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IPC head Parsons reelected for 3rd term

International Paralympic Committee President Andrew Parsons meets the press after being reelected to the post for a third four-year term at an IPC General Assembly session in Seoul on Sept. 27, 2025.

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IPC head Parsons reelected for 3rd term

International Paralympic Committee President Andrew Parsons meets the press after being reelected to the post for a third four-year term at an IPC General Assembly session in Seoul on Sept. 27, 2025.

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Incumbent Tokyo Gov. Koike reelected

TOKYO, Japan, July 7 Kyodo - Incumbent Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike celebrates in Tokyo after being reelected in the gubernatorial election on July 7, 2024, for a third consecutive four-year term. (Kyodo)

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Tokyo Gov. Koike

TOKYO, Japan, July 5 Kyodo -Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike arrives at the metropolitan government headquarters in the Japanese capital on July 8, 2024, a day after being reelected for a third four-year term.(Kyodo)

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PM Kishida meets Tokyo Gov. Koike

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike speaks to the press after meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at his office in the Japanese capital on July 9, 2024, after being reelected for a third four-year term on July 7.

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PM Kishida meets Tokyo Gov. Koike

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (R) shakes hands with Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike at his office in the Japanese capital on July 9, 2024, after she was reelected for a third four-year term on July 7.

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PM Kishida meets Tokyo Gov. Koike

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (R) shakes hands with Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike at his office in the Japanese capital on July 9, 2024, after she was reelected for a third four-year term on July 7.

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PM Kishida meets Tokyo Gov. Koike

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (R) meets with Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike at his office in the Japanese capital on July 9, 2024, after she was reelected for a third four-year term on July 7.

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Tokyo Gov. Koike

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike arrives at the metropolitan government headquarters in the Japanese capital on July 8, 2024, a day after being reelected for a third four-year term.

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Tokyo Gov. Koike

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike speaks to reporters at the metropolitan government headquarters in the Japanese capital on July 8, 2024, a day after being reelected for a third four-year term.

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Tokyo Gov. Koike

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike arrives at the metropolitan government headquarters in the Japanese capital on July 8, 2024, a day after being reelected for a third four-year term.

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Tokyo Gov. Koike

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike (C) arrives at the metropolitan government headquarters in the Japanese capital on July 8, 2024, a day after being reelected in the gubernatorial election for a third four-year term.

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Tokyo Gov. Koike

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike arrives at the metropolitan government headquarters in the Japanese capital on July 8, 2024, a day after being reelected in the gubernatorial election for a third four-year term.

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Incumbent Tokyo Gov. Koike reelected

Incumbent Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike waves to supporters in Tokyo after being reelected in the gubernatorial election on July 7, 2024, for a third consecutive four-year term.

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Incumbent Tokyo Gov. Koike reelected

Incumbent Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike celebrates in Tokyo after being reelected in the gubernatorial election on July 7, 2024, for a third consecutive four-year term.

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Incumbent Tokyo Gov. Koike reelected

Incumbent Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike celebrates in Tokyo after being reelected in the gubernatorial election on July 7, 2024, for a third consecutive four-year term.

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Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike to run for 3rd term

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike speaks to reporters in Tokyo on June 12, 2024, after announcing her intention to run for a third four-year term in the July gubernatorial election at a plenary session of the Tokyo metropolitan assembly.(Kyodo)

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Tokyo Gov. Koike releases pledges ahead of election

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike releases her pledges during an online press conference on June 18, 2024, as she seeks a third four-year term in the capital's gubernatorial election on July 7.

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Tokyo Gov. Koike releases pledges ahead of election

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike releases her pledges during an online press conference on June 18, 2024, as she seeks a third four-year term in the capital's gubernatorial election on July 7.

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Tokyo Gov. Koike releases pledges ahead of election

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike releases her pledges during an online press conference on June 18, 2024, as she seeks a third four-year term in the capital's gubernatorial election on July 7.

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Tokyo Gov. Koike releases pledges ahead of election

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike releases her pledges during an online press conference on June 18, 2024, as she seeks a third four-year term in the capital's gubernatorial election on July 7.

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Tokyo Gov. Koike

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike speaks at a press conference at the metropolitan government headquarters in the capital on June 14, 2024, after announcing her intention to run for a third four-year term in the July gubernatorial election.

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Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike to run for 3rd term

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike speaks to reporters in Tokyo on June 12, 2024, after announcing her intention to run for a third four-year term in the July gubernatorial election at a plenary session of the Tokyo metropolitan assembly.

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Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike to run for 3rd term

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike speaks to reporters in Tokyo on June 12, 2024, after announcing her intention to run for a third four-year term in the July gubernatorial election at a plenary session of the Tokyo metropolitan assembly.

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CORRECTED: Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike to run for 3rd term

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike speaks during a plenary session of the Tokyo metropolitan assembly in the Japanese capital on June 12, 2024, announcing her intention to run for a third four-year term in the July gubernatorial election.

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CORRECTED: Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike to run for 3rd term

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike speaks during a plenary session of the Tokyo metropolitan assembly in the Japanese capital on June 12, 2024, announcing her intention to run for a third four-year term in the July gubernatorial election.

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XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2022-WORLD NEWS

(230110) -- BEIJING, Jan. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (C, front) attends a celebration event in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Oct. 30, 2022. Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of the Workers' Party won the second round of the presidential elections on Oct. 30, 2022 and was set to serve a third four-year term beginning Jan. 1, 2023. (Photo by Rahel Patrasso/Xinhua)

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Lula da Silva sworn in as president of Brazil

STORY: Lula da Silva sworn in as president of Brazil DATELINE: Jan. 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:14 LOCATION: Brasilia CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Lula and Alckmin 2. various of Lula's supporters 3. various of Lula at the National Congress 4. various of Lula at Planalto Palace 5. various of attendees at Planalto Palace 6. various of Lula chairing the cabinet inauguration ceremony and signing a series of decrees. STORYLINE: Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of the Workers' Party (PT) was sworn in as president of Brazil for a four-year term on Sunday. The inauguration of Lula da Silva and his Vice President Geraldo Alckmin took place at 3:00 p.m. local time (1800 GMT) during a plenary session of the Chamber of Deputies in Brasilia. This is Lula da Silva's third presidential term and his return to power comes after having spent more than a year in prison between 2018 and 2019, due to a controversial sentence that was later annulled by the Supreme Court. In October, Lula da Silva was elected president with

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Yearender: Xinhua's top 10 world news events in 2022

(221230) -- BEIJING, Dec. 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (C, front) attends a celebration event in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Oct. 30, 2022. Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of the Workers' Party won the second round of the presidential elections on Oct. 30 and is set to serve a third four-year term beginning Jan. 1, 2023. Xinhua's top 10 world news events in 2022 Strong left-wing comeback in LatAm reshapes political landscape Defeating his rival, Brazil's leftist former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was elected president on Oct. 30. His election followed the victory of Colombia's leftist Gustavo Petro in June, who became the first elected leftist president in the country's history. By the end of 2022, populous countries in Latin America, namely Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, Venezuela and Chile, have all elected leftist governments, and how to revitalize the economy and improve people's livelihood is a realistic challenge facing leftist governments in the

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Okinawa governor race begins

NAHA, Japan - The incumbent Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima, 75, who is seeking his third four-year term in the prefecture's gubernatorial election, makes a speech in Naha, the capital city of Japan's southernmost prefecture on Oct. 30, 2014, the first day of official campaigning for a closely watched election on Nov. 16, in which the controversial transfer of a key U.S. military base will take center stage.

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Okinawa gov. announces candidacy for 3rd term

NAHA, Japan - Hirokazu Nakaima, governor of Japan's southernmost prefecture of Okinawa, attends a press conference in the prefectural capital Naha on Aug. 7, 2014, to formally announce his candidacy for a third four-year term. Okinawa's gubernatorial election is scheduled for Nov, 16, 2014.

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Okinawa gov. announces candidacy for 3rd term

NAHA, Japan - Photo shows Hirokazu Nakaima, governor of Japan's southernmost prefecture of Okinawa, who formally announced on Aug. 7, 2014, his candidacy for a third four-year term. Okinawa's gubernatorial election is scheduled for Nov, 16, 2014.

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Okinawa governor to run for another 4-year term

TOKYO, Japan - Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima (L) shakes hands with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as he visits the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Aug. 6, 2014. Nakaima told Abe he will run in the Nov. 16 gubernatorial election for a third four-year term.

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Okinawa governor to run for another 4-year term

TOKYO, Japan - Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima speaks to reporters after talking with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Aug. 6, 2014. Nakaima told Abe he will run in the Nov. 16 gubernatorial election for a third four-year term.

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Okinawa governor to run for another 4-year term

TOKYO, Japan - Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima (L) talks with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Aug. 6, 2014. Nakaima told Abe he will run in the Nov. 16 gubernatorial election for a third four-year term.

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Okinawa Gov. Nakaima to seek 3rd term in November election

NAHA, Japan - Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima meets with the press in Naha in Japan's southernmost prefecture of Okinawa on July 18, 2014. He said he intends to seek a third four-year term in a gubernatorial election slated for Nov. 16.

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Taiwan President Ma

TAICHUNG, Taiwan - Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou delivers a speech in Taichung, central Taiwan, on May 20, 2014, to mark the third anniversary of the inauguration of his second four-year term.

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Kawamura secures 3rd term as Nagoya mayor

NAGOYA, Japan - Nagoya Mayor Takashi Kawamura smiles at a press conference on the night of April 21, 2013, after an election victory securing his third four-year term. The incumbent mayor beat two challengers by large margins.

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Kagoshima governor wins 3rd term

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Kagoshima Gov. Yuichiro Ito receives a bouquet from prefectural government employees as he arrived at the prefectural hall in the city of Kagoshima on July 9, 2012. He won a third four-year term in a gubernatorial election the previous day, defeating an antinuclear challenger after campaigning on a platform of conditionally allowing the restart of idled reactors at a local nuclear plant.

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Pronuclear incumbent wins in Hokkaido mayoral election

IWANAI, Japan - Yuji Kamioka, the mayor of Iwanai town, Hokkaido, known as an advocate of restarting idled reactors at a nearby nuclear power plant, celebrates his reelection on Oct. 2, 2011, after seeing off the challenge of antinuclear candidate Miyuki Oishi. Kamioka secured a third four-year term after pledging stricter oversight of Hokkaido Electric Power Co.'s Tomari nuclear plant.

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Pro-nuclear plant mayor reelected

KAMINOSEKI, Japan - Shigemi Kashiwabara (C), mayor of Kaminoseki in Yamaguchi Prefecture, bows to supporters in the town after reelection to a third four-year term on Sept. 25, 2011. Kashiwabara, an advocate of a Chugoku Electric Power Co. proposal to build a nuclear power station in the town, defeated antinuclear challenger Sadao Yamato, who heads a civic group opposed to the plan.

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Incumbent wins Saitama gubernatorial election

ASAKA, Japan - Saitama Gov. Kiyoshi Ueda receives a bouquet after securing his reelection for a third four-year term in Asaka, Saitama Prefecture, on July 31, 2011.

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Aomori gubernatorial election

AOMORI, Japan - Aomori Gov. Shingo Mimura receives a bouquet in Aomori City on June 5, 2011, as projections show he is set to be reelected to his third four-year term in a gubernatorial election by defeating two challengers.

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Incumbent Yamada set to win Kyoto gubernatorial race

KYOTO, Japan - Kyoto Gov. Keiji Yamada and supporters throw their arms in the air in celebration after projections by the media, including Kyodo News, showed he was likely to secure his third four-year term by defeating sole challenger Yusuke Mon in a gubernatorial election on April 11, 2010.

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Incumbent Yamada set to win Kyoto gubernatorial race

KYOTO, Japan - Kyoto Gov. Keiji Yamada smiles after projections by the media, including Kyodo News, showed he was likely to secure his third four-year term by defeating sole challenger Yusuke Mon in a gubernatorial election on April 11, 2010.

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Osaka Gov. Ota gives up seeking 3rd term

OSAKA, Japan - Osaka Gov. Fusae Ota tells reporters in Osaka on Dec. 3 she has given up seeking a third four-year term in January's gubernatorial election after failing to obtain support from parties that had backed her in the two previous elections. Ota has been under fire for money scandals such as receiving large sums for delivering speeches at meetings of managers of small and midsize businesses.

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Writer Inose assumes deputy governorship of Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara (L) and writer Naoki Inose shake hands at the Tokyo Metropolitan government on June 28 after Inose assumed the deputy governorship. Inose, 60, is one of the four deputy governors under Ishihara, 74, who was elected to his third four-year term in April's gubernatorial election.

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Tokyo governor, reelection won, vows to bid for 2016 Olympics

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara, ,74, is all smiles at a post-election news conference at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government building on April 9, a day after he handily beat three challengers in winning reelection for a third four-year term. Ishihara vows to press Tokyo's bid to host the 2016 Olympic Games.

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Tokyo governor, reelection won, vows to bid for 2016 Olympics

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara, ,74, walks to his office at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government building on April 9, a day after he handily beat three challengers in winning reelection for a third four-year term. Ishihara vows to press Tokyo's bid to host the 2016 Olympic Games.

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Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara reelected to third term

TOKYO, Japan - Shintaro Ishihara, 74, a novelist-turned politician and former Cabinet minister, joins his wife Noriko (L) and daughter-in-law Risa (R) in celebration after winning a third four-year term in the Tokyo gubernatorial election on April 8. Ishihara vows to push Tokyo's bid to host the 2016 Olympic Games.