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Japan-S. Korea summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) shakes hands with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung following a joint press appearance in Nara, the capital of her home prefecture of Nara, western Japan, on Jan. 13, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan-S. Korea summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) shakes hands with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung in Nara, the capital of her home prefecture of Nara, western Japan, ahead of their talks on Jan. 13, 2026.

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Japan foreign minister in Jerusalem

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (L) shakes hands with Israeli counterpart Gideon Sa'ar in Jerusalem on Jan. 11, 2026.

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Japan LDP policy chief in S. Korea

Takayuki Kobayashi (L), policy chief of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, shakes hands with South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun on Jan. 8, 2026, in Seoul.

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Japan LDP policy chief in S. Korea

Takayuki Kobayashi (L), policy chief of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, shakes hands with South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun on Jan. 8, 2026, in Seoul.

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Japan defense minister in Okinawa

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (R) shakes hands with Lt. Gen. Roger Turner, commanding general of the U.S. Marine Corps' III Marine Expeditionary Force and Okinawa Area Coordinator, as they hold a meeting in Naha in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on Jan. 7, 2026.

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

France's Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu shakes hands with security personnel, flanked by cabinet ministers arriving at the first cabinet meeting at the Elysee Palace on January 5, 2026. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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

France's Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu shakes hands with security personnel, flanked by cabinet ministers arriving at the first cabinet meeting at the Elysee Palace on January 5, 2026. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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

France's Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu shakes hands with security personnel, flanked by cabinet ministers arriving at the first cabinet meeting at the Elysee Palace on January 5, 2026. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ex-Japanese Communist Party chief Fuwa dies at 95

Japanese Communist Party chief Tetsuzo Fuwa (R) shakes hands with Chinese President Jiang Zemin in Beijing in July 1998. Fuwa died on Dec. 30, 2025, aged 95.

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Taiwan: Magnitude 7.0 Earthquake Shakes Northeastern Region 5

A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck northeastern Taiwan at 11:05 p.m. on Saturday, December 27. The epicenter was offshore, about 32.3 kilometers east of Yilan County Hall at a depth of 72.8 km, affecting 17 cities.

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Taiwan: Magnitude 7.0 Earthquake Shakes Northeastern Region 4

A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck northeastern Taiwan at 11:05 p.m. on Saturday, December 27. The epicenter was offshore, about 32.3 kilometers east of Yilan County Hall at a depth of 72.8 km, affecting 17 cities.

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Taiwan: Magnitude 7.0 Earthquake Shakes Northeastern Region 2

A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck northeastern Taiwan at 11:05 p.m. on Saturday, December 27. The epicenter was offshore, about 32.3 kilometers east of Yilan County Hall at a depth of 72.8 km, affecting 17 cities. This video shows that the tiles on the pillar were shaken off and fell during the earthquake.

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Taiwan: Magnitude 7.0 Earthquake Shakes Northeastern Region 3

A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck northeastern Taiwan at 11:05 p.m. on Saturday, December 27. The epicenter was offshore, about 32.3 kilometers east of Yilan County Hall at a depth of 72.8 km, affecting 17 cities. This video captures the shaking inside an elevator during the earthquak

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Taiwan: Magnitude 7.0 Earthquake Shakes Northeastern Region

A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck northeastern Taiwan at 11:05 p.m. on Saturday, December 27. The epicenter was offshore, about 32.3 kilometers east of Yilan County Hall at a depth of 72.8 km, affecting 17 cities.

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Afghan Police Academy Graduates New Class - Kaboul

A high-ranking police official shakes hands with an officer during a graduation ceremony at the Police Academy in Kabul, Afghanistan, on December 24, 2025. The Ministry of Interior Affairs marked the graduation of the 16th course of the Police Academy in Kabul. Photo by Javid Ashna/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Baseball: Japan slugger Murakami joins Chicago White Sox

New Chicago White Sox player Munetaka Murakami (L) shakes hands with General Manager Chris Getz on the field following a press conference where he was introduced after signing his first Major League Baseball contract with the team at Rate Field on Dec. 22, 2025, in Chicago.

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Japan-Turkmenistan summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) shakes hands with Turkmenistan's President Serdar Berdimuhamedow at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 20, 2025, ahead of their talks.

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Japan-Turkmenistan summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) shakes hands with Turkmenistan's President Serdar Berdimuhamedow at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 20, 2025, ahead of their talks.

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Japan-Tajikistan summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) shakes hands with Tajikistan's President Emomali Rahmon at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 20, 2025, ahead of their talks.

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Japan-Tajikistan summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) shakes hands with Tajikistan's President Emomali Rahmon at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 20, 2025, ahead of their talks.

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Japan-Kyrgyzstan summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) shakes hands with Kyrgyzstan's President Sadyr Japarov at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 20, 2025, ahead of their talks.

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Japan-Kyrgyzstan summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) shakes hands with Kyrgyzstan's President Sadyr Japarov at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 20, 2025, ahead of their talks.

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Japan-Uzbekistan summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) shakes hands with Uzbekistan's President Shavkat Mirziyoyev at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 20, 2025, ahead of their talks.

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Japan-Uzbekistan summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) shakes hands with Uzbekistan's President Shavkat Mirziyoyev at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 20, 2025, ahead of their talks.

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Rice Production in Indonesia - Bali

A farmer waves a flag and shakes metal cans filled with stones to scare birds away from rice crops in Denpasar, Indonesia on September 4, 2023. Bird deterrence is a common practice among rice farmers, who rely on manual and low-cost methods to protect harvests essential to local livelihoods and global food supply. Photo by Nicola Longobardi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COm

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Rice Production in Indonesia - Bali

A farmer shakes metal cans filled with stones to scare birds away from rice crops in a field in Denpasar, Indonesia on September 6, 2023. Rice farming remains essential to global food security, as the crop is the staple food for more than half of the world’s population. Photo by Nicola Longobardi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COm

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Rice Production in Indonesia - Bali

A farmer shakes metal cans filled with stones to scare birds away from rice crops in a field in Denpasar, Indonesia on September 6, 2023. Rice farming remains essential to global food security, as the crop is the staple food for more than half of the world’s population. Photo by Nicola Longobardi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COm

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Rice Production in Indonesia - Bali

A farmer shakes metal cans filled with stones to scare birds away from rice crops in a field in Denpasar, Indonesia on September 6, 2023. Rice farming remains essential to global food security, as the crop is the staple food for more than half of the world’s population. Photo by Nicola Longobardi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COm

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Japan-New Zealand defense talks

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (R) shakes hands with his New Zealand counterpart, Judith Collins, after they met the press following their talks in Tokyo on Dec. 19, 2025.

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Japan-New Zealand defense talks

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (R) shakes hands with his New Zealand counterpart, Judith Collins, after they met the press following their talks in Tokyo on Dec. 19, 2025.

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Japan, Kazakhstan agree to strengthen partnership

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) shakes hands with Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev ahead of their talks at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 18, 2025.

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Japan, Kazakhstan agree to strengthen partnership

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) shakes hands with Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev during a signing ceremony at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 18, 2025, after they agreed to strengthen the bilateral partnership across a range of areas including mineral supply chains.

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Newly Confirmed NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman at White House

Sebastian Gorka, Deputy Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Counterterrorism, left, shakes hands with Jared Isaacman, newly confirmed Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on Thursday, December 18, 2025. Credit: Aaron Schwartz / Pool via CNP

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Pope Leo XIV At Audience With Jubilee of Italian Diplomacy Participants - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV shakes hands with Italy's Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani as he arrives for an audience with participants in the Jubilee of Italian Diplomacy in the Paul VI Hall, at the Vatican on December 13, 2025. Photo by ALESSIA GIULIANI/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV At Audience With Jubilee of Italian Diplomacy Participants - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV shakes hands with Monsignor Rino Fisichella, right, as he arrives for an audience with participants in the Jubilee of Italian Diplomacy in the Paul VI Hall, at the Vatican on December 13, 2025. Photo by ALESSIA GIULIANI/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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White House

President Donald Trump shakes hands with Rep. Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) during a bill signing to award Congressional Gold Medals to the 1980 U.S. Olympic ice hockey team in the Oval Office at the White House Dec. 12, 2025. Photo by Francis Chung/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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White House

President Donald Trump shakes hands with Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) during a bill signing to award Congressional Gold Medals to the 1980 U.S. Olympic ice hockey team in the Oval Office at the White House Dec. 12, 2025. Photo by Francis Chung/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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White House

President Donald Trump receives a hat and shakes hands with team captain Mike Eruzione during a bill signing to award Congressional Gold Medals to the 1980 U.S. Olympic ice hockey team in the Oval Office at the White House Dec. 12, 2025. Photo by Francis Chung/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Prime Minister Attends School Inauguration - Rugles

French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu, center, shakes hands as he arrives for the inauguration of the school Aurelie Aubert in Rugles, West of Paris, Friday, Dec. 12, 2025. Photo by Emma Da Silva/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Prime Minister Attends School Inauguration - Rugles

French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu, center, shakes hands as he arrives for the inauguration of the school Aurelie Aubert in Rugles, West of Paris, Friday, Dec. 12, 2025. Photo by Emma Da Silva/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Prime Minister Attends School Inauguration - Rugles

French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu, center, shakes hands as he arrives for the inauguration of the school Aurelie Aubert in Rugles, West of Paris, Friday, Dec. 12, 2025. Photo by Emma Da Silva/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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