Japan 2025 foreign visitors at record 42.7 mil.

Japan 2025 foreign visitors at record 42.7 mil.

Yasushi Kaneko, Japan's minister of land, infrastructure, transport and tourism, speaks at a press conference at his ministry in Tokyo on Jan. 20, 2026, announcing that foreign visitors to Japan reached an estimated record 42.7 million in 2025.

Docworkers protest in front of the Ministry of Transport - Rome

Docworkers protest in front of the Ministry of Transport - Rome

Dockworkers rally in front of the Ministry of Transport in Rome, Italy, on December 01 , 2025. Photo by Cecilia Fabiano/LaPresse/ABACAPRESS.COM

Docworkers protest in front of the Ministry of Transport - Rome

Docworkers protest in front of the Ministry of Transport - Rome

Dockworkers rally in front of the Ministry of Transport in Rome, Italy, on December 01 , 2025. Photo by Cecilia Fabiano/LaPresse/ABACAPRESS.COM

Docworkers protest in front of the Ministry of Transport - Rome

Docworkers protest in front of the Ministry of Transport - Rome

Dockworkers rally in front of the Ministry of Transport in Rome, Italy, on December 01 , 2025. Photo by Cecilia Fabiano/LaPresse/ABACAPRESS.COM

Docworkers protest in front of the Ministry of Transport - Rome

Docworkers protest in front of the Ministry of Transport - Rome

Dockworkers rally in front of the Ministry of Transport in Rome, Italy, on December 01 , 2025. Photo by Cecilia Fabiano/LaPresse/ABACAPRESS.COM

Docworkers protest in front of the Ministry of Transport - Rome

Docworkers protest in front of the Ministry of Transport - Rome

Dockworkers rally in front of the Ministry of Transport in Rome, Italy, on December 01 , 2025. Photo by Cecilia Fabiano/LaPresse/ABACAPRESS.COM

Docworkers protest in front of the Ministry of Transport - Rome

Docworkers protest in front of the Ministry of Transport - Rome

Dockworkers rally in front of the Ministry of Transport in Rome, Italy, on December 01 , 2025. Photo by Cecilia Fabiano/LaPresse/ABACAPRESS.COM

Israeli Strike Hits Car Killing 1 And Injuring 5 - Lebanon

Israeli Strike Hits Car Killing 1 And Injuring 5 - Lebanon

People check the wreckage of a car damaged in Israeli airstrikes in eastern Zawtar, Nabatieh district, Lebanon, Nov. 22, 2025. One person was killed and five others were injured on Saturday in Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon, according to Lebanese sources. According to the Lebanese Public Health Ministry, one strike on a car in eastern Zawtar, Nabatieh district, killed a citizen. A Lebanese security source told Xinhua that the dead is a Hezbollah member named Kamel Rida Qarnabesh. (Photo by Ali Hashisho/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

Israeli Strike Hits Car Killing 1 And Injuring 5 - Lebanon

Israeli Strike Hits Car Killing 1 And Injuring 5 - Lebanon

This photo shows the wreckage of a car damaged in Israeli airstrikes in eastern Zawtar, Nabatieh district, Lebanon, Nov. 22, 2025. One person was killed and five others were injured on Saturday in Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon, according to Lebanese sources. According to the Lebanese Public Health Ministry, one strike on a car in eastern Zawtar, Nabatieh district, killed a citizen. A Lebanese security source told Xinhua that the dead is a Hezbollah member named Kamel Rida Qarnabesh. (Photo by Ali Hashisho/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

Israeli Strike Hits Car Killing 1 And Injuring 5 - Lebanon

Israeli Strike Hits Car Killing 1 And Injuring 5 - Lebanon

A man checks the wreckage of a car damaged in Israeli airstrikes in eastern Zawtar, Nabatieh district, Lebanon, Nov. 22, 2025. One person was killed and five others were injured on Saturday in Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon, according to Lebanese sources. According to the Lebanese Public Health Ministry, one strike on a car in eastern Zawtar, Nabatieh district, killed a citizen. A Lebanese security source told Xinhua that the dead is a Hezbollah member named Kamel Rida Qarnabesh. (Photo by Ali Hashisho/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

Japan-U.S. talks

Japan-U.S. talks

Japanese Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Minister Yasushi Kaneko (R) and U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick meet at the ministry in Tokyo on Oct. 28, 2025.

Japan-U.S. talks

Japan-U.S. talks

Japanese Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Minister Yasushi Kaneko (R) and U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick meet at the ministry in Tokyo on Oct. 28, 2025.

Ministry raps JAL for pilot drinking episode

TOKYO, Japan, Sept. 10 Kyodo - Japan Airlines Co. President Mitsuko Tottori apologizes at a press conference at the transport ministry in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2025, after the ministry reprimanded the airline over a pilot drinking episode that caused flight delays. (Kyodo)

Ministry raps JAL for pilot drinking episode

Ministry raps JAL for pilot drinking episode

Japan Airlines Co. President Mitsuko Tottori (C) speaks at a press conference at the transport ministry in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2025, after the ministry reprimanded the airline over a pilot drinking episode that caused flight delays.

Ministry raps JAL for pilot drinking episode

Ministry raps JAL for pilot drinking episode

Japan Airlines Co. President Mitsuko Tottori holds a press conference at the transport ministry in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2025, after the ministry reprimanded the airline over a pilot drinking episode that caused flight delays.

Ministry raps JAL for pilot drinking episode

Ministry raps JAL for pilot drinking episode

Japan Airlines Co. President Mitsuko Tottori holds a press conference at the transport ministry in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2025, after the ministry reprimanded the airline over a pilot drinking episode that caused flight delays.

Ministry raps JAL for pilot drinking episode

Ministry raps JAL for pilot drinking episode

Japan Airlines Co. President Mitsuko Tottori (C) speaks at a press conference at the transport ministry in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2025, after the ministry reprimanded the airline over a pilot drinking episode that caused flight delays.

Ministry raps JAL for pilot drinking episode

Ministry raps JAL for pilot drinking episode

Japan Airlines Co. President Mitsuko Tottori (C) speaks at a press conference at the transport ministry in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2025, after the ministry reprimanded the airline over a pilot drinking episode that caused flight delays.

Ministry raps JAL for pilot drinking episode

Ministry raps JAL for pilot drinking episode

Japan Airlines Co. President Mitsuko Tottori (C) speaks at a press conference at the transport ministry in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2025, after the ministry reprimanded the airline over a pilot drinking episode that caused flight delays.

Ministry raps JAL for pilot drinking episode

Ministry raps JAL for pilot drinking episode

Japan Airlines Co. President Mitsuko Tottori (C) apologizes at a press conference at the transport ministry in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2025, after the ministry reprimanded the airline over a pilot drinking episode that caused flight delays.

Illustration - Bercy

Illustration - Bercy

FRANCE. PARIS (75) 12 TH DISTRICT. BERCY. MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND FINANCES AND AERIAL METRO ON BERCY BRIDGE Photo by Serge Attal/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Bercy

Illustration - Bercy

FRANCE. PARIS (75) 12EME ARR, FRENCH MINISTRY OF FINANCE OF BERCY Photo by Bernard Jaubert/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Bercy

Illustration - Bercy

FRANCE, PARIS (75) PONT DE BERCY, THE ELEVATED METRO PASSES IN FRONT OF THE MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND FINANCE. Photo by Philippe Royer/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

Debris of Missing Russian Passenger Plane Found No Survivors - Tynda

Debris of Missing Russian Passenger Plane Found No Survivors - Tynda

This video screenshot from the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations shows the crash site of a passenger plane in Amur Region, Russia, on July 24, 2025. Debris of a passenger plane that went missing on Thursday was discovered in Russia's Far Eastern Amur Region, with no survivors reported, said local emergency services. The An-24 aircraft, operated by Angara Airlines, was en route from Khabarovsk to Tynda with a stopover in Blagoveshchensk. There were 43 passengers on board, along with six crew members, Amur Oblast Governor Vasily Orlov said on social media Telegram. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Protests Gaza Ship Seizure - Hague

Protests Gaza Ship Seizure - Hague

Police forces are at the scene where protesters gather outside the Dutch Foreign Ministry in the Hague, Netherlands on June 9, 2025, to demand the immediate release of the Gaza-bound aid ship Madleen, seized by Israeli forces. The ship was carrying humanitarian supplies, and those on board — including a Dutch citizen — were detained. Demonstrators also called for protection of humanitarian missions and urgent aid access to Gaza. The protest ended in clashes after police used force to disperse the crowd. Photo by Mouneb Taim/Middle East/ABACAPRESS.COM

Protests Gaza Ship Seizure - Hague

Protests Gaza Ship Seizure - Hague

Protesters gather outside the Dutch Foreign Ministry in the Hague, Netherlands on June 9, 2025, to demand the immediate release of the Gaza-bound aid ship Madleen, seized by Israeli forces. The ship was carrying humanitarian supplies, and those on board — including a Dutch citizen — were detained. Demonstrators also called for protection of humanitarian missions and urgent aid access to Gaza. The protest ended in clashes after police used force to disperse the crowd. Photo by Mouneb Taim/Middle East/ABACAPRESS.COM

Protests Gaza Ship Seizure - Hague

Protests Gaza Ship Seizure - Hague

Police forces are at the scene where protesters gather outside the Dutch Foreign Ministry in the Hague, Netherlands on June 9, 2025, to demand the immediate release of the Gaza-bound aid ship Madleen, seized by Israeli forces. The ship was carrying humanitarian supplies, and those on board — including a Dutch citizen — were detained. Demonstrators also called for protection of humanitarian missions and urgent aid access to Gaza. The protest ended in clashes after police used force to disperse the crowd. Photo by Mouneb Taim/Middle East/ABACAPRESS.COM

Protests Gaza Ship Seizure - Hague

Protests Gaza Ship Seizure - Hague

Protesters gather outside the Dutch Foreign Ministry in the Hague, Netherlands on June 9, 2025, to demand the immediate release of the Gaza-bound aid ship Madleen, seized by Israeli forces. The ship was carrying humanitarian supplies, and those on board — including a Dutch citizen — were detained. Demonstrators also called for protection of humanitarian missions and urgent aid access to Gaza. The protest ended in clashes after police used force to disperse the crowd. Photo by Mouneb Taim/Middle East/ABACAPRESS.COM

Protests Gaza Ship Seizure - Hague

Protests Gaza Ship Seizure - Hague

Police forces clash with people while trying to disperse protesters who gathered outside the Dutch Foreign Ministry in the Hague, Netherlands on June 9, 2025, to demand the immediate release of the Gaza-bound aid ship Madleen, seized by Israeli forces. The ship was carrying humanitarian supplies, and those on board — including a Dutch citizen — were detained. Demonstrators also called for protection of humanitarian missions and urgent aid access to Gaza. The protest ended in clashes after police used force to disperse the crowd. Photo by Mouneb Taim/Middle East/ABACAPRESS.COM

Protests Gaza Ship Seizure - Hague

Protests Gaza Ship Seizure - Hague

Protesters gather outside the Dutch Foreign Ministry in the Hague, Netherlands on June 9, 2025, to demand the immediate release of the Gaza-bound aid ship Madleen, seized by Israeli forces. The ship was carrying humanitarian supplies, and those on board — including a Dutch citizen — were detained. Demonstrators also called for protection of humanitarian missions and urgent aid access to Gaza. The protest ended in clashes after police used force to disperse the crowd. Photo by Mouneb Taim/Middle East/ABACAPRESS.COM

Protests Gaza Ship Seizure - Hague

Protests Gaza Ship Seizure - Hague

Police forces clash with people while trying to disperse protesters who gathered outside the Dutch Foreign Ministry in the Hague, Netherlands on June 9, 2025, to demand the immediate release of the Gaza-bound aid ship Madleen, seized by Israeli forces. The ship was carrying humanitarian supplies, and those on board — including a Dutch citizen — were detained. Demonstrators also called for protection of humanitarian missions and urgent aid access to Gaza. The protest ended in clashes after police used force to disperse the crowd. Photo by Mouneb Taim/Middle East/ABACAPRESS.COM

Protests Gaza Ship Seizure - Hague

Protests Gaza Ship Seizure - Hague

Protesters gather outside the Dutch Foreign Ministry in the Hague, Netherlands on June 9, 2025, to demand the immediate release of the Gaza-bound aid ship Madleen, seized by Israeli forces. The ship was carrying humanitarian supplies, and those on board — including a Dutch citizen — were detained. Demonstrators also called for protection of humanitarian missions and urgent aid access to Gaza. The protest ended in clashes after police used force to disperse the crowd. Photo by Mouneb Taim/Middle East/ABACAPRESS.COM

Protests Gaza Ship Seizure - Hague

Protests Gaza Ship Seizure - Hague

Protesters gather outside the Dutch Foreign Ministry in the Hague, Netherlands on June 9, 2025, to demand the immediate release of the Gaza-bound aid ship Madleen, seized by Israeli forces. The ship was carrying humanitarian supplies, and those on board — including a Dutch citizen — were detained. Demonstrators also called for protection of humanitarian missions and urgent aid access to Gaza. The protest ended in clashes after police used force to disperse the crowd. Photo by Mouneb Taim/Middle East/ABACAPRESS.COM

Protests Gaza Ship Seizure - Hague

Protests Gaza Ship Seizure - Hague

Protesters gather outside the Dutch Foreign Ministry in the Hague, Netherlands on June 9, 2025, to demand the immediate release of the Gaza-bound aid ship Madleen, seized by Israeli forces. The ship was carrying humanitarian supplies, and those on board — including a Dutch citizen — were detained. Demonstrators also called for protection of humanitarian missions and urgent aid access to Gaza. The protest ended in clashes after police used force to disperse the crowd. Photo by Mouneb Taim/Middle East/ABACAPRESS.COM

Protests Gaza Ship Seizure - Hague

Protests Gaza Ship Seizure - Hague

Muslim woman chants on a loudspeaker as protesters gather outside the Dutch Foreign Ministry in the Hague, Netherlands on June 9, 2025, to demand the immediate release of the Gaza-bound aid ship Madleen, seized by Israeli forces. The ship was carrying humanitarian supplies, and those on board — including a Dutch citizen — were detained. Demonstrators also called for protection of humanitarian missions and urgent aid access to Gaza. The protest ended in clashes after police used force to disperse the crowd. Photo by Mouneb Taim/Middle East/ABACAPRESS.COM

Protests Gaza Ship Seizure - Hague

Protests Gaza Ship Seizure - Hague

Protesters gather outside the Dutch Foreign Ministry in the Hague, Netherlands on June 9, 2025, to demand the immediate release of the Gaza-bound aid ship Madleen, seized by Israeli forces. The ship was carrying humanitarian supplies, and those on board — including a Dutch citizen — were detained. Demonstrators also called for protection of humanitarian missions and urgent aid access to Gaza. The protest ended in clashes after police used force to disperse the crowd. Photo by Mouneb Taim/Middle East/ABACAPRESS.COM

Protests Gaza Ship Seizure - Hague

Protests Gaza Ship Seizure - Hague

Protesters gather outside the Dutch Foreign Ministry in the Hague, Netherlands on June 9, 2025, to demand the immediate release of the Gaza-bound aid ship Madleen, seized by Israeli forces. The ship was carrying humanitarian supplies, and those on board — including a Dutch citizen — were detained. Demonstrators also called for protection of humanitarian missions and urgent aid access to Gaza. The protest ended in clashes after police used force to disperse the crowd. Photo by Mouneb Taim/Middle East/ABACAPRESS.COM

Protests Gaza Ship Seizure - Hague

Protests Gaza Ship Seizure - Hague

Protesters gather outside the Dutch Foreign Ministry in the Hague, Netherlands on June 9, 2025, to demand the immediate release of the Gaza-bound aid ship Madleen, seized by Israeli forces. The ship was carrying humanitarian supplies, and those on board — including a Dutch citizen — were detained. Demonstrators also called for protection of humanitarian missions and urgent aid access to Gaza. The protest ended in clashes after police used force to disperse the crowd. Photo by Mouneb Taim/Middle East/ABACAPRESS.COM

Protests Gaza Ship Seizure - Hague

Protests Gaza Ship Seizure - Hague

Protesters gather outside the Dutch Foreign Ministry in the Hague, Netherlands on June 9, 2025, to demand the immediate release of the Gaza-bound aid ship Madleen, seized by Israeli forces. The ship was carrying humanitarian supplies, and those on board — including a Dutch citizen — were detained. Demonstrators also called for protection of humanitarian missions and urgent aid access to Gaza. The protest ended in clashes after police used force to disperse the crowd. Photo by Mouneb Taim/Middle East/ABACAPRESS.COM

Protests Gaza Ship Seizure - Hague

Protests Gaza Ship Seizure - Hague

Protesters gather outside the Dutch Foreign Ministry in the Hague, Netherlands on June 9, 2025, to demand the immediate release of the Gaza-bound aid ship Madleen, seized by Israeli forces. The ship was carrying humanitarian supplies, and those on board — including a Dutch citizen — were detained. Demonstrators also called for protection of humanitarian missions and urgent aid access to Gaza. The protest ended in clashes after police used force to disperse the crowd. Photo by Mouneb Taim/Middle East/ABACAPRESS.COM

Protests Gaza Ship Seizure - Hague

Protests Gaza Ship Seizure - Hague

Protesters gather outside the Dutch Foreign Ministry in the Hague, Netherlands on June 9, 2025, to demand the immediate release of the Gaza-bound aid ship Madleen, seized by Israeli forces. The ship was carrying humanitarian supplies, and those on board — including a Dutch citizen — were detained. Demonstrators also called for protection of humanitarian missions and urgent aid access to Gaza. The protest ended in clashes after police used force to disperse the crowd. Photo by Mouneb Taim/Middle East/ABACAPRESS.COM

Signboard of Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism

Signboard of Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism

Signboard of Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism=May 27,2025,Tokyo

Signboard of Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism

Signboard of Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism

Signboard of Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism=May 27,2025,Tokyo

China Established Salvage System

China Established Salvage System

YANTAI, CHINA - MAY 27, 2025 - Rescue workers from the Beihai Rescue Bureau of the Ministry of Transport lined up and saluted in the waters of Yantai in Yantai City, Shandong Province, China on May 27, 2025.

China Established Salvage System

China Established Salvage System

YANTAI, CHINA - MAY 27, 2025 - A variety of salvage vessels and rescue helicopters are on standby at the Yantai Rescue Base of the Beihai Rescue Bureau of the Ministry of Transport in Yantai City, Shandong Province, China on May 27, 2025.

China Established Salvage System

China Established Salvage System

YANTAI, CHINA - MAY 27, 2025 - Two rescue helicopters are on standby at the Yantai Rescue Base of the Beihai Rescue Bureau of the Ministry of Transport in Yantai City, Shandong Province, China on May 27, 2025.

China Established Salvage System

China Established Salvage System

YANTAI, CHINA - MAY 27, 2025 - A variety of salvage vessels and rescue helicopters are on standby at the Yantai Rescue Base of the Beihai Rescue Bureau of the Ministry of Transport in Yantai City, Shandong Province, China on May 27, 2025.

China Established Salvage System

China Established Salvage System

YANTAI, CHINA - MAY 27, 2025 - A variety of salvage vessels and rescue helicopters are on standby at the Yantai Rescue Base of the Beihai Rescue Bureau of the Ministry of Transport in Yantai City, Shandong Province, China on May 27, 2025.

China Established Salvage System

China Established Salvage System

YANTAI, CHINA - MAY 27, 2025 - A variety of salvage vessels and rescue helicopters are on standby at the Yantai Rescue Base of the Beihai Rescue Bureau of the Ministry of Transport in Yantai City, Shandong Province, China on May 27, 2025.

China Established Salvage System

China Established Salvage System

YANTAI, CHINA - MAY 27, 2025 - A variety of salvage vessels and rescue helicopters are on standby at the Yantai Rescue Base of the Beihai Rescue Bureau of the Ministry of Transport in Yantai City, Shandong Province, China on May 27, 2025.