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Baseball: Rintaro Sasaki joins Marlins

Japanese slugger Rintaro Sasaki, out of Stanford University, poses for a photo during an introductory press conference in Miami, Florida, on July 23, 2026, after joining the Miami Marlins, who selected him in the eighth round of the MLB draft earlier this month.

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Baseball: Rintaro Sasaki joins Marlins

Japanese slugger Rintaro Sasaki, out of Stanford University, speaks during an introductory press conference in Miami, Florida, on July 23, 2026, after joining the Miami Marlins, who selected him in the eighth round of the MLB draft earlier this month.

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Baseball: Rintaro Sasaki joins Marlins

Japanese slugger Rintaro Sasaki, out of Stanford University, speaks during an introductory press conference in Miami, Florida, on July 23, 2026, after joining the Miami Marlins, who selected him in the eighth round of the MLB draft earlier this month.

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Baseball: Stanford slugger Sasaki to join Marlins

HANAMAKI, Japan, July 19 Kyodo - Stanford University slugger Rintaro Sasaki holds a press conference in Hanamaki in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on July 19, 2026. The 21-year-old infielder, a graduate of Hanamaki Higashi High School, said he will begin his professional baseball career with the Miami Marlins, following his draft selection by the Major League Baseball team earlier in the month. (Kyodo)

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US: Madison Protesters Storm Concert Stage Following Fatal Police Shooting 2

Protesters marched from the scene of a fatal police shooting on the Near East Side to Capitol Square in Madison, Wisconsin, on Wednesday, July 22, taking over the stage set for that night's Concert on the Square. The demonstration followed the fatal shooting of a man in his 30s earlier that afternoon, whom police said had pulled a knife during a struggle to detain him after officers responded to a report of a man checking parked cars.

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"Cruelly hot day" in central Japan

A thermometer in front of JR Tajimi Station in Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, shows the mercury topping 40 C on July 21, 2026, marking the country's first "cruelly hot day" since the weather agency introduced the heat warning term earlier this year. Temperatures reached at least 40 C in three central Japan cities -- Tajimi and Gujo in Gifu Prefecture and Toyota in Aichi Prefecture -- the same day.

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"Cruelly hot day" in central Japan

A thermometer in front of JR Tajimi Station in Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, shows the mercury topping 40 C on July 21, 2026, marking the country's first "cruelly hot day" since the weather agency introduced the heat warning term earlier this year. Two central Japan cities -- Tajimi and Toyota in Aichi Prefecture -- recorded temperatures above the threshold the same day.

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Baseball: Stanford slugger Sasaki to join Marlins

Stanford University slugger Rintaro Sasaki wipes away some tears during a press conference in Hanamaki in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on July 19, 2026. The 21-year-old infielder, a graduate of Hanamaki Higashi High School, said he will begin his professional baseball career with the Miami Marlins, following his draft selection by the Major League Baseball team earlier in the month.

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Baseball: Stanford slugger Sasaki to join Marlins

Stanford University slugger Rintaro Sasaki holds a press conference in Hanamaki in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on July 19, 2026. The 21-year-old infielder, a graduate of Hanamaki Higashi High School, said he will begin his professional baseball career with the Miami Marlins, following his draft selection by the Major League Baseball team earlier in the month.

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Baseball: Stanford slugger Sasaki to join Marlins

Stanford University slugger Rintaro Sasaki holds a press conference in Hanamaki in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on July 19, 2026. The 21-year-old infielder, a graduate of Hanamaki Higashi High School, said he will begin his professional baseball career with the Miami Marlins, following his draft selection by the Major League Baseball team earlier in the month.

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Baseball: Stanford slugger Sasaki to join Marlins

Stanford University slugger Rintaro Sasaki holds a press conference in Hanamaki in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on July 19, 2026. The 21-year-old infielder, a graduate of Hanamaki Higashi High School, said he will begin his professional baseball career with the Miami Marlins, following his draft selection by the Major League Baseball team earlier in the month.

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US: Reflecting Pool Drained Again as Trump Repeats Vandalism Claims

The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool sat completely drained on Tuesday, July 14. Contract workers draped black mesh onto the surrounding fences to block visitors' view of the pool. President Donald Trump said Monday that it was drained so crews could repair damage caused by "vandals" earlier this month.

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Minor opposition Reiwa party head to retire from politics

Taro Yamamoto, head of minor opposition party Reiwa Shinsengumi, holds a press conference in Tokyo on July 9, 2026, to announce he will retire from politics as well as step down as leader. The party said earlier he was fined and his driving license was suspended for 90 days for driving a rental car at about 150 kilometers per hour on an expressway with an 80-kph speed limit in October 2025.

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Minor opposition Reiwa party head to retire from politics

Taro Yamamoto, head of minor opposition party Reiwa Shinsengumi, holds a press conference in Tokyo on July 9, 2026, to announce he will retire from politics as well as step down as leader. The party said earlier he was fined and his driving license was suspended for 90 days for driving a rental car at about 150 kilometers per hour on an expressway with an 80-kph speed limit in October 2025.

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Minor opposition Reiwa party head to retire from politics

Taro Yamamoto, head of minor opposition party Reiwa Shinsengumi, holds a press conference in Tokyo on July 9, 2026, to announce he will retire from politics as well as step down as leader. The party said earlier he was fined and his driving license was suspended for 90 days for driving a rental car at about 150 kilometers per hour on an expressway with an 80-kph speed limit in October 2025.

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Minor opposition Reiwa party head to retire from politics

Taro Yamamoto, head of minor opposition party Reiwa Shinsengumi, holds a press conference in Tokyo on July 9, 2026, to announce he will retire from politics as well as step down as leader. The party said earlier he was fined and his driving license was suspended for 90 days for driving a rental car at about 150 kilometers per hour on an expressway with an 80-kph speed limit in October 2025.

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Minor opposition Reiwa party head to retire from politics

Taro Yamamoto, head of minor opposition party Reiwa Shinsengumi, holds a press conference in Tokyo on July 9, 2026, to announce he will retire from politics as well as step down as leader. The party said earlier he was fined and his driving license was suspended for 90 days for driving a rental car at about 150 kilometers per hour on an expressway with an 80-kph speed limit in October 2025.

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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning tells a press conference in Beijing on July 6, 2026, that the test-firing of a missile from a nuclear-powered submarine earlier in the day was part of annual Chinese military training and conducted in accordance with international law.

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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning tells a press conference in Beijing on July 6, 2026, that the test-firing of a missile from a nuclear-powered submarine earlier in the day was part of annual Chinese military training and conducted in accordance with international law.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

Japan men's football team head coach Hajime Moriyasu holds a press conference in Tokyo on July 2, 2026, after the Samurai Blue squad returned home earlier in the day following a World Cup round-of-32 loss to Brazil in the United States.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

Japan men's football team head coach Hajime Moriyasu (C) holds a press conference in Tokyo on July 2, 2026, after the Samurai Blue squad returned home earlier in the day following a World Cup round-of-32 loss to Brazil in the United States.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

Japan men's football team head coach Hajime Moriyasu holds a press conference in Tokyo on July 2, 2026, after the Samurai Blue squad returned home earlier in the day following a World Cup round-of-32 loss to Brazil in the United States.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

Japan men's football team head coach Hajime Moriyasu holds a press conference in Tokyo on July 2, 2026, after the Samurai Blue squad returned home earlier in the day following a World Cup round-of-32 loss to Brazil in the United States.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

Japan men's football team head coach Hajime Moriyasu holds a press conference in Tokyo on July 2, 2026, after the Samurai Blue squad returned home earlier in the day following a World Cup round-of-32 loss to Brazil in the United States.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

Japan men's football team head coach Hajime Moriyasu (L) holds a press conference in Tokyo on July 2, 2026, after the Samurai Blue squad returned home earlier in the day following a World Cup round-of-32 loss to Brazil in the United States. Sitting beside him is Japan Football Association President Tsuneyasu Miyamoto.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

Japan men's football team head coach Hajime Moriyasu (L) holds a press conference in Tokyo on July 2, 2026, after the Samurai Blue squad returned home earlier in the day following a World Cup round-of-32 loss to Brazil in the United States. Sitting beside him is Japan Football Association President Tsuneyasu Miyamoto.

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