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Takaichi, Lee visit Horyu-ji temple

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (L) and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung (C) visit the World Heritage-listed Horyu-ji temple in Ikaruga in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 14, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Takaichi, Lee visit Horyu-ji temple

Police officers (L) stand guard near Horyu-ji temple in Ikaruga, Nara Prefecture, on Jan. 14, 2026, as Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung visit the World Heritage-listed historical site.

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Takaichi, Lee visit Horyu-ji temple

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (L) and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung visit the World Heritage-listed Horyu-ji temple in Ikaruga in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 14, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Takaichi, Lee visit Horyu-ji temple

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (L) and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung shake hands in front of the World Heritage-listed Horyu-ji temple in Ikaruga in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 14, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Takaichi, Lee visit Horyu-ji temple

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (L) and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung shake hands in front of the World Heritage-listed Horyu-ji temple in Ikaruga in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 14, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Football: Copa del Rey

Real Sociedad's Takefusa Kubo (L) squares off against Osasuna's Enzo Boyomo in the first half of a Copa del Rey fourth-round football match in San Sebastian, Spain, on Jan. 13, 2026.

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Football: Copa del Rey

Real Sociedad's Takefusa Kubo (front) fends off an Osasuna player in the first half of a Copa del Rey fourth-round football match in San Sebastian, Spain, on Jan. 13, 2026.

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Football: Copa del Rey

Real Sociedad's Takefusa Kubo (front) fends off an Osasuna player in the first half of a Copa del Rey fourth-round football match in San Sebastian, Spain, on Jan. 13, 2026.

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Nikkei tops 54,000 for 1st time

A monitor in Tokyo shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average trading above the 54,000 line for the first time during the morning session on Jan. 14, 2026.

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Takaichi, Lee visit Horyu-ji temple

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (far L) prepares to greet South Korean President Lee Jae Myung at the World Heritage-listed Horyu-ji temple in Ikaruga, Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 14, 2026.

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Takaichi, Lee visit Horyu-ji temple

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) greets South Korean President Lee Jae Myung at the World Heritage-listed Horyu-ji temple in Ikaruga in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 14, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Takaichi, Lee visit Horyu-ji temple

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) greets South Korean President Lee Jae Myung at the World Heritage-listed Horyu-ji temple in Ikaruga in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 14, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Takaichi, Lee visit Horyu-ji temple

Police officers patrol near Horyu-ji temple in Ikaruga, Nara Prefecture, on Jan. 14, 2026, as Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung visit the World Heritage-listed historical site.

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Nikkei hits all-time closing high

A financial monitor in a building in Tokyo shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average hitting an all-time closing high above 53,000 on Jan. 13, 2026.

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Hong Kong court hearing for Jimmy Lai

A vehicle apparently carrying Jimmy Lai, founder of the now-defunct pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily, leaves the West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts building in Hong Kong on Jan. 13, 2026, following his mitigation hearing.

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Dollar nears 160 yen

Financial monitors at a currency exchange company in Tokyo on Jan. 13, 2026, show the dollar rising above the 159 yen line for the first time since July 2024.

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Japan-S. Korea summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung clap during a joint press appearance following their talks in Nara, the capital of her home prefecture of Nara, western Japan, on Jan. 13, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan-S. Korea summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) shakes hands with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung following a joint press appearance in Nara, the capital of her home prefecture of Nara, western Japan, on Jan. 13, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan-S. Korea summit

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung makes a joint press appearance with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in Nara, the capital of her home prefecture of Nara, western Japan, following their talks on Jan. 13, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan-S. Korea summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi makes a joint press appearance with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung in Nara, the capital of her home prefecture of Nara, western Japan, following their talks on Jan. 13, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning holds a press conference in Beijing on Jan. 13, 2026.

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Japan-S. Korea summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung are pictured in Nara, the capital of her home prefecture of Nara, western Japan, ahead of their talks on Jan. 13, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan-S. Korea summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung make a joint press appearance following their talks in Nara, the capital of her home prefecture of Nara, western Japan, on Jan. 13, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning holds a press conference in Beijing on Jan. 13, 2026.

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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning holds a press conference in Beijing on Jan. 13, 2026.

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CORRECTED: Japan-S. Korea summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (front, R) and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung (front, L) hold talks in Nara, the capital of her home prefecture of Nara, western Japan, on Jan. 13, 2026.

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Japan-S. Korea summit

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung holds talks with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in Nara, the capital of her home prefecture of Nara, western Japan, on Jan. 13, 2026.

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Japan-S. Korea summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi holds talks with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung in Nara, the capital of her home prefecture of Nara, western Japan, on Jan. 13, 2026.

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Japan-S. Korea summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) shakes hands with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung in Nara, the capital of her home prefecture of Nara, western Japan, ahead of their talks on Jan. 13, 2026.

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Nikkei stock index closes at record high

A financial data board in Tokyo shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average at 53,549.16, an all-time closing high, on Jan. 13, 2026.

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Renowned Japanese TV personality Hiroshi Kume dies at 81

Renowned Japanese TV personality Hiroshi Kume (C), known for hosting "The Best Ten" music show between 1978 and 1985, and anchoring the "News Station" news show between 1985 and 2004, receives "the best dressed eyes" award in Tokyo on Oct. 18, 2004. Kume died of lung cancer on Jan. 1, 2026, aged 81.

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Basketball: Lakers' Hachimura

Rui Hachimura of the Los Angeles Lakers meets the press after a practice session near Los Angeles on Jan. 11, 2026.

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S. Korean President Lee in Japan

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung (3rd from L) arrives at Kansai International Airport in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 13, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan foreign minister in Jerusalem

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi holds talks with Israeli counterpart Gideon Sa'ar in Jerusalem on Jan. 11, 2026.

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Japan foreign minister in Jerusalem

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (L) shakes hands with Israeli counterpart Gideon Sa'ar in Jerusalem on Jan. 11, 2026.

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S. Korean President Lee in Japan

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung (L) arrives at Kansai International Airport in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 13, 2026. (Pool photo)

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S. Korean President Lee in Japan

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung (2nd from L) is greeted upon arrival at Kansai International Airport in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 13, 2026.

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S. Korean President Lee in Japan

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung (L) arrives at Kansai International Airport in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 13, 2026.

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S. Korean President Lee in Japan

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung (L) arrives at Kansai International Airport in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 13, 2026.

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Japan foreign minister in Israel

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi speaks to the press in Jerusalem on Jan. 11, 2026.

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Japan foreign minister in Israel

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi speaks to the press in Jerusalem on Jan. 11, 2026.

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Japan foreign minister in Israel

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi speaks to the press in Jerusalem on Jan. 11, 2026.

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Japan foreign minister in Jerusalem

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi speaks to the press in Jerusalem on Jan. 11, 2026.

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S. Korean President Lee

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung (R) prepares to board a government plane near Seoul before flying to Kansai International Airport in Osaka Prefecture on Jan. 13, 2026.

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S. Korean President Lee

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung (2nd from L, front row) prepare to board a government plane near Seoul before flying to Kansai International Airport in Osaka Prefecture on Jan. 13, 2026.

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Ski jumping: World Cup event in Poland

Anze Lanisek of Slovenia competes en route to winning gold in a men's World Cup ski jumping event in Zakopane, Poland, on Jan. 11, 2026.

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Court hearing for ex-S. Korean President Yoon

A vehicle carrying former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol arrives at the Seoul Central District Court in Seoul on Jan. 13, 2026, for his insurrection sentencing hearing.

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Freestyle skiing aerials: World Cup event in Lake Placid

Li Xinpeng of China reacts after the second run of the men's aerials final at a freestyle skiing World Cup event in Lake Placid, New York, on Jan. 12, 2026. He won gold in the season's sixth and last race.

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G7 finance meeting on critical minerals

Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama speaks at a press conference in Washington on Jan. 12, 2026, after attending a meeting between the finance ministers of the Group of Seven countries and representatives of other countries including Australia and India on ways to reduce overreliance on China for critical minerals.

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G7 finance meeting on critical minerals

Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama speaks at a press conference in Washington on Jan. 12, 2026, after attending a meeting between the finance ministers of the Group of Seven countries and representatives of other countries including Australia and India on ways to reduce overreliance on China for critical minerals.