Couche-Tard drops $47 bil. bid to buy Seven-Eleven parent company

Couche-Tard drops $47 bil. bid to buy Seven-Eleven parent company

Photo taken on Nov. 21, 2024, shows the headquarters of Canadian retailer Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. near Montreal. The retailer said on July 16, 2025, that it has withdrawn its $47 billion buyout proposal for Japanese rival Seven & i Holdings Co., the operator of the Seven-Eleven convenience store chain, following a year of talks.

Couche-Tard drops $47 bil. bid to buy Seven-Eleven parent company

Couche-Tard drops $47 bil. bid to buy Seven-Eleven parent company

Photo taken on July 17, 2025, shows the headquarters of Seven & i Holdings Co., the Japanese operator of the Seven-Eleven convenience store chain. Canadian retailer Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. said on July 16, 2025, that it has withdrawn its $47 billion buyout proposal for Seven & i, following a year of talks.

Couche-Tard drops $47 bil. bid to buy Seven-Eleven parent company

Couche-Tard drops $47 bil. bid to buy Seven-Eleven parent company

Photo taken on Nov. 21, 2024, shows a convenience store operated by Canadian retailer Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. in Montreal. The retailer said on July 16, 2025, that it has withdrawn its $47 billion buyout proposal for Japanese rival Seven & i Holdings Co., the operator of the Seven-Eleven convenience store chain, following a year of talks.

World Exposition in Osaka

World Exposition in Osaka

Photo taken July 16, 2025, shows the Canada Pavilion at the World Exposition in Osaka, western Japan.

World Exposition in Osaka

World Exposition in Osaka

Photo taken July 16, 2025, shows the Canada Pavilion at the World Exposition in Osaka, western Japan.

World Exposition in Osaka

World Exposition in Osaka

Photo taken July 16, 2025, shows the Canada Pavilion at the World Exposition in Osaka, western Japan.

Japan Crown Princess Kiko

Japan Crown Princess Kiko

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko speaks at a blood donation promotion event in Sendai in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on July 16, 2025.

Japan Crown Princess Kiko

Japan Crown Princess Kiko

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko speaks at a blood donation promotion event in Sendai in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on July 16, 2025.

Gion Festival in Kyoto

Gion Festival in Kyoto

People fill the streets as floats with illuminated lanterns are on display during the annual Gion festival's Yoiyama event in Kyoto, western Japan, on July 16, 2025.

Gion Festival in Kyoto

Gion Festival in Kyoto

People fill the streets to see floats with illuminated lanterns on display as well as street performances during the annual Gion festival's Yoiyama event in Kyoto, western Japan, on July 16, 2025.

Football: EAFF E-1 championship

Football: EAFF E-1 championship

S. Korea players celebrate after winning the East Asian Football Federation E-1 women's football championship on July 16, 2025, at Suwon WC Stadium in Suwon, South Korea.

Football: EAFF E-1 championship

Football: EAFF E-1 championship

S. Korea players celebrate after winning the East Asian Football Federation E-1 women's football championship on July 16, 2025, at Suwon WC Stadium in Suwon, South Korea.

Football: EAFF E-1 championship

Football: EAFF E-1 championship

S. Korea players celebrate after winning the East Asian Football Federation E-1 women's football championship on July 16, 2025, at Suwon WC Stadium in Suwon, South Korea.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian holds a press conference in Beijing on July 16, 2025.

No recipients of prestigious Japanese literary awards

No recipients of prestigious Japanese literary awards

Photo taken in Tokyo on July 16, 2025, shows a notice board stating there are no recipients of the Akutagawa and Naoki literary prizes for the first half of 2025. It was the first time in 27 and a half years that both of the prestigious prizes were not awarded.

No recipients of prestigious Japanese literary awards

No recipients of prestigious Japanese literary awards

Photo taken in Tokyo on July 16, 2025, shows a notice board stating there are no recipients of the Akutagawa and Naoki literary prizes for the first half of 2025. It was the first time in 27 and a half years that both of the prestigious prizes were not awarded.

No recipients of prestigious Japanese literary awards

No recipients of prestigious Japanese literary awards

Photo taken in Tokyo on July 16, 2025, shows a notice board stating there are no recipients of the Akutagawa and Naoki literary prizes for the first half of 2025. It was the first time in 27 and a half years that both of the prestigious prizes were not awarded.

No recipients of prestigious Japanese literary awards

No recipients of prestigious Japanese literary awards

Photo taken in Tokyo on July 16, 2025, shows a notice board stating there are no recipients of the Akutagawa and Naoki literary prizes for the first half of 2025. It was the first time in 27 and a half years that both of the prestigious prizes were not awarded.

China court sentences Japanese man for spying

China court sentences Japanese man for spying

Japanese Ambassador to China Kenji Kanasugi is pictured as he meets the press in Beijing on July 16, 2025, after a Chinese court sentenced the same day a Japanese employee of Astellas Pharma Inc. to three years and six months in prison for engaging in espionage activities.

China court sentences Japanese man for spying

China court sentences Japanese man for spying

Japanese Ambassador to China Kenji Kanasugi is pictured as he meets the press in Beijing on July 16, 2025, after a Chinese court sentenced the same day a Japanese employee of Astellas Pharma Inc. to three years and six months in prison for engaging in espionage activities.

China court sentences Japanese man for spying

China court sentences Japanese man for spying

Japanese Ambassador to China Kenji Kanasugi is pictured as he meets the press in Beijing on July 16, 2025, after a Chinese court sentenced the same day a Japanese employee of Astellas Pharma Inc. to three years and six months in prison for engaging in espionage activities.

China court sentences Japanese man for spying

China court sentences Japanese man for spying

Japanese Ambassador to China Kenji Kanasugi meets the press in Beijing on July 16, 2025, after a Chinese court sentenced the same day a Japanese employee of Astellas Pharma Inc. to three years and six months in prison for engaging in espionage activities.

China court sentences Japanese man for spying

China court sentences Japanese man for spying

Japanese Ambassador to China Kenji Kanasugi meets the press in Beijing on July 16, 2025, after a Chinese court sentenced the same day a Japanese employee of Astellas Pharma Inc. to three years and six months in prison for engaging in espionage activities.

China court sentences Japanese man for spying

China court sentences Japanese man for spying

Japanese Ambassador to China Kenji Kanasugi meets the press in Beijing on July 16, 2025, after a Chinese court sentenced the same day a Japanese employee of Astellas Pharma Inc. to three years and six months in prison for engaging in espionage activities.

China court sentences Japanese man for spying

China court sentences Japanese man for spying

Japanese Ambassador to China Kenji Kanasugi meets the press in Beijing on July 16, 2025, after a Chinese court sentenced the same day a Japanese employee of Astellas Pharma Inc. to three years and six months in prison for engaging in espionage activities.

China court sentences Japanese man for spying

China court sentences Japanese man for spying

Japanese Ambassador to China Kenji Kanasugi meets the press in Beijing on July 16, 2025, after a Chinese court sentenced the same day a Japanese employee of Astellas Pharma Inc. to three years and six months in prison for engaging in espionage activities.

Int'l supply chain expo in China

Int'l supply chain expo in China

Photo taken July 16, 2025, shows U.S. chip giant Nvidia Corp.'s booth at the China International Supply Chain Expo in Beijing.

Int'l supply chain expo in China

Int'l supply chain expo in China

Jensen Huang (C), CEO of U.S. chip giant Nvidia Corp., is pictured following the opening ceremony of the China International Supply Chain Expo in Beijing on July 16, 2025.

Int'l supply chain expo in China

Int'l supply chain expo in China

Jensen Huang, CEO of U.S. chip giant Nvidia Corp., is pictured following the opening ceremony of the China International Supply Chain Expo in Beijing on July 16, 2025.

Int'l supply chain expo in China

Int'l supply chain expo in China

Photo taken July 16, 2025, shows U.S. chip giant Nvidia Corp.'s booth at the China International Supply Chain Expo in Beijing.

Int'l supply chain expo in China

Int'l supply chain expo in China

Photo taken July 16, 2025, shows U.S. chip giant Nvidia Corp.'s booth at the China International Supply Chain Expo in Beijing.

Int'l supply chain expo in China

Int'l supply chain expo in China

Jensen Huang, CEO of U.S. chip giant Nvidia Corp., speaks at the opening ceremony of the China International Supply Chain Expo in Beijing on July 16, 2025.

Int'l supply chain expo in China

Int'l supply chain expo in China

Photo taken July 16, 2025, shows Japanese firm Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.'s booth at the China International Supply Chain Expo in Beijing.

Int'l supply chain expo in China

Int'l supply chain expo in China

Photo taken July 16, 2025, shows Japanese electronics maker Panasonic Holdings Corp.'s booth at the China International Supply Chain Expo in Beijing.

Supply chain expo in Beijing

Supply chain expo in Beijing

Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng makes a speech during the opening ceremony of the China International Supply Chain Expo in Beijing on July 16, 2025.

Supply chain expo in Beijing

Supply chain expo in Beijing

Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng (C) attends the opening ceremony of the China International Supply Chain Expo in Beijing on July 16, 2025.

China court gives Japanese man 3.5 yr-prison term for spying

China court gives Japanese man 3.5 yr-prison term for spying

Japanese Ambassador to China Kenji Kanasugi (C) speaks to reporters in Beijing on July 16, 2025, after a Beijing court sentenced a Japanese man to three years and six months in prison for spying.

China court gives Japanese man 3.5 yr-prison term for spying

China court gives Japanese man 3.5 yr-prison term for spying

Japanese Ambassador to China Kenji Kanasugi speaks to reporters in Beijing on July 16, 2025, after a Beijing court sentenced a Japanese man to three years and six months in prison for spying.

China court gives Japanese man 3.5 yr-prison term for spying

China court gives Japanese man 3.5 yr-prison term for spying

Japanese Ambassador to China Kenji Kanasugi speaks to reporters in Beijing on July 16, 2025, after a Beijing court sentenced a Japanese man to three years and six months in prison for spying.

Charnel house of A-bomb mound in Hiroshima shown to press

Charnel house of A-bomb mound in Hiroshima shown to press

The charnel house beneath the Atomic Bomb Memorial Mound in Hiroshima is shown to the press on July 16, 2025, ahead of the 80th anniversary of the bombing of the western Japan city on Aug. 6, 1945. The vault stores the ashes of about 70,000 atomic bomb victims, with many of them unclaimed.

Charnel house of A-bomb mound in Hiroshima shown to press

Charnel house of A-bomb mound in Hiroshima shown to press

The charnel house beneath the Atomic Bomb Memorial Mound in Hiroshima is shown to the press on July 16, 2025, ahead of the 80th anniversary of the bombing of the western Japan city on Aug. 6, 1945. The vault stores the ashes of about 70,000 atomic bomb victims, with many of them unclaimed.

Charnel house of A-bomb mound in Hiroshima shown to press

Charnel house of A-bomb mound in Hiroshima shown to press

The charnel house beneath the Atomic Bomb Memorial Mound in Hiroshima is shown to the press on July 16, 2025, ahead of the 80th anniversary of the bombing of the western Japan city on Aug. 6, 1945. The vault stores the ashes of about 70,000 atomic bomb victims, with many of them unclaimed.

Charnel house of A-bomb mound in Hiroshima shown to press

Charnel house of A-bomb mound in Hiroshima shown to press

The charnel house beneath the Atomic Bomb Memorial Mound in Hiroshima is shown to the press on July 16, 2025, ahead of the 80th anniversary of the bombing of the western Japan city on Aug. 6, 1945. The vault stores the ashes of about 70,000 atomic bomb victims, with many of them unclaimed.

Baseball: Perfect game ball to be displayed at U.S. Hall of Fame museum

Baseball: Perfect game ball to be displayed at U.S. Hall of Fame museum

Photo taken on March 16, 2025, at Tokyo Dome in the Japanese capital shows the ball then Lotte Marines pitcher Roki Sasaki threw when he achieved a perfect game against the Orix Buffaloes on April 10, 2022. The ball will be displayed at the U.S. National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York, during a special exhibition themed on transpacific baseball exchanges starting in July 2025. (Pool photo)

Baseball: Ichiro becomes 1st Asian elected to U.S. Hall of Fame

Baseball: Ichiro becomes 1st Asian elected to U.S. Hall of Fame

File photo shows Ichiro Suzuki of the Seattle Mariners stealing second base in a game against the Toronto Blue Jays in Toronto on July 16, 2006. He became the first Asian player elected to the U.S. National Baseball Hall of Fame on Jan. 21, 2025.

Republican National Convention

Republican National Convention

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump (front, L) and Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance (front, R) attend the second day of the four-day Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on July 16, 2024.

Republican National Convention

Republican National Convention

Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley speaks on stage on the second day of the four-day Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on July 16, 2024.

Republican National Convention

Republican National Convention

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump (L) and Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance (C) acknowledge the crowd on the second day of the four-day Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on July 16, 2024.

Republican National Convention

Republican National Convention

Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley speaks on stage on the second day of the four-day Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on July 16, 2024.

Deserted Chinese city

Deserted Chinese city

Traffic is scarce on a highway leading to an area developed under the Chinese government's smart city project in Baoding, Hebei province, on July 16, 2024.