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Japan PM Takaichi, JIP leader Yoshimura hold talks

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (L) and Japan Innovation Party leader Hirofumi Yoshimura attend a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2025, following their talks on a bill to slash the number of House of Representatives seats by 10 percent.

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Japan PM Takaichi, JIP leader Yoshimura hold talks

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (L) and Japan Innovation Party leader Hirofumi Yoshimura attend a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2025, following their talks on a bill to slash the number of House of Representatives seats by 10 percent.

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Japan PM Takaichi, JIP leader Yoshimura hold talks

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (L) and Japan Innovation Party leader Hirofumi Yoshimura attend a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2025, following their talks on a bill to slash the number of House of Representatives seats by 10 percent.

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Japan PM Takaichi, JIP leader Yoshimura hold talks

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (L) and Japan Innovation Party leader Hirofumi Yoshimura attend a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2025, following their talks on a bill to slash the number of House of Representatives seats by 10 percent.

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Japan PM Takaichi, JIP leader Yoshimura hold talks

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (L) and Japan Innovation Party leader Hirofumi Yoshimura shake hands at a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2025, following their talks on a bill to slash the number of House of Representatives seats by 10 percent.

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Japan PM Takaichi, JIP leader Yoshimura hold talks

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (L) and Japan Innovation Party leader Hirofumi Yoshimura shake hands at a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2025, following their talks on a bill to slash the number of House of Representatives seats by 10 percent.

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Japan PM Takaichi, JIP leader Yoshimura hold talks

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R, back) and Japan Innovation Party leader Hirofumi Yoshimura (L) hold talks in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2025, on a bill to slash the number of House of Representatives seats by 10 percent.

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Japan PM Takaichi, JIP leader Yoshimura hold talks

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R, back) and Japan Innovation Party leader Hirofumi Yoshimura (L, back) hold talks in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2025, on a bill to slash the number of House of Representatives seats by 10 percent.

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Extraordinary Diet session convenes after upper house election

Lawmakers of the Democratic Party for the People pose for a photo in front of the Diet building in Tokyo on Aug. 1, 2025, as an extraordinary Diet session is convened following the July 20 House of Councillors election. The small opposition party performed well in the election, increasing its representation in the 248-member upper chamber from nine to 22 seats.

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Extraordinary Diet session convenes after upper house election

Lawmakers of the Democratic Party for the People pose for a photo in front of the Diet building in Tokyo on Aug. 1, 2025, as an extraordinary Diet session is convened following the July 20 House of Councillors election. The small opposition party performed well in the election, increasing its representation in the 248-member upper chamber from nine to 22 seats.

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Extraordinary Diet session convenes after upper house election

Lawmakers of the Democratic Party for the People pose for a photo in front of the Diet building in Tokyo on Aug. 1, 2025, as an extraordinary Diet session is convened following the July 20 House of Councillors election. The small opposition party performed well in the election, increasing its representation in the 248-member upper chamber from nine to 22 seats.

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Extraordinary Diet session convenes after upper house election

Lawmakers of the opposition Sanseito party pose for a photo in front of the Diet building in Tokyo on Aug. 1, 2025, as an extraordinary Diet session is convened following the July 20 House of Councillors election. The right-wing party performed well in the election, increasing its representation in the 248-member upper chamber from two to 15 seats.

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Extraordinary Diet session convenes after upper house election

Lawmakers of the opposition Sanseito party pose for a photo in front of the Diet building in Tokyo on Aug. 1, 2025, as an extraordinary Diet session is convened following the July 20 House of Councillors election. The right-wing party performed well in the election, increasing its representation in the 248-member upper chamber from two to 15 seats.

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Tokyo Gov. Koike

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike meets reporters at the metropolitan government headquarters in the Japanese capital on June 23, 2025, after Tomin First no Kai, the regional party she established, won 32 seats in the 127-member metropolitan assembly, the most in the previous day's Tokyo assembly election.

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Tokyo Gov. Koike

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike speaks to reporters at the metropolitan government headquarters in the Japanese capital on June 23, 2025, after Tomin First no Kai, the regional party she established, won 32 seats in the 127-member metropolitan assembly, the most in the previous day's Tokyo assembly election.

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Tokyo Gov. Koike

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike speaks to reporters at the metropolitan government headquarters in the Japanese capital on June 23, 2025, after Tomin First no Kai, the regional party she established, won 32 seats in the 127-member metropolitan assembly, the most in the previous day's Tokyo assembly election.

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Labor Party wins election in Australia

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks to supporters near Sydney on May 3, 2025, after his ruling Labor Party won majority seats in the general election and he secured a second consecutive three-year term.

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Labor Party wins election in Australia

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks near Sydney on May 3, 2025, after his ruling Labor Party won majority seats in the general election and he secured a second consecutive three-year term.

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Japan No. 2 opposition party leadership race

House of Representatives lawmaker Ryuna Kanemura of the Japan Innovation Party meets the press in Tokyo on Nov. 12, 2024, to announce his intention to run in the Dec. 1 leadership race of Japan's second-largest opposition party, which suffered a significant loss of seats in the Oct. 27 general election.

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Japan No. 2 opposition party leadership race

Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura speaks during a press conference in Osaka on Nov. 12, 2024, to announce his candidacy in the Dec. 1 leadership race of Japan's second-largest opposition party, the Japan Innovation Party. Yoshimura is the co-leader of the party, which suffered a significant loss of seats in the Oct. 27 general election.

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Japan No. 2 opposition party leadership race

Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura speaks during a press conference in Osaka on Nov. 12, 2024, to announce his candidacy in the Dec. 1 leadership race of Japan's second-largest opposition party, the Japan Innovation Party. Yoshimura is the co-leader of the party, which suffered a significant loss of seats in the Oct. 27 general election.

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Mao Asada's new ice skate rink

Photo taken on Nov. 8, 2024, shows a building housing an ice skating rink that Vancouver Olympic figure skating silver medalist Mao Asada opened in Tachikawa, western Tokyo. Mao Rink, which has 1,000 seats for spectators, will open to the general public on Nov. 11. Asada has said she will use the rink for her ice show and that it meets standards for holding international competitions.

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Mao Asada's new ice skate rink

Photo taken on Nov. 8, 2024, shows an ice skating rink that Vancouver Olympic figure skating silver medalist Mao Asada opened in Tachikawa, western Tokyo. Mao Rink, which has 1,000 seats for spectators, will open to the general public on Nov. 11. Asada has said she will use the rink for her ice show and that it meets standards for holding international competitions.

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Mao Asada's new ice skate rink

Vancouver Olympic figure skating silver medalist Mao Asada performs at an ice skating rink she opened in Tachikawa, western Tokyo, during a ceremony marking its completion on Nov. 8, 2024. Mao Rink, which has 1,000 seats for spectators, will open to the general public on Nov. 11. Asada has said she will use the rink for her ice show and that the rink meets standards for holding international competitions.

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Mao Asada's new ice skate rink

Vancouver Olympic figure skating silver medalist Mao Asada performs at an ice skating rink she opened in Tachikawa, western Tokyo, during a ceremony marking its completion on Nov. 8, 2024. Mao Rink, which has 1,000 seats for spectators, will open to the general public on Nov. 11. Asada has said she will use the rink for her ice show and that the rink meets standards for holding international competitions.

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Formation of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party

TOKYO, Japan, Oct. 1 Kyodo - Undated photo shows a banner reading "Party name: Liberal Democratic Party" marking the inauguration of the LDP on Nov. 15, 1955, through the merger of the Democratic and Liberal parties. At that time, it controlled 298 seats in the House of Representatives and 115 seats in the House of Councillors. The party's birth initiated the so-called "1955 system" in Japan, where two major political parties emerged to vie for power. (Kyodo)

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Paris Olympics

Photo taken on July 11, 2024, shows spectator seats set up along the banks of the Seine river for the Paris Olympics opening ceremony.

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Paris Olympics

Photo taken on July 11, 2024, shows spectator seats being set up along the banks of the Seine river for the Paris Olympics opening ceremony.

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Paris Olympics

Photo taken on July 11, 2024, shows spectator seats set up along the banks of the Seine river for the Paris Olympics opening ceremony.

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Paris Olympics

Photo taken on July 11, 2024, shows spectator seats set up on a bridge over the Seine river for the Paris Olympics opening ceremony.

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Paris Olympics

Photo taken on July 11, 2024, shows spectator seats set up on a bridge over the Seine river for the Paris Olympics opening ceremony.

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Japan PM Kishida

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida meets the press at the premier's office in Tokyo on April 30, 2024, after his ruling Liberal Democratic Party lost three lower house seats in by-elections on April 28.

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Japan PM Kishida

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida meets the press at the premier's office in Tokyo on April 30, 2024, after his ruling Liberal Democratic Party lost three lower house seats in by-elections on April 28.

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Japan PM Kishida

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida meets the press at the premier's office in Tokyo on April 30, 2024, after his ruling Liberal Democratic Party lost three lower house seats in by-elections on April 28.

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Japan PM Kishida

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida meets the press at the premier's office in Tokyo on April 30, 2024, after his ruling Liberal Democratic Party lost three lower house seats in by-elections on April 28.

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Lower house by-elections in Japan

Toshimitsu Motegi, secretary general of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party, speaks to reporters at the party headquarters in Tokyo after the ruling party lost three seats in House of Representatives by-elections on April 28, 2024.

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Lower house by-elections in Japan

Toshimitsu Motegi (C), secretary general of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party, speaks to reporters at the party headquarters in Tokyo after the ruling party lost three seats in House of Representatives by-elections on April 28, 2024.

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Lower house by-elections in Japan

Kenta Izumi, chief of the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, holds a press conference at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on April 28, 2024, after the party won all three seats contested in House of Representatives by-elections.

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JR East sightseeing train Hinabi debuts in northeastern Japan

A ceremony marking the debut of East Japan Railway Co. sightseeing train Hinabi is held at JR Morioka Station in Morioka in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 23, 2023. The two-car train with a total of 59 seats will initially run between Morioka and Kamaishi, also in Iwate Prefecture, mainly on weekends, with service planned to extend into the neighboring Aomori Prefecture in the future.

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JR East sightseeing train Hinabi debuts in northeastern Japan

A ceremony marking the debut of East Japan Railway Co. sightseeing train Hinabi is held at JR Morioka Station in Morioka in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 23, 2023. The two-car train with a total of 59 seats will initially run between Morioka and Kamaishi, also in Iwate Prefecture, mainly on weekends, with service planned to extend into the neighboring Aomori Prefecture in the future.

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Netherlands holds parliamentary elections

STORY: Netherlands holds parliamentary elections SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 15/Nov. 22, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:44 LOCATION: Amsterdam CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of street scenes in Amsterdam 2. various of elections STORYLINE: The Netherlands kicked off on Wednesday a nationwide vote to elect a new parliament and a replacement for outgoing Prime Minister Mark Rutte. At 7:30 a.m. local time (0630 GMT), all 9,000 polling stations in the Netherlands opened their doors for the 2023 parliamentary elections. A total of 26 parties joined the race in a fragmented Dutch political landscape. Rutte, who led the past four governments, cast his vote on Wednesday morning in the Hague, for the last time as PM. The previous elections in March 2021 ended in a landslide victory for the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) of Rutte with 34 of the 150 seats. According to the latest polls conducted by Peilingwijzer and cited by national broadcaster NOS, four parties are in the race to bec

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Japan PM Kishida after parliamentary by-elections

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida meets reporters at the premier's office in Tokyo on Oct. 23, 2023, a day after his Liberal Democratic Party lost one of two seats up for grabs in parliamentary by-elections.

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Japan PM Kishida after parliamentary by-elections

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida meets reporters at the premier's office in Tokyo on Oct. 23, 2023, a day after his Liberal Democratic Party lost one of two seats up for grabs in parliamentary by-elections.

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Japan PM Kishida after parliamentary by-elections

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida meets reporters at the premier's office in Tokyo on Oct. 23, 2023, a day after his Liberal Democratic Party lost one of two seats up for grabs in parliamentary by-elections.

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U.N. Human Rights Council voting

A delegate casts her country's vote for the candidates vying for United Nations Human Rights Council seats during a General Assembly session at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Oct. 10, 2023.

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Shinkansen business seats

Photo taken in an unknown location on Oct. 6, 2023, shows shinkansen bullet train seats that Central Japan Railway Co. will introduce from Oct. 20 in its Nozomi, Hikari and Kodama cars, running on the Tokaido and Sanyo shinkansen lines for those seeking to work comfortably. Making taking notes and using PCs easier, the more spacious S WorkP Seats cost an additional 1,200 yen (about $8).

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Tokyo Gov. Koike

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike speaks to reporters at Tokyo Metropolitan Government headquarters in Tokyo on April 24, 2023. Tomin First no Kai, a regional party founded by the governor, almost doubled its seats in local elections the previous day.

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Japan PM Kishida

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks to reporters at the premier's office in Tokyo on April 24, 2023. Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, headed by Kishida, secured four of the five Diet seats up for grabs in by-elections the previous day.

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Japan PM Kishida

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks to reporters at the premier's office in Tokyo on April 24, 2023. Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, headed by Kishida, secured four of the five Diet seats up for grabs in by-elections the previous day.

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Baseball: Fighters' new ballpark in Hokkaido

The Nippon Ham Fighters' new home stadium, Es Con Field Hokkaido, in Kitahiroshima, northern Japan, opens with Nippon Professional Baseball's season-opening game against the Tohoku Rakuten Eagles on March 30, 2023. The stadium boasts huge screens above the spectators seats on the right and left sides, as well as a retractable roof to shield the game and its natural grass turf from Hokkaido's frigid winters and snowy weather.