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Japan Finance Minister Katayama in parliament

Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama speaks during a House of Representatives Budget Committee session in Tokyo on Feb. 27, 2026.

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Japan PM Takaichi in parliament

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) speaks during a House of Representatives Budget Committee session in Tokyo on Feb. 27, 2026.

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Japan PM Takaichi in parliament

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) speaks during a House of Representatives Budget Committee session in Tokyo on Feb. 27, 2026.

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Japan PM Takaichi in parliament

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a House of Representatives Budget Committee session in Tokyo on Feb. 27, 2026.

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Japan cross-party council discusses food tax cut

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks at the first meeting of a cross-party "national council" to discuss her pledge to suspend the consumption tax on food for two years at the premier's office in Tokyo on Feb. 26, 2026.

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Japan cross-party council discusses food tax cut

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks at the first meeting of a cross-party "national council" to discuss her pledge to suspend the consumption tax on food for two years at the premier's office in Tokyo on Feb. 26, 2026.

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Japan cross-party council discusses food tax cut

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks at the first meeting of a cross-party "national council" to discuss her pledge to suspend the consumption tax on food for two years at the premier's office in Tokyo on Feb. 26, 2026.

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Japan cross-party council discusses food tax cut

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks at the first meeting of a cross-party "national council" to discuss her pledge to suspend the consumption tax on food for two years at the premier's office in Tokyo on Feb. 26, 2026.

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Japan cross-party council discusses food tax cut

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks at the first meeting of a cross-party "national council" to discuss her pledge to suspend the consumption tax on food for two years at the premier's office in Tokyo on Feb. 26, 2026.

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Japan cross-party council discusses food tax cut

Takahiro Anno (2nd from R), leader of Team Mirai, speaks at the first meeting of a cross-party "national council" to discuss Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's pledge to suspend the consumption tax on food for two years at the premier's office in Tokyo on Feb. 26, 2026.

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Japan cross-party council discusses food tax cut

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (2nd from L) speaks at the first meeting of a cross-party "national council" to discuss her pledge to suspend the consumption tax on food for two years at the premier's office in Tokyo on Feb. 26, 2026.

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Japan cross-party council discusses food tax cut

Takahiro Anno, leader of Team Mirai, speaks at the first meeting of a cross-party "national council" to discuss Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's pledge to suspend the consumption tax on food for two years at the premier's office in Tokyo on Feb. 26, 2026.

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Japan cross-party council discusses food tax cut

Takahiro Anno (R), leader of Team Mirai, speaks at the first meeting of a cross-party "national council" to discuss Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's pledge to suspend the consumption tax on food for two years at the premier's office in Tokyo on Feb. 26, 2026.

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Japan cross-party council discusses food tax cut

Photo taken on Feb. 26, 2026, shows the first meeting of a cross-party "national council" to discuss Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's pledge to suspend the consumption tax on food for two years at the premier's office in Tokyo.

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Japan cross-party council discusses food tax cut

Photo taken on Feb. 26, 2026, shows the first meeting of a cross-party "national council" to discuss Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's pledge to suspend the consumption tax on food for two years at the premier's office in Tokyo.

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Japan cross-party council discusses food tax cut

Fumitake Fujita (L), co-leader of the Japan Innovation Party, attends the first meeting of a cross-party "national council" to discuss Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's pledge to suspend the consumption tax on food for two years at the premier's office in Tokyo on Feb. 26, 2026.

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Japan cross-party council discusses food tax cut

Photo taken on Feb. 26, 2026, shows the first meeting of a cross-party "national council" to discuss Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's pledge to suspend the consumption tax on food for two years at the premier's office in Tokyo.

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Japan cross-party council discusses food tax cut

Fumitake Fujita, co-leader of the Japan Innovation Party, attends the first meeting of a cross-party "national council" to discuss Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's pledge to suspend the consumption tax on food for two years at the premier's office in Tokyo on Feb. 26, 2026.

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Japan cross-party council discusses food tax cut

Fumitake Fujita (C), co-leader of the Japan Innovation Party, and Takahiro Anno (L), leader of Team Mirai, attend the first meeting of a cross-party "national council" to discuss Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's pledge to suspend the consumption tax on food for two years at the premier's office in Tokyo on Feb. 26, 2026.

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Japan PM Takaichi in parliament

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a plenary session of the House of Councillors in Tokyo on Feb. 26, 2026.

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Japan PM Takaichi in parliament

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a plenary session of the House of Councillors in Tokyo on Feb. 26, 2026.

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Japan PM Takaichi in parliament

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a plenary session of the House of Councillors in Tokyo on Feb. 26, 2026.

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Japan PM Takaichi in parliament

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a plenary session of the House of Councillors in Tokyo on Feb. 26, 2026.

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U.N. General Assembly agrees to demand cease-fire in Ukraine

Ukrainian Deputy Foreign Minister Mariana Betsa addresses the U.N. General Assembly meeting on the 4th anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Feb. 24, 2026.

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Japan gov't economic, fiscal policy meeting

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (2nd from L, front row) attends a Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy meeting at the premier's office in Tokyo on Feb. 24, 2026.

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Japan gov't economic, fiscal policy meeting

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks at a Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy meeting at the premier's office in Tokyo on Feb. 24, 2026.

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Japan gov't economic, fiscal policy meeting

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda attends a Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy meeting at the prime minister's office on Feb. 24, 2026.

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Japan PM Takaichi in parliament

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi answers a question during a plenary session of the House of Councilors in Tokyo on Feb. 25, 2026.

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Japan PM Takaichi in parliament

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C) attends a plenary session of the House of Councilors in Tokyo on Feb. 25, 2026.

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Japan PM Takaichi in parliament

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (bottom) speaks during a plenary session of the House of Representatives in Tokyo on Feb. 24, 2026.

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