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Japanese Princess Aiko in Laos

Japanese Princess Aiko in Laos

Japanese Princess Aiko arrives at a hotel in Vientiane on Nov. 17, 2025, during her official trip to Laos. (Pool photo)

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Golf: Yamashita named LPGA Rookie of Year

Golf: Yamashita named LPGA Rookie of Year

Japanese golfer Miyu Yamashita poses at an award ceremony in Naples, Florida, on Nov. 17, 2025, after earning the U.S. Ladies Professional Golf Association's 2025 Rookie of the Year award. The 24-year-old won two LPGA tournaments during the 2025 season, including the Women's British Open in August.

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Golf: Yamashita named LPGA Rookie of Year

Golf: Yamashita named LPGA Rookie of Year

Japanese golfer Miyu Yamashita makes a speech at an award ceremony in Naples, Florida, on Nov. 17, 2025, after earning the U.S. Ladies Professional Golf Association's 2025 Rookie of the Year award. The 24-year-old won two LPGA tournaments during the 2025 season, including the Women's British Open in August.

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U.N. Security Council meeting over Gaza peace plan

U.N. Security Council meeting over Gaza peace plan

The U.N. Security Council convenes a meeting at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Nov. 17, 2025. The Security Council adopted a U.S.-drafted resolution endorsing the peace plan for Gaza during the meeting.

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U.N. Security Council meeting over Gaza peace plan

U.N. Security Council meeting over Gaza peace plan

The U.N. Security Council convenes a meeting at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Nov. 17, 2025. The Security Council adopted a U.S.-drafted resolution endorsing the peace plan for Gaza during the meeting.

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U.N. Security Council meeting on Gaza peace plan

U.N. Security Council meeting on Gaza peace plan

The U.N. Security Council convenes a meeting at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Nov. 17, 2025. The Security Council adopted a U.S.-drafted resolution endorsing the peace plan for Gaza during the meeting.

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COP30 climate summit in Brazil

COP30 climate summit in Brazil

South Korean Environment Minister Kim Sung Whan speaks to the press following a minister-level meeting of the 30th session of the Conference of Parties, known as COP30, to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change in Belem, Brazil, on Nov. 17, 2025.

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COP30 climate summit in Brazil

COP30 climate summit in Brazil

Andre Correa do Lago (C), president of the 30th session of the Conference of the Parties, known as COP30, chairs a minister-level meeting of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change in Belem, Brazil, on Nov. 17, 2025.

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COP30 climate summit in Brazil

COP30 climate summit in Brazil

Simon Stiell, U.N. Climate Change executive secretary, delivers a speech at a minister-level meeting of the 30th session of the Conference of the Parties, known as COP30, to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change in Belem, Brazil, on Nov. 17, 2025.

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Architect Yasuda receives Isamu Noguchi Award

Architect Yasuda receives Isamu Noguchi Award

Japanese Architect Kan Yasuda gives a speech after receiving the Isamu Noguchi Award during a ceremony held at the late sculptor Noguchi's museum in New York on Nov. 17, 2025.

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Architect Nakashima receives Isamu Noguchi Award

Architect Nakashima receives Isamu Noguchi Award

Mira Nakashima, a Japanese American architect and furniture designer, poses for a photo after receiving the Isamu Noguchi Award during a ceremony held at the late sculptor Noguchi's museum in New York on Nov. 17, 2025.

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Architect Yasuda receives Isamu Noguchi Award

Architect Yasuda receives Isamu Noguchi Award

Japanese Architect Kan Yasuda poses for a photo after receiving the Isamu Noguchi Award during a ceremony held at the late sculptor Noguchi's museum in New York on Nov. 17, 2025.

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Architect Yasuda receives Isamu Noguchi Award

Architect Yasuda receives Isamu Noguchi Award

Japanese Architect Kan Yasuda gives a speech after receiving the Isamu Noguchi Award during a ceremony held at the late sculptor Noguchi's museum in New York on Nov. 17, 2025.

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Football: Friendly between Japan and Bolivia

Football: Friendly between Japan and Bolivia

Oscar Villegas, manager of Bolivian men's national football team, speaks at a press conference at the National Stadium in Tokyo on Nov. 17, 2025, a day before an international friendly against Japan.

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Football: Friendly between Japan and Bolivia

Football: Friendly between Japan and Bolivia

Oscar Villegas, manager of Bolivian men's national football team, speaks at a press conference at the National Stadium in Tokyo on Nov. 17, 2025, a day before an international friendly against Japan.

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Football: Friendly between Japan and Bolivia

Football: Friendly between Japan and Bolivia

Oscar Villegas, manager of Bolivian men's national football team, speaks at a press conference at the National Stadium in Tokyo on Nov. 17, 2025, a day before an international friendly against Japan.

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Japan PM Takaichi

Japan PM Takaichi

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi enters the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Nov. 17, 2025.

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Football: Friendly between Japan and Bolivia

Football: Friendly between Japan and Bolivia

Oscar Villegas, manager of Bolivian men's national football team, speaks at a press conference at the National Stadium in Tokyo on Nov. 17, 2025, a day before an international friendly against Japan.

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Japanese, Indonesian defense ministers in Yokosuka

Japanese, Indonesian defense ministers in Yokosuka

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (2nd from R) and his Indonesian counterpart Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin (3rd from R) visit the Maritime Self-Defense Force's base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, eastern Japan, to inspect the latest Mogami-class escort vessel, FFM, and a new Taigei-class submarine on Nov. 17, 2025.

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Japanese, Indonesian defense ministers in Yokosuka

Japanese, Indonesian defense ministers in Yokosuka

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (2nd from R) and his Indonesian counterpart Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin (3rd from R) visit the Maritime Self-Defense Force's base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, eastern Japan, to inspect the latest Mogami-class escort vessel, FFM, and a new Taigei-class submarine on Nov. 17, 2025.

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Japan-Indonesia defense talks

Japan-Indonesia defense talks

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (R) and his Indonesian counterpart Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin shake hands prior to their talks at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Nov. 17, 2025.

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Japan-Indonesia foreign and defense ministerial talks

Japan-Indonesia foreign and defense ministerial talks

(From R) Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi attend a Japan-Indonesia "two-plus-two" foreign and defense ministers' meeting in Tokyo on Nov. 17, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan-Indonesia foreign and defense ministerial talks

Japan-Indonesia foreign and defense ministerial talks

(From front on right row)) Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi and (from L) their Indonesian counterparts, Sugiono and Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin attend a "two-plus-two" foreign and defense ministerial talks in Tokyo on Nov. 17, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan-Indonesia foreign and defense ministerial talks

Japan-Indonesia foreign and defense ministerial talks

Japan and Indonesia hold their "two-plus-two" foreign and defense ministerial talks in Tokyo on Nov. 17, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan-Indonesia foreign and defense ministerial talks

Japan-Indonesia foreign and defense ministerial talks

(From L) Indonesian Foreign Minister Sugiono and Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin attend a Japan-Indonesia "two-plus-two" foreign and defense ministers' meeting in Tokyo on Nov. 17, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan-Indonesia foreign and defense ministerial talks

Japan-Indonesia foreign and defense ministerial talks

(From R) Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi, Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and Indonesian Foreign Minister Sugiono and Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin hold a joint press conference following their "two-plus-two" foreign and defense ministers' talks in Tokyo on Nov. 17, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan-Indonesia foreign and defense ministerial talks

Japan-Indonesia foreign and defense ministerial talks

(From R) Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi and their Indonesian counterparts, Sugiono and Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin chat after concluding a joint press conference following their "two-plus-two" foreign and defense ministers' talks in Tokyo on Nov. 17, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan-Indonesia foreign and defense ministerial talks

Japan-Indonesia foreign and defense ministerial talks

(From R) Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi, Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, Indonesian Foreign Minister Sugiono and Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin pose for photos ahead of their "two-plus-two" foreign and defense ministers' talks in Tokyo on Nov. 17, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan Princess Aiko's visit in Laos

Japan Princess Aiko's visit in Laos

Japanese Princess Aiko arrives at a hotel in Vientiane, Laos, on Nov. 17, 2025, as she begins her first official overseas trip on which she will mark the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two countries. (Pool photo)

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Japan Princess Aiko's visit to Laos

Japan Princess Aiko's visit to Laos

Japanese Princess Aiko is greeted at a hotel in Vientiane on Nov. 17, 2025, upon her arrival in Laos, her first official overseas trip, to mark the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two countries. (Pool photo)

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Japan Princess Aiko's visit to Laos

Japan Princess Aiko's visit to Laos

Japanese Princess Aiko is greeted at a hotel in Vientiane on Nov. 17, 2025, upon her arrival in Laos, her first official overseas trip, to mark the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two countries. (Pool photo)

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Japan Princess Aiko's visit to Laos

Japan Princess Aiko's visit to Laos

Japanese Princess Aiko is greeted at a hotel in Vientiane on Nov. 17, 2025, upon her arrival in Laos, her first official overseas trip, to mark the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two countries. (Pool photo)

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Japan Princess Aiko's visit to Laos

Japan Princess Aiko's visit to Laos

Japanese Princess Aiko is greeted at a hotel in Vientiane on Nov. 17, 2025, upon her arrival in Laos, her first official overseas trip, to mark the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two countries. (Pool photo)

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Japan Princess Aiko's visit to Laos

Japan Princess Aiko's visit to Laos

Japanese Princess Aiko is greeted at a hotel in Vientiane on Nov. 17, 2025, upon her arrival in Laos, her first official overseas trip, to mark the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two countries. (Pool photo)

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Japan Princess Aiko's visit to Laos

Japan Princess Aiko's visit to Laos

Japanese Princess Aiko is welcomed at a hotel in Vientiane on Nov. 17, 2025, upon her arrival in Laos, her first official overseas trip, to mark the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two countries. (Pool photo)

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Japan Princess Aiko's visit to Laos

Japan Princess Aiko's visit to Laos

Japanese Princess Aiko is welcomed at a hotel in Vientiane on Nov. 17, 2025, upon her arrival in Laos, her first official overseas trip, to mark the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two countries. (Pool photo)

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Diplomatic spat between Japan and China

Diplomatic spat between Japan and China

Masaaki Kanai, head of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, arrives at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing on Nov. 17, 2025, to hold talks with Chinese officials, amid an intensifying diplomatic spat triggered by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's recent remarks on the situation in Taiwan.

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Football: Friendly between Japan and Bolivia

Football: Friendly between Japan and Bolivia

Hajime Moriyasu, manager of Japanese men's national football team, speaks at a press conference at the National Stadium in Tokyo on Nov. 17, 2025, a day before an international friendly against Bolivia.

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Football: Friendly between Japan and Bolivia

Football: Friendly between Japan and Bolivia

Hajime Moriyasu, manager of Japanese men's national football team, speaks at a press conference at the National Stadium in Tokyo on Nov. 17, 2025, a day before an international friendly against Bolivia.

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Football: Friendly between Japan and Bolivia

Football: Friendly between Japan and Bolivia

Hajime Moriyasu, manager of Japanese men's national football team, speaks at a press conference at the National Stadium in Tokyo on Nov. 17, 2025, a day before an international friendly against Bolivia.

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Football: Friendly between Japan and Bolivia

Football: Friendly between Japan and Bolivia

Hajime Moriyasu, manager of Japanese men's national football team, speaks at a press conference at the National Stadium in Tokyo on Nov. 17, 2025, a day before an international friendly against Bolivia.

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Japan PM Takaichi

Japan PM Takaichi

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi arrives at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Nov. 17, 2025.

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Japan Princess Aiko departs for Laos

Japan Princess Aiko departs for Laos

Japanese Princess Aiko is pictured at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Nov. 17, 2025, before departing for Laos on her first official overseas trip. (Pool photo)

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Japan Princess Aiko departs for Laos

Japan Princess Aiko departs for Laos

Japanese Princess Aiko is pictured at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Nov. 17, 2025, before departing for Laos on her first official overseas trip. (Pool photo)

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Japan Princess Aiko departs for Laos

Japan Princess Aiko departs for Laos

Japanese Princess Aiko is pictured at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Nov. 17, 2025, before departing for Laos on her first official overseas trip. (Pool photo)

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Japan Princess Aiko departs for Laos

Japan Princess Aiko departs for Laos

Japanese Princess Aiko is pictured at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Nov. 17, 2025, before departing for Laos on her first official overseas trip. (Pool photo)

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Japan Princess Aiko departs for Laos

Japan Princess Aiko departs for Laos

Japanese Princess Aiko is pictured at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Nov. 17, 2025, before departing for Laos on her first official overseas trip. (Pool photo)

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Japan Princess Aiko departs for Laos

Japan Princess Aiko departs for Laos

Japanese Princess Aiko is pictured at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Nov. 17, 2025, before departing for Laos on her first official overseas trip. (Pool photo)

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Fukuma loses by default in shogi title series

Fukuma loses by default in shogi title series

Combined photo taken on Sept. 8, 2024, and in July 2022, respectively, shows professional shogi players in the women's category Tomoka Nishiyama (L) and Kana Fukuma. Nishiyama defended her Osho women's title as her competitor Fukuma withdrew from the third match of a best-of-three series due to ill health on Oct. 29, 2024. Fukuma earlier said she would be sidelined from competition between Nov. 17, 2024, and Feb. 12, 2025, due to pregnancy.

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Holder of 5 women's shogi titles back to competition

Holder of 5 women's shogi titles back to competition

Professional shogi player Kana Fukuma, holder of five titles in the women's category, is pictured after beating Kei Kato in a round-robin match at the Hakurei women's championship in Takatsuki, Osaka, on Feb. 14, 2025. She returned to competition after being sidelined between Nov. 17, 2024, and Feb. 12, 2025, due to pregnancy.

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