Peace mural on Hiroshima airport exterior wall

MIHARA, Japan, Oct. 16 Kyodo - Mexican sibling artists Adry del Rocio and Carlos Alberto pose for a photo with Toshiyuki Mimaki , a representative of Nihon Hidankyo, Japan's leading organization of atomic bomb survivors and winner of the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize, on Oct. 15, 2025, at a ceremony marking the completion of a mural depicting a world free of nuclear weapons, on an exterior wall of Hiroshima airport's terminal building in Mihra, Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan. (Kyodo)

Peace mural on Hiroshima airport exterior wall

Peace mural on Hiroshima airport exterior wall

Mexican sibling artists Adry del Rocio (7th from R) and Carlos Alberto (5th from R) pose for a photo with Toshiyuki Mimaki (6th from R), a representative of Nihon Hidankyo, Japan's leading organization of atomic bomb survivors and winner of the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize, on Oct. 15, 2025, at a ceremony marking the completion of a mural depicting a world free of nuclear weapons, on an exterior wall of Hiroshima airport's terminal building in Mihra, Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan.

Poet Shuntaro Tanikawa dies at 92

Poet Shuntaro Tanikawa dies at 92

Shuntaro Tanikawa, a leading poet in postwar Japan also known for his translations of the U.S. cartoon strip "Peanuts," sits at his home in Tokyo on Oct. 15, 2020. Tanikawa died on Nov. 13, 2024, aged 92.

Xiaomi 15 Phone Release

Xiaomi 15 Phone Release

HANGZHOU, CHINA - OCTOBER 30, 2024 - Customers experience Xiaomi 15 series phones at a Xiaomi store in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang province, Oct 30, 2024.

Xiaomi 15 Phone Release

Xiaomi 15 Phone Release

HANGZHOU, CHINA - OCTOBER 30, 2024 - Customers experience Xiaomi 15 series phones at a Xiaomi store in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang province, Oct 30, 2024.

Xiaomi 15 Phone Release

Xiaomi 15 Phone Release

HANGZHOU, CHINA - OCTOBER 30, 2024 - Customers experience Xiaomi 15 series phones at a Xiaomi store in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang province, Oct 30, 2024.

Xiaomi 15 Phone Release

Xiaomi 15 Phone Release

HANGZHOU, CHINA - OCTOBER 30, 2024 - Customers experience Xiaomi 15 series phones at a Xiaomi store in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang province, Oct 30, 2024.

Xiaomi 15 Phone Release

Xiaomi 15 Phone Release

HANGZHOU, CHINA - OCTOBER 30, 2024 - Customers experience Xiaomi 15 series phones at a Xiaomi store in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang province, Oct 30, 2024.

Xiaomi 15 Phone Release

Xiaomi 15 Phone Release

HANGZHOU, CHINA - OCTOBER 30, 2024 - Customers experience Xiaomi 15 series phones at a Xiaomi store in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang province, Oct 30, 2024.

Xiaomi 15 Phone Release

Xiaomi 15 Phone Release

HANGZHOU, CHINA - OCTOBER 30, 2024 - Customers experience Xiaomi 15 series phones at a Xiaomi store in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang province, Oct 30, 2024.

Xiaomi 15 Phone Release

Xiaomi 15 Phone Release

HANGZHOU, CHINA - OCTOBER 30, 2024 - Customers experience Xiaomi 15 series phones at a Xiaomi store in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang province, Oct 30, 2024.

Gifu Central Library

Gifu Central Library

GIFU, JAPAN - OCTOBER 15, 2024 - Citizens read books at the Gifu Central Library in Gifu, Japan, Oct. 15, 2024.

Gifu Central Library

Gifu Central Library

GIFU, JAPAN - OCTOBER 15, 2024 - Citizens read books at the Gifu Central Library in Gifu, Japan, Oct. 15, 2024.

Gifu Central Library

Gifu Central Library

GIFU, JAPAN - OCTOBER 15, 2024 - Citizens read books at the Gifu Central Library in Gifu, Japan, Oct. 15, 2024.

Gifu Central Library

Gifu Central Library

GIFU, JAPAN - OCTOBER 15, 2024 - Citizens read books at the Gifu Central Library in Gifu, Japan, Oct. 15, 2024.

Gifu Central Library

Gifu Central Library

GIFU, JAPAN - OCTOBER 15, 2024 - Citizens read books at the Gifu Central Library in Gifu, Japan, Oct. 15, 2024.

Gifu Central Library

Gifu Central Library

GIFU, JAPAN - OCTOBER 15, 2024 - Citizens read books at the Gifu Central Library in Gifu, Japan, Oct. 15, 2024.

Gifu Central Library

Gifu Central Library

GIFU, JAPAN - OCTOBER 15, 2024 - Citizens read books at the Gifu Central Library in Gifu, Japan, Oct. 15, 2024.

Gifu Central Library

Gifu Central Library

GIFU, JAPAN - OCTOBER 15, 2024 - Citizens read books at the Gifu Central Library in Gifu, Japan, Oct. 15, 2024.

Gifu Central Library

Gifu Central Library

GIFU, JAPAN - OCTOBER 15, 2024 - Citizens read books at the Gifu Central Library in Gifu, Japan, Oct. 15, 2024.

Gifu Central Library

Gifu Central Library

GIFU, JAPAN - OCTOBER 15, 2024 - Citizens read books at the Gifu Central Library in Gifu, Japan, Oct. 15, 2024.

Gifu Central Library

Gifu Central Library

GIFU, JAPAN - OCTOBER 15, 2024 - Citizens read books at the Gifu Central Library in Gifu, Japan, Oct. 15, 2024.

Gifu Central Library

Gifu Central Library

GIFU, JAPAN - OCTOBER 15, 2024 - Citizens read books at the Gifu Central Library in Gifu, Japan, Oct. 15, 2024.

Gifu Central Library

Gifu Central Library

GIFU, JAPAN - OCTOBER 15, 2024 - Citizens read books at the Gifu Central Library in Gifu, Japan, Oct. 15, 2024.

Gifu Central Library

Gifu Central Library

GIFU, JAPAN - OCTOBER 15, 2024 - Citizens read books at the Gifu Central Library in Gifu, Japan, Oct. 15, 2024.

Gifu Central Library

Gifu Central Library

GIFU, JAPAN - OCTOBER 15, 2024 - Citizens read books at the Gifu Central Library in Gifu, Japan, Oct. 15, 2024.

Gifu Central Library

Gifu Central Library

GIFU, JAPAN - OCTOBER 15, 2024 - Citizens read books at the Gifu Central Library in Gifu, Japan, Oct. 15, 2024.

Gifu Central Library

Gifu Central Library

GIFU, JAPAN - OCTOBER 15, 2024 - Citizens read books at the Gifu Central Library in Gifu, Japan, Oct. 15, 2024.

Gifu Central Library

Gifu Central Library

GIFU, JAPAN - OCTOBER 15, 2024 - Citizens read books at the Gifu Central Library in Gifu, Japan, Oct. 15, 2024.

Gifu Central Library

Gifu Central Library

GIFU, JAPAN - OCTOBER 15, 2024 - Citizens read books at the Gifu Central Library in Gifu, Japan, Oct. 15, 2024.

Gifu Central Library

Gifu Central Library

GIFU, JAPAN - OCTOBER 15, 2024 - Citizens read books at the Gifu Central Library in Gifu, Japan, Oct. 15, 2024.

World Buddhist Forum in China

World Buddhist Forum in China

The World Buddhist Forum is held in Ningbo, in China's eastern province of Zhejiang, on Oct. 15, 2024.

World Buddhist Forum in China

World Buddhist Forum in China

The 11th Panchen Lama (front row, C), Gyaltsen Norbu, the Tibetan Buddhist leader sanctioned by the Chinese government, attends the World Buddhist Forum in Ningbo, in China's eastern province of Zhejiang, on Oct. 15, 2024.

World Buddhist Forum in China

World Buddhist Forum in China

The 11th Panchen Lama, Gyaltsen Norbu, the Tibetan Buddhist leader sanctioned by the Chinese government, attends the World Buddhist Forum in Ningbo, in China's eastern province of Zhejiang, on Oct. 15, 2024.

World Buddhist Forum in China

World Buddhist Forum in China

The 11th Panchen Lama, Gyaltsen Norbu, the Tibetian Buddhist leader sanctioned by the Chinese government, attends the World Buddhist Forum in Ningbo, in China's eastern province of Zhejiang, on Oct. 15, 2024.

World Buddhist Forum in China

World Buddhist Forum in China

The World Buddhist Forum is held in Ningbo, in China's eastern province of Zhejiang, on Oct. 15, 2024.

JASDF F-15 fighter

JASDF F-15 fighter

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-15 fighter flies above Nyutabaru Air Base in Shintomi, Miyazaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 23, 2024, as Japan carries out a joint drill with the U.S. military.

[Breaking News]Campaigning begins for Japan general election

KOBE, Japan, Oct. 15 Kyodo - Yuichiro Tamaki, leader of the Democratic Party for the People, makes a stump speech in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture in western Japan, on Oct. 15, 2024, as campaigning for the Oct. 27 general election began the same day. (Kyodo)

[Breaking News]Campaigning begins for Japan general election

TOKYO, Japan, Oct. 15 Kyodo - Japanese Communist Party leader Tomoko Tamura makes a stump speech in Tokyo on Oct. 15, 2024, as campaigning for the Oct. 27 general election began the same day. (Kyodo)

[Breaking News]Campaigning begins for Japan general election

TOKYO, Japan, Oct. 15 Kyodo - Mari Kushibuchi, coleader of the anti-establishment Reiwa Shinsengumi, makes a stump speech in Tokyo on Oct. 15, 2024, as campaigning for the Oct. 27 general election began the same day. (Kyodo)

[Breaking News]Campaigning begins for Japan general election

TOKYO, Japan, Oct. 15 Kyodo - Yoshihiko Noda, head of the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, makes a stump speech in Tokyo on Oct. 15, 2024, as campaigning for the Oct. 27 general election began the same day. (Kyodo)

[Breaking News]Campaigning begins for Japan general election

TOKYO, Japan, Oct. 15 Kyodo - Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows people gathering to listen to stump speeches by candidates for the Oct. 27 general election in Tokyo on Oct. 15, 2024, as campaigning for the election began the same day. (Kyodo)

Beijing Builds Garden City

Beijing Builds Garden City

BEIJING, CHINA - OCTOBER 21, 2024 - Tourists enjoy flowers at Yimu Yuan Park outside the southwest wall of the Old Summer Palace in Beijing, China, Oct 21, 2024. In recent years, Beijing has stepped up efforts to protect the ecological environment and continuously improve the quality of the urban environment. This year, 200 hectares of green space has been added in the urban area, and 15 leisure parks and 50 pocket parks have been built.

Beijing Builds Garden City

Beijing Builds Garden City

BEIJING, CHINA - OCTOBER 21, 2024 - Tourists enjoy flowers at Yimu Yuan Park outside the southwest wall of the Old Summer Palace in Beijing, China, Oct 21, 2024. In recent years, Beijing has stepped up efforts to protect the ecological environment and continuously improve the quality of the urban environment. This year, 200 hectares of green space has been added in the urban area, and 15 leisure parks and 50 pocket parks have been built.

Beijing Builds Garden City

Beijing Builds Garden City

BEIJING, CHINA - OCTOBER 21, 2024 - Tourists enjoy flowers at Yimu Yuan Park outside the southwest wall of the Old Summer Palace in Beijing, China, Oct 21, 2024. In recent years, Beijing has stepped up efforts to protect the ecological environment and continuously improve the quality of the urban environment. This year, 200 hectares of green space has been added in the urban area, and 15 leisure parks and 50 pocket parks have been built.

Beijing Builds Garden City

Beijing Builds Garden City

BEIJING, CHINA - OCTOBER 21, 2024 - Tourists enjoy flowers at Yimu Yuan Park outside the southwest wall of the Old Summer Palace in Beijing, China, Oct 21, 2024. In recent years, Beijing has stepped up efforts to protect the ecological environment and continuously improve the quality of the urban environment. This year, 200 hectares of green space has been added in the urban area, and 15 leisure parks and 50 pocket parks have been built.

Beijing Builds Garden City

Beijing Builds Garden City

BEIJING, CHINA - OCTOBER 21, 2024 - Tourists enjoy flowers at Yimu Yuan Park outside the southwest wall of the Old Summer Palace in Beijing, China, Oct 21, 2024. In recent years, Beijing has stepped up efforts to protect the ecological environment and continuously improve the quality of the urban environment. This year, 200 hectares of green space has been added in the urban area, and 15 leisure parks and 50 pocket parks have been built.

Beijing Builds Garden City

Beijing Builds Garden City

BEIJING, CHINA - OCTOBER 21, 2024 - Tourists enjoy flowers at Yimu Yuan Park outside the southwest wall of the Old Summer Palace in Beijing, China, Oct 21, 2024. In recent years, Beijing has stepped up efforts to protect the ecological environment and continuously improve the quality of the urban environment. This year, 200 hectares of green space has been added in the urban area, and 15 leisure parks and 50 pocket parks have been built.

Beijing Builds Garden City

Beijing Builds Garden City

BEIJING, CHINA - OCTOBER 21, 2024 - Tourists enjoy flowers at Yimu Yuan Park outside the southwest wall of the Old Summer Palace in Beijing, China, Oct 21, 2024. In recent years, Beijing has stepped up efforts to protect the ecological environment and continuously improve the quality of the urban environment. This year, 200 hectares of green space has been added in the urban area, and 15 leisure parks and 50 pocket parks have been built.

Beijing Builds Garden City

Beijing Builds Garden City

BEIJING, CHINA - OCTOBER 21, 2024 - Tourists enjoy flowers at Yimu Yuan Park outside the southwest wall of the Old Summer Palace in Beijing, China, Oct 21, 2024. In recent years, Beijing has stepped up efforts to protect the ecological environment and continuously improve the quality of the urban environment. This year, 200 hectares of green space has been added in the urban area, and 15 leisure parks and 50 pocket parks have been built.