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CORRECTED: IAEA chief in Japan

(From L) Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. President Tomoaki Kobayakawa, International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Grossi and Japan's senior vice economy, trade and industry minister Fusae Ota stand on the observation deck of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on July 5, 2023.

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Newly elected Osaka Gov. Hashimoto gets down to work

OSAKA, Japan - Newly elected Osaka Gov. Toru Hashimoto (R) and outgoing Gov. Fusae Ota shake hands at the prefectural office in Osaka on Feb. 6 after Hashimoto took office from Ota as Japan's youngest governor at the age of 38.

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Kan at 27 years old

TOKYO, Japan - Naoto Kan (L), who was named prime minister on June 4, 2010, attends a press conference in Tokyo in May 1974 with Fusae Ichikawa, to announce Ichikawa's candidacy in a House of Councillors election. Kan, 27 at that time, served as a campaign aide for Ichikawa, a now-deceased women's rights activist.

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Court acknowledges Aichi woman as A-bomb sufferer

NAGOYA, Japan - Teruko Nakamura (R) hugs her daughter Fusae near the Nagoya High Court on March 11, 2010, after being certified as suffering from an illness caused by radiation from the 1945 atomic bombing of Nagasaki.

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Toru Hashimoto, celebrity lawyer, gears up for Osaka gov. race

OSAKA, Japan - Toru Hashimoto (photo), a 38-year-old lawyer and TV celebrity, releases a 17-point election manifesto on Dec. 29 for the Jan. 27 Osaka gubernatorial race. Backed by the Liberal Democratic Party and the New Komeito party, Hashimoto is expected to run primarily against Sadatoshi Kumagai, 62, a professor at the Graduate School of Engineering at Osaka University, who is backed by the Democratic Party and the Social Democratic Party. Fusae Ota, the two-term incumbent governor, has announced she will not seek another term.

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Osaka Gov. Ota gives up seeking 3rd term

OSAKA, Japan - Osaka Gov. Fusae Ota tells reporters in Osaka on Dec. 3 she has given up seeking a third four-year term in January's gubernatorial election after failing to obtain support from parties that had backed her in the two previous elections. Ota has been under fire for money scandals such as receiving large sums for delivering speeches at meetings of managers of small and midsize businesses.

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Opening ceremony held for 2nd runway at Kansai airport

OSAKA, Japan - Land, Infrastructure and Transport Minister Tetsuzo Fuyushiba, Osaka Gov. Fusae Ota and other officials concerned cut the tape during a ceremony held at Kansai International Airport in Osaka Prefecture on July 28 to mark the beginning of the operation of its second runway on August 2.

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Osaka gov't to punish 163 over slush-fund scandals

OSAKA, Japan - Osaka Governor Fusae Ota bows in apology during a press conference at the Osaka prefectural government office in Osaka on Feb. 20. The prefectural government announced the punishment of 163 officials in connection with slush funds, dismissing three in disgrace for embezzling public money and withholding Ota's pay for one month.

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Vietnamese premier visits Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung (C) and Osaka Governor Fusae Ota (L) toast to each other during a luncheon held at an Osaka hotel on Oct. 21. at right is Osaka Mayor Junichi Seki. In his speech, Dung urged Japanese businesses to step up their investment in Vietnam.

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Women, foreigners should play key business roles: Nissan's Ghosn

OSAKA, Japan - Nissan Motor Co. President Carlos Ghosn (R) and Osaka Gov. Fusae Ota shake hands prior to their public discussion at the Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry on May 26. Ghosn, who also heads France's Renault SA as its chief executive officer, said during the discussion that it would be in line with 21st century trends to involve more foreign and female workers in important decision-making processes.

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Female governors attend forum on food

SAPPORO, Japan - Four Japanese female prefectural governors -- (from L to R) Osaka Gov. Fusae Ota, Kumamoto Gov. Yoshiko Shiotani, Hokkaido Gov. Harumi Takahashi and Chiba Gov. Akiko Domoto -- join hands during a forum on food in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on July 23.

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Osaka gov. urged not to award prize at sumo tourney over sexism

OSAKA, Japan - Osaka Gov. Fusae Ota speaks at a news conference at the Osaka prefectural government in Osaka on March 12 about a panel's recommendation to halt awarding a prefecture-funded prize to the winner the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament to open in Osaka on March 14. The Osaka prefectural audit committee says the refusal by the Japan Sumo Association to let women enter the ''dohyo'' wrestling ring is ''unfavorable'' from the point of view of gender equality.

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Reelected Osaka Gov. Ota back at work

OSAKA, Japan - Osaka Gov. Fusae Ota goes to work at the Osaka prefectural office for the first time Feb. 6 since her reelection to a second four-year term Feb. 1.

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Incumbent Ota easily reelected as Osaka governor

OSAKA, Japan - Osaka Gov. Fusae Ota celebrates victory at her election campaign office in Osaka's Chuo Ward on Feb. 1 after being elected for a second four-year term by beating Takenori Emoto, a retired baseball star, and three other rivals.

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Osaka Gov. Ota faces 2 main challengers in reelection bid

OSAKA, Japan - Five candidates registered Jan. 15 to launch campaigning for the Feb. 1 Osaka gubernatorial election, with incumbent Gov. Fusae Ota (C) facing two main challengers -- former House of Councillors member Takenori Emoto (L) and attorney Shoji Umeda (R) -- in her bid for reelection.

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Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle meets Osaka Gov. Fusae Ota

OSAKA, Japan - Visiting Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle (2nd from L) shakes hands with Osaka Gov. Fusae Ota at Ota's official residence in Osaka on July 11 as Lingle visited Ota as part of a campaign to attract Japanese tourists to Hawaii. Beside them stand Miss Hawaiis.

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Osaka declares it's SARS-free

OSAKA, Japan - Osaka Governor Fusae Ota declares that her prefecture is ''SARS-free'' at a press conference at her official resident in Osaka on May 23.

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Deregulation zone program formally starts

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (R) hands written authorization to Osaka Gov. Fusae Ota to allow deregulation zones to promote his decentralization drive in a ceremony at his office in Tokyo on April 21. Fifty-seven zones were created.

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Sumo group bars Osaka governor from ring over gender

OSAKA, Japan - Osaka Gov. Fusae Ota answers questions on sumo from reporters in Osaka on Feb. 21. She said she has been banned for the third straight year because of her gender from entering the sumo ring to personally present a trophy to the winner of this year's Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka in March.

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Osaka to have sheep weed riversides

IZUMI, Japan - Osaka Gov. Fusae Ota (C) prepares to feed two sheep in a ceremony to launch a prefectural project to have sheep weed riversides on Aug. 26 in Izumi, Osaka Prefecture. Weeding by sheep is less costly than by using manpower and it also makes people refrain from throwing garbage on the river banks, according to prefectural officials.

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Rhodes commended by Osaka governor

OSAKA, Japan - Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes slugger Tuffy Rhodes are all smiles Oct. 30 as he shows a commendation he received from Osaka Gov. Fusae Ota (L) for tying the single-season home run record of 55 and grabbing the Pacific League home run title.

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Osaka Gov. Ota meets outfielder Shinjo

NEW YORK, United States - Osaka Gov. Fusae Ota (L) shakes hands with New York Mets outfielder Tsuyoshi Shinjo in New York on July 15. Ota is visiting New York after a trip to Moscow for the announcement of the host city for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games. Shinjo has been placed on a disabled list due to a sore quadriceps muscle. (MLB)

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JSA rejects governor's request to appear on ring

OSAKA, Japan - Japan Sumo Association (JSA) chairman Tokitsukaze (L) shakes hands with Osaka Gov. Fusae Ota at her office March 7. He explained to Ota about his association's decision to turn down, for the second time, her request to become the first woman to appear on the ring to present a trophy. Tokitsukaze said the JSA's stance to preserve the traditional ''men only'' culture of the ancient sport remains unchanged

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Emperor talks to Osaka governor at Tokyo party

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito (L) talks to Osaka Gov. Fusae Ota (3rd from R in front), Japan's first female governor, at a garden party he hosted with Empress Michiko in Tokyo on April 27. Some 1,900 people were invited to the gathering, held at Akasaka Park in Motoakasaka in Tokyo's Minato Ward. Ota was elected in February.

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Women, foreigners should play key business roles: Nissan's Ghosn

OSAKA, Japan - Nissan Motor Co. President Carlos Ghosn (R) and Osaka Gov. Fusae Ota shake hands prior to their public discussion at the Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry on May 26. Ghosn, who also heads France's Renault SA as its chief executive officer, said during the discussion that it would be in line with 21st century trends to involve more foreign and female workers in important decision-making processes. (Kyodo)

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Osaka Gov. Ota gives up seeking 3rd term

OSAKA, Japan - Osaka Gov. Fusae Ota tells reporters in Osaka on Dec. 3 she has given up seeking a third four-year term in January's gubernatorial election after failing to obtain support from parties that had backed her in the two previous elections. Ota has been under fire for money scandals such as receiving large sums for delivering speeches at meetings of managers of small and midsize businesses. (Kyodo)

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Toru Hashimoto, celebrity lawyer, gears up for Osaka gov. race

OSAKA, Japan - Toru Hashimoto (photo), a 38-year-old lawyer and TV celebrity, releases a 17-point election manifesto on Dec. 29 for the Jan. 27 Osaka gubernatorial race. Backed by the Liberal Democratic Party and the New Komeito party, Hashimoto is expected to run primarily against Sadatoshi Kumagai, 62, a professor at the Graduate School of Engineering at Osaka University, who is backed by the Democratic Party and the Social Democratic Party. Fusae Ota, the two-term incumbent governor, has announced she will not seek another term. (Kyodo)

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Newly elected Osaka Gov. Hashimoto gets down to work

OSAKA, Japan - Newly elected Osaka Gov. Toru Hashimoto (R) and outgoing Gov. Fusae Ota shake hands at the prefectural office in Osaka on Feb. 6 after Hashimoto took office from Ota as Japan's youngest governor at the age of 38. (Kyodo)

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Deregulation zone program formally starts

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (R) hands written authorization to Osaka Gov. Fusae Ota to allow deregulation zones to promote his decentralization drive in a ceremony at his office in Tokyo on April 21. Fifty-seven zones were created. (Kyodo)

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Female governors attend forum on food

SAPPORO, Japan - Four Japanese female prefectural governors -- (from L to R) Osaka Gov. Fusae Ota, Kumamoto Gov. Yoshiko Shiotani, Hokkaido Gov. Harumi Takahashi and Chiba Gov. Akiko Domoto -- join hands during a forum on food in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on July 23. (Kyodo)

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Emperor talks to Osaka governor at Tokyo party

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito (L) talks to Osaka Gov. Fusae Ota (3rd from R in front), Japan's first female governor, at a garden party he hosted with Empress Michiko in Tokyo on April 27. Some 1,900 people were invited to the gathering, held at Akasaka Park in Motoakasaka in Tokyo's Minato Ward. Ota was elected in February.

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Fusae Ichikawa, politician and women's rights leader in Japan.

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Opening ceremony held for 2nd runway at Kansai airport

OSAKA, Japan - Land, Infrastructure and Transport Minister Tetsuzo Fuyushiba, Osaka Gov. Fusae Ota and other officials concerned cut the tape during a ceremony held at Kansai International Airport in Osaka Prefecture on July 28 to mark the beginning of the operation of its second runway on August 2. (Kyodo)

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Osaka gov't to punish 163 over slush-fund scandals

OSAKA, Japan - Osaka Governor Fusae Ota bows in apology during a press conference at the Osaka prefectural government office in Osaka on Feb. 20. The prefectural government announced the punishment of 163 officials in connection with slush funds, dismissing three in disgrace for embezzling public money and withholding Ota's pay for one month. (Kyodo)

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Vietnamese premier visits Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung (C) and Osaka Governor Fusae Ota (L) toast to each other during a luncheon held at an Osaka hotel on Oct. 21. at right is Osaka Mayor Junichi Seki. In his speech, Dung urged Japanese businesses to step up their investment in Vietnam. (Kyodo)

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Osaka declares it's SARS-free

OSAKA, Japan - Osaka Governor Fusae Ota declares that her prefecture is ''SARS-free'' at a press conference at her official resident in Osaka on May 23. (Kyodo)

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Kan at 27 years old

TOKYO, Japan - Naoto Kan (L), who was named prime minister on June 4, 2010, attends a press conference in Tokyo in May 1974 with Fusae Ichikawa, to announce Ichikawa's candidacy in a House of Councillors election. Kan, 27 at that time, served as a campaign aide for Ichikawa, a now-deceased women's rights activist. (Kyodo)

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Court acknowledges Aichi woman as A-bomb sufferer

NAGOYA, Japan - Teruko Nakamura (R) hugs her daughter Fusae near the Nagoya High Court on March 11, 2010, after being certified as suffering from an illness caused by radiation from the 1945 atomic bombing of Nagasaki. (Kyodo)

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Osaka gov. urged not to award prize at sumo tourney over sexism

OSAKA, Japan - Osaka Gov. Fusae Ota speaks at a news conference at the Osaka prefectural government in Osaka on March 12 about a panel's recommendation to halt awarding a prefecture-funded prize to the winner the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament to open in Osaka on March 14. The Osaka prefectural audit committee says the refusal by the Japan Sumo Association to let women enter the ''dohyo'' wrestling ring is ''unfavorable'' from the point of view of gender equality. (Kyodo)

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Reelected Osaka Gov. Ota back at work

OSAKA, Japan - Osaka Gov. Fusae Ota goes to work at the Osaka prefectural office for the first time Feb. 6 since her reelection to a second four-year term Feb. 1. (Kyodo)

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Incumbent Ota easily reelected as Osaka governor

OSAKA, Japan - Osaka Gov. Fusae Ota celebrates victory at her election campaign office in Osaka's Chuo Ward on Feb. 1 after being elected for a second four-year term by beating Takenori Emoto, a retired baseball star, and three other rivals. (Kyodo)

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Osaka Gov. Ota faces 2 main challengers in reelection bid

OSAKA, Japan - Five candidates registered Jan. 15 to launch campaigning for the Feb. 1 Osaka gubernatorial election, with incumbent Gov. Fusae Ota (C) facing two main challengers -- former House of Councillors member Takenori Emoto (L) and attorney Shoji Umeda (R) -- in her bid for reelection. (Kyodo)

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Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle meets Osaka Gov. Fusae Ota

OSAKA, Japan - Visiting Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle (2nd from L) shakes hands with Osaka Gov. Fusae Ota at Ota's official residence in Osaka on July 11 as Lingle visited Ota as part of a campaign to attract Japanese tourists to Hawaii. Beside them stand Miss Hawaiis. (Kyodo)

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Sumo group bars Osaka governor from ring over gender

OSAKA, Japan - Osaka Gov. Fusae Ota answers questions on sumo from reporters in Osaka on Feb. 21. She said she has been banned for the third straight year because of her gender from entering the sumo ring to personally present a trophy to the winner of this year's Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka in March. (Kyodo)

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Rhodes commended by Osaka governor

OSAKA, Japan - Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes slugger Tuffy Rhodes are all smiles Oct. 30 as he shows a commendation he received from Osaka Gov. Fusae Ota (L) for tying the single-season home run record of 55 and grabbing the Pacific League home run title.

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JSA rejects governor's request to appear on ring

OSAKA, Japan - Japan Sumo Association (JSA) chairman Tokitsukaze (L) shakes hands with Osaka Gov. Fusae Ota at her office March 7. He explained to Ota about his association's decision to turn down, for the second time, her request to become the first woman to appear on the ring to present a trophy. Tokitsukaze said the JSA's stance to preserve the traditional ''men only'' culture of the ancient sport remains unchanged

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Int'l convention center opens in Osaka+

OSAKA, Japan, - An opening ceremony is held on March 25 for the Osaka International Convention Center, the biggest such facility in the Kansai region, which Osaka Prefecture built at a cost of roughly 70 billion yen. Osaka Gov. Fusae Ota, International Trade and Industry Minister Takashi Fukaya and around 1,000 people, including industry representatives and officials from the central government and the Osaka prefectural government, attend the ceremony.

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New Osaka Gov. Ota starts 1st day of work

OSAKA, Japan - Newly elected Osaka Gov. Fusae Ota waves to office employees and well-wishers at the entrance of the Osaka prefectural government office on her first day of work on Feb. 8. The 48-year-old governor, a former senior official of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry, beat three rivals in the gubernatorial race Feb. 6 to become Japan's first woman governor.

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Ota, supporters celebrate victory in Osaka poll

OSAKA, Japan - Fusae Ota (C) and her supporters celebrate her victory in an Osaka gubernatorial election on Feb. 6. Ota, 48, a former senior official of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry, will become Japan's first female governor.

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Ota wins Osaka gubernatorial race, becomes 1st female governor

OSAKA, Japan - Fusae Ota (C), a former senior official of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI), and her supporters shout ''Baizai'' on Feb. 6 after defeating her two major rivals in a gubernatorial election in Osaka Prefecture, becoming Japan's first female governor.