Football: ACLE

Football: ACLE

Japan's Machida Zelvia manager Go Kuroda (2nd from R) celebrates after advancing to the team's first Asian Champions League Elite final with a 1-0 win over United Arab Emirates' Shabab Al Ahli on April 21, 2026, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Football: ACLE

Football: ACLE

Japan's Machida Zelvia players acknowledge their fans after advancing to the team's first Asian Champions League Elite final with a 1-0 win over United Arab Emirates' Shabab Al Ahli on April 21, 2026, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Rockies

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Rockies

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (L) exchanges a fist bump with Kyle Tucker following the team's victory over the Colorado Rockies in a baseball game on April 20, 2026, at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado.

Football: ACLE

Football: ACLE

Vissel Kobe players are pictured after the Japanese team lost to Saudi Arabia's Al Ahli in an Asian Champions League Elite semifinal match on April 20, 2026, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Football: ACLE

Football: ACLE

Al Ahli players celebrate after Ivan Toney scored the Saudi Arabian team's second goal in the second half of an Asian Champions League Elite semifinal match against Japan's Vissel Kobe on April 20, 2026, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Baseball: Blue Jays vs. Diamondbacks

Baseball: Blue Jays vs. Diamondbacks

Toronto Blue Jays rookie Kazuma Okamoto meets the press following the team's victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks in a baseball game at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, on April 19, 2026.

Baseball: Blue Jays vs. Diamondbacks

Baseball: Blue Jays vs. Diamondbacks

Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Kazuma Okamoto (L) hugs first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. following the team's victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks in a baseball game at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, on April 19, 2026.

Football: Copa del Rey

Football: Copa del Rey

Real Sociedad's Takefusa Kubo holds the trophy after the team won the Copa del Rey football final against Atletico Madrid in Seville, Spain, on April 18, 2026.

Football: Copa del Rey

Football: Copa del Rey

Real Sociedad's Takefusa Kubo holds the trophy after the team won the Copa del Rey football final against Atletico Madrid in Seville, Spain, on April 18, 2026.

Tokyo Formula E Race Talk Session

Tokyo Formula E Race Talk Session

Tokyo,Japan Formula E Tokyo Race Talk Session. The photo shows the Porsche Formula E Team’s “Porsche 99X Electric Gen3.”=April 14,2026,Tokyo

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Mets

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Mets

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani is greeted by manager Dave Roberts (front, 3rd from R) following the team's victory over the New York Mets at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on April 13, 2026.

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Mets

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Mets

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani is greeted by manager Dave Roberts (front, 2nd from R) following the team's victory over the New York Mets at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on April 13, 2026.

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Mets

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Mets

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani is greeted by manager Dave Roberts (L) following the team's victory over the New York Mets at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on April 13, 2026.

Matsui, Okazaki in talk event

Matsui, Okazaki in talk event

Hideki Matsui (R), a former Yomiuri Giants and New York Yankees baseball player, and Shinji Okazaki, a former member of Japan's national football team who played in several European clubs, attend a talk event in New York on April 13, 2026.

Baseball: Rangers vs. Dodgers

Baseball: Rangers vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani (C) is interviewed after the team's victory over the Texas Rangers in a baseball game at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on April 11, 2026.

Baseball: Rangers vs. Dodgers

Baseball: Rangers vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani (C) is interviewed after the team's victory over the Texas Rangers in a baseball game at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on April 11, 2026.

Basketball: woman's league

Basketball: woman's league

Denso Iris players acknowledge the crowd after winning the team 's maiden Women's Japan Basketball League title with a victory over Toyota Antelopes in the best-of-five finals in Chofu, Tokyo, on April 12, 2026.

Basketball: woman's league

Basketball: woman's league

Denso Iris players acknowledge the crowd after winning the team 's maiden Women's Japan Basketball League title with a victory over Toyota Antelopes in the best-of-five finals in Chofu, Tokyo, on April 12, 2026.

Basketball: woman's league

Basketball: woman's league

Denso Iris players celebrate after winning the team's maiden Women's Japan Basketball League title with a victory over Toyota Antelopes in the best-of-five finals in Chofu, Tokyo, on April 12, 2026.

Basketball: woman's league

Basketball: woman's league

Players of Denso Iris pose for a photo after the team won its maiden Women's Japan Basketball League title with a victory over Toyota Antelopes in the best-of-five finals in Chofu, Tokyo, on April 12, 2026.

Basketball: woman's league

Basketball: woman's league

Players of Denso Iris pose for a photo after the team won its maiden Women's Japan Basketball League title with a victory over Toyota Antelopes in the best-of-five finals in Chofu, Tokyo, on April 12, 2026.

Blue Impulse aerobatic team flies over Kumamoto

Blue Impulse aerobatic team flies over Kumamoto

The Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Blue Impulse aerobatic team flies over Kumamoto Castle in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on April 11, 2026.

Blue Impulse aerobatic team flies over Kumamoto

Blue Impulse aerobatic team flies over Kumamoto

The Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Blue Impulse aerobatic team flies over Kumamoto Castle in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on April 11, 2026.

Blue Impulse aerobatic team flies over Kumamoto

Blue Impulse aerobatic team flies over Kumamoto

The Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Blue Impulse aerobatic team flies over Kumamoto Castle in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on April 11, 2026.

Blue Impulse aerobatic team flies over Kumamoto

Blue Impulse aerobatic team flies over Kumamoto

The Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Blue Impulse aerobatic team flies over Kumamoto Castle in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on April 11, 2026.

Blue Impulse aerobatic team flies over Kumamoto

Blue Impulse aerobatic team flies over Kumamoto

The Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Blue Impulse aerobatic team flies over Kumamoto Castle in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on April 11, 2026.

Blue Impulse aerobatic team flies over Kumamoto

Blue Impulse aerobatic team flies over Kumamoto

The Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Blue Impulse aerobatic team flies over Kumamoto Castle in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on April 11, 2026.

Blue Impulse aerobatic team flies over Kumamoto

Blue Impulse aerobatic team flies over Kumamoto

The Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Blue Impulse aerobatic team flies over Kumamoto Castle in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on April 11, 2026.

Blue Impulse aerobatic team flies over Kumamoto

Blue Impulse aerobatic team flies over Kumamoto

The Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Blue Impulse aerobatic team flies over Kumamoto Castle in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on April 11, 2026.

Japan: JASDF Blue Impulse Flyover to Mark 10 Years Since Kumamoto Earthquake

Japan's Air Self-Defense Force aerobatic team, Blue Impulse, performed a flyover above Kumamoto City on Saturday, April 11, to mark 10 years since the Kumamoto Earthquake, which struck the region with magnitude 6.5 and 7.3 tremors.

Japan: JASDF Blue Impulse Flyover to Mark 10 Years Since Kumamoto Earthquake 2

Japan's Air Self-Defense Force aerobatic team, Blue Impulse, performed a flyover above Kumamoto City on Saturday, April 11, to mark 10 years since the Kumamoto Earthquake, which struck the region with magnitude 6.5 and 7.3 tremors.

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Blue Jays

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Blue Jays

Los Angeles Dodgers players celebrate following the team's victory over the Toronto Blue Jays in a baseball game at Rogers Centre in Toronto on April 7, 2026.

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Blue Jays

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Blue Jays

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (far R) is pictured following the team's victory over the Toronto Blue Jays in a baseball game at Rogers Centre in Toronto on April 7, 2026.

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Blue Jays

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Blue Jays

Los Angeles Dodgers players celebrate following the team's victory over the Toronto Blue Jays in a baseball game at Rogers Centre in Toronto on April 6, 2026.

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Blue Jays

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Blue Jays

Los Angeles Dodgers players celebrate following the team's victory over the Toronto Blue Jays in a baseball game at Rogers Centre in Toronto on April 6, 2026.

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Blue Jays

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Blue Jays

Los Angeles Dodgers players celebrate following the team's victory over the Toronto Blue Jays in a baseball game at Rogers Centre in Toronto on April 6, 2026.

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Nationals

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Nationals

Los Angeles Dodgers players celebrate following the team's victory over the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park in Washington on April 4, 2026.

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Nationals

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Nationals

Los Angeles Dodgers players celebrate following the team's victory over the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park in Washington on April 4, 2026.

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Nationals

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Nationals

Shohei Ohtani (L) of the Los Angeles Dodgers high-fives manager Dave Roberts following the team's victory over the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park in Washington on April 4, 2026.

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Nationals

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Nationals

Los Angeles Dodgers players celebrate following the team's victory over the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park in Washington on April 5, 2026.

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Nationals

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Nationals

Los Angeles Dodgers players celebrate following the team's victory over the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park in Washington on April 5, 2026.

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Nationals

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Nationals

Los Angeles Dodgers players celebrate following the team's victory over the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park in Washington on April 3, 2026.

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Nationals

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Nationals

Shohei Ohtani (L) of the Los Angeles Dodgers high-fives manager Dave Roberts following the team's victory over the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park in Washington on April 3, 2026.

JFA to part ways with women's national coach Nielsen

JFA to part ways with women's national coach Nielsen

Japan women's national football team head coach Nils Nielsen (C) celebrates after guiding his team to the Asian Cup title in Sydney on March 21, 2026. The Japan Football Association said on April 2 that it has decided not to renew Nielsen's contract as the team's skipper despite the victory.

JFA to part ways with women's national coach Nielsen

JFA to part ways with women's national coach Nielsen

Norio Sasaki, a Japan Football Association senior official in charge of the women's national team, holds a press conference in Tokyo on April 2, 2026, after the JFA decided not to renew Nils Nielsen's contract as the team's head coach, less than two weeks after he guided them to the Women's Asian Cup title.

JFA to part ways with women's national coach Nielsen

JFA to part ways with women's national coach Nielsen

Japan Football Association President Tsuneyasu Miyamoto holds a press conference in Tokyo on April 2, 2026, after the JFA decided not to renew Nils Nielsen's contract as the women's national team head coach, less than two weeks after he guided them to the Women's Asian Cup title.

Football: Japan vs. England

Football: Japan vs. England

Japan's national team member Junya Ito evades a tackle during the second half of an international football friendly against England at Wembley Stadium in London on March 31, 2026.

Football: Japan vs. England

Football: Japan vs. England

Japan's national team member Junya Ito (R) takes a shot during the second half of an international football friendly against England at Wembley Stadium in London on March 31, 2026.

Football: Japan vs. England

Football: Japan vs. England

Japan supporters celebrate the national team's first victory over England in an international football friendly at Wembley Stadium in London on March 31, 2026.

Football: Japan vs. England

Football: Japan vs. England

Japan's national team member Kaoru Mitoma (L) runs with the ball during the first half of an international football friendly against England at Wembley Stadium in London on March 31, 2026.