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[Breaking News]Japanese Justice Minister Hiraguchi after execution

TOKYO, Japan, Aug. 21 Kyodo - Japanese Justice Minister Hiroshi Hiraguchi holds a press conference at the ministry in Tokyo on Aug. 21, 2026, after the country hanged Sunao Takami, who was convicted of killing five people in an arson attack on a pachinko parlor in the western Japanese city of Osaka in 2009. (Kyodo)

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Musical on history of Japan-Vietnam ties to begin in Yokohama

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C) poses for a photo with lead actors from Japan and Vietnam starring in the musical "Princess Anio" as well as Kanagawa Gov. Yuji Kuroiwa (3rd from R) at the premier's office in Tokyo on Aug. 26, 2026. The musical, depicting the history of Japan-Vietnam ties, will be held between Sept. 12 and Sept. 27 at Kanagawa Arts Theater in Yokohama near Tokyo.

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Musical on history of Japan-Vietnam ties to begin in Yokohama

Vietnamese actor Do Phan Gia Han (C), who stars in in the musical "Princess Anio," meets the press at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Aug. 26, 2026, after the lead actors in the musical paid a visit to Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. The musical, depicting the history of Japan-Vietnam ties, will be held between Sept. 12 and Sept. 27 at Kanagawa Arts Theater in Yokohama near Tokyo.

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Musical on history of Japan-Vietnam ties to begin in Yokohama

Vietnamese actor Do Phan Gia Han (C), who stars in in the musical "Princess Anio," meets the press at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Aug. 26, 2026, after the lead actors in the musical paid a visit to Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. The musical, depicting the history of Japan-Vietnam ties, will be held between Sept. 12 and Sept. 27 at Kanagawa Arts Theater in Yokohama near Tokyo.

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Japan crown prince, crown princess return from Paraguay

Japan's Crown Prince Fumihito and his wife Crown Princess Kiko are greeted by officials at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Aug. 26, 2026, after returning from their official trip to Paraguay to mark 90 years of Japanese immigration to the South American country. (Pool photo)

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Japan crown prince, crown princess return from Paraguay

Japan's Crown Prince Fumihito (3rd from L) and his wife Crown Princess Kiko are greeted by officials at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Aug. 26, 2026, after returning from their official trip to Paraguay to mark 90 years of Japanese immigration to the South American country.

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Japan crown prince, crown princess return from Paraguay

Japan's Crown Prince Fumihito (3rd from L) and his wife Crown Princess Kiko are greeted by officials at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Aug. 26, 2026, after returning from their official trip to Paraguay to mark 90 years of Japanese immigration to the South American country.

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Japan crown prince, crown princess return from Paraguay

Japan's Crown Prince Fumihito and his wife Crown Princess Kiko meet officials at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Aug. 26, 2026, after returning from their official trip to Paraguay to mark 90 years of Japanese immigration to the South American country. (Pool photo)

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Japan crown prince, crown princess return from Paraguay

Japan's Crown Prince Fumihito and his wife Crown Princess Kiko return to Tokyo's Haneda airport on Aug. 26, 2026, following their official trip to Paraguay to mark 90 years of Japanese immigration to the South American country.

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Japan crown prince, crown princess return from Paraguay

Japan's Crown Prince Fumihito and his wife Crown Princess Kiko return to Tokyo's Haneda airport on Aug. 26, 2026, following their official trip to Paraguay to mark 90 years of Japanese immigration to the South American country.

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Japan crown prince, crown princess return from Paraguay

Japan's Crown Prince Fumihito and his wife Crown Princess Kiko return to Tokyo's Haneda airport on Aug. 26, 2026, following their official trip to Paraguay to mark 90 years of Japanese immigration to the South American country.

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Ex-Japan abductee Soga calls for early gov't action

Former Japanese abductee Hitomi Soga speaks during a rally in Ageo in Saitama Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Aug. 25, 2026, urging the government to take action to rescue Japanese still in North Korea, in light of the age of their family members. Soga, 67, returned from North Korea in 2002 following a Japan-North Korea summit in Pyongyang.

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Ex-Japan abductee Soga calls for early gov't action

Former Japanese abductee Hitomi Soga speaks during a rally in Ageo in Saitama Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Aug. 25, 2026, urging the government to take action to rescue Japanese still in North Korea, in light of the age of their family members. Soga, 67, returned from North Korea in 2002 following a Japan-North Korea summit in Pyongyang.

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Ex-Japan abductee Soga calls for early gov't action

Former Japanese abductee Hitomi Soga speaks during a rally in Ageo in Saitama Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Aug. 25, 2026, urging the government to take action to rescue Japanese still in North Korea, in light of the age of their family members. Soga, 67, returned from North Korea in 2002 following a Japan-North Korea summit in Pyongyang.

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Ex-Japan abductee Soga calls for early gov't action

Former Japanese abductee Hitomi Soga speaks during a rally in Ageo in Saitama Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Aug. 25, 2026, urging the government to take action to rescue Japanese still in North Korea, in light of the age of their family members. Soga, 67, returned from North Korea in 2002 following a Japan-North Korea summit in Pyongyang.

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New Japanese ambassador to Ukraine

New Japanese Ambassador to Ukraine Yo Osumi speaks during an interview in Tokyo on Aug. 25, 2026. Osumi will be stationed in Ukraine later in August.

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New Japanese ambassador to Ukraine

New Japanese Ambassador to Ukraine Yo Osumi speaks during an interview in Tokyo on Aug. 25, 2026. Osumi will be stationed in Ukraine later in August.

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New Japanese ambassador to Ukraine

New Japanese Ambassador to Ukraine Yo Osumi speaks during an interview in Tokyo on Aug. 25, 2026. Osumi will be stationed in Ukraine later in August.

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Japan PM meets press over U.S. sanctions on ICC chief

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets the press at the premier's office in Tokyo on Aug. 25, 2026, following criticism that Japan's response to U.S. sanctions on Tomoko Akane, head of the International Criminal Court, has been weak. Takaichi described the U.S. action as "incompatible" with Japan's position.

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Japan PM meets press over U.S. sanctions on ICC chief

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets the press at the premier's office in Tokyo on Aug. 25, 2026, following criticism that Japan's response to U.S. sanctions on Tomoko Akane, head of the International Criminal Court, has been weak. Takaichi described the U.S. action as "incompatible" with Japan's position.

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Japan PM meets press over U.S. sanctions on ICC chief

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets the press at the premier's office in Tokyo on Aug. 25, 2026, following criticism that Japan's response to U.S. sanctions on Tomoko Akane, head of the International Criminal Court, has been weak. Takaichi described the U.S. action as "incompatible" with Japan's position.

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Japan PM meets press over U.S. sanctions on ICC chief

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets the press at the premier's office in Tokyo on Aug. 25, 2026, following criticism that Japan's response to U.S. sanctions on Tomoko Akane, head of the International Criminal Court, has been weak. Takaichi described the U.S. action as "incompatible" with Japan's position.

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Japan PM meets press over U.S. sanctions on ICC chief

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets the press at the premier's office in Tokyo on Aug. 25, 2026, following criticism that Japan's response to U.S. sanctions on Tomoko Akane, head of the International Criminal Court, has been weak. Takaichi described the U.S. action as "incompatible" with Japan's position.

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Japan PM meets press over U.S. sanctions on ICC chief

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets the press at the premier's office in Tokyo on Aug. 25, 2026, following criticism that Japan's response to U.S. sanctions on Tomoko Akane, head of the International Criminal Court, has been weak. Takaichi described the U.S. action as "incompatible" with Japan's position.

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Japan Justice Minister Hiraguchi

Japanese Justice Minister Hiroshi Hiraguchi speaks at a press conference at the ministry in Tokyo on Aug. 25, 2026.

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Japan Foreign Minister Motegi

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi attends a press conference at the ministry in Tokyo on Aug. 25, 2026.

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Japan crown prince, crown princess in Paraguay

Japan's Crown Prince Fumihito and his wife Crown Princess Kiko watch a traditional Paraguayan dance at a Japanese school in Asuncion on Aug. 24, 2026, during their official trip to the South American country.

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Japan crown prince, crown princess in Paraguay

Japan's Crown Prince Fumihito and his wife Crown Princess Kiko watch a traditional Paraguayan dance at a Japanese school in Asuncion on Aug. 24, 2026, during their official trip to the South American country.

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Japan crown prince, crown princess in Paraguay

Japan's Crown Prince Fumihito and his wife Crown Princess Kiko watch a traditional Paraguayan dance at a Japanese school in Asuncion on Aug. 24, 2026, during their official trip to the South American country.

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Japan vows $10 mil. to development bank for Latin America, Caribbean

Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama (R) shakes hands with Inter-American Development Bank President Ilan Goldfajn in Tokyo on Aug. 24, 2026. Japan pledged an additional $10 million to the IDB, a key financing source for states in Latin America and the Caribbean, to fund steps in areas such as critical minerals to enhance economic security.

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Japan vows $10 mil. to development bank for Latin America, Caribbean

Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama (R) shakes hands with Inter-American Development Bank President Ilan Goldfajn in Tokyo on Aug. 24, 2026. Japan pledged an additional $10 million to the IDB, a key financing source for states in Latin America and the Caribbean, to fund steps in areas such as critical minerals to enhance economic security.

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Japan crown prince, crown princess in Paraguay

Japan's Crown Prince Fumihito (C) and Crown Princess Kiko visit Yguazu on Aug. 23, 2026, during their official trip to Paraguay to mark 90 years of Japanese immigration to the South American country. (Pool photo)

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Japan crown prince, crown princess in Paraguay

Japan's Crown Prince Fumihito (L) and Crown Princess Kiko are greeted by children in Yguazu on Aug. 23, 2026, during their official trip to Paraguay to mark 90 years of Japanese immigration to the South American country. (Pool photo)

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Japan crown prince, crown princess in Paraguay

Japan's Crown Prince Fumihito (L) addresses a luncheon in Yguazu on Aug. 23, 2026, during his official trip to Paraguay with Crown Princess Kiko to mark 90 years of Japanese immigration to the South American country.

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Japan crown prince, crown princess in Paraguay

Japan's Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko make a toast at a luncheon in Yguazu on Aug. 23, 2026, during their official trip to Paraguay to mark 90 years of Japanese immigration to the South American country.

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CORRECTED: Japan crown prince, crown princess in Paraguay

Japan's Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko watch a dance at a luncheon in Yguazu on Aug. 23, 2026, during their official trip to Paraguay to mark 90 years of Japanese immigration to the South American country.

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CORRECTED: Japan crown prince, crown princess in Paraguay

Japan's Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko meet reporters in Yguazu on Aug. 23, 2026, during their official trip to Paraguay to mark 90 years of Japanese immigration to the South American country. (Pool photo)

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CORRECTED: Japan crown prince, crown princess in Paraguay

Japan's Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko meet reporters in Yguazu on Aug. 23, 2026, during their official trip to Paraguay to mark 90 years of Japanese immigration to the South American country. (Pool photo)

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CORRECTED: Japan crown prince, crown princess in Paraguay

Japan's Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko offer flowers at the cenotaph for Japanese settlers in Paraguay on Aug. 23, 2026, in Yguazu during their official trip to the South American country to mark 90 years of Japanese immigration to Paraguay.

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Defense Minister Koizumi in quake-hit Kumamoto

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (far R) meets with Kumamoto Gov. Takashi Kimura (front, L) at the prefectural government headquarters in Kumamoto, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 23, 2026, during his visit following a powerful earthquake that hit the region on July 28.

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Defense Minister Koizumi in quake-hit Kumamoto

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (L) shakes hands with Kumamoto Gov. Takashi Kimura at the prefectural government headquarters in Kumamoto, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 23, 2026, during his visit following a powerful earthquake that hit the region on July 28.

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Defense Minister Koizumi in quake-hit Kumamoto

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (back, L) meets on Aug. 23, 2026, with Japan Self-Defense Forces personnel at a cultural center in Kumamoto, southwestern Japan, who are assisting with the setting up of a public bath facility for people affected by a powerful earthquake that hit the region on July 28.

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Defense Minister Koizumi in quake-hit Kumamoto

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi prepares to lay flowers on Aug. 23, 2026, at the Aeon Mall Kumamoto shopping complex in Kashima in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, to pay respects to the seven people killed there in a July 28 gas explosion triggered by a powerful earthquake in the region.

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Defense Minister Koizumi in quake-hit Kumamoto

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi prepares to lay flowers on Aug. 23, 2026, at the Aeon Mall Kumamoto shopping complex in Kashima in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, to pay respects to the seven people killed there in a July 28 gas explosion triggered by a powerful earthquake in the region.

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Defense Minister Koizumi in quake-hit Kumamoto

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi prays on Aug. 23, 2026, at the Aeon Mall Kumamoto shopping complex in Kashima in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, paying respects to the seven people killed there in a July 28 gas explosion triggered by a powerful earthquake in the region.

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Memorial event for forced laborers in Siberia and Mongolia

People lay flowers at the Chidorigafuchi National Cemetery in Tokyo on Aug. 23, 2026, to honor the Japanese who died while detained in labor camps in Siberia and Mongolia after World War II.

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Japan crown prince, crown princess in Paraguay

Japan's Crown Prince Fumihito (3rd from R) and Crown Princess Kiko (far R) attend a ceremony marking 90 years of Japanese immigration to Paraguay on Aug. 21, 2026, near Asuncion. Paraguay's President Santiago Pena (3rd from L) and his wife Leticia Ocampos (2nd from L) alto attended.

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Japan crown prince, crown princess in Paraguay

Japan's Crown Prince Fumihito (2nd from R) and Crown Princess Kiko (far R) attend a ribbon-cutting ceremony with Paraguay's President Santiago Pena and his wife Leticia Ocampos for a trade fair and photo exhibition held to mark 90 years of Japanese immigration to the South American country on Aug. 21, 2026, near Asuncion.

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Japan crown prince, crown princess in Paraguay

Japan's Crown Prince Fumihito (L) makes a toast with Crown Princess Kiko (C) during a party marking 90 years of Japanese immigration to Paraguay on Aug. 21, 2026, near Asuncion.

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Japan crown prince, crown princess in Paraguay

Japan's Crown Prince Fumihito (L) makes a toast with Crown Princess Kiko (C) during a party marking 90 years of Japanese immigration to Paraguay on Aug. 21, 2026, near Asuncion.