Ex-Japanese Communist Party chief Fuwa dies at 95

Ex-Japanese Communist Party chief Fuwa dies at 95

Japanese Communist Party chief Tetsuzo Fuwa (R) shakes hands with Chinese President Jiang Zemin in Beijing in July 1998. Fuwa died on Dec. 30, 2025, aged 95.

Fujifilm to launch new Cheki series instant camera

Fujifilm to launch new Cheki series instant camera

A woman takes a selfie with Fujifilm Corp.'s latest model of the Cheki instant camera series, "instax mini LiPlay+," in Tokyo on Oct. 21, 2025, ahead of its official launch on Nov. 7. The front-facing camera, equipped with a rear monitor for easier selfies, is priced at around 28,600 yen ($190), with the series' cumulative sales surpassing 100 million units since its debut in 1998.

Fujifilm to launch new Cheki series instant camera

Fujifilm to launch new Cheki series instant camera

A woman takes a selfie with Fujifilm Corp.'s latest model of the Cheki instant camera series, "instax mini LiPlay+," in Tokyo on Oct. 21, 2025, ahead of its official launch on Nov. 7. The front-facing camera, equipped with a rear monitor for easier selfies, is priced at around 28,600 yen ($190), with the series' cumulative sales surpassing 100 million units since its debut in 1998.

Fujifilm to launch new Cheki series instant camera

Fujifilm to launch new Cheki series instant camera

A woman holds Fujifilm Corp.'s latest model of the Cheki instant camera series, "instax mini LiPlay+," in Tokyo on Oct. 21, 2025, ahead of its launch on Nov. 7. The front-facing camera, equipped with a rear monitor for easier selfies, is priced at around 28,600 yen ($190), with the series' cumulative sales having surpassed 100 million units since its debut in 1998.

Formula 1 - US Grand Prix 2025 - Austin

Formula 1 - US Grand Prix 2025 - Austin

Mika Hakkinen (FIN) 1998-1999 F1 World Champion during the Formula 1 MSC Cruises United States Grand Prix 2025, Austin, TX, USA, from October 16 to 19, 2025. Round 19 of the 2025 FIA Formula One World Championship, on October 18, 2025 in Austin, USA. Photo by Alessio De Marco/IPA Sport/ABACAPRESS.COM

MOTORI - Formula 1 - United States Grand Prix 2025

MOTORI - Formula 1 - United States Grand Prix 2025

Mika Hakkinen (FIN) 1998-1999 F1 World Champion during the Formula 1 MSC Cruises United States Grand Prix 2025, Austin, TX, USA, from October 16 to 19, 2025. Round 19 of the 2025 FIA Formula One World Championship.

MOTORI - Formula 1 - United States Grand Prix 2025

MOTORI - Formula 1 - United States Grand Prix 2025

Mika Hakkinen (FIN) 1998-1999 F1 World Champion during the Formula 1 MSC Cruises United States Grand Prix 2025, Austin, TX, USA, from October 16 to 19, 2025. Round 19 of the 2025 FIA Formula One World Championship.

Claudia Cardinale Dead at 87

Claudia Cardinale Dead at 87

File photo dated December 2, 1998 of Claudia Cardinale and her daughter Claudia Squitieri . Acclaimed Italian actor Claudia Cardinale, who starred in some of the most celebrated European films of the 1960s and 1970s, has died in France, her agent said Wednesday. She was 87. Photo by Patrick Davy/ABACAPRESS.COM

Fashion Designer Giorgio Armani Dead at 91

Fashion Designer Giorgio Armani Dead at 91

MILAN - MILAN - SPECIAL FEE GIORGIO ARMANI FASHION SHOW (MILAN - 1998, October 10, MAULE/ABACAPRESS.COM

Fashion Designer Giorgio Armani Dead at 91

Fashion Designer Giorgio Armani Dead at 91

MILAN - MILAN - SPECIAL FEE FUNDRAISER FOR AIDS CONVIVIO GIORGIO ARMANI, SANTO VERSACE (MILAN - 1998, June 12, MANTERO/ABACAPRESS.COM

Fashion Designer Giorgio Armani Dead at 91

Fashion Designer Giorgio Armani Dead at 91

MILAN - MILAN - SPECIAL FEE FUNDRAISER FOR AIDS CONVIVIO GIORGIO ARMANI (MILAN - 1998, June 12, MANTERO/ABACAPRESS.COM

Fashion Designer Giorgio Armani Dead at 91

Fashion Designer Giorgio Armani Dead at 91

MILAN - MILAN - SPECIAL FEE FUNDRAISER FOR AIDS CONVIVIO GIORGIO ARMANI (MILAN - 1998, June 12, MANTERO/ABACAPRESS.COM

Fashion Designer Giorgio Armani Dead at 91

Fashion Designer Giorgio Armani Dead at 91

BERGAMO - BERGAMO - ARMANI GIORGIO AT THE CONVIVIO (BERGAMO - 1998, June 12, Mantero/ABACAPRESS.COM

Fashion Designer Giorgio Armani Dead at 91

Fashion Designer Giorgio Armani Dead at 91

MILAN - MILAN - SPECIAL FEE FUNDRAISER FOR AIDS CONVIVIO GIORGIO ARMANI WITH GRANDDAUGHTER ROBERTA (MILAN - 1998, June 12, MANTERO/ABACAPRESS.COM

Anti-groping poster at subway platform

Anti-groping poster at subway platform

FUKUOKA, Japan, Aug. 24 Kyodo - Photo taken at a subway platform at Tenjin Station in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, in 1998, shows a poster made by local police encouraging groping victims to report incidents to police. The poster was created after a public poll conducted by the police showed over 90 percent of women had not reported incidents to either subway staff or police.(Kyodo)

Illustration - Pays-Basque

Illustration - Pays-Basque

FRANCE. PYRENEES-ATLANTIQUES (64) BASQUE COUNTRY. SAINTE-MARIE CATHEDRAL (XIIITH CENTURY) OF BAYONNE. UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE FROM 1998 Photo by Stephane Frances/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Pays-Basque

Illustration - Pays-Basque

FRANCE. PYRENEES-ATLANTIQUES (64) BASQUE COUNTRY. CITY OF BAYONNE. ARROWS OF SAINTE-MARIE CATHEDRAL (XIIITH CENTURY) - UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SINCE 1998 Photo by Stephane Frances/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

Queen Mathilde Visits the Ten Wijngaerde Princely Beguinage - Bruges

Queen Mathilde Visits the Ten Wijngaerde Princely Beguinage - Bruges

Queen Mathilde of Belgium visits the Princely Beguinage Ten Wijngaerde on June 6, 2025 in Bruges, Belgium. The Bruges Beguinage, which celebrates its 800th anniversary this year, was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1998. Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

Queen Mathilde Visits the Ten Wijngaerde Princely Beguinage - Bruges

Queen Mathilde Visits the Ten Wijngaerde Princely Beguinage - Bruges

Queen Mathilde of Belgium visits the Princely Beguinage Ten Wijngaerde on June 6, 2025 in Bruges, Belgium. The Bruges Beguinage, which celebrates its 800th anniversary this year, was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1998. Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

Queen Mathilde Visits the Ten Wijngaerde Princely Beguinage - Bruges

Queen Mathilde Visits the Ten Wijngaerde Princely Beguinage - Bruges

Queen Mathilde of Belgium visits the Princely Beguinage Ten Wijngaerde on June 6, 2025 in Bruges, Belgium. The Bruges Beguinage, which celebrates its 800th anniversary this year, was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1998. Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

Queen Mathilde Visits the Ten Wijngaerde Princely Beguinage - Bruges

Queen Mathilde Visits the Ten Wijngaerde Princely Beguinage - Bruges

Queen Mathilde of Belgium visits the Princely Beguinage Ten Wijngaerde on June 6, 2025 in Bruges, Belgium. The Bruges Beguinage, which celebrates its 800th anniversary this year, was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1998. Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

Queen Mathilde Visits the Ten Wijngaerde Princely Beguinage - Bruges

Queen Mathilde Visits the Ten Wijngaerde Princely Beguinage - Bruges

Queen Mathilde of Belgium visits the Princely Beguinage Ten Wijngaerde on June 6, 2025 in Bruges, Belgium. The Bruges Beguinage, which celebrates its 800th anniversary this year, was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1998. Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

Queen Mathilde Visits the Ten Wijngaerde Princely Beguinage - Bruges

Queen Mathilde Visits the Ten Wijngaerde Princely Beguinage - Bruges

Queen Mathilde of Belgium visits the Princely Beguinage Ten Wijngaerde on June 6, 2025 in Bruges, Belgium. The Bruges Beguinage, which celebrates its 800th anniversary this year, was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1998. Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

Queen Mathilde Visits the Ten Wijngaerde Princely Beguinage - Bruges

Queen Mathilde Visits the Ten Wijngaerde Princely Beguinage - Bruges

Queen Mathilde of Belgium visits the Princely Beguinage Ten Wijngaerde on June 6, 2025 in Bruges, Belgium. The Bruges Beguinage, which celebrates its 800th anniversary this year, was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1998. Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

Queen Mathilde Visits the Ten Wijngaerde Princely Beguinage - Bruges

Queen Mathilde Visits the Ten Wijngaerde Princely Beguinage - Bruges

Queen Mathilde of Belgium visits the Princely Beguinage Ten Wijngaerde on June 6, 2025 in Bruges, Belgium. The Bruges Beguinage, which celebrates its 800th anniversary this year, was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1998. Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

Queen Mathilde Visits the Ten Wijngaerde Princely Beguinage - Bruges

Queen Mathilde Visits the Ten Wijngaerde Princely Beguinage - Bruges

Queen Mathilde of Belgium visits the Princely Beguinage Ten Wijngaerde on June 6, 2025 in Bruges, Belgium. The Bruges Beguinage, which celebrates its 800th anniversary this year, was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1998. Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

Queen Mathilde Visits the Ten Wijngaerde Princely Beguinage - Bruges

Queen Mathilde Visits the Ten Wijngaerde Princely Beguinage - Bruges

Queen Mathilde of Belgium visits the Princely Beguinage Ten Wijngaerde on June 6, 2025 in Bruges, Belgium. The Bruges Beguinage, which celebrates its 800th anniversary this year, was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1998. Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

Queen Mathilde Visits the Ten Wijngaerde Princely Beguinage - Bruges

Queen Mathilde Visits the Ten Wijngaerde Princely Beguinage - Bruges

Queen Mathilde of Belgium visits the Princely Beguinage Ten Wijngaerde on June 6, 2025 in Bruges, Belgium. The Bruges Beguinage, which celebrates its 800th anniversary this year, was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1998. Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

Queen Mathilde Visits the Ten Wijngaerde Princely Beguinage - Bruges

Queen Mathilde Visits the Ten Wijngaerde Princely Beguinage - Bruges

Queen Mathilde of Belgium visits the Princely Beguinage Ten Wijngaerde on June 6, 2025 in Bruges, Belgium. The Bruges Beguinage, which celebrates its 800th anniversary this year, was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1998. Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

Queen Mathilde Visits the Ten Wijngaerde Princely Beguinage - Bruges

Queen Mathilde Visits the Ten Wijngaerde Princely Beguinage - Bruges

Queen Mathilde of Belgium visits the Princely Beguinage Ten Wijngaerde on June 6, 2025 in Bruges, Belgium. The Bruges Beguinage, which celebrates its 800th anniversary this year, was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1998. Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

Queen Mathilde Visits the Ten Wijngaerde Princely Beguinage - Bruges

Queen Mathilde Visits the Ten Wijngaerde Princely Beguinage - Bruges

Queen Mathilde of Belgium visits the Princely Beguinage Ten Wijngaerde on June 6, 2025 in Bruges, Belgium. The Bruges Beguinage, which celebrates its 800th anniversary this year, was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1998. Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

Queen Mathilde Visits the Ten Wijngaerde Princely Beguinage - Bruges

Queen Mathilde Visits the Ten Wijngaerde Princely Beguinage - Bruges

Queen Mathilde of Belgium visits the Princely Beguinage Ten Wijngaerde on June 6, 2025 in Bruges, Belgium. The Bruges Beguinage, which celebrates its 800th anniversary this year, was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1998. Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

Queen Mathilde Visits the Ten Wijngaerde Princely Beguinage - Bruges

Queen Mathilde Visits the Ten Wijngaerde Princely Beguinage - Bruges

Queen Mathilde of Belgium visits the Princely Beguinage Ten Wijngaerde on June 6, 2025 in Bruges, Belgium. The Bruges Beguinage, which celebrates its 800th anniversary this year, was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1998. Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

Queen Mathilde Visits the Ten Wijngaerde Princely Beguinage - Bruges

Queen Mathilde Visits the Ten Wijngaerde Princely Beguinage - Bruges

Queen Mathilde of Belgium visits the Princely Beguinage Ten Wijngaerde on June 6, 2025 in Bruges, Belgium. The Bruges Beguinage, which celebrates its 800th anniversary this year, was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1998. Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

Queen Mathilde Visits the Ten Wijngaerde Princely Beguinage - Bruges

Queen Mathilde Visits the Ten Wijngaerde Princely Beguinage - Bruges

Queen Mathilde of Belgium visits the Princely Beguinage Ten Wijngaerde on June 6, 2025 in Bruges, Belgium. The Bruges Beguinage, which celebrates its 800th anniversary this year, was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1998. Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Summer Activities

Illustration - Summer Activities

FRANCE, FRENCH RIVIERA. ALPES-MARITIMES (06) CANNES, FIRST LINER BUILT BY THE DISNEY CRUISE LINE, THE DISNEY MAGIC WAS INAUGURATED IN 1998, THEN RENOVATED IN 2013. 294 M LONG, THE GIANT OF THE SEAS CAN ACCOMMODATE ON BOARD MORE THAN 2,500 PASSENGERS AND 945 CREW MEMBERS Photo by Robert Palomba/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Cannes Croisette

Illustration - Cannes Croisette

FRANCE, ALPES-MARITIMES (06) CANNES, THE FIRST LINER BUILT BY THE DISNEY CRUISE LINE, THE DISNEY MAGIC WAS INAUGURATED IN 1998 THEN RENOVATED IN 2013. 294 METERS LONG, 52 METERS HIGH AND 32 METERS WIDE, THE GIANT OF THE SEAS CAN ACCOMMODATE ON BOARD 2,500 PASSENGERS AND 945 CREW MEMBERS. Photo by Robert Palomba/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Cannes Croisette

Illustration - Cannes Croisette

FRANCE, FRENCH RIVIERA. ALPES-MARITIMES (06) CANNES, FIRST LINER BUILT BY THE DISNEY CRUISE LINE, THE DISNEY MAGIC WAS INAUGURATED IN 1998, THEN RENOVATED IN 2013. 294 M LONG, THE GIANT OF THE SEAS CAN ACCOMMODATE ON BOARD MORE THAN 2,500 PASSENGERS AND 945 CREW MEMBERS Photo by Robert Palomba/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

27th Anniversary Of Nuclear Tests - Pakistan

27th Anniversary Of Nuclear Tests - Pakistan

Pakistani leaders, supporters, and media gather around the flower-covered grave of Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan in Islamabad on May 28, 2025, during a ceremony marking Youm-e-Takbir. The event honored Pakistan’s 1998 nuclear tests and reaffirmed the nation's defense resolve. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

27th Anniversary Of Nuclear Tests - Pakistan

27th Anniversary Of Nuclear Tests - Pakistan

Naeem ur Rehman, head of Jamaat-e-Islami, delivers a speech in front of a large portrait of Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan during a memorial event in Islamabad, Pakistan, on May 28, 2025. The gathering marked Youm-e-Takbir, the 27th anniversary of Pakistan’s nuclear tests in response to India’s tests in 1998. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

27th Anniversary Of Nuclear Tests - Pakistan

27th Anniversary Of Nuclear Tests - Pakistan

Pakistani leaders, supporters, and media gather around the flower-covered grave of Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan in Islamabad on May 28, 2025, during a ceremony marking Youm-e-Takbir. The event honored Pakistan’s 1998 nuclear tests and reaffirmed the nation's defense resolve. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

27th Anniversary Of Nuclear Tests - Pakistan

27th Anniversary Of Nuclear Tests - Pakistan

Naeem ur Rehman, head of Jamaat-e-Islami, delivers a speech in front of a large portrait of Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan during a memorial event in Islamabad, Pakistan, on May 28, 2025. The gathering marked Youm-e-Takbir, the 27th anniversary of Pakistan’s nuclear tests in response to India’s tests in 1998. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

27th Anniversary Of Nuclear Tests - Pakistan

27th Anniversary Of Nuclear Tests - Pakistan

Naeem ur Rehman, head of Jamaat-e-Islami, delivers a speech in front of a large portrait of Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan during a memorial event in Islamabad, Pakistan, on May 28, 2025. The gathering marked Youm-e-Takbir, the 27th anniversary of Pakistan’s nuclear tests in response to India’s tests in 1998. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Hyderabad Rally Supports Pakistan Military

Hyderabad Rally Supports Pakistan Military

People wave national flags while riding motorbikes through a crowded street during a pro-army rally in Hyderabad, Pakistan, May 28, 2025. The rally was held in support of the Pakistan Army on the anniversary of Pakistan’s nuclear tests in May 1998. Photo by Jan Ali Laghari/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Hyderabad Rally Supports Pakistan Military

Hyderabad Rally Supports Pakistan Military

Protesters chant slogans during a rally in Hyderabad, Pakistan, May 28, 2025. The rally was held in support of the Pakistan Army on the anniversary of Pakistan’s nuclear tests in May 1998. Photo by Jan Ali Laghari/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Hyderabad Rally Supports Pakistan Military

Hyderabad Rally Supports Pakistan Military

Protesters chant slogans during a rally in Hyderabad, Pakistan, May 28, 2025. The rally was held in support of the Pakistan Army on the anniversary of Pakistan’s nuclear tests in May 1998. Photo by Jan Ali Laghari/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Voluntary Tree-planting Activity - China

Voluntary Tree-planting Activity - China

Staff members inspect the growth of trees in Nagqu, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, April 25, 2025. Nagqu City has an average altitude of 4,500 meters. Due to the unfavorable conditions for tree growth, such as permafrost, low temperature, frequent strong wind throughout the year, it was once the only prefecture-level city in China without trees used for urban greening. In 1998, people of Nagqu started the trial of planting trees. After more than 20 years of continuous practice, Nagqu has gradually established a trial planting system, with trees of many varieties being planted in the city. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

Voluntary Tree-planting Activity - China

Voluntary Tree-planting Activity - China

A staff member trims saplings at a tree cultivation base in Nagqu, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, April 25, 2025. Nagqu City has an average altitude of 4,500 meters. Due to the unfavorable conditions for tree growth, such as permafrost, low temperature, frequent strong wind throughout the year, it was once the only prefecture-level city in China without trees used for urban greening. In 1998, people of Nagqu started the trial of planting trees. After more than 20 years of continuous practice, Nagqu has gradually established a trial planting system, with trees of many varieties being planted in the city. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

Voluntary Tree-planting Activity - China

Voluntary Tree-planting Activity - China

People take part in a voluntary tree-planting activity in Nagqu, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, April 25, 2025. Nagqu City has an average altitude of 4,500 meters. Due to the unfavorable conditions for tree growth, such as permafrost, low temperature, frequent strong wind throughout the year, it was once the only prefecture-level city in China without trees used for urban greening. In 1998, people of Nagqu started the trial of planting trees. After more than 20 years of continuous practice, Nagqu has gradually established a trial planting system, with trees of many varieties being planted in the city. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

Voluntary Tree-planting Activity - China

Voluntary Tree-planting Activity - China

A man transport saplings in Nagqu, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, April 25, 2025. Nagqu City has an average altitude of 4,500 meters. Due to the unfavorable conditions for tree growth, such as permafrost, low temperature, frequent strong wind throughout the year, it was once the only prefecture-level city in China without trees used for urban greening. In 1998, people of Nagqu started the trial of planting trees. After more than 20 years of continuous practice, Nagqu has gradually established a trial planting system, with trees of many varieties being planted in the city. Photo by Tenzin Nyida/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM