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New French International Artistic Gymnastics - Paris

Japanese Koga Hiramatsu competes during the New French International Artistic Gymnastics at the Olympic Games hall of Accor Arena in Paris on September 16, 2023. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

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New French International Artistic Gymnastics - Paris

Japanese Koga Hiramatsu competes during the New French International Artistic Gymnastics at the Olympic Games hall of Accor Arena in Paris on September 16, 2023. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

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New French International Artistic Gymnastics - Paris

Japanese Koga Hiramatsu competes during the New French International Artistic Gymnastics at the Olympic Games hall of Accor Arena in Paris on September 16, 2023. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

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New French International Artistic Gymnastics - Paris

Japanese Koga Hiramatsu competes during the New French International Artistic Gymnastics at the Olympic Games hall of Accor Arena in Paris on September 16, 2023. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

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New French International Artistic Gymnastics - Paris

Japanese Koga Hiramatsu competes during the New French International Artistic Gymnastics at the Olympic Games hall of Accor Arena in Paris on September 16, 2023. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

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New French International Artistic Gymnastics - Paris

Japanese Koga Hiramatsu competes during the New French International Artistic Gymnastics at the Olympic Games hall of Accor Arena in Paris on September 16, 2023. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Singer to hold 20th concert for recovery from Kobe quake

KOBE, Japan - Japanese singer-songwriter Eri Hiramatsu speaks on Dec. 4, 2014, about her 20th concert to be held in Kobe, her hometown, in support of the western Japan city's reconstruction from the devastation of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake on Jan. 17, 2015, the 20th anniversary of the disaster.

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Global debut eyed for seafood boiled in soy sauce

TOKYO, Japan - Hiramatsu Seafoods Co. President Kensuke Hiramatsu has a business meeting with a Thai wholesaler in Bangkok on Sept. 8, 2014. The company from Toyohashi, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, aims to globally expand a distribution network for "tsukudani," a traditional Japanese seafood dish simmered in sweetened soy sauce.

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Colonial-era Japanese buildings get new lease on life in Taiwan

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Photo taken May 24, 2014, shows the Kishu An (Kishu House), which was built by Japan's Hiramatsu family in Taipei, Taiwan, in 1917. The Japanese colonial building was used as a restaurant specializing in sukiyaki and Western cuisine, and has been newly restored.

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Ex-gov. Hashimoto wins Osaka mayoral election

OSAKA, Japan - Winners of the Osaka mayoral and gubernatorial elections, respectively, former Osaka Gov. Toru Hashimoto (R) and his political ally Ichiro Matsui pose with a cake provided by their supporters in Osaka on the night of Nov. 27, 2011, after their victories in the double election. Hashimoto scored a landslide victory over incumbent Kunio Hiramatsu in Japan's second-largest business center, winning support for his proposal to establish an Osaka metropolitan government with an administrative structure similar to Tokyo's. Matsui will fill the governor's post which Hashimoto vacated in order to run for mayor.

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Ex-gov. Hashimoto wins Osaka mayoral election

OSAKA, Japan - Winners of the Osaka mayoral and gubernatorial elections, respectively, former Osaka Gov. Toru Hashimoto (front L) and political ally Ichiro Matsui, shake hands while celebrating their victories in the double election in Osaka on the night of Nov. 27, 2011. Matsui will fill the governor's post which Hashimoto vacated in order to run for mayor. Hashimoto scored a landslide victory over incumbent Kunio Hiramatsu in Japan's second-largest business center, winning support for his proposal to establish an Osaka metropolitan government with an administrative structure similar to Tokyo's.

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Hashimoto assured of victory in Osaka mayoral election

OSAKA, Japan - Former Osaka Gov. Toru Hashimoto (front L) celebrates in Osaka on Nov. 27, 2011, after projections showing he won the mayoral election in Osaka, Japan's second-largest business center, by defeating incumbent Kunio Hiramatsu. Hashimoto apparently won support for his proposal to establish an Osaka metropolitan government similar to Tokyo's. On right is Ichiro Matsui, a close aide to Hashimoto who was set to win the Osaka gubernatorial election to fill up the post vacated by Hashimoto.

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Osaka mayoral race begins

OSAKA, Japan - Combined photos show the two leading candidates in the Osaka mayoral election -- incumbent Kunio Hiramatsu (L) and former Osaka Gov. Toru Hashimoto -- speaking on the streets in Osaka on Nov. 13, 2011, as official campaigning in the race started the same day.

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Osaka Mayor Hiramatsu

OSAKA, Japan - Photo shows Osaka Mayor Kunio Hiramatsu in Osaka's Miyakojima Ward on Oct. 22, 2011. Hiramatsu has expressed his intention to run for reelection.

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Texting, Net access in subways eyed in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Osaka Mayor Kunio Hiramatsu (L) and Softbank Corp. President Masayoshi Son talk at the Osaka city office on Feb. 5, 2011. The two agreed on the idea of enabling subway passengers to send text messages and access the Internet while trains are in motion by installing antennas in subway systems.

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'Lucky-bean' scattering

OSAKA, Japan - Osaka Mayor Kunio Hiramatsu (R in the back) and young women throw peanuts from the 100-meter-high observatory of Tsutenkaku Tower in Osaka in the annual ''lucky-bean scattering'' on Feb. 1, 2011. Japanese people throw beans in a traditional ceremony to drive demons away and invite luck around the Feb. 3 Setsubun day, which divides winter and spring on the calendar.

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Osaka mayor visits shelter for day workers

OSAKA, Japan - Osaka Mayor Kunio Hiramatsu visits a shelter mainly aimed at accommodating day workers during the year-end and New Year holidays in Osaka's Suminoe Ward on Dec. 29, 2010. About 390 people have checked in to the shelter so far that opened the same day.

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FIFA assesses Japan as World Cup host candidate

OSAKA, Japan - Harold Mayne Nicholls (2nd from L), head of a FIFA inspection delegation, and Osaka Mayor Kunio Hiramatsu (L) pose during a photo session at Kansai International Airport in Osaka on July 19, 2010. FIFA started evaluations on infrastructure and other aspects of Japan the same day as it is vying to host the World Cup soccer finals in 2022.

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FIFA assesses Japan as World Cup host candidate

OSAKA, Japan - Harold Mayne Nicholls (L), head of a FIFA inspection delegation, is greeted by Osaka Mayor Kunio Hiramatsu (R) upon his arrival at Kansai International Airport in Osaka on July 19, 2010. FIFA started evaluations on infrastructure and other aspects of Japan the same day as it is vying to host the World Cup soccer finals in 2022.

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DPJ-backed Hiramatsu wins Osaka mayoral election

OSAKA, Japan - Kunio Hiramatsu (C) celebrates his win in the Osaka mayoral election at his campaign office in Osaka's Kita Ward on Nov. 18. Hiramatsu, supported by the leading opposition Democratic Party of Japan, beat incumbent Mayor Junichi Seki, who was endorsed by the Liberal Democratic Party, and three other candidates.

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Livedoor eyes damages suit against Horie, other ex-execs

TOKYO, Japan - Livedoor Co. President Kozo Hiramatsu speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on March 23. He said the company is willing to seek damages from its convicted founder Takafumi Horie and other former top executives now that a court has made a series of judgments condemning accounting fraud by the once high-flying Internet and financial services company.

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Livedoor holds shareholders meeting

CHIBA, Japan - Livedoor Co. President Kozo Hiramatsu (on monitor screen) explains Livedoor's activities at the company's extraordinary shareholders meeting at the Makuhari Messe convention center in Chiba near Tokyo on June 14.

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Livedoor hopes Horie will reduce stake in company: president

TOKYO, Japan - Livedoor Co. President Kozo Hiramatsu (L) speaks at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on March 24. He expressed hope that former President Takafumi Horie, in detention since Jan. 23 over alleged accounting fraud, will reduce his equity stake in the embattled company.

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Usen President Uno to buy Fuji TV's entire stake in Livedoor

TOKYO, Japan - Yasuhide Uno (L), president of Usen Corp., and Kozo Hiramatsu, president of Livedoor Co., shake hands after a news conference at a Tokyo hotel. They announced that Uno will purchase Fuji Television Network Inc.'s entire stake in Livedoor Co. to form a business tie-up with Livedoor.

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Livedoor to be delisted April 14

TOKYO, Japan - Livedoor Co. President Kozo Hiramatsu (C) bows at a press conference at the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo on March 13 after the TSE decided to delist Livedoor stock on April 14.

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Horie will not return to Livedoor: Hiramatsu

TOKYO, Japan - Livedoor Co. President Kozo Hiramatsu speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 24. He said that Takafumi Horie, the founder of the Internet firm who has been arrested over alleged securities law violations, will not be able to come back to the company, no matter the outcome of his trial.

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Horie faces fresh arrest, Livedoor's future in doubt

TOKYO, Japan - Kozo Hiramatsu, president of Livedoor Co., speaks at a news conference at a hotel in Tokyo on Feb. 22 after Takafumi Horie, the company's former president, and three other former executives were served fresh arrest warrants on suspicion of inflating Livedoor group earnings.

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Livedoor calls on Fuji TV to support restructuring

TOKYO, Japan - Koichi Murakami, president of Fuji Television Network Inc., speaks at a press conference at a Tokyo hotel on Jan. 27 after his talks with Livedoor Co. President Kozo Hiramatsu. Fuji Chairman Hisashi Hieda also attended the talks.

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Horie steps down, Hiramatsu becomes president

TOKYO, Japan - New Livedoor Co. President Kozo Hiramatsu (3rd from right on the stage) and other executives of the company bow at a hurriedly arranged press conference at a Tokyo hotel on Jan. 24.

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Horie steps down, Hiramatsu becomes president

TOKYO, Japan - New Livedoor Co. President Kozo Hiramatsu (2nd from L) and other executives of the company bow at a hurriedly arranged press conference at a Tokyo hotel on Jan. 24. Takafumi Horie stepped down as president, a day after he was arrested on suspicion of violating securities laws.

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Horie steps down, Hiramatsu becomes president

TOKYO, Japan - Kozo Hiramatsu (R), newly appointed president of Livedoor Co., speaks at a hurriedly arranged press conference at a Tokyo hotel on Jan. 24, flanked by Fumito Kumagai, who was named director with the right to represent the company. Takafumi Horie stepped down as president, a day after he was arrested on suspicion of violating securities laws.

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Livedoor President Horie to step down

TOKYO, Japan - File photos show (from left to right) Kozo Hiramatsu, 60, Fumito Kumagai, 28, who was named president of Livedoor Co., and Fumito Kumagai, 28, who oversees the company's accounting and financial matters and will be given the right to represent the firm.

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Thailand hosts int'l meeting on 'one village, one product'

CHIANG MAI, Thailand - Morihiko Hiramatsu, former governor of Japan's Oita Prefecture, addresses an international meeting on the 'one village, one product' movement in Chiang Mai Sept. 16. About 400 participants from the government and private sectors from 16 countries and regions took part in the four-day meeting hosted by the Thai government.

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Oita Pref. may host int'l soccer games after World Cup

OITA, Japan - Oita Gov. Morihiko Hiramatsu, seen in this photo holding an official match ball for 2002 World Cup soccer finals, said in a recent interview with Kyodo News that the prefecture is planning to host international soccer games after the World Cup among five countries -- Japan, North Korea, South Korea, China and Russia. According to Hiramatsu, the idea was the brainchild of Chung Mong Joon, president of the (South) Korea Football Association.

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Thai premier outlines rural products campaign

BANGKOK, Thailand - Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra (C) introduces local products to Morihiko Hiramatsu (L), governor of Oita prefecture in southwestern Japan, at the prime minister's office in Bangkok on April 30. Thaksin held a seminar on the ''One Tambon, One Product'' campaign, which encourages about 7,000 Thai ''Tambon'' (subdistricts) across the country to each create products for global and domestic markets. Hiramatsu was invited to the seminar.

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GSDF gets 1st woman helicopter pilot

Chie Hiramatsu, a 25-year-old second lieutenant of the Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF), graduates Feb. 10 from its aviation school to become the GSDF's first woman helicopter pilot. Hiramatsu, a native of Kumamoto Prefecture, Kyushu, said she was among the first women to enter the National Defense Academy in April 1994 because she was keen on entering ''a world that had been closed to women.''

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Livedoor President Horie to step down

TOKYO, Japan - File photos show (from left to right) Kozo Hiramatsu, 60, Fumito Kumagai, 28, who was named president of Livedoor Co., and Fumito Kumagai, 28, who oversees the company's accounting and financial matters and will be given the right to represent the firm. (Kyodo)

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Horie will not return to Livedoor: Hiramatsu

TOKYO, Japan - Livedoor Co. President Kozo Hiramatsu speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 24. He said that Takafumi Horie, the founder of the Internet firm who has been arrested over alleged securities law violations, will not be able to come back to the company, no matter the outcome of his trial. (Kyodo)

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Livedoor to be delisted April 14

TOKYO, Japan - Livedoor Co. President Kozo Hiramatsu (C) bows at a press conference at the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo on March 13 after the TSE decided to delist Livedoor stock on April 14. (Kyodo)

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Usen President Uno to buy Fuji TV's entire stake in Livedoor

TOKYO, Japan - Yasuhide Uno (L), president of Usen Corp., and Kozo Hiramatsu, president of Livedoor Co., shake hands after a news conference at a Tokyo hotel. They announced that Uno will purchase Fuji Television Network Inc.'s entire stake in Livedoor Co. to form a business tie-up with Livedoor. (Kyodo)

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Livedoor hopes Horie will reduce stake in company: president

TOKYO, Japan - Livedoor Co. President Kozo Hiramatsu (L) speaks at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on March 24. He expressed hope that former President Takafumi Horie, in detention since Jan. 23 over alleged accounting fraud, will reduce his equity stake in the embattled company. (Kyodo)

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Livedoor eyes damages suit against Horie, other ex-execs

TOKYO, Japan - Livedoor Co. President Kozo Hiramatsu speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on March 23. He said the company is willing to seek damages from its convicted founder Takafumi Horie and other former top executives now that a court has made a series of judgments condemning accounting fraud by the once high-flying Internet and financial services company. (Kyodo)

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DPJ-backed Hiramatsu wins Osaka mayoral election

OSAKA, Japan - Kunio Hiramatsu (C) celebrates his win in the Osaka mayoral election at his campaign office in Osaka's Kita Ward on Nov. 18. Hiramatsu, supported by the leading opposition Democratic Party of Japan, beat incumbent Mayor Junichi Seki, who was endorsed by the Liberal Democratic Party, and three other candidates. (Kyodo)

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Oita Pref. may host int'l soccer games after World Cup

OITA, Japan - Oita Gov. Morihiko Hiramatsu, seen in this photo holding an official match ball for 2002 World Cup soccer finals, said in a recent interview with Kyodo News that the prefecture is planning to host international soccer games after the World Cup among five countries -- Japan, North Korea, South Korea, China and Russia. According to Hiramatsu, the idea was the brainchild of Chung Mong Joon, president of the (South) Korea Football Association.

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French restaurant to open at university in Nara, western Japan

Hirotoshi Hiramatsu (R), head of restaurant chain Hiramatsu Inc., and Nara Gov. Shogo Arai pose in Nara, western Japan, on June 10, 2015, following their agreement to have Hiramatsu open in September a French restaurant equipped with lodging facilities in the school building of Nara Agriculture and Food International College, which will be launched in April 2016 by remodeling Nara Prefecture Agricultural College. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Thailand hosts int'l meeting on 'one village, one product'

CHIANG MAI, Thailand - Morihiko Hiramatsu, former governor of Japan's Oita Prefecture, addresses an international meeting on the 'one village, one product' movement in Chiang Mai Sept. 16. About 400 participants from the government and private sectors from 16 countries and regions took part in the four-day meeting hosted by the Thai government. (Kyodo)

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Horie faces fresh arrest, Livedoor's future in doubt

TOKYO, Japan - Kozo Hiramatsu, president of Livedoor Co., speaks at a news conference at a hotel in Tokyo on Feb. 22 after Takafumi Horie, the company's former president, and three other former executives were served fresh arrest warrants on suspicion of inflating Livedoor group earnings. (Kyodo)

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Livedoor calls on Fuji TV to support restructuring

TOKYO, Japan - Koichi Murakami, president of Fuji Television Network Inc., speaks at a press conference at a Tokyo hotel on Jan. 27 after his talks with Livedoor Co. President Kozo Hiramatsu. Fuji Chairman Hisashi Hieda also attended the talks. (Kyodo)

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Horie steps down, Hiramatsu becomes president

TOKYO, Japan - New Livedoor Co. President Kozo Hiramatsu (3rd from right on the stage) and other executives of the company bow at a hurriedly arranged press conference at a Tokyo hotel on Jan. 24. (Kyodo)

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Horie steps down, Hiramatsu becomes president

TOKYO, Japan - New Livedoor Co. President Kozo Hiramatsu (2nd from L) and other executives of the company bow at a hurriedly arranged press conference at a Tokyo hotel on Jan. 24. Takafumi Horie stepped down as president, a day after he was arrested on suspicion of violating securities laws. (Kyodo)