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Japan PM Ishiba

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba makes a speech in Tokyo on Dec. 27, 2024. (Pool photo)

S. Korea votes to impeach Acting President Han

South Korea's parliament votes in Seoul on Dec. 27, 2024, to pass an impeachment motion against Acting President and Prime Minister Han Duck Soo.

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Japan main opposition party head Noda

Yoshihiko Noda, leader of the major opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, holds a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 27, 2024.

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Foreign Minister Iwaya

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya holds a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 27, 2024.

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Japan gov't approves record 115.5 tril. yen budget for FY 2025

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba meets the press at the premier's office in Tokyo on Dec. 27, 2024, after his Cabinet approved a record 115.54 trillion yen ($730 billion) draft initial budget for fiscal 2025.

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Japan gov't approves record 115.5 tril. yen budget for FY 2025

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba meets the press at the premier's office in Tokyo on Dec. 27, 2024, after his Cabinet approved a record 115.54 trillion yen ($730 billion) draft initial budget for fiscal 2025.

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Japan gov't approves record 115.5 tril. yen budget for FY 2025

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba meets the press at the premier's office in Tokyo on Dec. 27, 2024, after his Cabinet approved a record 115.54 trillion yen ($730 billion) draft initial budget for fiscal 2025.

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Japan gov't approves record 115.5 tril. yen budget for FY 2025

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba meets the press at the premier's office in Tokyo on Dec. 27, 2024, after his Cabinet approved a record 115.54 trillion yen ($730 billion) draft initial budget for fiscal 2025.

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1st anniversary of Noto Peninsula quake

A vehicle drives on a Detour built on the north shore of Noto Peninsula in Suzu in central Japan's Ishikawa Prefecture, on Dec. 27, 2024, marking full resumption of National Route 249 following its partial closure in the wake of a powerful earthquake in the region on Jan. 1.

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1st anniversary of Noto Peninsula quake

A vehicle drives on a Detour built on the north shore of Noto Peninsula in Suzu in central Japan's Ishikawa Prefecture, on Dec. 27, 2024, marking full resumption of National Route 249 following its partial closure in the wake of a powerful earthquake in the region on Jan. 1.

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S. Korea court holds preparatory hearing over Yoon's impeachment

South Korea's Constitutional Court holds its first preparatory hearing in Seoul on Dec. 27, 2024, for the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived martial law declaration in early December.

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S. Korea court holds preparatory hearing over Yoon's impeachment

South Korea's Constitutional Court holds its first preparatory hearing in Seoul on Dec. 27, 2024, for the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived martial law declaration in early December.

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Okinawa Gov. Tamaki at press conference

Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki holds a press conference at the prefectural government office in Naha in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa on Dec. 27, 2024.

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Nikkei tops 40,000 mark

A monitor at a foreign exchange trading company in Tokyo shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average trading above the 40,000 threshold during the morning session on Dec. 27, 2024.

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Site for U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

Construction work continues off Henoko coastal area in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on Dec. 27, 2024, for the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station from another part of the southern Japanese prefecture.

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Site for U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

Construction work continues off Henoko coastal area in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on Dec. 27, 2024, for the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station from another part of the southern Japanese prefecture.

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Japan's top gov't spokesman Hayashi

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi speaks at a press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 27, 2024.

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Japan's top gov't spokesman Hayashi

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi speaks at a press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 27, 2024.

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Former Japan PM Kishida meets incumbent PM Ishiba

Former Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (L) leaves after having lunch with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 27, 2024.

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Former Japan PM Kishida meets incumbent PM Ishiba

Former Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (C) arrives at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 27, 2024, for talks over lunch with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba.

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Zodiac transition ceremony

A rabbit and a seahorse, representing a dragon, are pictured during a zodiac handover ceremony at Osaka's landmark Tsutenkaku Tower on Dec. 27, 2023. According to the Chinese zodiac, 2023 is the Year of the Rabbit and 2024 will be the Year of the Dragon.

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Giant panda ahead of New Year

Giant panda Rauhin is given a "kadomatsu" traditional Japanese decoration for New Year and ice blocks on Dec. 27, 2023, in the shape of 2024 in celebration of the coming year at the Adventure World amusement park in Shirahama, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan.

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Giant panda ahead of New Year

Giant panda Rauhin is given ice blocks on Dec. 27, 2023, carved into the numbers of 2024 in celebration of the coming New Year at the Adventure World amusement park in Shirahama in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan.