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Japan, China hold 1st gov't meeting since leaders' summit

BEIJING, China - Hiroshi Amano, one of the three Japan-born scientists to win this year's Nobel Prize in Physics for inventing efficient blue light-emitting diodes, delivers a speech at the eighth Japan-China Energy Conservation Forum in China's capital Beijing on Dec. 28, 2014. The forum is the first major governmental meeting since Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's first meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Nov. 10.

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Nobel laureate Amano meets with Abe

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroshi Amano (L), a Nagoya University professor and one of the three Japan-born scientists to win the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics, shakes hands with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 22, 2014.

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Japanese film wins special prize at Montreal

MONTREAL, Canada - Japanese actress Sayuri Yoshinaga (R) and actor Hiroshi Abe meet with reporters in Montreal, Canada, on Sept. 1, 2014, after "Cape Nostalgia," in which they co-star, wins the Special Grand Prix at the Montreal World Film Festival.

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Japanese film wins special prize at Montreal

MONTREAL, Canada - Japanese actress Sayuri Yoshinaga (R) and actor Hiroshi Abe pose for photos at the Montreal World Film Festival in Canada on Sept. 1, 2014, after "Cape Nostalgia," in which they co-star, wins the Special Grand Prix.

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Actress Yoshinaga, actor Abe in Montreal film festival

MONTREAL, Canada - Actress Sayuri Yoshinaga (R) and actor Hiroshi Abe make their red carpet appearance at the Montreal World Film Festival in Montreal, Canada, prior to the showing of their movie "Cape Nostalgia" on Aug. 29, 2014. The film won the Special Grand Prix at the festival.

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Bank of Japan new leadership

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda (front R) and Deputy Governors Hiroshi Nakaso (back R) and Kikuo Iwata (back L) leave the prime minister's office in Tokyo after meeting Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and receiving their letters of appointment on March 21, 2013, a day after they took office at the central bank.

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Bank of Japan new leadership

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Hiroshi Nakaso arrives at the prime minister's office in Tokyo to meet Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and receive his letter of appointment on March 21, 2013, a day after taking office at the central bank.

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Tokyo International Film Festival

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese actor Hiroshi Abe (3rd from R) and actress Satomi Ishihara (4th from R) stand on the green carpet, made of materials recycled from plastic bottles, in Tokyo's Roppongi district on Oct. 20, 2012, as the 25th Tokyo International Film Festival kicks off.

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(4)Party leaders start canvassing tours

TOKYO, Japan - Ruling and opposition leaders started stumping nationwide on Oct. 11. Delivering campaign speeches are (anticlockwise from top right) Liberal Democratic Party Secretary General Shinzo Abe, new Komeito Party leader Takenori Kanzaki, Democratic Party of Japan leader Naoto Kan, Socialist Democratic Party leader Takako Doi, Japanese Communist Party chairman Kazuo Shii and New Conservative Party leader Hiroshi Kumagai.

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Still Walking (2008)

Yui Natsukawa & Hiroshi Abe Characters: Yukari Yokoyama, Ryota Yokoyama Film: Still Walking (2008) Director: Hirokazu Koreeda 28 June 2008 Date: 28 June 2008

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Still Walking (2008)

Hiroshi Abe, Yui Natsukawa & Shohei Tanaka Characters: Ryota Yokoyama, Yukari Yokoyama, Atsushi Yokoyama Film: Still Walking (2008) Director: Hirokazu Koreeda 28 June 2008 Date: 28 June 2008

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Still Walking (2008)

Yui Natsukawa, Kirin Kiki, Shohei Tanaka & Hiroshi Abe Characters: Yukari Yokoyama, Toshiko Yokoyama, Atsushi Yokoyama, Ryota Yokoyama Film: Still Walking (2008) Director: Hirokazu Koreeda 28 June 2008 Date: 28 June 2008

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Still Walking (2008)

Yui Natsukawa, Kirin Kiki, Shohei Tanaka & Hiroshi Abe Poster Characters: Yukari Yokoyama, Toshiko Yokoyama, Atsushi Yokoyama, Ryota Yokoyama Film: Still Walking (2008) Director: Hirokazu Koreeda 28 June 2008 Date: 28 June 2008

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Still Walking (2008)

Kirin Kiki & Hiroshi Abe Characters: Toshiko Yokoyama, Ryota Yokoyama Film: Still Walking (2008) Director: Hirokazu Koreeda 28 June 2008 Date: 28 June 2008

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Abe instructs BOJ to ensure market stability after Brexit vote

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (far L), Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga (2nd from L), Finance Minister Taro Aso (far R) and Hiroshi Nakaso (2nd from R), a deputy governor of the Bank of Japan, attend a meeting at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on June 27, 2016. In the meeting to discuss emergency steps following the British decision to leave the European Union in a referendum, Abe instructed the central bank to ensure stability in financial markets. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan stays alert on market instability after Brexit vote

Finance Minister Taro Aso speaks with reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on June 27, 2016, after a meeting with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Deputy Bank of Japan Governor Hiroshi Nakaso. The government and the central bank discussed measures to mitigate the impact on the economy from uncertainty over global growth following British voters' decision to leave the European Union. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan stays alert on market instability after Brexit vote

Hiroshi Nakaso (3rd from L), a deputy governor of the Bank of Japan, enters the prime minister's office in Tokyo on June 27, 2016, for a meeting with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Finance Minister Taro Aso. The government and the central bank discussed measures to mitigate the impact on the economy from uncertainty over global growth following British voters' decision to leave the European Union. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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PM Abe reshuffles Cabinet

Hiroshi Moriyama, a House of Representatives member of the Liberal Democratic Party, arrives at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 7, 2015, ahead of his appointment as farm minister in a Cabinet reshuffle by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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PM Abe reshuffles Cabinet

Hiroshi Hase, a House of Repsentatives member of the Liberal Democratic Party, arrives at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 7, 2015, ahead of his appointment as minister of education, culture, sports, science and technology in a Cabinet reshuffle by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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(4)Party leaders start canvassing tours

TOKYO, Japan - Ruling and opposition leaders started stumping nationwide on Oct. 11. Delivering campaign speeches are (anticlockwise from top right) Liberal Democratic Party Secretary General Shinzo Abe, new Komeito Party leader Takenori Kanzaki, Democratic Party of Japan leader Naoto Kan, Socialist Democratic Party leader Takako Doi, Japanese Communist Party chairman Kazuo Shii and New Conservative Party leader Hiroshi Kumagai. (Kyodo)

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Nobel laureate Amano meets with Abe

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroshi Amano (L), a Nagoya University professor and one of the three Japan-born scientists to win the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics, shakes hands with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 22, 2014. (Kyodo)

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Japanese film wins special prize at Montreal

MONTREAL, Canada - Japanese actress Sayuri Yoshinaga (R) and actor Hiroshi Abe meet with reporters in Montreal, Canada, on Sept. 1, 2014, after "Cape Nostalgia," in which they co-star, wins the Special Grand Prix at the Montreal World Film Festival. (Kyodo)

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Gov't sued over disclosure of "Abenomask" info

Hiroshi Kamiwaki (front), a law professor at Kobe Gakuin University, heads to the Osaka District Court on Sept. 28, 2020, to file a lawsuit against the Japanese government demanding it reveal the unit price of washable cloth masks, dubbed "Abenomasks," that were distributed for free to all households in Japan earlier in the year in an initiative led by then Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus.

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Gov't sued over disclosure of "Abenomask" info

Hiroshi Kamiwaki (R), a law professor at Kobe Gakuin University, heads to the Osaka District Court on Sept. 28, 2020, to file a lawsuit against the Japanese government demanding it reveal the unit price of washable cloth masks, dubbed "Abenomasks," that were distributed for free to all households in Japan earlier in the year in an initiative led by then Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus.

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Gov't sued over disclosure of "Abenomask" info

Hiroshi Kamiwaki (L), a law professor at Kobe Gakuin University, attends a press conference in Osaka on Sept. 28, 2020. Kamiwaki filed a lawsuit the same day against the Japanese government demanding it reveal the unit price of washable cloth masks, dubbed "Abenomasks," that were distributed for free to all households in Japan earlier in the year in an initiative led by then Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus.

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Gov't sued over disclosure of "Abenomask" info

Hiroshi Kamiwaki, a law professor at Kobe Gakuin University, attends a press conference in Osaka on Sept. 28, 2020. Kamiwaki filed a lawsuit the same day against the Japanese government demanding it reveal the unit price of washable cloth masks, dubbed "Abenomasks," that were distributed for free to all households in Japan earlier in the year in an initiative led by then Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus.

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Japan's new trade minister

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) poses for a photo with former regional revitalization minister Hiroshi Kajiyama at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 25, 2019, after appointing Kajiyama as the new Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry to replace Isshu Sugawara, who resigned earlier in the day amid a scandal over money and gifts allegedly offered to supporters. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's new trade minister

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) poses for a photo with former regional revitalization minister Hiroshi Kajiyama at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 25, 2019, after appointing Kajiyama as the new Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry to replace Isshu Sugawara, who resigned earlier in the day amid a scandal over money and gifts allegedly offered to supporters. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Complaint filed against Japanese PM

Kobe Gakuin University professor Hiroshi Kamiwaki (L) attends a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 14, 2020, after his team filed a complaint against Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe with the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office. Kamiwaki accused Abe of breach of trust, claiming he used state-funded cherry blossom-viewing parties for personal gain as a large number of his supporters were invited. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Football: Iniesta, Japan PM Abe

Spanish football star Andres Iniesta poses for a photo with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the premier's office in Tokyo on Jan. 18, 2019. On the left is Hiroshi Mikitani, chairman of Iniesta's Vissel Kobe and CEO of online shopping giant Rakuten Inc. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Order of Culture ceremony

Japanese Emperor Akihito (L) confers the Order of Culture, Japan's top cultural award, to tax law expert Hiroshi Kaneko at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Nov. 3, 2018. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (back C) is also pictured. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Cabinet reshuffle amid waning support for PM Abe

Liberal Democratic Party lower house member Hiroshi Kajiyama arrives at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Aug. 3, 2017, to be named as minister of state for regional revitalization in a Cabinet reshuffle. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Cabinet reshuffle amid waning support for PM Abe

Liberal Democratic Party lower house member Hiroshi Kajiyama arrives at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Aug. 3, 2017, to be named as minister of state for regional revitalization in a Cabinet reshuffle. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Former U.N. exec officer Oshima named Australian envoy

TOKYO, Japan - Kenzo Oshima (3rd from L), former U.N. undersecretary general in charge of humanitarian affairs, has been named Japanese ambassador to Australia, the government said July 22. Other newly appointed ambassadors are (top, from L to R) Hiroshi Sakurai to Jamaica, Tomoyuki Abe to Turkey, Shigenobu Kato to the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, (bottom, from L to R) Hajime Tsujimoto to the United Arab Emirates, Toshihiro Takahashi to Paraguay, Haruo Okamoto to the Dominican Republic and Tokumitsu Murakami to Lebanon. (Kyodo)