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UNDP head

U.N. Development Program Administrator Achim Steiner gives an interview in Tokyo on Dec. 17, 2024.

Ukraine Economy Minister Svyrydenko in Tokyo

First Deputy Prime Minister and Economy Minister of Ukraine Yulia Svyrydenko gives an interview in Tokyo on Dec. 17, 2024.

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Ukraine Economy Minister Svyrydenko in Tokyo

First Deputy Prime Minister and Economy Minister of Ukraine Yulia Svyrydenko gives an interview in Tokyo on Dec. 17, 2024.

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Ukraine Economy Minister Svyrydenko in Japan

First Deputy Prime Minister and Economy Minister of Ukraine Yulia Svyrydenko delivers a speech at a Ukraine-Japan business forum hosted by the Japan External Trade Organization in Tokyo on Dec. 17, 2024.

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Tuvaluan Prime Minister Teo

Tuvaluan Prime Minister Feleti Teo speaks during an interview in Funafuti, Tuvalu, on Dec. 17, 2024.

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Tuvaluan Prime Minister Teo

Tuvaluan Prime Minister Feleti Teo speaks during an interview in Funafuti, Tuvalu, on Dec. 17, 2024.

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13th anniversary of death of Kim Jong Il

North Korean citizens stand in front of a statue of North Korea's second leader Kim Jong Il (R), alongside his father Kim Il Sung, the country's founder, at Mansu Hill in Pyongyang on Dec. 17, 2024, the 13th anniversary of his death.

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13th anniversary of death of Kim Jong Il

North Korean citizens visit Mansu Hill in Pyongyang on Dec. 17, 2024, the 13th anniversary of the death of the country's second leader Kim Jong Il.

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13th anniversary of death of Kim Jong Il

North Korean citizens offer flowers at Mansu Hill in Pyongyang on Dec. 17, 2024, the 13th anniversary of the death of the country's second leader Kim Jong Il.

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13th anniversary of death of Kim Jong Il

North Korean citizens offer flowers at Mansu Hill in Pyongyang on Dec. 17, 2024, the 13th anniversary of the death of the country's second leader Kim Jong Il.

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Japan emperor, empress return from Noto

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (2nd from L) and Empress Masako return to Tokyo's Haneda airport on Dec. 17, 2024, following a one-day trip to Wajima in Ishikawa Prefecture, hit hard by torrential rain in September. The city on the Noto Peninsula was also hit by a major earthquake in January.

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Japan emperor, empress return from Noto

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (L) and Empress Masako return to Tokyo's Haneda airport on Dec. 17, 2024, following a one-day trip to Wajima in Ishikawa Prefecture, hit hard by torrential rain in September. The city on the Noto Peninsula was also hit by a major earthquake in January.

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Japan PM Ishiba

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks to reporters at the premier's office in Tokyo on Dec. 17, 2024.

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Japan PM Ishiba

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks to reporters at the premier's office in Tokyo on Dec. 17, 2024.

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Japan enacts 13.9 tril. yen extra budget

Japan's parliament enacts a 13.9 trillion yen ($90 billion) supplementary budget for the current fiscal year through next March with its passage through the House of Councillors in Tokyo on Dec. 17, 2024.

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Japan enacts 13.9 tril. yen extra budget

Japan's parliament enacts a 13.9 trillion yen ($90 billion) supplementary budget for the current fiscal year through next March with its passage through the House of Councillors in Tokyo on Dec. 17, 2024.

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Japan enacts 13.9 tril. yen extra budget

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba bows as the parliament enacted a 13.9 trillion yen ($90 billion) supplementary budget for the current fiscal year through next March with its passage through the House of Councillors in Tokyo on Dec. 17, 2024.

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Japan enacts 13.9 tril. yen extra budget

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba bows as the parliament enacted a 13.9 trillion yen ($90 billion) supplementary budget for the current fiscal year through next March with its passage through the House of Councillors in Tokyo on Dec. 17, 2024.

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Japan main opposition party head Noda

Yoshihiko Noda, leader of the major opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, delivers a speech at Kyodo News headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 17, 2024.

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Japan main opposition party head Noda

Yoshihiko Noda, leader of the major opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, delivers a speech at Kyodo News headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 17, 2024.

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Japan main opposition party head Noda

Yoshihiko Noda, leader of the major opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, delivers a speech at Kyodo News headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 17, 2024.

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Keidanren chairman Tokura

Masakazu Tokura, chairman of the Japan Business Federation, known as Keidanren, meets the press in Tokyo on Dec. 17, 2024.

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Keidanren chairman Tokura

Masakazu Tokura, chairman of the Japan Business Federation, known as Keidanren, meets the press in Tokyo on Dec. 17, 2024.

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Keidanren chairman Tokura

Masakazu Tokura, chairman of the Japan Business Federation, known as Keidanren, meets the press in Tokyo on Dec. 17, 2024.

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Japan emperor, empress visit Noto

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (far R) and Empress Masako visit on Dec. 17, 2024, an area hit hard by river flooding in the wake of torrential rain in September in Wajima in Ishikawa Prefecture. The city on the Noto Peninsula was also hit by a major earthquake in January.

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Japan emperor, empress visit Noto

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (far R) and Empress Masako visit on Dec. 17, 2024, an area hit hard by river flooding in the wake of torrential rain in September in Wajima in Ishikawa Prefecture. The city on the Noto Peninsula was also hit by a major earthquake in January.

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Japan emperor, empress visit Noto

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (2nd from R) and Empress Masako on Dec. 17, 2024, meet people affected by torrential rain in September at a junior high school still being used as a temporary shelter in Wajima in Ishikawa Prefecture. The city on Noto Peninsula was also hit by a major earthquake in January. (Pool photo)

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Japan emperor, empress visit Noto

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (2nd from R) and Empress Masako on Dec. 17, 2024, meet people affected by torrential rain in September at a junior high school still being used as a temporary shelter in Wajima in Ishikawa Prefecture. The city on Noto Peninsula was also hit by a major earthquake in January. (Pool photo)

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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi delivers lecture at a symposium in Beijing on Dec. 17, 2024.

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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi delivers lecture at a symposium in Beijing on Dec. 17, 2024.

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Japan emperor, empress visit Noto

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako offer silent prayers on Dec. 17, 2024, in an area hit hard by river flooding in the wake of torrential rain in September in Wajima in Ishikawa Prefecture. The city on the Noto Peninsula was also hit by a major earthquake in January.

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Japan emperor, empress visit Noto

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (far R) and Empress Masako visit on Dec. 17, 2024, an area hit hard by river flooding in the wake of torrential rain in September in Wajima in Ishikawa Prefecture. The city on the Noto Peninsula was also hit by a major earthquake in January.

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Japan ruling LDP's secretary general Moriyama

Hiroshi Moriyama, secretary general of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, delivers a speech at Kyodo News headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 17, 2024.

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Japan ruling LDP's secretary general Moriyama

Hiroshi Moriyama, secretary general of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, delivers a speech at Kyodo News headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 17, 2024.

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Japan ruling LDP's secretary general Moriyama

Hiroshi Moriyama, secretary general of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, delivers a speech at Kyodo News headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 17, 2024.

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Fences installed at Mt. Fuji photo spot to curb jaywalking

Photo taken on Dec. 17, 2024, in Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, shows fences set up in front of a convenience store that has become a popular spot for photographing Mt. Fuji to prevent jaywalking.

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Japan emperor visits torrential rain-hit Ishikawa Pref. city

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (2nd from L) and Empress Masako arrive at Noto airport in Wajima in the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa on Dec. 17, 2024, to make a one-day visit to areas affected by torrential rain in September.(Pool photo)

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Japan emperor visits torrential rain-hit Ishikawa Pref. city

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (far L) and Empress Masako arrive at Noto airport in Wajima in the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa on Dec. 17, 2024, to make a one-day visit to areas affected by torrential rain in September. (Pool photo)

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GSDF ends support mission in heavy rain-hit Ishikawa Pref. city

People pose for a photo with Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members during a ceremony in Suzu, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Dec. 17, 2024, after the GSDF completes its activities to support local people affected by record-setting torrential rain in September. The GSDF set up a bathing facility for people in the central Japan city after the water supply was cut in the wake of the rain.

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GSDF ends support mission in heavy rain-hit Ishikawa Pref. city

People wave to a vehicle carrying Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members leaving Suzu, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Dec. 17, 2024, after the GSDF completes its activities to support local people affected by record-setting torrential rain in September. The GSDF set up a bathing facility for people in the central Japan city after the water supply was cut in the wake of the rain.

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GSDF ends support mission in heavy rain-hit Ishikawa Pref. city

People wave to a vehicle carrying Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members leaving Suzu, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Dec. 17, 2024, after the GSDF completes its activities to support local people affected by record-setting torrential rain in September. The GSDF set up a bathing facility for people in the central Japan city after the water supply was cut in the wake of the rain.

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GSDF ends support mission in heavy rain-hit Ishikawa Pref. city

A man bows to a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force member during a ceremony in Suzu, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Dec. 17, 2024, as the GSDF completes its activities to support local people affected by record-setting torrential rain in September. The GSDF set up a bathing facility for people in the central Japan city after the water supply was cut in the wake of the rain.

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Constitutional Court in Seoul

Photo taken on Dec. 17, 2024, shows flower wreathes placed in front of Seoul's Constitutional Court, with messages in support of President Yoon Suk Yeol. The court will decide whether to remove Yoon from office following the National Assembly's passage Dec. 14 of an impeachment motion against the president over his short-lived declaration of martial law.

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Constitutional Court in Seoul

Photo taken on Dec. 17, 2024, shows flower wreathes placed in front of Seoul's Constitutional Court, with messages both in support of and against President Yoon Suk Yeol. The court will decide whether to remove Yoon from office following the National Assembly's passage Dec. 14 of an impeachment motion against the president over his short-lived declaration of martial law.

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Constitutional Court in Seoul

Photo taken on Dec. 17, 2024, shows Seoul's Constitutional Court, which will decide whether to remove President Yoon Suk Yeol from office following the National Assembly's passage on Dec. 14 of an impeachment motion against him over his short-lived declaration of martial law.

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Constitutional Court in Seoul

Photo taken on Dec. 17, 2024, shows Seoul's Constitutional Court, which will decide whether to remove President Yoon Suk Yeol from office following the National Assembly's passage on Dec. 14 of an impeachment motion against him over his short-lived declaration of martial law.

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Japan PM Ishiba in parliamentary session

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is pictured during a House of Councillors Budget Committee session in Tokyo on Dec. 17, 2024.

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Japan PM Ishiba in parliamentary session

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba drinks water during a House of Councillors Budget Committee session in Tokyo on Dec. 17, 2024.

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Football: Retirement match for ex-Japan midfielder Nakamura

Former Japan midfielder Shunsuke Nakamura speaks to fans after his retirement football match in Yokohama near Tokyo on Dec. 17, 2023.

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Football: Retirement match for ex-Japan midfielder Nakamura

Former Japan midfielder Shunsuke Nakamura acknowledges spectators after his retirement football match in Yokohama near Tokyo on Dec. 17, 2023.