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Cannes - Dossier 137 Red Carpet DN

Kouhei Matsushita, Camilla Aiko, Kazuo Ishiguro, Kei Ishikawa, Yoh Yoshida, Suzu Hirose and Tomokazu Miura attend the Dossier 137 (Case 137) red carpet at the 78th annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 15, 2025 in Cannes, France. Photo by David NIVIERE/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Baseball: SoftBank Hawks rookies

SoftBank Hawks players (from L) Kazuo Ohno (pitcher), Ryosuke Ohtsu (pitcher), Ikhine Itua (infielder), Kengo Yoshida (catcher), Ikumi Kai (outfielder) and Haru Matsumoto (pitcher) pose for a photo during a rookie introductory event at PayPay Dome in the southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka on Dec. 5, 2022.

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1 week before Japan general election

TOKYO, Japan - Leaders of the ruling and opposition parties campaign across Japan on Dec. 7, 2014, a week before the Dec. 14 lower house election. They are (from R to L, top row to bottom row) Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of the Liberal Democratic Party; Banri Kaieda of the Democratic Party of Japan; Kenji Eda, co-leader of the Japan Innovation Party; Natsuo Yamaguchi of the Komeito party; Takeo Hiranuma of the Party for Future Generations; Kazuo Shii of the Japanese Communist Party; Ichiro Ozawa of the People's Life Party; Tadatomo Yoshida of the Social Democratic Party; and Hiroyuki Arai of the New Renaissance Party.

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Campaigning begins for Japan general election

TOKYO, Japan - Leaders of the ruling and opposition parties stump across Japan on Dec. 2, 2014, the first day of official campaigning for a lower house election. They are (from R to L, top row to bottom row) Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of the Liberal Democratic Party, Banri Kaieda of the Democratic Party of Japan, Kenji Eda, co-leader of the Japan Innovation Party, Natsuo Yamaguchi of the Komeito party, Takeo Hiranuma of the Party for Future Generations, Kazuo Shii of the Japanese Communist Party, Ichiro Ozawa of the People's Life Party, Tadatomo Yoshida of the Social Democratic Party and Hiroyuki Arai of the New Renaissance Party.

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Campaigning begins for Japan general election

TOKYO, Japan - Leaders of the ruling and opposition parties stump across Japan on Dec. 2, 2014, the first day of official campaigning for a lower house election. They are (from R to L, top row to bottom row) Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of the Liberal Democratic Party, Banri Kaieda of the Democratic Party of Japan, Kenji Eda, co-leader of the Japan Innovation Party, Natsuo Yamaguchi of the Komeito party, Takeo Hiranuma of the Party for Future Generations, Kazuo Shii of the Japanese Communist Party, Ichiro Ozawa of the People's Life Party, Tadatomo Yoshida of the Social Democratic Party and Hiroyuki Arai of the New Renaissance Party.

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Leaders of Japan's political parties debate on Internet

TOKYO, Japan - Leaders of the ruling and opposition parties in Japan participate in a debate in Tokyo broadcast on a video-sharing website on Nov. 29, 2014, ahead of the start of official campaigning for a lower house election. They are (from L to R) Tadatomo Yoshida of the Social Democratic Party, Kazuo Shii of the Japanese Communist Party, Natsuo Yamaguchi of the Komeito party, Banri Kaieda of the Democratic Party of Japan, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of the Liberal Democratic Party, Kenji Eda, co-leader of the Japan Innovation Party, Takeo Hiranuma of the Party for Future Generations, and Ichiro Ozawa of the People's Life Party.

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JVC, Kenwood announce Oct. 1 merger

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Hidetoshi Yoshida, an executive of Victor Co. of Japan Ltd., Victor President Kunihiko Sato, Kenwood Corp. Chairman Haruo Kawahara and Kenwood President Kazuo Shiohata join hands at a Tokyo hotel on May 12 after the two companies announced they will merge under a joint holding company called JVC Kenwood Holdings Inc. on Oct. 1, aiming to enhance their competitive edge in the consumer electronics market.

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Freestyle skiing robot developed

TOKYO, Japan - A robot developed by a group led by Kazuo Yoshida, a professor in the science and engineering department at Tokyo's Keio University, performs a midair somersault in a demonstration to the media at the university Aug. 23. The robot stands 50 centimeters tall and weighs 4.3 kilograms. It can travel at a speed of about 7.5 meters per second. Yoshida said the robot that moves according to a recorded program of instructions via radio transmission may be used in space.

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JVC, Kenwood announce Oct. 1 merger

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Hidetoshi Yoshida, an executive of Victor Co. of Japan Ltd., Victor President Kunihiko Sato, Kenwood Corp. Chairman Haruo Kawahara and Kenwood President Kazuo Shiohata join hands at a Tokyo hotel on May 12 after the two companies announced they will merge under a joint holding company called JVC Kenwood Holdings Inc. on Oct. 1, aiming to enhance their competitive edge in the consumer electronics market. (Kyodo)

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4 opposition parties set to submit no-confidence motion vs. Abe

The leaders of four Japanese opposition parties -- Ichiro Ozawa (L) of the People's Life Party, Katsuya Okada (2nd from L) of the Democratic Party, Kazuo Shii (2nd from R) of the Japanese Communist Party and Tadatomo Yoshida (R) of the Social Democratic Party -- meet at the Diet building in Tokyo on May 30, 2016. They confirmed plans to submit a motion of no confidence in Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Cabinet later in the day because of his economic and security policies. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Opposition parties consider no-confidence motion against Abe Cabinet

The leaders of four Japanese opposition parties -- Katsuya Okada (4th from L) of the Democratic Party, Ichiro Ozawa (3rd from L) of the People's Life Party, Kazuo Shii (3rd from R) of the Japanese Communist Party, and Tadatomo Yoshida (2nd from R) of the Social Democratic Party -- hold talks at the Diet building in Tokyo on May 19, 2016. The parties decided to consider jointly submitting a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Cabinet by June 1, the end of the current Diet session, due mainly to the failure of the government's economic policies, dubbed "Abenomics." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Opposition parties consider election cooperation

Tadatomo Yoshida (L), chief of the Social Democratic Party, and Kazuo Shii, leader of the Japanese Communist Party, talk at the Diet building in Tokyo on Sept. 28, 2015. Yoshida showed a positive stance toward Shii's proposal for cooperating in the upcoming national election against the ruling coalition of the Liberal Democratic Party and the Komeito party. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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5 Japan opposition party chiefs agree to resist security bills

The leaders of five Japanese opposition parties hold talks in Tokyo on July 10, 2015: (from L to R sitting) Tadatomo Yoshida of the Social Democratic Party, Kazuo Shii of the Japanese Communist Party, Katsuya Okada of the Democratic Party of Japan, Yorihisa Matsuno of the Japan Innovation Party and Ichiro Ozawa of the People's Life Party. They agreed to oppose a vote on security bills submitted by the government that would expand the overseas role of Japan's Self-Defense Forces. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Campaigning begins for Oct. 22 lower house election

Combined photo shows Japanese political party leaders (from L) Kazuo Shii of the Japanese Communist Party, Ichiro Matsui of the Japan Innovation Party, Tadatomo Yoshida of the Social Democratic Party and Masashi Nakano of the Party for Japanese Kokoro. Campaigning began on Oct. 10, 2017 for the House of Representatives election. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Bunraku enlivens ride on train to Nara

NARA, Japan - Bunraku puppeteer Kazuo Yoshida (C) brings a puppet of the traditional Japanese art form to life aboard a special train heading to Nara Station in Nara Prefecture from Nada Station in Osaka Prefecture on the Kintesu Railways on March 27, 2010. Some 200 passengers enjoyed the performance as part of an event commemorating the 1,300th anniversary of the transfer of the national capital to Heijo, an ancient capital city located in current Nara City. (Kyodo)

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1 week before Japan general election

TOKYO, Japan - Leaders of the ruling and opposition parties campaign across Japan on Dec. 7, 2014, a week before the Dec. 14 lower house election. They are (from R to L, top row to bottom row) Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of the Liberal Democratic Party; Banri Kaieda of the Democratic Party of Japan; Kenji Eda, co-leader of the Japan Innovation Party; Natsuo Yamaguchi of the Komeito party; Takeo Hiranuma of the Party for Future Generations; Kazuo Shii of the Japanese Communist Party; Ichiro Ozawa of the People's Life Party; Tadatomo Yoshida of the Social Democratic Party; and Hiroyuki Arai of the New Renaissance Party. (Kyodo)

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Campaigning begins for Japan general election

TOKYO, Japan - Leaders of the ruling and opposition parties stump across Japan on Dec. 2, 2014, the first day of official campaigning for a lower house election. They are (from R to L, top row to bottom row) Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of the Liberal Democratic Party, Banri Kaieda of the Democratic Party of Japan, Kenji Eda, co-leader of the Japan Innovation Party, Natsuo Yamaguchi of the Komeito party, Takeo Hiranuma of the Party for Future Generations, Kazuo Shii of the Japanese Communist Party, Ichiro Ozawa of the People's Life Party, Tadatomo Yoshida of the Social Democratic Party and Hiroyuki Arai of the New Renaissance Party. (Kyodo)

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Leaders of Japan's political parties debate on Internet

TOKYO, Japan - Leaders of the ruling and opposition parties in Japan participate in a debate in Tokyo broadcast on a video-sharing website on Nov. 29, 2014, ahead of the start of official campaigning for a lower house election. They are (from L to R) Tadatomo Yoshida of the Social Democratic Party, Kazuo Shii of the Japanese Communist Party, Natsuo Yamaguchi of the Komeito party, Banri Kaieda of the Democratic Party of Japan, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of the Liberal Democratic Party, Kenji Eda, co-leader of the Japan Innovation Party, Takeo Hiranuma of the Party for Future Generations, and Ichiro Ozawa of the People's Life Party. (Kyodo)

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New Sony CEO-nominee Yoshida

Kenichiro Yoshida (R), Sony Corp.'s finance chief and next CEO-nominee, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 2, 2018, alongside current CEO Kazuo Hirai. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New Sony CEO-nominee Yoshida

Kenichiro Yoshida (R), Sony Corp.'s finance chief and next CEO-nominee, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 2, 2018, alongside current CEO Kazuo Hirai. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New Sony CEO-nominee Yoshida

Kenichiro Yoshida (R), Sony Corp.'s finance chief and next CEO-nominee, shakes hands with current CEO Kazuo Hirai during a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 2, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New Sony CEO-nominee Yoshida

Kenichiro Yoshida (R), Sony Corp.'s finance chief and next CEO-nominee, shakes hands with current CEO Kazuo Hirai during a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 2, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sony names CFO Yoshida as new CEO

Undated photo shows Kenichiro Yoshida, chief financial officer of Sony Corp. The Japanese electronics maker said on Feb. 2, 2018 that Yoshida will replace Kazuo Hirai as chief executive officer effective April 1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Day before Japan lower house election

Combined photo shows political party leaders campaigning in various places in Japan on Oct. 21, 2017, for the following day's House of Representatives election. (top row from R) the Liberal Democratic Party's Shinzo Abe, the Party of Hope's Yuriko Koike, Komeito's Natsuo Yamaguchi, the Japanese Communist Party's Kazuo Shii, (bottom row from R) the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan's Yukio Edano, the Japan Innovation Party's Ichiro Matsui, the Social Democratic Party's Tadatomo Yoshida, the Party for Japanese Kokoro's Masashi Nakano. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Freestyle skiing robot developed

TOKYO, Japan - A robot developed by a group led by Kazuo Yoshida, a professor in the science and engineering department at Tokyo's Keio University, performs a midair somersault in a demonstration to the media at the university Aug. 23. The robot stands 50 centimeters tall and weighs 4.3 kilograms. It can travel at a speed of about 7.5 meters per second. Yoshida said the robot that moves according to a recorded program of instructions via radio transmission may be used in space.