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Japan-Kuwait talks

Japan-Kuwait talks

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) and Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Jarrah Jaber al-Ahmad al-Sabah pose for a photo at the premier's office in Tokyo on Aug. 26, 2026.

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Japan-Kuwait talks

Japan-Kuwait talks

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) and Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Jarrah Jaber al-Ahmad al-Sabah pose for a photo at the premier's office in Tokyo on Aug. 26, 2026.

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Japan-Kuwait talks

Japan-Kuwait talks

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) and Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Jarrah Jaber al-Ahmad al-Sabah pose for a photo at the premier's office in Tokyo on Aug. 26, 2026.

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Japan-Kuwait talks

Japan-Kuwait talks

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) and Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Jarrah Jaber al-Ahmad al-Sabah pose for a photo at the premier's office in Tokyo on Aug. 26, 2026.

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Japan-Kuwait talks

Japan-Kuwait talks

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (R) shakes hands with Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Jarrah Jaber al-Ahmad al-Sabah ahead of their talks at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Aug. 26, 2026. They agreed that ships should not be charged fees for passing through the Strait of Hormuz.

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Japan-Kuwait talks

Japan-Kuwait talks

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (R) shakes hands with Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Jarrah Jaber al-Ahmad al-Sabah ahead of their talks at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Aug. 26, 2026. They agreed that ships should not be charged fees for passing through the Strait of Hormuz.

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Kabuki performance in London

TOKYO, Japan, Aug. 25 Kyodo - Kabuki actor Ichikawa Somegoro VIII speaks at a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Aug. 24, 2026. Ichikawa and Onoe Tatsunosuke III will perform abroad for the first time in London in January 2027. (Kyodo)

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Japan Foreign Minister Motegi

Japan Foreign Minister Motegi

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi attends a press conference at the ministry in Tokyo on Aug. 25, 2026.

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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian speaks during a press conference in Beijing on Aug. 24, 2026. Lin called for dialogue to solve the Iran crisis, saying U.S. sanctions and pressure would intensify tensions.

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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian speaks during a press conference in Beijing on Aug. 24, 2026. Lin called for dialogue to solve the Iran crisis, saying U.S. sanctions and pressure would intensify tensions.

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Kabuki performance in London

Kabuki performance in London

Kabuki actors Ichikawa Somegoro VIII (R) and Onoe Tatsunosuke III pose for a photo at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Aug. 24, 2026. They will perform abroad for the first time in London in January 2027.

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Kabuki performance in London

Kabuki performance in London

Kabuki actors Ichikawa Somegoro VIII (2nd from R) and Onoe Tatsunosuke III attend a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Aug. 24, 2026. They will perform abroad for the first time in London in January 2027.

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Kabuki performance in London

Kabuki performance in London

Kabuki actor Ichikawa Somegoro VIII speaks at a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Aug. 24, 2026. Ichikawa and Onoe Tatsunosuke III will perform abroad for the first time in London in January 2027.

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Japan-Oman talks in Muscat

Japan-Oman talks in Muscat

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (L) and his Oman counterpart Badr al-Busaidi meet the press following their talks in Muscat on Aug. 20, 2026.

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Japan-Oman talks in Muscat

Japan-Oman talks in Muscat

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (L) and his Oman counterpart Badr al-Busaidi shake hands in Muscat on Aug. 20, 2026.

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Japan-Saudi Arabia foreign ministerial talks

Japan-Saudi Arabia foreign ministerial talks

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (L) shakes hands with Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud in Riyadh on Aug. 19, 2026.

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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman

BEIJING, China, Aug. 18 Kyodo - Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian speaks during a press conference in Beijing on Aug. 17, 2026. (Kyodo)

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Japan envoy answers Russian summons amid Putin isle visit spat

Japan envoy answers Russian summons amid Putin isle visit spat

Japanese Ambassador to Russia Akira Muto (R) leaves the Russian Foreign Ministry in Moscow on Aug. 18, 2026, following a meeting with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin. Muto was summoned by Russia following the Japanese government's protest over Russian President Vladimir Putin's recent visit to Russian-controlled, Japanese-claimed islands off Hokkaido, northern Japan.

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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian speaks during a press conference in Beijing on Aug. 17, 2026.

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Interview with Finnish foreign minister

Interview with Finnish foreign minister

Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen speaks during an interview in Helsinki on Aug. 13, 2026.

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Russian President Putin visits Etorofu Island

Russian President Putin visits Etorofu Island

Russian Ambassador to Japan Nikolay Nozdrev leaves the Japanese Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Aug. 13, 2026, after receiving an official protest from Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi over Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit earlier in the day to the Russian-held, Japanese-claimed Etorofu Island off Hokkaido.

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Russian President Putin visits Etorofu Island

Russian President Putin visits Etorofu Island

Russian Ambassador to Japan Nikolay Nozdrev (far R) leaves the Japanese Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Aug. 13, 2026, after receiving an official protest from Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi over Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit earlier in the day to the Russian-held, Japanese-claimed Etorofu Island off Hokkaido.

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Russian President Putin visits Etorofu Island

Russian President Putin visits Etorofu Island

Russian Ambassador to Japan Nikolay Nozdrev (C) enters the Japanese Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Aug. 13, 2026, after Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi summoned him following Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit earlier in the day to the Russian-held, Japanese-claimed Etorofu Island off Hokkaido.

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Russian President Putin visits Etorofu Island

Russian President Putin visits Etorofu Island

Russian Ambassador to Japan Nikolay Nozdrev (L) enters the Japanese Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Aug. 13, 2026, after Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi summoned him following Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit earlier in the day to the Russian-held, Japanese-claimed Etorofu Island off Hokkaido.

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Russian President Putin visits Etorofu Island

Russian President Putin visits Etorofu Island

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (R) meets the press at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Aug. 13, 2026, after he summoned Russian Ambassador to Japan Nikolay Nozdrev and lodged a strong protest over Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit earlier in the day to the Russian-held, Japanese-claimed Etorofu Island off Hokkaido.

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[Breaking News]Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman

BEIJING, China, July 30 Kyodo - Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning speaks at a press conference in Beijing on July 29, 2026, offering condolences to those affected by a powerful quake that hit Kumamoto Prefecture and its vicinity. (Kyodo)

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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning holds a press conference in Beijing on July 30, 2026.

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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning holds a press conference in Beijing on July 30, 2026.

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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning holds a press conference in Beijing on July 30, 2026.

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Japanese-made components found in Russian cruise missile

Japanese-made components found in Russian cruise missile

Photo taken in Kyiv on July 29, 2026, shows wreckage of a new Russian S8000 Banderol cruise missile that was used to attack Ukraine. Ukraine said the same day that foreign-made components, including those manufactured by a Japanese company in May 2021, have been found in a Russian missile.

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Japanese-made components found in Russian cruise missile

Japanese-made components found in Russian cruise missile

Photo taken in Kyiv on July 29, 2026, shows wreckage of a new Russian S8000 Banderol cruise missile that was used to attack Ukraine. Ukraine said the same day that foreign-made components, including those manufactured by a Japanese company in May 2021, have been found in a Russian missile.

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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning speaks at a press conference in Beijing on July 29, 2026, offering condolences to those affected by a powerful quake that hit Kumamoto Prefecture and its vicinity.

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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning speaks at a press conference in Beijing on July 29, 2026, offering condolences to those affected by a powerful quake that hit Kumamoto Prefecture and its vicinity.

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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman

BEIJING, China, July 22 Kyodo - Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian holds a press conference in Beijing on July 21, 2026. (Kyodo)

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Peru presidential inauguration

Peru presidential inauguration

President-elect Keiko Fujimori waves as she arrives at Torre Tagle Palace, home to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, ahead of her swearing-in ceremony at the Congress in Lima, Peru, on July 28, 2026.

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Peru presidential inauguration

Peru presidential inauguration

President-elect Keiko Fujimori waves as she arrives at Torre Tagle Palace, home to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, ahead of her swearing-in ceremony at the Congress in Lima, Peru, on July 28, 2026.

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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian speaks during a press conference in Beijing on July 27, 2026. He denied Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi conversed during their visits to Manila for ASEAN-related meetings.

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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian speaks during a press conference in Beijing on July 27, 2026. He denied Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi conversed during their visits to Manila for ASEAN-related meetings.

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Japan-Philippines talks

Japan-Philippines talks

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi holds talks with his Philippine counterpart Theresa Lazaro in Manila on July 23, 2026.

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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian holds a press conference in Beijing on July 23, 2026.

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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian holds a press conference in Beijing on July 23, 2026.

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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian holds a press conference in Beijing on July 23, 2026.

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Wang-Rubio talks in Manila

Wang-Rubio talks in Manila

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is pictured following a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Manila on July 22, 2026. The two met to pave the way for the planned U.S.-China summit in the United States in September.

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Dollar trades near 39-year high in lower 163 yen level

Dollar trades near 39-year high in lower 163 yen level

A monitor at a foreign exchange trading company in Tokyo shows the U.S. dollar trading in the lower 163 yen range on July 22, 2026, after hitting 163.24 yen, its highest level since December 1986, amid escalating tensions in the Middle East.

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Dollar trades near 39-year high in lower 163 yen level

Dollar trades near 39-year high in lower 163 yen level

Monitors at a foreign exchange trading company in Tokyo show the U.S. dollar trading in the lower 163 yen range on July 22, 2026, after hitting 163.24 yen, its highest level since December 1986, amid escalating tensions in the Middle East.

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Dollar trades near 39-year high in lower 163 yen level

Dollar trades near 39-year high in lower 163 yen level

Monitors at a foreign exchange trading company in Tokyo show the U.S. dollar trading in the lower 163 yen range on July 22, 2026, after hitting 163.24 yen, its highest level since December 1986, amid escalating tensions in the Middle East.

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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian holds a press conference in Beijing on July 21, 2026.

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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian holds a press conference in Beijing on July 21, 2026.

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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian holds a press conference in Beijing on July 21, 2026.

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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian holds a press conference in Beijing on July 21, 2026.

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