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Japan-Britain talks in Canada

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (R) shakes hands with his British counterpart Yvette Cooper at the outset of their talks in Niagara-on-the-Lake in Canada on Nov. 11, 2025. The two are visiting Canada to attend a two-day meeting of Group of Seven foreign ministers through Nov. 12.

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Japan-Britain talks in Canada

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (R) shakes hands with his British counterpart Yvette Cooper at the outset of their talks in Niagara-on-the-Lake in Canada on Nov. 11, 2025. The two are visiting Canada to attend a two-day meeting of Group of Seven foreign ministers through Nov. 12.

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East-Asia Summit in Kuala Lumpur

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim (C) speaks at the outset of the East Asia Summit in Kuala Lumpur on Oct. 27, 2025.

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Meeting of NATO defense ministers

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte (front) makes a speech at the outset of a meeting of NATO defense ministers at the alliance's headquarters in Brussels on Oct. 15, 2025.

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Meeting of NATO defense ministers

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte (front) makes a speech at the outset of a meeting of NATO defense ministers at the alliance's headquarters in Brussels on Oct. 15, 2025.

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Meeting of NATO defense ministers

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte (far R) makes a speech at the outset of a meeting of NATO defense ministers at the alliance's headquarters in Brussels on Oct. 15, 2025.

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Treaty on plastic pollution

Participants react after chair of the U.N. International Negotiating Committee, Luis Vayas Valdivieso, said at the outset of its plenary session in Geneva on Aug. 14, 2025, that talks to create the world's first legally binding treaty to address plastic pollution will be adjourned to the following day.

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G7 finance meeting in Banff

Finance ministers and central bank governors of the Group of Seven countries pose for a photo at the outset of the second day of a three-day meeting in the Canadian mountain resort town of Banff on May 21, 2025.

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G7 finance meeting in Banff

(from L, front row) Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda, Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato and U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent pose for a photo at the outset of the second day of a three-day meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors of the Group of Seven countries in the Canadian mountain resort town of Banff on May 21, 2025.

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Japan-EU economic dialog

(from L) Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya, European Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security Maros Sefcovic and Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yoji Muto pose for a photo at the outset of a Japan-European Union high-level economic dialog in Tokyo on May 8, 2025.

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Japan-China-S. Korea talks

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya speaks at the outset of a meeting with his Chinese and South Korean counterparts, Wang Yi and Cho Tae Yul, in Tokyo on March 22, 2025. (Pool photo)

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"2-plus-2" economic meeting

(From L) British Secretary of State for Business and Trade Jonathan Reynolds, British Foreign Secretary David Lammy, Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya and Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yoji Muto pose for a photo at the outset of a "two-plus-two" economic meeting in Tokyo on March 7, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan LDP's new leader

Newly elected Liberal Democratic Party President Shigeru Ishiba poses at the outset of a press conference at the LDP's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 27, 2024, following his victory in the party's presidential election to choose the successor to outgoing Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.

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One Hundred Thousand Rally Against Far-Right - Hamburg

Prince Kuhlmann, a German actor, addresses the crowd at the outset of a demonstration against the right-wing German party AfD (Alternative for Germany) 100,000 protesters gather on Sunday in Hamburg for a large demonstration against the AfD (Alternative for Germany) and right-wing extremism in the country. The demonstration was organized by the climate movement FridaysForFuture. Among the organizers and speakers was climate activist Luisa Neubauer, who addressed the crowd. Hamburg, Germany, January 28, 2024. Photo by Hami Roshan/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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One Hundred Thousand Rally Against Far-Right - Hamburg

Prince Kuhlmann, a German actor, addresses the crowd at the outset of a demonstration against the right-wing German party AfD (Alternative for Germany) 100,000 protesters gather on Sunday in Hamburg for a large demonstration against the AfD (Alternative for Germany) and right-wing extremism in the country. The demonstration was organized by the climate movement FridaysForFuture. Among the organizers and speakers was climate activist Luisa Neubauer, who addressed the crowd. Hamburg, Germany, January 28, 2024. Photo by Hami Roshan/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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G7 foreign ministerial meeting in Tokyo

Participants of a two-day Group of Seven foreign ministerial meeting pose for photos at the outset of the second day in Tokyo on Nov. 8, 2023. Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa (back, 4th from L) chairs the meeting. (Pool photo)

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Japan-Germany foreign ministerial meeting

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock speaks at the outset of a meeting with her Japanese counterpart Yoko Kamikawa in Tokyo on Nov. 8, 2023. (Pool photo)

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Japan-Germany foreign ministerial meeting

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa speaks at the outset of a meeting with her German counterpart Annalena Baerbock in Tokyo on Nov. 8, 2023. (Pool photo)

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Australian PM concedes defeat in Indigenous Voice referendum, vows continued efforts to address Indigenous disadvantages

STORY: Australian PM concedes defeat in Indigenous Voice referendum, vows continued efforts to address Indigenous disadvantages DATELINE: Oct. 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:23 LOCATION: Canberra CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the exterior of the Old Parliament voting station 2. various of the exterior of the voting station exit 3. various of Australian PM announcing referendum failure on television 4. various of television footage of the referendum results STORYLINE: Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has conceded defeat in the country's landmark referendum on an Indigenous Voice to Parliament, and vowed continued efforts to address disadvantages faced by First Australians. Speaking in Canberra on Saturday night hours after polls closed, Albanese said it was clear a majority of Australians had voted against changing the constitution to establish an Indigenous advisory body to the federal parliament. "My fellow Australians, at the outset, I want to say that while tonight's result is no

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Basketball: World Cup

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (back) tips off at the outset of the FIBA Basketball World Cup Group E match between Japan and Germany at Okinawa Arena in Okinawa, southern Japan, on Aug. 25, 2023.

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G-7 education ministers meeting in Toyama

Keiko Nagaoka (C), Japanese minister of education, culture, sports, science and technology, speaks at the outset of a three-day meeting of the Group of Seven education ministers in Toyama, central Japan, on May 13, 2023. (Pool photo)

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G-7 health ministers' meeting in Nagasaki

Japanese Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Katsunobu Kato (C) speaks at the outset of a two-day meeting of the Group of Seven health ministers in Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, on May 13, 2023.

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G-7 health ministers' meeting in Nagasaki

Japanese Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Katsunobu Kato speaks at the outset of a two-day meeting of the Group of Seven health ministers in Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, on May 13, 2023.

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Kishida-Zelenskyy talks

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (L) shakes hands with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the outset of a joint press conference in Kyiv on March 21, 2023.

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Club coach fired over student's suicide

OSAKA, Japan - Officials of the Osaka City Board of Education bow at the outset of a press conference at the Osaka city hall on Feb. 13, 2013. The board the same day fired a 47-year-old basketball coach at a senior high school for alleged violence against a male student who committed suicide in December 2012.

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Taiwan passenger plane explodes in flames at Naha airport

NAHA, Japan - China Airlines Chief Executive Officer Chao Kuo-shuai (2nd from R) bows in apology at the outset of a press conference Aug. 20 at Naha airport in Japan's Okinawa Prefecture. A China Airlines plane burst into flames shortly after arriving at the airport earlier in the day.

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S. Korea sends team to Japan to review import ban

TOKYO, Japan - Kazuyoshi Honkawa (R), director general of Japan's Fisheries Agency, speaks at the outset of a meeting with a South Korean expert team at the agency in Tokyo on Dec. 15, 2014. South Korea is expected to discuss easing of import restrictions imposed on fishery products from eight Japanese prefectures, including Fukushima, following the 2011 nuclear disaster in northeastern Japan.

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Fukushima's Okuma mayor OKs interim storage site

AIZUWAKAMATSU, Japan - Mayor Toshitsuna Watanabe (R) of Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, speaks in favor of building an interim nuclear waste storage facility in the northeastern Japan town at the outset of talks with the heads of the town's administrative districts held on Dec. 15, 2014, in Aizuwakamatsu where the town hall is temporarily located.

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Japan, N. Korea begin talks on abduction probe

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Junichi Ihara (C), director general of the Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau of the Japanese Foreign Ministry, holds talks with North Korean officials in Pyongyang on Oct. 28, 2014, on the North's investigation into Japanese nationals abducted decades ago. At the outset of a two-day meeting, Ihara said, "The abduction issue is the most important issue for Japan."

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Japan, N. Korea begin talks on abduction probe

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Junichi Ihara, director general of the Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau of the Japanese Foreign Ministry, holds talks with North Korean officials in Pyongyang on Oct. 28, 2014, on the North's investigation into Japanese nationals abducted decades ago. At the outset of a two-day meeting, Ihara said, "The abduction issue is the most important issue for Japan." (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Abe eyes rural areas, women for growth

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe gives an address at the outset of Japan's two-month extraordinary Diet session on Sept. 29, 2014, in Tokyo. He pledged to rejuvenate local economies and increase women's participation in society, seeing them as key to the country's future growth.

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Ukraine Forum on Asset Recovery in London

LONDON, Britain - U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder (L), British Home Secretary Theresa May (C) and Acting Prosecutor General of Ukraine Oleh Makhnitskyi meet reporters at the outset of the two-day Ukraine Forum on Asset Recovery meeting in London on April 29, 2014. The international community is investigating corruption by members and associates of the Yanukovych regime.

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Japan, S. Korea, U.S. summit

THE HAGUE, Netherlands - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R), at the outset of a summit between Japan, the United States and South Korea, talks to South Korean President Park Geun Hye (L) in Korean, saying, "President Park, I am glad to meet you," in The Hague, the Netherlands, on March 25, 2014. Abe and Park met for their first formal talks as they joined U.S. President Barack Obama (C).

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Trilateral FTA talks

SEOUL, South Korea - (from L) Japanese Deputy Foreign Minister Yasumasa Nagamine, Woo Tae Hee, South Korea's assistant trade minister and a chief negotiator for the FTA talks and Chinese Assistant Minister of Commerce Wang Shouwen join hands at the outset of the fourth round of talks between Japan, China and South Korea kicked off in Seoul on March 4, 2014 aimed at forming a trilateral free trade area.

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Government committee on Okinawa

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima (R) exchange greetings at the outset of a meeting of a government committee to study the potential closure of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Feb. 18, 2014.

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Philippine-S. Korea summit meeting

SEOUL, South Korea - Philippine President Benigno Aquino (L, front) and South Korean President Park Geun Hye (R, front) shake hands at the outset of their talks at the Blue House in Seoul on Oct. 17, 2013. (Pool photo)

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Foreign, defense chiefs meeting

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (L front) and Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida, and U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel (2nd from front in L) and Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera shake hands at the outset of their meeting in Tokyo on Oct. 3, 2013. (Pool photo)

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Japan discusses collective self-defense

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (2nd from R) speaks at the outset of a session of a panel of experts at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 17, 2013. After a seven-month hiatus, the panel resumed discussions on whether to lift a self-imposed ban on exercising the right of collective self-defense in the face of security threats posed by China's maritime assertiveness and North Korea's nuclear ambitions.

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Leakage of highly radioactive water at Fukushima plant

TOKYO, Japan - Masayuki Ono (R), a Tokyo Electric Power Co. spokesman, bows in a gesture of apology at the outset of a news conference at the company's head office in Tokyo on Aug. 20, 2013. The press conference was held to announce that an estimated 300 tons of highly radioactive water have leaked from one of the water storage tanks at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi power plant, making it the worst leakage incident from such containers.

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Japan, Russia hold talks on disputed islets

MOSCOW, Russia - Japan's Deputy Foreign Minister Shinsuke Sugiyama (L) and Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Igor Morgulov shake hands at the outset of their talks in Moscow on Aug. 19, 2013. They met to effectively resume negotiations aimed at resolving a long-standing territorial dispute that has prevented the two countries from signing a post-World War II peace treaty.

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African development conference in Japan

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (back C) speaks at the outset of a meeting on the reform of the U.N. Security Council, also participated in by leaders from 10 African countries, in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on June 3, 2013. The meeting was held on the sidelines of the Tokyo International Conference on African Development. (Pool photo)

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African development conference in Japan

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks at the outset of a meeting on the reform of the U.N. Security Council, also participated in by leaders from 10 African countries, in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on June 3, 2013. The meeting was held on the sidelines of the Tokyo International Conference on African Development. (Pool photo)

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Hot air balloon crash in Egypt

TOKYO, Japan - Atsushi Imaeda (front), president of JTB Grand Tours & Services Inc., bows at the outset of a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 26, 2013. A hot air balloon carrying foreign tourists exploded in mid-air and fell 300 meters earlier the same day in Luxor, southern Egypt. Nineteen of the 21 foreign tourists aboard died, according to reports. The company said four Japanese had taken part in the balloon ride and a Japanese couple had been confirmed dead, while the fate of the other couple was being determined.

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Algeria hostage crisis

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (2nd from L) and other attendees observe a moment of silence at the outset of a meeting of the government's task force on a hostage crisis in Algeria at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Jan. 25, 2013. A government plane carrying the bodies of nine Japanese victims and the seven Japanese survivors of the previous week's crisis reached Tokyo the same day.

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Abe in Southeast Asia

BANGKOK, Thailand - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and his Thai counterpart Yingluck Shinawatra shake hands at the outset of their talks in Bangkok on Jan. 17, 2013. (Pool photo)

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Abe in Southeast Asia

BANGKOK, Thailand - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and his Thai counterpart Yingluck Shinawatra shake hands at the outset of their talks in Bangkok on Jan. 17, 2013. (Pool photo)

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Year's 1st Cabinet meeting

TOKYO, Japan - The first Cabinet meeting of the year is held at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Jan. 8, 2013. Reporters were permitted to photograph the meeting, only at the outset, the second such time after the completion of the building of the Japanese premier's new office in 2002. (Pool photo)

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Year's 1st Cabinet meeting

TOKYO, Japan - (From L) Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Yoshitaka Shindo, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Taro Aso, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga attend the first Cabinet meeting of the year at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Jan. 8, 2013. Reporters were permitted to photograph the meeting, only at the outset, the second such time after the completion of the building of the Japanese premier's new office in 2002. (Pool photo)

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Year's 1st Cabinet meeting

TOKYO, Japan - The first Cabinet meeting of the year is held at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Jan. 8, 2013. Reporters were permitted to photograph the meeting, only at the outset, the second such time after the completion of the building of the Japanese premier's new office in 2002. (Pool photo)

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Year's 1st Cabinet meeting

TOKYO, Japan - (From L) Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Taro Aso, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga attend the first Cabinet meeting of the year at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Jan. 8, 2013. Reporters were permitted to photograph the meeting, only at the outset, the second such time after the completion of the building of the Japanese premier's new office in 2002. (Pool photo)