Ex-LDP President Tanigaki

Former Japanese Liberal Democratic Party President Sadakazu Tanigaki, a wheelchair user after a cycling accident, walks assisted by a trainer at a training gym event in Tokyo on Nov. 28, 2021. Tanigaki suffered a spinal cord injury after falling from a bicycle in July 2016 and retired from politics in October 2017.

Ex-LDP President Tanigaki

Former Japanese Liberal Democratic Party President Sadakazu Tanigaki, a wheelchair user after a cycling accident, walks assisted by a trainer at a training gym event in Tokyo on Nov. 28, 2021. Tanigaki suffered a spinal cord injury after falling from a bicycle in July 2016 and retired from politics in October 2017.

Japan's economic revitalization minister on GDP

Daishiro Yamagiwa, Japanese minister in charge of economic revitalization, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 15, 2021, after government data showed Japan's economy in the July-September period shrank a real 0.8 percent from the previous quarter, or an annualized 3.0 percent.

Japan's economic revitalization minister on GDP

Daishiro Yamagiwa, Japanese minister in charge of economic revitalization, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 15, 2021, after government data showed Japan's economy in the July-September period shrank a real 0.8 percent from the previous quarter, or an annualized 3.0 percent.

Novelist, Buddhist nun Setouchi dies at 99

File photo taken in July 1972 shows Japanese novelist Harumi Setouchi giving an interview in Tokyo. Setouchi, who later became a Buddhist nun and changed her first name to Jakucho while pursuing a writing career, died of heart failure on Nov. 9, 2021, at age 99. She was also known for her active involvement in anti-war and anti-nuclear movements.

Baseball: Shohei Ohtani, Vladimir Guerrero Jr.

Los Angeles Angels two-way player Shohei Ohtani (facing camera) and Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (R) talk during the MLB All-Star Home Run Derby on July 12, 2021, at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado.

Scene in Pyongyang

People walk in Pyongyang on July 6, 2021, wearing a face mask to prevent coronavirus infection.

U.S. envoy for Afghanistan steps down

File photo taken July 7, 2019, shows U.S. special envoy for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad in Doha, Qatar. Khalilzad will step down and be replaced by his deputy, Thomas West, the State Department said on Oct. 18, 2021.

U.S. envoy for Afghanistan steps down

File photo taken in July 2019 shows U.S. special envoy for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad (L) speaking with a Taliban member in Doha, Qatar. Khalilzad will step down and be replaced by his deputy, Thomas West, the State Department said on Oct. 18, 2021.

China's economic growth slows to 4.9% in 3Q

Officials of China's National Bureau of Statistics attend a press conference in Beijing on Oct. 18, 2021. China's economy grew 4.9 percent from a year earlier during the July-September period, but the pace of expansion slowed.

China's economic growth slows to 4.9% in 3Q

Chinese National Bureau of Statistics spokesman Fu Linghui speaks at a press conference in Beijing on Oct. 18, 2021. China's economy grew 4.9 percent from a year earlier during the July-September period, but the pace of expansion slowed.

Site of July 2016 bomb attack in Iraq

Photo taken Oct. 9, 2021, in Baghdad, Iraq, shows the site of a bomb attack by the Islamic State militant group in July 2016.

Nikkei extends losing streak to 8 days

A roadside financial data screen in Tokyo shows on Oct. 6, 2021, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closing down 293.25 points from the previous day at 27,528.87, extending its losing streak to eight days for the first time since July 2009.

Peaceful demonstration near the Trinity Site

Photo taken Oct. 2, 2021, shows Tina Cordova and other members of the Tularosa Basin Downwinders Consortium staging a peaceful demonstration outside the entrance to the Trinity Site, where the world's first nuclear weapon test was conducted on July 16, 1945.

Greece Buys Three FDI Frigates From Naval Group For 3 Billion Euros

Photo dated July 9, 2021 of The FDI defense and intervention military frigate built in Lorient by Naval Group, the first copy of which is due to be delivered in 2024 to the French Navy. Presentation at sea, with the Greek pavilion, during DEFEA Exhibition 2021 in Athens. - French President Emmanuel Macron and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis signed a memorandum of understanding on Tuesday relating to a next order by Athens of three defense and intervention frigates (FDI) for approximately 3 billion euros. Photo by DR/SP/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

Sumo: Record-holding grand champion Hakuho to retire

Photo taken July 16, 2021, shows grand champion Hakuho performing a ring-entering ritual during the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament. The 36-year-old Mongolian-born yokozuna, winner of a record 45 titles, informed the Japan Sumo Association on Sept. 27 of his decision to retire.

Sumo: Record-holding grand champion Hakuho to retire

Photo taken July 16, 2021, shows grand champion Hakuho performing a ring-entering ritual during the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament. The 36-year-old Mongolian-born yokozuna, winner of a record 45 titles, informed the Japan Sumo Association on Sept. 27 of his decision to retire.

Sumo: Record-holding grand champion Hakuho to retire

Photo taken July 16, 2021, shows grand champion Hakuho performing a ring-entering ritual during the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament. The 36-year-old Mongolian-born yokozuna, winner of a record 45 titles, informed the Japan Sumo Association on Sept. 27 of his decision to retire.

PM Rutte Threatened By Drugs Criminals - The Hague

VVD party chairman Mark Rutte leaves after the formation meeting in the Logement, at The Hague on September 27, 2021. After hours of consultation led by informateur Johan Remkes, VVD, D66 and CDA have not yet reached an agreement on how to proceed with the formation of a new government coalition. Personal protection has been tightened around Dutch caretaker prime minister Mark Rutte amid fears that he is being targeted by drugs criminals, following the shooting dead of investigative journalist, Peter R De Vries, in July. Asked by reporters on Monday if suggestions of additional security and the imminent threat of a personal attack were correct, Mr Rutte said: It is well known that safety and protection issues are never addressed in public.Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

PM Rutte Threatened By Drugs Criminals - The Hague

VVD party chairman Mark Rutte leaves after the formation meeting in the Logement, at The Hague on September 27, 2021. After hours of consultation led by informateur Johan Remkes, VVD, D66 and CDA have not yet reached an agreement on how to proceed with the formation of a new government coalition. Personal protection has been tightened around Dutch caretaker prime minister Mark Rutte amid fears that he is being targeted by drugs criminals, following the shooting dead of investigative journalist, Peter R De Vries, in July. Asked by reporters on Monday if suggestions of additional security and the imminent threat of a personal attack were correct, Mr Rutte said: It is well known that safety and protection issues are never addressed in public.Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

PM Rutte Threatened By Drugs Criminals - The Hague

VVD party chairman Mark Rutte leaves after the formation meeting in the Logement, at The Hague on September 27, 2021. After hours of consultation led by informateur Johan Remkes, VVD, D66 and CDA have not yet reached an agreement on how to proceed with the formation of a new government coalition. Personal protection has been tightened around Dutch caretaker prime minister Mark Rutte amid fears that he is being targeted by drugs criminals, following the shooting dead of investigative journalist, Peter R De Vries, in July. Asked by reporters on Monday if suggestions of additional security and the imminent threat of a personal attack were correct, Mr Rutte said: It is well known that safety and protection issues are never addressed in public.Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

PM Rutte Threatened By Drugs Criminals - The Hague

VVD party chairman Mark Rutte leaves after the formation meeting in the Logement, at The Hague on September 27, 2021. After hours of consultation led by informateur Johan Remkes, VVD, D66 and CDA have not yet reached an agreement on how to proceed with the formation of a new government coalition. Personal protection has been tightened around Dutch caretaker prime minister Mark Rutte amid fears that he is being targeted by drugs criminals, following the shooting dead of investigative journalist, Peter R De Vries, in July. Asked by reporters on Monday if suggestions of additional security and the imminent threat of a personal attack were correct, Mr Rutte said: It is well known that safety and protection issues are never addressed in public.Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

PM Rutte Threatened By Drugs Criminals - The Hague

VVD party chairman Mark Rutte leaves after the formation meeting in the Logement, at The Hague on September 27, 2021. After hours of consultation led by informateur Johan Remkes, VVD, D66 and CDA have not yet reached an agreement on how to proceed with the formation of a new government coalition. Personal protection has been tightened around Dutch caretaker prime minister Mark Rutte amid fears that he is being targeted by drugs criminals, following the shooting dead of investigative journalist, Peter R De Vries, in July. Asked by reporters on Monday if suggestions of additional security and the imminent threat of a personal attack were correct, Mr Rutte said: It is well known that safety and protection issues are never addressed in public.Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

PM Rutte Threatened By Drugs Criminals - The Hague

VVD party chairman Mark Rutte leaves after the formation meeting in the Logement, at The Hague on September 27, 2021. After hours of consultation led by informateur Johan Remkes, VVD, D66 and CDA have not yet reached an agreement on how to proceed with the formation of a new government coalition. Personal protection has been tightened around Dutch caretaker prime minister Mark Rutte amid fears that he is being targeted by drugs criminals, following the shooting dead of investigative journalist, Peter R De Vries, in July. Asked by reporters on Monday if suggestions of additional security and the imminent threat of a personal attack were correct, Mr Rutte said: It is well known that safety and protection issues are never addressed in public.Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

PM Rutte Threatened By Drugs Criminals - The Hague

VVD party chairman Mark Rutte leaves after the formation meeting in the Logement, at The Hague on September 27, 2021. After hours of consultation led by informateur Johan Remkes, VVD, D66 and CDA have not yet reached an agreement on how to proceed with the formation of a new government coalition. Personal protection has been tightened around Dutch caretaker prime minister Mark Rutte amid fears that he is being targeted by drugs criminals, following the shooting dead of investigative journalist, Peter R De Vries, in July. Asked by reporters on Monday if suggestions of additional security and the imminent threat of a personal attack were correct, Mr Rutte said: It is well known that safety and protection issues are never addressed in public.Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

PM Rutte Threatened By Drugs Criminals - The Hague

VVD party chairman Mark Rutte leaves after the formation meeting in the Logement, at The Hague on September 27, 2021. After hours of consultation led by informateur Johan Remkes, VVD, D66 and CDA have not yet reached an agreement on how to proceed with the formation of a new government coalition. Personal protection has been tightened around Dutch caretaker prime minister Mark Rutte amid fears that he is being targeted by drugs criminals, following the shooting dead of investigative journalist, Peter R De Vries, in July. Asked by reporters on Monday if suggestions of additional security and the imminent threat of a personal attack were correct, Mr Rutte said: It is well known that safety and protection issues are never addressed in public.Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

PM Rutte Threatened By Drugs Criminals - The Hague

VVD party chairman Mark Rutte leaves after the formation meeting in the Logement, at The Hague on September 27, 2021. After hours of consultation led by informateur Johan Remkes, VVD, D66 and CDA have not yet reached an agreement on how to proceed with the formation of a new government coalition. Personal protection has been tightened around Dutch caretaker prime minister Mark Rutte amid fears that he is being targeted by drugs criminals, following the shooting dead of investigative journalist, Peter R De Vries, in July. Asked by reporters on Monday if suggestions of additional security and the imminent threat of a personal attack were correct, Mr Rutte said: It is well known that safety and protection issues are never addressed in public.Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

PM Rutte Threatened By Drugs Criminals - The Hague

VVD party chairman Mark Rutte leaves after the formation meeting in the Logement, at The Hague on September 27, 2021. After hours of consultation led by informateur Johan Remkes, VVD, D66 and CDA have not yet reached an agreement on how to proceed with the formation of a new government coalition. Personal protection has been tightened around Dutch caretaker prime minister Mark Rutte amid fears that he is being targeted by drugs criminals, following the shooting dead of investigative journalist, Peter R De Vries, in July. Asked by reporters on Monday if suggestions of additional security and the imminent threat of a personal attack were correct, Mr Rutte said: It is well known that safety and protection issues are never addressed in public.Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

PM Rutte Threatened By Drugs Criminals - The Hague

VVD party chairman Mark Rutte leaves after the formation meeting in the Logement, at The Hague on September 27, 2021. After hours of consultation led by informateur Johan Remkes, VVD, D66 and CDA have not yet reached an agreement on how to proceed with the formation of a new government coalition. Personal protection has been tightened around Dutch caretaker prime minister Mark Rutte amid fears that he is being targeted by drugs criminals, following the shooting dead of investigative journalist, Peter R De Vries, in July. Asked by reporters on Monday if suggestions of additional security and the imminent threat of a personal attack were correct, Mr Rutte said: It is well known that safety and protection issues are never addressed in public.Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

PM Rutte Threatened By Drugs Criminals - The Hague

VVD party chairman Mark Rutte leaves after the formation meeting in the Logement, at The Hague on September 27, 2021. After hours of consultation led by informateur Johan Remkes, VVD, D66 and CDA have not yet reached an agreement on how to proceed with the formation of a new government coalition. Personal protection has been tightened around Dutch caretaker prime minister Mark Rutte amid fears that he is being targeted by drugs criminals, following the shooting dead of investigative journalist, Peter R De Vries, in July. Asked by reporters on Monday if suggestions of additional security and the imminent threat of a personal attack were correct, Mr Rutte said: It is well known that safety and protection issues are never addressed in public.Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

PM Rutte Threatened By Drugs Criminals - The Hague

VVD party chairman Mark Rutte leaves after the formation meeting in the Logement, at The Hague on September 27, 2021. After hours of consultation led by informateur Johan Remkes, VVD, D66 and CDA have not yet reached an agreement on how to proceed with the formation of a new government coalition. Personal protection has been tightened around Dutch caretaker prime minister Mark Rutte amid fears that he is being targeted by drugs criminals, following the shooting dead of investigative journalist, Peter R De Vries, in July. Asked by reporters on Monday if suggestions of additional security and the imminent threat of a personal attack were correct, Mr Rutte said: It is well known that safety and protection issues are never addressed in public.Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

PM Rutte Threatened By Drugs Criminals - The Hague

VVD party chairman Mark Rutte leaves after the formation meeting in the Logement, at The Hague on September 27, 2021. After hours of consultation led by informateur Johan Remkes, VVD, D66 and CDA have not yet reached an agreement on how to proceed with the formation of a new government coalition. Personal protection has been tightened around Dutch caretaker prime minister Mark Rutte amid fears that he is being targeted by drugs criminals, following the shooting dead of investigative journalist, Peter R De Vries, in July. Asked by reporters on Monday if suggestions of additional security and the imminent threat of a personal attack were correct, Mr Rutte said: It is well known that safety and protection issues are never addressed in public.Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

PM Rutte Threatened By Drugs Criminals - The Hague

VVD party chairman Mark Rutte leaves after the formation meeting in the Logement, at The Hague on September 27, 2021. After hours of consultation led by informateur Johan Remkes, VVD, D66 and CDA have not yet reached an agreement on how to proceed with the formation of a new government coalition. Personal protection has been tightened around Dutch caretaker prime minister Mark Rutte amid fears that he is being targeted by drugs criminals, following the shooting dead of investigative journalist, Peter R De Vries, in July. Asked by reporters on Monday if suggestions of additional security and the imminent threat of a personal attack were correct, Mr Rutte said: It is well known that safety and protection issues are never addressed in public.Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

PM Rutte Threatened By Drugs Criminals - The Hague

VVD party chairman Mark Rutte leaves after the formation meeting in the Logement, at The Hague on September 27, 2021. After hours of consultation led by informateur Johan Remkes, VVD, D66 and CDA have not yet reached an agreement on how to proceed with the formation of a new government coalition. Personal protection has been tightened around Dutch caretaker prime minister Mark Rutte amid fears that he is being targeted by drugs criminals, following the shooting dead of investigative journalist, Peter R De Vries, in July. Asked by reporters on Monday if suggestions of additional security and the imminent threat of a personal attack were correct, Mr Rutte said: It is well known that safety and protection issues are never addressed in public.Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

Land prices continue to fall in Japan amid pandemic

The average price of land in Japan as of July 1 fell 0.4 percent from the previous year for the second consecutive year of declines amid the prolonged coronavirus pandemic, government data showed Tuesday. But the margin of decline narrowed from 0.6 percent last year, with demand for residential land slightly improving.

Great Salt Lake

Photo taken on Aug. 16, 2021, shows a bird on the dried shore of the Great Salt Lake near Salt Lake City in the U.S. state of Utah. The largest saltwater lake in the Western Hemisphere reached its lowest water level on record on July 23, 2021, with its area falling to less than one-third of what it was 35 years ago following years of drought.

Great Salt Lake

Photo taken on Aug. 16, 2021, shows birds on the dried shore of the Great Salt Lake near Salt Lake City in the U.S. state of Utah. The largest saltwater lake in the Western Hemisphere reached its lowest water level on record on July 23, 2021, with its area falling to less than one-third of what it was 35 years ago following years of drought.

Great Salt Lake

Tourists take pictures of the Great Salt Lake near Salt Lake City in the U.S. state of Utah on Aug. 16, 2021. The largest saltwater lake in the Western Hemisphere reached its lowest water level on record on July 23, 2021, with its area falling to less than one-third of what it was 35 years ago following years of drought.

Great Salt Lake

Photo taken on Aug. 16, 2021, shows the shore of the Great Salt Lake near Salt Lake City in the U.S. state of Utah. The largest saltwater lake in the Western Hemisphere reached its lowest water level on record on July 23, 2021, with its area falling to less than one-third of what it was 35 years ago following years of drought.

Great Salt Lake

Photo taken on Aug. 16, 2021, shows the Great Salt Lake near Salt Lake City in the U.S. state of Utah. The largest saltwater lake in the Western Hemisphere reached its lowest water level on record on July 23, 2021, with its area falling to less than one-third of what it was 35 years ago following years of drought.

Tokyo Olympics: Photographers

Photographers hold their cameras steady during the swimming events at Tokyo Aquatics Centre in Tokyo during the Tokyo Olympics on July 27, 2021.

Tokyo Olympics: Photographers

Photographers hold their cameras steady during the swimming events at Tokyo Aquatics Centre in Tokyo during the Tokyo Olympics on July 27, 2021.

Gael Grimaud Portraits And Training Session - Paris

Gael Grimaud, French MMA fighter and MMA Hexagone World Champion won during the first edition of MMA Hexagone in Paris in July 2021, fights with a sparring partner during a training session at Platinium club in Paris. Paris, France, September 8th, 2021. Photo by Daniel Derajinski/ABACAPRESS.COM

Gael Grimaud Portraits And Training Session - Paris

Gael Grimaud, French MMA fighter and MMA Hexagone World Champion won during the first edition of MMA Hexagone in Paris in July 2021, fights with a sparring partner during a training session at Platinium club in Paris. Paris, France, September 8th, 2021. Photo by Daniel Derajinski/ABACAPRESS.COM

Gael Grimaud Portraits And Training Session - Paris

Gael Grimaud, French MMA fighter and MMA Hexagone World Champion won during the first edition of MMA Hexagone in Paris in July 2021, fights with a sparring partner during a training session at Platinium club in Paris. Paris, France, September 8th, 2021. Photo by Daniel Derajinski/ABACAPRESS.COM

Gael Grimaud Portraits And Training Session - Paris

Portrait of Gael Grimaud, French MMA fighter, behing a training cage, wearing his belt of MMA Hexagone World Champion won during the first edition of MMA Hexagone in Paris in July 2021. Paris, France, September 8th, 2021. Photo by Daniel Derajinski/ABACAPRESS.COM

Gael Grimaud Portraits And Training Session - Paris

Gael Grimaud, French MMA fighter and MMA Hexagone World Champion won during the first edition of MMA Hexagone in Paris in July 2021, rests between two fights with a sparring partner during a training session at Platinium club in Paris. Paris, France, September 8th, 2021. Photo by Daniel Derajinski/ABACAPRESS.COM

Gael Grimaud Portraits And Training Session - Paris

Gael Grimaud, French MMA fighter and MMA Hexagone World Champion won during the first edition of MMA Hexagone in Paris in July 2021, fights with a sparring partner during a training session at Platinium club in Paris. Paris, France, September 8th, 2021. Photo by Daniel Derajinski/ABACAPRESS.COM

Gael Grimaud Portraits And Training Session - Paris

Gael Grimaud, French MMA fighter and MMA Hexagone World Champion won during the first edition of MMA Hexagone in Paris in July 2021, fights with a sparring partner during a training session at Platinium club in Paris. Paris, France, September 8th, 2021. Photo by Daniel Derajinski/ABACAPRESS.COM

Gael Grimaud Portraits And Training Session - Paris

Gael Grimaud, French MMA fighter and MMA Hexagone World Champion won during the first edition of MMA Hexagone in Paris in July 2021, fights with a sparring partner during a training session at Platinium club in Paris. Paris, France, September 8th, 2021. Photo by Daniel Derajinski/ABACAPRESS.COM