Ex-Japan governor sent sexually harassing texts to staff

Ex-Japan governor sent sexually harassing texts to staff

File photo shows Fukui Gov. Tatsuji Sugimoto speaking at a press conference in Fukui, central Japan, on Dec. 4, 2025, after the prefectural parliament approved his resignation over a sexual harassment allegation. An investigative report by external lawyers said on Jan. 7, 2026, that he sent some 1,000 sexually harassing texts to multiple female staff of the local government and touched female staff members' bodies several times.

Netherlands: Winter Weather Warning Across Country, Over 500 Flights Affected

A Code Yellow warning is in effect until Sunday, January 4, as heavy snow blankets the Netherlands. Fresh overnight snowfall has created treacherous driving conditions and widespread travel disruptions, including over 500 flight cancellations at Schiphol Airport.

Winter Storm with Snow in New York

Winter Storm with Snow in New York

The New York City metro area received over 4 inches of snow in Brooklyn, NY on December 27, 2025. The first time the city had recorded over 4 inches since a winter storm in January 2022. Photo by Charles Guerin/ABACAPRESS.COM

Winter Storm with Snow in New York

Winter Storm with Snow in New York

The New York City metro area received over 4 inches of snow in Brooklyn, NY on December 27, 2025. The first time the city had recorded over 4 inches since a winter storm in January 2022. Photo by Charles Guerin/ABACAPRESS.COM

Winter Storm with Snow in New York

Winter Storm with Snow in New York

The New York City metro area received over 4 inches of snow in Brooklyn, NY on December 27, 2025. The first time the city had recorded over 4 inches since a winter storm in January 2022. Photo by Charles Guerin/ABACAPRESS.COM

Winter Storm with Snow in New York

Winter Storm with Snow in New York

The New York City metro area received over 4 inches of snow in Brooklyn, NY on December 27, 2025. The first time the city had recorded over 4 inches since a winter storm in January 2022. Photo by Charles Guerin/ABACAPRESS.COM

Winter Storm with Snow in New York

Winter Storm with Snow in New York

The New York City metro area received over 4 inches of snow in Brooklyn, NY on December 27, 2025. The first time the city had recorded over 4 inches since a winter storm in January 2022. Photo by Charles Guerin/ABACAPRESS.COM

Winter Storm with Snow in New York

Winter Storm with Snow in New York

The New York City metro area received over 4 inches of snow in Brooklyn, NY on December 27, 2025. The first time the city had recorded over 4 inches since a winter storm in January 2022. Photo by Charles Guerin/ABACAPRESS.COM

Winter Storm with Snow in New York

Winter Storm with Snow in New York

The New York City metro area received over 4 inches of snow in Brooklyn, NY on December 27, 2025. The first time the city had recorded over 4 inches since a winter storm in January 2022. Photo by Charles Guerin/ABACAPRESS.COM

Winter Storm with Snow in New York

Winter Storm with Snow in New York

The New York City metro area received over 4 inches of snow in Brooklyn, NY on December 27, 2025. The first time the city had recorded over 4 inches since a winter storm in January 2022. Photo by Charles Guerin/ABACAPRESS.COM

Winter Storm with Snow in New York

Winter Storm with Snow in New York

The New York City metro area received over 4 inches of snow in Brooklyn, NY on December 27, 2025. The first time the city had recorded over 4 inches since a winter storm in January 2022. Photo by Charles Guerin/ABACAPRESS.COM

Winter Storm with Snow in New York

Winter Storm with Snow in New York

The New York City metro area received over 4 inches of snow in Brooklyn, NY on December 27, 2025. The first time the city had recorded over 4 inches since a winter storm in January 2022. Photo by Charles Guerin/ABACAPRESS.COM

Winter Storm with Snow in New York

Winter Storm with Snow in New York

The New York City metro area received over 4 inches of snow in Brooklyn, NY on December 27, 2025. The first time the city had recorded over 4 inches since a winter storm in January 2022. Photo by Charles Guerin/ABACAPRESS.COM

Winter Storm with Snow in New York

Winter Storm with Snow in New York

The New York City metro area received over 4 inches of snow in Brooklyn, NY on December 27, 2025. The first time the city had recorded over 4 inches since a winter storm in January 2022. Photo by Charles Guerin/ABACAPRESS.COM

Winter Storm with Snow in New York

Winter Storm with Snow in New York

The New York City metro area received over 4 inches of snow in Brooklyn, NY on December 27, 2025. The first time the city had recorded over 4 inches since a winter storm in January 2022. Photo by Charles Guerin/ABACAPRESS.COM

Winter Storm with Snow in New York

Winter Storm with Snow in New York

The New York City metro area received over 4 inches of snow in Brooklyn, NY on December 27, 2025. The first time the city had recorded over 4 inches since a winter storm in January 2022. Photo by Charles Guerin/ABACAPRESS.COM

Winter Storm with Snow in New York

Winter Storm with Snow in New York

The New York City metro area received over 4 inches of snow in Brooklyn, NY on December 27, 2025. The first time the city had recorded over 4 inches since a winter storm in January 2022. Photo by Charles Guerin/ABACAPRESS.COM

Winter Storm with Snow in New York

Winter Storm with Snow in New York

The New York City metro area received over 4 inches of snow in Brooklyn, NY on December 27, 2025. The first time the city had recorded over 4 inches since a winter storm in January 2022. Photo by Charles Guerin/ABACAPRESS.COM

Winter Storm with Snow in New York

Winter Storm with Snow in New York

The New York City metro area received over 4 inches of snow in Brooklyn, NY on December 27, 2025. The first time the city had recorded over 4 inches since a winter storm in January 2022. Photo by Charles Guerin/ABACAPRESS.COM

Winter Storm with Snow in New York

Winter Storm with Snow in New York

The New York City metro area received over 4 inches of snow in Brooklyn, NY on December 27, 2025. The first time the city had recorded over 4 inches since a winter storm in January 2022. Photo by Charles Guerin/ABACAPRESS.COM

Winter Storm with Snow in New York

Winter Storm with Snow in New York

The New York City metro area received over 4 inches of snow in Brooklyn, NY on December 27, 2025. The first time the city had recorded over 4 inches since a winter storm in January 2022. Photo by Charles Guerin/ABACAPRESS.COM

Winter Storm with Snow in New York

Winter Storm with Snow in New York

The New York City metro area received over 4 inches of snow in Brooklyn, NY on December 27, 2025. The first time the city had recorded over 4 inches since a winter storm in January 2022. Photo by Charles Guerin/ABACAPRESS.COM

Winter Storm with Snow in New York

Winter Storm with Snow in New York

The New York City metro area received over 4 inches of snow in Brooklyn, NY on December 27, 2025. The first time the city had recorded over 4 inches since a winter storm in January 2022. Photo by Charles Guerin/ABACAPRESS.COM

Winter Storm with Snow in New York

Winter Storm with Snow in New York

The New York City metro area received over 4 inches of snow in Brooklyn, NY on December 27, 2025. The first time the city had recorded over 4 inches since a winter storm in January 2022. Photo by Charles Guerin/ABACAPRESS.COM

Winter Storm with Snow in New York

Winter Storm with Snow in New York

The New York City metro area received over 4 inches of snow in Brooklyn, NY on December 27, 2025. The first time the city had recorded over 4 inches since a winter storm in January 2022. Photo by Charles Guerin/ABACAPRESS.COM

Changtang National Nature Reserve - China

Changtang National Nature Reserve - China

This photo taken on Dec. 4, 2025 shows a Tibetan antelope pictured at the Changtang National Nature Reserve, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. Located in the northern part of Xizang with an average altitude exceeding 4,500 meters, the Changtang National Nature Reserve is home to over 30 kinds of wild animals listed on China's national-level protection catalogue, including Tibetan antelopes and wild yaks. (Xinhua/Jiang Fan) /ABACAPRESS.COM

Changtang National Nature Reserve - China

Changtang National Nature Reserve - China

This photo taken on Dec. 4, 2025 shows Himalayan vultures pictured at the Changtang National Nature Reserve, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. Located in the northern part of Xizang with an average altitude exceeding 4,500 meters, the Changtang National Nature Reserve is home to over 30 kinds of wild animals listed on China's national-level protection catalogue, including Tibetan antelopes and wild yaks. (Xinhua/Guo Yu) /ABACAPRESS.COM

Changtang National Nature Reserve - China

Changtang National Nature Reserve - China

This photo taken on Dec. 4, 2025 shows a Tibetan antelope pictured at the Changtang National Nature Reserve, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. Located in the northern part of Xizang with an average altitude exceeding 4,500 meters, the Changtang National Nature Reserve is home to over 30 kinds of wild animals listed on China's national-level protection catalogue, including Tibetan antelopes and wild yaks. (Xinhua/Jiang Fan) /ABACAPRESS.COM

2025 Global Artificial Intelligence Machines and Electronics Expo - China

2025 Global Artificial Intelligence Machines and Electronics Expo - China

A visitor has a touch with an exhibit at the 2025 Global Artificial Intelligence Machines and Electronics Expo AIE) in Macao, south China, December 4, 2025. The 2025 AIE kicked off in China's Macao Special Administrative Region SAR) on Thursday, focusing on cooperation among the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and global opportunities. The exhibition, held simultaneously in Macao and Zhuhai, south China's Guangdong Province, features over 1,000 companies from both the domestic and overseas markets, drawing buyers from more than 30 countries and regions, according to the organizer. Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

2025 Global Artificial Intelligence Machines and Electronics Expo - China

2025 Global Artificial Intelligence Machines and Electronics Expo - China

A visitor poses for pictures with a humanoid robot at the 2025 Global Artificial Intelligence Machines and Electronics Expo AIE) in Macao, south China, December 4, 2025. The 2025 AIE kicked off in China's Macao Special Administrative Region SAR) on Thursday, focusing on cooperation among the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and global opportunities. The exhibition, held simultaneously in Macao and Zhuhai, south China's Guangdong Province, features over 1,000 companies from both the domestic and overseas markets, drawing buyers from more than 30 countries and regions, according to the organizer. Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

2025 Global Artificial Intelligence Machines and Electronics Expo - China

2025 Global Artificial Intelligence Machines and Electronics Expo - China

People visit the 2025 Global Artificial Intelligence Machines and Electronics Expo AIE) in Macao, south China, December 4, 2025. The 2025 AIE kicked off in China's Macao Special Administrative Region SAR) on Thursday, focusing on cooperation among the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and global opportunities. The exhibition, held simultaneously in Macao and Zhuhai, south China's Guangdong Province, features over 1,000 companies from both the domestic and overseas markets, drawing buyers from more than 30 countries and regions, according to the organizer. Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

A Full Moon Over a Mountain - China

A Full Moon Over a Mountain - China

A full moon is pictured over a mountain in Yongjia County, Wenzhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province, December 4, 2025. Photo by Su Qiaojiang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Supermoon

Supermoon

HOHHOT, CHINA - DECEMBER 4, 2025 - A "supermoon" captured over Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China on December 4, 2025.

Supermoon

Supermoon

HOHHOT, CHINA - DECEMBER 4, 2025 - A "supermoon" captured over Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China on December 4, 2025.

Supermoon

Supermoon

HOHHOT, CHINA - DECEMBER 4, 2025 - A "supermoon" captured over Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China on December 4, 2025.

Supermoon

Supermoon

HOHHOT, CHINA - DECEMBER 4, 2025 - A "supermoon" captured over Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China on December 4, 2025.

Supermoon

Supermoon

HOHHOT, CHINA - DECEMBER 4, 2025 - A "supermoon" captured over Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China on December 4, 2025.

Supermoon

Supermoon

HOHHOT, CHINA - DECEMBER 4, 2025 - A "supermoon" captured over Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China on December 4, 2025.

Supermoon

Supermoon

HOHHOT, CHINA - DECEMBER 4, 2025 - A "supermoon" captured over Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China on December 4, 2025.

Supermoon

Supermoon

HOHHOT, CHINA - DECEMBER 4, 2025 - A "supermoon" captured over Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China on December 4, 2025.

Euro Hockey Tour 2025 in Tampere, Finland - Finland vs. Sweden

Euro Hockey Tour 2025 in Tampere, Finland - Finland vs. Sweden

Team Swedens players celebrates after winning the Euro Hockey Tour and over Finland 2-4 during the Euro Hockey Tour EHT ice hockey match between Finland and Sweden in Tampere, Finland, on November 9, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / EMMI KORHONEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Emmi Korhonen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Euro Hockey Tour 2025 in Tampere, Finland - Finland vs. Sweden

Euro Hockey Tour 2025 in Tampere, Finland - Finland vs. Sweden

Team Finland's players congratulates Team Swedens players for winning the Euro Hockey Tour and over Finland 2-4 during the Euro Hockey Tour EHT ice hockey match between Finland and Sweden in Tampere, Finland, on November 9, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / EMMI KORHONEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Emmi Korhonen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Euro Hockey Tour 2025 in Tampere, Finland - Finland vs. Sweden

Euro Hockey Tour 2025 in Tampere, Finland - Finland vs. Sweden

Team Finland's players congratulates Team Swedens players for winning the Euro Hockey Tour and over Finland 2-4 during the Euro Hockey Tour EHT ice hockey match between Finland and Sweden in Tampere, Finland, on November 9, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / EMMI KORHONEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Emmi Korhonen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Euro Hockey Tour 2025 in Tampere, Finland - Finland vs. Sweden

Euro Hockey Tour 2025 in Tampere, Finland - Finland vs. Sweden

Team Swedens players reacts after winning the Euro Hockey Tour and over Finland 2-4 during the Euro Hockey Tour EHT ice hockey match between Finland and Sweden in Tampere, Finland, on November 9, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / EMMI KORHONEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Emmi Korhonen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Euro Hockey Tour 2025 in Tampere, Finland - Finland vs. Sweden

Euro Hockey Tour 2025 in Tampere, Finland - Finland vs. Sweden

Team Swedens players reacts after winning the Euro Hockey Tour and over Finland 2-4 during the Euro Hockey Tour EHT ice hockey match between Finland and Sweden in Tampere, Finland, on November 9, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / EMMI KORHONEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Emmi Korhonen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Palestinian Killed In Hebron - Palestine

Palestinian Killed In Hebron - Palestine

Relatives mourn over the body of Palestinian Ahmed Rabhi Al-Atrash during his funeral in Hebron, in the occupied West Bank, on November 4, 2025. Al-Atrash was killed by an Israeli settler at the city’s entrance a day earlier, and his family says wounds found on his head, face and other parts of his body indicate he was beaten both before and after being shot. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Modi Three Days On The Wing Of Madness Premiere - LA

Modi Three Days On The Wing Of Madness Premiere - LA

American actor and voice-over artist Ron Perlman arrives at the Los Angeles Premiere Of Vertical Entertainment's 'Modi: Three Days On The Wing Of Madness' held at the Writers Guild Theater on November 4, 2025 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States. Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

Modi Three Days On The Wing Of Madness Premiere - LA

Modi Three Days On The Wing Of Madness Premiere - LA

American actor and voice-over artist Ron Perlman arrives at the Los Angeles Premiere Of Vertical Entertainment's 'Modi: Three Days On The Wing Of Madness' held at the Writers Guild Theater on November 4, 2025 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States. Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

Modi Three Days On The Wing Of Madness Premiere - LA

Modi Three Days On The Wing Of Madness Premiere - LA

American actor and voice-over artist Ron Perlman arrives at the Los Angeles Premiere Of Vertical Entertainment's 'Modi: Three Days On The Wing Of Madness' held at the Writers Guild Theater on November 4, 2025 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States. Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

Modi Three Days On The Wing Of Madness Premiere - LA

Modi Three Days On The Wing Of Madness Premiere - LA

American actor and voice-over artist Ron Perlman arrives at the Los Angeles Premiere Of Vertical Entertainment's 'Modi: Three Days On The Wing Of Madness' held at the Writers Guild Theater on November 4, 2025 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States. Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM