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Tokyo Deaflympics: Closing ceremony

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike addresses the closing ceremony of the Tokyo Deaflympics at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in the Japanese capital on Nov. 26, 2025.

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Niigata gov. OKs TEPCO's 1st nuclear reactor restart since Fukushima

NIIGATA, Japan, Nov. 21 Kyodo - Niigata Gov. Hideyo Hanazumi holds an unscheduled press conference in Niigata, northwest of Tokyo, on Nov. 21, 2025, saying he will approve the restart of the No. 6 reactor at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in the prefecture, the first for its operator Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. since the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis. (Kyodo)

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Farewell ceremony for Osaka expo mascot

Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura (3rd from L, back row) and the members of a Japanese dance group Avantgardey pose for a photo with one of the monuments of Myaku-Myaku, the official mascot of the World Exposition in Osaka, during a farewell ceremony at the event's venue in Osaka on Nov. 29, 2025, before all similar statues are removed from the site.

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Landfill work begins for U.S. base transfer within Okinawa

Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki meets the press at the prefectural headquarters in Naha on Nov. 28, 2025, as work gets under way to dump landfill into Oura Bay off the Henoko coastal area in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, for the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station within the southern Japan island prefecture.

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Niigata gov. OKs TEPCO's 1st nuclear reactor restart since Fukushima

Members of a citizens group rally in front of the Niigata prefectural government office in Niigata, northwest of Tokyo, on Nov. 21, 2025, in protest over Niigata Gov. Hideyo Hanazumi's decision the same day to approve the restart of the No. 6 reactor at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in the prefecture, the first for its operator Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. since the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis.

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Niigata gov. OKs TEPCO's 1st nuclear reactor restart since Fukushima

Members of a citizens group rally in front of the Niigata prefectural government office in Niigata, northwest of Tokyo, on Nov. 21, 2025, in protest over Niigata Gov. Hideyo Hanazumi's decision the same day to approve the restart of the No. 6 reactor at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in the prefecture, the first for its operator Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. since the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis.

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Niigata gov. OKs TEPCO's 1st nuclear reactor restart since Fukushima

Members of a citizens group rally in front of the Niigata prefectural government office in Niigata, northwest of Tokyo, on Nov. 21, 2025, in protest over Niigata Gov. Hideyo Hanazumi's decision the same day to approve the restart of the No. 6 reactor at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in the prefecture, the first for its operator Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. since the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis.

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Niigata gov. OKs TEPCO's 1st nuclear reactor restart since Fukushima

Niigata Gov. Hideyo Hanazumi holds an unscheduled press conference in Niigata, northwest of Tokyo, on Nov. 21, 2025, saying he will approve the restart of the No. 6 reactor at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in the prefecture, the first for its operator Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. since the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis.

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Niigata gov. OKs TEPCO's 1st nuclear reactor restart since Fukushima

Niigata Gov. Hideyo Hanazumi holds an unscheduled press conference in Niigata, northwest of Tokyo, on Nov. 21, 2025, saying he will approve the restart of the No. 6 reactor at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in the prefecture, the first for its operator Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. since the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis.

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Niigata gov. OKs TEPCO's 1st nuclear reactor restart since Fukushima

Niigata Gov. Hideyo Hanazumi holds an unscheduled press conference in Niigata, northwest of Tokyo, on Nov. 21, 2025, saying he will approve the restart of the No. 6 reactor at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in the prefecture, the first for its operator Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. since the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis.

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Niigata gov. OKs TEPCO's 1st nuclear reactor restart since Fukushima

Niigata Gov. Hideyo Hanazumi holds an unscheduled press conference in Niigata, northwest of Tokyo, on Nov. 21, 2025, saying he will approve the restart of the No. 6 reactor at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in the prefecture, the first for its operator Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. since the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis.

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Niigata gov. OKs TEPCO's 1st nuclear reactor restart since Fukushima

Photo taken on Nov. 7, 2025, shows the No. 6 reactor (C) at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo. Niigata Gov. Hideyo Hanazumi agreed on Nov. 21 to the restart of the reactor, the first for its operator Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. since the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis.

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Niigata gov. OKs TEPCO's 1st nuclear reactor restart since Fukushima

Photo taken on Nov. 7, 2025, shows the No. 6 reactor (C) at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo. Niigata Gov. Hideyo Hanazumi agreed on Nov. 21 to the restart of the reactor, the first for its operator Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. since the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis.

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Niigata gov. OKs TEPCO's 1st nuclear reactor restart since Fukushima

Photo taken on Nov. 7, 2025, shows the No. 6 reactor (C) at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo. Niigata Gov. Hideyo Hanazumi agreed on Nov. 21 to the restart of the reactor, the first for its operator Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. since the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis.

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Japan PM Takaichi meets Tokyo Gov. Koike

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) shakes hands with Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike as they hold talks at the premier's office in Tokyo on Nov. 19, 2025.

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Japan PM Takaichi meets Tokyo Gov. Koike

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) shakes hands with Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike as they hold talks at the premier's office in Tokyo on Nov. 19, 2025.

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Japan PM Takaichi meets Tokyo Gov. Koike

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) holds talks with Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike at the premier's office in Tokyo on Nov. 19, 2025.

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Tokyo Deaflympics: Opening Ceremony

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (front, R) and Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike attend the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Deaflympics at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in the Japanese capital on Nov. 15, 2025.

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Tokyo Deaflympics: Opening Ceremony

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike delivers a speech at the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Deaflympics at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in the Japanese capital on Nov. 15, 2025.

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Tokyo Deaflympics: Football

Fukushima Gov. Masao Uchibori addresses a ceremony in sign language ahead of a men's football group-stage match between Japan and Australia at the Tokyo Deaflympics at the J-Village football training center in the northeastern Japan prefecture on Nov. 14, 2025.

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Tokyo Deaflympics: Football

Fukushima Gov. Masao Uchibori addresses a ceremony in sign language ahead of a men's football group-stage match between Japan and Australia at the Tokyo Deaflympics at the J-Village football training center in the northeastern Japan prefecture on Nov. 14, 2025.

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Japan imperial family

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike (far L) talks to Japan's Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and their daughter Aiko (far R) on Oct. 23, 2025, at the Tokyo metropolitan memorial hall, which honors the estimated 100,000 people killed during U.S. air raids on the capital on the night of March 10, 1945, toward the end of World War II. (Pool photo)

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Tokyo governor meets Deaflympics athletes

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike (bottom, C) poses for a photo with Japanese athletes competing in the 2025 Tokyo Deaflympics with ties to the Japanese capital, at the metropolitan government headquarters building on Nov. 6, 2025, ahead of the event's opening on Nov. 15.

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Tokyo governor meets Deaflympics athletes

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike (L) makes a speech at the metropolitan government headquarters building on Nov. 6, 2025, to Japanese athletes competing in the 2025 Tokyo Deaflympics with ties to the Japanese capital, ahead of the event's opening on Nov. 15.

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Japanese startup for art by people with disabilities

Fumito Matsuda (2nd from R), co-CEO of Heralbony Co., a Japanese start-up commercializing artwork by people with disabilities, and his elderly brother Shota (4th from R) pose for a photo on June 25, 2025, during their visit to meet Iwate Gov. Takuya Tasso (C) at the Iwate prefectural government office in Morioka in the northeastern Japan prefecture. The brothers visited the office to tell the governor that the company won the Gold prize in the "Glass: The Lion for Change" category of the Cannes Lions Awards.

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Japanese startup for art by people with disabilities

Fumito Matsuda (L), co-CEO of Heralbony Co., a Japanese start-up commercializing artwork by people with disabilities, and his elderly brother Shota pose for a photo on June 25, 2025, during their visit to the Iwate prefectural government office in Morioka in the northeastern Japan prefecture. The two visited the office to tell Iwate Gov. Takuya Tasso that the company won the Gold prize in the "Glass: The Lion for Change" category of the Cannes Lions Awards.

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Japanese startup for art by people with disabilities

Fumito Matsuda (L), co-CEO of Heralbony Co., a Japanese start-up commercializing artwork by people with disabilities, and his elderly brother Shota pose for a photo on June 25, 2025, during their visit to the Iwate prefectural government office in Morioka in the northeastern Japan prefecture. The two visited the office to tell Iwate Gov. Takuya Tasso that the company won the Gold prize in the "Glass: The Lion for Change" category of the Cannes Lions Awards.

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JIP chief Yoshimura

Hirofumi Yoshimura, Osaka gov. and chief of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's new coalition partner Japan Innovation Party, holds a press conference at the prefectural headquarters in Osaka on Oct. 22, 2025, a day after Sanae Takaichi was elected Japan's first female prime minister in parliament with the backing of the JIP.

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JIP chief Yoshimura

Hirofumi Yoshimura, Osaka gov. and chief of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's new coalition partner Japan Innovation Party, holds a press conference at the prefectural headquarters in Osaka on Oct. 22, 2025, a day after Sanae Takaichi was elected Japan's first female prime minister in parliament with the backing of the JIP.

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JIP headquarters

Photo taken in Osaka on Oct. 19, 2025, shows the headquarters of the Japan Innovation Party, which became the ruling Liberal Democratic Party' new coalition partner the following day. LDP President Sanae Takaichi was elected Japan's first female prime minister with the party's backing in parliament on Oct. 21. Posters of JIP chief and Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura are shown.

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JIP headquarters

Photo taken in Osaka on Oct. 19, 2025, shows the headquarters of the Japan Innovation Party, which became the ruling Liberal Democratic Party' new coalition partner the following day. LDP President Sanae Takaichi was elected Japan's first female prime minister with the party's backing in parliament on Oct. 21. Posters of JIP chief and Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura are shown.

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Moms For Liberty "Joyful Warriors" Summit - Florida

Florida Lt. Gov. Jarrid " Jay" Collins at the Moms For Liberty "Joyful Warriors" National Summit at the Gaylord Palms Resort in Kissimmee, FL, USA, October 17, 2025. Photo by Dominic Gwinn/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Moms For Liberty "Joyful Warriors" Summit - Florida

Florida Lt. Gov. Jarrid " Jay" Collins at the Moms For Liberty "Joyful Warriors" National Summit at the Gaylord Palms Resort in Kissimmee, FL, USA, October 17, 2025. Photo by Dominic Gwinn/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US: Flooding Leaves 2 Homes Lost, Disaster Emergency Declared in Southwest CO

At least two homes were lost, and hundreds of homes were evacuated after unprecedented flooding swept through southwestern Colorado over the weekend. Gov. Jared Polis declared a disaster emergency for La Plata and Archuleta counties on Sunday, October 12.

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Final day of Osak expo

Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura speaks at the closing ceremony of the World Exposition in Osaka on Oct. 13, 2025.

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Japan LDP leadership election

Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki meets the press in Uruma in the southern island prefecture of Okinawa on Oct. 4, 2025, following former internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi's victory in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election.

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Toyota opens basketball venue

TOKYO, Japan, Sept. 15 Kyodo - Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike and Toyota Motor Corp. Chairman Akio Toyoda pose for a photo at the opening ceremony of Toyota Arena Tokyo in the Japanese capital's Koto Ward on Sept. 15, 2025. The new venue, developed by the automaker and two of its subsidiaries, will be used as Alvark Tokyo's home ground from the upcoming season of Japanese basketball's top-flight B-League starting Oct. 3. (Kyodo)

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Tokyo Gov. Koike visits Osaka expo

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike (front) visits the World Exposition's iconic Grand Ring in Osaka on Sept. 28, 2025.

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Tokyo Gov. Koike visits Osaka expo

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike meets the press during a visit to the World Exposition in Osaka on Sept. 28, 2025.

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Tokyo Gov. Koike visits Osaka expo

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike (far L) visits the World Exposition's iconic Grand Ring in Osaka on Sept. 28, 2025.

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World Exposition in Osaka

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (L) shakes hands with Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura as the premier visits the World Exposition in Osaka on Sept. 17, 2025. (Pool photo)

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World Exposition in Osaka

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (L) holds talks with Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura at the World Exposition site in Osaka on Sept. 17, 2025. (Pool photo)

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DC: President Trump Signs a Presidential Memorandum in Oval Office

President Donald Trump speaks after signing a Presidential Memorandum in the Oval Office at the White House on September 15, 2025 in Washington, D.C. Stephen Miller, FBI Director Kash Patel, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, Attorney General Pam Bondi, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee and others were present. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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DC: President Trump Signs a Presidential Memorandum in Oval Office

President Donald Trump speaks after signing a Presidential Memorandum in the Oval Office at the White House on September 15, 2025 in Washington, D.C. Stephen Miller, FBI Director Kash Patel, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, Attorney General Pam Bondi, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee and others were present. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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DC: President Trump Signs a Presidential Memorandum in Oval Office

President Donald Trump speaks after signing a Presidential Memorandum in the Oval Office at the White House on September 15, 2025 in Washington, D.C. Stephen Miller, FBI Director Kash Patel, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, Attorney General Pam Bondi, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee and others were present. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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DC: President Trump Signs a Presidential Memorandum in Oval Office

Stephen Miller listens as President Donald Trump signs a Presidential Memorandum in the Oval Office at the White House on September 15, 2025 in Washington, D.C. FBI Director Kash Patel, Stephen Miller, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, Attorney General Pam Bondi, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee and others were present. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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DC: President Trump Signs a Presidential Memorandum in Oval Office

Stephen Miller listens as President Donald Trump signs a Presidential Memorandum in the Oval Office at the White House on September 15, 2025 in Washington, D.C. FBI Director Kash Patel, Stephen Miller, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, Attorney General Pam Bondi, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee and others were present. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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DC: President Trump Signs a Presidential Memorandum in Oval Office

President Donald Trump speaks after signing a Presidential Memorandum in the Oval Office at the White House on September 15, 2025 in Washington, D.C. Stephen Miller, FBI Director Kash Patel, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, Attorney General Pam Bondi, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee and others were present. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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DC: President Trump Signs a Presidential Memorandum in Oval Office

President Donald Trump speaks after signing a Presidential Memorandum in the Oval Office at the White House on September 15, 2025 in Washington, D.C. Stephen Miller, FBI Director Kash Patel, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, Attorney General Pam Bondi, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee and others were present. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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DC: President Trump Signs a Presidential Memorandum in Oval Office

President Donald Trump signs a Presidential Memorandum in the Oval Office at the White House on September 15, 2025 in Washington, D.C. Stephen Miller, FBI Director Kash Patel, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, Attorney General Pam Bondi, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee and others were present. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM)