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Imperial conferment of decorations

Taku Yamamoto (front), a former House of Representatives lawmaker, heads to a conferment ceremony to receive the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Nov. 11, 2025. The honoree, whose real surname is Takaichi, is the husband of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.

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Imperial conferment of decorations

Taku Yamamoto (3rd from L), a former House of Representatives lawmaker, is conferred the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun from Japan's Emperor Naruhito during a ceremony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Nov. 11, 2025. The honoree, whose real surname is Takaichi, is the husband of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (2nd from L). (Pool photo)

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Parliamentary election to choose Japan's next PM

Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Shinjiro Koizumi (C) casts a vote in an election to choose Japan's next prime minister during a House of Representatives plenary session in Tokyo on Oct. 21, 2025, after the Cabinet of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba resigned en masse earlier in the day.

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[Breaking News]Japan Innovation Party lawmakers' meeting

TOKYO, Japan, Oct. 16 Kyodo - Fumitake Fujita, co-leader of the Japan Innovation Party, speaks at a meeting of his party's lawmakers from both houses of the parliament held in Tokyo on Oct. 16, 2025, following the second largest opposition party's agreement with the ruling Liberal Democratic Party the day before to begin policy talks on forming a coalition government. (Kyodo)

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Japan LDP leadership election

Lawmaker of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party cast their votes in a runoff of the party's presidential election at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2025.

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Major Japanese daily makes false report

Photo taken Aug. 28, 2025, shows the previous day's edition (R) of major Japanese daily the Yomiuri Shimbun carrying a front-page story reporting that prosecutors were investigating a secretary of Taku Ikeshita, a House of Representatives member from the opposition Japan Innovation Party, along with an "apology and correction" notice about the report in the Aug. 28 edition. In fact, the prosecutors searched the office of House of Councillors lawmaker Akira Ishii from the same party, not Ikeshita.

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Major Japanese daily makes false report

Photo taken Aug. 28, 2025, shows the previous day's edition (R) of major Japanese daily the Yomiuri Shimbun carrying a front-page story reporting that prosecutors were investigating a secretary of Taku Ikeshita, a House of Representatives member from the opposition Japan Innovation Party, along with an "apology and correction" notice about the report in the Aug. 28 edition. In fact, the prosecutors searched the office of House of Councillors lawmaker Akira Ishii from the same party, not Ikeshita.

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Major Japanese daily makes false report

Photo taken Aug. 28, 2025, shows the previous day's edition (R) of major Japanese daily the Yomiuri Shimbun carrying a front-page story reporting that prosecutors were investigating a secretary of Taku Ikeshita, a House of Representatives member from the opposition Japan Innovation Party, along with an "apology and correction" notice about the report in the Aug. 28 edition. In fact, the prosecutors searched the office of House of Councillors lawmaker Akira Ishii from the same party, not Ikeshita.

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New upper house lawmaker Anno

Takahiro Anno, leader of Team Mirai, gives an interview in Tokyo on Aug. 7, 2025, after winning a seat in Japan's July House of Councillors election

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New upper house lawmaker Anno

Takahiro Anno, leader of Team Mirai, gives an interview in Tokyo on Aug. 7, 2025, after winning a seat in Japan's July House of Councillors election

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New upper house lawmaker Anno

Takahiro Anno, leader of Team Mirai, gives an interview in Tokyo on Aug. 7, 2025, after winning a seat in Japan's July House of Councillors election.

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New upper house lawmaker Anno

Takahiro Anno, leader of Team Mirai, poses for a photo during an interview in Tokyo on Aug. 7, 2025, after winning a seat in Japan's July House of Councillors election.

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New upper house lawmaker Anno

Takahiro Anno, leader of Team Mirai, poses for a photo during an interview in Tokyo on Aug. 7, 2025, after winning a seat in Japan's July House of Councillors election.

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New upper house lawmaker Anno

Takahiro Anno, leader of Team Mirai, poses for a photo during an interview in Tokyo on Aug. 7, 2025, after winning a seat in Japan's July House of Councillors election.

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[Breaking News]New JOC head Hashimoto

TOKYO, Japan, June 26 Kyodo - House of Councillors lawmaker and 1992 Winter Olympics speed skating bronze medalist Seiko Hashimoto speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on June 26, 2025, after being elected new president of the Japanese Olympic Committee. (Kyodo)

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New JOC head Hashimoto

House of Councillors lawmaker and 1992 Winter Olympics speed skating bronze medalist Seiko Hashimoto attends a press conference in Tokyo on June 26, 2025, after being elected new president of the Japanese Olympic Committee.

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New JOC head Hashimoto

House of Councillors lawmaker and 1992 Winter Olympics speed skating bronze medalist Seiko Hashimoto (L) speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on June 26, 2025, after being elected new president of the Japanese Olympic Committee.

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New JOC head Hashimoto

House of Councillors lawmaker and 1992 Winter Olympics speed skating bronze medalist Seiko Hashimoto speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on June 26, 2025, after being elected new president of the Japanese Olympic Committee.

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New JOC head Hashimoto

House of Councillors lawmaker and 1992 Winter Olympics speed skating bronze medalist Seiko Hashimoto speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on June 26, 2025, after being elected new president of the Japanese Olympic Committee.

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New JOC head Hashimoto

House of Councillors lawmaker and 1992 Winter Olympics speed skating bronze medalist Seiko Hashimoto speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on June 26, 2025, after being elected new president of the Japanese Olympic Committee.

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Farm minister Koizumi

Japanese Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Shinjiro Koizumi answers a question from an opposition lawmaker during a House of Representatives committee session in Tokyo on May 28, 2025.

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Farm minister Koizumi

Japanese Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Shinjiro Koizumi raises his hand before answering a question from an opposition lawmaker during a House of Representatives committee session in Tokyo on May 28, 2025.

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Okinawa governor gives "kariyushi" shirt to Japan PM Ishiba

Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki meets the press after giving Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba a formal "kariyushi" Okinawan shirt at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on May 20, 2025. During the meeting, Ishiba apologized for controversial remarks made by Shoji Nishida, a hawkish lawmaker from Ishiba's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, in which he claimed that exhibits at a war memorial in Okinawa distorted the history of one of the fiercest World War II battles.

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Okinawa governor gives "kariyushi" shirt to Japan PM Ishiba

Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki meets the press after giving Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba a formal "kariyushi" Okinawan shirt at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on May 20, 2025. During the meeting, Ishiba apologized for controversial remarks made by Shoji Nishida, a hawkish lawmaker from Ishiba's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, in which he claimed that exhibits at a war memorial in Okinawa distorted the history of one of the fiercest World War II battles.

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Japan PM Ishiba meets Okinawa governor

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (R) speaks with Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on May 20, 2025, after the governor presented a formal "kariyushi" Okinawan shirt to the premier. During the meeting, Ishiba apologized for controversial remarks made by Shoji Nishida, a hawkish lawmaker from Ishiba's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, in which he claimed that exhibits at a war memorial in Okinawa distorted the history of one of the fiercest World War II battles.

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Japan opposition lawmaker in Beijing

Li Shulei, head of the Chinese Communist Party Central Committee's Publicity Department, holds talks with Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan Executive Adviser Katsuya Okada at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 20, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan opposition lawmaker in Beijing

Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan Executive Adviser Katsuya Okada (L) shakes hands with Li Shulei, head of the Chinese Communist Party Central Committee's Publicity Department, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 20, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan opposition lawmaker in Beijing

Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan Executive Adviser Katsuya Okada holds talks with Li Shulei, head of the Chinese Communist Party Central Committee's Publicity Department, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 20, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan opposition lawmaker in Beijing

Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan Executive Adviser Katsuya Okada (far L) holds talks with Li Shulei (far R), head of the Chinese Communist Party Central Committee's Publicity Department, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 20, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Session Discussion and Vote on The Motion of Censure - Paris

President of French far-right party Rassemblement National (RN) Marine Le Pen and RN lawmaker Jean-Philippe Tanguy during the debate prior to the no-confidence votes on Prime Minister Barnier's administration at the National Assembly in Paris, France on December 4, 2024. The French National Assembly debates two motions brought by the French left-wing Nouveau Front Populaire (New Popular Front) NFP coalition and the French far-right Rassemblement National (National Rally) RN party in a standoff over 2025's austerity budget, which saw French Prime Minister force through a social security financing bill without a vote (article 49.3) on December 2, 2024. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Parliamentary session in Japan

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba answers questions from a lawmaker during a House of Councillors plenary session in Tokyo on Dec. 3, 2024, following his recent policy speech.

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Parliamentary session in Japan

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba answers questions from a lawmaker during a House of Councillors plenary session in Tokyo on Dec. 3, 2024, following his recent policy speech.

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Parliamentary session in Japan

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba answers questions from a lawmaker during a House of Councillors plenary session in Tokyo on Dec. 3, 2024, following his recent policy speech.

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Parliamentary session in Japan

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba answers questions from a lawmaker during a House of Representatives plenary session in Tokyo on Dec. 2, 2024, following his recent policy speech.

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Japan: Two Dead After Fire Breaks Out At Lawmaker’s Home In Tokyo 2

Two bodies were found after a fire broke out at the apartment building of Democratic Party lawmaker Kuniko Inoguchi in Tokyo on Wednesday, November 27. The building is located in the Koishikawa neighborhood of Bunkyo Ward. Inoguchi's husband and one of their daughters are still unaccounted for.

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Japan: Two Dead After Fire Breaks Out At Lawmaker’s Home In Tokyo

Two bodies were found after a fire broke out at the apartment building of Democratic Party lawmaker Kuniko Inoguchi in Tokyo on Wednesday, November 27. The building is located in the Koishikawa neighborhood of Bunkyo Ward. Inoguchi's husband and one of their daughters are still unaccounted for.

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Fire at Japan lawmaker's home

Photo taken on Nov. 28, 2024 from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a condominium building in Tokyo where Japanese lawmaker Kuniko Inoguchi lives, after a fire broke out the night before. Two unidentified people found at the scene were later confirmed dead, with the 72-year-old Liberal Democratic Party legislator's husband, the renowned scholar Takashi Inoguchi, and one of the couple's daughters remaining unaccounted for.

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Fire at Japan lawmaker's home

Firefighters investigate on Nov. 28, 2024, at a condominium building in Tokyo where Japanese lawmaker Kuniko Inoguchi lives after a fire broke out the night before. Two unidentified people found at the scene were later confirmed dead, with the 72-year-old Liberal Democratic Party legislator's husband, the renowned scholar Takashi Inoguchi, and one of the couple's daughters remaining unaccounted for.

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Fire at Japan lawmaker's home

Photo taken on Nov. 28, 2024 from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a condominium building in Tokyo where Japanese lawmaker Kuniko Inoguchi lives, after a fire broke out the night before. Two unidentified people found at the scene were later confirmed dead, with the 72-year-old Liberal Democratic Party legislator's husband, the renowned scholar Takashi Inoguchi, and one of the couple's daughters remaining unaccounted for.

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Fire at Japan lawmaker's home

Fire breaks out on Nov. 27, 2024, at a condominium building in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward where Japanese lawmaker Kuniko Inoguchi lives. Two unidentified people found at the scene were later confirmed dead, with the 72-year-old Liberal Democratic Party legislator's husband, the renowned scholar Takashi Inoguchi, and one of the couple's daughters remaining unaccounted for.

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Fire at Japan lawmaker's home

Fire breaks out on Nov. 27, 2024, at a condominium building in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward where Japanese lawmaker Kuniko Inoguchi lives. Two unidentified people found at the scene were later confirmed dead, with the 72-year-old Liberal Democratic Party legislator's husband, the renowned scholar Takashi Inoguchi, and one of the couple's daughters remaining unaccounted for.

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Fire at Japan lawmaker's home

Fire breaks out on Nov. 27, 2024, at a condominium building in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward where Japanese lawmaker Kuniko Inoguchi lives. Two unidentified people found at the scene were later confirmed dead, with the 72-year-old Liberal Democratic Party legislator's husband, the renowned scholar Takashi Inoguchi, and one of the couple's daughters remaining unaccounted for.

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Fire at Japan lawmaker's home

Fire breaks out at a condominium building in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward where Japanese lawmaker Kuniko Inoguchi lives on Nov. 27, 2024. Two unidentified people found at the scene were later confirmed dead, with the 72-year-old Liberal Democratic Party legislator's husband, the renowned scholar Takashi Inoguchi, and one of the couple's daughters remaining unaccounted for.

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JD Vance Holds Lawmaker Meetings - Washington

United States Senator Eric Schmitt (Republican of Missouri) speaks to the press outside of the US Senate office of US Vice President-elect JD Vance on Thursday November 21, 2024. He speaks about how he believes he is not fit to say whether or not the allegations against Gaetz are true, and he puts his trust in the justice system. Photo by Mattie Neretin/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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JD Vance Holds Lawmaker Meetings - Washington

United States Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth exits the Russell Senate office building through the basement on Thursday November 21, 2024. Today, police a report revealed new details from an active sexual assault allegation against him. Photo by Mattie Neretin/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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JD Vance Holds Lawmaker Meetings - Washington

United States Senator Roger Wicker (Republican of Mississippi) speaks to the press outside of the US Senate office of US Vice President-elect JD Vance on Thursday November 21, 2024. Photo by Mattie Neretin/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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JD Vance Holds Lawmaker Meetings - Washington

United States Senator Markwayne Mullin (Republican of Oklahoma) speaks to the press about the allegations of sexual assault against Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth, on Thursday November 21, 2024. “It’s always our job to give advice, we’re senators. But I am not the one to call this case.” Photo by Mattie Neretin/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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JD Vance Holds Lawmaker Meetings - Washington

United States Senator Roger Wicker (Republican of Mississippi) speaks to the press outside of the US Senate office of US Vice President-elect JD Vance on Thursday November 21, 2024. Photo by Mattie Neretin/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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JD Vance Holds Lawmaker Meetings - Washington

United States Senator Markwayne Mullin (Republican of Oklahoma) speaks to the press about the allegations of sexual assault against Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth, on Thursday November 21, 2024. “It’s always our job to give advice, we’re senators. But I am not the one to call this case.” Photo by Mattie Neretin/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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JD Vance Holds Lawmaker Meetings - Washington

United States Senator Roger Wicker (Republican of Mississippi) speaks to the press outside of the US Senate office of US Vice President-elect JD Vance on Thursday November 21, 2024. Photo by Mattie Neretin/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM