Upper house by-election in Yamaguchi

Upper house by-election in Yamaguchi

YAMAGUCHI, Japan - Ruling Liberal Democratic Party candidate Kiyoshi Ejima celebrates in the city of Yamaguchi on April 28, 2013, after exit polls show he is set to win a House of Councillors by-election in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan.

2002 IWC meeting to be held in Shimonoseki

2002 IWC meeting to be held in Shimonoseki

ADELAIDE, Australia - Kiyoshi Ejima, mayor of Shimonoseki City in Japan's Yamaguchi Prefecture, meets the press in Adelaide, Australia, on July 6 after the International Whaling Commission (IWC) decided to hold the 54th annual meeting in Shimonoseki in 2002. Shimonoseki, located at the western tip of Japan's largest island, Honshu, was a base for Japan's whaling industry until the 1980s. The fisheries company which owned the professional baseball club the Taiyo Whales, the predecessor of the Yokohama BayStars, was based in the city until 1949.

Tokyo Olympics: Athletics

Tokyo Olympics: Athletics

Masaki Ejima of Japan competes in the men's pole vault qualification round at the Tokyo Olympics on July 31, 2021, at the National Stadium in Tokyo.

Japan meets goal of having one million cruise ship visitors

Japan meets goal of having one million cruise ship visitors

Kiyoshi Ejima (L), Japan's parliamentary vice minister of land, infrastructure, transport and tourism, gives a gift to a Chinese family at the port of Fukuoka on Dec. 8, 2015, during a ceremony celebrating Japan achieving its goal of having one million cruise ship visitors from abroad in a year. A weaker yen and relaxed visa requirements helped Japan reach the mark earlier than its initial target year of 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Awaji Island

Awaji Island

Ejima Island at Iwaya. This is a view of the seashore of Awaji Island. A person sits on a giant rock of unusual shape and other people are rowing boats.==Date:unknown, Place:Awajishima, Photo:Ogawa Kazumasa, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number6‐31‐0]

2002 IWC meeting to be held in Shimonoseki

2002 IWC meeting to be held in Shimonoseki

ADELAIDE, Australia - Kiyoshi Ejima, mayor of Shimonoseki City in Japan's Yamaguchi Prefecture, meets the press in Adelaide, Australia, on July 6 after the International Whaling Commission (IWC) decided to hold the 54th annual meeting in Shimonoseki in 2002. Shimonoseki, located at the western tip of Japan's largest island, Honshu, was a base for Japan's whaling industry until the 1980s. The fisheries company which owned the professional baseball club the Taiyo Whales, the predecessor of the Yokohama BayStars, was based in the city until 1949.