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U.S. President Trump in Beijing

U.S. President Trump in Beijing

Chinese President Xi Jinping (front, R) attends a welcome ceremony for U.S. President Donald Trump (not seen) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 14, 2026. U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (front, L), Apple Inc. CEO Tim Cook (2nd row, L), Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk (2nd row, C) and U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (2nd row, R) also attended the ceremony. (Pool photo)

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Japan agrees on economic cooperation with New Mexico, Wyoming

Japan agrees on economic cooperation with New Mexico, Wyoming

(From L) U.S. governors Michelle Lujan Grisham and Mark Gordon and Japan's Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Masanao Ozaki pose for a photo at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on May 13, 2026. New Mexico Gov. Lujan Grisham, Wyoming Gov. Gordon and Ozaki agreed to strengthen economic cooperation.

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U.S. treasury secretary arrives in Japan

TOKYO, Japan, May 12 Kyodo - U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent arrives at Haneda airport in Tokyo on May 11, 2026, ahead of the U.S.-China summit in Beijing in mid-May. (Kyodo)

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Former Japan PM Kishida meets with OECD Secretary General Cormann

Former Japan PM Kishida meets with OECD Secretary General Cormann

Former Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (R) shakes hands with Mathias Cormann, secretary general of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, in Tokyo on May 13, 2026. Cormann met with members of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's parliamentary league for the OECD headed by Kishida.

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OECD Secretary General Cormann meets press

OECD Secretary General Cormann meets press

Mathias Cormann, secretary general of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, holds a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on May 13, 2026.

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Japan PM Takaichi meets with OECD Secretary General Cormann

Japan PM Takaichi meets with OECD Secretary General Cormann

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) shakes hands with Mathias Cormann, secretary general of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on May 12, 2026.

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Japan PM Takaichi meets with OECD Secretary General Cormann

Japan PM Takaichi meets with OECD Secretary General Cormann

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) meets with Mathias Cormann, secretary general of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on May 12, 2026.

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Japan PM Takaichi meets with U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent

Japan PM Takaichi meets with U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) shakes hands with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent at her office in Tokyo on May 12, 2026.

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Japan PM Takaichi meets with U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent

Japan PM Takaichi meets with U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (C) speaks to reporters at the Japanese prime minister's office in Tokyo on May 12, 2026, after meeting with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.

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Japan PM Takaichi meets with U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent

Japan PM Takaichi meets with U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks to reporters at the Japanese prime minister's office in Tokyo on May 12, 2026, after meeting with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.

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Japan PM Takaichi meets with U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent

Japan PM Takaichi meets with U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) shakes hands with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent at her office in Tokyo on May 12, 2026.

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Japan PM Takaichi meets with U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent

Japan PM Takaichi meets with U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) holds talks with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent at her office in Tokyo on May 12, 2026.

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Japan PM Takaichi meets with U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent

Japan PM Takaichi meets with U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks to reporters at the Japanese prime minister's office in Tokyo on May 12, 2026, after meeting with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.

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Japan PM Takaichi meets with U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent

Japan PM Takaichi meets with U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (C) visits the Japanese leader's office in Tokyo on May 12, 2026, to meet with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.

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Japan finance minister meets with U.S. treasury secretary

Japan finance minister meets with U.S. treasury secretary

Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama speaks at a press conference at the ministry on May 12, 2026, after holding talks with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in Tokyo.

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Groundbreaking ceremony for U.N. hall in Nairobi

Groundbreaking ceremony for U.N. hall in Nairobi

U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres (L) shakes hands with Kenyan President William Ruto during a groundbreaking ceremony for a new 1,600-seat conference hall at the U.N. office in Nairobi on May 11, 2026.

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Groundbreaking ceremony for U.N. hall in Nairobi

Groundbreaking ceremony for U.N. hall in Nairobi

U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres (R) and Kenyan President William Ruto (C) attend a groundbreaking ceremony for a new 1,600-seat conference hall at the U.N. office in Nairobi on May 11, 2026.

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Groundbreaking ceremony for U.N. hall in Nairobi

Groundbreaking ceremony for U.N. hall in Nairobi

U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres speaks during a groundbreaking ceremony for a new 1,600-seat conference hall at the U.N. office in Nairobi on May 11, 2026.

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Groundbreaking ceremony for U.N. hall in Nairobi

Groundbreaking ceremony for U.N. hall in Nairobi

U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres (3rd from R) and Kenyan President William Ruto (4th from R) attend a groundbreaking ceremony for a new 1,600-seat conference hall at the U.N. office in Nairobi on May 11, 2026.

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Japan finance minister meets with U.S. treasury secretary

Japan finance minister meets with U.S. treasury secretary

Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama speaks at a press conference at the ministry on May 12, 2026, after holding talks with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in Tokyo.

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Japan finance minister meets with U.S. treasury secretary

Japan finance minister meets with U.S. treasury secretary

Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama speaks at a press conference at the ministry on May 12, 2026, after holding talks with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in Tokyo.

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Japan finance minister meets with U.S. treasury secretary

Japan finance minister meets with U.S. treasury secretary

Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama speaks at a press conference at the ministry on May 12, 2026, after holding talks with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in Tokyo.

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Japan finance minister meets with U.S. treasury secretary

Japan finance minister meets with U.S. treasury secretary

Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama is pictured after a dinner meeting with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in Tokyo on May 11, 2026. Bessent arrived at Haneda airport earlier in the day ahead of the U.S.-China summit in Beijing in mid-May.

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U.S. treasury secretary arrives in Japan

U.S. treasury secretary arrives in Japan

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent arrives at Haneda airport in Tokyo on May 11, 2026, ahead of the U.S.-China summit in Beijing in mid-May.

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U.S. treasury secretary in Japan

U.S. treasury secretary in Japan

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is pictured after a dinner meeting with Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama in Tokyo on May 11, 2026. Bessent arrived at Haneda airport earlier in the day ahead of the U.S.-China summit in Beijing in mid-May.

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U.S. treasury secretary arrives in Japan

U.S. treasury secretary arrives in Japan

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent arrives at Haneda airport in Tokyo on May 11, 2026, ahead of the U.S.-China summit in mid-May.

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U.S. treasury secretary arrives in Japan

U.S. treasury secretary arrives in Japan

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent arrives at Haneda airport in Tokyo on May 11, 2026, ahead of the U.S.-China summit in mid-May.

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Abductee's mother meets with top gov't spokesman

Abductee's mother meets with top gov't spokesman

Sakie Yokota (C), whose daughter Megumi was abducted by North Korea in 1977 at age 13, meets the press after holding a meeting with Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on May 8, 2026. Standing beside Yokota is Satomi Mori, who heads a group to support her.

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Abductee's mother meets with top gov't spokesman

Abductee's mother meets with top gov't spokesman

Sakie Yokota (C), whose daughter Megumi was abducted by North Korea in 1977 at age 13, meets the press after holding a meeting with Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on May 8, 2026. Standing beside Yokota is Satomi Mori, who heads a group to support her.

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Abductee's mother meets with top gov't spokesman

Abductee's mother meets with top gov't spokesman

Sakie Yokota (L), whose daughter Megumi was abducted by North Korea in 1977 at age 13, poses with Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara (R) at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on May 8, 2026. Standing beside Yokota is Satomi Mori, who heads a group to support her.

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Abductee's mother meets with top gov't spokesman

Abductee's mother meets with top gov't spokesman

Sakie Yokota (C), whose daughter Megumi was abducted by North Korea in 1977 at age 13, meets with Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara (R) at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on May 8, 2026. Sitting beside Yokota is Satomi Mori, who heads a group to support her.

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Abductee's mother meets with top gov't spokesman

Abductee's mother meets with top gov't spokesman

Sakie Yokota (C), whose daughter Megumi was abducted by North Korea in 1977 at age 13, meets with Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara (R) at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on May 8, 2026. Sitting beside Yokota is Satomi Mori, who heads a group to support her.

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NPT review conference

NPT review conference

Jiro Hamasumi, secretary general of Hidankyo, Japan's leading organization of atomic bomb survivors and winner of the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize, meets the press in New York on May 1, 2026, after addressing the 2026 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.

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NPT review conference

NPT review conference

Jiro Hamasumi, secretary general of Hidankyo, Japan's leading organization of atomic bomb survivors and winner of the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize, meets the press in New York on May 1, 2026, after addressing the 2026 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.

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NPT review conference

NPT review conference

Jiro Hamasumi, secretary general of Hidankyo, Japan's leading organization of atomic bomb survivors and winner of the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize, meets the press in New York on May 1, 2026, after addressing the 2026 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.

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NPT review conference

NPT review conference

People listen to Jiro Hamasumi, secretary general of Hidankyo, Japan's leading organization of atomic bomb survivors and winner of the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize, address the 2026 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons at the U.N. headquarters in New York on May 1, 2026.

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Hidankyo senior official in New York

Hidankyo senior official in New York

Jiro Hamasumi (3rd from L), secretary general of Hidankyo, Japan's leading organization of atomic bomb survivors and winner of the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize, holds talks with Do Hung Viet (2nd from R), permanent representative of Vietnam to the United Nations and president of the 2026 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, at the U.N. headquarters in New York on April 30, 2026.

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Hidankyo secretary general in New York

Hidankyo secretary general in New York

Jiro Hamasumi (L), secretary general of Hidankyo, Japan's leading organization of atomic bomb survivors and winner of the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize, holds talks with U.N. Undersecretary General for disarmament affairs Izumi Nakamitsu (R) at the U.N. headquarters in New York on April 29, 2026. Hamasumi, who was exposed to radiation from the 1945 Hiroshima atomic bombing while still in his mother's womb, visited New York to observe the 2026 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.

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NPT review conference in New York

NPT review conference in New York

Toshiko Hamanaka (R), assistant secretary general of Hidankyo, Japan's leading organization of atomic bomb survivors and winner of the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize, speaks about her experience of the bombing at an event in New York on April 29, 2026. The event, hosted by four anti-nuclear organizations in Japan, coincides with the 2026 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons held at the U.N. headquarters.

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Atomic bomb exhibition in New York

Atomic bomb exhibition in New York

Toshiko Hamanaka (far R), assistant secretary general of Hidankyo, Japan's leading organization of atomic bomb survivors and winner of the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize, speaks about her experience of the bombing at an event in New York on April 29, 2026. The event, hosted by four anti-nuclear organizations in Japan, coincides with the 2026 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons held at the U.N. headquarters.

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CTBTO head at U.N.

CTBTO head at U.N.

Robert Floyd, executive secretary of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization, holds a press conference at the U.N. headquarters in New York on April 29, 2026, during the 2026 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.

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NPT review conference in New York

NPT review conference in New York

U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Yeaw speaks during the 2026 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons at the U.N. headquarters in New York on April 29, 2026.

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Hiroshima, Nagasaki mayors in New York

Hiroshima, Nagasaki mayors in New York

U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres (C) meets with Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui (R) and Nagasaki Mayor Shiro Suzuki at the U.N. headquarters in New York on April 28, 2026, on the occasion of the 2026 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.

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NPT review conference kicks off

NPT review conference kicks off

U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Yeaw (L) speaks during the opening day of the 2026 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons at the U.N. headquarters in New York on April 27, 2026. The assistant secretary for arms control and nonproliferation expressed an objection to Iran's election as one of 34 vice presidents of the NPT review conference.

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NPT review conference kicks off

NPT review conference kicks off

Jiro Hamasumi (C), secretary general of Hidankyo, Japan's leading organization of atomic bomb survivors and winner of the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize, observes the opening day of the 2026 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons at the U.N. headquarters in New York on April 27, 2026. Hamasumi was exposed to radiation from the 1945 Hiroshima atomic bombing while still in his mother's womb.

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Atomic bomb exhibition in New York

Atomic bomb exhibition in New York

Jiro Hamasumi, (C) secretary general of Hidankyo, Japan's leading organization of atomic bomb survivors and winner of the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize, and others pose for a photo at the U.N. headquarters in New York on April 27, 2026, the opening day of an exhibition, commemorating 80 years since the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings. The exhibition, sponsored by Hidankyo, coincides with the start of the 2026 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons at the U.N. headquarters.

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NPT review conference kicks off

NPT review conference kicks off

U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres delivers a speech at the U.N. headquarters in New York on April 27, 2026, the opening day of the 2026 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, which will run through May 22.

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Bill to create new Japan intelligence committee passes lower house

Bill to create new Japan intelligence committee passes lower house

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara bows after the House of Representatives passed a bill to establish a national intelligence committee during a plenary session in Tokyo on April 23, 2026.

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U.N. secretary general candidate Grossi

U.N. secretary general candidate Grossi

Rafael Grossi, International Atomic Energy Agency director general and a candidate for next United Nations secretary general, speaks during an informal dialogue for the post at the U.N. headquarters in New York on April 21, 2026.

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U.N. secretary general candidate Grossi

U.N. secretary general candidate Grossi

Rafael Grossi, International Atomic Energy Agency director general and a candidate for next United Nations secretary general, speaks during an informal dialogue for the post at the U.N. headquarters in New York on April 21, 2026.

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