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CORRECTED: Asian Games: Swimming

(From L) Bronze medalist Hiroko Makino, gold medalist Zhang Yufei of China and silver medalist Yu Liyan of China pose during an award ceremony for the women's 200-meter butterfly event at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, on Sept. 24, 2023.

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-SWIMMING (CN)

(230924) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Yufei (C) and Yu Liyan (R) of China, Makino Hiroko of Japan pose for photo after attending the awarding ceremony of the women's 200m butterfly final at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 24, 2023. (Xinhua/Xia Yifang)

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-SWIMMING (CN)

(230924) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Makino Hiroko of Japan reacts during the awarding ceremony for women's 200m butterfly at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 24, 2023. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-SWIMMING (CN)

(230924) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Gold medalist Zhang Yufei (C) of China, silver medalist Yu Liyan (L) of China and bronze medalist Makino Hiroko of Japan pose for group pictures during the awarding ceremony for women's 200m butterfly at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 24, 2023. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-SWIMMING (CN)

(230924) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Gold medalist Zhang Yufei (C) of China, silver medalist Yu Liyan (L) of China and bronze medalist Makino Hiroko of Japan pose for group pictures during the awarding ceremony for women's 200m butterfly at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 24, 2023. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

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Japan's ex-House of Councillors President Ogi dies at 89

Japan's former House of Councillors President Chikage Ogi (background) presides at the upper house plenary session in the Diet Building in Tokyo in August 2004 as then Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi addresses the upper house. The actress-turned-lawmaker of the Liberal Democratic Party, whose real name was Hiroko Hayashi, died of cancer on March 9, 2023, at age 89.

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Japan's ex-House of Councillors President Ogi dies at 89

Photo taken in November 2010 in Tokyo shows Japan's former House of Councillors President Chikage Ogi. The actress-turned-lawmaker of the Liberal Democratic Party, whose real name was Hiroko Hayashi, died of cancer on March 9, 2023, at age 89.

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Economy minister Ota retains post with her push for fiscal reform

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroko Ota, state minister in charge of economic and fiscal policy, speaks at a press conference after retaining her post in Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Cabinet reshuffle on Aug. 27. The professor-turned-minister keeps herself on track to spearhead Japan's structural reforms, as she tries to steadily implement plans to cut fiscal spending.

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Japan's economy logs 0.5% annualized rise in April-June qtr

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroko Ota, state minister in charge of economic and fiscal policy, speaks about Japan's economy during a news conference in Tokyo on Aug. 13. The government said the same day that Japan's economy posted a weaker-than-expected 0.5 percent annualized expansion in real terms during the April-June period from the previous quarter on a slowdown of growth in exports to the United States and in private domestic consumption.

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Actor Takakura joins press event for new movie

TOKYO, Japan - Famed Japanese actor Ken Takakura poses with actress Hiroko Yakushimaru at a press conference in Tokyo in March 1978 unveiling the production of the film "Never Give Up." Takakura died of illness at 83 on Nov. 10, 2014.

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U.N. Conference on Small Island Developing States in Samoa

APIA, Samoa - Hiroko Morita, chief of the Small Island Developing States Unit in the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, speaks to Kyodo News on Sept. 1, 2014, on the sidelines of the Third International Conference on Small Island Developing States in Samoa's capital of Apia.

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Japan's doubles team in 2nd place at Citi Open

WASHINGTON, United States - Japanese pair Kurumi Nara (L) and Hiroko Kuwata hold cups at the Citi Open tennis tourney in Washington, D.C. on Aug. 2, 2014, after losing the women's doubles final to a team of Japan's Shuko Aoyama and Canada's Gabriela Dabrowski 6-1, 6-2.

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Japanese, Canadian pair wins Citi Open doubles title

WASHINGTON, United States - Japan's Shuko Aoyama (R) and Canada's Gabriela Dabrowski hold the champion cups high at the Citi Open tennis tournament in Washington, D.C. on Aug. 2, 2014, after beating Japanese pair Kurumi Nara and Hiroko Kuwata 6-1, 6-2 in the women's doubles final.

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'Heshiko ramen' gaining popularity in Mihama Town

TSURUGA, Japan - Hiroko Masaoka serves a bowl of "heshiko ramen" at her cafe "Aurora" in Mihama Town, Fukui Prefecture, on June 2, 2014. "Heshiko," fish soaked in fermented rice bran, is a known local product in the area.

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Akutagawa award winner Oyamada

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Photo taken in Hiroshima, western Japan, on Jan. 7, 2014, shows Hiroko Oyamada. The 30-year-old Oyamada won the Akutagawa Prize for up-and-coming writers for her novel "Ana" (Hole), it was announced Jan. 16.

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Japan doctors offering free treatment to poor people in Myanmar

SAGAING, Myanmar - Photo taken June 5, 2013 shows nuns selecting foodstuff at a market near a charity hospital in Sagaing, a religious town in Myanmar, where a group of Japanese medical doctors, nurses and volunteer workers provide medical services to the needy. (Photo by Hiroko Harima)

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Divorced mom's mixed feelings about Japan's Hague pact entry

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroko Suzuki, 44, a resident of Tokyo, holds a picture of her daughters during an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on June 26, 2013. Suzuki said Japan's likely ratification by the end of the year of an international treaty to help settle cross-border child custody disputes is "too late" for her, as she has been separated from her two daughters in the United States for a decade, which she attributes to Japan's non-ratification of the treaty.

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Divorced mom's mixed feelings about Japan's Hague pact entry

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroko Suzuki, 44, a resident of Tokyo, with pictures of her daughters on the table, speaks to Kyodo News in Tokyo on June 26, 2013. Suzuki said Japan's likely ratification by the end of the year of an international treaty to help settle cross-border child custody disputes is "too late" for her, as she has been separated from her two daughters in the United States for a decade, which she attributes to Japan's non-ratification of the treaty.

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Ex-Australian POW to apply for A-bomb certificate

NAGASAKI, Japan - Hiroko Sakaguchi, a member of a group supporting atomic-bomb survivors abroad, holds a photograph taken when she met with Allan Chick (center in the photo), 93, a former Australian prisoner of war, during a press conference at the Nagasaki city offices on April 24, 2013. Chick, who survived the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki, will apply for a special health-care certificate for victims of the attack that will entitle him to medical allowances, according to the support group.

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Sumo apology

OSAKA, Japan - Kitanoumi, the Japan Sumo Association's director in charge of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament, bows in apology to Hiroko Asano, the mayor of Osaka's Naniwa Ward, at the ward office on Feb. 15, 2011, following the cancellation of the tournament amid a match-fixing scandal.

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Nagoya mayoral election campaign

NAGOYA, Japan - Mayoral election candidate Hiroko Hatta, a former House of Councillors member, hits the streets as campaigning kicks off in Nagoya, central Japan, on Jan. 23, 2011. Hatta is the recommended candidate of the Japanese Communist Party in the election, which is being seen as a bellwether for unified local elections across the country in the spring.

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'Ugly but cute' dog stars in movie

AOMORI, Japan - Popular ''ugly but cute'' canine actor Wasao and human costar, actress Hiroko Yakushimaru (C), pose for a photo during a press tour of a filming location for an upcoming movie in the town of Ajigasawa, Aomori Prefecture, on Oct. 18, 2010.

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Fujii, Wakamiya win women's doubles title

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroko Fujii returns the ball as her partner Misako Wakamiya looks on during the women's doubles final against Sayaka Hirano and Reiko Hiura at the national table tennis championships at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on Jan. 17, 2010. Fujii and Wakamiya won the title.

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2 women, girl die in Tokyo residential fire

TOKYO, Japan - The wooden, two-story house of Setsuko Sakuragi in Tokyo's Ota Ward was gutted by a predawn fire on Jan. 3, 2010. Two women and a girl -- believed to be Sakuragi, 82, her second daughter Hiroko, 48, and Hiroko's daughter Natsumi, 9 -- were killed in the fire.

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Elementary school students and peace volunteer

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Peace volunteer Hiroko Usagawa (R) talks to elementary school students under the Peace Bell near the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum during a tour on July 13. ''I've tried to use easy-to-understand words'' with young visitors, Usagawa said.

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Students to promote manga giant Tezuka's hometown Takarazuka

KOBE, Japan - Students Ayuko Sogo (L) and Hiroko Sadato are photographed at the cultural and creation center in Takarazuka, Hyogo Prefecture, after being designated as ''tourism ambassadors'' on May 10 to promote the city, which is the hometown of legendary Japanese ''manga'' comic artist Osamu Tezuka.

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Japan beats 3-time champ U.S. to claim softball gold

BEIJING, China - (From L to R) Hiroko Sakai, Yukiko Ueno, and Naho Emoto of the Japanese softball team smile during the medal ceremony for the gold they captured in the final of the Beijing Games at the Fengtai Sports Center Softball Field Aug. 21.

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Japan beats 3-time champ U.S. to claim softball gold

BEIJING, China - Japan softball pitchers Hiroko Sakai (L) and Yukiko Ueno are jubilant during the medal ceremony for the gold they captured in the softball tournament of the Beijing Games at the Fengtai Sports Center Softball Field Aug. 21.

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Japan not so closed to foreign investments as bruited: Ota

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroko Ota, Japan's economic and fiscal policy minister, speaks during an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on July 2. Ota said, ''I feel the image that Japan is closed has been bruited even as it is actually not so closed.''

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Gov't downgrades economic assessment for 2nd month

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (R), economic and fiscal policy minister Hiroko Ota (C) and Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Minister Tetsuzo Fuyushiba (L) attend a meeting of ministers in charge of economic affairs at the prime minister's office on March 19. In its March report, the government downgraded its monthly economic assessment for the second straight month.

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Japan downgrades economic assessment for 1st time in 15 months

TOKYO, Japan - Economic and fiscal policy minister Hiroko Ota (L) and Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda attend a meeting of ministers in charge of economic affairs at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Feb. 22. In its February report, the government downgraded its monthly economic assessment for the first time in 15 months.

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Japan economy faces 'downside risks' despite strong growth data: Ota

TOKYO, Japan - Economic and fiscal policy minister Hiroko Ota speaks at a press conference after the Cabinet Office announced Japan's gross domestic product data for the October-December quarter on Feb. 14. Ota warned that the Japanese economy faces ''downside risks'' to its growth despite the stronger-than-expected growth figures released by the office.

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Japanese economy grows annual 3.7% in Oct.-Dec. qtr

TOKYO, Japan - Economic and fiscal policy minister Hiroko Ota speaks at a news conference after the Cabinet Office announced Japan's gross domestic product data for the October-December quarter on Feb. 14. Japan's real economy grew a stronger-than-expected annualized 3.7 percent in the October-December quarter, aided by brisk Asia-bound exports and firm corporate capital spending.

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Economic minister Ota vows efforts to bolster growth

TOKYO, Japan - Economic and fiscal policy minister Hiroko Ota delivers the government's economic policy speech at the opening session of the regular Diet session on Jan. 18. She stressed the importance of beefing up the nation's economic growth, saying Japan can no longer be called a ''first class'' economy.

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Gov't earmarks 215 bil. yen to lessen impact of rising oil price

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroko Ota, state minister in charge of economic and fiscal policy, briefs reporters in Tokyo on Dec. 25 about the government emergency relief package for people and small businesses affected by the surge in crude oil prices.

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Japan projects 2.0% growth in FY 2008

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (C) addresses a Cabinet meeting on economic policy on Dec. 19. To his left is economic and fiscal policy minister Hiroko Ota. Japan's economy is projected to grow a real 2.0 percent in fiscal 2008, bolstered by solid domestic demand with capital investment picking up, the government said in a report Dec. 19.

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Gov't panel adopts 2007 economic blueprint

TOKYO, Japan - Economic and fiscal policy minister Hiroko Ota speaks at a press conference on June 19 after the Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy endorsed 2007 economic policy guidelines featuring a pledge to further slash spending, narrow gaps in tax revenues between municipalities in urban and rural areas, and step up efforts to fight global warming.

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Gov't upbeat on economy

TOKYO, Japan - Economic and fiscal policy minister Hiroko Ota speaks at a press conference about a monthly economic report for June. The report said, ''The Japanese economy is recovering, despite weakness in industrial production in some sectors.'' It made a brighter assessment of private consumption than the previous month.

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Japan vows more anti-global warming efforts in economic policy draft

TOKYO, Japan - Economic and fiscal policy minister Hiroko Ota speaks at a press conference after a meeting of the government's Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy on June 12. A revised draft of the government's economic and fiscal policy guidelines discussed at the meeting showed that Japan will make further efforts to fight against global warming by reviewing its plan to achieve goals under the 1997 Kyoto Protocol and aiming at halving global greenhouse gas emissions from the current levels by 2050.

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Economic policy blueprint features 'maximum' spending cuts

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (2nd from right) is flanked by economic and fiscal policy minister Hiroko Ota (far right) and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuhisa Shiozaki at a meeting of the Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy on June 4. The Cabinet Office unveiled a draft of the 2007 economic and fiscal policy guidelines at the session.

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Economic policy blueprint features 'maximum' spending cuts

TOKYO, Japan - Economic and fiscal policy minister Hiroko Ota speaks at a press conference on June 4 after at a meeting of the Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy on June 4. The draft featured a pledge to implement ''maximum'' spending cuts in the compilation of the fiscal 2008 budget and narrow gaps in tax revenues between municipalities in urban and rural areas.

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Japan's Jan.-March GDP grows at annualized 2.4%

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroko Ota, state minister in charge of economic and fiscal policy, speaks in Tokyo on May 17 about Japan's economy, which grew at an annualized 2.4 percent in real terms in the January-March period.

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Gov't remains upbeat on economy, but notes weak output

TOKYO, Japan - Economic and fiscal policy minister Hiroko Ota speaks at a press conference about a monthly economic report released on April 16 by the Cabinet Office. ''We believe private consumption has already bottomed out,'' she said.

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Gov't remains upbeat on economy, but notes weak output

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (2nd from L), flanked by economic and fiscal policy minister Hiroko Ota (L) and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuhisa Shiozaki 3rd from L), addresses a meeting of his economic ministers at his office on April 16. The government maintained its upbeat view on the Japanese economy in a monthly report, while tweaking details by noting weak industrial output and dropping negative wording on private consumption.

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Gov't keeps upbeat view, wary of consumption in March report

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroko Ota, state minister in charge of economic and fiscal policy, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on March 15 about the monthly government economic report for March.

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Japan's Oct.-Dec. GDP grows annualized 4.8%

TOKYO, Japan - Economic and fiscal policy minister Hiroko Ota speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on Feb. 15 after the government announced that Japan's economy grew for the eighth straight quarter in the October-December period of 2006, expanding at an annualized 4.8 percent in real terms as weak personal spending in the previous quarter rebounded.

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Ota stresses need to further perk up Japanese economy

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroko Ota, state minister in charge of economic and fiscal policy, delivers her policy speech at the plenary session of the House of Representatives on Jan. 26.

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Japan economy marks 5-yr expansion despite weak consumption

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe(2nd from left) presides over a meeting of the Cabinet Council on Economic Ministers at his office on Jan. 22. Seated on his left is economic and fiscal policy minister Hiroko Ota. The government confirmed in a monthly report released at the meeting that the Japanese economy has grown for a record 60th consecutive month in the longest postwar boom, but maintained its view that consumption remains weak.

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Panel OKs midterm economic policy to boost growth

TOKYO, Japan - Economic and Fiscal Policy Minister Hiroko Ota speaks at a press conference after the government Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy endorsed a midterm economic policy to boost Japan's economic growth to an annual 2 percent or more in real terms and 3.5 percent in nominal terms during the five-year period from fiscal 2007.

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Structural reform necessary to correct int'l imbalances: Ota

WASHINGTON, United States - Japan's economic and fiscal policy minister Hiroko Ota speaks at a news conference in Washington on Jan. 4. She said structural reform holds the key to redressing international imbalances, not manipulating foreign exchange rates.