Timeline for July 2018

Katsura Utamaru pictured in April 2007. (© Jiji)

Flooded streets in Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture, on July 8, 2018. (© Jiji)

Mitakeumi (left) receives the Emperor’s Cup from Japan Sumō Association Chairman Hakkaku at Dolphins Arena in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, on July 22, 2018. (© Jiji)

Nomura Mansai (center) at the Tokyo press conference on July 31, 2018, following his appointment as chief executive director for the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic opening and closing ceremonies. Film director Yamazaki Takashi (left) and creative director Sasaki Hiroshi (right) are also part of the team. (© Jiji)