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Alumni Doi at Univ. of Tokyo welcome ceremony

Japan director of international NGO Human Rights Watch and University of Tokyo alumni Kanae Doi delivers a speech to new students of the university at the Nippon Budokan Hall in Tokyo on April 11, 2025.

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Asian Games: Fencing

Japanese fencers -- (from L) Kanae Kobayashi, Shihomi Fukushima, Misaki Emura and Seri Ozaki -- shout ahead of the women's sabre team gold medal match against Uzbekistan at the Asian Games on Sept. 29, 2023, in Hangzhou, China.

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Asian Games: Modern pentathlon

Japan's Kanae Umemura (front) competes in the women's individual modern pentathlon final at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, on Sept. 24, 2023.

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-MODERN PENTATHLON (CN)

(230924) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Umemura Kanae (R) comforts Shibata Hana of Japan after the Women's Individual Laser-Run of Modern Pentathlon at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 24, 2023. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-MODERN PENTATHLON (CN)

(230924) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Umemura Kanae (C) and Shibata Hana of Japan shed tears after the Women's Individual Laser-Run of Modern Pentathlon at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 24, 2023. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

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Asian Games: Modern pentathlon

Japan's modern pentathlon team members -- (from L) Misaki Uchida, Kanae Umemura and Hana Shibata -- celebrate after winning silver in the women's team event at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, on Sept. 24, 2023.

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Iconic winery turns to ash as wildfires rage in California

SANTA ROSA, California, Oct. 15 Kyodo - A winery run in Santa Rosa, California, in the 19th century by Kanae Nagasawa, one of the first Japanese immigrants to enter the United States, is destroyed in wildfires that have swept parts of California. Nagasawa arrived in the United States in 1867 after living in Britain for two years where he was sent on a clandestine mission by the Satsuma clan, known for their rebellion against the Japanese shogunate, to learn about Western culture to help prepare Japan for the 20th century.

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HRW Japan director

TOKYO, Japan - Kanae Doi, a lawyer and director of Human Rights Watch Japan, holds a press conference in Tokyo on May 1, 2014.

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Germany's 4th goal against Japan in women's hockey

SOCHI, Russia - Germany scores its fourth goal against Japan despite efforts by Japanese defender Kanae Aoki (R) to fend off the goal in the third period of a Group B preliminary-round game in the women's ice hockey at the Sochi Olympics in Russia on Feb. 13, 2014. Japan lost 4-0.

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Trainer communicates with killer whales

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken April 26, 2013 shows Kanae Komatsu, a trainer of killer whales at Kamogawa Sea World, an aquarium in Kamogawa, Chiba Prefecture.

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Historical diary of Japanese 'wine king' found

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Photo taken Jan. 17, 2012, shows albums, notebooks and other items that belonged to Kanae Nagasawa (1852-1934) and were recently found in the United States on display at the Ichikikushikino city hall in Kagoshima Prefecture. Nagasawa was sent to Britain at the age of 13 by the Satsuma domain of feudal Japan to study Western civilizations, and later moved to the United States, where he established himself as a successful wine maker.

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Historical diary of Japanese 'wine king' found

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Photo taken Jan. 17, 2012, shows a diary (L) and a notebook that belonged to Kanae Nagasawa (1852-1934) and were recently found in the United States on display at the Ichikikushikino city hall in Kagoshima Prefecture. Nagasawa was sent to Britain at the age of 13 by the Satsuma domain of feudal Japan to study Western civilizations, and later moved to the United States, where he established himself as a successful wine maker.

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Fencing: Japan wins bronze in women's team sabre at worlds

Members of the Japanese women's sabre team (from L, Seri Ozaki, Shihomi Fukushima, Misaki Emura, Kanae Kobayashi) pose after winning bronze at the fencing world championships on July 23, 2022, in Cairo.

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Fencing: Japan wins bronze in women's team sabre at worlds

Members of the Japanese women's sabre team (from L, Seri Ozaki, Misaki Emura, Kanae Kobayashi, Shihomi Fukushima) pose after winning bronze at the fencing world championships on July 23, 2022, in Cairo.

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Judo: Yamabe wins women's national crown to book Rio berth

Kanae Yamabe (C) poses for a photo after winning the women's over-78 kilogram division at the national judo championships at Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on April 17, 2016, claiming her third national championship title. With the win, Yamabe clinched a spot in the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Iconic winery turns to ash as wildfires rage in California

A winery run in Santa Rosa, California, in the 19th century by Kanae Nagasawa, one of the first Japanese immigrants to enter the United States, is destroyed in wildfires that have swept parts of California. Nagasawa arrived in the United States in 1867 after living in Britain for two years where he was sent on a clandestine mission by the Satsuma clan, known for their rebellion against the Japanese shogunate, to learn about Western culture to help prepare Japan for the 20th century. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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FEATURE: Rights group seeks LGBT-inclusive curriculum

Kanae Doi, Japan director of Human Rights Watch, works at her office in Tokyo on Oct. 26, 2016. The international rights body is urging the government to give ample consideration to sexual minority students in compiling educational guidelines and teacher training programs so they can be protected from harassment and bullying at school. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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lympics: Ortiz beats Yamabe in women's jodo semifinal

Idalys Ortiz of Cuba (white) and Japanese judoka Kanae Yamabe compete in a women's over 78-kilogram semifinal at the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games on Aug. 12, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Historical diary of Japanese 'wine king' found

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Photo taken Jan. 17, 2012, shows a diary (L) and a notebook that belonged to Kanae Nagasawa (1852-1934) and were recently found in the United States on display at the Ichikikushikino city hall in Kagoshima Prefecture. Nagasawa was sent to Britain at the age of 13 by the Satsuma domain of feudal Japan to study Western civilizations, and later moved to the United States, where he established himself as a successful wine maker. (Kyodo)

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Historical diary of Japanese 'wine king' found

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Photo taken Jan. 17, 2012, shows albums, notebooks and other items that belonged to Kanae Nagasawa (1852-1934) and were recently found in the United States on display at the Ichikikushikino city hall in Kagoshima Prefecture. Nagasawa was sent to Britain at the age of 13 by the Satsuma domain of feudal Japan to study Western civilizations, and later moved to the United States, where he established himself as a successful wine maker. (Kyodo)

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Woman served fresh warrant over 2009 murder of acquaintance

SAITAMA, Japan - Kanae Kijima, 35, hides her face from reporters as she leaves Kawagoe Police Station in Kawagoe, Saitama Prefecture, on Feb. 1, 2010. Kijima was served a fresh warrant the same day on suspicion of killing her acquaintance Yoshiyuki Oide, 41, in August, 2009, in Fujimi in the prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Woman served fresh warrant over 2009 murder of acquaintance

SAITAMA, Japan - Kanae Kijima, 35, hides her face from reporters as she leaves Kawagoe Police Station in Kawagoe, Saitama Prefecture, on Feb. 1, 2010. Kijima was served a fresh warrant the same day on suspicion of killing her acquaintance Yoshiyuki Oide, 41, in August, 2009, in Fujimi in the prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Woman served fresh warrant over 2009 murder of acquaintance

SAITAMA, Japan - Kanae Kijima, 35, hides her face from reporters as she leaves Kawagoe Police Station in Kawagoe, Saitama Prefecture, on Feb. 1, 2010. Kijima was served a fresh warrant the same day on suspicion of killing her acquaintance Yoshiyuki Oide, 41, in August, 2009, in Fujimi in the prefecture. (Kyodo)

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New coronavirus

Kanae Yamamoto, a manager of a nonprofit organization providing extended learning to children in poor families, speaks to one of them via phone in Saitama, near Tokyo, on May 1, 2020. There is growing concern that school closures amid the coronavirus pandemic could isolate such children, further widening an educational gap in Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese author Kanae Minato

Japanese author Kanae Minato speaks to reporters in New York on April 26, 2018, after her work "Penance" missed out on the 2018 Edgar Allan Poe Award for best paperback original novel. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Iconic winery turns to ash as wildfires rage in California

A winery run in Santa Rosa, California, in the 19th century by Kanae Nagasawa, one of the first Japanese immigrants to enter the United States, is destroyed in wildfires that have swept parts of California. Nagasawa arrived in the United States in 1867 after living in Britain for two years where he was sent on a clandestine mission by the Satsuma clan, known for their rebellion against the Japanese shogunate, to learn about Western culture to help prepare Japan for the 20th century. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympic scenes: Judoka fixing her contact lens

Japanese over 78-kilogram class judoka Kanae Yamabe fixes her contact lens during a bronze-medal match against Turkey's Kayra Sayit at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 12, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Judoka Harasawa, Yamabe meet press

Japanese judoka Hisayoshi Harasawa (R) and Kanae Yamabe display their medals in a press conference at the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games on Aug. 13, 2016. Harasawa won the men's over 100-kilogram silver while Yamabe took the women's over 78-kg bronze a day earlier. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Ortiz beats Yamabe in women's jodo semifinal

Idalys Ortiz (white) of Cuba and Japanese judoka Kanae Yamabe compete in a women's over 78-kilogram semifinal at the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games on Aug. 12, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Ortiz beats Yamabe in women's jodo semifinal

Idalys Ortiz (white) of Cuba and Japanese judoka Kanae Yamabe compete in a women's over 78-kilogram semifinal at the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games on Aug. 12, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Ortiz beats Yamabe in women's jodo semifinal

Idalys Ortiz (white) of Cuba and Japanese judoka Kanae Yamabe compete in a women's over 78-kilogram semifinal at the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games on Aug. 12, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Yamabe takes bronze in women's judo

Japanese judoka Kanae Yamabe (L) leaves the mat with her coach after winning a women's over 78-kilogram bronze medal match at the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games on Aug. 12, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Yamabe takes bronze in women's judo

Japanese judoka Kanae Yamabe reacts after winning a women's over 78-kilogram bronze medal match at the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games on Aug. 12, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Yamabe takes bronze in women's judo

Japanese judoka Kanae Yamabe (blue) and Kayra Sayit of Turkey compete in a women's over 78-kilogram bronze medal match at the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games on Aug. 12, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Yamabe takes bronze in women's judo

Japanese judoka Kanae Yamabe (blue) and Kayra Sayit of Turkey compete in a women's over 78-kilogram bronze medal match at the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games on Aug. 12, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Yamabe takes bronze in women's judo

Japanese judoka Kanae Yamabe (blue) and Kayra Sayit of Turkey compete in a women's over 78-kilogram bronze medal match at the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games on Aug. 12, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Yamabe takes bronze in women's judo

Japanese judoka Kanae Yamabe (blue) and Kayra Sayit of Turkey compete in a women's over 78-kilogram bronze medal match at the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games on Aug. 12, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Ortiz beats Yamabe in women's judo semifinal

Idalys Ortiz (white) of Cuba celebrates after defeating Japanese judoka Kanae Yamabe in a women's over 78-kilogram semifinal at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 12, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Ortiz beats Yamabe in women's judo semifinal

Idalys Ortiz (white) of Cuba celebrates after defeating Japanese judoka Kanae Yamabe in a women's over 78-kilogram semifinal at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 12, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Medal ceremony for women's judo

Gold medalist Emilie Andeol of France (2nd from L), silver medalist Idalys Ortiz of Cuba (L) and bronze medalists Kanae Yamabe of Japan (2nd from R) and Yu Song of China stand together during the victory ceremony for the women's over 78-kilogram judo competition at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 12, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympic scenes: Smiling Japanese weightlifter Yagi

Japan's Kanae Yagi of the women's weightlifting 53-kilogram class smiles during a Rio de Janeiro Olympic event on Aug. 7, 2016. She finished sixth by lifting a total of 186 kg. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo