Ex-Japan Prime Minister Hosokawa

Ex-Japan Prime Minister Hosokawa

Former Japanese Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa gives an interview in Tokyo on Dec. 8, 2025.

Ex-Japan Prime Minister Hosokawa

Ex-Japan Prime Minister Hosokawa

Former Japanese Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa gives an interview in Tokyo on Dec. 8, 2025.

Ex-Japan Prime Minister Hosokawa

Ex-Japan Prime Minister Hosokawa

Former Japanese Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa gives an interview in Tokyo on Dec. 8, 2025.

Ex-Japan Prime Minister Hosokawa

Ex-Japan Prime Minister Hosokawa

Former Japanese Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa gives an interview in Tokyo on Dec. 8, 2025.

Freestyle skiing: World Cup in Ruka

Freestyle skiing: World Cup in Ruka

Matt Graham of Australia (C) poses after winning gold in the men's moguls at the Freestyle Ski World Cup in Ruka, Finland, on Dec. 8, 2025, alongside silver medalist Ikuma Horishima (L) of Japan and bronze medalist Julien Viel of Canada.

Freestyle skiing: World Cup in Ruka

Freestyle skiing: World Cup in Ruka

Ikuma Horishima of Japan poses for photos after winning silver in the men's moguls at the Freestyle Ski World Cup in Ruka, Finland, on Dec. 8, 2025.

China Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo

China Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun holds a press conference in Beijing on Dec. 8, 2025.

China Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo

China Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun holds a press conference in Beijing on Dec. 8, 2025.

China Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo

China Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun holds a press conference in Beijing on Dec. 8, 2025.

Nobel Prize in chemistry laureate Kitagawa

Nobel Prize in chemistry laureate Kitagawa

Nobel Prize in chemistry laureate Susumu Kitagawa delivers his Nobel Prize lecture in Stockholm on Dec. 8, 2025.

Nobel Prize in chemistry laureate Kitagawa

Nobel Prize in chemistry laureate Kitagawa

Nobel Prize in chemistry laureate Susumu Kitagawa delivers his Nobel Prize lecture in Stockholm on Dec. 8, 2025.

Nobel Prize in chemistry laureate Kitagawa

Nobel Prize in chemistry laureate Kitagawa

Nobel Prize in chemistry laureate Susumu Kitagawa delivers his Nobel Prize lecture in Stockholm on Dec. 8, 2025.

Nobel Prize in chemistry laureate Kitagawa

Nobel Prize in chemistry laureate Kitagawa

Nobel Prize in chemistry laureate Susumu Kitagawa delivers his Nobel Prize lecture in Stockholm on Dec. 8, 2025.

Nobel Prize in chemistry laureate Kitagawa

Nobel Prize in chemistry laureate Kitagawa

Nobel Prize in chemistry laureate Susumu Kitagawa delivers his Nobel Prize lecture in Stockholm on Dec. 8, 2025.

Nobel Prize in chemistry laureate Kitagawa

Nobel Prize in chemistry laureate Kitagawa

Nobel Prize in chemistry laureate Susumu Kitagawa delivers his Nobel Prize lecture in Stockholm on Dec. 8, 2025.

Nobel Prize in chemistry laureate Kitagawa

Nobel Prize in chemistry laureate Kitagawa

Nobel Prize in chemistry laureate Susumu Kitagawa delivers his Nobel Prize lecture in Stockholm on Dec. 8, 2025.

Nobel Prize in chemistry laureate Kitagawa

Nobel Prize in chemistry laureate Kitagawa

Nobel Prize in chemistry laureate Susumu Kitagawa delivers his Nobel Prize lecture in Stockholm on Dec. 8, 2025.

Nobel Prize in chemistry laureate Kitagawa

Nobel Prize in chemistry laureate Kitagawa

Nobel Prize in chemistry laureate Susumu Kitagawa delivers his Nobel Prize lecture in Stockholm on Dec. 8, 2025.

Nobel Prize in chemistry laureate Kitagawa

Nobel Prize in chemistry laureate Kitagawa

Nobel Prize in chemistry laureate Susumu Kitagawa delivers his Nobel Prize lecture in Stockholm on Dec. 8, 2025.

Nobel Prize in chemistry laureate Kitagawa

Nobel Prize in chemistry laureate Kitagawa

Nobel Prize in chemistry laureate Susumu Kitagawa delivers his Nobel Prize lecture in Stockholm on Dec. 8, 2025.

Nobel Prize in chemistry laureate Kitagawa

Nobel Prize in chemistry laureate Kitagawa

Nobel Prize in chemistry laureate Susumu Kitagawa delivers his Nobel Prize lecture in Stockholm on Dec. 8, 2025.

Nobel Prize in chemistry laureate Kitagawa

Nobel Prize in chemistry laureate Kitagawa

Nobel Prize in chemistry laureate Susumu Kitagawa delivers his Nobel Prize lecture in Stockholm on Dec. 8, 2025.

Nobel Prize in chemistry laureate Kitagawa

Nobel Prize in chemistry laureate Kitagawa

Nobel Prize in chemistry laureate Susumu Kitagawa delivers his Nobel Prize lecture in Stockholm on Dec. 8, 2025.

Aftermath of strong quake in northeastern Japan

Aftermath of strong quake in northeastern Japan

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks to reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 8, 2025, shortly after a powerful earthquake struck northeastern Japan.

Aftermath of strong quake in northeastern Japan

Aftermath of strong quake in northeastern Japan

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks to reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 8, 2025, shortly after a powerful earthquake struck northeastern Japan.

Japan PM Takaichi in parliament

Japan PM Takaichi in parliament

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi attends a plenary session of the House of Representatives in Tokyo on Dec. 8, 2025.

Japan PM Takaichi in parliament

Japan PM Takaichi in parliament

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi attends a plenary session of the House of Representatives in Tokyo on Dec. 8, 2025.

Japan PM Takaichi in parliament

Japan PM Takaichi in parliament

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi heads to attend a plenary session of the House of Representatives in Tokyo on Dec. 8, 2025.

Japanese baseball legend Nagashima dies at 89

Japanese baseball legend Nagashima dies at 89

Former Yomiuri Giants player and manager Shigeo Nagashima (front, C) poses for a photo with Giants manager Tatsunori Hara (front, L) and his players at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan arena on Dec. 8, 2021, after receiving the Order of Culture, Japan's top cultural award, in November 2021. Nagashima, who was a key player on the Giants team that won nine consecutive Central League and Japan Series titles from 1965 to 1973 and later managed the club, died on June 3, 2025, aged 89. (Pool photo)