Asian Games: Basketball

Asian Games: Basketball

South Korea's Lee Hyun Jung (1) plays during a men's basketball group-stage game against Indonesia at the Asian Games at Aichi International Arena in Nagoya, central Japan, on Sept. 11, 2026, as competition gets under way ahead of the Sept. 19 opening ceremony.

Asian Games: Basketball

Asian Games: Basketball

South Korea's Lee Hyun Jung (1) plays during a men's basketball group-stage game against Indonesia at the Asian Games at Aichi International Arena in Nagoya, central Japan, on Sept. 11, 2026, as competition gets under way ahead of the Sept. 19 opening ceremony.

Asian Games: Basketball

Asian Games: Basketball

South Korea's Lee Hyun Jung (1) plays during a men's basketball group-stage game against Indonesia at the Asian Games at Aichi International Arena in Nagoya, central Japan, on Sept. 11, 2026, as competition gets under way ahead of the Sept. 19 opening ceremony.

Asian Games: Basketball

Asian Games: Basketball

South Korea's Lee Hyun Jung plays during a men's basketball group-stage game against Indonesia at the Asian Games at Aichi International Arena in Nagoya, central Japan, on Sept. 11, 2026, as competition gets under way ahead of the Sept. 19 opening ceremony.

Asian Games: Basketball

Asian Games: Basketball

South Korea's Lee Hyun Jung (L) plays during a men's basketball group-stage game against Indonesia at the Asian Games at Aichi International Arena in Nagoya, central Japan, on Sept. 11, 2026, as competition gets under way ahead of the Sept. 19 opening ceremony.

Asian Games: Basketball

Asian Games: Basketball

South Korea's Lee Hyun Jung (L) plays during a men's basketball group-stage game against Indonesia at the Asian Games at Aichi International Arena in Nagoya, central Japan, on Sept. 11, 2026, as competition gets under way ahead of the Sept. 19 opening ceremony.

Memorial for Sado mine forced workers

Memorial for Sado mine forced workers

A memorial ceremony is held on Sado Island in Japan's Niigata Prefecture on Sept. 12, 2026, to honor laborers, including those from the Korean Peninsula, who worked at a gold and silver mine complex there during World War II.

Memorial for Sado mine forced workers

Memorial for Sado mine forced workers

A memorial ceremony is held on Sado Island in Japan's Niigata Prefecture on Sept. 12, 2026, to honor laborers, including those from the Korean Peninsula, who worked at a gold and silver mine complex there during World War II.

25th anniv. of 9/11 terror attacks on U.S.

25th anniv. of 9/11 terror attacks on U.S.

U.S. Ambassador to Japan George Glass speaks during an unveiling ceremony for a plaque at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo on Sept. 11, 2026, in memory of the victims of the 9/11 terror attacks on the United States, on their 25th anniversary.

Ceremony at Eiheiji temple in central Japan

Ceremony at Eiheiji temple in central Japan

Monks walk on a path at Daihonzan Eiheiji temple in Eiheiji in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, on Sept. 11, 2026, for the Keichoe ritual, marking both the funeral of the 80th abbot of the temple, Minamisawa Donin, and the inaugural ceremony for the new abbot, Hani Sodo.

Ceremony at Eiheiji temple in central Japan

Ceremony at Eiheiji temple in central Japan

Monks walk on a path at Daihonzan Eiheiji temple in Eiheiji in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, on Sept. 11, 2026, for the Keichoe ritual, marking both the funeral of the 80th abbot of the temple, Minamisawa Donin, and the inaugural ceremony for the new abbot, Hani Sodo.

Ceremony at Eiheiji temple in central Japan

Ceremony at Eiheiji temple in central Japan

Monks walk on a path at Daihonzan Eiheiji temple in Eiheiji in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, on Sept. 11, 2026, for the Keichoe ritual, marking both the funeral of the 80th abbot of the temple, Minamisawa Donin, and the inaugural ceremony for the new abbot, Hani Sodo.

Asian Games: Basketball

Asian Games: Basketball

Players from Japan and Indonesia compete in a men's basketball game at the Asian Games at Aichi International Arena in Nagoya, central Japan, on Sept. 10, 2026, as competition gets under way ahead of the Sept. 14 opening ceremony.

Asian Games: Basketball

Asian Games: Basketball

Players from Japan and Indonesia compete in a men's basketball game at the Asian Games at Aichi International Arena in Nagoya, central Japan, on Sept. 10, 2026, as competition gets under way ahead of the Sept. 14 opening ceremony.

Asian Games: Basketball

Asian Games: Basketball

Players from Japan and Indonesia compete in a men's basketball game at the Asian Games at Aichi International Arena in Nagoya, central Japan, on Sept. 10, 2026, as competition gets under way ahead of the Sept. 14 opening ceremony.

Asian Games: Basketball

Asian Games: Basketball

Players from Japan and Indonesia compete in a men's basketball game at the Asian Games at Aichi International Arena in Nagoya, central Japan, on Sept. 10, 2026, as competition gets under way ahead of the Sept. 14 opening ceremony.

Asian Games: Basketball

Asian Games: Basketball

Players from Japan and Indonesia compete in a men's basketball game at the Asian Games at Aichi International Arena in Nagoya, central Japan, on Sept. 10, 2026, as competition gets under way ahead of the Sept. 14 opening ceremony.

Asian Games: Basketball

Asian Games: Basketball

Players from Japan and Indonesia compete in a men's basketball game at the Asian Games at Aichi International Arena in Nagoya, central Japan, on Sept. 10, 2026, as competition gets under way ahead of the Sept. 14 opening ceremony.

Asian Games: Basketball

Asian Games: Basketball

Players from Japan and Indonesia compete in a men's basketball game at the Asian Games at Aichi International Arena in Nagoya, central Japan, on Sept. 10, 2026, as competition gets under way ahead of the Sept. 14 opening ceremony.

Asian Games: Basketball

Asian Games: Basketball

Players from Japan pose for a photo ahead of a men's basketball game against Indonesia at the Asian Games at Aichi International Arena in Nagoya, central Japan, on Sept. 10, 2026, as competition gets under way ahead of the Sept. 14 opening ceremony.

Baseball: Giants' Martinez earns 250th save

Baseball: Giants' Martinez earns 250th save

Raidel Martinez of the Yomiuri Giants celebrates during a ceremony marking his 250th career save in a win over the Chunichi Dragons at Tokyo Dome in the Japanese capital on Sept. 10, 2026. The Cuban pitcher is the first foreign-born pitcher in Nippon Professional Baseball to achieve the milestone.

Baseball: Giants' Martinez earns 250th save

Baseball: Giants' Martinez earns 250th save

Raidel Martinez of the Yomiuri Giants celebrates during a ceremony marking his 250th career save in a win over the Chunichi Dragons at Tokyo Dome in the Japanese capital on Sept. 10, 2026. The Cuban pitcher is the first foreign-born pitcher in Nippon Professional Baseball to achieve the milestone.

Baseball: Giants' Martinez earns 250th save

Baseball: Giants' Martinez earns 250th save

Raidel Martinez of the Yomiuri Giants celebrates during a ceremony marking his 250th career save in a win over the Chunichi Dragons at Tokyo Dome in the Japanese capital on Sept. 10, 2026. The Cuban pitcher is the first foreign-born pitcher in Nippon Professional Baseball to achieve the milestone.

Asian Games: Basketball

Asian Games: Basketball

Players from Qatar and Iran compete in a men's basketball game at the Asian Games at Aichi International Arena in Nagoya, central Japan, on Sept. 10, 2026, as competition gets under way ahead of the Sept. 14 opening ceremony.

Asian Games: Basketball

Asian Games: Basketball

Players from Qatar and Iran compete in a men's basketball game at the Asian Games at Aichi International Arena in Nagoya, central Japan, on Sept. 10, 2026, as competition gets under way ahead of the Sept. 14 opening ceremony.

Asian Games: Basketball

Asian Games: Basketball

Players from Qatar and Iran compete in a men's basketball game at the Asian Games at Aichi International Arena in Nagoya, central Japan, on Sept. 10, 2026, as competition gets under way ahead of the Sept. 14 opening ceremony.

Asian Games: Basketball

Asian Games: Basketball

Players from Qatar and Iran compete in a men's basketball game at the Asian Games at Aichi International Arena in Nagoya, central Japan, on Sept. 10, 2026, as competition gets under way ahead of the Sept. 14 opening ceremony.

Asian Games: Basketball

Asian Games: Basketball

Players from Qatar and Iran compete in a men's basketball game at the Asian Games at Aichi International Arena in Nagoya, central Japan, on Sept. 10, 2026, as competition gets under way ahead of the Sept. 14 opening ceremony.

Asian Games: Basketball

Asian Games: Basketball

Players from Qatar and Iran compete in a men's basketball game at the Asian Games at Aichi International Arena in Nagoya, central Japan, on Sept. 10, 2026, as competition gets under way ahead of the Sept. 14 opening ceremony.

U.N. Peace Bell ceremony

U.N. Peace Bell ceremony

U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres (R) and Seiko Takase ring the Peace Bell during a ceremony for global peace at U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 9, 2026. The bell was donated to the United Nations in 1954 by Takase's father, Chiyoji Nakagawa, a former mayor of Uwajima, Ehime Prefecture in western Japan.

U.N. Peace Bell ceremony

U.N. Peace Bell ceremony

U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres (R) and Seiko Takase ring the Peace Bell during a ceremony for global peace at U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 9, 2026. The bell was donated to the United Nations in 1954 by Takase's father, Chiyoji Nakagawa, a former mayor of Uwajima, Ehime Prefecture in western Japan.

U.N. Peace Bell ceremony

U.N. Peace Bell ceremony

U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres (R) and Seiko Takase ring the Peace Bell during a ceremony for global peace at U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 9, 2026. The bell was donated to the United Nations in 1954 by Takase's father, Chiyoji Nakagawa, a former mayor of Uwajima, Ehime Prefecture in western Japan.

Sawa inducted into Japan Football Hall of Fame

TOKYO, Japan, Sept. 2 Kyodo - Homare Sawa, a member of the 2011 Women's World Cup-winning Japan football team, speaks during a ceremony in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2026, to induct her and two others into the Japan Football Hall of Fame. (Kyodo)

Ig Nobel Prize award ceremony

Ig Nobel Prize award ceremony

Leonard Chavas (C) and members of his research team speak during an Ig Nobel Prize award ceremony in Zurich on Sept. 3, 2026. They won the chemistry prize for discovering that milk proteins from a species of cockroach contain three times as much energy as cow's milk.

Ig Nobel Prize award ceremony

Ig Nobel Prize award ceremony

Miki Takahara, an Asahikawa Medical University professor, speaks during an Ig Nobel Prize award ceremony in Zurich on Sept. 3, 2026, on behalf of his late colleague Tokuji Unno. Unno won the medicine prize for his study published in 1977 on how to blow one's nose.

Ig Nobel Prize award ceremony

Ig Nobel Prize award ceremony

Miki Takahara (L), an Asahikawa Medical University professor, receives an Ig Nobel Prize for medicine on behalf of his late colleague Tokuji Unno at an award ceremony in Zurich on Sept. 3, 2026. Unno won the prize for his study published in 1977 on how to blow one's nose.

2000 Nobel prize laureate in chemistry Shirakawa dies at 90

2000 Nobel prize laureate in chemistry Shirakawa dies at 90

File photo shows Hideki Shirakawa meeting the media after receiving the 2000 Nobel Prize in chemistry at the award ceremony in Stockholm on Dec. 10, 2000. Shirakawa, a professor emeritus at the University of Tsukuba, died at age 90 on Aug. 24, 2026.

Memorial ceremony for former lightweight world champion Ishimatsu

Memorial ceremony for former lightweight world champion Ishimatsu

Undisputed super bantamweight world champion Naoya Inoue (C) poses for a photo at a memorial ceremony for Guts Ishimatsu, the first Japanese boxer to win a lightweight world title and later a household name as a TV personality and actor, in Tokyo on Sept. 2, 2026. Ishimatsu, whose real name was Yuji Suzuki, died of pneumonia at a Tokyo hospital on June 2.

Memorial ceremony for former lightweight world champion Ishimatsu

Memorial ceremony for former lightweight world champion Ishimatsu

Undisputed super bantamweight world champion Naoya Inoue (2nd from R) poses for a photo at a memorial ceremony for Guts Ishimatsu, the first Japanese boxer to win a lightweight world title who later became a household name as a TV personality and actor, in Tokyo on Sept. 2, 2026. Ishimatsu, whose real name was Yuji Suzuki, died of pneumonia at a Tokyo hospital on June 2.

Memorial ceremony for former lightweight world champion Ishimatsu

Memorial ceremony for former lightweight world champion Ishimatsu

A memorial ceremony is held for Guts Ishimatsu, the first Japanese boxer to win a lightweight world title who later became a household name as a TV personality and actor, in Tokyo on Sept. 2, 2026. Ishimatsu, whose real name was Yuji Suzuki, died of pneumonia at a Tokyo hospital on June 2.

Memorial ceremony for former lightweight world champion Ishimatsu

Memorial ceremony for former lightweight world champion Ishimatsu

A memorial ceremony is held for Guts Ishimatsu, the first Japanese boxer to win a lightweight world title who later became a household name as a TV personality and actor, in Tokyo on Sept. 2, 2026. Ishimatsu, whose real name was Yuji Suzuki, died of pneumonia at a Tokyo hospital on June 2.

[Breaking News]Tokyo Toy Show opens at Tokyo Big Sight

TOKYO, Japan, Aug. 27 Kyodo - Video shows the opening ceremony of 2026 Tokyo Toy Show at Tokyo Big Sight in Tokyo on Aug. 27, 2026. (Kyodo)

Sawa inducted into Japan Football Hall of Fame

Sawa inducted into Japan Football Hall of Fame

Homare Sawa, a member of the 2011 Women's World Cup-winning Japan football team, speaks during a ceremony in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2026, to induct her and two others into the Japan Football Hall of Fame.

Sawa inducted into Japan Football Hall of Fame

Sawa inducted into Japan Football Hall of Fame

Homare Sawa, a member of the 2011 Women's World Cup-winning Japan football team, speaks during a ceremony in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2026, to induct her and two others into the Japan Football Hall of Fame.

Sawa inducted into Japan Football Hall of Fame

Sawa inducted into Japan Football Hall of Fame

Homare Sawa, a member of the 2011 Women's World Cup-winning Japan football team, poses with Japan Football Association President Tsuneyasu Miyamoto during a ceremony in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2026, to induct her and two others into the Japan Football Hall of Fame.

Sawa inducted into Japan Football Hall of Fame

Sawa inducted into Japan Football Hall of Fame

Homare Sawa, a member of the 2011 Women's World Cup-winning Japan football team, receives a plaque from Japan Football Association President Tsuneyasu Miyamoto during a ceremony in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2026, to induct her and two others into the Japan Football Hall of Fame.

Cross-municipality governments disaster drill

Cross-municipality governments disaster drill

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during the closing ceremony of a disaster drill, jointly held by several municipality governments in the Tokyo metropolitan area, in Atsugi in Kanagawa Prefecture on Sept. 1, 2026, the 103rd anniversary of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake.

Pacific Islands Forum summit

Pacific Islands Forum summit

Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr. speaks during the opening ceremony of the four-day summit of the Pacific Islands Forum in Koror, Palau, on Aug. 31, 2026.

Tokyo Toy Show opens at Tokyo Big Sight

Tokyo Toy Show opens at Tokyo Big Sight

Photo shows the opening ceremony of 2026 Tokyo Toy Show at Tokyo Big Sight in Tokyo on Aug. 27, 2026.

World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing

BEIJING, China, Aug. 23 Kyodo - Humanoid robots walk in formation during the opening ceremony of the second World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing on Aug. 22, 2026. (Kyodo)