Emperor meets with awardees at Imperial Palace

Emperor meets with awardees at Imperial Palace

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako meet with people who received awards for their contribution to the fields of agriculture, fisheries and livestock raising at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Jan. 29, 2026. (Pool photo)

Emperor meets with awardees at Imperial Palace

Emperor meets with awardees at Imperial Palace

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (2nd from R) and Empress Masako (far R) meet with people who received awards for their contribution to the fields of agriculture, fisheries and livestock raising at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Jan. 29, 2026. (Pool photo)

160th anniversary of Japan-Belgium diplomatic ties

160th anniversary of Japan-Belgium diplomatic ties

Belgian Deputy Prime Minister Jan Jambon (L) gives a speech during a ceremony at Egmont Palace in Brussels on Jan. 27, 2026, marking the 160th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between Japan and Belgium.

Imperial police officers' New Year parade

Imperial police officers' New Year parade

Japanese Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako (L) and their daughter Princess Aiko watch a New Year parade by Imperial Guard Headquarters officers at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Jan. 23, 2026. (Pool photo)

Imperial police officers' New Year parade

Imperial police officers' New Year parade

Japanese Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako (C) and their daughter Princess Aiko arrive at the venue of a New Year parade by Imperial Guard Headquarters officers at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Jan. 23, 2026. (Pool photo)

Session of Questions to The Government - Paris

Session of Questions to The Government - Paris

Mathilde Panot, deputy, during Question session with the government at the Bourbon Palace at the National Assembly. Paris, France on January 20, 2026. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

Session of Questions to The Government - Paris

Session of Questions to The Government - Paris

Mathilde Panot, deputy, during Question session with the government at the Bourbon Palace at the National Assembly. Paris, France on January 20, 2026. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

Session of Questions to The Government - Paris

Session of Questions to The Government - Paris

Mathilde Panot, deputy, during Question session with the government at the Bourbon Palace at the National Assembly. Paris, France on January 20, 2026. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

Session of Questions to The Government - Paris

Session of Questions to The Government - Paris

Mathilde Panot, deputy, during Question session with the government at the Bourbon Palace at the National Assembly. Paris, France on January 20, 2026. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

Session of Questions to The Government - Paris

Session of Questions to The Government - Paris

Bastien Lachaud, deputy, during Question session with the government at the Bourbon Palace at the National Assembly. Paris, France on January 20, 2026. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

Session of Questions to The Government - Paris

Session of Questions to The Government - Paris

French Minister of Spatial Planning and Decentralization Francoise Gatel during Question session with the government at the Bourbon Palace at the National Assembly. Paris, France on January 20, 2026. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

Session of Questions to The Government - Paris

Session of Questions to The Government - Paris

Laurent Jacobelli, deputy, during Question session with the government at the Bourbon Palace at the National Assembly. Paris, France on January 20, 2026. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

Session of Questions to The Government - Paris

Session of Questions to The Government - Paris

French Minister of Culture Rachida Dati during Question session with the government at the Bourbon Palace at the National Assembly. Paris, France on January 20, 2026. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

Session of Questions to The Government - Paris

Session of Questions to The Government - Paris

Illustation of a deputy reading an article on Eric Coquerel, deputy, during Question session with the government at the Bourbon Palace at the National Assembly. Paris, France on January 20, 2026. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

Session of Questions to The Government - Paris

Session of Questions to The Government - Paris

Illustation of a deputy reading an article on Marine Le Pen, deputy, during Question session with the government at the Bourbon Palace at the National Assembly. Paris, France on January 20, 2026. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

Session of Questions to The Government - Paris

Session of Questions to The Government - Paris

French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu during Question session with the government at the Bourbon Palace at the National Assembly. Paris, France on January 20, 2026. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

Session of Questions to The Government - Paris

Session of Questions to The Government - Paris

French Minister of Culture Rachida Dati during Question session with the government at the Bourbon Palace at the National Assembly. Paris, France on January 20, 2026. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

Session of Questions to The Government - Paris

Session of Questions to The Government - Paris

French Minister of the Economy, Finance and Industrial, Energy and Digital Sovereignty Roland Lescure during Question session with the government at the Bourbon Palace at the National Assembly. Paris, France on January 20, 2026. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

Session of Questions to The Government - Paris

Session of Questions to The Government - Paris

Boris Vallaud, deputy, during Question session with the government at the Bourbon Palace at the National Assembly. Paris, France on January 20, 2026. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

Session of Questions to The Government - Paris

Session of Questions to The Government - Paris

French Foreign and European Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot during Question session with the government at the Bourbon Palace at the National Assembly. Paris, France on January 20, 2026. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

Session of Questions to The Government - Paris

Session of Questions to The Government - Paris

Mathilde Panot, deputy, during Question session with the government at the Bourbon Palace at the National Assembly. Paris, France on January 20, 2026. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

Session of Questions to The Government - Paris

Session of Questions to The Government - Paris

French Foreign and European Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot during Question session with the government at the Bourbon Palace at the National Assembly. Paris, France on January 20, 2026. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

Session of Questions to The Government - Paris

Session of Questions to The Government - Paris

Mathilde Panot, deputy, during Question session with the government at the Bourbon Palace at the National Assembly. Paris, France on January 20, 2026. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

Session of Questions to The Government - Paris

Session of Questions to The Government - Paris

French Foreign and European Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot during Question session with the government at the Bourbon Palace at the National Assembly. Paris, France on January 20, 2026. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

Session of Questions to The Government - Paris

Session of Questions to The Government - Paris

French Foreign and European Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot during Question session with the government at the Bourbon Palace at the National Assembly. Paris, France on January 20, 2026. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

Session of Questions to The Government - Paris

Session of Questions to The Government - Paris

Michael Taverne, deputy, during Question session with the government at the Bourbon Palace at the National Assembly. Paris, France on January 20, 2026. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

Session of Questions to The Government - Paris

Session of Questions to The Government - Paris

Boris Vallaud, deputy, during Question session with the government at the Bourbon Palace at the National Assembly. Paris, France on January 20, 2026. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

Session of Questions to The Government - Paris

Session of Questions to The Government - Paris

Boris Vallaud, deputy, during Question session with the government at the Bourbon Palace at the National Assembly. Paris, France on January 20, 2026. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

Session of Questions to The Government - Paris

Session of Questions to The Government - Paris

Mathilde Panot, deputy, during Question session with the government at the Bourbon Palace at the National Assembly. Paris, France on January 20, 2026. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

Session of Questions to The Government - Paris

Session of Questions to The Government - Paris

Boris Vallaud, deputy, during Question session with the government at the Bourbon Palace at the National Assembly. Paris, France on January 20, 2026. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

Session of Questions to The Government - Paris

Session of Questions to The Government - Paris

French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu during Question session with the government at the Bourbon Palace at the National Assembly. Paris, France on January 20, 2026. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

Session of Questions to The Government - Paris

Session of Questions to The Government - Paris

Mathilde Panot, deputy, during Question session with the government at the Bourbon Palace at the National Assembly. Paris, France on January 20, 2026. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

Session of Questions to The Government - Paris

Session of Questions to The Government - Paris

French Minister of Culture Rachida Dati during Question session with the government at the Bourbon Palace at the National Assembly. Paris, France on January 20, 2026. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

Session of Questions to The Government - Paris

Session of Questions to The Government - Paris

French Minister of the Interior Laurent Nunez during Question session with the government at the Bourbon Palace at the National Assembly. Paris, France on January 20, 2026. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

Session of Questions to The Government - Paris

Session of Questions to The Government - Paris

French Minister of the Interior Laurent Nunez during Question session with the government at the Bourbon Palace at the National Assembly. Paris, France on January 20, 2026. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

Session of Questions to The Government - Paris

Session of Questions to The Government - Paris

Mathilde Panot, deputy, during Question session with the government at the Bourbon Palace at the National Assembly. Paris, France on January 20, 2026. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

Session of Questions to The Government - Paris

Session of Questions to The Government - Paris

French Deputy Minister for Autonomy and Disabled people Charlotte Parmentier-Lecocq during Question session with the government at the Bourbon Palace at the National Assembly. Paris, France on January 20, 2026. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

Session of Questions to The Government - Paris

Session of Questions to The Government - Paris

Marie Lebec, deputy, during Question session with the government at the Bourbon Palace at the National Assembly. Paris, France on January 20, 2026. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

Session of Questions to The Government - Paris

Session of Questions to The Government - Paris

French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu during Question session with the government at the Bourbon Palace at the National Assembly. Paris, France on January 20, 2026. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

Session of Questions to The Government - Paris

Session of Questions to The Government - Paris

Boris Vallaud, deputy, during Question session with the government at the Bourbon Palace at the National Assembly. Paris, France on January 20, 2026. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

Session of Questions to The Government - Paris

Session of Questions to The Government - Paris

French Minister of Action and Public Accounts Amelie de Montchalin and French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu during Question session with the government at the Bourbon Palace at the National Assembly. Paris, France on January 20, 2026. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

Session of Questions to The Government - Paris

Session of Questions to The Government - Paris

French Minister of Action and Public Accounts Amelie de Montchalin and French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu during Question session with the government at the Bourbon Palace at the National Assembly. Paris, France on January 20, 2026. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

Session of Questions to The Government - Paris

Session of Questions to The Government - Paris

French Minister of Action and Public Accounts Amelie de Montchalin and French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu during Question session with the government at the Bourbon Palace at the National Assembly. Paris, France on January 20, 2026. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

Session of Questions to The Government - Paris

Session of Questions to The Government - Paris

French Deputy Minister for Autonomy and Disabled people Charlotte Parmentier-Lecocq during Question session with the government at the Bourbon Palace at the National Assembly. Paris, France on January 20, 2026. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

Session of Questions to The Government - Paris

Session of Questions to The Government - Paris

Mathilde Panot, deputy, during Question session with the government at the Bourbon Palace at the National Assembly. Paris, France on January 20, 2026. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

Session of Questions to The Government - Paris

Session of Questions to The Government - Paris

Illustration of a deputy reading on article about French Prime minister Sebastien Lecornu and the 49.3 article during Question session with the government at the Bourbon Palace at the National Assembly. Paris, France on January 20, 2026. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

Session of Questions to The Government - Paris

Session of Questions to The Government - Paris

Sandrine Rousseau, deputy, during Question session with the government at the Bourbon Palace at the National Assembly. Paris, France on January 20, 2026. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

Session of Questions to The Government - Paris

Session of Questions to The Government - Paris

French Minister of Culture Rachida Dati during Question session with the government at the Bourbon Palace at the National Assembly. Paris, France on January 20, 2026. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

Session of Questions to The Government - Paris

Session of Questions to The Government - Paris

French Deputy Minister for Autonomy and Disabled people Charlotte Parmentier-Lecocq during Question session with the government at the Bourbon Palace at the National Assembly. Paris, France on January 20, 2026. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

Session of Questions to The Government - Paris

Session of Questions to The Government - Paris

Marie Lebec, deputy, during Question session with the government at the Bourbon Palace at the National Assembly. Paris, France on January 20, 2026. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM