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Shizuoka Gov. Kawakatsu's resignation

SHIZUOKA, Japan Kyodo - Shizuoka Gov. Heita Kawakatsu submits his letter of resignation to Kimihiko Nakazawa, chairman of the prefectural assembly, in the central Japan city of Shizuoka on April 10, 2024, following a backlash over his belittling comments about farmers and vegetable sellers. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]Shizuoka Gov. Kawakatsu's resignation

SHIZUOKA, Japan, April 10 Kyodo - Shizuoka Gov. Heita Kawakatsu (L) submits his letter of resignation to Kimihiko Nakazawa, chairman of the prefectural assembly, in the central Japan city of Shizuoka on April 10, 2024, following a backlash over his belittling comments about farmers and vegetable sellers. (Kyodo)

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Shizuoka Gov. Kawakatsu's resignation

Shizuoka Gov. Heita Kawakatsu (L) submits his letter of resignation to Kimihiko Nakazawa, chairman of the prefectural assembly, in the central Japan city of Shizuoka on April 10, 2024, following a backlash over his belittling comments about farmers and vegetable sellers.

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Shizuoka gov. to resign amid backlash over gaffe

SHIZUOKA, Japan, April 3 Kyodo - Shizuoka Gov. Heita Kawakatsu holds a press conference at the prefectural government office in the central Japan city of Shizuoka on April 3, 2024, a day after he said he will resign amid backlash over his latest gaffe. (Kyodo)

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Shizuoka gov. to resign amid backlash over gaffe

Shizuoka Gov. Heita Kawakatsu holds a press conference at the prefectural government office in the central Japan city of Shizuoka on April 3, 2024, a day after he said he will resign amid backlash over his latest gaffe.

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Shizuoka gov. to resign amid backlash over gaffe

Shizuoka Gov. Heita Kawakatsu holds a press conference at the prefectural government office in the central Japan city of Shizuoka on April 3, 2024, a day after he said he will resign amid backlash over his latest gaffe.

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Shizuoka gov. to resign amid backlash over gaffe

Shizuoka Gov. Heita Kawakatsu holds a press conference at the prefectural government office in the central Japan city of Shizuoka on April 3, 2024, a day after he said he will resign amid backlash over his latest gaffe.

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Shizuoka gov. to resign amid backlash over gaffe

Shizuoka Gov. Heita Kawakatsu holds a press conference at the prefectural government office in the central Japan city of Shizuoka on April 3, 2024, a day after he said he will resign amid backlash over his latest gaffe.

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Panel set up to protect Mt. Fuji environment

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Shizuoka and Yamanashi governors Heita Kawakatsu (5th from R) and Shomei Yokouchi in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, (6th from R) celebrate the establishment of a council on June 22, 2014, to protect the environment of Mt. Fuji, a World Cultural Heritage site.

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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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Shizuoka, Mongolia ink industrial, agricultural accord

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Shizuoka Gov. Heita Kawakatsu (R) and Bayanjargal Tsogtgerel, Mongolia's deputy minister for industry and agriculture, shake hands after signing a memorandum of understanding for industrial and agricultural cooperation in Shizuoka, central Japan, on May 13, 2014.

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Shizuoka governor gets Mt. Fuji's world heritage certificate

TOKYO, Japan - Shizuoka Governor Heita Kawakatsu (L) receives a replica of UNESCO's certificate to register Mt. Fuji as a World Cultural Heritage site from Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida in Tokyo on April 21, 2014.

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Plans formalized for Mt. Fuji admission fee

TOKYO, Japan - Heita Kawakatsu (R), governor of Shizuoka Prefecture, and Shomei Yokouchi, governor of Yamanashi Prefecture, meet the press in Shizuoka's Fujinomiya on Jan. 22, 2014, after the two local governments officially adopted plans to set a voluntary 1,000 yen admission fee for climbers of Mt. Fuji, starting in the summer of 2014.

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UNESCO formally names Mt. Fuji as World Heritage site

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - (From L to R) Shizuoka Gov. Heita Kawakatsu, Yamanashi Gov. Shomei Yokouchi, Seiichi Kondo, commissioner for cultural affairs, and Isao Kiso, permanent delegate of Japan to UNESCO, put their hands together in Phnom Penh on June 22, 2013, after the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO decided to inscribe Mt. Fuji on the U.N. agency's prestigious World Heritage List at a conference held in the Cambodian capital.

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Kawakatsu re-elected as Shizuoka governor

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Heita Kawakatsu (C) and his supporters celebrate at a hotel in Shizuoka City on the night of June 16, 2013, after he was re-elected for a second term as Shizuoka governor.

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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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City in Shizuoka begins trial burning of debris from Iwate

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Environment Minister Goshi Hosono (L) examines debris with a dosimeter in Shimada, Shizuoka Prefecture, southwest of Tokyo, on Feb. 16, 2012. Shizuoka Gov. Heita Kawakatsu (C) and Shimada Mayor Katsuro Sakurai are beside him. Shimada began the same day a trial incineration of debris from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster that it has accepted from a town in Iwate Prefecture to confirm the safety of the operation.

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Shizuoka tea served in New York

NEW YORK, United States - Shizuoka Gov. Heita Kawakatsu speaks at an event in New York on July 14, 2011. The event was held to promote tea from Shizuoka Prefecture and tourism to the area, after radioactive cesium above the European Union's limit was detected in green tea from the prefecture, one of the main tea producing areas in Japan, in June at Charles de Gaulle airport in France.

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Shizuoka tea

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Shizuoka Gov. Heita Kawakatsu (3rd from R in back row) promotes the safety of tea produced in Shizuoka Prefecture during an event at the prefectural government hall in Shizuoka City on May 18, 2011. The Shizuoka prefectural government and the Japanese central government were at odds over allowable radiation levels in tea as radioactive substances were dispersed from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. Shizuoka is one of the major tea production areas in Japan.

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Kyoto Kabuki theater gears up for year-end performance

KYOTO, Japan - Master calligrapher Seiho Kawakatsu writes the name of a Kabuki actor during the annual ''manekigaki'' ceremony at Myodenji, a Buddhist temple, in Kyoto on Nov. 10, 2010. About 60 such name boards will be displayed at the Minamiza theater during the year-end performance.

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Chinese vice president meets with local Japanese leader

BEIJING, Japan - Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping (R) shakes hands with the governor of Japan's Shizuoka Prefecture, Heita Kawakatsu, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Jan. 11, 2010. The central Japan prefecture has close relations with Zhejiang Province, where Xi headed the local chapter of the Chinese Communist Party.

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Chinese vice president meets with local Japanese leader

BEIJING, Japan - Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping (front, 2nd from L) and the governor of Japan's Shizuoka Prefecture, Heita Kawakatsu (front, L), are photographed with others before their meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Jan. 11, 2010.

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Kyoto Kabuki calligrapher busy creating name boards

KYOTO, Japan - Master calligrapher Seiho Kawakatsu, using a traditional thick brush and black ink, writes the names of star Kabuki actors on 1.8-meter-tall wooden boards during the seasonal ''maneki-gaki'' ceremony at Myodenji Temple in Kyoto on Nov. 10, 2009. The name-bearing ''hinoki'' cypress boards will be displayed at the front of the Minamiza theater in the hope for a packed hall during a nearly monthlong year-end performance starting Nov. 30.

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DPJ-backed Kawakatsu wins Shizuoka election, dealing blow to Aso

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Opposition-backed Heita Kawakatsu (R) and his wife Kimi celebrate his victory in the Shizuoka gubernatorial election on July 5 at his campaign office in the city of Shizuoka. Kawakatsu's victory over a contender backed by Prime Minister Taro Aso's ruling bloc dealt a fresh blow to the unpopular premier.

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DPJ-backed Kawakatsu wins Shizuoka election, dealing blow to Aso

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Opposition-backed Heita Kawakatsu speaks to his supporters after winning the Shizuoka gubernatorial election on July 5 at his campaign office in the city of Shizuoka. Kawakatsu's victory over a contender backed by Prime Minister Taro Aso's ruling bloc dealt a fresh blow to the unpopular premier.

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Kawakatsu steps down as Kobe manager

KOBE, Japan - File photo shows Vissel Kobe manager Ryoichi Kawakatsu, who has resigned after more than three years in charge of the struggling first-division outfit. He was the longest-serving manager in the J-League's top flight.

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Japan PM Suga visits mudslide-hit Atami

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga (C) speaks to the media during his visit to the mudslide-hit host spring resort city of Atami, Shizuoka Prefecture, on July 12, 2021, alongside Shizuoka Gov. Heita Kawakatsu (L) and Atami Mayor Sakae Saito. (Pool photo)

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Goromaru's old side Yamaha to play Toulon in July

Yamaha Jublio manager Katsuyuki Kiyomiya (L) and Shizuoka Gov. Heita Kawakatsu pose for a photo at a press conference in the Shizuoka prefectural government office in central Japan on June 15, 2016, with the governor imitating Japan fullback Ayumu Goromaru's signature pose before kicking the ball. Yamaha, Goromaru's old side, will play his new team Toulon in a friendly on July 30 at Shizuoka Stadium, the Top League club said. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Rugby World Cup heroes hailed by local governor

Ayumu Goromaru (C) and Male Sau (R), who helped Japan achieve their best-ever Rugby World Cup run, pose for a photo with Shizuoka Gov. Heita Kawakatsu at the Shizuoka prefectural building on Nov. 9, 2015, the day after they received the special citizen award in the city of Iwata. Goromaru and Male Sau play club rugby at Iwata-based Yamaha Jubilo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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4 yrs since complete halt of Hamaoka nuclear complex

Photo taken May 13, 2015, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Hamaoka nuclear plant in the central Japan prefecture of Shizuoka. May 14 marks four years since the plant, operated by Chubu Electric Power Co., was completely halted in the wake of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident. The timing of its resumption remains unclear as Shizuoka Gov. Heita Kawakatsu says a local referendum needs to be held to approve it. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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4 yrs since complete halt of Hamaoka nuclear complex

Photo taken May 13, 2015, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Hamaoka nuclear plant in the central Japan prefecture of Shizuoka. May 14 marks four years since the plant, operated by Chubu Electric Power Co., was completely halted in the wake of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident. The timing of its resumption remains unclear as Shizuoka Gov. Heita Kawakatsu says a local referendum needs to be held to approve it. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nobel laureate Amano honored as prestigious resident

Nagoya University Professor Hiroshi Amano (R), a Nobel laureate in physics, receives a plague honoring him as a prestigious resident of the central Japan prefecture of Shizuoka at the prefectural office in the city of Shizuoka from Gov. Heita Kawakatsu on Jan. 21, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shizuoka tea served in New York

NEW YORK, United States - Shizuoka Gov. Heita Kawakatsu speaks at an event in New York on July 14, 2011. The event was held to promote tea from Shizuoka Prefecture and tourism to the area, after radioactive cesium above the European Union's limit was detected in green tea from the prefecture, one of the main tea producing areas in Japan, in June at Charles de Gaulle airport in France. (Kyodo)

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Shizuoka tea

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Shizuoka Gov. Heita Kawakatsu (3rd from R in back row) promotes the safety of tea produced in Shizuoka Prefecture during an event at the prefectural government hall in Shizuoka City on May 18, 2011. The Shizuoka prefectural government and the Japanese central government were at odds over allowable radiation levels in tea as radioactive substances were dispersed from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. Shizuoka is one of the major tea production areas in Japan. (Kyodo)

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City in Shizuoka begins trial burning of debris from Iwate

TOKYO, Japan - Environment Minister Goshi Hosono (L) examines debris with a dosimeter in Shimada, Shizuoka Prefecture, southwest of Tokyo, on Feb. 16, 2012. Shizuoka Gov. Heita Kawakatsu (C) and Shimada Mayor Katsuro Sakurai are beside him. Shimada began the same day a trial incineration of debris from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster that it has accepted from a town in Iwate Prefecture to confirm the safety of the operation. (Kyodo)

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Chinese vice president meets with local Japanese leader

BEIJING, Japan - Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping (front, 2nd from L) and the governor of Japan's Shizuoka Prefecture, Heita Kawakatsu (front, L), are photographed with others before their meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Jan. 11, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Chinese vice president meets with local Japanese leader

BEIJING, Japan - Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping (R) shakes hands with the governor of Japan's Shizuoka Prefecture, Heita Kawakatsu, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Jan. 11, 2010. The central Japan prefecture has close relations with Zhejiang Province, where Xi headed the local chapter of the Chinese Communist Party. (Kyodo)

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Kyoto Kabuki theater gears up for year-end performance

KYOTO, Japan - Master calligrapher Seiho Kawakatsu writes the name of a Kabuki actor during the annual ''manekigaki'' ceremony at Myodenji, a Buddhist temple, in Kyoto on Nov. 10, 2010. About 60 such name boards will be displayed at the Minamiza theater during the year-end performance. (Kyodo)

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JR Central maglev train project

Central Japan Railway Co. President Shin Kaneko speaks to reporters after meeting with Shizuoka Gov. Heita Kawakatsu at the prefectural government building in Shizuoka, central Japan, on June 26, 2020. The president of the company known as JR Central sought the governor's consent to resume work to build a high-speed maglev train system amid environmental concerns among local people. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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JR Central maglev train project

Central Japan Railway Co. President Shin Kaneko speaks to reporters after meeting with Shizuoka Gov. Heita Kawakatsu at the prefectural government building in Shizuoka, central Japan, on June 26, 2020. The president of the company known as JR Central sought the governor's consent to resume work to build a high-speed maglev train system amid environmental concerns among local people. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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JR Central maglev train project

Central Japan Railway Co. President Shin Kaneko (L) has his temperature checked upon his arrival at the Shizuoka prefectural government building in Shizuoka, central Japan, on June 26, 2020. The president of the bullet train operator known as JR Central sought the consent of Shizuoka Gov. Heita Kawakatsu to resume work to build a high-speed maglev train system amid environmental concerns among local people. (Pool photo) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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JR Central maglev train project

Shizuoka Gov. Heita Kawakatsu (L) and Central Japan Railway Co. President Shin Kaneko hold talks at the prefectural government building in Shizuoka, central Japan, on June 26, 2020. The president of the bullet train operator known as JR Central sought the governor's consent to resume work to build a high-speed maglev train system amid environmental concerns among local people. (Pool photo) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Incumbent Kawakatsu set to be re-elected as Shizuoka governor

Incumbent Shizuoka Gov. Heita Kawakatsu raises a bouquet in Shizuoka, central Japan on June 25, 2017 after he looks set to secure a third four-year term, beating Olympic judo silver medalist Noriko Mizoguchi. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympic judoka takes on incumbent in Shizuoka gubernatorial race

Heita Kawakatsu, the incumbent Shizuoka governor, makes a speech on June 8, 2017, in the central Japan city of Shizuoka at the start of official campaigning for the gubernatorial election. Seeking a third term, Kawakatsu is facing a challenge from Barcelona Olympic judo silver medalist Noriko Mizoguchi. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympic judoka takes on incumbent in Shizuoka gubernatorial race

Noriko Mizoguchi, a Barcelona Olympic judo silver medalist, makes a speech on June 8, 2017, in the central Japan city of Shizuoka at the start of official campaigning for the Shizuoka gubernatorial election. Mizoguchi is challenging incumbent Heita Kawakatsu. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kyoto Kabuki calligrapher busy creating name boards

KYOTO, Japan - Master calligrapher Seiho Kawakatsu, using a traditional thick brush and black ink, writes the names of star Kabuki actors on 1.8-meter-tall wooden boards during the seasonal ''maneki-gaki'' ceremony at Myodenji Temple in Kyoto on Nov. 10, 2009. The name-bearing ''hinoki'' cypress boards will be displayed at the front of the Minamiza theater in the hope for a packed hall during a nearly monthlong year-end performance starting Nov. 30. (Kyodo)

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DPJ-backed Kawakatsu wins Shizuoka election, dealing blow to Aso

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Opposition-backed Heita Kawakatsu speaks to his supporters after winning the Shizuoka gubernatorial election on July 5 at his campaign office in the city of Shizuoka. Kawakatsu's victory over a contender backed by Prime Minister Taro Aso's ruling bloc dealt a fresh blow to the unpopular premier. (Kyodo)

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DPJ-backed Kawakatsu wins Shizuoka election, dealing blow to Aso

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Opposition-backed Heita Kawakatsu (R) and his wife Kimi celebrate his victory in the Shizuoka gubernatorial election on July 5 at his campaign office in the city of Shizuoka. Kawakatsu's victory over a contender backed by Prime Minister Taro Aso's ruling bloc dealt a fresh blow to the unpopular premier. (Kyodo)