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Athletics: Osaka Marathon

Marathon debutant Kiyoto Hirabayashi hits the tape to win the Osaka Marathon in 2 hours, 6 minutes, 18 seconds on Feb. 25, 2024, in the western Japan city of Osaka.

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Athletics: Osaka Marathon

Marathon debutant Kiyoto Hirabayashi hits the tape to win the Osaka Marathon in 2 hours, 6 minutes, 18 seconds on Feb. 25, 2024, in the western Japan city of Osaka.

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Japanese American posthumously honored

WASHINGTON, United States - Photo shows Susan Carnahan, the widow of Jay Hirabayashi who defied the internment order for Japanese Americans during World War II, at the White House on May 29, 2012, when an award presentation ceremony was held for Hirabayashi, who died in January at age 93. U.S. President Barack Obama hailed the courage of Hirabayashi as he posthumously awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the country's highest civilian award.

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Japanese American posthumously honored

WASHINGTON, United States - U.S. President Barack Obama (R) takes the hand of Susan Carnahan, the widow of Jay Hirabayashi who defied the internment order for Japanese Americans during World War II, at the White House on May 29, 2012, when an award presentation ceremony was held for Hirabayashi, who died in January at age 93. Obama hailed the courage of Hirabayashi as he posthumously awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the country's highest civilian award.

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Japanese American posthumously honored

WASHINGTON, United States - Photo shows Jay Hirabayashi, the 65-year-old son of the late Gordon Hirabayashi who defied the internment order for Japanese Americans during World War II, at the White House on May 29, 2012, when an award presentation ceremony was held for Hirabayashi, who died in January at age 93. U.S. President Barack Obama hailed the courage of Hirabayashi as he posthumously awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the country's highest civilian award.

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Animation director Hirabayashi

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Japanese animation director Isamu Hirabayashi. His short animation entitled ''663114'' received special mention in the ''generation section'' competition for films for youths 14 to 17 years old at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival on Feb. 17, 2012.

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Remembering civil rights activist

SEATTLE, United States - Jay Hirabayashi (2nd from R), son of civil rights activist Gordon Hirabayashi, Judge Mary Schroeder (2nd from L) and other people associated with the late Hirabayashi, who fought the United States' internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II, attend an event to commemorate his activities on Feb. 11, 2012, in Seattle. Gordon Hirabayashi, who was jailed for violating the curfew and internment orders, appealed his conviction before the U.S. Supreme Court and lost. Decades later in 1987, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, in an opinion authored by Schroeder, overturned his conviction after he reopened his case in 1983.

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Japanese umpire 'debuts' in MLB

MESA, United States - Umpire Takeshi Hirabayashi gestures during a preseason game between the Chicago Cubs and Colorado Rockies at HoHoKam Park in Mesa, Arizona, on April 1, 2010. Takahashi, who umpires in the minor leagues, became the first Japanese to umpire in the major leagues.

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Japanese umpire 'debuts' in MLB

MESA, United States - Takeshi Hirabayashi (C), a Japanese baseball umpire in the minor leagues, prepares for his first major league preseason game at HoHoKam Park in Mesa, Arizona, on April 1, 2010, with his name on the scoreboard.

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Medical makeup use becoming common among men in Japan

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Seiichi Hirabayashi (L) uses medical makeup to cover up a postoperative scar on his left cheek. He says the makeup helps him feel at ease.

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Japanese ambassadors appointed

TOKYO, Japan - The cabinet on Sept. 20 appointed ambassadors to Russia, France and other countries. (Top, from L to R) Issei Nomura, new ambassador to Russia, Hiroshi Hirabayashi, ambassador to France, Kishichiro Amae, ambassador to the Ukraine, and Nobuko Matsubara, ambassador to Italy. (Below from L to R) Yushu Takashima, ambassador to Germany, and Shotaro Oshima, ambassador to the international organizations in Geneva, were also appointed.

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Travel agency opens info center for foreign tourists in Osaka

Akira Hirabayashi (3rd from R), president of Japanese travel agency H.I.S. Co., cuts the ribbon at a ceremony in Osaka, western Japan, on April 4, 2015, to open an information center for tourists from abroad. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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UNICEF Tokyo chief

TOKYO, Japan - Kunihiko Hirabayashi, director of the U.N. Children's Fund office in Tokyo, speaks during an interview with Kyodo News at the office on Sept. 6, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Former prisoner of war makes Russia home

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Takeshi Tanaka, a former Japanese prisoner of war in Siberia, plays the guitar at a party with Russian friends in Khabarovsk on May 31, 2011. He is determined to complete his life in the Far Eastern Russian city. (Photo by Osamu Hirabayashi) (Kyodo)

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Former prisoner of war makes Russia home

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Takeshi Tanaka, a former Japanese prisoner of war in Siberia, stands in front of a graveyard for deceased Japanese soldiers in Khabarovsk on May 31, 2011. He is determined to complete his life in the Far Eastern Russian city. (Photo by Osamu Hirabayashi) (Kyodo)

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Japanese umpire 'debuts' in MLB

MESA, United States - Umpire Takeshi Hirabayashi gestures during a preseason game between the Chicago Cubs and Colorado Rockies at HoHoKam Park in Mesa, Arizona, on April 1, 2010. Takahashi, who umpires in the minor leagues, became the first Japanese to umpire in the major leagues. (Kyodo)

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Japanese umpire 'debuts' in MLB

MESA, United States - Takeshi Hirabayashi (C), a Japanese baseball umpire in the minor leagues, prepares for his first major league preseason game at HoHoKam Park in Mesa, Arizona, on April 1, 2010, with his name on the scoreboard. (Kyodo)

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Animation director Hirabayashi

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Japanese animation director Isamu Hirabayashi. His short animation entitled ''663114'' received special mention in the ''generation section'' competition for films for youths 14 to 17 years old at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival on Feb. 17, 2012. (Kyodo)

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Remembering civil rights activist

SEATTLE, United States - Jay Hirabayashi (2nd from R), son of civil rights activist Gordon Hirabayashi, Judge Mary Schroeder (2nd from L) and other people associated with the late Hirabayashi, who fought the United States' internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II, attend an event to commemorate his activities on Feb. 11, 2012, in Seattle. Gordon Hirabayashi, who was jailed for violating the curfew and internment orders, appealed his conviction before the U.S. Supreme Court and lost. Decades later in 1987, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, in an opinion authored by Schroeder, overturned his conviction after he reopened his case in 1983. (Kyodo)

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Japanese ambassadors appointed

TOKYO, Japan - The cabinet on Sept. 20 appointed ambassadors to Russia, France and other countries. (Top, from L to R) Issei Nomura, new ambassador to Russia, Hiroshi Hirabayashi, ambassador to France, Kishichiro Amae, ambassador to the Ukraine, and Nobuko Matsubara, ambassador to Italy. (Below from L to R) Yushu Takashima, ambassador to Germany, and Shotaro Oshima, ambassador to the international organizations in Geneva, were also appointed. (Kyodo)