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Japan PM Takaichi

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi arrives at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 18, 2026.

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Japan PM Takaichi

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi arrives at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 18, 2026.

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Japan PM Takaichi

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi arrives at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 18, 2026.

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Kyushu Shinkansen resumes full-route service

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a Kyushu Shinkansen bullet train running near damaged houses in Yatsushiro in Kumamoto Prefecture on Sept. 18, 2026. The bullet train services on the Kyushu Shinkansen Line resumed along the entire route that day for the first time in 52 days after a powerful earthquake struck the southwestern Japan prefecture in July.

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Kyushu Shinkansen resumes full-route service

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a Kyushu Shinkansen bullet train running near damaged houses in Yatsushiro in Kumamoto Prefecture on Sept. 18, 2026. The bullet train services on the Kyushu Shinkansen Line resumed along the entire route that day for the first time in 52 days after a powerful earthquake struck the southwestern Japan prefecture in July.

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Kyushu Shinkansen resumes full-route service

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a Kyushu Shinkansen bullet train running near damaged houses in Yatsushiro in Kumamoto Prefecture on Sept. 18, 2026. The bullet train services on the Kyushu Shinkansen Line resumed along the entire route that day for the first time in 52 days after a powerful earthquake struck the southwestern Japan prefecture in July.

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Kyushu Shinkansen resumes full-route service

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a Kyushu Shinkansen bullet train running near a damaged house in Yatsushiro in Kumamoto Prefecture on Sept. 18, 2026. The bullet train services on the Kyushu Shinkansen Line resumed along the entire route that day for the first time in 52 days after a powerful earthquake struck the southwestern Japan prefecture in July.

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Kyushu Shinkansen resumes full-route service

A Kyushu Shinkansen bullet train runs in Uki in Kumamoto Prefecture on Sept. 18, 2026. The bullet train services on the Kyushu Shinkansen Line resumed along the entire route that day for the first time in 52 days after a powerful earthquake struck the southwestern Japan prefecture in July.

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Kyushu Shinkansen resumes full-route service

A Kyushu Shinkansen bullet train runs in Uki in Kumamoto Prefecture on Sept. 18, 2026. The bullet train services on the Kyushu Shinkansen Line resumed along the entire route that day for the first time in 52 days after a powerful earthquake struck the southwestern Japan prefecture in July.

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BOJ policy-setting meeting

The Bank of Japan headquarters is pictured in Tokyo on Sept. 17, 2026.

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BOJ policy-setting meeting

The Bank of Japan headquarters is pictured in Tokyo on Sept. 17, 2026.

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BOJ policy-setting meeting

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda arrives at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 18, 2026, for the second day of the BOJ's two-day policy-setting meeting. (Pool Photo)

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BOJ policy-setting meeting

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda arrives at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 18, 2026, for the second day of the BOJ's two-day policy-setting meeting. (Pool Photo)

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Japan PM reshuffles Cabinet

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi holds a press conference at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 17, 2026, after reshuffling her Cabinet.

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Japan PM reshuffles Cabinet

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi holds a press conference at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 17, 2026, after reshuffling her Cabinet.

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Japan PM reshuffles Cabinet

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi holds a press conference at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 17, 2026, after reshuffling her Cabinet.

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Japan PM reshuffles Cabinet

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi holds a press conference at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 17, 2026, after reshuffling her Cabinet.

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Japan PM reshuffles Cabinet

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi holds a press conference at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 17, 2026, after reshuffling her Cabinet.

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Japan PM reshuffles Cabinet

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi holds a press conference at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 17, 2026, after reshuffling her Cabinet.

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Japan PM reshuffles Cabinet

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi holds a press conference at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 17, 2026, after reshuffling her Cabinet.

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Japan PM reshuffles Cabinet

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi holds a press conference at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 17, 2026, after reshuffling her Cabinet.

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Japan PM reshuffles Cabinet

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (front row, C) and her Cabinet members pose for a group photo at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 17, 2026, following the reshuffle of her Cabinet.

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Japan PM reshuffles Cabinet

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (front row, C) and her Cabinet members pose for a group photo at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 17, 2026, following the reshuffle of her Cabinet.

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Japan PM reshuffles Cabinet

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (front row, C) and her Cabinet members pose for a group photo at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 17, 2026, following the reshuffle of her Cabinet.

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Japan PM reshuffles Cabinet

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (front row, C) and her Cabinet members pose for a group photo at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 17, 2026, following the reshuffle of her Cabinet.

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Japan PM reshuffles Cabinet

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (front row, C) and her Cabinet members pose for a group photo at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 17, 2026, following the reshuffle of her Cabinet.

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Japan PM reshuffles Cabinet

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (front row, C) and her Cabinet members pose for a group photo at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 17, 2026, following the reshuffle of her Cabinet.

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Japan PM reshuffles Cabinet

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (front row, C) and her Cabinet members pose for a group photo at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 17, 2026, following the reshuffle of her Cabinet.

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Japan PM reshuffles Cabinet

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C) holds a Cabinet meeting at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 17, 2026, the first after a reshuffle.

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Japan PM reshuffles Cabinet

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C) holds a Cabinet meeting at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 17, 2026, the first after a reshuffle.

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Japan PM reshuffles Cabinet

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi holds a press conference at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 17, 2026, after reshuffling her Cabinet.

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Japan PM reshuffles Cabinet

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi holds a press conference at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 17, 2026, after reshuffling her Cabinet.

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N. Korean sports minister arrives in Japan for Asian Games

North Korean sports minister Kim Il Guk (C, R) arrives at Chubu Centrair International Airport in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, on Sept. 17, 2026, for the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.

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N. Korean sports minister arrives in Japan for Asian Games

North Korean sports minister Kim Il Guk (2nd from L) arrives at Chubu Centrair International Airport in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, on Sept. 17, 2026, for the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.

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N. Korean sports minister arrives in Japan for Asian Games

North Korean sports minister Kim Il Guk (2nd from L) arrives at Chubu Centrair International Airport in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, on Sept. 17, 2026, for the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.

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N. Korean sports minister arrives in Japan for Asian Games

North Korean sports minister Kim Il Guk arrives at Chubu Centrair International Airport in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, on Sept. 17, 2026, for the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.

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N. Korean sports minister arrives in Japan for Asian Games

North Korean sports minister Kim Il Guk arrives at Chubu Centrair International Airport in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, on Sept. 17, 2026, for the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.

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N. Korean sports minister arrives in Japan for Asian Games

North Korean sports minister Kim Il Guk arrives at Chubu Centrair International Airport in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, on Sept. 17, 2026, for the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.

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N. Korean sports minister arrives in Japan for Asian Games

North Korean sports minister Kim Il Guk arrives at Chubu Centrair International Airport in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, on Sept. 17, 2026, for the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.

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Japan PM reshuffles Cabinet

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi holds a press conference at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 17, 2026, after reshuffling her Cabinet.

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Japan PM reshuffles Cabinet

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi holds a press conference at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 17, 2026, after reshuffling her Cabinet.

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Japan PM reshuffles Cabinet

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi holds a press conference at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 17, 2026, after reshuffling her Cabinet.

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Japan PM reshuffles Cabinet

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi holds a press conference at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 17, 2026, after reshuffling her Cabinet.

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Japan PM reshuffles Cabinet

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi holds a press conference at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 17, 2026, after reshuffling her Cabinet.

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Japan PM reshuffles Cabinet

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi holds a press conference at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 17, 2026, after reshuffling her Cabinet.

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Japan PM reshuffles Cabinet

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi holds a press conference at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 17, 2026, after reshuffling her Cabinet.

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Japan PM reshuffles Cabinet

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi holds a press conference at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 17, 2026, after reshuffling her Cabinet.

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Japan PM reshuffles Cabinet

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi holds a press conference at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 17, 2026, after reshuffling her Cabinet.

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Japan PM reshuffles Cabinet

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi holds a press conference at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 17, 2026, after reshuffling her Cabinet.

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Shuri Castle

Photo taken on Sept. 17, 2026, shows the main hall of Shuri Castle, now under reconstruction, in Naha in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa, unveiled to the media following the completion of lacquer coating work. Fire gutted the World Heritage-listed castle in October 2019.