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Japan PM Takaichi meets Oracle CEO Sicilia

Japan PM Takaichi meets Oracle CEO Sicilia

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (3rd from R) poses for a photo with Oracle Corp. Chief Executive Officer Mike Sicilia (3rd from L) at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on April 15, 2026.

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Japan PM Takaichi meets Oracle CEO Sicilia

Japan PM Takaichi meets Oracle CEO Sicilia

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) poses for a photo with Oracle Corp. Chief Executive Officer Mike Sicilia at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on April 15, 2026.

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Demolition site in Kawasaki

KAWASAKI, Japan, April 8 Kyodo - A photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 8, 2026, shows a demolition site within the steelmaking complex of JFE Steel Corp. in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo, after part of a crane being dismantled fell and 40-meter-high scaffolding collapsed the previous day. Five workers fell from the crane and the structure, leaving three dead and one worker, who likely fell into the ocean, missing. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]Demolition site in Kawasaki

KAWASAKI, Japan, April 8 Kyodo - Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 7, 2026, shows a demolition site at a complex belonging to JFE Steel Corp. in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo, after 40-meter-high scaffolding collapsed, causing five workers to fall from the structure. (Kyodo)

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Demolition site in Kawasaki

Demolition site in Kawasaki

A photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 8, 2026, shows a demolition site within the steelmaking complex of JFE Steel Corp. in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo, after part of a crane being dismantled fell and 40-meter-high scaffolding collapsed the previous day. Five workers fell from the crane and the structure, leaving three dead and one worker, who likely fell into the ocean, missing.

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Demolition site in Kawasaki

Demolition site in Kawasaki

A photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 8, 2026, shows a demolition site within the steelmaking complex of JFE Steel Corp. in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo, after part of a crane being dismantled fell and 40-meter-high scaffolding collapsed the previous day. Five workers fell from the crane and the structure, leaving three dead and one worker, who likely fell into the ocean, missing.

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Demolition site in Kawasaki

Demolition site in Kawasaki

A photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 8, 2026, shows a demolition site within the steelmaking complex of JFE Steel Corp. in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo, after part of a crane being dismantled fell and 40-meter-high scaffolding collapsed the previous day. Five workers fell from the crane and the structure, leaving three dead and one worker, who likely fell into the ocean, missing.

  •  
Demolition site in Kawasaki

Demolition site in Kawasaki

A photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 8, 2026, shows a demolition site within the steelmaking complex of JFE Steel Corp. in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo, after part of a crane being dismantled fell and 40-meter-high scaffolding collapsed the previous day. Five workers fell from the crane and the structure, leaving three dead and one worker, who likely fell into the ocean, missing.

  •  
Demolition site in Kawasaki

Demolition site in Kawasaki

A photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 8, 2026, shows a demolition site within the steelmaking complex of JFE Steel Corp. in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo, after part of a crane being dismantled fell and 40-meter-high scaffolding collapsed the previous day. Five workers fell from the crane and the structure, leaving three dead and one worker, who likely fell into the ocean, missing.

  •  
Demolition site in Kawasaki

Demolition site in Kawasaki

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 7, 2026, shows a demolition site at a complex belonging to JFE Steel Corp. in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo, after 40-meter-high scaffolding collapsed, causing five workers to fall from the structure.

  •  
Demolition site in Kawasaki

Demolition site in Kawasaki

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 7, 2026, shows a demolition site at a complex belonging to JFE Steel Corp. in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo, after 40-meter-high scaffolding collapsed, causing five workers to fall from the structure.

  •  
Demolition site in Kawasaki

Demolition site in Kawasaki

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 7, 2026, shows a demolition site at a complex belonging to JFE Steel Corp. in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo, after 40-meter-high scaffolding collapsed, causing five workers to fall from the structure.

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Demolition site in Kawasaki

Demolition site in Kawasaki

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 7, 2026, shows a demolition site at a complex belonging to JFE Steel Corp. in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo, after 40-meter-high scaffolding collapsed, causing five workers to fall from the structure.

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[Breaking News]Snowboard champ Fukada enters Toyota

TOYOTA, Japan, April 2 Kyodo - Milan Cortina Olympics snowboard champion Mari Fukada poses with her women's slopestyle gold medal after attending a Toyota Motor Corp. ceremony to welcome its new employees in Toyota in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on April 1, 2026. (Kyodo)

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Japan PM Takaichi meets Microsoft President Smith

Japan PM Takaichi meets Microsoft President Smith

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (3rd from L) and Microsoft Corp. Vice Chair and President Brad Smith (2nd from L) pose for a photo at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on April 3, 2026.

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Japan PM Takaichi meets Microsoft President Smith

Japan PM Takaichi meets Microsoft President Smith

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (2nd from R) meets with Microsoft Corp. Vice Chair and President Brad Smith (2nd from L) at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on April 3, 2026.

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Japan PM Takaichi meets Microsoft President Smith

Japan PM Takaichi meets Microsoft President Smith

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (2nd from R) meets with Microsoft Corp. Vice Chair and President Brad Smith (2nd from L) at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on April 3, 2026.

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New York auto show

New York auto show

Photo taken on April 1, 2026, shows the Subaru Getaway three-row electric sport utility vehicle, which Japan's Subaru Corp. unveiled to the media at the New York International Auto Show in New York two days ahead of its opening to the general public.

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Snowboard champ Fukada enters Toyota

Snowboard champ Fukada enters Toyota

Milan Cortina Olympics snowboard champion Mari Fukada poses with her women's slopestyle gold medal after attending a Toyota Motor Corp. ceremony to welcome its new employees in Toyota in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on April 1, 2026.

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Toyota Motor's ceremony for new employees

Toyota Motor's ceremony for new employees

Kenta Kon, new president of Toyota Motor Corp., delivers a speech at a ceremony to welcome new employees in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on April 1, 2026, the first day of the new business year.

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Toyota Motor's ceremony for new employees

Toyota Motor's ceremony for new employees

Kenta Kon, new president of Toyota Motor Corp., delivers a speech at a ceremony to welcome new employees in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on April 1, 2026, the first day of the new business year.

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Toyota Motor's ceremony for new employees

Toyota Motor's ceremony for new employees

Kenta Kon, new president of Toyota Motor Corp., delivers a speech at a ceremony to welcome new employees in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on April 1, 2026, the first day of the new business year.

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Toyota Motor's ceremony for new employees

Toyota Motor's ceremony for new employees

Toyota Motor Corp. holds a ceremony to welcome new employees in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on April 1, 2026, with its new president Kenta Kon making a speech on the stage.

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[Breaking News]Annual wage negotiations in Japan

TOKYO, Japan, March 18 Kyodo - An official of the Japan Council of Metalworkers' Unions writes down responses from its member companies in wage negotiations in Tokyo on March 18, 2026, as many major Japanese companies including Toyota Motor Corp. fully meet their labor unions' pay hike demands. (Kyodo)

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Annual wage negotiations in Japan

TOKYO, Japan, March 18 Kyodo - An official of the Japan Council of Metalworkers' Unions writes down responses from its member companies in wage negotiations in Tokyo on March 18, 2026, as many major Japanese companies including Toyota Motor Corp. fully meet their labor unions' pay hike demands. (Kyodo)

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SoftBank Group Chairman Son in Ohio

SoftBank Group Chairman Son in Ohio

SoftBank Group Corp. Chairman Masayoshi Son addresses a groundbreaking ceremony for a gas-fired power plant in Piketon, Ohio, on March 20, 2026.

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SoftBank Group Chairman Son in Ohio

SoftBank Group Chairman Son in Ohio

SoftBank Group Corp. Chairman Masayoshi Son speaks to reporters in Piketon, Ohio, on March 20, 2026, as he attends a groundbreaking ceremony for a gas-fired power plant.

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SoftBank Group Chairman Son in Ohio

SoftBank Group Chairman Son in Ohio

SoftBank Group Corp. Chairman Masayoshi Son (C) and U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick (R) attend a groundbreaking ceremony for a gas-fired power plant in Piketon, Ohio, on March 20, 2026.

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SoftBank Group Chairman Son in Ohio

SoftBank Group Chairman Son in Ohio

SoftBank Group Corp. Chairman Masayoshi Son (C) and U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick (R) attend a groundbreaking ceremony for a gas-fired power plant in Piketon, Ohio, on March 20, 2026.

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Japan-U.S. summit

Japan-U.S. summit

SoftBank Group Corp. CEO Masayoshi Son (L) chats with Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Ryosei Akazawa during a dinner hosted by U.S. President Donald Trump for Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at the White House in Washington on March 19, 2026.

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Suzuki Motor to raise output capacity in India

Suzuki Motor to raise output capacity in India

Photo taken on March 18, 2026, shows vehicles under shipment at a plant operated by Japan's Suzuki Motor Corp. in Hansalpur, western India. Suzuki will raise annual automobile production capacity at the plant by 250,000 units to 1 million units with the addition of a new line dedicated to electric vehicles now under construction.

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Suzuki Motor to raise output capacity in India

Suzuki Motor to raise output capacity in India

Photo taken on March 18, 2026, shows an assembly line operated by Japan's Suzuki Motor Corp. in Hansalpur, western India. Suzuki will raise annual automobile production capacity at the plant by 250,000 units to 1 million units with the addition of a new line dedicated to electric vehicles now under construction.

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Annual wage negotiations in Japan

Annual wage negotiations in Japan

An official of the Japan Council of Metalworkers' Unions writes down responses from its member companies in wage negotiations in Tokyo on March 18, 2026, as many major Japanese companies including Toyota Motor Corp. fully meet their labor unions' pay hike demands.

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Annual wage negotiations in Japan

Annual wage negotiations in Japan

An official of the Japan Council of Metalworkers' Unions writes down responses from its member companies in wage negotiations in Tokyo on March 18, 2026, as many major Japanese companies including Toyota Motor Corp. fully meet their labor unions' pay hike demands.

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Annual wage negotiations in Japan

Annual wage negotiations in Japan

An official of the Japan Council of Metalworkers' Unions writes down responses from its member companies in wage negotiations in Tokyo on March 18, 2026, as many major Japanese companies including Toyota Motor Corp. fully meet their labor unions' pay hike demands.

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Sharp President Okitsu

Sharp President Okitsu

Sharp Corp. President Masahiro Okitsu speaks to reporters in Osaka, western Japan, on March 16, 2026.

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Sharp's headquarters building in Osaka

Sharp's headquarters building in Osaka

Photo taken on March 16, 2026, shows Sharp Corp.'s new headquarters building in Osaka, western Japan.

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PayPay debuts on Nasdaq

PayPay debuts on Nasdaq

Ichiro Nakayama, CEO of PayPay Corp., meets the press in New York on March 12, 2026, after the provider of the popular digital payment app made a strong Nasdaq debut.

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PayPay debuts on Nasdaq

PayPay debuts on Nasdaq

Ichiro Nakayama, CEO of PayPay Corp., meets the press in New York on March 12, 2026, after the provider of the popular digital payment app made a strong Nasdaq debut.

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Mobile World Congress in Barcelona

Mobile World Congress in Barcelona

Visitors interact with a humanoid robot developed by Japanese telecommunications operator KDDI Corp. at the Mobile World Congress, one of the world's largest and most influential connectivity trade fairs, in Barcelona, Spain, on March 2, 2026.

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Rapidus CEO Koike

Rapidus CEO Koike

Japanese chip venture Rapidus Corp. CEO Atsuyoshi Koike holds a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 27, 2026, to announce that it has received 267.6 billion yen ($1.7 billion) of investment from the public and private sectors.

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Microsoft Japan headquarters

Microsoft Japan headquarters

Photo taken Feb. 25, 2026, shows a building housing U.S. tech giant Microsoft Corp.'s Japanese subsidiary in Tokyo.

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Microsoft Japan headquarters

Microsoft Japan headquarters

Photo taken Feb. 25, 2026, shows the logo of U.S. tech giant Microsoft Corp. on a building housing its Japanese subsidiary in Tokyo.

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METI uses Toyota vehicle assembled in U.S.

METI uses Toyota vehicle assembled in U.S.

Photo taken on Feb. 16, 2026, at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry in Tokyo shows Toyota Motor Corp.'s Highlander sport utility vehicle built in the United States and imported to Japan to be used for the ministry's official duties.

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[Breaking News]Toyota CFO Kon to replace Sato as CEO from April 1

TOKYO, Japan, Feb. 6 Kyodo - Toyota Motor Corp. Chief Financial Officer Kenta Kon and Chief Executive Officer Koji Sato attend a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 6, 2026, after the company announced Kon will succeed Sato as CEO, effective April 1. (Kyodo)

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SoftBank Group CFO Goto at press conference

SoftBank Group CFO Goto at press conference

SoftBank Group Corp. Chief Financial Officer Yoshimitsu Goto speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 12, 2026.

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SoftBank Group CFO Goto at press conference

SoftBank Group CFO Goto at press conference

SoftBank Group Corp. Chief Financial Officer Yoshimitsu Goto speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 12, 2026.

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Toyota CFO Kon to replace Sato as CEO from April 1

Toyota CFO Kon to replace Sato as CEO from April 1

Toyota Motor Corp. Chief Financial Officer Kenta Kon (R) and Chief Executive Officer Koji Sato attend a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 6, 2026, after the company announced Kon will succeed Sato as CEO, effective April 1.

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Toyota CFO Kon to replace Sato as CEO from April 1

Toyota CFO Kon to replace Sato as CEO from April 1

Toyota Motor Corp. Chief Financial Officer Kenta Kon (R) and Chief Executive Officer Koji Sato attend a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 6, 2026, after the company announced Kon will succeed Sato as CEO, effective April 1.

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Toyota CFO Kon to replace Sato as CEO from April 1

Toyota CFO Kon to replace Sato as CEO from April 1

Toyota Motor Corp. chief financial officer Kenta Kon attends a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 6, 2026, after the company announced he will succeed Koji Sato as chief executive officer, effective April 1.

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