Pope Leo XIV Meets Michael Buble - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Meets Michael Buble - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV meets Canadian singer Michael Buble (1st row, near the bishop) and some artists and organizers on the eve of the annual Christmas Vatican ‘Concert with the Poor’ at its sixth edition on December 5, 2025 at the Clementine Hall, Vatican. Photo by (EV) Mario Tomassetti/ Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

Defense Minister Koizumi visits MSDF Yokosuka base

Defense Minister Koizumi visits MSDF Yokosuka base

New Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (1st row, C) poses for a photo during an inspection of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's new destroyer, Kumano, at the MSDF's Yokosuka base in Kanagawa Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Oct. 25, 2025. (Pool photo)

Conference to support mine removal in Ukraine

Conference to support mine removal in Ukraine

Attendees pose for a photo in Tokyo on Oct. 22, 2025, as the Japanese government hosts an international conference to discuss ways to remove mines in Ukraine. Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (1st row, 5th from L) attended the meeting.

Inauguration of Japan PM Takaichi's Cabinet

Inauguration of Japan PM Takaichi's Cabinet

Japan's new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (1st row, C) and her Cabinet members pose for a photo at the premier's office in Tokyo on Oct. 21, 2025, following the inauguration of her Cabinet.

Inauguration of Japan PM Takaichi's Cabinet

Inauguration of Japan PM Takaichi's Cabinet

Japan's new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (1st row, C) and her Cabinet members pose for a photo at the premier's office in Tokyo on Oct. 21, 2025, following the inauguration of her Cabinet.

Inauguration of Japan PM Takaichi's Cabinet

Inauguration of Japan PM Takaichi's Cabinet

Japan's new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (1st row, C) and her Cabinet members pose for a photo at the premier's office in Tokyo on Oct. 21, 2025, following the inauguration of her Cabinet.

Inauguration of Japan PM Takaichi's Cabinet

Inauguration of Japan PM Takaichi's Cabinet

Japan's new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (1st row, C) and her Cabinet members pose for a photo at the premier's office in Tokyo on Oct. 21, 2025, following the inauguration of her Cabinet.

Inauguration of Japan PM Takaichi's Cabinet

Inauguration of Japan PM Takaichi's Cabinet

Japan's new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (1st row, C) and her Cabinet members pose for a photo at the premier's office in Tokyo on Oct. 21, 2025, following the inauguration of her Cabinet.

Inauguration of Japan PM Takaichi's Cabinet

Inauguration of Japan PM Takaichi's Cabinet

Japan's new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (1st row, C) and her Cabinet members pose for a photo at the premier's office in Tokyo on Oct. 21, 2025, following the inauguration of her Cabinet.

Inauguration of Japan PM Takaichi's Cabinet

Inauguration of Japan PM Takaichi's Cabinet

Japan's new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (1st row, C) and her Cabinet members pose for a photo at the premier's office in Tokyo on Oct. 21, 2025, following the inauguration of her Cabinet.

Inauguration of Japan PM Takaichi's Cabinet

Inauguration of Japan PM Takaichi's Cabinet

Japan's new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (1st row, C) and her Cabinet members pose for a photo at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Oct. 21, 2025, after being officially inaugurated in a ceremony with Emperor Naruhito.

Inauguration of Japan PM Takaichi's Cabinet

Inauguration of Japan PM Takaichi's Cabinet

Japan's new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (1st row, C) and her Cabinet members pose for a photo at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Oct. 21, 2025, after being officially inaugurated in a ceremony with Emperor Naruhito.

Sumo: London tournament

Sumo: London tournament

Sumo grand champions Hoshoryu (1st row, far R) and Onosato (1st row, 3rd from R) pose for a photo with other sumo wrestlers in front of the Royal Albert Hall in London on Oct. 15, 2025, ahead of the start of the five-day Grand Sumo Tournament later in the day.

Wartime Japan PM Koiso's government inaugurated

Wartime Japan PM Koiso's government inaugurated

Cabinet ministers under the government of wartime Japanese Prime Minister Gen. Kuniaki Koiso (1st row, 2nd from R) pose for a photo at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on July 22, 1944, following its inauguration.

Emmanuel And Brigitte Macron Attend Welcoming Ceremony - Windsor

Emmanuel And Brigitte Macron Attend Welcoming Ceremony - Windsor

(From L, 1st row) Secretary General of the French Presidency Emmanuel Moulin, France's Minister of Armed Forces Sebastien Lecornu, France's Minister of Culture Rachida Dati and France's Ambassador to the United Kingdom Helene Duchene attend a ceremonial welcome at Windsor Castle, in Windsor west of London, on July 8, 2025, on the first day of a three-day state visit to Britain. - French President begans a three-day state visit to Britain on July 8, 2025, which will see him address parliament and try to rekindle a purportedly warm relationship with King Charles III. Photo by Ludovic MARIN/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Ishiba reelected as Japan PM

Ishiba reelected as Japan PM

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (1st row, C) and his Cabinet members pose for a photo at the premier's office in Tokyo on Nov. 11, 2024, following the inauguration of his second Cabinet.

Ishiba reelected as Japan PM

Ishiba reelected as Japan PM

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (1st row, C) and his Cabinet members pose for a photo at the premier's office in Tokyo on Nov. 11, 2024, following the inauguration of his second Cabinet.

Ishiba reelected as Japan PM

Ishiba reelected as Japan PM

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (1st row, C) and his Cabinet members pose for a photo at the premier's office in Tokyo on Nov. 11, 2024, following the inauguration of his second Cabinet.

Ishiba reelected as Japan PM

Ishiba reelected as Japan PM

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (1st row, C) and his Cabinet members pose for a photo at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Nov. 11, 2024, following the inauguration of his second Cabinet.

New PM Dissolves Lower House Of Parliament - Tokyo

New PM Dissolves Lower House Of Parliament - Tokyo

Fukushiro Nukaga (1st R, rear row), speaker of the lower house of Japan's parliament, speaks during a plenary session at the lower house, in Tokyo, Japan, October 9, 2024. The lower house of Japan's parliament was officially dissolved on Wednesday, setting the stage for the general election as Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba seeks to secure his party's lower house majority. The general election is slated to be held on October 27, with campaigning set to begin on October 15. Photo by Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu/ABACAPRESS.COM

New PM Dissolves Lower House Of Parliament - Tokyo

New PM Dissolves Lower House Of Parliament - Tokyo

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (1st R, front row) attends a plenary session at the lower house of Japan's parliament in Tokyo, Japan, October 9, 2024. The lower house of Japan's parliament was officially dissolved on Wednesday, setting the stage for the general election as Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba seeks to secure his party's lower house majority. The general election is slated to be held on October 27, with campaigning set to begin on October 15. Photo by Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu/ABACAPRESS.COM

Japan PM Ishiba dissolves lower house

Japan PM Ishiba dissolves lower house

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (1st row, far R) bows in parliament in Tokyo on Oct. 9, 2024, after the House of Representatives was dissolved for a snap election on Oct. 27.

Inauguration of Japan PM Ishiba's Cabinet

Inauguration of Japan PM Ishiba's Cabinet

Japan's new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (1st row, C) and his Cabinet members pose for a photo at the premier's office in Tokyo on Oct. 1, 2024, following the inauguration of his Cabinet.

Inauguration of Japan PM Ishiba's Cabinet

Inauguration of Japan PM Ishiba's Cabinet

Japan's new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (1st row, C) and his Cabinet members pose for a photo at the premier's office in Tokyo on Oct. 1, 2024, following the inauguration of his Cabinet.

(SP)FRANCE-PARIS-TENNIS-FRENCH OPEN-MEN'S SINGLES FINAL

(SP)FRANCE-PARIS-TENNIS-FRENCH OPEN-MEN'S SINGLES FINAL

(240609) -- PARIS, June 9, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics Organizing Committee president Tony Estanguet (1st R, 2nd row), International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach (front R) and French Sports Minister Amelie Oudea-Castera (front L) watch the men's singles final between Carlos Alcaraz of Spain and Alexander Zverev of Germany at the French tennis tournament in Paris, France, June 9, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Gao Jing)

(SP)FRANCE-PARIS-TENNIS-FRENCH OPEN-MEN'S SINGLES FINAL

(SP)FRANCE-PARIS-TENNIS-FRENCH OPEN-MEN'S SINGLES FINAL

(240609) -- PARIS, June 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics Organizing Committee president Tony Estanguet (1st R, 2nd row), International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach (front R) and French Sports Minister Amelie Oudea-Castera (front L) watch the men's singles final between Carlos Alcaraz of Spain and Alexander Zverev of Germany at the French tennis tournament in Paris, France, June 9, 2024. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

(SP)U.S.-HOUSTON-BASKETBALL-NBA-SPURS VS ROCKETS

(SP)U.S.-HOUSTON-BASKETBALL-NBA-SPURS VS ROCKETS

(240306) -- HOUSTON, March 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- San Antonio Spurs' coach Gregg Popovich (2nd R, 1st row) talks to player Victor Wembanyama (1st R, 1st row) on the bench during the 2023-2024 NBA regular season game between Houston Rockets and San Antonio Spurs in Houston, the United States, March 5, 2024. (Photo by Chen Chen/Xinhua)

(SP)QATAR-DOHA-DIVING-WORLD AQUATICS CHAMPIONSHIPS-MEN'S 10M SYNCHRONISED

(SP)QATAR-DOHA-DIVING-WORLD AQUATICS CHAMPIONSHIPS-MEN'S 10M SYNCHRONISED

(240209) -- DOHA, Feb. 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Quan Hongchan (1st L, 3rd row) and Chen Yuxi (1st L, 2nd row) of China cheer for their teammates during the men's 10m synchronised final of diving at the World Aquatics Championships 2024 in Doha, Qatar, Feb. 8, 2024. (Xinhua/Xue Yuge)

CHINA-TIANJIN-SPANISH EXPATS-CROSS-TALK (CN)

CHINA-TIANJIN-SPANISH EXPATS-CROSS-TALK (CN)

(231207) -- TIANJIN, Dec. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Raydis Franco (4nd L, 1st row) and Santiago Aragón (1st L, 2nd row) watch a performance in Nankai University, north China's Tianjin, Dec. 3, 2023. Raydis Franco from Venezuela and Santiago Aragón from Spain are both Spanish teachers working at the College of Foreign Languages in Nankai University, north China's Tianjin. Attracted by Chinese culture, they started to learn and perform China's cross-talk in Spanish. Franco serves as the dougen, a lead speaker who delivers punch lines and jokes, while Aragón takes the role of penggen, a supportive actor who reacts to the lead speaker's words. Their collaboration originated from the national-level university student innovation and entrepreneurship training program. Under the program, a student team from the Spanish department in Nankai University is responsible for the script writing and video dissemination. While on stage, Franco and Aragón endeavor to adapt Chinese humor into Spanish-language context. This

(SP)CHINA-SHANGHAI-TENNIS-ATP TOUR-SHANGHAI MASTERS(CN)

(SP)CHINA-SHANGHAI-TENNIS-ATP TOUR-SHANGHAI MASTERS(CN)

(231013) -- SHANGHAI, Oct. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Roger Federer of Switzerland (1st L, second row) watch the men's singles quaterfinal between Ugo Humbert of France and Andrey Rublev of Russia at the ATP World Tour Shanghai Masters tennis tournament at Qizhong Forest Sports City Arena in Shanghai, east China, Oct. 13, 2023. (Xinhua/Wang Lili)

(SP)CHINA-SHANGHAI-TENNIS-ATP TOUR-SHANGHAI MASTERS(CN)

(SP)CHINA-SHANGHAI-TENNIS-ATP TOUR-SHANGHAI MASTERS(CN)

(231013) -- SHANGHAI, Oct. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Roger Federer of Switzerland (1st L, second row) watch the men's singles quaterfinal between Ugo Humbert of France and Andrey Rublev of Russia at the ATP World Tour Shanghai Masters tennis tournament at Qizhong Forest Sports City Arena in Shanghai, east China, Oct. 13, 2023. (Xinhua/Wang Lili)

Japan PM Kishida's Cabinet reshuffle

Japan PM Kishida's Cabinet reshuffle

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (1st row, C) and members of his reshuffled Cabinet are pictured on the stairs at the prime minister's office in Tokyo as they attend a photo session on Sept. 13, 2023.

Japan PM Kishida's Cabinet reshuffle

Japan PM Kishida's Cabinet reshuffle

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (1st row, C) and members of his reshuffled Cabinet are pictured on the stairs at the prime minister's office in Tokyo as they attend a photo session on Sept. 13, 2023.

Japan PM Kishida's Cabinet reshuffle

Japan PM Kishida's Cabinet reshuffle

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (1st row, C) and members of his reshuffled Cabinet attend a photo session at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 13, 2023.

Japan PM Kishida's Cabinet reshuffle

Japan PM Kishida's Cabinet reshuffle

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (1st row, C) and members of his reshuffled Cabinet attend a photo session at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 13, 2023.

INDONESIA-BALI-CHINESE VOLUNTEER TEACHER

INDONESIA-BALI-CHINESE VOLUNTEER TEACHER

(230912) -- BALI, Sept. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wang Yulong (1st R, 3rd row) and other volunteer teachers pose for a photo with children in Bali, Indonesia, July 28, 2023. TO GO WITH "Across China: Volunteer teacher's heartfelt connection with Indonesian students" (Xinhua)

Abe, Park hold 1st talks amid row over "comfort women" issue

Abe, Park hold 1st talks amid row over "comfort women" issue

SEOUL, Nov. 2 Kyodo - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) shakes hands with South Korean President Park Geun Hye ahead of their first one-on-one meeting at the presidential Blue House in Seoul on Nov. 2, 2015. (Pool photo)

Mizutani 1st man to win 5 consecutive nat'l titles

Mizutani 1st man to win 5 consecutive nat'l titles

TOKYO, Japan - Jun Mizutani plays at the national table tennis championships in Tokyo on Jan. 23, 2011. Mizutani became the first man to win the men's national singles title five times in a row by defeating Chinese-born Kazuhiro Chan four games to none in the final.

Japan hangs 3 death row inmates, 1st executions in six months

Japan hangs 3 death row inmates, 1st executions in six months

TOKYO, Japan - Justice Minister Eisuke Mori announces the execution of three death row inmates at a press conference at the Justice Ministry in Tokyo on July 28. The executions are the first in six months and the first since the lay judge system was launched in May.

Marubeni likely to fall into red in fiscal 1st half

Marubeni likely to fall into red in fiscal 1st half

TOKYO, Japan - Toru Tsuji (R), president of the major Japanese trading house Marubeni Corp., meets the press in Tokyo on Nov. 8. He said Marubeni's group earnings in the fiscal first half to Sept. 30 will likely fall into the red, leading it to forgo dividend payments in fiscal 2001 for the third year in a row mainly due to restructuring costs and appraisal losses on its stockholdings.

Group photo of new premier and cabinet

Group photo of new premier and cabinet

New Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi (1st row, 3rd from L) and his ''economic reconstruction'' cabinet pose in a photo session at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo on July 31. Obuchi, elected Japan's 84th prime minister July 30, named the cabinet, including Finance Minister Kiichi Miyazawa (4th from L), who is a former prime minister.

PAKISTAN-BALOCHISTAN-ANTONIO GUTERRES-FLOOD-AFFECTED AREAS-VISIT

PAKISTAN-BALOCHISTAN-ANTONIO GUTERRES-FLOOD-AFFECTED AREAS-VISIT

(220911) -- BALOCHISTAN, Sept. 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (1st L, 2nd row) and Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif (2nd R, 2nd row) visit flood-affected residents in Balochistan province, Pakistan, Sept. 10, 2022. The secretary-general on Saturday, along with Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif and other officials, visited the flood-affected parts of Pakistan's southern Sindh and southwest Balochistan provinces. Apart from visiting the UNESCO's World Heritage site of Mohenjo Daro in Sindh, which got damaged from the floods, he also met the displaced people in Sindh and Balochistan. The secretary-general also took a comprehensive aerial look at the flood situation and damages. (Xinhua/Wang Huan)

Japan PM Kishida's reshuffled Cabinet

Japan PM Kishida's reshuffled Cabinet

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (1st row, C) and members of his reshuffled Cabinet attend a photo session at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo on Aug. 10, 2022.

1,000 days before 2025 Osaka expo

1,000 days before 2025 Osaka expo

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (1st row, 2nd from R) attends an event in Tokyo to promote the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka on July 18, 2022, 1,000 days before its opening.

Japan hangs 3 death-row inmates in 1st executions in 2 yrs

Three death-row inmates were hanged Tuesday, the Ministry of Justice said, in Japan's first executions since December 2019 and first under the administration of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. The three were identified as Yasutaka Fujishiro, 65, who killed seven of his relatives in Hyogo Prefecture in 2004, and Tomoaki Takanezawa, 54, and Mitsunori Onogawa, 44, convicted of killing two employees at two separate pachinko parlors in Gunma Prefecture in 2003. Following Tuesday's executions, the number of inmates sitting on death row in Japan stands at 107. Japan's capital punishment system has drawn international criticism, with critics calling for greater transparency on the timing of executions given that death-row inmates are typically notified just hours before or, at times, not at all.

Marubeni likely to fall into red in fiscal 1st half

Marubeni likely to fall into red in fiscal 1st half

TOKYO, Japan - Toru Tsuji (R), president of the major Japanese trading house Marubeni Corp., meets the press in Tokyo on Nov. 8. He said Marubeni's group earnings in the fiscal first half to Sept. 30 will likely fall into the red, leading it to forgo dividend payments in fiscal 2001 for the third year in a row mainly due to restructuring costs and appraisal losses on its stockholdings.

Fancy Dress - WW1 - Group as patriotic national archetypes

Fancy Dress - WW1 - Group as patriotic national archetypes

Fancy Dress - WW1 - Group as patriotic national archetypes including Peace, Marianne, Britannia, Liberty and a lady from Japan. The other four front row figures are likely other WW1 Allies (Russia, Italy, Belgium and Serbia?) Date: circa 1916

Atomic bomb survivors attend Nobel Peace Prize ceremony

Atomic bomb survivors attend Nobel Peace Prize ceremony

Shohei Tsuiki and Emiko Okada (1st and 2nd from R in 2nd row), survivors of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombings of Nagasaki and Hiroshima, respectively, attend the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in Oslo on Dec. 10, 2015. According to the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations, it was the first time that survivors of the bombings attended the ceremony. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Abe, Park hold 1st talks amid row over "comfort women" issue

Abe, Park hold 1st talks amid row over "comfort women" issue

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (2nd from L) and South Korean President Park Geun Hye (2nd from R) attend their first one-on-one meeting at the presidential Blue House in Seoul on Nov. 2, 2015. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Abe, Park hold 1st talks amid row over "comfort women" issue

Abe, Park hold 1st talks amid row over "comfort women" issue

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and South Korean President Park Geun Hye head to a conference room for their first one-on-one meeting at the presidential Blue House in Seoul on Nov. 2, 2015. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo