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Japan-China meeting on maritime issues

Hiroyuki Namazu (L), director general of the Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau at Japan's Foreign Ministry, and his counterpart Hong Liang of the Department of Boundary and Ocean Affairs at China's Foreign Ministry, shake hands as they hold a working-level meeting on maritime issues in Tokyo on Oct. 23, 2024.

Japan PM Ishiba

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks to reporters at the premier's office in Tokyo on Oct. 22, 2024.

Japan PM Ishiba

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks to reporters at the premier's office in Tokyo on Oct. 22, 2024.

G7 Italy Development Ministers Summit 2024

From the left, Deputy Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Isobel Coleman, Secretary of State for Francophonie and International Partnerships at the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Thani Mohamed Soilihi, Italian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Edmondo Cirielli, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan Yoshifumi Tsuge, Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development Thomas Piesh, Director General for Humanitarian Affairs and Development at the Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) Melinda Bohannon, and European Commissioner for International Partnerships Jutta Urpilainen attend the welcome ceremony of the Group of Seven (G7) Development Ministers Summit at the Aurum in Pescara, Italy, on October 22, 2024. The main objective of the G7 Development Ministers Summit in Pescara is to consolidate the new strategic approach to Africa promoted by Italy, based on equal partn

Man throws "Molotov cocktails" near LDP HQ

TOKYO, Japan, Oct. 19 Kyodo - Video taken on Oct. 19, 2024, shows a van driven by a 49-year-old man who crashed it into a concertina barrier near the prime minister's office in Tokyo, after earlier in the day throwing objects believed to be Molotov cocktails in front of the headquarters of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party. (Kyodo)