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Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. New Nissan Leaf Domestic Specification Presentation.

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. holds a press conference for the new Nissan Leaf domestic model. The photo shows, from left, Akira Sugimoto, Executive Officer, Marketing & Sales Japan and After-Sales Japan; Hiroki Isobe, Chief Vehicle Engineer.=October 8,2025,Tokyo

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Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. New Nissan Leaf Domestic Specification Presentation.

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. announces the domestic specification of the new Nissan Leaf. The photo shows Hiroki Isobe, Chief Vehicle Engineer.=October 8,2025,Tokyo

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Man in charge of Himawari-8 development

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Masanori Isobe, Mitsubishi Electric Corp.'s Himawari project manager. The Himawari-8 weather satellite was launched from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 7, 2014.

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Baseball: Rakuten dominate All-star fan voting

SENDAI, Japan - Seven Rakuten Eagles players named July 2 to the upcoming All-Star series pose for photographers at Fullcast Stadium in Sendai. (Back row, from L to R) rookie pitcher Masahiro Tanaka, slugger Takeshi Yamasaki, outfielder Teppei, catcher Motohiro Shima. (Front row, from L to R) outfielder Koichi Isobe, infielder Yosuke Takasu, pitcher Kazuo Fukumori. Yamasaki, who has hit 28 home runs and 61 RBIs this season -- both Pacific League highs -- was the top vote-getter overall with 1,094,803 as Rakuten, with eight players named to the All-Stars, dominated the 12 sections in the PL for the July 20-21 series at Tokyo Dome and Fullcast Stadium.

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(2)Owners keep 2 leagues, OK Orix-Kintetsu merger

OSAKA, Japan - Kintetsu Buffaloes players association president Koichi Isobe answers reporters' questions Sept. 8 at Osaka Dome after the owners of Japan's 12 professional ballclubs approved the merger between the Orix BlueWave and Buffaloes and decided to keep the two-league system at an extraordinary meeting.

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2 dead, 2 hurt in GSDF chopper collision

TSU, Japan - A Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) helicopter hovers near Mt. Aomine in Isobe, Mie Prefecture, Feb. 23, where two GSDF helicopters collided during training. Two crew members weres killed and two others injured in the accident.

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Police arrest AUM member for alleged bank system theft+

TOKYO, Nov. 20 Kyodo - Police investigators enter a facility of the AUM Shinrikyo religious cult in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward on Nov. 20 to search for evidence in connection with the arrest of Tetsuro Isobe, an AUM member suspected of stealing a transaction data management system from a major Japanese bank.

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4 in Aichi Pref. nabbed for smuggling drugs from H.K.

NAGOYA, Japan - Police in Nagoya, central Japan, on Dec. 16 display for the media some 70 kilograms of amphetamines allegedly smuggled into Japan from Hong Kong. Four people, including Kiyosada Isobe, a 59-year-old inn owner, were arrested on suspicion of smuggling the drugs by concealing them inside a cardboard box containing Shanghai crabs that arrived at Nagoya airport from Hong Kong on Dec. 15.

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Police arrest AUM member for alleged bank system theft+

TOKYO, Nov. 20 Kyodo - Police investigators enter a facility of the AUM Shinrikyo religious cult in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward on Nov. 20 to search for evidence in connection with the arrest of Tetsuro Isobe, an AUM member suspected of stealing a transaction data management system from a major Japanese bank.

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(2)Owners keep 2 leagues, OK Orix-Kintetsu merger

OSAKA, Japan - Kintetsu Buffaloes players association president Koichi Isobe answers reporters' questions Sept. 8 at Osaka Dome after the owners of Japan's 12 professional ballclubs approved the merger between the Orix BlueWave and Buffaloes and decided to keep the two-league system at an extraordinary meeting. (Kyodo)

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Baseball: Rakuten dominate All-star fan voting

SENDAI, Japan - Seven Rakuten Eagles players named July 2 to the upcoming All-Star series pose for photographers at Fullcast Stadium in Sendai. (Back row, from L to R) rookie pitcher Masahiro Tanaka, slugger Takeshi Yamasaki, outfielder Teppei, catcher Motohiro Shima. (Front row, from L to R) outfielder Koichi Isobe, infielder Yosuke Takasu, pitcher Kazuo Fukumori. Yamasaki, who has hit 28 home runs and 61 RBIs this season -- both Pacific League highs -- was the top vote-getter overall with 1,094,803 as Rakuten, with eight players named to the All-Stars, dominated the 12 sections in the PL for the July 20-21 series at Tokyo Dome and Fullcast Stadium. (Kyodo)

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Oriental Witches

The Nippo Kaizuka women's volleyball team the Oriental Witches wins 114 consecutive games. ＜Caption＞ The Nippo Kaizuka women's volleyball team wins its 114th consecutive game with a convincing victory over the Soviet Union. Practice after work coach Omatsu player Isobe dinner on the volleyball court weekend scenes *Filming date unknown release date: October 25 1963

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Man in charge of Himawari-8 development

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Masanori Isobe, Mitsubishi Electric Corp.'s Himawari project manager. The Himawari-8 weather satellite was launched from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 7, 2014. (Kyodo)

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Farmer strives to preserve indigenous Japanese horses

Photo taken on May 11, 2018, shows Ikumi Isobe, the owner of the Mikarinonomori farm, riding an indigenous Japanese horse in Omihachiman, Shiga Prefecture, western Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Volleyball: 1964 Olympic gold medalist Maruyama dies at 72

Sata Maruyama (2nd from L), then known by her maiden name Isobe, and other players on the gold-winning Japan women's volleyball team, attend the award ceremony at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics in this file photo taken Oct. 23, 1964. Maruyama died at 72 on Dec. 18, 2016, her family said. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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2 dead, 2 hurt in GSDF chopper collision

TSU, Japan - A Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) helicopter hovers near Mt. Aomine in Isobe, Mie Prefecture, Feb. 23, where two GSDF helicopters collided during training. Two crew members weres killed and two others injured in the accident. (Kyodo)

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4 in Aichi Pref. nabbed for smuggling drugs from H.K.

NAGOYA, Japan - Police in Nagoya, central Japan, on Dec. 16 display for the media some 70 kilograms of amphetamines allegedly smuggled into Japan from Hong Kong. Four people, including Kiyosada Isobe, a 59-year-old inn owner, were arrested on suspicion of smuggling the drugs by concealing them inside a cardboard box containing Shanghai crabs that arrived at Nagoya airport from Hong Kong on Dec. 15.