Japan's 1st 7-Eleven store

Japan's 1st 7-Eleven store

Kenji Yamamoto, owner of Japan's first 7-Eleven convenience store, which opened on May 15, 1974, poses for a photo in front of the outlet in Tokyo on May 7, 2014.

Toyo Univ. leads after 1st day of Tokyo-Hakone ekiden

Toyo Univ. leads after 1st day of Tokyo-Hakone ekiden

HAKONE, Japan - (From L to R) Toshiyuki Sakai, Toyo University's ekiden team coach, and team members Hiroyuki Uno, Keita Shitara, Kenji Yamamoto and Ryuji Kashiwabara celebrate in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Jan. 2, 2012, after winning the first day of the Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay. Anchor Kashiwabara and his four teammates covered the 108-kilometer course from Tokyo's Otemachi district to the spa resort in a record 5 hours, 24 minutes, 45 seconds.

4 Kanto cities to support each other in disasters

4 Kanto cities to support each other in disasters

MITO, Japan - Utsunomiya Mayor Eiichi Sato, Mito Mayor Yasushi Takahashi, Maebashi Mayor Ryu Yamamoto and Takasaki Mayor Kenji Tomioka (from L) pose for photos at the city hall in Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Aug. 21, 2014, after signing an agreement on mutual support in times of disaster.

Pro-reform Utsunomiya wins bar associations' presidential election

Pro-reform Utsunomiya wins bar associations' presidential election

TOKYO, Japan - Reformist lawyer Kenji Utsunomiya speaks during a news conference in Tokyo after securing the presidential seat of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations on March 10, 2010. Utsunomiya defeated former JFBA Vice President Takeji Yamamoto in the federation's first revote.

Pro-reform Utsunomiya wins bar associations' presidential election

Pro-reform Utsunomiya wins bar associations' presidential election

TOKYO, Japan - Reformist lawyer Kenji Utsunomiya speaks during a news conference in Tokyo after securing the presidential seat of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations on March 10, 2010. Utsunomiya defeated former JFBA Vice President Takeji Yamamoto in the federation's first revote.

Virtuality (2009)

Virtuality (2009)

Joy Bryant & Nelson Lee Characters: Alice Thibadeau, Kenji Yamamoto Film: Virtuality (2009) Director: Peter Berg 26 June 2009 Date: 26 June 2009

Virtuality (2009)

Virtuality (2009)

Jose Pablo Cantillo, Ritchie Coster, Nelson Lee, Joy Bryant, James D'Arcy, Jimmi Simpson, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Clea Duvall, Gene Farber, Omar Metwally, Kerry Bishe & Erik Jensen Characters: Manny Rodriguez, Dr. Jimmy Johnson, Kenji Yamamoto, Alice Thibadeau, Dr. Roger Fallon, Virtual Man, Commander Frank Pike, Sue Parsons, Val Orlovsky, Dr. Adin Meyer, Billie Kashmiri, Dr. Jules Braun Film: Virtuality (2009) Director: Peter Berg 26 June 2009 Date: 26 June 2009

Candidates for Tokyo gubernatorial election

Candidates for Tokyo gubernatorial election

Screenshot image taken June 17, 2020, shows candidates for the July 5 Tokyo gubernatorial election during an online press conference. Seen clockwise from top center are Taisuke Ono, former vice governor of Kumamoto, Takashi Tachibana, who heads the single-issue party known as NHK Kara Kokumin Wo Mamoru To (the party to protect the people from Japan Broadcasting Corp.), Taro Yamamoto, leader of the anti-establishment party Reiwa Shinsengumi, incumbent governor Yuriko Koike and Kenji Utsunomiya, former head of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Pro-reform Utsunomiya wins bar associations' presidential electio

Pro-reform Utsunomiya wins bar associations' presidential electio

TOKYO, Japan - Reformist lawyer Kenji Utsunomiya speaks during a news conference in Tokyo after securing the presidential seat of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations on March 10, 2010. Utsunomiya defeated former JFBA Vice President Takeji Yamamoto in the federation's first revote. (Kyodo)

Pro-reform Utsunomiya wins bar associations' presidential electio

Pro-reform Utsunomiya wins bar associations' presidential electio

TOKYO, Japan - Reformist lawyer Kenji Utsunomiya speaks during a news conference in Tokyo after securing the presidential seat of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations on March 10, 2010. Utsunomiya defeated former JFBA Vice President Takeji Yamamoto in the federation's first revote. (Kyodo)

4 Kanto cities to support each other in disasters

4 Kanto cities to support each other in disasters

MITO, Japan - Utsunomiya Mayor Eiichi Sato, Mito Mayor Yasushi Takahashi, Maebashi Mayor Ryu Yamamoto and Takasaki Mayor Kenji Tomioka (from L) pose for photos at the city hall in Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Aug. 21, 2014, after signing an agreement on mutual support in times of disaster. (Kyodo)

Toyo Univ. leads after 1st day of Tokyo-Hakone ekiden

Toyo Univ. leads after 1st day of Tokyo-Hakone ekiden

HAKONE, Japan - (From L to R) Toshiyuki Sakai, Toyo University's ekiden team coach, and team members Hiroyuki Uno, Keita Shitara, Kenji Yamamoto and Ryuji Kashiwabara celebrate in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Jan. 2, 2012, after winning the first day of the Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay. Anchor Kashiwabara and his four teammates covered the 108-kilometer course from Tokyo's Otemachi district to the spa resort in a record 5 hours, 24 minutes, 45 seconds. (Kyodo)

Campaigning begins for Tokyo governor race

Campaigning begins for Tokyo governor race

Combined photo taken on June 18, 2020, shows five candidates for the July 5 Tokyo gubernatorial election making a speech as campaigning officially kicks off the same day. They are (from R) are actor-turned-politician Taro Yamamoto, head of the anti-establishment political party Reiwa Shinsengumi, Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike, Kenji Utsunomiya, a former head of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations, Taisuke Ono, former vice governor of Kumamoto Prefecture, and Takashi Tachibana, who heads a single-issue party that vows to "crush" Japan's public broadcaster commonly known as NHK. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo