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22nd Annual Unforgettable Gala Asian American Awards - LA

Hayley Kiyoko arrives at the 22nd Annual Unforgettable Gala Asian American Awards 2024 held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on December 14, 2024 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, CA, USA. Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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22nd Annual Unforgettable Gala Asian American Awards - LA

Hayley Kiyoko arrives at the 22nd Annual Unforgettable Gala Asian American Awards 2024 held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on December 14, 2024 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, CA, USA. Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japanese poet recalls censorship of late friend's work

TOKYO, Japan - Poet Kiyoko Horiba stands on a beach near her home in Onjuku, Chiba prefecture, east of Tokyo, on Oct. 15, 2014. She wonders why the postwar Allied occupation authorities had to cut a reference to the Japanese army's atrocities in Hiroshima A-bomb surviving poet Sadako Kurihara's poems in "Black Eggs" in 1946, if not the A-bomb part itself, as Horiba, also an A-bomb survivor, helped Kurihara publish the full original version in 1983. (Photo by Makoto Hori)

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1964 Olympic medalist lights cauldron at anniversary event

TOKYO, Japan - Kiyoko Ono, a bronze medalist in the women's gymnastics team competition at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, lights the cauldron during an event to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Summer Games in Tokyo's Komazawa Olympic Park Stadium on Oct. 11, 2014.

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Shop operator shows off popular 'pork cutlet parfait'

MATSUYAMA, Japan - Cutlet shop operator Kiyoko Mizuno holds on April 11, 2014, a bowl of deep-fried breaded pork cutlets topped with fruit parfait she invented a decade ago as a new local specialty in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, western Japan.

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World population tops 7 billion

TOKYO, Japan - Kiyoko Ikegami, head of the U.N. Population Fund's Tokyo office, holds a certificate for a baby who was born on Oct. 31, 2011, as ''one of the 7 billionth babies'' during a press conference held the same day in Tokyo. The New York-based UNFPA estimates that the world's population exceeded 7 billion on Oct. 31, 2011.

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Ndereba of Kenya finishes 3rd in Yokohama Women's Marathon

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Olympic silver medalist Catherine Ndereba of Kenya crosses the finish line, placing third with 2:29:13 in the Yokohama Women's Marathon on Nov. 15, 2009, in Yokohama, just southwest of Tokyo. Ndereba followed Inga Abitova of Russia who finished in 2:27:18 and Japan's Kiyoko Shimahara in 2 hours, 28 minutes, 51 seconds.

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Japan's Shimahara finishes 2nd in Yokohama Women's Marathon

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japan's Kiyoko Shimahara crosses the finish line, placing second in 2 hours, 28 minutes, 51 seconds in the Yokohama Women's Marathon on Nov. 15, 2009, in Yokohama, just southwest of Tokyo, following Inga Abitova of Russia who finished in 2:27:18. Olympic silver medalist Catherine Ndereba placed third in 2:29:13.

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Japan's Shimahara wins Honolulu Marathon

HONOLULU, United States - Japan's Kiyoko Shimahara (L) and Kaori Yoshida pose for photos after coming in first and second, respectively, in the women's division of the Honolulu Marathon on Dec. 14.

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Japan's Shimahara wins Honolulu Marathon

HONOLULU, United States - Japan's Kiyoko Shimahara crosses the finish line to win the women's division of the Honolulu Marathon in a time of 2 hours, 32 minutes, 36 seconds, on Dec. 14. Japan's Kaori Yoshida came in second in 2:34:35.

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2 bodies found after explosion, fire in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward

TOKYO, Japan - Firefighters battle a blaze at a three-story building in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on Nov. 12 after an explosion triggered the fire there. Two bodies, believed to be those of Kiyoko Yokoyama, 88, and her daughter-in-law Yoko, 55, were found.

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China's Hu hosts luncheon for world's leaders ahead of Olympics

BEIJING, China - Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (2nd from L) and his wife Kiyoko (L) pose for photos with Chinese President Hu Jintao (2nd from R) and his wife Liu Yongqing (R) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Aug. 8 ahead of a luncheon Hu hosted for world leaders visiting China to attend the opening of the Beijing Olympic Games later in the day. (Pool photo)

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Fukuda leaves for China to attend Olympics ceremony

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (L) and his wife Kiyoko board a plane to leave for China to attend the opening ceremony of the Olympics Games on Aug. 8.

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Spouses of G-8 leaders visit Makkari village in Hokkaido

RUSUTSU, Japan - Spouses of the G-8 leaders -- (From L to R) Maria Margarita Barroso, wife of European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, Lawreen Harper, wife of Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Kiyoko Fukuda, wife of Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, Laura Bush, wife of U.S. President George W. Bush, Sarah Brown, wife of British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, and Svetlana Medvedeva, wife of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev -- pose for photos at the village of Makkari, Hokkaido, on July 8. (Pool photo)

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Fukuda heads to G-8 summit venue

CHITOSE, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda and his wife Kiyoko arrive at New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido on July 6 en route to the venue of the Group of Eight summit at the Lake Toya resort area of the northernmost Japanese island.

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Fukuda heads to G-8 summit venue

CHITOSE, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda and his wife Kiyoko arrive at New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido on July 6 en route to the venue of the Group of Eight summit at the Lake Toya resort area of the northernmost Japanese island.

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Wives of S. Korean president and Japanese premier enjoy tea

TOKYO, Japan - Kim Yoon Ok, (C), wife of South Korean President Lee Myung Bak, and Kiyoko Fukuda 'R), wife of Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, enjoy a traditional Japanese tea ceremony in Tokyo on April 21. (Pool photo)

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Fukuda, Lee agree to resume top reciprocal visits, seek FTA

SEOUL, South Korea - Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (2nd from L) and new South Korean President Lee Myung Bak (2nd from R) shake hands during a photo session in Seoul on Feb. 25. At left is Lee's wife Kim Yoon Ok and at right is Fukuda's wife Kiyoko.

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Fukuda arrives in S. Korea for Lee's presidential inauguration

SEOUL, South Korea - Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, accompanied by his wife Kiyoko (2nd from right), arrives in Seoul on Feb. 24 for a two-day trip to attend the presidential inauguration of Lee Myung Bak and hold his first summit with the new president.

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Fukuda leaves for S. Korea for Lee's presidential inauguration

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda waves to people, as his wife Kiyoko bows, before departure from Tokyo's Haneda airport for Seoul on Feb. 24 on a two-day trip to attend the presidential inauguration of Lee Myung Bak and hold talks with the new president.

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PM Fukuda enjoys tea ceremony

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (L) and his wife Kiyoko (2nd from L) enjoy a Japanese tea ceremony at the Urasenke's first gathering of the year in Tokyo on Jan. 16.

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Fukuda returns home from China trip

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, accompanied by his wife Kiyoko, arrives at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Dec. 30 from a four-day visit to China, during which he had separate talks with Chinese President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao.

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Fukuda visits hometown of Confucius to wrap up trip to China

QUFU, China - Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda works on his memorial calligraphy during a visit to Qufu, Shandong Province, the hometown of ancient Chinese philosopher Confucius on Dec. 30, as his wife Kiyoko (R) looks on. (Pool photo)

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Fukuda in Beijing for talks with top Chinese leaders

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (L) and his wife Kiyoko (R) board a government aircraft at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Dec. 27 bound for Beijing where the premier will hold talks with President Hu Jintao and other top Chinese leaders.

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Fukuda arrives home after Asia-Pacific summit in Singapore

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, accompanied by his wife Kiyoko, is about to get onto a car on returning to Tokyo's Haneda airport on Nov. 21 from Singapore, where he attended a series of meetings with regional leaders.

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Fukuda arrives home after Asia-Pacific summit in Singapore

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, accompanied by his wife Kiyoko, arrives at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Nov. 22 after attending a series of meetings with regional leaders in Singapore.

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Fukuda heads to Singapore for ASEAN meetings

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, accompanied by his wife Kiyoko, waves to well-wishers as they board a government jet at Haneda International Airport in Tokyo on their way to Singapore on Nov. 19. In Singapore, Fukuda will meet his Asia-Pacific counterparts in a series of ASEAN-related meetings.

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Fukuda heads to Singapore for ASEAN meetings

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, accompanied by his wife Kiyoko, waves to well-wishers as they board a government jet at Haneda International Airport in Tokyo on their way to Singapore on Nov. 19. In Singapore, Fukuda will meet his Asia-Pacific counterparts in a series of ASEAN-related meetings.

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New first lady Kiyoko Fukuda

TOKYO, Japan - This file photo taken in February 2002 shows Kiyoko Fukuda (R), wife of new Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, walking with Laura Bush, wife of U.S. President George W. Bush, in the garden of the State Guesthouse in Tokyo.

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Veteran Fukuda elected LDP chief to be Japan's new leader after Abe

TOKYO, Japan - Yasuo Fukuda (L), who ran in a House of Representatives election in February 1990, stands with his wife Kiyoko (right) as his father Takeo Fukuda (C) speaks at a party of supporters in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, in a photo taken in FEbruary that year. The former chief Cabinet secretary won the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election on Sept. 23 to succeed embattled Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

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China's Zhou blows away field to claim gold

DOHA, Qatar - China's Zhou Chunxiu, the winner of the Asian Games women's marathon, smiles on the podium in Doha on Dec. 9, flanked by two Japanese runners, Kiyoko Shimahara (L) and Kayoko Obata who came in almost together to take the silver and bronze medals.

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China's Zhou blows away field to claim marathon gold

DOHA, Qatar - Japan's Kiyoko Shimahara (L) and Kayoko Obata show off their medals on the podium after coming second and third, respectively, in the women's marathon at the Asian Games on Dec. 9.

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Palestinian woman to start new life after surgery

OSAKA, Japan - Rihab el Souki (R), a Palestinian woman who suffered severe burns to her face when she was a child and could not even close her eyelids, is ready to start a new life after receiving skin graft operations in Osaka thanks to arrangements made by Japanese nurse Kiyoko Nakajima (L). Nakajima met el Souki in her refugee camp in Lebanon in March 2003.

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Sumitomo Metal ordered to compensate for sexual discrimination

OSAKA, Japan - Kiyoko Kitagawa (R) and three other plaintiffs meets the press after the Osaka District Court ordered Sumitomo Metal Industries Ltd. on March 28 to pay them 63 million yen in compensation for sexual discrimination in wages and promotions.

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Shimahara comes second at Tokyo Marathon

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Kiyoko Shimahara (front) speeds ahead of Elfenesh Alemu of Ethopia (L in back) and Masako Chiba of Japan (R in back) at National Stadium in Tokyo on Nov. 21 to come second in the Tokyo Women's International Marathon. Alemu finished third and Chiba fourth.

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Ono registered housekeeper as state-paid secretary until 1998

TOKYO, Japan - State minister and House of Councillors member Kiyoko Ono (in file photo) registered her housekeeper as a state-paid secretary for about 10 years up to 1998, sources close to the case said Sept. 22. Rather than working at Ono's office at the Diet office building, the housekeeper stayed at the lawmaker's home in Tokyo's Ota Ward preparing food, cleaning and doing other housework.

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(3)Japan observes 59th anniversary of end of WWII

TOKYO, Japan - National Public Safety Commission chairwoman Kiyoko Ono (L) and Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Shoichi Nakagawa (R) are seen among lawmakers visiting Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Aug. 15, the 59th anniversary of the end of World War II. Three members of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's Cabinet visited the war-related shrine.

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(1)Tokyo holds chemical attack drill

TOKYO, Japan - Home Affairs Minister Taro Aso (L) and National Public Safety Commission Chairman Kiyoko Ono (R) watches July 27 as policemen and firefighters of the Tokyo metropolitan government in protective clothing hold a drill to test their preparedness for a chemical attack on the capital.

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FBI chief discusses security with Japanese safety agency chief

TOKYO, Japan - National Public Safety Commission Chairwoman Kiyoko Ono (L) shakes hands with visiting FBI Director Robert Mueller at the National Police Agency in Tokyo on April 23 prior to their talks on security affairs.

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Public safety chief received money from rightist-linked firm

TOKYO, Japan - National Public Safety Commission chief Kiyoko Ono (in file photo) acknowledged Nov. 18 she received 960,000 yen between 1995 and 1998 in donations from a Tokyo-based construction firm headed by a senior member of a radical rightist group.

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Ono received by emperor

TOKYO, Japan - Kiyoko Ono, who was appointed chairwoman of the National Public Safety Commission, (R) receives her credentials from Emperor Akihito (L) at an official ceremony at the Imperial Palace on Sept. 22. Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi is at center. (Pool photo)

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Ono named as National Public Safety Commission chief

TOKYO, Japan - Kiyoko Ono, a lawmaker in the House of Councillors, enters the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 22. Ono, a former Olympic gymnast, was named as chairman of the National Public Safety Commission in the reshuffled cabinet of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi.

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(2)First lady Laura Bush busy with own schedule

TOKYO, Japan - Laura Bush (L), wife of U.S. President George W. Bush, and Kiyoko Fukuda, wife of Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuo Fukuda, walk in the garden at Akasaka government guesthouse in Tokyo on Feb. 18 after lunch.

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Broadcaster of Chinese wartime propaganda found

SHENYANG, China - Kiyoko Hara, a Japanese female announcer who called on the Imperial Japanese Army to surrender in Chinese Communist Party radio broadcasts during the 1937-1945 Sino-Japanese War, has been found to be still living in Shenyang 54 years after the war. In a recent interview with Kyodo News, Hara, 86, revealed for the first time that she cooperated with the Chinese communists in broadcasting their propaganda to the Japanese army during the war.

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Ono registered housekeeper as state-paid secretary until 1998

TOKYO, Japan - State minister and House of Councillors member Kiyoko Ono (in file photo) registered her housekeeper as a state-paid secretary for about 10 years up to 1998, sources close to the case said Sept. 22. Rather than working at Ono's office at the Diet office building, the housekeeper stayed at the lawmaker's home in Tokyo's Ota Ward preparing food, cleaning and doing other housework. (Kyodo)

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Palestinian woman to start new life after surgery

OSAKA, Japan - Rihab el Souki (R), a Palestinian woman who suffered severe burns to her face when she was a child and could not even close her eyelids, is ready to start a new life after receiving skin graft operations in Osaka thanks to arrangements made by Japanese nurse Kiyoko Nakajima (L). Nakajima met el Souki in her refugee camp in Lebanon in March 2003. (Kyodo)

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New first lady Kiyoko Fukuda

TOKYO, Japan - This file photo taken in February 2002 shows Kiyoko Fukuda (R), wife of new Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, walking with Laura Bush, wife of U.S. President George W. Bush, in the garden of the State Guesthouse in Tokyo. (Kyodo)

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Fukuda heads to Singapore for ASEAN meetings

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, accompanied by his wife Kiyoko, waves to well-wishers as they board a government jet at Haneda International Airport in Tokyo on their way to Singapore on Nov. 19. In Singapore, Fukuda will meet his Asia-Pacific counterparts in a series of ASEAN-related meetings. (Kyodo)

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Fukuda heads to Singapore for ASEAN meetings

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, accompanied by his wife Kiyoko, waves to well-wishers as they board a government jet at Haneda International Airport in Tokyo on their way to Singapore on Nov. 19. In Singapore, Fukuda will meet his Asia-Pacific counterparts in a series of ASEAN-related meetings. (Kyodo)

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Fukuda arrives home after Asia-Pacific summit in Singapore

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, accompanied by his wife Kiyoko, is about to get onto a car on returning to Tokyo's Haneda airport on Nov. 21 from Singapore, where he attended a series of meetings with regional leaders. (Kyodo)