U.N. spokesman Dujarric at press conference

U.N. spokesman Dujarric at press conference

Stephane Dujarric, spokesperson for the Secretary-General of the United Nations, speaks at a press conference at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Jan. 8, 2026.

U.N. spokesman Dujarric at press conference

U.N. spokesman Dujarric at press conference

Stephane Dujarric, spokesperson for the Secretary-General of the United Nations, speaks at a press conference at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Jan. 8, 2026.

Hamaoka nuclear power plant in central Japan

Hamaoka nuclear power plant in central Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News airplane shows the Hamaoka nuclear power plant operated by Chubu Electric Power Co. in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on Jan. 8, 2026.

Hamaoka nuclear power plant in central Japan

Hamaoka nuclear power plant in central Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News airplane shows the Hamaoka nuclear power plant operated by Chubu Electric Power Co. in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on Jan. 8, 2026.

Hamaoka nuclear power plant in central Japan

Hamaoka nuclear power plant in central Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News airplane shows the Hamaoka nuclear power plant operated by Chubu Electric Power Co. in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on Jan. 8, 2026.

Japan defense minister meets Okinawa gov.

Japan defense minister meets Okinawa gov.

Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki speaks to reporters following a meeting with Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi in Naha, capital of the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa, on Jan. 8, 2026.

Japan defense minister meets Okinawa gov.

Japan defense minister meets Okinawa gov.

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (L) holds talks with Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki in Naha, capital of the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa, on Jan. 8, 2026.

Japan defense minister meets Okinawa gov.

Japan defense minister meets Okinawa gov.

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi speaks to reporters following a meeting with Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki in Naha, capital of the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa, on Jan. 8, 2026.

Japan defense minister visits Okinawa Pref.

Japan defense minister visits Okinawa Pref.

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (front) looks at the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma from the rooftop of the Ginowan city government building in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa on Jan. 8, 2026.

Japan defense minister visits Okinawa Pref.

Japan defense minister visits Okinawa Pref.

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (front) looks at the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma from the rooftop of the Ginowan city government building in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa on Jan. 8, 2026.

Japan defense minister visits ASDF base in Okinawa Pref.

Japan defense minister visits ASDF base in Okinawa Pref.

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (C) visits the Japan Air Self-Defense Force base in Naha in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa on Jan. 8, 2026.

Japan defense minister visits ASDF base in Okinawa Pref.

Japan defense minister visits ASDF base in Okinawa Pref.

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (front) boards a Japan Air Self-Defense Force jet during a visit to its base in Naha in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa on Jan. 8, 2026.

Wildfire in Yamanashi Pref.

Wildfire in Yamanashi Pref.

A wildfire continues to burn on Mt. Ogi straddling Uenohara and Otsuki cities in Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo, on Jan. 8, 2026.

Wildfire in Yamanashi Pref.

Wildfire in Yamanashi Pref.

Smoke rises as a wildfire continues to burn on Mt. Ogi straddling Uenohara and Otsuki cities in Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo, on Jan. 8, 2026.

Wildfire in Yamanashi Pref.

Wildfire in Yamanashi Pref.

Smoke rises as a wildfire continues to burn on Mt. Ogi straddling Uenohara and Otsuki cities in Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo, on Jan. 8, 2026.

Wildfire in Yamanashi Pref.

Wildfire in Yamanashi Pref.

Smoke rises as a wildfire continues to burn on Mt. Ogi straddling Uenohara and Otsuki cities in Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo, on Jan. 8, 2026.

Japan LDP policy chief in S. Korea

Japan LDP policy chief in S. Korea

Takayuki Kobayashi (L), policy chief of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, shakes hands with South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun on Jan. 8, 2026, in Seoul.

Japan LDP policy chief in S. Korea

Japan LDP policy chief in S. Korea

Takayuki Kobayashi (L), policy chief of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, shakes hands with South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun on Jan. 8, 2026, in Seoul.

Japan LDP policy chief in S. Korea

Japan LDP policy chief in S. Korea

Takayuki Kobayashi (L), policy chief of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, is pictured with South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun on Jan. 8, 2026, in Seoul.

U.N. flag

U.N. flag

File photo taken in Tokyo on Jan. 8, 2026, shows a United Nations flag.

U.N. flag

U.N. flag

File photo taken in Tokyo on Jan. 8, 2026, shows a United Nations flag.

U.N. flag

U.N. flag

File photo taken in Tokyo on Jan. 8, 2026, shows a United Nations flag.

U.N. University in Tokyo

U.N. University in Tokyo

File photo taken on Jan. 8, 2026, shows the building housing the United Nations University headquarters in Tokyo.

Ex-Japan Prime Minister Hosokawa

Ex-Japan Prime Minister Hosokawa

Former Japanese Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa gives an interview in Tokyo on Dec. 8, 2025.

Ex-Japan Prime Minister Hosokawa

Ex-Japan Prime Minister Hosokawa

Former Japanese Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa gives an interview in Tokyo on Dec. 8, 2025.

Ex-Japan Prime Minister Hosokawa

Ex-Japan Prime Minister Hosokawa

Former Japanese Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa gives an interview in Tokyo on Dec. 8, 2025.

Ex-Japan Prime Minister Hosokawa

Ex-Japan Prime Minister Hosokawa

Former Japanese Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa gives an interview in Tokyo on Dec. 8, 2025.

Freestyle skiing: World Cup in Ruka

Freestyle skiing: World Cup in Ruka

Matt Graham of Australia (C) poses after winning gold in the men's moguls at the Freestyle Ski World Cup in Ruka, Finland, on Dec. 8, 2025, alongside silver medalist Ikuma Horishima (L) of Japan and bronze medalist Julien Viel of Canada.

Freestyle skiing: World Cup in Ruka

Freestyle skiing: World Cup in Ruka

Ikuma Horishima of Japan poses for photos after winning silver in the men's moguls at the Freestyle Ski World Cup in Ruka, Finland, on Dec. 8, 2025.

China Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo

China Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun holds a press conference in Beijing on Dec. 8, 2025.

China Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo

China Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun holds a press conference in Beijing on Dec. 8, 2025.

China Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo

China Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun holds a press conference in Beijing on Dec. 8, 2025.

Nobel Prize in chemistry laureate Kitagawa

Nobel Prize in chemistry laureate Kitagawa

Nobel Prize in chemistry laureate Susumu Kitagawa delivers his Nobel Prize lecture in Stockholm on Dec. 8, 2025.

Nobel Prize in chemistry laureate Kitagawa

Nobel Prize in chemistry laureate Kitagawa

Nobel Prize in chemistry laureate Susumu Kitagawa delivers his Nobel Prize lecture in Stockholm on Dec. 8, 2025.

Nobel Prize in chemistry laureate Kitagawa

Nobel Prize in chemistry laureate Kitagawa

Nobel Prize in chemistry laureate Susumu Kitagawa delivers his Nobel Prize lecture in Stockholm on Dec. 8, 2025.

Nobel Prize in chemistry laureate Kitagawa

Nobel Prize in chemistry laureate Kitagawa

Nobel Prize in chemistry laureate Susumu Kitagawa delivers his Nobel Prize lecture in Stockholm on Dec. 8, 2025.

Nobel Prize in chemistry laureate Kitagawa

Nobel Prize in chemistry laureate Kitagawa

Nobel Prize in chemistry laureate Susumu Kitagawa delivers his Nobel Prize lecture in Stockholm on Dec. 8, 2025.

Nobel Prize in chemistry laureate Kitagawa

Nobel Prize in chemistry laureate Kitagawa

Nobel Prize in chemistry laureate Susumu Kitagawa delivers his Nobel Prize lecture in Stockholm on Dec. 8, 2025.

Nobel Prize in chemistry laureate Kitagawa

Nobel Prize in chemistry laureate Kitagawa

Nobel Prize in chemistry laureate Susumu Kitagawa delivers his Nobel Prize lecture in Stockholm on Dec. 8, 2025.

Nobel Prize in chemistry laureate Kitagawa

Nobel Prize in chemistry laureate Kitagawa

Nobel Prize in chemistry laureate Susumu Kitagawa delivers his Nobel Prize lecture in Stockholm on Dec. 8, 2025.

Nobel Prize in chemistry laureate Kitagawa

Nobel Prize in chemistry laureate Kitagawa

Nobel Prize in chemistry laureate Susumu Kitagawa delivers his Nobel Prize lecture in Stockholm on Dec. 8, 2025.

Nobel Prize in chemistry laureate Kitagawa

Nobel Prize in chemistry laureate Kitagawa

Nobel Prize in chemistry laureate Susumu Kitagawa delivers his Nobel Prize lecture in Stockholm on Dec. 8, 2025.

Nobel Prize in chemistry laureate Kitagawa

Nobel Prize in chemistry laureate Kitagawa

Nobel Prize in chemistry laureate Susumu Kitagawa delivers his Nobel Prize lecture in Stockholm on Dec. 8, 2025.

Nobel Prize in chemistry laureate Kitagawa

Nobel Prize in chemistry laureate Kitagawa

Nobel Prize in chemistry laureate Susumu Kitagawa delivers his Nobel Prize lecture in Stockholm on Dec. 8, 2025.

Nobel Prize in chemistry laureate Kitagawa

Nobel Prize in chemistry laureate Kitagawa

Nobel Prize in chemistry laureate Susumu Kitagawa delivers his Nobel Prize lecture in Stockholm on Dec. 8, 2025.

Nobel Prize in chemistry laureate Kitagawa

Nobel Prize in chemistry laureate Kitagawa

Nobel Prize in chemistry laureate Susumu Kitagawa delivers his Nobel Prize lecture in Stockholm on Dec. 8, 2025.

Aftermath of strong quake in northeastern Japan

Aftermath of strong quake in northeastern Japan

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks to reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 8, 2025, shortly after a powerful earthquake struck northeastern Japan.

Aftermath of strong quake in northeastern Japan

Aftermath of strong quake in northeastern Japan

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks to reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 8, 2025, shortly after a powerful earthquake struck northeastern Japan.

Japan PM Takaichi in parliament

Japan PM Takaichi in parliament

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi attends a plenary session of the House of Representatives in Tokyo on Dec. 8, 2025.

Japan PM Takaichi in parliament

Japan PM Takaichi in parliament

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi attends a plenary session of the House of Representatives in Tokyo on Dec. 8, 2025.