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Street fundraising by Buddhist monks

Street fundraising by Buddhist monks

Buddhist monks from World Heritage-listed Kinpusenji Temple head out for their annual year-end street fundraising campaign in Yoshino in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 1, 2025.

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Yoshino re-elected as Rengo president

Yoshino re-elected as Rengo president

Tomoko Yoshino, president of the Japanese Trade Union Confederation, known as Rengo, holds a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 8, 2025, after a regular convention where she was re-elected for a third term as head of the country's largest labor organization.

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Yoshino re-elected as Rengo president

Yoshino re-elected as Rengo president

Tomoko Yoshino, president of the Japanese Trade Union Confederation, known as Rengo, holds a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 8, 2025, after a regular convention where she was re-elected for a third term as head of the country's largest labor organization.

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[breaking News]Yoshino re-elected as Rengo president

TOKYO, Japan, Oct. 8 Kyodo - Tomoko Yoshino raises her fist while delivering a speech at a regular meeting of the Japanese Trade Union Confederation in Tokyo on Oct. 8, 2025, after being re-elected for her third term as president of the country's largest labor organization, known as Rengo. (Kyodo)

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Nobel Prize in chemistry winner Kitagawa

Nobel Prize in chemistry winner Kitagawa

Kyoto University distinguished professor Susumu Kitagawa (L), in the western Japan city, talks over the phone with Asahi Kasei Corp. honorary fellow and 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry laureate Akira Yoshino, in Tokyo, on Oct. 8, 2025, after Kitagawa was named one of the three winners of the prize earlier in the day for developing porous materials that can store and release gases such as natural gas.

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Nobel Prize in chemistry winner Kitagawa

Nobel Prize in chemistry winner Kitagawa

Kyoto University distinguished professor Susumu Kitagawa (L), in the western Japan city, talks over the phone with Asahi Kasei Corp. honorary fellow and 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry laureate Akira Yoshino, in Tokyo, on Oct. 8, 2025, after Kitagawa was named one of the three winners of the prize earlier in the day for developing porous materials that can store and release gases such as natural gas.

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Yoshino re-elected as Rengo president

Yoshino re-elected as Rengo president

Tomoko Yoshino raises her fist while delivering a speech at a regular meeting of the Japanese Trade Union Confederation in Tokyo on Oct. 8, 2025, after being re-elected for her third term as president of the country's largest labor organization, known as Rengo.

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Yoshino re-elected as Rengo president

Yoshino re-elected as Rengo president

Tomoko Yoshino raises her fist while delivering a speech at a regular meeting of the Japanese Trade Union Confederation in Tokyo on Oct. 8, 2025, after being re-elected for her third term as president of the country's largest labor organization, known as Rengo.

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Yoshino re-elected as Rengo president

Yoshino re-elected as Rengo president

Tomoko Yoshino addresses a regular meeting of the Japanese Trade Union Confederation in Tokyo on Oct. 8, 2025, after being re-elected for her third term as president of the country's largest labor organization, known as Rengo.

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Yoshino re-elected as Rengo president

Yoshino re-elected as Rengo president

Tomoko Yoshino addresses a regular meeting of the Japanese Trade Union Confederation in Tokyo on Oct. 8, 2025, after being re-elected for her third term as president of the country's largest labor organization, known as Rengo.

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Japanese Trade Union Confederation meeting

Japanese Trade Union Confederation meeting

Tomoko Yoshino, president of the Japanese Trade Union Confederation commonly known as Rengo, attends a regular meeting of the labor organization in Tokyo on Oct. 8, 2025.

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Japanese Trade Union Confederation meeting

Japanese Trade Union Confederation meeting

Tomoko Yoshino, president of the Japanese Trade Union Confederation, speaks at a regular meeting of the labor organization known as Rengo, in Tokyo on Oct. 7, 2025.

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Illustration - New York City - NYC

Illustration - New York City - NYC

UNITED STATES, NEW YORK CITY, UPPER WEST SIDE. SPRING IN CENTRAL PARK WITH YOSHINO CHERRY TREES IN BLOOM AND THE SAN REMO BUILDING04/ Photo by Francois Roux/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - New York City - NYC

Illustration - New York City - NYC

UNITED STATES, NEW YORK CITY, MANHATTAN. SPRING IN CENTRAL PARK WITH VIEW OF THE BUILDINGS OF UPPER WEST SIDE (SAN REMO). THE YOSHINO CHERRY TREES IN BLOOM NEXT TO THE LAKE Photo by Francois Roux/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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May Day gathering in Tokyo

May Day gathering in Tokyo

Tomoko Yoshino, president of the Japanese Trade Union Confederation, known as Rengo, delivers a speech at a May Day gathering at Tokyo's Yoyogi Park on April 26, 2025, as Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (2nd from L) listens.

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Cherry blossoms in Hokkaido

Cherry blossoms in Hokkaido

A Somei Yoshino cherry tree at a meteorological observatory in Sapporo, Hokkaido, comes into bloom on April 23, 2025.

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[Breaking News]Cherry blossoms at western Japan mountain

YOSHINO, Japan, April 8 Kyodo - Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 8, 2025, shows Mt. Yoshino covered with cherry blossoms in full bloom in Yoshino in the western Japan prefecture of Nara. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]Cherry blossoms at western Japan mountain

YOSHINO, Japan, April 8 Kyodo - Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 8, 2025, shows Mt. Yoshino covered with cherry blossoms in full bloom in Yoshino in the western Japan prefecture of Nara. (Kyodo)

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Cherry blossoms at western Japan mountain

Cherry blossoms at western Japan mountain

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 8, 2025, shows Mt. Yoshino covered with cherry blossoms in full bloom in Yoshino in the western Japan prefecture of Nara.

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Cherry blossoms at western Japan mountain

Cherry blossoms at western Japan mountain

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 8, 2025, shows Mt. Yoshino covered with cherry blossoms in full bloom in Yoshino in the western Japan prefecture of Nara.

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Cherry blossoms at western Japan mountain

Cherry blossoms at western Japan mountain

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 8, 2025, shows Mt. Yoshino covered with cherry blossoms in full bloom in Yoshino in the western Japan prefecture of Nara.

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Cherry blossoms at western Japan mountain

Cherry blossoms at western Japan mountain

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 8, 2025, shows Mt. Yoshino covered with cherry blossoms in full bloom in Yoshino in the western Japan prefecture of Nara.

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Cherry blossoms at western Japan mountain

Cherry blossoms at western Japan mountain

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 8, 2025, shows Mt. Yoshino covered with cherry blossoms in full bloom in Yoshino in the western Japan prefecture of Nara.

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Japan: Cherry Blossoms Reach Full Bloom Across Country 7

Cherry blossoms have begun to bloom all over Japan, and are expected to reach full bloom in many places this week. This video shows cherry blossom trees along Meguro River, one of the most popular cherry blossom viewing spots in Tokyo.

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Japan: Cherry Blossoms Reach Full Bloom Across Country 6

Cherry blossoms have begun to bloom all over Japan, and are expected to reach full bloom in many places this week. This video shows cherry blossom trees along Meguro River, one of the most popular cherry blossom viewing spots in Tokyo.

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Japan: Cherry Blossoms Reach Full Bloom Across Country 5

Cherry blossoms have begun to bloom all over Japan, and are expected to reach full bloom in many places this week. This video shows a weeping cherry tree at Maruyama Park in Kyoto.

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Japan: Cherry Blossoms Reach Full Bloom Across Country 4

Cherry blossoms have begun to bloom all over Japan, and are expected to reach full bloom in many places this week. This video shows cherry blossom trees along the Okawa River in Osaka City.

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Japan: Cherry Blossoms Reach Full Bloom Across Country 3

Cherry blossoms have begun to bloom all over Japan, and are expected to reach full bloom in many places this week. This video shows a cherry blossom tunnel along the Nakano-dori street in Tokyo shot on Monday, March 31.

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Japan: Cherry Blossoms Reach Full Bloom Across Country 2

Cherry blossoms have begun to bloom all over Japan, and are expected to reach full bloom in many places this week. This video shows a cherry blossom tree that appears to be in full bloom in the Kanto region on Sunday, March 30.

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Japan: Cherry Blossoms Reach Full Bloom Across Country

Cherry blossoms have begun to bloom all over Japan, and are expected to reach full bloom in many places this week. This video was filmed at Ichinosaka River, a famous cherry blossom viewing spot in Yamaguchi City, western Japan, where the cherry blossoms are already in full bloom.

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RENGO and National Federation of Small Business Associations Discussion

RENGO and National Federation of Small Business Associations Discussion

Discussion between RENGO and the National Federation of Small Business Associations. Photo Shows RENGO President Tomoko Yoshino addressing the meeting.=March 21,2025,Japan

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RENGO and National Federation of Small Business Associations Discussion

RENGO and National Federation of Small Business Associations Discussion

Discussion between RENGO and the National Federation of Small Business Associations. Photo shows, from left, RENGO President Tomoko Yoshino and National Federation of Small Business Associations President Hiroshi Mori holding the joint statement.=March 21,2025,Japan

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RENGO and National Federation of Small Business Associations Discussion

RENGO and National Federation of Small Business Associations Discussion

Discussion between RENGO and the National Federation of Small Business Associations. Photo Shows RENGO President Tomoko Yoshino addressing the meeting.=March 21,2025,Japan

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Cherry blossoms in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan, March 25 Kyodo - A Somei Yoshino cherry tree, which the Japan Meteorological Agency uses as a benchmark tree to declare the official start of the spring cherry blossom season, comes into bloom at Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo on March 24, 2025. (Kyodo)

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US: Cherry Blossoms in D.C. Nears Peak Bloom

Cherry blossoms along the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C. has reached stage 5, the last stage before peak bloom.

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Cherry blossoms in Tokyo

Cherry blossoms in Tokyo

A Somei Yoshino cherry tree, which the Japan Meteorological Agency uses as a benchmark tree to declare the official start of the spring cherry blossom season, comes into bloom at Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo on March 24, 2025.

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Cherry blossoms in Tokyo

Cherry blossoms in Tokyo

A Somei Yoshino cherry tree, which the Japan Meteorological Agency uses as a benchmark tree to declare the official start of the spring cherry blossom season, comes into bloom at Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo on March 24, 2025.

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Cherry blossoms in Tokyo

Cherry blossoms in Tokyo

A Somei Yoshino cherry tree, which the Japan Meteorological Agency uses as a benchmark tree to declare the official start of the spring cherry blossom season, comes into bloom at Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo on March 24, 2025.

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Cherry tree comes into bloom in Kumamoto

Cherry tree comes into bloom in Kumamoto

A sample "Somei Yoshino" cherry tree comes into bloom in the southwestern Japan city of Kumamoto on March 23, 2025, marking the country's earliest bloom together with the western Japan city of Kochi.

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Cherry tree comes into bloom in Kumamoto

Cherry tree comes into bloom in Kumamoto

A sample "Somei Yoshino" cherry tree comes into bloom in the southwestern Japan city of Kumamoto on March 23, 2025, marking the country's earliest bloom together with the western Japan city of Kochi.

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Cherry tree comes into bloom in Kochi

Cherry tree comes into bloom in Kochi

A sample "Somei Yoshino" cherry tree comes into bloom at Kochi Castle in the western Japan city of Kochi on March 23, 2025, marking the country's earliest bloom together with the southwestern Japan city of Kumamoto.

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Wage talks at PM's office

Wage talks at PM's office

Japanese Trade Union Confederation chief Tomoko Yoshino meets the press at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on March 12, 2025, following wage talks with business leaders and politicians.

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LDP's party convention

LDP's party convention

Tomoko Yoshino, chief of the Japanese Trade Union Confederation, speaks at a party convention of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party in Tokyo on March 9, 2025.

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LDP's party convention

LDP's party convention

Tomoko Yoshino, chief of the Japanese Trade Union Confederation, speaks at a party convention of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party in Tokyo on March 9, 2025.

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Labor-management forum

Labor-management forum

Japanese Trade Union Confederation President Tomoko Yoshino addresses a labor-management forum in Tokyo on Jan. 31, 2025.

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Keidanren and Rengo Roundtable Meeting

Keidanren and Rengo Roundtable Meeting

Keidanren and RENGO Roundtable Meeting. RENGO President Tomoko Yoshino addresses the gathering.=January 22,2025,Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

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Farewell party for former RENGO president Tsuyoshi Takagi

Farewell party for former RENGO president Tsuyoshi Takagi

Farewell party for former RENGO President Tsuyoshi Takagi. The photo shows RENGO President Tomoko Yoshino addressing the gathering.=January 21,2025,Imperial Hotel Tokyo Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

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Farewell party for former RENGO president Tsuyoshi Takagi

Farewell party for former RENGO president Tsuyoshi Takagi

Farewell party for former RENGO President Tsuyoshi Takagi. Photo shows RENGO President Tomoko Yoshino (center) and others offering flowers.=January 21,2025,Imperial Hotel Tokyo Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

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Annual spring wage talks in Japan

Annual spring wage talks in Japan

Combined photo shows Japan Business Federation Chairman Masakazu Tokura (L) and Japanese Trade Union Confederation President Tomoko Yoshino holding talks in Tokyo on Jan. 22, 2025, effectively starting the year's spring wage negotiations.

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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 in Tokyo with Japan Business Federation on Jan. 22, 2025, as the year's spring wage negotiations effectively commenced.

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