First Day of The Olympic Flame Official Tour - Rome

First Day of The Olympic Flame Official Tour - Rome

Torchbearers Italian basketball player Luigi Datome (L) and Maki Hidetoshi from Japan perform a torch kiss in front of the Castel Sant'Angelo during the torch relay for 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics in Rome, Italy, Dec. 6, 2025. Photo by Li Jing/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

62nd Golden Horse Awards in Taipei

62nd Golden Horse Awards in Taipei

TAIPEI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 22, 2025 - Japanese actor Hidetoshi Nishijima on the red carpet of the 62nd Golden Horse Awards in Taipei, China on November 22, 2025.

62nd Golden Horse Awards in Taipei

62nd Golden Horse Awards in Taipei

TAIPEI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 22, 2025 - Japanese actor Hidetoshi Nishijima on the red carpet of the 62nd Golden Horse Awards in Taipei, China on November 22, 2025.

62nd Golden Horse Awards in Taipei

62nd Golden Horse Awards in Taipei

TAIPEI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 22, 2025 - Japanese actor Hidetoshi Nishijima on the red carpet of the 62nd Golden Horse Awards in Taipei, China on November 22, 2025.

62nd Golden Horse Awards in Taipei

62nd Golden Horse Awards in Taipei

TAIPEI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 22, 2025 - Japanese actor Hidetoshi Nishijima on the red carpet of the 62nd Golden Horse Awards in Taipei, China on November 22, 2025.

62nd Golden Horse Awards in Taipei

62nd Golden Horse Awards in Taipei

TAIPEI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 22, 2025 - Japanese actor Hidetoshi Nishijima on the red carpet of the 62nd Golden Horse Awards in Taipei, China on November 22, 2025.

PFW - Louis Vuitton Photocall

PFW - Louis Vuitton Photocall

Hidetoshi Nakata attends the Louis Vuitton Womenswear Spring/Summer 2026 show as part of Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France on September 30, 2025. Photo by Jerome Domine/ABACAPRESS.COM

PFW - Louis Vuitton Photocall

PFW - Louis Vuitton Photocall

Hidetoshi Nakata attends the Louis Vuitton Womenswear Spring/Summer 2026 show as part of Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France on September 30, 2025. Photo by Jerome Domine/ABACAPRESS.COM

PFW - Louis Vuitton Photocall

PFW - Louis Vuitton Photocall

Hidetoshi Nakata attends the Louis Vuitton Womenswear Spring/Summer 2026 show as part of Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France on September 30, 2025. Photo by Jerome Domine/ABACAPRESS.COM

PFW - Louis Vuitton Photocall

PFW - Louis Vuitton Photocall

Hidetoshi Nakata attends the Louis Vuitton Womenswear Spring/Summer 2026 show as part of Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France on September 30, 2025. Photo by Jerome Domine/ABACAPRESS.COM

PFW - Louis Vuitton Photocall

PFW - Louis Vuitton Photocall

Hidetoshi Nakata attends the Louis Vuitton Womenswear Spring/Summer 2026 show as part of Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France on September 30, 2025. Photo by Jerome Domine/ABACAPRESS.COM

Michelin Guide unveils 2026 Tokyo star eateries

Michelin Guide unveils 2026 Tokyo star eateries

Hidetoshi Nakamura (R), a chef of Japanese restaurant Myojaku, poses at a hotel in Tokyo on Sept. 25, 2025, after earning a three-star rating in the 2026 edition of the Michelin guide of starred eateries in Tokyo, unveiled the same day.

Peace advocacy by descendants of wartime leaders

Peace advocacy by descendants of wartime leaders

(from L) Tushar Gandhi, great-grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, third-generation Holocaust survivor Magali Brosh, Jennifer Teege, granddaughter of a Nazi concentration camp commander, and Hidetoshi Tojo, great-grandson of Japan's wartime Prime Minister Gen. Hideki Tojo, hold a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2025, as the year marks the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. They will visit Hiroshima and Nagasaki later in the month as part of the peace advocacy project "Hope 80."

Louis Vuitton Cruise 2026 Photocall

Louis Vuitton Cruise 2026 Photocall

Hidetoshi Nakata attending the Louis Vuitton Cruise 2026 fashion show at Palais des Papes ( Palace of the Popes ), in Avignon, France on May 22, 2025. Photo by Julien Reynaud/APS-Medias/ABACAPRESS.COM

Louis Vuitton Cruise 2026 Photocall

Louis Vuitton Cruise 2026 Photocall

Hidetoshi Nakata attending the Louis Vuitton Cruise 2026 fashion show at Palais des Papes ( Palace of the Popes ), in Avignon, France on May 22, 2025. Photo by Julien Reynaud/APS-Medias/ABACAPRESS.COM

Louis Vuitton Cruise 2026 Photocall

Louis Vuitton Cruise 2026 Photocall

Hidetoshi Nakata attending the Louis Vuitton Cruise 2026 fashion show at Palais des Papes ( Palace of the Popes ), in Avignon, France on May 22, 2025. Photo by Julien Reynaud/APS-Medias/ABACAPRESS.COM

Louis Vuitton Cruise 2026 Photocall

Louis Vuitton Cruise 2026 Photocall

Hidetoshi Nakata attending the Louis Vuitton Cruise 2026 fashion show at Palais des Papes ( Palace of the Popes ), in Avignon, France on May 22, 2025. Photo by Julien Reynaud/APS-Medias/ABACAPRESS.COM

Louis Vuitton Cruise 2026 Photocall

Louis Vuitton Cruise 2026 Photocall

Hidetoshi Nakata attending the Louis Vuitton Cruise 2026 fashion show at Palais des Papes ( Palace of the Popes ), in Avignon, France on May 22, 2025. Photo by Julien Reynaud/APS-Medias/ABACAPRESS.COM

Louis Vuitton Cruise 2026 Photocall

Louis Vuitton Cruise 2026 Photocall

Hidetoshi Nakata attending the Louis Vuitton Cruise 2026 fashion show at Palais des Papes ( Palace of the Popes ), in Avignon, France on May 22, 2025. Photo by Julien Reynaud/APS-Medias/ABACAPRESS.COM

Louis Vuitton Cruise 2026 Photocall

Louis Vuitton Cruise 2026 Photocall

Hidetoshi Nakata attending the Louis Vuitton Cruise 2026 fashion show at Palais des Papes ( Palace of the Popes ), in Avignon, France on May 22, 2025. Photo by Julien Reynaud/APS-Medias/ABACAPRESS.COM

Louis Vuitton Cruise 2026 Photocall

Louis Vuitton Cruise 2026 Photocall

Hidetoshi Nakata attending the Louis Vuitton Cruise 2026 fashion show at Palais des Papes ( Palace of the Popes ), in Avignon, France on May 22, 2025. Photo by Julien Reynaud/APS-Medias/ABACAPRESS.COM

PFW Louis Vuitton Photocall

PFW Louis Vuitton Photocall

Hidetoshi Nakata attending the Louis Vuitton Womenswear Spring-Summer 2025 show as part of Paris Fashion Week, in Paris, France on October 01, 2024. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

PFW Louis Vuitton Photocall

PFW Louis Vuitton Photocall

Hidetoshi Nakata attending the Louis Vuitton Womenswear Spring-Summer 2025 show as part of Paris Fashion Week, in Paris, France on October 01, 2024. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

PFW Louis Vuitton Photocall

PFW Louis Vuitton Photocall

Hidetoshi Nakata attending the Louis Vuitton Womenswear Spring-Summer 2025 show as part of Paris Fashion Week, in Paris, France on October 01, 2024. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

PFW Louis Vuitton Photocall

PFW Louis Vuitton Photocall

Hidetoshi Nakata attending the Louis Vuitton Womenswear Spring-Summer 2025 show as part of Paris Fashion Week, in Paris, France on October 01, 2024. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

Key takeaways of China's "two sessions": GDP growth target

STORY: Key takeaways of China's "two sessions": GDP growth target SHOOTING TIME: Recent footage DATELINE: March 10, 2024 LENGTH: 0:05:19 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of China 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JAMES KIMONYO, Ambassador of Rwanda to China 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MICHAEL CAMPBELL, Ambassador of Nicaragua to China 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): CHRISTINE SUSANNA TJHIN, Director of Strategic Research, Gentala Institute, Indonesia 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Arabic): NASSER ABDEL-AAL, Professor of Chinese language at Cairo-based Ain Shams University 6. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): BERNARD DEWIT, Chairman of the Belgian-Chinese Chamber of Commerce (BCECC) 7. SOUNDBITE 6 (Japanese): HIDETOSHI TASHIRO, Chief Economist, Japan's Infinity LLC. 8. SOUNDBITE 7 (English): BENJAMIN MGANA, Chief Editor of Foreign News of The Guardian, Tanzania 9. SOUNDBITE 8 (English): ANNA MALINDOG-UY, Vice President of the Asian Century Philippines Strategic Studies Institute, the Philippines 10. SOUNDBITE 9 (Engli

Louis Vuitton Cruise Photocall - Isola Bella

Louis Vuitton Cruise Photocall - Isola Bella

Hidetoshi Nakata poses at the photocall for Louis Vuitton Cruise Collection 2024 presentation held at Palazzo Borromeo in Isola Bella, Italy on May 24, 2023. Photo by Marco Piovanotto/ABACAPRESS.COM

Louis Vuitton Cruise Photocall - Isola Bella

Louis Vuitton Cruise Photocall - Isola Bella

Hidetoshi Nakata poses at the photocall for Louis Vuitton Cruise Collection 2024 presentation held at Palazzo Borromeo in Isola Bella, Italy on May 24, 2023. Photo by Marco Piovanotto/ABACAPRESS.COM

Louis Vuitton Cruise Photocall - Isola Bella

Louis Vuitton Cruise Photocall - Isola Bella

Hidetoshi Nakata poses at the photocall for Louis Vuitton Cruise Collection 2024 presentation held at Palazzo Borromeo in Isola Bella, Italy on May 24, 2023. Photo by Marco Piovanotto/ABACAPRESS.COM

Louis Vuitton Cruise Photocall - Isola Bella

Louis Vuitton Cruise Photocall - Isola Bella

Hidetoshi Nakata poses at the photocall for Louis Vuitton Cruise Collection 2024 presentation held at Palazzo Borromeo in Isola Bella, Italy on May 24, 2023. Photo by Marco Piovanotto/ABACAPRESS.COM

Cannes - Kubi Photocall

Cannes - Kubi Photocall

Takeshi Natsuno, Nao Ōmori, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Takanori Kitano, Ryō Kase, Nakamura Shidō II and Tadanobu Asano attend the "Kubi" photocall at the 76th annual Cannes film festival at Palais des Festivals on May 23, 2023 in Cannes, France.

Cannes - Kubi Photocall

Cannes - Kubi Photocall

Takeshi Natsuno, Nao Ōmori, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Takanori Kitano, Ryō Kase, Nakamura Shidō II and Tadanobu Asano attend the "Kubi" photocall at the 76th annual Cannes film festival at Palais des Festivals on May 23, 2023 in Cannes, France.

Ex-star Nakata in action in Kobe charity game

Ex-star Nakata in action in Kobe charity game

KOBE, Japan - Former Japan international Hidetoshi Nakata (L) attempts a header in a charity game in Kobe on Jan. 17, 2015, commemorating the 20th anniversary of the 1995 earthquake that ravaged western Japan.

Top Tokyo firefighter addresses New Year drill

Top Tokyo firefighter addresses New Year drill

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo fire chief Hidetoshi Oe address a New Year fire drill held at the Tokyo International Exhibition Center, better known as Tokyo Big Sight, in the Japanese capital on Jan. 6, 2015.

Yomiuri Giants defeat ex-GM Kiyotake in lawsuit

Yomiuri Giants defeat ex-GM Kiyotake in lawsuit

TOKYO, Japan - Hidetoshi Kiyotake, former general manager of the Yomiuri Giants professional baseball club, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 18, 2014, after the Tokyo District Court ordered him to pay 1.6 million yen in damages for discrediting the club and its owner Yomiuri Shimbun Holdings, rejecting his suit against his dismissal as general manager.

2013 election vote gap in state of unconstitutionality

2013 election vote gap in state of unconstitutionality

TOKYO, Japan - Lawyer Hidetoshi Masunaga (C) meets with reporters on Nov. 26, 2014, in Tokyo, after Japan's Supreme Court ruled the disparity in the weight of votes in the 2013 House of Councillors election is in a state of unconstitutionality. Masunaga filed the lawsuit together with other lawyers.

2013 election vote gap in state of unconstitutionality

2013 election vote gap in state of unconstitutionality

TOKYO, Japan - Lawyer Hidetoshi Masunaga (C) meets with reporters on Nov. 26, 2014, in Tokyo, after Japan's Supreme Court ruled the disparity in the weight of votes in the 2013 House of Councillors election is in a state of unconstitutionality. Masunaga filed the lawsuit together with other lawyers.

Football great Nakata appointed Special Olympics ambassador

Football great Nakata appointed Special Olympics ambassador

TOKYO, Japan - Hidetoshi Nakata, a former star of the Japan national football team, addresses a gathering in Tokyo on Oct. 31, 2014. He was appointed as a Global Ambassador of Special Olympics, the world's largest sport organization for people with intellectual disabilities.

India, U.S., Japan start joint naval exercise

India, U.S., Japan start joint naval exercise

NAGASAKI, Japan - Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Rear Adm. Hidetoshi Iwasaki (R) joins Indian and U.S. naval officers at a press conference before the start of a weeklong joint exercise in the Pacific Ocean at the U.S. Navy's base in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on July 24, 2014.

nakata.net.Cafe Sao Paulo opens for limited time

nakata.net.Cafe Sao Paulo opens for limited time

SAO PAULO, Brazil - Former Japanese soccer star Hidetoshi Nakata (R) visits his nakata.net Cafe Sao Paulo in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on June 11, 2014. The cafe is open from June 12-26 to introduce Japanese foods and culture to football supporters from around the world attending the World Cup finals.

Traditional Kemari event held to pray for Japan's victory in World Cup

Traditional Kemari event held to pray for Japan's victory in World Cup

KYOTO, Japan - Hidetoshi Nakata (2nd from R), a former top Japanese soccer player, walks wearing Heian era (eighth to 12th century) aristocratic attire to attend a "Kemari" event at Shimogamo Shrine in Kyoto on May 31, 2014. The event was held to pray for Japan's victory in the upcoming World Cup soccer tournament in Brazil.

Man attracts foreigners for wedding photos in Kyoto

Man attracts foreigners for wedding photos in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - Photo taken March 31, 2014, shows Hidetoshi Watabe, an experienced wedding professional who leads a Kyoto-based project to attract foreign couples for having wedding photos taken in Japanese dress at temples and other historic locations in the ancient capital.

Court decision over vote disparity

Court decision over vote disparity

AKITA, Japan - Lawyer Hidetoshi Masunaga (C) and other plaintiffs hold a press conference in the city of Akita on March 27, 2013, after the Sendai High Court's Akita branch ruled that a general election result in a northeastern Japan constituency was unconstitutional due to a significant disparity in the weight of votes. The ruling by the court was the last in 16 cases brought by two groups of lawyers over disparities in the weight of votes of up to 2.43 to 1 in the Dec. 16 general election.

Bean-throwing festival at temple

Bean-throwing festival at temple

NARITA, Japan - Japanese actress Haruka Ayase (L) throws bags of beans during the annual bean-throwing festival, marking the start of spring according to the lunar calendar, at Naritasan Shinsho Temple in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, on Feb. 3, 2013. People in Japan customarily throw beans to drive away demons and attract good luck at traditional "setsubun" events in early February. Actor Hidetoshi Nishijima (C) and actor Hiroki Hasegawa (R) also took part in the event.

Bean-throwing festival at temple

Bean-throwing festival at temple

NARITA, Japan - Japanese actress Haruka Ayase (L) and actor Hidetoshi Nishijima throw bags of beans during the annual bean-throwing festival, marking the start of spring according to the lunar calendar, at Naritasan Shinsho Temple in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, on Feb. 3, 2013. People in Japan customarily throw beans to drive away demons and attract good luck at traditional "setsubun" events in early February.

Ex-Giants GM Kiyotake at press conference

Ex-Giants GM Kiyotake at press conference

TOKYO, Japan - Hidetoshi Kiyotake, the former Yomiuri Giants representative and general manager who was dismissed after criticizing Chairman Tsuneo Watanabe, speaks in a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Nov. 25, 2011. Kiyotake expressed an intention to file a lawsuit over his dismissal in the not-too-distant future.

Yomiuri's Kiyotake accuses outspoken chairman of meddling

Yomiuri's Kiyotake accuses outspoken chairman of meddling

TOKYO, Japan - Hidetoshi Kiyotake, representative and general manager of the Yomiuri Giants, wipes tears during a press conference at the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology in Tokyo on Nov. 11, 2011. Kiyotake criticized Tsuneo Watanabe, chairman of the baseball club and an influential figure in Japanese baseball, for interfering in the club's personnel affairs.

Yomiuri's Kiyotake accuses outspoken chairman of meddling

Yomiuri's Kiyotake accuses outspoken chairman of meddling

TOKYO, Japan - Combined file photos show Hidetoshi Kiyotake (L), representative and general manager of the Yomiuri Giants, and Tsuneo Watanabe, chairman of the baseball club. During a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 11, 2011, Kiyotake criticized Watanabe, former Giants owner and an influential figure in Japanese baseball, for interfering in the club's personnel affairs.

BOJ policymaker Kamezaki

BOJ policymaker Kamezaki

TSU, Japan - Hidetoshi Kamezaki, a Bank of Japan Policy Board member, speaks at a press conference in Tsu, Mie Prefecture, in western Japan on July 27, 2011. The Japanese central bank is not facing any immediate need for additional monetary easing, he said.

Nakata nets in return to Perugia in charity match for Sendai

Nakata nets in return to Perugia in charity match for Sendai

PERUGIA, Italy - Retired Perugia hero Hidetoshi Nakata (3rd from R) and Inter Milan defender Yuto Nagatomo (4th from R) join arms as they played in a charity match in Perugia, Italy, to help the disaster-hit Japanese city of Sendai on May 23, 2011.