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Aso heads to Thailand to discuss N. Korea, financial issues

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Taro Aso (L) and Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone wave as they leave Tokyo's Haneda airport on April 10 for Pattaya, Thailand, to attend a series of regional summits.

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Japan's ruling party lawmakers form group to promote Kabuki

TOKYO, Japan - Kabuki actor Hashinosuke Nakamura speaks at a meeting on Feb. 27, 2014, to inaugurate an association formed by lawmakers from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party to promote the traditional Japanese theatrical art. Nakamura is flanked by former culture minister Hirofumi Nakasone (L) and Junichi Sakomoto, president of Shockiku Co., operator of the Kabuki-za theater.

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U.S. congressman Royce in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Rep. Ed Royce (far R, standing), a California Republican who chairs the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, and former Japanese Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone (far L), are pictured during a meeting at a Tokyo hotel of cross-party groups of U.S. and Japanese lawmakers on Feb. 17, 2014.

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Japanese lawmakers in Washington

WASHINGTON, United States - Hirofumi Nakasone (C), head of the Japan-U.S. Parliamentary Friendship League, and other Japanese lawmakers hold a press conference in Washington on Jan. 10, 2014. The lawmakers said they felt U.S. government officials and lawmakers they met in Washington had understood the aim of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visit in late 2013 to a war-related Tokyo shrine.

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Mexico decoration

TOKYO, Japan - (From L) Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto awards the Order of Aztec Eagle to former U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Sadako Ogata, Mazda Motor Corp. President Takashi Yamanouchi and former Japanese Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone for their contributions to bilateral friendship at the Mexican Embassy in Tokyo on April 10, 2013.

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Nakasone meets with U.N. assembly president

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone (L) shakes hands with Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann, visiting U.N. General Assembly president, at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Aug. 4.

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U.N., Japan agree N. Korea nuke arms possession unacceptable

TOKYO, Japan - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon (L) and Japanese Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone (R) shake hands after a press conference on June 30 in Tokyo after their talks on North Korea's possession of nuclear arms as well as climate change and U.N. Security Council reform.

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U.N., Japan agree N. Korea nuke arms possession unacceptable

TOKYO, Japan - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon (far L) and Japanese Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone (2nd from R) exchange opinions during their talks in Tokyo on June 30 on North Korea's possession of nuclear arms as well as climate change and U.N. Security Council reform.

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Japan, China hold high-level economic dialogue

TOKYO, Japan - Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan (L) speaks during a joint news conference with Japanese Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone (R) at the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Iikura House in Tokyo on June 7 after the high-level economic dialogue between the two countries. (Pool photo)

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Japan, China hold high-level economic dialogue

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone (R) and Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan shake hands at the Foreign Ministry's Iikura House in Tokyo June 7 before the high-level Japan-China economic dialogue. (Pool photo)

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Japan, China hold high-level economic dialogue

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone (L) and Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan shake hands at the outset of the high-level Japan-China economic dialogue at the Foreign Ministry's Iikura House in Tokyo June 7. (Pool photo)

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Japanese and Egyptian foreign ministers meet in Cairo

CAIRO, Egypt - Japanese Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone (L) holds talks with Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Ali Abul Gheit in Cairo on May 3.

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Japan, Egypt vow to cooperate on Middle East peace, new flu

CAIRO, Egypt - Japanese Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone (L) and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak (R) hold talks at the presidential office in Cairo on May 3. They agreed to cooperate on realizing peace in the Middle East and combating the new strain of influenza. (Pool photo)

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Iran, U.S. can take relations to 'new stage': Mottaki

TEHRAN, Iran - Visiting Japanese Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone (L) and Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki shake hands in Tehran on May 2 prior to their joint news conference.

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Iran, U.S. can take relations to 'new stage': Mottaki

TEHRAN, Iran - Visiting Japanese Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone (L) and Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki attend a joint news conference in Tehran on May 2 after their talks.

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N.Z. PM worried about possible drop in Japanese tourists on flu scare

WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Japanese Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone (R) and New Zealand Prime Minister John Key (L) shake hands ahead of their talks at the New Zealand parliament building in Wellington on April 29.

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Donors pledge over $5 billion in aid to Pakistan

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone (R) and Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi (L) attend a news conference at a Tokyo hotel on April 17 after a 49-member donors conference pledged over $5 billion in aid to Pakistan in a move to help the country bolster its faltering economy and combat terrorism.

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Donors pledge over $5 billion in aid to Pakistan

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone (R) and Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi (L) attend a news conference at a Tokyo hotel on April 17 after a 49-member donors conference pledged over $5 billion in aid to Pakistan in a move to help the country bolster its faltering economy and combat terrorism.

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N. Korea can develop space program after denuclearization: Nakasone

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone speaks at a news conference for foreign correspondents in Tokyo at the Foreign Correspondents' Club in the Japanese capital on April 7. During the news conference, he said North Korea would have the right to develop a space program, just as other nations do, but only after it completes its denuclearization.

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Japan lodges protest with N. Korea: Nakasone

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone speaks to reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on April 5 after a meeting there following North Korea's rocket launch. Nakasone said Japan lodged a protest with North Korea through diplomatic channels in Beijing.

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N. Korea launches 'satellite' despite international pressure

TOKYO, Japan - Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone is surrounded by reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on April 5 as he arrives there following North Korea's rocket launch.

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Nakasone attends Hague conference on Afghan assistance

THE HAGUE, Netherlands - Japanese Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone (L) shakes hands with Afghan President Hamid Karzai before their talks in The Hague on March 31. Nakasone was attending a U.N. conference on Afghanistan to help coordinate international support for the war-ravaged nation.

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Japan, S. Korea repeat call for N. Korea not to launch rocket

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone (L) and Wi Sung Lac, South Korea's chief delegate at the six-party talks aimed at denuclearizing North Korea, shake hands prior to their talks at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on March 16.

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Ex-N. Korean agent, abductee's kin to meet in Busan: Nakasone

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone said at his ministry in Tokyo on March 9 that former North Korean agent Kim Hyon Hui and family members of Yaeko Taguchi, a Japanese woman abducted by North Korea, will meet March 11 in Busan, South Korea.

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Japan, U.S. warn N. Korea against launch

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. special representative for North Korea policy Stephen Bosworth (R) shakes hands with Japanese Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone at the Japanese Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on March 6. The two countries renewed their warning for North Korea to refrain from launching a rocket.

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Japan's Nakasone holds talks with Chinese officials

BEIJING, China - Japanese Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone (L) shakes hands with Chinese State Councilor Dai Bingguo ahead of their talks in Beijing on March 1. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Japan's Nakasone holds talks with Chinese officials

BEIJING, China - Japanese Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone (L) shakes hands with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao before their talks in Beijing on March 1. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Japan's Nakasone holds talks with Chinese officials

BEIJING, China - Japanese Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone (L) meets with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao in Beijing on March 1. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Japan's Nakasone says agreed with China to urge N. Korea restraint

BEIJING, China - Japanese Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone (L) holds talks with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao in Beijing on March 1. Nakasone said he agreed with senior Chinese officials to urge North Korea not to launch what it says is a satellite but the rest of the world suspects is a long-range ballistic missile. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Japan, China hold talks over N. Korea, bilateral rows

BEIJING, China - Visiting Japanese Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone (L) and his Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi shake hands before their talks at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Feb. 28. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Japan, China hold talks over N. Korea, bilateral rows

BEIJING, China - Visiting Japanese Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone (L) and his Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi (R) shake hands before their talks at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Feb. 28. (Pool photo)

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Japan, China hold talks over N. Korea, bilateral rows

BEIJING, China - Visiting Japanese Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone (L) and his Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi shake hands before their talks at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Feb. 28. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Oh appointed as Japanese baseball ambassador

TOKYO, Japan - Former Softbank Hawks manager Sadaharu Oh (L), who currently serves as an adviser to Japanese baseball commissioner Ryozo Kato, talks with Prime Minister Taro Aso (R) at the premier's office in Tokyo on Feb. 26. Oh called on the prime minister after accepting a government request from Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone that he assume the post of special ambassador for Japanese baseball.

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Oh appointed as Japanese baseball ambassador

TOKYO, Japan - Former Softbank Hawks manager Sadaharu Oh (L), who currently serves as an adviser to Japanese baseball commissioner Ryozo Kato, shakes hands with Prime Minister Taro Aso at the premier's office in Tokyo on Feb. 26. Oh called on the prime minister after accepting a government request from Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone that he assume the post of special ambassador for Japanese baseball.

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Aso, Obama to meet Feb. 24, strong Japan-U.S. ties reaffirmed

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso (R) shakes hands with visiting U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at the prime minister's office Feb. 17. Clinton and Japanese Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone agreed the same day that Aso and U.S. President Barack Obama will meet in Washington on Feb. 24.

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Japan signs pact to spend $2.8 bil. on U.S. Marines transfer

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Japanese Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone exchange agreement documents on the relocation of U.S. Marines from Okinawa to Guam during a signing ceremony at the Iikura Guest House in Tokyo on Feb. 17. (Pool photo)

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Aso, Obama to meet Feb. 24, Japan-U.S. strong ties reaffirmed

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (L) speaks during a joint news conference with Japanese Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone at the Iikura Guest House in Tokyo on Feb. 17 after their talks. (Pool photo)

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Aso, Obama to meet Feb. 24, Japan-U.S. strong ties reaffirmed

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (L) speaks during a joint news conference with Japanese Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone at the Iikura Guest House in Tokyo on Feb. 17 after their talks. (Pool photo)

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Japan signs pact to spend $2.8 bil. on U.S. Marines transfer

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Japanese Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone sign an agreement on the relocation of U.S. Marines from Okinawa to Guam at the Iikura Guest House in Tokyo on Feb. 17 after they held a meeting on the second day of Clinton's three-day visit to Japan. (Pool photo)

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Aso, Obama to meet Feb. 24, Japan-U.S. strong ties reaffirmed

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (L) and Japanese Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone shake hands at the end of their joint news conference at the Iikura Guest House in Tokyo on Feb. 17. (Pool photo)

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Clinton meets Nakasone to assure Japan of strong alliance

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (L) and Japanese Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone shake hands in Tokyo on Feb. 17 prior to their talks. Clinton is in Tokyo on her first overseas trip as the chief U.S. diplomat. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Clinton meets Nakasone to assure Japan of strong alliance

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (L) and Japanese Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone shake hands in Tokyo on Feb. 17 prior to their talks. Clinton is in Tokyo on her first overseas trip as the chief U.S. diplomat. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Clinton meets Nakasone to assure Japan of strong alliance

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (2nd from L) and Japanese Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone (2nd from R) sit for talks in Tokyo Feb. 17. Clinton is in Tokyo on her first overseas trip as the chief U.S. diplomat. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Japan, S. Korea map out joint Afghan plans

SEOUL, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone (L) meets with South Korean President Lee Myung Bak at the presidential Blue House in Seoul on Feb. 11. At the meeting, Lee reassured Nakasone that his government will continue to support Japan's position on the issue of North Koera's abductions of Japanese and that it will do its utmost to help, according to Japanese Foreign Ministry officials.

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Japan, S. Korea map out joint Afghan plans

SEOUL, South Korea - Japanese Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone (R) shake hands with South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Yu Myung Hwan before their talks at the Foreign Affairs and Trade Ministry in Seoul on Feb. 11. The foreign ministers agreed on concrete plans for joint assistance for Afghan reconstruction in a step forward to realizing a ''mature partnership'' and reaffirmed cooperation on North Korea policies.

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Tokyo eyes realignment accord on Marines with U.S.: Nakasone

NAHA, Japan - Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima (R) hands a letter of request on the planned U.S. military airfield in Okinawa and other items to Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone (L) at the Okinawa prefectural government building on Feb. 1. Nakaima repeated his request that an envisioned airfield -- with two 1,600-meter runways in a V-shape formation that will use part of the coast of the U.S. Marine Corps' Camp Schwab in Nago -- be moved offshore.

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Japan to provide another $21 mil. for Khmer Rouge tribunal

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Visiting Japanese Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone (L) meets with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen in Phnom Penh on Jan. 11. In the talks, Nakasone said Japan will provide another $21 million to the U.N.-backed Khmer Rouge tribunal.

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Thai foreign minister assures Japan's Nakasone of stability

BANGKOK, Thailand - Japanese Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone (L) and Thai Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya shake hands at the outset of their talks at Suvarnabhumi airport in Bangkok on Jan. 10. Nakasone made a stopover at the airport on his way to Cambodia and Laos.

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Japan, Australia to deepen security cooperation at talks

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Australian Defense Minister Joel Fitzgibbon, Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith, Japanese Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone and Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada attend a joint news conference in Tokyo on Dec. 18 after their foreign and defense ministerial meeting.

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Japan, Australia to agree to deepen security cooperation

TOKYO, Japan - Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith (L) and Japanese Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone shake hands in Tokyo on Dec. 18 before they attend a foreign and defense ministerial meeting between the two countries.