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G20 innovation ministers meeting in U.S.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks during a two-day meeting of Group of 20 ministers in charge of innovation policy in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, on Sept. 2, 2026.

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G20 innovation ministers meeting in U.S.

Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Ryosei Akazawa holds a press conference following a two-day meeting of Group of 20 ministers in charge of innovation policy in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, on Sept. 2, 2026.

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G20 innovation ministers meeting in U.S.

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick holds a press conference following a two-day meeting of Group of 20 ministers in charge of innovation policy in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, on Sept. 2, 2026.

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G20 innovation ministers meeting in U.S.

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick speaks during a two-day meeting of Group of 20 ministers in charge of innovation policy in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, on Sept. 2, 2026.

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G20 finance meeting in U.S.

Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama attends a press conference following the conclusion of a two-day meeting of the Group of 20 finance ministers and central bank governors in Asheville, North Carolina, on Sept. 1, 2026.

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G20 finance meeting in U.S.

Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama (L) and Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda attend a press conference following the conclusion of a two-day meeting of the Group of 20 finance ministers and central bank governors in Asheville, North Carolina, on Sept. 1, 2026.

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G20 finance meeting in U.S.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda holds a press conference following the conclusion of a two-day meeting of the Group of 20 finance ministers and central bank governors in Asheville, North Carolina, on Sept. 1, 2026.

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G20 finance meeting in U.S.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent holds a press conference following the conclusion of a two-day meeting of the Group of 20 finance ministers and central bank governors in Asheville, North Carolina, on Sept. 1, 2026.

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G20 finance meeting in U.S.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent holds a press conference following the conclusion of a two-day meeting of the Group of 20 finance ministers and central bank governors in Asheville, North Carolina, on Sept. 1, 2026.

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G20 finance meeting in North Carolina

Photo shows the venue of a meeting of the Group of 20 finance ministers and central bank governors in Asheville, North Carolina, on Aug. 31, 2026, the first day of their two-day gathering.

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G20 finance meeting in North Carolina

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (1st row, 2nd from L) speaks on the first day of a two-day meeting of the Group of 20 finance ministers and central bank governors in Asheville, North Carolina, on Aug. 31, 2026.

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G20 finance meeting in North Carolina

Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama (C) and Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda (R) attend the first day of a two-day meeting of the Group of 20 finance ministers and central bank governors in Asheville, North Carolina, on Aug. 31, 2026.

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Japan: Nagaoka Fireworks Festival Lights Up Sky With 20,000 Shells 5

The Nagaoka Fireworks Festival, one of Japan's three major fireworks displays, was held on Sunday and Monday, August 2 and 3, along the Shinano River in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture. The two-day event featured about 20,000 fireworks, including large traditional shells that bloomed into flowers roughly 650 meters wide.

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Japan: Nagaoka Fireworks Festival Lights Up Sky With 20,000 Shells 4

The Nagaoka Fireworks Festival, one of Japan's three major fireworks displays, was held on Sunday and Monday, August 2 and 3, along the Shinano River in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture. The two-day event featured about 20,000 fireworks, including large traditional shells that bloomed into flowers roughly 650 meters wide.

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Japan: Nagaoka Fireworks Festival Lights Up Sky With 20,000 Shells

The Nagaoka Fireworks Festival, one of Japan's three major fireworks displays, was held on Sunday and Monday, August 2 and 3, along the Shinano River in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture. The two-day event featured about 20,000 fireworks, including large traditional shells that bloomed into flowers roughly 650 meters wide.

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Japan: Nagaoka Fireworks Festival Lights Up Sky With 20,000 Shells 3

The Nagaoka Fireworks Festival, one of Japan's three major fireworks displays, was held on Sunday and Monday, August 2 and 3, along the Shinano River in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture. The two-day event featured about 20,000 fireworks, including large traditional shells that bloomed into flowers roughly 650 meters wide.

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Japan: Nagaoka Fireworks Festival Lights Up Sky With 20,000 Shells 2

The Nagaoka Fireworks Festival, one of Japan's three major fireworks displays, was held on Sunday and Monday, August 2 and 3, along the Shinano River in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture. The two-day event featured about 20,000 fireworks, including large traditional shells that bloomed into flowers roughly 650 meters wide.

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[Breaking News]BOJ key monetary meeting

TOKYO, Japan, July 31 Kyodo - Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda holds a press conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on July 31, 2026, following a two-day monetary policy meeting. (Kyodo)

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BOJ key monetary meeting

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda holds a press conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on July 31, 2026, following a two-day monetary policy meeting.

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BOJ key monetary meeting

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda holds a press conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on July 31, 2026, following a two-day monetary policy meeting.

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BOJ key monetary meeting

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda holds a press conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on July 31, 2026, following a two-day monetary policy meeting.

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BOJ policy-setting meeting

The Bank of Japan's Policy Board meets at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on July 31, 2026, for the second day of its two-day monetary policy meeting, with Governor Kazuo Ueda seated in the center. (Pool photo)

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BOJ policy-setting meeting

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda enters the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on July 31, 2026, for the second day of a two-day monetary policy meeting. (Pool photo)

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BOJ key monetary meeting

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda enters the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on July 30, 2026, for the first day of a two-day policy-setting monetary meeting.

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BOJ key monetary meeting

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda enters the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on July 30, 2026, for the first day of a two-day policy-setting monetary meeting.

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Fed keeps benchmark rate unchanged

U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh holds a press conference after the Fed left its benchmark interest rate unchanged during a two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee in Washington on July 29, 2026.

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Lantern festival in central Japan town

NOTO, Japan, July 3 Kyodo - People carry giant lantern floats called kiriko on the opening day of the two-day Abare festival, dating back to the Edo era (1603-1868), in Noto in the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa on July 3, 2026. (Kyodo)

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Lantern festival in central Japan town

People carry giant lantern floats called kiriko on the opening day of the two-day Abare festival, dating back to the Edo era (1603-1868), in Noto in the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa on July 3, 2026.

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Lantern festival in central Japan town

People carry giant lantern floats called kiriko on the opening day of the two-day Abare festival, dating back to the Edo era (1603-1868), in Noto in the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa on July 3, 2026.

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Lantern festival in central Japan town

People carry giant lantern floats called kiriko on the opening day of the two-day Abare festival, dating back to the Edo era (1603-1868), in Noto in the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa on July 3, 2026.

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Geiko, Maiko dance practice

Geiko and their apprentice Maiko from Kyoto's five entertainment districts rehearse in the western Japan city on June 26, 2026, for the two-day Miyako-no-Nigiwai dance performance starting the following day.

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Geiko, Maiko dance practice

Geiko and their apprentice Maiko from Kyoto's five entertainment districts rehearse in the western Japan city on June 26, 2026, for the two-day Miyako-no-Nigiwai dance performance starting the following day.

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Maiko dance practice

Maiko, or apprentice geiko, from Kyoto's five entertainment districts rehearse in the western Japan city on June 26, 2026, for the two-day Miyako-no-Nigiwai dance performance starting the following day.

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Maiko dance practice

Maiko, or apprentice geiko, from Kyoto's five entertainment districts rehearse in the western Japan city on June 26, 2026, for the two-day Miyako-no-Nigiwai dance performance starting the following day.

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Maiko dance practice

Maiko, or apprentice geiko, from Kyoto's five entertainment districts rehearse in the western Japan city on June 26, 2026, for the two-day Miyako-no-Nigiwai dance performance starting the following day.

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[Breaking News]BOJ lifts policy rate to 31-year high of 1.0%

TOKYO, Japan, June 16 Kyodo - Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Shinichi Uchida speaks at a press conference at the BOJ headquarters in Tokyo on June 16, 2026, following a two-day policy-setting monetary meeting. The central bank, in the absence of Governor Kazuo Ueda who has been hospitalized for treatment of a hepatic cyst infection, decided to lift its key policy rate to a 31-year high of 1.0 percent. (Kyodo)

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New Fed chair Warsh

New U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh speaks at a press conference in Washington on June 17, 2026, following a two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee, held for the first time under his leadership.

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BOJ lifts policy rate to 31-yr high of 1.0%

Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Shinichi Uchida speaks at a press conference at the BOJ headquarters in Tokyo on June 16, 2026, following a two-day monetary policy meeting. The central bank, in the absence of Governor Kazuo Ueda who has been hospitalized for medical treatment, decided to lift its key policy rate to a 31-year high of 1.0 percent.

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BOJ lifts policy rate to 31-yr high of 1.0%

Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Shinichi Uchida speaks at a press conference at the BOJ headquarters in Tokyo on June 16, 2026, following a two-day monetary policy meeting. The central bank, in the absence of Governor Kazuo Ueda who has been hospitalized for medical treatment, decided to lift its key policy rate to a 31-year high of 1.0 percent.

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BOJ headquarters

The Bank of Japan headquarters is pictured in Tokyo on June 16, 2026. The central bank decided to lift its key policy rate to a 31-year high of 1.0 percent at a two-day policy meeting that ended that day.

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BOJ headquarters

The Bank of Japan headquarters is pictured in Tokyo on June 16, 2026. The central bank decided to lift its key policy rate to a 31-year high of 1.0 percent at a two-day policy meeting that ended that day.

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BOJ lifts policy rate to 31-year high of 1.0%

Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Shinichi Uchida speaks at a press conference at the BOJ headquarters in Tokyo on June 16, 2026, following a two-day policy-setting monetary meeting. The central bank, in the absence of Governor Kazuo Ueda who has been hospitalized for treatment of a hepatic cyst infection, decided to lift its key policy rate to a 31-year high of 1.0 percent.

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BOJ lifts policy rate to 31-year high of 1.0%

Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Shinichi Uchida speaks at a press conference at the BOJ headquarters in Tokyo on June 16, 2026, following a two-day policy-setting monetary meeting. The central bank, in the absence of Governor Kazuo Ueda who has been hospitalized for treatment of a hepatic cyst infection, decided to lift its key policy rate to a 31-year high of 1.0 percent.

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BOJ lifts policy rate to 31-year high of 1.0%

Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Shinichi Uchida speaks at a press conference at the BOJ headquarters in Tokyo on June 16, 2026, following a two-day policy-setting monetary meeting. The central bank, in the absence of Governor Kazuo Ueda who has been hospitalized for treatment of a hepatic cyst infection, decided to lift its key policy rate to a 31-year high of 1.0 percent.

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BOJ policy-setting meeting

Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Shinichi Uchida arrives at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on June 16, 2026, for the second day of a two-day monetary policy meeting. (Pool photo)

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BOJ policy-setting meeting

Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Shinichi Uchida arrives at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on June 16, 2026, for the second day of a two-day monetary policy meeting. (Pool photo)

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BOJ lifts policy rate to 31-yr high of 1.0%

Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Shinichi Uchida speaks at a press conference at the BOJ headquarters in Tokyo on June 16, 2026, following a two-day monetary policy meeting. The central bank, in the absence of Governor Kazuo Ueda who has been hospitalized for treatment of a hepatic cyst infection, decided to lift its key policy rate to a 31-year high of 1.0 percent.

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BOJ lifts policy rate to 31-yr high of 1.0%

Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Shinichi Uchida speaks at a press conference at the BOJ headquarters in Tokyo on June 16, 2026, following a two-day monetary policy meeting. The central bank, in the absence of Governor Kazuo Ueda who has been hospitalized for treatment of a hepatic cyst infection, decided to lift its key policy rate to a 31-year high of 1.0 percent.

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Sumo: Paris tournament

Yokozuna Hoshoryu addresses the closing ceremony of a two-day exhibition sumo tournament at Accor Arena in Paris on June 14, 2026.

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Sumo: Paris tournament

Yokozuna Hoshoryu addresses the closing ceremony of a two-day exhibition sumo tournament at Accor Arena in Paris on June 14, 2026.