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30th anniversary of sarin gas attack in Tokyo

Japanese transport minister Hiromasa Nakano offers a silent prayer at Tokyo Metro's Kasumigaseki Station in Tokyo on March 20, 2025, the 30th anniversary of the AUM Shinrikyo cult's sarin nerve gas attack on the Tokyo subway system that killed 14 people and injured over 6,000 others. (Pool photo)

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30th anniversary of sarin gas attack in Tokyo

Japanese transport minister Hiromasa Nakano (C) walks in Tokyo Metro's Kasumigaseki Station in Tokyo to lay flowers on March 20, 2025, the 30th anniversary of the AUM Shinrikyo cult's sarin nerve gas attack on the Tokyo subway system that killed 14 people and injured over 6,000 others.

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30th anniversary of sarin gas attack in Tokyo

Japanese transport minister Hiromasa Nakano (C) walks in Tokyo Metro's Kasumigaseki Station in Tokyo to lay flowers on March 20, 2025, the 30th anniversary of the AUM Shinrikyo cult's sarin nerve gas attack on the Tokyo subway system that killed 14 people and injured over 6,000 others.

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Osaka Metro Chuo Line Yumeshima Station opens

Opening of Yumeshima Station on the Osaka Metro Chuo Line. Photo shows Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Hiromasa Nakano (center) and others cutting the ribbon.=January 18,2025,Osaka

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Osaka Metro Chuo Line Yumeshima Station opens

Opening of Yumeshima Station on the Osaka Metro Chuo Line. Photo shows Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Hiromasa Nakano (center) and others cutting the ribbon.=January 18,2025,Osaka

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Osaka Metro Chuo Line Yumeshima Station opens

Opening of Yumeshima Station on the Osaka Metro Chuo Line. Photo shows Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Hiromasa Nakano (center) and others cutting the ribbon.=January 18,2025,Osaka

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Osaka Metro station connected to World Expo venue

OSAKA, Japan, Jan. 19 Kyodo - A tape-cutting ceremony is held in Osaka on Jan. 19, 2025, to mark the opening of new Osaka Metro Chuo Line station Yumeshima, directly connected to the venue of the 2025 World Exposition starting in April on an artificial island called Yumeshima in the western Japan city. (Kyodo)

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Japan's new land minister Nakano

Japan's new land minister Hiromasa Nakano arrives for a press conference at his ministry in Tokyo on Nov. 12, 2024.

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Japan's new land minister Nakano

Japan's new land minister Hiromasa Nakano speaks at a press conference at his ministry in Tokyo on Nov. 12, 2024.

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Lineup of Japan PM Ishiba's second Cabinet

Hiromasa Nakano, who is set to become land minister in the second Cabinet of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, arrives at the premier's office in Tokyo on Nov. 11, 2024, before his attestation in a ceremony at the Imperial Palace.

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SG Holdings Co., Ltd. and Chilled & Frozen Logistics Holdings Co., Ltd. (C&F Holdings) Announce Takeover Bid

SG Holdings Co., Ltd. and Chilled & Frozen Logistics Holdings Co., Ltd. (C&F Holdings) press conference regarding takeover bid. Photo shows, from right to left are SGHD President Hidekazu Matsumoto and C&F Logistics HD President Hiromasa Aya. ＝May 31, 2024, Japan

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SG Holdings Co., Ltd. and Chilled & Frozen Logistics Holdings Co., Ltd. (C&F Holdings) Announce Takeover Bid

SG Holdings Co., Ltd. and Chilled & Frozen Logistics Holdings Co., Ltd. (C&F Holdings) at a press conference regarding the tender offer. Photo shows, from left to right; C&F Logistics HD President Hiromasa Aya, SGHD President Hidekazu Matsumoto, and Sagawa Express President Masahide Kimura. ＝May 31, 2024, Tokyo, Japan

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SG Holdings Co., Ltd. and Chilled & Frozen Logistics Holdings Co., Ltd. (C&F Holdings) press conference regarding tender offer

SG Holdings Co., Ltd. and Chilled & Frozen Logistics Holdings Co., Ltd. (C&F Holdings) press conference regarding takeover bid. Photo shows, from right to left are SGHD President Hidekazu Matsumoto and C&F Logistics HD President Hiromasa Aya. ＝ May 31, 2024, Tokyo, Japan

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SG Holdings Co., Ltd. and Chilled & Frozen Logistics Holdings Co., Ltd. (C&F Holdings) Announce Takeover Bids

SG Holdings Co., Ltd. and Chilled & Frozen Logistics Holdings Co., Ltd. (C&F Holdings) at the press conference regarding the tender offer. Photo shows, from right to left are Masahide Kimura, director of SGHD; Hidekazu Matsumoto, president of SGHD; Hiromasa Aya, president of C&F Logistics HD; and Akihiro Muto, senior managing director of C&F Logistics HD. ＝May 31, 2024, Tokyo, Japan

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Joint press conference by Daihatsu and Toyota Motor on crash test fraud

Joint press conference by Daihatsu and Toyota Motor on crash test fraud. From left: Hiromasa Hoshika, Vice President, Soichiro Okudaira, President and Representative Director, Daihatsu Motor Co. and Hiroki Nakajima, Executive Vice President and Representative Director, Toyota Motor Corp. =Date:December 20, 2023, Place:Tokyo

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Abe, Japan business leaders

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (far R) speaks during his talks with the heads of Japan's three major business lobbies -- Yasuchika Hasegawa (far L), chairman of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives, Hiromasa Yonekura (2nd from L), chairman of the Japan Business Federation, known as Keidanren, and Tadashi Okamura (3rd from L), chairman of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry -- at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Feb. 12, 2013.

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New Keidanren head talks with economic policy minister

TOKYO, Japan - Sadayuki Sakakibara, new chairman of the Japan Business Federation (Keidanren), speaks during his first meeting with economic and fiscal policy minister Akira Amari at a Tokyo hotel on June 18, 2014. Sakakibara replaced Hiromasa Yonekura on June 3.

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Yonekura succeeded by Sakakibara as Keidanren chief

TOKYO, Japan - Former Keidanren Chairman Hiromasa Yonekura speaks at a regular general meeting in Tokyo on June 3, 2014. He was succeeded by Sadayuki Sakakibara the same day.

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New Keidanren chief

TOKYO, Japan - Sadayuki Sakakibara (R), new chairman of the Japan Business Federation, shakes hands with Hiromasa Yonekura in Tokyo on June 3, 2014. Sakakibara succeeded Yonekura as head of the business lobby known as Keidanren.

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Japan's top business leader meets China's vice president

BEIJING, China - Hiromasa Yonekura (L), chairman of the Japan Business Federation, also known as Keidanren, talks with Chinese Vice President Li Yuanchao at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 28, 2014. (Pool photo by Yimiuri Shimbun)

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Japan's top business leader meets China's vice president

BEIJING, China - Hiromasa Yonekura (L), chairman of the Japan Business Federation, also known as Keidanren, and Chinese Vice President Li Yuanchao shake hands at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 28, 2014, prior to their talks. (Pool photo by Yomiuri Shimbun)

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Keidanren head meets ex-Chinese State Councilor Tang

TOKYO, Japan - Hiromasa Yonekura (L), chairman of Keidanren, and former Chinese State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan are seen in this undated file photo. The two met in Beijing on May 27, 2014, to promote economic exchanges.

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Aeon, Marubeni agree to integrate 3 food supermarket chains

TOKYO, Japan - Leaders of the Aeon retail group, Marubeni Corp. and two food supermarket chains pose in Tokyo on May 19, 2014, after announcing their agreement to integrate three supermarket chains. From R: Aeon Co. President Motoya Okada, Marubeni Senior Executive Vice President Mitsuru Akiyoshi, Maruetsu Inc. President Makoto Ueda and Kasumi Co. Chairman Hiromasa Kohama.

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Keidanren chairman Yonekura at press conference

TOKYO, Japan - Outgoing Keidanren Chairman Hiromasa Yonekura smiles during a press conference in Tokyo on May 19, 2014. He emphasized the importance of the business community's efforts to improve relations with China and South Korea. Yonekura will be succeeded by Sadayuki Sakakibara in early June.

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Keidanren, JA Zenchu align for agricultural promotion

TOKYO, Japan - Keidanren Chairman Hiromasa Yonekura (standing) speaks during a meeting on an export promotion plan for domestic agricultural products with Akira Banzai, chairman of JA Zenchu (the Central Union of Agricultural Co-operatives) (2nd from R) in Tokyo, on May 13, 2014.

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3 business lobbies call for early conclusion of TPP talks

TOKYO, Japan - The heads of Japan's three main business lobbies -- (from L to R) Yasuchika Hasegawa, chairman of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives, Akio Mimura, chairman of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and Hiromasa Yonekura, chairman of the Japan Business Federation, submit a petition to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Feb. 10, 2014. The petition called for the early conclusion of negotiations on the U.S.-led Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade framework.

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3 business lobbies call for early conclusion of TPP talks

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) looks through a petition signed by Hiromasa Yonekura (L), chairman of Japan's most influential business lobby Keidanren, and leaders of other business lobbies at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Feb. 10, 2014. The petition called for the early conclusion of negotiations on the U.S.-led Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade framework.

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Japan wage talks

TOKYO, Japan - Hiromasa Yonekura (R standing), chairman of the Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, speaks at a meeting with representatives of the Japanese Trade Union Confederation, or Rengo, in Tokyo on Feb. 5, 2014. Annual wage talks started the same day between the nation's most powerful business lobby and the umbrella labor body.

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Keidanren chief Yonekura

OSAKA, Japan - Hiromasa Yonekura, chairman of Japan's most influential business lobby Keidanren, holds a press conference in Osaka on Jan. 29, 2014.

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Next Keidanren chief

TOKYO, Japan - Toray Industries Inc. Chairman Sadayuki Sakakibara, the incoming chairman of the Japan Business Federation, known as Keidanren, holds a news conference in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2014. Sakakibara will succeed Hiromasa Yonekura in June as chief of Japan's most influential business lobby.

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Next Keidanren chief

TOKYO, Japan - Toray Industries Inc. Chairman Sadayuki Sakakibara (L), the incoming chairman of the Japan Business Federation, known as Keidanren, holds a news conference in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2014. To his right is Hiromasa Yonekura, the current chairman of Japan's most influential business lobby. Sakakibara will succeed Yonekura in June.

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Next Keidanren chief

TOKYO, Japan - Toray Industries Inc. Chairman Sadayuki Sakakibara (L), the incoming chairman of the Japan Business Federation, known as Keidanren, shakes hands with Hiromasa Yonekura, the current chairman of Japan's most influential business lobby, before a news conference in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2014. Sakakibara will succeed Yonekura in June.

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Next Keidanren chief

TOKYO, Japan - Toray Industries Inc. Chairman Sadayuki Sakakibara, the incoming chairman of the Japan Business Federation, known as Keidanren, holds a news conference in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2014. Sakakibara will succeed Hiromasa Yonekura in June as chief of Japan's most influential business lobby.

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Toray chairman to become next Keidanren chief

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Sadayuki Sakakibara, chairman of Toray Industries Inc. Japan's most influential business lobby Keidanren plans to appoint Sakakibara as its next chairman, replacing Hiromasa Yonekura, Keidanren officials said Jan. 9, 2014.

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Japan's business leaders

TOKYO, Japan - (From L) Akio Mimura, chairman of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Hiromasa Yonekura, chairman of the Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, and Yasuchika Hasegawa, chairman of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives, or Keizai Doyukai, shake hands during a joint press conference at a Tokyo hotel on Jan. 7, 2014.

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Japan's business leaders

TOKYO, Japan - Hiromasa Yonekura, chairman of the Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, attends a joint press conference at a Tokyo hotel with leaders of two other major business organizations on Jan. 7, 2014.

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Accord on cooperation for wage hikes

TOKYO, Japan - Hiromasa Yonekura, chief of Japan's biggest business lobby Keidanren, answers a reporter's question after a meeting between representatives of the government, corporate executives and labor unions at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 20, 2013.

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Japan business delegation in China

BEIJING, China - Fujio Cho (L), honorary chairman of Toyota Motor Corp., and Hiromasa Yonekura, head of the Japan Business Federation, attend a press conference at a Beijing hotel on Nov. 20, 2013.

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Cho, China vice premier

BEIJING, China - (From L) Fujio Cho, honorary chairman of Toyota Motor Corp., Hiromasa Yonekura, head of the Japan Business Federation, and Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang hold talks in Beijing on Nov. 19, 2013. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Japan judo federation renews leadership

TOKYO, Japan - Shoji Muneoka (2nd from R) holds a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 21, 2013. The 67-year-old chairman of Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. was officially named chairman of the All Japan Judo Federation the same day. At right is Yasuhiro Yamashita, a 1984 Olympic judo gold medalist who became vice president of the federation. At left is Hiromasa Uno, who was named secretary general, and 2nd from left is Yasuhiro Chikaishi, who was chosen as executive director.

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Keidanren chief

TOKYO, Japan - Hiromasa Yonekura, leader of the Japan Business Federation, known as Keidanren, is interviewed by Kyodo News in Tokyo on July 22, 2013.

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Japan business mission in China

BEIJING, China - (from R) Former Chinese State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan, who leads the China-Japan Friendship Association, Hiromasa Yonekura, who chairs the Japan Business Federation, also known as Keidanren, and Toyota Motor Corp. Chairman Fujio Cho, head of the Japan-China Economic Association, meet at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on March 21, 2013. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Japan business mission in China

BEIJING, China - (from R) Former Chinese State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan, who leads the China-Japan Friendship Association, Hiromasa Yonekura, who chairs the Japan Business Federation, also known as Keidanren, and Toyota Motor Corp. Chairman Fujio Cho, head of the Japan-China Economic Association, meet at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on March 21, 2013. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Recruit founder Ezoe dies

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Hiromasa Ezoe, founder of Recruit Co., a classified advertising conglomerate, when he was summoned in November 1988 as a sworn witness before a House of Representatives committee on a high-profile shares-for-favors scandal in which Recruit was involved. Ezoe died of pneumonia at a Tokyo hospital at the age of 76 on Feb. 8, 2013.

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Recruit founder Ezoe dies

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in March 2010 shows Hiromasa Ezoe, the founder of Recruit Co., a classified advertising conglomerate that was mired in a high-profile shares-for-favors scandal in the 1980s. Ezoe died of pneumonia at a Tokyo hospital at the age of 76 on Feb. 8, 2013.

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Japan, Myanmar business groups to boost cooperation

YANGON, Myanmar - Japan Business Federation chief Hiromasa Yonekura (L) and Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry head Win Aung shake hands in Yangon on Feb. 7, 2013. The business groups agreed to promote cooperation with a view to expanding Japanese investment in the Southeast Asian country.

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Yonekura, Myanmar President Thein Sein

NAYPYITAW, Myanmar - Hiromasa Yonekura (2nd from L), chairman of the Japan Business Federation, meets with Myanmar President Thein Sein in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, on Feb. 5, 2013.

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Keidanren head Yonekura

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Hiromasa Yonekura, chairman of the Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, holds a press conference in the city of Hiroshima on Jan. 30, 2013.

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Japan business lobby leaders

TOKYO, Japan - (From L) Tadashi Okamura, chairman of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Hiromasa Yonekura, chairman of the Japan Business Federation, and Yasuchika Hasegawa, chairman of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives, shake hands during a press conference at a Tokyo hotel on Jan. 7, 2013. The heads of Japan's three major business lobbies gathered for a New Year's reception and the press conference.

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Japanese business group leader Yonekura

BERLIN, Germany - Hiromasa Yonekura, chairman of the Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, speaks during an interview with Kyodo News in Berlin on Oct. 12, 2012.