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Wrestling: World championships

Yoshinosuke Aoyagi of Japan celebrates after defeating Tulga Tumur Ochir of Mongolia in the men's freestyle 70-kilogram final at the world wrestling championships in Zagreb, Croatia, on Sept. 14, 2025.

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Wrestling: World championships

Yoshinosuke Aoyagi of Japan celebrates after defeating Tulga Tumur Ochir of Mongolia in the men's freestyle 70-kilogram final at the world wrestling championships in Zagreb, Croatia, on Sept. 14, 2025.

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Wrestling: World championships

Yoshinosuke Aoyagi of Japan celebrates after defeating Tulga Tumur Ochir of Mongolia in the men's freestyle 70-kilogram final at the world wrestling championships in Zagreb, Croatia, on Sept. 14, 2025.

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Wrestling: World championships

Yoshinosuke Aoyagi (R) of Japan defeats Tulga Tumur Ochir of Mongolia in the men's freestyle 70-kilogram final at the world wrestling championships in Zagreb, Croatia, on Sept. 14, 2025.

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Wrestling: World championships

Yoshinosuke Aoyagi (R) of Japan defeats Tulga Tumur Ochir of Mongolia in the men's freestyle 70-kilogram final at the world wrestling championships in Zagreb, Croatia, on Sept. 14, 2025.

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Wrestling: World championships

Yoshinosuke Aoyagi (R) of Japan competes against Tulga Tumur Ochir of Mongolia in the men's freestyle 70-kilogram final at the world wrestling championships in Zagreb, Croatia, on Sept. 14, 2025.

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Wrestling: World championships

Yoshinosuke Aoyagi (L) of Japan competes against Tulga Tumur Ochir of Mongolia in the men's freestyle 70-kilogram final at the world wrestling championships in Zagreb, Croatia, on Sept. 14, 2025.

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Wrestling: World championships

Yoshinosuke Aoyagi of Japan poses with the gold medal he won in the men's freestyle 70-kilogram event at the world wrestling championships in Zagreb, Croatia, on Sept. 14, 2025.

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Baseball: Hanshin Tigers' right-hander Aoyagi

Koyo Aoyagi of the Hanshin Tigers is pictured during the Japanese pro baseball team's spring camp workouts in Ginoza, Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on Feb. 1, 2023.

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Baseball: Japan Series

Hanshin Tigers starting pitcher Koyo Aoyagi takes the mound against the Orix Buffaloes in Game 7 of the Japan Series baseball championship at Kyocera Dome Osaka in Osaka, western Japan, on Nov. 5, 2023.

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Baseball: Japan Series

Hanshin Tigers starting pitcher Koyo Aoyagi takes the mound against the Orix Buffaloes in Game 7 of the Japan Series baseball championship at Kyocera Dome Osaka in Osaka, western Japan, on Nov. 5, 2023.

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(SP)SERBIA-BELGRADE-WRESTLING-WORLD-CHAMPIONSHIPS

(230917) -- BELGRADE, Sept. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Japan's Yoshinosuke Aoyagi (L) and Evgenii Zherbaev of Russia compete during their qualification match of the men's 70kg freestyle at the Wrestling World Championships in Belgrade, Serbia on Sept. 16, 2023. (Photo by Predrag Milosavljevic/Xinhua)

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Celebration after UNESCO's decision on Tomioka Silk Mill

DOHA, Qatar - Kenjiro Monji (L), ambassador at the Permanent Delegation of Japan to UNESCO, Gunma Gov. Masaaki Osawa (C), and Masanori Aoyagi, commission of the Agency for Cultural Affairs, cerebrate in Doha, Qatar, on June 21, 2014, following the UNESCO World Heritage Committee's decision to add the Tomioka Silk Mill and related sites to the World Cultural Heritage list.

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Tomioka Silk Mill registered as World Heritage site

DOHA, Qatar - (From L) Masaaki Osawa, the governor of Japan's Gunma Prefecture, Masanori Aoyagi, commissioner of the Cultural Affairs Agency, and Kenjiro Monji, ambassador at the Permanent Delegation of Japan to UNESCO, celebrate after the UNESCO World Heritage Committee decided at a meeting in Doha on June 21, 2014, to add the Tomioka Silk Mill, a historic factory building symbolizing Japan's industrialization from the 19th century, to the World Cultural Heritage list. The mill is located in Tomioka, Gunma Prefecture. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Japanese handmade paper added to UNESCO heritage list

PARIS, France - Cultural Agency chief Masanori Aoyagi (center L) and Japanese envoy to UNESCO Kenjiro Monji shake hands at the UNESCO headquarter in Paris on Nov. 26, 2014, after UNESCO's decision to add the "washi" Japanese handmade paper craft to its list of intangible cultural heritages.

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Japan hails UNESCO listing of 'washi' paper as heritage

PARIS, France - Japanese Cultural Agency chief Masanori Aoyagi (L) and Japanese envoy to UNESCO Kenjiro Monji attend a press conference in Paris on Nov. 26, 2014, after UNESCO's decision to add the "washi" Japanese handmade paper craft to its list of intangible cultural heritages.

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Tora-san Museum welcomes 4 millionth visitor

TOKYO, Japan - A ceremony is held to celebrate the 4 millionth visitor to the Tora-san Museum in Katsushika Ward, Tokyo, on Nov. 8, 2014. The museum is dedicated to Tora-san, a kind-hearted vagabond in popular movie series "Otoko wa tsurai yo" directed by Yoji Yamada. From L: actor Gajiro Sato, Yamada, and museum visitors Kenji Aoyagi and his wife Eriko.

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Gov't commends ballerina for winning Benois award

TOKYO, Japan - Ballet dancer Mariko Kida (R) gets commendations from Cultural Agency head Masanori Aoyagi in Tokyo on Aug. 7, 2014, for winning this year's Benois de la Danse competition in the ballerina category in May as the first Japanese to receive the prestigious Russian award.

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Japan-China-S. Korea cultural exchange project

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Cultural Affairs Commissioner Masanori Aoyagi (5th from L) and others attend the opening ceremony in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Feb. 25, 2014, for a cultural exchange program involving China, Japan and South Korea.

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Baseball in Japan

Koyo Aoyagi of the Hanshin Tigers pitches against the DeNA BayStars in a Central League baseball game at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, western Japan, on July 22, 2022.

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Baseball in Japan

Koyo Aoyagi of the Hanshin Tigers pitches against the DeNA BayStars in a Central League baseball game at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, western Japan, on July 22, 2022.

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Baseball in Japan

Koyo Aoyagi of the Hanshin Tigers delivers a pitch during a Central League baseball game against the Yomiuri Giants at Tokyo Dome on April 29, 2022.

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Baseball in Japan

Koyo Aoyagi of the Hanshin Tigers delivers a pitch during a Central League baseball game against the Yomiuri Giants at Tokyo Dome on April 29, 2022.

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JR Kyushu President Aoyagi

Kyushu Railway Co. President Toshihiko Aoyagi speaks at a press conference in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 2, 2021, as the railway operator cut its net profit projection for the year to next March.

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Tokyo Olympics: Baseball

Japanese pitcher Koyo Aoyagi allows a three-run home run to Triston Casas of the United States in the fifth inning of their Tokyo Olympic second-round game at Yokohama baseball stadium near Tokyo on Aug. 2, 2021.

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Tokyo Olympics: Baseball

Japan pitcher Koyo Aoyagi reacts after the Dominican Republic's Charlie Valerio hit a two-run double during the seventh inning of the Tokyo Olympics baseball tournament's opener on July 28, 2021, at Fukushima Azuma stadium, northeastern Japan.

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Ex-professor gets suspended term over leaking bar exam questions

Photo from a Meiji University brochure shows Koichi Aoyagi, who was dismissed by the university following revelations that the law school professor leaked bar exam questions to a female graduate under his tutelage who he used to date. On Dec. 24, 2015, the Tokyo District Court sentenced Aoyagi, 67, to one year in prison for the leakage. But the sentence was suspended for five years considering Aoyagi's age and the fact that he lost his job, which amounted to a form of social punishment, according to the ruling. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Exile's Hiro earns 2015 cultural agency chief award

Hiro (R), producer of Japan's popular dance music group Exile, receives an award certificate from Masanori Aoyagi, head of the Agency for Cultural Affairs, in Tokyo on Dec. 11, 2015. Hiro was one of the 43 recipients of the agency chief's award for the year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Exile's Hiro earns 2015 cultural agency chief award

Hiro, producer of Japan's popular dance music group Exile, shows his award certificate given by Masanori Aoyagi, head of the Agency for Cultural Affairs, in Tokyo on Dec. 11, 2015. Hiro was one of the 43 recipients of the agency chief's award for the year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kyogoku appreciated for helping cultural asset restoration

Commissioner for Cultural Affairs Masanori Aoyagi (L) delivers to author Natsuhiko Kyogoku a certificate of appreciation in Tokyo on Sept. 7, 2015, for his financial contribution to help restore cultural assets damaged by the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Law school professor suspected of leaking bar exam questions

Photo taken in Tokyo on Sept. 7, 2015, shows Meiji University, where a law school professor is suspected of having leaked questions for the 2015 national bar examination to one of his former students. The Justice Ministry says the 67-year-old professor, Koichi Aoyagi, leaked the information to a female student in her 20s and the two have admitted to the allegation during the ministry's questioning. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Professor allegedly leaks bar exam questions, prompts criminal probe

Justice Minister Yoko Kamikawa attends a press conference at her ministry in Tokyo on Sept. 8, 2015. The bar exam committee of the ministry filed a criminal complaint against Koichi Aoyagi, a Meiji University law school professor, suspecting he leaked questions for the 2015 national bar examination to one of his former students, leading to the professor being dismissed as a committee member tasked with preparing the bar exam. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Law school professor suspected of leaking bar exam questions

Photo taken in Tokyo on Sept. 8, 2015, shows Meiji University, where a law school professor is suspected of having leaked questions for the 2015 national bar examination to one of his former students. The Justice Ministry says the 67-year-old professor, Koichi Aoyagi, leaked the information to a female student in her 20s and the two have admitted to the allegation during the ministry's questioning. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Gunma gov. receives Tomioka world heritage certificate replica

Gunma Gov. Masaaki Osawa (L) and Masanori Aoyagi, chief of the Agency for Cultural Affairs, hold a replica of the certificate recognizing the Tomioka Silk Mill and Related Sites in the prefecture as a UNESCO world cultural heritage site in 2014 at the agency in Tokyo on April 14, 2015. The replica was handed to the governor at a ceremony. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kashiwazaki seeking local revitalization as "Water Polo Town"

Photo taken in March 2016 in Kashiwazaki, Niigata Prefecture, shows Yusuke Shimizu (L in center), the current captain of the Japanese men's national water polo team, and Kan Aoyagi (R in center), former captain, standing at a poolside area with junior high school students during a national water polo contest for teams of players aged up to 17. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mt. Fuji seen from the Fuji River

Fuji River, which at present runs through Shizuoka, Nagano and Yamanashi prefectures is known to be one of the three fastest rivers in Japan and a difficult route for transport since olden times. Maritime transport on the Fuji River, which thrived during the Edo Period, connected Iwabuchi near the mouth of the river with the banks of Akisawa in Kai, Aoyagi and Kurosawa.==Date:unknown, Place:Shizuoka, Photo:Kusakabe Kinbei, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number3‐44‐0]

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Japanese handmade paper added to UNESCO heritage list

PARIS, France - Cultural Agency chief Masanori Aoyagi (center L) and Japanese envoy to UNESCO Kenjiro Monji shake hands at the UNESCO headquarter in Paris on Nov. 26, 2014, after UNESCO's decision to add the "washi" Japanese handmade paper craft to its list of intangible cultural heritages. (Kyodo)

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Japan hails UNESCO listing of 'washi' paper as heritage

PARIS, France - Japanese Cultural Agency chief Masanori Aoyagi (L) and Japanese envoy to UNESCO Kenjiro Monji attend a press conference in Paris on Nov. 26, 2014, after UNESCO's decision to add the "washi" Japanese handmade paper craft to its list of intangible cultural heritages. (Kyodo)

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Tora-san Museum welcomes 4 millionth visitor

TOKYO, Japan - A ceremony is held to celebrate the 4 millionth visitor to the Tora-san Museum in Katsushika Ward, Tokyo, on Nov. 8, 2014. The museum is dedicated to Tora-san, a kind-hearted vagabond in popular movie series "Otoko wa tsurai yo" directed by Yoji Yamada. From L: actor Gajiro Sato, Yamada, and museum visitors Kenji Aoyagi and his wife Eriko. (Kyodo)

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Celebration after UNESCO's decision on Tomioka Silk Mill

DOHA, Qatar - Kenjiro Monji (L), ambassador at the Permanent Delegation of Japan to UNESCO, Gunma Gov. Masaaki Osawa (C), and Masanori Aoyagi, commission of the Agency for Cultural Affairs, cerebrate in Doha, Qatar, on June 21, 2014, following the UNESCO World Heritage Committee's decision to add the Tomioka Silk Mill and related sites to the World Cultural Heritage list. (Kyodo)

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Tomioka Silk Mill registered as World Heritage site

DOHA, Qatar - (From L) Masaaki Osawa, the governor of Japan's Gunma Prefecture, Masanori Aoyagi, commissioner of the Cultural Affairs Agency, and Kenjiro Monji, ambassador at the Permanent Delegation of Japan to UNESCO, celebrate after the UNESCO World Heritage Committee decided at a meeting in Doha on June 21, 2014, to add the Tomioka Silk Mill, a historic factory building symbolizing Japan's industrialization from the 19th century, to the World Cultural Heritage list. The mill is located in Tomioka, Gunma Prefecture. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)(Kyodo)

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Baseball: Preparation for season start in Japan

Koyo Aoyagi of the Hanshin Tigers pitches during a practice game against the Hiroshima Carp at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, western Japan, on June 2, 2020. Japan's coronavirus-delayed baseball season is scheduled to begin on June 19. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Preparation for season start in Japan

Koyo Aoyagi of the Hanshin Tigers pitches during a practice game against the Hiroshima Carp at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, western Japan, on June 2, 2020. Japan's coronavirus-delayed baseball season is scheduled to begin on June 19. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

Kyushu Railway Co. President Toshihiko Aoyagi wears a mask during a press conference in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 27, 2020, announcing the suspension its "Seven Stars in Kyushu" luxury train service amid the spread of the new coronavirus. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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JR Kyushu president

Photo taken July 27, 2017, shows Kyushu Railway Co. President Toshihiko Aoyagi delivering a speech at a ceremony in Bangkok to celebrate the opening of its office in the Thai capital. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kyushu Railway debuts on Tokyo bourse 1st section

Kyushu Railway Co. President Toshihiko Aoyagi attends a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 25, 2016, when the southwestern Japan railway operator debuted on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. It was the country's second-largest initial public offering of the year after Line Corp. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kyushu Railway debuts on Tokyo bourse 1st section

Kyushu Railway Co. President Toshihiko Aoyagi tolls a bell during a commemoration ceremony in Tokyo on Oct. 25, 2016, for the southwestern Japan railway operator's debut on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. It was the country's second-largest initial public offering of the year after Line Corp. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo