Interview with ex-NATO head Rasmussen

Interview with ex-NATO head Rasmussen

Former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen speaks during an interview in Tokyo on March 3, 2026.

Interview with ex-NATO head Rasmussen

Interview with ex-NATO head Rasmussen

Former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen speaks during an interview in Tokyo on March 3, 2026.

Interview with ex-NATO head Rasmussen

Interview with ex-NATO head Rasmussen

Former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen speaks during an interview in Tokyo on March 3, 2026.

15th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

15th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

A former local government-run facility in the Miyagi Prefecture town of Minamisanriku is pictured in the morning sun on March 11, 2026, the 15th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake. The building has been preserved as an architectural relic to commemorate the victims and teach future generations about the disaster.

15th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

15th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

A former local government-run facility in the Miyagi Prefecture town of Minamisanriku is pictured in the morning sun on March 11, 2026, the 15th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake. The building has been preserved as an architectural relic to commemorate the victims and teach future generations about the disaster.

15th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

15th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

People pray at the former Okawa Elementary School in Ishinomaki in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on March 11, 2026, the 15th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake. A total of 74 students, and 10 teachers and officials of the school died or went missing when it was engulfed by a tsunami.

15th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

15th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

Flowers are placed in front of the former Okawa Elementary School in Ishinomaki in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on March 11, 2026, the 15th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake. A total of 74 students, and 10 teachers and officials of the school died or went missing when it was engulfed by a tsunami.

15th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

15th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

People pray at the former Okawa Elementary School in Ishinomaki in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on March 11, 2026, the 15th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake. A total of 74 students, and 10 teachers and officials of the school died or went missing when it was engulfed by a tsunami.

15th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

15th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

People pray at the former Okawa Elementary School in Ishinomaki in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on March 11, 2026, the 15th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake. A total of 74 students, and 10 teachers and officials of the school died or went missing when it was engulfed by a tsunami.

Boxing: Inoue to face Nakatani in May

TOKYO, Japan, March 6 Kyodo - Undisputed super bantamweight boxing champion Naoya Inoue of Japan poses for a photo with compatriot Junto Nakatani, a former unified bantamweight world champion, during a press conference in Tokyo on March 6, 2026. They announced a title match on May 2. (Kyodo)

World Baseball Classic: Australia vs. Japan

World Baseball Classic: Australia vs. Japan

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (L), Empress Masako (C, R) and their daughter Princess Aiko (C, L), accompanied by former Japan national baseball team manager Hideki Kuriyama, watch a World Baseball Classic Pool C game between Japan and Australia at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on March 8, 2026. (For editorial use only)

World Baseball Classic: Australia vs. Japan

World Baseball Classic: Australia vs. Japan

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (2nd from L), Empress Masako (2nd from R) and their daughter Princess Aiko (C), accompanied by former Japan national baseball team manager Hideki Kuriyama (far R), watch a World Baseball Classic Pool C game between Japan and Australia at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on March 8, 2026.

World Baseball Classic: Australia vs. Japan

World Baseball Classic: Australia vs. Japan

Japanese former big leaguer Daisuke Matsuzaka throws a ceremonial first pitch ahead of a World Baseball Classic Pool C game between Australia and Japan at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on March 8, 2026. (For editorial use only)

World Baseball Classic: Australia vs. Japan

World Baseball Classic: Australia vs. Japan

Japanese former big leaguer Daisuke Matsuzaka throws a ceremonial first pitch ahead of a World Baseball Classic Pool C game between Australia and Japan at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on March 8, 2026. (For editorial use only)

World Baseball Classic: Australia vs. Japan

World Baseball Classic: Australia vs. Japan

Japanese former big leaguer Daisuke Matsuzaka throws a ceremonial first pitch ahead of a World Baseball Classic Pool C game between Australia and Japan at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on March 8, 2026. (For editorial use only)

World Baseball Classic: Australia vs. Japan

World Baseball Classic: Australia vs. Japan

Japanese former big leaguer Daisuke Matsuzaka throws a ceremonial first pitch ahead of a World Baseball Classic Pool C game between Australia and Japan at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on March 8, 2026. (For editorial use only)

World Baseball Classic: Australia vs. Japan

World Baseball Classic: Australia vs. Japan

Japanese former big leaguer Daisuke Matsuzaka throws a ceremonial first pitch ahead of a World Baseball Classic Pool C game between Australia and Japan at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on March 8, 2026. (For editorial use only)

World Baseball Classic: S. Korea vs. Japan

World Baseball Classic: S. Korea vs. Japan

Shohei Ohtani (R) of Japan talks to South Korea's Jahmai Jones, a former teammate with the Los Angeles Angels, ahead of a World Baseball Classic Pool C game at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on March 7, 2026. (For editorial use only)

Boxing: Inoue to face Nakatani in May

Boxing: Inoue to face Nakatani in May

Undisputed super bantamweight boxing champion Naoya Inoue (L) of Japan poses for a photo with compatriot Junto Nakatani, a former unified bantamweight world champion, during a press conference in Tokyo on March 6, 2026. They announced a title match on May 2.

Boxing: Inoue to face Nakatani in May

Boxing: Inoue to face Nakatani in May

Undisputed super bantamweight boxing champion Naoya Inoue (L) of Japan attends a press conference with compatriot Junto Nakatani, a former unified bantamweight world champion, in Tokyo on March 6, 2026. They announced a title match on May 2.

Boxing: Inoue to face Nakatani in May

Boxing: Inoue to face Nakatani in May

Undisputed super bantamweight boxing champion Naoya Inoue (L) of Japan poses for a photo with compatriot Junto Nakatani, a former unified bantamweight world champion, during a press conference in Tokyo on March 6, 2026. They announced a title match on May 2.

Boxing: Inoue to face Nakatani in May

Boxing: Inoue to face Nakatani in May

Former unified bantamweight world champion Junto Nakatani of Japan speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on March 6, 2026, where he announced a title match against compatriot and undisputed super bantamweight boxing champion Naoya Inoue on May 2.

Boxing: Inoue to face Nakatani in May

Boxing: Inoue to face Nakatani in May

Undisputed super bantamweight boxing champion Naoya Inoue (L) of Japan poses for a photo with compatriot Junto Nakatani, a former unified bantamweight world champion, during a press conference in Tokyo on March 6, 2026. They announced a title match on May 2.

Boxing: Inoue to face Nakatani in May

Boxing: Inoue to face Nakatani in May

Undisputed super bantamweight boxing champion Naoya Inoue of Japan speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on March 6, 2026, where he announced a title defense match against compatriot Junto Nakatani, a former unified bantamweight world champion, on May 2.

Boxing: Inoue to face Nakatani in May

Boxing: Inoue to face Nakatani in May

Undisputed super bantamweight boxing champion Naoya Inoue of Japan speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on March 6, 2026, where he announced a title defense match against compatriot Junto Nakatani, a former unified bantamweight world champion, on May 2.

Boxing: Inoue to face Nakatani in May

Boxing: Inoue to face Nakatani in May

Undisputed super bantamweight boxing champion Naoya Inoue (L) of Japan shakes hands with compatriot Junto Nakatani, a former unified bantamweight world champion, during a press conference in Tokyo on March 6, 2026. They announced a title match on May 2.

South Korea: Supporters of Former President Yoon Protest in Seoul

Supporters of former President Yoon Suk Yeol gathered near the Seoul Central District Court in Seocho-dong on Thursday, February 19, to demand the dismissal of his indictment. A South Korean court sentenced Yoon to life in prison after finding him guilty of leading an insurrection during his failed martial law declaration in December 2024.

S. Korea's ex-President Yoon sentenced to life

S. Korea's ex-President Yoon sentenced to life

People in support of former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol rally near Seoul Central District Court in Seoul on Feb. 19, 2026. The court sentenced him to life imprisonment the same day for leading an insurrection with his short-lived declaration of martial law in December 2024.

S. Korea's ex-President Yoon sentenced to life

S. Korea's ex-President Yoon sentenced to life

A television monitor at Seoul Station shows former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol (back, L) during sentencing trial in his insurrection case on Feb. 19, 2026, at Seoul Central District Court. The court sentenced him to life imprisonment for leading an insurrection with his short-lived declaration of martial law in December 2024.

S. Korea's ex-President Yoon sentenced to life

S. Korea's ex-President Yoon sentenced to life

A television monitor at Seoul Station shows former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol (back, L) during sentencing trial in his insurrection case on Feb. 19, 2026, at Seoul Central District Court. The court sentenced him to life imprisonment for leading an insurrection with his short-lived declaration of martial law in December 2024.

Milan Cortina Olympics: Ski jumping

Milan Cortina Olympics: Ski jumping

Japanese ski jumper Ren Nikaido (L) poses for a photo with his father Manabu, a former ski jumper, after winning the men's normal hill individual bronze at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 9, 2026, at Predazzo Ski Jumping Stadium in Predazzo, Italy.

Mori elected as Japan's lower house speaker

Mori elected as Japan's lower house speaker

Former Justice Minister Eisuke Mori (C) of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party is elected as the speaker of the House of Representatives during a plenary session in Tokyo on Feb. 18, 2026.

Mori elected as Japan's lower house speaker

Mori elected as Japan's lower house speaker

Former Justice Minister Eisuke Mori (C) of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party is elected as the speaker of the House of Representatives during a plenary session in Tokyo on Feb. 18, 2026.

Mori elected as Japan's lower house speaker

Mori elected as Japan's lower house speaker

Former Justice Minister Eisuke Mori (C) of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party is elected as the speaker of the House of Representatives during a plenary session in Tokyo on Feb. 18, 2026.

Boxing: Annual award ceremony

Boxing: Annual award ceremony

Former bantamweight world champion Junto Nakatani meets the press during an annual award ceremony for Japan's best boxers in Tokyo on Feb. 17, 2026.

Boxing: Annual award ceremony

Boxing: Annual award ceremony

Undisputed super bantamweight boxing world champion Naoya Inoue (front, R) and former bantamweight champion Junto Nakatani (front, C) attend an annual award ceremony for Japan's best boxers in Tokyo on Feb. 17, 2026.

[Breaking News]General election in Japan

YOKKAICHI, Japan, Feb. 9 Kyodo - Katsuya Okada of the Centrist Reform Alliance meets supporters on Feb. 9, 2026, in Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture, central Japan, after the former foreign minister lost his seat in a general election. (Kyodo)

[Breaking News]Prudential Life Insurance sets up independent panel over fraud

TOKYO, Japan, Feb. 10 Kyodo - Hiromitsu Tokumaru, new president and CEO of Prudential Life Insurance Co., holds a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 10, 2026, announcing the launch of a third-party panel to look into revelations that over 100 of its current and former employees engaged in improper conduct including defrauding clients. (Kyodo)

[Breaking News]Baseball: Japan's WBC training

MIYAZAKI, Japan, Feb. 16 Kyodo - Former New York Yankees slugger Hideki Matsui and San Diego Padres pitcher Yu Darvish chat during the Japanese national baseball team's training camp in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 14, 2026, ahead of the World Baseball Classic in March. (Kyodo)

Baseball: Japan's WBC training

Baseball: Japan's WBC training

Former New York Yankees slugger Hideki Matsui (L) chats with San Diego Padres pitcher Yu Darvish (R) and Japanese national baseball team manager Hirokazu Ibata (C) during the Japanese national baseball team's training camp in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan on Feb. 14, 2026, ahead of the World Baseball Classic in March. Darvish joins the Samurai Japan team as an adviser.

Baseball: Japan's WBC training

Baseball: Japan's WBC training

Former New York Yankees slugger Hideki Matsui (C) and San Diego Padres pitcher Yu Darvish (L) chat during the Japanese national baseball team's training camp in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 14, 2026, ahead of the World Baseball Classic in March.

Prudential Life Insurance sets up independent panel over fraud

Prudential Life Insurance sets up independent panel over fraud

Hiromitsu Tokumaru (2nd from R), new president and CEO of Prudential Life Insurance Co., holds a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 10, 2026, announcing the launch of a third-party panel to look into revelations that over 100 of its current and former employees engaged in improper conduct including defrauding clients.

Prudential Life Insurance sets up independent panel over fraud

Prudential Life Insurance sets up independent panel over fraud

Hiromitsu Tokumaru, new president and CEO of Prudential Life Insurance Co., holds a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 10, 2026, announcing the launch of a third-party panel to look into revelations that over 100 of its current and former employees engaged in improper conduct including defrauding clients.

Prudential Life Insurance sets up independent panel over fraud

Prudential Life Insurance sets up independent panel over fraud

Hiromitsu Tokumaru, new president and CEO of Prudential Life Insurance Co., holds a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 10, 2026, announcing the launch of a third-party panel to look into revelations that over 100 of its current and former employees engaged in improper conduct including defrauding clients.

General election in Japan

General election in Japan

Katsuya Okada of the Centrist Reform Alliance meets supporters on Feb. 9, 2026, in Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture, central Japan, after the former foreign minister lost his seat in a general election.

General election in Japan

General election in Japan

Katsuya Okada of the Centrist Reform Alliance meets supporters on Feb. 9, 2026, in Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture, central Japan, after the former foreign minister lost his seat in a general election.

General election in Japan

General election in Japan

Katsuya Okada of the Centrist Reform Alliance speaks to supporters on Feb. 9, 2026, in Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture, central Japan, after the former foreign minister lost his seat in a general election.

General election in Japan

General election in Japan

Yukio Edano of the Centrist Reform Alliance meets the press on Feb. 9, 2026, after the former chief Cabinet secretary lost his seat in a general election.

Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

Former Hiroshima Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba (R) waves as he carries the Olympic flag during the opening ceremony of the Milan Cortina Olympics in Milan on Feb. 6, 2026.

Milan Cortina Winter Olympics

Milan Cortina Winter Olympics

Former Japanese Alpine skier Chiharu Igaya, 94, prepares to attend an International Olympic Committee general meeting in Milan, Italy, on Feb. 3, 2026, ahead of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, opening on Feb. 6. Igaya secured a men's slalom silver medal at the age of 24 at the 1956 Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, becoming the first Japanese to win a Winter Olympic medal.