Timeline for August 2025

Yamashita Miyū with the trophy for the Women’s British Open on August 3, 2025. (© Glyn Kirk/AFP)

Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako pay their respects at the August 15 ceremony marking the anniversary of the end of World War II in Chiyoda, Tokyo. (© Jiji)

Former Giants stars Matsui Hideki (pitching), Oh Sadaharu (batting at left), Takahashi Yoshinobu (standing in for the umpire), Abe Shinnosuke (catching), and Hara Tatsunori (batting at right) take part in the opening pitch ceremony at Tokyo Dome on August 16, 2025. (© Jiji)

Miyake Shō with the Golden Leopard at Locarno. (© Sipa USA via Reuters Connect)

A commemorative photograph of leaders and other representatives ahead of TICAD in Yokohama. (© Jiji; pool photo)

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung (left) meets with Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru in Tokyo. (© SOPA Images via Reuters Connect)

Nissan’s R35 GT-R, for which production has ceased. (Courtesy Nissan; © Jiji)

Prime Minister Ishiba, in the aisle seat, and Prime Minister Modi aboard the Tōhoku Shinkansen on August 30, 2025. (Via Ishiba Shigeru’s X account; © Jiji)