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Golf: British Open

Hiroshi Iwata of Japan takes part in practice ahead of the British Open golf tournament at Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake, England, on July 18, 2023.

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Iwata oust Urawa, to meet Verdy in Emperor's Cup final

TOKYO, Japan - Second-half substitute Masashi Nakayama (R) celebrates after striking a late winner Dec. 25 as Jubilo Iwata beat Urawa Reds 2-1 in the Emperor's Cup semifinals to set up a meeting with Tokyo Verdy in the New Year's Day final.

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Verdy beats Gamba in Emperor's Cup semifinals

OSAKA, Japan - Tokyo Verdy players (R ) rejoice after beating Gamba Osaka 3-1 in the Emperor's Cup soccer semifinals in Osaka on Dec. 25. Verdy will meet Jubilo Iwata in the New Year's Day final.

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Resona Bank, Saitama Resona to have new presidents

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Naoki Iwata (L) who will become Resona Bank's president and Masahito Kamijo who will become Saitama Resona Bank's president.

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Nomura to plan fishery facility for Russian Far East

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Akira Iwata (front R), head of the Moscow branch of Japan's Nomura Research Institute Ltd., signs a contract on planning a large-scale fishery processing facility for the Russian Far East in Vladivostok, Russia, on Jan. 31, 2014.

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Nintendo on company policy

TOKYO, Japan - Nintendo Co. President Satoru Iwata speaks at a briefing session on his company's policy in Tokyo on Jan. 30, 2014. Iwata outlined a new business strategy to spur sales of its consoles for purposes other than entertainment.

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Nintendo on company policy

TOKYO, Japan - Nintendo Co. President Satoru Iwata speaks at a briefing session on his company's policy in Tokyo on Jan. 30, 2014. Iwata outlined a new business strategy to spur sales of its consoles for purposes other than entertainment.

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Japan's Iwata 2nd at AT&T Pebble Beach golf tournament

MONTEREY, California, Feb. 14 Kyodo - Japan's Hiroshi Iwata hits an iron shot on the 10th hole during the third round of the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am golf tournament at Spyglass Hill Golf Course in Pebble Beach, California, on Feb. 13, 2016. Phil Mickelson of the United States leads the tournament, two strokes ahead of Iwata.

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Japan's Grand Prix Boss 3rd in H.K. Mile horse race

HONG KONG, China - Japan's 6-year-old male Grand Prix Boss and jockey Yasunari Iwata return after finishing third in the Hong Kong Mile G1 race on the 1,600-meter turf at the Sha Tin racecourse in Hong Kong on Dec. 14, 2014. The race is one of four major races held on the Hong Kong International Race Day.

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Japan's Straight Girl 3rd in H.K. Sprint horse race

HONG KONG, China - Japan's 5-year-old mare Straight Girl (13), ridden by Yasunari Iwata, finishes third in the Hong Kong Sprint G1 race on the 1,200-meter turf at the Sha Tin racecourse in Hong Kong on Dec. 14, 2014. The race is one of four major races held on the Hong Kong International Race Day.

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Oda, 3 rivals vie for Japan golf tour money title

TOKYO, Japan - The top four money leaders on the men's Japan Golf Tour vow in front of the trophy to put up a good fight on Dec. 3, 2014, on the eve of the start of the season-ending Golf Nippon Series JT Cup at the Tokyo Yomiuri Country Club in western Tokyo. (From L) Tomohiro Kondo, Komei Oda, Hiroyuki Fujita and Hiroshi Iwata.

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Danon Shark wins Mile Championship in record time

KYOTO, Japan - Danon Shark (L), jockeyed by Yasunari Iwata, wins the 31st running of the Mile Championship at Kyoto Racecourse in Kyoto on Nov. 23, 2014. The six-year-old horse won in a race record 1 minute, 31.5 seconds.

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Matsuyama wins Dunlop Phoenix golf tournament

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Hideki Matsuyama waves to the gallery after his victory in the Dunlop Phoenix golf tournament at Phoenix Country Club in Miyazaki, southern Japan, on Nov. 23, 2014. Matsuyama won the tournament after a playoff with Hiroshi Iwata.

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Matsuyama wins Dunlop Phoenix golf tournament

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Hideki Matsuyama holds up the winner's trophy after his victory in the Dunlop Phoenix golf tournament at Phoenix Country Club in Miyazaki, southern Japan, on Nov. 23, 2014. Matsuyama won the tournament after a playoff with Hiroshi Iwata.

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Matsuyama hits shot from rough at Dunlop Phoenix tourney

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Hideki Matsuyama of Japan hits his second shot from the rough on the eighth hole in the third round of the Japan Golf Tour Organization's Dunlop Phoenix professional tourney at the par-71 Phoenix Country Club in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 22, 2014. He won the tournament, beating compatriot Hiroshi Iwata in a play-off after sharing a 15-under 269 finish.

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Nintendo to develop device to gauge people's sleep quality

TOKYO, Japan - Satoru Iwata, president of Nintendo Co., briefs securities analysts on the company's business strategy at a hotel in Tokyo on Oct. 30, 2014. Iwata said Nintendo will develop a device to measure people's sleep quality.

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Japan Series Game 4 held in Fukuoka

FUKUOKA, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 29, 2014, at Yafuoku Dome in the southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka shows Hanshin Tigers' Minoru Iwata, who started in Game 4 of the Japan Series against the Softbank Hawks. The Hawks took a 2-1 lead in the series.

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Nintendo 1st-half net profit surges

OSAKA, Japan - Nintendo Co. President Satoru Iwata attends a press conference in Osaka, Japan, on Oct. 29, 2014. The company said its group net profit in the fiscal first half surged, driven by a foreign exchange-related gain and solid sales of its Wii U home video-game console.

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Japan army chief vows work with U.S. for rule of law in Asia

WASHINGON, United States - Gen. Kiyofumi Iwata, chief of staff of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force, pledges to work with the U.S. Army to ensure the rule of law in the Asia-Pacific region during a speech in Washington on Oct. 14, 2014.

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Iwata new manager Nanami meets press

NAGOYA, Japan - Hiroshi Nanami meets the press as the new manager of J-League second-division side Jubilo Iwata at Yamaha Stadium in Iwata, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on Sept. 26, 2014.

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Yamaha raises yearly sales target of 3-wheel bike

NAGOYA, Japan - Yamaha motor Co. President Hiroyuki Yanagi says in a media interview in Iwata, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on Aug. 21, 2014, the company will revise upward its annual sales target of Tricity MW125, a three-wheel motorcycle to be launched in Japan on Sept. 10, from the initial plan of 7,000 units. Total orders received for the new model have already reached 5,000 units since the announcement of the release in July, according to Yanagi.

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Concert with piano that survived A-bombing held in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - A piano owned by atomic bomb survivor Morio Iwata (2nd from rear R) is played at a concert in the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, western Japan, on Aug. 6, 2014, on the 69th anniversary of the bombing. The piano also survived the 1945 blast.

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Urban Animal Album

OSAKA, Japan - A cat takes a walk with the help of a walker in a park in Iwata, Shizuoka Prefecture, on April 13, 2014. The cat, kept by Yukihiro and Chiho Iio of Fukuroi, Shizuoka Prefecture, was found immobile last winter, with its lower extremities paralyzed. It is believed to have been involved in an accident.

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BOJ vice governor

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Kikuo Iwata gives a lecture at Kyodo News headquarters in Tokyo on May 26, 2014.

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Nintendo incurs 46 bil. yen operating loss in FY 2013

OSAKA, Japan - Satoru Iwata, president of Nintendo Co., speaks about his company's earnings report for fiscal 2013 at a press conference in Osaka on May 7, 2014. Nintendo incurred a group operating loss of 46.43 billion yen in the fiscal year that ended in March due mainly to sluggish sales of its Wii U home video game console and software.

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Nintendo incurs 46 bil. yen operating loss in FY 2013

OSAKA, Japan - Satoru Iwata, president of Nintendo Co., speaks about his company's earnings report for fiscal 2013 at a press conference in Osaka on May 7, 2014. Nintendo incurred a group operating loss of 46.43 billion yen in the fiscal year that ended in March due mainly to sluggish sales of its Wii U home video game console and software.

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E. Asia culture city event in S. Korea

GWANGJU, South Korea - Takuya Iwata (L) and Erina Ito play the traditional Japanese "shakuhachi" flute and "koto" harp at an opening event of the Culture City of East Asia 2014, Gwangju, in the South Korean city of Gwangju on March 18, 2014. Based on an agreement reached at a Japan-China-S. Korea cultural ministerial meeting, the Culture City of East Asia project aims to deepen mutual understanding in the region through art and culture.

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Nintendo president to halve his pay

OSAKA, Japan - Nintendo Co. President Satoru Iwata tells a press conference in Osaka on Jan. 29, 2014, that he will halve his salary for five months from February to take responsibility for poor earnings at the major game console maker.

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Nintendo projects 25 bil. yen loss for FY 2013

OSAKA, Japan - Satoru Iwata, president of Nintendo Co., holds a press conference in Osaka on Jan. 17, 2014. Iwata said Nintendo expects to post a net loss of 25 billion yen for the year through March 2014, instead of an earlier projected profit of 55 billion yen, on weaker-than-expected game console and software sales in the yearend shopping season.

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Nintendo sees 1st April-Sept. black ink in 4 yrs

OSAKA, Japan - Nintendo Co. President Satoru Iwata holds a press conference on the company's business performance in Osaka on Oct. 30, 2013. The Japanese game giant said it returned to the black for the first time in four years on a first-half basis with a group net profit of 600 million yen, a turnaround from a net loss of 28.00 billion yen a year earlier, aided by exchange rate gains stemming from a weaker yen.

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Engineer devises fingertip-size optical sensor

IWATA, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 1, 2013 shows an ultrasmall photomultiplier tube "Micro PMT" on the fingertip of Hiroyuki Kyushima, a Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. engineer whose team developed the world's first device for mass production at a plant in Iwata, Shizuoka Prefecture. (Photo by Tatsuya Hagiwara)

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Lord Kanaloa wins Sprinters Stakes

CHIBA, Japan - Lord Kanaloa (10), ridden by jockey Yasunari Iwata, wins the Sprinters Stakes at Nakayama Racecourse in Chiba Prefecture on Sept. 29, 2013. The defending champion earned his fifth consecutive Grade 1 victory.

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Lord Kanaloa wins Sprinters Stakes

CHIBA, Japan - Lord Kanaloa (far R), ridden by jockey Yasunari Iwata, gallops to victory in the Sprinters Stakes at Nakayama Racecourse in Chiba Prefecture on Sept. 29, 2013. The defending champion won the race for his fifth consecutive Grade 1 victory. (Pool photo)

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Lord Kanaloa wins Sprinters Stakes

CHIBA, Japan - Jockey Yasunari Iwata (R) and Lord Kanaloa are pictured after their victory in the Sprinters Stakes at Nakayama Racecourse in Chiba Prefecture on Sept. 29, 2013.

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BOJ deputy chief Iwata

KYOTO, Japan - Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Kikuo Iwata gives a speech in Kyoto, western Japan, on Aug. 28, 2013. Iwata said clear improvements in economic activity induced by the central bank's ultra monetary easing may be evident by year-end.

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BOJ deputy chief Iwata

KYOTO, Japan - Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Kikuo Iwata gives a speech in Kyoto, western Japan, on Aug. 28, 2013. Iwata said clear improvements in economic activity induced by the central bank's ultra monetary easing may be evident by year-end.

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Research on coelacanth

MANADO, Indonesia - Masamitsu Iwata, a researcher at Aquamarine Fukushima, shows an image of a coelacanth taken by an expedition team he leads off Manado, Indonesia, near Manado on June 10, 2013. The team from the aquarium in Iwaki City in Japan's Fukushima Prefecture has been conducting field surveys on the ancient fish since 2005 off Indonesia.

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Nintendo logs loss for 2nd year

OSAKA, Japan - Satoru Iwata, president of Nintendo Co., holds a press conference in Osaka on April 24, 2013. The Kyoto-based game console and software maker the same day reported a group operating loss of 36.41 billion yen for the business year through March, its second straight annual loss, due to worse-than-expected game console sales.

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Lord Kanaloa wins Takamatsunomiya Kinen

TOYOAKE, Japan - Lord Kanaloa (front), ridden by jockey Yasunari Iwata, gallops to victory in the Takamatsunomiya Kinen at Chukyo Racecourse in Aichi Prefecture on March 24, 2013. The overwhelming favorite, and Hong Kong Sprint and Sprinters Stakes champion, became the first Japanese horse to capture three Grade 1 sprint titles. To the right is Hakusan Moon, which finished third.

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New BOJ governor starts work

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda (C) and Deputy Governors Kikuo Iwata (L) and Hiroshi Nakaso (R) shake hands at the BOJ head office in Tokyo on March 21, 2013. Their appointments were effective as of March 20, a national holiday, and they started working at the central bank March 21.

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New BOJ governor starts work

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda (C) and Deputy Governors Kikuo Iwata (L) and Hiroshi Nakaso (R) shake hands at the BOJ head office in Tokyo on March 21, 2013. Their appointments were effective as of March 20, a national holiday, and they started working at the central bank March 21.

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New BOJ governor starts work

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda speaks during a press conference at the BOJ head office in Tokyo on March 21, 2013. The appointments of Kuroda and Deputy Governors Kikuo Iwata and Hiroshi Nakaso were effective as of March 20, a national holiday, and they started working at the central bank March 21.

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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 Governor Haruhiko Kuroda (L) and Deputy Governors Hiroshi Nakaso (R) and Kikuo Iwata (C) are pictured in the Diet in Tokyo 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 Kikuo Iwata 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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New BOJ leadership approved

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Kikuo Iwata, one of the new deputy governors of the Bank of Japan. Japan's parliament approved March 15, 2013, the nominations of Asian Development Bank President Haruhiko Kuroda for Bank of Japan governor and Gakushuin University professor Kikuo Iwata and BOJ Executive Director Hiroshi Nakaso for deputy chiefs.

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New BOJ leadership approved

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Haruhiko Kuroda, new governor of the Bank of Japan. Japan's parliament approved March 15, 2013, the nominations of Asian Development Bank President Haruhiko Kuroda for Bank of Japan governor and Gakushuin University professor Kikuo Iwata and BOJ Executive Director Hiroshi Nakaso for deputy chiefs.

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BOJ deputy nominees

TOKYO, Japan - The government's two nominees for Bank of Japan deputy governor, Kikuo Iwata (R) and Hiroshi Nakaso, attend their confirmation hearing at the House of Councillors in Tokyo on March 12, 2013.

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Hearing on BOJ deputy nomination

TOKYO, Japan - Gakushuin University professor Kikuo Iwata, one of the government's nominees for Bank of Japan deputy governor, speaks at a confirmation hearing at a lower house panel in Tokyo on March 5, 2013, held to determine whether he is qualified for one of the two posts. To the right is the other nominee Hiroshi Nakaso, an executive director of the central bank.

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Hearing on BOJ deputy nomination

TOKYO, Japan - Gakushuin University professor Kikuo Iwata, one of the government's nominees for Bank of Japan deputy governor, speaks at a confirmation hearing at a lower house panel in Tokyo on March 5, 2013, held to determine whether he is qualified for one of the two posts.

Golf: British Open

Iwata oust Urawa, to meet Verdy in Emperor's Cup final

Verdy beats Gamba in Emperor's Cup semifinals

Resona Bank, Saitama Resona to have new presidents

Nomura to plan fishery facility for Russian Far East

Nintendo on company policy

Nintendo on company policy

Japan's Iwata 2nd at AT&amp;T Pebble Beach golf tournament

Japan's Grand Prix Boss 3rd in H.K. Mile horse race

Japan's Straight Girl 3rd in H.K. Sprint horse race

Oda, 3 rivals vie for Japan golf tour money title

Danon Shark wins Mile Championship in record time

Matsuyama wins Dunlop Phoenix golf tournament

Matsuyama wins Dunlop Phoenix golf tournament

Matsuyama hits shot from rough at Dunlop Phoenix tourney

Nintendo to develop device to gauge people's sleep quality

Japan Series Game 4 held in Fukuoka

Nintendo 1st-half net profit surges

Japan army chief vows work with U.S. for rule of law in Asia

Iwata new manager Nanami meets press

Yamaha raises yearly sales target of 3-wheel bike

Concert with piano that survived A-bombing held in Hiroshima

Urban Animal Album

BOJ vice governor

Nintendo incurs 46 bil. yen operating loss in FY 2013

Nintendo incurs 46 bil. yen operating loss in FY 2013

E. Asia culture city event in S. Korea

Nintendo president to halve his pay

Nintendo projects 25 bil. yen loss for FY 2013

Nintendo sees 1st April-Sept. black ink in 4 yrs

Engineer devises fingertip-size optical sensor

Lord Kanaloa wins Sprinters Stakes

Lord Kanaloa wins Sprinters Stakes

Lord Kanaloa wins Sprinters Stakes

BOJ deputy chief Iwata

BOJ deputy chief Iwata

Research on coelacanth

Nintendo logs loss for 2nd year

Lord Kanaloa wins Takamatsunomiya Kinen

New BOJ governor starts work

New BOJ governor starts work

New BOJ governor starts work

Bank of Japan new leadership

Bank of Japan new leadership

Bank of Japan new leadership

New BOJ leadership approved

New BOJ leadership approved

BOJ deputy nominees

Hearing on BOJ deputy nomination

Hearing on BOJ deputy nomination

Japan's Iwata 2nd at AT&T Pebble Beach golf tournament