Theater in the traditional style of "maneki-gaki" calligraphy, wishing for a full house.