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Japan-Central Asia summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (3rd from R) and the leaders of a group of five Central Asian countries -- Kyrgyzstan's President Sadyr Japarov (2nd from R), Uzbekistan's President Shavkat Mirziyoyev (far L), Tajikistan's President Emomali Rahmon (2nd from L), Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev (3rd from L) and Turkmenistan's President Serdar Berdimuhamedow (far R) -- pose for a photo prior to their first-ever summit, held in Tokyo on Dec. 20, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan-Central Asia summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and the leaders of a group of five Central Asian countries -- Kyrgyzstan's President Sadyr Japarov (2nd from R), Uzbekistan's President Shavkat Mirziyoyev (far L), Tajikistan's President Emomali Rahmon (2nd from L), Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev (3rd from L) and Turkmenistan's President Serdar Berdimuhamedow (far R) -- pose for a photo prior to their first-ever summit, held in Tokyo on Dec. 20, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan-Central Asia summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C) attends Japan's first-ever summit with the leaders of a group of five Central Asian countries, held in Tokyo on Dec. 20, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan-Central Asia summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets the press following Japan's first-ever summit with the leaders of a group of five Central Asian countries, held in Tokyo on Dec. 20, 2025.

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Japan-Central Asia summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets the press following Japan's first-ever summit with the leaders of a group of five Central Asian countries, held in Tokyo on Dec. 20, 2025.

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Japan-Central Asia summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets the press following Japan's first-ever summit with the leaders of a group of five Central Asian countries, held in Tokyo on Dec. 20, 2025.

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Japan-Central Asia summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets the press following Japan's first-ever summit with the leaders of a group of five Central Asian countries, held in Tokyo on Dec. 20, 2025.

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Japan-Central Asia summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (front) speaks during Japan's first-ever summit with the leaders of a group of five Central Asian countries, held in Tokyo on Dec. 20, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan-Central Asia summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during Japan's first-ever summit with the leaders of a group of five Central Asian countries, held in Tokyo on Dec. 20, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan-Central Asia summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during Japan's first-ever summit with the leaders of a group of five Central Asian countries, held in Tokyo on Dec. 20, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan-Central Asia summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C) attends Japan's first-ever summit with the leaders of a group of five Central Asian countries, held in Tokyo on Dec. 20, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan-Central Asia summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C) attends Japan's first-ever summit with the leaders of a group of five Central Asian countries, held in Tokyo on Dec. 20, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan-Central Asia summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C) attends Japan's first-ever summit with the leaders of a group of five Central Asian countries, held in Tokyo on Dec. 20, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan-Central Asia summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (L) attends Japan's first-ever summit with the leaders of a group of five Central Asian countries, held in Tokyo on Dec. 20, 2025. (Pool photo)

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COP28 offers next direction for global climate action: China's delegate

STORY: COP28 offers next direction for global climate action: China's delegate SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 13, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 14, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:52 LOCATION: DUBAI, the UAE CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of COP28 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHAO YINGMIN, Head of the Chinese delegation to COP28 and China's vice minister of ecology and environment 3. various of COP28 STORYLINE: COP28 has provided a general direction for the next phase of global climate action, Zhao Yingmin, head of the Chinese delegation to COP28 and China's vice minister of ecology and environment, told Xinhua on Wednesday. Zhao made the remarks while commenting on this year's UN climate summit held in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHAO YINGMIN, Head of the Chinese delegation to COP28 and China's vice minister of ecology and environment "The first-ever global stocktake of the Paris Agreement during COP28 has further consolidated the general global trend toward a green and low-carbon future." COP28, or the 28t

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Japan, E. Europe leaders

WARSAW, Poland - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (2nd from R) attends the first-ever summit meeting between Japan, Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia in Warsaw, Poland, on June 16, 2013.

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Kin demand complete resolution of N. Korea abduction issue

TOKYO, Japan - Shigeru Yokota (R), leader of the Association of the Families of Victims Kidnapped by North Korea, speaks at a meeting with government officials Sept. 17, the second anniversary of the first-ever Japan-North Korea summit in 2002. The families renewed their demand that the government completely resolve the abduction issue.

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Kawaguchi leaves for 3-nation Africa tour

NARITA, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi leaves Narita airport on Aug. 25 for a two-week visit to Ethiopia, Angola and South Africa. Kawaguchi will be the first-ever Japanese foreign minister to visit Angola and the first in 18 years to Ethiopia, aiming to convey Japan's commitments for peace and development in Africa. In South Africa, she is to attend the U.N. World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg.

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N., S. Korea agree to hold regular ministerial talks

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korea's Unification Minister Park Jae Kyu (R) shakes hands with Jon Kum Jin, a North Korean cabinet counselor, at a first round of ministerial talks at a Seoul hotel July 30. Park and Jon, each leading a five-member delegation, agreed to hold regular ministerial talks to discuss implementing the historic accord signed by South Korean President Kim Dae Jung and North Korean leader Kim Jong Il at the first-ever inter-Korean summit in Pyongyang June 13-15.

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Kim hopes G-8 summit discuss support for inter-Korean talks

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean President Kim Dae Jung (R) talks with Taku Yamasaki, former policy chief of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, on May 1 at the Blue House presidential office in Seoul. Kim said he hopes July's Group of Eight summit in Okinawa Prefecture will discuss results of the inter-Korean summit in June. The first-ever inter-Korean summit is scheduled for June 12-14 in Pyongyang, where Kim Dae Jung will meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Il.

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Paek hopes for successful inter-Korean summit

HAVANA, Cuba - North Korean Foreign Minister Paek Nam Sun (C), in Havana to attend a summit of developing countries, speaks to a reporter April 12. Paek expressed hope that the first-ever inter-Korean summit in Pyongyang on June 12-14 will be a success.

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Inter-Korean summit set for June 12-14 in Pyongyang

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean President Kim Dae Jung and North Korean top leader Kim Jong Il will hold first-ever summit talks between the leaders of the two halves of the divided Korean Peninsula on June 12-14 in Pyongyang. Unification Minister Park Jae Kyu (L) and Culture and Tourism Minister Park Jie Won (R) make public the agreement at a press conference in Seoul on April 10.

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North-South Korean summit slated for June 12-14 in Pyongyang

SEOUL, Japan - South Korea's President Kim Dae Jung (L, file photo) will meet North Korea's leader Kim Jong Il (R, file photo) for the first-ever summit between the two halves of the divided Korean Peninsula on June 12-14 in Pyongyang, the governments of both countries announced April 10.

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President Biden Departs The White House - Washington

Marine One, carrying U.S. President Joe Biden, flies past the Washington monument while departing on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Friday, Sept. 24, 2021. Biden and the leaders of Australia, India, and Japan made a show of unity against China today, meeting together at the White House in a first-ever summit to discuss initiatives to counter BeijingâÂÂs influence across the Pacific. Photo by Al Drago/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Biden Departs The White House - Washington

The White House, in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Friday, Sept. 24, 2021. Biden and the leaders of Australia, India, and Japan made a show of unity against China today, meeting together at the White House in a first-ever summit to discuss initiatives to counter Beijingâs influence across the Pacific. Photo by Al Drago/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Biden Departs The White House - Washington

U.S. President Joe Biden salutes a Marine on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Friday, Sept. 24, 2021. Biden and the leaders of Australia, India, and Japan made a show of unity against China today, meeting together at the White House in a first-ever summit to discuss initiatives to counter BeijingâÂÂs influence across the Pacific. Photo by Al Drago/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Biden Departs The White House - Washington

Marine One, carrying U.S. President Joe Biden, departs on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Friday, Sept. 24, 2021. Biden and the leaders of Australia, India, and Japan made a show of unity against China today, meeting together at the White House in a first-ever summit to discuss initiatives to counter Beijingâs influence across the Pacific. Photo by Al Drago/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Biden Departs The White House - Washington

U.S. President Joe Biden walks on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Friday, Sept. 24, 2021. Biden and the leaders of Australia, India, and Japan made a show of unity against China today, meeting together at the White House in a first-ever summit to discuss initiatives to counter Beijingâs influence across the Pacific. Photo by Al Drago/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Biden Departs The White House - Washington

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks to members of the media on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Friday, Sept. 24, 2021. Biden and the leaders of Australia, India, and Japan made a show of unity against China today, meeting together at the White House in a first-ever summit to discuss initiatives to counter Beijingâs influence across the Pacific. Photo by Al Drago/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Biden Departs The White House - Washington

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks to members of the media on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Friday, Sept. 24, 2021. Biden and the leaders of Australia, India, and Japan made a show of unity against China today, meeting together at the White House in a first-ever summit to discuss initiatives to counter BeijingâÂÂs influence across the Pacific. Photo by Al Drago/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Biden Departs The White House - Washington

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks to members of the media on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Friday, Sept. 24, 2021. Biden and the leaders of Australia, India, and Japan made a show of unity against China today, meeting together at the White House in a first-ever summit to discuss initiatives to counter Beijingâs influence across the Pacific. Photo by Al Drago/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Biden Departs The White House - Washington

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks to members of the media on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Friday, Sept. 24, 2021. Biden and the leaders of Australia, India, and Japan made a show of unity against China today, meeting together at the White House in a first-ever summit to discuss initiatives to counter Beijingâs influence across the Pacific. Photo by Al Drago/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Biden Departs The White House - Washington

U.S. President Joe Biden gives a thumbs up as he speaks to members of the media on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Friday, Sept. 24, 2021. Biden and the leaders of Australia, India, and Japan made a show of unity against China today, meeting together at the White House in a first-ever summit to discuss initiatives to counter Beijingâs influence across the Pacific. Photo by Al Drago/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Biden Departs The White House - Washington

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks to members of the media on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Friday, Sept. 24, 2021. Biden and the leaders of Australia, India, and Japan made a show of unity against China today, meeting together at the White House in a first-ever summit to discuss initiatives to counter Beijingâs influence across the Pacific. Photo by Al Drago/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Biden Departs The White House - Washington

U.S. President Joe Biden waves as he walks on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Friday, Sept. 24, 2021. Biden and the leaders of Australia, India, and Japan made a show of unity against China today, meeting together at the White House in a first-ever summit to discuss initiatives to counter Beijingâs influence across the Pacific. Photo by Al Drago/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Biden Departs The White House - Washington

U.S. President Joe Biden walks with U.S. First Lady Jill Biden on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Friday, Sept. 24, 2021. Biden and the leaders of Australia, India, and Japan made a show of unity against China today, meeting together at the White House in a first-ever summit to discuss initiatives to counter Beijingâs influence across the Pacific. Photo by Al Drago/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kin demand complete resolution of N. Korea abduction issue

TOKYO, Japan - Shigeru Yokota (R), leader of the Association of the Families of Victims Kidnapped by North Korea, speaks at a meeting with government officials Sept. 17, the second anniversary of the first-ever Japan-North Korea summit in 2002. The families renewed their demand that the government completely resolve the abduction issue. (Kyodo)

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Kim hopes G-8 summit discuss support for inter-Korean talks

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean President Kim Dae Jung (R) talks with Taku Yamasaki, former policy chief of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, on May 1 at the Blue House presidential office in Seoul. Kim said he hopes July's Group of Eight summit in Okinawa Prefecture will discuss results of the inter-Korean summit in June. The first-ever inter-Korean summit is scheduled for June 12-14 in Pyongyang, where Kim Dae Jung will meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Il.

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Paek hopes for successful inter-Korean summit

HAVANA, Cuba - North Korean Foreign Minister Paek Nam Sun (C), in Havana to attend a summit of developing countries, speaks to a reporter April 12. Paek expressed hope that the first-ever inter-Korean summit in Pyongyang on June 12-14 will be a success.

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North-South Korean summit slated for June 12-14 in Pyongyang

SEOUL, Japan - South Korea's President Kim Dae Jung (L, file photo) will meet North Korea's leader Kim Jong Il (R, file photo) for the first-ever summit between the two halves of the divided Korean Peninsula on June 12-14 in Pyongyang, the governments of both countries announced April 10.

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Inaugural 'game meat summit' held in Tottori, western Japan

Local government officials as well as restaurateurs and meat processors from across Japan gather in Tottori, western Japan, on Feb. 6 for the first-ever "summit" meeting of its kind in the country to discuss ways of accelerating greater consumption of meat from wild animals such as deer and wild boars. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S.-N. Korea summit

U.S. President Donald Trump's motorcade travels toward the venue for the first-ever U.S.-North Korea summit at Capella Singapore, a luxury hotel on the resort island of Sentosa in Singapore, in this photo taken June 12, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan foreign minister leaves for U.S. trip to discuss N. Korea

File photo taken in August 2017 shows Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono. He left for Washington on March 15, 2018, to discuss North Korean affairs with officials preparing for a first-ever U.S.-North Korea summit and other efforts in pursuit of an end to Pyongyang's nuclear program. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Stamps commemorating U.S.-N. Korea summit

Photo taken in Pyongyang on July 28, 2019, shows a set of stamps commemorating the first-ever U.S.-North Korean summit, issued on June 12, the one-year anniversary of the historic meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S., Japan, S. Korea foreign chiefs in Seoul

(From L) Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono, South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung Wha and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo hold a joint press conference in Seoul on June 14, 2018 following their meeting, held two days after the first-ever U.S.-North Korea summit in Singapore. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S., Japan, S. Korea foreign chiefs in Seoul

(From L) Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono, South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung Wha and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo hold a joint press conference in Seoul on June 14, 2018 following their meeting, held two days after the first-ever U.S.-North Korea summit in Singapore. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S., S. Korea foreign chiefs in Seoul

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (L) and South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung Wha hold talks in Seoul on June 14, 2018, two days after the first-ever U.S.-North Korea summit in Singapore. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Moon meets Pompeo in Seoul

South Korean President Moon Jae In (R) shakes hands with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Seoul on June 14, 2018, two days after the first-ever U.S.-North Korea summit in Singapore. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Moon meets Pompeo in Seoul

South Korean President Moon Jae In (R) shakes hands with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Seoul on June 14, 2018, two days after the first-ever U.S.-North Korea summit in Singapore. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Moon meets Pompeo in Seoul

South Korean President Moon Jae In (R) meets with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Seoul on June 14, 2018, two days after the first-ever U.S.-North Korea summit in Singapore. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo