Minister visits fatal boat accident site in Okinawa

Minister visits fatal boat accident site in Okinawa

Hitoshi Kikawada, Japanese minister for Okinawa and Northern Territories affairs, observes a moment of silence at a beach in Nago in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa on June 28, 2026, about three month after two boats carrying a total of 18 high school students on a peace education tour capsized off the city, leaving one student and the skipper of one of the two boats dead.

Minister visits fatal boat accident site in Okinawa

Minister visits fatal boat accident site in Okinawa

Hitoshi Kikawada, Japanese minister for Okinawa and Northern Territories affairs, offers flowers at a beach in Nago in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa on June 28, 2026, about three month after two boats carrying a total of 18 high school students on a peace education tour capsized off the city, leaving one student and the skipper of one of the two boats dead.

Lineup of Japan PM Takaichi's Cabinet

Lineup of Japan PM Takaichi's Cabinet

Hitoshi Kikawada, who is set to become minister in charge of regional revitalization in the Cabinet of new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, arrives at the premier's office in Tokyo on Oct. 21, 2025, before an attestation ceremony at the Imperial Palace.

Lineup of Japan PM Takaichi's Cabinet

Lineup of Japan PM Takaichi's Cabinet

Hitoshi Kikawada, who is set to become minister in charge of regional revitalization in the Cabinet of new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, arrives at the premier's office in Tokyo on Oct. 21, 2025, before an attestation ceremony at the Imperial Palace.

Lineup of Japan PM Takaichi's Cabinet

Lineup of Japan PM Takaichi's Cabinet

Hitoshi Kikawada, who is set to become minister in charge of regional revitalization in the Cabinet of new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, arrives at the premier's office in Tokyo on Oct. 21, 2025, before an attestation ceremony at the Imperial Palace.

5-year anniversary of Christchurch earthquake in New Zealand

5-year anniversary of Christchurch earthquake in New Zealand

Christchurch Mayor Lianne Dalziel (4th from R), New Zealand Prime Minister John Key (3rd from R) and Japanese Parliamentary Vice Foreign Minister Hitoshi Kikawada (2nd from R) bow their heads in prayer at a ceremony in Christchurch, New Zealand on Feb. 22, 2016, marking the fifth anniversary of the magnitude 6.3 earthquake that claimed 185 victims, including 28 Japanese students who had been studying abroad. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo