Japan PM Takaichi at New Year business party

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 6 Kyodo - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi delivers a speech at a New Year party hosted by three major Japanese business organizations in Tokyo on Jan. 6, 2026. (Kyodo)

[Breaking News]Japan PM Takaichi at New Year business party

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 6 Kyodo - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi delivers a speech at a New Year party hosted by three major Japanese business organizations in Tokyo on Jan. 6, 2026. (Kyodo)

2026 New Year Celebration Party of the Three Economic Organizations

2026 New Year Celebration Party of the Three Economic Organizations

2026 New Year Celebration Party of the Three Economic Organizations. Photo shows from left: Yoshinobu Tsutsui, Chairman of Keidanren; Ken Kobayashi, Chairman of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry; and Akio Yamaguchi, Representative Director of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives.=January 6,2026,Tokyo

2026 New Year Celebration Party of the Three Economic Organizations

2026 New Year Celebration Party of the Three Economic Organizations

2026 New Year Celebration Party of the Three Economic Organizations. Photo shows Ken Kobayashi, Chairman of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Tokyo.=January 6,2026,Tokyo

2026 New Year Celebration Party of the Three Economic Organizations

2026 New Year Celebration Party of the Three Economic Organizations

2026 New Year Celebration Party of the Three Economic Organizations., the photo shows (from left) Yoshinobu Tsutsui, Chairman of Keidanren; Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi; Ken Kobayashi, Chairman of the Japan–Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industry; and Akio Yamaguchi, Representative Director of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives.=January 6,2026,Tokyo

2026 New Year Celebration Party of the Three Economic Organizations

2026 New Year Celebration Party of the Three Economic Organizations

2026 New Year Celebration Party of the Three Economic Organizations. the photo shows (from left) Yoshinobu Tsutsui, Chairman of Keidanren; Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi; Ken Kobayashi, Chairman of the Japan–Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industry; and Akio Yamaguchi, Representative Director of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives.=January 6,2026,Tokyo

2026 New Year Celebration Party of the Three Economic Organizations

2026 New Year Celebration Party of the Three Economic Organizations

2026 New Year Celebration Party of the Three Economic Organizations. Photo shows from left: Yoshinobu Tsutsui, Chairman of Keidanren; Ken Kobayashi, Chairman of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry; and Akio Yamaguchi, Representative Director of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives.=January 6,2026,Tokyo

2026 New Year Celebration Party of the Three Economic Organizations

2026 New Year Celebration Party of the Three Economic Organizations

2026 New Year Celebration Party of the Three Economic Organizations. Photo shows Akio Yamaguchi, Representative Director of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives.=January 6,2026,Tokyo

2026 New Year Celebration Party of the Three Economic Organizations

2026 New Year Celebration Party of the Three Economic Organizations

2026 New Year Celebration Party of the Three Economic Organizations. The photo shows Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.=January 6,2026,Tokyo

2026 New Year Celebration Party of the Three Economic Organizations

2026 New Year Celebration Party of the Three Economic Organizations

2026 New Year Celebration Party of the Three Economic Organizations. The photo shows Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.=January 6,2026,Tokyo

2026 New Year Celebration Party of the Three Economic Organizations

2026 New Year Celebration Party of the Three Economic Organizations

2026 New Year Celebration Party of the Three Economic Organizations. Photo shows Keidanren Chairman Yoshinobu Tsutsui.=January 6,2026,Tokyo

2026 New Year Celebration Party of the Three Economic Organizations

2026 New Year Celebration Party of the Three Economic Organizations

2026 New Year Celebration Party of the Three Economic Organizations. Photo shows Keidanren Chairman Yoshinobu Tsutsui.=January 6,2026,Tokyo

2026 New Year Celebration Party of the Three Economic Organizations

2026 New Year Celebration Party of the Three Economic Organizations

2026 New Year Celebration Party of the Three Economic Organizations. The photo shows, from left, Yoshinobu Tsutsui, Chairman of Keidanren; Ken Kobayashi, Chairman of the Japan–Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industry; and Akio Yamaguchi, Representative Director of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives=January 6,2026,Tokyo

Japan PM Takaichi at New Year business party

Japan PM Takaichi at New Year business party

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi delivers a speech at a New Year party hosted by three major Japanese business organizations in Tokyo on Jan. 6, 2026.

Japan PM Takaichi at New Year business party

Japan PM Takaichi at New Year business party

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi delivers a speech at a New Year party hosted by three major Japanese business organizations in Tokyo on Jan. 6, 2026.

Japan PM Takaichi at New Year business party

Japan PM Takaichi at New Year business party

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi delivers a speech at a New Year party hosted by three major Japanese business organizations in Tokyo on Jan. 6, 2026.

Japan PM Takaichi at New Year business party

Japan PM Takaichi at New Year business party

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi delivers a speech at a New Year party hosted by three major Japanese business organizations in Tokyo on Jan. 6, 2026.

Japan PM Takaichi at New Year business party

Japan PM Takaichi at New Year business party

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi delivers a speech at a New Year party hosted by three major Japanese business organizations in Tokyo on Jan. 6, 2026.

Japan PM Takaichi at New Year business party

Japan PM Takaichi at New Year business party

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C) delivers a speech at a New Year party hosted by three major Japanese business organizations in Tokyo on Jan. 6, 2026.

Japan PM Takaichi at New Year business party

Japan PM Takaichi at New Year business party

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (L) delivers a speech at a New Year party hosted by three major Japanese business organizations in Tokyo on Jan. 6, 2026.

Xiangshan Forum in Beijing

Xiangshan Forum in Beijing

Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun is pictured on the second day of the three-day Xiangshan Forum in Beijing on Sept. 18, 2025, with representatives from about 100 countries and international organizations, including Japan, attending to discuss security in the Asia-Pacific region.

Xiangshan Forum in Beijing

Xiangshan Forum in Beijing

Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun delivers a keynote speech on the second day of the three-day Xiangshan Forum in Beijing on Sept. 18, 2025, with representatives from about 100 countries and international organizations, including Japan, attending to discuss security in the Asia-Pacific region.

Xiangshan Forum in Beijing

Xiangshan Forum in Beijing

Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun (C) attends the second day of the three-day Xiangshan Forum in Beijing on Sept. 18, 2025, with representatives from about 100 countries and international organizations, including Japan, participating to discuss security in the Asia-Pacific region.

Xiangshan Forum in Beijing

Xiangshan Forum in Beijing

Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun delivers a keynote speech on the second day of the three-day Xiangshan Forum in Beijing on Sept. 18, 2025, with representatives from about 100 countries and international organizations, including Japan, attending to discuss security in the Asia-Pacific region.

Xiangshan Forum in Beijing

Xiangshan Forum in Beijing

Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun delivers a keynote speech on the second day of the three-day Xiangshan Forum in Beijing on Sept. 18, 2025, with representatives from about 100 countries and international organizations, including Japan, attending to discuss security in the Asia-Pacific region.

Xiangshan Forum in Beijing

Xiangshan Forum in Beijing

Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun delivers a keynote speech on the second day of the three-day Xiangshan Forum in Beijing on Sept. 18, 2025, with representatives from about 100 countries and international organizations, including Japan, attending to discuss security in the Asia-Pacific region.

Security forum begins in Beijing

Security forum begins in Beijing

The three-day Xiangshan Forum begins in Beijing on Sept. 17, 2025, with representatives from about 100 countries and international organizations, including Japan, attending to discuss security in the Asia-Pacific region.

Security forum begins in Beijing

Security forum begins in Beijing

The three-day Xiangshan Forum begins in Beijing on Sept. 17, 2025, with representatives from about 100 countries and international organizations, including Japan, attending to discuss security in the Asia-Pacific region.

S. Korean foreign minister in Tokyo

S. Korean foreign minister in Tokyo

South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae Yul (back, 2nd from R) holds talks with the leaders of Japan's three major business organizations at a hotel in Tokyo on March 21, 2025.

S. Korean foreign minister in Tokyo

S. Korean foreign minister in Tokyo

South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae Yul speaks during a meeting with the leaders of Japan's three major business organizations at a hotel in Tokyo on March 21, 2025.

Illustration - U.S Credit Rating Agency - NYC

Illustration - U.S Credit Rating Agency - NYC

Fitch Rating, S&P Global and Moody's headquarters in New York, NY on March 14, 2025. The three nationally recognized statistical rating organizations (NRSRO) designated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Photo by Charles Guerin/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - U.S Credit Rating Agency - NYC

Illustration - U.S Credit Rating Agency - NYC

Fitch Rating, S&P Global and Moody's headquarters in New York, NY on March 14, 2025. The three nationally recognized statistical rating organizations (NRSRO) designated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Photo by Charles Guerin/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - U.S Credit Rating Agency - NYC

Illustration - U.S Credit Rating Agency - NYC

Fitch Rating, S&P Global and Moody's headquarters in New York, NY on March 14, 2025. The three nationally recognized statistical rating organizations (NRSRO) designated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Photo by Charles Guerin/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - U.S Credit Rating Agency - NYC

Illustration - U.S Credit Rating Agency - NYC

Fitch Rating, S&P Global and Moody's headquarters in New York, NY on March 14, 2025. The three nationally recognized statistical rating organizations (NRSRO) designated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Photo by Charles Guerin/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - U.S Credit Rating Agency - NYC

Illustration - U.S Credit Rating Agency - NYC

Fitch Rating, S&P Global and Moody's headquarters in New York, NY on March 14, 2025. The three nationally recognized statistical rating organizations (NRSRO) designated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Photo by Charles Guerin/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - U.S Credit Rating Agency - NYC

Illustration - U.S Credit Rating Agency - NYC

Fitch Rating, S&P Global and Moody's headquarters in New York, NY on March 14, 2025. The three nationally recognized statistical rating organizations (NRSRO) designated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Photo by Charles Guerin/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - U.S Credit Rating Agency - NYC

Illustration - U.S Credit Rating Agency - NYC

Fitch Rating, S&P Global and Moody's headquarters in New York, NY on March 14, 2025. The three nationally recognized statistical rating organizations (NRSRO) designated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Photo by Charles Guerin/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - U.S Credit Rating Agency - NYC

Illustration - U.S Credit Rating Agency - NYC

Fitch Rating, S&P Global and Moody's headquarters in New York, NY on March 14, 2025. The three nationally recognized statistical rating organizations (NRSRO) designated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Photo by Charles Guerin/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - U.S Credit Rating Agency - NYC

Illustration - U.S Credit Rating Agency - NYC

Fitch Rating, S&P Global and Moody's headquarters in New York, NY on March 14, 2025. The three nationally recognized statistical rating organizations (NRSRO) designated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Photo by Charles Guerin/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - U.S Credit Rating Agency - NYC

Illustration - U.S Credit Rating Agency - NYC

Fitch Rating, S&P Global and Moody's headquarters in New York, NY on March 14, 2025. The three nationally recognized statistical rating organizations (NRSRO) designated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Photo by Charles Guerin/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - U.S Credit Rating Agency - NYC

Illustration - U.S Credit Rating Agency - NYC

Fitch Rating, S&P Global and Moody's headquarters in New York, NY on March 14, 2025. The three nationally recognized statistical rating organizations (NRSRO) designated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Photo by Charles Guerin/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - U.S Credit Rating Agency - NYC

Illustration - U.S Credit Rating Agency - NYC

Fitch Rating, S&P Global and Moody's headquarters in New York, NY on March 14, 2025. The three nationally recognized statistical rating organizations (NRSRO) designated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Photo by Charles Guerin/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - U.S Credit Rating Agency - NYC

Illustration - U.S Credit Rating Agency - NYC

Fitch Rating, S&P Global and Moody's headquarters in New York, NY on March 14, 2025. The three nationally recognized statistical rating organizations (NRSRO) designated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Photo by Charles Guerin/ABACAPRESS.COM

Torchlight Procession at Dhaka University - Bangladesh

Torchlight Procession at Dhaka University - Bangladesh

A torchlight procession was held at Dhaka University with three demands, including the withdrawal of the police case against the leaders of leftist student organizations, ensuring the trial of the rapist, and the resignation of the Home Affairs Advisor, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on 13 March 2025. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

Torchlight Procession at Dhaka University - Bangladesh

Torchlight Procession at Dhaka University - Bangladesh

A torchlight procession was held at Dhaka University with three demands, including the withdrawal of the police case against the leaders of leftist student organizations, ensuring the trial of the rapist, and the resignation of the Home Affairs Advisor, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on 13 March 2025. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

Torchlight Procession at Dhaka University - Bangladesh

Torchlight Procession at Dhaka University - Bangladesh

A torchlight procession was held at Dhaka University with three demands, including the withdrawal of the police case against the leaders of leftist student organizations, ensuring the trial of the rapist, and the resignation of the Home Affairs Advisor, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on 13 March 2025. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

Torchlight Procession at Dhaka University - Bangladesh

Torchlight Procession at Dhaka University - Bangladesh

A torchlight procession was held at Dhaka University with three demands, including the withdrawal of the police case against the leaders of leftist student organizations, ensuring the trial of the rapist, and the resignation of the Home Affairs Advisor, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on 13 March 2025. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

Torchlight Procession at Dhaka University - Bangladesh

Torchlight Procession at Dhaka University - Bangladesh

A torchlight procession was held at Dhaka University with three demands, including the withdrawal of the police case against the leaders of leftist student organizations, ensuring the trial of the rapist, and the resignation of the Home Affairs Advisor, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on 13 March 2025. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

Torchlight Procession at Dhaka University - Bangladesh

Torchlight Procession at Dhaka University - Bangladesh

A torchlight procession was held at Dhaka University with three demands, including the withdrawal of the police case against the leaders of leftist student organizations, ensuring the trial of the rapist, and the resignation of the Home Affairs Advisor, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on 13 March 2025. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

Torchlight Procession at Dhaka University - Bangladesh

Torchlight Procession at Dhaka University - Bangladesh

A torchlight procession was held at Dhaka University with three demands, including the withdrawal of the police case against the leaders of leftist student organizations, ensuring the trial of the rapist, and the resignation of the Home Affairs Advisor, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on 13 March 2025. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM