31st anniv. of Great Hanshin Earthquake

31st anniv. of Great Hanshin Earthquake

People pray around lit candles at a park in Itami in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 16, 2026, the eve of the 31st anniversary of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake that killed over 6,400 people.

31st anniv. of Great Hanshin Earthquake

31st anniv. of Great Hanshin Earthquake

Paper lanterns are lit at a park in Kobe, western Japan, on Jan. 16, 2026, the eve of the 31st anniversary of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake that killed over 6,400 people.

31st anniv. of Great Hanshin Earthquake

31st anniv. of Great Hanshin Earthquake

Paper lanterns are lit at a park in Kobe, western Japan, on Jan. 16, 2026, the eve of the 31st anniversary of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake that killed over 6,400 people.

31st anniv. of Great Hanshin Earthquake

31st anniv. of Great Hanshin Earthquake

People pray in front of lit lanterns at a park in Kobe, western Japan, on Jan. 16, 2026, the eve of the 31st anniversary of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake that killed over 6,400 people.

31st anniv. of Great Hanshin Earthquake

31st anniv. of Great Hanshin Earthquake

People pray in front of lit candles at a park in Kobe, western Japan, on Jan. 16, 2026, the eve of the 31st anniversary of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake that killed over 6,400 people.

31st anniv. of Great Hanshin Earthquake

31st anniv. of Great Hanshin Earthquake

People pray in front of lit candles at a park in Kobe, western Japan, on Jan. 16, 2026, the eve of the 31st anniversary of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake that killed over 6,400 people.

31st anniv. of Great Hanshin Earthquake

31st anniv. of Great Hanshin Earthquake

An illumination reading "Kobe 1. 17" is observed on Mt. Dotoku in Kobe on Jan. 9, 2026, ahead of the 31st anniversary on Jan. 17 of the Great Hanshin Earthquake that struck the western Japan city and its vicinity in 1995, killing more than 6,400 people.

31st anniv. of Great Hanshin Earthquake

31st anniv. of Great Hanshin Earthquake

An illumination reading "Kobe 1. 17" is observed on Mt. Dotoku in Kobe on Jan. 9, 2026, ahead of the 31st anniversary on Jan. 17 of the Great Hanshin Earthquake that struck the western Japan city and its vicinity in 1995, killing more than 6,400 people.

31st anniv. of Great Hanshin Earthquake

31st anniv. of Great Hanshin Earthquake

An illumination reading "Kobe 1. 17" is observed on Mt. Dotoku in Kobe on Jan. 9, 2026, ahead of the 31st anniversary on Jan. 17 of the Great Hanshin Earthquake that struck the western Japan city and its vicinity in 1995, killing more than 6,400 people.

31st anniv. of Great Hanshin Earthquake

31st anniv. of Great Hanshin Earthquake

An illumination reading "Kobe 1. 17" is observed on Mt. Dotoku in Kobe on Jan. 9, 2026, ahead of the 31st anniversary on Jan. 17 of the Great Hanshin Earthquake that struck the western Japan city and its vicinity in 1995, killing more than 6,400 people.

31st anniv. of Great Hanshin Earthquake

31st anniv. of Great Hanshin Earthquake

An illumination reading "Kobe 1. 17" is observed on Mt. Dotoku in Kobe on Jan. 9, 2026, ahead of the 31st anniversary on Jan. 17 of the Great Hanshin Earthquake that struck the western Japan city and its vicinity in 1995, killing more than 6,400 people.

1st anniv. of Jeju Air crash in S. Korea

MUAN, South Korea, Dec. 29 Kyodo - A memorial ceremony is held at Muan International Airport in Muan, South Korea, on Dec. 29, 2025, the first anniversary of the Jeju Air crash at the airport that left 179 of the 181 crew and passengers dead. (Kyodo)

2nd anniv. of Noto Peninsula quake

2nd anniv. of Noto Peninsula quake

Photo shows snow-covered temporary housing in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Jan. 2, 2026, about two years after a powerful earthquake hit central Japan's Noto Peninsula area on Jan. 1, 2024.

2nd anniv. of Noto Peninsula quake

2nd anniv. of Noto Peninsula quake

Photo shows snow-covered temporary housing in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Jan. 2, 2026, about two years after a powerful earthquake hit central Japan's Noto Peninsula area on Jan. 1, 2024.

2nd anniv. of Noto Peninsula quake

2nd anniv. of Noto Peninsula quake

Bamboo lanterns are lit at a shrine in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, creating illumination reading "Noto" on Jan. 1, 2026, exactly two years after a powerful earthquake hit central Japan's Noto Peninsula area.

2nd anniv. of Noto Peninsula quake

2nd anniv. of Noto Peninsula quake

Bamboo lanterns are lit at a shrine in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Jan. 1, 2026, exactly two years after a powerful earthquake hit central Japan's Noto Peninsula area.

2nd anniv. of Noto Peninsula quake

2nd anniv. of Noto Peninsula quake

Bamboo lanterns are lit at a shrine in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Jan. 1, 2026, exactly two years after a powerful earthquake hit central Japan's Noto Peninsula area.

2nd anniv. of Noto Peninsula quake

2nd anniv. of Noto Peninsula quake

Flowers are placed on a vacant lot where a house once stood in Suzu, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Jan. 1, 2026, the second anniversary of a powerful earthquake that hit central Japan's Noto Peninsula area in 2024.

2nd anniv. of Noto Peninsula quake

2nd anniv. of Noto Peninsula quake

Photo shows vacant lots where houses once stood in Suzu, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Jan. 1, 2026, the second anniversary of a powerful earthquake that hit central Japan's Noto Peninsula area in 2024.

2nd anniv. of Noto Peninsula quake

2nd anniv. of Noto Peninsula quake

Photo shows vacant lots where houses once stood in Suzu, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Jan. 1, 2026, the second anniversary of a powerful earthquake that hit central Japan's Noto Peninsula area in 2024.

2nd anniv. of Noto Peninsula quake

2nd anniv. of Noto Peninsula quake

Photo shows flowers placed on a vacant lot where a house once stood in Suzu, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Jan. 1, 2026, the second anniversary of a powerful earthquake that hit central Japan's Noto Peninsula area in 2024.

2nd anniv. of Noto Peninsula quake

2nd anniv. of Noto Peninsula quake

Photo shows vacant lots where houses once stood in Suzu, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Jan. 1, 2026, the second anniversary of a powerful earthquake that hit central Japan's Noto Peninsula area in 2024.

2nd anniv. of Noto Peninsula quake

2nd anniv. of Noto Peninsula quake

People offer silent prayers during a memorial ceremony in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, at 4:10 p.m. on Jan. 1, 2026, the time a powerful earthquake struck central Japan's Noto Peninsula area exactly two years ago, killing nearly 700 people.

2nd anniv. of Noto Peninsula quake

2nd anniv. of Noto Peninsula quake

Photo shows a scenic spot in Suzu, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Jan. 1, 2026, the second anniversary of a powerful earthquake that hit central Japan's Noto Peninsula area in 2024.

2nd anniv. of Noto Peninsula quake

2nd anniv. of Noto Peninsula quake

Photo shows a scenic spot in Suzu, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Jan. 1, 2026, the second anniversary of a powerful earthquake that hit central Japan's Noto Peninsula area in 2024.

2nd anniv. of Noto Peninsula quake

2nd anniv. of Noto Peninsula quake

A woman watches the year's first sunrise at a scenic spot in Suzu, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Jan. 1, 2026, the second anniversary of a powerful earthquake that hit central Japan's Noto Peninsula area in 2024.

2nd anniv. of Noto Peninsula quake

2nd anniv. of Noto Peninsula quake

A person visits a scenic spot as snow falls in Suzu, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Jan. 1, 2026, the second anniversary of a powerful earthquake that hit central Japan's Noto Peninsula area in 2024.

2nd anniv. of Noto Peninsula quake

2nd anniv. of Noto Peninsula quake

A person watches the year's first sunrise at a scenic spot in Suzu, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Jan. 1, 2026, the second anniversary of a powerful earthquake that hit central Japan's Noto Peninsula area in 2024.

2nd anniv. of Noto Peninsula quake

2nd anniv. of Noto Peninsula quake

Weeds grow on vacant lots where residential houses once stood in Suzu, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Jan. 1, 2026, the second anniversary of a powerful earthquake that hit central Japan's Noto Peninsula area in 2024.

2nd anniv. of Noto Peninsula quake

2nd anniv. of Noto Peninsula quake

Photo shows snow-covered flowers placed on a vacant lot where a house once stood in Suzu, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Jan. 1, 2026, the second anniversary of a powerful earthquake that hit central Japan's Noto Peninsula area in 2024.

2nd anniv. of Noto Peninsula quake

2nd anniv. of Noto Peninsula quake

People visit a scenic spot in Suzu, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Jan. 1, 2026, the second anniversary of a powerful earthquake that hit central Japan's Noto Peninsula area in 2024.

2nd anniv. of Noto Peninsula quake

2nd anniv. of Noto Peninsula quake

Weeds grow near the former site of a morning market in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Jan. 1, 2026, the second anniversary of a powerful earthquake that hit central Japan's Noto Peninsula area in 2024.

2nd anniv. of Noto Peninsula quake

2nd anniv. of Noto Peninsula quake

Weeds grow near the former site of a morning market in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Jan. 1, 2026, the second anniversary of a powerful earthquake that hit central Japan's Noto Peninsula area in 2024.

2nd anniv. of Noto Peninsula quake

2nd anniv. of Noto Peninsula quake

Rubble remains in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Dec. 31, 2025, the eve of the second anniversary of a powerful earthquake that hit central Japan's Noto Peninsula area on Jan. 1, 2024.

2nd anniv. of Noto Peninsula quake

2nd anniv. of Noto Peninsula quake

A house remains tilted in Suzu, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Dec. 31, 2025, the eve of the second anniversary of a powerful earthquake that hit central Japan's Noto Peninsula area on Jan. 1, 2024.

2nd anniv. of Noto Peninsula quake

2nd anniv. of Noto Peninsula quake

Photo shows a collapsed road in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Dec. 31, 2025, the eve of the second anniversary of a powerful earthquake that hit central Japan's Noto Peninsula area on Jan. 1, 2024.

2nd anniv. of Noto Peninsula quake

2nd anniv. of Noto Peninsula quake

Photo shows the site of a landslide (back) in Suzu, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Dec. 31, 2025, the eve of the second anniversary of a powerful earthquake that hit central Japan's Noto Peninsula area on Jan. 1, 2024.

1st anniv. of Jeju Air crash in S. Korea

1st anniv. of Jeju Air crash in S. Korea

A memorial ceremony is held at Muan International Airport in Muan, South Korea, on Dec. 29, 2025, the first anniversary of the Jeju Air crash at the airport that left 179 of the 181 crew and passengers dead.

1st anniv. of Jeju Air crash in S. Korea

1st anniv. of Jeju Air crash in S. Korea

A memorial ceremony is held at Muan International Airport in Muan, South Korea, on Dec. 29, 2025, the first anniversary of the Jeju Air crash at the airport that left 179 of the 181 crew and passengers dead.

1st anniv. of Jeju Air crash in S. Korea

1st anniv. of Jeju Air crash in S. Korea

A memorial ceremony is held at Muan International Airport in Muan, South Korea, on Dec. 29, 2025, the first anniversary of the Jeju Air crash at the airport that left 179 of the 181 crew and passengers dead.

1st anniv. of Jeju Air crash in S. Korea

1st anniv. of Jeju Air crash in S. Korea

A memorial ceremony is held at Muan International Airport in Muan, South Korea, on Dec. 29, 2025, the first anniversary of the Jeju Air crash at the airport that left 179 of the 181 crew and passengers dead.

1st anniv. of Jeju Air crash in S. Korea

1st anniv. of Jeju Air crash in S. Korea

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung is projected on a screen during a memorial ceremony held at Muan International Airport in Muan, South Korea, on Dec. 29, 2025, the first anniversary of the Jeju Air crash that left 179 of the 181 crew and passengers dead.

1st anniv. of S. Korea martial law declaration

1st anniv. of S. Korea martial law declaration

Supporters of South Korea's ousted former President Yoon Suk Yeol stage a rally near the parliament in Seoul on Dec. 3, 2025, the first anniversary of his failed martial law declaration.

1st anniv. of S. Korea martial law declaration

1st anniv. of S. Korea martial law declaration

Supporters of South Korea's ousted former President Yoon Suk Yeol stage a rally near the parliament in Seoul on Dec. 3, 2025, the first anniversary of his failed martial law declaration.

48th anniv. of Megumi Yokota's abduction

48th anniv. of Megumi Yokota's abduction

Pictures of Japanese abductee Megumi Yokota are displayed on Nov. 15, 2025, at an event in Niigata, northwest of Tokyo, marking the 48th anniversary of her abduction by North Korean agents at a Niigata beach at age 13. ==Kyodo

48th anniv. of Megumi Yokota's abduction

48th anniv. of Megumi Yokota's abduction

Pictures of Japanese abductee Megumi Yokota are displayed on Nov. 15, 2025, at an event in Niigata, northwest of Tokyo, marking the 48th anniversary of her abduction by North Korean agents at a Niigata beach at age 13. ==Kyodo

48th anniv. of Megumi Yokota's abduction

48th anniv. of Megumi Yokota's abduction

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara (C) meets the press during a visit to the site in Niigata, northwest of Tokyo, where Megumi Yokota was abducted by North Korea in 1977 at age 13, together with her younger twin brothers Tetsuya (L) and Takuya on Nov. 15, 2025, the 48th anniversary of her abduction.

48th anniv. of Megumi Yokota's abduction

48th anniv. of Megumi Yokota's abduction

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara (C) meets the press during a visit to the site in Niigata, northwest of Tokyo, where Megumi Yokota was abducted by North Korea in 1977 at age 13, together with her younger twin brothers Tetsuya (L) and Takuya on Nov. 15, 2025, the 48th anniversary of her abduction.

48th anniv. of Megumi Yokota's abduction

48th anniv. of Megumi Yokota's abduction

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara (far R) visits the site in Niigata, northwest of Tokyo, where Megumi Yokota was abducted by North Korea in 1977 at age 13, together with her younger twin brothers Tetsuya (2nd from R) and Takuya (2nd from L) on Nov. 15, 2025, the 48th anniversary of her abduction.

48th anniv. of Megumi Yokota's abduction

48th anniv. of Megumi Yokota's abduction

Sakie Yokota (on screen), mother of Megumi Yokota, who was abducted by North Korea in 1977 at age 13, speaks online at an event in Niigata, northwest of Tokyo, on Nov. 15, 2025, the 48th anniversary of her abduction.