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Japan lower house OKs 18 tril. yen extra budget

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (far R) bows after the House of Representatives approves an 18.3 trillion yen ($118 billion) supplemental budget for the year through March in a plenary session in Tokyo on Dec. 11, 2025.

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Japan lower house OKs 18 tril. yen extra budget

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (far R) bows after the House of Representatives approves an 18.3 trillion yen ($118 billion) supplemental budget for the year through March in a plenary session in Tokyo on Dec. 11, 2025.

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Japan lower house OKs 18 tril. yen extra budget

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi bows after the House of Representatives approves an 18.3 trillion yen ($118 billion) supplemental budget for the year through March in a plenary session in Tokyo on Dec. 11, 2025.

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Japan PM visits disaster-hit areas in Ishikawa Pref.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi bows at a memorial for the victims of a massive earthquake in January 2024 and torrential rain in September 2024 during a visit to Wajima in the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa on Dec. 7, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM visits disaster-hit areas in Ishikawa Pref.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (front) bows at a memorial for the victims of a massive earthquake in January 2024 and torrential rain in September 2024 during a visit to Wajima in the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa on Dec. 7, 2025. (Pool photo)

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[Breaking News]Brewer Asahi cyberattack

TOKYO, Japan, Nov. 27 Kyodo - Asahi Group Holdings Ltd. President Atsushi Katsuki bows in apology during a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 27, 2025, following a cyberattack in late September in which personal information was leaked. The Japanese beverage giant said an investigation has found that personal information linked to around 2 million people may have been leaked in a cyberattack that hit its domestic servers. (Kyodo)

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Brewer Asahi cyberattack

Asahi Group Holdings Ltd. President Atsushi Katsuki (C) bows in apology during a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 27, 2025, following a cyberattack in late September in which personal information was leaked. The Japanese beverage giant said an investigation has found that personal information linked to around 2 million people may have been leaked in a cyberattack that hit its domestic servers.

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Memorial ceremony for Japanese baseball legend Nagashima

Former New York Yankees slugger Hideki Matsui bows after delivering a eulogy at a memorial ceremony held at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2025, for Japanese baseball legend Shigeo Nagashima, the former Yomiuri Giants star player and manager who died in June.

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Japan-S. Korea summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) bows in the direction of a South Korean flag during a summit meeting with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Oct. 30, 2025.

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Japan PM leaves for S. Korea

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi bows as she boards a government plane at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Oct. 30, 2025, to leave for South Korea to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum meeting in Gyeongju.

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Japan's first female Prime Minister Takaichi

Sanae Takaichi (C), president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, bows after being elected Japan's first female prime minister during a House of Representatives plenary session in Tokyo on Oct. 21, 2025.

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Japan LDP leadership election

Former Japanese internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi bows to fellow Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers at the ruling party's headquarters in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2025, after winning the party's presidential election in a runoff vote.

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Inter-Union Mobilization in Toulouse - France

A poster with a photo of E. Macron with little bows in his hair. Are you poor? Stop it. Third day of protests and strikes in a month. Nationwide strike and protest organized by the inter-union coalition (UNSA, CFDT, CGT, FO, CGC, CFTC, Solidaires, FSU) against budgetary austerity policies and in favor of social and fiscal justice. France, Toulouse, October 2, 2025. Photo by Patricia Huchot-Boissier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Martyrs' Day in China

Chinese President Xi Jinping (front) bows at a ceremony marking China's 12th Martyrs' Day at Tiananmen Square in Beijing on Sept. 30, 2025.

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World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025

Nozomi Tanaka of Japan bows to spectators after finishing 12th in the women's 5,000-meter final at the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 20, 2025.

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World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025

Nozomi Tanaka of Japan bows to spectators after finishing 12th in the women's 5,000-meter final at the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 20, 2025.

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World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025

Toshikazu Yamanishi of Japan bows after finishing 28th in the men's 20-kilometer race walk at the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 20, 2025.

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World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025

Toshikazu Yamanishi of Japan bows after finishing 28th in the men's 20-kilometer race walk at the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 20, 2025.

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World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025

Roderick Genki Dean of Japan bows to the crowd after finishing 16th in a men's javelin throw qualification round session to lose a berth in the final at the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 17, 2025.

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Athletics: World championships in Tokyo

Rachid Muratake of Japan bows after finishing fifth in the men's 110-meter hurdles event at the World Athletics Championships at the National Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 16, 2025.

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Coming-of-age rites for Japan Prince Hisahito

Japanese Prince Hisahito bows in front of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako in the Matsu-no-Ma stateroom of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Sept. 6, 2025, during coming-of-age rites. (Pool photo)

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Coming-of-age rites for Japan Prince Hisahito

Japanese Prince Hisahito (R), in ceremonial attire, bows in front of his father Crown Prince Fumihito and his mother Crown Princess Kiko in the Shunju-no-Ma room of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Sept. 6, 2025, while wearing a crown bestowed by Emperor Naruhito during his coming-of-age rites. (Pool photo)

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Coming-of-age rites for Japan Prince Hisahito

Japanese Prince Hisahito (C), in ceremonial attire, bows in front of Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako, Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko in the Shunju-no-Ma room of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Sept. 6, 2025, while wearing a crown bestowed by the emperor during his coming-of-age rites. (Pool photo)

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Coming-of-age rites for Japan Prince Hisahito

Japanese Prince Hisahito (C), in ceremonial attire, bows in front of Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako, Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko in the Shunju-no-Ma room of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Sept. 6, 2025, while wearing a crown bestowed by the emperor during his coming-of-age rites. (Pool photo)

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Ex-Suntory Chairman Niinami

Takeshi Niinami, former chairman of Japanese beverage maker Suntory Holdings Ltd., bows during a regular press conference as head of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives in Tokyo on Sept. 3, 2025. Niinami said he will step back from his duties as chief of the association but stressed he did not breach Japanese law in connection with the purchase of a dietary supplement.

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Badminton: World championship

Japan's Akane Yamaguchi bows after beating Indonesia's Putri Kusuma Wardani in the women's singles semifinals at the world badminton championships in Paris on Aug. 30, 2025.

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Japan marks 80th anniv. of WWII surrender

A man bows in front of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Aug. 15, 2025, the 80th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II

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Japan marks 80th anniv. of WWII surrender

A man bows in front of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Aug. 15, 2025, the 80th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II

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Yasukuni shrine

A man bows at the war-linked Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo on Aug. 14, 2025, the eve of the 80th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II.

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Osaka expo after subway disruption

Motoharu Hori (R), head of operations at Osaka Metro, bows in apology during a press conference in Osaka on Aug. 14, 2025. The metro's Chuo Line, which offers sole access to the site of the World Exposition in Osaka and the city center, suspended its service the previous night due to a power failure, leaving some visitors stranded at the expo site all night.

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Tokyo police punish 19 over wrongful arrests

Yuji Sakoda, superintendent general of the Metropolitan Police Department, bows during a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 7, 2025, after the Tokyo police made public disciplinary measures against 19 high-ranking members over the wrongful arrests and indictments of three men in 2020 in connection with a case involving the suspected unauthorized export of sensitive equipment.

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Japan police head apologizes to ex-nurse acquitted of 2003 murder

Shiga Prefectural Police chief Hisaaki Ikeuchi (far R) bows in apology to former assistant nurse Mika Nishiyama (far L), alongside her parents and lawyer, at a prefectural government building in Hikone, western Japan, on Aug. 7, 2025. Nishiyama was acquitted of murder in the 2003 death of a patient in a 2020 retrial after spending 12 years in prison.

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Athletics: Shimizu sets U-18 world record

Sorato Shimizu bows after winning the men's 100 meters at Japan's inter high school athletic meeting in an under-18 world record of 10.00 seconds at Hotstaff Field Hiroshima in the western Japan city of Hiroshima on July 26, 2025. (For editorial use only)

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Japan PM Ishiba to attend G7 in Canada

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (R) bows as he boards a government plane with his wife Yoshiko at Tokyo's Haneda airport on June 15, 2025, before heading to Canada for the Group of Seven summit.

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Japan's Princess Kako in Brazil

Japan's Princess Kako bows at a monument honoring pioneer immigrants from Japan in Campo Grande during her official trip to Brazil on June 10, 2025.

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SDF trainer jet crashes

Gen. Hiroaki Uchikura, chief of staff of Japan's Air Self-Defense Force, bows in apology during a press conference at the ministry in Tokyo on May 14, 2025, after a training jet with two personnel aboard crashed into a reservoir in Inuyama in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan.

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[Breaking News]3rd anniversary of Hokkaido boat tragedy

SHARI, Japan, April 23 Kyodo - Shari Mayor Hiroaki Yamauchi bows during a memorial ceremony on April 23, 2025, as the town on the northern Japan main island of Hokkaido marks the third anniversary of a tourist boat sinking off the World Heritage-listed Shiretoko Peninsula. The Kazu I sank during a cruise around the peninsula, leaving 20 people dead and six missing. (Kyodo)

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Baseball: Pirates vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani bows to fans after accidently throwing a ball into the stands during a workout ahead of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on April 25, 2025.

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20th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

West Japan Railway Co. President Kazuaki Hasegawa bows to the bereaved family of the 2005 fatal train derailment in the western Japan city of Amagasaki during the memorial ceremony at the site of the accident on April 25, 2025, its 20th anniversary. A rush-hour commuter train on the JR Fukuchiyama Line derailed and crashed into a condominium building, killing the driver and 106 passengers. (Pool photo)

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20th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

A train crew member bows as his train passes near the site of the 2005 fatal train derailment in the western Japan city of Amagasaki on April 25, 2025, its 20th anniversary. A rush-hour commuter train on the JR Fukuchiyama Line derailed and crashed into a condominium building, killing the driver and 106 passengers.

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3rd anniversary of Hokkaido boat tragedy

Shari Mayor Hiroaki Yamauchi bows during a memorial ceremony on April 23, 2025, as the town on the northern Japan main island of Hokkaido marks the third anniversary of a tourist boat sinking off the World Heritage-listed Shiretoko Peninsula. The Kazu I sank during a cruise around the peninsula, leaving 20 people dead and six missing.

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