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Japan's imperial couple meet grandchild of ex-Dutch general in Amsterdam

Inez Schelfhout (L), the granddaughter of a former Dutch general who survived a Japanese internment camp as a child during World War II, is pictured before meeting with Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako in Amsterdam on June 19, 2026. Her late grandfather was imprisoned in what is now Indonesia after the country was occupied by the Imperial Japanese Army. In 2000, he attended a ceremony in which Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko laid flowers at a war memorial during their visit to the Netherlands. (Pool photo)

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Japan's imperial couple meet grandchild of ex-Dutch general in Amsterdam

Inez Schelfhout, the granddaughter of a former Dutch general who survived a Japanese internment camp as a child during World War II, speaks to the press after meeting with Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako in Amsterdam on June 19, 2026. Her late grandfather was imprisoned in what is now Indonesia after the country was occupied by the Imperial Japanese Army. In 2000, he attended a ceremony in which Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko laid flowers at a war memorial during their visit to the Netherlands. (Pool photo)

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[Breaking News]BOJ lifts policy rate to 31-year high of 1.0%

TOKYO, Japan, June 16 Kyodo - Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Shinichi Uchida speaks at a press conference at the BOJ headquarters in Tokyo on June 16, 2026, following a two-day policy-setting monetary meeting. The central bank, in the absence of Governor Kazuo Ueda who has been hospitalized for treatment of a hepatic cyst infection, decided to lift its key policy rate to a 31-year high of 1.0 percent. (Kyodo)

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Public-private consortium to disseminate Japanese comics across world

A public-private consortium aimed at disseminating Japan's manga comic culture across the world holds its inaugural meeting in Tokyo on June 18, 2026. The Cultural Affairs Agency-led consortium, participated in by major publishing companies Kodansha Ltd., Shueisha Inc. and Shogakukan Inc., will come up with a framework for making online services of Japanese comics targeting foreign readers commercially viable.

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Scandal-mired Nidec shareholders meeting

Nidec Corp. President Mitsuya Kishida (far R) holds a press conference in Kyoto on June 18, 2026, following the company's general shareholder meeting earlier in the day, held for the first time since accounting and quality scandals surfaced at the major motor manufacturer in 2025.

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Scandal-mired Nidec shareholders meeting

Nidec Corp. President Mitsuya Kishida (C) holds a press conference in Kyoto on June 18, 2026, following the company's general shareholder meeting earlier in the day, held for the first time since accounting and quality scandals surfaced at the major motor manufacturer in 2025.

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Scandal-mired Nidec shareholders meeting

Shareholders enter on June 18, 2026, the venue of a general shareholders meeting by Nidec Corp. in Kyoto, being held for the first time since accounting and quality scandals surfaced at the major motor manufacturer in 2025.

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Scandal-mired Nidec shareholders meeting

Nidec Corp. President Mitsuya Kishida holds a press conference in Kyoto on June 18, 2026, following the company's general shareholder meeting earlier in the day, held for the first time since accounting and quality scandals surfaced at the major motor manufacturer in 2025.

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Scandal-mired Nidec shareholders meeting

Nidec Corp. President Mitsuya Kishida holds a press conference in Kyoto on June 18, 2026, following the company's general shareholder meeting earlier in the day, held for the first time since accounting and quality scandals surfaced at the major motor manufacturer in 2025.

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Atomic bomb survivor Setsuko Thurlow in Vienna

Setsuko Thurlow, a 94-year-old atomic bomb survivor and nuclear disarmament campaigner, speaks about her experience in Hiroshima during a meeting hosted by the Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation in Vienna on June 17, 2026, in preparation for the first review conference on the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, scheduled in November and December.

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New Fed chair Warsh

New U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh speaks at a press conference in Washington on June 17, 2026, following a two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee, held for the first time under his leadership.

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G7 summit in France

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) shakes hands with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen during their bilateral meeting on the sidelines of a Group of Seven summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, on June 17, 2026. (Pool photo)

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G7 summit in France

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) shakes hands with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen during their bilateral meeting on the sidelines of a Group of Seven summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, on June 17, 2026. (Pool photo)

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BOJ lifts policy rate to 31-yr high of 1.0%

Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Shinichi Uchida speaks at a press conference at the BOJ headquarters in Tokyo on June 16, 2026, following a two-day monetary policy meeting. The central bank, in the absence of Governor Kazuo Ueda who has been hospitalized for medical treatment, decided to lift its key policy rate to a 31-year high of 1.0 percent.

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BOJ lifts policy rate to 31-yr high of 1.0%

Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Shinichi Uchida speaks at a press conference at the BOJ headquarters in Tokyo on June 16, 2026, following a two-day monetary policy meeting. The central bank, in the absence of Governor Kazuo Ueda who has been hospitalized for medical treatment, decided to lift its key policy rate to a 31-year high of 1.0 percent.

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BOJ headquarters

The Bank of Japan headquarters is pictured in Tokyo on June 16, 2026. The central bank decided to lift its key policy rate to a 31-year high of 1.0 percent at a two-day policy meeting that ended that day.

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BOJ headquarters

The Bank of Japan headquarters is pictured in Tokyo on June 16, 2026. The central bank decided to lift its key policy rate to a 31-year high of 1.0 percent at a two-day policy meeting that ended that day.

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Toyota shareholders' meeting

People head to the venue of a general shareholders' meeting of Toyota Motor Corp. on June 17, 2026, in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan.

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Toyota shareholders' meeting

People head to the venue of a general shareholders' meeting of Toyota Motor Corp. on June 17, 2026, in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan.

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Toyota President Kon

Kenta Kon (back, L), president of Toyota Motor Corp., meets the press after the company held a general shareholders meeting in Toyota in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on June 17, 2026.

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Toyota President Kon

Kenta Kon, president of Toyota Motor Corp., meets the press after the company held a general shareholders meeting in Toyota in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on June 17, 2026.

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BOJ lifts policy rate to 31-year high of 1.0%

Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Shinichi Uchida speaks at a press conference at the BOJ headquarters in Tokyo on June 16, 2026, following a two-day policy-setting monetary meeting. The central bank, in the absence of Governor Kazuo Ueda who has been hospitalized for treatment of a hepatic cyst infection, decided to lift its key policy rate to a 31-year high of 1.0 percent.

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BOJ lifts policy rate to 31-year high of 1.0%

Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Shinichi Uchida speaks at a press conference at the BOJ headquarters in Tokyo on June 16, 2026, following a two-day policy-setting monetary meeting. The central bank, in the absence of Governor Kazuo Ueda who has been hospitalized for treatment of a hepatic cyst infection, decided to lift its key policy rate to a 31-year high of 1.0 percent.

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BOJ lifts policy rate to 31-year high of 1.0%

Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Shinichi Uchida speaks at a press conference at the BOJ headquarters in Tokyo on June 16, 2026, following a two-day policy-setting monetary meeting. The central bank, in the absence of Governor Kazuo Ueda who has been hospitalized for treatment of a hepatic cyst infection, decided to lift its key policy rate to a 31-year high of 1.0 percent.

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Scene in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea, June 9 Kyodo - People look at a screen showing news about a meeting between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping, at a subway station in Pyongyang on June 9, 2026. (Kyodo)

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BOJ policy-setting meeting

Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Shinichi Uchida arrives at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on June 16, 2026, for the second day of a two-day monetary policy meeting. (Pool photo)

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BOJ policy-setting meeting

Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Shinichi Uchida arrives at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on June 16, 2026, for the second day of a two-day monetary policy meeting. (Pool photo)

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BOJ lifts policy rate to 31-yr high of 1.0%

Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Shinichi Uchida speaks at a press conference at the BOJ headquarters in Tokyo on June 16, 2026, following a two-day monetary policy meeting. The central bank, in the absence of Governor Kazuo Ueda who has been hospitalized for treatment of a hepatic cyst infection, decided to lift its key policy rate to a 31-year high of 1.0 percent.

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BOJ lifts policy rate to 31-yr high of 1.0%

Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Shinichi Uchida speaks at a press conference at the BOJ headquarters in Tokyo on June 16, 2026, following a two-day monetary policy meeting. The central bank, in the absence of Governor Kazuo Ueda who has been hospitalized for treatment of a hepatic cyst infection, decided to lift its key policy rate to a 31-year high of 1.0 percent.

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Japan PM Takaichi at roundtable meeting in London

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (4th from L) and her British counterpart Keir Starmer (3rd from L) attend a business roundtable meeting in Downing Street in London on June 14, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM Takaichi at roundtable meeting in London

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (3rd from L) and her British counterpart Keir Starmer (2nd from L) attend a business roundtable meeting in Downing Street in London on June 14, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM Takaichi at roundtable meeting in London

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (3rd from R) and her British counterpart Keir Starmer (4th from R) attend a business roundtable meeting in Downing Street in London on June 14, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM Takaichi at roundtable meeting in London

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (4th from R) and her British counterpart Keir Starmer (5th from R) attend a business roundtable meeting in Downing Street in London on June 14, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM Takaichi at roundtable meeting in London

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (4th from R) and her British counterpart Keir Starmer (5th from R) attend a business roundtable meeting in Downing Street in London on June 14, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM Takaichi at roundtable meeting in London

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) and her British counterpart Keir Starmer attend a business roundtable meeting in Downing Street in London on June 14, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM Takaichi at roundtable meeting in London

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (4th from L) and her British counterpart Keir Starmer (3rd from L) attend a business roundtable meeting in Downing Street in London on June 14, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM Takaichi at roundtable meeting in London

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (3rd from R) and her British counterpart Keir Starmer (4th from R) attend a business roundtable meeting in Downing Street in London on June 14, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM Takaichi at roundtable meeting in London

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C, R) and her British counterpart Keir Starmer (C, L) attend a business roundtable meeting in Downing Street in London on June 14, 2026. (Pool photo)

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ECB raises key rate to 2.25%

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde holds a press conference in Frankfurt on June 11, 2026, after the ECB raised its benchmark deposit rate from 2 percent to 2.25 percent at a Governing Council meeting, the first rate hike in two years and nine months.

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ECB raises key rate to 2.25%

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde holds a press conference in Frankfurt on June 11, 2026, after the ECB raised its benchmark deposit rate from 2 percent to 2.25 percent at a Governing Council meeting, the first rate hike in two years and nine months.

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Colombian president at U.N. session

Colombian President Gustavo Petro speaks during a U.N. Security Council meeting at the U.N. headquarters in New York on June 10, 2026.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Pirates

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani (17) leaves the mound after allowing a two-run double to the Pittsburgh Pirates' Brandon Lowe as teammates gather for a meeting in the seventh inning of a baseball game at PNC Park in Pittsburgh on June 10, 2026.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Pirates

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani (17) leaves the mound after allowing a two-run double to the Pittsburgh Pirates' Brandon Lowe as teammates gather for a meeting in the seventh inning of a baseball game at PNC Park in Pittsburgh on June 10, 2026.

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Former Japanese lower house speaker Kono dies

File photo taken in June 1994 at the parliament building in Tokyo shows (from R) Liberal Democratic Party leader Yohei Kono, Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama of the Japan Socialist Party and New Party Sakigake leader Masayoshi Takemura shaking hands before a meeting to form the Cabinet of their new coalition government. Kono, former speaker of the House of Representatives, known for announcing the Japanese government's landmark apology over Korean "comfort women" who were forced to work in Japan's wartime military brothels, died on June 8, 2026, aged 89.

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Former Japanese lower house speaker Kono dies

File photo taken on July 5, 2023, shows Yohei Kono (L), leader of a delegation from the Japanese Association for the Promotion of International Trade, meeting with Chinese Premier Li Qiang at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Kono, former speaker of the House of Representatives, known for announcing the Japanese government's landmark apology over Korean "comfort women" who were forced to work in Japan's wartime military brothels, died on June 8, 2026, aged 89.

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Former Japanese lower house speaker Kono dies

File photo taken in July 1994 shows Japanese Foreign Minister Yohei Kono (R) chatting with Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama ahead of a Cabinet meeting at the premier's office in Tokyo. Kono, former speaker of the House of Representatives, known for announcing the Japanese government's landmark apology over Korean "comfort women" who were forced to work in Japan's wartime military brothels, died on June 8, 2026, aged 89.

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Chinese President Xi in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea, June 8 Kyodo - Flags of China and North Korea are hoisted in Pyongyang on June 8, 2026, as Chinese President Xi Jinping visits North Korea for the first time in seven years for a meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. (Kyodo)

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Scene in Pyongyang

People look at a screen showing news about a meeting between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping, at a subway station in Pyongyang on June 9, 2026.

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Scene in Pyongyang

People look at a screen showing news about a meeting between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping, at a subway station in Pyongyang on June 9, 2026.

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Scene in Pyongyang

People look at a screen showing news about a meeting between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping, at a subway station in Pyongyang on June 9, 2026.