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Former Japan PM Ishiba's visit to South Korea

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivers a keynote speech at a symposium hosted by the Asan Institute for Policy Studies in Seoul, South Korea, on April 8, 2026. He noted the importance of strengthening cooperation between Japan, the United States and South Korea to deal with North Korea.

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China: Brake Failure Sends Car Plowing Into Courtyard in Hubei

On March 29, 2026, in Hubei, China, a video captured a tense incident on a downhill road as a driver suddenly found his brakes had failed. The car then veered off course and crashed directly into a nearby rural courtyard, narrowly missing an elderly pedestrian.

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China: Second Hailstorm in Days Blankets Streets of Guiyang in Ice

On April 2, 2026, in Guiyang, Guizhou, a video captured streets overwhelmed by a sudden hailstorm that blanketed the ground in thick layers of ice. Local reports indicated that this was the second hailstorm to hit Guiyang in recent days, highlighting a pattern of extreme weather affecting the region.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Blue Jays

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits an RBI single in the third inning of a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre in Toronto on April 7, 2026.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Blue Jays

Los Angeles Dodgers starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto is greeted by his teammates in the dugout after leaving the mound in the middle of the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre in Toronto on April 7, 2026.

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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.

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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.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Blue Jays

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits an RBI single in the third inning of a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre in Toronto on April 7, 2026.

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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning holds a press conference in Beijing on April 7, 2026.

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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning holds a press conference in Beijing on April 7, 2026.

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Tennis: Nishikori

Japan's former world No. 4 Kei Nishikori meets the press in Bradenton, Florida, on April 7, 2026, after beating Nicolas Kicker of Argentina in the men's singles round of 32 at the Elizabeth Moore Sarasota Open tennis tournament.

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Demolition site in Kawasaki

A photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 8, 2026, shows a demolition site within the steelmaking complex of JFE Steel Corp. in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo, after part of a crane being dismantled fell and 40-meter-high scaffolding collapsed the previous day. Five workers fell from the crane and the structure, leaving three dead and one worker, who likely fell into the ocean, missing.

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Demolition site in Kawasaki

A photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 8, 2026, shows a demolition site within the steelmaking complex of JFE Steel Corp. in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo, after part of a crane being dismantled fell and 40-meter-high scaffolding collapsed the previous day. Five workers fell from the crane and the structure, leaving three dead and one worker, who likely fell into the ocean, missing.

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Demolition site in Kawasaki

A photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 8, 2026, shows a demolition site within the steelmaking complex of JFE Steel Corp. in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo, after part of a crane being dismantled fell and 40-meter-high scaffolding collapsed the previous day. Five workers fell from the crane and the structure, leaving three dead and one worker, who likely fell into the ocean, missing.

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Demolition site in Kawasaki

A photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 8, 2026, shows a demolition site within the steelmaking complex of JFE Steel Corp. in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo, after part of a crane being dismantled fell and 40-meter-high scaffolding collapsed the previous day. Five workers fell from the crane and the structure, leaving three dead and one worker, who likely fell into the ocean, missing.

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Demolition site in Kawasaki

A photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 8, 2026, shows a demolition site within the steelmaking complex of JFE Steel Corp. in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo, after part of a crane being dismantled fell and 40-meter-high scaffolding collapsed the previous day. Five workers fell from the crane and the structure, leaving three dead and one worker, who likely fell into the ocean, missing.

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NPT review conference

Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui (L) and Nagasaki Mayor Shiro Suzuki meet the press in Tokyo on April 8, 2026, after visiting the U.S. Embassy where they submitted letters addressed to President Donald Trump ahead of the 2026 Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons review conference, starting in New York in late April.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Blue Jays

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (R) talks with teammate Roki Sasaki in the dugout during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre in Toronto on April 7, 2026.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Blue Jays

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (C) and pitcher Roki Sasaki (L) watch from the dugout during the ninth inning in baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre in Toronto on April 7, 2026.

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Japan imperial family's trip to Fukushima

Japan's Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and their daughter Princess Aiko talk with a student at an educational institution in Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, after observing a class on April 7, 2026. The imperial family is visiting the prefecture in northeastern Japan to observe the recovery efforts after a massive earthquake and tsunami struck the region in March 2011, triggering a nuclear accident at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant. (Pool photo)

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Demolition site in Kawasaki

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 7, 2026, shows a demolition site at a complex belonging to JFE Steel Corp. in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo, after 40-meter-high scaffolding collapsed, causing five workers to fall from the structure.

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Demolition site in Kawasaki

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 7, 2026, shows a demolition site at a complex belonging to JFE Steel Corp. in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo, after 40-meter-high scaffolding collapsed, causing five workers to fall from the structure.

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Japan imperial family's trip to Fukushima

Japan's Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and their daughter Princess Aiko listen to a person affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake in Okuma, Fukushima, on April 7, 2026. Fifteen years after the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disasters that struck northeastern Japan in March 2011, they are visiting the prefecture to see the recovery efforts firsthand.

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Japan imperial family's trip to Fukushima

Japan's Emperor Naruhito (2nd from L, background), Empress Masako and their daughter Princess Aiko observe a class at an educational institution in Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, on April 7, 2026. The imperial family is visiting the prefecture in northeastern Japan to observe the recovery efforts after a massive earthquake and tsunami struck the region in March 2011, triggering a nuclear accident at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant. (Pool photo)

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Japan imperial family's trip to Fukushima

Japan's Emperor Naruhito (far L), Empress Masako and their daughter Princess Aiko meet a person (R) affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake in Okuma, Fukushima, on April 7, 2026. Fifteen years after the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disasters that struck northeastern Japan in March 2011, they are visiting the prefecture to see the recovery efforts firsthand.

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Japan imperial family's trip to Fukushima

(From L, background) Japan's Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and their daughter Princess Aiko observe a class at an educational institution in Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, on April 7, 2026. The imperial family is visiting the prefecture in northeastern Japan to observe the recovery efforts after a massive earthquake and tsunami struck the region in March 2011, triggering a nuclear accident at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant. (Pool photo)

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Japan imperial family's trip to Fukushima

Japan's Emperor Naruhito (2nd from R), Empress Masako and their daughter Princess Aiko on April 7, 2026, visit a roadside rest area in the tsunami-devastated northeastern Japan town of Namie, Fukushima Prefecture. Fifteen years after the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disasters that struck northeastern Japan in March 2011, they are visiting the prefecture to see the recovery efforts firsthand.

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Japan imperial family's trip to Fukushima

Japan's Emperor Naruhito (2nd from R), Empress Masako and their daughter Princess Aiko on April 7, 2026, visit a roadside rest area in the tsunami-devastated northeastern Japan town of Namie, Fukushima Prefecture. Fifteen years after the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disasters that struck northeastern Japan in March 2011, they are visiting the prefecture to see the recovery efforts firsthand.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Blue Jays

Yoshinobu Yamamoto of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitches in a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre in Toronto on April 7, 2026.

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Japan imperial family's trip to Fukushima

(Facing camera, from L) Japan's Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and their daughter Princess Aiko talk with a person affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake in Okuma, Fukushima, on April 7, 2026. Fifteen years after the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disasters that struck northeastern Japan in March 2011, they are visiting the prefecture to see the recovery efforts firsthand. (Pool photo)

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Blue Jays

Yoshinobu Yamamoto of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitches in a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre in Toronto on April 7, 2026.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Blue Jays

Yoshinobu Yamamoto of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitches in a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre in Toronto on April 7, 2026.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Blue Jays

Yoshinobu Yamamoto of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitches in a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre in Toronto on April 7, 2026.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Blue Jays

Yoshinobu Yamamoto of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitches in a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre in Toronto on April 7, 2026.

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Memorial ceremony for Japan golf legend Ozaki

Pro golfers make tee shots during a memorial ceremony for Japan golf legend Masashi Ozaki at a country club in Kuwana in Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on April 8, 2026. Nicknamed Jumbo Ozaki after the Boeing 747 "Jumbo Jet," he died aged 78 in December 2025, after scoring 112 wins, the most for a Japanese pro golfer, between 1971 and 2002.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Blue Jays

Yoshinobu Yamamoto of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitches in a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre in Toronto on April 7, 2026.

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Nikkei index surges

A stock monitor at a currency trading company in Tokyo shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average rising over 2,800 points from the previous day on the morning of April 8, 2026, following U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to suspend attacks on Iran for two weeks.

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Memorial ceremony for Japan golf legend Ozaki

Pro golfers pose for a photo during a memorial ceremony for Japan golf legend Masashi Ozaki at a country club in Kuwana in Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on April 8, 2026. Nicknamed Jumbo Ozaki after the Boeing 747 "Jumbo Jet," he died aged 78 in December 2025, after scoring 112 wins, the most for a Japanese pro golfer, between 1971 and 2002.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Blue Jays

Yoshinobu Yamamoto of the Los Angeles Dodgers leaves the mound in the middle of the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre in Toronto on April 7, 2026.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Blue Jays

Yoshinobu Yamamoto of the Los Angeles Dodgers leaves the mound in the middle of the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre in Toronto on April 7, 2026.

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