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Illumination event in Sendai

The annual Sendai Pageant of Starlight illumination event begins in Sendai, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 5, 2025. Zelkova trees lining a 500-meter street are lit up with about 480,000 LED lights, with about 2.5 million people expected to visit through Dec. 28.

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Illumination event in Sendai

The annual Sendai Pageant of Starlight illumination event begins in Sendai, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 5, 2025. Zelkova trees lining a 500-meter street are lit up with about 480,000 LED lights, with about 2.5 million people expected to visit through Dec. 28.

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Import expo in Shanghai

Large monitors show Chinese Premier Li Qiang delivering a speech at the opening ceremony of the eighth China International Import Expo in Shanghai on Nov. 5, 2025. About 4,100 companies from 138 countries and regions will take part in the event through Nov. 10.

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Import expo in Shanghai

Chinese Premier Li Qiang delivers a speech at the opening ceremony of the eighth China International Import Expo in Shanghai on Nov. 5, 2025. About 4,100 companies from 138 countries and regions will take part in the event through Nov. 10.

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Import expo in Shanghai

Chinese Premier Li Qiang delivers a speech at the opening ceremony of the eighth China International Import Expo in Shanghai on Nov. 5, 2025. About 4,100 companies from 138 countries and regions will take part in the event through Nov. 10.

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Import expo in Shanghai

Chinese Premier Li Qiang delivers a speech at the opening ceremony of the eighth China International Import Expo in Shanghai on Nov. 5, 2025. About 4,100 companies from 138 countries and regions will take part in the event through Nov. 10.

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Import expo in Shanghai

Police officers stand guard near the venue of the eighth China International Import Expo in Shanghai on Nov. 5, 2025, ahead of its opening later in the day. About 4,100 companies from 138 countries and regions will take part in the event through Nov. 10.

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Import expo in Shanghai

Photo taken on Nov. 5, 2025, shows a media center for the eighth China International Import Expo, set to open later in the day with about 4,100 companies from 138 countries and regions taking part over its six-day run.

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Import expo in Shanghai

Photo taken on Nov. 5, 2025, shows a media center for the eighth China International Import Expo, set to open later in the day with about 4,100 companies from 138 countries and regions taking part over its six-day run.

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Import expo in Shanghai

Photo taken on Nov. 5, 2025, shows a media center for the eighth China International Import Expo, set to open later in the day with about 4,100 companies from 138 countries and regions taking part over its six-day run.

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Nuke victims forum opens in Hiroshima

The two-day World Nuclear Victims Forum begins in Hiroshima, western Japan, on Oct. 5, 2025. About 40 people from Japan, South Korea, the United States and Pacific island nations affected by nuclear accidents, nuclear bomb tests and uranium mining attended the forum, co-sponsored by the Hiroshima Alliance for Nuclear Weapons Abolition.

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Nuke victims forum opens in Hiroshima

The two-day World Nuclear Victims Forum begins in Hiroshima, western Japan, on Oct. 5, 2025. About 40 people from Japan, South Korea, the United States and Pacific island nations affected by nuclear accidents, nuclear bomb tests and uranium mining attended the forum, co-sponsored by the Hiroshima Alliance for Nuclear Weapons Abolition.

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Nuke victims forum opens in Hiroshima

The two-day World Nuclear Victims Forum begins in Hiroshima, western Japan, on Oct. 5, 2025. About 40 people from Japan, South Korea, the United States and Pacific island nations affected by nuclear accidents, nuclear bomb tests and uranium mining attended the forum, co-sponsored by the Hiroshima Alliance for Nuclear Weapons Abolition.

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Nuke victims forum opens in Hiroshima

The two-day World Nuclear Victims Forum begins in Hiroshima, western Japan, on Oct. 5, 2025. About 40 people from Japan, South Korea, the United States and Pacific island nations affected by nuclear accidents, nuclear bomb tests and uranium mining attended the forum, co-sponsored by the Hiroshima Alliance for Nuclear Weapons Abolition.

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Tree-felling rite in central Japan

Woodcutters take part in a tree-felling rite in Nakatsugawa, Gifu Prefecture, on June 5, 2025, as part of rites for the "Shikinen Sengu" shrine building reconstruction every 20 years at Ise Jingu shrine in Ise in Mie Prefecture, in central Japan. Two Japanese cypress trees being cut will be transported to the Shinto shrine on June 9-10 for the 63rd "Shikinen Sengu" with a history of about 1,300 years, starting in 2033.

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Tree-felling rite in central Japan

Woodcutters take part in a tree-felling rite in Nakatsugawa, Gifu Prefecture, on June 5, 2025, as part of rites for the "Shikinen Sengu" shrine building reconstruction every 20 years at Ise Jingu shrine in Ise in Mie Prefecture, in central Japan. Two Japanese cypress trees being cut will be transported to the Shinto shrine on June 9-10 for the 63rd "Shikinen Sengu" with a history of about 1,300 years, starting in 2033.

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Tree-felling rite in central Japan

Woodcutters take part in a tree-felling rite in Nakatsugawa, Gifu Prefecture, on June 5, 2025, as part of rites for the "Shikinen Sengu" shrine building reconstruction every 20 years at Ise Jingu shrine in Ise in Mie Prefecture, in central Japan. Two Japanese cypress trees being cut will be transported to the Shinto shrine on June 9-10 for the 63rd "Shikinen Sengu" with a history of about 1,300 years, starting in 2033.

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Tree-felling rite in central Japan

Woodcutters take part in a tree-felling rite in Nakatsugawa, Gifu Prefecture, on June 5, 2025, as part of rites for the "Shikinen Sengu" shrine building reconstruction every 20 years at Ise Jingu shrine in Ise in Mie Prefecture, in central Japan. Two Japanese cypress trees being cut will be transported to the Shinto shrine on June 9-10 for the 63rd "Shikinen Sengu" with a history of about 1,300 years, starting in 2033.

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World's longest "okonomiyaki" pizza

About 500 people cooperate to bake "okonomiyaki" Japanese pizza over 100 meters long at an idle paddy field in Sanyoonoda, Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on May 5, 2025, recognized by Guinness World Records as the world's longest "okonomiyaki."

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Unexploded bomb in Nagoya

Photo taken on April 5, 2025, shows an unexploded World War II incendiary bomb recovered from a building demolition site in Nagoya, central Japan. Japan Ground Self-Defense Force personnel defused the U.S.-made bomb, found in February, earlier in the day while about 1,500 local residents evacuated from the area.

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Unexploded bomb in Nagoya

Photo taken on April 5, 2025, shows an unexploded World War II incendiary bomb recovered from a building demolition site in Nagoya, central Japan. Japan Ground Self-Defense Force personnel defused the U.S.-made bomb, found in February, earlier in the day while about 1,500 local residents evacuated from the area.

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Pep rally for Chinese taking part in JET Program

Young Chinse who will take part in the Japan Exchange and Teaching Program are served sushi during a pep rally at the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on April 5, 2025. About 40 participants will have a hands-on experience in Japan teaching languages to local students and working for local communities and governments to promote exchanges between Japan and China.

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Samurai warriors festival

Actress Jun Shibuki (top), dressed as Takeda Shingen, a 16th century feudal lord, poses before the start of a march during the 51st Lord Shingen festival in Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture, on April 5, 2025. About 1,000 people clad as feudal-era samurai warriors started marching along a road when the actress shouted a word of command.

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Samurai warriors festival

Actress Jun Shibuki (top), dressed as Takeda Shingen, a 16th century feudal lord, poses before the start of a march during the 51st Lord Shingen festival in Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture, on April 5, 2025. About 1,000 people clad as feudal-era samurai warriors started marching along a road when the actress shouted a word of command.

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Ex-Johnny's idol, actor Yasushi Hashida

Japanese actor Yasushi Hashida (C, R) and two former teen idols give Jun Azumi (C, L), Diet affairs chief of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, a petition with about 40,000 signatures calling for the revision of Japan's child abuse prevention law at the Diet building in Tokyo on June 5, 2023. The former teen idols and alleged sexual abuse victims of the late Japanese boy band mogul Johnny Kitagawa have said they wanted to help victims like themselves.

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Giant squid displayed at Sapporo zoo

SAPPORO, Japan - A specimen of a giant squid, measuring around 4 meters in length and about 163 kilograms in weight, is displayed outdoors at Sapporo Maruyama Zoo in Sapporo on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on Jan. 5, 2015.

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Japanese astronaut Yui holds news conference in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese astronaut Mikiya Yui, who will travel to the International Space Station aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft in late May, poses for photos during a news conference in Tokyo on Jan. 5, 2015. The 44-year-old former Japanese Air Self-Defense Force pilot will stay on the ISS for about six months.

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Japanese astronaut Yui holds news conference in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese astronaut Mikiya Yui, who will travel to the International Space Station aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft in late May, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Jan. 5, 2015. The 44-year-old former Japanese Air Self-Defense Force pilot will stay on the ISS for about six months.

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Nankai, Peach Aviation launches special "Rapi:t"

OSAKA, Japan - A special version of Nankai Electric Railway Co.'s "Rapi:t" limited express train sporting a design similar to low-cost carrier Peach Aviation's aircraft is seen in Osaka, western Japan, on Sept. 5, 2014. The "Happyliner" will run for about a year from Sept. 7 between Nankai Namba Station and Kansai-Airport Station.

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Korean resident of Japan acquitted after nearly 6-yr detention

SEOUL, South Korea - Cho Duk Hun, a Korean resident of Japan detained for about five years and eight months after being accused of spying for North Korea in 1975 by South Korean security authorities, smiles at the Seoul High Court on Sept. 5, 2014, after the court acquitted him.

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Univ. students' pilgrimage map project

MATSUYAMA, Japan - Matsuyama University students make a detailed map of pilgrimage destinations in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, western Japan, on June 5, 2014. All 26 spots in the prefecture have been covered by the mapping project following about 10 years of work by students.

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Twin baby black jaguars debut at Kobe zoo in Japan

KOBE, Japan - A pair of twin black jaguar cubs, about three months old, are shown to the press on March 5, 2014, at the Kobe Oji Zoo in the western Japan city, a day before their public debut. The twins are two of only six black jaguars in Japan.

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Candles illuminate snowy path in Hakodate

HAKODATE, Japan - Pedestrians stroll past the Old Public Hall of Hakodate Ward (L) along a snowy path illuminated by candlelight in Hakodate, Hokkaido Prefecture, on Feb. 5, 2014. About 3,000 candles, handmade by local residents and tourists using wax and paper milk cartons, will light up various tourist spots in the northern Japan city through Feb. 9.

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Female editor promotes remote islands

TOKYO, Japan - Participants in a regional promotion event held in Karatsu, Saga Prefecture visit Kashiwa Island about 600 meters off the city in southern Japan on Oct. 5, 2013. (Photo by Tatsuya Hagiwara)

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Tuna sold at record 155.4 mil. yen

TOKYO, Japan - Kiyoshi Kimura, president of sushi restaurant chain operator Kiyomura Co., shows a 222-kilogram bluefin tuna at the Metropolitan Central Wholesale Market in Tokyo's Tsukiji district on Jan. 5, 2013. The company made a successful bid for the tuna for an all-time high of 155.4 million yen (about $1.3 million), or 700,000 yen per kg, during the year's first auction at the market.

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Tuna sold at record 155.4 mil. yen

TOKYO, Japan - Kiyoshi Kimura, president of sushi restaurant chain operator Kiyomura Co., shows a 222-kilogram bluefin tuna at the Metropolitan Central Wholesale Market in Tokyo's Tsukiji district on Jan. 5, 2013. The company made a successful bid for the tuna for an all-time high of 155.4 million yen (about $1.3 million), or 700,000 yen per kg, during the year's first auction at the market.

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"The Shard" in London

LONDON, Britain - Photo taken on July 3, 2012, shows the Shard, a high-rise building in London. An inauguration ceremony was held on July 5, 2012, for the 95-story, about 310-meter high building, the tallest in the European Union.

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"The Shard" in London

LONDON, Britain - Photo taken on July 3, 2012, shows the Shard, a high-rise building in London. An inauguration ceremony was held on July 5, 2012, for the 95-story, about 310-meter high building, the tallest in the European Union.

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Carp streamers fly in Iwate

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan - Carp streamers fly in the air at the venue of a children's festival in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, on May 5, 2012. About 200 carp streamers, which were among some 300 donated from around the country, were displayed at the festival held on the Children's Day national holiday to encourage children affected by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster.

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Japan upper house chief dies

TOKYO, Japan - Lawmakers put their hands together to bid farewell to the late House of Councillors President Takeo Nishioka as a limousine carrying his body leaves the Diet compound in Tokyo on Nov. 5, 2011. The vehicle drove around the premises for about 10 minutes with the body of the parliament leader who died of pneumonia at the age 75 at a Tokyo hospital earlier in the day.

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Commemoration of Japan disaster in London

LONDON, Britain - Japanese Ambassador to Britain Keiichi Hayashi lays flowers at the grave of unknown soldiers outside Westminster Abbey in London on June 5, 2011, during a ceremony commemorating the victims of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Japan. About 2,000 people attended the ceremony at the church where the wedding ceremony of Prince William and Kate Middleton was held in April.

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Commemoration of Japan disaster in London

LONDON, Britain - People gather in rain to commemorate the victims of the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami in Japan at Westminster Abbey in London on June 5, 2011. About 2,000 people attended the ceremony at the church where the wedding ceremony of Prince William and Kate Middleton was held in April.

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Vietnam protests Chinese activities near disputed areas

HANOI, Vietnam - About 300 people protest China's increased activities around the Spratly Islands and other disputed areas during a demonstration near the Chinese Embassy in Hanoi on June 5, 2011. Vietnamese security officers were present at the scene.

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Vietnam protests Chinese activities near disputed areas

HANOI, Vietnam - About 300 people protest China's increased activities around the Spratly Islands and other disputed areas during a demonstration near the Chinese Embassy in Hanoi on June 5, 2011. Vietnamese security officers were present at the scene.

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Beached melon-headed whales

KASHIMA, Japan - People try to rescue and return to the sea melon-headed whales that were found to have beached on the shore in Kashima, Ibaraki Prefecture, in eastern Japan on March 5, 2011. Of about 50 of the whales found there the previous night, 22 were rescued and returned to the sea on March 5, but 30 died and were buried on the nearby shore.

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Uniqlo-Toray 206-gram down outerwear

TOKYO, Japan - Undated photo shows ''New Ultra Light Down'' outerwear series by casual clothing store chain operator Uniqlo Co. The operator said Oct. 5, 2010, it has developed a 206-gram garment that weighs about one-third of standard products, in collaboration with synthetic fiber maker Toray Industries Inc.

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China sees GDP growth at 8% for 2010

BEIJING, China - Chinese President Hu Jintao (L) and Premier Wen Jiabao take part in the opening ceremony of the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 5, 2010. Wen said it is expected the country's gross domestic product will grow 8 percent and consumer prices will climb about 3 percent in 2010.

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China sees GDP growth at 8% for 2010

BEIJING, China - Chinese President Hu Jintao (C) listens to Premier Wen Jiabao delivering a speech on a government work report on March 5, 2010, in the opening session of the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Wen said it is expected the country's gross domestic product will grow 8 percent and consumer prices will climb about 3 percent in 2010.

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China sees GDP growth at 8% for 2010

BEIJING, China - Top Chinese government officials including President Hu Jintao (2nd row from below, 3rd from L) and Premier Wen Jiabao (2nd row from below, 4th from L) sing the Chinese national anthem during the opening ceremony of the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 5, 2010. Wen said it is expected the country's gross domestic product will grow 8 percent and consumer prices will climb about 3 percent in 2010.

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Toyota asks employees, dealers for help in restoring trust

TOYOTA, Japan - Employees, dealers, and auto parts makers of Toyota Motor Corp. gather for a meeting at the company's head office in the city of Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, on March 5, 2010. In the meeting attended by about 2,000 people, Toyota President Akio Toyoda called for their cooperation to restore customers' trust, which has been battered by a series of global recalls.