Weather panel sees August climate as abnormal

Weather panel sees August climate as abnormal

TOKYO, Japan - Masahide Kimoto, professor at the University of Tokyo's Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute and head of a meteorological analysis panel at the Japan Meteorological Agency, meets reporters in Tokyo on Sept. 3, 2014, following the panel's conclusion that Japan's weather conditions in August were abnormal.

Takashimaya's new president

Takashimaya's new president

TOKYO, Japan - Shigeru Kimoto, managing director of major department store chain Takashimaya Co., holds a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 23, 2014, after being named its next president. Kimoto will become Takashimaya company president Feb. 1, succeeding Koji Suzuki who will become chairman.

Ex-SMBC director Kimoto

Ex-SMBC director Kimoto

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Yasuyuki Kimoto, a former senior managing director of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. Olympus Corp. is making final arrangements to appoint Kimoto as its chairman as part of efforts to turn around the company's management following a scandal in which the Olympus covered up losses, company sources said on Feb. 22, 2012.

2 Japanese films awarded Oscars

2 Japanese films awarded Oscars

LOS ANGELES, United States - (From L to R) Japanese actor Masahiro Kimoto, Japanese director Yojiro Takita and Japanese actress Ryoko Hirosue pose for photographers at a news conference after the film ''Okuribito'' (Departures), directed by Takita, was awarded an Oscar as the best foreign language film at the 81st Annual Academy Awards ceremony in Hollywood, California, on Feb. 22. Kimoto played the leading role in the film, while Hirosue played his wife.

(5)Abduction investigation group releases list of 44 people

(5)Abduction investigation group releases list of 44 people

TOKYO, Japan - Photos of some of the 44 missing people disclosed Feb. 10 by the Investigation Commission on Missing Japanese Probably Related to North Korea (COMJAN), a group formed to look into cases of possible abductions of Japanese by North Korea. (From L to R, top) Kumiko Kato, Toshiko Sonoda, Sachiko Hatano, Toshiaki Tamai, (from L to R, bottom) Toshiyuki Adachi, Junko Imazu, Yoshinori Kimoto and Koji Wada.

(5)Abduction investigation group releases list of 44 people

(5)Abduction investigation group releases list of 44 people

TOKYO, Japan - Photos of some of the 44 missing people disclosed Feb. 10 by the Investigation Commission on Missing Japanese Probably Related to North Korea (COMJAN), a group formed to look into cases of possible abductions of Japanese by North Korea. (From L to R, top) Kumiko Kato, Toshiko Sonoda, Sachiko Hatano, Toshiaki Tamai, (from L to R, bottom) Toshiyuki Adachi, Junko Imazu, Yoshinori Kimoto and Koji Wada. (Kyodo)

PM Abe visited by Plum Girls

PM Abe visited by Plum Girls

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C) poses for photos at his office in Tokyo on June 5, 2015, with the Plum Girls from Wakayama Prefecture, Kozue Kimoto (L) and Fuyuka Baba, who were visiting to promote plum products from the western Japan prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Single father launches NPO to support motherless families

Single father launches NPO to support motherless families

Tsutomu Kimoto, a former rental service company president who founded a non-profit organization supporting motherless families, speaks in Kyoto on Dec. 19, 2014. He himself lost his wife about 6 years ago and went through hard times raising his three sons. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

2 Japanese films awarded Oscars

2 Japanese films awarded Oscars

LOS ANGELES, United States - (From L to R) Japanese actor Masahiro Kimoto, Japanese director Yojiro Takita and Japanese actress Ryoko Hirosue pose for photographers at a news conference after the film ''Okuribito'' (Departures), directed by Takita, was awarded an Oscar as the best foreign language film at the 81st Annual Academy Awards ceremony in Hollywood, California, on Feb. 22. Kimoto played the leading role in the film, while Hirosue played his wife. (Kyodo)

Ex-SMBC director Kimoto

Ex-SMBC director Kimoto

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Yasuyuki Kimoto, a former senior managing director of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. Olympus Corp. is making final arrangements to appoint Kimoto as its chairman as part of efforts to turn around the company's management following a scandal in which the Olympus covered up losses, company sources said on Feb. 22, 2012. (Kyodo)

Weather panel sees August climate as abnormal

Weather panel sees August climate as abnormal

TOKYO, Japan - Masahide Kimoto, professor at the University of Tokyo's Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute and head of a meteorological analysis panel at the Japan Meteorological Agency, meets reporters in Tokyo on Sept. 3, 2014, following the panel's conclusion that Japan's weather conditions in August were abnormal. (Kyodo)

Raid into homes of couple arrested for road incident

Raid into homes of couple arrested for road incident

Police head for an apartment building in Osaka on Aug. 23, 2019, to search the homes of Fumio Miyazaki and his girlfriend Natsuko Kimoto. Earlier in the month, Miyazaki was arrested for allegedly chasing a car and punching its driver on a highway in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, while Kimoto was arrested for allegedly hiding Miyazaki. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Raid into homes of couple arrested for road incident

Raid into homes of couple arrested for road incident

Police enter an apartment building in Osaka on Aug. 23, 2019, to search the homes of Fumio Miyazaki and his girlfriend Natsuko Kimoto. Earlier in the month, Miyazaki was arrested for allegedly chasing a car and punching its driver on a highway in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, while Kimoto was arrested for allegedly hiding Miyazaki. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo