Illustration of 107th Session of the Congress of Mayors - Paris

Illustration of 107th Session of the Congress of Mayors - Paris

The logo of French IT consulting firm Atos is seen during the 107th session of the Congress of Mayors organised by the "France's Mayors' Association" (AMF) at the Paris Expo Porte de Versailles convention center in Paris, France, November 19, 2025. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

Vivatech - Day 1 - Paris

Vivatech - Day 1 - Paris

Vivatech 2025. Franck Chartier CEO Atos France. Paris, France on June 11, 2025. Photo by Mario Fourmy/ABACAPRESS.COM

Vivatech - Day 1 - Paris

Vivatech - Day 1 - Paris

Vivatech 2025. Franck Chartier CEO Atos France. Paris, France on June 11, 2025. Photo by Mario Fourmy/ABACAPRESS.COM

Vivatech - Day 1 - Paris

Vivatech - Day 1 - Paris

Vivatech 2025. Franck Chartier CEO Atos France. Paris, France on June 11, 2025. Photo by Mario Fourmy/ABACAPRESS.COM

Vivatech - Day 1 - Paris

Vivatech - Day 1 - Paris

Vivatech 2025. Franck Chartier CEO Atos France. Paris, France on June 11, 2025. Photo by Mario Fourmy/ABACAPRESS.COM

Vivatech - Day 1 - Paris

Vivatech - Day 1 - Paris

Vivatech 2025. Franck Chartier CEO Atos France. Paris, France on June 11, 2025. Photo by Mario Fourmy/ABACAPRESS.COM

French Government Will Support Struggling Atos To Save Jobs

French Government Will Support Struggling Atos To Save Jobs

File photo - Atos, global leader in digital transformation, and Google Cloud today inaugurated by CEO of Atos, Thierry Breton, a joint artificial intelligence (AI) laboratory in the presence of Bruno Le Maire, French Minister of Economy and Finance, in Colombes, France, on April 04, 2019. Set up as part of the global partnership between Atos and Google Cloud, this laboratory, which is unique in France, enables clients, businesses and public organizations to identify practical cases, for which AI could provide innovative and effective solutions. - The French government will be there to support the activities of Atos and the tens of thousands of jobs employed by the struggling IT services group, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire, after Atos shares plunged around 29 %. On Monday, Atos said it would drop plans for a rights issue due to "changes in the market environment" and added it had started talks with its banks about refinancing its debt. Photo by Mario Fourmy/ABACAPRESS.COM

French Government Will Support Struggling Atos To Save Jobs

French Government Will Support Struggling Atos To Save Jobs

File photo - European Commissioner for Internal Market, and European Commissioner for Vaccines Thierry Breton - FILE - ATOS. French manufacturer of calculators and super claculators. The only site in Europe to produce this type of machine. ATOSunveils global High Performance Computing Test Lab in Angers, France, on September 19, 2019. CEO of Atos, Thierry Breton, and the mayor of Angers Christophe Bechu inaugurates and visit the center. - The French government will be there to support the activities of Atos and the tens of thousands of jobs employed by the struggling IT services group, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire, after Atos shares plunged around 29 %. On Monday, Atos said it would drop plans for a rights issue due to "changes in the market environment" and added it had started talks with its banks about refinancing its debt. Photo by Mario Fourmy / ABACAPRESS.COM

French Government Will Support Struggling Atos To Save Jobs

French Government Will Support Struggling Atos To Save Jobs

File photo - ATOS. French manufacturer of calculators and super claculators. The only site in Europe to produce this type of machine. ATOSunveils global High Performance Computing Test Lab in Angers, France, on September 19, 2019. CEO of Atos, Thierry Breton, and the mayor of Angers Christophe Bechu inaugurates and visit the center. - The French government will be there to support the activities of Atos and the tens of thousands of jobs employed by the struggling IT services group, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire, after Atos shares plunged around 29 %. On Monday, Atos said it would drop plans for a rights issue due to "changes in the market environment" and added it had started talks with its banks about refinancing its debt. Photo by Mario Fourmy / ABACAPRESS.COM

French Government Will Support Struggling Atos To Save Jobs

French Government Will Support Struggling Atos To Save Jobs

File photo - Atos, global leader in digital transformation, and Google Cloud today inaugurated by CEO of Atos, Thierry Breton, a joint artificial intelligence (AI) laboratory in the presence of Bruno Le Maire, French Minister of Economy and Finance, in Colombes, France, on April 04, 2019. Set up as part of the global partnership between Atos and Google Cloud, this laboratory, which is unique in France, enables clients, businesses and public organizations to identify practical cases, for which AI could provide innovative and effective solutions. - The French government will be there to support the activities of Atos and the tens of thousands of jobs employed by the struggling IT services group, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire, after Atos shares plunged around 29 %. On Monday, Atos said it would drop plans for a rights issue due to "changes in the market environment" and added it had started talks with its banks about refinancing its debt. Photo by Mario Fourmy/ABACAPRESS.COM

French Government Will Support Struggling Atos To Save Jobs

French Government Will Support Struggling Atos To Save Jobs

File photo - A general view of Atos building, on May 07, 2020 in Bezons, France. - The French government will be there to support the activities of Atos and the tens of thousands of jobs employed by the struggling IT services group, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire, after Atos shares plunged around 29 %. On Monday, Atos said it would drop plans for a rights issue due to "changes in the market environment" and added it had started talks with its banks about refinancing its debt. Photo by David Niviere/ABACAPRESS.COM

French Government Will Support Struggling Atos To Save Jobs

French Government Will Support Struggling Atos To Save Jobs

File photo - Atos Chairman and CEO Thierry Breton delivers his speech during the presentation of Atos' Bull Sequana, the world's most efficient supercomputer, at Loft Sevigne showroom in Paris, France on April 12, 2016. A first exascale-class computer, Bull Sequana is capable of processing a billion billion operations per second while consuming 10 times less energy than current systems. - The French government will be there to support the activities of Atos and the tens of thousands of jobs employed by the struggling IT services group, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire, after Atos shares plunged around 29 %. On Monday, Atos said it would drop plans for a rights issue due to "changes in the market environment" and added it had started talks with its banks about refinancing its debt. Photo by Christian Liewig/ABACAPRESS.COM

French Government Will Support Struggling Atos To Save Jobs

French Government Will Support Struggling Atos To Save Jobs

File photo - French Minister of the Economy, Industry and the Digital Sector Emmanuel Macron and Atos Chairman and CEO Thierry Breton at Loft Sevigne showroom for the presentation of Atos' Bull Sequana, the world's most efficient supercomputer, in Paris, France on April 12, 2016. A first exascale-class computer, Bull Sequana is capable of processing a billion billion operations per second while consuming 10 times less energy than current systems. - The French government will be there to support the activities of Atos and the tens of thousands of jobs employed by the struggling IT services group, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire, after Atos shares plunged around 29 %. On Monday, Atos said it would drop plans for a rights issue due to "changes in the market environment" and added it had started talks with its banks about refinancing its debt. Photo by Christian Liewig/ABACAPRESS.COM

French Government Will Support Struggling Atos To Save Jobs

French Government Will Support Struggling Atos To Save Jobs

File photo - French Minister of the Economy, Industry and the Digital Sector Emmanuel Macron and Atos Chairman and CEO Thierry Breton at Loft Sevigne showroom for the presentation of Atos' Bull Sequana, the world's most efficient supercomputer, in Paris, France on April 12, 2016. A first exascale-class computer, Bull Sequana is capable of processing a billion billion operations per second while consuming 10 times less energy than current systems. - The French government will be there to support the activities of Atos and the tens of thousands of jobs employed by the struggling IT services group, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire, after Atos shares plunged around 29 %. On Monday, Atos said it would drop plans for a rights issue due to "changes in the market environment" and added it had started talks with its banks about refinancing its debt. Photo by Christian Liewig/ABACAPRESS.COM

French Government Will Support Struggling Atos To Save Jobs

French Government Will Support Struggling Atos To Save Jobs

File photo - French Minister of the Economy, Industry and the Digital Sector Emmanuel Macron and Atos Chairman and CEO Thierry Breton at Loft Sevigne showroom for the presentation of Atos' Bull Sequana, the world's most efficient supercomputer, in Paris, France on April 12, 2016. A first exascale-class computer, Bull Sequana is capable of processing a billion billion operations per second while consuming 10 times less energy than current systems. - The French government will be there to support the activities of Atos and the tens of thousands of jobs employed by the struggling IT services group, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire, after Atos shares plunged around 29 %. On Monday, Atos said it would drop plans for a rights issue due to "changes in the market environment" and added it had started talks with its banks about refinancing its debt. Photo by Christian Liewig/ABACAPRESS.COM

French Government Will Support Struggling Atos To Save Jobs

French Government Will Support Struggling Atos To Save Jobs

File photo - Atmosphere during the presentation of Atos' Bull Sequana, the world's most efficient supercomputer, at Loft Sevigne showroom in Paris, France on April 12, 2016. A first exascale-class computer, Bull Sequana is capable of processing a billion billion operations per second while consuming 10 times less energy than current systems. - The French government will be there to support the activities of Atos and the tens of thousands of jobs employed by the struggling IT services group, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire, after Atos shares plunged around 29 %. On Monday, Atos said it would drop plans for a rights issue due to "changes in the market environment" and added it had started talks with its banks about refinancing its debt. Photo by Christian Liewig/ABACAPRESS.COM

French Government Will Support Struggling Atos To Save Jobs

French Government Will Support Struggling Atos To Save Jobs

File photo - Atos Chairman and CEO Thierry Breton delivers his speech during the presentation of Atos' Bull Sequana, the world's most efficient supercomputer, at Loft Sevigne showroom in Paris, France on April 12, 2016. A first exascale-class computer, Bull Sequana is capable of processing a billion billion operations per second while consuming 10 times less energy than current systems. - The French government will be there to support the activities of Atos and the tens of thousands of jobs employed by the struggling IT services group, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire, after Atos shares plunged around 29 %. On Monday, Atos said it would drop plans for a rights issue due to "changes in the market environment" and added it had started talks with its banks about refinancing its debt. Photo by Christian Liewig/ABACAPRESS.COM

French Government Will Support Struggling Atos To Save Jobs

French Government Will Support Struggling Atos To Save Jobs

File photo - ATOS. French manufacturer of calculators and super claculators. The only site in Europe to produce this type of machine. ATOSunveils global High Performance Computing Test Lab in Angers, France, on September 19, 2019. CEO of Atos, Thierry Breton, and the mayor of Angers Christophe Bechu inaugurates and visit the center. - The French government will be there to support the activities of Atos and the tens of thousands of jobs employed by the struggling IT services group, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire, after Atos shares plunged around 29 %. On Monday, Atos said it would drop plans for a rights issue due to "changes in the market environment" and added it had started talks with its banks about refinancing its debt. Photo by Mario Fourmy / ABACAPRESS.COM

French Government Will Support Struggling Atos To Save Jobs

French Government Will Support Struggling Atos To Save Jobs

File photo - ATOS. French manufacturer of calculators and super claculators. The only site in Europe to produce this type of machine. ATOSunveils global High Performance Computing Test Lab in Angers, France, on September 19, 2019. CEO of Atos, Thierry Breton, and the mayor of Angers Christophe Bechu inaugurates and visit the center. - The French government will be there to support the activities of Atos and the tens of thousands of jobs employed by the struggling IT services group, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire, after Atos shares plunged around 29 %. On Monday, Atos said it would drop plans for a rights issue due to "changes in the market environment" and added it had started talks with its banks about refinancing its debt. Photo by Mario Fourmy / ABACAPRESS.COM

French Government Will Support Struggling Atos To Save Jobs

French Government Will Support Struggling Atos To Save Jobs

File photo - European Commissioner for Internal Market, and European Commissioner for Vaccines Thierry Breton - FILE - Atos, global leader in digital transformation, and Google Cloud today inaugurated by CEO of Atos, Thierry Breton, a joint artificial intelligence (AI) laboratory in the presence of Bruno Le Maire, French Minister of Economy and Finance, in Colombes, France, on April 04, 2019. Set up as part of the global partnership between Atos and Google Cloud, this laboratory, which is unique in France, enables clients, businesses and public organizations to identify practical cases, for which AI could provide innovative and effective solutions. - The French government will be there to support the activities of Atos and the tens of thousands of jobs employed by the struggling IT services group, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire, after Atos shares plunged around 29 %. On Monday, Atos said it would drop plans for a rights issue due to "changes in the market environment" and added it had started talks wi

French Government Will Support Struggling Atos To Save Jobs

French Government Will Support Struggling Atos To Save Jobs

File photo - Atos, global leader in digital transformation, and Google Cloud today inaugurated by CEO of Atos, Thierry Breton, a joint artificial intelligence (AI) laboratory in the presence of Bruno Le Maire, French Minister of Economy and Finance, in Colombes, France, on April 04, 2019. Set up as part of the global partnership between Atos and Google Cloud, this laboratory, which is unique in France, enables clients, businesses and public organizations to identify practical cases, for which AI could provide innovative and effective solutions. - The French government will be there to support the activities of Atos and the tens of thousands of jobs employed by the struggling IT services group, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire, after Atos shares plunged around 29 %. On Monday, Atos said it would drop plans for a rights issue due to "changes in the market environment" and added it had started talks with its banks about refinancing its debt. Photo by Mario Fourmy/ABACAPRESS.COM

French Government Will Support Struggling Atos To Save Jobs

French Government Will Support Struggling Atos To Save Jobs

File photo - Atos, global leader in digital transformation, and Google Cloud today inaugurated by CEO of Atos, Thierry Breton, a joint artificial intelligence (AI) laboratory in the presence of Bruno Le Maire, French Minister of Economy and Finance, in Colombes, France, on April 04, 2019. Set up as part of the global partnership between Atos and Google Cloud, this laboratory, which is unique in France, enables clients, businesses and public organizations to identify practical cases, for which AI could provide innovative and effective solutions. - The French government will be there to support the activities of Atos and the tens of thousands of jobs employed by the struggling IT services group, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire, after Atos shares plunged around 29 %. On Monday, Atos said it would drop plans for a rights issue due to "changes in the market environment" and added it had started talks with its banks about refinancing its debt. Photo by Mario Fourmy/ABACAPRESS.COM

French Government Will Support Struggling Atos To Save Jobs

French Government Will Support Struggling Atos To Save Jobs

File photo - Atos, global leader in digital transformation, and Google Cloud today inaugurated by CEO of Atos, Thierry Breton, a joint artificial intelligence (AI) laboratory in the presence of Bruno Le Maire, French Minister of Economy and Finance, in Colombes, France, on April 04, 2019. Set up as part of the global partnership between Atos and Google Cloud, this laboratory, which is unique in France, enables clients, businesses and public organizations to identify practical cases, for which AI could provide innovative and effective solutions. - The French government will be there to support the activities of Atos and the tens of thousands of jobs employed by the struggling IT services group, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire, after Atos shares plunged around 29 %. On Monday, Atos said it would drop plans for a rights issue due to "changes in the market environment" and added it had started talks with its banks about refinancing its debt. Photo by Mario Fourmy/ABACAPRESS.COM

French Government Will Support Struggling Atos To Save Jobs

French Government Will Support Struggling Atos To Save Jobs

File photo - French Minister of the Economy, Industry and the Digital Sector Emmanuel Macron during the presentation of Atos' Bull Sequana, the world's most efficient supercomputer, at Loft Sevigne showroom in Paris, France on April 12, 2016. A first exascale-class computer, Bull Sequana is capable of processing a billion billion operations per second while consuming 10 times less energy than current systems. - The French government will be there to support the activities of Atos and the tens of thousands of jobs employed by the struggling IT services group, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire, after Atos shares plunged around 29 %. On Monday, Atos said it would drop plans for a rights issue due to "changes in the market environment" and added it had started talks with its banks about refinancing its debt. Photo by Christian Liewig/ABACAPRESS.COM

French Government Will Support Struggling Atos To Save Jobs

French Government Will Support Struggling Atos To Save Jobs

File photo - Atos, global leader in digital transformation, and Google Cloud today inaugurated by CEO of Atos, Thierry Breton, a joint artificial intelligence (AI) laboratory in the presence of Bruno Le Maire, French Minister of Economy and Finance, in Colombes, France, on April 04, 2019. Set up as part of the global partnership between Atos and Google Cloud, this laboratory, which is unique in France, enables clients, businesses and public organizations to identify practical cases, for which AI could provide innovative and effective solutions. - The French government will be there to support the activities of Atos and the tens of thousands of jobs employed by the struggling IT services group, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire, after Atos shares plunged around 29 %. On Monday, Atos said it would drop plans for a rights issue due to "changes in the market environment" and added it had started talks with its banks about refinancing its debt. Photo by Mario Fourmy/ABACAPRESS.COM

French Government Will Support Struggling Atos To Save Jobs

French Government Will Support Struggling Atos To Save Jobs

File photo - French Minister of the Economy, Industry and the Digital Sector Emmanuel Macron and Atos Chairman and CEO Thierry Breton at Loft Sevigne showroom for the presentation of Atos' Bull Sequana, the world's most efficient supercomputer, in Paris, France on April 12, 2016. A first exascale-class computer, Bull Sequana is capable of processing a billion billion operations per second while consuming 10 times less energy than current systems. - The French government will be there to support the activities of Atos and the tens of thousands of jobs employed by the struggling IT services group, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire, after Atos shares plunged around 29 %. On Monday, Atos said it would drop plans for a rights issue due to "changes in the market environment" and added it had started talks with its banks about refinancing its debt. Photo by Christian Liewig/ABACAPRESS.COM

French Government Will Support Struggling Atos To Save Jobs

French Government Will Support Struggling Atos To Save Jobs

File photo - French Minister of the Economy, Industry and the Digital Sector Emmanuel Macron and Atos Chairman and CEO Thierry Breton at Loft Sevigne showroom for the presentation of Atos' Bull Sequana, the world's most efficient supercomputer, in Paris, France on April 12, 2016. A first exascale-class computer, Bull Sequana is capable of processing a billion billion operations per second while consuming 10 times less energy than current systems. - The French government will be there to support the activities of Atos and the tens of thousands of jobs employed by the struggling IT services group, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire, after Atos shares plunged around 29 %. On Monday, Atos said it would drop plans for a rights issue due to "changes in the market environment" and added it had started talks with its banks about refinancing its debt. Photo by Christian Liewig/ABACAPRESS.COM

French Government Will Support Struggling Atos To Save Jobs

French Government Will Support Struggling Atos To Save Jobs

File photo - ATOS. French manufacturer of calculators and super claculators. The only site in Europe to produce this type of machine. ATOSunveils global High Performance Computing Test Lab in Angers, France, on September 19, 2019. CEO of Atos, Thierry Breton, and the mayor of Angers Christophe Bechu inaugurates and visit the center. - The French government will be there to support the activities of Atos and the tens of thousands of jobs employed by the struggling IT services group, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire, after Atos shares plunged around 29 %. On Monday, Atos said it would drop plans for a rights issue due to "changes in the market environment" and added it had started talks with its banks about refinancing its debt. Photo by Mario Fourmy / ABACAPRESS.COM

French Government Will Support Struggling Atos To Save Jobs

French Government Will Support Struggling Atos To Save Jobs

File photo - Atos, global leader in digital transformation, and Google Cloud today inaugurated by CEO of Atos, Thierry Breton, a joint artificial intelligence (AI) laboratory in the presence of Bruno Le Maire, French Minister of Economy and Finance, in Colombes, France, on April 04, 2019. Set up as part of the global partnership between Atos and Google Cloud, this laboratory, which is unique in France, enables clients, businesses and public organizations to identify practical cases, for which AI could provide innovative and effective solutions. - The French government will be there to support the activities of Atos and the tens of thousands of jobs employed by the struggling IT services group, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire, after Atos shares plunged around 29 %. On Monday, Atos said it would drop plans for a rights issue due to "changes in the market environment" and added it had started talks with its banks about refinancing its debt. Photo by Mario Fourmy/ABACAPRESS.COM

Google Fined 220 Million Euros In France

Google Fined 220 Million Euros In France

File photo dated April 04, 2019 of Atos, global leader in digital transformation, and Google Cloud today inaugurated by CEO of Atos, Thierry Breton, a joint artificial intelligence (AI) laboratory in the presence of Bruno Le Maire, French Minister of Economy and Finance, in Colombes, France. Set up as part of the global partnership between Atos and Google Cloud, this laboratory, which is unique in France, enables clients, businesses and public organizations to identify practical cases, for which AI could provide innovative and effective solutions. - The French Competition Authority fined Google 220 million euros for promoting its own online advertising services. Photo by Mario Fourmy/ABACAPRESS.COM

Atos and Google Cloud inaugurate unique artificial intelligence lab

Atos and Google Cloud inaugurate unique artificial intelligence lab

European Commissioner for Internal Market, and European Commissioner for Vaccines Thierry Breton - FILE - Atos, global leader in digital transformation, and Google Cloud today inaugurated by CEO of Atos, Thierry Breton, a joint artificial intelligence (AI) laboratory in the presence of Bruno Le Maire, French Minister of Economy and Finance, in Colombes, France, on April 04, 2019. Set up as part of the global partnership between Atos and Google Cloud, this laboratory, which is unique in France, enables clients, businesses and public organizations to identify practical cases, for which AI could provide innovative and effective solutions. Photo by Mario Fourmy/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Fourmy Mario/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

ATOS unveils global High Performance Computing Test Lab in Angers

ATOS unveils global High Performance Computing Test Lab in Angers

European Commissioner for Internal Market, and European Commissioner for Vaccines Thierry Breton - FILE - ATOS. French manufacturer of calculators and super claculators. The only site in Europe to produce this type of machine. ATOSunveils global High Performance Computing Test Lab in Angers, France, on September 19, 2019. CEO of Atos, Thierry Breton, and the mayor of Angers Christophe Bechu inaugurates and visit the center. Photo by Mario Fourmy / ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Fourmy Mario/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

Atos and Google Cloud inaugurate unique artificial intelligence lab

Atos and Google Cloud inaugurate unique artificial intelligence lab

European Commissioner for Internal Market, and European Commissioner for Vaccines Thierry Breton - FILE - Atos, global leader in digital transformation, and Google Cloud today inaugurated by CEO of Atos, Thierry Breton, a joint artificial intelligence (AI) laboratory in the presence of Bruno Le Maire, French Minister of Economy and Finance, in Colombes, France, on April 04, 2019. Set up as part of the global partnership between Atos and Google Cloud, this laboratory, which is unique in France, enables clients, businesses and public organizations to identify practical cases, for which AI could provide innovative and effective solutions. Photo by Mario Fourmy/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Fourmy Mario/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

Atos and Google Cloud inaugurate unique artificial intelligence lab

Atos and Google Cloud inaugurate unique artificial intelligence lab

European Commissioner for Internal Market, and European Commissioner for Vaccines Thierry Breton - FILE - Atos, global leader in digital transformation, and Google Cloud today inaugurated by CEO of Atos, Thierry Breton, a joint artificial intelligence (AI) laboratory in the presence of Bruno Le Maire, French Minister of Economy and Finance, in Colombes, France, on April 04, 2019. Set up as part of the global partnership between Atos and Google Cloud, this laboratory, which is unique in France, enables clients, businesses and public organizations to identify practical cases, for which AI could provide innovative and effective solutions. Photo by Mario Fourmy/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Fourmy Mario/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

4th Challenges Economic Summit in Palais de Tokyo - Paris

4th Challenges Economic Summit in Palais de Tokyo - Paris

European Commissioner for Internal Market, and European Commissioner for Vaccines Thierry Breton - FILE - ATOS's CEO Thierry Breton adressing the 4th Challenges's Economic Summit in Palais de Tokyo, Paris, France on December 1st, 2017. Photo by Henri Szwarc/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Szwarc Henri/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)