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2025 WIF Honors

Atsuko Okatsuka arriving to the 2025 WIF Honors held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on November 6, 2025 in Beverly Hills, Ca. Photo by Starbuck/AFF/ABACAPRESS.COM

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2025 WIF Honors

Atsuko Okatsuka arriving to the 2025 WIF Honors held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on November 6, 2025 in Beverly Hills, Ca. Photo by Starbuck/AFF/ABACAPRESS.COM

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2025 WIF Honors

Atsuko Okatsuka arriving to the 2025 WIF Honors held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on November 6, 2025 in Beverly Hills, Ca. Photo by Starbuck/AFF/ABACAPRESS.COM

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2025 WIF Honors

Atsuko Okatsuka arriving to the 2025 WIF Honors held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on November 6, 2025 in Beverly Hills, Ca. Photo by Starbuck/AFF/ABACAPRESS.COM

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2025 WIF Honors

Atsuko Okatsuka arriving to the 2025 WIF Honors held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on November 6, 2025 in Beverly Hills, Ca. Photo by Starbuck/AFF/ABACAPRESS.COM

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2025 WIF Honors

Atsuko Okatsuka arriving to the 2025 WIF Honors held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on November 6, 2025 in Beverly Hills, Ca. Photo by Starbuck/AFF/ABACAPRESS.COM

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2025 WIF Honors

Atsuko Okatsuka arriving to the 2025 WIF Honors held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on November 6, 2025 in Beverly Hills, Ca. Photo by Starbuck/AFF/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Walt Disney Company's Emmy Awards Celebration - LA

Atsuko Okatsuka At The Walt Disney Company's Emmy Awards Celebration - Vibiana In Los Angeles CA, USA on September 14, 2025. Photo by Fati S/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Walt Disney Company's Emmy Awards Celebration - LA

Atsuko Okatsuka At The Walt Disney Company's Emmy Awards Celebration - Vibiana In Los Angeles CA, USA on September 14, 2025. Photo by Fati S/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Walt Disney Company's Emmy Awards Celebration - LA

Atsuko Okatsuka At The Walt Disney Company's Emmy Awards Celebration - Vibiana In Los Angeles CA, USA on September 14, 2025. Photo by Fati S/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Welfare ministry official acquitted in postal abuse case

OSAKA, Japan, Aug. 24 Kyodo - Atsuko Muraki (L), former director general of the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry's Equal Employment, Children and Families Bureau, holds a press conference in Osaka on Sept. 10, 2010, with her lawyer Junichiro Hironaka after the Osaka District Court acquitted her of instructing a subordinate to fabricate and issue an official document for an organization in an attempt to abuse a mail discount system for people with disabilities.(Kyodo)

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36th Annual GLAAD Media Awards - LA

Atsuko Okatsuka arrives at the 36th Annual GLAAD Media Awards Los Angeles held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on March 27, 2025 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, CA, USA. Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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36th Annual GLAAD Media Awards - LA

Atsuko Okatsuka arrives at the 36th Annual GLAAD Media Awards Los Angeles held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on March 27, 2025 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, CA, USA. Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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36th Annual GLAAD Media Awards - LA

Atsuko Okatsuka arrives at the 36th Annual GLAAD Media Awards Los Angeles held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on March 27, 2025 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, CA, USA. Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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36th Annual GLAAD Media Awards - LA

Atsuko Okatsuka and Bobby Berk arrive at the 36th Annual GLAAD Media Awards Los Angeles held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on March 27, 2025 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, CA, USA. Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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36th Annual GLAAD Media Awards - LA

Atsuko Okatsuka arrives at the 36th Annual GLAAD Media Awards Los Angeles held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on March 27, 2025 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, CA, USA. Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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36th Annual GLAAD Media Awards - LA

Atsuko Okatsuka arrives at the 36th Annual GLAAD Media Awards Los Angeles held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on March 27, 2025 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, CA, USA. Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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36th Annual GLAAD Media Awards - LA

Atsuko Okatsuka arrives at the 36th Annual GLAAD Media Awards Los Angeles held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on March 27, 2025 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, CA, USA. Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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36th Annual GLAAD Media Awards - LA

Atsuko Okatsuka arrives at the 36th Annual GLAAD Media Awards Los Angeles held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on March 27, 2025 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, CA, USA. Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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22nd Annual Unforgettable Gala Asian American Awards - LA

Atsuko Okatsuka arrives at the 22nd Annual Unforgettable Gala Asian American Awards 2024 held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on December 14, 2024 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, CA, USA. Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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22nd Annual Unforgettable Gala Asian American Awards - LA

Atsuko Okatsuka arrives at the 22nd Annual Unforgettable Gala Asian American Awards 2024 held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on December 14, 2024 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, CA, USA. Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Walt Disney Company's Emmy Party - LA

Atsuko Okatsuka At The Walt Disney Company's Emmy Awards Celebration at The Music Center in Los Angeles, CA, USA on September 15 2024. Photo by Fati S/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Walt Disney Company's Emmy Party - LA

Atsuko Okatsuka At The Walt Disney Company's Emmy Awards Celebration at The Music Center in Los Angeles, CA, USA on September 15 2024. Photo by Fati S/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Walt Disney Company's Emmy Party - LA

Atsuko Okatsuka At The Walt Disney Company's Emmy Awards Celebration at The Music Center in Los Angeles, CA, USA on September 15 2024. Photo by Fati S/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Walt Disney Company Emmy Awards Party - LA

Atsuko Okatsuka, At The Walt Disney Company Emmy Awards Party at Otium in Los Angeles, CA, USA on January 15, 2024. Photo by Fati S/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Walt Disney Company Emmy Awards Party - LA

Atsuko Okatsuka, At The Walt Disney Company Emmy Awards Party at Otium in Los Angeles, CA, USA on January 15, 2024. Photo by Fati S/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Walt Disney Company Emmy Awards Party - LA

Atsuko Okatsuka, At The Walt Disney Company Emmy Awards Party at Otium in Los Angeles, CA, USA on January 15, 2024. Photo by Fati S/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Walt Disney Company Emmy Awards Party - LA

Atsuko Okatsuka, At The Walt Disney Company Emmy Awards Party at Otium in Los Angeles, CA, USA on January 15, 2024. Photo by Fati S/ABACAPRESS.COM

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21st Annual Unforgettable Gala - LA

Atsuko Okatsuka at 21st Annual Unforgettable Gala The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, CA, USA on December 16 2023. Photo by Fati S/ABACAPRESS.COM

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21st Annual Unforgettable Gala - LA

Atsuko Okatsuka at 21st Annual Unforgettable Gala The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, CA, USA on December 16 2023. Photo by Fati S/ABACAPRESS.COM

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21st Annual Unforgettable Gala - LA

Ryan Harper Gray, Atsuko Okatsuka at 21st Annual Unforgettable Gala The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, CA, USA on December 16 2023. Photo by Fati S/ABACAPRESS.COM

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21st Annual Unforgettable Gala - LA

Ryan Harper Gray, Atsuko Okatsuka at 21st Annual Unforgettable Gala The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, CA, USA on December 16 2023. Photo by Fati S/ABACAPRESS.COM

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21st Annual Unforgettable Gala - LA

Atsuko Okatsuka at 21st Annual Unforgettable Gala The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, CA, USA on December 16 2023. Photo by Fati S/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Parent of two seeks court's permission to change registered sex

GIFU, Japan - A person (L) diagnosed with sexual identity disorder, who has fathered two children (R side), speaks at a news conference in Gifu on Dec. 24 as he filed a request with the Gifu Family Court the same day to change his registered sex to female. The 43-year-old resident of Hashima, Gifu, changed his registered name to Atsuko (a woman's name) Mizuno, after undergoing a sex-change operation abroad.

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Japanese director wins Cannes award

CANNES, France - Photo shows Japanese film director Atsuko Hirayanagi (L) and Japanese actress Kaori Momoi in Cannes, France, in May 2014. "Oh Lucy!," Hirayanagi's graduation movie from the Singapore branch of a New York school, featuring Momoi, was selected for the second prize in the Cinefondation student film division of the 2014 Cannes Film Festival on May 22, 2014. It was the first award given to a Japanese filmmaker in the category, first created in 1998.

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Japanese director wins Cannes award

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Japanese film director Atsuko Hirayanagi. Hirayanagi's graduation movie from the Singapore branch of a New York school was selected for the second prize in the Cinefondation student film division of the 2014 Cannes Film Festival on May 22, 2014. It was the first award given to a Japanese filmmaker in the category, first created in 1998.

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Japanse-Canadian Tanaka eyes medal at Sochi Olympics

SOCHI, Russia - Ski jumper Atsuko Tanaka (L), who once competed for Japan but now represents Canada where she was born and raised, waits with Japan's Yurina Yamada for the start of official practice for the women's ski jumping competition at the Sochi Winter Olympics in Russia on Feb. 8.

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Comedienne Kintaro becomes PR ambassador for Aichi Pref.

NAGOYA, Japan - Japanese comedienne Kintaro (left), appointed as public relations ambassador for the Aichi prefectural government, poses on Jan. 20, 2014, with Aichi Gov. Hideaki Omura. Kintaro, who hails from the central Japan prefecture, is known for her impersonation of Atsuko Maeda, a former member of the all-girl pop group AKB48.

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Japan's 2nd ever woman vice minister

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Atsuko Muraki, director general of the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry's Social Welfare and War Victims' Relief Bureau. The government plans to name Muraki as vice minister of the ministry to become Japan's second ever woman vice minister, reflecting Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's plan to appoint women to key posts, government sources said June 14, 2013.

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Tokyo International Film Festival

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese actress Atsuko Maeda waves at fans in Tokyo's Roppongi district on Oct. 20, 2012, as the 25th Tokyo International Film Festival kicks off.

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Maeda promotes Tokyo film festival

TOKYO, Japan - Actress Atsuko Maeda, a former member of the all-girl pop group AKB48, speaks on Sept. 20, 2012, during a press conference in Tokyo where lineups for the Tokyo International Film Festival were introduced, after being appointed as TIFF ambassador to promote the film festival, which is to be held Oct. 20 to 28.

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Maeda promotes Tokyo film festival

TOKYO, Japan - Actress Atsuko Maeda, a former member of the all-girl pop group AKB48, takes the stage Sept. 20, 2012, during a press conference in Tokyo where lineups for the Tokyo International Film Festival were introduced, after being appointed as TIFF ambassador to promote the film festival, which is to be held Oct. 20 to 28.

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Maeda promotes Tokyo film festival

TOKYO, Japan - Actress Atsuko Maeda, a former member of the all-girl pop group AKB48, waves on Sept. 20, 2012, during a press conference in Tokyo where lineups for the Tokyo International Film Festival were introduced, after being appointed as TIFF ambassador to promote the film festival, which is to be held Oct. 20 to 28.

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Acquitted Muraki returns to welfare ministry

TOKYO, Japan - Atsuko Muraki, senior official at the Cabinet Office, answers reporters' questions after being appointed head of the Social Welfare and War Victims' Relief Bureau of the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry, at the ministry in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2012. Muraki was acquitted in 2010 in a fraud case involving abuse of a postal discount system while working at the welfare ministry.

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AKB48 members sing Japan anthem

TOKYO, Japan - Atsuko Maeda (2nd from L, front) and other members of all-girl pop group AKB48 sing Japan's national anthem before the season opener in the Central League between the Yomiuri Giants and the Yakult Swallows at Tokyo Dome on March 30, 2012. (Pool photo)

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AKB48's Maeda calls it quits

TOKYO, Japan - A tearful Atsuko Maeda (C), member of the all-girl pop group AKB48, is surrounded by other group members during a concert in Saitama, near Tokyo, on March 25, 2012, after she abruptly announced on stage her decision to leave the band.

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Acquitted gov't official

TOKYO, Japan - Senior welfare ministry official Atsuko Muraki, who was acquitted of a postal abuse charge, takes part in an advisory panel meeting to reform Japan's judicial system on Jan. 27, 2011, at the Justice Ministry in Tokyo. Muraki, who was wrongly charged by the Osaka District Public Prosecutors Office, urged the government to make the investigative process fully transparent.

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Muraki assumes post after acquittal

TOKYO, Japan - Atsuko Muraki, a 54-year-old senior government official who was acquitted of fraud charges, fields questions from reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 27, 2010, after being presented with a letter of appointment for a new post of director general for policy planning at the Cabinet Office. Muraki was arrested over a postal abuse case in June 2009.

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Acquitted welfare official returns to work

TOKYO, Japan - Senior welfare ministry official Atsuko Muraki (L) receives the letter of appointment from Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Ritsuo Hosokawa at the ministry in Tokyo on Sept. 22, 2010. Muraki was acquitted of a postal abuse charge and reinstated to the ministry after 15 months.

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Acquitted welfare official returns to work

TOKYO, Japan - Senior welfare ministry official Atsuko Muraki (front) is welcomed by her coworkers upon her arrival at the ministry in Tokyo on Sept. 22, 2010. Muraki was acquitted of a postal abuse charge and reinstated to the ministry after 15 months.