Athletes compete in the Para Athletics World Championships at the Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium. (Kyodo)
People participate in the Sanja festival near Kaminari-mon gate at Senso-ji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa area. (Kyodo)
Women's javelin world champion Haruka Kitaguchi wins the Gold Grand Prix at the National Stadium in Tokyo with her final throw of 63.45 meters. (Kyodo)
Around 700,000 tulips of about 200 varieties bloom at Kamiyubetsu Tulip Park in Yubetsu, Hokkaido, forming a colorful carpet across a 7-hectare field. (Kyodo)
A light-up test is conducted at a section of a gigantic ring-shaped wooden structure at the site under construction on an artificial island for the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka. (Kyodo)
Photo shows a baby red-crowned crane that hatched around May 6 at Kushiro City Crane Reserve in Kushiro in Hokkaido, northern Japan. (Kyodo)
Germany's Markus Rehm soars en route to winning the men's long jump T64 gold medal at the World Para Athletics Championships at Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium. (Kyodo)
Ozeki Hoshoryu (front) defeats komusubi Onosato on the 11th day of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan. (Kyodo)
An injured racing horse swims in a pool at a rehabilitation center for racing horses in the Fukushima Prefecture city of Iwaki, northeastern Japan. (Kyodo)
A large screen in Beijing shows a news report about China beginning a two-day military drill around Taiwan. The exercises, involving China's army, navy, air and rocket forces, followed the May 20 inauguration of Taiwan President Lai Ching-te. (Kyodo)
VfL Bochum's Takuma Asano attempts an acrobatic shot during the first leg of their Bundesliga relegation/promotion playoff against Fortuna Dusseldorf in Bochum. Bochum's hopes of remaining in the German top flight took a big hit as Dusseldorf cruised to a 3-0 win. (Kyodo)
Yomiuri Giants right-hander Shosei Togo throws the 101st no-hitter in Japanese professional baseball in a 1-0 win over the Hanshin Tigers. (Kyodo)
Officials from the Japanese transport ministry enter an office of Japan Airlines Co. at Haneda airport in Tokyo for an inspection following a series of safety incidents involving the company's aircraft, including one the previous day in which two jets touched wings while taxiing. (Kyodo)
