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Converted EV embarks on demonstration tour

TOKYO, Japan - Isshu Sugawara (L), senior vice minister of economy, trade and industry, takes a test ride in an electric vehicle converted from the two-seat Caterham Super Seven, a British sports car, at the ministry in Tokyo on Sept. 24, 2013, at a ceremony to mark the start of the EV's demonstration run around Japan. To his right is Tadashi Tateuchi, leader of the Japan Electric Vehicle Club. The EV, made by replacing a gasoline engine with motor, battery and other parts, will return to Tokyo on Nov. 17 after visiting 46 of Japan's 47 prefectures.

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Museum of 'Ogura hyakunin isshu'

KYOTO, Japan - A diorama forms part of the displays at Shigureden, a Kyoto museum devoted to ''Ogura hyakunin isshu'' (100 poems by 100 poets). The museum was shown to the media on March 14, 2012, prior to its scheduled reopening on March 17 following a yearlong renovation. Hyakunin isshu karuta (playing cards) of the Edo period (1603-1868) and dolls representing the poets are among the exhibits and visitors can try on Heian period (794-1185) costumes.

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'Karuta' queen competition in Otsu

OTSU, Japan - Participants of the Japanese traditional card game competition try to snag a card for the ''karuta'' queen title at Omi Jingu, a Shinto shrine in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, on Jan. 8, 2011. The karuta game using ''Ogura Hyakunin Isshu,'' one hundred ''waka'' poem cards, is a typical New Year event in Japan.

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Assessment of Japan's regional economies upgraded

Isshu Sugawara, Japan's vice finance minister, reads out a message from Finance Minister Taro Aso during a meeting in Tokyo of finance bureau chiefs from across the county on July 29, 2015. The ministry upgraded its overall assessment of Japan's regional economies for the three months through late July, saying they are "recovering moderately" on solid private consumption and employment conditions. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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The precincts of Ikegami Honmonji Temple

Daikoku-do viewed from Soshi-do. Nichiren, the founder of the Nichiren Sect of Buddhism, died in the year 1282 at the residence of Ikegami Munenaka Ikegami on his way to Hitachi from Mt. Minobu for spa treatment. Munenaka donated units of land equivalent to the number of ideographs in the Saddharmapundarika-sutra (about 70,000 tsubo or 231,420 square meters) and this became Ikegami Honmonji Temple. The Soshi-do, dedicated to Soshi, the founder of the Isshu Sect, is to the left just outside the picture. It was rebuilt in 1723 but burned to the ground during World War II. There are many worshippers beyond the basin.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number51‐92‐0]

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Museum of 'Ogura hyakunin isshu'

KYOTO, Japan - A diorama forms part of the displays at Shigureden, a Kyoto museum devoted to ''Ogura hyakunin isshu'' (100 poems by 100 poets). The museum was shown to the media on March 14, 2012, prior to its scheduled reopening on March 17 following a yearlong renovation. Hyakunin isshu karuta (playing cards) of the Edo period (1603-1868) and dolls representing the poets are among the exhibits and visitors can try on Heian period (794-1185) costumes. (Kyodo)

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'Karuta' queen competition in Otsu

OTSU, Japan - Participants of the Japanese traditional card game competition try to snag a card for the ''karuta'' queen title at Omi Jingu, a Shinto shrine in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, on Jan. 8, 2011. The karuta game using ''Ogura Hyakunin Isshu,'' one hundred ''waka'' poem cards, is a typical New Year event in Japan. (Kyodo)

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Japan's new trade minister

Hiroshi Kajiyama, Japan's newly appointed minister of economy, trade and industry, speaks at an inaugural press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 25, 2019. Kajiyama replaced Isshu Sugawara, who resigned earlier in the day amid a scandal over money and gifts allegedly offered to supporters. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's new trade minister

Hiroshi Kajiyama, Japan's newly appointed minister of economy, trade and industry, speaks at an inaugural press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 25, 2019. Kajiyama replaced Isshu Sugawara, who resigned earlier in the day amid a scandal over money and gifts allegedly offered to supporters. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's new trade minister

Hiroshi Kajiyama, Japan's newly appointed minister of economy, trade and industry, speaks at an inaugural press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 25, 2019. Kajiyama replaced Isshu Sugawara, who resigned earlier in the day amid a scandal over money and gifts allegedly offered to supporters. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's new trade minister

Hiroshi Kajiyama, Japan's newly appointed minister of economy, trade and industry, leaves after an inaugural press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 25, 2019. Kajiyama replaced Isshu Sugawara, who resigned earlier in the day amid a scandal over money and gifts allegedly offered to supporters. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's new trade minister

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) poses for a photo with former regional revitalization minister Hiroshi Kajiyama at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 25, 2019, after appointing Kajiyama as the new Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry to replace Isshu Sugawara, who resigned earlier in the day amid a scandal over money and gifts allegedly offered to supporters. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's new trade minister

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) poses for a photo with former regional revitalization minister Hiroshi Kajiyama at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 25, 2019, after appointing Kajiyama as the new Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry to replace Isshu Sugawara, who resigned earlier in the day amid a scandal over money and gifts allegedly offered to supporters. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Resignation of Japan's trade minister

Japan's trade minister Isshu Sugawara arrives at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 25, 2019. Sugawara tendered his resignation to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe later in the day amid allegations that his office offered condolence money and gifts to supporters in violation of the country's election law. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Resignation of Japan's trade minister

Japan's trade minister Isshu Sugawara arrives at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 25, 2019. Sugawara tendered his resignation to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe later in the day amid allegations that his office offered condolence money and gifts to supporters in violation of the country's election law. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Resignation of Japan's trade minister

Japan's trade minister Isshu Sugawara meets the media at the parliament building in Tokyo after tendering his resignation to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Oct. 25, 2019, amid allegations that his office offered condolence money and gifts to supporters in violation of the country's election law. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Resignation of Japan's trade minister

Japan's trade minister Isshu Sugawara meets the media at the parliament building in Tokyo after tendering his resignation to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Oct. 25, 2019, amid allegations that his office offered condolence money and gifts to supporters in violation of the country's election law. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Resignation of Japan's trade minister

Japan's trade minister Isshu Sugawara meets the media at the parliament building in Tokyo after tendering his resignation to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Oct. 25, 2019, amid allegations that his office offered condolence money and gifts to supporters in violation of the country's election law. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Resignation of Japan's trade minister

Japan's trade minister Isshu Sugawara meets the media at the parliament building in Tokyo after tendering his resignation to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Oct. 25, 2019, amid allegations that his office offered condolence money and gifts to supporters in violation of the country's election law. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan PM Abe's Cabinet reshuffle

Japan's newly appointed minister of economy, trade and industry Isshu Sugawara attends a press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo after a Cabinet reshuffle on Sept. 11, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan PM Abe's Cabinet reshuffle

Japan's newly appointed minister of economy, trade and industry Isshu Sugawara arrives at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 11, 2019. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe carried out a major Cabinet reshuffle the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Former Japan trade minister

Former Japanese trade minister Isshu Sugawara (2nd from L) bows as he meets the media at the parliament building in Tokyo on Jan. 20, 2020, for the first time since his resignation from the post in October 2019 following allegations of violation of the country's election law. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Former Japan trade minister

Former Japanese trade minister Isshu Sugawara (2nd from L) meets the media at the parliament building in Tokyo on Jan. 20, 2020, for the first time since his resignation from the post in October 2019 following allegations of violation of the country's election law. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo