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G20 finance meeting in U.S.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent holds a press conference following the conclusion of a two-day meeting of the Group of 20 finance ministers and central bank governors in Asheville, North Carolina, on Sept. 1, 2026.

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G20 finance meeting in U.S.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent holds a press conference following the conclusion of a two-day meeting of the Group of 20 finance ministers and central bank governors in Asheville, North Carolina, on Sept. 1, 2026.

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International conference on atomic bomb victims

Masako Wada, 82, deputy secretary general of 2024 Nobel Peace Prize winner Nihon Hidankyo, Japan's leading organization of atomic bomb survivors, speaks during an international conference held at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 1, 2026, to discuss ways to help the victims of atomic bombings and nuclear testing.

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G20 finance meeting in North Carolina

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (1st row, 2nd from L) speaks on the first day of a two-day meeting of the Group of 20 finance ministers and central bank governors in Asheville, North Carolina, on Aug. 31, 2026.

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U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks at a press conference in Washington on Aug. 24, 2026, about additional sanctions on Iran.

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Japan top spokesman visits quake-hit Kumamoto

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara (C) is briefed by Kumamoto Mayor Kazufumi Onishi (L) about damage to Kumamoto Castle during a visit to Kumamoto, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 22, 2026, following a powerful earthquake that struck the region on July 28.

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Japan top spokesman visits quake-hit Kumamoto

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara meets the press during a visit to quake-hit Kumamoto Castle in Kumamoto, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 22, 2026, following a powerful earthquake that struck the region on July 28.

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Japan top spokesman visits quake-hit Kumamoto

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara meets the press during a visit to quake-hit Kumamoto Castle in Kumamoto, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 22, 2026, following a powerful earthquake that struck the region on July 28.

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Japan top spokesman visits quake-hit Kumamoto

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara meets the press during a visit to quake-hit Kumamoto Castle in Kumamoto, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 22, 2026, following a powerful earthquake that struck the region on July 28.

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Japan top spokesman visits quake-hit Kumamoto

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara meets the press during a visit to quake-hit Kumamoto Castle in Kumamoto, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 22, 2026, following a powerful earthquake that struck the region on July 28.

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Japan top spokesman visits quake-hit Kumamoto

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara (R) is briefed by Kumamoto Mayor Kazufumi Onishi about damage to Kumamoto Castle during a visit to Kumamoto, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 22, 2026, following a powerful earthquake that struck the region on July 28.

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Japan top spokesman visits Aeon Mall explosion site

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara lays flowers on Aug. 21, 2026, at the Aeon Mall Kumamoto shopping complex in Kashima, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, to pay respects to the seven people killed there in a July 28 gas explosion triggered by a powerful earthquake in the region.

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Japan top spokesman visits Aeon Mall explosion site

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara (2nd from L) visits the Aeon Mall Kumamoto shopping complex in Kashima in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 21, 2026, to pay respects to the seven people killed there in a July 28 gas explosion triggered by a powerful earthquake in the region.

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Japan top spokesman visits Aeon Mall explosion site

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara visits the Aeon Mall Kumamoto shopping complex in Kashima in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 21, 2026, to pay respects to the seven people killed there in a July 28 gas explosion triggered by a powerful earthquake in the region.

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Japan top spokesman visits Aeon Mall explosion site

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara bows on Aug. 21, 2026, at a flower stand at the Aeon Mall Kumamoto shopping complex in Kashima, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, to pay respects to the seven people killed there in a July 28 gas explosion triggered by a powerful earthquake in the region.

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Japan top spokesman visits Aeon Mall explosion site

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara bows on Aug. 21, 2026, at a flower stand at the Aeon Mall Kumamoto shopping complex in Kashima, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, to pay respects to the seven people killed there in a July 28 gas explosion triggered by a powerful earthquake in the region.

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Yasukuni shrine on 81st anniv. of Japan's WWII surrender

Shunichi Suzuki (C), secretary general of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, visits Tokyo's war-linked Yasukuni shrine on Aug. 15, 2026, the 81st anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II.

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Junior high school student meeting on abductions by N. Korea

Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara speaks to junior high school students from across Japan during a government-sponsored meeting in Tokyo on Aug. 7, 2026, aimed at enhancing public awareness, especially among young people, of North Korea's abduction of Japanese citizens in the 1970s and 1980s.

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Junior high school student meeting on abductions by N. Korea

Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara speaks to junior high school students from across Japan during a government-sponsored meeting in Tokyo on Aug. 7, 2026, aimed at enhancing public awareness, especially among young people, of North Korea's abduction of Japanese citizens in the 1970s and 1980s.

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U.S. treasury secretary comments on Japan's credit policy

Japan Business Federation head Yoshinobu Tsutsui meets the press at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Aug. 5, 2026, following U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's comments taken as seeking credit tightening by Japanese monetary authorities. Bessent said in a CNBC interview the previous day he believes Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda "will do what is needed" when asked whether the BOJ's next move should be a rate hike.

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U.S. Treasury Secretary comments on Japan monetary policy

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara holds a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 5, 2026, following U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's comments taken as seeking credit tightening by Japanese monetary authorities. Kihara declined to comment after Bessent said in a CNBC interview the previous day he believes Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda "will do what is needed" when asked whether the BOJ's next move should be a rate hike.

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U.S. Treasury Secretary comments on Japan monetary policy

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara holds a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 5, 2026, following U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's comments taken as seeking credit tightening by Japanese monetary authorities. Kihara declined to comment after Bessent said in a CNBC interview the previous day he believes Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda "will do what is needed" when asked whether the BOJ's next move should be a rate hike.

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U.S. treasury secretary comments on Japan's credit policy

Japan Business Federation head Yoshinobu Tsutsui meets the press at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Aug. 5, 2026, following U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's comments taken as seeking credit tightening by Japanese monetary authorities. Bessent said in a CNBC interview the previous day he believes Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda "will do what is needed" when asked whether the BOJ's next move should be a rate hike.

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U.S. Treasury Secretary comments on Japan monetary policy

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara holds a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 5, 2026, following U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's comments taken as seeking credit tightening by Japanese monetary authorities. Kihara declined to comment after Bessent said in a CNBC interview the previous day he believes Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda "will do what is needed" when asked whether the BOJ's next move should be a rate hike.

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Selection for next U.N. chief

Photo taken on April 22, 2026, shows U.N. Conference on Trade and Development Secretary General Rebeca Grynspan speaking to reporters at the United Nations' headquarters in New York. The former Costa Rican vice president topped the first round of poll to select the next U.N. secretary general.

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Strong quake jolts southwestern Japan

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara holds a press conference in Tokyo on July 28, 2026, after an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 shook Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan.

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Strong quake jolts southwestern Japan

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara holds a press conference in Tokyo on July 28, 2026, after an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 shook Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan.

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Strong quake jolts southwestern Japan

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara holds a press conference in Tokyo on July 28, 2026, after an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 shook Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan.

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IMO Secretary General Dominguez

International Maritime Organization Secretary General Arsenio Dominguez speaks during an interview at the organization's headquarters in London on July 23, 2026.

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IMO Secretary General Dominguez

International Maritime Organization Secretary General Arsenio Dominguez speaks during an interview at the organization's headquarters in London on July 23, 2026.

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U.N. Secretary General candidates' debate

Candidates for the position of U.N. Secretary General attend a debate at the U.N. headquarters in New York on July 23, 2026.

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U.S. secretary of state in Manila

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio meets the press in Manila on July 23, 2026.

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Japan defense chief meets with NATO head

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi meets the press at the NATO headquarters in Brussels on July 22, 2026, following a meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte.

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Wang-Rubio talks in Manila

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is pictured following a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Manila on July 22, 2026. The two met to pave the way for the planned U.S.-China summit in the United States in September.

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Canada to join Japan-Britain-Italy fighter jet talks

(From R) Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi, Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto, British Defense Secretary Wes Streeting and Canadian Defense Minister David McGuinty hold a joint press conference in London on July 21, 2026, following their talks on a Japan-Britain-Italy joint project to develop a next-generation fighter jet. The ministers announced Canada will participate in the Global Combat Air Program as the first observer.

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Japan top spokesman Kihara

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara holds a press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on July 21, 2026.

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Japan top spokesman Kihara

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara holds a press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on July 21, 2026.

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Japan top spokesman Kihara

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara holds a press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on July 21, 2026.

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Japan revises Imperial House Law

Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara (front, L) bows after the House of Councillors passed a bill to revise the Imperial House Law during a plenary session in Tokyo on July 17, 2026. The amendment to the 1947 law permits the imperial family to adopt males aged 15 or older who are descended from emperors through the male line in 11 former branch families and also allows female members to retain their imperial status even after marrying commoners.

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Japan revises Imperial House Law

Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara stands up after the House of Councillors passed a bill to revise the Imperial House Law during a plenary session in Tokyo on July 17, 2026. The amendment to the 1947 law permits the imperial family to adopt males aged 15 or older who are descended from emperors through the male line in 11 former branch families and also allows female members to retain their imperial status even after marrying commoners.

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Japan revises Imperial House Law

Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara stands up after the House of Councillors passed a bill to revise the Imperial House Law during a plenary session in Tokyo on July 17, 2026. The amendment to the 1947 law permits the imperial family to adopt males aged 15 or older who are descended from emperors through the male line in 11 former branch families and also allows female members to retain their imperial status even after marrying commoners.

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Japan revises Imperial House Law

Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara stands up after the House of Councillors passed a bill to revise the Imperial House Law during a plenary session in Tokyo on July 17, 2026. The amendment to the 1947 law permits the imperial family to adopt males aged 15 or older who are descended from emperors through the male line in 11 former branch families and also allows female members to retain their imperial status even after marrying commoners.

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Vietnamese deputy prime minister in Tokyo

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara (R) and Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense Phan Van Giang shake hands at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on July 13, 2026.

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10th anniv. of South China Sea arbitral ruling

Philippine Foreign Secretary Maria Theresa Lazaro makes a speech at an event held in Manila on July 10, 2026, to mark the 10th anniversary on July 12 of the landmark 2016 international tribunal ruling that rejected China's claims in the South China Sea under the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea. ==Kyodo

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Lower house passes bill for imperial law revision

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara bows after the House of Representatives passed a bill for a law revision to address the dwindling number of imperial family members during a plenary session in Tokyo on July 10, 2026.

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Lower house passes bill for imperial law revision

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara bows after the House of Representatives passed a bill for a law revision to address the dwindling number of imperial family members during a plenary session in Tokyo on July 10, 2026.

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NATO summit in Turkey

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte holds a press conference on the final day of a NATO summit in Ankara on July 8, 2026.

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NATO summit in Turkey

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte holds a press conference on the final day of a NATO summit in Ankara on July 8, 2026.

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NATO annual summit in Turkey

(From L) Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun pose for a photo during a trilateral meeting on the sidelines of NATO's annual summit in Ankara on July 7, 2026.

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NATO Secretary General Rutte in Turkey

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte speaks at a press conference in Ankara, Turkey, on July 6, 2026, ahead of NATO's annual summit in the Turkish capital.