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2025 New Years Eve in Times Square

American country music vocal group Little Big Town performs at Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2026 in Times Square in New York, New York, USA on December 31, 2025. From left to right: Jimi Westbrook, Kimberley Schlapman, Karen Fairchild, and Philip Sweet. Photo by Kyle Mazza/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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2025 New Years Eve in Times Square

American country music vocal group Little Big Town performs at Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2026 in Times Square in New York, New York, USA on December 31, 2025. From left to right: Jimi Westbrook, Kimberley Schlapman, Karen Fairchild, and Philip Sweet. Photo by Kyle Mazza/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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2025 New Years Eve in Times Square

American country music vocal group Little Big Town performs at Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2026 in Times Square in New York, New York, USA on December 31, 2025. From left to right: Jimi Westbrook, Kimberley Schlapman, Karen Fairchild, Philip Sweet and Ryan Seacrcrest. Photo by Kyle Mazza/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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2025 New Years Eve in Times Square

American country music vocal group Little Big Town performs at Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2026 in Times Square in New York, New York, USA on December 31, 2025. From left to right: Jimi Westbrook, Kimberley Schlapman, Karen Fairchild, and Philip Sweet. Photo by Kyle Mazza/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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2025 New Years Eve in Times Square

American country music vocal group Little Big Town performs at Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2026 in Times Square in New York, New York, USA on December 31, 2025. From left to right: Jimi Westbrook, Kimberley Schlapman, Karen Fairchild, and Philip Sweet. Photo by Kyle Mazza/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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2025 New Years Eve in Times Square

American country music vocal group Little Big Town performs at Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2026 in Times Square in New York, New York, USA on December 31, 2025. From left to right: Jimi Westbrook, Kimberley Schlapman, Karen Fairchild, and Philip Sweet. Photo by Kyle Mazza/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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59th Annual CMA Awards - Arrivals

Jimi Westbrook arriving at the 59th Annual Country Music Association Awards held at the Bridgestone Arena on November 19, 2025 in Nashville, TN. Photo by Curtis Hilbun / AFF/ABACAPRESS.COM

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59th Annual CMA Awards - Arrivals

Jimi Westbrook arriving at the 59th Annual Country Music Association Awards held at the Bridgestone Arena on November 19, 2025 in Nashville, TN. Photo by Curtis Hilbun / AFF/ABACAPRESS.COM

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59th Annual CMA Awards - Arrivals

Jimi Westbrook arriving at the 59th Annual Country Music Association Awards held at the Bridgestone Arena on November 19, 2025 in Nashville, TN. Photo by Curtis Hilbun / AFF/ABACAPRESS.COM

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59th Annual CMA Awards - Arrivals

Phillip Sweet, Kimberly Schlapman, Karen Fairchild and Jimi Westbrook of Little Big Town arriving at the 59th Annual Country Music Association Awards held at the Bridgestone Arena on November 19, 2025 in Nashville, TN. Photo by OConnor-Arroyo/AFF/ABACAPRESS.COM

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59th Annual CMA Awards - Arrivals

Jimi Westbrook of Little Big Town arriving at the 59th Annual Country Music Association Awards held at the Bridgestone Arena on November 19, 2025 in Nashville, TN. Photo by OConnor-Arroyo/AFF/ABACAPRESS.COM

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59th Annual CMA Awards - Arrivals

Phillip Sweet, Kimberly Schlapman, Karen Fairchild and Jimi Westbrook of Little Big Town arriving at the 59th Annual Country Music Association Awards held at the Bridgestone Arena on November 19, 2025 in Nashville, TN. Photo by OConnor-Arroyo/AFF/ABACAPRESS.COM

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59th Annual CMA Awards - Arrivals

Phillip Sweet, Kimberly Schlapman, Karen Fairchild and Jimi Westbrook of Little Big Town arriving at the 59th Annual Country Music Association Awards held at the Bridgestone Arena on November 19, 2025 in Nashville, TN. Photo by OConnor-Arroyo/AFF/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Women's Cancer Research Fund's An Unforgettable Evening Benefit Gala 2025 - LA

Phillip Sweet, Kimberly Schlapman, Karen Fairchild and Jimi Westbrook of Little Big Town arrive at The Women's Cancer Research Fund's An Unforgettable Evening Benefit Gala 2025 held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on April 28, 2025 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, CA, USA. Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Women's Cancer Research Fund's An Unforgettable Evening Benefit Gala 2025 - LA

Phillip Sweet, Kimberly Schlapman, Karen Fairchild and Jimi Westbrook of Little Big Town arrive at The Women's Cancer Research Fund's An Unforgettable Evening Benefit Gala 2025 held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on April 28, 2025 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, CA, USA. Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Women's Cancer Research Fund's An Unforgettable Evening Benefit Gala 2025 - LA

Phillip Sweet, Kimberly Schlapman, Karen Fairchild and Jimi Westbrook of Little Big Town arrive at The Women's Cancer Research Fund's An Unforgettable Evening Benefit Gala 2025 held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on April 28, 2025 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, CA, USA. Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japanese "karuta" card game championships

Sojiro Jimi (R) and Seira Yajima pose with their trophies on Jan. 11, 2025, after winning the men's and women's final of the "karuta" traditional card-taking championships at Omi Jingu shrine in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture in western Japan, on Jan. 11, 2025.

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Japanese "karuta" card game championships

Sojiro Jimi (R) and Seira Yajima pose with their trophies on Jan. 11, 2025, after winning the men's and women's final of the "karuta" traditional card-taking championships at Omi Jingu shrine in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture in western Japan, on Jan. 11, 2025.

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Japanese "karuta" card game championships

Sojiro Jimi (L) and Masayoshi Kawase warm up for the men's final of the Japanese "karuta" traditional card-taking championships at Omi Jingu shrine in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture in western Japan, on Jan. 11, 2025.

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80th anniv. of Tsushima Maru sinking

Silent prayers are offered during a ceremony commemorating the 80th anniversary of the sinking of Tsushima Maru after it was torpedoed by a U.S. submarine during World War II, on Aug. 22, 2024, in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan. The attack killed nearly 1,500 people, half of whom were schoolchildren. Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki (front, C) and Hanako Jimi (front, R), minister for Okinawa and Northern Territories affairs, attended the ceremony.

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BIE head in Japan

Hanako Jimi (L), Japanese minister for the 2025 World Expo, shakes hands with Dimitri Kerkentzes, secretary general of the Bureau International des Expositions, before their talks in Tokyo on June 27, 2024.

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2025 World Exposition in Osaka

Hanako Jimi, Japanese minister for the 2025 World Exposition, speaks at an international conference held for participating countries in Nara, western Japan, on June 25, 2024, with the expo in Osaka set to start in April 2025.

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Japan PM Kishida given Okinawan shirt

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (2nd from L), Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (3rd from L) and Hanako Jimi, minister in charge of Okinawa and Northern Territories affairs, show off the traditional Okinawan "kariyushi" short-sleeve shirts that were given to them by Takekuni Ikeda (far L), vice governor of Okinawa Prefecture, at the premier's office in Tokyo on May 21, 2024.

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59th Academy of Country Music Awards - Texas -

Little Big Town - Karen Fairchild ; Kimberly Schlapman ; Phillip Sweet ; Jimi Westbrook attend 59th Academy of Country Music Awards at Omni Frisco Hotel at The Star, Frisco, Texas, USA, on May 15, 2024. Photo by Media Punch/INSTARimages/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Interview with Expo minister

Hanako Jimi, Japanese minister for the 2025 World Expo, gives an interview in Tokyo on April 10, 2024, about one year before the opening of the Osaka event.

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Interview with Expo minister

Hanako Jimi, Japanese minister for the 2025 World Expo, gives an interview in Tokyo on April 10, 2024, about one year before the opening of the Osaka event.

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Interview with Expo minister

Hanako Jimi, Japanese minister for the 2025 World Expo, gives an interview in Tokyo on April 10, 2024, about one year before the opening of the Osaka event.

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Interview with Expo minister

Hanako Jimi, Japanese minister for the 2025 World Expo, gives an interview in Tokyo on April 10, 2024, about one year before the opening of the Osaka event.

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BIE head in Japan

Dimitri Kerkentzes (R), secretary general of the Bureau International des Expositions, meets with Hanako Jimi, Japanese minister for the 2025 World Expo, in Tokyo on April 11, 2024.

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International conference on Osaka expo

OSAKA, Japan Kyodo - Attendees pose for a photo on the first day of a two-day international conference on the Osaka expo in Osaka on Nov. 14, 2023. The Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition held the meeting to provide information on the expo's pavilions for countries and international organizations planning to participate. (Kyodo)

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Budget for World Expo 2025

Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura (L) and Hanako Jimi, minister for the World Expo 2025, attend a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 2, 2023, announcing that the central government has approved the projected cost of 235 billion yen ($1.6 billion) for constructing the venue for the Osaka event.

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OSAKA EXPO 2025 Private Pavilion Concept Presentation

OSAKA EXPO 2025 Private Pavilion Concept Presentation. Minister for Expo 2025 Osaka Kansai, Hanako Jimi=Date:October 18, 2023, Place: Japan

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Japan International Expo 2025 Private Pavilion Concept Presentation

Japan International Expo 2025 Private Pavilion Concept Presentation. Minister for Expo 2025 Osaka Kansai, Hanako Jimi=Date:October 4, 2023, Place: Japan

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World Expo in Osaka

Hanako Jimi (far L), Japanese minister for the 2025 World Expo in Osaka, and Dimitri S. Kerkentzes (far R), secretary general of the Bureau International des Expositions, hold talks in Tokyo on Sept. 21, 2023.

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World Expo in Osaka

Dimitri S. Kerkentzes, secretary general of the Bureau International des Expositions, meets the press in Tokyo on Sept. 21, 2023, following talks with Hanako Jimi, Japanese minister for the 2025 World Expo in Osaka.

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Japan PM Kishida's Cabinet reshuffle

Hanako Jimi (R), new Japanese minister in charge of regional revitalization, attends an attestation ceremony with Emperor Naruhito (L) at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Sept. 13, 2023. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (2nd from L) reshuffled his Cabinet the same day. (Pool photo)

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Japan general election eve

SATSUMASENDAI, Japan - Shozaburo Jimi, head of the People's New Party, speaks before voters in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture, on Dec. 15, 2012, on the eve of the general election.

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Japan general election

TOKYO, Japan - Combination photo shows (top column, from R to L) Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, president of the Democratic Party of Japan, former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, president of the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party, Yukiko Kada, head of the Tomorrow Party of Japan, Natsuo Yamaguchi, head of the New Komeito party, (center column, from R to L) former Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara, head of the Japan Restoration Party, Kazuo Shii, head of the Japanese Communist Party, Yoshimi Watanabe, head of Your Party, Mizuho Fukushima, head of the Social Democratic Party, (bottom column, from R to L) Kenko Matsuki, acting leader of the New Party Daichi, Shozaburo Jimi, head of the People's New Party, Yasuo Tanaka, head of the New Party Nippon, and Yoichi Masuzoe, head of the New Renaissance Party, while making stump speeches at various locations across the country on Dec. 4, 2012, as official campaigning kicked off the same day for the Dec. 16 general election.

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Japan general election

SATSUMASENDAI, Japan - Shozaburo Jimi, head of the People's New Party, makes a stump speech in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture, on Dec. 4, 2012, after official campaigning kicked off for the Dec. 16, 2012, general election.

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Japan general election

SATSUMASENDAI, Japan - Shozaburo Jimi, head of the People's New Party, makes a stump speech in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture, on Dec. 4, 2012, after official campaigning kicked off for the Dec. 16, 2012, general election.

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Japan general election

TOKYO, Japan - Leaders of Japan's major political parties join hands before a debate at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Nov. 30, 2012, ahead of the Dec. 16, 2012, general election. From L are Shozaburo Jimi of the People's New Party, Mizuho Fukushima of the Social Democratic Party, Kazuo Shii of the Japanese Communist Party, Natsuo Yamaguchi of the New Komeito party, Shinzo Abe of the Liberal Democratic Party, Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda of the Democratic Party of Japan, Yukiko Kada of Nippon Mirai no To (Japan Future Party), Shintaro Ishihara of the Japan Restoration Party, Yoshimi Watanabe of Your Party, Muneo Suzuki of the New Party Daichi and Yoichi Masuzoe of the New Renaissance Party.

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Noda to reshuffle Cabinet

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (R) and Shozaburo Jimi, head of the ruling coalition the People's New Party, meet in Tokyo on Sept. 28, 2012. Jimi is expected to be postal privatization minister as Noda plans to reshuffle his Cabinet soon.

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Cabinet reshuffle

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (2nd from R) and other ruling coalition leaders meet in Tokyo on June 4, 2012, to discuss a Cabinet reshuffle to take place later in the day. Others in photo are Azuma Koshiishi (R), secretary general of the Democratic Party of Japan led by Noda, Shozaburo Jimi (2nd from L), head of the coalition partner People's New Party, and Mikio Shimoji (L), PNP secretary general.

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Cabinet reshuffle

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Tadahiro Matsushita of People's New Party, a member of Japan's ruling coalition. Matsushita was tapped as financial services minister, replacing Shozaburo Jimi, as Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda reshuffled his Cabinet on June 4, 2012.

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Japanese ministers in India

NEW DELHI, India - (From 3rd from R to L) Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba, industry minister Yukio Edano and Financial Services Minister Shozaburo Jimi hold talks with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (R) at the premier's official residence in New Delhi on April 30, 2012. (Pool photo)

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DPJ, PNP to maintain coalition gov't

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (2nd from R), who heads the Democratic Party of Japan, shakes hands with Financial Services Minister Shozaburo Jimi, the sole Cabinet minister from the People's New Party, after reconfirming that the two parties will maintain their coalition government in talks at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on April 6, 2012. Jimi replaced Shizuka Kamei as PNP chief after Kamei and the party's policy chief Akiko Kamei were dismissed from their posts over their opposition to Noda's key policy goal of a sales tax hike.

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PNP sacks party head, policy chief

TOKYO, Japan - Mikio Shimoji (L), secretary general of the People's New Party, and Financial Services Minister Shozaburo Jimi (C), the sole Cabinet minister from the PNP, hold a press conference at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on the evening of April 5, 2012, after the party's decision to dismiss its chief Shizuka Kamei and policy chief Akiko Kamei. The decision comes after the two asserted the PNP should leave the ruling coalition due to their opposition to Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's key policy goal of a sales tax hike.

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AIJ raided over missing pension funds

TOKYO, Japan - Financial Services Minister Shozaburo Jimi (front) speaks during a press conference after a Cabinet meeting in the Diet building in Tokyo on March 23, 2012. He said that AIJ Investment Advisors Co. has been stripped of its registration as an investment adviser. The Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission raided AIJ's head office among other locations the same day over missing pension funds under the firm's care.

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Gov't orders AIJ to suspend business

TOKYO, Japan - Financial Services Minister Shozaburo Jimi announces in a press conference at the Diet building in Tokyo on Feb. 24, 2012, that the ministry has ordered corporate pension fund manager AIJ Investment Advisors Co. to suspend its business for one month on suspicion that it has lost most of its clients' money, totaling about 210 billion yen.

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Reappointed postal reform minister Jimi

TOKYO, Japan - Shozaburo Jimi enters the prime minister's office in Tokyo on the morning of Sept. 2, 2011. Jimi, a member of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan's coalition partner the People's New Party, was retained as financial services and postal reform minister the same day.