Pro-Constitution rally in Japan

Pro-Constitution rally in Japan

People in support of keeping the pacifist Constitution intact gather in front of the Diet building in Tokyo on April 8, 2026, in protest over recent moves to revise it by some forces. Nearly 50,000 people rallied at over 160 places in Japan's 47 prefectures the same day in response to a social media call for action three days earlier by a woman in her 20s in Ibaraki Prefecture.

Pro-Constitution rally in Japan

Pro-Constitution rally in Japan

People in support of keeping the pacifist Constitution intact gather in front of the Diet building in Tokyo on April 8, 2026, in protest over recent moves to revise it by some forces. Nearly 50,000 people rallied at over 160 places in Japan's 47 prefectures the same day in response to a social media call for action three days earlier by a woman in her 20s in Ibaraki Prefecture.

Pro-Constitution rally in Japan

Pro-Constitution rally in Japan

People in support of keeping the pacifist Constitution intact gather in front of the Diet building in Tokyo on April 8, 2026, in protest over recent moves to revise it by some forces. Nearly 50,000 people rallied at over 160 places in Japan's 47 prefectures the same day in response to a social media call for action three days earlier by a woman in her 20s in Ibaraki Prefecture.

International toy show in Tokyo

International toy show in Tokyo

Photo taken on Aug. 28, 2025, shows the new Tamagotchi Paradise virtual pet, in which users can raise over 50,000 variations of Tamagotchi characters, exhibited by Japanese toy maker Bandai Co. at the International Tokyo Toy Show at the Tokyo Big Sight convention center.

International toy show in Tokyo

International toy show in Tokyo

Photo taken on Aug. 28, 2025, shows the new Tamagotchi Paradise virtual pet, in which users can raise over 50,000 variations of Tamagotchi characters, exhibited by Japanese toy maker Bandai Co. at the International Tokyo Toy Show at the Tokyo Big Sight convention center.

International toy show in Tokyo

International toy show in Tokyo

Photo taken on Aug. 28, 2025, shows the new Tamagotchi Paradise virtual pet, in which users can raise over 50,000 variations of Tamagotchi characters, exhibited by Japanese toy maker Bandai Co. at the International Tokyo Toy Show at the Tokyo Big Sight convention center.

2nd anniv. of devasting earthquake in Turkey and Syria

2nd anniv. of devasting earthquake in Turkey and Syria

People gather in central Adiyaman, Turkey, on Feb. 6, 2025, to commemorate the second anniversary of a catastrophic earthquake that left over 50,000 people dead in Turkey and Syria.

2nd anniv. of devasting earthquake in Turkey and Syria

2nd anniv. of devasting earthquake in Turkey and Syria

People gather in central Adiyaman, Turkey, on Feb. 6, 2025, to commemorate the second anniversary of a catastrophic earthquake that left over 50,000 people dead in Turkey and Syria.

A's Matsui calls on support for quake-hit Japan

A's Matsui calls on support for quake-hit Japan

OAKLAND, United States - The Oakland Athletics' Hideki Matsui (L) and Japanese Consul General in San Francisco Hiroshi Inomata (R) shake hands in front of Michael Crowley, president of the ball club, at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland on March 29, 2011. The A's have raised over $50,000 for earthquake and tsunami relief in Japan.