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Okinawa gubernatorial election

Okinawa gubernatorial election

Genta Koja meets the press in Naha on Sept. 14, 2026, a day after winning the Okinawa gubernatorial election, becoming the southern island prefecture's first leader in 12 years to back a key U.S. base relocation plan.

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Okinawa gubernatorial election

Okinawa gubernatorial election

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets the press at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 14, 2026, a day after Genta Koja, a candidate backed by her Liberal Democratic Party, won the Okinawa gubernatorial election, becoming the southern island prefecture's first leader in 12 years to support a key U.S. base relocation plan.

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Okinawa gubernatorial election

Okinawa gubernatorial election

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets the press at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 14, 2026, a day after Genta Koja, a candidate backed by her Liberal Democratic Party, won the Okinawa gubernatorial election, becoming the southern island prefecture's first leader in 12 years to support a key U.S. base relocation plan.

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Okinawa gubernatorial election

Okinawa gubernatorial election

Genta Koja meets the press in Naha on Sept. 14, 2026, a day after winning the Okinawa gubernatorial election, becoming the southern island prefecture's first leader in 12 years to back a key U.S. base relocation plan.

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Okinawa gubernatorial election

Okinawa gubernatorial election

Genta Koja meets the press in Naha on Sept. 14, 2026, a day after winning the Okinawa gubernatorial election, becoming the southern island prefecture's first leader in 12 years to back a key U.S. base relocation plan.

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Okinawa gubernatorial election

Okinawa gubernatorial election

Liberal Democratic Pary Secretary General Shunichi Suzuki meets the press at the ruling party's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 13, 2026, after LDP-backed Genta Koja won the Okinawa gubernatorial election, becoming the southern island prefecture's first leader in 12 years to support a key U.S. base relocation plan.

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Okinawa gubernatorial election

Okinawa gubernatorial election

Liberal Democratic Pary Secretary General Shunichi Suzuki meets the press at the ruling party's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 13, 2026, after LDP-backed Genta Koja won the Okinawa gubernatorial election, becoming the southern island prefecture's first leader in 12 years to support a key U.S. base relocation plan.

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Okinawa gubernatorial election

Okinawa gubernatorial election

Gov. Denny Tamaki meets the press after losing to Genta Koja in the Okinawa gubernatorial election in Naha on Sept. 13, 2026.

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Okinawa gubernatorial election

Okinawa gubernatorial election

Genta Koja meets the press after winning the Okinawa gubernatorial election in Naha on Sept. 13, 2026, becoming the southern island prefecture's first leader in 12 years to back a key U.S. base relocation plan.

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Okinawa gubernatorial election

Okinawa gubernatorial election

Genta Koja (back, L) meets the press after winning the Okinawa gubernatorial election in Naha on Sept. 13, 2026, becoming the southern island prefecture's first leader in 12 years to back a key U.S. base relocation plan.

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Japanese winner of U.S. Lasker Award

TSUKUBA, Japan, Sept. 11 Kyodo - Japanese sleep scientist Masashi Yanagisawa, a professor at the University of Tsukuba, attends a press conference at the university in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Sept. 10, 2026, after receiving the Lasker Award for basic medical research for identifying orexin and linking its deficiency to narcolepsy. (Kyodo)

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Centrist Reform Alliance leader Ogawa

Centrist Reform Alliance leader Ogawa

Junya Ogawa, head of Japan's main opposition party, the Centrist Reform Alliance, holds a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 11, 2026.

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Centrist Reform Alliance leader Ogawa

Centrist Reform Alliance leader Ogawa

Junya Ogawa, head of Japan's main opposition party, the Centrist Reform Alliance, holds a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 11, 2026.

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Centrist Reform Alliance leader Ogawa

Centrist Reform Alliance leader Ogawa

Junya Ogawa, head of Japan's main opposition party, the Centrist Reform Alliance, holds a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 11, 2026.

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Centrist Reform Alliance leader Ogawa

Centrist Reform Alliance leader Ogawa

Junya Ogawa, head of Japan's main opposition party, the Centrist Reform Alliance, holds a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 11, 2026.

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Chinese commerce ministry spokeswoman Huang

Chinese commerce ministry spokeswoman Huang

Chinese commerce ministry spokeswoman Huang Ling speaks at a regular press briefing in Beijing on Sept. 10, 2026, at which she said the ministry had summoned several French companies operating in China for talks.

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Chinese commerce ministry spokeswoman Huang

Chinese commerce ministry spokeswoman Huang

Chinese commerce ministry spokeswoman Huang Ling speaks at a regular press briefing in Beijing on Sept. 10, 2026, at which she said the ministry had summoned several French companies operating in China for talks.

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Japanese winner of U.S. Lasker Award

Japanese winner of U.S. Lasker Award

Japanese sleep scientist Masashi Yanagisawa, a professor at the University of Tsukuba, attends a press conference at the university in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Sept. 10, 2026, after receiving the Lasker Award for basic medical research for identifying orexin and linking its deficiency to narcolepsy.

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Japanese winner of U.S. Lasker Award

Japanese winner of U.S. Lasker Award

Japanese sleep scientist Masashi Yanagisawa, a professor at the University of Tsukuba, attends a press conference at the university in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Sept. 10, 2026, after receiving the Lasker Award for basic medical research for identifying orexin and linking its deficiency to narcolepsy.

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Baseball: Giants' Martinez earns 250th save

Baseball: Giants' Martinez earns 250th save

Raidel Martinez of the Yomiuri Giants holds a press conference after earning his 250th career save in a win over the Chunichi Dragons at Tokyo Dome in the Japanese capital on Sept. 10, 2026. The Cuban pitcher is the first foreign-born pitcher in Nippon Professional Baseball to achieve the milestone.

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Norwegian mackerel

Norwegian mackerel

Unfrozen Norwegian wild mackerel are shown to the press at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Sept. 11, 2026, after being transported to Japan on a Japan Airlines flight. The fish, brand named "Saba Nouveau" for its fat content of about 30 percent with each fish weighing 500 grams or more, will be delivered to sales outlets in Japan.

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Norwegian mackerel

Norwegian mackerel

Unfrozen Norwegian wild mackerel are shown to the press at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Sept. 11, 2026, after being transported to Japan on a Japan Airlines flight. The fish, brand named "Saba Nouveau" for its fat content of about 30 percent with each fish weighing 500 grams or more, will be delivered to sales outlets in Japan.

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Norwegian mackerel

Norwegian mackerel

Unfrozen Norwegian wild mackerel are shown to the press at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Sept. 11, 2026, after being transported to Japan on a Japan Airlines flight. The fish, brand named "Saba Nouveau" for its fat content of about 30 percent with each fish weighing 500 grams or more, will be delivered to sales outlets in Japan.

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Norwegian mackerel

Norwegian mackerel

Unfrozen Norwegian wild mackerel are shown to the press at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Sept. 11, 2026, after being transported to Japan on a Japan Airlines flight. The fish, brand named "Saba Nouveau" for its fat content of about 30 percent with each fish weighing 500 grams or more, will be delivered to sales outlets in Japan.

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Norwegian mackerel

Norwegian mackerel

Unfrozen Norwegian wild mackerel are shown to the press at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Sept. 11, 2026, after being transported to Japan on a Japan Airlines flight. The fish, brand named "Saba Nouveau" for its fat content of about 30 percent with each fish weighing 500 grams or more, will be delivered to sales outlets in Japan.

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Japanese winners of U.S. Lasker Award

TOKYO, Japan, Sept. 10 Kyodo - Japanese researchers Takehisa Kitazawa, Kunihiro Hattori and Tomoyuki Igawa of Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. attend a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2026, after receiving the Lasker Award for clinical medical research for their contributions to the development of a treatment for hemophilia. (Kyodo)

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Japanese ocean adventurer Kenichi Horie

NISHINOMIYA, Japan, Sept. 9 Kyodo - Japanese ocean adventurer Kenichi Horie smiles as he meets the press in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, on Sept. 8, 2026. Horie, 88, said he plans to sail solo and nonstop across the Pacific Ocean on a yacht next spring, in an attempt to break the world record he set four years earlier for the oldest person to accomplish the feat. (Kyodo)

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Australia's Ambassador to Japan holds a press conference

Australia's Ambassador to Japan holds a press conference

Australia's Ambassador to Japan Andrew Shearer holds a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo, on Sept. 9, 2026.

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Japanese winner of U.S. Lasker Award

Japanese winner of U.S. Lasker Award

Japanese researcher Takehisa Kitazawa of Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. attends a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2026, after receiving the Lasker Award for clinical medical research. Kitazawa shared the award with fellow Chugai researchers Kunihiro Hattori and Tomoyuki Igawa for their contributions to the development of a treatment for hemophilia.

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Japanese winner of U.S. Lasker Award

Japanese winner of U.S. Lasker Award

Japanese researcher Tomoyuki Igawa of Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. attends a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2026, after receiving the Lasker Award for clinical medical research. Kitazawa shared the award with fellow Chugai researchers Kunihiro Hattori and Takehisa Kitazawa for their contributions to the development of a treatment for hemophilia.

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Japanese winner of U.S. Lasker Award

Japanese winner of U.S. Lasker Award

Japanese researcher Kunihiro Hattori of Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. attends a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2026, after receiving the Lasker Award for clinical medical research. Hattori shared the award with fellow Chugai researchers Takehisa Kitazawa and Tomoyuki Igawa for their contributions to the development of a treatment for hemophilia.

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Japanese winners of U.S. Lasker Award

Japanese winners of U.S. Lasker Award

(From L) Japanese researchers Takehisa Kitazawa, Kunihiro Hattori and Tomoyuki Igawa of Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. pose for a photo during a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2026, after receiving the Lasker Award for clinical medical research for their contributions to the development of a treatment for hemophilia.

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Japanese winners of U.S. Lasker Award

Japanese winners of U.S. Lasker Award

(From L) Japanese researchers Takehisa Kitazawa, Kunihiro Hattori and Tomoyuki Igawa of Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. pose for a photo during a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2026, after receiving the Lasker Award for clinical medical research for their contributions to the development of a treatment for hemophilia.

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Japanese winners of U.S. Lasker Award

Japanese winners of U.S. Lasker Award

(From L) Japanese researchers Takehisa Kitazawa, Kunihiro Hattori and Tomoyuki Igawa of Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. pose for a photo during a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2026, after receiving the Lasker Award for clinical medical research for their contributions to the development of a treatment for hemophilia.

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Japanese winners of U.S. Lasker Award

Japanese winners of U.S. Lasker Award

(From L) Japanese researchers Takehisa Kitazawa, Kunihiro Hattori and Tomoyuki Igawa of Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. attend a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2026, after receiving the Lasker Award for clinical medical research for their contributions to the development of a treatment for hemophilia.

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Japanese winners of U.S. Lasker Award

Japanese winners of U.S. Lasker Award

(From L) Japanese researchers Takehisa Kitazawa, Kunihiro Hattori and Tomoyuki Igawa of Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. attend a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2026, after receiving the Lasker Award for clinical medical research for their contributions to the development of a treatment for hemophilia.

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Japanese winners of U.S. Lasker Award

Japanese winners of U.S. Lasker Award

(From L) Japanese researchers Takehisa Kitazawa, Kunihiro Hattori and Tomoyuki Igawa of Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. attend a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2026, after receiving the Lasker Award for clinical medical research for their contributions to the development of a treatment for hemophilia.

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Centrist Reform Alliance breakup

Centrist Reform Alliance breakup

Centrist Reform Alliance leader Junya Ogawa holds a press conference in a Diet building in Tokyo on Sept. 9, 2026, after the opposition party formalized its plan to split.

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Centrist Reform Alliance breakup

Centrist Reform Alliance breakup

Centrist Reform Alliance leader Junya Ogawa holds a press conference in a Diet building in Tokyo on Sept. 9, 2026, after the opposition party formalized its plan to split.

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CORRECTED: Centrist Reform Alliance breakup

CORRECTED: Centrist Reform Alliance breakup

Centrist Reform Alliance leader Junya Ogawa holds a press conference in a Diet building in Tokyo on Sept. 9, 2026, after the opposition party formalized its plan to split.

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Japanese ocean adventurer Kenichi Horie

Japanese ocean adventurer Kenichi Horie

Japanese ocean adventurer Kenichi Horie smiles as he meets the press in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, on Sept. 8, 2026. Horie, 88, said he plans to sail solo and nonstop across the Pacific Ocean on a yacht next spring, in an attempt to break the world record he set four years earlier for the oldest person to accomplish the feat.

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Japanese ocean adventurer Kenichi Horie

Japanese ocean adventurer Kenichi Horie

Japanese ocean adventurer Kenichi Horie speaks during a press conference in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, on Sept. 8, 2026. Horie, 88, plans to sail solo and nonstop across the Pacific Ocean on a yacht next spring, in an attempt to break the world record he set four years earlier for the oldest person to accomplish the feat.

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Japanese ocean adventurer Kenichi Horie

Japanese ocean adventurer Kenichi Horie

Japanese ocean adventurer Kenichi Horie speaks during a press conference in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, on Sept. 8, 2026. Horie, 88, plans to sail solo and nonstop across the Pacific Ocean on a yacht next spring, in an attempt to break the world record he set four years earlier for the oldest person to accomplish the feat.

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Tennis: Yui Kamiji

Tennis: Yui Kamiji

Yui Kamiji of Japan meets the press in New York on Sept. 7, 2026, ahead of the wheelchair tennis competition at the U.S. Open.

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Tennis: Tokito Oda

Tennis: Tokito Oda

Tokito Oda of Japan meets the press in New York on Sept. 7, 2026, ahead of the wheelchair tennis competition at the U.S. Open.

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Japan Defense Minister Koizumi at press conference

Japan Defense Minister Koizumi at press conference

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi holds a press conference at a parliament building in Tokyo on Sept. 4, 2026.

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Japan Defense Minister Koizumi at press conference

Japan Defense Minister Koizumi at press conference

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi holds a press conference at a parliament building in Tokyo on Sept. 4, 2026.

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U.N. assembly president Baerbock at press conference

U.N. assembly president Baerbock at press conference

U.N. General Assembly President Annalena Baerbock holds a press conference at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 3, 2026.

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Ukraine-India talks

Ukraine-India talks

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha (R) and his Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar hold a joint press conference following their talks in Kyiv on Sept. 3, 2026.

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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun holds a press conference in Beijing on Sept. 3, 2026.

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