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Animator, Studio Ghibli co-founder Takahata's exhibition in Paris

People view works by late Japanese animation director Isao Takahata at an exhibition dedicated to his works and life in Paris on Dec. 6, 2025. The event marks the first major European retrospective of Takahata, who co-founded Studio Ghibli and directed the award-winning animation "Grave of the Fireflies."

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Animator, Studio Ghibli co-founder Takahata's exhibition in Paris

People view works by late Japanese animation director Isao Takahata at an exhibition dedicated to his works and life in Paris on Dec. 6, 2025. The event marks the first major European retrospective of Takahata, who co-founded Studio Ghibli and directed the award-winning animation "Grave of the Fireflies."

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Animator, Studio Ghibli co-founder Takahata's exhibition in Paris

People view works by late Japanese animation director Isao Takahata at an exhibition dedicated to his works and life in Paris on Dec. 6, 2025. The event marks the first major European retrospective of Takahata, who co-founded Studio Ghibli and directed the award-winning animation "Grave of the Fireflies."

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Shionogi acquires JT Group's pharmaceutical business

Shionogi's acquisition of JT Group's pharmaceutical business. Photo shows, from left, Koji Shimayoshi , Executive Vice President and Representative Director of JT, Isao Teshirogi, Chairman, President and CEO of Shionogi, and Nobumasa Kondo, President and Representative Director of Torii Pharmaceuticals.=May 7,2025,Tokyo

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Shionogi acquires JT Group's pharmaceutical business

Shionogi's acquisition of JT Group's pharmaceutical business. Photo shows, from left, Koji Shimayoshi , Executive Vice President and Representative Director of JT, Isao Teshirogi, Chairman, President and CEO of Shionogi, and Nobumasa Kondo, President and Representative Director of Torii Pharmaceuticals.=May 7,2025,Tokyo

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Shionogi acquires JT Group's pharmaceutical business

Shionogi's acquisition of JT Group's pharmaceutical business. Photo shows Isao Teshirogi, Chairman, President and CEO of Shionogi.=May 7,2025,Tokyo

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Shionogi acquires JT Group's pharmaceutical business

Shionogi's acquisition of JT Group's pharmaceutical business. Photo shows, from left, Koji Shimayoshi , Executive Vice President and Representative Director of JT, Isao Teshirogi, Chairman, President and CEO of Shionogi, and Nobumasa Kondo, President and Representative Director of Torii Pharmaceuticals.=May 7,2025,Tokyo

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Congregation of Cardinals - Vatican

Cardinal Tarcisius Isao Kikuchi arrives for the meeting of the General Congregation of Cardinals, in Vatican City. The cardinals continue their deliberations during general congregations held following the death of Pope Francis, in preparation for the assembly to elect a new pope, known as the conclave. Photo by ROCCO PETTINI/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Congregation of Cardinals - Vatican

Cardinal Tarcisius Isao Kikuchi arrives for the meeting of the General Congregation of Cardinals, in Vatican City. The cardinals continue their deliberations during general congregations held following the death of Pope Francis, in preparation for the assembly to elect a new pope, known as the conclave. Photo by ROCCO PETTINI/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Congregation of Cardinals - Vatican

Cardinal Tarcisius Isao Kikuchi arrives for the meeting of the General Congregation of Cardinals, in Vatican City. The cardinals continue their deliberations during general congregations held following the death of Pope Francis, in preparation for the assembly to elect a new pope, known as the conclave. Photo by ROCCO PETTINI/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cardinal Leave After the Meeting of The General Congregation - Vatican

Cardinal Stephen Chow Sau-yan - Salazar Gomez - Rueda Aparicio - Tarcisius Isao Kikuchi - Jimenez Carvajal leave after the meeting of the General Congregation of Cardinals, in Vatican City. The cardinals continue their deliberations during general congregations held following the death of Pope Francis, in preparation for the assembly to elect a new pope, known as the Conclave. Photo by ALESSIA GIULIANI/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cardinal Leave After the Meeting of The General Congregation - Vatican

Cardinal Stephen Chow Sau-yan - Salazar Gomez - Rueda Aparicio - Tarcisius Isao Kikuchi - Jimenez Carvajal leave after the meeting of the General Congregation of Cardinals, in Vatican City. The cardinals continue their deliberations during general congregations held following the death of Pope Francis, in preparation for the assembly to elect a new pope, known as the Conclave. Photo by ALESSIA GIULIANI/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mass On Fifth Days of Mourning for Late Pope Francis - Vatican

Cardinal Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi (C) and Stephen Chow Sau-yan, S.J. (L) attend a mass on the fifth of nine days of mourning for late Pope Francis, in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican April 30, 2025. Photo by ALESSIA GIULIANI/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mass On the Third of Mourning for Late Pope Francis - Vatican

Cardinal elector Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi, S.V.D., Arcivescovo di Tokyo attends a mass on the third of nine days of mourning for late Pope Francis, in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, on April 28, 2025. Photo by ALESSIA GIULIANI/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Presides A Mass With The New Cardinals - Vatican

Pictured from left New cardinal Luis Gerado Cabrera Herrera (Ecuador),New cardinal Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi (Japan) , New cardinal Ladislav Nemet (Serbia) and New cardinal Ignace Bessi Dogbo (Cote d'\''Ivoire) leaves after a mass with the new Cardinals at St Peter'\''s basilica in The Vatican . Vatican, on December 8, 2024. Photo by Alessia Giuliani/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Leads A Consistory For The Creation Of New Cardinals - Vatican

New cardinal Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi (Japan) poses during a courtesy visit following his appointment by the Pope Francis, during a Consistory ceremony for the creation of 21 new cardinals on December 7, 2024 at St. Peter’s basilica at the Vatican. Photo: Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Archbishop of Tokyo becomes cardinal in Catholic Church

Isao Kikuchi, the archbishop of Tokyo, meets the press after being installed as one of 21 new cardinals of the Catholic Church at a ceremony held by Pope Francis in the Vatican on Dec. 7, 2024.

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Archbishop of Tokyo becomes cardinal in Catholic Church

Pope Francis (front, R) holds a ceremony in the Vatican on Dec. 7, 2024, to install Isao Kikuchi (L), the archbishop of Tokyo, as one of 21 new cardinals of the Catholic Church.

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Studio Ghibli Story Premiere in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - APRIL 24, 2024 - World Premiere of "Studio Ghibli Story" art exhibition, Director Takahata Isao's Animation Gallery, April 24, 2024, Shanghai, China.

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Purported "STAP cells" likely came from embryonic stem cells

TOKYO, Japan - Isao Katsura (far R), director general of the National Institute of Genetics and leader of a panel under the Riken research institute, attends a press conference along with other panel members in Tokyo on Dec. 26, 2014, to announce that the "STAP cells" that scientist Haruko Obokata, who left Riken on Dec. 21, claimed to have created were likely cells generated from embryonic stem cells.

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Purported "STAP cells" likely came from embryonic stem cells

TOKYO, Japan - Isao Katsura (L), director general of the National Institute of Genetics and leader of a panel under the Riken research institute, attends a press conference along with other panel members in Tokyo on Dec. 26, 2014, to announce that the "STAP cells" that scientist Haruko Obokata, who left Riken on Dec. 21, claimed to have created were likely cells generated from embryonic stem cells.

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Purported "STAP cells" likely came from embryonic stem cells

TOKYO, Japan - Isao Katsura, director general of the National Institute of Genetics and leader of a panel under the Riken research institute, attends a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 26, 2014, to announce that the "STAP cells" that scientist Haruko Obokata, who left Riken on Dec. 21, claimed to have created were likely cells generated from embryonic stem cells.

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Aoki celebrates 50 years as pro golfer

TOKYO, Japan - Isao Aoki speaks to the press in Tokyo on Dec. 19, 2014, ahead of a party to mark the 50th year since his professional golf career began.

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USJ, Abeno Harukas named most active in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - USJ Co. board member Isao Tanaka (2nd from L) and Hidenori Akasaka (far L), senior officer of Kintetsu Corp. that owns skyscraper Abeno Harukas, pose in Osaka, western Japan, on Dec. 15, 2014. The operator of theme park Universal Studios Japan and the owner of Japan's tallest building were given the Grand Prix and a special award, respectively, as this year's most vigorous establishments in Osaka by the Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

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Nat'l council to hand down 'washoku' culture to be launched

TOKYO, Japan - Isao Kumakura (C), president of Shizuoka University of Art and Culture, and others in Tokyo on Dec. 8, 2014, announce they will establish a national council for passing the tradition and culture of "washoku" Japanese cuisine to the next generation. The council is expected to start its activities in April 2015. Washoku was registered in UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list in 2013.

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Oda gets Japanese pro golf tour money title

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese golfer Komei Oda (R) receives a trophy for his first money title on the men's Japan Golf Tour for 2014 from veteran Isao Aoki during an award ceremony in Tokyo on Dec. 8, 2014. Oda also won for the first time the awards for most valuable player and stroke average as well as a golf press prize.

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'Best nine of 80 years' in Japanese professional baseball

TOKYO, Japan - Seven members of the Japanese professional baseball league's "Best Nine of 80 years" pose after their selection at a ceremony in Tokyo on Nov. 26, 2014. (From L, front row) shortstop Yoshio Yoshida, third baseman Shigeo Nagashima, first baseman Sadaharu Oh and second baseman Morimichi Takagi; (from L, back row) outfielders Yutaka Fukumoto, Koji Yamamoto and Isao Harimoto.

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Former Shinkansen motorman with driving journal

TOKYO, Japan - Former Shinkansen bullet train driver Isao Makibayashi reviews his driving journal donated to his alma mater Odawara High School in Odawara, Kanagawa Prefecture, southwest of Tokyo, in May 2014.

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Ishikawa chats with Aoki in British Open practice round

HOYLAKE, England - Japanese professional golfer Ryo Ishikawa (L) speaks with senior compatriot player Isao Aoki during a practice round of the British Open Championship at the Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake, England, on July 14, 2014.

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Pan-Japan Sea economic exchange group holds general meeting

KANAZAWA, Japan - Isao Nagahara, head of the Around Japan Sea Economic Exchange Conference, addresses an annual meeting of the group in Kanazawa, central Japan, on June 16, 2014. The meeting adopted a fiscal 2014 business plan calling for greater economic exchanges between the Hokuriku region on the Japan Sea coast and South Korea.

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Tokyo Tomin, Yachiyo banks

TOKYO, Japan - Akihiro Kakizaki (L), president of Tokyo Tomin Bank, shakes hands with Isao Sakai, president of Yachiyo Bank, in Tokyo on May 2, 2014. The two banks, which plan to merge, said the same day that Kakizaki has been appointed president and Sakai chairman of their new holding company, Tokyo TY Financial Group Inc., which will be established Oct. 1.

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Tourney held to mark 'Jumbo' Ozaki's 45th year as pro golfer

NAGOYA, Japan - Masashi "Jumbo" Ozaki (R) of Japan chats with compatriot Isao Aoki during a tournament to commemorate his 45th year as a professional golfer in Koka, Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, on April 14, 2014.

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Higuchi, Aoki inducted into Japan Pro Golf Hall of Fame

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese golfers Hisako Higuchi (L) and Isao Aoki are honored at a ceremony in Tokyo on Feb. 17, 2014, marking their induction into the Japan Professional Golf Hall of Fame.

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Princess Kaguya

TOKYO, Japan - Director Isao Takahata speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 7, 2013, on the completion of Studio Ghibli's new animation film "Kaguyahime no Monogatari" (the tale of Princess Kaguya). (Kyodo)

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Princess Kaguya

TOKYO, Japan - Director Isao Takahata (5th from L), voice actors and other people involved are pictured during a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 7, 2013, on the completion of Studio Ghibli's new animation film "Kaguyahime no Monogatari" (the tale of Princess Kaguya).

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Free classes for children of families on welfare

SAITAMA, Japan - Isao Shiratori teaches a student at a nursing home for the elderly in Fujimino, Saitama Prefecture, on Sept. 4, 2013. Shiratori leads a group of people who provide free after-school tutoring to children of families on welfare under a prefectural government program. The face of the student (front L) is computer-airbrushed for privacy. (Photo by Tatsuya Hagiwara)

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Abe adviser Iijima

NAGANO, Japan - Isao Iijima, adviser to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, delivers a speech in his hometown of Tatsuno in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, on July 28, 2013. Iijima said he believes Japan and China could hold summit talks soon.

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UNESCO formally names Mt. Fuji as World Heritage site

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - (From L to R) Shizuoka Gov. Heita Kawakatsu, Yamanashi Gov. Shomei Yokouchi, Seiichi Kondo, commissioner for cultural affairs, and Isao Kiso, permanent delegate of Japan to UNESCO, put their hands together in Phnom Penh on June 22, 2013, after the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO decided to inscribe Mt. Fuji on the U.N. agency's prestigious World Heritage List at a conference held in the Cambodian capital.

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Abe briefed by adviser about N. Korea trip

TOKYO, Japan - Isao Iijima (C), an adviser to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, leaves the prime minister's office in Tokyo on May 21, 2013, after briefing Abe about his recent visit to North Korea.

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Abe briefed by adviser about N. Korea trip

TOKYO, Japan - Isao Iijima (C), an adviser to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, leaves the prime minister's office in Tokyo on May 21, 2013, after briefing Abe about his recent visit to North Korea.

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Abe aide Iijima

BEIJING, China - Isao Iijima, an adviser to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, is pictured at Beijing airport before leaving for Japan on May 18, 2013, following a four-day visit to North Korea. He arrived in Tokyo the same day.

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Abe aide Iijima

BEIJING, China - Isao Iijima, an adviser to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, is pictured at Beijing airport before leaving for Japan on May 18, 2013, following a four-day visit to North Korea. He arrived in Tokyo the same day.

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Abe aide Iijima

BEIJING, China - Isao Iijima, an adviser to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, is pictured at Beijing airport before leaving for Japan on May 18, 2013, following a four-day visit to North Korea. He arrived in Tokyo the same day.

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Abe aide Iijima

BEIJING, China - Isao Iijima, an adviser to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, is pictured at Beijing airport before leaving for Japan on May 18, 2013, following a four-day visit to North Korea. He arrived in Tokyo the same day.

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Abe aide ends N. Korea visit

BEIJING, China - Isao Iijima, an adviser to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, speaks to reporters after he arrived at Beijing airport on May 17, 2013, following a four-day visit to North Korea.

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Abe aide ends N. Korea visit

BEIJING, China - Isao Iijima (C), an adviser to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, is surrounded by reporters after he arrived at Beijing airport on May 17, 2013, following a four-day visit to North Korea.

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Abe aide ends N. Korea visit

BEIJING, China - Isao Iijima, an adviser to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, gets into a car after he arrived at Beijing airport on May 17, 2013, following a four-day visit to North Korea.

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Abe aide ends N. Korea visit

BEIJING, China - Isao Iijima (C), an adviser to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, arrives at Beijing airport on May 17, 2013, after visiting North Korea for four days.

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Abe adviser meets N. Korea party secretary

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Isao Iijima, an adviser to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, arrives at Pyongyang's airport on May 14, 2013. Iijima held talks the following day with Kim Yong Il, a secretary of North Korea's Workers' Party of Korea, in Pyongyang, the North's official Korean Central News Agency reported.

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Japan official in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Isao Iijima (R), an adviser to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, shakes hands with Kim Chol Ho, vice director of the North Korean Foreign Ministry's Asian Affairs Department, upon arrival at Pyongyang airport in North Korea on May 14, 2013.