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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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BOJ policy-setting meeting

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.

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BOJ policy-setting meeting

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.

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BOJ policy-setting meeting

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.

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BOJ policy-setting meeting

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.

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BOJ policy-setting meeting

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.

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Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power complex

The Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power complex in Niigata Prefecture is pictured on Jan. 21, 2026, the day Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. restarted its No. 6 reactor. TEPCO, however, said two days later that it had shut down the reactor after an alarm was triggered during control rod withdrawal operations.

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BOJ policy-setting meeting

The Bank of Japan holds the second day session of the central bank's two-day monetary policy meeting at the BOJ's headquarters in Tokyo on Jan. 23, 2026, with Governor Kazuo Ueda seated in the center.

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BOJ policy-setting meeting

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda (C) attends the second day of the central bank's two-day policy-setting meeting at the BOJ's headquarters in Tokyo on Jan. 23, 2026.

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BOJ policy-setting meeting

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda (C) attends the second day of the central bank's two-day policy-setting meeting at the BOJ's headquarters in Tokyo on Jan. 23, 2026.

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BOJ policy-setting meeting

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda attends the second day of the central bank's two-day policy-setting meeting at the BOJ's headquarters in Tokyo on Jan. 23, 2026.

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BOJ policy-setting meeting

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda arrives at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Jan. 23, 2026, for the second day of its two-day monetary policy meeting.

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BOJ policy-setting meeting

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda arrives at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Jan. 23, 2026, for the second day of its two-day monetary policy meeting.

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BOJ policy-setting meeting

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda arrives at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Jan. 23, 2026, for the second day of its two-day monetary policy meeting.

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BOJ policy-setting meeting

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda arrives at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Jan. 22, 2026, for the first day of a two-day monetary policy meeting. (Pool photo)

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Helicopter carrying 3 goes missing near Japan's Mt. Aso summit

Firefighters gather on Mt. Aso in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Jan. 20, 2026, as they begin the search for a sightseeing helicopter carrying two passengers from Taiwan and the pilot that went missing near the summit earlier in the day.

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Helicopter carrying 3 goes missing near Japan's Mt. Aso summit

Photo taken on Jan. 20, 2026, in Aso, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, shows the area near a crater on Mt. Aso where a sightseeing helicopter carrying two passengers from Taiwan and the pilot went missing near the summit earlier in the day.

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Illustration - Chartreuse

Two people are walking with snowshoes in the Chartreuse Regional Park. llustration of a snowy day in the small ski resort of Le Sappey-en-Chartreuse. France, Isere, Le Sappey-en-Chartreuse, January 11, 2026. Photo by Thibaut Durand /ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Chartreuse

Two people are walking with snowshoes in the Chartreuse Regional Park. llustration of a snowy day in the small ski resort of Le Sappey-en-Chartreuse. France, Isere, Le Sappey-en-Chartreuse, January 11, 2026. Photo by Thibaut Durand /ABACAPRESS.COM

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Unified university entrance exams in Japan

Applicants are seated at the University of Tokyo in the Japanese capital on Jan. 17, 2026, as the two-day unified university entrance examinations are set to begin across Japan.

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Unified university entrance exams in Japan

Applicants are seated at the University of Tokyo in the Japanese capital on Jan. 17, 2026, as the two-day unified university entrance examinations are set to begin across Japan. (Pool photo)

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Unified university entrance exams in Japan

Applicants are seated at the University of Tokyo in the Japanese capital on Jan. 17, 2026, as the two-day unified university entrance examinations are set to begin across Japan. (Pool photo)

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Unified university entrance exams in Japan

Applicants walk at a University of Tokyo campus in the Japanese capital on Jan. 17, 2026, as the two-day unified university entrance examinations are set to begin across Japan.

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Pope Leo XIV Leads Extraordinary Consistory - Day 2 - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV have lunch with the cardinals on the second day of his first Extraordinary Consistory of Cardinals in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican on January 8, 2026. RIGHT of the pope: French cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline. Over the course of two days, the Pope meets with members of the College of Cardinals in order to foster shared discernment and to offer support and counsel to the pope in carrying out his responsibility for the governance of the universal Church. Photo by (EV) Simone Risoluti/ Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leads Extraordinary Consistory - Day 2 - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV have lunch with the cardinals on the second day of his first Extraordinary Consistory of Cardinals in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican on January 8, 2026. Over the course of two days, the Pope meets with members of the College of Cardinals in order to foster shared discernment and to offer support and counsel to the pope in carrying out his responsibility for the governance of the universal Church. Photo by (EV) Simone Risoluti/ Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leads Extraordinary Consistory - Day 2 - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV have lunch with the cardinals on the second day of his first Extraordinary Consistory of Cardinals in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican on January 8, 2026. LEFT: French cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline. Over the course of two days, the Pope meets with members of the College of Cardinals in order to foster shared discernment and to offer support and counsel to the pope in carrying out his responsibility for the governance of the universal Church. Photo by (EV) Simone Risoluti/ Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leads Extraordinary Consistory - Day 2 - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV have lunch with the cardinals on the second day of his first Extraordinary Consistory of Cardinals in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican on January 8, 2026. LEFT: French cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline. Over the course of two days, the Pope meets with members of the College of Cardinals in order to foster shared discernment and to offer support and counsel to the pope in carrying out his responsibility for the governance of the universal Church. Photo by (EV) Simone Risoluti/ Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leads Extraordinary Consistory - Day 2 - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV have lunch with the cardinals on the second day of his first Extraordinary Consistory of Cardinals in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican on January 8, 2026. LEFT: French cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline. Over the course of two days, the Pope meets with members of the College of Cardinals in order to foster shared discernment and to offer support and counsel to the pope in carrying out his responsibility for the governance of the universal Church. Photo by (EV) Simone Risoluti/ Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US: Two Killed, Six Injured in Shooting Outside LDS Church in Salt Lake City

Two people were killed and six others injured when a shooting broke out during a dispute in the parking lot of a meetinghouse of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints outside a funeral in Salt Lake City’s Rose Park neighborhood on Wednesday evening, January 7.

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Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay

Aoyama Gakuin University anchor runner Sota Orita crosses the finish line in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on Jan. 3, 2026, securing the university's third consecutive year of victory in the two-day Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay.

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Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay

Aoyama Gakuin University anchor runner Sota Orita crosses the finish line in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on Jan. 3, 2026, securing the university's third consecutive year of victory in the two-day Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay.

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Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay

Aoyama Gakuin University anchor runner Sota Orita crosses the finish line in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on Jan. 3, 2026, securing the university's third consecutive year of victory in the two-day Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay.

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Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay

Aoyama Gakuin University anchor runner Sota Orita crosses the finish line in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on Jan. 3, 2026, securing the university's third consecutive year of victory in the two-day Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay.

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Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay

Aoyama Gakuin University anchor runner Sota Orita crosses the finish line in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on Jan. 3, 2026, securing the university's third consecutive year of victory in the two-day Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay.

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Tokyo-Hakone ekiden road relay

The first runners of 21 teams start the Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden in the capital's Otemachi business district on Jan. 2, 2026, the first day of the two-day road relay. (Pool photo)

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Tokyo-Hakone ekiden road relay

The first runners of 21 teams start the Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden in the capital's Otemachi business district on Jan. 2, 2026, the first day of the two-day road relay. (Pool photo)

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Tokyo-Hakone ekiden road relay

The first runners of 21 teams start the Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden in the capital's Otemachi business district on Jan. 2, 2026, the first day of the two-day road relay.

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Tokyo-Hakone ekiden road relay

The first runners of 21 teams start the Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden in the capital's Otemachi business district on Jan. 2, 2026, the first day of the two-day road relay.

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Takaichi moves to PM official residence

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi exits a vehicle at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo on Dec. 29, 2025. Takaichi moved to the residence, adjacent to the prime minister's office, the same day, two month after she took office.

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Takaichi moves to PM official residence

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi exits a vehicle at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo on Dec. 29, 2025. Takaichi moved to the residence, adjacent to the prime minister's office, the same day, two month after she took office.

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Takaichi moves to PM official residence

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi exits a vehicle at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo on Dec. 29, 2025. Takaichi moved to the residence, adjacent to the prime minister's office, the same day, two month after she took office.

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Free Education Empowers Rural Girls In Huaping - China

Two students have meals outdoors at Huaping Senior High School for Girls in Huaping County, Lijiang City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Dec. 23, 2025. Each morning at Huaping High School for Girls in Yunnan Province, the schoolyard rings with a bold pledge, "I was born to be a mountain not a creek, rising to the high peaks with the valleys at my feet." Behind that voice stands Zhang Guimei, the school's founder and principal. In her sixties and struggling with illness, she still devotes more than 18 hours a day to her students. Megaphone in hand, she has become a living symbol of how education can open doors that poverty once closed. Founded in 2008, Huaping High School for Girls is the country's first senior high school to offer free education for girls. The school in mountainous Yunnan Province has created a miracle, with more than 2,000 graduates -- most of whom come from low-income rural families -- admitted to colleges and universities. Many of them later became teachers, doctors and civil servants,

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BOJ raises key rate to 30-year-high of 0.75%

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 19 Kyodo - Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda attends a press conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 19, 2025, following the second day of a two-day policy-setting meeting at which the BOJ raised its key interest rate to a 30-year high of around 0.75 percent from 0.50 percent. (Kyodo)

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