Japan crown prince, crown princess in Paraguay

Japan crown prince, crown princess in Paraguay

Japan's Crown Prince Fumihito and his wife Crown Princess Kiko are seen off by students of Colegio Japones Paraguayo after visiting the private school in Asuncion on Aug. 24, 2026, during their official trip to the South American country.

Japan crown prince, crown princess in Paraguay

Japan crown prince, crown princess in Paraguay

Japan's Crown Prince Fumihito and his wife Crown Princess Kiko are welcomed by students of Colegio Japones Paraguayo as they visit the private school in Asuncion on Aug. 24, 2026, during their official trip to the South American country.

Japan crown prince, crown princess in Paraguay

Japan crown prince, crown princess in Paraguay

Japan's Crown Prince Fumihito and his wife Crown Princess Kiko are welcomed by students of Colegio Japones Paraguayo as they visit the private school in Asuncion on Aug. 24, 2026, during their official trip to the South American country.

Japan crown prince, crown princess in Paraguay

Japan crown prince, crown princess in Paraguay

Japan's Crown Prince Fumihito (C) is seen off by students as he leaves a Japanese school near Asuncion, Paraguay, with Crown Princess Kiko on Aug. 20, 2026, during their official trip to the South American country.

Japan crown prince, crown princess in Paraguay

Japan crown prince, crown princess in Paraguay

Japan's Crown Princess Kiko hugs students as she and Crown Prince Fumihito are seen off following their visit to a Japanese school near Asuncion, Paraguay, on Aug. 20, 2026, during their official trip to the South American country.

Japan princess attends sign language speech contest

Japan princess attends sign language speech contest

Japanese Princess Kako uses sign language while delivering a speech at a sign language speech contest for high school students in Tokyo on Aug. 16, 2026.

Japan princess attends sign language speech contest

Japan princess attends sign language speech contest

Japanese Princess Kako uses sign language while delivering a speech at a sign language speech contest for high school students in Tokyo on Aug. 16, 2026.

Japan princess attends sign language speech contest

Japan princess attends sign language speech contest

Japanese Princess Kako uses sign language while delivering a speech at a sign language speech contest for high school students in Tokyo on Aug. 16, 2026.

Japan princess attends sign language speech contest

Japan princess attends sign language speech contest

Japanese Princess Kako uses sign language while delivering a speech at a sign language speech contest for high school students in Tokyo on Aug. 16, 2026.

Japan princess attends sign language speech contest

Japan princess attends sign language speech contest

Japanese Princess Kako uses sign language while delivering a speech at a sign language speech contest for high school students in Tokyo on Aug. 16, 2026.

Japan princess attends sign language speech contest

Japan princess attends sign language speech contest

Japanese Princess Kako uses sign language while delivering a speech at a sign language speech contest for high school students in Tokyo on Aug. 16, 2026.

Japan princess attends sign language speech contest

Japan princess attends sign language speech contest

Japanese Princess Kako uses sign language while delivering a speech at a sign language speech contest for high school students in Tokyo on Aug. 16, 2026.

Japan princess attends sign language speech contest

Japan princess attends sign language speech contest

Japanese Princess Kako uses sign language while delivering a speech at a sign language speech contest for high school students in Tokyo on Aug. 16, 2026.

Japan princess attends sign language speech contest

Japan princess attends sign language speech contest

Japanese Princess Kako uses sign language while delivering a speech at a sign language speech contest for high school students in Tokyo on Aug. 16, 2026.

Japan princess attends sign language speech contest

Japan princess attends sign language speech contest

Japanese Princess Kako uses sign language while delivering a speech at a sign language speech contest for high school students in Tokyo on Aug. 16, 2026.

Japan princess attends sign language speech contest

Japan princess attends sign language speech contest

Japanese Princess Kako uses sign language while delivering a speech at a sign language speech contest for high school students in Tokyo on Aug. 16, 2026.

Japan princess attends sign language speech contest

Japan princess attends sign language speech contest

Japanese Princess Kako uses sign language while delivering a speech at a sign language speech contest for high school students in Tokyo on Aug. 16, 2026.

Japan princess attends sign language speech contest

Japan princess attends sign language speech contest

Japanese Princess Kako uses sign language while delivering a speech at a sign language speech contest for high school students in Tokyo on Aug. 16, 2026.

Japan princess attends sign language speech contest

Japan princess attends sign language speech contest

Japanese Princess Kako communicates with participants at a sign language speech contest for high school students in Tokyo on Aug. 16, 2026.

Japan princess attends sign language speech contest

Japan princess attends sign language speech contest

Japanese Princess Kako attends a sign language speech contest for high school students in Tokyo on Aug. 16, 2026.

Japan Prince Hisahito visits A-bomb-hit school in Hiroshima

Japan Prince Hisahito visits A-bomb-hit school in Hiroshima

Japanese Prince Hisahito visits a peace museum built at an elementary school in Hiroshima that survived the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing on Aug. 7, 2026, a day after the 81st anniversary of the attack on the western Japan city. The blast left about 400 students dead at the school. (Pool photo)

Japan Prince Hisahito visits A-bomb-hit school in Hiroshima

Japan Prince Hisahito visits A-bomb-hit school in Hiroshima

Japanese Prince Hisahito visits a peace museum built at an elementary school in Hiroshima that survived the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing on Aug. 7, 2026, a day after the 81st anniversary of the attack on the western Japan city. The blast left about 400 students dead at the school. (Pool photo)

Japan Prince Hisahito visits A-bomb-hit school in Hiroshima

Japan Prince Hisahito visits A-bomb-hit school in Hiroshima

Japanese Prince Hisahito visits a peace museum built at an elementary school in Hiroshima that survived the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing on Aug. 7, 2026, a day after the 81st anniversary of the attack on the western Japan city. The blast left about 400 students dead at the school. (Pool photo)

Japan-Vietnam student exchange in Hanoi

Japan-Vietnam student exchange in Hanoi

Vietnamese students perform a welcome dance for Japanese junior and senior high school students during a cultural exchange event in Hanoi on Aug. 6, 2026.

Japan-Vietnam student exchange in Hanoi

Japan-Vietnam student exchange in Hanoi

Vietnamese students perform a welcome dance for Japanese junior and senior high school students during a cultural exchange event in Hanoi on Aug. 6, 2026.

Japan-Vietnam student exchange in Hanoi

Japan-Vietnam student exchange in Hanoi

Japanese and Vietnamese junior and senior high school students sing a popular Japanese manga song during a cultural exchange event in Hanoi on Aug. 6, 2026.

Japan-Vietnam student exchange in Hanoi

Japan-Vietnam student exchange in Hanoi

Japanese and Vietnamese junior and senior high school students sing a popular Japanese manga song during a cultural exchange event in Hanoi on Aug. 6, 2026.

Junior high school student meeting on abductions by N. Korea

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)

Junior high school student meeting on abductions by N. Korea

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.

Junior high school student meeting on abductions by N. Korea

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.

Junior high school student meeting on abductions by N. Korea

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.

Junior high school student meeting on abductions by N. Korea

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.

Junior high school student meeting on abductions by N. Korea

Junior high school student meeting on abductions by N. Korea

Takuya Yokota, head of a group representing the families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea, speaks to junior high school students from across Japan during a government-sponsored meeting in Tokyo on Aug. 7, 2026, aimed at raising public awareness, especially among young people, of the abduction issue. Yokota is a younger brother of Megumi Yokota, who was abducted by North Korea in 1977 at the age of 13.

Japan crown prince at high school sports event in Shiga

Japan crown prince at high school sports event in Shiga

Japan's Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko talk with students before departing from the venue of a national inter-high school athletic competition's opening ceremony in Otsu in Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 3, 2026.

Great-grandchildren of former residents of Russian-held islands

Great-grandchildren of former residents of Russian-held islands

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C) poses for a photo with seven junior high school students, including great-grandchildren of former residents of Russian-held, Japanese-claimed islands off Hokkaido, northern Japan, at the premier's office in Tokyo on July 30, 2026.

Great-grandchildren of former residents of Russian-held islands

Great-grandchildren of former residents of Russian-held islands

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C) poses for a photo with seven junior high school students, including great-grandchildren of former residents of Russian-held, Japanese-claimed islands off Hokkaido, northern Japan, at the premier's office in Tokyo on July 30, 2026.

Great-grandchildren of former residents of Russian-held islands

Great-grandchildren of former residents of Russian-held islands

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (2nd from R) meets with seven junior high school students, including great-grandchildren of former residents of Russian-held, Japanese-claimed islands off Hokkaido, northern Japan, at the premier's office in Tokyo on July 30, 2026.

Japan crown prince at high school cultural festival

Japan crown prince at high school cultural festival

Japan's Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko chat with students who will perform during the Kanto Festival at a high school in Akita on July 27, 2026. The imperial couple is visiting the northeastern Japan city, where a national high school cultural festival is held.

US: Hundreds Rally in San Francisco Against AI Race, Demand Training Pause

About 200 protesters marched through San Francisco on Saturday, moving from the offices of OpenAI to Anthropic and Google DeepMind to demand that the companies pause all new AI model training, citing concerns over rising rents, job losses, environmental harm and existential risk. The demonstration, organized by the group Stop the AI Race, drew a diverse crowd including students, AI researchers and longtime residents calling for greater regulation of the artificial intelligence industry.

Minister visits fatal boat accident site in Okinawa

Minister visits fatal boat accident site in Okinawa

Hitoshi Kikawada, Japanese minister for Okinawa and Northern Territories affairs, observes a moment of silence at a beach in Nago in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa on June 28, 2026, about three month after two boats carrying a total of 18 high school students on a peace education tour capsized off the city, leaving one student and the skipper of one of the two boats dead.

Minister visits fatal boat accident site in Okinawa

Minister visits fatal boat accident site in Okinawa

Hitoshi Kikawada, Japanese minister for Okinawa and Northern Territories affairs, offers flowers at a beach in Nago in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa on June 28, 2026, about three month after two boats carrying a total of 18 high school students on a peace education tour capsized off the city, leaving one student and the skipper of one of the two boats dead.

Japan's Emperor Naruhito in Belgium

Japan's Emperor Naruhito in Belgium

Japan's Emperor Naruhito (L) meets with students at KU Leuven, a Catholic research university in the city of Leuven, on June 24, 2026, during his official visit to Belgium. (Pool photo)

Japan's emperor in Leiden

Japan's emperor in Leiden

Emperor Naruhito (C) of Japan meets with students and faculty members of Leiden University in its Hortus botanicus, in Leiden, the Netherlands, on June 18, 2026, during his state visit. (Pool photo)

US: Students Walk Out of Stanford Graduation as Google CEO Pichai Takes Stage

Students walked out of Stanford University's graduation ceremony on Sunday, June 14, as Google CEO Sundar Pichai took the stage, protesting the company's contracts with the Israeli government.

RECAP: Powerful 7.8 Magnitude Earthquake Kills Dozens in Southern Philippines

A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck the Mindanao region of the southern Philippines on Monday at 7:37 a.m. local time, killing at least 37 people and causing buildings to collapse.

Chile: Police Fire Water Cannons as Anti-Austerity March Turns Violent in Santiago

Thousands of students and teachers marched in Santiago on Wednesday, June 3, to protest President José Antonio Kast's austerity measures and education budget cuts. Police deployed water cannons and tear gas as the demonstration turned violent, leaving several people injured and at least a dozen arrested.

China: Massive Sandstorm Approaches School Football Field in Harbin

On May 31, 2026, a massive sandstorm swept toward a school football field in Harbin, Heilongjiang, with a towering wall of dust advancing rapidly under strong winds. As the storm drew closer, several students remained on the playground to take photos, capturing the dramatic scene as the sandstorm approached.

Japanese astronaut Yui at talk event

Japanese astronaut Yui at talk event

Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui speaks at a talk event for junior and senior high school students at NASA Headquarters in Washington on June 1, 2026.

Japanese astronaut Yui at talk event

Japanese astronaut Yui at talk event

Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui (R) speaks at a talk event for junior and senior high school students at NASA Headquarters in Washington on June 1, 2026.

Weed-eating goats on college campus

Weed-eating goats on college campus

Photo taken on May 11, 2026, shows free-roaming goats at a Chiba University campus in Chiba near Tokyo. The public university released four young goats on the campus in April as a way to prevent students from possibly developing allergic symptoms mainly from hogweed.