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Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games: Football

North Korean players celebrate their team's 10-0 victory over Bangladesh in a women's Group F football match at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games at Nagai Stadium in Osaka, western Japan, on Sept. 14, 2026.

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Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games: Football

Supporters of the North Korean team cheer during a women's Group F football match against Bangladesh at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games at Nagai Stadium in Osaka, western Japan, on Sept. 14, 2026.

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Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games: Football

North Korea's Ri Song A (8) celebrates after scoring a goal in a women's Group F football match against Bangladesh at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games at Nagai Stadium in Osaka, western Japan, on Sept. 14, 2026.

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Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games: Football

Players compete in a women's Group F football match between North Korea and Bangladesh at Nagai Stadium in Osaka, western Japan, on Sept. 14, 2026, during the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.

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Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games: Football

North Korea's Ri Song A (8) battles for the ball with Bangladesh players in a women's Group F football match at Nagai Stadium in Osaka, western Japan, on Sept. 14, 2026, during the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.

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Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games: Football

North Korea's starting XI pose for a team photo ahead of a women's Group F football match against Bangladesh at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games at Nagai Stadium in Osaka, western Japan, on Sept. 14, 2026.

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Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games: Football

Players of North Korea enter the field for a women's Group F football match against Bangladesh at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games at Nagai Stadium in Osaka, western Japan, on Sept. 14, 2026.

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Sawa inducted into Japan Football Hall of Fame

TOKYO, Japan, Sept. 2 Kyodo - Homare Sawa, a member of the 2011 Women's World Cup-winning Japan football team, speaks during a ceremony in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2026, to induct her and two others into the Japan Football Hall of Fame. (Kyodo)

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Sawa inducted into Japan Football Hall of Fame

Homare Sawa, a member of the 2011 Women's World Cup-winning Japan football team, speaks during a ceremony in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2026, to induct her and two others into the Japan Football Hall of Fame.

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Sawa inducted into Japan Football Hall of Fame

Homare Sawa, a member of the 2011 Women's World Cup-winning Japan football team, speaks during a ceremony in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2026, to induct her and two others into the Japan Football Hall of Fame.

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Sawa inducted into Japan Football Hall of Fame

Homare Sawa, a member of the 2011 Women's World Cup-winning Japan football team, poses with Japan Football Association President Tsuneyasu Miyamoto during a ceremony in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2026, to induct her and two others into the Japan Football Hall of Fame.

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Sawa inducted into Japan Football Hall of Fame

Homare Sawa, a member of the 2011 Women's World Cup-winning Japan football team, receives a plaque from Japan Football Association President Tsuneyasu Miyamoto during a ceremony in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2026, to induct her and two others into the Japan Football Hall of Fame.

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Traditional dance festival in Toyama

Women wearing straw hats dance to the music of stringed instruments in Toyama, central Japan, on Sept. 1, 2026, the first day of the three-day Owara Kaze-no-Bon festival dating back some 300 years.

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Traditional dance festival in Toyama

Women wearing straw hats dance to the music of stringed instruments in Toyama, central Japan, on Sept. 1, 2026, the first day of the three-day Owara Kaze-no-Bon festival dating back some 300 years.

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Traditional dance festival in Toyama

Women wearing straw hats dance to the music of stringed instruments in Toyama, central Japan, on Sept. 1, 2026, the first day of the three-day Owara Kaze-no-Bon festival dating back some 300 years.

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[Breaking News]Asian Games: Torch relay

NAGOYA, Japan, Aug. 23 Kyodo - Three-time Olympic women's wrestling gold medalist Saori Yoshida starts as the first runner of the Asian Games torch relay at Nagoya Castle in Nagoya, central Japan, on Aug. 22, 2026. (Kyodo)

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Golf: CPKC Women's Open

Miyu Yamashita of Japan poses with the victor's trophy after winning the CPKC Women's Open golf tournament at Royal Mayfair Golf Club in Edmonton, Canada, on Aug. 23, 2026.

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Golf: CPKC Women's Open

Miyu Yamashita of Japan attends a press conference after winning the CPKC Women's Open golf tournament at Royal Mayfair Golf Club in Edmonton, Canada, on Aug. 23, 2026.

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Golf: CPKC Women's Open

Miyu Yamashita of Japan poses for a photo after winning the CPKC Women's Open golf tournament at Royal Mayfair Golf Club in Edmonton, Canada, on Aug. 23, 2026.

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Golf: CPKC Women's Open

Miyu Yamashita of Japan poses with the victor's trophy after winning the CPKC Women's Open golf tournament at Royal Mayfair Golf Club in Edmonton, Canada, on Aug. 23, 2026.

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Golf: CPKC Women's Open

Miyu Yamashita of Japan poses with the victor's trophy after winning the CPKC Women's Open golf tournament at Royal Mayfair Golf Club in Edmonton, Canada, on Aug. 23, 2026.

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Golf: CPKC Women's Open

Miyu Yamashita of Japan smiles after making a winning birdie putt on the 18th hole during the final round of the CPKC Women's Open golf tournament at Royal Mayfair Golf Club in Edmonton, Canada, on Aug. 23, 2026.

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Golf: CPKC Women's Open

Miyu Yamashita of Japan smiles after making a winning birdie putt on the 18th hole during the final round of the CPKC Women's Open golf tournament at Royal Mayfair Golf Club in Edmonton, Canada, on Aug. 23, 2026.

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Golf: CPKC Women's Open

Miyu Yamashita of Japan hits off the fourth tee during the final round of the CPKC Women's Open golf tournament at Royal Mayfair Golf Club in Edmonton, Canada, on Aug. 23, 2026.

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Golf: CPKC Women's Open

Miyu Yamashita of Japan makes a birdie putt on the fifth hole during the final round of the CPKC Women's Open golf tournament at Royal Mayfair Golf Club in Edmonton, Canada, on Aug. 23, 2026.

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Golf: CPKC Women's Open

Miyu Yamashita of Japan hits off the first tee during the final round of the CPKC Women's Open golf tournament at Royal Mayfair Golf Club in Edmonton, Canada, on Aug. 23, 2026.

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Asian Games: Torch relay

Athens Olympic women's marathon gold medalist Mizuki Noguchi poses during the Asian Games torch relay in Nagoya, central Japan, on Aug. 22, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Asian Games: Torch relay

Athens Olympic women's marathon gold medalist Mizuki Noguchi takes part in the Asian Games torch relay in Nagoya, central Japan, on Aug. 22, 2026.

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Asian Games: Torch relay

Three-time Olympic women's wrestling gold medalist Saori Yoshida starts as the first runner of the Asian Games torch relay at Nagoya Castle in Nagoya, central Japan, on Aug. 22, 2026.

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Asian Games: Torch relay

Athens Olympic women's marathon gold medalist Mizuki Noguchi takes part in the Asian Games torch relay in Nagoya, central Japan, on Aug. 22, 2026.

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Asian Games: Torch relay

Three-time Olympic women's wrestling gold medalist Saori Yoshida starts as the first runner of the Asian Games torch relay at Nagoya Castle in Nagoya, central Japan, on Aug. 22, 2026.

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Ex-Japan volleyball player holds clinic in Beijing

Saori Kimura (L), a former Japan women's volleyball player and 2012 London Olympics bronze medalist, holds a volleyball clinic at the Japanese school in Beijing on Aug. 22, 2026.

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Ex-Japan volleyball player holds clinic in Beijing

Saori Kimura, a former Japan women's volleyball player and 2012 London Olympics bronze medalist, holds a volleyball clinic at the Japanese school in Beijing on Aug. 22, 2026.

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Ex-Japan volleyball player holds clinic in Beijing

Saori Kimura, a former Japan women's volleyball player and 2012 London Olympics bronze medalist, holds a volleyball clinic at the Japanese school in Beijing on Aug. 22, 2026.

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Ex-Japan volleyball player holds clinic in Beijing

Saori Kimura, a former Japan women's volleyball player and 2012 London Olympics bronze medalist, holds a volleyball clinic at the Japanese school in Beijing on Aug. 22, 2026.

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Japanese delegation for Asian Games formed in Tokyo

Japanese Princess Kako (far L) speaks to Paris Olympics women's wrestling gold medalist and flagbearer for the Asian Games Japanese delegation Akari Fujinami during a ceremony to form the delegation held at a hotel in Tokyo on Aug. 19, 2026. The Sept. 19-Oct. 4 games will be held mainly in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan.

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Japanese delegation for Asian Games formed in Tokyo

Paris Olympics women's wrestling gold medalist Akari Fujinami holds the Japanese delegation's flag during a ceremony to form the delegation for the Asian Games held at a hotel in Tokyo on Aug. 19, 2026, ahead of the Sept. 19-Oct. 4 games being held mainly in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan.

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Japanese delegation for Asian Games formed in Tokyo

Paris Olympics women's wrestling gold medalist Akari Fujinami holds the Japanese delegation's flag during a ceremony to form the delegation for the Asian Games held at a hotel in Tokyo on Aug. 19, 2026, ahead of the Sept. 19-Oct. 4 games being held mainly in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan.

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Japanese delegation for Asian Games formed in Tokyo

Paris Olympics women's wrestling gold medalist Akari Fujinami holds the Japanese delegation's flag during a ceremony to form the delegation for the Asian Games held at a hotel in Tokyo on Aug. 19, 2026, ahead of the Sept. 19-Oct. 4 games being held mainly in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan.

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Japanese delegation for Asian Games formed in Tokyo

Paris Olympics women's wrestling gold medalist Akari Fujinami (R) speaks during a ceremony in Tokyo to form the Japanese delegation for the Asian Games on Aug. 19, 2026. The ceremony was held ahead of the Sept. 19-Oct. 4 games being held mainly in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan.

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Japanese delegation for Asian Games formed in Tokyo

Paris Olympics women's wrestling gold medalist Akari Fujinami holds the Japanese delegation's flag during a ceremony to form the delegation for the Asian Games held at a hotel in Tokyo on Aug. 19, 2026, ahead of the Sept. 19-Oct. 4 games being held mainly in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan.

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Baseball: Women's Pro Baseball League

Natsuki Yonetani (R) of the New York Heights plays in a Women's Pro Baseball League game against the San Francisco Firebells in Springfield, Illinois, on Aug. 6, 2026. Women's pro baseball, consisting of four teams, was inaugurated in the United States for the first time in about 70 years on Aug. 1, with games in the initial year to be held in Springfield only due to cost reasons.

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China: Trapped Women Rescued From Flooded Car in Zhejiang, China

An auxiliary police officer and two delivery riders rescued four women trapped in a flooded car in Changxing, Huzhou, Zhejiang, on August 13, 2026, after torrential rain submerged an underpass. The rescue took about 10 minutes.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Photo taken on Aug. 10, 2026, shows food piled up at an evacuation center in Hikawa, Kumamoto Prefecture, for families with children and pregnant women, following a powerful earthquake that struck the southwestern Japan prefecture on July 28.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Photo taken on Aug. 10, 2026, shows food piled up at an evacuation center in Hikawa, Kumamoto Prefecture, for families with children and pregnant women, following a powerful earthquake that struck the southwestern Japan prefecture on July 28.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Photo taken on Aug. 10, 2026, shows food piled up at an evacuation center in Hikawa, Kumamoto Prefecture, for families with children and pregnant women, following a powerful earthquake that struck the southwestern Japan prefecture on July 28.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Photo taken on Aug. 10, 2026, shows tents set up at an evacuation center in Hikawa, Kumamoto Prefecture, for families with children and pregnant women, following a powerful earthquake that struck the southwestern Japan prefecture on July 28.

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"Comfort women" protest in Manila

Members of a citizen's group protest in front of the Japanese Embassy in Manila on Aug. 14, 2026, demanding the "recovery of justice" for former Filipino "comfort women" forced to work in Japanese wartime military brothels.

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"Comfort women" protest in Manila

Members of a citizen's group protest in front of the Japanese Embassy in Manila on Aug. 14, 2026, demanding the "recovery of justice" for former Filipino "comfort women" forced to work in Japanese wartime military brothels. ==Kyodo

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Swimming: Pan Pacific swimming

Satomi Suzuki of Japan acknowledges the crowd after finishing third in the women's 100-meter breaststroke final at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Irvine, California, on Aug. 13, 2026.