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Japan crown prince and crown princess in Turkey

Japan crown prince and crown princess in Turkey

Japan's Crown Prince Fumihito (2nd from R) and Crown Princess Kiko are pictured after watching a commemorative show by Japanese drummers and Turkish ethnic dance performers in Istanbul on Dec. 5, 2024.

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Japanese drum, Turkish dance performance

Japanese drum, Turkish dance performance

A show featuring Japanese drummers and Turkish ethnic dancers is performed in Istanbul on Dec. 5, 2024. (Pool photo)

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Japan crown prince and crown princess in Turkey

Japan crown prince and crown princess in Turkey

Japan's Crown Prince Fumihito (4th from L, front row) and Crown Princess Kiko attend a group photo session after watching a commemorative show by Japanese drummers and Turkish ethnic dance performers in Istanbul on Dec. 5, 2024.

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Giant ginkgo tree in fall foliage

Giant ginkgo tree in fall foliage

A giant ginkgo tree, over 1,000 years old, is in fall foliage at Sairen-ji temple in Namegata, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Dec. 5, 2024.

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Giant ginkgo tree in fall foliage

Giant ginkgo tree in fall foliage

A giant ginkgo tree, over 1,000 years old, is in fall foliage at Sairen-ji temple in Namegata, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Dec. 5, 2024.

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Giant ginkgo tree in fall foliage

Giant ginkgo tree in fall foliage

A giant ginkgo tree, over 1,000 years old, is in fall foliage at Sairen-ji temple in Namegata, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Dec. 5, 2024.

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Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Japan's Wakaba Higuchi performs in the women's short program at the Grand Prix Final figure skating competition in Grenoble, France, on Dec. 5, 2024.

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Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Japan's Wakaba Higuchi performs in the women's short program at the Grand Prix Final figure skating competition in Grenoble, France, on Dec. 5, 2024.

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Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Japan's Wakaba Higuchi performs in the women's short program at the Grand Prix Final figure skating competition in Grenoble, France, on Dec. 5, 2024.

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Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Japan's Rino Matsuike performs in the women's short program at the Grand Prix Final figure skating competition in Grenoble, France, on Dec. 5, 2024.

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Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Japan's Rino Matsuike performs in the women's short program at the Grand Prix Final figure skating competition in Grenoble, France, on Dec. 5, 2024.

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Japan crown prince, crown princess in Turkey

Japan crown prince, crown princess in Turkey

Japan's Crown Prince Fumihito gives a speech in Istanbul on Dec. 5, 2024, at a ceremony marking the 100th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between Japan and Turkey. The crown prince is on an official visit to the country with Crown Princess Kiko.

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Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Japan's Rino Matsuike performs in the women's short program at the Grand Prix Final figure skating competition in Grenoble, France, on Dec. 5, 2024.

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Japan crown prince, crown princess in Turkey

Japan crown prince, crown princess in Turkey

Japan's Crown Prince Fumihito gives a speech in Istanbul on Dec. 5, 2024, at a ceremony marking the 100th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between Japan and Turkey. The crown prince is on an official visit to the country with Crown Princess Kiko.

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Japan crown prince, crown princess in Turkey

Japan crown prince, crown princess in Turkey

Japan's Crown Prince Fumihito (2nd from L) and Crown Princess Kiko look at the Golden Cradle during a visit to the Topkapi Palace in Istanbul on Dec. 5, 2024.

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Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Japan's Riku Miura (R) and Ryuichi Kihara perform in the pairs short program at the Grand Prix Final figure skating competition on Dec. 5, 2024, in Grenoble, France.

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Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Japan's Riku Miura (L) and Ryuichi Kihara perform in the pairs short program at the Grand Prix Final figure skating competition on Dec. 5, 2024, in Grenoble, France.

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Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Japan's Riku Miura (top) and Ryuichi Kihara perform in the pairs short program at the Grand Prix Final figure skating competition on Dec. 5, 2024, in Grenoble, France.

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Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Japan's Riku Miura (front) and Ryuichi Kihara perform in the pairs short program at the Grand Prix Final figure skating competition on Dec. 5, 2024, in Grenoble, France.

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Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Japan's Riku Miura (front) and Ryuichi Kihara perform in the pairs short program at the Grand Prix Final figure skating competition on Dec. 5, 2024, in Grenoble, France.

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Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Japan's Hana Yoshida performs in the women's short program at the Grand Prix Final figure skating competition in Grenoble, France, on Dec. 5, 2024.

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Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Amber Glenn of the United States performs in the women's short program at the Grand Prix Final figure skating competition in Grenoble, France, on Dec. 5, 2024.

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Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Japan's Hana Yoshida performs in the women's short program at the Grand Prix Final figure skating competition in Grenoble, France, on Dec. 5, 2024.

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Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Japan's Wakaba Higuchi performs in the women's short program at the Grand Prix Final figure skating competition in Grenoble, France, on Dec. 5, 2024.

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Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Japan's Rino Matsuike performs in the women's short program at the Grand Prix Final figure skating competition in Grenoble, France, on Dec. 5, 2024.

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Japan crown prince, crown princess in Turkey

Japan crown prince, crown princess in Turkey

Japan's Crown Prince Fumihito (L) and Crown Princess Kiko visit the Topkapi Palace in Istanbul on Dec. 5, 2024.

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Japan crown prince, crown princess in Turkey

Japan crown prince, crown princess in Turkey

Japan's Crown Prince Fumihito (2nd from R) looks at mosaic art with Crown Princess Kiko (not shown in photo) in the World Heritage-listed Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque in Istanbul on Dec. 5, 2024. (Pool photo)

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Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

(from L) Japan's Mone Chiba, Amber Glenn of the United States and Japan's Hana Yoshida speak to reporters after performing in the women's short program at the Grand Prix Final figure skating competition in Grenoble, France, on Dec. 5, 2024.

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CORRECTED: Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

CORRECTED: Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Japan's Riku Miura (front) and Ryuichi Kihara perform in the pairs short program at the Grand Prix Final figure skating competition on Dec. 5, 2024, in Grenoble, France.

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Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Amber Glenn of the United States performs in the women's short program at the Grand Prix Final figure skating competition in Grenoble, France, on Dec. 5, 2024.

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Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Japan's Hana Yoshida reacts after performing in the women's short program at the Grand Prix Final figure skating competition in Grenoble, France, on Dec. 5, 2024.

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Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Japan's Mone Chiba acknowledges the crowd after performing in the women's short program at the Grand Prix Final figure skating competition in Grenoble, France, on Dec. 5, 2024.

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Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Japan's Hana Yoshida performs in the women's short program at the Grand Prix Final figure skating competition in Grenoble, France, on Dec. 5, 2024.

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Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Japan's Kaori Sakamoto reacts after performing in the women's short program at the Grand Prix Final figure skating competition in Grenoble, France, on Dec. 5, 2024.

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Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Japan's Mone Chiba performs in the women's short program at the Grand Prix Final figure skating competition in Grenoble, France, on Dec. 5, 2024.

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Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Japan's Kaori Sakamoto performs in the women's short program at the Grand Prix Final figure skating competition in Grenoble, France, on Dec. 5, 2024.

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Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Japan's Kaori Sakamoto reacts after performing in the women's short program at the Grand Prix Final figure skating competition in Grenoble, France, on Dec. 5, 2024.

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Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Japan's Kaori Sakamoto performs in the women's short program at the Grand Prix Final figure skating competition in Grenoble, France, on Dec. 5, 2024.

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Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Japan's Kaori Sakamoto performs in the women's short program at the Gran Prix Final figure skating competition in Grenoble, France, on Dec. 5, 2024.

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Dolphins return to aquarium in quake-hit city

Dolphins return to aquarium in quake-hit city

Photo taken on Dec. 5, 2024, shows Pacific white-sided dolphins at Notojima Aquarium in Nanao in the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa, following their return earlier in the day from Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise in Kanagawa Prefecture. Five dolphins were transferred to the Yokohama aquarium after the Nanao aquarium's facility was severely damaged by a strong earthquake on Jan. 1.

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Japan crown prince, crown princess in Turkey

Japan crown prince, crown princess in Turkey

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko look at mosaic art in the World Heritage-listed Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque in Istanbul on Dec. 5, 2024. (Pool photo)

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Japan crown prince, crown princess in Turkey

Japan crown prince, crown princess in Turkey

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito (C, back) and Crown Princess Kiko visit the World Heritage-listed Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque in Istanbul on Dec. 5, 2024. (Pool photo)

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Japan crown prince, crown princess in Turkey

Japan crown prince, crown princess in Turkey

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko visit the World Heritage-listed Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque in Istanbul on Dec. 5, 2024. (Pool photo)

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Tokyo-Beijing forum

Tokyo-Beijing forum

Japanese Ambassador to China Kenji Kanasugi sends a video message to a forum on Japan-China relations in Tokyo on Dec. 5, 2024.

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Tokyo-Beijing forum

Tokyo-Beijing forum

Chinese Ambassador to Japan Wu Jianghao speaks at a forum on Japan-China relations in Tokyo on Dec. 5, 2024.

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Tokyo-Beijing forum

Tokyo-Beijing forum

A forum on Japan-China relations is held in Tokyo on Dec. 5, 2024.

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Tokyo-Beijing forum

Tokyo-Beijing forum

A forum on Japan-China relations is held in Tokyo on Dec. 5, 2024.

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Vietnamese National Assembly president in Tokyo

Vietnamese National Assembly president in Tokyo

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (R) holds talks with Tran Thanh Man, president of the National Assembly of Vietnam, at the premier's office in Tokyo on Dec. 5, 2024.

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Vietnamese National Assembly president in Tokyo

Vietnamese National Assembly president in Tokyo

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (R) shakes hands with Tran Thanh Man, president of the National Assembly of Vietnam, at the premier's office in Tokyo on Dec. 5, 2024.

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People call for S. Korean president Yoon's resignation

People call for S. Korean president Yoon's resignation

People call for South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's resignation in Seoul on Dec. 5, 2024, ahead of a vote expected Dec. 7 on an impeachment motion against him, submitted by the opposition camp following the president's short-lived declaration of martial law.

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