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Powerful typhoon hits Japan

Photo taken on June 2, 2026, shows a toppled tree, highlighting impact of typhoon Jangmi in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan.

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Powerful typhoon hits Japan

Photo taken on June 2, 2026, shows a shopping arcade's roof damage, highlighting impact of typhoon Jangmi in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan.

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Emperor inspects floodgate in Tokyo

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (L) is briefed about flood control measures taken on the Arakawa River during a visit to Arakawa Museum of Aqua in Tokyo on June 1, 2026. The emperor inspected a floodgate set up near the museum the same day. (Pool photo)

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Japan pledges $20 mil. to World Bank for critical minerals supply chains

Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama (R) and World Bank President Ajay Banga pose for a photo at the Finance Ministry in Tokyo on June 1, 2026, after signing a document on cooperation to help developing countries strengthen supply chains for critical minerals. Japan will disburse $20 million for a new facility to spur investments in those countries.

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Emperor inspects floodgate in Tokyo

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (C) is briefed about flood control measures taken on the Arakawa River during a visit to Arakawa Museum of Aqua in Tokyo on June 1, 2026. The emperor inspected a floodgate set up near the museum the same day. (Pool photo)

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Emperor inspects floodgate in Tokyo

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (R) is briefed during a visit to a floodgate in Tokyo on June 1, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Emperor inspects floodgate in Tokyo

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (R) inspects a floodgate on the Ara River in Tokyo on June 1, 2026. (Pool photo)

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SoftBank Group becomes biggest Japan firm in market cap

Photo taken on April 12, 2026, shows a signboard with a SoftBank Group Corp. logo in front of the building housing its headquarters in Tokyo. The tech conglomerate's market capitalization topped 47 trillion yen ($295 billion) on June 1, 2026, following recent stock price gains backed by the company's aggressive investments in AI, surpassing Toyota Motor Corp. as Japan's largest company in terms of total market value.

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SoftBank Group becomes biggest Japan firm in market cap

Photo taken on April 12, 2026, shows a building housing the headquarters of SoftBank Group Corp. in Tokyo. The tech conglomerate's market capitalization topped 47 trillion yen ($295 billion) on June 1, 2026, following recent stock price gains backed by the company's aggressive investments in AI, surpassing Toyota Motor Corp. as Japan's largest company in terms of total market value.

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Weed-eating goats on college campus

Photo taken on May 11, 2026, shows free-roaming goats at a Chiba University campus in Chiba near Tokyo. The public university released four young goats on the campus in April as a way to prevent students from possibly developing allergic symptoms mainly from hogweed.

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Weed-eating goats on college campus

Photo taken on May 11, 2026, shows free-roaming goats at a Chiba University campus in Chiba near Tokyo. The public university released four young goats on the campus in April as a way to prevent students from possibly developing allergic symptoms mainly from hogweed.

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Weed-eating goats on college campus

Photo taken on May 11, 2026, shows free-roaming goats at a Chiba University campus in Chiba near Tokyo. The public university released four young goats on the campus in April as a way to prevent students from possibly developing allergic symptoms mainly from hogweed.

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Emperor watches college baseball

Waseda University (L) and Keio University baseball team players line up at Jingu Stadium in Tokyo on May 31, 2026, as Japanese Emperor Naruhito and his daughter, Princess Aiko, arrive after the end of the top of the fourth inning of their inter-college game. (Pool photo)

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Emperor watches college baseball

Waseda University (L) and Keio University baseball team players line up at Jingu Stadium in Tokyo on May 31, 2026, as Japanese Emperor Naruhito and his daughter, Princess Aiko, arrive after the end of the top of the fourth inning of their inter-college game. (Pool photo)

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Emperor watches college baseball

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (far R) and his daughter, Princess Aiko, arrive at Jingu Stadium in Tokyo on May 31, 2026, to watch an inter-college baseball game between Waseda University and Keio University. (Pool photo)

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Emperor watches college baseball

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and his daughter, Princess Aiko, visit Jingu Stadium in Tokyo on May 31, 2026, to watch an inter-college baseball game between Waseda University and Keio University. (Pool photo)

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JX Advanced Metal, Mitsubishi Materials, and Mitsui Metal Hold Press Conference on the Integration of Their Copper Concentrate Procurement and Electrolytic Copper Sales Businesses

JX Advanced Metals, Mitsubishi Materials, and Mitsui Metal held a press conference to announce the integration of their businesses related to the purchase of copper concentrate and the sale of electrolytic copper and other products. The photo shows Yoichi Hayashi, President of JX Advanced Metals; Tetsuya Tanaka, President of Mitsubishi Materials; and Seiji Ikenobu, President of Mitsui Metal.=May 28,2026,Japan

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JX Advanced Metal, Mitsubishi Materials, and Mitsui Metal Hold Press Conference on the Integration of Their Copper Concentrate Procurement and Electrolytic Copper Sales Businesses

JX Advanced Metals, Mitsubishi Materials, and Mitsui Metal held a press conference to announce the integration of their businesses related to the purchase of copper concentrate and the sale of electrolytic copper and other products. The photo shows Yoichi Hayashi, President of JX Advanced Metals; Tetsuya Tanaka, President of Mitsubishi Materials; and Seiji Ikenobu, President of Mitsui Metal.=May 28,2026,Japan

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JX Advanced Metal, Mitsubishi Materials, and Mitsui Metal Hold Press Conference on the Integration of Their Copper Concentrate Procurement and Electrolytic Copper Sales Businesses

JX Advanced Metals, Mitsubishi Materials, and Mitsui Metal held a press conference to announce the integration of their businesses related to the purchase of copper concentrate and the sale of electrolytic copper and other products. The photo shows Yoichi Hayashi, President of JX Advanced Metals; Tetsuya Tanaka, President of Mitsubishi Materials; and Seiji Ikenobu, President of Mitsui Metal.=May 28,2026,Japan

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Mitsubishi Motors: Briefing on the New Mid-to-Long-Term Vision

Mitsubishi Motors holds a briefing on its new mid-to-long-term vision. The photo shows, from left, CEO Takao Kato and President and COO Keisuke Kishiura.=May 29,2026,Tokyo

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Mitsubishi Motors: Briefing on the New Mid-to-Long-Term Vision

Mitsubishi Motors holds a briefing on its new mid-to-long-term vision. The photo shows President and COO Keisuke Kishiura.=May 29,2026,Tokyo

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Mitsubishi Motors: Briefing on the New Mid-to-Long-Term Vision

Mitsubishi Motors holds a briefing on its new mid-to-long-term vision. The photo shows CEO Takao Kato.=May 29,2026,Tokyo

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Mitsubishi Motors: Briefing on the New Mid-to-Long-Term Vision

Mitsubishi Motors holds a briefing on its new mid-to-long-term vision. The photo shows CEO Takao Kato.=May 29,2026,Tokyo

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Japan Defense Minister Koizumi, Philippine Defense Minister Teodoro meet

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (front, R) and Philippine Defense Minister Gilberto Teodoro pose for a photo in Singapore on May 31, 2026. Koizumi and Teodoro agreed during their talks to work on realizing the export of Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Abukuma-class destroyers promptly after decommissioning.

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Football: Japan vs. Iceland

Japan players pose for a photo after beating Iceland in a World Cup send-off match at MUFG Stadium in Tokyo on May 31, 2026.

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Japan Defense Minister Koizumi, S. Korea Defense Minister Ahn meet

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (front, L) and South Korean Defense Minister Ahn Gyu Back pose for a photo in Singapore on May 30, 2026. Koizumi and Ahn confirmed during their talks that Japan and South Korea will resume a joint search-and-rescue exercise, reflecting improving ties between the nations after years of strained diplomatic and defense relations.

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Horse racing: Japanese Derby

Jockey Kohei Matsuyama (2nd from R) poses for a photo after riding Lovcen to victory in the 93rd Japanese Derby at Tokyo Racecourse in Fuchu, western Tokyo, on May 31, 2026.

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Japan Defense Minister Koizumi, British Defense Secretary Healey meet

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (L) and British Defense Secretary John Healey pose for a photo in Singapore on May 30, 2026. Koizumi and Healey reaffirmed close defense cooperation during their talks, including on the Global Combat Air Program, a trilateral project involving Japan, Britain and Italy to develop a next-generation fighter aircraft.

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Japan Defense Minister Koizumi, U.S. Defense Secretary Hegseth meet

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (R) and U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth pose for a photo in Singapore on May 30, 2026. Koizumi and Hegseth agreed to accelerate cooperation on the joint development and production of advanced missiles in their talks.

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Crested ibises released into wild on Japan's main island

Photo shows one of the eight Japanese crested ibises released into the wild in Hakui in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on May 31, 2026, marking the first presence of the birds, designated as natural treasures, on the country's main island in 56 years. The number of wild crested ibises had tumbled due to overhunting, with the last one on the main island of Honshu captured in 1970. (Pool photo)

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Crested ibises released into wild on Japan's main island

Photo shows one of the eight Japanese crested ibises released into the wild in Hakui in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on May 31, 2026, marking the first presence of the birds, designated as natural treasures, on the country's main island in 56 years. The number of wild crested ibises had tumbled due to overhunting, with the last one on the main island of Honshu captured in 1970. (Pool photo)

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Crested ibises released into wild on Japan's main island

Photo shows one of the eight Japanese crested ibises released into the wild in Hakui in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on May 31, 2026, marking the first presence of the birds, designated as natural treasures, on the country's main island in 56 years. The number of wild crested ibises had tumbled due to overhunting, with the last one on the main island of Honshu captured in 1970.

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Crested ibises released into wild on Japan's main island

Photo shows one of the eight Japanese crested ibises released into the wild in Hakui in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on May 31, 2026, marking the first presence of the birds, designated as natural treasures, on the country's main island in 56 years. The number of wild crested ibises had tumbled due to overhunting, with the last one on the main island of Honshu captured in 1970.

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Crested ibises released into wild on Japan's main island

Photo shows one of the eight Japanese crested ibises released into the wild in Hakui in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on May 31, 2026, marking the first presence of the birds, designated as natural treasures, on the country's main island in 56 years. The number of wild crested ibises had tumbled due to overhunting, with the last one on the main island of Honshu captured in 1970.

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Crested ibises released into wild on Japan's main island

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito (2nd from R) and Crown Princess Kiko (far R) release Japanese crested ibises into the wild in Hakui in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on May 31, 2026, marking the first presence of the birds, designated as natural treasures, on the country's main island in 56 years. The number of wild crested ibises had tumbled due to overhunting, with the last one on the main island of Honshu captured in 1970. (Pool photo)

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Crested ibises released into wild on Japan's main island

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito (2nd from R) and Crown Princess Kiko (far R) release Japanese crested ibises into the wild in Hakui in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on May 31, 2026, marking the first presence of the birds, designated as natural treasures, on the country's main island in 56 years. The number of wild crested ibises had tumbled due to overhunting, with the last one on the main island of Honshu captured in 1970. (Pool photo)

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Crested ibises released into wild on Japan's main island

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito (2nd from R) and Crown Princess Kiko (far R) release Japanese crested ibises into the wild in Hakui in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on May 31, 2026, marking the first presence of the birds, designated as natural treasures, on the country's main island in 56 years. The number of wild crested ibises had tumbled due to overhunting, with the last one on the main island of Honshu captured in 1970. (Pool photo)

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Trilateral meeting between Japan, Australia, New Zealand

Photo taken in Singapore on May 30, 2026, shows Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (C), Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles (R) and New Zealand Defense Minister Chris Penk. The three met on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue regional security forum, reaffirming their commitment to closer defense cooperation following Japan's recent easing of rules governing defense equipment exports.

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Philippine President Marcos Jr. leaves Japan

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and his wife, Louise Araneta-Marcos, wave at Haneda airport in Tokyo on May 29, 2026, following a state visit to Japan. (Pool photo)

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Philippine President Marcos Jr. leaves Japan

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and his wife, Louise Araneta-Marcos, wave at Haneda airport in Tokyo on May 29, 2026, following a state visit to Japan. (Pool photo)

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Defense forum in Singapore

Photo taken on May 29, 2026, shows a hotel in Singapore where a three-day defense forum called Shangri-La Dialogue will open later in the day.

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G7 digital ministers meeting in Paris

Ministers in charge of digital affairs from the Group of Seven countries pose for a photo before their meeting in Paris on May 29, 2026.

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JAL jet makes emergency landing at Narita airport

Photo taken on May 29, 2026, shows a Japan Airlines passenger jet at Narita airport near Tokyo after an emergency landing, with a tire believed to have burst during takeoff from Tokyo's Haneda airport.

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Launch of 1st sales of fully farmed eels

Photo taken in Tokyo on May 29, 2026, shows a fillet of grilled eel from an eel hatched and fully raised on a farm. Trial sales of the world's first fully farmed eels began the same day.

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Launch of 1st sales of fully farmed eels

Photo taken in Tokyo on May 29, 2026, shows a fillet of grilled eel from an eel hatched and fully raised on a farm. Trial sales of the world's first fully farmed eels began the same day.

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Launch of 1st sales of fully farmed eels

Photo taken in Tokyo on May 29, 2026, shows a fillet of grilled eel from an eel hatched and fully raised on a farm. Trial sales of the world's first fully farmed eels began the same day.

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Launch of 1st sales of fully farmed eels

Photo taken in Tokyo on May 29, 2026, shows a package of grilled eel from an eel hatched and fully raised on a farm. Trial sales of the world's first fully farmed eels began the same day.

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Philippine President Marcos Jr. in Japan

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (front, R) and Japanese Empress Masako (front, L) see off Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and his wife, Louise Araneta-Marcos, following their meeting at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on May 27, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Philippine President Marcos Jr. in Japan

Japan's Emperor Naruhito (foreground) and Empress Masako (back, R) see off Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (back, L) and his wife, Louise Araneta-Marcos, following their meeting at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on May 27, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Philippine President Marcos Jr. in Japan

Japan's Emperor Naruhito (R) sees off Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. following their meeting at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on May 27, 2026. (Pool photo)