Lineup of Japan PM Takaichi's Cabinet

Lineup of Japan PM Takaichi's Cabinet

Hitoshi Kikawada, who is set to become minister in charge of regional revitalization 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.

Lineup of Japan PM Takaichi's Cabinet

Lineup of Japan PM Takaichi's Cabinet

Hitoshi Kikawada, who is set to become minister in charge of regional revitalization 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.

Lineup of Japan PM Takaichi's Cabinet

Lineup of Japan PM Takaichi's Cabinet

Hitoshi Kikawada, who is set to become minister in charge of regional revitalization 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.

Press Conference Regarding the Management Integration of Chiba Bank and Chiba Kogyo Bank

Press Conference Regarding the Management Integration of Chiba Bank and Chiba Kogyo Bank

Press conference regarding the business integration of Chiba Bank and Chiba Kogyo Bank. photo shows, from left, Tsutomu Yonemoto, President of Chiba Bank, and Hitoshi Umeda, President of Chiba Kogyo Bank.=September 29,2025,Chiba

Press Conference Regarding the Management Integration of Chiba Bank and Chiba Kogyo Bank

Press Conference Regarding the Management Integration of Chiba Bank and Chiba Kogyo Bank

Press conference regarding the business integration of Chiba Bank and Chiba Kogyo Bank. photo shows, from left, Tsutomu Yonemoto, President of Chiba Bank, and Hitoshi Umeda, President of Chiba Kogyo Bank.=September 29,2025,Chiba

Press Conference Regarding the Management Integration of Chiba Bank and Chiba Kogyo Bank

Press Conference Regarding the Management Integration of Chiba Bank and Chiba Kogyo Bank

Press conference regarding the business integration of Chiba Bank and Chiba Kogyo Bank. photo shows, from left, Tsutomu Yonemoto, President of Chiba Bank, and Hitoshi Umeda, President of Chiba Kogyo Bank.=September 29,2025,Chiba

Press Conference Regarding the Management Integration of Chiba Bank and Chiba Kogyo Bank

Press Conference Regarding the Management Integration of Chiba Bank and Chiba Kogyo Bank

Press conference regarding the business integration of Chiba Bank and Chiba Kogyo Bank. photo shows Chiba Kogyo Bank President Hitoshi Umeda.=September 29,2025,Chiba

Press Conference Regarding the Management Integration of Chiba Bank and Chiba Kogyo Bank

Press Conference Regarding the Management Integration of Chiba Bank and Chiba Kogyo Bank

Press conference regarding the business integration of Chiba Bank and Chiba Kogyo Bank. photo shows, from left, Tsutomu Yonemoto, President of Chiba Bank, and Hitoshi Umeda, President of Chiba Kogyo Bank.=September 29,2025,Chiba

ITALY-VENICE-FILM FESTIVAL-CLOSING

ITALY-VENICE-FILM FESTIVAL-CLOSING

(230910) -- VENICE, Sept. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Director Ryusuke Hamaguchi (R) and actor Hitoshi Omika pose with the Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize for "Evil Does Not Exist" during the 80th Venice International Film Festival in Venice, Italy, on Sept. 9, 2023. This year's Venice Film Festival ran from Aug. 30 to Sept. 9 at the Venice Lido island, with 23 films presented in the main competition for the Golden Lion. (Xinhua/Jin Mamengni)

ITALY-VENICE-FILM FESTIVAL-CLOSING

ITALY-VENICE-FILM FESTIVAL-CLOSING

(230910) -- VENICE, Sept. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Director Ryusuke Hamaguchi (R) and actor Hitoshi Omika pose with the Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize for "Evil Does Not Exist" during the 80th Venice International Film Festival in Venice, Italy, on Sept. 9, 2023. This year's Venice Film Festival ran from Aug. 30 to Sept. 9 at the Venice Lido island, with 23 films presented in the main competition for the Golden Lion. (Xinhua/Jin Mamengni)

Venice - Closing Ceremony

Venice - Closing Ceremony

Hitoshi Omika and Ryûsuke Hamaguchi pose with the Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize Award for 'Evil Does Not Exist' on stage during the Awards ceremony at the 80th Venice International Film Festival on September 09, 2023 in Venice, Italy. Photo by Marco Piovanotto/ABACAPRESS:COM

Venice - Closing Ceremony

Venice - Closing Ceremony

Hitoshi Omika and Ryûsuke Hamaguchi pose with the Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize Award for 'Evil Does Not Exist' on stage during the Awards ceremony at the 80th Venice International Film Festival on September 09, 2023 in Venice, Italy. Photo by Marco Piovanotto/ABACAPRESS:COM

Venice - Closing Ceremony

Venice - Closing Ceremony

Hitoshi Omika and Ryûsuke Hamaguchi pose with the Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize Award for 'Evil Does Not Exist' on stage during the Awards ceremony at the 80th Venice International Film Festival on September 09, 2023 in Venice, Italy. Photo by Marco Piovanotto/ABACAPRESS:COM

Venice - Closing Ceremony

Venice - Closing Ceremony

Hitoshi Omika and Ryûsuke Hamaguchi pose with the Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize Award for 'Evil Does Not Exist' on stage during the Awards ceremony at the 80th Venice International Film Festival on September 09, 2023 in Venice, Italy. Photo by Marco Piovanotto/ABACAPRESS:COM

Venice - Closing Ceremony

Venice - Closing Ceremony

Hitoshi Omika and Ryûsuke Hamaguchi pose with the Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize Award for 'Evil Does Not Exist' on stage during the Awards ceremony at the 80th Venice International Film Festival on September 09, 2023 in Venice, Italy. Photo by Marco Piovanotto/ABACAPRESS:COM

Venice - Closing Ceremony

Venice - Closing Ceremony

Hitoshi Omika and Ryûsuke Hamaguchi pose with the Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize Award for 'Evil Does Not Exist' on stage during the Awards ceremony at the 80th Venice International Film Festival on September 09, 2023 in Venice, Italy. Photo by Marco Piovanotto/ABACAPRESS:COM

Venice - Closing Ceremony

Venice - Closing Ceremony

Hitoshi Omika and Ryûsuke Hamaguchi pose with the Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize Award for 'Evil Does Not Exist' on stage during the Awards ceremony at the 80th Venice International Film Festival on September 09, 2023 in Venice, Italy. Photo by Marco Piovanotto/ABACAPRESS:COM

Venice - Closing Ceremony

Venice - Closing Ceremony

Hitoshi Omika and Ryûsuke Hamaguchi pose with the Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize Award for 'Evil Does Not Exist' on stage during the Awards ceremony at the 80th Venice International Film Festival on September 09, 2023 in Venice, Italy. Photo by Marco Piovanotto/ABACAPRESS:COM

Venice - Closing Ceremony

Venice - Closing Ceremony

Hitoshi Omika and Ryûsuke Hamaguchi pose with the Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize Award for 'Evil Does Not Exist' on stage during the Awards ceremony at the 80th Venice International Film Festival on September 09, 2023 in Venice, Italy. Photo by Marco Piovanotto/ABACAPRESS:COM

Venice - Closing Ceremony

Venice - Closing Ceremony

Hitoshi Omika and Ryûsuke Hamaguchi pose with the Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize Award for 'Evil Does Not Exist' on stage during the Awards ceremony at the 80th Venice International Film Festival on September 09, 2023 in Venice, Italy. Photo by Marco Piovanotto/ABACAPRESS:COM

Venice - Winners Red Carpet

Venice - Winners Red Carpet

Hitoshi Omika and Ryûsuke Hamaguchi pose with the Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize Award for 'Evil Does Not Exist' at the winner's photocall at the 80th Venice International Film Festival on September 09, 2023 in Venice, Italy. Photo by Marco Piovanotto/ABACAPRESS:COM

Venice - Winners Red Carpet

Venice - Winners Red Carpet

Hitoshi Omika and Ryûsuke Hamaguchi pose with the Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize Award for 'Evil Does Not Exist' at the winner's photocall at the 80th Venice International Film Festival on September 09, 2023 in Venice, Italy. Photo by Marco Piovanotto/ABACAPRESS:COM

Venice - Winners Red Carpet

Venice - Winners Red Carpet

Hitoshi Omika and Ryûsuke Hamaguchi pose with the Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize Award for 'Evil Does Not Exist' at the winner's photocall at the 80th Venice International Film Festival on September 09, 2023 in Venice, Italy. Photo by Marco Piovanotto/ABACAPRESS:COM

Venice - Closing Ceremony Red Carpet

Venice - Closing Ceremony Red Carpet

Hitoshi Omika and Ryusuke Hamaguchi attend a red carpet ahead of the closing ceremony at the 80th Venice International Film Festival on September 09, 2023 in Venice, Italy. Photo by Marco Piovanotto/ABACAPRESS:COM

Venice Winners Red Carpet

Venice Winners Red Carpet

Hitoshi Omika and Ryusuke Hamaguchi pose with the Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize Award for 'Evil Does Not Exist' during the Winners Red Carpet as part of the 80th Venice Film Festival (Mostra) in Venice, Italy on September 09, 2023. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

Venice Winners Red Carpet

Venice Winners Red Carpet

Hitoshi Omika and Ryusuke Hamaguchi pose with the Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize Award for 'Evil Does Not Exist' during the Winners Red Carpet as part of the 80th Venice Film Festival (Mostra) in Venice, Italy on September 09, 2023. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

Venice Winners Red Carpet

Venice Winners Red Carpet

Hitoshi Omika and Ryusuke Hamaguchi pose with the Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize Award for 'Evil Does Not Exist' during the Winners Red Carpet as part of the 80th Venice Film Festival (Mostra) in Venice, Italy on September 09, 2023. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

Venice Winners Red Carpet

Venice Winners Red Carpet

Hitoshi Omika and Ryusuke Hamaguchi pose with the Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize Award for 'Evil Does Not Exist' during the Winners Red Carpet as part of the 80th Venice Film Festival (Mostra) in Venice, Italy on September 09, 2023. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

Venice Closing Red Carpet

Venice Closing Red Carpet

Japanese director Ryusuke Hamaguchi and Hitoshi Omika attending the Closing Red Carpet as part of the 80th Venice Film Festival (Mostra) in Venice, Italy on September 09, 2023. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

Venice Closing Red Carpet

Venice Closing Red Carpet

Japanese director Ryusuke Hamaguchi and Hitoshi Omika attending the Closing Red Carpet as part of the 80th Venice Film Festival (Mostra) in Venice, Italy on September 09, 2023. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

Judo federation to form independent committee

Judo federation to form independent committee

TOKYO, Japan - Hitoshi Saito, who is in charge of team development for the All Japan Judo Federation, apologizes for an abuse scandal, during a Japanese Olympic Committee emergency meeting in Tokyo on Feb. 14, 2013 of national sporting bodies' coaches responsible for team development. The AJJF announced the same day formation of a third-party advisory committee to handle crises management in the wake of a scandal in which 15 top female judo wrestlers accused their former coach of physical and verbal abuse.

Local assembly members land on Senkaku Islands

Local assembly members land on Senkaku Islands

ISHIGAKI, Japan - Hitoshi Nakama (C), a member of the municipal assembly of Ishigaki in Okinawa Prefecture, returns to Ishigaki Island on the evening of Jan. 3, 2012, after landing on one of the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, a group of islets controlled by Japan and claimed also by China and Taiwan. Two assembly members including Nakama landed on Uotsuri Island that day.

Local assembly members land on Senkaku Islands

Local assembly members land on Senkaku Islands

ISHIGAKI, Japan - Hitoshi Nakama (R), a member of the municipal assembly of Ishigaki in Okinawa Prefecture, answers reporters' questions upon returning to Ishigaki Island on the evening of Jan. 3, 2012, after landing on one of the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, a group of islets controlled by Japan and claimed also by China and Taiwan. Another assembly member, Tadashi Nakamine (L), also landed on Uotsuri Island the same day.

Tsunekage to chair board of Mitsui-Sumitomo holding company

Tsunekage to chair board of Mitsui-Sumitomo holding company

TOKYO, Japan - This file photo shows Sumitomo Trust & Banking Co. President Hitoshi Tsunekage, who will chair the board of the new Mitsui-Sumitomo Trust holding company in April 2011.

Japan national rugby team practices line-out in training camp

Japan national rugby team practices line-out in training camp

MIYAZAKI, Japan, Aug. 26 Kyodo - Hitoshi Ohno of Japan's national rugby union team catches a ball during a line-out practice in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 21, 2015, ahead of a friendly game against Uruguay as part of warmup matches for this year's Rugby World Cup in England.

Two-time Olympic judo champion Saito dies at age 54

Two-time Olympic judo champion Saito dies at age 54

TOKYO, Japan - Hitoshi Saito, a two-time Olympic judo champion and head of the All Japan Judo Federation's committee for enhancement, holds the gold medal in the men's over 95-kilogram category at the Seoul Olympic Games in this file photo taken in October, 1988. Saito died of intrahepatic bile duct cancer on Jan. 20, 2015, in Osaka. He was 54.

Two-time Olympic judo champion Saito dies at age 54

Two-time Olympic judo champion Saito dies at age 54

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken April 1985 shows Hitoshi Saito (R) competing with Yasuhiro Yamashita during the All-Japan judo championship in Tokyo. Saito, a two-time Olympic judo champion and head of the All Japan Judo Federation's committee for enhancement, died of intrahepatic bile duct cancer in Osaka on Jan. 20, 2015.

Ochi to become Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings' new president

Ochi to become Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings' new president

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Hitoshi Ochi, a board member of Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp. Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings plans to have Ochi, 62, replace Yoshimitsu Kobayashi, 68, as new president in April 2015, company sources said Dec. 20, 2014.

Bloodstained shirt of attacked Nagasaki mayor shown

Bloodstained shirt of attacked Nagasaki mayor shown

NAGASAKI, Japan - A bloodstained shirt worn in 1990 by then Nagasaki Mayor Hitoshi Motoshima during a shooting attack is shown to the press in the southwestern Japan city's municipal office on Dec. 17, 2014, ahead of an exhibit of items related to him set for Jan. 15-19, 2015. Motoshima, who died at 92 on Oct. 31, 2014, was shot by a rightist in January 1990 for his statements about the emperor's responsibility for World War II.

Japan launches Hayabusa2 space probe

Japan launches Hayabusa2 space probe

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - Hitoshi Kuninaka, a professor at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, smiles in front of a model of the Hayabusa2 asteroid explorer at the Tanegashima Space Center in southwestern Japan on Dec. 3, 2014, after an H-2A rocket carrying the probe was successfully launched. Kuninaka is in charge of the Hayabusa2 program in which the probe is set to travel to an asteroid 300 million kilometers from Earth to collect rock samples before returning in late 2020.

Best Produce Award 2014 award ceremony

Best Produce Award 2014 award ceremony

OSAKA, Japan - The Best Produce Award 2014 winners (from L, front row) -- Kyushu Railway Co. chairman Koji Karaike (Cruise Train "Seven Stars in Kyushu"), Kinki University President Hitoshi Shiozaki (Bluefin Tuna Farming), Orobianco Chief Executive Officer Giacomo Valentini and broadcast writer Kundo Koyama -- pose for photographs in Osaka on Nov. 13, 2014.

Japanese community papers in fierce battle in U.S.

Japanese community papers in fierce battle in U.S.

NEW YORK, United States - Shintaro Tanaka (R), editor of Weekly NY Japion, a New York-based Japanese community paper, and NY Japion President Hitoshi Onishi, hold copies of Weekly NY Japion and Chopsticks NY, respectively, in New York on Oct. 24, 2014.

Former Nagasaki mayor dies at 92

Former Nagasaki mayor dies at 92

NAGASAKI, Japan - Photo taken July 6, 2014, shows former Nagasaki Mayor Hitoshi Motoshima, who was shot by a member of a right-wing group in 1990 after saying Emperor Hirohito bore responsibility for World War II, attending a memorial ceremony to commemorate Chinese victims of the atomic bomb at Nagasaki Peace Park in Nagasaki, southwestern Japan. He died of pneumonia at age 92 on Oct. 31, 2014.

Japan scholar speaks at U.N. seminar on science for peace

Japan scholar speaks at U.N. seminar on science for peace

NEW YORK, United States - Hitoshi Murayama (L), head of the Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe at the University of Tokyo, delivers a speech at a seminar on science for peace and development held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on Oct. 20, 2014.

Riken team has not reproduced STAP cells

Riken team has not reproduced STAP cells

TOKYO, Japan - Hitoshi Niwa (R), a researcher at the Riken research institute who heads the team reexamining the so-called STAP cells, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Aug. 27, 2014. He said the team has yet to reproduce through ongoing experiments the cells described in Haruko Obokata's research papers, which she subsequently withdrew amid allegations of misconduct.

Riken team has not reproduced STAP cells

Riken team has not reproduced STAP cells

TOKYO, Japan - Hitoshi Niwa (R), a researcher at the Riken research institute who heads the team reexamining the so-called STAP cells, prepares to answer a question during a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 27, 2014. He said the team has yet to reproduce through ongoing experiments the cells described in Haruko Obokata's research papers, which she subsequently withdrew amid allegations of misconduct.

Riken team has not reproduced STAP cells

Riken team has not reproduced STAP cells

TOKYO, Japan - Hitoshi Niwa, a researcher at the Riken research institute who heads the team reexamining the so-called STAP cells, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Aug. 27, 2014. He said the team has yet to reproduce through ongoing experiments the cells described in Haruko Obokata's research papers, which she subsequently withdrew amid allegations of misconduct.

Riken team has not reproduced STAP cells

Riken team has not reproduced STAP cells

TOKYO, Japan - Hitoshi Niwa, a researcher at the Riken research institute who heads the team reexamining the so-called STAP cells, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Aug. 27, 2014. He said the team has yet to reproduce through ongoing experiments the cells described in Haruko Obokata's research papers, which she subsequently withdrew amid allegations of misconduct.

Urawa, Kashima draw 1-1 in J-League

Urawa, Kashima draw 1-1 in J-League

SAITAMA, Japan - Shinzo Koroki (R) of Kashima Antlers tries to score on Urawa Reds' goalkeeper Hitoshi Sogahata in the second half of a J-League first-division match at Saitama Stadium 2002 on July 27, 2014. The game ended 1-1.

Nearly 21 mil. customers' info may have leaked from Benesse

Nearly 21 mil. customers' info may have leaked from Benesse

TOKYO, Japan - Eiko Harada (R), chairman and chief executive officer of Benesse Holdings Inc., Japan's largest provider of correspondence education for children, speaks at a press conference attended by Hitoshi Kobayashi, president of Benesse Corp., in Tokyo on July 9, 2014. Harada said personal information of up to around 20.7 million customers may have leaked from its group company Benesse Corp.