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Japan's oldest person dies at 116

Photo taken in Kashiwara in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on June 30, 2022, shows 115-year-old Fusa Tatsumi, who became Japan's oldest person when a 119-year-old woman died in April 2022. Tatsumi died on Dec. 12, 2023, at age 116.

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Takahama nuclear power plant in Japan

File photo taken on Dec. 12, 2022, shows the No. 3 (L) and No. 4 reactors at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Takahama nuclear power plant in the Fukui Prefecture town of Takahama, central Japan. The No.4 reactor was automatically halted on Jan. 30, 2023, after an alert went off warning of a rapid decrease in the number of neutrons within the unit.

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S. Korea envoy on human rights in N. Korea

Photo taken at the Japanese prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 12, 2022, shows Lee Shin Wha, South Korean ambassador for international cooperation on North Korean human rights.

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S. Korea envoy on human rights in N. Korea

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno (R) meets with Lee Shin Wha, South Korean ambassador for international cooperation on North Korean human rights, at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 12, 2022.

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Football World Cup in Qatar

Argentina's Lionel Messi (C) trains in Doha on Dec. 12, 2022, on the eve of a World Cup semifinal football match against Croatia.

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Football World Cup in Qatar

France's Kylian Mbappe (L) is pictured during his team's training session in Doha on Dec. 12, 2022, two days before a World Cup semifinal football match against Morocco.

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Football World Cup in Qatar

Croatia head coach Zlatko Dalic (L) and player Ivan Perisic attend a press conference in the suburbs of Doha on Dec. 12, 2022, on the eve of a World Cup semifinal football match against Argentina.

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Football World Cup in Qatar

France player Raphael Varane attends a press conference in Doha on Dec. 12, 2022, two days before a World Cup semifinal football match against Morocco.

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Football World Cup in Qatar

Combined photo taken Dec. 12, 2022, in the suburbs of Doha shows Croatia head coach Zlatko Dalic (L) and Argentina head coach Lionel Scaloni. The two countries will meet in a football World Cup semifinal in Qatar the following day.

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Football World Cup in Qatar

France player Raphael Varane attends a press conference in Doha on Dec. 12, 2022, two days before a World Cup semifinal football match against Morocco.

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Football World Cup in Qatar

France player Raphael Varane attends a press conference in Doha on Dec. 12, 2022, two days before a World Cup semifinal football match against Morocco.

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Football World Cup in Qatar

Argentina head coach Lionel Scaloni speaks at a press conference in the suburbs of Doha on Dec. 12, 2022, on the eve of a World Cup semifinal football match against Croatia.

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Football World Cup in Qatar

Croatia head coach Zlatko Dalic (L) and player Ivan Perisic pose for a photo before a press conference in the suburbs of Doha on Dec. 12, 2022, on the eve of a World Cup semifinal football match against Argentina.

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Football World Cup in Qatar

Croatia head coach Zlatko Dalic (L) and player Ivan Perisic pose for a photo before a press conference in the suburbs of Doha on Dec. 12, 2022, on the eve of a World Cup semifinal football match against Argentina.

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Football World Cup in Qatar

Croatia head coach Zlatko Dalic attends a press conference in the suburbs of Doha on Dec. 12, 2022, on the eve of a World Cup semifinal football match against Argentina.

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Football World Cup in Qatar

Croatia head coach Zlatko Dalic attends a press conference in the suburbs of Doha on Dec. 12, 2022, on the eve of a World Cup semifinal football match against Argentina.

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Football World Cup in Qatar

Croatia player Ivan Perisic attends a press conference in the suburbs of Doha on Dec. 12, 2022, on the eve of a football World Cup semifinal match against Argentina.

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Kanji meaning progress best represents 2022 for Japan PM

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks to reporters at his office in Tokyo on Dec. 12, 2022. Kishida said the kanji character for "shin," meaning progress, best represents the year 2022 given the advancement seen under his government in a host of challenges that faced Japan. ==Kyodo

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Kanji meaning progress best represents 2022 for Japan PM

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks to reporters at his office in Tokyo on Dec. 12, 2022. Kishida said the kanji character for "shin," meaning progress, best represents the year 2022 given the advancement seen under his government in a host of challenges that faced Japan.

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Japan PM Kishida meets JLPGA prize money queen Yamashita

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (R) holds a golf club during a meeting with Miyuu Yamashita (C), Japan LPGA Tour's youngest single-season money list winner, at his office in Tokyo on Dec. 12, 2022.

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China's faltering "zero-COVID" policy

Passengers wait to board a train at a railway station in Shanghai on Dec. 12, 2022, as China faces new challenges after relaxing its "zero-COVID" policy.

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China's faltering "zero-COVID" policy

Photo taken on Dec. 12, 2022, shows closed restaurants and shops in a high-speed railway station in Beijing, as China faces new challenges after relaxing its "zero-COVID" policy.

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China's faltering "zero-COVID" policyh

A passenger wearing a face shield looks at her smartphone while waiting to board a train at a railway station in Shanghai on Dec. 12, 2022, as China faces new challenges after relaxing its "zero-COVID" policy.

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China's faltering "zero-COVID" policy

Passengers wearing face masks wait to board a train at a railway station in Shanghai on Dec. 12, 2022, as China faces new challenges after relaxing its "zero-COVID" policy.

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China's faltering "zero-COVID" policy

A medical worker sits on a chair in front of PCR testing booths in Beijing on Dec. 12, 2022, as China faces new challenges after relaxing its "zero-COVID" policy.

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China's faltering "zero-COVID" policy

A worker pulls a cart on a deserted street in downtown Beijing on Dec. 12, 2022, where a surge in outbreaks tests China's easing of its "zero-COVID" policy.

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China's faltering zero-COVID policy

Residents wearing face shields walk on a street in Beijing on Dec. 12, 2022, where a surge in outbreaks tests China's easing of its "zero-COVID" policy.

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China's faltering "zero-COVID" policy

Photo taken on Dec. 12, 2022, shows a deserted commercial area in downtown Beijing, as China faces new challenges after relaxing "zero-COVID" policy.

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China's faltering zero-COVID policy

A woman and a child wearing face masks walk along a deserted street in downtown Beijing on Dec. 12, 2022, as China faces new challenges after relaxing "zero-COVID" policy.

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China's faltering zero-COVID policy

Residents line up for fever outpatient service at a hospital in central Beijing on Dec. 12, 2022, as China faces new challenges after relaxing "zero-COVID" policy.

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Boxing: Naoya Inoue vs. Paul Butler in Japan

Japanese boxer Naoya Inoue (L) and Britain's Paul Butler engage in a stare-down in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Dec. 12, 2022, a day before their four-belt bantamweight unification fight in Japan.

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Boxing: Naoya Inoue vs. Paul Butler in Japan

Japanese boxer Naoya Inoue (L) and Britain's Paul Butler pose with their champion belts after stepping on the scales in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Dec. 12, 2022, a day before their four-belt bantamweight unification fight in Japan.

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Kanji for "war" chosen as best to characterize 2022

Seihan Mori, chief Buddhist priest of Kiyomizu temple in Kyoto, writes the kanji character "sen," meaning war or battle, with a calligraphy brush on Dec. 12, 2022. The character was selected as the best single kanji to symbolize the national mood for the year, referencing the Russia-Ukraine war.

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Kanji for "war" chosen as best to characterize 2022

Seihan Mori, chief Buddhist priest of Kiyomizu temple in Kyoto, writes the kanji character "sen," meaning war or battle, with a calligraphy brush on Dec. 12, 2022. The character was selected as the best single kanji to symbolize the national mood for the year, referencing the Russia-Ukraine war.