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Baseball: Giants slugger Kazuma Okamoto

Baseball: Giants slugger Kazuma Okamoto

Yomiuri Giants slugger Kazuma Okamoto drives in two runs on a hit in the ninth inning of a baseball game against the DeNA BayStars at Yokohama Stadium in Yokohama on Sept. 27, 2025. The Yomiuri Giants said the following month that they are allowing the infielder to pursue a move to Major League Baseball this offseason.

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Tennis: Japan Open

Tennis: Japan Open

Carlos Alcaraz of Spain plays against Zizou Bergs of Belgium in the men's singles second-round match at the Japan Open tennis tournament at Ariake Tennis Park in Tokyo on Sept. 27, 2025.

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Tennis: Japan Open

Tennis: Japan Open

Carlos Alcaraz of Spain plays against Zizou Bergs of Belgium in the men's singles second-round match at the Japan Open tennis tournament at Ariake Tennis Park in Tokyo on Sept. 27, 2025.

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Tennis: Japan Open

Tennis: Japan Open

Carlos Alcaraz of Spain reacts after winning the first set in a men's singles second-round match against Zizou Bergs of Belgium at the Japan Open tennis tournament at Ariake Tennis Park in Tokyo on Sept. 27, 2025.

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Tennis: Japan Open

Tennis: Japan Open

Carlos Alcaraz of Spain reacts after winning a point in a men's singles second-round match against Zizou Bergs of Belgium at the Japan Open tennis tournament at Ariake Tennis Park in Tokyo on Sept. 27, 2025.

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Japan's Yoneda wins conductor contest in France

Japan's Yoneda wins conductor contest in France

Satoshi Yoneda (C) of Japan receives applause after performing in the final of the 59th Besancon International Competition for Young Conductors in Besancon, eastern France, on Sept. 27, 2025. He won the contest.

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Japan's Yoneda wins conductor contest in France

Japan's Yoneda wins conductor contest in France

Satoshi Yoneda (C) of Japan receives applause after performing in the final of the 59th Besancon International Competition for Young Conductors in Besancon, eastern France, on Sept. 27, 2025. He won the contest.

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N. Korean foreign minister off to China

N. Korean foreign minister off to China

North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui (R) arrives at Pyongyang International Airport in Pyongyang on Sept. 27, 2025, for a four-day trip to China.

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Baseball: Diamondbacks vs. Padres

Baseball: Diamondbacks vs. Padres

San Diego Padres reliever Yuki Matsui pitches in a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Petco Park in San Diego, California, on Sept. 27, 2025.

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Baseball: Diamondbacks vs. Padres

Baseball: Diamondbacks vs. Padres

San Diego Padres reliever Yuki Matsui reacts after striking out Connor Kaiser of the Arizona Diamondbacks in the fourth inning of a baseball game at Petco Park in San Diego, California, on Sept. 27, 2025.

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Baseball: Diamondbacks vs. Padres

Baseball: Diamondbacks vs. Padres

San Diego Padres reliever Yuki Matsui reacts after striking out Connor Kaiser of the Arizona Diamondbacks in the fourth inning of a baseball game at Petco Park in San Diego, California, on Sept. 27, 2025.

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Baseball: Diamondbacks vs. Padres

Baseball: Diamondbacks vs. Padres

San Diego Padres reliever Yuki Matsui reacts after striking out Connor Kaiser of the Arizona Diamondbacks in the fourth inning of a baseball game at Petco Park in San Diego, California, on Sept. 27, 2025.

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Baseball: Diamondbacks vs. Padres

Baseball: Diamondbacks vs. Padres

San Diego Padres reliever Yuki Matsui pitches in a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Petco Park in San Diego, California, on Sept. 27, 2025.

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Baseball: Diamondbacks vs. Padres

Baseball: Diamondbacks vs. Padres

San Diego Padres reliever Yuki Matsui pitches in a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Petco Park in San Diego, California, on Sept. 27, 2025.

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Number of visitors reaches 22 million at Osaka expo

Number of visitors reaches 22 million at Osaka expo

The World Exposition in Osaka is packed with people on Sept. 27, 2025, as the number of visitors since the event's start on April 13 reaches an estimated 22 million.

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Number of visitors reaches 22 million at Osaka expo

Number of visitors reaches 22 million at Osaka expo

The World Exposition in Osaka is packed with people on Sept. 27, 2025, as the number of visitors since the event's start on April 13 reaches an estimated 22 million.

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Baseball: Hideki Matsui

Baseball: Hideki Matsui

Former New York Yankees outfielder Hideki Matsui meets the press after holding a baseball clinic in New York on Sept. 27, 2025.

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11 years after Mt. Ontake eruption

11 years after Mt. Ontake eruption

Relatives hold a memorial ceremony for the victims of the 2014 Mt. Ontake eruption at the foot of the mountain in the village of Otaki in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, on Sept. 27, 2025, the 11th anniversary of Japan's deadliest postwar volcanic disaster that left 58 people dead and five others unaccounted for.

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Football: Premier League

Football: Premier League

Kaoru Mitoma (front) of Brighton vies for the ball in an English Premier League football match against Chelsea on Sept. 27, 2025, in London.

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Football: Premier League

Football: Premier League

Kaoru Mitoma (front) of Brighton vies for the ball in an English Premier League football match against Chelsea on Sept. 27, 2025, in London.

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Football: Premier League

Football: Premier League

Kaoru Mitoma (R) of Brighton vies for the ball in an English Premier League football match against Chelsea on Sept. 27, 2025, in London.

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Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov

Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov speaks during a press conference at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 27, 2025.

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Football: Premier League

Football: Premier League

Kaoru Mitoma (front) of Brighton controls the ball in an English Premier League football match against Chelsea on Sept. 27, 2025, in London.

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Baseball: Cardinals vs. Cubs

Baseball: Cardinals vs. Cubs

Seiya Suzuki (L) of the Chicago Cubs is greeted by Pete Crow-Armstrong after hitting a solo home run during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Sept. 27, 2025.

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Baseball: Cardinals vs. Cubs

Baseball: Cardinals vs. Cubs

Seiya Suzuki (L) of the Chicago Cubs is greeted by Pete Crow-Armstrong after hitting a solo home run during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Sept. 27, 2025.

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Baseball: Cardinals vs. Cubs

Baseball: Cardinals vs. Cubs

Seiya Suzuki of the Chicago Cubs is greeted by teammates in the dugout after hitting a solo home run during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Sept. 27, 2025.

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Baseball: Cardinals vs. Cubs

Baseball: Cardinals vs. Cubs

Seiya Suzuki of the Chicago Cubs rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Sept. 27, 2025.

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Baseball: Cardinals vs. Cubs

Baseball: Cardinals vs. Cubs

Seiya Suzuki of the Chicago Cubs hits a solo home run during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Sept. 27, 2025.

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Baseball: Cardinals vs. Cubs

Baseball: Cardinals vs. Cubs

Seiya Suzuki of the Chicago Cubs hits a solo home run during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Sept. 27, 2025.

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Baseball: Cardinals vs. Cubs

Baseball: Cardinals vs. Cubs

Seiya Suzuki of the Chicago Cubs hits a solo home run during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Sept. 27, 2025.

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Japan's Yoneda wins conductor contest in France

Japan's Yoneda wins conductor contest in France

Satoshi Yoneda (C) of Japan poses after winning the 59th Besancon International Competition for Young Conductors in Besancon, eastern France, on Sept. 27, 2025.

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Japan's Yoneda wins conductor contest in France

Japan's Yoneda wins conductor contest in France

Satoshi Yoneda (R) of Japan poses after winning the 59th Besancon International Competition for Young Conductors in Besancon, eastern France, on Sept. 27, 2025.

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Japan's Yoneda wins conductor contest in France

Japan's Yoneda wins conductor contest in France

Satoshi Yoneda of Japan meets the press after winning the 59th Besancon International Competition for Young Conductors in Besancon, eastern France, on Sept. 27, 2025.

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Baseball: Cardinals vs. Cubs

Baseball: Cardinals vs. Cubs

Seiya Suzuki of the Chicago Cubs hits his 31st home run of the season during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Sept. 27, 2025.

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Baseball: Cardinals vs. Cubs

Baseball: Cardinals vs. Cubs

Seiya Suzuki of the Chicago Cubs hits his 31st home run of the season during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Sept. 27, 2025.

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Baseball: Cardinals vs. Cubs

Baseball: Cardinals vs. Cubs

Seiya Suzuki of the Chicago Cubs hits his 31st home run of the season during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Sept. 27, 2025.

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Festival to promote Japan-S. Korea interchanges

Festival to promote Japan-S. Korea interchanges

A woman in traditional South Korean attire dances on the first day of a two-day festival to promote interchanges between Japan and South Korea at Komazawa Olympic Park in Tokyo on Sept. 27, 2025.

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Festival to promote Japan-S. Korea interchanges

Festival to promote Japan-S. Korea interchanges

A woman in traditional South Korean attire dances on the first day of a two-day festival to promote interchanges between Japan and South Korea at Komazawa Olympic Park in Tokyo on Sept. 27, 2025.

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Festival to promote Japan-S. Korea interchanges

Festival to promote Japan-S. Korea interchanges

People clad in traditional South Korean attire pose for a photo on the first day of a two-day festival to promote interchanges between Japan and South Korea at Komazawa Olympic Park in Tokyo on Sept. 27, 2025.

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Baseball: Hawks clinch Pacific League title

Baseball: Hawks clinch Pacific League title

SoftBank Hawks players celebrate after the baseball team won the Pacific League pennant for the second consecutive season with a 4-1 victory over the Seibu Lions at Belluna Dome in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, on Sept. 27, 2025.

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Baseball: Hawks clinch Pacific League title

Baseball: Hawks clinch Pacific League title

SoftBank Hawks players celebrate after the baseball team won the Pacific League pennant for the second consecutive season with a 4-1 victory over the Seibu Lions at Belluna Dome in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, on Sept. 27, 2025.

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Baseball: Hawks clinch Pacific League title

Baseball: Hawks clinch Pacific League title

SoftBank Hawks players celebrate after the baseball team won the Pacific League pennant for the second consecutive season with a 4-1 victory over the Seibu Lions at Belluna Dome in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, on Sept. 27, 2025.

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Baseball: Hawks clinch Pacific League title

Baseball: Hawks clinch Pacific League title

SoftBank Hawks players celebrate after the baseball team won the Pacific League pennant for the second consecutive season with a 4-1 victory over the Seibu Lions at Belluna Dome in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, on Sept. 27, 2025.

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Baseball: Hawks clinch Pacific League title

Baseball: Hawks clinch Pacific League title

SoftBank Hawks manager Hiroki Kokubo is tossed in the air by his players after the baseball team won the Pacific League pennant for the second consecutive season with a 4-1 victory over the Seibu Lions at Belluna Dome in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, on Sept. 27, 2025.

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Baseball: Hawks clinch Pacific League title

Baseball: Hawks clinch Pacific League title

SoftBank Hawks manager Hiroki Kokubo is tossed in the air by his players after the baseball team won the Pacific League pennant for the second consecutive season with a 4-1 victory over the Seibu Lions at Belluna Dome in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, on Sept. 27, 2025.

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Baseball: Hawks clinch Pacific League title

Baseball: Hawks clinch Pacific League title

SoftBank Hawks manager Hiroki Kokubo is tossed in the air by his players after the baseball team won the Pacific League pennant for the second consecutive season with a 4-1 victory over the Seibu Lions at Belluna Dome in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, on Sept. 27, 2025.

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Baseball: Hawks clinch Pacific League title

Baseball: Hawks clinch Pacific League title

SoftBank Hawks manager Hiroki Kokubo is tossed in the air by his players after the baseball team won the Pacific League pennant for the second consecutive season with a 4-1 victory over the Seibu Lions at Belluna Dome in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, on Sept. 27, 2025.

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Baseball: Hawks clinch Pacific League title

Baseball: Hawks clinch Pacific League title

SoftBank Hawks manager Hiroki Kokubo is tossed in the air by his players after the baseball team won the Pacific League pennant for the second consecutive season with a 4-1 victory over the Seibu Lions at Belluna Dome in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, on Sept. 27, 2025.

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Chiikawa goods shop opens in Shanghai

Chiikawa goods shop opens in Shanghai

A goods shop for Japan's popular Chiikawa manga series opens in Shanghai on Sept. 27, 2025, marking the first outlet outside Japan.

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Chiikawa goods shop opens in Shanghai

Chiikawa goods shop opens in Shanghai

A goods shop for Japan's popular Chiikawa manga series opens in Shanghai on Sept. 27, 2025, marking the first outlet outside Japan.

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