Annual spring wage talks in Japan

Annual spring wage talks in Japan

Japanese Trade Union Confederation President Tomoko Yoshino (R) speaks during a meeting in Tokyo with the Japan Business Federation on Jan. 27, 2026, as the year's spring wage negotiations effectively begin.

Annual spring wage talks in Japan

Annual spring wage talks in Japan

Combined photo shows Japan Business Federation Chairman Yoshinobu Tsutsui (L) and Japanese Trade Union Confederation President Tomoko Yoshino holding talks in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2026, effectively starting the year's spring wage negotiations.

Annual spring wage talks in Japan

Annual spring wage talks in Japan

Japan Business Federation Chairman Yoshinobu Tsutsui speaks to the press after a meeting in Tokyo with the Japanese Trade Union Confederation on Jan. 27, 2026, as the year's spring wage negotiations effectively begin.

Annual spring wage talks in Japan

Annual spring wage talks in Japan

Japanese Trade Union Confederation President Tomoko Yoshino meets the press after a meeting with the Japan Business Federation in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2026, as the year's spring wage negotiations effectively begin.

Annual spring wage talks in Japan

Annual spring wage talks in Japan

Officials of the Japanese Trade Union Confederation and the Japan Business Federation hold a meeting in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2026, as the year's spring wage negotiations effectively begin.

Annual spring wage talks in Japan

Annual spring wage talks in Japan

Officials of the Japanese Trade Union Confederation and the Japan Business Federation hold a meeting in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2026, as the year's spring wage negotiations effectively begin.

Annual spring wage talks in Japan

Annual spring wage talks in Japan

Japan Business Federation Chairman Yoshinobu Tsutsui (L) speaks during a meeting in Tokyo with the Japanese Trade Union Confederation on Jan. 27, 2026, as the year's spring wage negotiations effectively begin.

Annual spring wage talks in Japan

Annual spring wage talks in Japan

Japan Business Federation Chairman Yoshinobu Tsutsui (L) speaks during a meeting in Tokyo with the Japanese Trade Union Confederation on Jan. 27, 2026, as the year's spring wage negotiations effectively begin.

[Breaking News]Conger eels at northeastern Japan aquarium

SENDAI, Japan, Jan. 20 Kyodo - Video taken at Sendai Umino-Mori Aquarium in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Jan. 19, 2026, shows conger eels protruding from pipes resembling "ehomaki" sushi rolls that are eaten on Setsubun day on Feb. 3 marking the turn from winter to spring. The annual event at the aquarium ends on Feb. 8. (Kyodo)

Conger eels at northeastern Japan aquarium

Conger eels at northeastern Japan aquarium

Photo taken at Sendai Umino-Mori Aquarium in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Jan. 19, 2026, shows conger eels protruding from pipes resembling "ehomaki" sushi rolls that are eaten on Setsubun day on Feb. 3 marking the turn from winter to spring. The annual event at the aquarium ends on Feb. 8.

Conger eels at northeastern Japan aquarium

Conger eels at northeastern Japan aquarium

Photo taken at Sendai Umino-Mori Aquarium in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Jan. 19, 2026, shows conger eels protruding from pipes resembling "ehomaki" sushi rolls that are eaten on Setsubun day on Feb. 3 marking the turn from winter to spring. The annual event at the aquarium ends on Feb. 8.

Italian Fashion Designer Valentino Dead At 93

Italian Fashion Designer Valentino Dead At 93

File photo - File photo - British top model Naomi Campbell and Italian fashion designer Valentino on the catwalk after the presentation of his 2005 Haute-Couture Spring-Summer collection in Paris, France, on January 24, 2005. Naomi Campbell turns 50 on May 22, 2020. - Italian fashion legend Valentino Garavani has died at 93. Photo by Klein-Nebinger/ABACAPRESS.COM

Italian Fashion Designer Valentino Dead At 93

Italian Fashion Designer Valentino Dead At 93

File photo - Valentino Garavani attending the Valentino Fashion Show as part of Paris Fashion Week Spring Summer 2018 in Paris, France, on October 01, 2017. - Italian fashion legend Valentino Garavani has died at 93. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

Italian Fashion Designer Valentino Dead At 93

Italian Fashion Designer Valentino Dead At 93

File photo - Sophia Loren and Valentino Garavani attend the Green Carpet Fashion Awards during the Milan Spring/Summer 2020 Fashion Week on September 22, 2019 in Milan, Italy. - Italian fashion legend Valentino Garavani has died at 93. Photo by Marco Piovanotto/ABACAPRESS.COM

Italian Fashion Designer Valentino Dead At 93

Italian Fashion Designer Valentino Dead At 93

File photo - Sophia Loren and Valentino Garavani attend the Green Carpet Fashion Awards during the Milan Spring/Summer 2020 Fashion Week on September 22, 2019 in Milan, Italy. - Italian fashion legend Valentino Garavani has died at 93. Photo by Marco Piovanotto/ABACAPRESS.COM

Italian Fashion Designer Valentino Dead At 93

Italian Fashion Designer Valentino Dead At 93

File photo - Valentino Garavani attending the Valentino Fashion Show as part of Paris Fashion Week Spring Summer 2018 in Paris, France, on October 01, 2017. - Italian fashion legend Valentino Garavani has died at 93. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

Italian Fashion Designer Valentino Dead At 93

Italian Fashion Designer Valentino Dead At 93

File photo - Italy's veteran designer Valentino poses for a picture with designer Karl Lagerfeld after Paris Mayor Bertrand Delanoe awarded Valentino with a medal honouring his lifetime achievement in Paris, France on January 24, 2008. Valentino's final farewell to fashion was the emotional high point of the haute couture shows in the spring-summer which started 21 January. - Italian fashion legend Valentino Garavani has died at 93. Photo by Mousse/ABACAPRESS.COM

Italian Fashion Designer Valentino Dead At 93

Italian Fashion Designer Valentino Dead At 93

File photo - Sophia Loren and Valentino Garavani attend the Green Carpet Fashion Awards during the Milan Spring/Summer 2020 Fashion Week on September 22, 2019 in Milan, Italy. - Italian fashion legend Valentino Garavani has died at 93. Photo by Marco Piovanotto/ABACAPRESS.COM

Italian Fashion Designer Valentino Dead At 93

Italian Fashion Designer Valentino Dead At 93

File photo - Valentino Garavani and his brother Giancarlo Garavani arriving at the Valentino show as a part of Paris Fashion Week Ready to Wear Spring/Summer 2017 in Paris, France on October 02, 2016. - Italian fashion legend Valentino Garavani has died at 93. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

Italian Fashion Designer Valentino Dead At 93

Italian Fashion Designer Valentino Dead At 93

File photo - Italian designer Valentino appears on the catwalk after his Ready-to-Wear 2007 Spring-Summer collection presentation held at the Carrousel du Louvre in Paris, France, on October 4, 2006. - Italian fashion legend Valentino Garavani has died at 93. Photo by Khayat-Nebinger-Orban-Taamallah/ABACAPRESS.COM

LEGO

LEGO

FUZHOU, CHINA - JANUARY 18, 2026 - The new products of the special series for the Year of the Horse during the Spring Festival displayed in a Lego store in Fuzhou City, Fujian Province, China on January 18, 2026.

LEGO

LEGO

FUZHOU, CHINA - JANUARY 18, 2026 - The new products of the special series for the Year of the Horse during the Spring Festival displayed in a Lego store in Fuzhou City, Fujian Province, China on January 18, 2026.

LEGO

LEGO

FUZHOU, CHINA - JANUARY 18, 2026 - The new products of the special series for the Year of the Horse during the Spring Festival displayed in a Lego store in Fuzhou City, Fujian Province, China on January 18, 2026.

LEGO

LEGO

FUZHOU, CHINA - JANUARY 18, 2026 - The new products of the special series for the Year of the Horse during the Spring Festival displayed in a Lego store in Fuzhou City, Fujian Province, China on January 18, 2026.

LEGO

LEGO

FUZHOU, CHINA - JANUARY 18, 2026 - The new products of the special series for the Year of the Horse during the Spring Festival displayed in a Lego store in Fuzhou City, Fujian Province, China on January 18, 2026.

Japanese monkeys in hot spring

HAKODATE, Japan, Jan. 14 Kyodo - Japanese monkeys soak in an open-air hot spring at the Hakodate Tropical Botanical Garden in Hakodate in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Jan. 14, 2026. (Kyodo)

Japanese monkeys in hot spring

Japanese monkeys in hot spring

Japanese monkeys soak in an open-air hot spring at the Hakodate Tropical Botanical Garden in Hakodate in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Jan. 14, 2026.

Japanese monkeys in hot spring

Japanese monkeys in hot spring

Japanese monkeys soak in an open-air hot spring at the Hakodate Tropical Botanical Garden in Hakodate in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Jan. 14, 2026.

Japanese monkeys in hot spring

Japanese monkeys in hot spring

Japanese monkeys soak in an open-air hot spring at the Hakodate Tropical Botanical Garden in Hakodate in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Jan. 14, 2026.

Japanese monkeys in hot spring

Japanese monkeys in hot spring

Japanese monkeys soak in an open-air hot spring at the Hakodate Tropical Botanical Garden in Hakodate in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Jan. 14, 2026.

US: Fast-Moving Snow Bands Prompt Snow Squall Warnings in Pennsylvania

The National Weather Service issued Snow Squall Warnings for several counties in Pennsylvania on Sunday, January 11, as fast-moving snow bands create hazardous whiteout conditions and treacherous travel.

Starbucks

Starbucks

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JANUARY 13, 2026 - Starbucks Coffee Shop decorated retro colorful lanterns to welcome the Chinese Spring Festival in Shanghai, China on January 13, 2026.

Starbucks

Starbucks

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JANUARY 13, 2026 - Starbucks Coffee Shop decorated retro colorful lanterns to welcome the Chinese Spring Festival in Shanghai, China on January 13, 2026.

Starbucks

Starbucks

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JANUARY 13, 2026 - Starbucks Coffee Shop decorated retro colorful lanterns to welcome the Chinese Spring Festival in Shanghai, China on January 13, 2026.

Starbucks

Starbucks

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JANUARY 13, 2026 - Starbucks Coffee Shop decorated retro colorful lanterns to welcome the Chinese Spring Festival in Shanghai, China on January 13, 2026.

WWD Style Awards, Golden Globes - LA

WWD Style Awards, Golden Globes - LA

American actress and dancer Maddie Ziegler wearing an archive Donna Karan collection look from Spring 2009 arrives at the 2026 2nd Annual WWD (Women's Wear Daily) Style Awards, Golden Globes presented by Amazon Beauty, Donna Karan New York, Glamsquad, IHG Hotels and Resorts, and Moet and Chandon held at the Regent Santa Monica Beach on January 9, 2025 in Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, United States. Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

WWD Style Awards, Golden Globes - LA

WWD Style Awards, Golden Globes - LA

American actress and dancer Maddie Ziegler wearing an archive Donna Karan collection look from Spring 2009 arrives at the 2026 2nd Annual WWD (Women's Wear Daily) Style Awards, Golden Globes presented by Amazon Beauty, Donna Karan New York, Glamsquad, IHG Hotels and Resorts, and Moet and Chandon held at the Regent Santa Monica Beach on January 9, 2025 in Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, United States. Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

WWD Style Awards, Golden Globes - LA

WWD Style Awards, Golden Globes - LA

American actress and dancer Maddie Ziegler wearing an archive Donna Karan collection look from Spring 2009 arrives at the 2026 2nd Annual WWD (Women's Wear Daily) Style Awards, Golden Globes presented by Amazon Beauty, Donna Karan New York, Glamsquad, IHG Hotels and Resorts, and Moet and Chandon held at the Regent Santa Monica Beach on January 9, 2025 in Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, United States. Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

Winter Scenery At Crescent Spring - Dunhuang

Winter Scenery At Crescent Spring - Dunhuang

Tourists visit the Mingsha Mountain and Crescent Spring Scenic Area in Dunhuang, Gansu Province, China, on January 10, 2026, as visitors enjoy the winter scenery at one of the regions most iconic desert landscapes. Photo by Zhang Xiaoliang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

WWD Style Awards, Golden Globes - LA

WWD Style Awards, Golden Globes - LA

American actress and dancer Maddie Ziegler wearing an archive Donna Karan collection look from Spring 2009 arrives at the 2026 2nd Annual WWD (Women's Wear Daily) Style Awards, Golden Globes presented by Amazon Beauty, Donna Karan New York, Glamsquad, IHG Hotels and Resorts, and Moet and Chandon held at the Regent Santa Monica Beach on January 9, 2025 in Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, United States. Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

WWD Style Awards, Golden Globes - LA

WWD Style Awards, Golden Globes - LA

American actress and dancer Maddie Ziegler wearing an archive Donna Karan collection look from Spring 2009 arrives at the 2026 2nd Annual WWD (Women's Wear Daily) Style Awards, Golden Globes presented by Amazon Beauty, Donna Karan New York, Glamsquad, IHG Hotels and Resorts, and Moet and Chandon held at the Regent Santa Monica Beach on January 9, 2025 in Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, United States. Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

WWD Style Awards, Golden Globes - LA

WWD Style Awards, Golden Globes - LA

American actress and dancer Maddie Ziegler wearing an archive Donna Karan collection look from Spring 2009 arrives at the 2026 2nd Annual WWD (Women's Wear Daily) Style Awards, Golden Globes presented by Amazon Beauty, Donna Karan New York, Glamsquad, IHG Hotels and Resorts, and Moet and Chandon held at the Regent Santa Monica Beach on January 9, 2025 in Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, United States. Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

WWD Style Awards, Golden Globes - LA

WWD Style Awards, Golden Globes - LA

American actress and dancer Maddie Ziegler wearing an archive Donna Karan collection look from Spring 2009 arrives at the 2026 2nd Annual WWD (Women's Wear Daily) Style Awards, Golden Globes presented by Amazon Beauty, Donna Karan New York, Glamsquad, IHG Hotels and Resorts, and Moet and Chandon held at the Regent Santa Monica Beach on January 9, 2025 in Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, United States. Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

Winter Hot Springs Tourism - Shenyang

Winter Hot Springs Tourism - Shenyang

An aerial drone photo shows visitors experiencing ice slide at a hot spring resort in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Jan. 9, 2026. Leveraging its unique natural resources, Shenyang offers special winter tourism experiences by combining ice-and-snow activities with hot springs, attracting visitors from across the country. Photo by Pan Yulong/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Winter Hot Springs Tourism - Shenyang

Winter Hot Springs Tourism - Shenyang

Visitors enjoy outdoor hot spring surrounded by ice and snow at a hot spring resort in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Jan. 9, 2026. Leveraging its unique natural resources, Shenyang offers special winter tourism experiences by combining ice-and-snow activities with hot springs, attracting visitors from across the country. Photo by Pan Yulong/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Winter Hot Springs Tourism - Shenyang

Winter Hot Springs Tourism - Shenyang

Visitors enjoy outdoor hot spring surrounded by ice and snow at a hot spring resort in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Jan. 9, 2026. Leveraging its unique natural resources, Shenyang offers special winter tourism experiences by combining ice-and-snow activities with hot springs, attracting visitors from across the country. Photo by Pan Yulong/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Winter Hot Springs Tourism - Shenyang

Winter Hot Springs Tourism - Shenyang

Visitors enjoy outdoor hot spring surrounded by ice and snow at a hot spring resort in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Jan. 9, 2026. Leveraging its unique natural resources, Shenyang offers special winter tourism experiences by combining ice-and-snow activities with hot springs, attracting visitors from across the country. Photo by Pan Yulong/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Winter Hot Springs Tourism - Shenyang

Winter Hot Springs Tourism - Shenyang

Visitors play on snow at a hot spring resort in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Jan. 9, 2026. Leveraging its unique natural resources, Shenyang offers special winter tourism experiences by combining ice-and-snow activities with hot springs, attracting visitors from across the country. Photo by Pan Yulong/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Winter Hot Springs Tourism - Shenyang

Winter Hot Springs Tourism - Shenyang

Visitors enjoy outdoor hot spring at a hot spring resort in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Jan. 9, 2026. Leveraging its unique natural resources, Shenyang offers special winter tourism experiences by combining ice-and-snow activities with hot springs, attracting visitors from across the country. Photo by Pan Yulong/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Winter Hot Springs Tourism - Shenyang

Winter Hot Springs Tourism - Shenyang

An aerial drone photo shows visitors enjoying outdoor hot spring surrounded by ice and snow at a hot spring resort in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Jan. 9, 2026. Leveraging its unique natural resources, Shenyang offers special winter tourism experiences by combining ice-and-snow activities with hot springs, attracting visitors from across the country. Photo by Pan Yulong/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM