Japan's new Justice Minister Hiraguchi

Japan's new Justice Minister Hiraguchi

New Japanese Justice Minister Hiroshi Hiraguchi speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 22, 2025, following the inauguration of the government of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi the previous day.

Lineup of Japan PM Takaichi's Cabinet

Lineup of Japan PM Takaichi's Cabinet

Hiroshi Hiraguchi, who was appointed as justice minister in the Cabinet of new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, arrives at the premier's office in Tokyo on Oct. 21, 2025, before an attestation ceremony at the Imperial Palace.

Economic Public Relations Center 41st Corporate Public Relations Awards Ceremony

Economic Public Relations Center 41st Corporate Public Relations Awards Ceremony

Economic Public Relations Center 41st Corporate Communications Awards Ceremony. photo shows Hiroshi Nanamatsu, Director, President and Representative Executive Officer, and Group CEO of Resona Holdings (left), recipient of the Grand Prize for Corporate Communications, and Yoshinobu Tsutsui, Chairman of the Economic Public Relations Center (right).=September 29,2025,Tokyo

Japan's ruling LDP lawmakers' meeting

Japan's ruling LDP lawmakers' meeting

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (L), chief of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, speaks at a joint plenary meeting of the party's lawmakers from both houses of parliament at the LDP'S headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 2, 2025. Sitting next to him is Hiroshi Moriyama, secretary general of the party.

Japan's ruling LDP Secretary General Moriyama

Japan's ruling LDP Secretary General Moriyama

Hiroshi Moriyama, secretary general of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, holds a press conference at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 2, 2025, after a meeting of LDP executives.

Japan's ruling LDP Secretary General Moriyama

Japan's ruling LDP Secretary General Moriyama

Hiroshi Moriyama, secretary general of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, holds a press conference at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 2, 2025, after a meeting of LDP executives.

Japan's ruling LDP Secretary General Moriyama

Japan's ruling LDP Secretary General Moriyama

Hiroshi Moriyama, secretary general of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, holds a press conference at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 2, 2025, after a meeting of LDP executives.

Japan's ruling LDP Secretary General Moriyama

Japan's ruling LDP Secretary General Moriyama

Hiroshi Moriyama, secretary general of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, holds a press conference at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 2, 2025, after a meeting of LDP executives.

Japan's ruling LDP Secretary General Moriyama

Japan's ruling LDP Secretary General Moriyama

Hiroshi Moriyama, secretary general of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, holds a press conference at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 2, 2025, after a meeting of LDP executives.

Japan's ruling LDP Secretary General Moriyama

Japan's ruling LDP Secretary General Moriyama

Hiroshi Moriyama, secretary general of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, holds a press conference at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 2, 2025, after a meeting of LDP executives.

Police, prosecutors apologize at grave of wrongfully accused man

YOKOHAMA, Japan, Aug. 26 Kyodo - Takashi Koike, head of the Supreme Public Prosecutors Office's public security bureau, Hiroshi Ichikawa, deputy chief prosecutor of the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office, and Tetsuro Kamata, deputy superintendent general of the Metropolitan Police Department, bow in apology to the bereaved family of Shizuo Aishima, a former adviser to machinery maker Ohkawara Kakohki Co., in Yokohama on Aug. 25, 2025, alongside Aishima's lawyer. Aishima was wrongfully accused of the unauthorized export of sensitive equipment in 2020 and died next year at age 72 without being granted bail. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

Police, prosecutors apologize at grave of wrongfully accused man

Police, prosecutors apologize at grave of wrongfully accused man

(from L) Takashi Koike, head of the Supreme Public Prosecutors Office's public security bureau, Hiroshi Ichikawa, deputy chief prosecutor of the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office, and Tetsuro Kamata (C), deputy superintendent general of the Metropolitan Police Department, bow in apology to the bereaved family of Shizuo Aishima, a former adviser to machinery maker Ohkawara Kakohki Co., in Yokohama on Aug. 25, 2025, alongside Aishima's lawyer. Aishima was wrongfully accused of the unauthorized export of sensitive equipment in 2020 and died next year at age 72 without being granted bail. (Pool photo)

Police, prosecutors apologize at grave of wrongfully accused man

Police, prosecutors apologize at grave of wrongfully accused man

(from L) Takashi Koike, head of the Supreme Public Prosecutors Office's public security bureau, Hiroshi Ichikawa, deputy chief prosecutor of the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office, and Tetsuro Kamata (C), deputy superintendent general of the Metropolitan Police Department, bow in apology to the bereaved family of Shizuo Aishima, a former adviser to machinery maker Ohkawara Kakohki Co., in Yokohama on Aug. 25, 2025, alongside Aishima's lawyer. Aishima was wrongfully accused of the unauthorized export of sensitive equipment in 2020 and died next year at age 72 without being granted bail. (Pool photo)

Japan's ruling LDP Secretary General Moriyama

Japan's ruling LDP Secretary General Moriyama

Hiroshi Moriyama, secretary general of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, holds a press conference at the party headquarters in Tokyo on Aug. 26, 2025.

Japan's ruling LDP Secretary General Moriyama

Japan's ruling LDP Secretary General Moriyama

Hiroshi Moriyama, secretary general of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, holds a press conference at the party headquarters in Tokyo on Aug. 26, 2025.

Yasukuni shrine

Yasukuni shrine

Liberal Democratic Party Secretary General Hiroshi Moriyama (C) is pictured after visiting the war-linked Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo on Aug. 14, 2025, the eve of the 80th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II.

Yasukuni shrine

Yasukuni shrine

Liberal Democratic Party Secretary General Hiroshi Moriyama (C) is pictured after visiting the war-linked Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo on Aug. 14, 2025, the eve of the 80th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II.

Yasukuni shrine

Yasukuni shrine

Liberal Democratic Party Secretary General Hiroshi Moriyama meets the press after visiting the war-linked Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo on Aug. 14, 2025, the eve of the 80th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II.

Peace event at World Exposition in Osaka

Peace event at World Exposition in Osaka

Hiroshi Kanamoto, a representative director of Nihon Hidankyo, Japan's leading group of atomic bomb survivors and winner of the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize, talks about his experience in Hiroshima during a peace event at the World Exposition in Osaka on Aug. 12, 2025. (Pool photo)

Peace event at World Exposition in Osaka

Peace event at World Exposition in Osaka

Hiroshi Kanamoto (far L), a representative director of Nihon Hidankyo, Japan's leading group of atomic bomb survivors and winner of the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize, talks about his experience in Hiroshima during a peace event at the World Exposition in Osaka on Aug. 12, 2025. (Pool photo)

80th A-bomb anniversary in Nagasaki

80th A-bomb anniversary in Nagasaki

Survivor Hiroshi Nishioka, 93, speaks during a memorial ceremony held at Peace Park in Nagasaki on Aug. 9, 2025, to mark the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the southwestern Japan city in World War II.

80th A-bomb anniversary in Nagasaki

80th A-bomb anniversary in Nagasaki

Survivor Hiroshi Nishioka, 93, speaks during a memorial ceremony held at Peace Park in Nagasaki on Aug. 9, 2025, to mark the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the southwestern Japan city in World War II.

LDP board meeting

LDP board meeting

Japanese Prime Minister and Liberal Democratic Party President Shigeru Ishiba (C), LDP Vice President Yoshihide Suga (R) and LDP Secretary General Hiroshi Moriyama attend a board meeting of the ruling party at its headquarters in Tokyo on July 29, 2025, amid renewed calls for the premier to resign over the party's recent election setback.

Japanese actor Hiroshi Akutagawa

Japanese actor Hiroshi Akutagawa

File photo taken on March 24, 1975, at an unknown location shows Japanese actor and stage director Hiroshi Akutagawa.

Upper house election in Japan

Upper house election in Japan

Liberal Democratic Party Secretary General Hiroshi Moriyama speaks during a media interview at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on July 20, 2025, as the results of the House of Councillors election come in.

Upper house election in Japan

Upper house election in Japan

Liberal Democratic Party Secretary General Hiroshi Moriyama speaks during a media interview at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on July 20, 2025, as the results of the House of Councillors election come in.

Upper house election in Japan

Upper house election in Japan

Liberal Democratic Party Secretary General Hiroshi Moriyama speaks during a media interview at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on July 20, 2025, as the results of the House of Councillors election come in.

MOTORI - Endurance - ELMS 4 Hours of Imola

MOTORI - Endurance - ELMS 4 Hours of Imola

Hiroshi KOIZUMI (JPN),Rui ANDRADE (ANG),Charlie EASTWOOD (IRL) on a TF SPORT on a Corvette Z06 LMGT3.R during ELMS 4H of Imola, in Imola, Italy, on July 5 2025. during ELMS 4 Hours of Imola, Endurance race in Imola, Italy, July 05 2025

MOTORI - Endurance - ELMS 4 Hours of Imola

MOTORI - Endurance - ELMS 4 Hours of Imola

Hiroshi KOIZUMI (JPN),Rui ANDRADE (ANG),Charlie EASTWOOD (IRL) on a TF SPORT on a Corvette Z06 LMGT3.R during ELMS 4H of Imola, in Imola, Italy, on July 5 2025. during ELMS 4 Hours of Imola, Endurance race in Imola, Italy, July 05 2025

MOTORI - Endurance - ELMS 4 Hours of Imola

MOTORI - Endurance - ELMS 4 Hours of Imola

Hiroshi KOIZUMI (JPN),Rui ANDRADE (ANG),Charlie EASTWOOD (IRL) on a TF SPORT on a Corvette Z06 LMGT3.R during ELMS 4H of Imola, in Imola, Italy, on July 4 2025. during ELMS 4 Hours of Imola, Endurance race in Imola, Italy, July 04 2025

Rakuten CEO Mikitani

Rakuten CEO Mikitani

Hiroshi Mikitani, chairman and CEO of Rakuten Group Inc., a Japanese e-commerce and mobile communications company, speaks to reporters after meeting with Japan's new Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Shinjiro Koizumi at the farm ministry in Tokyo on May 23, 2025.

Japan's new farm minister Koizumi and Rakuten CEO Mikitani

Japan's new farm minister Koizumi and Rakuten CEO Mikitani

Japan's new Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (R) shakes hands with Hiroshi Mikitani, chairman and CEO of Rakuten Group Inc., a Japanese e-commerce and mobile communications company, at the farm ministry in Tokyo ahead of their talks on May 23, 2025.

Japan's new farm minister Koizumi and Rakuten CEO Mikitani

Japan's new farm minister Koizumi and Rakuten CEO Mikitani

Japan's new Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (R) meets with Hiroshi Mikitani, chairman and CEO of Rakuten Group Inc., a Japanese e-commerce and mobile communications company, at the farm ministry in Tokyo on May 23, 2025.

Japan's new farm minister Koizumi and Rakuten CEO Mikitani

Japan's new farm minister Koizumi and Rakuten CEO Mikitani

Japan's new Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (R) meets with Hiroshi Mikitani, chairman and CEO of Rakuten Group Inc., a Japanese e-commerce and mobile communications company, at the farm ministry in Tokyo on May 23, 2025.

Roboticist Ishiguro with expo mascot

Roboticist Ishiguro with expo mascot

Japanese roboticist Hiroshi Ishiguro poses for a photo with Myaku-Myaku, the official mascot of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on May 7, 2025. The interactive Myaku-Myaku doll is equipped with artificial intelligence developed by Ishiguro.

NPT preparatory committee in New York

NPT preparatory committee in New York

Hiroshi Kanamoto, a representative director of Nihon Hidankyo, Japan's leading group of atomic bomb survivors and winner of the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize, addresses the third meeting of the Preparatory Committee for the 2026 Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons review conference at the U.N. headquarters in New York on April 30, 2025.

NPT preparatory committee in New York

NPT preparatory committee in New York

Hiroshi Kanamoto (front row, R), a representative director of Nihon Hidankyo, Japan's leading group of atomic bomb survivors and winner of the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize, addresses the third meeting of the Preparatory Committee for the 2026 Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons review conference at the U.N. headquarters in New York on April 30, 2025.

NPT preparatory committee in New York

NPT preparatory committee in New York

Hiroshi Kanamoto (front row, R), a representative director of Nihon Hidankyo, Japan's leading group of atomic bomb survivors and winner of the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize, addresses the third meeting of the Preparatory Committee for the 2026 Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons review conference at the U.N. headquarters in New York on April 30, 2025.

Japan ruling LDP secretary general in Beijing

Japan ruling LDP secretary general in Beijing

Hiroshi Moriyama (C), secretary general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, who heads a cross-party group of China-friendly Japanese lawmakers, speaks to reporters at the Japanese embassy in Beijing on April 29, 2025, following a meeting with Zhao Leji, the No. 3 in the Chinese Communist Party's leadership.

Japan ruling LDP secretary general in Beijing

Japan ruling LDP secretary general in Beijing

Hiroshi Moriyama (C), secretary general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, who heads a cross-party group of China-friendly Japanese lawmakers, speaks to reporters at the Japanese embassy in Beijing on April 29, 2025, following a meeting with Zhao Leji, the No. 3 in the Chinese Communist Party's leadership.

Delegation of Japanese lawmakers visits Beijing

Delegation of Japanese lawmakers visits Beijing

Zhao Leji (2nd from R), ranked No. 3 in the Chinese Communist Party, holds talks with Hiroshi Moriyama, secretary general of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party who heads a cross-party group of China-friendly Japanese lawmakers, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on April 29, 2025.

Delegation of Japanese lawmakers visits Beijing

Delegation of Japanese lawmakers visits Beijing

Hiroshi Moriyama (4th from L), secretary general of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party who heads a cross-party group of China-friendly Japanese lawmakers, holds talks with Zhao Leji, ranked No. 3 in the Chinese Communist Party, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on April 29, 2025.

Delegation of Japanese lawmakers visits Beijing

Delegation of Japanese lawmakers visits Beijing

Hiroshi Moriyama (L), secretary general of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party who heads a cross-party group of China-friendly Japanese lawmakers, shakes hands with Zhao Leji, ranked No. 3 in the Chinese Communist Party, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on April 29, 2025.

Delegation of Japanese lawmakers visits Beijing

Delegation of Japanese lawmakers visits Beijing

Hiroshi Moriyama (5th from L), secretary general of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party who heads a cross-party group of China-friendly Japanese lawmakers, holds talks with Zhao Leji (2nd from R), ranked No. 3 in the Chinese Communist Party, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on April 29, 2025.

Delegation of Japanese lawmakers visits Beijing

Delegation of Japanese lawmakers visits Beijing

Hiroshi Moriyama (L), secretary general of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party who heads a cross-party group of China-friendly Japanese lawmakers, shakes hands with Zhao Leji, ranked No. 3 in the Chinese Communist Party, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on April 29, 2025.

Delegation of Japanese lawmakers visits Beijing

Delegation of Japanese lawmakers visits Beijing

Hiroshi Moriyama (6th from L), secretary general of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party who heads a cross-party group of China-friendly Japanese lawmakers, and Liu Jianchao (7th from L), chief of the Chinese Communist Party's International Department, pose for a photo in Beijing on April 28, 2025.

Delegation of Japanese lawmakers visits Beijing

Delegation of Japanese lawmakers visits Beijing

Hiroshi Moriyama (front, far L), secretary general of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party who heads a cross-party group of China-friendly Japanese lawmakers, and Liu Jianchao (front, 2nd from L), chief of the Chinese Communist Party's International Department, pose for a photo in Beijing on April 28, 2025.

Delegation of Japanese lawmakers visits Beijing

Delegation of Japanese lawmakers visits Beijing

Hiroshi Moriyama (L), secretary general of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party who heads a cross-party group of China-friendly Japanese lawmakers, shakes hands with Yang Wanming, president of the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, in Beijing on April 28, 2025.

Delegation of Japanese lawmakers visits Beijing

Delegation of Japanese lawmakers visits Beijing

Hiroshi Moriyama (L), secretary general of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party who heads a cross-party group of China-friendly Japanese lawmakers, holds talks with Yang Wanming, president of the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, in Beijing on April 28, 2025.

Delegation of Japanese lawmakers visits Beijing

Delegation of Japanese lawmakers visits Beijing

Hiroshi Moriyama (L), secretary general of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party who heads a cross-party group of China-friendly Japanese lawmakers, holds talks with Yang Wanming, president of the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, in Beijing on April 28, 2025.