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Bill to create new Japan intelligence committee passes lower house

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara bows after the House of Representatives passed a bill to establish a national intelligence committee during a plenary session in Tokyo on April 23, 2026.

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Bill to create new Japan intelligence committee passes lower house

Japan's House of Representatives passes a bill to establish a national intelligence committee during a plenary session in Tokyo on April 23, 2026.

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Bill to create new Japan intelligence committee passes lower house

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) smiles after the House of Representatives passed a bill to establish a national intelligence committee during a plenary session in Tokyo on April 23, 2026.

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Bill to create new Japan intelligence committee passes lower house

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) bows after the House of Representatives passed a bill to establish a national intelligence committee during a plenary session in Tokyo on April 23, 2026.

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Bill to create new Japan intelligence committee passes lower house

Japan's House of Representatives passes a bill to establish a national intelligence committee during a plenary session in Tokyo on April 23, 2026.

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Bill to create new Japan intelligence committee passes lower house

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) smiles after the House of Representatives passed a bill to establish a national intelligence committee during a plenary session in Tokyo on April 23, 2026.

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Japan PM Takaichi at parliament

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a plenary session of the House of Representatives in Tokyo on April 14, 2026.

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Japan PM Takaichi at parliament

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a plenary session of the House of Representatives in Tokyo on April 14, 2026.

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Japan PM Takaichi at parliament

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi attends a plenary session of the House of Representatives in Tokyo on April 14, 2026.

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Japan PM Takaichi at parliament

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a plenary session of the House of Representatives in Tokyo on April 14, 2026.

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Japan PM Takaichi at parliament

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a plenary session of the House of Representatives in Tokyo on April 14, 2026.

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Japan PM Takaichi at parliament

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a plenary session of the House of Representatives in Tokyo on April 14, 2026.

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Japan PM Takaichi at parliament

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a plenary session of the House of Representatives in Tokyo on April 14, 2026.

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Japanese PM Takaichi in parliament

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a plenary session of the House of Representatives in Tokyo on April 9, 2026.

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Japanese PM Takaichi in parliament

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a plenary session of the House of Representatives in Tokyo on April 9, 2026.

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Japanese PM Takaichi in parliament

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a plenary session of the House of Representatives in Tokyo on April 9, 2026.

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Lower house passes fiscal 2026 state budget

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (front, R) smiles after the House of Representatives passed a record initial state budget for fiscal 2026 during a plenary session in Tokyo on March 13, 2026.

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Lower house passes fiscal 2026 state budget

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi smiles after the House of Representatives passed a record initial state budget for fiscal 2026 during a plenary session in Tokyo on March 13, 2026.

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Lower house passes fiscal 2026 state budget

The House of Representatives passes a record initial state budget for fiscal 2026 during a plenary session in Tokyo on March 13, 2026.

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Lower house passes fiscal 2026 state budget

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) bows after the House of Representatives passed a record initial state budget for fiscal 2026 during a plenary session in Tokyo on March 13, 2026.

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Lower house passes fiscal 2026 state budget

The House of Representatives passes a record initial state budget for fiscal 2026 during a plenary session in Tokyo on March 13, 2026.

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Lower house passes fiscal 2026 state budget

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (far R) bows after the House of Representatives passed a record initial state budget for fiscal 2026 during a plenary session in Tokyo on March 13, 2026.

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National People's Congress in Beijing

Minority group representatives leave the Great Hall of the People after attending a plenary session of the eight-day National People's Congress on March 9, 2026.

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National People's Congress in Beijing

Minority group representatives head to the Great Hall of the People to attend a plenary session of the eight-day National People's Congress on March 9, 2026.

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National People's Congress in Beijing

Zhao Leji, chairperson of the Standing Committee of China's National People's Congress, speaks during a plenary session of the eight-day congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 9, 2026.

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National People's Congress in Beijing

Women dance outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing where a plenary session of the eight-day National People's Congress is under way on March 9, 2026.

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National People's Congress in Beijing

Chinese President Xi Jinping (C) attends a plenary session of the eight-day National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 9, 2026.

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National People's Congress in Beijing

Chinese President Xi Jinping (C) attends a plenary session of the eight-day National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 9, 2026.

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National People's Congress in Beijing

Chinese President Xi Jinping attends a plenary session of the eight-day National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 9, 2026.

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Japan PM Takaichi in parliament

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a plenary session of the House of Councillors in Tokyo on Feb. 26, 2026.

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Japan PM Takaichi in parliament

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a plenary session of the House of Councillors in Tokyo on Feb. 26, 2026.

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Japan PM Takaichi in parliament

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a plenary session of the House of Councillors in Tokyo on Feb. 26, 2026.

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Japan PM Takaichi in parliament

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a plenary session of the House of Councillors in Tokyo on Feb. 26, 2026.

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Japan PM Takaichi in parliament

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi answers a question during a plenary session of the House of Councilors in Tokyo on Feb. 25, 2026.

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Japan PM Takaichi in parliament

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C) attends a plenary session of the House of Councilors in Tokyo on Feb. 25, 2026.

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Japan main opposition party's leader Ogawa in parliament

Junya Ogawa, head of the largest opposition Centrist Reform Alliance, speaks during a plenary session of the House of Representatives in Tokyo on Feb. 24, 2026.

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Japan main opposition party's leader Ogawa in parliament

Junya Ogawa, head of the largest opposition Centrist Reform Alliance, speaks during a plenary session of the House of Representatives in Tokyo on Feb. 24, 2026.

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Japan main opposition party's leader Ogawa in parliament

Junya Ogawa, head of the largest opposition Centrist Reform Alliance, speaks during a plenary session of the House of Representatives in Tokyo on Feb. 24, 2026.

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Japan main opposition party's leader Ogawa in parliament

Junya Ogawa, head of the largest opposition Centrist Reform Alliance, speaks during a plenary session of the House of Representatives in Tokyo on Feb. 24, 2026.

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Japan main opposition party's leader Ogawa in parliament

Junya Ogawa, head of the largest opposition Centrist Reform Alliance, speaks during a plenary session of the House of Representatives in Tokyo on Feb. 24, 2026.

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Japan main opposition party's leader Ogawa in parliament

Junya Ogawa, head of the largest opposition Centrist Reform Alliance, speaks during a plenary session of the House of Representatives in Tokyo on Feb. 24, 2026.

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Japan PM Takaichi in parliament

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (bottom) speaks during a plenary session of the House of Representatives in Tokyo on Feb. 24, 2026.

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Japan PM Takaichi in parliament

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a plenary session of the House of Representatives in Tokyo on Feb. 24, 2026.

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Japan PM Takaichi in parliament

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a plenary session of the House of Representatives in Tokyo on Feb. 24, 2026.

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Japan PM Takaichi in parliament

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a plenary session of the House of Representatives in Tokyo on Feb. 24, 2026.

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Japan PM Takaichi in parliament

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a plenary session of the House of Representatives in Tokyo on Feb. 24, 2026.

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Japan PM Takaichi in parliament

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a plenary session of the House of Representatives in Tokyo on Feb. 24, 2026.

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Japan PM Takaichi in parliament

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a plenary session of the House of Representatives in Tokyo on Feb. 24, 2026.

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Japan PM in parliament

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi attends a plenary session of the House of Representatives in Tokyo on Feb. 24, 2026.

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Japan PM in parliament

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi answers a question during a plenary session of the House of Representatives in Tokyo on Feb. 24, 2026.