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Japan Prince Hisahito visits A-bomb-hit school in Hiroshima

Japanese Prince Hisahito visits a peace museum built at an elementary school in Hiroshima that survived the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing on Aug. 7, 2026, a day after the 81st anniversary of the attack on the western Japan city. The blast left about 400 students dead at the school. (Pool photo)

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Japan Prince Hisahito visits A-bomb-hit school in Hiroshima

Japanese Prince Hisahito visits a peace museum built at an elementary school in Hiroshima that survived the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing on Aug. 7, 2026, a day after the 81st anniversary of the attack on the western Japan city. The blast left about 400 students dead at the school. (Pool photo)

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Japan Prince Hisahito visits A-bomb-hit school in Hiroshima

Japanese Prince Hisahito visits a peace museum built at an elementary school in Hiroshima that survived the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing on Aug. 7, 2026, a day after the 81st anniversary of the attack on the western Japan city. The blast left about 400 students dead at the school. (Pool photo)

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Japan-Vietnam student exchange in Hanoi

Vietnamese students perform a welcome dance for Japanese junior and senior high school students during a cultural exchange event in Hanoi on Aug. 6, 2026.

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Japan-Vietnam student exchange in Hanoi

Vietnamese students perform a welcome dance for Japanese junior and senior high school students during a cultural exchange event in Hanoi on Aug. 6, 2026.

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Japan-Vietnam student exchange in Hanoi

Japanese and Vietnamese junior and senior high school students sing a popular Japanese manga song during a cultural exchange event in Hanoi on Aug. 6, 2026.

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Japan-Vietnam student exchange in Hanoi

Japanese and Vietnamese junior and senior high school students sing a popular Japanese manga song during a cultural exchange event in Hanoi on Aug. 6, 2026.

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Junior high school student meeting on abductions by N. Korea

Junior high school students from across Japan participate in a government-sponsored meeting in Tokyo on Aug. 7, 2026, aimed at raising public awareness, especially among young people, of North Korea's abduction of Japanese citizens in the 1970s and 1980s. (Kyodo)

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Junior high school student meeting on abductions by N. Korea

Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara speaks to junior high school students from across Japan during a government-sponsored meeting in Tokyo on Aug. 7, 2026, aimed at enhancing public awareness, especially among young people, of North Korea's abduction of Japanese citizens in the 1970s and 1980s.

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Junior high school student meeting on abductions by N. Korea

Junior high school students from across Japan participate in a government-sponsored meeting in Tokyo on Aug. 7, 2026, aimed at raising public awareness, especially among young people, of North Korea's abduction of Japanese citizens in the 1970s and 1980s.

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Junior high school student meeting on abductions by N. Korea

Junior high school students from across Japan participate in a government-sponsored meeting in Tokyo on Aug. 7, 2026, aimed at raising public awareness, especially among young people, of North Korea's abduction of Japanese citizens in the 1970s and 1980s.

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Junior high school student meeting on abductions by N. Korea

Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara speaks to junior high school students from across Japan during a government-sponsored meeting in Tokyo on Aug. 7, 2026, aimed at enhancing public awareness, especially among young people, of North Korea's abduction of Japanese citizens in the 1970s and 1980s.

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Junior high school student meeting on abductions by N. Korea

Takuya Yokota, head of a group representing the families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea, speaks to junior high school students from across Japan during a government-sponsored meeting in Tokyo on Aug. 7, 2026, aimed at raising public awareness, especially among young people, of the abduction issue. Yokota is a younger brother of Megumi Yokota, who was abducted by North Korea in 1977 at the age of 13.

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Japan crown prince at high school sports event in Shiga

Japan's Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko talk with students before departing from the venue of a national inter-high school athletic competition's opening ceremony in Otsu in Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 3, 2026.

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Great-grandchildren of former residents of Russian-held islands

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C) poses for a photo with seven junior high school students, including great-grandchildren of former residents of Russian-held, Japanese-claimed islands off Hokkaido, northern Japan, at the premier's office in Tokyo on July 30, 2026.

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Great-grandchildren of former residents of Russian-held islands

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C) poses for a photo with seven junior high school students, including great-grandchildren of former residents of Russian-held, Japanese-claimed islands off Hokkaido, northern Japan, at the premier's office in Tokyo on July 30, 2026.

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Great-grandchildren of former residents of Russian-held islands

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (2nd from R) meets with seven junior high school students, including great-grandchildren of former residents of Russian-held, Japanese-claimed islands off Hokkaido, northern Japan, at the premier's office in Tokyo on July 30, 2026.

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Japan crown prince at high school cultural festival

Japan's Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko chat with students who will perform during the Kanto Festival at a high school in Akita on July 27, 2026. The imperial couple is visiting the northeastern Japan city, where a national high school cultural festival is held.

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US: Hundreds Rally in San Francisco Against AI Race, Demand Training Pause

About 200 protesters marched through San Francisco on Saturday, moving from the offices of OpenAI to Anthropic and Google DeepMind to demand that the companies pause all new AI model training, citing concerns over rising rents, job losses, environmental harm and existential risk. The demonstration, organized by the group Stop the AI Race, drew a diverse crowd including students, AI researchers and longtime residents calling for greater regulation of the artificial intelligence industry.

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Minister visits fatal boat accident site in Okinawa

Hitoshi Kikawada, Japanese minister for Okinawa and Northern Territories affairs, observes a moment of silence at a beach in Nago in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa on June 28, 2026, about three month after two boats carrying a total of 18 high school students on a peace education tour capsized off the city, leaving one student and the skipper of one of the two boats dead.

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Minister visits fatal boat accident site in Okinawa

Hitoshi Kikawada, Japanese minister for Okinawa and Northern Territories affairs, offers flowers at a beach in Nago in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa on June 28, 2026, about three month after two boats carrying a total of 18 high school students on a peace education tour capsized off the city, leaving one student and the skipper of one of the two boats dead.

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Japan's Emperor Naruhito in Belgium

Japan's Emperor Naruhito (L) meets with students at KU Leuven, a Catholic research university in the city of Leuven, on June 24, 2026, during his official visit to Belgium. (Pool photo)

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Japan's emperor in Leiden

Emperor Naruhito (C) of Japan meets with students and faculty members of Leiden University in its Hortus botanicus, in Leiden, the Netherlands, on June 18, 2026, during his state visit. (Pool photo)

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US: Students Walk Out of Stanford Graduation as Google CEO Pichai Takes Stage

Students walked out of Stanford University's graduation ceremony on Sunday, June 14, as Google CEO Sundar Pichai took the stage, protesting the company's contracts with the Israeli government.

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RECAP: Powerful 7.8 Magnitude Earthquake Kills Dozens in Southern Philippines

A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck the Mindanao region of the southern Philippines on Monday at 7:37 a.m. local time, killing at least 37 people and causing buildings to collapse.

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Chile: Police Fire Water Cannons as Anti-Austerity March Turns Violent in Santiago

Thousands of students and teachers marched in Santiago on Wednesday, June 3, to protest President José Antonio Kast's austerity measures and education budget cuts. Police deployed water cannons and tear gas as the demonstration turned violent, leaving several people injured and at least a dozen arrested.

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China: Massive Sandstorm Approaches School Football Field in Harbin

On May 31, 2026, a massive sandstorm swept toward a school football field in Harbin, Heilongjiang, with a towering wall of dust advancing rapidly under strong winds. As the storm drew closer, several students remained on the playground to take photos, capturing the dramatic scene as the sandstorm approached.

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Japanese astronaut Yui at talk event

Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui speaks at a talk event for junior and senior high school students at NASA Headquarters in Washington on June 1, 2026.

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Japanese astronaut Yui at talk event

Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui (R) speaks at a talk event for junior and senior high school students at NASA Headquarters in Washington on June 1, 2026.

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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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Hobby Show in Shizuoka

The Shizuoka Hobby Show featuring products such as plastic and radio-controlled models opens in the central Japan city of Shizuoka on May 13, 2026. The show will be open to about 4,000 students from Shizuoka Prefecture on May 15 before opening to the public on May 16 and 17.

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US: Pro-Palestinian Protest at Columbia University on Anniversary of Hind’s Hall

Pro-Palestinian students and faculty gathered outside Columbia University on Thursday, April 30, marking the two-year anniversary of Hind's Hall, chanting "ceasefire now" and calling for the release of detainees in Gaza. The group later marched toward the City University of New York as part of the demonstration.

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US: One Killed, Five Injured in Shooting at Mall of Louisiana in Baton Rouge

A fight between two groups inside the food court at the Mall of Louisiana in Baton Rouge erupted into gunfire on Thursday, April 23, killing one person and injuring five others, including three high school students from Ascension Episcopal School in Lafayette. Five people were detained, while police said additional suspects remained at large.

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Welcome ceremony at Univ. of Tokyo

University of Tokyo President Teruo Fujii delivers a speech during a welcome ceremony for new students at the Nippon Budokan hall in Tokyo on April 13, 2026.

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Welcome ceremony of Univ. of Tokyo

A welcome ceremony is held for new students of the University of Tokyo at the Nippon Budokan hall in Tokyo on April 13, 2026.

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Serbia: Students Clash With Police Over University of Belgrade Raid 3

On Tuesday, March 31, hundreds of students clashed with police in Belgrade after officers searched University of Belgrade offices as part of an investigation into a student's death. The incident is the latest flashpoint in anti-government protests that have swept Serbia since December 2024, following the deaths of 16 people in a railway station collapse in Novi Sad.

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Serbia: Novi Sad Rallies in Solidarity With University of Belgrade After Police Raid

Hundreds of residents, professors, and students gathered in front of the University of Novi Sad's rectorate on Tuesday evening in solidarity with the University of Belgrade, after police entered the Belgrade rectorate earlier that day as part of an investigation into a student's death on March 26. Unlike the protests in Belgrade, no police were present near the Novi Sad campus.

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Serbia: Students Clash With Police Over University of Belgrade Raid

On Tuesday, March 31, hundreds of students clashed with police in Belgrade during a protest against a police search of University of Belgrade offices. Police used truncheons to disperse the demonstrators, while University Rector Vladan Djokić told the crowd that police had entered the building without a valid legal explanation and had seized computers.

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Serbia: Students Clash With Police Over University of Belgrade Raid 2

On Tuesday, March 31, hundreds of students clashed with police in Belgrade after officers searched University of Belgrade offices as part of an investigation into a student's death. The incident is the latest flashpoint in anti-government protests that have swept Serbia since December 2024, following the deaths of 16 people in a railway station collapse in Novi Sad.

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Japan PM Takaichi

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi addresses a meeting with high school and university students who have received the Fuji Scout award, the highest honor given to members of the Scout Association of Japan, at the premier's office in Tokyo on March 31, 2026.

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Mao Asada makes coaching debut

Vancouver Winter Olympics figure skating silver medalist Mao Asada (L) watches her students during a domestic competition at Tokyo Tatsumi Ice Arena in the capital on March 28, 2026. Former world champion, Asada, who trains 12 skaters aged 5 to 10 at her school in Tokyo's Tachikawa, Kinoshita MAO Academy, made her coaching debut.

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Princess visits school for Brazilians in Shizuoka Pref.

Japanese Princess Kako chats with students after their drum performance at a school for Brazilian children living in Japan in Hamamatsu in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on March 24, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Boats capsize in student tour in Okinawa

Doshisha International Junior and Senior High School principal Kikuo Nishida holds a press conference at his school in Kyotanabe in Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan, on March 17, 2026, after one high school student died when two boats carrying a total of 18 students of the school capsized off Nago in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa during a peace education tour the previous day

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Boats capsize in student tour in Okinawa

Doshisha International Junior and Senior High School principal Kikuo Nishida (C) holds a press conference at his school in Kyotanabe in Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan, on March 17, 2026, after one high school student died when two boats carrying a total of 18 students of the school capsized off Nago in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa during a peace education tour the previous day

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Boats capsize in student tour in Okinawa

Doshisha International Junior and Senior High School principal Kikuo Nishida holds a press conference at his school in Kyotanabe in Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan, on March 17, 2026, after one high school student died when two boats carrying a total of 18 students of the school capsized off Nago in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa during a peace education tour the previous day

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Boats capsize in student tour in Okinawa

Doshisha International Junior and Senior High School principal Kikuo Nishida (2nd from R) bows in apology during a press conference at his school in Kyotanabe in Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan, on March 17, 2026, after one high school student died when two boats carrying a total of 18 students of the school capsized off Nago in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa during a peace education tour the previous day.

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Boats capsize in student tour in Okinawa

One of two boats that capsized off Nago in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa is lifted ashore at a local fishing port on March 16, 2026. One of 10 high school students aboard the boat on a peace education tour and the skipper of the other boat, carrying eight students, died in the accident, which occurred near a construction site for the planned relocation of a controversial U.S. military base, after a high surf advisory was issued.

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Boats capsize in student tour in Okinawa

One of two boats that capsized off Nago in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa is lifted ashore at a local fishing port on March 16, 2026. One of 10 high school students aboard the boat on a peace education tour and the skipper of the other boat, carrying eight students, died in the accident, which occurred near a construction site for the planned relocation of a controversial U.S. military base, after a high surf advisory was issued.