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Japanese environment minister at COP30

Japanese Environment Minister Hirotaka Ishihara delivers a speech at a ministerial-level meeting of the 30th session of the Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, known as COP30, in Belem, Brazil, on Nov. 18, 2025.

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Japanese environment minister at COP30

Japanese Environment Minister Hirotaka Ishihara delivers a speech at a ministerial-level meeting of the 30th session of the Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, known as COP30, in Belem, Brazil, on Nov. 18, 2025.

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Japanese environment minister at COP30

Japanese Environment Minister Hirotaka Ishihara delivers a speech at a ministerial-level meeting of the 30th session of the Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, known as COP30, in Belem, Brazil, on Nov. 18, 2025.

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Lineup of Japan PM Takaichi's Cabinet

Hirotaka Ishihara, who is set to become environment minister 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.

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Men's 73kg Judo World Championships 2025 - Budapest

Silver medalist Daniel Cargnin (1st L) of Brazil, gold medalist Joan-Benjamin Gaba (2nd L) of France, bronze medalists Makhmadbek Makhmadbekov (2nd R) of the United Arab Emirates and Ishihara Tatsuki of Japan pose during the awarding ceremony for the Men's 73kg event at the IJF Judo World Championships 2025 in Budapest, Hungary on June 15, 2025. Photo by Attila Volgyi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Traditional parade in Kanazawa

Actor Yoshizumi Ishihara (on horse) reenacts the entry of 16th-century warlord Maeda Toshiie into Kanazawa Castle during a traditional parade in Kanazawa in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on June 7, 2025.

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Traditional parade in Kanazawa

Actor Yoshizumi Ishihara (on horse) reenacts the entry of 16th-century warlord Maeda Toshiie into Kanazawa Castle during a traditional parade in Kanazawa in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on June 7, 2025.

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Traditional parade in Kanazawa

Actor Yoshizumi Ishihara (on horse) reenacts the entry of 16th-century warlord Maeda Toshiie into Kanazawa Castle during a traditional parade in Kanazawa in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on June 7, 2025.

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Judo Paris Grand Slam 2024 - Day 2

ISHIHARA TATSUKI CHIKHELIDZE GIORGI GJAKOVA AKIL and AKHADOV SHAKHRAM during the Paris Grand Slam 2024 IJF World Judo Tour event at Accor Arena in Paris, France on February 3, 2024. Photo by Victor Joly/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Judo Paris Grand Slam 2024 - Day 2

ISHIHARA TATSUKI CHIKHELIDZE GIORGI GJAKOVA AKIL and AKHADOV SHAKHRAM during the Paris Grand Slam 2024 IJF World Judo Tour event at Accor Arena in Paris, France on February 3, 2024. Photo by Victor Joly/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Judo Paris Grand Slam 2024 - Day 2

ISHIHARA TATSUKI during the Paris Grand Slam 2024 IJF World Judo Tour event at Accor Arena in Paris, France on February 3, 2024. Photo by Victor Joly/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Judo Paris Grand Slam 2024 - Day 2

ISHIHARA TATSUKI during the Paris Grand Slam 2024 IJF World Judo Tour event at Accor Arena in Paris, France on February 3, 2024. Photo by Victor Joly/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Judo Paris Grand Slam 2024 - Day 2

ISHIHARA TATSUKI during the Paris Grand Slam 2024 IJF World Judo Tour event at Accor Arena in Paris, France on February 3, 2024. Photo by Victor Joly/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Judo Paris Grand Slam 2024 - Day 2

ISHIHARA TATSUKI during the Paris Grand Slam 2024 IJF World Judo Tour event at Accor Arena in Paris, France on February 3, 2024. Photo by Victor Joly/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Judo: Paris Grand Slam

Tatsuki Ishihara of Japan poses for a photo after winning the gold medal in the men's 73-kilogram event at the Paris Grand Slam judo tournament on Feb. 3, 2024.

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Judo: Paris Grand Slam

Tatsuki Ishihara (blue) of Japan competes against Giorgi Chikhelidze of Georgia en route to winning the men's 73-kilogram final at the Paris Grand Slam judo tournament on Feb. 3, 2024.

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Judo: Paris Grand Slam

Tatsuki Ishihara (blue) of Japan competes against Giorgi Chikhelidze of Georgia en route to winning the men's 73-kilogram final at the Paris Grand Slam judo tournament on Feb. 3, 2024.

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Judo: Paris Grand Slam

Tatsuki Ishihara (blue) of Japan competes against Giorgi Chikhelidze of Georgia en route to winning the men's 73-kilogram final at the Paris Grand Slam judo tournament on Feb. 3, 2024.

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Expats in Anhui hail China's economic, technological development

STORY: Expats in Anhui hail China's economic, technological development SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 2, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 3, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:28 LOCATION: HEFEI, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the event 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SIEGMUND ROBERT, Body Structure & HV-Battery Specialist, Volkswagen Anhui 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): GREGORY MACUR, Vice Principal for Early Years and Primary Years Program of Canadian International School of Hefei 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): YOSHIHISA ISHIHARA, General Manager of Hefei Branch, Mizuho Bank (China), Ltd. STORYLINE: Recently "2024 Chinese New Year Celebration for International Friends in Anhui" was held in Hefei in east China's Anhui Province. Foreign expats from different fields in Anhui attended the event. While experiencing Chinese New Year traditions, multiple attendees gave the thumbs-up to China's economic and technological development. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SIEGMUND ROBERT, Body Structure & HV-Battery Specialist, Volkswagen Anhui "Things you

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(Chengdu Universiade)CHINA-CHENGDU-WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES-JUDO(CN)

(230730) -- CHENGDU, July 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Gold Medalist Ishihara Tatsuki (2nd L) of Japan, silver medalist Rashid Mammadaliyev (1st L) of Azerbaijan, bronze medalists Uranbayar Odgerel of Mongolia and Askar Narkulov (1st R) of Kazakhstan pose for photos during the awarding ceremony of Judo men's -73kg final at the 31st FISU Summer World University Games in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 30, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

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(Chengdu Universiade)CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES-JUDO(CN)

(230730) -- CHENGDU, July 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ishihara Tatsuki (Above) of Japan competes with Rashid Mammadaliyev of Azerbaijan during the final of Judo men's -73kg at the 31st FISU Summer World University Games in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 30, 2023. (Xinhua/Qi Xiaoyi)

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Minister apologizes for remark on Fukushima nuclear soil storage

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Environment Minister Nobuteru Ishihara (L bowing) apologizes on June 23, 2014, to Fukushima Gov. Yuhei Sato (R front) as reporters look on at the Fukushima prefectural offices for a recent remark suggesting the issue of where to store contaminated soil from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is a matter of money.

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Minister apologizes for remark on Fukushima nuclear soil storage

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Environment Minister Nobuteru Ishihara (bowing) apologizes on June 23, 2014, to Fukushima Gov. Yuhei Sato as reporters look on at the Fukushima prefectural offices for a recent remark suggesting the issue of where to store contaminated soil from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is a matter of money.

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Minister apologizes for remark on Fukushima nuclear soil storage

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Fukushima Gov. Yuhei Sato receives an apology from Environment Minister Nobuteru Ishihara at the Fukushima prefectural offices on June 23, 2014, for a recent remark suggesting the issue of where to store contaminated soil from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is a matter of money.

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Minister apologizes for remark on Fukushima nuclear soil storage

AIZUWAKAMATSU, Japan - Environment Minister Nobuteru Ishihara apologizes on June 23, 2014, in Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima Prefecture, for a remark suggesting the issue of where to store contaminated soil from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is a matter of money. He bowed to Okuma Mayor Toshitsuna Watanabe, whose town is one of the candidate sites for the construction of temporary storage facilities for the waste.

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Japan opposition party decides to dissolve

OSAKA, Japan - Shintaro Ishihara, one of the two co-heads of the Japan Restoration Party, is projected on a screen via video link at an extraordinary party meeting held in Osaka on June 22, 2014. The opposition party decided at the meeting to dissolve with its two co-leaders, Ishihara, former Tokyo governor, and Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto, set to lead separate parties.

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Japan opposition party decides to dissolve

OSAKA, Japan - Shintaro Ishihara, one of the two co-heads of the Japan Restoration Party, is projected on a screen via video link at an extraordinary party meeting held in Osaka on June 22, 2014. The opposition party decided at the meeting to dissolve with its two co-leaders, Ishihara, former Tokyo governor, and Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto, set to lead separate parties.

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Japan opposition party decides to dissolve

OSAKA, Japan - Toru Hashimoto, one of the two co-heads of the Japan Restoration Party, speaks at an extraordinary party meeting in Osaka on June 22, 2014. The opposition party decided at the meeting to dissolve with its two co-leaders, former Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara and Hashimoto, Osaka mayor, set to lead separate parties.

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Japan opposition party decides to dissolve

OSAKA, Japan - Toru Hashimoto, one of the two co-heads of the Japan Restoration Party, speaks at an extraordinary party meeting in Osaka on June 22, 2014. The opposition party decided at the meeting to dissolve with its two co-leaders, former Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara and Hashimoto, Osaka mayor, set to lead separate parties.

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Gov't to buy land around damaged Fukushima plant for waste storage

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Environment Minister Nobuteru Ishihara (L, standing) speaks at a meeting with Fukushima Gov. Yuhei Sato (3rd from R) and four other local town mayors in Fukushima on Dec. 14, 2013. Ishihara asked the local leaders to accept a government plan to acquire about 19 square kilometers of land around the damaged Fukushima nuclear plant and to build facilities for the long-term storage of radioactive and other waste there.

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IOC evaluation commission members arrive in Japan

NARITA, Japan - Nawal El Moutawakel (L), head of the Evaluation Commission of the International Olympic Committee, is greeted by Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara as she arrives at a hotel in Tokyo on April 4. Earlier in the day, members of the evaluation commission arrived in Japan to conduct an on-site inspection in connection with Tokyo's bid to host the 2016 Summer Olympic Games.

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Baseball great Oh to support Tokyo's 2016 Olympic bid

TOKYO, Japan - Legendary home run king Sadaharu Oh (L) and Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara shake hands during a signing ceremony for an annual youth baseball tournament in Tokyo on April 10. Oh pledged to lend his support for Tokyo's bid to host the 2016 Olympics and Paralympics.

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Nobuteru Ishihara, newly appointed LDP policy chief

TOKYO, Japan - Nobuteru Ishihara speaks to the press at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo after he was appointed chairman of LDP Policy Research Council.

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Abe appoints 3 top LDP executives

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (2nd L) poses with three newly appointed top Liberal Democratic Party executives at the party headquarters in Tokyo on Aug. 27. From left to right: Taro Aso, LDP secretary general; Abe; Toshihiro Nikai, chairman of the LDP General Council; and Nobuteru Ishihara, chairman of the LDP Policy Research Council.

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Abe appoints top LDP executives

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C) poses with five newly appointed senior Liberal Democratic Party executives at the party headquarters in Tokyo on Aug. 27. From left to right: Hidehisa Otsuji, head of the LDP House of Councillors caucus; Taro Aso, LDP secretary general; Abe; Toshihiro Nikai, chairman of the LDP General Council; Nobuteru Ishihara, chairman of the LDP Policy Research Council; and Asaaki Yamazaki, secretary general of the LDP House of Councillors caucus.

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Abe names 3 top LDP executive posts

TOKYO, Japan - Lineup of three top Liberal Democratic Party executives named by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Aug. 27. From left to right: Outgoing Foreign Minister Taro Aso as LDP secretary general; Toshihiro Nikai as chairman of the LDP General Council; and Nobuteru Ishihara as chairman of the LDP Policy Research Council

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FSA to monitor effects of negative interest rate on banks: Aso

TOKYO, Feb. 2 Kyodo - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C), Economic and Fiscal Policy Minister Nobuteru Ishihara (L) and Finance Minister Taro Aso attend a Cabinet meeting in Tokyo on Feb. 2, 2016. Aso later told a press conference that the government will monitor the effects of the Bank of Japan's negative interest policy on financial institutions.

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Ex-Diet member Ishihara at press conference

TOKYO, Japan - Former Diet member Shintaro Ishihara answers a question during a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2014, two days after failing to retain his seat in the House of Representatives election and retiring from politics.

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Ex-Diet member lawmaker Ishihara at press conference

TOKYO, Japan - Former Diet member Shintaro Ishihara smiles during a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2014, two days after failing to retain his seat in the House of Representatives election and retiring from politics.

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Ishihara to quit politics if unsuccessful in lower house election

NAGANO, Japan - Shintaro Ishihara, supreme adviser of the opposition Party for Future Generations and former Tokyo governor, speaks in Nagano, central Japan, on Dec. 5, 2014. The 82-year-old Ishihara said he will retire from politics if he is unsuccessful in the Dec. 14 lower house election.

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Filipino woman sues nursing care provider for unpaid wages

OSAKA, Japan - Chona Ishihara, a Filipino woman who used to work for a nursing care provider in western Japan, attends a press conference in Osaka, Japan, on Nov. 28, 2014, after filing a lawsuit to demand unpaid wages from her former employer. She said Juju Corp. imposed an excessive workload and she is seeking around 5.8 million yen in compensation.

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Japan, U.S. business chiefs urge sales tax hike to 10%

TOKYO, Japan - Kunio Ishihara (L), counselor at Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co., and John Lechleiter, chief executive officer of pharmaceutical firm Eli Lilly and Co., shake hands at a Tokyo hotel on Nov. 14, 2014, after a press conference following an annual meeting of the Japan-U.S. Business Conference. The business leaders urged Japan's government to increase the consumption tax rate to 10 percent next year as planned to secure its commitment to fiscal rehabilitation.

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Japan, U.S. business chiefs urge sales tax hike to 10%

TOKYO, Japan - Kunio Ishihara (L), counselor at Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co., and John Lechleiter, chief executive officer of pharmaceutical firm Eli Lilly and Co., attend a press conference at a Tokyo hotel on Nov. 14, 2014, following an annual meeting of the Japan-U.S. Business Conference. The business leaders urged Japan's government to increase the consumption tax rate to 10 percent next year as planned to secure its commitment to fiscal rehabilitation.

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Start of nuke fuel-reprocessing plant delayed again

AOMORI, Japan - Japan Nuclear Fuel Ltd. Senior Executive Vice President Junichi Ishihara (rear R) conveys to Susumu Hashimoto (foreground), deputy in Rokkasho, Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Oct. 30, 2014, a plan to push back the inauguration date for a nuclear fuel-reprocessing plant to March 2016, the 22nd delay.

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Memorandum signed between China tour firms, Kyushu

SHANGHAI, China - Susumu Ishihara (L), chairman of the Kyushu Tourism Promotion Organization, shakes hands with a Chinese tour company executive at a memorandum-signing ceremony between the organization and 28 Chinese tourism companies on Sept. 1, 2014, in Shanghai to lure more tourists to the southwestern Japan region.

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Fukushima gov. tells ministers of acceptance of radioactive waste

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Environment Minister Nobuteru Ishihara (C) along with Reconstruction Minister Takumi Nemoto (L) meets with reporters in the northeastern Japanese city of Fukushima on Sept. 1, 2014, after meeting with Fukushima Gov. Yuhei Sato on a plan to store radioactive waste from decontamination following the March 2011 nuclear disaster for up to 30 years in the prefecture.

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Ishihara visits candidate town for radioactive waste storage

IWAKI, Japan - Environment Minister Nobuteru Ishihara (L) greets attendees at a town meeting of Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 26, 2014. Futaba is one of two candidate towns for the temporary storage of contaminated soil accumulated in cleanup work for the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

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Gov't offers 301 bil. yen for 30-yr nuclear soil storage

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Fukushima Gov. Yuhei Sato meets the press in Koriyama in the northeastern prefecture of Fukushima on Aug. 8, 2014, after meeting with Environment Minister Nobuteru Ishihara. The government offered 301 billion yen in subsidies to the prefecture in exchange for storage of contaminated soil amassing from radiation cleanup work following the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster.

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Gov't offers 301 bil. yen for 30-yr nuclear soil storage

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Environment Minister Nobuteru Ishihara (R) and Reconstruction Minister Takumi Nemoto meet the press in Koriyama in the northeastern prefecture of Fukushima on Aug. 8, 2014. The government offered 301 billion yen in subsidies to the prefecture in exchange for storage of contaminated soil amassing from radiation cleanup work following the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster.

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Gov't offers 301 bil. yen for 30-yr nuclear soil storage

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Environment Minister Nobuteru Ishihara (3rd from L) meets with Fukushima Gov. Yuhei Sato (3rd from R) on Aug. 8, 2014, in Koriyama in the northeastern prefecture of Fukushima. The government offered 301 billion yen in subsidies to the prefecture in exchange for storage of contaminated soil amassing from radiation cleanup work following the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster.