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JAXA's lunar lander to reach moon surface on Jan. 20, 2024

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Shinichiro Sakai, Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) project manager, speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 5, 2023, announcing that the lunar lander will conduct its moon landing on Jan. 20, 2024. An H2A rocket carrying the lander was launched on Sept. 7.

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Mixi President Kimura

Koki Kimura, president of Japanese social media operator Mixi Inc., gives an interview in Tokyo on Sept. 5, 2023.

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Hinai chicken in northeastern Japan

File photo taken Sept. 5, 2023, shows a chicken being raised for sale under the Hinai brand in Odate, Akita Prefecture, northeastern Japan.

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Rugby World Cup

Photo taken on Sept. 5, 2023, shows a Rugby World Cup fan zone on Place de la Concorde in Paris featuring giant screens being built, three days before the start of the tournament.

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Rugby World Cup

Photo taken on Sept. 5, 2023, shows an official Rugby World Cup merchandise shop set up near the Arc de Triomphe, a Parisian landmark.

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Rugby World Cup

Photo taken on Sept. 5, 2023, shows giant posters of French Rugby World Cup players at a Paris railway station, three days before the opening of the tournament.

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Tennis: U.S. Open

Momoko Otani of Japan plays her first-round wheelchair women's singles match against Zhenzhen Zhu of China at the U.S. Open tennis championships in New York on Sept. 5, 2023.

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Tennis: U.S. Open

Momoko Otani of Japan plays her first-round wheelchair women's singles match against Zhenzhen Zhu of China at the U.S. Open tennis championships in New York on Sept. 5, 2023.

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Tourists flock to Slam Dunk location

Tourists take pictures at a seaside railway crossing featured in the Japanese basketball-themed comic series Slam Dunk in Kamakura near Tokyo on Sept. 5, 2023.

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Japan PM Kishida begins weeklong trip to Indonesia, India

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (L) and his wife Yuko arrive at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Sept. 5, 2023, for a weeklong trip to Indonesia and India.

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Baseball: Giants vs. Cubs

Seiya Suzuki of the Chicago Cubs runs after hitting a double in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois, on Sept. 5, 2023.

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Baseball: Giants vs. Cubs

Seiya Suzuki of the Chicago Cubs hits a double in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois, on Sept. 5, 2023.

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Baseball: Giants vs. Cubs

Seiya Suzuki (R) of the Chicago Cubs smiles in the dugout ahead of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois, on Sept. 5, 2023.

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Baseball: Giants vs. Cubs

Seiya Suzuki of the Chicago Cubs hits a single in the third inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois, on Sept. 5, 2023.

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Baseball: Giants vs. Cubs

Seiya Suzuki of the Chicago Cubs stretches ahead a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois, on Sept. 5, 2023.

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Baseball: Giants vs. Cubs

Seiya Suzuki of the Chicago Cubs runs after hitting a single in the third inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois, on Sept. 5, 2023.

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Japan-Turkey talks

Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura (L) shakes hands with Turkish Trade Minister Omer Bolat during a meeting in Istanbul, Turkey, on Sept. 5, 2023.

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Japan-Arab Political Dialogue

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi speaks during a press conference in Cairo on Sept. 5, 2023, following the third Japan-Arab Political Dialogue with his counterparts from member countries of the League of Arab States.

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U.N. General Assembly chief

U.N. General Assembly President Dennis Francis (L) shakes hands with his predecessor Csaba Korosi at the United Nations headquarters in New York on Sept. 5, 2023.

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Baseball: Orioles vs. Angels

Baltimore Orioles pitcher Shintaro Fujinami practices ahead of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, on Sept. 5, 2023.

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Baseball: Orioles vs. Angels

Baltimore Orioles pitcher Shintaro Fujinami warms up ahead of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, on Sept. 5, 2023.

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Tennis: U.S. Open

Japan's Ena Shibahara (R) and Croatia's Mate Pavic play their mixed doubles quarterfinal match against the Czech Republic's Barbora Strycova and Mexico's Santiago Gonzalez at the U.S. Open tennis championships in New York on Sept. 5, 2023.

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Tennis: U.S. Open

Japan's Ena Shibahara (front) and Croatia's Mate Pavic play their mixed doubles quarterfinal match against the Czech Republic's Barbora Strycova and Mexico's Santiago Gonzalez at the U.S. Open tennis championships in New York on Sept. 5, 2023.

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Tennis: U.S. Open

Second seed Yui Kamiji of Japan plays her first-round wheelchair women's singles match against Dana Mathewson of the United States at the U.S. Open tennis championships in New York on Sept. 5, 2023.

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Tennis: U.S. Open

Second seed Yui Kamiji of Japan plays her first-round wheelchair women's singles match against Dana Mathewson of the United States at the U.S. Open tennis championships in New York on Sept. 5, 2023.

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Football: Japan U-22 coach Oiwa

Go Oiwa, head coach of Japan's U-22 men's national football team, speaks during a press conference in Bahrain's capital Manama on Sept. 5, 2023, ahead of their opener against Pakistan in the U-23 Asian Cup qualifiers. The Asian Cup will also serve as a qualifying event for the Paris Olympics.

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Rugby: Japan's pre-World Cup training

Japan player Shota Horie works out during a gym session ahead of the upcoming Rugby World Cup at the Brave Blossoms' base in Toulouse, France, on Sept. 5, 2023.

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Rugby: Japan's pre-World Cup training

Japan player Kanji Shimokawa works out during a gym session ahead of the upcoming Rugby World Cup at the Brave Blossoms' base in Toulouse, France, on Sept. 5, 2023.

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Rugby: Japan's pre-World Cup training

Japan player Michael Leitch lifts weights during a gym session ahead of the upcoming Rugby World Cup at the Brave Blossoms' base in Toulouse, France, on Sept. 5, 2023.

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Rugby: Japan's pre-World Cup training

Japan player Kotaro Matsushima works out during a gym session ahead of the upcoming Rugby World Cup at the Brave Blossoms' base in Toulouse, France, on Sept. 5, 2023.

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Motor show in Munich

Photo taken in Munich, Germany, on Sept. 5, 2023, shows Renault SA's Scenic E-Tech electric vehicle unveiled at IAA Mobility, one of Europe's largest international motor shows that began the same day for a six-day run.

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Motor show in Munich

Photo taken in Munich, Germany, on Sept. 5, 2023, shows an outdoor exhibition area at IAA Mobility, one of Europe's largest international motor shows that began the same day for a six-day run.

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Motor show in Munich

Photo taken in Munich, Germany, on Sept. 5, 2023, shows Mercedes-Benz Group's Concept CLA Class electric vehicle unveiled at IAA Mobility, one of Europe's largest international motor shows that began the same day for a six-day run. The new prototype EV is capable of traveling more than 750 kilometers on a single charge, according to the automaker.

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Japan PM Kishida begins weeklong trip to Indonesia, India

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (C) and his wife Yuko arrive at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Sept. 5, 2023, for a weeklong trip to Indonesia and India.

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Japan PM Kishida begins weeklong trip to Indonesia, India

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (2nd from L) and his wife Yuko arrive at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Sept. 5, 2023, for a weeklong trip to Indonesia and India.

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Japan PM Kishida begins weeklong trip to Indonesia, India

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (L) and his wife Yuko arrive at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Sept. 5, 2023, for a weeklong trip to Indonesia and India.

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Japan PM Kishida begins weeklong trip to Indonesia, India

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (2nd from R) and his wife Yuko arrive at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Sept. 5, 2023, for a weeklong trip to Indonesia and India.

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Lviv mayor, Japanese architect call for support for building hospital

Lviv Mayor Andriy Sadovyi (R) and Japanese architect Shigeru Ban hold a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Sept. 5, 2023. They called for Japan's support in building a new surgical ward designed by the architect at a hospital in Ukraine's western city of Lviv, which harbors many fleeing and injured civilians from the war-torn areas within the country.

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Lviv mayor, Japanese architect call for support for building hospital

Lviv Mayor Andriy Sadovyi (R) and Japanese architect Shigeru Ban hold a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Sept. 5, 2023. They called for Japan's support in building a new surgical ward designed by the architect at a hospital in Ukraine's western city of Lviv, which harbors many fleeing and injured civilians from the war-torn areas within the country.

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Lviv mayor, Japanese architect call for support for building hospital

Lviv Mayor Andriy Sadovyi (R) and Japanese architect Shigeru Ban hold a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Sept. 5, 2023. They called for Japan's support in building a new surgical ward designed by the architect at a hospital in Ukraine's western city of Lviv, which harbors many fleeing and injured civilians from the war-torn areas within the country.

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Japan PM Kishida begins 7-day trip to Indonesia, India

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida meets the press at his office in Tokyo on Sept. 5, 2023, ahead of a seven-day trip to Indonesia and India.

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Japan PM Kishida begins 7-day trip to Indonesia, India

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida meets the press at his office in Tokyo on Sept. 5, 2023, ahead of a seven-day trip to Indonesia and India.

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Japan PM Kishida begins 7-day trip to Indonesia, India

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (2nd from R) and his wife Yuko board a government plane at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Sept. 5, 2023, as they depart for a seven-day trip to Indonesia and India.

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Japan PM Kishida begins 7-day trip to Indonesia, India

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (2nd from R) and his wife Yuko board a government plane at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Sept. 5, 2023, as they depart for a seven-day trip to Indonesia and India.

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Trial over 2019 arson attack at anime studio

Police officers gather outside the Kyoto District Court in Kyoto, western Japan, on Sept. 5, 2023, ahead of the first hearing of a trial over a 2019 arson attack at an anime studio. The attack killed 36 people at a famous studio operated by Kyoto Amination Co.

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Trial over 2019 arson attack at anime studio

Journalists gather outside the Kyoto District Court in Kyoto, western Japan, on Sept. 5, 2023, for the first hearing of a trial over a 2019 arson attack at an anime studio. The attack killed 36 people at a famous studio operated by Kyoto Amination Co.

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Reconstruction minister visits Toyosu fish market

Japanese reconstruction minister Hiromichi Watanabe (L) visits Tokyo's Toyosu fish market on Sept. 5, 2023. He ate seafood from Fukushima Prefecture to highlight its safety following the release of treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant into the sea.

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Reconstruction minister visits Toyosu fish market

Japanese reconstruction minister Hiromichi Watanabe (R) visits Tokyo's Toyosu fish market on Sept. 5, 2023. He ate seafood from Fukushima Prefecture to highlight its safety following the release of treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant into the sea.

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Reconstruction minister visits Toyosu fish market

Japanese reconstruction minister Hiromichi Watanabe eats raw fish during a visit to Tokyo's Toyosu fish market on Sept. 5, 2023, to highlight the safety of seafood from Fukushima Prefecture following the release of treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant into the sea.

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Reconstruction minister visits Toyosu fish market

Japanese reconstruction minister Hiromichi Watanabe (L) visits Tokyo's Toyosu fish market on Sept. 5, 2023. He ate seafood from Fukushima Prefecture to highlight its safety following the release of treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant into the sea.