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Sumo: Ukrainian ozeki Aonishiki

File photo taken on Jan. 25, 2026, shows Ukrainian ozeki Aonishiki, who has withdrawn from the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo. The demotion-threatened "kadoban" ozeki was not named in the list of bouts released on May 8, 2026, for the first two days of the 15-day meet, and could drop to the lower rank of sekiwake unless he enters the meet and gets a winning record with eight or more wins.

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Sumo: Ukrainian ozeki Aonishiki

File photo shows Ukrainian ozeki Aonishiki, who has withdrawn from the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo. The demotion-threatened "kadoban" ozeki was not named in the list of bouts released on May 8, 2026, for the first two days of the 15-day meet, and could drop to the lower rank of sekiwake unless he enters the meet and gets a winning record with eight or more wins.

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Japan-Australia summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (L) and her Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese exchange signed documents following their talks in Canberra on May 4, 2026.

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Japan-Australia summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (L) and her Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese hold signed documents following their talks in Canberra on May 4, 2026.

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Japan-Australia summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (L) and her Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese shake hands at a signing ceremony following their talks in Canberra on May 4, 2026.

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Lexus unveils all-electric TZ sport utility vehicle

Toyota Motor Corp. Chief Branding Officer Simon Humphries speaks during a media event in Toyota on May 7, 2026, unveiling the Lexus TZ all-electric luxury sport utility vehicle to the world.

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Japan-Australia summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (3rd from R) and her Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese (3rd from L) hold talks in Canberra on May 4, 2026.

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Japan-Australia summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (far R) and her Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese (3rd from L) hold talks in Canberra on May 4, 2026.

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Japan-Australia summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi holds talks with her Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese in Canberra on May 4, 2026.

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Japan's suspected currency intervention

Photo taken on May 3, 2026, shows Japan's Finance Ministry in Tokyo. The ministry and the Bank of Japan likely spent an additional 4 trillion yen during the Golden Week holiday in early May to arrest the yen's further fall following a yen-buying operation on April 30.

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Japan's suspected currency intervention

Photo taken on March 19, 2026, shows the Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo. The Finance Ministry and the BOJ likely spent an additional 4 trillion yen during the Golden Week holiday in early May to arrest the yen's further fall following a yen-buying operation on April 30.

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Japan: Bears Spotted Near Residential Areas as Spring Temperatures Rise

As spring temperatures rose, bears in Japan emerged from hibernation and ventured closer to human settlements in search of food, prompting authorities to urge residents to stay alert. This video was captured at "Inori no Sato Aizumura", a religious and tourist site in Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima, on Thursday, May 7.

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Japan Crown Princess Kiko, Princess Kako

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko (far L) and her daughter Princess Kako (C) view exhibits commemorating the 40th anniversary of the founding of Save the Children, a nongovernmental organization, as they attend a charity dinner celebrating the anniversary in Tokyo on May 7, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan Crown Princess Kiko, Princess Kako

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko (far L) and her daughter Princess Kako (C) view exhibits commemorating the 40th anniversary of the founding of Save the Children, a nongovernmental organization, as they attend a charity dinner celebrating the anniversary in Tokyo on May 7, 2026. (Pool photo)

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US: Cold Front Sweeps Through Tallahassee, Triggering Tornado Warning

A tornado warning was issued for Tallahassee on Thursday, May 7, as a cold front swept through the area, bringing heavy rain and strong winds.

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Mitsubishi Logistics sign and logo

Mitsubishi Logistics sign and logo=April 17,2026,Tokyo

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TEPCO Holdings Executive Appointments Press Conference

Press conference on executive appointments at Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings. The photo shows, from right to left, Chairman Yoshimitsu Kobayashi and President and CEO Tomoaki Kobayakawa.=April 30,2026,Tokyo

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Springer Nature sign and logo

Springer Nature sign and logo=April 30,2026,Tokyo

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Mitsubishi Logistics sign and logo

Mitsubishi Logistics sign and logo=April 17,2026,Tokyo

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Springer Nature sign and logo

Springer Nature sign and logo=April 30,2026,Tokyo

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TEPCO Holdings Executive Appointments Press Conference

Press conference on executive appointments at Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings. The photo shows, from right to left, Chairman Yoshimitsu Kobayashi and President and CEO Tomoaki Kobayakawa.=April 30,2026,Tokyo

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Mitsubishi Logistics sign and logo

Mitsubishi Logistics sign and logo=April 17,2026,Tokyo

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Springer Nature sign and logo

Springer Nature sign and logo=April 30,2026,Tokyo

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Japan-South Korea security talks

(from L) Japanese Vice Defense Minister for International Affairs Koji Kano, Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Takehiro Funakoshi, South Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Park Yoon Joo and South Korean Vice Defense Minister Lee Doo Hee pose before vice minister-level "two-plus-two" bilateral security talks in Seoul on May 7, 2026.

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Japan-South Korea security talks

Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Takehiro Funakoshi (L) and South Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Park Yoon Joo shake hands before vice minister-level "two-plus-two" bilateral security talks in Seoul on May 7, 2026.

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U.S. strike on Iran school

Photo taken on May 6, 2026, shows the burned hands of a child following a deadly U.S. strike on an elementary school building in the Minab region in southern Iran at the outset of the U.S.-Israel war against Iran in late February. The death toll from the attack was put at over 150 by Iranian authorities, including at least 120 children.

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U.S. strike on Iran school

Photo taken on May 6, 2026, shows toys, books and a stuffed doll that belonged to a deceased child following a deadly U.S. strike on an elementary school building in the Minab region in southern Iran at the outset of the U.S.-Israel war against Iran in late February. The death toll from the attack was put at over 150 by Iranian authorities, including at least 120 children.

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Destroyed elementary school building in Iran

Photo taken on May 6, 2026, shows the wreckage of an elementary school building in the Minab region in southern Iran, following a deadly U.S. strike at the outset of the U.S.-Israel war against Iran in late February. The death toll from the attack was put at over 150 by Iranian authorities, including at least 120 children.

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Destroyed elementary school building in Iran

Photo taken on May 6, 2026, shows photos of deceased children at the wreckage of an elementary school building in the Minab region in southern Iran, following a deadly U.S. strike at the outset of the U.S.-Israel war against Iran in late February. The death toll from the attack was put at over 150 by Iranian authorities, including at least 120 children.

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Destroyed elementary school building in Iran

Photo taken on May 6, 2026, shows photos of deceased children at the wreckage of an elementary school building in the Minab region in southern Iran, following a deadly U.S. strike at the outset of the U.S.-Israel war against Iran in late February. The death toll from the attack was put at over 150 by Iranian authorities, including at least 120 children.

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Destroyed elementary school building in Iran

Photo taken on May 6, 2026, shows the wreckage of an elementary school building in the Minab region in southern Iran, following a deadly U.S. strike at the outset of the U.S.-Israel war against Iran in late February. The death toll from the attack was put at over 150 by Iranian authorities, including at least 120 children.

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Destroyed elementary school building in Iran

Photo taken on May 6, 2026, shows the wreckage of an elementary school building in the Minab region in southern Iran, following a deadly U.S. strike at the outset of the U.S.-Israel war against Iran in late February. The death toll from the attack was put at over 150 by Iranian authorities, including at least 120 children.

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G7 trade ministers' meeting in Paris

Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Ryosei Akazawa meets the press in Paris on May 6, 2026, following a meeting of the Group of Seven trade ministers.

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Baseball: White Sox vs. Angels

Chicago White Sox pinch hitter Munetaka Murakami hits a single in the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels on May 5, 2026, at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California.

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Baseball: White Sox vs. Angels

Chicago White Sox pinch hitter Munetaka Murakami hits a single in the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels on May 5, 2026, at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California.

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Baseball: White Sox vs. Angels

Chicago White Sox first baseman Munetaka Murakami strikes out swinging in the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels on May 5, 2026, at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California.

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Baseball: White Sox vs. Angels

Chicago White Sox pinch hitter Munetaka Murakami hits a single in the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels on May 5, 2026, at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California.

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Baseball: White Sox vs. Angels

Chicago White Sox pinch hitter Munetaka Murakami hits a single in the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels on May 5, 2026, at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California.

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Buddhist temple ritual in honor of Kukai

Monks parade during a ritual at Buddhist Shingon-sect Kongobuji temple in Koya in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on May 7, 2026, in honor of the achievements by the sect's founder Kukai (774-835), posthumously known as Kobo Daishi.

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Nikkei hits closing high

A stock monitor in Tokyo shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average gaining over 3,300 points from the previous trading day's finish to hit an all-time closing high on May 7, 2026, with almost all stocks shown in red, meaning respective issues' gains from May 1.

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NPT review conference

Ambassador Do Hung Viet, (front, L) permanent representative of Vietnam to the United Nations, chairs the 2026 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons at the U.N. headquarters in New York on May 6, 2026.

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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian holds a press conference in Beijing on May 7, 2026.

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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian holds a press conference in Beijing on May 7, 2026.

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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian holds a press conference in Beijing on May 7, 2026.

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Nikkei ends at record high above 62,000

A financial data screen in central Tokyo shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average at 62,833.84, a record closing high, on May 7, 2026.

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Nikkei ends at record high above 62,000

A financial data screen in central Tokyo on May 7, 2026 shows a graph of the ever-rising 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average. The Nikkei closed the day at 62,833.84, a record high.

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Nikkei ends at record high above 62,000

A financial data screen in central Tokyo shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average at 62,833.84, a record closing high, on May 7, 2026.

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Nikkei ends at record high above 62,000

A financial data screen in central Tokyo on May 7, 2026, shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average topping 63,000 for the first time on May 7, 2026. The Nikkei closed the day at 62,833.84, a record high.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Astros

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Shohei Ohtani (front) allows a solo home run to Houston Astros designated hitter Christian Walker in the second inning of a baseball game on May 5, 2026, at Daikin Park in Houston.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Astros

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Shohei Ohtani (front) allows a solo home run to Houston Astros third baseman Braden Shewmake in the third inning of a baseball game on May 5, 2026, at Daikin Park in Houston.