Ex-Japan governor sent sexually harassing texts to staff

Ex-Japan governor sent sexually harassing texts to staff

Photo taken Jan. 7, 2026, in Nagoya shows a list of sexually harassing texts that former Fukui Gov. Tatsuji Sugimoto sent to female prefectural government staff, in an investigative report published the same day by external lawyers. The central Japan governor, who stepped down the previous month, sent approximately 1,000 inappropriate messages to multiple female staff members and also touched female staff members' bodies several times.

Ex-Japan governor sent sexually harassing texts to staff

Ex-Japan governor sent sexually harassing texts to staff

Photo taken Jan. 7, 2026, in Nagoya shows a list of sexually harassing texts that former Fukui Gov. Tatsuji Sugimoto sent to female prefectural government staff, in an investigative report published the same day by external lawyers. The central Japan governor, who stepped down the previous month, sent approximately 1,000 inappropriate messages to multiple female staff members and also touched female staff members' bodies several times.

Japanese Princess Aiko visits imperial graveyard

Japanese Princess Aiko visits imperial graveyard

Japanese Princess Aiko visits the mausoleum of Empress Kojun, her great-grandmother and wife of Emperor Showa, at the Musashi imperial graveyard in Hachioji, western Tokyo, on Dec. 3, 2025, following her first official overseas trip to Laos the previous month. (Pool photo)

Japanese Princess Aiko visits imperial graveyard

Japanese Princess Aiko visits imperial graveyard

Japanese Princess Aiko visits the mausoleum of Emperor Showa, her great-grandfather, at the Musashi imperial graveyard in Hachioji, western Tokyo, on Dec. 3, 2025, following her first official overseas trip to Laos the previous month. (Pool photo)

Japanese Princess Aiko visits imperial graveyard

Japanese Princess Aiko visits imperial graveyard

Japanese Princess Aiko visits the mausoleum of Emperor Showa, her great-grandfather, at the Musashi imperial graveyard in Hachioji, western Tokyo, on Dec. 3, 2025, following her first official overseas trip to Laos the previous month. (Pool photo)

CORRECTED: Japanese Princess Aiko visits imperial graveyard

CORRECTED: Japanese Princess Aiko visits imperial graveyard

Japanese Princess Aiko visits the mausoleum of Empress Kojun, her great-grandmother and wife of Emperor Showa, at the Musashi imperial graveyard in Hachioji, western Tokyo, on Dec. 3, 2025, following her first official overseas trip to Laos the previous month. (Pool photo)

Japanese Princess Aiko visits imperial graveyard

Japanese Princess Aiko visits imperial graveyard

Japanese Princess Aiko is pictured following her visit to the mausoleum of Emperor Showa, her great-grandfather, at the Musashi imperial graveyard in Hachioji, western Tokyo, on Dec. 3, 2025, following her first official overseas trip to Laos the previous month. (Pool photo)

Japanese Princess Aiko visits imperial graveyard

Japanese Princess Aiko visits imperial graveyard

Japanese Princess Aiko visits the mausoleum of Emperor Showa, her great-grandfather, at the Musashi imperial graveyard in Hachioji, western Tokyo, on Dec. 3, 2025, following her first official overseas trip to Laos the previous month. (Pool photo)

Japanese Princess Aiko visits imperial graveyard

Japanese Princess Aiko visits imperial graveyard

Japanese Princess Aiko visits the mausoleum of Emperor Showa, her great-grandfather, at the Musashi imperial graveyard in Hachioji, western Tokyo, on Dec. 3, 2025, following her first official overseas trip to Laos the previous month. (Pool photo)

Japanese Princess Aiko visits imperial graveyard

Japanese Princess Aiko visits imperial graveyard

Japanese Princess Aiko visits the mausoleum of Emperor Showa, her great-grandfather, at the Musashi imperial graveyard in Hachioji, western Tokyo, on Dec. 3, 2025, following her first official overseas trip to Laos the previous month. (Pool photo)

Japanese Princess Aiko visits imperial graveyard

Japanese Princess Aiko visits imperial graveyard

Japanese Princess Aiko visits the mausoleum of Emperor Showa, her great-grandfather, at the Musashi imperial graveyard in Hachioji, western Tokyo, on Dec. 3, 2025, following her first official overseas trip to Laos the previous month. (Pool photo)

Japanese Princess Aiko visits imperial graveyard

Japanese Princess Aiko visits imperial graveyard

Japanese Princess Aiko visits the mausoleum of Empress Kojun, her great-grandmother and wife of Emperor Showa, at the Musashi imperial graveyard in Hachioji, western Tokyo, on Dec. 3, 2025, following her first official overseas trip to Laos the previous month. (Pool photo)

Unemployment in Spain Drops to 2.4 Million Lowest in 18 Years

Unemployment in Spain Drops to 2.4 Million Lowest in 18 Years

Several people queue at a SEPE office, on August 4, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). Unemployment registered in the offices of the public employment services fell by 1,357 persons in July with respect to the previous month (-0.06%) to a total of 2,404,606. For its part, Social Security gained an average of 4,408 contributors in July with respect to the previous month (0.02%) and the system reached a new all-time high, with 21,865,503 members, according to data published Monday by the Ministry of Labor and Social Economy and the Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration, respectively. Photo by Eduardo Parra/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Unemployment in Spain Drops to 2.4 Million Lowest in 18 Years

Unemployment in Spain Drops to 2.4 Million Lowest in 18 Years

Several people queue at a SEPE office, on August 4, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). Unemployment registered in the offices of the public employment services fell by 1,357 persons in July with respect to the previous month (-0.06%) to a total of 2,404,606. For its part, Social Security gained an average of 4,408 contributors in July with respect to the previous month (0.02%) and the system reached a new all-time high, with 21,865,503 members, according to data published Monday by the Ministry of Labor and Social Economy and the Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration, respectively. Photo by Eduardo Parra/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Unemployment in Spain Drops to 2.4 Million Lowest in 18 Years

Unemployment in Spain Drops to 2.4 Million Lowest in 18 Years

Several people queue at a SEPE office, on August 4, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). Unemployment registered in the offices of the public employment services fell by 1,357 persons in July with respect to the previous month (-0.06%) to a total of 2,404,606. For its part, Social Security gained an average of 4,408 contributors in July with respect to the previous month (0.02%) and the system reached a new all-time high, with 21,865,503 members, according to data published Monday by the Ministry of Labor and Social Economy and the Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration, respectively. Photo by Eduardo Parra/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Unemployment in Spain Drops to 2.4 Million Lowest in 18 Years

Unemployment in Spain Drops to 2.4 Million Lowest in 18 Years

A person waits for a SEPE office to open, on August 4, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). Unemployment registered at the offices of the public employment services fell by 1,357 persons in July with respect to the previous month (-0.06%) to a total of 2,404,606. For its part, Social Security gained an average of 4,408 contributors in July with respect to the previous month (0.02%) and the system reached a new all-time high, with 21,865,503 members, according to data published Monday by the Ministry of Labor and Social Economy and the Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration, respectively. Photo by Eduardo Parra/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Unemployment in Spain Drops to 2.4 Million Lowest in 18 Years

Unemployment in Spain Drops to 2.4 Million Lowest in 18 Years

Several people queue at a SEPE office, on August 4, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). Unemployment registered in the offices of the public employment services fell by 1,357 persons in July with respect to the previous month (-0.06%) to a total of 2,404,606. For its part, Social Security gained an average of 4,408 contributors in July with respect to the previous month (0.02%) and the system reached a new all-time high, with 21,865,503 members, according to data published Monday by the Ministry of Labor and Social Economy and the Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration, respectively. Photo by Eduardo Parra/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Unemployment in Spain Drops to 2.4 Million Lowest in 18 Years

Unemployment in Spain Drops to 2.4 Million Lowest in 18 Years

Several people queue at a SEPE office, on August 4, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). Unemployment registered in the offices of the public employment services fell by 1,357 persons in July with respect to the previous month (-0.06%) to a total of 2,404,606. For its part, Social Security gained an average of 4,408 contributors in July with respect to the previous month (0.02%) and the system reached a new all-time high, with 21,865,503 members, according to data published Monday by the Ministry of Labor and Social Economy and the Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration, respectively. Photo by Eduardo Parra/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

China 2025 March CRPI

China 2025 March CRPI

Consumers shop at a supermarket in Qingzhou, East China's Shandong province, March 7, 2025. China's retail business climate index (CRPI) was 50.2% in March, up 0.1 percentage points from the previous month, according to the China Federation of Commerce.

China 2025 March CRPI

China 2025 March CRPI

Consumers shop at a supermarket in Qingzhou, East China's Shandong province, March 7, 2025. China's retail business climate index (CRPI) was 50.2% in March, up 0.1 percentage points from the previous month, according to the China Federation of Commerce.

China 2025 March CRPI

China 2025 March CRPI

Consumers shop at a supermarket in Qingzhou, East China's Shandong province, March 7, 2025. China's retail business climate index (CRPI) was 50.2% in March, up 0.1 percentage points from the previous month, according to the China Federation of Commerce.

China 2025 March CRPI

China 2025 March CRPI

Consumers shop at a supermarket in Qingzhou, East China's Shandong province, March 7, 2025. China's retail business climate index (CRPI) was 50.2% in March, up 0.1 percentage points from the previous month, according to the China Federation of Commerce.

China 2025 March CRPI

China 2025 March CRPI

Consumers shop at a supermarket in Qingzhou, East China's Shandong province, March 7, 2025. China's retail business climate index (CRPI) was 50.2% in March, up 0.1 percentage points from the previous month, according to the China Federation of Commerce.

China 2025 March CRPI

China 2025 March CRPI

Consumers shop at a supermarket in Qingzhou, East China's Shandong province, March 7, 2025. China's retail business climate index (CRPI) was 50.2% in March, up 0.1 percentage points from the previous month, according to the China Federation of Commerce.

China 2025 March CRPI

China 2025 March CRPI

Consumers shop at a supermarket in Qingzhou, East China's Shandong province, March 7, 2025. China's retail business climate index (CRPI) was 50.2% in March, up 0.1 percentage points from the previous month, according to the China Federation of Commerce.

China 2025 March CRPI

China 2025 March CRPI

Consumers shop at a supermarket in Qingzhou, East China's Shandong province, March 7, 2025. China's retail business climate index (CRPI) was 50.2% in March, up 0.1 percentage points from the previous month, according to the China Federation of Commerce.

China 2025 March CRPI

China 2025 March CRPI

Consumers shop at a supermarket in Qingzhou, East China's Shandong province, March 7, 2025. China's retail business climate index (CRPI) was 50.2% in March, up 0.1 percentage points from the previous month, according to the China Federation of Commerce.

China 2025 March CRPI

China 2025 March CRPI

Consumers shop at a supermarket in Qingzhou, East China's Shandong province, March 7, 2025. China's retail business climate index (CRPI) was 50.2% in March, up 0.1 percentage points from the previous month, according to the China Federation of Commerce.

China 2025 March CRPI

China 2025 March CRPI

Consumers shop at a supermarket in Qingzhou, East China's Shandong province, March 7, 2025. China's retail business climate index (CRPI) was 50.2% in March, up 0.1 percentage points from the previous month, according to the China Federation of Commerce.

China 2025 March CRPI

China 2025 March CRPI

Consumers shop at a supermarket in Qingzhou, East China's Shandong province, March 7, 2025. China's retail business climate index (CRPI) was 50.2% in March, up 0.1 percentage points from the previous month, according to the China Federation of Commerce.

China 2025 March CRPI

China 2025 March CRPI

Consumers shop at a supermarket in Qingzhou, East China's Shandong province, March 7, 2025. China's retail business climate index (CRPI) was 50.2% in March, up 0.1 percentage points from the previous month, according to the China Federation of Commerce.

China 2025 March CRPI

China 2025 March CRPI

Consumers shop at a supermarket in Qingzhou, East China's Shandong province, March 7, 2025. China's retail business climate index (CRPI) was 50.2% in March, up 0.1 percentage points from the previous month, according to the China Federation of Commerce.

China 2025 March CRPI

China 2025 March CRPI

Consumers shop at a supermarket in Qingzhou, East China's Shandong province, March 7, 2025. China's retail business climate index (CRPI) was 50.2% in March, up 0.1 percentage points from the previous month, according to the China Federation of Commerce.

2025 January PMI

2025 January PMI

QINGZHOU, CHINA - JANUARY 27, 2025 - A worker measures operations at a machinery parts manufacturing enterprise in Qingzhou city, East China's Shandong province, Jan 27, 2025. On the same day, the National Bureau of Statistics released data, the January manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) was 49.1%, down 1.0 percentage points from the previous month.

2025 January PMI

2025 January PMI

QINGZHOU, CHINA - JANUARY 27, 2025 - A worker works at a machinery parts manufacturing company in Qingzhou city, East China's Shandong province, Jan 27, 2025. On the same day, the National Bureau of Statistics released data, the January manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) was 49.1%, down 1.0 percentage points from the previous month.

2025 January PMI

2025 January PMI

QINGZHOU, CHINA - JANUARY 27, 2025 - A worker measures operations at a machinery parts manufacturing enterprise in Qingzhou city, East China's Shandong province, Jan 27, 2025. On the same day, the National Bureau of Statistics released data, the January manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) was 49.1%, down 1.0 percentage points from the previous month.

2025 January PMI

2025 January PMI

QINGZHOU, CHINA - JANUARY 27, 2025 - A worker works at a machinery parts manufacturing company in Qingzhou city, East China's Shandong province, Jan 27, 2025. On the same day, the National Bureau of Statistics released data, the January manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) was 49.1%, down 1.0 percentage points from the previous month.

2025 January PMI

2025 January PMI

QINGZHOU, CHINA - JANUARY 27, 2025 - A worker works at a machinery parts manufacturing company in Qingzhou city, East China's Shandong province, Jan 27, 2025. On the same day, the National Bureau of Statistics released data, the January manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) was 49.1%, down 1.0 percentage points from the previous month.

2025 January PMI

2025 January PMI

QINGZHOU, CHINA - JANUARY 27, 2025 - A worker arranges products at a machinery parts manufacturing company in Qingzhou, East China's Shandong province, Jan 27, 2025. On the same day, the National Bureau of Statistics released data, the January manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) was 49.1%, down 1.0 percentage points from the previous month.

2025 January PMI

2025 January PMI

QINGZHOU, CHINA - JANUARY 27, 2025 - A worker works at a machinery parts manufacturing company in Qingzhou city, East China's Shandong province, Jan 27, 2025. On the same day, the National Bureau of Statistics released data, the January manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) was 49.1%, down 1.0 percentage points from the previous month.

2025 January PMI

2025 January PMI

QINGZHOU, CHINA - JANUARY 27, 2025 - A worker works at a machinery parts manufacturing company in Qingzhou city, East China's Shandong province, Jan 27, 2025. On the same day, the National Bureau of Statistics released data, the January manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) was 49.1%, down 1.0 percentage points from the previous month.

2025 January PMI

2025 January PMI

QINGZHOU, CHINA - JANUARY 27, 2025 - A worker measures operations at a machinery parts manufacturing enterprise in Qingzhou city, East China's Shandong province, Jan 27, 2025. On the same day, the National Bureau of Statistics released data, the January manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) was 49.1%, down 1.0 percentage points from the previous month.

2025 January PMI

2025 January PMI

QINGZHOU, CHINA - JANUARY 27, 2025 - A worker works at a machinery parts manufacturing company in Qingzhou city, East China's Shandong province, Jan 27, 2025. On the same day, the National Bureau of Statistics released data, the January manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) was 49.1%, down 1.0 percentage points from the previous month.

2025 January PMI

2025 January PMI

QINGZHOU, CHINA - JANUARY 27, 2025 - A worker works at a machinery parts manufacturing company in Qingzhou city, East China's Shandong province, Jan 27, 2025. On the same day, the National Bureau of Statistics released data, the January manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) was 49.1%, down 1.0 percentage points from the previous month.

2025 January PMI

2025 January PMI

QINGZHOU, CHINA - JANUARY 27, 2025 - A worker measures operations at a machinery parts manufacturing enterprise in Qingzhou city, East China's Shandong province, Jan 27, 2025. On the same day, the National Bureau of Statistics released data, the January manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) was 49.1%, down 1.0 percentage points from the previous month.

Chinese Enterprises Sales Revenue Growth

Chinese Enterprises Sales Revenue Growth

QINGZHOU, CHINA - OCTOBER 31, 2024 - Workers assemble a cab at a loader manufacturing enterprise at Yunmenshan Street in Qingzhou city, East China's Shandong province, Oct 31, 2024. On the same day, the value-added tax invoice data released by the State Administration of Taxation showed that in October 2024, the sales revenue of Chinese enterprises increased by 1.3 percentage points from the previous month.

Chinese Enterprises Sales Revenue Growth

Chinese Enterprises Sales Revenue Growth

QINGZHOU, CHINA - OCTOBER 31, 2024 - Workers assemble a cab at a loader manufacturing enterprise at Yunmenshan Street in Qingzhou city, East China's Shandong province, Oct 31, 2024. On the same day, the value-added tax invoice data released by the State Administration of Taxation showed that in October 2024, the sales revenue of Chinese enterprises increased by 1.3 percentage points from the previous month.

Chinese Enterprises Sales Revenue Growth

Chinese Enterprises Sales Revenue Growth

QINGZHOU, CHINA - OCTOBER 31, 2024 - Workers assemble a cab at a loader manufacturing enterprise at Yunmenshan Street in Qingzhou city, East China's Shandong province, Oct 31, 2024. On the same day, the value-added tax invoice data released by the State Administration of Taxation showed that in October 2024, the sales revenue of Chinese enterprises increased by 1.3 percentage points from the previous month.

Chinese Enterprises Sales Revenue Growth

Chinese Enterprises Sales Revenue Growth

QINGZHOU, CHINA - OCTOBER 31, 2024 - Workers assemble a cab at a loader manufacturing enterprise at Yunmenshan Street in Qingzhou city, East China's Shandong province, Oct 31, 2024. On the same day, the value-added tax invoice data released by the State Administration of Taxation showed that in October 2024, the sales revenue of Chinese enterprises increased by 1.3 percentage points from the previous month.

Chinese Enterprises Sales Revenue Growth

Chinese Enterprises Sales Revenue Growth

QINGZHOU, CHINA - OCTOBER 31, 2024 - Workers assemble a cab at a loader manufacturing enterprise at Yunmenshan Street in Qingzhou city, East China's Shandong province, Oct 31, 2024. On the same day, the value-added tax invoice data released by the State Administration of Taxation showed that in October 2024, the sales revenue of Chinese enterprises increased by 1.3 percentage points from the previous month.