TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 17, 2025--
The Camera & Imaging Products Association (CIPA) is hosting CP + 2026, the world’s premier show for cameras, photography, and imaging. This hybrid event will take place both on-site at Pacifico Yokohama and online. The event will run for four days, from Thursday, February 26 to Sunday, March 1, 2026, with free admission (pre-registration required). We are currently inviting businesses and organizations to exhibit at the event. This year, a new “ Budget Plan ” is available to all exhibitors, making it easier and more cost-effective to participate in the event. Applications will be accepted through Tuesday, September 30.
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For details and applications, visit the official website: https://www.cpplus.jp/
A great opportunity to connect with a diverse audience, from professionals to families, and showcase the appeal of your products and brand!
CP + is one of the world’s largest camera and imaging equipment shows, where companies in the imaging industry, including camera and lens manufacturers, showcase their latest models and services. Attracting growing global attention, the event welcomes not only professionals and enthusiasts, but also families, women, and young people who enjoy photography and videography. A record 125 businesses and organizations exhibited at the 2025 event with approximately 56,000 visitors (a 12% increase from the previous year) The online event also saw 420,000 attendees (a 27% increase from the previous year), with a total of 2.45 million page views.
In recent years, CP + has seen an increasing number of overseas brands, particularly from Asia, showcasing products in areas such as interchangeable lenses and photography accessories. The event has also expanded to include exhibitors specializing in video equipment, astrophotography gear, and imaging-related services, reflecting the growing diversity of participants. With over 35% of visitors planning to purchase products after the event, CP + offers exhibitors an excellent opportunity to introduce their new products and services, boosting sales and brand awareness. It also provides a valuable chance to gather direct user feedback through real-time interactions with visitors.
Applicable to all exhibitors!A new, cost-effective Budget Plan is available!
For 2026, a new “Budget Plan” is available to all exhibitors, making it easier and more cost-effective to participate in the event. This compact plan is an ideal option for exhibitors seeking to participate within a limited budget. We are also continuing to offer an early bird discount plan, exclusively for first-time exhibitors. We welcome a wide array of businesses—from camera and accessory manufacturers to companies across diverse sectors engaged in new imaging technologies and ventures—to exhibit.
The growing demand for video, the revival of film photography, and the spread of photography culture on social media—experience exciting events where you can explore the latest trends and capture fascinating photos and videos!
CP + 2026 will quickly incorporate the growing demand for videography, the popularity of film cameras among young people, and social media trends, offering a variety of events that can be enjoyed by professional photographers, creators, beginners, and families alike. Genkosha's CREATORS EDGE Spring Edition will offer participants the chance to learn practical skills from professionals on the front lines, along with a talk session by the video production platform Vook and a presentation stage featuring photographers and critics. Additionally, there will be plenty of content to enjoy throughout the day, including an experience-based workshop for camera-loving girls and parents to bring their photo and video dreams to life, as well as a PLARAIL diorama exhibition that will captivate both children and adults. Through photos and videos, the event will provide information to help people live a more enjoyable and enriching visual experience.
[Key Venue Events]
CREATORS EDGE Spring Edition
Video Salon is essential reading for video creators, while Commercial Photo is trusted by professional photographers. This event is a collaboration between two magazines from Genkosha, dedicated to video and photo creators.
(Presented by Genkosha)
Vook Special Feature
Vook, one of Japan's largest video creator platforms offering learning, work, and networking opportunities for those in video production, will offer talk sessions focused on AI, short videos (including short dramas), and more.
Cat Photo Exhibition @ CP + 2026
The most requested event by visitors, the Cat Photo Exhibition, will be back at CP + 2026! Curated by Toshimitsu Hoshino, cat photos infused with originality will once again captivate audiences with their refreshed charm this year.
ZOOMS Photo Exhibition
This year, a photo exhibition will once again showcase the winning works of ZOOMS JAPAN, a photo contest designed to discover emerging photographers. The best works of photographers aiming to expand internationally will be showcased.
PHOTO KOSHIEN 2025 Final
Exhibition of Works for Finalist Selection Panel
Sets of photos submitted by high school photography clubs from across the country were carefully selected by a panel of judges. Works from the 18 schools that reached the finals will be exhibited at CP +. Explore the works that showcase the creativity and sensitivity of high school students who have dedicated themselves to photography.
Student Club Exhibition Area
Photography and video clubs from universities nationwide will gather in one place. Take this opportunity to explore the passionate and creative works of young photographers and videographers, exchange feedback, give advice, and connect with people across generations.
PLARAIL Diorama Display
The popular large-scale PLARAIL diorama exhibit will also be featured at CP + 2026! Both fun to view and photograph, the spectacular exhibits will captivate fans of all ages, from children to adults.
(© TOMY PLARAIL is a registered trademark of Takara Tomy, Ltd.)
Hands-On Workshops
The event will feature experience-based workshops for female camera enthusiasts and parents to bring their photography and videography dreams to life, with activities that children can also enjoy.
In addition, a variety of other events, including world premiere announcements and food trucks, are planned to liven up the venue.
[CP + 2026 Event Summary]
Official CP + Website:
https://www.cpplus.jp/
CP⁺2025 venue scenery
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powellsaid Sunday the Department of Justice has served the central bank with subpoenas and threatened it with a criminal indictment over his testimony this summer about the Fed’s building renovations.
The move represents an unprecedented escalation in President Donald Trump’s battle with the Fed, an independent agency he's repeatedly attacked for not cutting its key interest rate as sharply as he prefers. The renewed fight will likely rattle financial markets Monday and could over time escalate borrowing costs for mortgages and other loans.
The subpoenas relate to Powell’s testimony before the Senate Banking Committee in June, the Fed chair said, regarding the Fed’s $2.5 billion renovation of two office buildings, a project Trump has criticized as excessive.
Here's the latest:
Stocks are falling on Wall Street after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the Department of Justice had served the central bank with subpoenas and threatened it with a criminal indictment over his testimony about the Fed’s building renovations.
The S&P 500 fell 0.3% in early trading Monday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 384 points, or 0.8%, and the Nasdaq composite fell 0.2%.
Powell characterized the threat of criminal charges as pretexts to undermine the Fed’s independence in setting interest rates, its main tool for fighting inflation. The threat is the latest escalation in President Trump’s feud with the Fed.
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She says she had “a very good conversation” with Trump on Monday morning about topics including “security with respect to our sovereignties.”
Last week, Sheinbaum had said she was seeking a conversation with Trump or U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio after the U.S. president made comments in an interview that he was ready to confront drug cartels on the ground and repeated the accusation that cartels were running Mexico.
Trump’s offers of using U.S. forces against Mexican cartels took on a new weight after the Trump administration deposed Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Sheinbaum was expected to share more about their conversation later Monday.
A leader of the Canadian government is visiting China this week for the first time in nearly a decade, a bid to rebuild his country’s fractured relations with the world’s second-largest economy — and reduce Canada’s dependence on the United States, its neighbor and until recently one of its most supportive and unswerving allies.
The push by Prime Minster Mark Carney, who arrives Wednesday, is part of a major rethink as ties sour with the United States — the world’s No. 1 economy and long the largest trading partner for Canada by far.
Carney aims to double Canada’s non-U.S. exports in the next decade in the face of President Trump’s tariffs and the American leader’s musing that Canada could become “the 51st state.”
▶ Read more about relations between Canada and China
The comment by a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson came in response to a question at a regular daily briefing. President Trump has said he would like to make a deal to acquire Greenland, a semiautonomous region of NATO ally Denmark, to prevent Russia or China from taking it over.
Tensions have grown between Washington, Denmark and Greenland this month as Trump and his administration push the issue and the White House considers a range of options, including military force, to acquire the vast Arctic island.
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has warned that an American takeover of Greenland would mark the end of NATO.
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Trump said Sunday that he is “inclined” to keep ExxonMobil out of Venezuela after its top executive was skeptical about oil investment efforts in the country after the toppling of former President Nicolás Maduro.
“I didn’t like Exxon’s response,” Trump said to reporters on Air Force One as he departed West Palm Beach, Florida. “They’re playing too cute.”
During a meeting Friday with oil executives, Trump tried to assuage the concerns of the companies and said they would be dealing directly with the U.S., rather than the Venezuelan government.
Some, however, weren’t convinced.
“If we look at the commercial constructs and frameworks in place today in Venezuela, today it’s uninvestable,” said Darren Woods, CEO of ExxonMobil, the largest U.S. oil company.
An ExxonMobil spokesperson did not immediately respond Sunday to a request for comment.
▶ Read more about Trump’s comments on ExxonMobil
Trump’s motorcade took a different route than usual to the airport as he was departing Florida on Sunday due to a “suspicious object,” according to the White House.
The object, which the White House did not describe, was discovered during security sweeps in advance of Trump’s arrival at Palm Beach International Airport.
“A further investigation was warranted and the presidential motorcade route was adjusted accordingly,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement Sunday.
The president, when asked about the package by reporters, said, “I know nothing about it.”
Anthony Guglielmi, the spokesman for U.S. Secret Service, said the secondary route was taken just as a precaution and that “that is standard protocol.”
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Trump said Iran wants to negotiate with Washington after his threat to strike the Islamic Republic over its bloody crackdown on protesters, a move coming as activists said Monday the death toll in the nationwide demonstrations rose to at least 544.
Iran had no direct reaction to Trump’s comments, which came after the foreign minister of Oman — long an interlocutor between Washington and Tehran — traveled to Iran this weekend. It also remains unclear just what Iran could promise, particularly as Trump has set strict demands over its nuclear program and its ballistic missile arsenal, which Tehran insists is crucial for its national defense.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, speaking to foreign diplomats in Tehran, insisted “the situation has come under total control” in fiery remarks that blamed Israel and the U.S. for the violence, without offering evidence.
▶ Read more about the possible negotiations and follow live updates
Fed Chair Powell said Sunday the DOJ has served the central bank with subpoenas and threatened it with a criminal indictment over his testimony this summer about the Fed’s building renovations.
The move represents an unprecedented escalation in Trump’s battle with the Fed, an independent agency he has repeatedly attacked for not cutting its key interest rate as sharply as he prefers. The renewed fight will likely rattle financial markets Monday and could over time escalate borrowing costs for mortgages and other loans.
The subpoenas relate to Powell’s testimony before the Senate Banking Committee in June, the Fed chair said, regarding the Fed’s $2.5 billion renovation of two office buildings, a project that Trump has criticized as excessive.
Powell on Sunday cast off what has up to this point been a restrained approach to Trump’s criticisms and personal insults, which he has mostly ignored. Instead, Powell issued a video statement in which he bluntly characterized the threat of criminal charges as simple “pretexts” to undermine the Fed’s independence when it comes to setting interest rates.
▶ Read more about the subpoenas
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters while in flight on Air Force One to Joint Base Andrews, Md., Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
President Donald Trump waves after arriving on Air Force One from Florida, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews, Md. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
