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Japan-Philippines summit

Japan-Philippines summit

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. attends a joint press event with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi following their talks at the State Guest House in Tokyo on May 28, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan-Philippines summit

Japan-Philippines summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi attends a joint press event with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. following their talks at the State Guest House in Tokyo on May 28, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan-Philippines summit

Japan-Philippines summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) shakes hands with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. following a joint press announcement at the State Guest House in Tokyo on May 28, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan-Philippines summit

Japan-Philippines summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (far R) and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (far L) attend a signing ceremony at the State Guest House in Tokyo on May 28, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan-Philippines summit

Japan-Philippines summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. attend a press event following their talks at the State Guest House in Tokyo on May 28, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan-Philippines summit

Japan-Philippines summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) greets Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and his wife Louise Araneta-Marcos at the State Guest House in Tokyo on May 28, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan-Philippines summit

Japan-Philippines summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (far R) holds talks with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (2nd from L) at the State Guest House in Tokyo on May 28, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan-Philippines summit

Japan-Philippines summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) poses for a photo with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and his wife Louise Araneta-Marcos at the State Guest House in Tokyo on May 28, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan-Philippines summit

Japan-Philippines summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. shake hands before their talks at the State Guest House in Tokyo on May 28, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan-Philippines summit

Japan-Philippines summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. shake hands before their talks at the State Guest House in Tokyo on May 28, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Philippine president in Japan's parliament

Philippine president in Japan's parliament

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C) claps after Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. made a speech in the plenary chamber of the House of Councillors in Tokyo on May 28, 2026.

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Japan enacts law centralizing intelligence gathering

Japan enacts law centralizing intelligence gathering

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks to reporters at the premier's office in Tokyo on May 27, 2026, after parliament enacted a law to establish a new National Intelligence Council to centralize information gathering in response to overseas threats.

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Japan enacts law centralizing intelligence gathering

Japan enacts law centralizing intelligence gathering

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks to reporters at the premier's office in Tokyo on May 27, 2026, after parliament enacted a law to establish a new National Intelligence Council to centralize information gathering in response to overseas threats.

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Japan enacts law centralizing intelligence gathering

Japan enacts law centralizing intelligence gathering

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks to reporters at the premier's office in Tokyo on May 27, 2026, after parliament enacted a law to establish a new National Intelligence Council to centralize information gathering in response to overseas threats.

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Japan enacts law centralizing intelligence gathering

Japan enacts law centralizing intelligence gathering

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks to reporters at the premier's office in Tokyo on May 27, 2026, after parliament enacted a law to establish a new National Intelligence Council to centralize information gathering in response to overseas threats.

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Japan PM Takaichi at Okinawa specialty fair

Japan PM Takaichi at Okinawa specialty fair

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi visits an Okinawa regional specialty fair at the ruling Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo on May 27, 2026.

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Japan PM Takaichi at Okinawa specialty fair

Japan PM Takaichi at Okinawa specialty fair

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi visits an Okinawa regional specialty fair at the ruling Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo on May 27, 2026.

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Japan ruling LDP launches new group

TOKYO, Japan, May 21 Kyodo - A new group created within Japan's Liberal Democratic Party holds its inaugural meeting in Tokyo on May 21, 2026, with 347 out of the ruling party's 417 lawmakers joining. The group, dubbed "the research group on the nation's power," is believed to seek to promote the national security and economic policy agendas of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. (Kyodo)

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Memorial ceremony for  unidentified war dead

Memorial ceremony for unidentified war dead

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi attends a memorial ceremony for unidentified war dead at the Chidorigafuchi National Cemetery in Tokyo on May 25, 2026.

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Memorial ceremony for unidentified war dead

Memorial ceremony for unidentified war dead

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi attends a memorial ceremony for unidentified war dead at the Chidorigafuchi National Cemetery in Tokyo on May 25, 2026.

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China-Pakistan summit

China-Pakistan summit

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif (front) is pictured before holding talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 25, 2026. (Pool photo)

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China-Pakistan summit

China-Pakistan summit

Chinese President Xi Jinping holds talks with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 25, 2026. (Pool photo)

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China-Pakistan summit

China-Pakistan summit

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif holds talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 25, 2026. (Pool photo)

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China-Pakistan summit

China-Pakistan summit

Chinese President Xi Jinping (5th from L) holds talks with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif (3rd from R) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 25, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Spain: Tens of Thousands Rally in Madrid Demanding Sanchez’s Resignation

Tens of thousands of people marched through central Madrid on Saturday, May 23, demanding Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's resignation and early elections. The protest ended with seven police officers injured and three demonstrators arrested.

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BOJ chief Ueda meets with PM Takaichi

BOJ chief Ueda meets with PM Takaichi

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda meets the press at the premier's office in Tokyo on May 22, 2026, following his talks with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.

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BOJ chief Ueda meets with PM Takaichi

BOJ chief Ueda meets with PM Takaichi

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda meets the press at the premier's office in Tokyo on May 22, 2026, following his talks with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.

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BOJ chief Ueda meets with PM Takaichi

BOJ chief Ueda meets with PM Takaichi

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda meets the press at the premier's office in Tokyo on May 22, 2026, following his talks with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.

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BOJ chief Ueda meets with PM Takaichi

BOJ chief Ueda meets with PM Takaichi

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda meets the press at the premier's office in Tokyo on May 22, 2026, following his talks with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.

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Japan-Albania talks

Japan-Albania talks

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) shakes hands with her Albanian counterpart Edi Rama before their talks at the premier's office in Tokyo on May 22, 2026.

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Japan-Albania talks

Japan-Albania talks

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) shakes hands with her Albanian counterpart Edi Rama before their talks at the premier's office in Tokyo on May 22, 2026.

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Japan-Albania talks

Japan-Albania talks

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) shakes hands with her Albanian counterpart Edi Rama before their talks at the premier's office in Tokyo on May 22, 2026.

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Lao foreign minister in Tokyo

Lao foreign minister in Tokyo

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara (R) shakes hands with Lao Foreign Minister Thongsavan Phomvihane at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on May 22, 2026.

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Japan PM Takaichi in parliament

Japan PM Takaichi in parliament

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a plenary session of the House of Councillors in Tokyo on May 22, 2026.

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Japan PM Takaichi in parliament

Japan PM Takaichi in parliament

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a plenary session of the House of Councillors in Tokyo on May 22, 2026.

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Hungarian PM Magyar at press conference

Hungarian PM Magyar at press conference

Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar (L) speaks at a joint press conference with his Austrian counterpart Christian Stocker after their meeting in Vienna on May 21, 2026.

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Japan ruling LDP launches new group

Japan ruling LDP launches new group

A new group created within Japan's Liberal Democratic Party holds its inaugural meeting in Tokyo on May 21, 2026, with 347 out of the ruling party's 417 lawmakers joining. The group, dubbed "the research group on the nation's power," is believed to seek to promote the national security and economic policy agendas of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.

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Japan ruling LDP launches new group

Japan ruling LDP launches new group

A new group created within Japan's Liberal Democratic Party holds its inaugural meeting in Tokyo on May 21, 2026, with 347 out of the ruling party's 417 lawmakers joining. The group, dubbed "the research group on the nation's power," is believed to seek to promote the national security and economic policy agendas of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.

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Japan ruling LDP launches new group

Japan ruling LDP launches new group

A new group created within Japan's Liberal Democratic Party holds its inaugural meeting in Tokyo on May 21, 2026, with 347 out of the ruling party's 417 lawmakers joining. The group, dubbed "the research group on the nation's power," is believed to seek to promote the national security and economic policy agendas of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.

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Japan PM Takaichi meets with astronauts

Japan PM Takaichi meets with astronauts

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C) poses with astronauts Takuya Onishi (L) and Kimiya Yui at the premier's office in Tokyo on May 21, 2026.

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Japan PM Takaichi meets with astronauts

Japan PM Takaichi meets with astronauts

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) meets with astronauts Takuya Onishi (L) and Kimiya Yui at the premier's office in Tokyo on May 21, 2026.

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Party leaders' debate in parliament

Party leaders' debate in parliament

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a party leaders' debate in parliament in Tokyo on May 20, 2026.

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Party leaders' debate in parliament

Party leaders' debate in parliament

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a party leaders' debate in parliament in Tokyo on May 20, 2026.

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Party leaders' debate in parliament

Party leaders' debate in parliament

Junya Ogawa (L), head of the largest opposition party, the Centrist Reform Alliance, asks Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) a question during a party leaders' debate in parliament in Tokyo on May 20, 2026.

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Party leaders' debate in parliament

Party leaders' debate in parliament

Junya Ogawa (L), head of the largest opposition party, the Centrist Reform Alliance, asks Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) a question during a party leaders' debate in parliament in Tokyo on May 20, 2026.

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Party leaders' debate in parliament

Party leaders' debate in parliament

Yuichiro Tamaki (front, L), leader of the opposition Democratic Party for the People, asks Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (front, R) a question during a party leaders' debate in parliament in Tokyo on May 20, 2026.

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Party leaders' debate in parliament

Party leaders' debate in parliament

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (front, R) answers a question from Yuichiro Tamaki (front, L), leader of the opposition Democratic Party for the People, during a party leaders' debate in parliament in Tokyo on May 20, 2026.

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Party leaders' debate in parliament

Party leaders' debate in parliament

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (front, R) answers a question from Yuichiro Tamaki (front, L), leader of the opposition Democratic Party for the People, during a party leaders' debate in parliament in Tokyo on May 20, 2026.

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Party leaders' debate in parliament

Party leaders' debate in parliament

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (front, R) answers a question from Yuichiro Tamaki (front, L), leader of the opposition Democratic Party for the People, during a party leaders' debate in parliament in Tokyo on May 20, 2026.

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Japan PM Takaichi returns home

Japan PM Takaichi returns home

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi arrives at Haneda airport in Tokyo on May 20, 2026, after concluding her trip to South Korea for a summit meeting with President Lee Jae Myung.

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