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Japan emperor, empress meet with French President Macron, wife

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (2nd from L) and Empress Masako (far R) meet with French President Emmanuel Macron (far L) and his wife Brigitte at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on April 2, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan emperor, empress meet with French President Macron, wife

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (2nd from L) and Empress Masako (far R) meet with French President Emmanuel Macron (far L) and his wife Brigitte at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on April 2, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan emperor, empress meet with French President Macron, wife

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (3rd from L) and Empress Masako (far R) meet with French President Emmanuel Macron (2nd from L) and his wife Brigitte at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on April 2, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan emperor, empress meet with French President Macron, wife

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (3rd from L) and Empress Masako (far R) meet with French President Emmanuel Macron (2nd from L) and his wife Brigitte at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on April 2, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan emperor, empress meet with French President Macron, wife

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (2nd from L) and Empress Masako (far L) meet with French President Emmanuel Macron (3rd from L) and his wife Brigitte at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on April 2, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan emperor, empress meet with French President Macron, wife

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (2nd from R) and Empress Masako (far R) greet French President Emmanuel Macron (2nd from L) and his wife Brigitte at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on April 2, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan emperor, empress meet with French President Macron, wife

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (3rd from L), Empress Masako (far R), French President Emmanuel Macron (2nd from L) and his wife Brigitte pose for a photo at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on April 2, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan emperor, empress meet with French President Macron, wife

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (2nd from L), Empress Masako (far L), French President Emmanuel Macron (3rd from L) and his wife Brigitte pose for a photo at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on April 2, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan emperor meets with French president

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (R) and French President Emmanuel Macron (L) meet at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on April 2, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Emperor meets with French president

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (2nd from R) and Empress Masako (far R) meet with French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte Macron, at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on April 2, 2026. (Pool photo)

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[Breaking News]Annual wage negotiations in Japan

TOKYO, Japan, March 18 Kyodo - An official of the Japan Council of Metalworkers' Unions writes down responses from its member companies in wage negotiations in Tokyo on March 18, 2026, as many major Japanese companies including Toyota Motor Corp. fully meet their labor unions' pay hike demands. (Kyodo)

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Annual wage negotiations in Japan

TOKYO, Japan, March 18 Kyodo - An official of the Japan Council of Metalworkers' Unions writes down responses from its member companies in wage negotiations in Tokyo on March 18, 2026, as many major Japanese companies including Toyota Motor Corp. fully meet their labor unions' pay hike demands. (Kyodo)

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Annual wage negotiations in Japan

An official of the Japan Council of Metalworkers' Unions writes down responses from its member companies in wage negotiations in Tokyo on March 18, 2026, as many major Japanese companies including Toyota Motor Corp. fully meet their labor unions' pay hike demands.

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Annual wage negotiations in Japan

An official of the Japan Council of Metalworkers' Unions writes down responses from its member companies in wage negotiations in Tokyo on March 18, 2026, as many major Japanese companies including Toyota Motor Corp. fully meet their labor unions' pay hike demands.

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Annual wage negotiations in Japan

An official of the Japan Council of Metalworkers' Unions writes down responses from its member companies in wage negotiations in Tokyo on March 18, 2026, as many major Japanese companies including Toyota Motor Corp. fully meet their labor unions' pay hike demands.

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U.S. envoy Glass to meet Japan PM Takaichi

U.S. Ambassador to Japan George Glass (far R) visits the Japanese prime minister's office in Tokyo on March 10, 2026, to meet with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.

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Families of abductees meet with PM Takaichi

Sakie Yokota (front R), whose daughter Megumi was abducted by North Korea in 1977 at age 13, speaks to reporters following a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Feb. 16, 2026. Standing next to her is her son Takuya, head of a group representing the families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea in the 1970s and 1980s.

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Families of abductees meet with PM Takaichi

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (L) speaks during a meeting with members of a group representing the families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea in the 1970s and 1980s at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Feb. 16, 2026.

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Families of abductees meet with PM Takaichi

Takuya Yokota, head of a group representing the families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea in the 1970s and 1980s, meets the press following a meeting between members of the group and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Feb. 16, 2026. His elder sister Megumi was abducted by North Korea in 1977 at age 13.

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Families of abductees meet with PM Takaichi

Takuya Yokota (R), head of a group representing the families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea in the 1970s and 1980s, speaks during a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Feb. 16, 2026. Sitting next to him is his mother Sakie, whose daughter Megumi was abducted by North Korea in 1977 at age 13.

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Families of abductees meet with PM Takaichi

Sakie Yokota (C), whose daughter Megumi was abducted by North Korea in 1977 at age 13, speaks during a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Feb. 16, 2026. Her son Takuya (R), head of a group representing the families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea in the 1970s and 1980s, also attended the meeting.

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Japan emperor meets Nepalese president

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (2nd from R) and Empress Masako (R) meet with Nepalese President Ramchandra Paudel and his wife Sabita at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan emperor meets Nepalese president

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (2nd from R) and Empress Masako (far R) meet with Nepalese President Ramchandra Paudel and his wife Sabita at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan emperor meets Nepalese president

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (2nd from L) and Empress Masako (far R) meet with Nepalese President Ramchandra Paudel and his wife Sabita at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Milan Cortina Winter Olympics

Japanese Olympic delegation head Hidehito Ito (R) and deputy head Masahiko Harada meet the press on Feb. 3, 2026, in the athletes village in Milan for the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, opening on Feb. 6.

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Japanese crown prince at award ceremony

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito (C, L) and Crown Princess Kiko (C, R) meet winners of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science prize and the Japan Academy Medal following an award ceremony in Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japanese crown prince at award ceremony

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito (C, L) and Crown Princess Kiko (C, R) meet winners of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science prize and the Japan Academy Medal following an award ceremony in Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japanese crown prince at award ceremony

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito (front, 2nd from R) and Crown Princess Kiko (front, far R) meet winners of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science prize and the Japan Academy Medal following an award ceremony in Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japanese athletes for Milan Cortina Winter Olympics

Japanese figure skating pair Riku Miura (L) and Ryuichi Kihara meet the press after arriving at Milan Malpensa Airport near Milan on Jan. 30, 2026, ahead of the upcoming Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.

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Emperor meets with awardees at Imperial Palace

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako meet with people who received awards for their contribution to the fields of agriculture, fisheries and livestock raising at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Jan. 29, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Emperor meets with awardees at Imperial Palace

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (2nd from R) and Empress Masako (far R) meet with people who received awards for their contribution to the fields of agriculture, fisheries and livestock raising at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Jan. 29, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Speed skating: World Cup in Inzell

Miho Takagi of Japan poses after winning the women's 1,500 meters silver at a World Cup speed skating meet in Inzell, Germany, on Jan. 23, 2026.

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Speed skating: World Cup in Inzell

Miho Takagi of Japan compete en route to winning the women's 1,500 meters silver at a World Cup speed skating meet in Inzell, Germany, on Jan. 23, 2026.

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Speed skating: World Cup in Inzell

Miho Takagi of Japan compete en route to winning the women's 1,500 meters silver at a World Cup speed skating meet in Inzell, Germany, on Jan. 23, 2026.

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Speed skating: World Cup in Inzell

Miho Takagi of Japan compete en route to winning the women's 1,500 meters silver at a World Cup speed skating meet in Inzell, Germany, on Jan. 23, 2026.

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Speed skating: World Cup in Inzell

Miho Takagi of Japan poses after winning the women's 1,000 meters silver at a World Cup speed skating meet in Inzell, Germany, on Jan. 24, 2026.

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Speed skating: World Cup in Inzell

Jutta Leerdam of the Netherlands competes en route to winning the women's 1,000 meters gold at a World Cup speed skating meet in Inzell, Germany, on Jan. 24, 2026.

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Speed skating: World Cup in Inzell

Jutta Leerdam of the Netherlands competes en route to winning the women's 1,000 meters gold at a World Cup speed skating meet in Inzell, Germany, on Jan. 24, 2026.

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Speed skating: World Cup in Inzell

Jutta Leerdam of the Netherlands reacts after winning the women's 1,000 meters gold at a World Cup speed skating meet in Inzell, Germany, on Jan. 24, 2026.

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Speed skating: World Cup in Inzell

Jutta Leerdam of the Netherlands reacts after winning the women's 1,000 meters gold at a World Cup speed skating meet in Inzell, Germany, on Jan. 24, 2026.

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Speed skating: World Cup in Inzell

Jutta Leerdam of the Netherlands reacts after winning the women's 1,000 meters gold at a World Cup speed skating meet in Inzell, Germany, on Jan. 24, 2026.

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Speed skating: World Cup in Inzell

Jutta Leerdam of the Netherlands reacts after winning the women's 1,000 meters gold at a World Cup speed skating meet in Inzell, Germany, on Jan. 24, 2026.

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Speed skating: World Cup in Inzell

Miho Takagi of Japan is pictured after winning the women's 1,000 meters silver at a World Cup speed skating meet in Inzell, Germany, on Jan. 24, 2026.

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Speed skating: World Cup in Inzell

Miho Takagi of Japan poses after winning the women's 1,000 meters silver at a World Cup speed skating meet in Inzell, Germany, on Jan. 24, 2026.

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Speed skating: World Cup in Inzell

Miho Takagi of Japan competes en route to winning the women's 1,000 meters silver at a World Cup speed skating meet in Inzell, Germany, on Jan. 24, 2026.

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Speed skating: World Cup in Inzell

Miho Takagi of Japan competes en route to winning the women's 1,000 meters silver at a World Cup speed skating meet in Inzell, Germany, on Jan. 24, 2026.

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Speed skating: World Cup in Inzell

Miho Takagi of Japan competes en route to winning the women's 1,000 meters silver at a World Cup speed skating meet in Inzell, Germany, on Jan. 24, 2026.

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[Breaking News]Japan's new opposition party announces party platform

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 19 Kyodo - Jun Azumi, secretary general of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, and Makoto Nishida, secretary general of the Komeito party, meet the press to announce the party platform of their new political party, the Centrist Reform Alliance, in Tokyo on Jan. 19, 2026. (Kyodo)

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Japan's new opposition party announces party platform

Jun Azumi (L), secretary general of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, and Makoto Nishida, secretary general of the Komeito party, meet the press to announce the party platform of their new political party, the Centrist Reform Alliance, in Tokyo on Jan. 19, 2026.

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Japan's new opposition party announces party platform

Jun Azumi (L), secretary general of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, and Makoto Nishida, secretary general of the Komeito party, meet the press to announce the party platform of their new political party, the Centrist Reform Alliance, in Tokyo on Jan. 19, 2026.