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Asian Games: Basketball

South Korea's Lee Hyun Jung (1) plays during a men's basketball group-stage game against Indonesia at the Asian Games at Aichi International Arena in Nagoya, central Japan, on Sept. 11, 2026, as competition gets under way ahead of the Sept. 19 opening ceremony.

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Asian Games: Basketball

South Korea's Lee Hyun Jung (1) plays during a men's basketball group-stage game against Indonesia at the Asian Games at Aichi International Arena in Nagoya, central Japan, on Sept. 11, 2026, as competition gets under way ahead of the Sept. 19 opening ceremony.

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Asian Games: Basketball

South Korea's Lee Hyun Jung (1) plays during a men's basketball group-stage game against Indonesia at the Asian Games at Aichi International Arena in Nagoya, central Japan, on Sept. 11, 2026, as competition gets under way ahead of the Sept. 19 opening ceremony.

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Asian Games: Basketball

South Korea's Lee Hyun Jung plays during a men's basketball group-stage game against Indonesia at the Asian Games at Aichi International Arena in Nagoya, central Japan, on Sept. 11, 2026, as competition gets under way ahead of the Sept. 19 opening ceremony.

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Asian Games: Basketball

South Korea's Lee Hyun Jung (L) plays during a men's basketball group-stage game against Indonesia at the Asian Games at Aichi International Arena in Nagoya, central Japan, on Sept. 11, 2026, as competition gets under way ahead of the Sept. 19 opening ceremony.

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Asian Games: Basketball

South Korea's Lee Hyun Jung (L) plays during a men's basketball group-stage game against Indonesia at the Asian Games at Aichi International Arena in Nagoya, central Japan, on Sept. 11, 2026, as competition gets under way ahead of the Sept. 19 opening ceremony.

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78th anniversary of N. Korea's founding

Citizens march with North Korean flags in Pyongyang on Sept. 8, 2026, the eve of the 78th anniversary of the nation's founding.

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78th anniversary of N. Korea's founding

Citizens march with North Korean flags in Pyongyang on Sept. 8, 2026, the eve of the 78th anniversary of the nation's founding.

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78th anniversary of N. Korea's founding

Citizens march with North Korean flags in Pyongyang on Sept. 8, 2026, the eve of the 78th anniversary of the nation's founding.

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78th anniversary of N. Korea's founding

Citizens hold up national flags in front of a monument erected to commemorate the 78th anniversary of North Korea's founding on Sept. 8, 2026, the eve of the anniversary.

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78th anniversary of N. Korea's founding

Citizens take part in a celebratory event in Pyongyang on Sept. 8, 2026, the eve of the 78th anniversary of North Korea's founding.

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78th anniversary of N. Korea's founding

Citizens take part in a celebratory event in Pyongyang on Sept. 8, 2026, the eve of the 78th anniversary of North Korea's founding.

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Japan, U.S., S. Korea hold East China Sea drill

Japanese Defense Ministry Joint Staff Operations Department chief Yoshiyasu Ishimaki (L) and U.S. Forces Japan Commander Lt. Gen. Stephen Jost (C) speak to reporters at Yokota Air Base in Tokyo on Sept. 7, 2026, as Japan, the United States and South Korea launch a trilateral multidomain exercise in the East China Sea.

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Japan, U.S., S. Korea hold East China Sea drill

Japanese Defense Ministry Joint Staff Operations Department chief Yoshiyasu Ishimaki (L) and U.S. Forces Japan Commander Lt. Gen. Stephen Jost (C) speak to reporters at Yokota Air Base in Tokyo on Sept. 7, 2026, as Japan, the United States and South Korea launch a trilateral multidomain exercise in the East China Sea.

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Japan, U.S., S. Korea hold East China Sea drill

Japanese Defense Ministry Joint Staff Operations Department chief Yoshiyasu Ishimaki (L) and U.S. Forces Japan Commander Lt. Gen. Stephen Jost (C) speak to reporters at Yokota Air Base in Tokyo on Sept. 7, 2026, as Japan, the United States and South Korea launch a trilateral multidomain exercise in the East China Sea.

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Japan ambassador to S. Korea visits assembly chief

Japan's Ambassador to South Korea Koichi Mizushima (L) and South Korean National Assembly Speaker Cho Jeong Sik hold talks in Seoul on Sept. 4, 2026.

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Japan ambassador to S. Korea visits assembly chief

Japan's Ambassador to South Korea Koichi Mizushima (L) shakes hands with South Korean National Assembly Speaker Cho Jeong Sik ahead of their talks in Seoul on Sept. 4, 2026.

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Golf: KBC Augusta

Lee Sang Hee of South Korea holds up the victor's trophy after winning the KBC Augusta golf tournament at Keya Golf Club in Itoshima in Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 30, 2026.

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Kim Min Seok elected S. Korean ruling party's new leader

Former South Korean Prime Minister Kim Min Seok delivers a speech after being elected leader of the ruling Democratic Party at a party convention in Daejeon, South Korea, on Aug. 17, 2026.

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Kim Min Seok elected S. Korean ruling party's new leader

Former South Korean Prime Minister Kim Min Seok celebrates after being elected leader of the ruling Democratic Party at a party convention in Daejeon, South Korea, on Aug. 17, 2026.

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Baseball: Japan, S. Korea batting champion Baek In Chun dies

File photo taken in 1971 at an unidentified stadium shows Baek In Chun playing for the then Nippon Professional Baseball's Toei Flyers. The South Korean player, who won batting titles in both Japan and South Korea's professional baseball leagues, died at age 82 on Aug. 15, 2026.

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S. Korea marks 81st anniv. of independence

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung delivers a speech at a ceremony in Seoul on Aug. 15, 2026, the 81st anniversary of the end of Japanese colonial rule in 1945. (Pool photo)

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Basketball: Rui Hachimura

NBA star Rui Hachimura meets the press at Tokyo's Ariake Arena on Aug. 14, 2026, following a training session held ahead of men's basketball international friendlies against South Korea on Aug. 15 and Aug. 16. Hachimura of the Los Angeles Clippers recently expressed his intention to return to play for Japan.

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Basketball: Rui Hachimura

NBA star Rui Hachimura meets the press at Tokyo's Ariake Arena on Aug. 14, 2026, following a training session held ahead of men's basketball international friendlies against South Korea on Aug. 15 and Aug. 16. Hachimura of the Los Angeles Clippers recently expressed his intention to return to play for Japan.

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Basketball: Rui Hachimura

NBA star Rui Hachimura meets the press at Tokyo's Ariake Arena on Aug. 14, 2026, following a training session held ahead of men's basketball international friendlies against South Korea on Aug. 15 and Aug. 16. Hachimura of the Los Angeles Clippers recently expressed his intention to return to play for Japan.

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Basketball: Rui Hachimura

NBA star Rui Hachimura meets the press at Tokyo's Ariake Arena on Aug. 14, 2026, following a training session held ahead of men's basketball international friendlies against South Korea on Aug. 15 and Aug. 16. Hachimura of the Los Angeles Clippers recently expressed his intention to return to play for Japan.

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Basketball: Rui Hachimura

Japan's Rui Hachimura practices at Tokyo's Ariake Arena on Aug. 14, 2026, ahead of men's basketball international friendlies against South Korea on Aug. 15 and Aug. 16.

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Basketball: Rui Hachimura

Japan's Rui Hachimura (C) practices at Tokyo's Ariake Arena on Aug. 14, 2026, ahead of men's basketball international friendlies against South Korea on Aug. 15 and Aug. 16.

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Basketball: Rui Hachimura

Japan's Rui Hachimura practices at Tokyo's Ariake Arena on Aug. 14, 2026, ahead of men's basketball international friendlies against South Korea on Aug. 15 and Aug. 16.

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Table tennis: WTT Champions

Japan's Tomokazu Harimoto celebrates after beating South Korea's Oh Jun Sung in the men's singles final at the WTT Champions Yokohama table tennis event in Yokohama, eastern Japan, on Aug. 9, 2026.

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Table tennis: WTT Champions

Japan's Tomokazu Harimoto celebrates after beating South Korea's Oh Jun Sung in the men's singles final at the WTT Champions Yokohama table tennis event in Yokohama, eastern Japan, on Aug. 9, 2026.

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Table tennis: WTT Champions

Japan's Tomokazu Harimoto celebrates after beating South Korea's Oh Jun Sung in the men's singles final at the WTT Champions Yokohama table tennis event in Yokohama, eastern Japan, on Aug. 9, 2026.

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Junior high school student meeting on abductions by N. Korea

Junior high school students from across Japan participate in a government-sponsored meeting in Tokyo on Aug. 7, 2026, aimed at raising public awareness, especially among young people, of North Korea's abduction of Japanese citizens in the 1970s and 1980s. (Kyodo)

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Junior high school student meeting on abductions by N. Korea

Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara speaks to junior high school students from across Japan during a government-sponsored meeting in Tokyo on Aug. 7, 2026, aimed at enhancing public awareness, especially among young people, of North Korea's abduction of Japanese citizens in the 1970s and 1980s.

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Junior high school student meeting on abductions by N. Korea

Junior high school students from across Japan participate in a government-sponsored meeting in Tokyo on Aug. 7, 2026, aimed at raising public awareness, especially among young people, of North Korea's abduction of Japanese citizens in the 1970s and 1980s.

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Junior high school student meeting on abductions by N. Korea

Junior high school students from across Japan participate in a government-sponsored meeting in Tokyo on Aug. 7, 2026, aimed at raising public awareness, especially among young people, of North Korea's abduction of Japanese citizens in the 1970s and 1980s.

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Junior high school student meeting on abductions by N. Korea

Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara speaks to junior high school students from across Japan during a government-sponsored meeting in Tokyo on Aug. 7, 2026, aimed at enhancing public awareness, especially among young people, of North Korea's abduction of Japanese citizens in the 1970s and 1980s.

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Memorial event in S. Korea for Korean A-bomb victims

A memorial service is held for Korean victims of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima in Hapcheon County, South Korea, on Aug. 6, 2026, the attack's 81st anniversary. The area is home to many Korean survivors who had been living in Hiroshima under colonial rule at the time of the blast.

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Best-selling Japanese author Keigo Higashino dies of cancer

A bookstore in Tokyo earmarks a corner for Keigo Higashino's books on July 27, 2026, after publishers announce the death of the bestselling Japanese mystery author. Higashino, whose works have gained wide popularity in South Korea, China and other parts of Asia, died of bowel cancer on July 23, aged 68.

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Best-selling Japanese author Keigo Higashino dies of cancer

A bookstore in Tokyo earmarks a corner for Keigo Higashino's books on July 27, 2026, after publishers announce the death of the bestselling Japanese mystery author. Higashino, whose works have gained wide popularity in South Korea, China and other parts of Asia, died of bowel cancer on July 23, aged 68.

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Best-selling Japanese author Keigo Higashino dies of cancer

A bookstore in Tokyo earmarks a corner for Keigo Higashino's books on July 27, 2026, after publishers announce the death of the bestselling Japanese mystery author. Higashino, whose works gained wide popularity in South Korea, China and other parts of Asia, died of bowel cancer on July 23, 2026, aged of 68.

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Golf: Women's Scottish Open

Jenny Shin of South Korea poses for photos after winning the Women's Scottish Open golf tournament on July 26, 2026, at Dundonald Links in Gailes, Scotland.

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Golf: Women's Scottish Open

Jenny Shin of South Korea poses for photos after winning the Women's Scottish Open golf tournament on July 26, 2026, at Dundonald Links in Gailes, Scotland.

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