Actor and novelist Midori Utsumi

Actor and novelist Midori Utsumi

TOKYO, Japan, May 16 Kyodo - Japanese actor and novelist Midori Utsumi attends a press conference at Nakameguro Kinkero Theater in Tokyo on May 10, 2015, following the death of her husband and actor, Kinya Aikawa, who was based at the theater, on April 15, 2015.

Baseball: Yakult Swallows players

Baseball: Yakult Swallows players

TOKYO, Japan, April 30 Kyodo - Yakult Swallows players -- (clockwise from front row, L) Shohei Tateyama, Wladimir Balentien, Kazuhiro Hatakeyama, Tony Barnette, Katsuki Akagawa and Ryoji Aikawa -- pose for photos on July 2, 2012, at Jingu Stadium in Tokyo after being picked by the Central League's manager for the Nippon Professional Baseball All-Star series. (Kyodo)

Mitsubishi Motors new president

Mitsubishi Motors new president

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Mitsubishi Motors Corp. Managing Director Tetsuro Aikawa. The automaker plans to promote Aikawa to president on April 1, 2014, replacing Osamu Masuko, company sources said Jan. 31.

Apple's iPad Air goes on sale in Japan

Apple's iPad Air goes on sale in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - (From L) Yuzo Ishikawa, an executive of mobile phone carrier KDDI Corp., model and singer Kyary Pamyu Pamyu and actor Sho Aikawa, hold Apple Inc. iPad Air tablet computers during a KDDI event to launch their sale in Tokyo on Nov. 1, 2013. The fifth model of the iPad series hit the shelves in Japan the same day.

Japan vs. Cuba in WBC

Japan vs. Cuba in WBC

FUKUOKA, Japan - Alfredo Despaigne of Cuba hits a three-run homer in the eighth inning of a World Baseball Classic first-round game against Japan at Fukuoka Dome in Fukuoka, Japan, on March 6, 2013. The Japanese catcher is Ryoji Aikawa. Cuba won 6-3.

Japan vs. Brazil in WBC

Japan vs. Brazil in WBC

FUKUOKA, Japan - Leonardo Reginatto of Brazil hits an RBI double against Japan in the fifth inning of a World Baseball Classic first-round game at Fukuoka Dome in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on March 2, 2013, in front of Japan catcher Ryoji Aikawa. Japan won 5-3.

Urawa coach Buchwald received by Saitama mayor

Urawa coach Buchwald received by Saitama mayor

SAITAMA, Japan - Guido Buchwald (R), who guided Urawa Reds to their first J-League championship title, meets with Saitama Mayor Soichi Aikawa (L) at the mayor's office in Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, on Dec. 8.

(2)Abductees spend their time in hometown

(2)Abductees spend their time in hometown

AIKAWA, Japan - Hitomi Soga (2nd from L) enjoys chatting with her friends in a hotel room in Aikawa on Sadogashima Island, BNiigata Prefecture, on Oct. 18. It was their first reunion since Soga was abducted to North Korea in 1978. (Pool photo)

Aikawa wins 1st Saitama mayoral election

Aikawa wins 1st Saitama mayoral election

SAITAMA, Japan - Former Urawa Mayor Soichi Aikawa waves at supporters after winning the first mayoral election of the city of Saitama on May 27, beating seven other candidates. The city was created May 1 through a merger of the cities of Urawa, Omiya and Yono in Saitama Prefecture, north of Tokyo.

KYB's Aikawa Plant

KYB's Aikawa Plant

Factory = Aikawa-cho, Aiko-gun, Kanagawa, Japan, October 19, 2018; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

KYB's Aikawa Plant

KYB's Aikawa Plant

Factory = Aikawa-cho, Aiko-gun, Kanagawa, Japan, October 19, 2018; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

KYB's Aikawa Plant

KYB's Aikawa Plant

Factory = Aikawa-cho, Aiko-gun, Kanagawa, Japan, October 19, 2018; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

KYB's Aikawa Plant

KYB's Aikawa Plant

Factory = Aikawa-cho, Aiko-gun, Kanagawa, Japan, October 19, 2018; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

KYB's Aikawa Plant

KYB's Aikawa Plant

Factory = Aikawa-cho, Aiko-gun, Kanagawa, Japan, October 19, 2018; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

Urawa coach Buchwald received by Urawa mayor

Urawa coach Buchwald received by Urawa mayor

SAITAMA, Japan - Guido Buchwald (R), who guided Urawa Reds to their first J-League championship title, meets with Saitama Mayor Soichi Aikawa (L) at the mayor's office in Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, on Dec. 8. (Kyodo)

(2)Abductees spend their time in hometown

(2)Abductees spend their time in hometown

AIKAWA, Japan - Hitomi Soga (2nd from L) enjoys chatting with her friends in a hotel room in Aikawa on Sadogashima Island, BNiigata Prefecture, on Oct. 18. It was their first reunion since Soga was abducted to North Korea in 1978. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

Gokudu Kyofu Dai-Gekijo: Gozu (2003)

Gokudu Kyofu Dai-Gekijo: Gozu (2003)

Sho Aikawa Characters: Ozaki (as Sho Aikawa) Film: Gokudu Kyofu Dai-Gekijo: Gozu (2003) Director: Takashi Miike 17 May 2003 Date: 17 May 2003

Gokudu Kyofu Dai-Gekijo: Gozu (2003)

Gokudu Kyofu Dai-Gekijo: Gozu (2003)

Hideki Sone & Sho Aikawa Characters: Minami & Ozaki (as Sho Aikawa) Film: Gokudu Kyofu Dai-Gekijo: Gozu (2003) Director: Takashi Miike 17 May 2003 Date: 17 May 2003

Gokudu Kyofu Dai-Gekijo: Gozu (2003)

Gokudu Kyofu Dai-Gekijo: Gozu (2003)

Hideki Sone & Sho Aikawa Characters: Minami & Ozaki (as Sho Aikawa) Film: Gokudu Kyofu Dai-Gekijo: Gozu (2003) Director: Takashi Miike 17 May 2003 Date: 17 May 2003

Gokudu Kyofu Dai-Gekijo: Gozu (2003)

Gokudu Kyofu Dai-Gekijo: Gozu (2003)

Hideki Sone & Sho Aikawa Characters: Minami & Ozaki (as Sho Aikawa) Film: Gokudu Kyofu Dai-Gekijo: Gozu (2003) Director: Takashi Miike 17 May 2003 Date: 17 May 2003

Gov't finds fuel economy of M'bishi cars worse than advertised

Gov't finds fuel economy of M'bishi cars worse than advertised

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. President Tetsuro Aikawa (L) and Chairman Osamu Masuko (2nd from L) bow in apology as they speaks to reporters at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism in Tokyo on June 21, 2016, after meeting with transport minister Keiichi Ishii. The transport ministry said it has found that the fuel economy of four minicar models produced by the automaker was up to 16 percent worse than their catalog figures. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Gov't finds fuel economy of M'bishi cars worse than advertised

Gov't finds fuel economy of M'bishi cars worse than advertised

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. Chairman Osamu Masuko (C) receives instructions from transport minister Keiichi Ishii (L) at the ministry in Tokyo on June 21, 2016, with MMC President Tetsuro Aikawa bowing by his side. The transport ministry said it has found that the fuel economy of four minicar models produced by the automaker was up to 16 percent worse than their catalog figures. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

M'bishi Motors' fuel economy scandal widens, involves 20 models

M'bishi Motors' fuel economy scandal widens, involves 20 models

(From L) Mitsubishi Motors Corp. President Tetsuro Aikawa, Chairman Osamu Masuko, and Executive Vice President Ryugo Nakao bow to apologize at the beginning of a press conference in Tokyo on June 17, 2016. The automaker said that day that 20 models sold over the past 10 years are affected by the ongoing fuel economy scandal. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

M'bishi Motors' fuel economy scandal widens, involves 20 models

M'bishi Motors' fuel economy scandal widens, involves 20 models

Tetsuro Aikawa, president of Mitsubishi Motors Corp., attends a press conference in Tokyo on June 17, 2016. The automaker said that day that 20 models sold over the past 10 years are affected by the ongoing fuel economy scandal. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Mitsubishi Motors president to resign in June

Mitsubishi Motors president to resign in June

Scandal-tainted Mitsubishi Motors Corp. Chairman Osamu Masuko (L) and President Tetsuro Aikawa attend a press conference in Tokyo on May 18, 2016. Aikawa said he will step down on June 24 to take responsibility for a fuel economy data scandal. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Mitsubishi Motors president to resign in June

Mitsubishi Motors president to resign in June

Scandal-tainted Mitsubishi Motors Corp. Chairman Osamu Masuko (R) and President Tetsuro Aikawa attend a press conference in Tokyo on May 18, 2016. Aikawa said he will step down on June 24 to take responsibility for a fuel economy data scandal. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

M'bishi Motors president to quit by summer over fuel economy scandal

M'bishi Motors president to quit by summer over fuel economy scandal

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. President Tetsuro Aikawa, seen in this undated photo, plans to step down by the summer of 2016 over a fuel economy manipulation scandal and Chairman Osamu Masuko is likely to concurrently hold the post in the meantime, sources close to the matter said on May 18. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

M'bishi's rigged fuel efficiency data involved even more car models

M'bishi's rigged fuel efficiency data involved even more car models

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. Chairman Osamu Masuko speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on May 11, 2016, alongside the automaker's president Tetsuro Aikawa (L). Mitsubishi Motors said its rigged fuel efficiency data based on calculations rather than actual tests may have involved several more car models than previously acknowledged. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

M'bishi's rigged fuel efficiency data involved more cars than known

M'bishi's rigged fuel efficiency data involved more cars than known

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. President Tetsuro Aikawa (L) and Chairman Osamu Masuko (2nd from L) bow in apology at a press conference in Tokyo on May 11, 2016, as the carmaker said its rigged fuel efficiency data based on calculations rather than actual tests may have involved several more car models than it previously revealed. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

M'bishi Motors delays profit outlook release

M'bishi Motors delays profit outlook release

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. President Tetsuro Aikawa (C) offers an apology at a press conference in Tokyo on April 27, 2016, as the company delayed the release of its earnings outlook for fiscal 2016 through next March due to uncertainty over the impact of its unfolding scandal over fuel economy. "It's extremely difficult to estimate the future (impact of the scandal)," Aikawa said. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

M'bishi Motors delays profit outlook release

M'bishi Motors delays profit outlook release

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. President Tetsuro Aikawa offers an apology at a press conference in Tokyo on April 27, 2016, as the company delayed the release of its earnings outlook for fiscal 2016 through next March due to uncertainty over the impact of its unfolding scandal over fuel economy. "It's extremely difficult to estimate the future (impact of the scandal)," Aikawa said. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

M'bishi Motors delays profit outlook release

M'bishi Motors delays profit outlook release

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. President Tetsuro Aikawa (R) offers an apology at a press conference in Tokyo on April 27, 2016, as the company delayed the release of its earnings outlook for fiscal 2016 through next March due to uncertainty over the impact of its unfolding scandal over fuel economy. "It's extremely difficult to estimate the future (impact of the scandal)," Aikawa said. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

M'bishi Motors delays profit outlook release

M'bishi Motors delays profit outlook release

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. President Tetsuro Aikawa offers an apology at a press conference in Tokyo on April 27, 2016, as the company delayed the release of its earnings outlook for fiscal 2016 through next March due to uncertainty over the impact of its unfolding scandal over fuel economy. "It's extremely difficult to estimate the future (impact of the scandal)," Aikawa said. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

M'bishi used noncompliant fuel economy testing method for past 25 yrs

M'bishi used noncompliant fuel economy testing method for past 25 yrs

Tetsuro Aikawa (C), president of Mitsubishi Motors Corp., attends a press conference at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism in Tokyo on April 26, 2016, after submitting to the ministry an investigation report about manipulation of fuel economy data for the company's four minicar models. The automaker admitted it had collected data to calculate fuel economy using a method that does not comply with Japanese standards since 1991. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

M'bishi used noncompliant fuel economy testing method for past 25 yrs

M'bishi used noncompliant fuel economy testing method for past 25 yrs

Tetsuro Aikawa, president of Mitsubishi Motors Corp., looks down during a press conference at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism in Tokyo on April 26, 2016, after submitting to the ministry an investigation report about manipulation of fuel economy data for the company's four minicar models. The automaker admitted it had collected data to calculate fuel economy using a method that does not comply with Japanese standards since 1991. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

M'bishi used noncompliant fuel economy testing method for past 25 yrs

M'bishi used noncompliant fuel economy testing method for past 25 yrs

Tetsuro Aikawa, president of Mitsubishi Motors Corp., speaks at a press conference at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism in Tokyo on April 26, 2016, after submitting to the ministry an investigation report about manipulation of fuel economy data for the company's four minicar models. The automaker admitted it had collected data to calculate fuel economy using a method that does not comply with Japanese standards since 1991. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

M'bishi used noncompliant fuel economy testing method for past 25 yrs

M'bishi used noncompliant fuel economy testing method for past 25 yrs

Tetsuro Aikawa, president of Mitsubishi Motors Corp., apologizes during a press conference at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism in Tokyo on April 26, 2016, after submitting to the ministry an investigation report about manipulation of fuel economy data for the company's four minicar models. The automaker admitted it had collected data to calculate fuel economy using a method that does not comply with Japanese standards since 1991. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

M'bishi Motors admits improper testing methods for fuel efficiency

M'bishi Motors admits improper testing methods for fuel efficiency

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. President Tetsuro Aikawa attends a press conference in Tokyo on April 20, 2016. The company admitted to using improper testing methods to make four minivehicle models look more fuel efficient than they actually are. A total of 625,000 units, including 468,000 supplied to Nissan Motor Co., are affected. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

M'bishi Motors admits improper testing methods for fuel efficiency

M'bishi Motors admits improper testing methods for fuel efficiency

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. President Tetsuro Aikawa (R) bows in apology at the end of a press conference in Tokyo on April 20, 2016. The company admitted to using improper testing methods to make four vehicle models look more fuel efficient than they actually are. A total of 625,000 units, including 468,000 supplied to Nissan Motor Co., are affected. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

M'bishi Motors admits improper testing methods for fuel efficiency

M'bishi Motors admits improper testing methods for fuel efficiency

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. President Tetsuro Aikawa attends a press conference in Tokyo on April 20, 2016. The company admitted to using improper testing methods to make four minivehicle models look more fuel efficient than they actually are. A total of 625,000 units, including 468,000 supplied to Nissan Motor Co., are affected. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

17 states seek to prevent nuke proliferation after N. Korea test

17 states seek to prevent nuke proliferation after N. Korea test

Kazutoshi Aikawa (C in front row), director general of the Disarmament, Non-Proliferation and Science Department at the Japanese Foreign Ministry, speaks at the outset of a meeting in Tokyo between senior officials from Japan, the United States, Canada and 14 other Asia-Pacific nations on Jan. 20, 2016. They discussed export controls and other measures to effectively prevent proliferation of nuclear weapons in the wake of North Korea's recent nuclear test. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Mitsubishi Motors to end U.S. vehicle production at end of November

Mitsubishi Motors to end U.S. vehicle production at end of November

Tetsuro Aikawa, president of Mitsubishi Motors Corp., speaks to the press at its headquarters in Tokyo on July 27, 2015. Aikawa stated that the company will end motor vehicle production in the United States at the end of November 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Mitsubishi Motors' new-look Outlander PHEV

Mitsubishi Motors' new-look Outlander PHEV

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. President Tetsuro Aikawa stands beside Outlander PHEV, the Japanese automaker's improved plug-in hybrid SUV, in Tokyo on June 18, 2015. It will go on sale on July 9. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

M'bishi Motors eyes boosting sales in ASEAN

M'bishi Motors eyes boosting sales in ASEAN

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. President Tetsuro Aikawa (R) attends a sales promotional event for the Triton pickup truck in Hanoi on May 27, 2015, as the company aims to further boost its business in Association of Southeast Asian Nations market. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Actor, TV personality Kinya Aikawa dies at 80

Actor, TV personality Kinya Aikawa dies at 80

File photo taken in July 1975 shows actors Kinya Aikawa (L) and Bunta Sugawara at an event to announce the production of the film "Truck Yaro Goikenmuyo." Aikawa, an actor and host of TV shows, died of lung cancer at his home in Tokyo on April 15, 2015, at the age of 80. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Actor, TV personality Kinya Aikawa dies at 80

Actor, TV personality Kinya Aikawa dies at 80

Photo taken in December 2014 shows Kinya Aikawa, an actor and host of TV shows, who was recognized by Guinness World Records as the oldest TV personality in active service in the category of information TV shows. Aikawa died of lung cancer at his home in Tokyo on April 15, 2015, at the age of 80. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

M'bishi Motors unveils plug-in hybrid concept car at Geneva show

M'bishi Motors unveils plug-in hybrid concept car at Geneva show

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. of Japan for the first time unveils a plug-in hybrid concept car at the Geneva International Motor Show in the Swiss city on March 3, 2015, as MMC President Tetsuro Aikawa stands by the vehicle. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Gov't finds fuel economy of M'bishi cars worse than advertised

Gov't finds fuel economy of M'bishi cars worse than advertised

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. President Tetsuro Aikawa (L) and Chairman Osamu Masuko (2nd from L) speak to reporters at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism in Tokyo on June 21, 2016, after meeting with transport minister Keiichi Ishii. The transport ministry said it has found that the fuel economy of four minicar models produced by the automaker was up to 16 percent worse than their catalog figures. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Mitsubishi Motors president to resign in June

Mitsubishi Motors president to resign in June

Scandal-tainted Mitsubishi Motors Corp. Chairman Osamu Masuko and President Tetsuro Aikawa attend a press conference in Tokyo on May 18, 2016. Aikawa said he will step down on June 24 to take responsibility for a fuel economy data scandal. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Yamato Holdings adopt automated packing machines

Yamato Holdings adopt automated packing machines

Photo shows Yamato Holdings' automated packing machine at a warehouse in Aikawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Nov. 13, 2017. Yamato is the first delivery company in Japan to use such a device. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo