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2026 New Year Celebration Party of the Three Economic Organizations

2026 New Year Celebration Party of the Three Economic Organizations

2026 New Year Celebration Party of the Three Economic Organizations. Photo shows from left: Yoshinobu Tsutsui, Chairman of Keidanren; Ken Kobayashi, Chairman of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry; and Akio Yamaguchi, Representative Director of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives.=January 6,2026,Tokyo

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2026 New Year Celebration Party of the Three Economic Organizations

2026 New Year Celebration Party of the Three Economic Organizations

2026 New Year Celebration Party of the Three Economic Organizations., the photo shows (from left) Yoshinobu Tsutsui, Chairman of Keidanren; Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi; Ken Kobayashi, Chairman of the Japan–Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industry; and Akio Yamaguchi, Representative Director of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives.=January 6,2026,Tokyo

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2026 New Year Celebration Party of the Three Economic Organizations

2026 New Year Celebration Party of the Three Economic Organizations

2026 New Year Celebration Party of the Three Economic Organizations. the photo shows (from left) Yoshinobu Tsutsui, Chairman of Keidanren; Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi; Ken Kobayashi, Chairman of the Japan–Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industry; and Akio Yamaguchi, Representative Director of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives.=January 6,2026,Tokyo

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2026 New Year Celebration Party of the Three Economic Organizations

2026 New Year Celebration Party of the Three Economic Organizations

2026 New Year Celebration Party of the Three Economic Organizations. Photo shows from left: Yoshinobu Tsutsui, Chairman of Keidanren; Ken Kobayashi, Chairman of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry; and Akio Yamaguchi, Representative Director of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives.=January 6,2026,Tokyo

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2026 New Year Celebration Party of the Three Economic Organizations

2026 New Year Celebration Party of the Three Economic Organizations

2026 New Year Celebration Party of the Three Economic Organizations. Photo shows Akio Yamaguchi, Representative Director of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives.=January 6,2026,Tokyo

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2026 New Year Celebration Party of the Three Economic Organizations

2026 New Year Celebration Party of the Three Economic Organizations

2026 New Year Celebration Party of the Three Economic Organizations. The photo shows, from left, Yoshinobu Tsutsui, Chairman of Keidanren; Ken Kobayashi, Chairman of the Japan–Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industry; and Akio Yamaguchi, Representative Director of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives=January 6,2026,Tokyo

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Expressway interchange congested due to snow

IWAKUNI, Japan, Jan. 5 Kyodo - Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 3, 2026, shows traffic congestion at the Sanyo Expressway interchange in Iwakuni in the western Japan prefecture of Yamaguchi, due to heavy snow the previous day. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]IBM Japan president to head Keizai Doyukai

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 16 Kyodo - IBM Japan Ltd. President Akio Yamaguchi holds a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2025, after being named head of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives, a major Japanese business lobby known as Keizai Doyukai. The appointment, effective on Jan. 1, 2026, follows the resignation of former Suntory Holdings Ltd. Chairman Takeshi Niinami after a police probe over his purchase of certain supplements. (Kyodo)

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Year's 1st pufferfish auction in western Japan

Year's 1st pufferfish auction in western Japan

The year's first "fugu" pufferfish auction is held at a market in Shimonoseki in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, in the early hours of Jan. 4, 2026.

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Year's 1st pufferfish auction in western Japan

Year's 1st pufferfish auction in western Japan

The year's first "fugu" pufferfish auction is held at a market in Shimonoseki in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, in the early hours of Jan. 4, 2026.

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Expressway interchange congested due to snow

Expressway interchange congested due to snow

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 3, 2026, shows traffic congestion at the Sanyo Expressway interchange in Iwakuni in the western Japan prefecture of Yamaguchi, due to heavy snow the previous day.

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IBM Japan president to head Keizai Doyukai

IBM Japan president to head Keizai Doyukai

IBM Japan Ltd. President Akio Yamaguchi holds a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2025, after being named head of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives, a major Japanese business lobby known as Keizai Doyukai. The appointment, effective on Jan. 1, 2026, follows the resignation of former Suntory Holdings Ltd. Chairman Takeshi Niinami after a police probe over his purchase of certain supplements.

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IBM Japan president to head Keizai Doyukai

IBM Japan president to head Keizai Doyukai

IBM Japan Ltd. President Akio Yamaguchi holds a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2025, after being named head of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives, a major Japanese business lobby known as Keizai Doyukai. The appointment, effective on Jan. 1, 2026, follows the resignation of former Suntory Holdings Ltd. Chairman Takeshi Niinami after a police probe over his purchase of certain supplements.

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IBM Japan president to head Keizai Doyukai

IBM Japan president to head Keizai Doyukai

IBM Japan Ltd. President Akio Yamaguchi holds a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2025, after being named head of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives, a major Japanese business lobby known as Keizai Doyukai. The appointment, effective on Jan. 1, 2026, follows the resignation of former Suntory Holdings Ltd. Chairman Takeshi Niinami after a police probe over his purchase of certain supplements.

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IBM Japan president to head Keizai Doyukai

IBM Japan president to head Keizai Doyukai

IBM Japan Ltd. President Akio Yamaguchi holds a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2025, after being named head of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives, a major Japanese business lobby known as Keizai Doyukai. The appointment, effective on Jan. 1, 2026, follows the resignation of former Suntory Holdings Ltd. Chairman Takeshi Niinami after a police probe over his purchase of certain supplements.

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FANUC New FANUC Robot Products and Technologies Presentation

FANUC New FANUC Robot Products and Technologies Presentation

FANUC Announces New Products and Technologies for FANUC Robots. Photo shows President and CEO Kenji Yamaguchi.=December 1,2025,Tokyo

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FANUC New FANUC Robot Products and Technologies Presentation

FANUC New FANUC Robot Products and Technologies Presentation

FANUC Announces New Products and Technologies for FANUC Robots. Photo shows, from right, President and CEO Kenji Yamaguchi and Managing Executive Officer Kenichiro Abe, Head of the Robotics R&D Division.=December 1,2025,Tokyo

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Largest Supermoon of Year Lights Up Night Sky

On November 5, the largest full moon of the year, or supermoon, illuminated the night sky.

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BADMINTON - YONEX FRENCH OPEN 2025

BADMINTON - YONEX FRENCH OPEN 2025

Akane Yamaguchi of Japon during the Yonex French Open 2025, Internationaux de France de Badminton, HSBC BWF World Tour Super 750 on 24 October 2025 at Glaz Arena in Cesson-Sévigné near Rennes, France - Photo by Laurent Lairys/ABACAPRESS.COM

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BADMINTON - YONEX FRENCH OPEN 2025

BADMINTON - YONEX FRENCH OPEN 2025

Akane Yamaguchi of Japon during the Yonex French Open 2025, Internationaux de France de Badminton, HSBC BWF World Tour Super 750 on 24 October 2025 at Glaz Arena in Cesson-Sévigné near Rennes, France - Photo by Laurent Lairys/ABACAPRESS.COM

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BADMINTON - YONEX FRENCH OPEN 2025

BADMINTON - YONEX FRENCH OPEN 2025

Akane Yamaguchi of Japon during the Yonex French Open 2025, Internationaux de France de Badminton, HSBC BWF World Tour Super 750 on 24 October 2025 at Glaz Arena in Cesson-Sévigné near Rennes, France - Photo by Laurent Lairys/ABACAPRESS.COM

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BADMINTON - YONEX FRENCH OPEN 2025

BADMINTON - YONEX FRENCH OPEN 2025

Akane Yamaguchi of Japon during the Yonex French Open 2025, Internationaux de France de Badminton, HSBC BWF World Tour Super 750 on 24 October 2025 at Glaz Arena in Cesson-Sévigné near Rennes, France - Photo by Laurent Lairys/ABACAPRESS.COM

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BADMINTON - YONEX FRENCH OPEN 2025

BADMINTON - YONEX FRENCH OPEN 2025

Akane Yamaguchi of Japon during the Yonex French Open 2025, Internationaux de France de Badminton, HSBC BWF World Tour Super 750 on 24 October 2025 at Glaz Arena in Cesson-Sévigné near Rennes, France - Photo by Laurent Lairys/ABACAPRESS.COM

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BADMINTON - YONEX FRENCH OPEN 2025

BADMINTON - YONEX FRENCH OPEN 2025

Akane Yamaguchi of Japon during the Yonex French Open 2025, Internationaux de France de Badminton, HSBC BWF World Tour Super 750 on 24 October 2025 at Glaz Arena in Cesson-Sévigné near Rennes, France - Photo by Laurent Lairys/ABACAPRESS.COM

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BADMINTON - YONEX FRENCH OPEN 2025

BADMINTON - YONEX FRENCH OPEN 2025

Akane Yamaguchi of Japon during the Yonex French Open 2025, Internationaux de France de Badminton, HSBC BWF World Tour Super 750 on 24 October 2025 at Glaz Arena in Cesson-Sévigné near Rennes, France - Photo by Laurent Lairys/ABACAPRESS.COM

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BADMINTON - YONEX FRENCH OPEN 2025

BADMINTON - YONEX FRENCH OPEN 2025

Akane Yamaguchi of Japon during the Yonex French Open 2025, Internationaux de France de Badminton, HSBC BWF World Tour Super 750 on 24 October 2025 at Glaz Arena in Cesson-Sévigné near Rennes, France - Photo by Laurent Lairys/ABACAPRESS.COM

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BADMINTON - YONEX FRENCH OPEN 2025

BADMINTON - YONEX FRENCH OPEN 2025

Akane Yamaguchi of Japon during the Yonex French Open 2025, Internationaux de France de Badminton, HSBC BWF World Tour Super 750 on 24 October 2025 at Glaz Arena in Cesson-Sévigné near Rennes, France - Photo by Laurent Lairys/ABACAPRESS.COM

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BADMINTON - YONEX FRENCH OPEN 2025

BADMINTON - YONEX FRENCH OPEN 2025

Akane Yamaguchi of Japon during the Yonex French Open 2025, Internationaux de France de Badminton, HSBC BWF World Tour Super 750 on 24 October 2025 at Glaz Arena in Cesson-Sévigné near Rennes, France - Photo by Laurent Lairys/ABACAPRESS.COM

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BADMINTON - YONEX FRENCH OPEN 2025

BADMINTON - YONEX FRENCH OPEN 2025

Akane Yamaguchi of Japon during the Yonex French Open 2025, Internationaux de France de Badminton, HSBC BWF World Tour Super 750 on 24 October 2025 at Glaz Arena in Cesson-Sévigné near Rennes, France - Photo by Laurent Lairys/ABACAPRESS.COM

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BADMINTON - YONEX FRENCH OPEN 2025

BADMINTON - YONEX FRENCH OPEN 2025

Akane Yamaguchi of Japon during the Yonex French Open 2025, Internationaux de France de Badminton, HSBC BWF World Tour Super 750 on 24 October 2025 at Glaz Arena in Cesson-Sévigné near Rennes, France - Photo by Laurent Lairys/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hitoyoshi signature boxed lunch

Hitoyoshi signature boxed lunch

Photo taken on July 1, 2024, in Hitoyoshi in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, shows signature boxed lunches from Hitoyoshi Ekiben Yamaguchi, a local food shop near Hitoyoshi Station, with one on the left including chestnut rice and the other featuring sweetfish sushi.

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Japan PM Ishiba receives chestnuts

Japan PM Ishiba receives chestnuts

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (4th from R) receives a basket of chestnuts from the eastern Japan city of Kasama in Ibaraki Prefecture, presented by Kasama city mayor Shinju Yamaguchi (5th from R) on Sept. 18, 2025, at the prime minister's office in Tokyo.

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London BFI Rental Family Premiere

London BFI Rental Family Premiere

Shin Yamaguchi, Julia Lebedev, Director Hikari and Eddie Vaisman attending the Rental Family Premiere as part of the BFI London Film Festival in London, England on October 15, 2025. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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London BFI Rental Family Premiere

London BFI Rental Family Premiere

Shin Yamaguchi, Julia Lebedev, Director Hikari and Eddie Vaisman attending the Rental Family Premiere as part of the BFI London Film Festival in London, England on October 15, 2025. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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London BFI Rental Family Premiere

London BFI Rental Family Premiere

Shin Yamaguchi, Julia Lebedev and Eddie Vaisman attending the Rental Family Premiere as part of the BFI London Film Festival in London, England on October 15, 2025. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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London BFI Rental Family Premiere

London BFI Rental Family Premiere

Shin Yamaguchi, Julia Lebedev and Eddie Vaisman attending the Rental Family Premiere as part of the BFI London Film Festival in London, England on October 15, 2025. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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London BFI Rental Family Premiere

London BFI Rental Family Premiere

Shin Yamaguchi, Julia Lebedev and Eddie Vaisman attending the Rental Family Premiere as part of the BFI London Film Festival in London, England on October 15, 2025. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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London BFI Rental Family Premiere

London BFI Rental Family Premiere

Shin Yamaguchi, Julia Lebedev and Eddie Vaisman attending the Rental Family Premiere as part of the BFI London Film Festival in London, England on October 15, 2025. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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London BFI Rental Family Premiere

London BFI Rental Family Premiere

Shin Yamaguchi, Julia Lebedev and Eddie Vaisman attending the Rental Family Premiere as part of the BFI London Film Festival in London, England on October 15, 2025. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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London BFI Rental Family Premiere

London BFI Rental Family Premiere

Shin Yamaguchi, Julia Lebedev, Director Hikari and Eddie Vaisman attending the Rental Family Premiere as part of the BFI London Film Festival in London, England on October 15, 2025. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japanese singer and actress Yoshiko Yamaguchi

Japanese singer and actress Yoshiko Yamaguchi

TOKYO, Japan, Oct. 9 Kyodo - Yoshiko Yamaguchi, a China-born Japanese singer and actress, sings the song "Fragrance of the Night" with piano accompaniment by composer Ryoichi Hattori as she reunites with Li Jinguang, composer of the song, for the first time in 37 years at a hotel in Tokyo on July 29, 1981. Born in Manchuria in northeast China in 1920, Yamaguchi made her debut under the name of Li Xianglan, hiding her Japanese nationality, and became popular both in China and Japan. Her real name was Yoshiko Otaka. (Kyodo) =Kyodo

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Think Japan 2025 Hosted by IBM Japan

Think Japan 2025 Hosted by IBM Japan

Think Japan 2025 hosted by IBM Japan. The photo shows, from left, Akio Yamaguchi, President and CEO of IBM Japan; Takahito Tokita, President and CEO of Fujitsu.=September 17,2025,Tokyo

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Think Japan 2025 Hosted by IBM Japan

Think Japan 2025 Hosted by IBM Japan

Think Japan 2025 hosted by IBM Japan. The photo shows, from left, Akio Yamaguchi, President and CEO of IBM Japan; Takahito Tokita, President and CEO of Fujitsu.=September 17,2025,Tokyo

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U.S. Navy jet landing and takeoff exercises

U.S. Navy jet landing and takeoff exercises

A U.S. Navy F-35C stealth strike fighter conducts landing and takeoff exercises at U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on Sept. 17, 2025.

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U.S. Navy jet landing and takeoff exercises

U.S. Navy jet landing and takeoff exercises

A U.S. Navy F-35C stealth strike fighter conducts landing and takeoff exercises at U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on Sept. 17, 2025.

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U.S. Navy jet landing and takeoff exercises

U.S. Navy jet landing and takeoff exercises

A U.S. Navy F/A-18 combat aircraft conducts landing and takeoff exercises at U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on Sept. 17, 2025.

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Badminton: World championship

Badminton: World championship

Japan's Akane Yamaguchi poses for a photo after winning the women's singles title at the world badminton championships in Paris on Aug. 31, 2025.

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Badminton: World championship

Badminton: World championship

Japan's Akane Yamaguchi plays against China's Chen Yufei in the women's singles final at the world badminton championships in Paris on Aug. 31, 2025.

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Badminton: World championship

Badminton: World championship

Japan's Akane Yamaguchi plays against China's Chen Yufei in the women's singles final at the world badminton championships in Paris on Aug. 31, 2025.

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Badminton: World championship

Badminton: World championship

Japan's Akane Yamaguchi poses after winning the women's singles title at the world badminton championships in Paris on Aug. 31, 2025.

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