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Japan's intervention to stem yen's fall vs. dollar

Japan's intervention to stem yen's fall vs. dollar

A monitor at a currency trading company in Tokyo on May 1, 2026, shows a graph of dollar/yen exchange rate movements, including the dollar's sudden plunge on April 30. Japanese authorities intervened in the currency market that day to stem the dollar's surge to the upper 160 yen range, government sources said.

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Japan's intervention to stem yen's fall vs. dollar

Japan's intervention to stem yen's fall vs. dollar

A monitor at a currency trading company in Tokyo on May 1, 2026, shows a graph of dollar/yen exchange rate movements, including the dollar's sudden plunge on April 30. Japanese authorities intervened in the currency market that day to stem the dollar's surge to the upper 160 yen range, government sources said.

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Banksy statue in London

Banksy statue in London

Photo taken on April 30, 2026, in central London shows elusive street artist Banksy's signature on the base of a statue of a suited person whose face is covered by a flag. Banksy posted a video of the new statue on Instagram the same day.

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Tennis: Kei Nishikori

Tennis: Kei Nishikori

Photo taken on Aug. 14, 2016, shows Japan's Kei Nishikori holding his bronze medal during the awards ceremony for the men's singles at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. On April 30, 2026, the Japanese tennis icon and former world No. 4 said on social media that he will retire at the end of the season.

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Tennis: Kei Nishikori

Tennis: Kei Nishikori

Photo taken in Melbourne on Jan. 13, 2026, shows Japan's Kei Nishikori practicing ahead of an Australian Open men's singles qualifier. On April 30, 2026, the Japanese tennis icon and former world No. 4 said on social media that he will retire at the end of the season.

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Tennis: Kei Nishikori

Tennis: Kei Nishikori

Photo taken on Sept. 8, 2014, shows Japan's Kei Nishikori in action against Marin Cilic of Croatia in their U.S. Open final in New York. On April 30, 2026, the Japanese tennis icon and former world No. 4 said on social media that he will retire at the end of the season.

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Tennis: Kei Nishikori

Tennis: Kei Nishikori

Photo taken on July 10, 2019, shows Japan's Kei Nishikori in action against Roger Federer of Switzerland in their Wimbledon quarterfinal in London. On April 30, 2026, the Japanese tennis icon and former world No. 4 said on social media that he will retire at the end of the season.

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Domestically developed humanoid robot

Domestically developed humanoid robot

Photo taken on April 28, 2026, shows a prototype of the fully domestically developed humanoid robot "Seimei" during a media demonstration in Kyoto. Waseda University and private businesses, including Murata Manufacturing Co., robot maker tmsuk and Aisin Corp., jointly developed the robot, standing 140 centimeters tall and weighing 49 kilograms.

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Domestically developed humanoid robot

Domestically developed humanoid robot

Photo taken on April 28, 2026, shows a prototype of the fully domestically developed humanoid robot "Seimei" during a media demonstration in Kyoto. Waseda University and private businesses, including Murata Manufacturing Co., robot maker tmsuk and Aisin Corp., jointly developed the robot, standing 140 centimeters tall and weighing 49 kilograms.

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Domestically developed humanoid robot

Domestically developed humanoid robot

Photo taken on April 28, 2026, shows a prototype of the fully domestically developed humanoid robot "Seimei" during a media demonstration in Kyoto. Waseda University and private businesses, including Murata Manufacturing Co., robot maker tmsuk and Aisin Corp., jointly developed the robot, standing 140 centimeters tall and weighing 49 kilograms.

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Domestically developed humanoid robot

Domestically developed humanoid robot

Photo taken on April 28, 2026, shows a prototype of the fully domestically developed humanoid robot "Seimei" during a media demonstration in Kyoto. Waseda University and private businesses, including Murata Manufacturing Co., robot maker tmsuk and Aisin Corp., jointly developed the robot, standing 140 centimeters tall and weighing 49 kilograms.

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Dollar tumbles to 155 yen range

Dollar tumbles to 155 yen range

A financial monitor at a currency trading company in Tokyo shows the dollar sinking to the 155 yen level on the evening of April 30, 2026, following a rise to the 160 yen range in the morning, in an apparent reaction to Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama's comments in support of stepping into the currency market to arrest the yen's further decline.

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Dollar tumbles to 155 yen range

Dollar tumbles to 155 yen range

A financial monitor at a currency trading company in Tokyo shows the dollar sinking to the 155 yen level on the evening of April 30, 2026, following a rise to the 160 yen range in the morning, in an apparent reaction to Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama's comments in support of stepping into the currency market to arrest the yen's further decline.

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Dollar tumbles to 155 yen range

Dollar tumbles to 155 yen range

A financial monitor at a currency trading company in Tokyo shows the dollar sinking to the 155 yen level on the evening of April 30, 2026, following a rise to the 160 yen range in the morning, in an apparent reaction to Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama's comments in support of stepping into the currency market to arrest the yen's further decline.

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Dollar tumbles to 156 yen range

Dollar tumbles to 156 yen range

A financial monitor at a currency trading company in Tokyo shows the dollar sinking to the 156 yen level on the evening of April 30, 2026, following a rise to the 160 yen range in the morning, in an apparent reaction to Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama's comments in support of stepping into the currency market to arrest the yen's further decline.

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Key bond yield hits 27-year high

Key bond yield hits 27-year high

A financial monitor in Tokyo shows the yield on the newly issued benchmark 10-year government bond rising to 2.515 percent, its highest level in about 27 years, on April 30, 2026. (Kyodo)

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Key bond yield hits 27-year high

Key bond yield hits 27-year high

A financial monitor in Tokyo shows the yield on the newly issued benchmark 10-year government bond rising to 2.515 percent, its highest level in about 27 years, on April 30, 2026. (Kyodo)

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Key bond yield hits 27-year high

Key bond yield hits 27-year high

A financial monitor in Tokyo shows the yield on the newly issued benchmark 10-year government bond rising to 2.515 percent, its highest level in about 27 years, on April 30, 2026.

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Cherry blossom train in Ukraine

Cherry blossom train in Ukraine

Photo taken on April 28, 2026, shows a state-run Ukrainian Railways train decorated with illustrations of cherry blossom petals at Kyiv Central Station. The train began operations the same day under the support of the Japan International Cooperation Agency and the Japanese Embassy in Kyiv, running between the Ukrainian capital and Uzhhorod, a western Ukrainian city known for its cherry blossom festival.

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Cherry blossom train in Ukraine

Cherry blossom train in Ukraine

Photo taken on April 28, 2026, shows a state-run Ukrainian Railways train decorated with illustrations of cherry blossom petals at Kyiv Central Station. The train began operations the same day under the support of the Japan International Cooperation Agency and the Japanese Embassy in Kyiv, running between the Ukrainian capital and Uzhhorod, a western Ukrainian city known for its cherry blossom festival.

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[Breaking News]U.S.-produced crude oil arrives in Japan

TOKYO, Japan, April 27 Kyodo - Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a tanker carrying U.S.-produced crude oil arriving in Tokyo Bay on April 26, 2026, marking the first shipment from the United States since the start of the Iran war in late February. (Kyodo)

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NPT review conference kicks off

NPT review conference kicks off

Photo taken at the U.N. headquarters in New York on April 27, 2026, shows 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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US: Large Hail and Damaging Winds Hit Missouri as Severe Storm System Sweeps Through

A powerful spring storm system with tornado threats swept through the Midwest on Monday, April 27, bringing large hail and damaging winds to Missouri. This video shows intense hail hitting Cuba, Crawford County.

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SUBARU All-Japan Rally Championship New Car Press Conference

SUBARU All-Japan Rally Championship New Car Press Conference

Subaru's press conference for the new car in the All-Japan Rally Championship. The photo shows rally driver Toshihiro Arai.=April 24,2026,Tokyo

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SUBARU All-Japan Rally Championship New Car Press Conference

SUBARU All-Japan Rally Championship New Car Press Conference

Subaru’s press event for the new car in the All-Japan Rally Championship. The photo shows a photo session for the “Subaru Boxer Rally Spec. Z,” featuring rally driver Toshihiro Arai (right) and co-driver Yuichi Ando (left).=April 24,2026,Tokyo

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SUBARU All-Japan Rally Championship New Car Press Conference

SUBARU All-Japan Rally Championship New Car Press Conference

Subaru holds a press conference for its new car in the All-Japan Rally Championship. The photo shows the “Subaru Boxer Rally Spec. Z.”=April 24,2026,Tokyo

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SUBARU All-Japan Rally Championship New Car Press Conference

SUBARU All-Japan Rally Championship New Car Press Conference

Subaru holds a press conference for its new car in the All-Japan Rally Championship. The photo shows the “Subaru Boxer Rally Spec. Z.”=April 24,2026,Tokyo

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NTT Press Briefing on AI Infrastructure Strategy

NTT Press Briefing on AI Infrastructure Strategy

NTT holds a press briefing on its AI platform strategy. The photo shows Akira Shimada, President and CEO.=April 27,2026,Tokyo

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NTT Press Briefing on AI Infrastructure Strategy

NTT Press Briefing on AI Infrastructure Strategy

NTT holds a press briefing on its AI platform strategy. The photo shows Akira Shimada, President and CEO.=April 27,2026,Tokyo

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NTT Press Briefing on AI Infrastructure Strategy

NTT Press Briefing on AI Infrastructure Strategy

NTT holds a press briefing on its AI platform strategy. The photo shows Akira Shimada, President and CEO.=April 27,2026,Tokyo

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NTT Press Briefing on AI Infrastructure Strategy

NTT Press Briefing on AI Infrastructure Strategy

NTT holds a press briefing on its AI platform strategy. The photo shows Akira Shimada, President and CEO.=April 27,2026,Tokyo

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US: Georgia’s Highway 82 Fire Continues to Grow Across Brantley County

The Highway 82 Fire, a massive wildfire, sparked by a mylar balloon striking a powerline broke out in Brantley County, Georgia, burning more than 22,000 acres and destroying over 100 homes and businesses in communities including Atkinson and Waynesville as of Monday, April 27. Mandatory evacuations were issued for parts of neighboring Glynn County as the flames came within 2.5 miles of the county line. This video shows helicopters loading water from the Satilla River near Lulaton on Thursday, April 24.

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NPT review conference kicks off

NPT review conference kicks off

Photo taken at the U.N. headquarters in New York on April 27, 2026, shows 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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Wildfires in northeastern Japan

OTSUCHI, Japan, April 23 Kyodo - Video taken from a Kyodo News plane shows smoke rising from a mountainous area in the town of Otsuchi in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on April 23, 2026, as wildfires that broke out at two sites in the town the previous day continue. (Kyodo)

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Accommodation facilities for Asian Games, Asian Para Games

NAGOYA, Japan, April 23 Kyodo - Video taken in Nagoya on April 23, 2026, shows the interior of container housing to be used for athletes during the Asian Games and Asian Para Games to be held in the central Japan city in the fall. (Kyodo)

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Nikkei index hits new intraday high

TOKYO, Japan, April 23 Kyodo - A financial data monitor in Tokyo shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average topping the 60,000 line for the first time during the morning session on April 23, 2026, following U.S. President Donald Trump's remarks on an indefinite ceasefire in the Middle East. (Kyodo)

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Nikkei ends above 60,000 for 1st time

Nikkei ends above 60,000 for 1st time

A stock monitor in Tokyo shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ending above 60,000 for the first time on April 27, 2026.

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Prudential Life Insurance: Press Briefing on the Suspension of Sales Activities

Prudential Life Insurance: Press Briefing on the Suspension of Sales Activities

Prudential Life Insurance press briefing regarding the suspension of sales activities. The photo shows, from right to left: Ryo Nagase, Head of Compliance at Prudential Life Insurance; Yasuhiro Akiyama, Executive Vice President of Prudential Life Insurance; Hiromitsu Tokumaru, President of Prudential Life Insurance; Kuniyoshi Hayashi, Executive Vice President and Head of Sales at Prudential Life Insurance; and Satoru Yoshida, Chief Operating Officer of Prudential Holdings of Japan.=April 22,2026,Tokyo

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Prudential Life Insurance: Press Briefing on the Suspension of Sales Activities

Prudential Life Insurance: Press Briefing on the Suspension of Sales Activities

Prudential Life Insurance press briefing regarding the suspension of sales activities.The photo shows Hirotsugu Tokumaru, President of Prudential Life Insurance (second from the right).=April 22,2026,Tokyo

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Prudential Life Insurance: Press Briefing on the Suspension of Sales Activities

Prudential Life Insurance: Press Briefing on the Suspension of Sales Activities

Prudential Life Insurance press briefing regarding the suspension of sales activities. The photo shows Hirotsugu Tokumaru, President of Prudential Life Insurance (third from the right in the top row).=April 22,2026,Tokyo

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Prudential Life Insurance: Press Briefing on the Suspension of Sales Activities

Prudential Life Insurance: Press Briefing on the Suspension of Sales Activities

Prudential Life Insurance press briefing regarding the suspension of sales activities. The photo shows Hirotsugu Tokumaru, President of Prudential Life Insurance (second from the right).=April 22,2026,Tokyo

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Prudential Life Insurance: Press Briefing on the Suspension of Sales Activities

Prudential Life Insurance: Press Briefing on the Suspension of Sales Activities

Prudential Life Insurance press briefing regarding the suspension of sales activities. The photo shows, from right to left: Ryo Nagase, Head of Compliance at Prudential Life Insurance; Yasuhiro Akiyama, Executive Vice President of Prudential Life Insurance; Hiromitsu Tokumaru, President of Prudential Life Insurance; Kuniyoshi Hayashi, Executive Vice President and Head of Sales at Prudential Life Insurance; and Satoru Yoshida, Chief Operating Officer of Prudential Holdings of Japan.=April 22,2026,Tokyo

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Prudential Life Insurance: Press Briefing on the Suspension of Sales Activities

Prudential Life Insurance: Press Briefing on the Suspension of Sales Activities

Prudential Life Insurance press briefing regarding the suspension of sales activities. The photo shows Hirotsugu Tokumaru, President of Prudential Life Insurance (third from the right in the top row).=April 22,2026,Tokyo

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Nikkei ends above 60,000 for 1st time

Nikkei ends above 60,000 for 1st time

A stock monitor in Tokyo shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ending above 60,000 for the first time on April 27, 2026.

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Nikkei ends above 60,000 for 1st time

Nikkei ends above 60,000 for 1st time

A stock monitor in Tokyo shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ending above 60,000 for the first time on April 27, 2026.

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Nikkei ends above 60,000 for 1st time

Nikkei ends above 60,000 for 1st time

A stock monitor in Tokyo shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ending above 60,000 for the first time.

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M6.2 quake hits Japan's Hokkaido

M6.2 quake hits Japan's Hokkaido

Photo shows a cracked glass display case at the Historical Museum of Urahoro in Urahoro, Hokkaido, on April 27, 2026, after an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 struck the northernmost Japanese main island earlier in the day.

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M6.2 quake hits Japan's Hokkaido

M6.2 quake hits Japan's Hokkaido

Photo shows a cracked glass display case at the Historical Museum of Urahoro in Urahoro, Hokkaido, on April 27, 2026, after an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 struck the northernmost Japanese main island earlier in the day.

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The Japan Association of Corporate Executives: April 2026 Regular General Meeting

The Japan Association of Corporate Executives: April 2026 Regular General Meeting

The Japan Association of Corporate Executives’ Regular General Meeting for April 2026. The photo shows Representative Director Akio Yamaguchi (third from the right) and the newly appointed Deputy Representative Directors.=April 21,2026,Tokyo

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The Japan Association of Corporate Executives: April 2026 Regular General Meeting

The Japan Association of Corporate Executives: April 2026 Regular General Meeting

The Japan Association of Corporate Executives' Regular General Meeting for April 2026. The photo shows Akio Yamaguchi, Representative Director of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives.=April 21,2026,Tokyo

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