Matsuzaka retirement ceremony

Former Boston Red Sox right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka (L) shakes hands with retired baseball star Ichiro Suzuki at his retirement ceremony held at the Seibu Lions' fan appreciation day at MetLife Dome in Saitama Prefecture near Tokyo on Dec. 4, 2021. The 41-year-old seven-time Japanese Golden Glove winner ended his 23-year baseball career when he pitched at the dome for the Seibu Lions, the Pacific League club where he started his career at age 18, on Oct. 19.

Matsuzaka retirement ceremony

Former Boston Red Sox right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka (L) receives a bouquet of flowers from retired baseball star Ichiro Suzuki at his retirement ceremony held at the Seibu Lions' fan appreciation day at MetLife Dome in Saitama Prefecture near Tokyo on Dec. 4, 2021. The 41-year-old seven-time Japanese Golden Glove winner ended his 23-year baseball career when he pitched at the dome for the Seibu Lions, the Pacific League club where he started his career at age 18, on Oct. 19.

Matsuzaka retirement ceremony

Former Boston Red Sox right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka waves to fans during his retirement ceremony held at the Seibu Lions' fan appreciation day at MetLife Dome in Saitama Prefecture near Tokyo on Dec. 4, 2021. The 41-year-old seven-time Japanese Golden Glove winner ended his 23-year baseball career when he pitched at the dome for the Seibu Lions, the Pacific League club where he started his career at age 18, on Oct. 19.

Matsuzaka retirement ceremony

Former Boston Red Sox right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka (L) shakes hands with retired baseball star Ichiro Suzuki at his retirement ceremony held at the Seibu Lions' fan appreciation day at MetLife Dome in Saitama Prefecture near Tokyo on Dec. 4, 2021. The 41-year-old seven-time Japanese Golden Glove winner ended his 23-year baseball career when he pitched at the dome for the Seibu Lions, the Pacific League club where he started his career at age 18, on Oct. 19.

Boxing painting by Neo-Dadaist artist Shinohara

New York-residing Japanese Neo-Dadaist artist Ushio Shinohara, 89, performs his signature boxing painting at a gallery in Tokyo on Dec. 4, 2021. He is visiting Japan for an exhibition that started at the gallery the same day.

Boxing painting by Neo-Dadaist artist Shinohara

New York-residing Japanese Neo-Dadaist artist Ushio Shinohara, 89, performs his signature boxing painting at a gallery in Tokyo on Dec. 4, 2021. He is visiting Japan for an exhibition that started at the gallery the same day.

Boxing painting by Neo-Dadaist artist Shinohara

New York-residing Japanese Neo-Dadaist artist Ushio Shinohara, 89, poses after performing his signature boxing painting at a gallery in Tokyo on Dec. 4, 2021. He is visiting Japan for an exhibition that started at the gallery the same day.

Matsuzaka retirement ceremony

Former Boston Red Sox right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka bids farewell at his retirement ceremony held at the Seibu Lions' fan appreciation day at MetLife Dome in Saitama Prefecture near Tokyo on Dec. 4, 2021. The 41-year-old seven-time Japanese Golden Glove winner ended his 23-year baseball career when he pitched at the dome for the Seibu Lions, the Pacific League club where he started his career at age 18, on Oct. 19.

Boxing painting by Neo-Dadaist artist Shinohara

New York-residing Japanese Neo-Dadaist artist Ushio Shinohara, 89, performs his signature boxing painting at a gallery in Tokyo on Dec. 4, 2021. He is visiting Japan for an exhibition that started at the gallery the same day.

Boxing painting by Neo-Dadaist artist Shinohara

New York-residing Japanese Neo-Dadaist artist Ushio Shinohara, 89, performs his signature boxing painting at a gallery in Tokyo on Dec. 4, 2021. He is visiting Japan for an exhibition that started at the gallery the same day.

Boxing painting by Neo-Dadaist artist Shinohara

New York-residing Japanese Neo-Dadaist artist Ushio Shinohara, 89, performs his signature boxing painting at a gallery in Tokyo on Dec. 4, 2021. He is visiting Japan for an exhibition that started at the gallery the same day.

Matsuzaka retirement ceremony

Former Boston Red Sox right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka (L) shakes hands with retired baseball star Ichiro Suzuki at his retirement ceremony held at the Seibu Lions' fan appreciation day at MetLife Dome in Saitama Prefecture near Tokyo on Dec. 4, 2021. The 41-year-old seven-time Japanese Golden Glove winner ended his 23-year baseball career when he pitched at the dome for the Seibu Lions, the Pacific League club where he started his career at age 18, on Oct. 19.

Matsuzaka retirement ceremony

Former Boston Red Sox right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka (L) receives a bouquet of flowers from retired baseball star Ichiro Suzuki at his retirement ceremony held at the Seibu Lions' fan appreciation day at MetLife Dome in Saitama Prefecture near Tokyo on Dec. 4, 2021. The 41-year-old seven-time Japanese Golden Glove winner ended his 23-year baseball career when he pitched at the dome for the Seibu Lions, the Pacific League club where he started his career at age 18, on Oct. 19.

Matsuzaka retirement ceremony

Former Boston Red Sox right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka bids farewell at his retirement ceremony held at the Seibu Lions' fan appreciation day at MetLife Dome in Saitama Prefecture near Tokyo on Dec. 4, 2021. The 41-year-old seven-time Japanese Golden Glove winner ended his 23-year baseball career when he pitched at the dome for the Seibu Lions, the Pacific League club where he started his career at age 18, on Oct. 19.

Matsuzaka retirement ceremony

Former Boston Red Sox right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka is pictured during his retirement ceremony held at the Seibu Lions' fan appreciation day at MetLife Dome in Saitama Prefecture near Tokyo on Dec. 4, 2021. The 41-year-old seven-time Japanese Golden Glove winner ended his 23-year baseball career when he pitched at the dome for the Seibu Lions, the Pacific League club where he started his career at age 18, on Oct. 19.

Japan drops blanket halt of inbound flight bookings after criticism

Photo shows an international arrival lobby at Narita airport near Tokyo on Dec. 2, 2021. Japan retracted the same day its plan to completely halt bookings for inbound international flights in December amid fears of the Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus as the step was criticized as going too far.

7-Eleven delivery service using drone

A 7-Eleven employee attaches a merchandise item to a drone at a convenience store parking lot in Tokyo's Hinode town on Dec. 2, 2021, following the receipt of a delivery order from a local customer. Seven-Eleven Japan Co. began the same day delivery service using a drone on a test basis, aiming to commercialize it within five years.

7-Eleven delivery service using drone

A drone carrying a merchandise item from a 7-Eleven store flies in Tokyo's Hinode town on Dec. 2, 2021, following the receipt of a delivery order from a local customer. Seven-Eleven Japan Co. began the same day delivery service using a drone on a test basis, aiming to commercialize it within five years.

7-Eleven delivery service using drone

A drone carrying a merchandise item from a 7-Eleven store flies in Tokyo's Hinode town on Dec. 2, 2021, following the receipt of a delivery order from a local customer. Seven-Eleven Japan Co. began the same day delivery service using a drone on a test basis, aiming to commercialize it within five years.

Japan drops blanket halt of inbound flight bookings after criticism

Arriving travelers line up for quarantine at Narita airport near Tokyo on Dec. 2, 2021. Japan retracted the same day its plan to completely halt bookings for inbound international flights in December due to the Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus as the step was criticized as going too far.

Japan drops blanket halt of inbound flight bookings after criticism

Photo shows passengers arriving at Narita airport near Tokyo no Dec. 2, 2021. Japan retracted the same day its plan to completely halt bookings for inbound international flights in December due to the Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus as the step was criticized as going too far.

Barbados: Fireworks As Nation Celebrates Becoming Republic 2

Barbados became a republic when the clock struck midnight on November 30. The capital Bridgetown celebrated with fireworks and a 21-gun salute as the national anthem played. Locals across the nation also welcomed the historic event with fireworks.

U.S. fighter jet's emergency landing in northeastern Japan

Photo taken Dec. 1, 2021, in Fukaura in Aomori Prefecture, shows metal objects dumped the previous day from a U.S. F-16 fighter jet that flies out of Misawa Air Base. After dumping fuel tanks, the jet made an emergency landing at Aomori Airport in northeastern Japan, according to the Defense Ministry and local authorities.

Japan's defense minister on tank dumping by U.S. jet

Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Dec. 1, 2021, after a U.S. F-16 fighter jet dumped two fuel tanks in Aomori Prefecture a day earlier, triggering safety concerns as one tank apparently landed in a residential area.

U.S. fighter jet's emergency landing in northeastern Japan

Photo taken Dec. 1, 2021, from a Kyodo News plane shows the place (circled in red) where a fuel tank was found near a residential area in the Aomori Prefecture town of Fukaura, northeastern Japan, after being dumped by a U.S. F-16 fighter jet a day earlier. The jet dumped two fuel tanks and then made an emergency landing at Aomori Airport.

U.S. fighter jet's emergency landing in northeastern Japan

Photo taken Dec. 1, 2021, from a Kyodo News airplane above Aomori Airport in northeastern Japan shows a U.S. F-16 fighter jet based at Misawa Air Base following its emergency landing there the previous day. The jet dumped two fuel tanks before the emergency landing, according to the Defense Ministry and local authorities.

U.S. fighter jet's emergency landing in northeastern Japan

Photo taken Dec. 1, 2021, at Aomori Airport in northeastern Japan shows a U.S. F-16 fighter jet based at Misawa Air Base following its emergency landing there the previous day. The jet dumped two fuel tanks before the emergency landing, according to the Defense Ministry and local authorities.

U.S. fighter jet's emergency landing in northeastern Japan

Photo taken Dec. 1, 2021, from a Kyodo News airplane above Aomori Airport in northeastern Japan shows a U.S. F-16 fighter jet (L, bottom) based at Misawa Air Base following its emergency landing there the previous day. The jet dumped two fuel tanks before the emergency landing, according to the Defense Ministry and local authorities.

U.S. fighter jet's emergency landing in northeastern Japan

Photo taken Dec. 1, 2021, from a Kyodo News plane shows the place (circled in red) where a fuel tank was found near a residential area in the Aomori Prefecture town of Fukaura, northeastern Japan, after being dumped by a U.S. F-16 fighter jet a day earlier. The jet dumped two fuel tanks and then made an emergency landing at Aomori Airport.

Fire at Hitachi Transport System warehouse in Osaka

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Nov. 30, 2021, shows smoke still rising after a fire broke out at a warehouse of Hitachi Transport System West Japan Co. in Osaka the previous day.

Kenta Izumi elected new leader of Japan's main opposition party

New Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan leader Kenta Izumi attends a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 30, 2021, after winning a party leadership election earlier in the day. Izumi beat Seiji Osaka, a former special adviser to the prime minister, in a runoff held after voting on four contenders.

Japan opposition leadership race

Combined photo shows the four candidates for the leadership election of the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, (from L) Chinami Nishimura, Kenta Izumi, Junya Ogawa and Seiji Osaka as they deliver speeches at an extraordinary party meeting in Tokyo on Nov. 30, 2021. The party elected its policy chief Izumi as its new leader the same day.

Japan opposition leadership race

Combined photo shows the four candidates for the leadership election of the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, (from L) Chinami Nishimura, Kenta Izumi, Junya Ogawa and Seiji Osaka in Tokyo on Nov. 30, 2021. The party elected its policy chief Izumi as its new leader the same day.

Kenta Izumi elected new leader of Japan's main opposition party

New Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan leader Kenta Izumi (L) and former party leader Yukio Edano raised their fists at an extraordinary meeting of party members in Tokyo on Nov. 30, 2021, after Izumi won a party leadership election earlier in the day.

Fire at Hitachi Transport System warehouse in Osaka

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Nov. 30, 2021, shows smoke still rising after a fire broke out at a warehouse of Hitachi Transport System West Japan Co. in Osaka the previous day.

Kenta Izumi elected new leader of Japan's main opposition party

New Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan leader Kenta Izumi speaks at a hotel in Tokyo on Nov. 30, 2021, after winning a party leadership election earlier in the day. Izumi beat Seiji Osaka, a former special adviser to the prime minister, in a runoff held after voting on four contenders.

Japan bans foreign visitors for 1 month over Omicron fears

An arrival lobby for international flights at Tokyo's Haneda airport is deserted on Nov. 30, 2021. Japan banned the same day new entries by foreigners globally for at least one month in an attempt to stave off the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus.

Osaka's Kansai airport

People walk at an arrival lobby for international flights at Kansai airport in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on Nov. 30, 2021. Japan banned the same day new entries by foreigners globally for at least one month in an attempt to stave off the new Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus.

UK: ‘End Violence Against Women’ Protest Across Country 2

The 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence campaign started on November 25. On Saturday, November 27, demonstrations took place in major cities in the UK.

UK: ‘End Violence Against Women’ Protests Across Country

The 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence campaign started on November 25. On Saturday, November 27, demonstrations took place in major cities in the UK.

Turkey: March On International Day For The Elimination Of Violence Against Women In Istanbul

Thousands, mostly women, joined the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women march in Istanbul on November 25. The demonstrators also demanded the government to rejoin the Istanbul Convention, an agreement to protect women. The protest turned violent at the end as the Turkish police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at the protesters.

Singapore-Malaysia land border reopens for vaccinated travelers

Passengers get on a bus in Singapore bound for Malaysia on Nov. 29, 2021. The two Southeast Asian nations began to allow vaccinated travelers to cross their land border the same day after nearly two years of closure due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Scene from Osaka amid worries over Omicron coronavirus variant

People walk in Osaka's Minami area on Nov. 29, 2021. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said the same day the country will close its borders to new entries by foreigners the following day amid concern over the new Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus.

Osaka's Kansai airport

Photo shows an arrival lobby for international flights at Kansai airport in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on Nov. 29, 2021. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said the same day the country will close its borders to new entries by foreigners the following day amid concern over the new Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus.

Narita airport amid worries over Omicron variant

Travelers (C) arrive at Narita airport in Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo, on an international flight on Nov. 29, 2021. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said the same day the country will close its borders to new entries by foreigners the following day amid concern over the new Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus.

Scene from Tokyo amid worries over Omicron coronavirus variant

People visit Tokyo's Asakusa area on Nov. 29, 2021. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said the same day the country will close its borders to new entries by foreigners the following day amid concern over the new Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus.

Scene from Tokyo amid worries over Omicron coronavirus variant

People walk in Tokyo's Asakusa area on Nov. 29, 2021. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said the same day the country will close its borders to new entries by foreigners the following day amid concern over the new Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus.

Scene from Osaka amid worries over Omicron coronavirus variant

People walk in Osaka's Minami area on Nov. 29, 2021. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said the same day the country will close its borders to new entries by foreigners the following day amid concern over the new Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus.

Osaka's Kansai airport

Photo shows an arrival lobby for international flights at Kansai airport in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on Nov. 29, 2021. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said the same day the country will close its borders to new entries by foreigners the following day amid concern over the new Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus.

Solomon Islands: Buildings In Ranadi Engulfed In Flames On 2nd Day Of Riots In Honiara

This video shows buildings in Ranadi engulfed in flames on Thursday, November 25. Demonstrators demanding PM Sogavare’s resignation defied a lockdown for the second day. Buildings in the Chinatown district and other locations east of Honiara were looted and burned.