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(SP)QATAR-DOHA-FOOTBALL-AFC ASIAN CUP-GROUP F-KGZ VS KSA

(240122) -- DOHA, Jan. 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Referee Iida Jumpei (2nd L) shows a red card to Merk Kimi Bern of Kyrgyzstan during the Group F match between Kyrgyzstan and Saudi Arabia at AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023 in Doha, Qatar, Jan. 21, 2024. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng)

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(SP)QATAR-DOHA-FOOTBALL-AFC ASIAN CUP-GROUP F-KGZ VS KSA

(240122) -- DOHA, Jan. 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Referee Iida Jumpei (3rd R) shows a red card to Akmatov Aizar of Kyrgyzstan during the Group F match between Kyrgyzstan and Saudi Arabia at AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023 in Doha, Qatar, Jan. 21, 2024. (Xinhua/Cao Can)

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(SP)QATAR-DOHA-FOOTBALL-AFC ASIAN CUP-GROUP F-KGZ VS KSA

(240122) -- DOHA, Jan. 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Referee Iida Jumpei (C) shows a red card to Merk Kimi Bern (2nd L) of Kyrgyzstan during the Group F match between Kyrgyzstan and Saudi Arabia at AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023 in Doha, Qatar, Jan. 21, 2024. (Xinhua/Cao Can)

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(SP)QATAR-DOHA-FOOTBALL-AFC ASIAN CUP-GROUP F-KGZ VS KSA

(240122) -- DOHA, Jan. 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Referee Iida Jumpei (3rd L) shows a red card to Akmatov Aizar of Kyrgyzstan during the Group F match between Kyrgyzstan and Saudi Arabia at AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023 in Doha, Qatar, Jan. 21, 2024. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng)

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(SP)QATAR-DOHA-FOOTBALL-AFC ASIAN CUP-GROUP F-KGZ VS KSA

(240122) -- DOHA, Jan. 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Referee Iida Jumpei (R) shows a red card to Merk Kimi Bern (L) of Kyrgyzstan during the Group F match between Kyrgyzstan and Saudi Arabia at AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023 in Doha, Qatar, Jan. 21, 2024. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng)

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(SP)QATAR-DOHA-FOOTBALL-AFC ASIAN CUP-GROUP F-KGZ VS KSA

(240122) -- DOHA, Jan. 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Referee Iida Jumpei (C) shows a red card to Merk Kimi Bern of Kyrgyzstan during the Group F match between Kyrgyzstan and Saudi Arabia at AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023 in Doha, Qatar, Jan. 21, 2024. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng)

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Journalist Yasuda after captivity in Syria

TOKYO, Japan, Nov. 2 Kyodo - Japanese journalist Jumpei Yasuda attends a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 2, 2018, for the first time since he returned to Japan after more than three years of captivity in Syria.

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Journalist Yasuda after captivity in Syria

TOKYO, Japan, Nov. 2 Kyodo - Japanese journalist Jumpei Yasuda speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 2, 2018, for the first time since he returned to Japan after more than three years of captivity in Syria.

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Japan's top gov't spokesman Suga

TOKYO, Japan, Oct. 23 Kyodo - Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga holds an urgent press conference late on Oct. 23, 2018, to announce that Jumpei Yasuda, a 44-year-old Japanese freelance journalist who went missing in Syria in 2015 and was feared held captive by a militant group, has most likely been released.

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Wife of journalist Jumpei Yasuda

TOKYO, Japan, Oct. 23 Kyodo - Japanese singer Myu attends a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 7, 2018, calling for the release of her husband Jumpei Yasuda, a freelance journalist who went missing in Syria in 2015 and was feared held captive by a militant group. Japan's top government spokesman Yoshihide Suga said Oct. 23, 2018 that Yasuda has most likely been released.

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Journalist captured in Iraq urges gov't to protect nationals

TOKYO, Japan - Freelance journalist Jumpei Yasuda, who returned to Japan after being held and freed by an armed group in Iraq, speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on April 28. He urged the government to fulfill its responsibility to protect Japanese nationals, while clarifying his own responsibility in going to a war-torn country.

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2 freed Japanese say Iraq ordeal different from 3 hostages

TOKYO, Japan - Freelance journalist Jumpei Yasuda (L) and human rights activist Nobutaka Watanabe, recently released by an armed group in Iraq from three days in captivity, speak to reporters at the Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan in Tokyo April 27 about their ordeal.

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Two Japanese hostages released in Iraq return home

NARITA, Japan - Nobutaka Watanabe (L), a human rights activist, and freelance journalist Jumpei Yasuda speak to reporters at Narita airport, northeast of Tokyo, on April 20 after arriving there from Amman via Moscow. The two were released on April 17 in Baghdad after being held for three days by an unidentified armed group.

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(1)2 ex-Japanese captives in Iraq head home from Amman

AMMAN, Jordan - Freelance journalist Jumpei Yasuda, one of the two Japanese civilians released April 17 by a militant group in Iraq, prepares to leave Amman international airport April 19 for Japan.

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2 freed Japanese apologize for causing trouble

AMMAN, Jordan - Freelance journalist Jumpei Yasuda (L) and human rights activist Nobutaka Watanabe speak to reporters at a hotel in Amman on April 18 after arriving there from Baghdad, where they were released by a militant group. They apologized for causing trouble stemming from their captivity.

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Cleric Kubaisi meets press

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Abdel Salem Al Kubaisi of the Islamic Clerics Association speaks to reporters at a Baghdad mosque April 17 after Japanese journalist Jumpei Yasuda and activist Nobutaka Watanabe were freed after they were kidnapped near the Iraqi capital.

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(1)2 Japanese released at Baghdad mosque

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Two Japanese civilians held hostage and released in Baghdad on April 17 -- human rights activist Nobutaka Watanabe (L) and freelance journalist Jumpei Yasuda -- talk to each other in a photo taken at a Baghdad restaurant on March 25.

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(2)2 Japanese released at Baghdad mosque

BAGHDAD, Iraq - File photo shows Japanese freelance journalist Jumpei Yasuda who was released by an armed group in Baghdad on April 17.

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(1)Parents rejoice at release of 2 Japanese in Iraq

IRUMA, Japan - Hideaki Yasuda, father of Jumpei Yasuda, one of two Japanese men released in Iraq, speaks of his joy and relief outside his house in Iruma, Saitama Prefecture, on April 17 on hearing news that his son has been released at a mosque in Baghdad and are safe. ''I have never been happier than this before,'' the 64-year-old father said.

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Tokyo Olympics: Sailing

Japan's Keiju Okada (R) and Jumpei Hokazono compete in the sailing men's two-person dinghy race 10 at the Tokyo Olympics on Aug. 3, 2021, off Enoshima Yacht Harbour in Kanagawa Prefecture near Tokyo.

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2 freed Japanese say Iraq ordeal different from 3 hostages

TOKYO, Japan - Freelance journalist Jumpei Yasuda (L) and human rights activist Nobutaka Watanabe, recently released by an armed group in Iraq from three days in captivity, speak to reporters at the Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan in Tokyo April 27 about their ordeal. (Kyodo)

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Mediator withdraws from efforts to free abducted Japanese journalist

Undated photo shows Japanese freelance journalist Jumpei Yasuda, who went missing in Syria in 2015. A Syrian man who claims to be the mediator negotiating the release of the abducted journalist said in June 2016 that he has decided to cease his involvement in the case, saying the Japanese government has not responded to the captors' demands. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rally calls on Abe gov't to save Japanese journalist in Syria

People gather in front of the prime minister's office in Tokyo on June 6, 2016, holding boards saying "Save Jumpei Yasuda immediately!" The freelance journalist went missing in Syria in 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rally calls on Abe gov't to save Japanese journalist in Syria

People gather in front of the prime minister's office in Tokyo on June 6, 2016, holding boards saying "Save Jumpei Yasuda immediately!" The freelance journalist went missing in Syria in 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New image of Japanese journalist missing in Syria emerges

Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida is surrounded by reporters on May 30, 2016, at his ministry in Tokyo, after a new image believed to be that of Japanese freelance journalist Jumpei Yasuda who went missing in Syria in 2015 surfaced. Kishida said the government will do utmost to secure safety of Yasuda by using various information networks. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Video of Japanese journalist missing in Syria posted on Facebook

Undated photo shows Japanese freelance journalist Jumpei Yasuda, 42, who went missing in Syria in June 2015. A video, in which a man resembling him reads a message in English to his family and the Japanese government, was posted on Facebook on March 16, 2016, indicating he is being held hostage by militants in the country. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Video of Japanese journalist missing in Syria posted on Facebook

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga attends a press conference in Tokyo on March 17, 2016, where he commented on a video posted on Facebook the previous day indicating Japanese freelance journalist Jumpei Yasuda, who went missing in Syria in June 2015, is being held hostage by militants in the country. Suga said that the man in the video is likely to be Yasuda, adding that the government is not aware of any ransom demand being made in connection with his disappearance. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Video of Japanese journalist missing in Syria posted on Facebook

Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida speaks to reporters at his ministry in Tokyo on March 17, 2016, regarding a video posted on Facebook the previous day indicating Japanese freelance journalist Jumpei Yasuda, who went missing in Syria in June 2015, is being held hostage by militants in the country. Kishida said that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has instructed him to analyze the video and gather relevant information. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan gov't mum on whether missing journalist held hostage in Syria

Photo shows Japanese journalist Jumpei Yasuda, reportedly kidnapped in Syria. The photo was sent by an e-mail to a Kyodo News photographer on June 23, 2015, before his departure to Syria, with the message reading, "I will smuggle myself into Syria from now." The Japanese government, meanwhile, declined to reveal on Dec. 24 if it has confirmed whether Yasuda is being held by an armed group. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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SoftBank wins right to negotiate with Takahashi in NPB draft

Jumpei Takahashi, a right-hander at Gifu Commercial and Business High School, smiles while speaking to reporters in Gifu, central Japan, on Oct. 22, 2015, after the Pacific League baseball club SoftBank Hawks secured the right to negotiate with him in Nippon Professional Baseball's amateur draft. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ariana Miyamoto to represent Japan at Miss Universe

Jumpei Watanabe (C) reacts after being named Mr. Japan on March 12, 2015 in an event in Tokyo to chose the country's representative at this year's Miss Universe contest. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Journalist Yasuda after captivity in Syria

Japanese journalist Jumpei Yasuda speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 2, 2018, for the first time since he returned to Japan after more than three years of captivity in Syria. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Journalist Yasuda after captivity in Syria

Japanese journalist Jumpei Yasuda attends a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 2, 2018, for the first time since he returned to Japan after more than three years of captivity in Syria. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's top gov't spokesman Suga

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga holds an urgent press conference late on Oct. 23, 2018, to announce that Jumpei Yasuda, a 44-year-old Japanese freelance journalist who went missing in Syria in 2015 and was feared held captive by a militant group, has most likely been released. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Wife of journalist Jumpei Yasuda

Japanese singer Myu attends a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 7, 2018, calling for the release of her husband Jumpei Yasuda, a freelance journalist who went missing in Syria in 2015 and was feared held captive by a militant group. Japan's top government spokesman Yoshihide Suga said Oct. 23, 2018 that Yasuda has most likely been released. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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SoftBank gets negotiating rights to touted Takahashi

Gifu Commercial and Business High School right-hander Jumpei Takahashi is tossed in the air by schoolmates in Gifu, central Japan, on Oct. 22, 2015, as the Pacific League's Softbank Hawks won the negotiating rights to the most sought-after player in this year's Nippon Professional Baseball's amateur draft. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Two Japanese hostages released in Iraq return home

NARITA, Japan - Nobutaka Watanabe (L), a human rights activist, and freelance journalist Jumpei Yasuda speak to reporters at Narita airport, northeast of Tokyo, on April 20 after arriving there from Amman via Moscow. The two were released on April 17 in Baghdad after being held for three days by an unidentified armed group. (Kyodo)

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Journalist captured in Iraq urges gov't to protect nationals

TOKYO, Japan - Freelance journalist Jumpei Yasuda, who returned to Japan after being held and freed by an armed group in Iraq, speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on April 28. He urged the government to fulfill its responsibility to protect Japanese nationals, while clarifying his own responsibility in going to a war-torn country. (Kyodo)

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Cleric Kubaisi meets press

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Abdel Salem Al Kubaisi of the Islamic Clerics Association speaks to reporters at a Baghdad mosque April 17 after Japanese journalist Jumpei Yasuda and activist Nobutaka Watanabe were freed after they were kidnapped near the Iraqi capital. (Kyodo)

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2 freed Japanese apologize for causing trouble

AMMAN, Jordan - Freelance journalist Jumpei Yasuda (L) and human rights activist Nobutaka Watanabe speak to reporters at a hotel in Amman on April 18 after arriving there from Baghdad, where they were released by a militant group. They apologized for causing trouble stemming from their captivity. (Kyodo)

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(1)Parents rejoice at release of 2 Japanese in Iraq

IRUMA, Japan - Hideaki Yasuda, father of Jumpei Yasuda, one of two Japanese men released in Iraq, speaks of his joy and relief outside his house in Iruma, Saitama Prefecture, on April 17 on hearing news that his son has been released at a mosque in Baghdad and are safe. ''I have never been happier than this before,'' the 64-year-old father said. (Kyodo)

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(2)2 Japanese released at Baghdad mosque

BAGHDAD, Iraq - File photo shows Japanese freelance journalist Jumpei Yasuda who was released by an armed group in Baghdad on April 17. (Kyodo)

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(2)2 more Japanese reported kidnapped in Iraq

TOKYO, Japan - Jumpei Yasuda (file photo), a 30-year-old freelance journalist, is reported to have been kidnapped in suburban Baghdad on April 14. (Kyodo)

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(1)Parents rejoice at release of 2 Japanese in Iraq

IRUMA, Japan - Hideaki Yasuda, father of Jumpei Yasuda, one of two Japanese men released in Iraq, speaks of his joy and relief outside his house in Iruma, Saitama Prefecture, on April 17 on hearing news that his son has been released at a mosque in Baghdad and are safe. ''I have never been happier than this before,'' the 64-year-old father said. (Kyodo)

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(1)2 Japanese released at Baghdad mosque

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Two Japanese civilians held hostage and released in Baghdad on April 17 -- human rights activist Nobutaka Watanabe (L) and freelance journalist Jumpei Yasuda -- talk to each other in a photo taken at a Baghdad restaurant on March 25. (Kyodo)

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(1)2 ex-Japanese captives in Iraq head home from Amman

AMMAN, Jordan - Freelance journalist Jumpei Yasuda, one of the two Japanese civilians released April 17 by a militant group in Iraq, prepares to leave Amman international airport April 19 for Japan. (Kyodo)

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(1)2 more Japanese reported kidnapped in Iraq

TOKYO, Japan - Nobutaka Watanabe is among two Japanese reportedly kidnapped in suburban Baghdad April 14. Watanabe, a 36-year-old member of a nongovernmental organization, and Jumpei Yasuda, a 30-year-old freelance journalist, failed to return to their Baghdad apartment. (Kyodo)

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Ex-captive Japanese journalist

Jumpei Yasuda, a Japanese journalist who returned home in 2018 after more than three years of captivity in Syria, is interviewed in Tokyo on June 3, 2019. The 45-year-old freelance journalist said he has been denied issuance of a passport for five months after submitting an application to the Foreign Ministry, adding he has been effectively banned from traveling overseas. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-captive Japanese journalist

Jumpei Yasuda, a Japanese journalist who returned home in 2018 after more than three years of captivity in Syria, is interviewed in Tokyo on June 3, 2019. The 45-year-old freelance journalist said he has been denied issuance of a passport for five months after submitting an application to the Foreign Ministry, adding he has been effectively banned from traveling overseas. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-captive Japanese journalist

Jumpei Yasuda, a Japanese journalist who returned home in 2018 after more than three years of captivity in Syria, is interviewed in Tokyo on June 3, 2019. The 45-year-old freelance journalist said he has been denied issuance of a passport for five months after submitting an application to the Foreign Ministry, adding he has been effectively banned from traveling overseas. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo