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Relatives of abductees in Washington

Takuya Yokota (R), head of a group representing the families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea in the 1970s and 1980s, and group member Koichiro Iizuka hold a press conference in Washington on Sept. 23, 2026, following meetings with U.S. government officials and lawmakers to get their backing for a resolution of the decades-long issue. Yokota is a younger brother of Megumi Yokota, who was abducted by North Korea in 1977 aged 13, while Iizuka's mother, Yaeko Taguchi, was taken to North Korea in 1978.

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Relatives of abductees in Washington

Takuya Yokota (R), head of a group representing the families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea in the 1970s and 1980s, and group member Koichiro Iizuka hold a press conference in Washington on Sept. 23, 2026, following meetings with U.S. government officials and lawmakers to get their backing for a resolution of the decades-long issue. Yokota is a younger brother of Megumi Yokota, who was abducted by North Korea in 1977 aged 13, while Iizuka's mother, Yaeko Taguchi, was taken to North Korea in 1978.

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Japan PM Takaichi meets press in N.Y.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi holds a press conference in New York in the early hours of Sept. 23, 2026, following a speech at the U.N. General Assembly and a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump.

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Japan PM Takaichi meets press in N.Y.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi holds a press conference in New York in the early hours of Sept. 23, 2026, following a speech at the U.N. General Assembly and a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump.

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Japan PM Takaichi meets press in N.Y.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi holds a press conference in New York in the early hours of Sept. 23, 2026, following a speech at the U.N. General Assembly and a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump.

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Japan PM Takaichi meets press in N.Y.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi holds a press conference in New York in the early hours of Sept. 23, 2026, following a speech at the U.N. General Assembly and a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump.

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Japan PM Takaichi meets press in N.Y.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi holds a press conference in New York in the early hours of Sept. 23, 2026, following a speech at the U.N. General Assembly and a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump.

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Japan PM Takaichi meets press in N.Y.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi holds a press conference in New York in the early hours of Sept. 23, 2026, following a speech at the U.N. General Assembly and a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump.

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Japan PM Takaichi meets press in N.Y.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi holds a press conference in New York in the early hours of Sept. 23, 2026, following a speech at the U.N. General Assembly and a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump.

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Japan opposition party leader Tamaki in Ukraine

Yuichiro Tamaki, head of Japan's opposition Democratic Party for the People, meets the press in Kyiv on Sept. 21, 2026, after holding talks with Ukrainian officials. Tamaki is the first leader of a Japanese opposition party to visit Ukraine since Russia's full-scale invasion began in February 2022.

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Japan PM Takaichi meets press before U.S. trip

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets the press at the premier's official residence in Tokyo on Sept. 21, 2026, before flying to New York to attend a U.N. General Assembly session.

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Japan PM Takaichi meets press before U.S. trip

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets the press at the premier's official residence in Tokyo on Sept. 21, 2026, before flying to New York to attend a U.N. General Assembly session.

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Japan PM Takaichi meets press before U.S. trip

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets the press at the premier's official residence in Tokyo on Sept. 21, 2026, before flying to New York to attend a U.N. General Assembly session.

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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun holds a press conference in Beijing on Sept. 21, 2026.

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Abductees' relatives to visit U.S.

Takuya Yokota (L), head of a group representing the families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea in the 1970s and 1980s, and group member Koichiro Iizuka hold a press conference at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Sept. 21, 2026, before flying to Washington to seek U.S. support in getting the abductees back to Japan. Yokota is a younger brother of Megumi Yokota, who was abducted by North Korea in 1977 aged 13, while Iizuka's mother, Yaeko Taguchi, was taken to North Korea in 1978. (Pool photo)

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North Korea fires short-range ballistic missiles

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi meets the press at his ministry in Tokyo on Sept. 20, 2026, after North Korea launched two short-range ballistic missiles toward the Sea of Japan earlier in the day.

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North Korea fires short-range ballistic missiles

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi meets the press at his ministry in Tokyo on Sept. 20, 2026, after North Korea launched two short-range ballistic missiles toward the Sea of Japan earlier in the day.

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U.S.-China talks

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (L) and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer meet the press after holding talks with China's Vice Premier He Lifeng in New York on Sept. 20, 2026.

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Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games: OCA president

Olympic Council of Asia President Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani meets the press in Nagoya, central Japan, on Sept. 19, 2026, ahead of the opening ceremony of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games later in the day.

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Ukraine hosts summit with 7 regional countries

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (C) holds a press conference after hosting the inaugural "Carpathian Eight" summit in Huta in the Ivano-Frankivsk region, western Ukraine, on Sept. 18, 2026, to deepen ties with seven regional countries -- Austria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Serbia, and Slovakia.

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BOJ raises key rate to 1.25%

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda holds a press conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 18, 2026, after the central bank raised its key interest rate to 1.25 percent from 1.0 percent at its policy-setting meeting amid growing inflation risks.

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BOJ raises key rate to 1.25%

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda holds a press conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 18, 2026, after the central bank raised its key interest rate to 1.25 percent from 1.0 percent at its policy-setting meeting amid growing inflation risks.

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BOJ raises key rate to 1.25%

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda holds a press conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 18, 2026, after the central bank raised its key interest rate to 1.25 percent from 1.0 percent at its policy-setting meeting amid growing inflation risks.

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BOJ raises key rate to 1.25%

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda holds a press conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 18, 2026, after the central bank raised its key interest rate to 1.25 percent from 1.0 percent at its policy-setting meeting amid growing inflation risks.

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BOJ raises key rate to 1.25%

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda holds a press conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 18, 2026, after the central bank raised its key interest rate to 1.25 percent from 1.0 percent at its policy-setting meeting amid growing inflation risks.

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BOJ raises key rate to 1.25%

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda holds a press conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 18, 2026, after the central bank raised its key interest rate to 1.25 percent from 1.0 percent at its policy-setting meeting amid growing inflation risks.

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BOJ raises key rate to 1.25%

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda holds a press conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 18, 2026, after the central bank raised its key interest rate to 1.25 percent from 1.0 percent at its policy-setting meeting amid growing inflation risks.

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BOJ raises key rate to 1.25%

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda holds a press conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 18, 2026, after the central bank raised its key interest rate to 1.25 percent from 1.0 percent at its policy-setting meeting amid growing inflation risks.

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BOJ raises key rate to 1.25%

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda holds a press conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 18, 2026, after the central bank raised its key interest rate to 1.25 percent from 1.0 percent at its policy-setting meeting amid growing inflation risks.

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South Korean President Lee

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung speaks during a press conference at the presidential office in Seoul on Sept. 18, 2026.

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BOJ raises key rate to 1.25%

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda holds a press conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 18, 2026, after the central bank raised its key interest rate to 1.25 percent from 1.0 percent at its policy-setting meeting amid growing inflation risks.

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Japan PM reshuffles Cabinet

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi holds a press conference at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 17, 2026, after reshuffling her Cabinet.

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Japan PM reshuffles Cabinet

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi holds a press conference at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 17, 2026, after reshuffling her Cabinet.

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Japan PM reshuffles Cabinet

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi holds a press conference at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 17, 2026, after reshuffling her Cabinet.

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Japan PM reshuffles Cabinet

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi holds a press conference at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 17, 2026, after reshuffling her Cabinet.

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Japan PM reshuffles Cabinet

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi holds a press conference at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 17, 2026, after reshuffling her Cabinet.

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Japan PM reshuffles Cabinet

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi holds a press conference at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 17, 2026, after reshuffling her Cabinet.

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Japan PM reshuffles Cabinet

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi holds a press conference at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 17, 2026, after reshuffling her Cabinet.

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Japan PM reshuffles Cabinet

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi holds a press conference at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 17, 2026, after reshuffling her Cabinet.

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Japan PM reshuffles Cabinet

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi holds a press conference at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 17, 2026, after reshuffling her Cabinet.

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Japan PM reshuffles Cabinet

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi holds a press conference at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 17, 2026, after reshuffling her Cabinet.

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Fed raises key rate for 1st time since 2023

U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh meets the press in Washington on Sept. 16, 2026, after the Federal Open Market Committee raised the Fed's key interest rate by 0.25 percentage point for the first rate hike since July 2023.

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Japan PM reshuffles Cabinet

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi holds a press conference at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 17, 2026, after reshuffling her Cabinet.

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Japan PM reshuffles Cabinet

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi holds a press conference at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 17, 2026, after reshuffling her Cabinet.

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Japan PM reshuffles Cabinet

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi holds a press conference at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 17, 2026, after reshuffling her Cabinet.

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Japan PM reshuffles Cabinet

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi holds a press conference at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 17, 2026, after reshuffling her Cabinet.

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Japan PM reshuffles Cabinet

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi holds a press conference at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 17, 2026, after reshuffling her Cabinet.

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Japan PM reshuffles Cabinet

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi holds a press conference at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 17, 2026, after reshuffling her Cabinet.

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Japan PM reshuffles Cabinet

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi holds a press conference at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 17, 2026, after reshuffling her Cabinet.

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Japan PM reshuffles Cabinet

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi holds a press conference at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 17, 2026, after reshuffling her Cabinet.