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20 rescued from giant Ferris wheel in Osaka Pref.

Photo taken in the early hours of Nov. 26, 2025, shows a giant Ferris wheel at the Expocity shopping mall and movie multiplex in Suita in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan. About 20 people were rescued from the 123-meter-tall structure in the early hours of Nov. 26, after it stopped moving following a lightning strike in the late afternoon of Nov. 25.

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20 rescued from giant Ferris wheel in Osaka Pref.

People are wrapped in blankets after firefighters rescued them from a giant Ferris wheel at the Expocity shopping mall and movie multiplex in Suita in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, in the early hours of Nov. 26, 2025. About 20 people were trapped inside the 123-meter-tall structure when it stopped moving in the late afternoon of Nov. 25 following a lightning strike.

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20 rescued from giant Ferris wheel in Osaka Pref.

A crane carrying a firefighter approaches a giant Ferris wheel gondola to rescue people inside it at the Expocity shopping mall and movie multiplex in Suita in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, in the early hours of Nov. 26, 2025. About 20 people were rescued after the 123-meter-tall structure stopped moving in the late afternoon of Nov. 25 following a lightning strike.

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Nobel Prize in medicine winner Sakaguchi

Shimon Sakaguchi, a distinguished professor at Osaka University, alongside his wife, Noriko, attends a press conference in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on Oct. 7, 2025, a day after being named the winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, along with two American scientists, for "groundbreaking" discoveries on how the immune system is kept in check.

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Nobel Prize in medicine winner Sakaguchi

Shimon Sakaguchi, a distinguished professor at Osaka University, smiles at a press conference in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on Oct. 7, 2025, a day after being named the winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, along with two American scientists, for "groundbreaking" discoveries on how the immune system is kept in check.

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Nobel Prize in medicine winner Sakaguchi

Shimon Sakaguchi, a distinguished professor at Osaka University, alongside his wife, Noriko, pose for photos in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on Oct. 7, 2025, a day after being named the winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, along with two American scientists, for "groundbreaking" discoveries on how the immune system is kept in check.

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Nobel Prize in medicine winner Sakaguchi

Shimon Sakaguchi, a distinguished professor at Osaka University, attends a press conference in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on Oct. 7, 2025, a day after being named the winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, along with two American scientists, for "groundbreaking" discoveries on how the immune system is kept in check.

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Football: Friendly between Japan and Paraguay

Japan players gather after a 2-2 draw against Paraguay in an international friendly at Panasonic Stadium Suita in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, on Oct. 10, 2025.

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Football: Friendly between Japan and Paraguay

Japan players gather after a 2-2 draw against Paraguay in an international friendly at Panasonic Stadium Suita in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, on Oct. 10, 2025.

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Football: Friendly between Japan and Paraguay

Japan players huddle after a 2-2 draw against Paraguay in an international friendly at Panasonic Stadium Suita in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, on Oct. 10, 2025.

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Football: Friendly between Japan and Paraguay

Japan's Ayase Ueda (far R) scores the equalizer with a header in the second half of an international friendly against Paraguay at Panasonic Stadium Suita in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, on Oct. 10, 2025.

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Football: Friendly between Japan and Paraguay

Japan's Ayase Ueda (L) reacts after scoring the equalizer with a header in the second half of an international friendly against Paraguay at Panasonic Stadium Suita in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, on Oct. 10, 2025.

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Football: Friendly between Japan and Paraguay

Japan's Ayase Ueda (lower L) scores the equalizer with a header in the second half of an international friendly against Paraguay at Panasonic Stadium Suita in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, on Oct. 10, 2025.

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Football: Friendly between Japan and Paraguay

Paraguay's Diego Gomez (C) scores his team's second goal with a header in the second half of an international friendly against Japan at Panasonic Stadium Suita in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, on Oct. 10, 2025.

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Football: Friendly between Japan and Paraguay

Paraguay's Diego Gomez (L) scores his team's second goal in the second half of an international friendly against Japan at Panasonic Stadium Suita in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, on Oct. 10, 2025.

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Football: Friendly between Japan and Paraguay

Paraguay's Miguel Almiron (far R) opens the scoring in the first half of an international friendly against Japan at Panasonic Stadium Suita in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, on Oct. 10, 2025.

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Football: Friendly between Japan and Paraguay

Paraguay's Miguel Almiron (2nd from R) opens the scoring in the first half of an international friendly against Japan at Panasonic Stadium Suita in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, on Oct. 10, 2025.

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Football: Friendly between Japan and Paraguay

Japan's Koki Ogawa reacts after scoring in the first half of an international friendly against Paraguay at Panasonic Stadium Suita in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, on Oct. 10, 2025.

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Football: Friendly between Japan and Paraguay

Japan's Koki Ogawa (bottom) scores in the first half of an international friendly against Paraguay at Panasonic Stadium Suita in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, on Oct. 10, 2025.

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Football: Friendly between Japan and Paraguay

Japan's Koki Ogawa (19) scores in the first half of an international friendly against Paraguay at Panasonic Stadium Suita in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, on Oct. 10, 2025.

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Football: Friendly between Japan and Paraguay

Japan's Koki Ogawa (2nd from R) scores in the first half of an international friendly against Paraguay at Panasonic Stadium Suita in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, on Oct. 10, 2025.

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[Breaking News]Nobel Prize in medicine winner Sakaguchi

SUITA, Japan, Oct. 7 Kyodo - Shimon Sakaguchi, a distinguished professor at Osaka University, attends a press conference in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on Oct. 7, 2025, a day after being named the winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with two American scientists for their "groundbreaking" discoveries on how the immune system is kept in check. (Kyodo)

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Nobel Prize in medicine winner Sakaguchi

TOKYO, Japan, Oct. 7 Kyodo - Shimon Sakaguchi, a distinguished professor at Osaka University, attends a press conference in Suita, Osaka Prefecture in western Japan, on Oct. 6, 2025, after the Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institute announced that he won this year's Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine jointly with U.S. scientists Mary E. Brunkow and Fred Ramsdell, for their "groundbreaking" discoveries on how the immune system is kept in check. (Kyodo)

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Nobel Prize in medicine winner Sakaguchi

Shimon Sakaguchi, a distinguished professor at Osaka University, alongside his wife, Noriko, attends a press conference in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on Oct. 7, 2025, a day after being named the winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, along with two American scientists, for "groundbreaking" discoveries on how the immune system is kept in check.

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Nobel Prize in medicine winner Sakaguchi

Shimon Sakaguchi, a distinguished professor at Osaka University, alongside his wife, Noriko, attends a press conference in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on Oct. 7, 2025, a day after being named the winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, along with two American scientists, for "groundbreaking" discoveries on how the immune system is kept in check.

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Nobel Prize in medicine winner Sakaguchi

Shimon Sakaguchi, a distinguished professor at Osaka University, alongside his wife, Noriko, pose for photos in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on Oct. 7, 2025, a day after being named the winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, along with two American scientists, for "groundbreaking" discoveries on how the immune system is kept in check.

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Nobel Prize in medicine winner Sakaguchi

Shimon Sakaguchi, a distinguished professor at Osaka University, alongside his wife, Noriko, attends a press conference in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on Oct. 7, 2025, a day after being named the winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, along with two American scientists, for "groundbreaking" discoveries on how the immune system is kept in check.

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Nobel Prize in medicine winner Sakaguchi

Shimon Sakaguchi, a distinguished professor at Osaka University, poses alongside his wife Noriko for photos in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on Oct. 7, 2025, after being named the winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with two American scientists the previous night for their "groundbreaking" discoveries on how the immune system is kept in check.

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Nobel Prize in medicine winner Sakaguchi

Shimon Sakaguchi, a distinguished professor at Osaka University, attends a press conference in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on Oct. 7, 2025, a day after being named the winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with two American scientists for their "groundbreaking" discoveries on how the immune system is kept in check.

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Nobel Prize in medicine winner Sakaguchi

Shimon Sakaguchi, a distinguished professor at Osaka University, attends a press conference in Suita, Osaka Prefecture in western Japan, on Oct. 6, 2025, after the Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institute announced that he won this year's Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine jointly with U.S. scientists Mary E. Brunkow and Fred Ramsdell, for their "groundbreaking" discoveries on how the immune system is kept in check.

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Nobel Prize in medicine winner Sakaguchi

Shimon Sakaguchi, a distinguished professor at Osaka University, attends a press conference in Suita, Osaka Prefecture in western Japan, on Oct. 6, 2025, after the Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institute announced that he won this year's Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine jointly with U.S. scientists Mary E. Brunkow and Fred Ramsdell, for their "groundbreaking" discoveries on how the immune system is kept in check.

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Nobel Prize in medicine winner Sakaguchi

Shimon Sakaguchi, a distinguished professor at Osaka University, speaks during a press conference in Suita, Osaka Prefecture in western Japan, on Oct. 6, 2025, after the Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institute announced that he won this year's Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine jointly with U.S. scientists Mary E. Brunkow and Fred Ramsdell, for their "groundbreaking" discoveries on how the immune system is kept in check.

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Nobel Prize in medicine winner Sakaguchi

Shimon Sakaguchi, a distinguished professor at Osaka University, speaks during a press conference in Suita, Osaka Prefecture in western Japan, on Oct. 6, 2025, after the Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institute announced that he won this year's Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine jointly with U.S. scientists Mary E. Brunkow and Fred Ramsdell, for their "groundbreaking" discoveries on how the immune system is kept in check.

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Nobel Prize in medicine winner Sakaguchi

Shimon Sakaguchi, a distinguished professor at Osaka University, speaks during a press conference in Suita, Osaka Prefecture in western Japan, on Oct. 6, 2025, after the Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institute announced that he won this year's Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine jointly with U.S. scientists Mary E. Brunkow and Fred Ramsdell, for their "groundbreaking" discoveries on how the immune system is kept in check.

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Nobel Prize in medicine winner Sakaguchi

Shimon Sakaguchi, a distinguished professor at Osaka University, speaks during a press conference in Suita, Osaka Prefecture in western Japan, on Oct. 6, 2025, after the Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institute announced that he won this year's Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine jointly with U.S. scientists Mary E. Brunkow and Fred Ramsdell, for their "groundbreaking" discoveries on how the immune system is kept in check.

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2025 Nobel laureate in medicine Sakaguchi

Shimon Sakaguchi, a distinguished professor at Osaka University, receives a bouquet in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, on Oct. 7, 2025, after being named the winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with two American scientists the previous night for their "groundbreaking" discoveries on how the immune system is kept in check.

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2025 Nobel laureate in medicine Sakaguchi

Shimon Sakaguchi, a distinguished professor at Osaka University, receives a bouquet in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, on Oct. 7, 2025, after being named the winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with two American scientists the previous night for their "groundbreaking" discoveries on how the immune system is kept in check.

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2025 Nobel laureate in medicine Sakaguchi

Shimon Sakaguchi, a distinguished professor at Osaka University, smiles holding a bouquet in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, on Oct. 7, 2025, after being named the winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with two American scientists the previous night for their "groundbreaking" discoveries on how the immune system is kept in check.

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2025 Nobel laureate in medicine Sakaguchi

Shimon Sakaguchi, a distinguished professor at Osaka University, is applauded in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, on Oct. 7, 2025, after being named the winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with two American scientists the previous night for their "groundbreaking" discoveries on how the immune system is kept in check.

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2025 Nobel laureate in medicine Sakaguchi

Shimon Sakaguchi, a distinguished professor at Osaka University, speaks to reporters with a bouquet in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, on Oct. 7, 2025, after being named the winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with two American scientists the previous night for their "groundbreaking" discoveries on how the immune system is kept in check.

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New Daihatsu mobility scooter

People ride Daihatsu Motor Co.'s newly launched "e-Sneaker" electric mobility scooter, which does not require a driver's license in Japan, during its media presentation in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, on Aug. 25, 2026.

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New Daihatsu mobility scooter

Daihatsu Motor Co. President Masahiro Inoue (R) rides the company's newly launched "e-Sneaker" electric mobility scooter, which does not require a driver's license in Japan, during its media presentation in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, on Aug. 25, 2026.

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Funeral for Japan football legend Kamamoto

The funeral for former Japan striker Kunishige Kamamoto is held in Suita in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 13, 2025. Kamamoto, widely regarded as the best striker in Japanese football history after scoring an all-time men's record 75 goals in 76 games, died on Aug. 10, aged 81.

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Funeral for Japan football legend Kamamoto

The coffin bearing former Japan striker Kunishige Kamamoto is lifted into a hearse during his funeral in Suita in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 13, 2025. Kamamoto, widely regarded as the best striker in Japanese football history after scoring an all-time men's record 75 goals in 76 games, died on Aug. 10, aged 81.

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Reproductive genetics scientist Hayashi

SUITA, Japan, July 31 Kyodo - Photo taken on Jan. 18, 2023, shows Osaka University Professor Katsuhiko Hayashi at a university campus in Suita, Osaka Prefecture. The reproductive genetics scientist's team succeeded in producing mice eggs using iPS cells. (Kyodo)

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Blue Impulse aerobatic team flies over Osaka

The Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Blue Impulse aerobatic team on July 13, 2025, marks three months since the opening of the 2025 World Exposition in the western Japan city of Osaka with a flight over the Tower of the Sun, a symbol of the 1970 expo in Suita, Osaka Prefecture.

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Blue Impulse aerobatic team flies over Osaka

The Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Blue Impulse aerobatic team on July 13, 2025, marks three months since the opening of the 2025 World Exposition in the western Japan city of Osaka with a flight over the Tower of the Sun, a symbol of the 1970 expo in Suita, Osaka Prefecture.

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Blue Impulse aerobatic team flies over Osaka

The Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Blue Impulse aerobatic team on July 13, 2025, marks three months since the opening of the 2025 World Exposition in the western Japan city of Osaka with a flight over the Tower of the Sun, a symbol of the 1970 expo in Suita, Osaka Prefecture.

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Blue Impulse aerobatic team flies over Osaka

The Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Blue Impulse aerobatic team on July 13, 2025, marks three months since the opening of the 2025 World Exposition in the western Japan city of Osaka with a flight over the Tower of the Sun, a symbol of the 1970 expo in Suita, Osaka Prefecture.

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Football: Indonesia vs. Japan

Japan players acknowledge the crowd after defeating Indonesia in a football World Cup Asian qualifier at Panasonic Stadium in Suita in Osaka Prefecture on June 10, 2025.