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Soka Gakkai lay Buddhist group leader Ikeda dies at 95

Lay Buddhist organization Soka Gakkai Honorary President Daisaku Ikeda speaks at a hotel in Tokyo in May 2008. Ikeda, the third president of one of the largest religious groups in Japan, died at age 95 on Nov. 15, 2023, at his home in Tokyo.

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JETRO to help Kyoto promote Japanese food exports

KYOTO, Japan - Satoshi Miyamoto (C), president of the Japan External Trade Organization, shakes hands with Kyoto Governor Keiji Yamada (L) and Kyoto Mayor Daisaku Kadokawa in the ancient Japanese capital on Nov. 14, 2014, following JETRO's decision to establish a trade information center to promote exports of vegetables and other food products from Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan.

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World Heritage art event eyed at Kyoto's Nijo Castle

TOKYO, Japan - Producer Hidetomo Kimura (L), actress Aya Ueto (C) and Kyoto Mayor Daisaku Kadokawa attend a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 25, 2014, announcing an art festival will be held in the courtyard of Nijo Castle in Kyoto from Oct. 24 to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the registration of the western Japanese city's historic monuments on the World Heritage list.

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Indian PM Modi meets Kyoto mayor during Japan visit

KYOTO, Japan - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi(R) shakes hands with Kyoto Mayor Daisaku Kadokawa in the western Japanese city on Aug. 31, 2014. Modi hopes to learn from Kyoto how a city can modernize while protecting its history and culture. (Pool photo)

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'Rimpa' school of painting's 400th anniv. in 2015

KYOTO, Japan - Kyoto Mayor Daisaku Kadokawa (L) and Kyoto Gov. Keiji Yamada hold a press conference on June 2, 2014, in Kyoto on the establishment of a committee to commemorate the 400th anniversary in 2015 of the start of "Rimpa" -- a major school of Japanese painting created in the western Japanese city by Honami Koetsu and Tawaraya Sotatsu. The "Rimpa" school is said to have a far-reaching influence on today's Japanese fine arts and traditional craft.

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Softbank celebrates start of solar power plants

NIIGATA, Japan - Softbank Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Masayoshi Son (3rd from R), Kyoto Mayor Daisaku Kadokawa (4th from R) and others gather at a ceremony in the city of Kyoto on July 1, 2012, to commemorate the start of operation at a solar power plant in the city operated by SB Energy Corp., a Softbank Corp. subsidiary. A ceremony was also held the same day in Gunma Prefecture for the start of operation at another solar power plant operated by SB Energy.

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Wen holds talks with Soka Gakkai leader

TOKYO, Japan - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (L) and Daisaku Ikeda, honorary president of Soka Gakkai, a lay Buddhist group which provides the major support base for the ruling coalition's New Komeito party, shake hands at a hotel in Tokyo on April 12 prior to their talks.

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Takeda and Ura win men's lightweight double sculls

MACAO, Macao - Kazushige Ura (L) and Daisaku Takeda came from behind to win the men's lightweight double sculls in a rowing event of the East Asia Games at the Nam Van Lake Nautical Center on Nov. 5. Takeda and Ura made a last-ditch charge in the final 150 meters en route to overtaking North Korea in a photo-finish at the 500-meter course.

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Takeda, Ura into lightweight double sculls final

ATHENS, Greece - Japan's Daisaku Takeda (R) and Kazushige Ura congratulate each other after advancing to the final of the men's lightweight double sculls, following their third-place finish in a semifinal heat at the Athens Olympics on Aug. 19.

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(2)Japan wins men's lightweight double sculls

PUSAN, South Korea - Japan's Daisaku Takeda (L) and Kazushige Ura hold the national flag on the podium after capturing the gold medals in the Asian Games men's double sculls at Nakdong River rowing and canoe course on Oct. 3.

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(1)Japan wins men's lightweight double sculls

PUSAN, South Korea - Japan's Kazushige Ura (L) and Daisaku Takeda celebrate after winning the Asian Games men's double sculls at Nakdong River rowing and canoe course on Oct. 3.

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Takeda, Hase duo qualify for lightweight double sculls final

SYDNEY, Australia - Daisaku Takeda (L) and Hitoshi Hase smile after finishing third in the semifinals of the men's lightweight double sculls event at the Sydney Olympics on Sept. 22, becoming the first Japanese to qualify for the finals of an Olympic rowing event.

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Takeda and Ura win men's lightweight double sculls

MACAO, Macao - Kazushige Ura (L) and Daisaku Takeda came from behind to win the men's lightweight double sculls in a rowing event of the East Asia Games at the Nam Van Lake Nautical Center on Nov. 5. Takeda and Ura made a last-ditch charge in the final 150 meters en route to overtaking North Korea in a photo-finish at the 500-meter course. (Kyodo)

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Wen holds talks with Soka Gakkai leader

TOKYO, Japan - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (L) and Daisaku Ikeda, honorary president of Soka Gakkai, a lay Buddhist group which provides the major support base for the ruling coalition's New Komeito party, shake hands at a hotel in Tokyo on April 12 prior to their talks. (Kyodo)

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(1)Japan wins men's lightweight double sculls

PUSAN, South Korea - Japan's Kazushige Ura (L) and Daisaku Takeda celebrate after winning the Asian Games men's double sculls at Nakdong River rowing and canoe course on Oct. 3. (Kyodo)

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(2)Japan wins men's lightweight double sculls

PUSAN, South Korea - Japan's Daisaku Takeda (L) and Kazushige Ura hold the national flag on the podium after capturing the gold medals in the Asian Games men's double sculls at Nakdong River rowing and canoe course on Oct. 3. (Kyodo)

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Daisaku Ikeda

TOKYO, Japan - File photo of Daisaku Ikeda, honorary chairman of Soka Gakkai. The photo was taken Nov. 8, 1990. (Kyodo)

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Daisaku Ikeda and Hiroshi Hojo

TOKYO, Japan - Daisaku Ikeda (L) announces his resignation as Soka Gakkai chairman at a press conference in Tokyo with his successor, Hiroshi Hojo. The photo was taken April 24, 1979. (Kyodo)

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Cultural Affairs Agency to move to Kyoto

Kyoto Mayor Daisaku Kadokawa meets with reporters at the municipal office on March 22, 2016, after the central government decided to transfer the Cultural Affairs Agency to Kyoto within several years as part of efforts to ease excess concentration of administrative functions in Tokyo. Kadokawa welcomed the move. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kyoto named top global destination by U.S. travel magazine

Kyoto Mayor Daisaku Kadokawa (L) and Japan Tourism Agency Commissioner Shigeto Kubo shake hands in Tokyo on July 8, 2015, after the city was given the top spot on the world's best cities list released by U.S. magazine Travel + Leisure for the second year in a row. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kyoto city begins issuing certificates for foreign newlyweds

Kyoto Mayor Daisaku Kadokawa (L) hands a marriage certificate on April 10, 2015, to Stuart Loakes and Emma Mulcahy at the city's Kamigamo Shrine, where the British couple had a wedding ceremony. Kyoto began issuing certificates the same day for foreign couples getting married in the ancient capital. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's 1st segmented mirror telescope near completion

Kyoto University associate professor Daisaku Nogami talks about an optical infrared telescope, employing Japan's first segmented mirror design, at the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan's Okayama Astrophysical Observatory in Asakuchi, Okayama Prefecture, on March 7, 2015. The 3.8-meter telescope with new technology, which is an academia-industry collaboration and led by a team of experts from Kyoto University, is due to be completed by the end of March. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Foreign Ministry holds event to introduce Kyoto culture to world

Sadakazu Tanikgaki (L), secretary general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, and Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (2nd from L) join Kyoto Mayor Daisaku Kadokawa (far R) and another official in cracking open a barrel of sake during an event held by the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2015, to promote the introduction of Kyoto's culture and traditions to the rest of the world. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Original visa by "Japan's Schindler" shown to media

Daisaku Kunieda, director of the Sugihara Chiune Memorial Hall, holds the original visa issued by Sugihara, a diplomat known as "Japan's Schindler" for having helped about 6,000 Jews escape Nazi persecution during World War II, at the hall in Yaotsu, Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, on Oct. 23, 2015. Japan is seeking to list the records of the late acting consul in Lithuania in UNESCO's Memory of the World Register in 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Local governments in Japan promote use of "sake" for toasts

Kyoto Mayor Daisaku Kadokawa (far L) and others toast with "sake" rice wine at a summit of 35 local governments across Japan on Sept. 22, 2015, in the western Japanese city. They have decreed people to toast with locally produced sake to help promote regional brands. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Takeda, Ura into lightweight double sculls final

ATHENS, Greece - Japan's Daisaku Takeda (R) and Kazushige Ura congratulate each other after advancing to the final of the men's lightweight double sculls, following their third-place finish in a semifinal heat at the Athens Olympics on Aug. 19. (Kyodo)

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JETRO to help Kyoto promote Japanese food exports

KYOTO, Japan - Satoshi Miyamoto (C), president of the Japan External Trade Organization, shakes hands with Kyoto Governor Keiji Yamada (L) and Kyoto Mayor Daisaku Kadokawa in the ancient Japanese capital on Nov. 14, 2014, following JETRO's decision to establish a trade information center to promote exports of vegetables and other food products from Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan. (Kyodo)

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World Heritage art event eyed at Kyoto's Nijo Castle

TOKYO, Japan - Producer Hidetomo Kimura (L), actress Aya Ueto (C) and Kyoto Mayor Daisaku Kadokawa attend a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 25, 2014, announcing an art festival will be held in the courtyard of Nijo Castle in Kyoto from Oct. 24 to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the registration of the western Japanese city's historic monuments on the World Heritage list. (Kyodo)

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Kyoto's request to be part of state of emergency areas

A street in Kyoto is deserted amid concerns over the new coronavirus on April 10, 2020. Kyoto Gov. Takatoshi Nishiwaki and Kyoto Mayor Daisaku Kadokawa announced plans the same day to ask the central government to add Kyoto to regions placed under a state of emergency. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kyoto's request to be part of state of emergency areas

A street in Kyoto is deserted amid concerns over the new coronavirus on April 10, 2020. Kyoto Gov. Takatoshi Nishiwaki and Kyoto Mayor Daisaku Kadokawa announced plans the same day to ask the central government to add Kyoto to regions placed under a state of emergency. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kyoto's request to be part of state of emergency areas

People walk in Kyoto on April 10, 2020, wearing masks amid the spread of the new coronavirus. Kyoto Gov. Takatoshi Nishiwaki and Kyoto Mayor Daisaku Kadokawa announced plans the same day to ask the central government to add Kyoto to regions placed under a state of emergency amid the coronavirus epidemic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kyoto's request to be part of state of emergency areas

Kyoto Gov. Takatoshi Nishiwaki (R) and Kyoto Mayor Daisaku Kadokawa tell a press conference in Kyoto on April 10, 2020 that Kyoto will request the central government to add it to regions placed under a state of emergency amid the coronavirus epidemic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese figure skater Satoko Miyahara

Japanese figure skater Satoko Miyahara (L) receives encouragement from Kyoto Mayor Daisaku Kadokawa before a coming-of-age ceremony in Kyoto on Jan. 8, 2018. Four-time national champion Miyahara will be representing her country at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in South Korea in February. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kyoto committee submits proposal to restore Nijo Castle

Photo taken Sept. 14, 2016, in Japan's former capital Kyoto shows the Ninomaru Palace of Nijo Castle, a UNESCO world heritage site. An expert panel submitted a proposal to Mayor Daisaku Kadokawa on Sept. 16 detailing plans to use the palace for organizing events and welcoming distinguished guests, among other improvements. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kyoto committee submits proposal to restore Nijo Castle

Photo taken Sept. 14, 2016, in Japan's former capital Kyoto shows the foundation stones of the main keep of Nijo Castle, a UNESCO world heritage site. An expert panel submitted a proposal to Mayor Daisaku Kadokawa on Sept. 16 detailing plans to restore the castle's main keep, among other improvements. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's 1st hydroelectric power plant gets U.S. Milestones award

Kyoto Mayor Daisaku Kadokawa (L) and Kansai Electric Power Co. President Shigeki Iwane (C) accept the Milestones award from the U.S.-based Institute of Electrical and Electronics in Kyoto on Sept. 12, 2016, for Japan's first commercial hydroelectric power plant, which contributed to local modernization. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Italian Prime Minister Renzi visits Kyoto

Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi (standing) speaks at a luncheon meeting in Kyoto on Aug. 4, 2015, the last day of his three-day visit to Japan, with Kyoto Mayor Daisaku Kadokawa (L) listening to him. This year marks the 50th anniversary of a sister-city relationship between Kyoto and Florence, a central Italian city where Renzi served as mayor from 2009 to 2014. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Takeda, Hase duo qualify for lightweight double sculls final

SYDNEY, Australia - Daisaku Takeda (L) and Hitoshi Hase smile after finishing third in the semifinals of the men's lightweight double sculls event at the Sydney Olympics on Sept. 22, becoming the first Japanese to qualify for the finals of an Olympic rowing event.