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CORRECTED: Athletics: World championships in Tokyo

(From L) Takuho Yoshizu, Abigeiru Fuka Ido, Kenki Imaizumi and Nanako Matsumoto of Japan hold Japan's national flags after finishing 8th in the mixed 4x400-meter relay at the National Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 13 2025.

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Athletics: World championships in Tokyo

(From L) Takuho Yoshizu, Abigeiru Fuka Ido, Kenki Imaizumi and Nanako Matsumoto of Japan hold Japan's national flags after finishing 8th in the mixed 4x400-meter relay at the National Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 13 2025.

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Princess Kako visits Arita pottery shop

Japanese Princess Kako gets a briefing about Arita ware from living national treasure Imaizumi Imaemon during a visit to his pottery shop in Arita in Saga Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 8, 2024. (Pool photo)

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Princess Kako visits Arita pottery shop

Japanese Princess Kako gets a briefing about Arita ware from living national treasure Imaizumi Imaemon during a visit to his pottery shop in Arita in Saga Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 8, 2024. (Pool photo)

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Yuki-tsumugi weaver under training in Tochigi Pref.

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan - Akiko Imaizumi, the first weaver of the traditional Yuki-tsumugi silk weaving technique hired by the Oyama city government in Tochigi Prefecture, eastern Japan, receives instructions on using a weaving machine from traditional craftsman Noriaki Sakairi in the city on Jan. 14, 2015. The technique was added to the UNESCO intangible cultural heritage list in 2010.

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Oita picks ex-rugby player in bid to host 2019 RWC games

OITA, Japan - Kiyoshi Imaizumi (L), a former Japanese rugby player, poses with Oita Gov. Katsusada Hirose in the prefectural government office in Oita, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 19, 2014, after his nomination as the first "Rugby Ambassador" to work for Oita's bid to host some games at the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan.

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Imaizumi passes pro 'shogi' player test at 41

TOKYO, Japan - Kenji Imaizumi, who passed the test to become a professional player of "shogi" or Japanese chess at the age of 41 on Dec. 8, 2014, is seen in this photo.

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Japanese director Imaizumi in Berlin

BERLIN, Germany - Japanese film director Kaori Imaizumi gives a speech in Berlin on Feb. 18, 2012. A jury comprised of children at the Berlin International Film Festival gave a special award for a film for viewers aged 13 or younger to ''Kikoeteru, furi o shita dake'' (I only pretended to hear you), directed by Imaizumi, who is also a nurse in Tokyo.

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Imaizumi picked as House of Councillors vice president

TOKYO, Japan - Akira Imaizumi of the Democratic Party of Japan addresses the plenary session of the House of Councillors in the Diet on Jan. 30 after being elected vice president of the upper chamber with upper house President Chikage Ogi listening behind him.

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'Visa' marriage up, gov't steps up inpsections

TOKYO, Japan - ''Gina,'' a Filipina in her mid-20s, works at an ethnic food shop in Tokyo's Katsushika Ward. Gina has been living in Japan for about three years in a visa marriage with a 40-year-old Japanese construction worker. By Hirotaka Imaizumi

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Dialogue leads to Hokkaido spa to lift ban on foreigners

OTARU, Japan - Debito Arudou, formerly David Aldwinckle, enjoys bathing in a hot spa ner Sapporo, Hokkaido, with his Japanese friend Hikekatsu Okoshi, manager of Otaru Onsen O-Spa. By Hirotaka Imaizumi

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Living national treasure, ceramic artist Imaizumi dies

SAGA, Japan - Photo taken in April 1999 shows ceramic artist Imaizumi Imaemon XIII putting color on a piece of pottery at his workroom in Arita, Saga Prefecture. He died Oct. 13 at age 75 of a heart attack at his home in Arita, one of the largest ceramic production centers in Japan. He was awarded the title of Living National Treasure in 1989 for his Nabeshima ware.

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Imaizumi picked as House of Councillors vice president

TOKYO, Japan - Akira Imaizumi of the Democratic Party of Japan addresses the plenary session of the House of Councillors in the Diet on Jan. 30 after being elected vice president of the upper chamber with upper house President Chikage Ogi listening behind him. (Kyodo)

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(2)Prepararing for university entrance exams

TOKYO, Japan - A teacher and students at Yoyogi Seminar, one of Japan's most popular preparatory schools for university entrance exams, chat during a break. The photo was taken Dec. 7, 2000. (Kyodo/Hirotaka Imaizumi)

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Cat mascots popular in former "no-go" zone in Fukushima

Various cat mascots made by handicraft class students taught by Hisayo Imaizumi (L) are shown on May 1, 2015, in the Miyakoji district, a former "no-go zone" of Tamura, Fukushima Prefecture. Named "miyaako-chan" after the imagined way the district's name might be said by a Japanese cat, they are designed to animate residents in the northeastern Japan region hit by the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Award-winning pro 'shogi' chess player aims at interesting matches

Professional "shogi" player Kenji Imaizumi shows the Happy News Person Award received from the Japan Newspaper Publishers and Editors Association at a ceremony in Osaka, western Japan, on April 6. Imaizumi, the youngest player of the Japanese chess game to have been certified as a professional since the end of World War II, said he will keep aiming to play interesting matches. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese director Imaizumi in Berlin

BERLIN, Germany - Japanese film director Kaori Imaizumi gives a speech in Berlin on Feb. 18, 2012. A jury comprised of children at the Berlin International Film Festival gave a special award for a film for viewers aged 13 or younger to ''Kikoeteru, furi o shita dake'' (I only pretended to hear you), directed by Imaizumi, who is also a nurse in Tokyo. (Kyodo)

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Imaizumi passes pro 'shogi' player test at 41

TOKYO, Japan - Kenji Imaizumi, who passed the test to become a professional player of "shogi" or Japanese chess at the age of 41 on Dec. 8, 2014, is seen in this photo. (Kyodo)

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Living national treasure, ceramic artist Imaizumi dies

SAGA, Japan - Photo taken in April 1999 shows ceramic artist Imaizumi Imaemon XIII putting color on a piece of pottery at his workroom in Arita, Saga Prefecture. He died Oct. 13 at age 75 of a heart attack at his home in Arita, one of the largest ceramic production centers in Japan. He was awarded the title of Living National Treasure in 1989 for his Nabeshima ware.