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Japan prefectural governors meet press in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Japanese prefectural governors attend a press conference on the occasion of a gubernatorial forum between Japan and China in Beijing on Oct. 28, 2014. From L: Hiroshima Deputy Gov. Yoshiaki Nakashita, Shiga Gov. Taizo Mikazuki, Tottori Gov. Shinji Hirai, Kyoto Gov. Keiji Yamada serving as president of the National Governors Association, Niigata Gov. Hirohiko Izumida, Nagano Gov. Shuichi Abe, and Yamaguchi Gov. Tsugumasa Muraoka.

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Niigata governor hits nuclear watchdog over plant restart

TOKYO, Japan - Niigata Gov. Hirohiko Izumida says at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Oct. 15, 2014, that the Nuclear Regulation Authority is only examining the adequateness of its new regulatory standards for nuclear power plants when it should seek to ensure their safety before approving the planned restart of some of them.

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Niigata governor

NIIGATA, Japan - Niigata Gov. Hirohiko Izumida speaks with reporters after a meeting with Naomi Hirose, president of Tokyo Electric Power Co., at the prefectural government offices on Jan. 16, 2014.

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TEPCO president

NIIGATA, Japan - Naomi Hirose, president of Tokyo Electric Power Co., meets the press after holding talks with Niigata Gov. Hirohiko Izumida at the prefectural government offices on Jan. 16, 2014.

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Reactors at Niigata nuclear plant

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in June 2013 shows buildings containing the No. 6 reactor (C) and the No. 7 reactor (R) at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture. Niigata Gov. Hirohiko Izumida said Sept. 26, 2013, that he basically approves TEPCO's plan to apply for a safety assessment of the two idled reactors, a key step toward resuming their operation. To the left is the No. 5 reactor building.

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TEPCO president, Niigata governor

NIIGATA, Japan - Tokyo Electric Power Co. President Naomi Hirose bows to Niigata Gov. Hirohiko Izumida at the Niigata prefectural government hall in the city of Niigata on Sept. 25, 2013. TEPCO said it will install additional safety equipment at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear plant in the prefecture in an apparent effort to secure local approval for its application for a state safety assessment of the plant's two idled reactors.

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Mega solar power station in Niigata

NIIGATA, Japan - Niigata Gov. Hirohiko Izumida (L) visits a mega solar power station in Agano, Niigata Prefecture, on Sept. 23, 2011. The Niigata prefectural government hopes to begin operation of the power plant in late October. Attention to solar power has increased in Japan due to power supply constraints stemming from the Fukushima nuclear crisis triggered by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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Nakano meets governors' group on abduction issue

TOKYO, Japan - National Public Safety Commission Chairman Kansei Nakano (L), who is in charge of the issue of North Korea's abductions of Japanese nationals, receives a letter of request for Prime Minister Naoto Kan from Niigata Gov. Hirohiko Izumida asking for action on the issue at the Cabinet Office in Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2011. Izumida is a member of the governors' group addressing the issue.

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LDP-backed incumbent governor wins Niigata election

NIIGATA, Japan - Hirohiko Izumida smiles at his election office in Niigata Oct. 19 as he was reelected governor of Niigata Prefecture. Izumida, 46, backed by the Liberal Democratic Party and New Komeito party, defeated a challenger backed by the Japanese Communist Party.

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Niigata gov. eats fish caught in Niigata after radioactive leak

KASHIWAZAKI, Japan - Niigata Gov. Hirohiko Izumida (L) eats raw fish freshly hauled in July 22 from the coastal waters of Kariwa where low-intensity radioactive water from the nearby Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant had been leaked into the sea, as Niigata officials try to assure consumers that it is safe to consume fish caught in the area.

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Kim Young Nam's kin visit Niigata, sister meets governor

NIIGATA, Japan - Kim Young Ja (C), sister of Kim Young Nam, a South Korean believed to be the husband of Japanese abductee Megumi Yokota in North Korea, poses for photos after her meeting with Niigata Gov. Hirohiko Izumida (R), accompanied by Megumi's parents, Shigeru and Sakie (on the left side) at the Niigata prefectural government office on May 30.

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Kim Young Nam's kin visit Niigata, sister meets governor

NIIGATA, Japan - Kim Young Ja (R), sister of Kim Young Nam, a South Korean believed to be the husband of Japanese abductee Megumi Yokota in North Korea, meets with Niigata Gov. Hirohiko Izumida, accompanied by Megumi's parents (seated on the left side) at the Niigata prefectural government office on May 30.

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Niigata, Yokohama hope to co-host 2008 G-8 summit

TOKYO, Japan - Yokohama Mayor Hiroshi Nakada (L), Niigata Gov. Hirohiko Izumida and Niigata Mayor Akira Shinoda join hands at a news conference in Tokyo May 9. They announced their hope for the two cities to co-host the 2008 summit of the Group of Eight countries.

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Survivors commemorate victims of Niigata earthquake

OJIYA, Japan - Niigata Gov. Hirohiko Izumida pays tribute to the memories of those who were killed in the devastating quake that struck the prefecture a year ago during a memorial ceremony held in the central Niigata city of Ojiya on Oct. 23. The quake left 51 people killed and 4,800 others injured.

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(3)Giants Kiyohara cheers quake victoms

NIIGATA, Japan - Yomiuri Giants slugger Kazuhiro Kiyohara (L) hands his donation to the victims of the Oct. 23 deadly earthquakes in a meeting with Niigata Gov. Hirohiko Izumida at the prefectural government in Niigata on Dec. 9. Kiyohara earlier visited the city of Ojiya to cheer school children of the quake-hit central Niigata Prefecture city.

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(1) Imperial couple visit Niigata to encourage quake survivors

NAGAOKA, Japan - Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko speak with earthquake victims in Nagaoka, central Niigata Prefeture, on Nov. 6. The couple viewed quake-hit areas aboard a Self-Defense Forces helicopter after Niigata Gov. Hirohiko Izumida briefed them on the earthquakes. (Pool photo)

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Ex-bureaucrat wins Niigata governorship election

TOKYO, Japan - Hirohiko Izumida (C) and his supporters celebrate Izumi's victory in the Niigata gubernatorial election at his election campaign office in Niigata on Oct. 17. Izumida, a former Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry bureaucrat backed by the Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner New Komeito, becomes the youngest governor in Japan at 42.

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Niigata, Yokohama hope to co-host 2008 G-8 summit

TOKYO, Japan - Yokohama Mayor Hiroshi Nakada (L), Niigata Gov. Hirohiko Izumida and Niigata Mayor Akira Shinoda join hands at a news conference in Tokyo May 9. They announced their hope for the two cities to co-host the 2008 summit of the Group of Eight countries. (Kyodo)

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Niigata gov. eats fish caught in Niigata after radioactive leak

KASHIWAZAKI, Japan - Niigata Gov. Hirohiko Izumida (L) eats raw fish freshly hauled in July 22 from the coastal waters of Kariwa where low-intensity radioactive water from the nearby Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant had been leaked into the sea, as Niigata officials try to assure consumers that it is safe to consume fish caught in the area. (Kyodo)

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LDP-backed incumbent governor wins Niigata election

NIIGATA, Japan - Hirohiko Izumida smiles at his election office in Niigata Oct. 19 as he was reelected governor of Niigata Prefecture. Izumida, 46, backed by the Liberal Democratic Party and New Komeito party, defeated a challenger backed by the Japanese Communist Party. (Kyodo)

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Ex-bureaucrat wins Niigata governorship election

TOKYO, Japan - Hirohiko Izumida (C) and his supporters celebrate Izumi's victory in the Niigata gubernatorial election at his election campaign office in Niigata on Oct. 17. Izumida, a former Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry bureaucrat backed by the Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner New Komeito, becomes the youngest governor in Japan at 42. (Kyodo)

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Governors request development of methane hydrate mining techs

Niigata Gov. Hirohiko Izumida and Kyoto Gov. Keiji Yamada (from L) hand a petition requesting that the development of methane hydrate mining technologies be promoted to Taizo Takahashi (R), deputy commissioner at the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy, in Tokyo on June 17, 2015, on behalf of an alliance of 10 prefectures along the coast of the Sea of Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Memorial facility for 2007 quake opens in Kashiwazaki, northern Japan

Kashiwazaki Mayor Hiroshi Aida (3rd from R) and Niigata Gov. Hirohiko Izumida (2nd from R) look at a photo at a memorial for the 2007 Niigata Chuetsu earthquake on Nov. 5, 2015, on its opening day in Kashiwazaki, Niigata Prefecture, northwestern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kim Young Nam's kin visit Niigata, sister meets governor

NIIGATA, Japan - Kim Young Ja (C), sister of Kim Young Nam, a South Korean believed to be the husband of Japanese abductee Megumi Yokota in North Korea, poses for photos after her meeting with Niigata Gov. Hirohiko Izumida (R), accompanied by Megumi's parents, Shigeru and Sakie (on the left side) at the Niigata prefectural government office on May 30. (Kyodo)

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Kim Young Nam's kin visit Niigata, sister meets governor

NIIGATA, Japan - Kim Young Ja (R), sister of Kim Young Nam, a South Korean believed to be the husband of Japanese abductee Megumi Yokota in North Korea, meets with Niigata Gov. Hirohiko Izumida, accompanied by Megumi's parents (seated on the left side) at the Niigata prefectural government office on May 30. (Kyodo)

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(3)Giants Kiyohara cheers quake victoms

NIIGATA, Japan - Yomiuri Giants slugger Kazuhiro Kiyohara (L) hands his donation to the victims of the Oct. 23 deadly earthquakes in a meeting with Niigata Gov. Hirohiko Izumida at the prefectural government in Niigata on Dec. 9. Kiyohara earlier visited the city of Ojiya to cheer school children of the quake-hit central Niigata Prefecture city. (Kyodo)

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(1) Imperial couple visit Niigata to encourage quake survivors

NAGAOKA, Japan - Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko speak with earthquake victims in Nagaoka, central Niigata Prefeture, on Nov. 6. The couple viewed quake-hit areas aboard a Self-Defense Forces helicopter after Niigata Gov. Hirohiko Izumida briefed them on the earthquakes. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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Survivors commemorate victims of Niigata earthquake

OJIYA, Japan - Niigata Gov. Hirohiko Izumida pays tribute to the memories of those who were killed in the devastating quake that struck the prefecture a year ago during a memorial ceremony held in the central Niigata city of Ojiya on Oct. 23. The quake left 51 people killed and 4,800 others injured. (Kyodo)

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Mega solar power station in Niigata

NIIGATA, Japan - Niigata Gov. Hirohiko Izumida (L) visits a mega solar power station in Agano, Niigata Prefecture, on Sept. 23, 2011. The Niigata prefectural government hopes to begin operation of the power plant in late October. Attention to solar power has increased in Japan due to power supply constraints stemming from the Fukushima nuclear crisis triggered by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. (Kyodo)

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Nakano meets governors' group on abduction issue

TOKYO, Japan - National Public Safety Commission Chairman Kansei Nakano (L), who is in charge of the issue of North Korea's abductions of Japanese nationals, receives a letter of request for Prime Minister Naoto Kan from Niigata Gov. Hirohiko Izumida asking for action on the issue at the Cabinet Office in Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2011. Izumida is a member of the governors' group addressing the issue. (Kyodo)

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Anti-nuclear candidate wins Niigata governor race

Ryuichi Yoneyama (3rd from L), a candidate backed by the Japanese Communist Party and two other anti-nuclear opposition parties, celebrates in the city of Niigata on Oct. 16, 2016, after the media reported he was set to win the Niigata gubernatorial election. Yoneyama, a 49-year-old doctor, has been seen as an heir to incumbent Gov. Hirohiko Izumida, who has expressed a cautious view on the restart of the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa complex on the Sea of Japan coast, did not seek re-election. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Anti-nuclear candidate set to win Niigata governor race

Ryuichi Yoneyama, a candidate backed by anti-nuclear opposition parties, celebrates in the city of Niigata on Oct. 16, 2016, after the media reported he was set to win the Niigata gubernatorial election. Yoneyama, a 49-year-old doctor supported by the Japanese Communist Party and two other small parties, has been seen as an heir to incumbent Gov. Hirohiko Izumida, who has expressed a cautious view on the restart of the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa complex on the Sea of Japan coast, decided not to seek re-election. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo