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Tokyo International Film Festival

Sayuri Yoshinaga (C), the lead actress in the film "Climbing for Life," which was screened at the opening ceremony of the Tokyo International Film Festival in the Japanese capital, poses after receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award on Oct. 27, 2025, alongside her co-star Non (far R), director Junji Sakamoto (far L), festival chairman Hiroyasu Ando (2nd from L), and film critic and jury member Carlo Chatrian.

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Plan to set up baby hatch in Osaka

Hiroyasu Chiyomatsu, mayor of Izumisano in Osaka Prefecture, explains the policy of setting up a baby hatch that enables parents to anonymously leave infants they are unable to care for, on May 29, 2025, at the city office. The western Japan city government said it plans to launch a baby hatch and a "confidential birth" system that allows women to give birth without revealing their identities except to the hospital, by the end of fiscal 2026 in cooperation with a local medical institution.

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Plan to set up baby hatch in Osaka

Hiroyasu Chiyomatsu, mayor of Izumisano in Osaka Prefecture, explains the policy of setting up a baby hatch that enables parents to anonymously leave infants they are unable to care for, on May 29, 2025, at the city office. The western Japan city government said it plans to launch a baby hatch and a "confidential birth" system that allows women to give birth without revealing their identities except to the hospital, by the end of fiscal 2026 in cooperation with a local medical institution.

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(SP)JAPAN-TOKYO-HANDBALL-FRIENDLY MATCH-PSG VS JPN

(230802) -- TOKYO, Aug. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Japan national team's Baig Afamu Yuki and Tamakawa Hiroyasu (R) defends Paris Saint-Germain's Nikola Karabatic (C) during a friendly handball match between Paris Saint-Germain FC and Japan national team at Japan Ariake Area in Tokyo, Japan, Aug. 2, 2023. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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Shimizu wins 500 at nat'l sprint c'ships

CHINO, Japan - Speed skater Hiroyasu Shimizu wins the 500 in a rink-record 35.42 at the national sprint championships at Chino sports park skate center on Dec. 28.

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Japan super featherweight champ Naito celebrates with dad

TOKYO, Japan - New Japan super featherweight champion Rikki Naito (L) is interviewed with his father Cassius Naito, former Orient middleweight champion, on the ring after defeating Hiroyasu Matsuzaki in Tokyo's Korakuen Hall on Feb. 10, 2014.

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Naito wins Japan super featherweight champion title

TOKYO, Japan - Rikki Naito, son of former Orient middleweight champion Cassius Naito, becomes the new Japan super featherweight champion on Feb. 10, 2014, after winning a title match against Hiroyasu Matsuzaki in Tokyo's Korakuen Hall.

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Naito wins Japan super featherweight champion title

TOKYO, Japan - New Japan super featherweight champion Rikki Naito (C) celebrates with his father Cassius Naito (R), former Orient middleweight champion, and writer Kotaro Sawaki (L) on Feb. 10, 2014, after winning a title match against Hiroyasu Matsuzaki in Tokyo's Korakuen Hall.

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New Japan super featherweight champion Naito celebrates with father

TOKYO, Japan - New Japan super featherweight champion Rikki Naito (L) celebrates with his father Cassius Naito, former Orient middleweight champion, on the ring after winning a title match against Hiroyasu Matsuzaki in Tokyo's Korakuen Hall on Feb. 10, 2014.

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Green Lord Motors electric car

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroyasu Koma, president of Green Lord Motors Co., stands by its Tommykaira ZZ electric sports car as the company founded by graduate students of Kyoto University unveiled the vehicle in Tokyo on Jan. 28, 2014.

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Museum curators set up permanent disaster exhibit

SENDAI, Japan - Curator Hiroyasu Yamauchi stands in front of photos at the Rias Ark Museum of Art in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture on March 3, 2013, showing the devastating damage of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster.

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ChubuSat-1 satellite developed by Japanese consortium

NAGOYA, Japan - Hiroyasu Tajima, professor at the Solar-Terrestrial Environment Laboratory at Nagoya University, gives a briefing about a prototype of the ChubuSat-1 satellite in Nagoya on May 16, 2012. A consortium of universities and aerospace companies in the Chubu region of central Japan that jointly developed the satellite, with sides measuring 50 centimeters and weighing 50 kilograms, said the same day it will be launched into space on a Russian rocket in December.

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China frees detained Japanese

SHANGHAI, China - Sadamu Takahashi (L), a Japanese employee of Fujita Corp., shakes hands with Hiroyasu Izumi, Japanese consul general in Shanghai, in Shanghai on Oct. 9, 2010, after being freed by Chinese authorities the same day. Takahashi was detained along with three others for allegedly trespassing in a military zone in Hebei Province.

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Former Olympic champion Shimizu at retirement ceremony

OBIHIRO, Japan - Nagano Olympic 500-meter gold medalist Hiroyasu Shimizu (2nd from R) holding a Japanese national flag skates with children during his retirement ceremony on March 6, 2010 in Obihiro, Hokkaido. He said the previous day he has truly enjoyed his life in competitive speed skating after drawing the curtain on a record-breaking career.

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Former Olympic champion Shimizu at retirement ceremony

OBIHIRO, Japan - Nagano Olympic 500-meter gold medalist Hiroyasu Shimizu poses for photographs with a Japanese national flag during his retirement ceremony on March 6, 2010 in Obihiro, Hokkaido. He said the previous day he has truly enjoyed his life in competitive speed skating after drawing the curtain on a record-breaking career.

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Former Olympic champion Shimizu reflects on memorable career

OBIHIRO, Japan - Nagano Olympic 500-meter gold medalist Hiroyasu Shimizu bows to reporters at the end of a press conference in Obihiro, Hokkaido, on March, 5, 2010, after drawing the curtain on a record-breaking career. During the press conference, Shimizu said he truly enjoyed his life in competitive speed skating.

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Former Olympic champion Shimizu reflects on memorable career

OBIHIRO, Japan - Nagano Olympic 500-meter gold medalist Hiroyasu Shimizu tries to hold back tears during a press conference in Obihiro, Hokkaido, on March 5, 2010, after drawing the curtain on a record-breaking career. During the press conference, Shimizu said he truly enjoyed his life in competitive speed skating.

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Former Olympic champion Shimizu reflects on memorable career

OBIHIRO, Japan - Nagano Olympic 500-meter gold medalist Hiroyasu Shimizu tries to hold back tears during a press conference in Obihiro, Hokkaido, on March 5, 2010, after drawing the curtain on a record-breaking career. During the press conference, Shimizu said he truly enjoyed his life in competitive speed skating.

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Man spends 19 years building replica of famous castle

TSU, Japan - Hiroyasu Imura carefully tends a replica of the famous Himeji Castle in Ise, Mie Prefecture.

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3 dead since '03 in CO poisoning caused by Rinnai water heaters

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroyasu Naito, president of Rinnai Corp., speaks at a news conference in Nagoya on Feb. 10 about carbon monoxide poisoning caused by a water heater manufactured by the company.

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Japanese speed skaters arrive in Milan

MILAN, Italy - Wearing an anti-flu mask, Japanese speed skater Hiroyasu Shimizu arrives at Milan airport en route to Turin on Feb. 1.

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Speed skater Shimizu books place in next year's Winter Olympics

INZELL, Germany - Japanese speed skater Hiroyasu Shimizu finished second in the men's 500 meters at the world single-distance championships on March 4 in Inzell, Germany, booking a place in next year's Winter Olympics in Turin.

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(2)Shimizu victorious at World Cup

NAGANO, Japan - World record holder Hiroyasu Shimizu responds to audiences after winning his second 500-meter title in as many days in a World Cup meet at the M-Wave ice arena in Nagano on Dec. 5.

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(1)Shimizu victorious at World Cup

NAGANO, Japan - World record holder Hiroyasu Shimizu speeds to the finish line in the men's 500-meter in a World Cup meet at the M-Wave ice arena in Nagano on Dec. 5. Shimizu won his second title in as many days with a rink record of 34.95 seconds.

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(2)Speed skating: Shimizu, Wotherspoon tie in 500 at World Cup

NAGANO, Japan - Jeremy Wotherspoon of Canada shares the top honors in the men's 500 meters with Japan's world record holder Hiroyasu Shimizu by posting identical times of 35.20 seconds on the opening day of a World Cup meet at M-Wave ice arena in Nagano on Dec. 4.

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(3)Shimizu, Wotherspoon tie in 500 at World Cup

NAGANO, Japan - World record holder Hiroyasu Shimizu (L) and Canada's Jeremy Wotherspoon chats with each other after sharing the top honors in the men's 500 meters by posting identical times on the opening day of a World Cup meet at M-Wave ice arena in Nagano on Dec. 4.

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(1)Speed skating: Shimizu, Wotherspoon tie in 500 at World Cup

NAGANO, Japan - World record holder Hiroyasu Shimizu waves at fans after sharing the top honors in the men's 500 meters with Canada's Jeremy Wotherspoon on the opening day of a World Cup meet at M-Wave ice arena in Nagano on Dec. 4. ''It's nice to win in front of home fans,'' said Shimizu later.

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Shimizu nails 1st win of season at Asama meet

MATSUMOTO, Japan - World record holder Hiroyasu Shimizu races in the men's 500 meter event of the Asama invitational meet at Asama Onsen International Skate Center in Nagano Prefecture on Nov. 27. Shimizu won the race.

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(1)Japan gets best finishes in relays

ATHENS, Greece - Four Japanese sprinters, (from L to R) Hiroyasu Tsuchie, Shingo Suetsugu, Shinji Takahara and Nobuharu Asahara, smile after missing out on the podium with the best-ever fourth-place finish in the men's 4x100-meter relay at Olympic Stadium on Aug. 28. They finished in 38.49 behind Britain, the United States and Nigeria.

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Japanese team advances to 4x100-meter relay

ATHENS, Greece - The Japanese team of (from L to R) Shinji Takahira, Shingo Suetsugu, Nobuharu Asahara and Hiroyasu Tsuchie celebrates after producing a combined time of 38.53 seconds in the men's 4x100-meter relay to squeeze into the eight-team final at the Olympic Stadium in Athens on Aug. 27.

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(7)Runners relay Olympic torch in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Nagano Olympic speed-skating gold medallist Hiroyasu Shimizu (R) lights the torch hold by Seoul Olympic swimming gold medallist Daichi Suzuki during the torch relay in Tokyo on June 6.

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Skater Shimizu named Olympic torch runner candidate

TOKYO, Japan - Speed skater Hiroyasu Shimizu (R), who won a gold medal in the men's 500 meters at the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics, and swimmer Daichi Suzuki (L), a gold medal winner in the men's backstroke at the Seoul Olympics, were named as candidates to be Olympic torch runners in the June 6 torch relay in Tokyo, Athens Olympics sponsor Coca Cola said April 6. They are among 15 Japanese selected as runners.

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Speed Skating: Shimizu defends men's crown at sprint nat'ls

NIKKO, Japan - Hiroyasu Shimizu skates in the men's 500 meters of the national speed skating sprint championships at the outdoor Kirifuri Skate Center in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, on Dec. 25. Shimizu captured his second consecutive title in the men's event of the championships.

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Matsui visits Japanese consulate general in N.Y.

NEW YORK, United States - New York Yankees outfielder Hideki Matsui (L) presents his uniform to Consul General Hiroyasu Ando (R) during a visit to the Japanese Consulate General in New York on Nov. 14.

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(2)Kato upstages Shimizu at single-distance nationals

NAGANO, Japan - World record holder Hiroyasu Shimizu finished third with a time of 36.07 in the first race of the 500 meters on the opening day of the single-distance speed skating championships at M-Wave ice arena in Nagano on Nov. 1.

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(1)Kato upstages Shimizu at single-distance nationals

NAGANO, Japan - Future prospect Joji Kato upstaged world record holder Hiroyasu Shimizu to take the first race of the 500 meters on the opening day of the single-distance speed skating championships in Nagano on Nov. 1. Kato carved up M-Wave ice arena to cross the line in 35.76 seconds to take the lead heading into second leg on Nov. 2.

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S. Korea's Lee takes gold in 1,000-meter speed skating

HACHINOHE, Japan - South Korea's Lee Kyou Hyuk (C), winner of the men's 1,000-meter speed skating Feb. 5 at the Winter Asian Games, is flanked by silver medalist Hiroyasu Shimizu (L) and Takaharu Nakajima (R), both of Japan, in an award ceremony at Nagane Park Speed Skating Rink in Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture.

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Shimizu wins 500 meters in speed skating

HACHINOHE, Japan - World record holder Hiroyasu Shimizu, skating in the second race of the men's 500 speed skating in the Winter Asian Games on Feb. 3, grabs the gold with a combined time of 1:11.37 at Nagane Park Speed Skating Rink, in Hachinohe, northern Japan.

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Kawata wins inaugural World Cup 100 meters

KEARNS, United States - Japan's Tomonori Kawata (C) wins the inaugural World Cup 100-meter speed skating event at Kearns, Utah, on Jan. 10. Canadian Mark Nielsen (L) came second and Japanese Olympic double medalist Hiroyasu Shimizu (R) third.

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Shimizu wins 6th national sprint title

SAPPORO, Japan - Two-time Olympic medalist Hiroyasu Shimizu in action during the second round of the men's 500-meter race at the national speed skating sprint championships at Makomanai Ice Arena on Dec. 26. Shimizu completed a four-race sweep to win his sixth title at the national sprint.

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Wotherspoon wins 500-m World Cup speed skating

HARBIN, China - Jeremy Wotherspoon of Canada (C) poses after winning the men's 500 meters in the World Cup speed skating event in Harbin, China on Dec. 14. Japan's Joji Kato (L) and Hiroyasu Shimizu (R) took second and third.

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(2)Wotherspoon wins men's 500

NAGANO, Japan - Canadian Jeremy Wotherspoon (C), the winner of the men's 500 meters in the speed skating World Cup circuit, poses for photographs on the podium at M-Wave ice arena in Nagano on Dec. 7, flanked by Japan's Hiroyasu Shimizu (L - second place) and Joji Kato (R - third place).

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Shimizu takes sprint double at Asama invitational

MATSUMOTO, Japan - Two-time Olympic medalist Hiroyasu Shimizu reacts after completing a sprint double when he won the men's 1,000 meters in a meet record at the Asama invitational on Dec. 1. Shimizu clocked 1 minute, 11.78 seconds to claim his first 1,000-meter victory in nine years at the annual meet, adding to the 500 title he won the previous day at Asama Onsen International Skate Center.

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Shimizu sets meet record to win Asama invitational

MATSUMOTO, Japan - Two-time Olympic medalist Hiroyasu Shimizu competes in the men's 500 meters of the Asama invitational at Asam Onsen International Skate Center in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, on Nov. 30. Shimizu won the race, clocking 35.41 seconds in the day's second race for a two-race total of 1 minute, 10.89 seconds.

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Shimizu wins 500 meters in skate season debut

SAPPORO, Japan - Hiroyasu Shimizu wins the men's 500 meters at the Makomanai invitational competition in Hokkaido on Nov. 23 in a meet record as the two-time Olympic medalist made his debut in the new speed skating season.

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Shimizu back in action from lower back injury

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroyasu Shimizu, a two-time Olympic medal-winner in speed skating, smiles at a news conference he gave in Tokyo after an hour of light workout July 12. Shimizu, who struggled with a pain in his lower back on his way to earning an Olympic silver medal in the men's 500 meters at Salt Lake City in February, put an end to the longest break of his career.

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Emperor, empress host spring party

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito (2nd from L) and Empress Michiko (L) host a spring party in Tokyo on April 23. The imperial couple talked to Salt Lake City Olympic Winter Games medalists Tae Satoya (R) and Hiroyasu Shimizu (2nd from R) and J-League Chairman Saburo Kawabuchi (4th from R).

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Koizumi praises Salt Lake City Olympic athletes

TOKYO, Japan - Salt Lake silver medalist Hiroyasu Shimuzu (R) receives a gift from Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi during a reception held at the premier's official residence April 16 for the Japanese athletes who participated in the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City.

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(1)Salt Lake athletes invited to Imperial Palace reception

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito (C) speaks to Salt Lake silver medalist Hiroyasu Shimuzu (L) during a reception held for Japanese athletes at the Imperial Palace on April 16. Standing to the right are Crown Prince Naruhito and Princess Masako

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Shimizu receives award from NEC, will not have surgery

TOKYO, Japan - Olympic silver medalist Hiroyasu Shimizu receives flowers and a special award from his employer, NEC Corp., on Feb. 28. Shimuzu said he would not undergo surgery for a sore lower back that may have cost him the gold medal at the just-concluded Salt Lake City Winter Olympics.