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Takaichi-Trump phone talks

Takaichi-Trump phone talks

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets the press at the premier's office in Tokyo on May 15, 2026, following phone talks with U.S. President Donald Trump, who earlier wound up his state visit to China for a summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

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Takaichi-Trump phone talks

Takaichi-Trump phone talks

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets the press at the premier's office in Tokyo on May 15, 2026, following phone talks with U.S. President Donald Trump, who earlier wound up his state visit to China for a summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

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Takaichi-Trump phone talks

Takaichi-Trump phone talks

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets the press at the premier's office in Tokyo on May 15, 2026, following phone talks with U.S. President Donald Trump, who earlier wound up his state visit to China for a summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

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Takaichi-Trump phone talks

Takaichi-Trump phone talks

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets the press at the premier's office in Tokyo on May 15, 2026, following phone talks with U.S. President Donald Trump, who earlier wound up his state visit to China for a summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

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Private space station project

Private space station project

Axiom Space CEO Jonathan Cirtain meets the press in Tokyo on May 14, 2026, on the U.S. company's plan to develop a private space station to replace the outmoded International Space Station. Cirtain said former Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata, who also attended the media event, will head the Japan unit of Axiom, to be set up in July.

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Japan crown prince visits farms in Fukushima Pref.

Japan crown prince visits farms in Fukushima Pref.

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito (far L) speaks with fruit farms in the city of Fukushima in northeastern Japan on May 13, 2026. Crown Prince Fumihito, patron of the Agricultural Society of Japan, visited farmers in Fukushima Prefecture who have been commended by the society for their contributions to agriculture.

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Japan crown prince visits farms in Fukushima Pref.

Japan crown prince visits farms in Fukushima Pref.

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito (R) visits a cyclamen farm in Minamisoma in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on May 13, 2026. Crown Prince Fumihito, patron of the Agricultural Society of Japan, visited farmers in Fukushima Prefecture who have been commended by the society for their contributions to agriculture.

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Japan crown prince visits farms in Fukushima Pref.

Japan crown prince visits farms in Fukushima Pref.

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito (far L) speaks with fruit farmers in the city of Fukushima in northeastern Japan on May 13, 2026. Crown Prince Fumihito, patron of the Agricultural Society of Japan, visited farmers in Fukushima Prefecture who have been commended by the society for their contributions to agriculture.

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Japan crown prince visits farms in Fukushima Pref.

Japan crown prince visits farms in Fukushima Pref.

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito (far L) speaks with cyclamen cultivators in Minamisoma in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on May 13, 2026. Crown Prince Fumihito, patron of the Agricultural Society of Japan, visited farmers in Fukushima Prefecture who have been commended by the society for their contributions to agriculture.

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Table tennis: Team worlds

Table tennis: Team worlds

Chinese men's table tennis team members (R) pose on the podium after winning gold at the World Team Table Tennis Championships in London on May 10, 2026, alongside Japanese team members, who won silver. ==Kyodo

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Ex-Thai PM Thaksin released from prison

Ex-Thai PM Thaksin released from prison

Undated file photo shows former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra who was released from prison on parole on May 11, 2026, in Bangkok.

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Japan: Anti-Globalization Protesters Demand WHO Withdrawal Outside Ministry of Health 2

Protesters gathered outside the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare in Tokyo on Friday, May 8, calling for Japan's withdrawal from the WHO and opposition to globalism. The demonstration drew prominent speakers and former lawmakers.

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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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Former Chinese defense ministers sentenced to death over graft

Former Chinese defense ministers sentenced to death over graft

Combined photo shows former Chinese defense ministers Wei Fenghe (L) and Li Shangfu, who were sentenced to death by a military court over graft charges on May 7, 2026 in China.

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Sumo: Ukrainian ozeki Aonishiki

Sumo: Ukrainian ozeki Aonishiki

File photo taken on Jan. 25, 2026, shows Ukrainian ozeki Aonishiki, who has withdrawn from the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo. The demotion-threatened "kadoban" ozeki was not named in the list of bouts released on May 8, 2026, for the first two days of the 15-day meet, and could drop to the lower rank of sekiwake unless he enters the meet and gets a winning record with eight or more wins.

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Sumo: Ukrainian ozeki Aonishiki

Sumo: Ukrainian ozeki Aonishiki

File photo shows Ukrainian ozeki Aonishiki, who has withdrawn from the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo. The demotion-threatened "kadoban" ozeki was not named in the list of bouts released on May 8, 2026, for the first two days of the 15-day meet, and could drop to the lower rank of sekiwake unless he enters the meet and gets a winning record with eight or more wins.

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US: Secret Service Shoots Armed Man Near White House, Bystander Wounded

Secret Service agents shot and wounded an armed man near the White House on Monday, May 4 after he fired at officers. A 15-year-old bystander was grazed but sustained non-life-threatening injuries. The episode began around 3:30 p.m. near the intersection of 15th Street Southwest and Independence Avenue, when officers approached the man, who then fled on foot and fired at them. President Trump was inside the White House and was not in danger. No law enforcement officers were injured. The shooting came just over a week after a separate armed attack at the White House Correspondents' Dinner.

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Boxing: Weigh-in for WBC bantamweight bout

Boxing: Weigh-in for WBC bantamweight bout

WBC bantamweight world champion Takuma Inoue (L) of Japan and challenger Kazuto Ioka of Japan, who is aiming to become Japan's first five-division men's boxing world champion, lock eyes after clearing their weigh-in in Tokyo on May 1, 2026, a day before their title match.

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Boxing: Weigh-in for WBC bantamweight bout

Boxing: Weigh-in for WBC bantamweight bout

WBC bantamweight world champion Takuma Inoue (L) of Japan and challenger Kazuto Ioka of Japan, who is aiming to become Japan's first five-division men's boxing world champion, pose after clearing their weigh-in in Tokyo on May 1, 2026, a day before their title match.

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Tennis: Kei Nishikori

Tennis: Kei Nishikori

A woman holds copies of an extra edition of a newspaper handed out in Matsue in Shimane Prefecture, western Japan, after Japanese tennis icon and former world No. 4 Kei Nishikori, who hails from the town, said on social media he will retire at the end of the season.

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Tennis: Kei Nishikori

Tennis: Kei Nishikori

A woman holds copies of an extra edition of a newspaper handed out in Matsue in Shimane Prefecture, western Japan, after Japanese tennis icon and former world No. 4 Kei Nishikori, who hails from the town, said on social media he will retire at the end of the season.

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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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WHO chief at press conference

WHO chief at press conference

World Health Organization Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus speaks at a press conference in Geneva on April 29, 2026.

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[Breaking News]Parade by Olympic, Paralympic athletes

TOKYO, Japan, April 27 Kyodo - Pairs figure skater Ryuichi Kihara lifts his partner Riku Miura during a parade in Tokyo's Nihombashi area on April 25, 2026, of Japanese athletes who competed in the Milan Cortina Olympics and Paralympics. (Kyodo)

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Baseball: Marlins vs. Dodgers

Baseball: Marlins vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki gives Jun Endo, a Japanese footballer who plays for U.S. professional soccer team Angel City FC based in Los Angeles, the ball she threw for the ceremonial first pitch ahead of a baseball game between the Dodgers and the Miami Marlins at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on April 27, 2026.

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Baseball: Marlins vs. Dodgers

Baseball: Marlins vs. Dodgers

Jun Endo, a Japanese footballer who plays for U.S. professional soccer team Angel City FC based in Los Angeles, throws the ceremonial first pitch ahead of a baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Miami Marlins at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on April 27, 2026.

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Baseball: Marlins vs. Dodgers

Baseball: Marlins vs. Dodgers

Jun Endo, a Japanese footballer who plays for U.S. professional soccer team Angel City FC based in Los Angeles, throws the ceremonial first pitch ahead of a baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Miami Marlins at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on April 27, 2026, with Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki acting as catcher.

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Baseball: Marlins vs. Dodgers

Baseball: Marlins vs. Dodgers

Jun Endo, a Japanese footballer who plays for U.S. professional soccer team Angel City FC based in Los Angeles, reacts after throwing the ceremonial first pitch ahead of a baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Miami Marlins at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on April 27, 2026.

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Baseball: Marlins vs. Dodgers

Baseball: Marlins vs. Dodgers

Jun Endo, a Japanese footballer who plays for U.S. professional soccer team Angel City FC based in Los Angeles, throws the ceremonial first pitch ahead of a baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Miami Marlins at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on April 27, 2026, with Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki acting as catcher.

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Parade by Olympic, Paralympic athletes

Parade by Olympic, Paralympic athletes

Speed skater Miho Takagi (L) takes a selfie with Ayano Sato (C) and Momoka Horikawa during a parade in Tokyo's Nihombashi area on April 25, 2026, of Japanese athletes who competed in the Milan Cortina Olympics and Paralympics.

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Parade by Olympic, Paralympic athletes

Parade by Olympic, Paralympic athletes

Pairs figure skater Ryuichi Kihara lifts his partner Riku Miura (top) during a parade in Tokyo's Nihombashi area on April 25, 2026, of Japanese athletes who competed in the Milan Cortina Olympics and Paralympics.

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Parade by Olympic, Paralympic athletes

Parade by Olympic, Paralympic athletes

Figure skating women's Olympic silver medalist Kaori Sakamoto (C) takes a selfie during a parade in Tokyo's Nihombashi area on April 25, 2026, of Japanese athletes who competed in the Milan Cortina Olympics and Paralympics.

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Parade by Olympic, Paralympic athletes

Parade by Olympic, Paralympic athletes

Pairs figure skater Ryuichi Kihara lifts his partner Riku Miura during a parade in Tokyo's Nihombashi area on April 25, 2026, of Japanese athletes who competed in the Milan Cortina Olympics and Paralympics.

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Parade by Olympic, Paralympic athletes

Parade by Olympic, Paralympic athletes

Japanese athletes who competed in the Milan Cortina Olympics and Paralympics wave to spectators during a parade in Tokyo's Nihombashi area on April 25, 2026.

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Parade by Olympic, Paralympic athletes

Parade by Olympic, Paralympic athletes

Figure skating women's Olympic silver medalist Kaori Sakamoto poses during a parade in Tokyo's Nihombashi area on April 25, 2026, of Japanese athletes who competed in the Milan Cortina Olympics and Paralympics.

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Parade by Olympic, Paralympic athletes

Parade by Olympic, Paralympic athletes

Figure skating pairs Olympic gold medalists Riku Miura (C, L) and Ryuichi Kihara (C, R) take part in a parade in Tokyo on April 25, 2026, of Japanese athletes who competed in the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics and Paralympics.

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Parade by Olympic, Paralympic athletes

Parade by Olympic, Paralympic athletes

Figure skating pairs Olympic gold medalists Riku Miura (L) and Ryuichi Kihara wave to spectators during a parade in Tokyo's Nihombashi area on April 25, 2026, of Japanese athletes who competed in the Milan Cortina Olympics and Paralympics.

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Parade by Olympic, Paralympic athletes

Parade by Olympic, Paralympic athletes

Figure skaters (from R) Kaori Sakamoto, Yuma Kagiyama and Ami Nakai pose for a photo during a parade in Tokyo's Nihombashi area on April 25, 2026, of Japanese athletes who competed in the Milan Cortina Olympics and Paralympics.

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Parade by Olympic, Paralympic athletes

Parade by Olympic, Paralympic athletes

Japanese athletes who competed in the Milan Cortina Olympics and Paralympics take part in a parade in Tokyo's Nihombashi area on April 25, 2026.

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Olympic, Paralympic athletes invited to PM's office

Olympic, Paralympic athletes invited to PM's office

Japanese athletes who competed in the Milan Cortina Olympics and Paralympics pose for a photo with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C) at her office in Tokyo on April 24, 2026.

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Olympic, Paralympic athletes at PM's office

Olympic, Paralympic athletes at PM's office

Japanese athletes who competed in the Milan Cortina Olympics and Paralympics meet with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (back, C) at her office in Tokyo on April 24, 2026.

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Japan's emperor at greenery event

Japan's emperor at greenery event

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako attend an award ceremony in Tokyo on April 24, 2026, held for people who have contributed to the promotion of greenery and forestry. (Pool photo)

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Japan's emperor at greenery event

Japan's emperor at greenery event

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako attend an award ceremony in Tokyo on April 24, 2026, held for people who have contributed to the promotion of greenery and forestry. (Pool photo)

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Japan's emperor at greenery event

Japan's emperor at greenery event

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako attend an award ceremony in Tokyo on April 24, 2026, held for people who have contributed to the promotion of greenery and forestry. (Pool photo)

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Japan's emperor at greenery event

Japan's emperor at greenery event

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako attend an award ceremony in Tokyo on April 24, 2026, held for people who have contributed to the promotion of greenery and forestry. (Pool photo)

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Lawmakers at Tokyo's Yasukuni shrine

Lawmakers at Tokyo's Yasukuni shrine

Ichiro Aisawa (C), who heads a cross-party group of Japanese lawmakers, speaks during a press conference after the group visited the war-linked Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo on April 22, 2026, during its three-day spring festival.

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