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Japan's day at Osaka expo

Japanese actor Norika Fujiwara, serving as honorary head of the Japan Pavilion at the World Exposition in Osaka, speaks during a ceremony marking the expo's Japan day on July 3, 2025.

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PM Ishiba attends World Exposition PR event in Tokyo

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (front row, C) poses for a photo at an event to promote the 2025 World Exposition at his Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo on April 3, 2025, ahead of the event's start on April 13 in Osaka. Sitting next to him is actress Norika Fujiwara, honorary head of the Japan Pavilion.

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World Exposition in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan, March 31 Kyodo - Actress Norika Fujiwara meets the press at the Japan Pavilion for the 2025 World Exposition following the pavilion's opening ceremony held on an artificial island in Osaka on March 29, 2025, ahead of the expo's start on April 13. She serves as honorary head of the pavilion. (Kyodo)

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World Exposition in Osaka

Actress Norika Fujiwara meets the press at the Japan Pavilion for the 2025 World Exposition following the pavilion's opening ceremony held on an artificial island in Osaka on March 29, 2025, ahead of the expo's start on April 13. She serves as honorary head of the pavilion.

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World Exposition in Osaka

Actress Norika Fujiwara meets the press at the Japan Pavilion for the 2025 World Exposition following the pavilion's opening ceremony held on an artificial island in Osaka on March 29, 2025, ahead of the expo's start on April 13. She serves as honorary head of the pavilion.

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JCLP “Must Speak Up Now” Urgent Conference for 1.5 Degree Target

JCLP “We must speak up now” emergency press conference for the 1.5 degree target. Pictured from left to right: Masanori Imai, co-chairman of JCLP; Akira Nagakubo, Hayama Town Fishermen's Association; Yoshitaka Inoue, Furman representative director; Tomoko Irie, director of J League Sustainability Department; Takeo Fujiwara, professor of public health at Institute of Science Tokyo; Kenji Kono, professional skier.=December 3,2024,Tokyo

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'We must speak up now' Urgent press conference for 1.5 degree goal

“We must speak up now” Urgent press conference for the 1.5 degree target. Pictured from left to right: Masanori Imai, co-chairman of JCLP; Akira Nagakubo, Hayama Town Fishermen's Association; Yoshitaka Inoue, Furman representative director; Tomoko Irie, director of the J League Sustainability Department; Takeo Fujiwara, professor of public health at Institute of Science Tokyo; Kenji Kono, professional skier.”=December 3,2024,Tokyo

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Ruins of ancient tile kiln found in western Japan

KASHIHARA, Japan - A man holds a round tile of the same design as the one used for the main palace of the imperial capital Fujiwara-kyo (694-710) in Takatori, Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 18, 2014. The kiln in the back is believed to have been used for making tiles for the palace.

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Actor Yamamoto plays Yoshitsune in Iwate festival

HIRAIZUMI, Japan - Playing the role of Minamoto no Yoshitsune, a tragic warrior in the 12th century, in a parade, actor Yusuke Yamamoto waves on horseback to spectators in Hiraizumi, Iwate Prefecture, on May 3, 2014, during the "Haruno Fujiwara Matsuri" (Spring Fujiwara Festival). The cultural heritage of Hiraizumi has been included on the World Heritage List.

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Glass-plate negatives recording 1896 Sanriku quake

TOKYO, Japan - Shozo Fujiwara, an official of the Morioka Local Meteorological Observatory, holds some of the glass-plate negatives recording damage inflicted by the 1896 earthquake and tsunami that hit the Sanriku region on the Pacific coast in northeastern Japan, at the observatory in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, on July 1, 2013.

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Diary written 10 centuries ago

KYOTO, Japan - File photo shows part of a diary written by Japanese regent Fujiwara no Michinaga (966-1027), at Yomei Bunko, a library in Kyoto, on June 19, 2013. Known as "Midokanpakuki," the world's oldest autographic diary left 10 centuries ago has been selected for the UNESCO Memory of the World registry, the Japanese education ministry said the same day.

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Diary written 10 centuries ago

KYOTO, Japan - File photo shows Osamu Nawa, head of the Yomei Bunko library, holding a diary written by Japanese regent Fujiwara no Michinaga (966-1027), in Kyoto on June 19, 2013. Known as "Midokanpakuki," the world's oldest autographic diary left 10 centuries ago has been selected for the UNESCO Memory of the World registry, the Japanese education ministry said the same day.

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Diary written 10 centuries ago

KYOTO, Japan - File photo shows Osamu Nawa, head of the Yomei Bunko library, holding a diary written by Japanese regent Fujiwara no Michinaga (966-1027), in Kyoto on June 19, 2013. Known as "Midokanpakuki," the world's oldest autographic diary left 10 centuries ago has been selected for the UNESCO Memory of the World registry, the Japanese education ministry said the same day.

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Diary written 10 centuries ago

KYOTO, Japan - File photo shows part of a diary written by Japanese regent Fujiwara no Michinaga (966-1027), at Yomei Bunko, a library in Kyoto, on June 14, 2013. Known as "Midokanpakuki," the world's oldest autographic diary left 10 centuries ago has been selected for the UNESCO Memory of the World registry, the Japanese education ministry said June 19, 2013.

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Diary written 10 centuries ago

KYOTO, Japan - File photo shows part of a diary written by Japanese regent Fujiwara no Michinaga (966-1027), at Yomei Bunko, a library in Kyoto, on June 14, 2013. Known as "Midokanpakuki," the world's oldest autographic diary left 10 centuries ago has been selected for the UNESCO Memory of the World registry, the Japanese education ministry said June 19, 2013.

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Diary written 10 centuries ago

KYOTO, Japan - File photo shows a diary written by Japanese regent Fujiwara no Michinaga (966-1027), at Yomei Bunko, a library in Kyoto, on June 19, 2013. Known as "Midokanpakuki," the world's oldest autographic diary left 10 centuries ago has been selected for the UNESCO Memory of the World registry, the Japanese education ministry said the same day.

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UNESCO register adds diary written 10 centuries ago

KYOTO, Japan - Photo shows a part of a diary written by Japanese regent Fujiwara no Michinaga (966-1027), in Kyoto on June 19, 2013. Known as "Midokanpakuki," the world's oldest autographic diary left 10 centuries ago has been selected for the UNESCO Memory of the World registry, the Japanese education ministry said the same day.

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UNESCO register adds diary written 10 centuries ago

KYOTO, Japan - Osamu Nawa, head of the Yomei Bunko library, holds a diary written by Japanese regent Fujiwara no Michinaga (966-1027), in Kyoto on June 19, 2013. Known as "Midokanpakuki," the world's oldest autographic diary left 10 centuries ago has been selected for the UNESCO Memory of the World registry, the Japanese education ministry said the same day.

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UNESCO register adds diary written 10 centuries ago

KYOTO, Japan - Osamu Nawa, head of the Yomei Bunko library, holds a diary written by Japanese regent Fujiwara no Michinaga (966-1027), in Kyoto on June 19, 2013. Known as "Midokanpakuki," the world's oldest autographic diary left 10 centuries ago has been selected for the UNESCO Memory of the World registry, the Japanese education ministry said the same day.

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Fujiwara 45th in men's marathon

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Arata Fujiwara crosses the finish line in the 2012 London Olympics men's marathon, clocking 2 hours, 19 minutes and 11 seconds, for 45th place on Aug. 12, 2012. Uganda's Stephen Kiprotich won the gold medal with a time of 2 hours, 8 minutes and 1 second. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Pope gives audience to 8 Japan students

ROME, Italy - Pope Benedict XVI (R) gives an audience near Rome to Yoneyuki Fujiwara (front), mayor of Minamishimabara, Nagasaki Prefecture, on Aug. 8, 2012. The pope also gave an audience to a delegation of eight Japanese junior high school students who were sent from Minamishimabara as a commemorative event.

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Japan picks Olympic marathon team

TOKYO, Japan - Arata Fujiwara holds a press conference in Tokyo on March 12, 2012, after Japan named him and five other athletes to its marathon team for the London Olympics.

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Tokyo Marathon

TOKYO, Japan - Kenya's Michael Kipyego (R) and Japan's Arata Fujiwara show their medals at Tokyo Big Sight in the Japanese capital on Feb. 26, 2012, after coming first and second in the Tokyo Marathon.

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Tokyo Marathon

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Arata Fujiwara crosses the finishing line at Tokyo Big Sight in the Japanese capital to finish second in the Tokyo Marathon in 2:07.48 on Feb. 26, 2012.

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Tokyo Marathon

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Arata Fujiwara crosses the finishing line at Tokyo Big Sight in the Japanese capital to finish second in the Tokyo Marathon in 2:07.48 on Feb. 26, 2012.

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Japanese pair Morita-Fujiwara at Australian Open

MELBOURNE, Australia - Ayumi Morita of Japan (L) and compatriot Rika Fujiwara (R) play against Ksenia Pervak of Kazakhstan and Sloane Stephens of the United States in the first round of the women's doubles at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on Jan. 18, 2012. The Japanese pair won the match 7-6(7-4), 6-4.

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Storage place of debris from March 11 disaster

MIYAKO, Japan - Environment Minister Goshi Hosono (L) visits a temporary storage place for debris created by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disaster at Fujiwara Pier in Miyako, Iwate Prefecture, on Oct. 8, 2011.

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Aoyama-Fujiwara pair loses to Italian pair

LONDON, Britain - Shuko Aoyama (2nd from L) and Rika Fujiwara (R), both from Japan, congratulate an opponent after their loss in a women's doubles first round match of the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in southwest London on June 25, 2011. Italian pair Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci beat the Japanese pair 3-6, 6-2, 6-3.

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Aoyama-Fujiwara pair at Wimbledon

WIMBLEDON, Britain - Shuko Aoyama (front) and Rika Fujiwara (back), both from Japan, play against Italian pair Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci in a women's doubles first round match of the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in southwest London on June 23, 2011.

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Tokyo Int'l Film Festival

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese actress Norika Fujiwara waves during the opening event of the 23rd Tokyo International Film Festival on Oct. 23, 2010, in the capital's Minato Ward.

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Tokyo Int'l Film Festival

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese actress Norika Fujiwara walks the ''green carpet'' with animated film character Shrek at the opening event of the 23rd Tokyo International Film Festival on Oct. 23, 2010, in the capital's Minato Ward.

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Krumm, Morita in doubles at Japan Women's Open

OSAKA, Japan - Kimiko Date Krumm (L) and Ayumi Morita play against Shuko Aoyama and Rika Fujiwara in a doubles match at the Japan Women's Open in Osaka on Oct. 13, 2010. Aoyama and Fujiwara beat Krumm and Morita 6-7, 6-3, 10-8.

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Aoyama, Fujiwara in doubles at Japan Women's Open

OSAKA, Japan - Shuko Aoyama (R) and Rika Fujiwara play against Kimiko Date Krumm and Ayumi Morita in a doubles match at the Japan Women's Open in Osaka on Oct. 13, 2010. Aoyama and Fujiwara beat Krumm and Morita 6-7, 6-3, 10-8.

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Fujiwara wins men's race at Tokyo Marathon

TOKYO, Japan - Masakazu Fujiwara of Japan reacts to his first victory in the men's race in the Tokyo Marathon at Tokyo Big Sight on Feb. 28, 2010. Fujiwara finished with a winning time of 2 hours, 12 minutes, 19 seconds.

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Fujiwara wins men's race at Tokyo Marathon

TOKYO, Japan - Masakazu Fujiwara of Japan crosses the finish line at Tokyo Big Sight on Feb. 28, 2010. Fujiwara won the men's race in the Tokyo Marathon, his first victory in the event, with a time of 2 hours, 12 minutes, 19 seconds.

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Fujiwara: High-profile divorce from Jinnai 'already history'

TOKYO, Japan - Actress Norika Fujiwara, whose recent divorce from comedian Tomonori Jinnai made headlines, is surrounded by photographers and onlookers at Tokyo's Haneda airport on March 25. Asked to comment on Jinnai's confession that he had cheated on her, she said, ''Our divorce is already history. I'm looking ahead.''

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Fujiwara: High-profile divorce from Jinnai 'already history'

TOKYO, Japan - Actress Norika Fujiwara, whose recent divorce from comedian Tomonori Jinnai made headlines, is photographed at Tokyo's Haneda airport on March 25 after returning to Japan from a business trip to Africa. Asked to comment Jinnai's confession that he had cheated on her, she said, ''Our divorce is already history. I'm looking ahead.''

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Jinnai confesses he cheated on Fujiwara

TOKYO, Japan - Comedian Tomonori Jinnai, at the center of a high-profile divorce scandal involving actress Norika Fujiwara, confesses he had cheated on her after their razzle-dazzle wedding in 2007 at a press conference in Tokyo on March 24.

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Date beats Fujiwara, advances to Kangaroo Cup 2nd round

NAGOYA, Japan - Kimiko Krumm Date signs autographs after her first-round, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 victory over fifth seed Rika Fujiwara in the Kangaroo Cup International Ladies Open in Gifu on April 30. The former world No. 4 made a comeback in professional tennis after retiring in the prime of her career on the WTA Tour in 1996.

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Date gains spot at Kangaroo Cup after 3rd straight prelim win

GIFU, Japan - Kimiko Krumm Date (R) shakes hands with Kaori Onishi after beating her 6-3, 6-4 for her third straight win in the preliminaries of the Kangaroo Cup International Ladies Open in Gifu on April 29. Date will play Rika Fujiwara in the first round of the Kangaroo Cup on April 30 in her first comeback tournament after retiring in the prime of her career on the WTA Tour in 1996.

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3rd place in Lake Biwa marathon helps Osaki's Olympic cause

OTSU, Japan - Japan's Satoshi Osaki is delighted after his third-place finish at the Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, on March 2 as his performance improves his chances for a ticket to the Beijing Olympics this summer. Osaki finished with a personal best of 2 hours, 8 minutes, 36 seconds, shaving four seconds off Arata Fujiwara's second-place finishing time of 2:08:40 at last month's Tokyo Marathon. Qatari Mubarak Hassan Shami won the Shiga race in 2:08:23 and Eritrean Yared Asmeron was second in 2:08:34.

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Rothlin wins Tokyo Marathon, Japan's Fujiwara 2nd

TOKYO, Japan - World bronze medalist Viktor Rothlin of Switzerland ran crosses the finish line in a personal-best time of 2 hours, 7 minutes, 23 seconds to win the Tokyo Marathon on Feb. 17.

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Rothlin wins Tokyo Marathon, Japan's Fujiwara 2nd

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's little-known Arata Fujiwara has a surprise runner-up finish in 2:08:40 at the Tokyo Marathon on Feb. 17. He emerged as a strong candidate to be considered for a spot in this summer's Beijing Olympics

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Rothlin wins Tokyo Marathon, Japan's Fujiwara 2nd

TOKYO, Japan - About 32,000 people start running from the metropolitan government building on Feb. 17 to compete in the Tokyo Marathon, which includes the 10-km and several other divisions. (Pool photo)

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Actress Fujiwara, comic talent Jinnai wed in Kobe

KOBE, Japan - Actress Norika Fujiwara and comic talent Tomonori Jinnai pose for photos at Ikuta Shrine in Kobe on Feb. 17 after a wedding ceremony at the shrine.

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Actress Fujiwara, comic talent Jinnai wed in Kobe

KOBE, Japan - Actress Norika Fujiwara and comic talent Tomonori Jinnai, who were married in a ceremony at Ikuta Shrine in Kobe, pose for photos wearing traditional Japanese costume.

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Comedian Jinai, actress Fujiwara to tie knot

TOKYO, Japan - Acress Norika Fujiwara (35) and Comedian Tomonori Jinnai (32) to tie the knot in Kobe on Feb. 17. The couple announced their wedding plans at a news conference in Tokyo on Feb. 26.

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Comedian Jinai, actress Fujiwara to tie knot

TOKYO, Japan - Acress Norika Fujiwara (35) and Comedian Tomonori Jinnai (32) to tie the knot in Kobe on Feb. 17. The couple announced their wedding plans at a news conference in Tokyo on Feb. 26.

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Honey business becoming active

TOKYO, Japan - A Fujiwara Bee Farm staff collects honey from beehives on the roof of the Junior Chamber building overlooking the Diet building in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on April 21.

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Actress Fujiwara holds photo exhibition at U.N. Headquarters

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese actress Norika Fujiwara, a UNICEF goodwill ambassador, poses in front of a picture she took in East Timor on the opening day of her photo exhibition at the United Nations Headquarters on May 5.