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[Breaking News]PM Takaichi's remark tops Japan 2025 catchphrase list

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 1 Kyodo - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks at an award ceremony in Tokyo on Dec. 1, 2025, as her remark "I will work, work, work, work and work" was selected as Japan's top catchphrase for 2025. Takaichi made the remark after winning the leadership election of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Oct. 4. (Kyodo)

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Japan PM Takaichi

Japan PM Takaichi

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C) heads to a Cabinet meeting at her office in Tokyo on Dec. 5, 2025.

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Japan PM Takaichi

Japan PM Takaichi

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C) waits to attend a Cabinet meeting at her office in Tokyo on Dec. 5, 2025.

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Japan PM meets ASEAN entrepreneurs

Japan PM meets ASEAN entrepreneurs

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaishi (C, R) poses for a photo at her office in Tokyo on Dec. 3, 2025, upon meeting with young business leaders from Japan and member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.

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Japan PM meets ASEAN entrepreneurs

Japan PM meets ASEAN entrepreneurs

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaishi (C, R) poses for a photo at her office in Tokyo on Dec. 3, 2025, upon meeting with young business leaders from Japan and member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.

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Trial of shooter of ex-Japan PM Abe

Trial of shooter of ex-Japan PM Abe

Akie Abe (C), widow of assassinated former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, leaves the Nara District Court in Nara on Dec. 3, 2025, after attending for the first time the trial of Tetsuya Yamagami, indicted for fatally shooting Abe during an election stump speech in the western Japan city in 2022.

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Japan PM Takaichi in parliament

Japan PM Takaichi in parliament

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a plenary session of the House of Councillors in Tokyo on Dec. 3, 2025.

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Japan PM Takaichi in parliament

Japan PM Takaichi in parliament

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi heads to the chamber for a plenary session of the House of Councillors in Tokyo on Dec. 3, 2025.

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Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (3rd from R) inspects deserted farmland in an off-limits area in Futaba near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 2, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (front, R) inspects deserted farmland in an off-limits area in Futaba near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 2, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (front, R) inspects deserted farmland in an off-limits area in Futaba near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 2, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (far R) addresses employees of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant straddling the towns of Okuma and Futaba in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 2, 2025, during her first visit to the crippled plant since taking office in October. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (far R) addresses employees of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant straddling the towns of Okuma and Futaba in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 2, 2025, during her first visit to the crippled plant since taking office in October. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi addresses employees of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant straddling the towns of Okuma and Futaba in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 2, 2025, during her first visit to the crippled plant since taking office in October. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi addresses employees of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant straddling the towns of Okuma and Futaba in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 2, 2025, during her first visit to the crippled plant since taking office in October. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (back, R) addresses employees of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant straddling the towns of Okuma and Futaba in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 2, 2025, during her first visit to the crippled plant since taking office in October. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (back, R) meets the press after inspecting the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant straddling the towns of Okuma and Futaba in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 2, 2025, during her first visit to the plant since taking office in October. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets the press after inspecting the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant straddling the towns of Okuma and Futaba in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 2, 2025, during her first visit to the plant since taking office in October. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets the press after inspecting the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant straddling the towns of Okuma and Futaba in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 2, 2025, during her first visit to the plant since taking office in October. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C) meets the press after inspecting the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant straddling the towns of Okuma and Futaba in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 2, 2025, during her first visit to the plant since taking office in October. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C) visits the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant straddling Okuma and Futaba towns in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Fukushima on Dec. 2, 2025, for the first time since taking office in October. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (2nd from L) visits the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant straddling Okuma and Futaba towns in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Fukushima on Dec. 2, 2025, for the first time since taking office in October. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (front, R) visits a still off-limits area in Futaba in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on Dec. 2, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (2nd from L) visits the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant straddling Okuma and Futaba towns in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Fukushima on Dec. 2, 2025, for the first time since taking office in October. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (2nd from L) visits the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant straddling Okuma and Futaba towns in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Fukushima on Dec. 2, 2025, for the first time since taking office in October. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (front) visits the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant straddling Okuma and Futaba towns in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Fukushima on Dec. 2, 2025, for the first time since taking office in October. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) on Dec. 2, 2025, visits an interim storage facility in Okuma in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, for soil extracted during decontamination work near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, ahead of her first visit to the plant since taking office in October. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) on Dec. 2, 2025, visits an interim storage facility in Okuma in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, for soil extracted during decontamination work near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, ahead of her first visit to the plant since taking office in October. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM Takaichi

Japan PM Takaichi

A monitor displays Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaking at an international investment event in Tokyo on Dec. 1, 2025.

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Japan PM Takaichi

Japan PM Takaichi

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi calls for the expansion of investment in Japan at an international investment event in Tokyo on Dec. 1, 2025.

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Presser of French PM Lecornu After The Defense Commission Meeting - Paris

Presser of French PM Lecornu After The Defense Commission Meeting - Paris

France's Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu speaks to the press following a meeting with France's Defence Minister and MPs members of defence commissions, at the H?tel de Brienne, the French Defence Ministry, in Paris on December 1, 2025. Photo by Julien De Rosa /Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Presser of French PM Lecornu After The Defense Commission Meeting - Paris

Presser of French PM Lecornu After The Defense Commission Meeting - Paris

France's Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu speaks to the press following a meeting with France's Defence Minister and MPs members of defence commissions, at the H?tel de Brienne, the French Defence Ministry, in Paris on December 1, 2025. Photo by Julien De Rosa /Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Presser of French PM Lecornu After The Defense Commission Meeting - Paris

Presser of French PM Lecornu After The Defense Commission Meeting - Paris

France's Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu speaks to the press following a meeting with France's Defence Minister and MPs members of defence commissions, at the H?tel de Brienne, the French Defence Ministry, in Paris on December 1, 2025. Photo by Julien De Rosa /Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Presser of French PM Lecornu After The Defense Commission Meeting - Paris

Presser of French PM Lecornu After The Defense Commission Meeting - Paris

France's Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu, flanked by France's Defence Minister Catherine Vautrin (L), speaks to the press following a meeting with MPs members of defence commissions, at the H?tel de Brienne, the French Defence Ministry, in Paris on December 1, 2025. Photo by Julien De Rosa /Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Presser of French PM Lecornu After The Defense Commission Meeting - Paris

Presser of French PM Lecornu After The Defense Commission Meeting - Paris

France's Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu speaks to the press following a meeting with France's Defence Minister and MPs members of defence commissions, at the H?tel de Brienne, the French Defence Ministry, in Paris on December 1, 2025. Photo by Julien De Rosa /Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Presser of French PM Lecornu After The Defense Commission Meeting - Paris

Presser of French PM Lecornu After The Defense Commission Meeting - Paris

France's Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu speaks to the press following a meeting with France's Defence Minister and MPs members of defence commissions, at the H?tel de Brienne, the French Defence Ministry, in Paris on December 1, 2025. Photo by Julien De Rosa /Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Presser of French PM Lecornu After The Defense Commission Meeting - Paris

Presser of French PM Lecornu After The Defense Commission Meeting - Paris

France's Defence Minister Catherine Vautrin looks on as France's Prime Minister speaks to the press following a meeting with MPs members of defence commissions, at the H?tel de Brienne, the French Defence Ministry, in Paris on December 1, 2025. Photo by Julien De Rosa /Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Presser of French PM Lecornu After The Defense Commission Meeting - Paris

Presser of French PM Lecornu After The Defense Commission Meeting - Paris

France's Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu speaks to the press following a meeting with France's Defence Minister and MPs members of defence commissions, at the H?tel de Brienne, the French Defence Ministry, in Paris on December 1, 2025. Photo by Julien De Rosa /Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Presser of French PM Lecornu After The Defense Commission Meeting - Paris

Presser of French PM Lecornu After The Defense Commission Meeting - Paris

France's Defence Minister Catherine Vautrin looks on as France's Prime Minister speaks to the press following a meeting with MPs members of defence commissions, at the H?tel de Brienne, the French Defence Ministry, in Paris on December 1, 2025. Photo by Julien De Rosa /Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Presser of French PM Lecornu After The Defense Commission Meeting - Paris

Presser of French PM Lecornu After The Defense Commission Meeting - Paris

France's Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu, flanked by France's Defence Minister Catherine Vautrin (L), speaks to the press following a meeting with MPs members of defence commissions, at the H?tel de Brienne, the French Defence Ministry, in Paris on December 1, 2025. Photo by Julien De Rosa /Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Presser of French PM Lecornu After The Defense Commission Meeting - Paris

Presser of French PM Lecornu After The Defense Commission Meeting - Paris

France's Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu speaks to the press following a meeting with France's Defence Minister and MPs members of defence commissions, at the H?tel de Brienne, the French Defence Ministry, in Paris on December 1, 2025. Photo by Julien De Rosa /Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Presser of French PM Lecornu After The Defense Commission Meeting - Paris

Presser of French PM Lecornu After The Defense Commission Meeting - Paris

France's Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu, flanked by France's Defence Minister Catherine Vautrin (L), speaks to the press following a meeting with MPs members of defence commissions, at the H?tel de Brienne, the French Defence Ministry, in Paris on December 1, 2025. Photo by Julien De Rosa /Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Presser of French PM Lecornu After The Defense Commission Meeting - Paris

Presser of French PM Lecornu After The Defense Commission Meeting - Paris

France's Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu speaks to the press following a meeting with France's Defence Minister and MPs members of defence commissions, at the H?tel de Brienne, the French Defence Ministry, in Paris on December 1, 2025. Photo by Julien De Rosa /Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Presser of French PM Lecornu After The Defense Commission Meeting - Paris

Presser of French PM Lecornu After The Defense Commission Meeting - Paris

France's Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu, flanked by France's Defence Minister Catherine Vautrin (L), speaks to the press following a meeting with MPs members of defence commissions, at the H?tel de Brienne, the French Defence Ministry, in Paris on December 1, 2025. Photo by Julien De Rosa /Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Presser of French PM Lecornu After The Defense Commission Meeting - Paris

Presser of French PM Lecornu After The Defense Commission Meeting - Paris

France's Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu, flanked by France's Defence Minister Catherine Vautrin (L), arrives to speak to the press following a meeting with MPs members of defence commissions, at the H?tel de Brienne, the French Defence Ministry, in Paris on December 1, 2025. Photo by Julien De Rosa /Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Presser of French PM Lecornu After The Defense Commission Meeting - Paris

Presser of French PM Lecornu After The Defense Commission Meeting - Paris

France's Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu, flanked by France's Defence Minister Catherine Vautrin (L), arrives to speak to the press following a meeting with MPs members of defence commissions, at the H?tel de Brienne, the French Defence Ministry, in Paris on December 1, 2025. Photo by Julien De Rosa /Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Presser of French PM Lecornu After The Defense Commission Meeting - Paris

Presser of French PM Lecornu After The Defense Commission Meeting - Paris

France's Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu, flanked by France's Defence Minister Catherine Vautrin (L), arrives to speak to the press following a meeting with MPs members of defence commissions, at the H?tel de Brienne, the French Defence Ministry, in Paris on December 1, 2025. Photo by Julien De Rosa /Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Presser of French PM Lecornu After The Defense Commission Meeting - Paris

Presser of French PM Lecornu After The Defense Commission Meeting - Paris

France's Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu, flanked by France's Defence Minister Catherine Vautrin (L), speaks to the press following a meeting with MPs members of defence commissions, at the H?tel de Brienne, the French Defence Ministry, in Paris on December 1, 2025. Photo by Julien De Rosa /Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Giorgia Meloni meets with the PM of the Republic of Bulgaria - Rome

Giorgia Meloni meets with the PM of the Republic of Bulgaria - Rome

Rome, Italy - December 1, 2025: The Prime Minister of the Republic of Bulgaria, Rossen Jeliazkov, meets with the Prime Minister of the Republic of Bulgaria, Rossen Jeliazkov, at Palazzo Chigi. Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Giorgia Meloni meets with the PM of the Republic of Bulgaria - Rome

Giorgia Meloni meets with the PM of the Republic of Bulgaria - Rome

Rome, Italy - December 1, 2025: The Prime Minister of the Republic of Bulgaria, Rossen Jeliazkov, meets with the Prime Minister of the Republic of Bulgaria, Rossen Jeliazkov, at Palazzo Chigi. Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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