Japanese Princess Aiko visits imperial graveyard

Japanese Princess Aiko visits imperial graveyard

Japanese Princess Aiko is pictured following her visit to the mausoleum of Emperor Showa, her great-grandfather, at the Musashi imperial graveyard in Hachioji, western Tokyo, on Dec. 3, 2025, following her first official overseas trip to Laos the previous month. (Pool photo)

Japanese Princess Aiko visits imperial graveyard

Japanese Princess Aiko visits imperial graveyard

Japanese Princess Aiko visits the mausoleum of Emperor Showa, her great-grandfather, at the Musashi imperial graveyard in Hachioji, western Tokyo, on Dec. 3, 2025, following her first official overseas trip to Laos the previous month. (Pool photo)

Japanese Princess Aiko visits imperial graveyard

Japanese Princess Aiko visits imperial graveyard

Japanese Princess Aiko visits the mausoleum of Emperor Showa, her great-grandfather, at the Musashi imperial graveyard in Hachioji, western Tokyo, on Dec. 3, 2025, following her first official overseas trip to Laos the previous month. (Pool photo)

Japanese Princess Aiko visits imperial graveyard

Japanese Princess Aiko visits imperial graveyard

Japanese Princess Aiko visits the mausoleum of Emperor Showa, her great-grandfather, at the Musashi imperial graveyard in Hachioji, western Tokyo, on Dec. 3, 2025, following her first official overseas trip to Laos the previous month. (Pool photo)

Japanese Princess Aiko visits imperial graveyard

Japanese Princess Aiko visits imperial graveyard

Japanese Princess Aiko visits the mausoleum of Emperor Showa, her great-grandfather, at the Musashi imperial graveyard in Hachioji, western Tokyo, on Dec. 3, 2025, following her first official overseas trip to Laos the previous month. (Pool photo)

Japanese Princess Aiko visits imperial graveyard

Japanese Princess Aiko visits imperial graveyard

Japanese Princess Aiko visits the mausoleum of Empress Kojun, her great-grandmother and wife of Emperor Showa, at the Musashi imperial graveyard in Hachioji, western Tokyo, on Dec. 3, 2025, following her first official overseas trip to Laos the previous month. (Pool photo)

Princess Aiko turns 24

Princess Aiko turns 24

Japanese Princess Aiko arrives at the Akasaka Estate in Tokyo to greet former Emperor Akihito and former Empress Michiko on her 24th birthday on Dec. 1, 2025. (Pool photo)

Princess Aiko turns 24

Princess Aiko turns 24

Japanese Princess Aiko arrives at the Akasaka Estate in Tokyo to greet former Emperor Akihito and former Empress Michiko on her 24th birthday on Dec. 1, 2025. (Pool photo)

Princess Aiko turns 24

Princess Aiko turns 24

Japanese Princess Aiko arrives at the Akasaka Estate in Tokyo to greet former Emperor Akihito and former Empress Michiko on her 24th birthday on Dec. 1, 2025. (Pool photo)

Princess Aiko turns 24

Princess Aiko turns 24

Japanese Princess Aiko arrives at the Akasaka Estate in Tokyo to greet former Emperor Akihito and former Empress Michiko on her 24th birthday on Dec. 1, 2025. (Pool photo)

Princess Aiko turns 24

Princess Aiko turns 24

Japanese Princess Aiko arrives at the Akasaka Estate in Tokyo to greet former Emperor Akihito and former Empress Michiko on her 24th birthday on Dec. 1, 2025. (Pool photo)

Princess Aiko turns 24

Princess Aiko turns 24

Japanese Princess Aiko arrives at the Akasaka Estate in Tokyo to greet former Emperor Akihito and former Empress Michiko on her 24th birthday on Dec. 1, 2025. (Pool photo)

Exhibition of China's Terracotta Warriors - Budapest

Exhibition of China's Terracotta Warriors - Budapest

Curator Gyorgyi Fajcsak speaks during an interview with Xinhua at the opening ceremony of an exhibition of China's Terracotta Warriors in Budapest, Hungary, Nov. 27, 2025. The Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest on Thursday opened one of the most significant Chinese cultural exhibitions ever held in Hungary, presenting more than 150 ancient artworks from the Qin and Han dynasties, including ten original Terracotta Warriors. Titled "Civilization of the Qin and Han Dynasties - The First Chinese Emperor's Terracotta Warriors," the exhibition is jointly organized by the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest and the Shaanxi Provincial Cultural Heritage Administration, and it will run for six months starting from Friday. TO GO WITH "Budapest museum unveils China's Terracotta Warriors" (Photo by David Balogh/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

Exhibition of China's Terracotta Warriors - Budapest

Exhibition of China's Terracotta Warriors - Budapest

Laszlo Baan, director general of the Museum of Fine Arts, speaks during an interview with Xinhua at the opening ceremony of an exhibition of China's Terracotta Warriors in Budapest, Hungary, Nov. 27, 2025. The Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest on Thursday opened one of the most significant Chinese cultural exhibitions ever held in Hungary, presenting more than 150 ancient artworks from the Qin and Han dynasties, including ten original Terracotta Warriors. Titled "Civilization of the Qin and Han Dynasties - The First Chinese Emperor's Terracotta Warriors," the exhibition is jointly organized by the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest and the Shaanxi Provincial Cultural Heritage Administration, and it will run for six months starting from Friday. TO GO WITH "Budapest museum unveils China's Terracotta Warriors" (Photo by David Balogh/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

Exhibition of China's Terracotta Warriors - Budapest

Exhibition of China's Terracotta Warriors - Budapest

Laszlo Baan, director general of the Museum of Fine Arts, delivers a speech at the opening ceremony of an exhibition of China's Terracotta Warriors in Budapest, Hungary, Nov. 27, 2025. The Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest on Thursday opened one of the most significant Chinese cultural exhibitions ever held in Hungary, presenting more than 150 ancient artworks from the Qin and Han dynasties, including ten original Terracotta Warriors. Titled "Civilization of the Qin and Han Dynasties - The First Chinese Emperor's Terracotta Warriors," the exhibition is jointly organized by the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest and the Shaanxi Provincial Cultural Heritage Administration, and it will run for six months starting from Friday. TO GO WITH "Budapest museum unveils China's Terracotta Warriors" (Photo by David Balogh/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

Civilization of the Qin and Han Dynasties - Budapest

Civilization of the Qin and Han Dynasties - Budapest

Laszlo Baan, director general of the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest, speaks during the opening ceremony of the exhibition "Civilization of the Qin and Han Dynasties - The First Chinese Emperor's Terracotta Warriors" in Budapest, Hungary, Nov. 27, 2025. The Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest on Thursday opened one of the most significant Chinese cultural exhibitions ever held in Hungary, presenting more than 150 ancient artworks from the Qin and Han dynasties (221 BC-220 AD), including ten original Terracotta Warriors. Titled "Civilization of the Qin and Han Dynasties - The First Chinese Emperor's Terracotta Warriors," the exhibition is jointly organized by the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest and the Shaanxi Provincial Cultural Heritage Administration, and it will run for six months starting from Friday. Photo by David Balogh/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Civilization of the Qin and Han Dynasties - Budapest

Civilization of the Qin and Han Dynasties - Budapest

Exhibits are pictured at the exhibition "Civilization of the Qin and Han Dynasties - The First Chinese Emperor's Terracotta Warriors" at the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest, Hungary, Nov. 27, 2025. The Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest on Thursday opened one of the most significant Chinese cultural exhibitions ever held in Hungary, presenting more than 150 ancient artworks from the Qin and Han dynasties (221 BC-220 AD), including ten original Terracotta Warriors. Titled "Civilization of the Qin and Han Dynasties - The First Chinese Emperor's Terracotta Warriors," the exhibition is jointly organized by the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest and the Shaanxi Provincial Cultural Heritage Administration, and it will run for six months starting from Friday. Photo by David Balogh/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Civilization of the Qin and Han Dynasties - Budapest

Civilization of the Qin and Han Dynasties - Budapest

A visitor views exhibits at the exhibition "Civilization of the Qin and Han Dynasties - The First Chinese Emperor's Terracotta Warriors" at the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest, Hungary, Nov. 27, 2025. The Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest on Thursday opened one of the most significant Chinese cultural exhibitions ever held in Hungary, presenting more than 150 ancient artworks from the Qin and Han dynasties (221 BC-220 AD), including ten original Terracotta Warriors. Titled "Civilization of the Qin and Han Dynasties - The First Chinese Emperor's Terracotta Warriors," the exhibition is jointly organized by the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest and the Shaanxi Provincial Cultural Heritage Administration, and it will run for six months starting from Friday. Photo by David Balogh/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Civilization of the Qin and Han Dynasties - Budapest

Civilization of the Qin and Han Dynasties - Budapest

A woman visits the exhibition "Civilization of the Qin and Han Dynasties - The First Chinese Emperor's Terracotta Warriors" at the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest, Hungary, Nov. 27, 2025. The Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest on Thursday opened one of the most significant Chinese cultural exhibitions ever held in Hungary, presenting more than 150 ancient artworks from the Qin and Han dynasties (221 BC-220 AD), including ten original Terracotta Warriors. Titled "Civilization of the Qin and Han Dynasties - The First Chinese Emperor's Terracotta Warriors," the exhibition is jointly organized by the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest and the Shaanxi Provincial Cultural Heritage Administration, and it will run for six months starting from Friday. Photo by David Balogh/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Civilization of the Qin and Han Dynasties - Budapest

Civilization of the Qin and Han Dynasties - Budapest

Chinese Ambassador to Hungary Gong Tao speaks during the opening ceremony of the exhibition "Civilization of the Qin and Han Dynasties - The First Chinese Emperor's Terracotta Warriors" in Budapest, Hungary, Nov. 27, 2025. The Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest on Thursday opened one of the most significant Chinese cultural exhibitions ever held in Hungary, presenting more than 150 ancient artworks from the Qin and Han dynasties (221 BC-220 AD), including ten original Terracotta Warriors. Titled "Civilization of the Qin and Han Dynasties - The First Chinese Emperor's Terracotta Warriors," the exhibition is jointly organized by the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest and the Shaanxi Provincial Cultural Heritage Administration, and it will run for six months starting from Friday. Photo by David Balogh/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Civilization of the Qin and Han Dynasties - Budapest

Civilization of the Qin and Han Dynasties - Budapest

Hungarian President Tamas Sulyok speaks during the opening ceremony of the exhibition "Civilization of the Qin and Han Dynasties - The First Chinese Emperor's Terracotta Warriors" in Budapest, Hungary, Nov. 27, 2025. The Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest on Thursday opened one of the most significant Chinese cultural exhibitions ever held in Hungary, presenting more than 150 ancient artworks from the Qin and Han dynasties (221 BC-220 AD), including ten original Terracotta Warriors. Titled "Civilization of the Qin and Han Dynasties - The First Chinese Emperor's Terracotta Warriors," the exhibition is jointly organized by the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest and the Shaanxi Provincial Cultural Heritage Administration, and it will run for six months starting from Friday. Photo by David Balogh/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Civilization of the Qin and Han Dynasties - Budapest

Civilization of the Qin and Han Dynasties - Budapest

A visitor views exhibits at the exhibition "Civilization of the Qin and Han Dynasties - The First Chinese Emperor's Terracotta Warriors" at the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest, Hungary, Nov. 27, 2025. The Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest on Thursday opened one of the most significant Chinese cultural exhibitions ever held in Hungary, presenting more than 150 ancient artworks from the Qin and Han dynasties (221 BC-220 AD), including ten original Terracotta Warriors. Titled "Civilization of the Qin and Han Dynasties - The First Chinese Emperor's Terracotta Warriors," the exhibition is jointly organized by the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest and the Shaanxi Provincial Cultural Heritage Administration, and it will run for six months starting from Friday. Photo by David Balogh/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Civilization of the Qin and Han Dynasties - Budapest

Civilization of the Qin and Han Dynasties - Budapest

A visitor views exhibits at the exhibition "Civilization of the Qin and Han Dynasties - The First Chinese Emperor's Terracotta Warriors" at the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest, Hungary, Nov. 27, 2025. The Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest on Thursday opened one of the most significant Chinese cultural exhibitions ever held in Hungary, presenting more than 150 ancient artworks from the Qin and Han dynasties (221 BC-220 AD), including ten original Terracotta Warriors. Titled "Civilization of the Qin and Han Dynasties - The First Chinese Emperor's Terracotta Warriors," the exhibition is jointly organized by the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest and the Shaanxi Provincial Cultural Heritage Administration, and it will run for six months starting from Friday. Photo by David Balogh/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Civilization of the Qin and Han Dynasties - Budapest

Civilization of the Qin and Han Dynasties - Budapest

A visitor takes photos of exhibits at the exhibition "Civilization of the Qin and Han Dynasties - The First Chinese Emperor's Terracotta Warriors" at the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest, Hungary, Nov. 27, 2025. The Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest on Thursday opened one of the most significant Chinese cultural exhibitions ever held in Hungary, presenting more than 150 ancient artworks from the Qin and Han dynasties (221 BC-220 AD), including ten original Terracotta Warriors. Titled "Civilization of the Qin and Han Dynasties - The First Chinese Emperor's Terracotta Warriors," the exhibition is jointly organized by the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest and the Shaanxi Provincial Cultural Heritage Administration, and it will run for six months starting from Friday. Photo by David Balogh/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Civilization of the Qin and Han Dynasties - Budapest

Civilization of the Qin and Han Dynasties - Budapest

A visitor takes photos of exhibits at the exhibition "Civilization of the Qin and Han Dynasties - The First Chinese Emperor's Terracotta Warriors" at the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest, Hungary, Nov. 27, 2025. The Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest on Thursday opened one of the most significant Chinese cultural exhibitions ever held in Hungary, presenting more than 150 ancient artworks from the Qin and Han dynasties (221 BC-220 AD), including ten original Terracotta Warriors. Titled "Civilization of the Qin and Han Dynasties - The First Chinese Emperor's Terracotta Warriors," the exhibition is jointly organized by the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest and the Shaanxi Provincial Cultural Heritage Administration, and it will run for six months starting from Friday. Photo by David Balogh/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Japan Emperor Naruhito

Japan Emperor Naruhito

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (4th from L on far L row) attends a luncheon with guests including the chief justice of the Supreme Court at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Nov. 27, 2025.

Japan Emperor Naruhito

Japan Emperor Naruhito

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (C) attends a luncheon with guests including the chief justice of the Supreme Court at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Nov. 27, 2025.

Japan Emperor Naruhito

Japan Emperor Naruhito

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (C) attends a luncheon with guests including the chief justice of the Supreme Court at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Nov. 27, 2025.

Japan Emperor Naruhito

Japan Emperor Naruhito

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (2nd from L) attends a luncheon with guests including the chief justice of the Supreme Court at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Nov. 27, 2025.

Sumo: Aonishiki earns promotion to ozeki

Sumo: Aonishiki earns promotion to ozeki

Ukrainian sumo wrestler Aonishiki (top) celebrates his promotion to the sport's second-highest rank of ozeki at his stable's lodgings in Kurume in Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 26, 2025. Aonishiki clinched the Emperor's Cup at the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka city, which concluded on Nov. 23.

Sumo: Aonishiki earns promotion to ozeki

Sumo: Aonishiki earns promotion to ozeki

Ukrainian sumo wrestler Aonishiki (front, C) celebrates his promotion to the sport's second-highest rank of ozeki at his stable's lodgings in Kurume in Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 26, 2025. Aonishiki clinched the Emperor's Cup at the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka city, which concluded on Nov. 23.

Sumo: Aonishiki earns promotion to ozeki

Sumo: Aonishiki earns promotion to ozeki

Ukrainian sumo wrestler Aonishiki holds a press conference following his promotion to the sport's second-highest rank of ozeki at his stable's lodgings in Kurume in Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 26, 2025. Aonishiki clinched the Emperor's Cup at the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka city, which concluded on Nov. 23.

Sumo: Aonishiki earns promotion to ozeki

Sumo: Aonishiki earns promotion to ozeki

Ukrainian sumo wrestler Aonishiki celebrates his promotion to the sport's second-highest rank of ozeki at his stable's lodgings in Kurume in Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 26, 2025. Aonishiki clinched the Emperor's Cup at the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka city, which concluded on Nov. 23.

Sumo: Aonishiki earns promotion to ozeki

Sumo: Aonishiki earns promotion to ozeki

Ukrainian sumo wrestler Aonishiki (C) celebrates his promotion to the sport's second-highest rank of ozeki at his stable's lodgings in Kurume in Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 26, 2025. Aonishiki clinched the Emperor's Cup at the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka city, which concluded on Nov. 23.

Sumo: Aonishiki earns promotion to ozeki

Sumo: Aonishiki earns promotion to ozeki

Ukrainian sumo wrestler Aonishiki (2nd from R) accepts his promotion to the sport's second-highest rank of ozeki during a ceremony at his stable's lodgings in Kurume in Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 26, 2025. Aonishiki clinched the Emperor's Cup in the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka city, which concluded on Nov. 23.

Sumo: Aonishiki earns promotion to ozeki

Sumo: Aonishiki earns promotion to ozeki

Ukrainian sumo wrestler Aonishiki (C) accepts his promotion to the sport's second-highest rank of ozeki during a ceremony at his stable's lodgings in Kurume in Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 26, 2025. Aonishiki clinched the Emperor's Cup in the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka city, which concluded on Nov. 23.

Tokyo Deaflympics: Japan imperial family

Tokyo Deaflympics: Japan imperial family

Japanese Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako (R) and their daughter Princess Aiko (far L) watch swimming competitions at the Tokyo Deaflympics at Tokyo Aquatics Centre in the capital on Nov. 25, 2025. (Pool photo)

Tokyo Deaflympics: Japan imperial family

Tokyo Deaflympics: Japan imperial family

Japanese Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako (R) and their daughter Princess Aiko (far L) watch swimming competitions at the Tokyo Deaflympics at Tokyo Aquatics Centre in the capital on Nov. 25, 2025. (Pool photo)

Tokyo Deaflympics: Japan imperial family

Tokyo Deaflympics: Japan imperial family

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (3rd from L), Empress Masako and their daughter Princess Aiko meet Japanese swimming ace Ryutaro Ibara after watching swimming races at the Tokyo Deaflympics at Tokyo Aquatics Centre in the capital on Nov. 25, 2025. Ibara has won a career 26 medals at the Deaflympics. (Pool photo)

Football: Emperor's Cup

Football: Emperor's Cup

Machida Zelvia players celebrate after defeating Vissel Kobe 3-1 to claim the Emperor's Cup football title at Tokyo's National Stadium on Nov. 22, 2025.

Football: Emperor's Cup

Football: Emperor's Cup

Machida Zelvia players and staff celebrate after the team defeated Vissel Kobe 3-1 to claim the Emperor's Cup football title at Tokyo's National Stadium on Nov. 22, 2025.

Football: Emperor's Cup

Football: Emperor's Cup

Machida Zelvia players and staff celebrate after the team defeated Vissel Kobe 3-1 to claim the Emperor's Cup football title at Tokyo's National Stadium on Nov. 22, 2025.

Football: Emperor's Cup

Football: Emperor's Cup

Machida Zelvia players and staff celebrate after the team defeated Vissel Kobe 3-1 to claim the Emperor's Cup football title at Tokyo's National Stadium on Nov. 22, 2025.

Football: Emperor's Cup

Football: Emperor's Cup

Machida Zelvia players celebrate after defeating Vissel Kobe 3-1 to claim the Emperor's Cup football title at Tokyo's National Stadium on Nov. 22, 2025.

Football: Emperor's Cup

Football: Emperor's Cup

Machida Zelvia players celebrate after defeating Vissel Kobe 3-1 to claim the Emperor's Cup football title at Tokyo's National Stadium on Nov. 22, 2025.

Football: Emperor's Cup

Football: Emperor's Cup

Machida Zelvia players celebrate after defeating Vissel Kobe 3-1 to claim the Emperor's Cup football title at Tokyo's National Stadium on Nov. 22, 2025.

Football: Emperor's Cup

Football: Emperor's Cup

Shota Fujio of Machida Zelvia celebrates after scoring the opening goal in the first half of the Emperor's Cup football final against Vissel Kobe at Tokyo's National Stadium on Nov. 22, 2025.

Football: Emperor's Cup

Football: Emperor's Cup

Shota Fujio (9) of Machida Zelvia scores the opening goal in the first half of the Emperor's Cup football final against Vissel Kobe at Tokyo's National Stadium on Nov. 22, 2025.

Football: Emperor's Cup

Football: Emperor's Cup

Shota Fujio (9) of Machida Zelvia scores the opening goal in the first half of the Emperor's Cup football final against Vissel Kobe at Tokyo's National Stadium on Nov. 22, 2025.

Football: Emperor's Cup

Football: Emperor's Cup

Shota Fujio (C, top) of Machida Zelvia scores the opening goal in the first half of the Emperor's Cup football final against Vissel Kobe at Tokyo's National Stadium on Nov. 22, 2025.