Scenic route reopens in World Heritage Shiretoko area

Scenic route reopens in World Heritage Shiretoko area

Cars and motorcycles travel on the Shiretoko crossing road in Shari in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on April 28, 2026, as the scenic route in the World Heritage-listed Shiretoko region resumes operation for the spring tourist season after being closed for about six months due to snowfall.

Wooden Grand Ring at expo venue in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan, March 5 Kyodo - The 2025 World Exposition's iconic Grand Ring wooden roof structure is being dismantled in Osaka on March 5, 2026, about five months after the event's six-month run came to a close. (Kyodo)

Wooden Grand Ring at expo venue in Osaka

Wooden Grand Ring at expo venue in Osaka

The 2025 World Exposition's iconic Grand Ring wooden roof structure is being dismantled in Osaka on March 5, 2026, about five months after the event's six-month run came to a close.

Wooden Grand Ring at expo venue in Osaka

Wooden Grand Ring at expo venue in Osaka

The 2025 World Exposition's iconic Grand Ring wooden roof structure is being dismantled in Osaka on March 5, 2026, about five months after the event's six-month run came to a close.

Wooden Grand Ring at expo venue in Osaka

Wooden Grand Ring at expo venue in Osaka

The 2025 World Exposition's iconic Grand Ring wooden roof structure is being dismantled in Osaka on March 5, 2026, about five months after the event's six-month run came to a close.

Wooden Grand Ring at expo venue in Osaka

Wooden Grand Ring at expo venue in Osaka

The 2025 World Exposition's iconic Grand Ring wooden roof structure is being dismantled in Osaka on March 5, 2026, about five months after the event's six-month run came to a close.

Wooden Grand Ring at expo venue in Osaka

Wooden Grand Ring at expo venue in Osaka

The 2025 World Exposition's iconic Grand Ring wooden roof structure is being dismantled in Osaka on March 5, 2026, about five months after the event's six-month run came to a close.

Benchmark bond yield hits 26-year high

Benchmark bond yield hits 26-year high

A financial monitor in Tokyo shows the yield on the newly issued benchmark 10-year government bond rising to 2.015 percent, its highest in about 26 years and four months, on Dec. 19, 2025, following a Bank of Japan raise earlier in the day in its key interest rate to a 30-year high of around 0.75 percent.

Benchmark bond yield hits 26-year high

Benchmark bond yield hits 26-year high

A financial monitor in Tokyo shows the yield on the newly issued benchmark 10-year government bond rising to 2.015 percent, its highest in about 26 years and four months, on Dec. 19, 2025, following a Bank of Japan raise earlier in the day in its key interest rate to a 30-year high of around 0.75 percent.

Benchmark bond yield hits 26-year high

Benchmark bond yield hits 26-year high

A financial monitor in Tokyo shows the yield on the newly issued benchmark 10-year government bond rising to 2.015 percent, its highest in about 26 years and four months, on Dec. 19, 2025, following a Bank of Japan raise earlier in the day in its key interest rate to a 30-year high of around 0.75 percent.

Benchmark bond yield hits 26-year high

Benchmark bond yield hits 26-year high

A financial monitor in Tokyo shows the yield on the newly issued benchmark 10-year government bond rising to 2.015 percent, its highest in about 26 years and four months, on Dec. 19, 2025, following a Bank of Japan raise earlier in the day in its key interest rate to a 30-year high of around 0.75 percent.

Benchmark bond yield hits 26-year high

Benchmark bond yield hits 26-year high

A financial monitor in Tokyo shows the yield on the newly issued benchmark 10-year government bond rising to 2.015 percent, its highest in about 26 years and four months, on Dec. 19, 2025, following a Bank of Japan raise earlier in the day in its key interest rate to a 30-year high of around 0.75 percent.

Tennis: Nishikori

Tennis: Nishikori

Former world No. 4 Kei Nishikori of Japan plays against compatriot Kaichi Uchida in the quarterfinals of the men's singles at the Yokohama Keio Challenger tennis tournament in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Nov. 21, 2025. Nishikori returned to competition after a hiatus of about three months due to a back injury.

Tennis: Nishikori

Tennis: Nishikori

Former world No. 4 Kei Nishikori of Japan plays against compatriot Kaichi Uchida in the quarterfinals of the men's singles at the Yokohama Keio Challenger tennis tournament in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Nov. 21, 2025. Nishikori returned to competition after a hiatus of about three months due to a back injury.

Tennis: Nishikori

Tennis: Nishikori

Former world No. 4 Kei Nishikori of Japan plays against compatriot Kaichi Uchida in the quarterfinals of the men's singles at the Yokohama Keio Challenger tennis tournament in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Nov. 21, 2025. Nishikori returned to competition after a hiatus of about three months due to a back injury.

Tennis: Nishikori

Tennis: Nishikori

Former world No. 4 Kei Nishikori of Japan plays against South Korea's Shin San Hui in the second round of the men's singles at the Yokohama Keio Challenger tennis tournament in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Nov. 20, 2025. Nishikori returned to competition after a hiatus of about three months due to a back injury.

Tennis: Nishikori

Tennis: Nishikori

Former world No. 4 Kei Nishikori of Japan plays against South Korea's Shin San Hui in the second round of the men's singles at the Yokohama Keio Challenger tennis tournament in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Nov. 20, 2025. Nishikori returned to competition after a hiatus of about three months due to a back injury.

Tennis: Nishikori returns to competition

Tennis: Nishikori returns to competition

Former world No. 4 Kei Nishikori of Japan plays against compatriot Taisei Ichikawa in the first round of the men's singles at the Yokohama Keio Challenger tennis tournament in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Nov. 18, 2025, returning to competition after a hiatus of about three months due to a back injury.

Tennis: Nishikori returns to competition

Tennis: Nishikori returns to competition

Former world No. 4 Kei Nishikori of Japan plays against compatriot Taisei Ichikawa in the first round of the men's singles at the Yokohama Keio Challenger tennis tournament in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Nov. 18, 2025, returning to competition after a hiatus of about three months due to a back injury.

Tennis: Nishikori returns to competition

Tennis: Nishikori returns to competition

Former world No. 4 Kei Nishikori of Japan plays against compatriot Taisei Ichikawa in the first round of the men's singles at the Yokohama Keio Challenger tennis tournament in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Nov. 18, 2025, returning to competition after a hiatus of about three months due to a back injury.

Tennis: Nishikori returns to competition

Tennis: Nishikori returns to competition

Former world No. 4 Kei Nishikori of Japan plays against compatriot Taisei Ichikawa in the first round of the men's singles at the Yokohama Keio Challenger tennis tournament in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Nov. 18, 2025, returning to competition after a hiatus of about three months due to a back injury.

Sub-Saharan Migrants Endure Hardship Near Sfax - Tunisia

Sub-Saharan Migrants Endure Hardship Near Sfax - Tunisia

Illustrations: Many sub-Saharan migrants from Congo, Guinea, Mali, and Ivory Coast have been surviving for months in precarious camps about thirty kilometers from Sfax in Tunisia, in the olive groves of El-Amra, where unaccredited journalists are forbidden. In the town, migrants are looking for food, dinars, or work. June 2025 Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

Sub-Saharan Migrants Endure Hardship Near Sfax - Tunisia

Sub-Saharan Migrants Endure Hardship Near Sfax - Tunisia

Illustrations: Many sub-Saharan migrants from Congo, Guinea, Mali, and Ivory Coast have been surviving for months in precarious camps about thirty kilometers from Sfax in Tunisia, in the olive groves of El-Amra, where unaccredited journalists are forbidden. In the town, migrants are looking for food, dinars, or work. June 2025 Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

Sub-Saharan Migrants Endure Hardship Near Sfax - Tunisia

Sub-Saharan Migrants Endure Hardship Near Sfax - Tunisia

Illustrations: Many sub-Saharan migrants from Congo, Guinea, Mali, and Ivory Coast have been surviving for months in precarious camps about thirty kilometers from Sfax in Tunisia, in the olive groves of El-Amra, where unaccredited journalists are forbidden. In the town, migrants are looking for food, dinars, or work. June 2025 Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

Sub-Saharan Migrants Endure Hardship Near Sfax - Tunisia

Sub-Saharan Migrants Endure Hardship Near Sfax - Tunisia

Illustrations: Many sub-Saharan migrants from Congo, Guinea, Mali, and Ivory Coast have been surviving for months in precarious camps about thirty kilometers from Sfax in Tunisia, in the olive groves of El-Amra, where unaccredited journalists are forbidden. In the town, migrants are looking for food, dinars, or work. June 2025 Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

Sub-Saharan Migrants Endure Hardship Near Sfax - Tunisia

Sub-Saharan Migrants Endure Hardship Near Sfax - Tunisia

Illustrations: Many sub-Saharan migrants from Congo, Guinea, Mali, and Ivory Coast have been surviving for months in precarious camps about thirty kilometers from Sfax in Tunisia, in the olive groves of El-Amra, where unaccredited journalists are forbidden. In the town, migrants are looking for food, dinars, or work. June 2025 Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

Sub-Saharan Migrants Endure Hardship Near Sfax - Tunisia

Sub-Saharan Migrants Endure Hardship Near Sfax - Tunisia

Illustrations: Many sub-Saharan migrants from Congo, Guinea, Mali, and Ivory Coast have been surviving for months in precarious camps about thirty kilometers from Sfax in Tunisia, in the olive groves of El-Amra, where unaccredited journalists are forbidden. In the town, migrants are looking for food, dinars, or work. June 2025 Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

Sub-Saharan Migrants Endure Hardship Near Sfax - Tunisia

Sub-Saharan Migrants Endure Hardship Near Sfax - Tunisia

Illustrations: Many sub-Saharan migrants from Congo, Guinea, Mali, and Ivory Coast have been surviving for months in precarious camps about thirty kilometers from Sfax in Tunisia, in the olive groves of El-Amra, where unaccredited journalists are forbidden. In the town, migrants are looking for food, dinars, or work. June 2025 Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

Sub-Saharan Migrants Endure Hardship Near Sfax - Tunisia

Sub-Saharan Migrants Endure Hardship Near Sfax - Tunisia

Illustrations: Many sub-Saharan migrants from Congo, Guinea, Mali, Ivory Coast, and even Syria have been surviving for months in precarious camps about thirty kilometers from Sfax in Tunisia, in the olive groves of El-Amra, where non-accredited journalists are forbidden. In the town, migrants are looking for food, dinars, or work. June 2025 Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

Sub-Saharan Migrants Endure Hardship Near Sfax - Tunisia

Sub-Saharan Migrants Endure Hardship Near Sfax - Tunisia

Illustrations: Many sub-Saharan migrants from Congo, Guinea, Mali, and Ivory Coast have been surviving for months in precarious camps about thirty kilometers from Sfax in Tunisia, in the olive groves of El-Amra, where unaccredited journalists are forbidden. In the town, migrants are looking for food, dinars, or work. June 2025 Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

Sub-Saharan Migrants Endure Hardship Near Sfax - Tunisia

Sub-Saharan Migrants Endure Hardship Near Sfax - Tunisia

Illustrations: Many sub-Saharan migrants from Congo, Guinea, Mali, and Ivory Coast have been surviving for months in precarious camps about thirty kilometers from Sfax in Tunisia, in the olive groves of El-Amra, where unaccredited journalists are forbidden. In the town, migrants are looking for food, dinars, or work. June 2025 Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

Sub-Saharan Migrants Endure Hardship Near Sfax - Tunisia

Sub-Saharan Migrants Endure Hardship Near Sfax - Tunisia

Illustrations: Many sub-Saharan migrants from Congo, Guinea, Mali, and Ivory Coast have been surviving for months in precarious camps about thirty kilometers from Sfax in Tunisia, in the olive groves of El-Amra, where unaccredited journalists are forbidden. In the town, migrants are looking for food, dinars, or work. June 2025 Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Aerial View of France

Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRENCH POLYNESIA. AERIAL VIEW OF TETIAROA ATOLL. WILD AND AUTHENTIC, JUST 40 KM NORTH-EAST OF THE ISLAND OF TAHITI. DIVIDED INTO THIRTEEN MOTU (SMALL ISLETS), THE ROYAL FAMILIES OF TAHITI CAME HERE TO SEEK REFUGE. CAPTIVATED BY THE POLYNESIAN WAY OF LIFE, THE FAMOUS AMERICAN ACTOR MARLON BRANDO ACQUIRED THE ATOLL IN 1966, AFTER COMPLICATED NEGOTIATIONS, FOLLOWING THE FILMING OF THE REVOLTS OF THE BOUNTY. FAR FROM HOLLYWOOD, HE SETTLED THERE FROM 1970 TO 1990, WITH HIS POLYNESIAN PARTNER TARITA, AND SPENT SEVERAL MONTHS A YEAR ON HIS LITTLE PIECE OF PARADISE IN THE GREATEST POVERTY. IN 1999, TOGETHER WITH RICHARD BAILEY, A LEADING FIGURE IN THE LUXURY HOTEL INDUSTRY, HE BEGAN TO THINK ABOUT THE FUTURE OF THE SMALL ECOLODGE, THE LAGOON AND HOW TETIAROA COULD BECOME A CENTRE FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATION IN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. WHEN BRANDO DIED IN 2004, THE PROJECT TOOK ITS COURSE, RESPECTING THE ACTOR'S WISHES AND COMMITMENT. TEN YEARS LATER, THE BRANDO OPENED ON MOTU ONETAHI: THE RESORT IS A MODEL OF INTEGRA

Illustration - Aerial View of France

Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRENCH POLYNESIA. AERIAL VIEW OF TETIAROA ATOLL. WILD AND AUTHENTIC, JUST 40 KM NORTH-EAST OF THE ISLAND OF TAHITI. DIVIDED INTO THIRTEEN MOTU (SMALL ISLETS), THE ROYAL FAMILIES OF TAHITI CAME HERE TO SEEK REFUGE. CAPTIVATED BY THE POLYNESIAN WAY OF LIFE, THE FAMOUS AMERICAN ACTOR MARLON BRANDO ACQUIRED THE ATOLL IN 1966, AFTER COMPLICATED NEGOTIATIONS, FOLLOWING THE FILMING OF THE REVOLTS OF THE BOUNTY. FAR FROM HOLLYWOOD, HE SETTLED THERE FROM 1970 TO 1990, WITH HIS POLYNESIAN PARTNER TARITA, AND SPENT SEVERAL MONTHS A YEAR ON HIS LITTLE PIECE OF PARADISE IN THE GREATEST POVERTY. IN 1999, TOGETHER WITH RICHARD BAILEY, A LEADING FIGURE IN THE LUXURY HOTEL INDUSTRY, HE BEGAN TO THINK ABOUT THE FUTURE OF THE SMALL ECOLODGE, THE LAGOON AND HOW TETIAROA COULD BECOME A CENTRE FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATION IN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. WHEN BRANDO DIED IN 2004, THE PROJECT TOOK ITS COURSE, RESPECTING THE ACTOR'S WISHES AND COMMITMENT. TEN YEARS LATER, THE BRANDO OPENED ON MOTU ONETAHI: THE RESORT IS A MODEL OF INTEGRA

Massive sinkhole in Saitama

YASHIO, Japan, May 2 Kyodo - Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on May 2, 2025, shows the site where a sinkhole opened up in Yashio in Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo, about three months ago, swallowing a truck and its driver. Following massive search operations, a body believed to be the driver's was recovered the same day. (Kyodo)

[Breaking News]Massive sinkhole in Saitama

YASHIO, Japan, May 2 Kyodo -Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on May 2, 2025, shows the site where a sinkhole opened up in Yashio in Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo, about three months ago, swallowing a truck and its driver. Following massive search operations, a body believed to be the driver's was recovered the same day. (Kyodo)

Massive sinkhole in Saitama

Massive sinkhole in Saitama

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on May 2, 2025, shows the site where a sinkhole opened up in Yashio in Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo, about three months ago, swallowing a truck and its driver. Following massive search operations, a body believed to be the driver's was recovered the same day.

Massive sinkhole in Saitama

Massive sinkhole in Saitama

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on May 2, 2025, shows the site where a sinkhole opened up in Yashio in Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo, about three months ago, swallowing a truck and its driver. Following massive search operations, a body believed to be the driver's was recovered the same day.

Five Years after the COVID 19 Pandemic in Colombia

Five Years after the COVID 19 Pandemic in Colombia

A taxi cab is seen out and about in an empty highway during the first day of a preventive quarantine imposed by Bogota's mayor Claudia Lopez on march 20, 2020. This collection of images showcases the daily life in the streets of Bogota, Colombia during the first months of the COVID-19 Pandemic in what many called new normality, COVID-19 lockdowns started in Colombia on march 20, 2020 as mayor Claudia Lopez enforced a preventive quarantine that was later followed by a nation wide lockdown to prevent the spread of cases. Photo by: Sebastian Barros/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Five Years after the COVID 19 Pandemic in Colombia

Five Years after the COVID 19 Pandemic in Colombia

Few people are seen out and about in the streets of Bogota, Colombia during the first day of a preventive quarantine imposed by Bogota's mayor Claudia Lopez on march 20, 2020. This collection of images showcases the daily life in the streets of Bogota, Colombia during the first months of the COVID-19 Pandemic in what many called new normality, COVID-19 lockdowns started in Colombia on march 20, 2020 as mayor Claudia Lopez enforced a preventive quarantine that was later followed by a nation wide lockdown to prevent the spread of cases. Photo by: Sebastian Barros/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Five Years after the COVID 19 Pandemic in Colombia

Five Years after the COVID 19 Pandemic in Colombia

Few people are seen out and about in the streets of Bogota, Colombia during the first day of a preventive quarantine imposed by Bogota's mayor Claudia Lopez on march 20, 2020. This collection of images showcases the daily life in the streets of Bogota, Colombia during the first months of the COVID-19 Pandemic in what many called new normality, COVID-19 lockdowns started in Colombia on march 20, 2020 as mayor Claudia Lopez enforced a preventive quarantine that was later followed by a nation wide lockdown to prevent the spread of cases. Photo by: Sebastian Barros/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Five Years after the COVID 19 Pandemic in Colombia

Five Years after the COVID 19 Pandemic in Colombia

Few people are seen out and about in the streets of Bogota, Colombia during the first day of a preventive quarantine imposed by Bogota's mayor Claudia Lopez on march 20, 2020. This collection of images showcases the daily life in the streets of Bogota, Colombia during the first months of the COVID-19 Pandemic in what many called new normality, COVID-19 lockdowns started in Colombia on march 20, 2020 as mayor Claudia Lopez enforced a preventive quarantine that was later followed by a nation wide lockdown to prevent the spread of cases. Photo by: Sebastian Barros/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Dollar tops 157 yen

Dollar tops 157 yen

A monitor at a currency trading company in Tokyo shows the dollar topping 157 yen for the first time in about five months on Dec. 19, 2024.

Israeli Soldiers Patrol On Lebanon Border

Israeli Soldiers Patrol On Lebanon Border

Israeli soldiers patrol along the Israeli northern border with Lebanon on December 5, 2024. A ceasefire, brokered by the United States and France, went into effect on Nov. 27, aiming to halt nearly 14 months of fighting between Israel and the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah. Despite the truce, tensions remain high as both sides exchange accusations of ceasefire violations, raising concerns about the agreement's durability. Photo by Ayal Margolin/Jini via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Israeli Soldiers Patrol On Lebanon Border

Israeli Soldiers Patrol On Lebanon Border

Israeli military vehicles patrol along the Israeli northern border with Lebanon on December 5, 2024. A ceasefire, brokered by the United States and France, went into effect on Nov. 27, aiming to halt nearly 14 months of fighting between Israel and the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah. Despite the truce, tensions remain high as both sides exchange accusations of ceasefire violations, raising concerns about the agreement's durability. Photo by Ayal Margolin/Jini via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Israeli Soldiers Patrol On Lebanon Border

Israeli Soldiers Patrol On Lebanon Border

Israeli soldiers patrol along the Israeli northern border with Lebanon on December 5, 2024. A ceasefire, brokered by the United States and France, went into effect on Nov. 27, aiming to halt nearly 14 months of fighting between Israel and the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah. Despite the truce, tensions remain high as both sides exchange accusations of ceasefire violations, raising concerns about the agreement's durability. Photo by Ayal Margolin/Jini via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Israeli Soldiers Patrol On Lebanon Border

Israeli Soldiers Patrol On Lebanon Border

Israeli soldiers patrol along the Israeli northern border with Lebanon on December 5, 2024. A ceasefire, brokered by the United States and France, went into effect on Nov. 27, aiming to halt nearly 14 months of fighting between Israel and the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah. Despite the truce, tensions remain high as both sides exchange accusations of ceasefire violations, raising concerns about the agreement's durability. Photo by Ayal Margolin/Jini via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Exclu - PM Barnier Submitted His Resignation - Paris

Exclu - PM Barnier Submitted His Resignation - Paris

Exclusive - French Prime Minister Michel Barnier about to leave the Elysee Palace after submitting his resignation to the president of the republic, while speaking with the Secretary General of the Presidency of the French Republic Alexis Kohler in Paris, France on December 5, 2024. The prime minister tendered his resignation and that of his team to the president after 331 deputies voted a motion of no confidence in his government in the National Assembly the previous day. After just three months in government, he became the shortest-serving head of government in the history of the Fifth Republic. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

Exclu - PM Barnier Submitted His Resignation - Paris

Exclu - PM Barnier Submitted His Resignation - Paris

Exclusive - French Prime Minister Michel Barnier about to leave the Elysee Palace after submitting his resignation to the president of the republic, while speaking with the Secretary General of the Presidency of the French Republic Alexis Kohler in Paris, France on December 5, 2024. The prime minister tendered his resignation and that of his team to the president after 331 deputies voted a motion of no confidence in his government in the National Assembly the previous day. After just three months in government, he became the shortest-serving head of government in the history of the Fifth Republic. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

Exclu - PM Barnier Submitted His Resignation - Paris

Exclu - PM Barnier Submitted His Resignation - Paris

Exclusive - French Prime Minister Michel Barnier about to leave the Elysee Palace after submitting his resignation to the president of the republic, while speaking with the Secretary General of the Presidency of the French Republic Alexis Kohler in Paris, France on December 5, 2024. The prime minister tendered his resignation and that of his team to the president after 331 deputies voted a motion of no confidence in his government in the National Assembly the previous day. After just three months in government, he became the shortest-serving head of government in the history of the Fifth Republic. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM