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Demonstration Against Racism and Fascism - Paris AJ

Protestors hold signs with "AWork more to bomb more and "Neither imperialism nor force-feeding lobbies" written on it during a demonstration on Place de la Republique in Paris, France on March 22, 2025, as part of the international day against racism and fascism. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trump Accepts Key Endorsement From Police Union - Charlotte

NO FILM, NO VIDEO, NO TV, NO DOCUMENTARY - Former President Donald Trump acknowledges applause before his remarks to the Fraternal Order of Police in Charlotte, NC, USA on Friday, September 6, 2024. Trump accepted a key endorsement from one of the nation's most influential law enforcement lobbies on Friday by offering a sweeping indictment of the U.S. legal system that has convicted him of almost three dozen felony counts and indicted him in three other pending cases. Photo by Khadejeh Nikouyeh/The Charlotte Observer/TNS/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trump Accepts Key Endorsement From Police Union - Charlotte

NO FILM, NO VIDEO, NO TV, NO DOCUMENTARY - Former President Donald Trump gives remarks to the Fraternal Order of Police in Charlotte, NC, USA on Friday, September 6, 2024. Trump accepted a key endorsement from one of the nation's most influential law enforcement lobbies on Friday by offering a sweeping indictment of the U.S. legal system that has convicted him of almost three dozen felony counts and indicted him in three other pending cases. Photo by Khadejeh Nikouyeh/The Charlotte Observer/TNS/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trump Accepts Key Endorsement From Police Union - Charlotte

NO FILM, NO VIDEO, NO TV, NO DOCUMENTARY - Former President Donald Trump gives remarks to the Fraternal Order of Police in Charlotte, NC, USA on Friday, September 6, 2024. Trump accepted a key endorsement from one of the nation's most influential law enforcement lobbies on Friday by offering a sweeping indictment of the U.S. legal system that has convicted him of almost three dozen felony counts and indicted him in three other pending cases. Photo by Khadejeh Nikouyeh/The Charlotte Observer/TNS/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trump Accepts Key Endorsement From Police Union - Charlotte

NO FILM, NO VIDEO, NO TV, NO DOCUMENTARY - Former President Donald Trump speaks during the Fraternal Order of Police in Charlotte, NC, USA on Friday, September 6, 2024. Trump accepted a key endorsement from one of the nation's most influential law enforcement lobbies on Friday by offering a sweeping indictment of the U.S. legal system that has convicted him of almost three dozen felony counts and indicted him in three other pending cases. Photo by Khadejeh Nikouyeh/The Charlotte Observer/TNS/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japan PM Kishida at New Year meeting of business lobbies

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida addresses a New Year meeting hosted by Japan's three major business organizations in Tokyo on Jan. 5, 2024.

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Japan PM Kishida at New Year meeting of business lobbies

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (L) addresses a New Year meeting hosted by Japan's three major business organizations in Tokyo on Jan. 5, 2024.

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New Year meeting of major business lobbies

Masakazu Tokura, chairman of the Japan Business Federation known as Keidanren, addresses a New Year meeting hosted by Japan's three major business organizations in Tokyo on Jan. 5, 2024.

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New Year meeting of major business lobbies

Ken Kobayashi, chairman of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, holds a press conference after attending a New Year meeting hosted by Japan's three major business organizations in Tokyo on Jan. 5, 2024.

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New Year meeting of major business lobbies

Takeshi Niinami, chairman of the Japan Association of Cooperate Executives, holds a news conference after attending a New Year meeting hosted by Japan's three major business organizations in Tokyo on Jan. 5, 2024.

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New Year meeting of major business lobbies

Masakazu Tokura, chairman of the Japan Business Federation known as Keidanren, holds a news conference after addressing a New Year meeting hosted by Japan's three major business organizations in Tokyo on Jan. 5, 2024.

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Japan PM Kishida at New Year meeting of business lobbies

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida addresses a New Year meeting hosted by Japan's three major business organizations in Tokyo on Jan. 5, 2024.

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State Dinner For Australian PM Albanese - Washington

US President Joe Biden and US First Lady Jill Biden welcome Anthony Albanese, Australia's prime minister, and his partner Jodie Haydon, during an arrival on the North Portico of the White House ahead of a state dinner in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023. Australia aims to introduce legislation before year's end to speed up implementation of the AUKUS agreement as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese personally lobbies lawmakers in Washington to smooth information sharing between the allies. Photo by Al Drago/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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State Dinner For Australian PM Albanese - Washington

US President Joe Biden and US First Lady Jill Biden greet Anthony Albanese, Australia's prime minister, and his partner Jodie Haydon, during an arrival on the North Portico of the White House ahead of a state dinner in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023. Australia aims to introduce legislation before year's end to speed up implementation of the AUKUS agreement as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese personally lobbies lawmakers in Washington to smooth information sharing between the allies. Photo by Al Drago/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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State Dinner For Australian PM Albanese - Washington

US President Joe Biden and US First Lady Jill Biden wait to greet Anthony Albanese, Australia's prime minister, and his partner Jodie Haydon, not pictured, during an arrival on the North Portico of the White House ahead of a state dinner in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023. Australia aims to introduce legislation before year's end to speed up implementation of the AUKUS agreement as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese personally lobbies lawmakers in Washington to smooth information sharing between the allies. Photo by Al Drago/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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State Dinner For Australian PM Albanese - Washington

US President Joe Biden and US First Lady Jill Biden welcome Anthony Albanese, Australia's prime minister, and his partner Jodie Haydon, during an arrival on the North Portico of the White House ahead of a state dinner in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023. Australia aims to introduce legislation before year's end to speed up implementation of the AUKUS agreement as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese personally lobbies lawmakers in Washington to smooth information sharing between the allies. Photo by Al Drago/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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State Dinner For Australian PM Albanese - Washington

US President Joe Biden and US First Lady Jill Biden welcome Anthony Albanese, Australia's prime minister, and his partner Jodie Haydon, during an arrival on the North Portico of the White House ahead of a state dinner in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023. Australia aims to introduce legislation before year's end to speed up implementation of the AUKUS agreement as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese personally lobbies lawmakers in Washington to smooth information sharing between the allies. Photo by Al Drago/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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U.S. Congress is taken hostage by gun lobby: Pakistani expert

STORY: U.S. Congress is taken hostage by gun lobby: Pakistani expert DATELINE: Feb. 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:38 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the U.S. 2. various of guns 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MIR MOHAMMAD ALI KHAN, Former Wall Street investment banker 4. various of mass shootings in the U.S. 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MIR MOHAMMAD ALI KHAN, Former Wall Street investment banker STORYLINE: A Pakistani expert says little progress has been made on gun control in the U.S. as its Congress is held hostage by powerful lobbies like the National Rifle Association (NRA). SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MIR MOHAMMAD ALI KHAN, Former Wall Street investment banker "The NRA is such a powerful lobby, National Rifle Association. Congress is held hostage. Senate is held hostage. I said there is no solution. There is no ending to the shootings because of the easy access and availability to the guns and no punishment. Ethnic minorities are being blamed, because they're the scapegoat. It has all to do w

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Japan-ASEAN summit in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C) makes a toast during a luncheon hosted by Japanese business lobbies for leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, in Tokyo on Dec. 14, 2013. (Pool photo)

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Abe, Japan business leaders

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (far R) speaks during his talks with the heads of Japan's three major business lobbies -- Yasuchika Hasegawa (far L), chairman of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives, Hiromasa Yonekura (2nd from L), chairman of the Japan Business Federation, known as Keidanren, and Tadashi Okamura (3rd from L), chairman of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry -- at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Feb. 12, 2013.

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Japan, S. Korea top business lobbies meet in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - Keidanren (Japan Business Federation) Chairman Sadayuki Sakakibara (L) and Federation of Korean Industries Chairman Huh Chang Soo attend the top business lobbies' first meeting in seven years on Dec. 1, 2014, in Seoul, South Korea, to exchange views on a range of economic issues.

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Ota lobbies for Japanese train system in Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Japanese transport minister Akihiro Ota (L) meets with Malaysia's Land Public Transport Commission Chairman Syed Hamid Albar in Kuala Lumpur on Aug. 14, 2014, to lobby for Japan's participation in a high-speed rail project linking Kuala Lumpur and Singapore.

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Ota lobbies for Malaysia-Singapore high-speed rail project

PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia - Malaysian Transport Minister Liow Tiong Lai speaks to Kyodo News after talks with Japanese transport minister Akihiro Ota in Putrajaya, Malaysia, on Aug. 13, 2014. Ota lobbied for Japan's participation in a high-speed rail project linking Kuala Lumpur and Singapore.

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Ota lobbies for Malaysia-Singapore high-speed rail project

PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia - Visiting Japanese transport minister Akihiro Ota (L) and Malaysian Transport Minister Liow Tiong Lai shake hands prior to talks in Putrajaya, Malaysia, on Aug. 13, 2014. Ota lobbied for Japan's participation in a high-speed rail project linking Kuala Lumpur and Singapore.

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3 business lobbies call for early conclusion of TPP talks

TOKYO, Japan - The heads of Japan's three main business lobbies -- (from L to R) Yasuchika Hasegawa, chairman of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives, Akio Mimura, chairman of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and Hiromasa Yonekura, chairman of the Japan Business Federation, submit a petition to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Feb. 10, 2014. The petition called for the early conclusion of negotiations on the U.S.-led Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade framework.

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3 business lobbies call for early conclusion of TPP talks

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) looks through a petition signed by Hiromasa Yonekura (L), chairman of Japan's most influential business lobby Keidanren, and leaders of other business lobbies at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Feb. 10, 2014. The petition called for the early conclusion of negotiations on the U.S.-led Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade framework.

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Japan business lobby leaders

TOKYO, Japan - (From L) Tadashi Okamura, chairman of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Hiromasa Yonekura, chairman of the Japan Business Federation, and Yasuchika Hasegawa, chairman of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives, shake hands during a press conference at a Tokyo hotel on Jan. 7, 2013. The heads of Japan's three major business lobbies gathered for a New Year's reception and the press conference.

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Business leaders upbeat on economy despite high oil prices, stock falls

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Masamitsu Sakurai, chairman of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives, Fujio Mitarai, chairman of the Japan Business Federation, and Tadashi Okamura, chairman of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, hold a press conference at a Tokyo hotel on Jan. 7 following the three organizations' New Year's reception. The heads of Japan's major business lobbies expressed optimism about the outlook for the Japanese economy.

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Business leaders upbeat on economy despite high oil prices, stock falls

TOKYO, Japan - The Japan Business Federation, the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Japan Association of Corporate Executives host a New Year's reception at a Tokyo hotel on Jan. 7, with Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (L) attending. The heads of Japan's major business lobbies expressed optimism about the outlook for the Japanese economy.

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Returning holidaymakers from abroad peak at Narita airport

NARITA, Japan - Parents and their children return to Narita International Airport, the nation's largest international gateway, on Jan. 5 from their holiday. Throngs of holidaymakers crowded the arrival lobbies of the airport the same day after spending their extended holidays around the New Year's Day.

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Returning holidaymakers from abroad peak at Narita airport

NARITA, Japan - Throngs of holidaymakers crowded the arrival lobbies of Narita International Airport, the nation's largest international gateway, on Dec. 5 after spending their extended holidays around the New Year's Day.

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Return rush of holidaymakers peaks at Narita airport

NARITA, Japan - The arrival rush of travelers coming back from their New Year holidays overseas got into full swing on Jan. 8 at Narita airport, Tokyo's main gateway to and from overseas, leaving its lobbies crowded with people carrying or pulling their souvenir-laden bags.

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Snowfall disrupts traffic in Tokyo, Kanto region

TOKYO, Japan - Travelers stay overnight at lobbies at Narita International Airport, northeast of Tokyo, on Jan. 22. Some 10,000 people were forced to stay there due to the season's first snowfall in Tokyo and its surrounding Kanto areas on Jan. 21.

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Business leaders urge Nikai to promote FTAs, WTO negotiations

TOKYO, Japan - Trade and Industry Minister Toshihiro Nikai speaks during a meeting with heads of Japan's influential business lobbies at a Tokyo hotel on Dec. 7. Business leaders urged Nikai to promote free trade agreements between Japan and Asian economies as well as market-opening negotiations under the World Trade Organization.

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Machimura lobbies for U.N. reform resolution

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura speaks at a press conference following his talks with U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan at the U.N. Headquarters on July 27.

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Machimura lobbies for U.N. reform resolution

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura (L) and U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan shake hands prior to their talks at the U.N. Headquarters on July 27. Machimura is in New York to lobby for a resolution Japan has jointly crafted with Brazil, Germany and India under the Group of Four framework to expand the U.N. Security Council in a bid to jointly become permanent members.

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Machimura lobbies for U.N. reform resolution

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura (L) and U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan (R) are in talks at the U.N. Headquarters on July 27. Machimura is in New York to lobby for a resolution Japan has jointly crafted with Brazil, Germany and India under the Group of Four framework to expand the U.N. Security Council in a bid to jointly become permanent members.

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Narita airport jammed as Golden Week travelers return home

NARITA, Japan - Narita airport is congested May 6 with travelers returning home from the Golden Week holiday period. The arrival lobbies of the international airport in Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, were filled with couples and families, many carrying large suitcases.

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Intricate ties between U.S. politicians, lobbies make gun violence unresolved: Turkish expert

STORY: Intricate ties between U.S. politicians, lobbies make gun violence unresolved: Turkish expert DATELINE: Aug. 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:54 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of gun shops in the U.S. 2. various of people protesting against gun violence 3. shot of the National Rifle Association 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): CIHAT YAYCI, Retired Turkish admiral 5. various of people protesting against gun violence 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): CIHAT YAYCI, Retired Turkish admiral STORYLINE: A retired Turkish admiral said that the intricate relations between U.S. politicians and gun lobbies stand as an impenetrable block for an effective gun control law despite a growing public outcry. Cihat Yayci said that gun violence in the United States is doomed to remain unresolved as gun lobbies - mainly the National Rifle Association (NRA)- have been funding politicians. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): CIHAT YAYCI, Retired Turkish admiral "The NRA is a very serious lobby and a manufacturer's

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Meeting of Japan, S. Korea business lobbies

Masakazu Tokura (R), chairman of the Japan Business Federation, and Huh Chang Soo, chairman of the Federation of Korean Industries, prepare to attend a meeting in Seoul on July 4, 2022.

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Meeting of Japan, S. Korea business lobbies

Masakazu Tokura (C, L), chairman of the Japan Business Federation, and Huh Chang Soo (C, R), chairman of the Federation of Korean Industries, attend a meeting in Seoul on July 4, 2022.

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Meeting of Japan, S. Korea business lobbies

Masakazu Tokura (L), chairman of the Japan Business Federation, and Huh Chang Soo, chairman of the Federation of Korean Industries, attend a meeting in Seoul on July 4, 2022.

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Meeting of Japan, S. Korea business lobbies

Masakazu Tokura (C, L), chairman of the Japan Business Federation, and Huh Chang Soo (C, R), chairman of the Federation of Korean Industries, attend a meeting in Seoul on July 4, 2022.

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GLOBALink | Gun ownership in U.S. a dire armament: expert

A Turkish security expert said the U.S. political parties, as well as the presidents, under the impact of gun lobbies, have fallen short of taking comprehensive preventive measures on gun violence. Produced by Xinhua Global Service

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Japan PM Kishida at business lobbies' New Year celebration

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (C) speaks at a New Year celebration party in Tokyo organized by three major business lobbies on Jan. 5, 2022. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM Kishida at business lobbies' New Year celebration

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks at a New Year celebration party in Tokyo organized by three major business lobbies on Jan. 5, 2022. (Pool photo)

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Machimura lobbies for U.N. reform resolution

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura (L) and U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan (R) are in talks at the U.N. Headquarters on July 27. Machimura is in New York to lobby for a resolution Japan has jointly crafted with Brazil, Germany and India under the Group of Four framework to expand the U.N. Security Council in a bid to jointly become permanent members. (Kyodo)

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Machimura lobbies for U.N. reform resolution

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura (L) and U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan shake hands prior to their talks at the U.N. Headquarters on July 27. Machimura is in New York to lobby for a resolution Japan has jointly crafted with Brazil, Germany and India under the Group of Four framework to expand the U.N. Security Council in a bid to jointly become permanent members. (Kyodo)

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Business leaders urge Nikai to promote FTAs, WTO negotiations

TOKYO, Japan - Trade and Industry Minister Toshihiro Nikai speaks during a meeting with heads of Japan's influential business lobbies at a Tokyo hotel on Dec. 7. Business leaders urged Nikai to promote free trade agreements between Japan and Asian economies as well as market-opening negotiations under the World Trade Organization. (Kyodo)

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Business leaders upbeat on economy despite high oil prices, stoc

TOKYO, Japan - The Japan Business Federation, the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Japan Association of Corporate Executives host a New Year's reception at a Tokyo hotel on Jan. 7, with Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (L) attending. The heads of Japan's major business lobbies expressed optimism about the outlook for the Japanese economy. (Kyodo)