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[Breaking News]Toyota CFO Kon to replace Sato as CEO from April 1

TOKYO, Japan, Feb. 6 Kyodo - Toyota Motor Corp. Chief Financial Officer Kenta Kon and Chief Executive Officer Koji Sato attend a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 6, 2026, after the company announced Kon will succeed Sato as CEO, effective April 1. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]General election in Japan

TOKYO, Japan, Feb. 9 Kyodo - Yoshihiko Noda and Tetsuo Saito, co-leaders of the opposition Centrist Reform Alliance, hold a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 9, 2026, after expressing intention to resign from the post at the party's executive meeting following a crushing defeat in a general election. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]General election in Japan

YOKKAICHI, Japan, Feb. 9 Kyodo - Katsuya Okada of the Centrist Reform Alliance meets supporters on Feb. 9, 2026, in Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture, central Japan, after the former foreign minister lost his seat in a general election. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]Fire festival in western Japan

SHINGU, Japan, Feb. 6 Kyodo - A traditional fire festival dating back about 1,400 years is held at Kamikura shrine in Shingu in the western Japan prefecture of Wakayama on Feb. 6, 2026. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]Pro-democracy publisher Lai sentenced to 20 years

HONG KONG, China, Feb. 9 Kyodo - A vehicle believed to be carrying Jimmy Lai, founder of the now-defunct pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily, leaves the West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts building after the 78-year-old was sentenced to 20 years in prison in his national security collusion trial in Hong Kong on Feb. 9, 2026. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]Prudential Life Insurance sets up independent panel over fraud

TOKYO, Japan, Feb. 10 Kyodo - Hiromitsu Tokumaru, new president and CEO of Prudential Life Insurance Co., holds a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 10, 2026, announcing the launch of a third-party panel to look into revelations that over 100 of its current and former employees engaged in improper conduct including defrauding clients. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]Snow-covered Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan, Feb. 8 Kyodo - Japan's parliament building is blanketed with snow in Tokyo on Feb. 8, 2026. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]Whirlpools in western Japan

NARUTO, Japan, Feb. 15 Kyodo - Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a sightseeing boat approaching whirlpools at Naruto Strait off Naruto in Tokushima Prefecture, western Japan, on Feb. 15, 2026, the opening day of this year's whirlpools watching. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]Baseball: Japan's WBC training

MIYAZAKI, Japan, Feb. 16 Kyodo - Former New York Yankees slugger Hideki Matsui and San Diego Padres pitcher Yu Darvish chat during the Japanese national baseball team's training camp in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 14, 2026, ahead of the World Baseball Classic in March. (Kyodo)

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Turkey: Police Clash With Boğaziçi University Students Over Forced Club Evictions

A protest at Boğaziçi University escalated on February 9, as police deployed pepper spray and barricades to block students opposing the forced eviction of their club rooms. The demonstration saw intense confrontations, eventually leading to students breaking through the police blockade to enter the campus activity building.

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[Breaking News]Scenes in Kyiv

KYIV, Ukraine, Feb. 5 Kyodo - Video taken on Feb. 4, 2026, shows a damaged coal-fired power plant in Kyiv following Russian attacks. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]Illumination event in Kobe in memory of quake victims

KOBE, Japan, Jan. 30 Kyodo - The "Luminarie" illumination event opens on Jan. 30, 2026, in memory of the victims of the January 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake in the western Japan city and its vicinity that killed more than 6,400 people. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]IOC President Coventry

MILAN, Italy, Feb. 3 Kyodo - International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry attends a press conference in Milan on Feb. 1, 2026, ahead of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, opening on Feb. 6. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]Bean-throwing event in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan, Feb. 3 Kyodo - Maiko traditional Japanese entertainers scatter roasted beans during a Setsubun bean-throwing event at Yasaka shrine in Kyoto, western Japan, on Feb. 2, 2026. (Kyodo)

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Japan: Self Defense Force Requested for Spreading Wildfire in Western Saitama

A wildfire that was initially contained after breaking out in Chichibu, western Saitama, on Wednesday, February 4, expanded to 40 hectares after reigniting Thursday night. The prefectural government was prompted to request the dispatch of the Self-Defense Forces on Friday to combat the spreading blaze.

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[Breaking News]Judo: Paris Olympic champ Tsunoda retires

URAYASU, Japan, Jan. 30 Kyodo - Paris Olympic women's 48-kilogram judo champion Natsumi Tsunoda receives a bouquet as she announces her retirement from competition at a press conference in Urayasu in Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Jan. 30, 2026. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]General election in Japan

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 27 Kyodo - Sanseito leader Sohei Kamiya makes a stump speech in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2026, as official campaigning begins across Japan for the House of Representatives election on Feb. 8. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]General election in Japan

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 27 Kyodo - Conservative Party of Japan head Naoki Hyakuta makes a stump speech in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2026, as official campaigning begins across Japan for the House of Representatives election on Feb. 8. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]General election in Japan

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 27 Kyodo - Social Democratic Party leader Mizuho Fukushima makes a stump speech in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2026, as official campaigning begins across Japan for the House of Representatives election on Feb. 8. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]Campaigning for general election in Japan

HIROSAKI, Japan, Jan. 28 Kyodo - Centrist Reform Alliance co-leader Yoshihiko Noda waves his hand in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Jan. 27, 2026, as official campaigning began across Japan the same day for the House of Representatives election on Feb. 8. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]General election in Japan

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 27 Kyodo - Democratic Party for the People leader Yuichiro Tamaki makes a stump speech in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2026, as official campaigning begins across Japan for the House of Representatives election on Feb. 8. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]General election in Japan

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 27 Kyodo - Team Mirai leader Takahiro Anno makes a stump speech in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2026, as official campaigning begins across Japan for the House of Representatives election on Feb. 8. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]General election in Japan

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 27 Kyodo - Japan Innovation Party leader Hirofumi Yoshimura makes a stump speech in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2026, as official campaigning begins across Japan for the House of Representatives election on Feb. 8. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]General election in Japan

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 27 Kyodo - Japanese Communist Party leader Tomoko Tamura makes a stump speech in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2026, as official campaigning begins across Japan for the House of Representatives election on Feb. 8. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]Campaigning for general election in Japan

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 28 Kyodo - Japanese Prime Minister and Liberal Democratic Party head Sanae Takaichi makes a stump speech in Tokyo's Akihabara area on Jan. 27, 2026, as official campaigning begins across Japan for the House of Representatives election on Feb. 8. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]General election in Japan

OSAKA, Japan, Jan. 27 Kyodo - Reiwa Shinsengumi co-leader Akiko Oishi makes a stump speech in Osaka on Jan. 27, 2026, as official campaigning begins across Japan for the House of Representatives election on Feb. 8. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]Traditional winter festival in Nara

NARA, Japan, Jan. 25 Kyodo - A winter festival is held in Nara, western Japan, on Jan. 24, 2026, with burning on Mt. Wakakusa and fireworks lighting up the sky. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]Prudential Life Insurance apologizes over defrauding of clients

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 23 Kyodo - Prudential Life Insurance Co. President Kan Mabara bows in apology at a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 23, 2026, after around 100 of its employees and former employees were found to have improperly borrowed or defrauded clients out of some 3.1 billion yen ($19.5 million). (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]Centrist Reform Alliance co-leader Noda

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 23 Kyodo - Centrist Reform Alliance co-leader Yoshihiko Noda speaks to pedestrians in Tokyo on Jan. 23, 2026, after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi dissolved the House of Representatives earlier in the day for a snap general election on Feb. 8. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]Icefall festival in Hokkaido

KAMIKAWA, Japan, Jan. 25 Kyodo - An icefall festival begins in Kamikawa in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Jan. 24, 2026. The annual event, featuring about 10 ice sculptures lit up in seven colors, will run through March 8. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]BOJ policy-setting meeting

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 23 Kyodo - Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda holds a press conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Jan. 23, 2026, following a two-day policy setting meeting. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]Japan PM dissolves lower house for snap general election

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 23 Kyodo - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets the press at the premier's office in Tokyo on Jan. 23, 2026, after dissolving the House of Representatives earlier in the day for a snap general election on Feb. 8. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]New political party in Japan

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 25 Kyodo - Former House of Representatives lawmakers Kazuhiro Haraguchi and Takashi Kawamura pose for a photo during a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 24, 2026. They plan to launch a new political party ahead of a general election on Feb. 8. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]Inauguration of Japan's new centrist opposition party

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 22 Kyodo - Yoshihiko Noda and Tetsuo Saito, co-leaders of Japan's new centrist opposition party, called the Centrist Reform Alliance, hold a press conference following the party's inaugural convention in Tokyo on Jan. 22, 2026. Over 160 lawmakers joined the party formed following a deal between the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and the Komeito party ahead of a general election set for Feb. 8. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]Frozen waterfall in western Japan

NACHIKATSUURA, Japan, Jan. 23 Kyodo - Video taken on Jan. 23, 2026, shows a frozen waterfall basin and icy rock surface at the World Heritage-listed Nachi Falls in Nachikatsuura in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]Wildfire in Gunma Pref.

FUJIOKA, Japan, Jan. 25 Kyodo - Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a wildfire starting in Fujioka in Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Jan. 25, 2026. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]Making of lucky charms at western Japan shrine

SHINGU, Japan, Jan. 26 Kyodo - Making of "kiccho" lucky willow branch decorations for upcoming Setsubun celebration reaches its peak at the World Heritage-listed Kumano Hayatama Taisha shrine in Shingu in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 26, 2026. (Kyodo)

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Canada: Record-Breaking Winter Storm Paralyses Southern Ontario with Heavy Snowfall 3

Toronto and parts of southern Ontario are digging out after a record-breaking winter storm dumped over 50 cm of snow on Sunday, January 25. The historic snowfall led to widespread school closures and bus cancellations across the region on Monday, except in Ottawa. The Ontario Provincial Police reported roughly 200 collisions over the last 24 hours as drivers struggled with the treacherous conditions.

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Canada: Record-Breaking Winter Storm Paralyses Southern Ontario with Heavy Snowfall 2

Toronto and parts of southern Ontario are digging out after a record-breaking winter storm dumped over 50 cm of snow on Sunday, January 25. The historic snowfall led to widespread school closures and bus cancellations across the region on Monday, January 26, though schools in Ottawa remained open. The Ontario Provincial Police reported roughly 200 collisions over the last 24 hours as drivers struggled with the treacherous conditions. Footage shows a dog bounding through deep snow.

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Canada: Record-Breaking Winter Storm Paralyses Southern Ontario with Heavy Snowfall

Toronto and parts of southern Ontario are digging out after a record-breaking winter storm dumped over 50 cm of snow on Sunday, January 25. The historic snowfall led to widespread school closures and bus cancellations across the region on Monday, January 26, though schools in Ottawa remained open. The Ontario Provincial Police reported roughly 200 collisions over the last 24 hours as drivers struggled with the treacherous conditions.

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[Breaking News]Inauguration of Japan's new opposition party

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 23 Kyodo - Yoshihiko Noda and Tetsuo Saito, co-leaders of the Centrist Reform Alliance, raise their fists during the new opposition party's inaugural convention in Tokyo on Jan. 22, 2026. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power complex

NIIGATA, Japan, Jan. 23 Kyodo - File video taken on Nov. 7, 2025, shows the No. 6 reactor building at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power complex in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. (Kyodo)

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[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)

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[Breaking News]PM Takaichi announces plan to dissolve lower house

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 19 Kyodo - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi holds a press conference at the premier's office in Tokyo on Jan. 19, 2026, explaining her plan to dissolve the House of Representatives on Jan. 23 for a snap general election on Feb. 8. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]Japan's new opposition party announces party platform

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 19 Kyodo - Jun Azumi, secretary general of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, and Makoto Nishida, secretary general of the Komeito party, meet the press to announce the party platform of their new political party, the Centrist Reform Alliance, in Tokyo on Jan. 19, 2026. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]Fire festival in Wakayama

KUSHIMOTO, Japan, Jan. 19 Kyodo - A 100,000 square-meter turf-covered field on a cape facing the Pacific Ocean is burned as a fire festival is held in Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 17, 2026. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]Power outage stops train in Japan

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 16 Kyodo - Passengers walk along a track after a power outage halted their train between JR Tamachi Station and JR Takanawa Gateway Station in Tokyo on Jan. 16, 2026. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]Literary award winner in Japan

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 15 Kyodo - Novelist Ushio Hatakeyama speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 14, 2026, after winning the Akutagawa Prize, a Japanese literary award for up-and-coming authors. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]Japan Innovation Party leader Yoshimura

OSAKA, Japan, Jan. 16 Kyodo - Hirofumi Yoshimura, Osaka governor and leader of the Japan Innovation Party, speaks to the press at the prefectural government office in Osaka on Jan. 15, 2026. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]Japan's new opposition party

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 16 Kyodo - Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan leader Yoshihiko Noda and Komeito party head Tetsuo Saito announce the name of their new political party, the Centrist Reform Alliance, in Tokyo on Jan. 16, 2026. (Kyodo)