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Japanese winners of U.S. Lasker Award

Composite photo shows Japanese Lasker Award winners (from L) Takehisa Kitazawa, Kunihiro Hattori and Tomoyuki Igawa of Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., and Masashi Yanagisawa, a professor at the University of Tsukuba. The Chugai researchers received the clinical medical research award for developing a hemophilia treatment, while Yanagisawa won the basic medical research award for identifying orexin and linking its deficiency to narcolepsy.

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Japanese winners of U.S. Lasker Award

TOKYO, Japan, Sept. 10 Kyodo - Japanese researchers Takehisa Kitazawa, Kunihiro Hattori and Tomoyuki Igawa of Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. attend a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2026, after receiving the Lasker Award for clinical medical research for their contributions to the development of a treatment for hemophilia. (Kyodo)

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Japanese winner of U.S. Lasker Award

Japanese researcher Takehisa Kitazawa of Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. attends a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2026, after receiving the Lasker Award for clinical medical research. Kitazawa shared the award with fellow Chugai researchers Kunihiro Hattori and Tomoyuki Igawa for their contributions to the development of a treatment for hemophilia.

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Japanese winner of U.S. Lasker Award

Japanese researcher Tomoyuki Igawa of Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. attends a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2026, after receiving the Lasker Award for clinical medical research. Kitazawa shared the award with fellow Chugai researchers Kunihiro Hattori and Takehisa Kitazawa for their contributions to the development of a treatment for hemophilia.

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Japanese winner of U.S. Lasker Award

Japanese researcher Kunihiro Hattori of Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. attends a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2026, after receiving the Lasker Award for clinical medical research. Hattori shared the award with fellow Chugai researchers Takehisa Kitazawa and Tomoyuki Igawa for their contributions to the development of a treatment for hemophilia.

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Japanese winners of U.S. Lasker Award

(From L) Japanese researchers Takehisa Kitazawa, Kunihiro Hattori and Tomoyuki Igawa of Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. pose for a photo during a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2026, after receiving the Lasker Award for clinical medical research for their contributions to the development of a treatment for hemophilia.

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Japanese winners of U.S. Lasker Award

(From L) Japanese researchers Takehisa Kitazawa, Kunihiro Hattori and Tomoyuki Igawa of Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. pose for a photo during a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2026, after receiving the Lasker Award for clinical medical research for their contributions to the development of a treatment for hemophilia.

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Japanese winners of U.S. Lasker Award

(From L) Japanese researchers Takehisa Kitazawa, Kunihiro Hattori and Tomoyuki Igawa of Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. pose for a photo during a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2026, after receiving the Lasker Award for clinical medical research for their contributions to the development of a treatment for hemophilia.

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Japanese winners of U.S. Lasker Award

(From L) Japanese researchers Takehisa Kitazawa, Kunihiro Hattori and Tomoyuki Igawa of Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. attend a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2026, after receiving the Lasker Award for clinical medical research for their contributions to the development of a treatment for hemophilia.

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Japanese winners of U.S. Lasker Award

(From L) Japanese researchers Takehisa Kitazawa, Kunihiro Hattori and Tomoyuki Igawa of Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. attend a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2026, after receiving the Lasker Award for clinical medical research for their contributions to the development of a treatment for hemophilia.

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Japanese winners of U.S. Lasker Award

(From L) Japanese researchers Takehisa Kitazawa, Kunihiro Hattori and Tomoyuki Igawa of Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. attend a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2026, after receiving the Lasker Award for clinical medical research for their contributions to the development of a treatment for hemophilia.

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PFW Messika Front Row

Jey Kitazawa and Mayu Kitazawa attending the Messika Womenswear Spring/Summer 2026 show as part of Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France on October 03, 2025. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PFW Acne Studios Photocall

Mayu Kitazawa attending the Acne Studios Womenswear Spring/Summer 2026 show as part of Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France on October 01, 2025. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PFW Acne Studios Photocall

Mayu Kitazawa attending the Acne Studios Womenswear Spring/Summer 2026 show as part of Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France on October 01, 2025. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PFW Acne Studios Photocall

Mayu Kitazawa attending the Acne Studios Womenswear Spring/Summer 2026 show as part of Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France on October 01, 2025. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PFW Acne Studios Photocall

Mayu Kitazawa attending the Acne Studios Womenswear Spring/Summer 2026 show as part of Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France on October 01, 2025. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PFW Acne Studios Photocall

Mayu Kitazawa attending the Acne Studios Womenswear Spring/Summer 2026 show as part of Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France on October 01, 2025. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PFW Acne Studios Photocall

Jey Jinhyeong and Mayu Kitazawa attending the Acne Studios Womenswear Spring/Summer 2026 show as part of Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France on October 01, 2025. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PFW Acne Studios Photocall

Jey Jinhyeong and Mayu Kitazawa attending the Acne Studios Womenswear Spring/Summer 2026 show as part of Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France on October 01, 2025. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PFW Acne Studios Photocall

Mayu Kitazawa attending the Acne Studios Womenswear Spring/Summer 2026 show as part of Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France on October 01, 2025. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PFW Acne Studios Photocall

Mayu Kitazawa attending the Acne Studios Womenswear Spring/Summer 2026 show as part of Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France on October 01, 2025. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PFW Acne Studios Photocall

Jey Jinhyeong and Mayu Kitazawa attending the Acne Studios Womenswear Spring/Summer 2026 show as part of Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France on October 01, 2025. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PFW Acne Studios Photocall

Jey Jinhyeong and Mayu Kitazawa attending the Acne Studios Womenswear Spring/Summer 2026 show as part of Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France on October 01, 2025. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PFW Acne Studios Photocall

Jey Jinhyeong and Mayu Kitazawa attending the Acne Studios Womenswear Spring/Summer 2026 show as part of Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France on October 01, 2025. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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U.N. chief Ban, Kitazawa meet in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon (L) and Defense Minister Toshimi Kitazawa shake hands at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Aug. 9, 2011. Kitazawa suggested it would be difficult for Japan to dispatch the Self-Defense Forces to Southern Sudan for a U.N. peacekeeping mission for the time being, responding to a request by the U.N. chief.

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U.N. chief Ban, Kitazawa meet in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon (R) and Defense Minister Toshimi Kitazawa (L) meet at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Aug. 9, 2011. Kitazawa suggested it would be difficult for Japan to dispatch the Self-Defense Forces to Southern Sudan for a U.N. peacekeeping mission for the time being, responding to a request by the U.N. chief.

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Japan, U.S. to drop Futenma base relocation deadline

WASHINGTON, United States - (From L) Japanese Defense Minister Toshimi Kitazawa, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, Japanese Foreign Minister Takeaki Matsumoto and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton hold a joint press conference in Washington on June 21, 2011. Japan and the United States agreed to drop the 2014 deadline for the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps Futenma Air Station in Okinawa Prefecture.

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Japan to proceed with Futenma relocation

NAHA, Japan - Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima (front R) meets Japanese Defense Minister Toshimi Kitazawa (2nd from L) at the Okinawa prefectural hall in Naha on June 13, 2011. Kitazawa formally conveyed to Nakaima that Japan and the United States intend to go ahead with their plan to move the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station within Okinawa Prefecture.

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Japan, China, defense ministers

SINGAPORE, Singapore - Japanese Defense Minister Toshimi Kitazawa (1st from L) and Chinese Defense Minister Liang Guanglie (1st from R) meet on the sidelines of the annual Asia Security Summit in Singapore on June 4, 2011.

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Japan, China, defense ministers

SINGAPORE, Singapore - Japanese Defense Minister Toshimi Kitazawa (L) and Chinese Defense Minister Liang Guanglie shake hands ahead of their meeting on the sidelines of the annual Asia Security Summit in Singapore on June 4, 2011.

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Japan OKs U.S. to export missile interceptor

TOKYO, Japan - Combined undated file photos show Japanese Defense Minister Toshimi Kitazawa (L) and U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates. Kitazawa told Gates that Japan will allow the United States to export a jointly developed ballistic missile interceptor to third countries during their meeting on June 3, 2011, on the sidelines of a regional security forum in Singapore.

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Defense chief Kitazawa in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Defense Minister Toshimi Kitazawa listens to a question from a reporter after holding talks with Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima in Naha, the capital of the island prefecture on May 7, 2011. During the meeting with the governor, Kitazawa expressed hope that a deal will be struck on new steps to reduce noise from U.S. bases in Okinawa during upcoming high-level talks between Japan and the United States.

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Defense Minister Kitazawa in interview

TOKYO, Japan - Defense Minister Toshimi Kitazawa speaks during an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on April 21, 2011. Kitazawa said the biggest-ever mobilization of around 100,000 Self-Defense Forces personnel for relief efforts in tsunami-hit areas will be maintained for the time being.

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Japanese defense chief thanks U.S. military

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Defense Minister Toshimi Kitazawa arrives on the U.S. carrier Ronald Reagan on April 4, 2011. Kitazawa visited the carrier to express his gratitude to members of the U.S. military for their involvement in search and relief efforts in the aftermath of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan. (Pool photo)

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Japanese defense chief thanks U.S. military

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Defense Minister Toshimi Kitazawa (3rd from R) and U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos (2nd from R) listen to a U.S. military official's explanation regarding search and relief efforts in the aftermath of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan, aboard the U.S. carrier Ronald Reagan on April 4, 2011. (Pool photo)

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Japanese defense chief thanks U.S. military

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Defense Minister Toshimi Kitazawa shakes hands with a U.S. military serviceman as he receives a banner with messages of encouragement from family members of U.S. military personnel, aboard the U.S. carrier Ronald Reagan on April 4, 2011. The defense chief visited the carrier to express his gratitude to members of the U.S. military for their involvement in search and relief efforts in the aftermath of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan. (Pool photo)

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Japanese defense chief thanks U.S. military

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Defense Minister Toshimi Kitazawa relays Prime Minister Naoto Kan's message, ''All of the disaster-struck people and Japanese people were touched by the hard work exhibited by U.S. troops in rescue efforts,'' to around 2,000 U.S. personnel in the hanger of the U.S. carrier Ronald Reagan on April 4, 2011. (Pool photo)

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Kitazawa in quake-hit Fukushima

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Defense Minister Toshimi Kitazawa speaks at a press conference in the quake-hit city of Fukushima, northeastern Japan, on March 24, 2011, after meeting with Fukushima Gov. Yuhei Sato the same day. Kitazawa also encouraged Self-Defense Forces personnel who are working to contain the crisis at a nuclear power plant crippled by the March 11 catastrophic earthquake and tsunami.

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SDF choppers drop water at Fukushima nuke plant

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Defense Minister Toshimi Kitazawa speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on March 17, 2011. Kitazawa said he had given the go-ahead for Self-Defense Forces helicopters to drop water on the troubled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant on March 17, 2011.

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Okinawa wants U.S. base out

NAHA, Japan - Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima (R) hands a set of written requests regarding U.S. military bases in his prefecture to Defense Minister Toshimi Kitazawa in the prefectural office on Jan. 20, 2011. Nakaima called on the central government again to relocate the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station out of Okinawa.

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Cabinet reshuffle in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Defense Minister Toshimi Kitazawa speaks in a press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Jan. 14, 2011, after a Cabinet reshuffle by Prime Minister Naoto Kan on the same day. Kitazawa who remained in his post indicated he will visit Okinawa soon to discuss the relocation plan of a key U.S. Marine base in the prefecture.

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U.S. defense chief in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Defense Minister Toshimi Kitazawa (L) and U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates attend a joint press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 13, 2011. They agreed in a meeting the same day to pursue talks on possibly providing a jointly developed sea-based missile shield system to other countries and reaffirmed cooperation on regional issues such as tensions on the Korean Peninsula.

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U.S. defense chief in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Defense Minister Toshimi Kitazawa (2nd from L) and U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates (R) head to their meeting at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Jan. 13, 2011, over bilateral defense issues and tensions on the Korean Peninsula. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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U.S. Defense Secretary Gates arrives in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates arrives at Haneda international airport in Tokyo on Jan. 12, 2011, after wrapping up his trip to China. Gates is scheduled to meet Japanese Defense Minister Toshimi Kitazawa to possibly discuss the growing tensions on the Korean Peninsula and the issue of relocating a key U.S. Marine base in Okinawa Prefecture (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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U.S. Defense Secretary Gates arrives in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates arrives at Haneda international airport in Tokyo on Jan. 12, 2011, after wrapping up his trip to China. Gates is scheduled to meet Japanese Defense Minister Toshimi Kitazawa to possibly discuss the growing tensions on the Korean Peninsula and the issue of relocating a key U.S. Marine base in Okinawa Prefecture (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Japanese Defense Minister Kitazawa in S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Kim Sung Hwan (R) and Japanese Defense Minister Toshimi Kitazawa meet in Seoul on Jan. 11, 2011. Kitazawa expressed his eagerness to boost defense cooperation between the countries, while Kim appeared cautious about rushing the process, given South Korean sensitivity about Japan's past colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula.

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Japanese Defense Minister Kitazawa in S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Kim Sung Hwan (R) and Japanese Defense Minister Toshimi Kitazawa shake hands in Seoul on Jan. 11, 2011, prior to their meeting. Kitazawa expressed his eagerness to boost defense cooperation between the countries, while Kim appeared cautious about rushing the process, given South Korean sensitivity about Japan's past colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula.

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Japan minister in Panmunjom

SEOUL, South Korea - Japanese Defense Minister Toshimi Kitazawa (C) visits the truce village of Panmunjom between South and North Korea on Jan. 11, 2011.

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Japan minister in Panmunjom

SEOUL, South Korea - Japanese Defense Minister Toshimi Kitazawa (2nd from L) visits a building of the Military Armistice Commission in the truce village of Panmunjom between South and North Korea on Jan. 11, 2011.

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Japan minister in Panmunjom

SEOUL, South Korea - Japanese Defense Minister Toshimi Kitazawa (front L) visits the truce village of Panmunjom between South and North Korea on Jan. 11, 2011.