Search｜Photos & Images & Videos｜KYODO NEWS IMAGES INC

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 The retailer said on July 16, 2025, that it has withdrawn its $47 billion buyout proposal for Japanese rival Seven & i Holdings Co., the operator of the Seven-Eleven convenience store chain, following a year of talks.

E

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 The retailer said on July 16, 2025, that it has withdrawn its $47 billion buyout proposal for Japanese rival Seven & i Holdings Co., the operator of the Seven-Eleven convenience store chain, following a year of talks.

E

APEC summit

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba takes part in the second day of a two-day Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum summit in Lima on Nov. 16, 2024.

E

Ramon Magsaysay Award

Kenichi Yoda (C), director of Studio Ghibli, co-founded by Japanese anime filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki, attends a ceremony of the Ramon Magsaysay Award on behalf of Miyazaki, one of the five recipients in 2024, in Manila on Nov. 16, 2024. The organization behind the award -- named after the Philippines' seventh president and known as "Asia's Nobel Prize" -- said in August that the 83-year-old makes complex issues like environmental destruction and conflict understandable to children in his works, including the Oscar-winning films "The Boy and the Heron" and "Spirited Away."

E

Event on North Korean abduction issue

Hitomi Soga, a Japanese woman who was abducted to North Korea in 1978 before being repatriated in 2002, speaks to reporters on Nov. 16, 2024, after attending an event in the central Japan city of Niigata, to mark the 47th anniversary of the abduction of Megumi Yokota. Yokota was abducted by North Korea at age 13 on Nov. 15, 1977, and has become a symbol of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea in the 1970s.

E

Event on North Korean abduction issue

Tetsuya Yokota, a younger brother of Megumi Yokota, who was abducted by North Korea in 1977 at age 13, speaks on Nov. 16, 2024, at an event in the central Japan city of Niigata to mark the 47th anniversary of the abduction on Nov. 15.

E

Event on North Korean abduction issue

Tetsuya (L) and Takuya Yokota, younger brothers of Megumi Yokota, who was abducted by North Korea in 1977 at age 13, speaks to reporters on Nov. 16, 2024, after attending an event in the central Japan city of Niigata, to mark the 47th anniversary of the abduction on Nov. 15.

E

Event on North Korean abduction issue

Sakie Yokota, mother of Megumi Yokota, who was abducted by North Korea in 1977 at age 13, speaks online on Nov. 16, 2024, at an event in the central Japan city of Niigata, to mark the 47th anniversary of the abduction on Nov. 15.

E

Protesters at COP29

Protesters gather at the venue of the 29th Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, dubbed COP29, in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Nov. 16, 2024, calling for developed countries to take responsibility for the greenhouse gasses they have emitted.

E

Protesters at COP29

Protesters gather at the venue of the 29th Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, dubbed COP29, in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Nov. 16, 2024, calling for developed countries to take responsibility for the greenhouse gasses they have emitted.

E

Protesters at COP29

Protesters gather at the venue of the 29th Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, dubbed COP29, in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Nov. 16, 2024, calling for developed countries to take responsibility for the greenhouse gasses they have emitted.

E

Hyogo gubernatorial election

Former Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito (top) gives a stump speech in Kobe on Nov. 16, 2024, during his campaign for the western Japan prefecture's gubernatorial election.

E

G20 Summit Preparation - Rio de Janeiro

Vehicles run past a banner promoting the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Nov. 16, 2024. The 19th G20 summit is scheduled from Nov. 18 to 19 in Rio de Janeiro. Photo by Xinhua/Wang Tiancong/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

G20 Summit Preparation - Rio de Janeiro

A woman walks past a G20 logo near the main venue of the 19th G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Nov. 16, 2024. The 19th G20 summit is scheduled from Nov. 18 to 19 in Rio de Janeiro. Photo by Xinhua/Wang Tiancong/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

G20 Summit Preparation - Rio de Janeiro

Tourists take selfies in front of a G20 logo in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Nov. 16, 2024. The 19th G20 summit is scheduled from Nov. 18 to 19 in Rio de Janeiro. Photo by Xinhua/Wang Tiancong/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

G20 Summit Preparation - Rio de Janeiro

This photo taken on Nov. 16, 2024 shows posters for the 19th G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The 19th G20 summit is scheduled from Nov. 18 to 19 in Rio de Janeiro. Photo by Xinhua/Wang Tiancong/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

G20 Summit Preparation - Rio de Janeiro

People ride bicycles past a G20 logo near the main venue of the 19th G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Nov. 16, 2024. The 19th G20 summit is scheduled from Nov. 18 to 19 in Rio de Janeiro. Photo by Lucio Tavora/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

G20 Summit Preparation - Rio de Janeiro

Workers gather near a poster at the G20 summit venue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Nov. 16, 2024. The 19th G20 summit is scheduled from Nov. 18 to 19 in Rio de Janeiro. Photo by Xinhua/Wang Tiancong/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

G20 Summit Preparation - Rio de Janeiro

This photo taken on Nov. 16, 2024 shows a G20 logo near the main venue of the 19th G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The 19th G20 summit is scheduled from Nov. 18 to 19 in Rio de Janeiro. Photo by Xinhua/Wang Tiancong/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

G20 Summit Preparation - Rio de Janeiro

This photo taken on Nov. 16, 2024 shows a G20 logo displayed in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The 19th G20 summit is scheduled from Nov. 18 to 19 in Rio de Janeiro. Photo by Xinhua/Wang Tiancong/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

Migratory Birds At A Section Of The Yellow River - China

A migratory bird is pictured at a section of the Yellow River in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Nov. 16, 2024. Photo by Wang Peng/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

Migratory Birds At A Section Of The Yellow River - China

Migratory birds are pictured at a section of the Yellow River in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Nov. 16, 2024. Photo by Wang Peng/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

Migratory Birds At A Section Of The Yellow River - China

An aerial drone photo taken on Nov. 16, 2024 shows migratory birds at a section of the Yellow River in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. Photo by Wang Peng/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

Migratory Birds At A Section Of The Yellow River - China

Migratory birds are pictured at a section of the Yellow River in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Nov. 16, 2024. Photo by Wang Peng/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

Migratory Birds At A Section Of The Yellow River - China

Migratory birds are pictured at a section of the Yellow River in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Nov. 16, 2024. Photo by Wang Peng/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

Migratory Birds At A Section Of The Yellow River - China

An aerial drone photo taken on Nov. 16, 2024 shows migratory birds at a section of the Yellow River in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. Photo by Wang Peng/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

Migratory Birds At A Section Of The Yellow River - China

An aerial drone photo taken on Nov. 16, 2024 shows migratory birds at a section of the Yellow River in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. Photo by Wang Peng/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

Migratory Birds At A Section Of The Yellow River - China

An aerial drone photo taken on Nov. 16, 2024 shows migratory birds at a section of the Yellow River in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. Photo by Wang Peng/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

Hot Air Balloon Event - Saudi Arabia

Tourists take a ride in a hot air balloon in AlUla, Saudi Arabia, Nov. 16, 2024. Themed "Hegra Sunrise Sky Tour," a hot air balloon event took place on Saturday at Hegra, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in AlUla. Photo by Luo Chen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

Hot Air Balloon Event - Saudi Arabia

Tourists are ready to ride in a hot air balloon in AlUla, Saudi Arabia, Nov. 16, 2024. Themed "Hegra Sunrise Sky Tour," a hot air balloon event took place on Saturday at Hegra, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in AlUla. Photo by Luo Chen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

Hot Air Balloon Event - Saudi Arabia

Tourists take a ride in a hot air balloon in AlUla, Saudi Arabia, Nov. 16, 2024. Themed "Hegra Sunrise Sky Tour," a hot air balloon event took place on Saturday at Hegra, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in AlUla. Photo by Luo Chen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

E