Wildfire in Yamanashi Pref.

Wildfire in Yamanashi Pref.

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows continuing firefighting operations by a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force helicopter against a wildfire at Mt. Ogi, straddling Uenohara and Otsuki cities in Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo, on Jan. 11, 2026.

Japan defense chief visits base in Miyazaki Pref.

Japan defense chief visits base in Miyazaki Pref.

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (C) checks the noise of an F-35B stealth fighter jet during a visit to the Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Nyutabaru base in Shintomi in Miyazaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Jan. 9, 2026.

Japan defense chief visits base in Miyazaki Pref.

Japan defense chief visits base in Miyazaki Pref.

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi meets the press during a visit to the Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Nyutabaru base in Shintomi in Miyazaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Jan. 9, 2026.

Japan defense minister visits ASDF base in Okinawa Pref.

Japan defense minister visits ASDF base in Okinawa Pref.

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (C) visits the Japan Air Self-Defense Force base in Naha in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa on Jan. 8, 2026.

Japan defense minister visits ASDF base in Okinawa Pref.

Japan defense minister visits ASDF base in Okinawa Pref.

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (front) boards a Japan Air Self-Defense Force jet during a visit to its base in Naha in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa on Jan. 8, 2026.

Japan defense minister in Okinawa

Japan defense minister in Okinawa

Lt. Gen. Roger Turner, commanding general of the U.S. Marine Corps' III Marine Expeditionary Force and Okinawa Area Coordinator, speaks during a meeting with Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi in Naha in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on Jan. 7, 2026.

Japan defense minister in Okinawa

Japan defense minister in Okinawa

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (R) shakes hands with Lt. Gen. Roger Turner, commanding general of the U.S. Marine Corps' III Marine Expeditionary Force and Okinawa Area Coordinator, as they hold a meeting in Naha in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on Jan. 7, 2026.

Trump Weighs Options to Acquire Greenland Including Using Force

Trump Weighs Options to Acquire Greenland Including Using Force

This photo taken on January 7, 2026 shows the scenery of Aasiaat, Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark. Trump weighs options to acquire Greenland including using force" Photo by Zhang Quanwei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Trump Weighs Options to Acquire Greenland Including Using Force

Trump Weighs Options to Acquire Greenland Including Using Force

This photo taken on January 7, 2026 shows the scenery of Aasiaat, Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark. Trump weighs options to acquire Greenland including using force" Photo by Zhang Quanwei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Trump Weighs Options to Acquire Greenland Including Using Force

Trump Weighs Options to Acquire Greenland Including Using Force

This photo taken on January 7, 2026 shows the scenery of Aasiaat, Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark. Trump weighs options to acquire Greenland including using force" Photo by Zhang Quanwei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Trump Weighs Options to Acquire Greenland Including Using Force

Trump Weighs Options to Acquire Greenland Including Using Force

This photo taken on January 7, 2026 shows the scenery of Aasiaat, Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark. Trump weighs options to acquire Greenland including using force" Photo by Zhang Quanwei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Trump Weighs Options to Acquire Greenland Including Using Force

Trump Weighs Options to Acquire Greenland Including Using Force

This photo taken on January 7, 2026 shows the scenery of Aasiaat, Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark. Trump weighs options to acquire Greenland including using force" Photo by Zhang Quanwei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Trump Weighs Options to Acquire Greenland Including Using Force

Trump Weighs Options to Acquire Greenland Including Using Force

This photo taken on January 7, 2026 shows the scenery of Aasiaat, Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark. Trump weighs options to acquire Greenland including using force" Photo by Zhang Quanwei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Trump Weighs Options to Acquire Greenland Including Using Force

Trump Weighs Options to Acquire Greenland Including Using Force

This photo taken on January 7, 2026 shows the scenery of Aasiaat, Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark. Trump weighs options to acquire Greenland including using force" Photo by Zhang Quanwei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Coalition Of The Willing Summit Conference - Paris

Coalition Of The Willing Summit Conference - Paris

Kushner leaves after a press conference upon the signing of the declaration on deploying post-ceasefire force in Ukraine during the Coalition of the Willing summit on security guarantees for Ukraine, at the Elysee Palace in Paris on January 6, 2026. Photo by Jeanne Accorsini/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Coalition Of The Willing Summit Conference - Paris

Coalition Of The Willing Summit Conference - Paris

US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff during a press conference upon the signing of the declaration on deploying post-ceasefire force in Ukraine during the Coalition of the Willing summit on security guarantees for Ukraine, at the Elysee Palace in Paris on January 6, 2026. Photo by Jeanne Accorsini/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Coalition Of The Willing Summit Conference - Paris

Coalition Of The Willing Summit Conference - Paris

Germany s Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Ukraine s President Volodymyr Zelensky, France s President Emmanuel Macron, Britain s Prime Minister Keir Starmer, US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and US businessman Jared Kushner deliver a press conference upon the signing of the declaration on deploying post-ceasefire force in Ukraine during the Coalition of the Willing summit on security guarantees for Ukraine, at the Elysee Palace in Paris on January 6, 2026. Photo by Jeanne Accorsini/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Coalition Of The Willing Summit Conference - Paris

Coalition Of The Willing Summit Conference - Paris

Germany s Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Ukraine s President Volodymyr Zelensky, France s President Emmanuel Macron, Britain s Prime Minister Keir Starmer, US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and US businessman Jared Kushner deliver a press conference upon the signing of the declaration on deploying post-ceasefire force in Ukraine during the Coalition of the Willing summit on security guarantees for Ukraine, at the Elysee Palace in Paris on January 6, 2026. Photo by Jeanne Accorsini/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Coalition Of The Willing Summit Conference - Paris

Coalition Of The Willing Summit Conference - Paris

Germany s Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Ukraine s President Volodymyr Zelensky, France s President Emmanuel Macron, Britain s Prime Minister Keir Starmer, US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and US businessman Jared Kushner deliver a press conference upon the signing of the declaration on deploying post-ceasefire force in Ukraine during the Coalition of the Willing summit on security guarantees for Ukraine, at the Elysee Palace in Paris on January 6, 2026. Photo by Jeanne Accorsini/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Coalition Of The Willing Summit Conference - Paris

Coalition Of The Willing Summit Conference - Paris

Germany s Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Ukraine s President Volodymyr Zelensky, France s President Emmanuel Macron, Britain s Prime Minister Keir Starmer, US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and US businessman Jared Kushner deliver a press conference upon the signing of the declaration on deploying post-ceasefire force in Ukraine during the Coalition of the Willing summit on security guarantees for Ukraine, at the Elysee Palace in Paris on January 6, 2026. Photo by Jeanne Accorsini/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Coalition Of The Willing Summit Conference - Paris

Coalition Of The Willing Summit Conference - Paris

France s President Emmanuel Macron speaks during a press conference upon the signing of the declaration on deploying post-ceasefire force in Ukraine during the Coalition of the Willing summit on security guarantees for Ukraine, at the Elysee Palace in Paris on January 6, 2026. Photo by Jeanne Accorsini/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Coalition Of The Willing Summit Conference - Paris

Coalition Of The Willing Summit Conference - Paris

Ukraine s President Volodymyr Zelensky, France s President Emmanuel Macron, during a press conference upon the signing of the declaration on deploying post-ceasefire force in Ukraine during the Coalition of the Willing summit on security guarantees for Ukraine, at the Elysee Palace in Paris on January 6, 2026. Photo by Jeanne Accorsini/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Coalition Of The Willing Summit Conference - Paris

Coalition Of The Willing Summit Conference - Paris

Germany s Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Ukraine s President Volodymyr Zelensky, France s President Emmanuel Macron, Britain s Prime Minister Keir Starmer, US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and US businessman Jared Kushner deliver a press conference upon the signing of the declaration on deploying post-ceasefire force in Ukraine during the Coalition of the Willing summit on security guarantees for Ukraine, at the Elysee Palace in Paris on January 6, 2026. Photo by Jeanne Accorsini/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Coalition Of The Willing Summit Conference - Paris

Coalition Of The Willing Summit Conference - Paris

US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and US businessman Jared Kushner during a press conference upon the signing of the declaration on deploying post-ceasefire force in Ukraine during the Coalition of the Willing summit on security guarantees for Ukraine, at the Elysee Palace in Paris on January 6, 2026. Photo by Jeanne Accorsini/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Coalition Of The Willing Summit Conference - Paris

Coalition Of The Willing Summit Conference - Paris

Germany s Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Ukraine s President Volodymyr Zelensky, France s President Emmanuel Macron, Britain s Prime Minister Keir Starmer, US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and US businessman Jared Kushner deliver a press conference upon the signing of the declaration on deploying post-ceasefire force in Ukraine during the Coalition of the Willing summit on security guarantees for Ukraine, at the Elysee Palace in Paris on January 6, 2026. Photo by Jeanne Accorsini/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Coalition Of The Willing Summit Conference - Paris

Coalition Of The Willing Summit Conference - Paris

Ukraine s President Volodymyr Zelensky, France s President Emmanuel Macron, during a press conference upon the signing of the declaration on deploying post-ceasefire force in Ukraine during the Coalition of the Willing summit on security guarantees for Ukraine, at the Elysee Palace in Paris on January 6, 2026. Photo by Jeanne Accorsini/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Coalition Of The Willing Summit Conference - Paris

Coalition Of The Willing Summit Conference - Paris

Ukraine s President Volodymyr Zelensky, France s President Emmanuel Macron, during a press conference upon the signing of the declaration on deploying post-ceasefire force in Ukraine during the Coalition of the Willing summit on security guarantees for Ukraine, at the Elysee Palace in Paris on January 6, 2026. Photo by Jeanne Accorsini/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Coalition Of The Willing Summit Conference - Paris

Coalition Of The Willing Summit Conference - Paris

Germany s Chancellor Friedrich Merz during a press conference upon the signing of the declaration on deploying post-ceasefire force in Ukraine during the Coalition of the Willing summit on security guarantees for Ukraine, at the Elysee Palace in Paris on January 6, 2026. Photo by Jeanne Accorsini/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Coalition Of The Willing Summit Conference - Paris

Coalition Of The Willing Summit Conference - Paris

US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff during a press conference upon the signing of the declaration on deploying post-ceasefire force in Ukraine during the Coalition of the Willing summit on security guarantees for Ukraine, at the Elysee Palace in Paris on January 6, 2026. Photo by Jeanne Accorsini/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Coalition Of The Willing Summit Conference - Paris

Coalition Of The Willing Summit Conference - Paris

US businessman Jared Kushner during a press conference upon the signing of the declaration on deploying post-ceasefire force in Ukraine during the Coalition of the Willing summit on security guarantees for Ukraine, at the Elysee Palace in Paris on January 6, 2026. Photo by Jeanne Accorsini/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Coalition Of The Willing Summit Conference - Paris

Coalition Of The Willing Summit Conference - Paris

Germany s Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Ukraine s President Volodymyr Zelensky, France s President Emmanuel Macron, Britain s Prime Minister Keir Starmer, US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and US businessman Jared Kushner deliver a press conference upon the signing of the declaration on deploying post-ceasefire force in Ukraine during the Coalition of the Willing summit on security guarantees for Ukraine, at the Elysee Palace in Paris on January 6, 2026. Photo by Jeanne Accorsini/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Coalition Of The Willing Summit Conference - Paris

Coalition Of The Willing Summit Conference - Paris

US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and US businessman Jared Kushner during a press conference upon the signing of the declaration on deploying post-ceasefire force in Ukraine during the Coalition of the Willing summit on security guarantees for Ukraine, at the Elysee Palace in Paris on January 6, 2026. Photo by Jeanne Accorsini/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Coalition Of The Willing Summit Conference - Paris

Coalition Of The Willing Summit Conference - Paris

Germany s Chancellor Friedrich Merz, during a press conference upon the signing of the declaration on deploying post-ceasefire force in Ukraine during the Coalition of the Willing summit on security guarantees for Ukraine, at the Elysee Palace in Paris on January 6, 2026. Photo by Jeanne Accorsini/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Coalition Of The Willing Summit Conference - Paris

Coalition Of The Willing Summit Conference - Paris

US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff during a press conference upon the signing of the declaration on deploying post-ceasefire force in Ukraine during the Coalition of the Willing summit on security guarantees for Ukraine, at the Elysee Palace in Paris on January 6, 2026. Photo by Jeanne Accorsini/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Coalition Of The Willing Summit Conference - Paris

Coalition Of The Willing Summit Conference - Paris

US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and US businessman Jared Kushner during a press conference upon the signing of the declaration on deploying post-ceasefire force in Ukraine during the Coalition of the Willing summit on security guarantees for Ukraine, at the Elysee Palace in Paris on January 6, 2026. Photo by Jeanne Accorsini/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Coalition Of The Willing Summit Conference - Paris

Coalition Of The Willing Summit Conference - Paris

US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and US businessman Jared Kushner during a press conference upon the signing of the declaration on deploying post-ceasefire force in Ukraine during the Coalition of the Willing summit on security guarantees for Ukraine, at the Elysee Palace in Paris on January 6, 2026. Photo by Jeanne Accorsini/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Coalition Of The Willing Summit Conference - Paris

Coalition Of The Willing Summit Conference - Paris

Ukraine s President Volodymyr Zelensky, France s President Emmanuel Macron, during a press conference upon the signing of the declaration on deploying post-ceasefire force in Ukraine during the Coalition of the Willing summit on security guarantees for Ukraine, at the Elysee Palace in Paris on January 6, 2026. Photo by Jeanne Accorsini/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Coalition Of The Willing Summit Conference - Paris

Coalition Of The Willing Summit Conference - Paris

Ukraine s President Volodymyr Zelensky, France s President Emmanuel Macron, during a press conference upon the signing of the declaration on deploying post-ceasefire force in Ukraine during the Coalition of the Willing summit on security guarantees for Ukraine, at the Elysee Palace in Paris on January 6, 2026. Photo by Jeanne Accorsini/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Coalition Of The Willing Summit Conference - Paris

Coalition Of The Willing Summit Conference - Paris

US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff during a press conference upon the signing of the declaration on deploying post-ceasefire force in Ukraine during the Coalition of the Willing summit on security guarantees for Ukraine, at the Elysee Palace in Paris on January 6, 2026. Photo by Jeanne Accorsini/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Coalition Of The Willing Summit Conference - Paris

Coalition Of The Willing Summit Conference - Paris

France s President Emmanuel Macron speaks during a press conference upon the signing of the declaration on deploying post-ceasefire force in Ukraine during the Coalition of the Willing summit on security guarantees for Ukraine, at the Elysee Palace in Paris on January 6, 2026. Photo by Jeanne Accorsini/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Coalition Of The Willing Summit Conference - Paris

Coalition Of The Willing Summit Conference - Paris

Ukraine s President Volodymyr Zelensky, France s President Emmanuel Macron, during a press conference upon the signing of the declaration on deploying post-ceasefire force in Ukraine during the Coalition of the Willing summit on security guarantees for Ukraine, at the Elysee Palace in Paris on January 6, 2026. Photo by Jeanne Accorsini/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Coalition Of The Willing Summit Conference - Paris

Coalition Of The Willing Summit Conference - Paris

France s President Emmanuel Macron speaks during a press conference upon the signing of the declaration on deploying post-ceasefire force in Ukraine during the Coalition of the Willing summit on security guarantees for Ukraine, at the Elysee Palace in Paris on January 6, 2026. Photo by Jeanne Accorsini/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Coalition Of The Willing Summit Conference - Paris

Coalition Of The Willing Summit Conference - Paris

Germany s Chancellor Friedrich Merz, during a press conference upon the signing of the declaration on deploying post-ceasefire force in Ukraine during the Coalition of the Willing summit on security guarantees for Ukraine, at the Elysee Palace in Paris on January 6, 2026. Photo by Jeanne Accorsini/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Coalition Of The Willing Summit Conference - Paris

Coalition Of The Willing Summit Conference - Paris

Germany s Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Ukraine s President Volodymyr Zelensky, France s President Emmanuel Macron, Britain s Prime Minister Keir Starmer, US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and US businessman Jared Kushner deliver a press conference upon the signing of the declaration on deploying post-ceasefire force in Ukraine during the Coalition of the Willing summit on security guarantees for Ukraine, at the Elysee Palace in Paris on January 6, 2026. Photo by Jeanne Accorsini/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Coalition Of The Willing Summit Conference - Paris

Coalition Of The Willing Summit Conference - Paris

Ukraine s President Volodymyr Zelensky, France s President Emmanuel Macron, during a press conference upon the signing of the declaration on deploying post-ceasefire force in Ukraine during the Coalition of the Willing summit on security guarantees for Ukraine, at the Elysee Palace in Paris on January 6, 2026. Photo by Jeanne Accorsini/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Coalition Of The Willing Summit Conference - Paris

Coalition Of The Willing Summit Conference - Paris

France s President Emmanuel Macron speaks during a press conference upon the signing of the declaration on deploying post-ceasefire force in Ukraine during the Coalition of the Willing summit on security guarantees for Ukraine, at the Elysee Palace in Paris on January 6, 2026. Photo by Jeanne Accorsini/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Coalition Of The Willing Summit Conference - Paris

Coalition Of The Willing Summit Conference - Paris

US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and US businessman Jared Kushner during a press conference upon the signing of the declaration on deploying post-ceasefire force in Ukraine during the Coalition of the Willing summit on security guarantees for Ukraine, at the Elysee Palace in Paris on January 6, 2026. Photo by Jeanne Accorsini/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Coalition Of The Willing Summit Conference - Paris

Coalition Of The Willing Summit Conference - Paris

France s President Emmanuel Macron speaks during a press conference upon the signing of the declaration on deploying post-ceasefire force in Ukraine during the Coalition of the Willing summit on security guarantees for Ukraine, at the Elysee Palace in Paris on January 6, 2026. Photo by Jeanne Accorsini/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Coalition Of The Willing Summit Conference - Paris

Coalition Of The Willing Summit Conference - Paris

Ukraine s President Volodymyr Zelensky, France s President Emmanuel Macron, during a press conference upon the signing of the declaration on deploying post-ceasefire force in Ukraine during the Coalition of the Willing summit on security guarantees for Ukraine, at the Elysee Palace in Paris on January 6, 2026. Photo by Jeanne Accorsini/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Coalition Of The Willing Summit Conference - Paris

Coalition Of The Willing Summit Conference - Paris

Britain s Prime Minister Keir Starmer, during a press conference upon the signing of the declaration on deploying post-ceasefire force in Ukraine during the Coalition of the Willing summit on security guarantees for Ukraine, at the Elysee Palace in Paris on January 6, 2026. Photo by Jeanne Accorsini/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM