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36th Anniversary of the 1989 Ecole Polytechnique Attack - Montreal

Prime Minister Mark Carney hugs MP and massacre survivor Nathalie Provost, while Diana Fox Carney looks on, as they stand below fourteeen beams of light pointing skyward during ceremonies to mark the 36th anniversary of the 1989 Ecole Polytechnique attack where a lone gunman killed 14 female students, in Montreal, on Saturday, December 6, 2025. Photo by Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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36th Anniversary of the 1989 Ecole Polytechnique Attack - Montreal

People stand by four of the fourteeen beams of light pointing skyward that mark the 36th anniversary of the 1989 Ecole Polytechnique attack where a lone gunman killed 14 female students, in Montreal, on Saturday, December 6, 2025. Photo by Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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36th Anniversary of the 1989 Ecole Polytechnique Attack - Montreal

Prime Minister Mark Carney and Diana Fox Carney, left, stand below fourteeen beams of light pointing skyward during ceremonies to mark the 36th anniversary of the 1989 Ecole Polytechnique attack where a lone gunman killed 14 female students, in Montreal, on Saturday, December 6, 2025. Photo by Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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36th Anniversary of the 1989 Ecole Polytechnique Attack - Montreal

Prime Minister Mark Carney and Diana Fox Carney, left, look toward 14 beams of light pointing skyward during ceremonies to mark the 36th anniversary of the 1989 Ecole polytechnique attack where a lone gunman killed 14 female students, in Montreal, on Saturday, December 6, 2025. Photo by Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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36th Anniversary of the 1989 Ecole Polytechnique Attack - Montreal

Fourteeen beams of light pointing skyward to mark the 36th anniversary of the 1989 Ecole Polytechnique attack where a lone gunman killed 14 female students, in Montreal, on Saturday, December 6, 2025. Photo by Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japan launches 1st lunar explorer

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - A domestically developed H-2A rocket carrying Japan's first lunar explorer soars skyward after it was launched from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, about 1,000 kilometers southwest of Tokyo, on Sept. 14. A ring-shaped cloud is seen around the top of the rocket carrying the Selenological and Engineering Explorer, nicknamed ''Kaguya'' after a moon princess in an ancient Japanese folktale.

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Sand Festa kicks off in Kagoshima

MINAMISATSUMA, Japan, May 1 Kyodo - Photo taken May 1, 2015, shows a sand sculpture themed on an advance in railway technology, with a steam locomotive (L) emerging from a tunnel and a shinkansen bullet train (R) climbing skyward, displayed at the annual Sand Festa that began the same day near a dune in Minamisatsuma, Kagoshima Prefecture in southwestern Japan. About 100 sculptures created by artists and local citizens will be shown during the festival lasting until May 31.

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Balloon festival in Saga

SAGA, Japan - Hot air balloons head skyward from near the Kase River during an international festival in Saga, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 3, 2010.

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Balloon festival in Saga

SAGA, Japan - Hot air balloons head skyward from near the Kase River during an international festival in Saga, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 3, 2010.

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Balloon festival in Saga

SAGA, Japan - Hot air balloons head skyward from near the Kase River during an international festival in Saga, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 3, 2010.

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Balloon festival in Saga

SAGA, Japan - Hot air balloons head skyward from near the Kase River during an international festival in Saga, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 3, 2010.

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(15)Biggest Olympic Games open in Athens amid tight security

ATHENS, Greece - Runners head skyward during the ''Journey of the Torch'' performance at the opening ceremony of the Athens 2004 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on Aug. 13.

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(1)Denmark vs Senegal

TAEGU, South Korea - Balloons are sent skyward at a ceremony at Taegu World Cup Stadium on June 6 before the start of a World Cup A match between Denmark and Senegal. (World Cup 2002)

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Mt. Usu erupts again

HAKODATE, Japan - The photo, taken from a Kyodo News helicopter at 3:50 p.m. on April 2, shows a complete view of Mt. Usu. The 732-meter volcano in southwestern Hokkaido blasted columns of dense smoke skyward from at least three craters.

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Mt. Usu erupts again near Lake Toya

HAKODATE, Japan - Mt. Usu in southwestern Hokkaido, which erupted March 31 for the first time in nearly 23 years, spews clouds of rock and steam again on the afternoon of April 2. The photo, taken from a Kyodo News helicopter at 2:15 p.m., shows the 732-meter volcano blasting a column of dense smoke skyward from a crater near the Lake Toya hot spa resort.

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Japan launches 1st lunar explorer

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - A domestically developed H-2A rocket carrying Japan's first lunar explorer soars skyward after it was launched from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, about 1,000 kilometers southwest of Tokyo, on Sept. 14. A ring-shaped cloud is seen around the top of the rocket carrying the Selenological and Engineering Explorer, nicknamed ''Kaguya'' after a moon princess in an ancient Japanese folktale. (Kyodo)

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Sand Festa kicks off in Kagoshima

Photo taken May 1, 2015, shows a sand sculpture themed on an advance in railway technology, with a steam locomotive (L) emerging from a tunnel and a shinkansen bullet train (R) climbing skyward, displayed at the annual Sand Festa that began the same day near a dune in Minamisatsuma, Kagoshima Prefecture in southwestern Japan. About 100 sculptures created by artists and local citizens will be shown during the festival lasting until May 31. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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(15)Biggest Olympic Games open in Athens amid tight security

ATHENS, Greece - Runners head skyward during the ''Journey of the Torch'' performance at the opening ceremony of the Athens 2004 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on Aug. 13. (Kyodo)

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(1)Denmark vs Senegal

TAEGU, South Korea - Balloons are sent skyward at a ceremony at Taegu World Cup Stadium on June 6 before the start of a World Cup A match between Denmark and Senegal. (World Cup 2002)

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Football: Japan-Mexico women's friendly

Alison Gonzalez (bottom, R) of Mexico scores a goal with Japan's Risa Shimizu (2) turning her face skyward in the second half of an international friendly held as a warm-up for this summer's Tokyo Olympics at Kanseki Stadium Tochigi in Utsunomiya, northeast of Tokyo, on June 13, 2021. Japan beat Mexico 5-1.

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Balloon festival in Saga

SAGA, Japan - Hot air balloons head skyward from near the Kase River during an international festival in Saga, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 3, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Balloon festival in Saga

SAGA, Japan - Hot air balloons head skyward from near the Kase River during an international festival in Saga, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 3, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Balloon festival in Saga

SAGA, Japan - Hot air balloons head skyward from near the Kase River during an international festival in Saga, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 3, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Balloon festival in Saga

SAGA, Japan - Hot air balloons head skyward from near the Kase River during an international festival in Saga, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 3, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Mt. Usu erupts again near Lake Toya

HAKODATE, Japan - Mt. Usu in southwestern Hokkaido, which erupted March 31 for the first time in nearly 23 years, spews clouds of rock and steam again on the afternoon of April 2. The photo, taken from a Kyodo News helicopter at 2:15 p.m., shows the 732-meter volcano blasting a column of dense smoke skyward from a crater near the Lake Toya hot spa resort.