Japan-GCC foreign ministerial meeting in Kuwait

Japan-GCC foreign ministerial meeting in Kuwait

The foreign ministers of Japan and the six member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council meet in Kuwait City on Sept. 1, 2025.

Japan-GCC foreign ministerial meeting in Kuwait

Japan-GCC foreign ministerial meeting in Kuwait

The foreign ministers of Japan and the six member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council meet in Kuwait City on Sept. 1, 2025.

Football: Friendly between Japan and Mexico

Football: Friendly between Japan and Mexico

Japan midfielder Takefusa Kubo warms up during a training session on Sept. 1, 2025, near Oakland, California, ahead of Samurai Blue's international friendly against Mexico scheduled for Sept. 6.

Football: Friendly between Japan and Mexico

Football: Friendly between Japan and Mexico

Japan midfielder Kaoru Mitoma (C) signs an autograph during a training session on Sept. 1, 2025, near Oakland, California, ahead of Samurai Blue's international friendly against Mexico scheduled for Sept. 6.

Chinese border city Dandong

Chinese border city Dandong

A man rides a motorcycle on the Chinese side of the Yalu River in Dandong on Sept. 1, 2025. Seen across the river are buildings in North Korea.

Japan foreign minister meets counterparts from GCC states in Kuwait

Japan foreign minister meets counterparts from GCC states in Kuwait

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya (2nd from L) poses with his counterparts from the member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council before a meeting in Kuwait City on Sept. 1, 2025.

Japan foreign minister meets counterparts from GCC states in Kuwait

Japan foreign minister meets counterparts from GCC states in Kuwait

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya (2nd from L) poses with his counterparts from the member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council before a meeting in Kuwait City on Sept. 1, 2025.

Japan foreign minister meets counterparts from GCC states in Kuwait

Japan foreign minister meets counterparts from GCC states in Kuwait

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya attends a meeting with his counterparts from the six member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council in Kuwait City on Sept. 1, 2025.

Tightened security in Chinese border city Dandong

Tightened security in Chinese border city Dandong

Security vehicles are parked near a railway station in Dandong, located on the Chinese side of the Yalu River, on Sept. 1, 2025, ahead of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's visit to Beijing by train to attend a military parade on Sept. 3.

Tightened security in Chinese border city Dandong

Tightened security in Chinese border city Dandong

Security officers stand guard on a promenade in Dandong, located on the Chinese side of the Yalu River, on Sept. 1, 2025, ahead of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's visit to Beijing by train to attend a military parade on Sept. 3. The Sino-Korean Friendship Bridge over the river can be seen in the background.

Chinese border city Dandong

Chinese border city Dandong

Photo taken on Sept. 1, 2025, from Dandong, a Chinese border city, shows a North Korean ship patrolling the Yalu River ahead of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's visit to Beijing by train to attend a military parade on Sept. 3.

Tennis: U.S. Open

Tennis: U.S. Open

Iga Swiatek of Poland plays against Russian Ekaterina Alexandrova in the women's singles fourth round at the U.S. Open tennis championships in New York on Sept. 1, 2025.

Tennis: U.S. Open

Tennis: U.S. Open

Naomi Osaka of Japan reacts after beating Coco Gauff of the United States in the women's singles fourth round at the U.S. Open tennis championships in New York on Sept. 1, 2025.

Tennis: U.S. Open

Tennis: U.S. Open

Iga Swiatek of Poland plays against Russian Ekaterina Alexandrova in the women's singles fourth round at the U.S. Open tennis championships in New York on Sept. 1, 2025.

Tennis: U.S. Open

Tennis: U.S. Open

Naomi Osaka of Japan reacts after beating Coco Gauff of the United States in the women's singles fourth round at the U.S. Open tennis championships in New York on Sept. 1, 2025.

Tennis: U.S. Open

Tennis: U.S. Open

Naomi Osaka of Japan acknowledges the crowd after beating Coco Gauff of the United States in the women's singles fourth round at the U.S. Open tennis championships in New York on Sept. 1, 2025.

Tennis: U.S. Open

Tennis: U.S. Open

Jannik Sinner of Italy plays against Alexander Bublik of Kazakhstan in the men's singles fourth round at the U.S. Open tennis championships in New York on Sept. 1, 2025.

Tennis: U.S. Open

Tennis: U.S. Open

Jannik Sinner of Italy plays against Alexander Bublik of Kazakhstan in the men's singles fourth round at the U.S. Open tennis championships in New York on Sept. 1, 2025.

Tennis: U.S. Open

Tennis: U.S. Open

Naomi Osaka of Japan plays against Coco Gauff of the United States in the women's singles fourth round at the U.S. Open tennis championships in New York on Sept. 1, 2025.

Tennis: U.S. Open

Tennis: U.S. Open

Naomi Osaka of Japan plays against Coco Gauff of the United States in the women's singles fourth round at the U.S. Open tennis championships in New York on Sept. 1, 2025.

Tennis: U.S. Open

Tennis: U.S. Open

Naomi Osaka of Japan plays against Coco Gauff of the United States in the women's singles fourth round at the U.S. Open tennis championships in New York on Sept. 1, 2025.

Tennis: U.S. Open

Tennis: U.S. Open

Naomi Osaka of Japan plays against Coco Gauff of the United States in the women's singles fourth round at the U.S. Open tennis championships in New York on Sept. 1, 2025.

Tennis: U.S. Open

Tennis: U.S. Open

Naomi Osaka of Japan plays against Coco Gauff of the United States in the women's singles fourth round at the U.S. Open tennis championships in New York on Sept. 1, 2025.

Tennis: U.S. Open

Tennis: U.S. Open

Naomi Osaka of Japan plays against Coco Gauff of the United States in the women's singles fourth round at the U.S. Open tennis championships in New York on Sept. 1, 2025.

Tennis: U.S. Open

Tennis: U.S. Open

Coco Gauff of the United States plays against Naomi Osaka of Japan in the women's singles fourth round at the U.S. Open tennis championships in New York on Sept. 1, 2025.

Japan-Moldova talks

Japan-Moldova talks

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (R) shakes hands with Moldovan Prime Minister Dorin Recean before their talks at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2025.

Japan-Moldova talks

Japan-Moldova talks

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (far R) holds talks with Moldovan Prime Minister Dorin Recean (far L) at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2025.

Seven & i sells Ito-Yokado supermarket chain to U.S. fund

Seven & i sells Ito-Yokado supermarket chain to U.S. fund

Photo taken on Sept. 1, 2025, shows an Ito-Yokado supermarket chain outlet in Tokyo's Ota Ward. Seven & i Holdings Co. said the same day it has completed the sale of some 30 retailers, including the struggling Ito-Yokado supermarket chain, to U.S. private equity firm Bain Capital so it can focus on its 7-Eleven convenience store business.

Boxing: Akhmadaliev opens training to media

Boxing: Akhmadaliev opens training to media

WBA interim champ Murodjon Akhmadaliev of Uzbekistan opens his training session to the media at a gym in Yokohama near Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2025, before taking on undisputed super bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue of Japan in Nagoya on Sept. 14.

Dolphin hunt begins in western Japan town

Dolphin hunt begins in western Japan town

A fishing boat drives a pod of Risso's dolphins into a cove in Taiji in the western Japan prefecture of Wakayama on Sept. 1, 2025, as the new season for hunting dolphins and small whales begins.

Dolphin hunt begins in western Japan town

Dolphin hunt begins in western Japan town

Fishing boats drive a pod of Risso's dolphins into a cove in Taiji in the western Japan prefecture of Wakayama on Sept. 1, 2025, as the new season for hunting dolphins and small whales begins.

Government disaster drill

Government disaster drill

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks at a press conference at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2025, as part of a government disaster drill simulating a large earthquake striking the country. The day marks the 102nd anniversary of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake.

Government disaster drill

Government disaster drill

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks at a press conference at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2025, as part of a government disaster drill simulating a large earthquake striking the country. The day marks the 102nd anniversary of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake.

Government disaster drill

Government disaster drill

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks at a press conference at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2025, as part of a government disaster drill simulating a large earthquake striking the country. The day marks the 102nd anniversary of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake.

Cross-prefecture joint disaster drill

Cross-prefecture joint disaster drill

Firefighters conduct a disaster drill at a park in Saitama near Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2025, the 102nd anniversary of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake. Police officers, Self-Defense Force members and medical staff as well as firefighters from four prefectures and five cities in the Tokyo metropolitan area were mobilized for the joint drill as authorities warn that a megaquake has a 70 percent probability of hitting the Tokyo area within the next 30 years.

Cross-prefecture joint disaster drill

Cross-prefecture joint disaster drill

Firefighters conduct a disaster drill at a park in Saitama near Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2025, the 102nd anniversary of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake. Police officers, Self-Defense Force members and medical staff as well as firefighters from four prefectures and five cities in the Tokyo metropolitan area were mobilized for the joint drill as authorities warn that a megaquake has a 70 percent probability of hitting the Tokyo area within the next 30 years.

102nd anniv. of 1923 post-quake massacre of Koreans

102nd anniv. of 1923 post-quake massacre of Koreans

A Buddhist priest prays at a stone monument in Tokyo for Koreans and Chinese massacred by Japanese in the aftermath of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake in Tokyo and its vicinity on Sept. 1, 2025, the 102nd anniversary of the disaster. A Japanese government disaster prevention panel says Korean and Chinese victims accounted for at least 1 percent of the 105,000 people who died or went missing in the earthquake.

102nd anniv. of 1923 post-quake massacre of Koreans

102nd anniv. of 1923 post-quake massacre of Koreans

A Buddhist priest prays at a stone monument in Tokyo for Koreans and Chinese massacred by Japanese in the aftermath of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake in Tokyo and its vicinity on Sept. 1, 2025, the 102nd anniversary of the disaster. A Japanese government disaster prevention panel says Korean and Chinese victims accounted for at least 1 percent of the 105,000 people who died or went missing in the earthquake.

102nd anniv. of 1923 post-quake massacre of Koreans

102nd anniv. of 1923 post-quake massacre of Koreans

A Buddhist priest prays at a stone monument in Tokyo for Koreans and Chinese massacred by Japanese in the aftermath of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake in Tokyo and its vicinity on Sept. 1, 2025, the 102nd anniversary of the disaster. A Japanese government disaster prevention panel says Korean and Chinese victims accounted for at least 1 percent of the 105,000 people who died or went missing in the earthquake.

Memorial service for 1923 post-quake massacre of Koreans in Japan

Memorial service for 1923 post-quake massacre of Koreans in Japan

People hold a memorial ceremony at a public park in Tokyo for Koreans and Chinese massacred by Japanese in the aftermath of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake in Tokyo and its vicinity on Sept. 1, 2025, the 102nd anniversary of the disaster. A Japanese government disaster prevention panel says Korean and Chinese victims accounted for at least 1 percent of the 105,000 people who died or went missing in the earthquake.

Memorial service for 1923 post-quake massacre of Koreans in Japan

Memorial service for 1923 post-quake massacre of Koreans in Japan

People hold a memorial ceremony in Tokyo for Koreans and Chinese massacred by Japanese in the aftermath of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake in Tokyo and its vicinity on Sept. 1, 2025, the 102nd anniversary of the disaster. A Japanese government disaster prevention panel says Korean and Chinese victims accounted for at least 1 percent of the 105,000 people who died or went missing in the earthquake.

Memorial ceremony for Great Kanto Earthquake victims

Memorial ceremony for Great Kanto Earthquake victims

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito (C) attends a memorial service for the victims of the Great Kanto Earthquake on Sept. 1, 2025, at the Tokyo Metropolitan Memorial Hall, marking the 102nd anniversary of the disaster.

Memorial ceremony for Great Kanto Earthquake victims

Memorial ceremony for Great Kanto Earthquake victims

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko attend a memorial service for the victims of the Great Kanto Earthquake on Sept. 1, 2025, at the Tokyo Metropolitan Memorial Hall, marking the 102nd anniversary of the disaster.

Memorial ceremony for Great Kanto Earthquake victims

Memorial ceremony for Great Kanto Earthquake victims

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko attend a memorial service for the victims of the Great Kanto Earthquake on Sept. 1, 2025, at the Tokyo Metropolitan Memorial Hall in the Japanese capital, marking the 102nd anniversary of the disaster. (Pool photo)

Memorial ceremony for Great Kanto Earthquake victims

Memorial ceremony for Great Kanto Earthquake victims

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko attend a memorial service for the victims of the Great Kanto Earthquake on Sept. 1, 2025, at the Tokyo Metropolitan Memorial Hall, marking the 102nd anniversary of the disaster.

SCO summit in Tianjin

SCO summit in Tianjin

Russian President Vladimir Putin (L), Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (C) and Chinese President Xi Jinping chat on the second day of the two-day summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Tianjin, China on Sept. 1, 2025.

SCO summit in Tianjin

SCO summit in Tianjin

Russian President Vladimir Putin (L), Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (C) and Chinese President Xi Jinping chat on the second day of the two-day summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Tianjin, China on Sept. 1, 2025.

SCO summit in Tianjin

SCO summit in Tianjin

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the second day of the two-day summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Tianjin, China, on Sept. 1, 2025.

SCO summit in Tianjin

SCO summit in Tianjin

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives at the venue of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit for the second day of the two-day meeting in Tianjin, China, on Sept. 1, 2025.

SCO summit in Tianjin

SCO summit in Tianjin

Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) and Russian President Vladimir Putin are pictured after attending a group photo session on the second day of the two-day summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Tianjin, China on Sept. 1, 2025.