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ISU Grand Prix Finlandia Trophy

ISU Grand Prix Finlandia Trophy

Iida Karhunen of Finland performs in Women's free skating Program during figure skating ISU Grand Prix Finlandia Trophy Helsinki competition in Helsinki, Finland on November 22, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / MIKKO STIG - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Mikko Stig/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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ISU Grand Prix Finlandia Trophy

ISU Grand Prix Finlandia Trophy

Iida Karhunen of Finland performs in Women's free skating Program during figure skating ISU Grand Prix Finlandia Trophy Helsinki competition in Helsinki, Finland on November 22, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / MIKKO STIG - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Mikko Stig/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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ISU Grand Prix Finlandia Trophy

ISU Grand Prix Finlandia Trophy

Iida Karhunen of Finland performs in Women's free skating Program during figure skating ISU Grand Prix Finlandia Trophy Helsinki competition in Helsinki, Finland on November 22, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / MIKKO STIG - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Mikko Stig/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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ISU Grand Prix Finlandia Trophy

ISU Grand Prix Finlandia Trophy

Iida Karhunen of Finland performs in Women's free skating Program during figure skating ISU Grand Prix Finlandia Trophy Helsinki competition in Helsinki, Finland on November 22, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / MIKKO STIG - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Mikko Stig/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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ISU Grand Prix Finlandia Trophy

ISU Grand Prix Finlandia Trophy

Iida Karhunen of Finland performs in Women's free skating Program during figure skating ISU Grand Prix Finlandia Trophy Helsinki competition in Helsinki, Finland on November 22, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / MIKKO STIG - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Mikko Stig/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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FINLAND - ISRAEL - PALESTINIANS - CONFLICT - DIPLOMACY - AID - FLOTILLA

FINLAND - ISRAEL - PALESTINIANS - CONFLICT - DIPLOMACY - AID - FLOTILLA

Finnish activist Iida-Liina Häkkinen (L) greets her friend Sofi Häkkinen and the dog named 'Korhonen' at the Helsinki-Vantaa airport in Vantaa, Finland on 7th October, 2025. Five Finnish activists, who were sailing aboard vessels from the Gaza bound aid flotilla before being stopped and detained by Israeli forces, returned Finland on Tuesday. LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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FINLAND - ISRAEL - PALESTINIANS - CONFLICT - DIPLOMACY - AID - FLOTILLA

FINLAND - ISRAEL - PALESTINIANS - CONFLICT - DIPLOMACY - AID - FLOTILLA

Five Finnish activists, Iida-Liina Häkkinen (L to R), Kata-Riina Tikka, Renaz Ebrahimi, Juho Pirhonen and Shifa Abdi at the Helsinki-Vantaa airport in Vantaa, Finland on 7th October, 2025. Five Finnish activists, who were sailing aboard vessels from the Gaza bound aid flotilla before being stopped and detained by Israeli forces, returned Finland on Tuesday. LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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FINLAND - ISRAEL - PALESTINIANS - CONFLICT - DIPLOMACY - AID - FLOTILLA

FINLAND - ISRAEL - PALESTINIANS - CONFLICT - DIPLOMACY - AID - FLOTILLA

Finnish activists Kata-Riina Tikka (L) and Iida-Liina Häkkinen at the Helsinki-Vantaa airport in Vantaa, Finland on 7th October, 2025. Five Finnish activists, who were sailing aboard vessels from the Gaza bound aid flotilla before being stopped and detained by Israeli forces, returned Finland on Tuesday. LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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FINLAND - ISRAEL - PALESTINIANS - CONFLICT - DIPLOMACY - AID - FLOTILLA

FINLAND - ISRAEL - PALESTINIANS - CONFLICT - DIPLOMACY - AID - FLOTILLA

Five Finnish activists, Iida-Liina Häkkinen (L to R), Kata-Riina Tikka, Renaz Ebrahimi, Juho Pirhonen and Shifa Abdi at the Helsinki-Vantaa airport in Vantaa, Finland on 7th October, 2025. Five Finnish activists, who were sailing aboard vessels from the Gaza bound aid flotilla before being stopped and detained by Israeli forces, returned Finland on Tuesday. LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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FINLAND - ISRAEL - PALESTINIANS - CONFLICT - DIPLOMACY - AID - FLOTILLA

FINLAND - ISRAEL - PALESTINIANS - CONFLICT - DIPLOMACY - AID - FLOTILLA

Five Finnish activists, Iida-Liina Häkkinen (L to R), Kata-Riina Tikka, Renaz Ebrahimi, Juho Pirhonen and Shifa Abdi at the Helsinki-Vantaa airport in Vantaa, Finland on 7th October, 2025. Five Finnish activists, who were sailing aboard vessels from the Gaza bound aid flotilla before being stopped and detained by Israeli forces, returned Finland on Tuesday. LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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FINLAND - ISRAEL - PALESTINIANS - CONFLICT - DIPLOMACY - AID - FLOTILLA

FINLAND - ISRAEL - PALESTINIANS - CONFLICT - DIPLOMACY - AID - FLOTILLA

Finnish activists, Juho Pirhonen and Iida-Liina Häkkinen (C) at the Helsinki-Vantaa airport in Vantaa, Finland on 7th October, 2025. Five Finnish activists, who were sailing aboard vessels from the Gaza bound aid flotilla before being stopped and detained by Israeli forces, returned Finland on Tuesday. LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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FINLAND - ISRAEL - PALESTINIANS - CONFLICT - DIPLOMACY - AID - FLOTILLA

FINLAND - ISRAEL - PALESTINIANS - CONFLICT - DIPLOMACY - AID - FLOTILLA

Five Finnish activists, Renaz Ebrahimi (L to R), Kata-Riina Tikka, Juho Pirhonen, Iida-Liina Häkkinen and Shifa Abdi at the Helsinki-Vantaa airport in Vantaa, Finland on 7th October, 2025. Five Finnish activists, who were sailing aboard vessels from the Gaza bound aid flotilla before being stopped and detained by Israeli forces, returned Finland on Tuesday. LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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FINLAND - ISRAEL - PALESTINIANS - CONFLICT - DIPLOMACY - AID - FLOTILLA

FINLAND - ISRAEL - PALESTINIANS - CONFLICT - DIPLOMACY - AID - FLOTILLA

Finnish activists Juho Pirhonen (L) and Iida-Liina Häkkinen (C) at the Helsinki-Vantaa airport in Vantaa, Finland on 7th October, 2025. Five Finnish activists, who were sailing aboard vessels from the Gaza bound aid flotilla before being stopped and detained by Israeli forces, returned Finland on Tuesday. LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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World Exposition in Osaka

World Exposition in Osaka

A giant float from the Iida Toroyama festival of Ishikawa Prefecture's Suzu is carried during an event featuring the central Japan prefecture at the World Exposition in Osaka on Aug. 27, 2025.

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World Exposition in Osaka

World Exposition in Osaka

A giant float from the Iida Toroyama festival of Ishikawa prefecture's Suzu is carried during an event featuring the central Japan prefecture at the World Exposition in Osaka on Aug. 27, 2025.

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World Exposition in Osaka

World Exposition in Osaka

A giant float from the Iida Toroyama festival of Ishikawa prefecture's Suzu is carried during an event featuring the central Japan prefecture at the World Exposition in Osaka on Aug. 27, 2025.

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Frisbeegolf: MM-kilpailut (-3.8.)

Frisbeegolf: MM-kilpailut (-3.8.)

Winner Ohn Scoggins of USA (C), second placed Iida Lehtomäki (R) of Finland and on shared third place Ella Hansen of USA and Henna Blomroos of Finland celebrate during the podium of the PDGA Pro World Championships in Nokia, Finland, on August 3, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / MIKA KYLMÄNIEMI - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Mika Kylmäniemi/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Frisbeegolf: MM-kilpailut (-3.8.)

Frisbeegolf: MM-kilpailut (-3.8.)

Winner Ohn Scoggins of USA (L) and second placed Iida Lehtomäki of Finland celebrate at the podium of the PDGA Pro World Championships in Nokia, Finland, on August 3, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / MIKA KYLMÄNIEMI - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Mika Kylmäniemi/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Frisbeegolf: MM-kilpailut (-3.8.)

Frisbeegolf: MM-kilpailut (-3.8.)

Winner Ohn Scoggins of USA (L) and second placed Iida Lehtomäki of Finland hug during the podium of the PDGA Pro World Championships in Nokia, Finland, on August 3, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / MIKA KYLMÄNIEMI - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Mika Kylmäniemi/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Frisbeegolf: MM-kilpailut (-3.8.)

Frisbeegolf: MM-kilpailut (-3.8.)

Winner Ohn Scoggins of USA (C), second placed Iida Lehtomäki (R) of Finland and on shared third place Ella Hansen of USA (L) and Henna Blomroos of Finland stand on the podium of the PDGA Pro World Championships in Nokia, Finland, on August 3, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / MIKA KYLMÄNIEMI - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Mika Kylmäniemi/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Frisbeegolf: MM-kilpailut (-3.8.)

Frisbeegolf: MM-kilpailut (-3.8.)

Iida Lehtomäki of Finland during the PDGA Pro World Championships in Nokia, Finland, on August 3, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / MIKA KYLMÄNIEMI - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Mika Kylmäniemi/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Frisbeegolf: MM-kilpailut (-3.8.)

Frisbeegolf: MM-kilpailut (-3.8.)

Iida Lehtomäki of Finland (left) and Ohn Scoggins of USA during The PDGA Pro World Championships in Nokia, Finland, on August 3, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / MIKA KYLMÄNIEMI - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Mika Kylmäniemi/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Frisbeegolf: MM-kilpailut (-3.8.)

Frisbeegolf: MM-kilpailut (-3.8.)

Iida Lehtomäki of Finland during The PDGA Pro World Championships in Nokia, Finland, on August 3, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / MIKA KYLMÄNIEMI - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Mika Kylmäniemi/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Frisbeegolf: MM-kilpailut (-3.8.)

Frisbeegolf: MM-kilpailut (-3.8.)

Iida Lehtomäki of Finland during The PDGA Pro World Championships in Nokia, Finland, on August 3, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / MIKA KYLMÄNIEMI - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Mika Kylmäniemi/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Japan: 1 Dead, Several Missing After Catastrophic Flooding Strikes Quake-Hit Area In Ishikawa 5

Heavy rainfall on Saturday, September 21, triggered flash flooding and mudslides in several areas on the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture, which was devastated by a magnitude 7.6 earthquake on New Year's Day, leaving one person dead and multiple missing as of Sunday.

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Joe Biden meets with Kishida Fumio - Washington

Joe Biden meets with Kishida Fumio - Washington

Niki Nakayama, right, and Carole Iida-Nakayama, arrive to attend a state dinner in honor of Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio hosted by US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden at the White House in Washington on April 10, 2024. Photo by Ting Shen/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(SP)SOUTH KOREA-GANGNEUNG-WINTER YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES-FIGURE SKATING-WOMEN SINGLE SKATING-SHORT PROGRAM

(SP)SOUTH KOREA-GANGNEUNG-WINTER YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES-FIGURE SKATING-WOMEN SINGLE SKATING-SHORT PROGRAM

(240128) -- GANGNEUNG, Jan. 28, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Iida Karhunen of Finland performs during the women single skating short program of figure skating event at the Gangwon 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Gangneung, South Korea, Jan. 28, 2024. (Xinhua/Xu Yanan)

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(SP)QATAR-DOHA-FOOTBALL-AFC ASIAN CUP-GROUP F-KGZ VS KSA

(SP)QATAR-DOHA-FOOTBALL-AFC ASIAN CUP-GROUP F-KGZ VS KSA

(240122) -- DOHA, Jan. 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Referee Iida Jumpei (2nd L) shows a red card to Merk Kimi Bern of Kyrgyzstan during the Group F match between Kyrgyzstan and Saudi Arabia at AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023 in Doha, Qatar, Jan. 21, 2024. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng)

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(SP)QATAR-DOHA-FOOTBALL-AFC ASIAN CUP-GROUP F-KGZ VS KSA

(SP)QATAR-DOHA-FOOTBALL-AFC ASIAN CUP-GROUP F-KGZ VS KSA

(240122) -- DOHA, Jan. 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Referee Iida Jumpei (3rd R) shows a red card to Akmatov Aizar of Kyrgyzstan during the Group F match between Kyrgyzstan and Saudi Arabia at AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023 in Doha, Qatar, Jan. 21, 2024. (Xinhua/Cao Can)

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(SP)QATAR-DOHA-FOOTBALL-AFC ASIAN CUP-GROUP F-KGZ VS KSA

(SP)QATAR-DOHA-FOOTBALL-AFC ASIAN CUP-GROUP F-KGZ VS KSA

(240122) -- DOHA, Jan. 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Referee Iida Jumpei (C) shows a red card to Merk Kimi Bern (2nd L) of Kyrgyzstan during the Group F match between Kyrgyzstan and Saudi Arabia at AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023 in Doha, Qatar, Jan. 21, 2024. (Xinhua/Cao Can)

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(SP)QATAR-DOHA-FOOTBALL-AFC ASIAN CUP-GROUP F-KGZ VS KSA

(SP)QATAR-DOHA-FOOTBALL-AFC ASIAN CUP-GROUP F-KGZ VS KSA

(240122) -- DOHA, Jan. 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Referee Iida Jumpei (3rd L) shows a red card to Akmatov Aizar of Kyrgyzstan during the Group F match between Kyrgyzstan and Saudi Arabia at AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023 in Doha, Qatar, Jan. 21, 2024. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng)

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(SP)QATAR-DOHA-FOOTBALL-AFC ASIAN CUP-GROUP F-KGZ VS KSA

(SP)QATAR-DOHA-FOOTBALL-AFC ASIAN CUP-GROUP F-KGZ VS KSA

(240122) -- DOHA, Jan. 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Referee Iida Jumpei (R) shows a red card to Merk Kimi Bern (L) of Kyrgyzstan during the Group F match between Kyrgyzstan and Saudi Arabia at AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023 in Doha, Qatar, Jan. 21, 2024. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng)

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(SP)QATAR-DOHA-FOOTBALL-AFC ASIAN CUP-GROUP F-KGZ VS KSA

(SP)QATAR-DOHA-FOOTBALL-AFC ASIAN CUP-GROUP F-KGZ VS KSA

(240122) -- DOHA, Jan. 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Referee Iida Jumpei (C) shows a red card to Merk Kimi Bern of Kyrgyzstan during the Group F match between Kyrgyzstan and Saudi Arabia at AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023 in Doha, Qatar, Jan. 21, 2024. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng)

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Japan's Unit 731: Ongoing cover-up of horrific experiments on humans

STORY: Japan's Unit 731: Ongoing cover-up of horrific experiments on humans DATELINE: Sept. 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:05:47 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: POLITICS/MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (Japanese): MASAKUNI KURUMIZAWA, Former Unit 731 member 2. various of Noboru Kubota 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Japanese): NOBORU KUBOTA, Former Chairman of Iida City Peace Material Collection Committee 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Japanese): AKIRA YOSHIZAWA, Member of Iida City Peace Material Collection Committee 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Japanese): HIDEO MOTOJIMA, Director of the Social Education Department, Iida City Board of Education 6. various of street views in Japan 7. SOUNDBITE 5 (Japanese): FUMIO HARA, Former President, Research Society for 15 years War and Japanese Medical Science and Service 8. SOUNDBITE 6 (Japanese): NOBORU KUBOTA, Former Chairman of Iida City Peace Material Collection Committee STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE 1 (Japanese): MASAKUNI KURUMIZAWA, Former Unit 731 member "'Marutas' were human beings used for human experiments. My vivisection

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JAPAN-WAR CRIMES-EVIDENCE

JAPAN-WAR CRIMES-EVIDENCE

(230903) -- TOKYO, Sept. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Noboru Kubota, former chairman of the Shinshu War Exhibition for Peace Organizing Committee and the Iida City Peace Material Collection Committee, poses for a photo in front of his home in Iida City, Japan, Jan. 13, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: Who's covering up Japan's war crimes with evidence on notorious bacteriology unit kept invisible to public?" (Xinhua/Guo Dan)

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JAPAN-WAR CRIMES-EVIDENCE

JAPAN-WAR CRIMES-EVIDENCE

(230903) -- TOKYO, Sept. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Noboru Kubota, former chairman of the Shinshu War Exhibition for Peace Organizing Committee and the Iida City Peace Material Collection Committee, receives an interview with Xinhua at home in Iida City, Japan, Jan. 13, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: Who's covering up Japan's war crimes with evidence on notorious bacteriology unit kept invisible to public?" (Xinhua/Guo Dan)

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Women's volleyball European Championships

Women's volleyball European Championships

Iida Pöllänen of Finland and Amandha Sylves and Nina Stojilkovic of France during women's volleyball European Championships match France vs Finland in Tallinn, Estonia, on August 20, 2023. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Judo: World championships

Judo: World championships

Kentaro Iida of Japan reacts after being beaten by Peter Paltchik of Israel by ippon in the second round of the men's 100-kilogram division at the judo world championships in Doha, Qatar, on May 12, 2023.

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Judo: World championships

Judo: World championships

Japan's Kentaro Iida (blue) is beaten by Peter Paltchik of Israel by ippon in the second round of the men's 100-kilogram division at the judo world championships in Doha, Qatar, on May 12, 2023.

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Judo: World championships

Judo: World championships

Kentaro Iida of Japan (blue) executes a rear throw for an "ippon" victory over Muzaffarbek Turoboyev of Uzbekistan during a men's 100-kilogram first round match at the judo world championships in Doha, Qatar, on May 12, 2023.

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New Asahi president apologizes over retracted news stories

New Asahi president apologizes over retracted news stories

OSAKA, Japan - Masataka Watanabe (L) and Shinya Iida hold a press conference in Osaka on Dec. 5, 2014, after becoming the new president and chairman, respectively, of Japanese daily The Asahi Shimbun earlier in the day. During the press conference, they apologized for retracted articles on the Fukushima nuclear disaster and for the belated apology for the withdrawal of articles on the comfort women issue.

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New Asahi president apologizes over retracted news stories

New Asahi president apologizes over retracted news stories

OSAKA, Japan - Masataka Watanabe (L) and Shinya Iida hold a press conference in Osaka on Dec. 5, 2014, after becoming the new president and chairman, respectively, of Japanese daily The Asahi Shimbun earlier in the day. During the press conference, they apologized for retracted articles on the Fukushima nuclear disaster and for the belated apology for the withdrawal of articles on the comfort women issue.

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New Asahi president apologizes over retracted news stories

New Asahi president apologizes over retracted news stories

OSAKA, Japan - Masataka Watanabe (L) and Shinya Iida, the new president and chairman of Japanese daily The Asahi Shimbun, apologize during a press conference in Osaka on Dec. 5, 2014, for retracted articles on the Fukushima nuclear disaster and for the belated apology for the withdrawal of articles on the comfort women issue. They assumed their posts at the Japanese national newspaper earlier in the day.

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Japan arborist aims to deepen understanding of forestry

Japan arborist aims to deepen understanding of forestry

IIDA, Japan - Photo taken June 8, 2014, in Iida, Nagano Prefecture, shows Hideharu Matsuoka, a Japanese arborist who has won his second national championship in a row. The competition tests the tree-care techniques and safety consciousness of tree-climbers.

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Japanese scientist eyes 'creature-like' robot in Switzerland

Japanese scientist eyes 'creature-like' robot in Switzerland

ZURICH, Switzerland - Japanese scientist Fumiya Iida shows a new "creature-like" robot he is developing at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, Switzerland, on Feb. 3, 2014. Iida is seeking to come up with a robot with kangaroo-like leaping powers, bee-like visual abilities and other functions of living things.

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Japan scientist working on "creature-like" robot

Japan scientist working on "creature-like" robot

ZURICH, Switzerland - Japanese scientist Fumiya Iida talks about his robotics research during an interview on Feb. 3, 2014 in Zurich, Switzerland.

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Meisho Mambo wins Shuka-sho

Meisho Mambo wins Shuka-sho

KYOTO, Japan - Jockey Koshiro Take celebrates his victory on Meisho Mambo after winning the Shuka-sho at Kyoto Racecourse in Kyoto on Oct. 13, 2013. Third choice Meisho Mambo has snatched two of the three jewels in the filly's triple crown, after becoming Japanese Oaks champion in May. To the left is trainer Akihiro Iida.

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Tomorrow Party of Japan

Tomorrow Party of Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows (from L to R) Tetsunari Iida, acting chief of the Tomorrow Party of Japan, Tomoko Abe, deputy chief of the party, Yukiko Kada, party chief and governor of Shiga Prefecture, and Yuko Mori, deputy chief of the party, during a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 2, 2012. The party, bidding to become an umbrella force for antinuclear candidates in the Dec. 16 general election, vowed in its campaign platform to phase out atomic power plants in 10 years.

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Antinuclear power party

Antinuclear power party

TOKYO, Japan - Tetsunari Iida, acting leader of Nippon Mirai no To (Japan Future Party), answers reporters' questions in Tokyo on Nov. 28, 2012, after submitting an application to formally register a group of Shiga Gov. Yukiko Kada, which calls for the gradual phasing out of nuclear power, as a political party, ahead of the Dec. 16, 2012, general election.

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Shiga governor to form new party

Shiga governor to form new party

OTSU, Japan - The governor of Shiga Prefecture, Yukiko Kada (R), announces at a press conference in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, on Nov. 27, 2012, that she will establish a new party, called Nippon Mirai no To (Japan Future Party). To the left is Tetsunari Iida, a well-known renewable energy proponent, who will assume the post of acting president of the party.

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