N. Korean, S. Korean military guard posts

N. Korean, S. Korean military guard posts

Photo taken on Dec. 4, 2023, from Paju, a South Korean city near the border with the North, shows South (front, R) and North Korean (back) military guard posts.

N. Korean, S. Korean military guard posts

N. Korean, S. Korean military guard posts

Photo taken on Dec. 4, 2023, from Paju, a South Korean city near the border with the North, shows South (front, R) and North Korean (back) military guard posts.

North Korean military guard post

North Korean military guard post

Photo taken on Dec. 4, 2023, from Paju, a South Korean city near the border with the North, shows a North Korean military guard post.

Kimchi exhibition in N. Korea

Kimchi exhibition in N. Korea

People visit an exhibition featuring kimchi, the traditional Korean spicy pickled cabbage, in Pyongyang on Dec. 4, 2023.

Kimchi exhibition in N. Korea

Kimchi exhibition in N. Korea

People visit an exhibition featuring kimchi, the traditional Korean spicy pickled cabbage, in Pyongyang on Dec. 4, 2023.

Kimchi exhibition in N. Korea

Kimchi exhibition in N. Korea

Photo shows a variety of kimchi dishes displayed at an exhibition featuring the traditional Korean spicy pickled cabbage in Pyongyang on Dec. 4, 2023.

Kimchi exhibition in N. Korea

Kimchi exhibition in N. Korea

Photo shows a dish of kimchi displayed at an exhibition featuring the traditional Korean spicy pickled cabbage in Pyongyang on Dec. 4, 2023.

Kimchi exhibition in N. Korea

Kimchi exhibition in N. Korea

Photo shows a dish of kimchi displayed at an exhibition featuring the traditional Korean spicy pickled cabbage in Pyongyang on Dec. 4, 2023.

Kimchi exhibition in N. Korea

Kimchi exhibition in N. Korea

People visit an exhibition featuring kimchi, the traditional Korean spicy pickled cabbage, in Pyongyang on Dec. 4, 2023.

Basketball: Rui Hachimura

Basketball: Rui Hachimura

Los Angeles Lakers forward Rui Hachimura meets the press in Los Angeles on Dec. 4, 2023, a day ahead of a NBA In-Season Tournament quarterfinal against the Phoenix Suns.

Economy minister Nishimura visits Toyota factory

Economy minister Nishimura visits Toyota factory

Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura (front, 2nd from L) is briefed about progress on the development of an electric vehicle during a visit to a Toyota Motor Corp. factory in Miyoshi in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Dec. 4, 2023.

Economy minister Nishimura visits Toyota factory

Economy minister Nishimura visits Toyota factory

Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura (R) is briefed about progress on the development of an electric vehicle during a visit to a Toyota Motor Corp. factory in Miyoshi in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Dec. 4, 2023.

Japan's China ambassador Tarumi

Japan's China ambassador Tarumi

Japanese Ambassador to China Hideo Tarumi speaks during a press conference at the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Dec. 4, 2023, two days before his term as ambassador ends.

Japan's China ambassador Tarumi

Japan's China ambassador Tarumi

Japanese Ambassador to China Hideo Tarumi speaks during a press conference at the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Dec. 4, 2023, two days before his term as ambassador ends.

Judo: Olympics-bound Japanese judoka

Judo: Olympics-bound Japanese judoka

Japanese judoka (from L) Rika Takayama, Ryuju Nagayama and Miku Takaichi pose for a photo in Tokyo on Dec. 4, 2023, after securing their places in the national team for the Paris Olympics.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang

Jensen Huang, CEO of U.S. semiconductor giant Nvidia Corp., speaks to reporters on Dec. 4, 2023, after meeting Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at his office in Tokyo.

Nihon Univ. chair apologizes for drug scandal

Nihon Univ. chair apologizes for drug scandal

Nihon University's board of trustees chair Mariko Hayashi bows during a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 4, 2023, apologizing for a drug scandal involving members of the school's American football club.

Nihon Univ. chair apologizes for drug scandal

Nihon Univ. chair apologizes for drug scandal

Nihon University's board of trustees chair Mariko Hayashi speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 4, 2023, apologizing for a drug scandal involving members of the school's American football club.

Search after U.S. military Osprey crash

Search after U.S. military Osprey crash

U.S. military personnel leave a port on the island of Yakushima in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kagoshima on Dec. 4, 2023, as the search for the crew members of a U.S. military CV-22 Osprey aircraft that crashed in nearby waters on Nov. 29 continues.

Search after U.S. military Osprey crash

Search after U.S. military Osprey crash

A Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force vessel conducts a search on Dec. 4, 2023, for a U.S. military CV-22 Osprey aircraft that crashed on Nov. 29 off the island of Yakushima in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kagoshima.

Nikkei ends at 10-month low on BOJ tightening fears

Nikkei ends at 10-month low on BOJ tightening fears

A stock monitor in Tokyo shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ending the year's first trading day on Jan. 4, 2023, 377.64 points lower from Dec. 30 at a 10-month low of 25,716.86 in a reflection of fears that the Bank of Japan may tighten its monetary grip further.

Nikkei ends at 10-month low on BOJ tightening fears

Nikkei ends at 10-month low on BOJ tightening fears

A stock monitor in Tokyo shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ending the year's first trading day on Jan. 4, 2023, 377.64 points lower from Dec. 30 at a 10-month low of 25,716.86 in a reflection of fears that the Bank of Japan may tighten its monetary grip further.