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Fukuma loses by default in shogi title series

Combined photo taken on Sept. 8, 2024, and in July 2022, respectively, shows professional shogi players in the women's category Tomoka Nishiyama (L) and Kana Fukuma. Nishiyama defended her Osho women's title as her competitor Fukuma withdrew from the third match of a best-of-three series due to ill health on Oct. 29, 2024. Fukuma earlier said she would be sidelined from competition between Nov. 17, 2024, and Feb. 12, 2025, due to pregnancy.

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Tube-dwelling anemone

Photo taken Sept. 17, 2024, shows tube-dwelling anemones at Nagaoka City Teradomari Aquarium in Niigata Prefecture, on the Sea of Japan coast northwest of Tokyo.

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Black ghost knifefish

Photo taken Sept. 17, 2024, shows black ghost knifefish at Nagaoka City Teradomari Aquarium in Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo.

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Sought-after false hadra

Photo taken Sept. 17, 2024, shows a Japanese land snail, known as the "sought-after false hadra," at Nagaoka City Teradomari Aquarium in Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo.

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Reconstruction of Shuri Castle in Okinawa

Photo taken on Sept. 17, 2024, shows dragon-shaped pillars to be used for the reconstruction of Shuri Castle in Naha in the southern Japan prefecture of Okinawa. A 2019 fire destroyed the castle located on a UNESCO World Heritage site.

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Reconstruction of Shuri Castle in Okinawa

Photo taken on Sept. 17, 2024, shows dragon-shaped pillars (top) and a decorative board (front) to be used for the reconstruction of Shuri Castle in Naha in the southern Japan prefecture of Okinawa. A 2019 fire destroyed the castle located on a UNESCO World Heritage site.

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Clown loaches

Photo taken on Sept. 17, 2024, shows clown loaches at Nagaoka City Teradomari Aquarium in Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo.

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Loggerhead sea turtle

Photo taken Sept. 17, 2024, shows a loggerhead sea turtle hatchling at Nagaoka City Teradomari Aquarium in Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo.

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Chum salmon

Photo taken Sept. 17, 2024, shows chum salmon at Nagaoka City Teradomari Aquarium in Niigata Prefecture.

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Chum salmon

Photo taken Sept. 17, 2024, shows juvenile chum salmon at Nagaoka City Teradomari Aquarium in Niigata Prefecture.

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Chum salmon

Photo taken Sept. 17, 2024, shows juvenile chum salmon at Nagaoka City Teradomari Aquarium in Niigata Prefecture.

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Tropical fish

Photo taken on Sept. 17, 2024, shows a flowerhorn, tropical fish, at Nagaoka City Teradomari Aquarium in Niigata Prefecture.

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Japan Association of Corporate Executives Chairman Niinami

Takeshi Niinami, chairman of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives, speaks during a regular press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 17, 2024.

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MSDF destroyer Kaga

File photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Sept. 17, 2024, shows the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Kaga departing the MSDF's Kure base in the Hiroshima Prefecture city of Kure, western Japan.

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MSDF destroyer Kaga

File photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Sept. 17, 2024, shows the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Kaga departing the MSDF's Kure base in the Hiroshima Prefecture city of Kure, western Japan.

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MSDF destroyer Kaga

File photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Sept. 17, 2024, shows the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Kaga departing the MSDF's Kure base in the Hiroshima Prefecture city of Kure, western Japan.

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Sumo: Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament

Onosato (front) beats fellow sekiwake Kirishima on the 10th day of the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 17, 2024.

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MSDF destroyer Kaga

File photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Sept. 17, 2024, shows the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Kaga departing the MSDF's Kure base in the Hiroshima Prefecture city of Kure, western Japan.

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Sumo: Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament

Onosato (top) beats fellow sekiwake Kirishima on the 10th day of the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 17, 2024.

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Sumo: Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament

Onosato (back) beats fellow sekiwake Kirishima on the 10th day of the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 17, 2024.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Marlins

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers is pictured playing catch ahead of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins at loanDepot park in Miami, Florida, on Sept. 17, 2024.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Marlins

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers is pictured playing catch ahead of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins at loanDepot park in Miami, Florida, on Sept. 17, 2024.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Marlins

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani is called out on strikes in the first inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins at loanDepot park in Miami, Florida, on Sept. 17, 2024.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Marlins

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani is called out on strikes in the first inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins at loanDepot park in Miami, Florida, on Sept. 17, 2024.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Marlins

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers meets the press after his team's 11-9 loss to the Miami Marlins at loanDepot park in Miami, Florida, on Sept. 17, 2024.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Marlins

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani watches the flight of the ball after hitting a two-run home run, his 48th of the season, in the third inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins on Sept. 17, 2024, at loanDepot park in Miami, Florida.

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Football: Champions League

Stuttgart's Anrie Chase (C, R) plays in the second half of a Champions League football match against Real Madrid on Sept. 17, 2024, in Madrid, Spain.

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Football: Champions League

Stuttgart's Anrie Chase plays in the second half of a Champions League football match against Real Madrid on Sept. 17, 2024, in Madrid, Spain.

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Osaka Expo promotion in ASEAN

Nararya Soeprapto (C), deputy secretary general of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, and Masahiko Kiya, ambassador of the mission of Japan to ASEAN, pose for a photo with Myaku-Myaku, the official mascot of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, at the ASEAN secretariat in Jakarta on Sept. 17, 2024. The Japanese ambassador visited the ASEAN secretariat to promote the six-month event in the western Japan city from mid-April 2025.

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Osaka Expo promotion in ASEAN

Myaku-Myaku, the official mascot of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, poses for a photo during a visit to the secretariat of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Jakarta on Sept. 17, 2024, to pitch the six-month event in the western Japan city from mid-April 2025.

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Football: Spanish La Liga

Real Sociedad's Takefusa Kubo (L) plays in the second half of a Spanish La Liga football match against Mallorca on Sept. 17, 2024, in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.

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Football: Spanish La Liga

Real Sociedad's Takefusa Kubo (L) plays in the second half of a Spanish La Liga football match against Mallorca on Sept. 17, 2024, in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.

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Football: Spanish La Liga

Real Sociedad's Takefusa Kubo plays in the second half of a Spanish La Liga football match against Mallorca on Sept. 17, 2024, in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Marlins

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani flips his bat after hitting a two-run home run, his 48th of the season, in the third inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins on Sept. 17, 2024, at loanDepot park in Miami, Florida.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Marlins

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani watches the flight of the ball after hitting a two-run home run, his 48th of the season, in the third inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins on Sept. 17, 2024, at loanDepot park in Miami, Florida.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Marlins

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani flips his bat after hitting a two-run home run, his 48th of the season, in the third inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins on Sept. 17, 2024, at loanDepot park in Miami, Florida.

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U.N. session on Palestine

Palestinian Ambassador to the United Nations Riyad Mansour speaks during an emergency U.N. General Assembly session on Palestine at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 17, 2024.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Marlins

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani rounds the bases after hitting a two-run home run, his 48th of the season, in the third inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins on Sept. 17, 2024, at loanDepot park in Miami, Florida.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Marlins

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani rounds the bases after hitting a two-run home run, his 48th of the season, in the third inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins on Sept. 17, 2024, at loanDepot park in Miami, Florida.

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