Hanyu retires from competition

Two-time Olympic figure skating gold medalist Yuzuru Hanyu announces his retirement from competition at a press conference in Tokyo on July 19, 2022.

Ex-Japan PM Abe shot by person with shotgun

Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, one of Japan's most influential postwar leaders, died Friday at the age of 67 after being shot while delivering a stump speech in the western city of Nara two days ahead of a national election, stunning the world and drawing outrage against gun violence.

EX-PM Shinzo Abe's Foreign Policy

Featuring photos on the foreign policy of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar

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Watch North Korea with video

In North Korea, the news is about missile launch experiments and the risk of hunger by UN reporters. Kyodo News has a branch office in Pyongyang and distributes valuable news videos and photos. We introduce some of them.