Japan PM Takaichi leaves Canberra

Japan PM Takaichi leaves Canberra

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) waves before boarding a government plane in Canberra on May 5, 2026, before returning to Japan after concluding her overseas trip to Vietnam and Australia.

Japan PM Takaichi leaves Canberra

Japan PM Takaichi leaves Canberra

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) waves before boarding a government plane in Canberra on May 5, 2026, before returning to Japan after concluding her overseas trip to Vietnam and Australia.

Japan PM Takaichi begins trip to Vietnam, Australia

Japan PM Takaichi begins trip to Vietnam, Australia

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (L) arrives at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi on May 1, 2026, kicking off her five-day overseas trip that will also take her to Australia.

Japan PM Takaichi begins trip to Vietnam, Australia

Japan PM Takaichi begins trip to Vietnam, Australia

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (L) arrives at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi on May 1, 2026, kicking off her five-day overseas trip that will also take her to Australia.

Japan PM Takaichi begins trip to Vietnam, Australia

Japan PM Takaichi begins trip to Vietnam, Australia

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (L) arrives at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi on May 1, 2026, kicking off her five-day overseas trip that will also take her to Australia.

Japan PM Takaichi begins trip to Vietnam, Australia

Japan PM Takaichi begins trip to Vietnam, Australia

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) arrives at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi on May 1, 2026, kicking off her five-day overseas trip that will also take her to Australia.

Japan PM Takaichi begins trip to Vietnam, Australia

Japan PM Takaichi begins trip to Vietnam, Australia

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi arrives at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi on May 1, 2026, kicking off her five-day overseas trip that will also take her to Australia.

Japan eases arms export rules to enable weapons sales

Japan eases arms export rules to enable weapons sales

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara holds a press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on April 21, 2026, following a Cabinet decision to revise limits on Japan's defense equipment exports to enable the sale of weapons overseas.

Japan eases arms export rules to enable weapons sales

Japan eases arms export rules to enable weapons sales

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara holds a press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on April 21, 2026, following a Cabinet decision to revise limits on Japan's defense equipment exports to enable the sale of weapons overseas.

Japan eases arms export rules to enable weapons sales

Japan eases arms export rules to enable weapons sales

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara holds a press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on April 21, 2026, following a Cabinet decision to revise limits on Japan's defense equipment exports to enable the sale of weapons overseas.

Tesla unveils Shanghai factory to media

SHANGHAI, China, April 15 Kyodo - Video taken on April 14, 2026, shows a Tesla Inc. factory in Shanghai, unveiled to the media the same day. The U.S. electric vehicle maker began shipments from the factory at the end of 2019 as its first overseas manufacturing base. (Kyodo)

Tesla unveils Shanghai factory to media

Tesla unveils Shanghai factory to media

Photo taken on April 14, 2026, shows a Tesla Inc. factory in Shanghai, unveiled to the media the same day. The U.S. electric vehicle maker began shipments from the factory at the end of 2019 as its first overseas manufacturing base.

Tesla unveils Shanghai factory to media

Tesla unveils Shanghai factory to media

Photo taken on April 14, 2026, shows a Tesla Inc. factory in Shanghai, unveiled to the media the same day. The U.S. electric vehicle maker began shipments from the factory at the end of 2019 as its first overseas manufacturing base.

Tesla unveils Shanghai factory to media

Tesla unveils Shanghai factory to media

Photo taken on April 14, 2026, shows a Tesla Inc. factory in Shanghai, unveiled to the media the same day. The U.S. electric vehicle maker began shipments from the factory at the end of 2019 as its first overseas manufacturing base.

Tesla unveils Shanghai factory to media

Tesla unveils Shanghai factory to media

Photo taken on April 14, 2026, shows a Tesla Inc. factory in Shanghai, unveiled to the media the same day. The U.S. electric vehicle maker began shipments from the factory at the end of 2019 as its first overseas manufacturing base.

Tesla unveils Shanghai factory to media

Tesla unveils Shanghai factory to media

Photo taken on April 14, 2026, shows a Tesla Inc. factory in Shanghai, unveiled to the media the same day. The U.S. electric vehicle maker began shipments from the factory at the end of 2019 as its first overseas manufacturing base.

Tesla unveils Shanghai factory to media

Tesla unveils Shanghai factory to media

Photo taken on April 14, 2026, shows a Tesla Inc. factory in Shanghai, unveiled to the media the same day. The U.S. electric vehicle maker began shipments from the factory at the end of 2019 as its first overseas manufacturing base.

Overseas tourists at Japanese ski resort

Overseas tourists at Japanese ski resort

A local police official (R) hands out safety brochures to foreign visitors at a ski resort in the village of Hakuba in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, in January 2026, amid a surge of incidents involving foreign skiers getting stranded while backcountry skiing.

Sumitomo Forestry Holds Press Conference on Acquisition of U.S. Homebuilder Tri-Point Homes (TPH)

Sumitomo Forestry Holds Press Conference on Acquisition of U.S. Homebuilder Tri-Point Homes (TPH)

Sumitomo Forestry holds press conference regarding acquisition of U.S. homebuilder Tri-Point Homes (TPH). The photo shows, from right to left: Atsushi Iwasaki, Managing Executive Officer and Head of Overseas Housing Business Division; Toshiro Mitsuyoshi, Representative Director and President; and Nobuyuki Otani, Director and Managing Executive Officer.=February 13,2026,Tokyo

Overseas voting begins for Japan general election

Overseas voting begins for Japan general election

Japanese citizens cast their ballots at the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Jan. 28, 2026, for the Feb. 8 House of Representatives election. Eligible Japanese voters living abroad are allowed to vote at diplomatic missions around the world.

Overseas voting begins for Japan general election

Overseas voting begins for Japan general election

Japanese citizens cast their ballots at the Japanese Consulate General in Sydney on Jan. 28, 2026, for the Feb. 8 House of Representatives election. Eligible Japanese voters living abroad are allowed to vote at diplomatic missions around the world.

Overseas voting begins for Japan general election

Overseas voting begins for Japan general election

Japanese citizens cast their ballots at the Japanese Consulate General in Sydney on Jan. 28, 2026, for the Feb. 8 House of Representatives election. Eligible Japanese voters living abroad are allowed to vote at diplomatic missions around the world.

Overseas voting begins for Japan general election

Overseas voting begins for Japan general election

Japanese citizens cast their ballots at the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on Jan. 28, 2026, for the Feb. 8 House of Representatives election. Eligible Japanese voters living abroad are allowed to vote at diplomatic missions around the world.

Session of Questions to The Government - Paris

Session of Questions to The Government - Paris

French Minister of Overseas Naima Moutchou during a session of questions to the government at the National Assembly on January 14, 2026. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

Session of Questions to The Government - Paris

Session of Questions to The Government - Paris

French Minister of Overseas Naima Moutchou during a session of questions to the government at the National Assembly on January 14, 2026. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

Weekly Cabinet Meeting - Paris

Weekly Cabinet Meeting - Paris

France's Interior Minister Laurent Nunez, France's Culture Minister Rachida Dati and France's Overseas Minister Naima Moutchou leave after attending the weekly cabinet meeting at The Elysee Presidential Palace, in Paris, on January 14, 2026. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

Weekly Cabinet Meeting - Paris

Weekly Cabinet Meeting - Paris

France's Interior Minister Laurent Nunez, France's Culture Minister Rachida Dati and France's Overseas Minister Naima Moutchou leave after attending the weekly cabinet meeting at The Elysee Presidential Palace, in Paris, on January 14, 2026. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

Weekly Cabinet Meeting - Paris

Weekly Cabinet Meeting - Paris

France's Interior Minister Laurent Nunez, France's Culture Minister Rachida Dati and France's Overseas Minister Naima Moutchou leave after attending the weekly cabinet meeting at The Elysee Presidential Palace, in Paris, on January 14, 2026. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

Weekly Cabinet Meeting - Paris

Weekly Cabinet Meeting - Paris

France's Interior Minister Laurent Nunez, France's Culture Minister Rachida Dati and France's Overseas Minister Naima Moutchou leave after attending the weekly cabinet meeting at The Elysee Presidential Palace, in Paris, on January 14, 2026. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

Session of Questions to The Government - Paris

Session of Questions to The Government - Paris

French Minister of Overseas Naima Moutchou during a session of questions to the government at the National Assembly on January 13, 2026. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

Session of Questions to The Government - Paris

Session of Questions to The Government - Paris

French Minister of Overseas Naima Moutchou during a session of questions to the government at the National Assembly on January 13, 2026. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

French Government Arriving at First Cabinet Meeting of 2026 at Elysee - Paris

French Government Arriving at First Cabinet Meeting of 2026 at Elysee - Paris

France s Overseas Minister Naima Moutchou arrives to take part in a breakfast with ministers of the French government at French Interior ministry Hotel de Beauvau in Paris, France. January 5, 2026. Photo by Jeanne Accorsini/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Shandong Ports Cargo Throughput

Shandong Ports Cargo Throughput

A large number of Chinese made cars are gathering at Yantai Port waiting to be loaded onto ships for export overseas in Yantai City, Shandong Province, China on December 27, 2025.

Shandong Ports Cargo Throughput

Shandong Ports Cargo Throughput

A large number of Chinese made cars are gathering at Yantai Port waiting to be loaded onto ships for export overseas in Yantai City, Shandong Province, China on December 27, 2025.

Shandong Ports Cargo Throughput

Shandong Ports Cargo Throughput

A large number of Chinese made cars are gathering at Yantai Port waiting to be loaded onto ships for export overseas in Yantai City, Shandong Province, China on December 27, 2025.

Shandong Ports Cargo Throughput

Shandong Ports Cargo Throughput

A large number of Chinese made cars are gathering at Yantai Port waiting to be loaded onto ships for export overseas in Yantai City, Shandong Province, China on December 27, 2025.

Shandong Ports Cargo Throughput

Shandong Ports Cargo Throughput

A large number of Chinese made cars are gathering at Yantai Port waiting to be loaded onto ships for export overseas in Yantai City, Shandong Province, China on December 27, 2025.

Japanese Princess Aiko visits imperial graveyard

Japanese Princess Aiko visits imperial graveyard

Japanese Princess Aiko visits the mausoleum of Empress Kojun, her great-grandmother and wife of Emperor Showa, at the Musashi imperial graveyard in Hachioji, western Tokyo, on Dec. 3, 2025, following her first official overseas trip to Laos the previous month. (Pool photo)

Japanese Princess Aiko visits imperial graveyard

Japanese Princess Aiko visits imperial graveyard

Japanese Princess Aiko visits the mausoleum of Emperor Showa, her great-grandfather, at the Musashi imperial graveyard in Hachioji, western Tokyo, on Dec. 3, 2025, following her first official overseas trip to Laos the previous month. (Pool photo)

Japanese Princess Aiko visits imperial graveyard

Japanese Princess Aiko visits imperial graveyard

Japanese Princess Aiko visits the mausoleum of Emperor Showa, her great-grandfather, at the Musashi imperial graveyard in Hachioji, western Tokyo, on Dec. 3, 2025, following her first official overseas trip to Laos the previous month. (Pool photo)

CORRECTED: Japanese Princess Aiko visits imperial graveyard

CORRECTED: Japanese Princess Aiko visits imperial graveyard

Japanese Princess Aiko visits the mausoleum of Empress Kojun, her great-grandmother and wife of Emperor Showa, at the Musashi imperial graveyard in Hachioji, western Tokyo, on Dec. 3, 2025, following her first official overseas trip to Laos the previous month. (Pool photo)

Overseas Minister Naima Moutchou Visits Mayotte - Day 1

Overseas Minister Naima Moutchou Visits Mayotte - Day 1

Overseas Minister Naïma Moutchou arrived in Mayotte for a three-day visit, one year after Chido. On the eve of commemorations marking the anniversary of Cyclone Chido, the Minister for Overseas Territories will spend three days in the department to assess the reconstruction of the territory devastated a year ago, on December 13, 2025, in Mayotte. Photo by David Lemor/ABACAPRESS.COM

Overseas Minister Naima Moutchou Visits Mayotte - Day 1

Overseas Minister Naima Moutchou Visits Mayotte - Day 1

Overseas Minister Naïma Moutchou arrived in Mayotte for a three-day visit, one year after Chido. On the eve of commemorations marking the anniversary of Cyclone Chido, the Minister for Overseas Territories will spend three days in the department to assess the reconstruction of the territory devastated a year ago, on December 13, 2025, in Mayotte. Photo by David Lemor/ABACAPRESS.COM

Overseas Minister Naima Moutchou Visits Mayotte - Day 1

Overseas Minister Naima Moutchou Visits Mayotte - Day 1

Overseas Minister Naïma Moutchou arrived in Mayotte for a three-day visit, one year after Chido. On the eve of commemorations marking the anniversary of Cyclone Chido, the Minister for Overseas Territories will spend three days in the department to assess the reconstruction of the territory devastated a year ago, on December 13, 2025, in Mayotte. Photo by David Lemor/ABACAPRESS.COM

Overseas Minister Naima Moutchou Visits Mayotte - Day 2

Overseas Minister Naima Moutchou Visits Mayotte - Day 2

Overseas Minister Naima Moutchou during the commemorations marking the anniversary of Cyclone Chido, in Mamoudzou, Mayotte, on December 14, 2025. the Minister for Overseas Territories visits the department to assess the reconstruction of the territory devastated a year ago. Photo by David Lemor/ABACAPRESS.COM

Overseas Minister Naima Moutchou Visits Mayotte - Day 1

Overseas Minister Naima Moutchou Visits Mayotte - Day 1

Overseas Minister Naïma Moutchou arrived in Mayotte for a three-day visit, one year after Chido. On the eve of commemorations marking the anniversary of Cyclone Chido, the Minister for Overseas Territories will spend three days in the department to assess the reconstruction of the territory devastated a year ago, on December 13, 2025, in Mayotte. Photo by David Lemor/ABACAPRESS.COM

Overseas Minister Naima Moutchou Visits Mayotte - Day 2

Overseas Minister Naima Moutchou Visits Mayotte - Day 2

Overseas Minister Naima Moutchou during the commemorations marking the anniversary of Cyclone Chido, in Mamoudzou, Mayotte, on December 14, 2025. the Minister for Overseas Territories visits the department to assess the reconstruction of the territory devastated a year ago. Photo by David Lemor/ABACAPRESS.COM

Overseas Minister Naima Moutchou Visits Mayotte - Day 1

Overseas Minister Naima Moutchou Visits Mayotte - Day 1

Overseas Minister Naïma Moutchou arrived in Mayotte for a three-day visit, one year after Chido. On the eve of commemorations marking the anniversary of Cyclone Chido, the Minister for Overseas Territories will spend three days in the department to assess the reconstruction of the territory devastated a year ago, on December 13, 2025, in Mayotte. Photo by David Lemor/ABACAPRESS.COM

Overseas Minister Naima Moutchou Visits Mayotte - Day 2

Overseas Minister Naima Moutchou Visits Mayotte - Day 2

Overseas Minister Naima Moutchou during the commemorations marking the anniversary of Cyclone Chido, in Mamoudzou, Mayotte, on December 14, 2025. the Minister for Overseas Territories visits the department to assess the reconstruction of the territory devastated a year ago. Photo by David Lemor/ABACAPRESS.COM

Overseas Minister Naima Moutchou Visits Mayotte - Day 2

Overseas Minister Naima Moutchou Visits Mayotte - Day 2

Overseas Minister Naima Moutchou during the commemorations marking the anniversary of Cyclone Chido, in Mamoudzou, Mayotte, on December 14, 2025. the Minister for Overseas Territories visits the department to assess the reconstruction of the territory devastated a year ago. Photo by David Lemor/ABACAPRESS.COM