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Japan-U.S. ceremony for Battle of Iwojima fallen

Japan-U.S. ceremony for Battle of Iwojima fallen

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi views a memorial monument for the 29,000 Japanese and U.S. soldiers who died in the 1945 Battle of Iwojima during World War II, during a visit to the Pacific Ocean island, currently called Iwoto Island, on March 28, 2026. A Japan-U.S. joint ceremony for the fallen was held the same day.

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Japan-U.S. ceremony for Battle of Iwojima fallen

Japan-U.S. ceremony for Battle of Iwojima fallen

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (2nd from R) attends a Japan-U.S. joint memorial service for the 29,000 Japanese and U.S. soldiers who died in the 1945 Battle of Iwojima during World War II, held on the Pacific Ocean island, currently called Iwoto Island, on March 28, 2026.

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Japan-U.S. ceremony for Battle of Iwojima fallen

Japan-U.S. ceremony for Battle of Iwojima fallen

A Japan-U.S. joint memorial service for the 29,000 Japanese and U.S. soldiers who died in the 1945 Battle of Iwojima during World War II is held on the Pacific Ocean island, currently called Iwoto Island, on March 28, 2026.

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Japan-U.S. ceremony for Battle of Iwojima fallen

Japan-U.S. ceremony for Battle of Iwojima fallen

A Japan-U.S. joint memorial service for the 29,000 Japanese and U.S. soldiers who died in the 1945 Battle of Iwojima during World War II is held on the Pacific Ocean island, currently called Iwoto Island, on March 28, 2026.

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Japan-U.S. ceremony for Battle of Iwojima fallen

Japan-U.S. ceremony for Battle of Iwojima fallen

A Japan-U.S. joint memorial service for the 29,000 Japanese and U.S. soldiers who died in the 1945 Battle of Iwojima during World War II is held on the Pacific Ocean island, currently called Iwoto Island, on March 28, 2026.

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Japan-U.S. ceremony for Battle of Iwojima fallen

Japan-U.S. ceremony for Battle of Iwojima fallen

A Japan-U.S. joint memorial service for the 29,000 Japanese and U.S. soldiers who died in the 1945 Battle of Iwojima during World War II is held on the Pacific Ocean island, currently called Iwoto Island, on March 28, 2026.

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Japan-U.S. ceremony for Battle of Iwojima fallen

Japan-U.S. ceremony for Battle of Iwojima fallen

A Japan-U.S. joint memorial service for the 29,000 Japanese and U.S. soldiers who died in the 1945 Battle of Iwojima during World War II is held on the Pacific Ocean island, currently called Iwoto Island, on March 28, 2026.

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Japan-U.S. ceremony for Battle of Iwojima fallen

Japan-U.S. ceremony for Battle of Iwojima fallen

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi meets the press after attending a Japan-U.S. joint memorial service for the 29,000 Japanese and U.S. soldiers who died in the 1945 Battle of Iwojima during World War II, held on the Pacific Ocean island, currently called Iwoto Island, on March 28, 2026.

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Japan-U.S. ceremony for Battle of Iwojima fallen

Japan-U.S. ceremony for Battle of Iwojima fallen

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi speaks during a Japan-U.S. joint memorial service for the 29,000 Japanese and U.S. soldiers who died in the 1945 Battle of Iwojima during World War II, held on the Pacific Ocean island, currently called Iwoto Island, on March 28, 2026.

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Japan-U.S. ceremony for Battle of Iwojima fallen

Japan-U.S. ceremony for Battle of Iwojima fallen

A Japan-U.S. joint memorial service for the 29,000 Japanese and U.S. soldiers who died in the 1945 Battle of Iwojima during World War II is held on the Pacific Ocean island, currently called Iwoto Island, on March 28, 2026.

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Japan-U.S. ceremony for Battle of Iwojima fallen

Japan-U.S. ceremony for Battle of Iwojima fallen

A Japan-U.S. joint memorial service for the 29,000 Japanese and U.S. soldiers who died in the 1945 Battle of Iwojima during World War II is held on the Pacific Ocean island, currently called Iwoto Island, on March 28, 2026.

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Japan-U.S. ceremony for Battle of Iwojima fallen

Japan-U.S. ceremony for Battle of Iwojima fallen

A Japan-U.S. joint memorial service for the 29,000 Japanese and U.S. soldiers who died in the 1945 Battle of Iwojima during World War II is held on the Pacific Ocean island, currently called Iwoto Island, on March 28, 2026.

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Japan PM Takaichi wraps up her U.S. trip

Japan PM Takaichi wraps up her U.S. trip

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi waves before getting on board a Japanese government plane at Joint Base Andrews near Washington on March 20, 2026, to return home.

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Japan PM Takaichi wraps up her U.S. trip

Japan PM Takaichi wraps up her U.S. trip

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi waves before getting on board a Japanese government plane at Joint Base Andrews near Washington on March 20, 2026, to return home.

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Japan PM Takaichi wraps up her U.S. trip

Japan PM Takaichi wraps up her U.S. trip

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi waves before getting on board a Japanese government plane at Joint Base Andrews near Washington on March 20, 2026, to return home.

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Japan PM Takaichi wraps up her U.S. trip

Japan PM Takaichi wraps up her U.S. trip

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi waves before getting on board a Japanese government plane at Joint Base Andrews near Washington on March 20, 2026, to return home.

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Japan PM Takaichi arrives in U.S.

Japan PM Takaichi arrives in U.S.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (front, L) arrives at Joint Base Andrews near Washington on March 18, 2026, kicking off her trip to the United States for talks with U.S. President Donald Trump.

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Japan PM Takaichi arrives in U.S.

Japan PM Takaichi arrives in U.S.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (L) arrives at Joint Base Andrews near Washington on March 18, 2026, kicking off her trip to the United States for talks with U.S. President Donald Trump.

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Japan PM Takaichi arrives in U.S.

Japan PM Takaichi arrives in U.S.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi arrives at Joint Base Andrews near Washington on March 18, 2026, kicking off her trip to the United States for talks with U.S. President Donald Trump.

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Japan PM Takaichi arrives in U.S.

Japan PM Takaichi arrives in U.S.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi arrives at Joint Base Andrews near Washington on March 18, 2026, kicking off her trip to the United States for talks with U.S. President Donald Trump.

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Japan PM Takaichi arrives in U.S.

Japan PM Takaichi arrives in U.S.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (front, L) arrives at Joint Base Andrews near Washington on March 18, 2026, kicking off her trip to the United States for talks with U.S. President Donald Trump.

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Japan PM Takaichi arrives in U.S.

Japan PM Takaichi arrives in U.S.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (front, L) arrives at Joint Base Andrews near Washington on March 18, 2026, kicking off her trip to the United States for talks with U.S. President Donald Trump.

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UK: London Streets Fill With Celebrations After Death of Ali Khamenei 2

On Saturday night, February 28, as bombs fell across the Middle East and rumors spread about the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, north London’s Finchley Road was filled with Iranian expatriates celebrating in the streets. By Sunday morning, Khamenei’s death in a joint U.S.-Israel strike was confirmed. Hundreds of people in Iran were also reported killed in the ongoing attacks, including at least 148 children who died in a strike on an elementary school in the south. Across Iran, some people celebrated while others mourned. In London, members of the Iranian community also gathered for a rally following the news.

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UK: London Streets Fill With Celebrations After Death of Ali Khamenei

On Saturday night, February 28, as bombs fell across the Middle East and rumors spread about the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, north London’s Finchley Road was filled with Iranian expatriates celebrating in the streets. By Sunday morning, Khamenei’s death in a joint U.S.-Israel strike was confirmed. Hundreds of people in Iran were also reported killed in the ongoing attacks, including at least 148 children who died in a strike on an elementary school in the south. Across Iran, some people celebrated while others mourned. In London, members of the Iranian community also gathered for a rally following the news.

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Japan-U.S. Iron Fist joint exercise in Okinawa

Japan-U.S. Iron Fist joint exercise in Okinawa

Japan Self-Defense Forces and U.S. military personnel salute during the opening ceremony of their Iron Fist joint exercise at U.S. Marine Corps' Camp Hansen in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa on Feb. 23, 2026.

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Japan-U.S. Iron Fist joint exercise in Okinawa

Japan-U.S. Iron Fist joint exercise in Okinawa

Japan Self-Defense Forces and U.S. military personnel pose for a group photo after the opening ceremony of their Iron Fist joint exercise at U.S. Marine Corps' Camp Hansen in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa on Feb. 23, 2026.

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Starbucks to sell control of China business to Boyu

Starbucks to sell control of China business to Boyu

Photo taken on Nov. 4, 2025, shows a Starbucks outlet in Beijing. The U.S. coffee chain said recently it will establish a joint company with Boyu Capital in Shanghai by selling 60 percent of its operations in China to the Chinese firm amid intensifying competition with local discount coffee chains.

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Starbucks to sell control of China business to Boyu

Starbucks to sell control of China business to Boyu

Photo taken on Nov. 4, 2025, shows a Starbucks outlet in Beijing. The U.S. coffee chain said recently it will establish a joint company with Boyu Capital in Shanghai by selling 60 percent of its operations in China to the Chinese firm amid intensifying competition with local discount coffee chains.

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Starbucks to sell control of China business to Boyu

Starbucks to sell control of China business to Boyu

Photo taken on Nov. 4, 2025, shows a Starbucks outlet in Beijing. The U.S. coffee chain said recently it will establish a joint company with Boyu Capital in Shanghai by selling 60 percent of its operations in China to the Chinese firm amid intensifying competition with local discount coffee chains.

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Starbucks to sell control of China business to Boyu

Starbucks to sell control of China business to Boyu

Photo taken on Nov. 4, 2025, shows a Starbucks outlet in Beijing. The U.S. coffee chain said recently it will establish a joint company with Boyu Capital in Shanghai by selling 60 percent of its operations in China to the Chinese firm amid intensifying competition with local discount coffee chains.

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U.S.-S. Korea security talks

U.S.-S. Korea security talks

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a joint press conference with South Korean Defense Minister Ahn Gyu Back following their security talks in Seoul on Nov. 4, 2025. (Pool photo)

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U.S.-S. Korea security talks

U.S.-S. Korea security talks

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a joint press conference with South Korean Defense Minister Ahn Gyu Back following their security talks in Seoul on Nov. 4, 2025. (Pool photo)

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U.S.-S. Korea security talks

U.S.-S. Korea security talks

South Korean Defense Minister Ahn Gyu Back (R) and U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth hold a joint press conference following their security talks in Seoul on Nov. 4, 2025. (Pool photo)

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U.S.-S. Korea security talks

U.S.-S. Korea security talks

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (L) looks at South Korean Defense Minister Ahn Gyu Back during a joint press conference following their security talks in Seoul on Nov. 4, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Bush and Cheney Meeting at the Pentagon

Bush and Cheney Meeting at the Pentagon

United States President-elect George W. Bush and US Vice President-elect Dick Cheney talk to reporters before their meeting with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Henry H. Shelton, U.S. Army, and US Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen in the Tank in the Pentagon in Washington, DC on January 10, 2001. Bush, Cheney and members of their National Security team met with Cohen and Shelton and received a briefing from the Joint Chiefs. The Tank is the secure conference room of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Mandatory Photo by Mamie M. Burke / DoD via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tie-up for 1-hour Japan-U.S. travel via space

Tie-up for 1-hour Japan-U.S. travel via space

Nippon Travel Agency Co. President Keigo Yoshida (L) and Innovative Space Carrier Inc. President Kojiro Hatada pose for a photo in Tokyo on Oct. 28, 2025, as they attend a press conference held after the announcement of their joint plan to launch a point-to-point transport service that would connect Tokyo and U.S. cities in 60 minutes via outer space.

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Tie-up for 1-hour Japan-U.S. travel via space

Tie-up for 1-hour Japan-U.S. travel via space

Nippon Travel Agency Co. President Keigo Yoshida (L) and Innovative Space Carrier Inc. President Kojiro Hatada pose for a photo in Tokyo on Oct. 28, 2025, as they attend a press conference held after the announcement of their joint plan to launch a point-to-point transport service that would connect Tokyo and U.S. cities in 60 minutes via outer space.

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Japan-U.S. defense talks

Japan-U.S. defense talks

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (R) shakes hands with U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth during a joint press conference held after their talks in Tokyo on Oct. 29, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan-U.S. defense talks

Japan-U.S. defense talks

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (R) shakes hands with U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at the end of a joint press conference held after their talks in Tokyo on Oct. 29, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan-U.S. defense talks

Japan-U.S. defense talks

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (R) and U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth hold a joint press conference after their talks in Tokyo on Oct. 29, 2025. (Pool photo)

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62nd Japan-U.S. Business Leaders Conference Joint Press Conference

62nd Japan-U.S. Business Leaders Conference Joint Press Conference

62nd Japan-U.S. Business Leaders Conference Joint Press Conference. photo shows, from left, Jun Sawada, Chairman of the Japan-U.S. Economic Council, and David Geckler, Chairman of the U.S.-Japan Economic Council.=October 3,2025,Tokyo

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62nd Japan-U.S. Business Leaders Conference Joint Press Conference

62nd Japan-U.S. Business Leaders Conference Joint Press Conference

62nd Japan-U.S. Business Leaders Conference Joint Press Conference. photo shows, from left, Jun Sawada, Chairman of the Japan-U.S. Economic Council, and David Geckler, Chairman of the U.S.-Japan Economic Council.=October 3,2025,Tokyo

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62nd Japan-U.S. Business Leaders Conference Joint Press Conference

62nd Japan-U.S. Business Leaders Conference Joint Press Conference

62nd Japan-U.S. Business Leaders Conference Joint Press Conference. photo shows, from left, Jun Sawada, Chairman of the Japan-U.S. Economic Council, and David Geckler, Chairman of the U.S.-Japan Economic Council.=October 3,2025,Tokyo

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62nd Japan-U.S. Business Leaders Conference Joint Press Conference

62nd Japan-U.S. Business Leaders Conference Joint Press Conference

62nd Japan-U.S. Business Leaders Conference Joint Press Conference. photo shows, from left, Jun Sawada, Chairman of the Japan-U.S. Economic Council, and David Geckler, Chairman of the U.S.-Japan Economic Council.=October 3,2025,Tokyo

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Japan-U.S. joint drill on Ishigaki Island

Japan-U.S. joint drill on Ishigaki Island

Photo taken on Sept. 17, 2025, shows the U.S. Marine Corps' missile systems -- the Marine Air Defense Integrated System, or MADIS (L and C), and the Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System, or NMESIS -- at the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force's Camp Ishigaki on Ishigaki Island in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, deployed for the Sept. 11-25 Resolute Dragon Japan-U.S. joint exercise.

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Japan-U.S. joint drill on Ishigaki Island

Japan-U.S. joint drill on Ishigaki Island

Photo taken on Sept. 17, 2025, shows the U.S. Marine Corps' missile systems -- the Marine Air Defense Integrated System, or MADIS (L and C), and the Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System, or NMESIS -- at the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force's Camp Ishigaki on Ishigaki Island in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, deployed for the Sept. 11-25 Resolute Dragon Japan-U.S. joint exercise.

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Japan-U.S. joint drill on Ishigaki Island

Japan-U.S. joint drill on Ishigaki Island

Photo taken from a drone shows the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force's Camp Ishigaki on Ishigaki Island in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on Sept. 17, 2025, during the Sept. 11-25 Resolute Dragon joint exercise with the U.S. Marine Corps.

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Japan-U.S. joint drill on Ishigaki Island

Japan-U.S. joint drill on Ishigaki Island

Photo taken from a drone shows the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force's Camp Ishigaki on Ishigaki Island in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on Sept. 17, 2025, during the Sept. 11-25 Resolute Dragon joint exercise with the U.S. Marine Corps.

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U.S.-Japan-S. Korea joint military drill

U.S.-Japan-S. Korea joint military drill

People stage a protest in front of the U.S. Embassy in Seoul on Sept 15, 2025, as the U.S. military begins the 2025 Freedom Edge exercise with Japan and South Korea the same day.

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Japan Finance Minister Kato

Japan Finance Minister Kato

Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato speaks during a press conference at his ministry in Tokyo on Sept. 12, 2025, after he and U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent issued a joint statement on foreign exchange, agreeing to continue close consultations on currency to ensure market stability.

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