Takaichi-Burnham phone talks

Takaichi-Burnham phone talks

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets the press at the premier's office in Tokyo on Aug. 20, 2026, following phone talks with new British Prime Minister Andy Burnham.

Japan-Oman talks in Muscat

Japan-Oman talks in Muscat

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (L) and his Oman counterpart Badr al-Busaidi meet the press following their talks in Muscat on Aug. 20, 2026.

Takaichi-Burnham phone talks

Takaichi-Burnham phone talks

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets the press at the premier's office in Tokyo on Aug. 20, 2026, following phone talks with new British Prime Minister Andy Burnham.

Takaichi-Burnham phone talks

Takaichi-Burnham phone talks

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets the press at the premier's office in Tokyo on Aug. 20, 2026, following phone talks with new British Prime Minister Andy Burnham.

Japan-Oman talks in Muscat

Japan-Oman talks in Muscat

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (L) and his Oman counterpart Badr al-Busaidi shake hands in Muscat on Aug. 20, 2026.

Japan-India defense talks in New Delhi

Japan-India defense talks in New Delhi

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (L) holds talks with his Indian counterpart Rajnath Singh (not pictured) in New Delhi on Aug. 20, 2026.

Japan-India defense talks in New Delhi

Japan-India defense talks in New Delhi

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (L) holds talks with his Indian counterpart Rajnath Singh (not pictured) in New Delhi on Aug. 20, 2026.

Japan-India defense talks in New Delhi

Japan-India defense talks in New Delhi

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (L) and his Indian counterpart Rajnath Singh shake hands after signing a memorandum on maritime security cooperation in New Delhi on Aug. 20, 2026.

Robot conference in Beijing

Robot conference in Beijing

A humanoid robot talks to a visitor on the opening day of the five-day World Robot Conference in Beijing on Aug. 19, 2026. About 300 companies including non-Chinese firms are exhibiting some 2,000 robots and related products.

Japan-Turkey leaders' phone talks

Japan-Turkey leaders' phone talks

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets the press at the premier's office in Tokyo on Aug. 19, 2026, following phone talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Japan-Turkey leaders' phone talks

Japan-Turkey leaders' phone talks

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets the press at the premier's office in Tokyo on Aug. 19, 2026, following phone talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Japan-Turkey leaders' phone talks

Japan-Turkey leaders' phone talks

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets the press at the premier's office in Tokyo on Aug. 19, 2026, following phone talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Japan-Saudi Arabia foreign ministerial talks

Japan-Saudi Arabia foreign ministerial talks

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (L) shakes hands with Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud in Riyadh on Aug. 19, 2026.

Japan-Australia defense talks in Canberra

Japan-Australia defense talks in Canberra

Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles (L) holds talks with his Japanese counterpart Shinjiro Koizumi in Canberra on Aug. 18, 2026.

Japan-Australia defense talks in Canberra

Japan-Australia defense talks in Canberra

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (L) holds talks with his Australian counterpart Richard Marles in Canberra on Aug. 18, 2026.

Japan-Australia defense talks in Canberra

Japan-Australia defense talks in Canberra

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (L) holds talks with his Australian counterpart Richard Marles in Canberra on Aug. 18, 2026.

Japan-Australia defense talks in Canberra

Japan-Australia defense talks in Canberra

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (R) and his Australian counterpart Richard Marles meet the press following their meeting in Canberra on Aug. 18, 2026.

Japan-Australia defense talks in Canberra

Japan-Australia defense talks in Canberra

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (R) shakes hands with his Australian counterpart Richard Marles in Canberra on Aug. 18, 2026.

Japan-Australia defense talks in Canberra

Japan-Australia defense talks in Canberra

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (R) shakes hands with his Australian counterpart Richard Marles in Canberra on Aug. 18, 2026.

Ex-Chinese Premier Zhu dies at 97

Ex-Chinese Premier Zhu dies at 97

Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji (L) talks with Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on April 12, 2002, at the first Boao Forum for Asia held in Hainan, China. Zhu, who played a key role in China's economic reforms as premier from 1998 to 2003 under President Jiang Zemin, died on Aug. 12, 2026, at the age of 97.

Ex-Chinese Premier Zhu dies at 97

Ex-Chinese Premier Zhu dies at 97

Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji talks with Japan's Emperor Akihito at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Oct. 16, 2000. Zhu, who played a key role in China's economic reforms as premier from 1998 to 2003 under President Jiang Zemin, died on Aug. 12, 2026, at the age of 97.

Japan-Oman phone talks

Japan-Oman phone talks

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets the press at the premier's office in Tokyo on Aug. 10, 2026, following phone talks with Oman's Sultan Haitham bin Tariq al-Said.

Japan-Oman phone talks

Japan-Oman phone talks

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets the press at the premier's office in Tokyo on Aug. 10, 2026, following phone talks with Oman's Sultan Haitham bin Tariq al-Said.

Japan-Oman phone talks

Japan-Oman phone talks

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets the press at the premier's office in Tokyo on Aug. 10, 2026, following phone talks with Oman's Sultan Haitham bin Tariq al-Said.

Japan-Oman phone talks

Japan-Oman phone talks

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets the press at the premier's office in Tokyo on Aug. 10, 2026, following phone talks with Oman's Sultan Haitham bin Tariq al-Said.

Japan-Oman phone talks

Japan-Oman phone talks

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets the press at the premier's office in Tokyo on Aug. 10, 2026, following phone talks with Oman's Sultan Haitham bin Tariq al-Said.

Basketball: Hachimura hosts young talent development project

Basketball: Hachimura hosts young talent development project

NBA star Rui Hachimura (C) talks to young basketball players at IG Arena in Nagoya, central Japan, on Aug. 6, 2026. Hachimura invited young players to his Black Samurai Summit 2026 project to develop next-generation basketball talent.

Japan PM Takaichi visits quake-hit Kumamoto

Japan PM Takaichi visits quake-hit Kumamoto

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C) holds talks with Kumamoto Gov. Takashi Kimura at the Kumamoto prefectural government office on Aug. 3, 2026, during her visit to the southwestern Japan prefecture struck by a powerful earthquake on July 28. (Pool photo)

Japan PM Takaichi visits quake-hit Kumamoto

Japan PM Takaichi visits quake-hit Kumamoto

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (3rd from L) holds talks with Kumamoto Gov. Takashi Kimura (2nd from R) at the Kumamoto prefectural government office on Aug. 3, 2026, during her visit to the southwestern Japan prefecture struck by a powerful earthquake on July 28. (Pool photo)

Baseball: Red Sox vs. Dodgers

Baseball: Red Sox vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto (L) talks with newly acquired pitcher Tarik Skubal in the dugout during a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Aug. 2, 2026.

Japan-Philippines talks

Japan-Philippines talks

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi holds talks with his Philippine counterpart Theresa Lazaro in Manila on July 23, 2026.

Japan-Solomon Islands summit

Japan-Solomon Islands summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (3rd from R) holds talks with Solomon Islands Prime Minister Matthew Cooper Wale (2nd from L) at the premier's office in Tokyo on July 23, 2026.

Japan-Solomon Islands summit

Japan-Solomon Islands summit

Solomon Islands Prime Minister Matthew Cooper Wale holds talks with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at the premier's office in Tokyo on July 23, 2026.

Japan-Solomon Islands summit

Japan-Solomon Islands summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi holds talks with Solomon Islands Prime Minister Matthew Cooper Wale at the premier's office in Tokyo on July 23, 2026.

Wang-Rubio talks in Manila

Wang-Rubio talks in Manila

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is pictured following a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Manila on July 22, 2026. The two met to pave the way for the planned U.S.-China summit in the United States in September.

Canada to join Japan-Britain-Italy fighter jet talks

Canada to join Japan-Britain-Italy fighter jet talks

(From R) Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi, Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto, British Defense Secretary Wes Streeting and Canadian Defense Minister David McGuinty hold a joint press conference in London on July 21, 2026, following their talks on a Japan-Britain-Italy joint project to develop a next-generation fighter jet. The ministers announced Canada will participate in the Global Combat Air Program as the first observer.

New Marine commander for Okinawa visits Okinawa governor

New Marine commander for Okinawa visits Okinawa governor

Lt. Gen. Benjamin Watson (L), U.S. Marine Corps' commander in charge of areas covering Japan's Okinawa Prefecture, holds talks with Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki (R) during a visit to his prefectural government office in Naha on July 21, 2026. Watson assumed the post on July 15.

Japan-Greece talks

Japan-Greece talks

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (R) shakes hands with his Greek counterpart Georgios Gerapetritis in Tokyo on July 16, 2026.

Japan-Viet Nam defense talks

Japan-Viet Nam defense talks

Japan's Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi and his Vietnamese counterpart and deputy prime minister, Phan Van Giang, hold talks at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on July 13, 2026.

Japan-Viet Nam defense talks

Japan-Viet Nam defense talks

Japan's Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (R) and his Vietnamese counterpart and deputy prime minister, Phan Van Giang, shake hands ahead of their talks at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on July 13, 2026.

Japan-New Zealand talks

Japan-New Zealand talks

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (far R) holds talks with New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters (far L) in Tokyo on July 10, 2026.

Baseball: Rockies vs. Dodgers

Baseball: Rockies vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Eliezer Alfonzo (R) talks to pitcher Roki Sasaki as they walk back to the dugout after the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on July 8, 2026.

Baseball: Rockies vs. Dodgers

Baseball: Rockies vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Eliezer Alfonzo (R) talks to pitcher Roki Sasaki as they walk back to the dugout after the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on July 8, 2026.

Japan emperor talks with art award winners

Japan emperor talks with art award winners

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako chat with winners of the 2026 Japan Art Academy Prize at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on July 6, 2026. (Pool photo)

Japan emperor talks with art award winners

Japan emperor talks with art award winners

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako chat with a winner of the 2026 Japan Art Academy Prize at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on July 6, 2026. (Pool photo)

Japan emperor talks with art award winners

Japan emperor talks with art award winners

Japan's Emperor Naruhito (3rd from R) and Empress Masako (2nd from R) chat with winners of the 2026 Japan Art Academy Prize at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on July 6, 2026. (Pool photo)

Japan-India summit

Japan-India summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (L) and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi hold a joint press conference following their talks in New Delhi on July 2, 2026.

Japan-India summit

Japan-India summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a joint press conference with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi following their talks in New Delhi on July 2, 2026.

Japan-India summit

Japan-India summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (back, L) holds a joint press conference with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (back, R) following their talks in New Delhi on July 2, 2026.

Japan-India summit

Japan-India summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (L) and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi hold a joint press conference following their talks in New Delhi on July 2, 2026.