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Japanese Finance Minister Katayama in Washington

Japanese Finance Minister Katayama in Washington

Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama speaks at a press conference in Washington on April 16, 2026, after attending a meeting of Group of 20 finance ministers and central bank governors.

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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun speaks at a press conference in Beijing on April 15, 2026.

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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun speaks at a press conference in Beijing on April 15, 2026.

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BOJ Governor Ueda

BOJ Governor Ueda

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda speaks at a press conference after attending a meeting of the Group of 20 finance ministers and central bank governors in Washington on April 16, 2026.

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China's GDP growth in Jan.-March quarter

China's GDP growth in Jan.-March quarter

China's National Bureau of Statistics holds a press conference in Beijing on April 16, 2026, announcing that the country's gross domestic product grew 5.0 percent in the January-March quarter.

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IAEA Director General Grossi

IAEA Director General Grossi

International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Grossi speaks during a press conference in Seoul on April 15, 2026. (Pool photo)

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IAEA Director General Grossi

IAEA Director General Grossi

International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Grossi (2nd from L) attends a press conference in Seoul on April 15, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan's top admiral to visit S. Korea

Japan's top admiral to visit S. Korea

Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force Chief of Staff Adm. Akira Saito holds a press conference at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on April 14, 2026, saying he will visit Seoul on April 15-16 to hold talks with his counterparts from South Korea and the United States.

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Infornia HD and Swing Corporation Press Conference

Infornia HD and Swing Corporation Press Conference

Press conference held by Infronia HD and Swing Corporation. The photo shows Masanori Yasuda, President of Swing.=April 14,2026,Tokyo

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Infornia HD and Swing Corporation Press Conference

Infornia HD and Swing Corporation Press Conference

Infronia HD and Swing Corporation Press Conference. The photo shows, from left to right, Kazunari Kibe, President and CEO of Infronia Holdings, and Masanori Yasuda, President of Swing.=April 14,2026,Tokyo

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Infornia HD and Swing Corporation Press Conference

Infornia HD and Swing Corporation Press Conference

Infronia HD and Swing Corporation Press Conference. The photo shows, from left to right, Kazunari Kibe, President and CEO of Infronia Holdings, and Masanori Yasuda, President of Swing.=April 14,2026,Tokyo

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Infornia HD and Swing Corporation Press Conference

Infornia HD and Swing Corporation Press Conference

Infronia HD and Swing Corporation Press Conference. The photo shows, from left to right, Kazunari Kibe, President and CEO of Infronia Holdings, and Masanori Yasuda, President of Swing.=April 14,2026,Tokyo

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University of Tokyo Governance Reform Press Conference

University of Tokyo Governance Reform Press Conference

Press conference on governance reform at the University of Tokyo. The photo shows, from right to left, President Teruo Fujii and Executive Director and Vice President Hiroaki Aihara (in charge of Management Planning and Hospitals).=April 8,2026,Tokyo

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SoftBank New Rates and Services Press Conference

SoftBank New Rates and Services Press Conference

SoftBank’s press conference announcing new rates and services. The photo shows, from left to right, Executive Managing Director Hiroyuki Terao and Managing Director and Chief Network Officer Teruyuki Oya.=April 10,2026,Tokyo

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Nidec: Press Conference on the Third-Party Committee's Rating Committee Report

Nidec: Press Conference on the Third-Party Committee's Rating Committee Report

Nidec holds a press conference on the Third-Party Committee’s report. The photo shows Committee Chairman Hideaki Kubori (second from the right).=April 8,2026,Japan

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SoftBank New Rates and Services Press Conference

SoftBank New Rates and Services Press Conference

SoftBank's press conference announcing new rates and services. The photo shows Executive Vice President Hiroyuki Terao.=April 10,2026,Tokyo

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SoftBank New Rates and Services Press Conference

SoftBank New Rates and Services Press Conference

SoftBank's press conference announcing new rates and services. The photo shows Executive Vice President Hiroyuki Terao.=April 10,2026,Tokyo

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Nidec: Press Conference on the Third-Party Committee's Rating Committee Report

Nidec: Press Conference on the Third-Party Committee's Rating Committee Report

Nidec holds a press conference on the Third-Party Committee’s report. The photo shows Committee Chairman Hideaki Kubori.=April 8,2026,Japan

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Keidanren Press Conference on Integrated Reform of Taxation, Public Finance, and Social Security

Keidanren Press Conference on Integrated Reform of Taxation, Public Finance, and Social Security

Keidanren press conference on the integrated reform of taxation, public finances, and social security. The photo shows, from right to left, Vice Chairman Hideki Kobori, Chair of the Social Security Committee (Chairman of Asahi Kasei), and Executive Director Takashi Inoue.=April 13,2026,Tokyo

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University of Tokyo Governance Reform Press Conference

University of Tokyo Governance Reform Press Conference

Press conference on governance reform at the University of Tokyo. The photo shows, from right to left, President Teruo Fujii and Executive Director and Vice President Hiroaki Aihara (in charge of Management Planning and Hospitals).=April 8,2026,Tokyo

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SoftBank New Rates and Services Press Conference

SoftBank New Rates and Services Press Conference

SoftBank’s press conference announcing new rates and services. The photo shows Executive Managing Director Hiroyuki Terao (second from left) and Managing Director and Chief Network Officer Teruyuki Oya (far right), among others.=April 10,2026,Tokyo

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SoftBank New Rates and Services Press Conference

SoftBank New Rates and Services Press Conference

SoftBank’s press conference announcing new rates and services. The photo shows Executive Managing Director Hiroyuki Terao (second from left) and Managing Director and Chief Network Officer Teruyuki Oya (far right), among others.=April 10,2026,Tokyo

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University of Tokyo Governance Reform Press Conference

University of Tokyo Governance Reform Press Conference

Press conference on governance reform at the University of Tokyo. The photo shows, from right to left, President Teruo Fujii and Executive Director and Vice President Hiroaki Aihara (in charge of Management Planning and Hospitals).=April 8,2026,Tokyo

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University of Tokyo Governance Reform Press Conference

University of Tokyo Governance Reform Press Conference

Press conference on governance reform at the University of Tokyo. The photo shows, from right to left, President Teruo Fujii and Executive Director and Vice President Hiroaki Aihara (in charge of Management Planning and Hospitals).=April 8,2026,Tokyo

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SoftBank New Rates and Services Press Conference

SoftBank New Rates and Services Press Conference

SoftBank’s press conference announcing new rates and services. The photo shows Executive Managing Director Hiroyuki Terao (second from left) and Managing Director and Chief Network Officer Teruyuki Oya (far right), among others.=April 10,2026,Tokyo

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University of Tokyo Governance Reform Press Conference

University of Tokyo Governance Reform Press Conference

Press conference on governance reform at the University of Tokyo. The photo shows, from right to left, President Teruo Fujii and Executive Director and Vice President Hiroaki Aihara (in charge of Management Planning and Hospitals).=April 8,2026,Tokyo

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Keidanren Press Conference on Integrated Reform of Taxation, Public Finance, and Social Security

Keidanren Press Conference on Integrated Reform of Taxation, Public Finance, and Social Security

Keidanren press conference on the integrated reform of taxation, public finance, and social security. The photo shows, Vice Chairman Hideki Kobori, Chair of the Social Security Committee (Chairman of Asahi Kasei).=April 13,2026,Tokyo

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Hungarian election

Hungarian election

Tisza leader Peter Magyar speaks at a press conference in Budapest on April 13, 2026, following the Hungarian opposition party's victory in the country's parliamentary election the previous day.

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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun speaks at a press conference in Beijing on April 13, 2026.

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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun speaks at a press conference in Beijing on April 13, 2026.

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Film director Oshima's trial in 1970s

Film director Oshima's trial in 1970s

TOKYO, Japan, April 10 Kyodo - Japanese film director Nagisa Oshima holds a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 19, 1979, after the Tokyo District Court found him not guilty in his trial related to a book on his erotic art film "In the Realm of the Senses." Oshima, along with Kazui Takemura, president of San-Ichi Shobo Publishing Inc., was charged with distributing obscene materials contained in the book, including photographs of sexually explicit scenes from the 1976 film and its script.

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U.N. disarmament chief Nakamitsu

U.N. disarmament chief Nakamitsu

U.N. high representative for disarmament affairs Izumi Nakamitsu speaks during a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on April 10, 2026.

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Taiwan opposition leader Cheng meets with Xi

Taiwan opposition leader Cheng meets with Xi

Cheng Li-wun (back, C), leader of Taiwan's main opposition party, the Nationalist Party, holds a press conference in Beijing on April 10, 2026, following talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping, the first time in nearly a decade Xi has held talks with the incumbent head of the Taiwanese party, also known as Kuomintang.

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Taiwan opposition leader Cheng meets with Xi

Taiwan opposition leader Cheng meets with Xi

Cheng Li-wun (back, C), leader of Taiwan's main opposition party, the Nationalist Party, holds a press conference in Beijing on April 10, 2026, following talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping, the first time in nearly a decade Xi has held talks with the incumbent head of the Taiwanese party, also known as Kuomintang.

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Taiwan opposition leader Cheng meets with Xi

Taiwan opposition leader Cheng meets with Xi

Cheng Li-wun, leader of Taiwan's main opposition party, the Nationalist Party, is surrounded by photographers after a press conference she held in Beijing on April 10, 2026, following talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping, the first time in nearly a decade Xi has held talks with the incumbent head of the Taiwanese party, also known as Kuomintang.

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Taiwan opposition leader Cheng meets with Xi

Taiwan opposition leader Cheng meets with Xi

Cheng Li-wun, leader of Taiwan's main opposition party, the Nationalist Party, holds a press conference in Beijing on April 10, 2026, following talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping, the first time in nearly a decade Xi has held talks with the incumbent head of the Taiwanese party, also known as Kuomintang.

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Taiwan opposition leader Cheng meets with Xi

Taiwan opposition leader Cheng meets with Xi

Cheng Li-wun, leader of Taiwan's main opposition party, the Nationalist Party, holds a press conference in Beijing on April 10, 2026, following talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping, the first time in nearly a decade Xi has held talks with the incumbent head of the Taiwanese party, also known as Kuomintang.

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Taiwan opposition leader Cheng meets with Xi

Taiwan opposition leader Cheng meets with Xi

Cheng Li-wun, leader of Taiwan's main opposition party, the Nationalist Party, holds a press conference in Beijing on April 10, 2026, following talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping, the first time in nearly a decade Xi has held talks with the incumbent head of the Taiwanese party, also known as Kuomintang.

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[Breaking News]Astronaut Yui meets press

TOKYO, Japan, April 9 Kyodo - Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui poses for a photo at the end of a press conference in Tokyo on April 9, 2026, held after returning to Earth in January following a five-month mission at the International Space Station. (Kyodo)

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Fast Retailing revises up earnings

Fast Retailing revises up earnings

Tadashi Yanai, chairman of Fast Retailing Co., the operator of the Uniqlo clothing chain, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on April 9, 2026, after the company revised upward its consolidated net profit projection for the year ending in August 2026 from 450 billion yen to 480 billion yen.

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Seven & i Holdings to delay listing of U.S. unit

Seven & i Holdings to delay listing of U.S. unit

Seven & i Holdings Co. President Stephen Dacus holds a press conference in Tokyo on April 9, 2026, after the company decided to postpone the listing of its U.S. 7-Eleven convenience store business unit from its planned schedule in calendar 2026 to fiscal 2027.

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Astronaut Yui meets press

Astronaut Yui meets press

Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui poses for a photo at the end of a press conference in Tokyo on April 9, 2026, held after returning to Earth in January following a five-month mission at the International Space Station.

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Astronaut Yui meets press

Astronaut Yui meets press

Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui poses for a photo at the end of a press conference in Tokyo on April 9, 2026, held after returning to Earth in January following a five-month mission at the International Space Station.

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Astronaut Yui meets press

Astronaut Yui meets press

Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on April 9, 2026, held after returning to Earth in January following a five-month mission at the International Space Station.

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Astronaut Yui meets press

Astronaut Yui meets press

Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on April 9, 2026, held after returning to Earth in January following a five-month mission at the International Space Station.

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Astronaut Yui meets press

Astronaut Yui meets press

Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on April 9, 2026, held after returning to Earth in January following a five-month mission at the International Space Station.

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Astronaut Yui meets press

Astronaut Yui meets press

Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on April 9, 2026, held after returning to Earth in January following a five-month mission at the International Space Station.

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Astronaut Yui meets press

Astronaut Yui meets press

Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on April 9, 2026, held after returning to Earth in January following a five-month mission at the International Space Station.

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Speed skating: Takagi holds retirement press conference

TOKYO, Japan, April 6 Kyodo - Japanese speed skating icon Miho Takagi poses for a photo with snowboarder Ayumu Hirano as she officially announces her retirement from competition at a press conference in Tokyo on April 6, 2026. The 31-year-old racked up a Japan women's record of 10 medals in four Olympics, including two gold medals. (Kyodo)

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Launch of the Distribution ISAC: Joint Press Conference

Launch of the Distribution ISAC: Joint Press Conference

Joint press conference marking the launch of the Distribution ISAC; the photo shows, from left to right: Kenji Hamada, President and CEO of Asahi Group Japan; Hiroyuki Nagata, President of Trial Holdings; Yutaka Kyotani, Advisor to Mitsubishi Shokuhin; and Akira Shimada, President of NTT.=April 6,2026,Tokyo

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