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Oita picks ex-rugby player in bid to host 2019 RWC games

OITA, Japan - Kiyoshi Imaizumi (L), a former Japanese rugby player, poses with Oita Gov. Katsusada Hirose in the prefectural government office in Oita, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 19, 2014, after his nomination as the first "Rugby Ambassador" to work for Oita's bid to host some games at the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan.

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6 pref. governors seek business ties with U.S. startups

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - Six Japanese prefectural governors - (from L) Hidehiko Yuzaki of Hiroshima, Ryuta Ibaragi of Okayama, Yasushi Furukawa of Saga, Hiroshi Ogawa of Fukuoka, Katsusada Hirose of Oita (3rd from R) and Heita Kawakatsu of Shizuoka (far R) - pose for photos with officials of the U.S.-Japan Council, organizer of a conference at Stanford University in California to discuss ways to develop business ties with companies based in Silicon Valley, on July 28, 2014.

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6 pref. governors attend confab in CA for business ties

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - Six Japanese prefectural governors -- (from R) Hidehiko Yuzaki of Hiroshima, Hiroshi Ogawa of Fukuoka, Heita Kawakatsu of Shizuoka, Ryuta Ibaragi of Okayama, Katsusada Hirose of Oita and Yasushi Furukawa of Saga, attend a conference at Stanford University in California to explore ways to develop business ties with companies based in Silicon Valley on July 28, 2014.

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FAO adds Shizuoka, Kumamoto, Oita to agricultural heritage list

NANAO, Japan - (From L) Kumamoto Gov. Ikuo Kabashima, Shizuoka Gov. Heita Kawakatsu and Oita Gov. Katsusada Hirose join hands in Nanao, Ishikawa Prefecture, on May 29, 2013, as they attend the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization's international conference on Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems. The FAO decided later the same day to add areas in the three prefectures to its world agricultural heritage list.

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Oita Gov. Hirose assured of reelection

OITA, Japan - Oita Gov. Katsusada Hirose celebrates at his campaign office in Oita after winning reelection in the poll held on April 8.

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Oita declares end to bird flu

OITA, Japan - Oita Gov. Katsusada Hirose declares an end to the outbreak of bird flu in the prefecture at news conference at his office on March 10. He said the his government will completely lift its ban on shipping eggs and chickens, 23 days after the infectious disease hit the prefecture.

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Murata picked as METI's No. 2

TOKYO, Japan - Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) Minister Takeo Hiranuma said July 19 he has appointed Seiji Murata (file photo), 57, to succeed Katsusada Hirose as vice minister of economy, trade and industry, effective July 30.

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Murata to succeed Hirose as METI vice minister

TOKYO, Japan - Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Takeo Hiranuma decided on March 28 to let Seiji Murata (file photo), currently the ministry's policy bureau chief, succeed Vice Minister Katsusada Hirose in June.

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JAPAN-OITA-GEOTHERMAL ENERGY

(221212) -- OITA, Dec. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Katsusada Hirose, governor of Japan's Oita Prefecture, speaks during a press conference in Oita Prefecture, Japan, Dec. 8, 2022. Japan's hot spring prefecture of Oita is going full steam ahead in developing geothermal energy, as the country aims to go carbon neutral by 2050. TO GO WITH "Economic Watch: Japan's hot spring prefecture bets big on geothermal energy" (Xinhua/Zhang Yiyi)

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Murata to succeed Hirose as METI vice minister

TOKYO, Japan - Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Takeo Hiranuma decided on March 28 to let Seiji Murata (file photo), currently the ministry's policy bureau chief, succeed Vice Minister Katsusada Hirose in June.

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Oita Gov. Hirose assured of reelection

OITA, Japan - Oita Gov. Katsusada Hirose celebrates at his office in Oita after being assured of reelection in the poll held on April 8. (Kyodo)

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Oita governor unveils 3-month plan to boost tourism with JR Group

Oita Gov. Katsusada Hirose explains a three-month plan from July 2015 to boost the number of tourists to the southwestern Japanese prefecture in cooperation with the Japan Railways Group at a press conference in Oita city on May 26, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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LDP-backed governor set to win in Oita

Katsusada Hirose talks with supporters in Oita city on April 12, 2015, after securing victory in the Oita gubernatorial election. Hirose, backed by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling coalition, was projected to have defeated Ban Kugimiya, a former Oita city mayor effectively backed by the Democratic Party of Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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LDP-backed governor set to win re-election in Oita

Katsusada Hirose (C) and his supporters celebrate in Oita city on April 12, 2015, his victory in the Oita gubernatorial election. Hirose, backed by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling coalition, was projected to have defeated Ban Kugimiya, a former Oita city mayor effectively backed by the Democratic Party of Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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LDP-backed governor set to win re-election in Oita

Ban Kugimiya, a former Oita city mayor effectively backed by the Democratic Party of Japan, talks to his supporters after he was defeated in the Oita gubernatorial race by incumbent Katsusada Hirose on April 12, 2015. Hirose was backed by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling coalition. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Oita Gov. Hirose offers bamboo bells to visitors at Expo Milano

Oita Gov. Katsusada Hirose (L) offers bamboo bells to visitors during an event at the Japan Pavilion at the Expo Milano 2015 in Italy on Oct. 20, 2015. Visitors experienced the food and culture of the southwestern Japanese prefecture at the event. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Michelin Man

Michelin Man visits Oita Gov. Katsusada Hirose at the prefectural government hall in southwestern Japan on Feb. 20, 2018, as the French tire company said the same day it will launch a guidebook on restaurants and hotels in the prefectures of Oita and neighboring Kumamoto later in the year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Oita declares end to bird flu

OITA, Japan - Oita Gov. Katsusada Hirose declares an end to the outbreak of bird flu in the prefecture at news conference at his office on March 10. He said the his government will completely lift its ban on shipping eggs and chickens, 23 days after the infectious disease hit the prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Murata picked as METI's No. 2

TOKYO, Japan - Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) Minister Takeo Hiranuma said July 19 he has appointed Seiji Murata (file photo), 57, to succeed Katsusada Hirose as vice minister of economy, trade and industry, effective July 30.