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2025 final trading day at TSE

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (front, 3rd from R) attends the year-end ceremony of the Tokyo Stock Exchange in the capital on Dec. 30, 2025.

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2025 final trading day at TSE

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C) attends the year-end ceremony of the Tokyo Stock Exchange in the capital on Dec. 30, 2025.

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2025 final trading day at TSE

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi attends the year-end ceremony of the Tokyo Stock Exchange in the capital on Dec. 30, 2025.

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2025 final trading day at TSE

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi attends the year-end ceremony of the Tokyo Stock Exchange in the capital on Dec. 30, 2025.

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2025 final trading day at TSE

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C) attends the year-end ceremony of the Tokyo Stock Exchange in the capital on Dec. 30, 2025.

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Football: Premier League

Kaoru Mitoma of Brighton plays in the second half of an English Premier League football match against West Ham United on Dec. 30, 2025, in London.

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Football: Premier League

Kaoru Mitoma of Brighton plays in the second half of an English Premier League football match against West Ham United on Dec. 30, 2025, in London.

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Football: Premier League

Kaoru Mitoma of Brighton heads the ball in the second half of an English Premier League football match against West Ham United on Dec. 30, 2025, in London.

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JR Hachinohe Line fully resumes service

A JR Hachinohe Line train arrives at Hon-Hachinohe Station in Hachinohe in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 30, 2025, as the railway fully resumes service following a suspension after a powerful earthquake hit the region on Dec. 8.

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JR Hachinohe Line fully resumes service

Passengers disembark from a JR Hachinohe Line train at Hon-Hachinohe Station in Hachinohe in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 30, 2025, as the railway fully resumes service following a suspension after a powerful earthquake hit the region on Dec. 8.

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JR Hachinohe Line fully resumes service

Passengers disembark from a JR Hachinohe Line train at Hon-Hachinohe Station in Hachinohe in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 30, 2025, as the railway fully resumes service following a suspension after a powerful earthquake hit the region on Dec. 8.

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Nikkei index logs highest year-end close

A financial monitor in Tokyo shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closing at a record year-end high above 50,000 on Dec. 30, 2025.

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Nikkei index logs highest year-end close

A financial monitor at a currency trading company in Tokyo shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closing at a record year-end high above 50,000 on Dec. 30, 2025.

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2025 final trading day at TSE

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (front) attends the year-end ceremony of the Tokyo Stock Exchange in the capital on Dec. 30, 2025.

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Nikkei index logs highest year-end close

A financial monitor in Tokyo shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closing at a record year-end high above 50,000 on Dec. 30, 2025.

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2025 final trading day at TSE

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi rings the bell to mark the closing of the year's final trading day at the Tokyo Stock Exchange in the capital on Dec. 30, 2025.

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Nikkei index logs highest year-end close

A financial monitor in Tokyo shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closing at a record year-end high above 50,000 on Dec. 30, 2025.

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Nikkei index logs highest year-end close

A financial monitor in Tokyo shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closing at a record year-end high above 50,000 on Dec. 30, 2025.

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2025 final trading day at TSE

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (front, far R) rings the bell to mark the closing of the year's final trading day at the Tokyo Stock Exchange in the capital on Dec. 30, 2025. Japan national football team manager Hajime Moriyasu (front, far L) joined the ceremony.

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2025 final trading day at TSE

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (front, 3rd from R) claps her hands during the year-end ceremony of the Tokyo Stock Exchange in the capital on Dec. 30, 2025. Japan national football team manager Hajime Moriyasu (front, far L) joined the ceremony.

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New Year Grand Sumo Tournament

Yokozuna Onosato (L) trains at his Nishonoseki stable in Ami in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Dec. 30, 2025, ahead of the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo starting on Jan. 11.

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New Year Grand Sumo Tournament

Yokozuna Onosato (L) trains at his Nishonoseki stable in Ami in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Dec. 30, 2025, ahead of the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo starting on Jan. 11.

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Ex-Japanese Communist Party chief Fuwa dies at 95

Japanese Communist Party chief Tetsuzo Fuwa (R) shakes hands with Chinese President Jiang Zemin in Beijing in July 1998. Fuwa died on Dec. 30, 2025, aged 95.

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New Year Grand Sumo Tournament

Yokozuna Onosato (L) trains at his Nishonoseki stable in Ami in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Dec. 30, 2025, ahead of the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo starting on Jan. 11.

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Ex-Japanese Communist Party chief Fuwa dies at 95

Former Japanese Communist Party chief Tetsuzo Fuwa gives an interview in Tokyo in September 2018. He died on Dec. 30, 2025, aged 95.

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Ex-Japanese Communist Party chief Fuwa dies at 95

Former Japanese Communist Party chief Tetsuzo Fuwa gives an interview in Tokyo in September 2018. He died on Dec. 30, 2025, aged 95.

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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi makes a speech at a symposium in Beijing on Dec. 30, 2025.

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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi makes a speech at a symposium in Beijing on Dec. 30, 2025.

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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi makes a speech at a symposium in Beijing on Dec. 30, 2025.

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China continues military drills around Taiwan

Photo shows multiple projectiles launched from Pingtan Island in the Taiwan Strait, belonging to China's Fuzhou city, as China continues military drills around Taiwan on Dec. 30, 2025.

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China continues military drills around Taiwan

Photo shows multiple projectiles launched from Pingtan Island in the Taiwan Strait, belonging to China's Fuzhou city, as China continues military drills around Taiwan on Dec. 30, 2025.

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China continues military drills around Taiwan

Photo shows multiple projectiles launched from Pingtan Island in the Taiwan Strait, belonging to China's Fuzhou city, as China continues military drills around Taiwan on Dec. 30, 2025.

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China continues military drills around Taiwan

Photo shows multiple projectiles launched from Pingtan Island in the Taiwan Strait, belonging to China's Fuzhou city, as China continues military drills around Taiwan on Dec. 30, 2025.

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1st anniv. of Noto Peninsula quake

A lantern remains collapsed at a shrine in Suzu, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Dec. 30, 2024, almost one year after a powerful earthquake hit central Japan's Noto Peninsula area on Jan. 1.

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Plane crash in S. Korea

South Korean soldiers conduct an investigation on Dec. 30, 2024, near the wreckage of a Jeju Air passenger plane following its crash at Muan International Airport in Muan County, South Korea, on Dec. 29.

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Plane crash in S. Korea

Photo taken on Dec. 30, 2024, shows wreckage of a Jeju Air passenger plane following its crash at Muan International Airport in Muan County, South Korea, on Dec. 29.

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Plane crash in S. Korea

Photo taken on Dec. 30, 2024, shows wreckage of a Jeju Air passenger plane following its crash at Muan International Airport in Muan County, South Korea, on Dec. 29.

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Plane crash in S. Korea

Photo taken on Dec. 30, 2024, shows wreckage of a Jeju Air passenger plane following its crash at Muan International Airport in Muan County, South Korea, on Dec. 29.

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Plane crash in S. Korea

Photo taken on Dec. 30, 2024, in a gymnasium in Muan County, South Korea, shows people mourning those killed in a Jeju Air passenger plane crash at Muan International Airport on Dec. 29.

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Plane crash in S. Korea

Photo taken on Dec. 30, 2024, in a gymnasium in Muan County, South Korea, shows people mourning those killed in a Jeju Air passenger plane crash at Muan International Airport on Dec. 29.

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Plane crash in S. Korea

Photo taken on Dec. 30, 2024, in a gymnasium in Muan County, South Korea, shows people mourning those killed in a Jeju Air passenger plane crash at Muan International Airport on Dec. 29.

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Plane crash in S. Korea

Photo taken on Dec. 30, 2024, in a gymnasium in Muan County, South Korea, shows people mourning those killed in a Jeju Air passenger plane crash at Muan International Airport on Dec. 29.

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Plane crash in S. Korea

South Korean national flags are flown at half-staff at a South Korean government building in Seoul on Dec. 30, 2024, to mourn those killed in a Jeju Air passenger plane crash at Muan International Airport in the province of South Jeolla, South Korea, on Dec. 29.

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Plane crash in S. Korea

South Korean national flags are flown at half-staff at a South Korean government building in Seoul on Dec. 30, 2024, to mourn those killed in a Jeju Air passenger plane crash at Muan International Airport in the province of South Jeolla, South Korea, on Dec. 29.

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Nikkei finishes 2024 trading at year-end record high

Market officials perform a ceremonial hand-clapping at the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo on Dec. 30, 2024, the final trading session of the year, as the Nikkei stock index closed at a record year-end high.

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Nikkei finishes 2024 trading at year-end record high

Market officials perform a ceremonial hand-clapping at the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo on Dec. 30, 2024, the final trading session of the year, as the Nikkei stock index closed at a record year-end high.

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Nikkei finishes 2024 trading with year-end record high

Japan Exchange Group CEO Hiromi Yamaji speaks during a ceremony at the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Dec. 30, 2024, the final trading day of the year, as the Nikkei logged a record year-end close.

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Nikkei finishes 2024 trading with year-end record high

Japan Exchange Group CEO Hiromi Yamaji (3rd from R) speaks during a ceremony at the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Dec. 30, 2024, the final trading day of the year, as the Nikkei logged a record year-end close.

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Nikkei finishes 2024 trading with year-end record high

Japan Exchange Group CEO Hiromi Yamaji speaks during a ceremony at the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Dec. 30, 2024, the final trading day of the year, as the Nikkei logged a record year-end close.

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Baseball: Japanese ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto

Former Orix Buffaloes ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto poses for a photo during a press conference in the western Japan city of Osaka on Dec. 30, 2023, after signing a 12-year contract with Major League Baseball's Los Angeles Dodgers.