Venice - Red carpet film ?Hateshinaki Scarlet (Scarlet)? MP

Venice - Red carpet film ?Hateshinaki Scarlet (Scarlet)? MP

Mamoru Hosoda, Mana Ashida, Masaki Okada attend the "Hateshinaki Scarlet (Scarlet)" red carpet during the 82nd Venice International Film Festival on September 04, 2025 in Venice, Italy. Photo by Marco Piovanotto/Abacapress.com

Venice - Red carpet film "Hateshinaki Scarlet (Scarlet)" MP

Venice - Red carpet film "Hateshinaki Scarlet (Scarlet)" MP

Mana Ashida attends the "Hateshinaki Scarlet (Scarlet)" red carpet during the 82nd Venice International Film Festival on September 04, 2025 in Venice, Italy. Photo by Marco Piovanotto/Abacapress.com

Venice - Red carpet film "Hateshinaki Scarlet (Scarlet)" MP

Venice - Red carpet film "Hateshinaki Scarlet (Scarlet)" MP

Mana Ashida attends the "Hateshinaki Scarlet (Scarlet)" red carpet during the 82nd Venice International Film Festival on September 04, 2025 in Venice, Italy. Photo by Marco Piovanotto/Abacapress.com

Venice - Red carpet film "Hateshinaki Scarlet (Scarlet)" MP

Venice - Red carpet film "Hateshinaki Scarlet (Scarlet)" MP

Mana Ashida attends the "Hateshinaki Scarlet (Scarlet)" red carpet during the 82nd Venice International Film Festival on September 04, 2025 in Venice, Italy. Photo by Marco Piovanotto/Abacapress.com

Venice - Red carpet film "Hateshinaki Scarlet (Scarlet)" MP

Venice - Red carpet film "Hateshinaki Scarlet (Scarlet)" MP

Mana Ashida attends the "Hateshinaki Scarlet (Scarlet)" red carpet during the 82nd Venice International Film Festival on September 04, 2025 in Venice, Italy. Photo by Marco Piovanotto/Abacapress.com

Venice - Red carpet film "Hateshinaki Scarlet (Scarlet)" MP

Venice - Red carpet film "Hateshinaki Scarlet (Scarlet)" MP

Mana Ashida attends the "Hateshinaki Scarlet (Scarlet)" red carpet during the 82nd Venice International Film Festival on September 04, 2025 in Venice, Italy. Photo by Marco Piovanotto/Abacapress.com

Venice - Red carpet film "Hateshinaki Scarlet (Scarlet)" MP

Venice - Red carpet film "Hateshinaki Scarlet (Scarlet)" MP

Mana Ashida attends the "Hateshinaki Scarlet (Scarlet)" red carpet during the 82nd Venice International Film Festival on September 04, 2025 in Venice, Italy. Photo by Marco Piovanotto/Abacapress.com

7-year-old duo to perform in Japan's year-end song festival

7-year-old duo to perform in Japan's year-end song festival

TOKYO, Japan - Mana Ashida (R) and Fuku Suzuki attend a press conference at head office of NHK, Japan Broadcasting Corp., in Tokyo, on Nov. 30, 2011, as the public broadcaster announced the lineup of performers for the 62nd ''Kohaku Uta Gassen,'' year-end song festival, including the duo of Ashida and Suzuki. They are both 7 years old, making them the program's youngest ever performers, according to NHK.

New faces in Japan's 2011 year-end song festival

New faces in Japan's 2011 year-end song festival

TOKYO, Japan - Singers selected for the first time to perform at the 62nd ''Kohaku Uta Gassen'' year-end song festival of NHK, Japan Broadcasting Corp., pose for photos at the head office of NHK in Tokyo on Nov. 30, 2011, as the public broadcaster announced the lineup of performers for the program. They are (from L front) Fuku Suzuki and Mana Ashida and (from L back) Girls' Generation's SeoHyun, Jessica, YuRi, Tiffany, TaeYeon and SooYoung, Sayaka Kanda, KARA's GYU RI, HARA and NICOLE, and Inawashirokos' Michihiko Yanai, Toshimi Watanabe, who is holding a fan with member Takashi Yamaguchi's picture on it, and Shinji Matsuda. Solo singer Ringo Sheena, who will also appear for the first time on the show, was not present for the photo.

7-year-old duo to perform in Japan's year-end song festival

7-year-old duo to perform in Japan's year-end song festival

TOKYO, Japan - Mana Ashida (R) and Fuku Suzuki attend a press conference at head office of NHK, Japan Broadcasting Corp., in Tokyo, on Nov. 30, 2011, as the public broadcaster announced the lineup of performers for the 62nd ''Kohaku Uta Gassen,'' year-end song festival, including the duo of Ashida and Suzuki. They are both 7 years old, making them the program's youngest ever performers, according to NHK.

S. Korean actor Lee 'Best Actor in Asia'

S. Korean actor Lee 'Best Actor in Asia'

TOKYO, Japan - South Korean actor Lee Byung Hun holds Japanese child actress Mana Ashida during a ceremony where he received the ''Best Actor in Asia'' award in Tokyo on Oct. 25, 2010. Lee starred in the 2009 South Korean espionage television drama series ''IRIS.''

Hitoshi Ashida

Hitoshi Ashida

Hidoshi AshidaBorn on Nov. 15, 1887 and died on June 20, 1959. Ashida joined the Foreign Ministry after graduating from the University of Tokyo in 1912 but resigned from the ministry in protest over the Manchurian Incident. Ashida became prime minister on March 10, 1948 but was forced to resign on Oct. 15 of the same year because of being involved in the Showa Denko scandal. In December of that year, Ashida was arrested but finally acquitted in 1958.

Temporary houses to be offered to Kosovo refugees

Temporary houses to be offered to Kosovo refugees

TOKYO, Japan - U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Sadako Ogata (R front) receives from Vice Gov. Koitsu Ashida (L) of Hyogo Prefecture a list of 500 temporary houses to be offered to Kosovo refugees at the UNHCR office in Tokyo on Aug. 6. The houses had been used by victims of the Great Hanshin Earthquake in January 1995.

Temporary houses to be offered to Kosovo refugees

Temporary houses to be offered to Kosovo refugees

TOKYO, Japan - U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Sadako Ogata (R front) receives from Vice Gov. Koitsu Ashida (L) of Hyogo Prefecture a list of 500 temporary houses to be offered to Kosovo refugees at the UNHCR office in Tokyo on Aug. 6. The houses had been used by victims of the Great Hanshin Earthquake in January 1995.

The Kasatori Pass

The Kasatori Pass

Kasatori Pass (752m) is located between the post towns of Ashida (Tateshina-machi, Nagano Prefecture) and Nagakubo (Nagato-machi) on the Nakasendo Highway. The pine trees along the highway appear in the woodblock prints entitled The 63 Post Towns of Nakasendo by Ando Hiroshige. The mountain in the background is Mt. Asama (2568m), an active volcano.==Date:unknown, Place:Nagano, Photo:Usui Shuzaburo?, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number65‐8‐0]

New faces in Japan's 2011 year-end song festival

New faces in Japan's 2011 year-end song festival

TOKYO, Japan - Singers selected for the first time to perform at the 62nd ''Kohaku Uta Gassen'' year-end song festival of NHK, Japan Broadcasting Corp., pose for photos at the head office of NHK in Tokyo on Nov. 30, 2011, as the public broadcaster announced the lineup of performers for the program. They are (from L front) Fuku Suzuki and Mana Ashida and (from L back) Girls' Generation's SeoHyun, Jessica, YuRi, Tiffany, TaeYeon and SooYoung, Sayaka Kanda, KARA's GYU RI, HARA and NICOLE, and Inawashirokos' Michihiko Yanai, Toshimi Watanabe, who is holding a fan with member Takashi Yamaguchi's picture on it, and Shinji Matsuda. Solo singer Ringo Sheena, who will also appear for the first time on the show, was not present for the photo. (Kyodo)

7-year-old duo to perform in Japan's year-end song festival

7-year-old duo to perform in Japan's year-end song festival

TOKYO, Japan - Mana Ashida (R) and Fuku Suzuki attend a press conference at head office of NHK, Japan Broadcasting Corp., in Tokyo, on Nov. 30, 2011, as the public broadcaster announced the lineup of performers for the 62nd ''Kohaku Uta Gassen,'' year-end song festival, including the duo of Ashida and Suzuki. They are both 7 years old, making them the program's youngest ever performers, according to NHK. (Kyodo)

7-year-old duo to perform in Japan's year-end song festival

7-year-old duo to perform in Japan's year-end song festival

TOKYO, Japan - Mana Ashida (R) and Fuku Suzuki attend a press conference at head office of NHK, Japan Broadcasting Corp., in Tokyo, on Nov. 30, 2011, as the public broadcaster announced the lineup of performers for the 62nd ''Kohaku Uta Gassen,'' year-end song festival, including the duo of Ashida and Suzuki. They are both 7 years old, making them the program's youngest ever performers, according to NHK. (Kyodo)

S. Korean actor Lee 'Best Actor in Asia'

S. Korean actor Lee 'Best Actor in Asia'

TOKYO, Japan - South Korean actor Lee Byung Hun holds Japanese child actress Mana Ashida during a ceremony where he received the ''Best Actor in Asia'' award in Tokyo on Oct. 25, 2010. Lee starred in the 2009 South Korean espionage television drama series ''IRIS.'' (Kyodo)

Japanese para athlete Hajimu Ashida

Japanese para athlete Hajimu Ashida

Photo taken Nov. 11, 2019, shows Hajimu Ashida of Japan competing en route to winning bronze in the men's long jump T47 at the World Para Athletics Championships in Dubai.

Japanese para athlete Hajimu Ashida

Japanese para athlete Hajimu Ashida

Photo taken Nov. 11, 2019, shows Hajimu Ashida of Japan competing en route to winning bronze in the men's long jump T47 at the World Para Athletics Championships in Dubai.

Japanese para athlete Hajimu Ashida

Japanese para athlete Hajimu Ashida

Photo taken July 17, 2017, shows Hajimu Ashida of Japan after winning bronze in the men's triple jump T47 at the World Para Athletics Championships in London.

Japanese para athlete Hajimu Ashida

Japanese para athlete Hajimu Ashida

Photo taken July 17, 2017, shows Hajimu Ashida of Japan competing en route to winning bronze in the men's triple jump T47 at the World Para Athletics Championships in London.

Fashion designer Jun Ashida

Fashion designer Jun Ashida

Photo taken in April 2010 shows fashion designer Jun Ashida. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Athletics: Ashida takes triple jump bronze at World Para

Athletics: Ashida takes triple jump bronze at World Para

Hajimu Ashida of Japan competes in the men's triple jump T47 final at the World Para Athletics Championships in London on July 17, 2017. Ashida took bronze in the event won by Tobi Fawehinmi of the United States. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japan win bronze in men's 400-meter relay

Japan win bronze in men's 400-meter relay

Members of Japan's men's 400-meter relay team -- (from L) Hajimu Ashida, Keita Sato, Tomoki Tagawa and Atsushi Yamamoto -- celebrate after winning bronze at the Rio de Janeiro Paralympics T42-47 class on Sept. 12, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo