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Tokyo International Film Festival

Actress Sayuri Yoshinaga and film director Junji Sakamoto appear on the red carpet during the opening day at the Tokyo International Film Festival in the Japanese capital on Oct. 27, 2025.

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Tokyo International Film Festival

Sayuri Yoshinaga (C), the lead actress in the film "Climbing for Life," which was screened at the opening ceremony of the Tokyo International Film Festival in the Japanese capital, poses after receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award on Oct. 27, 2025, alongside her co-star Non (far R), director Junji Sakamoto (far L), festival chairman Hiroyasu Ando (2nd from L), and film critic and jury member Carlo Chatrian.

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Tokyo International Film Festival

(From L) film director Junji Sakamoto and actresses Sayuri Yoshinaga and Non appear on the red carpet at the Tokyo International Film Festival in the Japanese capital on Oct. 27, 2025.

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Japanese internal affairs minister Suzuki resigns

Japanese lawmaker Junji Suzuki (C) speaks to reporters at the premier's office in Tokyo on Dec. 14, 2023, after submitting his resignation as internal affairs minister amid a political fund scandal involving lawmakers belonging to Liberal Democratic Party's faction previously led by former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

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Italian industry minister in Tokyo

Japanese Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Junji Suzuki (2nd from L) holds talks with Italian industry minister Adolfo Urso (far R) in Tokyo on Dec. 11, 2023.

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CEATEC 2023 Opening reception

CEATEC 2023 Opening reception. Toshiba President and CEO Taro Shimada and Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Junji Suzuki=Date:October 16, 2023, Place:Tokyo

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New Japanese internal affairs minister Suzuki

New Japanese Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Junji Suzuki gives an interview at the ministry in Tokyo on Sept. 20, 2023.

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New Japanese internal affairs minister Suzuki

New Japanese Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Junji Suzuki gives an interview at the ministry in Tokyo on Sept. 20, 2023.

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New Japanese internal affairs minister Suzuki

New Japanese Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Junji Suzuki is pictured before giving an interview at the ministry in Tokyo on Sept. 20, 2023.

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Japan PM Kishida's Cabinet reshuffle

New Japanese Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Junji Suzuki (R) attends an attestation ceremony with Emperor Naruhito (L) at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Sept. 13, 2023, after Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (C) reshuffled his Cabinet. (Pool photo)

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J-Power seeks safety checks of uncompleted nuke plant

TOKYO, Japan - Junji Nagashima (R), executive managing director of Electric Power Development Co., known as J-Power, presents a document to a Nuclear Regulation Authority official in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2014, to apply for NRA safety checks of its Oma nuclear power plant now under construction in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Aomori.

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Swallows name Manaka as new manager

TOKYO, Japan - New Yakult Swallows manager Mitsuru Manaka attends a press conference in Tokyo, Japan, on Oct. 8, 2014. Manaka succeeded Junji Ogawa, who resigned due to the cellar-dwelling club's poor results.

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Swallows skipper Ogawa to step down

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Sept. 17, 2014, shows Junji Ogawa (R back), manager of the Central League's Yakult Swallows, and the team's batting coach Mitsuru Manaka (L back), watching a game against the Hanshin Tigers at Jingu Stadium in Tokyo. Ogawa, 57, told a press conference on Sept. 22 that the club has accepted his decision to resign at the end of the season due to the cellar-dwelling club's poor results. Manaka, 43, is a strong candidate to take over.

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FIFA World Cup Trophy unveiled at Haneda Airport

TOKYO, Japan - Christian Karembeu (2nd from R), a former member of the French national football team, removes a cover from the FIFA World Cup Trophy after its arrival at Tokyo's Haneda airport on April 10, 2014. Junji Ogura (R), honorary chairman of the Japan Football Association, and Masashi Nakayama (L), a former player of the Japan national team, look excited.

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Tsunami-damaged 8-mm film in Iwate Pref.

SENDAI, Japan - An 8-millimeter film damaged by the March 2011 tsunami is pictured on March 20, 2014, in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture. A group led by Junji Ito, a specially appointed professor at Tokyo University of the Arts, is collecting 8-mm films and other media that record sceneries of Ofunato before the disaster.

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Group in Iwate Pref. collecting pre-disaster records

SENDAI, Japan - Daisuke Miyoshi (L), a part-time instructor at Tokyo University of the Arts, collects 8-millimeter film and other media from Naotake Sato, who runs a photo studio in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, on March 20, 2014. Miyoshi is a member of a group led by Junji Ito, a specially appointed professor at Tokyo University of the Arts, which is collecting 8-mm film and other media that record the scenery of Ofunato before the March 2011 disaster.

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FIFA President Blatter in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - FIFA President Sepp Blatter (L) and Junji Ogura, honorary president of the Japan Football Association, smile together at a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 7, 2012.

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Japan eyes to accept more ethnic Karen refugees

UM-PIAM, Thailand - Ethnic Karen refugees are briefed by a Japanese government official on Japan's resettlement program for the Karen refugees, in Um-piam camp, which houses more than 25,000 refugees along the border Thailand shares with Myanmar, on May 3, 2012. Junji Ito, first secretary for political affairs at the Japanese Embassy in Bangkok, said Japan will extend the program to accept more Karen refugees.

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FIFA President Blatter in Matsushima

MATSUSHIMA, Japan - FIFA President Sepp Blatter (3rd from R, front) and Japan Football Association President Junji Ogura (2nd from L, front) pose with child soccer players at the FIFA-funded Matsushima football center in the town of Matsushima, affected by the March 11 disaster, in Miyagi Prefecture, on Dec. 10, 2011.

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Japan's Ogura leaves FIFA

ZURICH, Switzerland - Junji Ogura, president of the Japan Football Association, is seen in Zurich on June 1, 2011. Ogura resigned from a post on the FIFA executive committee the same day at the FIFA Congress.

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Japan loses 2022 World Cup bid

ZURICH, Switzerland - Japan's 2022 World Cup bidding committee chief and FIFA board member Junji Ogura speaks to reporters in Zurich, Switzerland, on Dec. 2, 2010, after Japan lost the bid. FIFA awarded the hosting rights for the 2022 tournament to Qatar.

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Japan pitches technology in bid to host soccer World Cup

ZURICH, Switzerland - Members of Japan's 2022 World Cup bid committee pose for photos as they make their final presentation, pitching the use of cutting-edge technology to host the tournament, in Zurich, Switzerland, on Dec. 1, 2010. They are (From L to R) Japan Football Association general secretary Kozo Tashima, 8-year-old actress Rio Sasaki, senior vice sports minister Kan Suzuki, bid committee chief and FIFA board member Junji Ogura and Sony Corp. Chairman and President Howard Stringer.

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Ogura, new Japan Football Association chief

TOKYO, Japan - Junji Ogura, new president of the Japan Football Association, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on July 25, 2010, after being promoted from JFA vice president the same day. Ogura pledged to work hard to make soccer in Japan more exciting.

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Ogura, new Japan Football Association chief

TOKYO, Japan - Junji Ogura, new president of the Japan Football Association, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on July 25, 2010, after being promoted from JFA vice president the same day. Ogura pledged to work hard to make soccer in Japan more exciting.

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Japan Football Association vice president

TOKYO, Japan - This undated file photo shows Junji Ogura, vice president of the Japan Football Association. Ogura is expected to be named as the successor to JFA chief Motoaki Inukai through JFA meetings on July 25, 2010.

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FamilyMart's 1st Vietnam store officially opens in Ho Chi Minh

HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam - A ceremony to mark the official opening of FamilyMart Co.'s first store in Vietnam is held in Ho Chi Minh City on Jan. 26, 2010. The store, which opened in December, started full-scale operations the same day with FamilyMart President Junji Ueda in attendance at the ceremony.

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FamilyMart to acquire smaller convenience store rival am/pm

TOKYO, Japan - Junji Ueda, president of convenience store chain operator FamilyMart Co., speaks about the company's plan to acquire smaller rival am/pm Japan Co. at a news conference in Tokyo on Nov. 13, 2009.

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'Yuzuru' playwright Kinoshita dead at 92

TOKYO, Japan - Leading Japanese playwright Junji Kinoshita (R in photo taken in July 1989)), known for writing ''Yuzuru'' (Twilight Crane), died a month ago of pneumonia, the theatrical troupe Mingei Theatre Company said Nov. 30. He was 92.

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Ceremony held for Japan's 6th contingent of troops for Iraq

ITAMI, Japan - The Ground Self-Defense Force held a ceremony on May 7 to deliver a unit flag to its sixth contingent to be deployed to southern Iraq at its Senzo garrison in Itami, Hyogo Prefecture. Photo shows unit chief Col. Junji Suzuki (R) receiving the flag from Defense Agency chief Yoshinori Ono.

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Japan wants N. Korea match to be played in Malaysia

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Football Association President Saburo Kawabuchi speaks at a press conference in Chiba, east of Tokyo, on April 30. He said JFA wants Japan's upcoming World Cup qualifier against North Korea to be played in Malaysia after FIFA decided that the match will be played at a neutral venue. Seated on the left is JFA Vice President Junji Ogura.

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JFA calls for media calm on N. Korea clash

TOKYO, Japan - Junji Ogura, vice chairman of the Japan Football Association, asks the media to refrain from excessive coverage of the North Korean soccer team's activities during their stay at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 3.

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Shinsei Bank buys into UFJ's consumer finance unit Aplus

TOKYO, Japan - Shinsei Bank President Masamoto Yashiro (R) and Aplus President Junji Sugiyama (L) hold a press conference in a Tokyo hotel Sept. 3 on Shinsei purchasing a 67% equity stake in Aplus, a struggling consumer finance affiliate of the UFJ Holdings Inc. banking group, for 35 billion yen later this month.

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Fukusuke seeks court protection with 42 bil. yen in debts

OSAKA, Japan - Junji Fukushima (R), president of time-honored sock maker Fukusuke Corp., apologizes at a news conference in Osaka on June 21 as the company filed for court protection from its creditors the same day with debts of 42.6 billion yen. The company blamed a decline in sales of socks and underwear on sluggish consumer spending.

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(2)Hillman looking for commitment from Fighters team

TOKYO, Japan - Newly appointed Nippon Ham Fighters manager Trey Hillman (2nd from L) poses for a photograph with President Junji Imamura (L), batting coach Gary Denbo (2nd from R) and acting club owner Takeshi Kojima (R) at a news conference at a Tokyo hotel Nov. 5.

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Ogura elected to FIFA executive post

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Japan Football Association (JFA) vice president Junji Ogura (file photo) was elected Aug. 14y to a four-year term as an Asian representative on soccer's world governing body FIFA's Executive Committee. Ogura is the third Japanese representative to hold a position in the organization and the first since 1969.

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Hoshino shuts out Lotte

FUKUOKA, Japan - Fukuoka Daiei Hawks starter Junji Hoshino scatters six hits over the distance to shut out the Chiba Lotte Marines at Fukuoka Dome on April 2.

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Kim Dae Jung abduction to be made into movie in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Movie director Junji Sakamoto (C) and his casts and staff pose at a news conference in Tokyo on Aug. 8. They will make the 1973 abduction of Kim Dae Jung, now South Korean president, from a Tokyo hotel to Seoul into a movie in Japan for release in both countries in the spring of 2002.

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World Cup stamps issued

TOKYO, Japan - Junji Ogura (L), deputy secretary general of the Japanese organizing committee for next year's World Cup finals JAWOC, is presented with a sheet of commemorative stamps Japan issued May 31, one year to the day before the opening of the World Cup finals to be co-hosted with South Korea.

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Hawks beat Dragons

NAGOYA, Japan - Fukuoka Daiei Hawks Manager Sadaharu Oh (L) shakes hands with right-hand hurler Junji Hoshino (C) and third baseman Hiroki Kokubo (R), who led the Pacific League champion to a 3-0 win over the Central League pennant winner Chunichi Dragons at Nagoya Dome on Oct. 27 for a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven Japan Series.

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Sanwa Bank, 5 finance firms to form marketing alliance

TOKYO, Japan - Junji Sugiyama (2nd from L), managing director of Sanwa Bank, announces at a news conference July 30 an agreement his bank reached with five other financial firms to form an alliance focusing on retail marketing and asset management.

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Hoshino shuts out Lotte

FUKUOKA, Japan - Fukuoka Daiei Hawks starter Junji Hoshino scatters six hits over the distance to shut out the Chiba Lotte Marines at Fukuoka Dome on April 2.

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Shinsei Bank buys into UFJ's consumer finance unit Aplus

TOKYO, Japan - Shinsei Bank President Masamoto Yashiro (R) and Aplus President Junji Sugiyama (L) hold a press conference in a Tokyo hotel Sept. 3 on Shinsei purchasing a 67% equity stake in Aplus, a struggling consumer finance affiliate of the UFJ Holdings Inc. banking group, for 35 billion yen later this month. (Kyodo)

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Ceremony held for Japan's 6th contingent of troops for Iraq

ITAMI, Japan - The Ground Self-Defense Force held a ceremony on May 7 to deliver a unit flag to its sixth contingent to be deployed to southern Iraq at its Senzo garrison in Itami, Hyogo Prefecture. Photo shows unit chief Col. Junji Suzuki (R) receiving the flag from Defense Agency chief Yoshinori Ono. (Kyodo)

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JFA calls for media calm on N. Korea clash

TOKYO, Japan - Junji Ogura, vice chairman of the Japan Football Association, asks the media to refrain from excessive coverage of the North Korean soccer team's activities during their stay at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 3. (Kyodo)

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Fukusuke seeks court protection with 42 bil. yen in debts

OSAKA, Japan - Junji Fukushima (R), president of time-honored sock maker Fukusuke Corp., apologizes at a news conference in Osaka on June 21 as the company filed for court protection from its creditors the same day with debts of 42.6 billion yen. The company blamed a decline in sales of socks and underwear on sluggish consumer spending. (Kyodo)

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Ueda named president of FamilyMart-Uny holding firm

Undated photo shows Junji Ueda, chairman of Japanese convenience store operator FamilyMart Co. FamilyMart and Uny Group Holdings Co. said on Feb. 3, 2016, that Ueda will become the president of FamilyMart Uny Holdings Co., to be established through their business integration in September 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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North Pacific Bank, Central Pacific Bank sign MOU

Junji Ishii (R), president of North Pacific Bank Ltd. based in Sapporo, and John Dean, executive chair of the Hawaii-based financial institution Central Pacific Financial Corp. and its primary subsidiary Central Pacific Bank, hold a memorandum of understanding after their signing ceremony in the northern Japanese city on Aug. 21, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Parents of pregnant landslide victim mourn on anniversary

Naomi (L) and Junji Wakamatsu, the parents of Minami Yuasa, who was pregnant when she died with her husband in the 2014 landslides in Hiroshima, offer prayers at the site where her apartment building used to stand on Aug. 20, 2015, the first anniversary of the tragedy. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Ogura says FIFA president Blatter not free of blame

Junji Ogura, honorary chairman of the Japan Football Association, speaks to reporters in Nagano, central Japan, on May 28, 2015. Ogura, who served as FIFA executive committee member from 2002 to 2011 under President Sepp Blatter, said Blatter cannot be free of blame for the latest scandal to rock soccer's world governing body. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Ogura says FIFA president Blatter not free of blame

Junji Ogura, honorary chairman of the Japan Football Association, speaks to reporters in Nagano, central Japan, on May 28, 2015. Ogura, who served as FIFA executive committee member from 2002 to 2011 under President Sepp Blatter, said Blatter cannot be free of blame for the latest scandal to rock soccer's world governing body. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo