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Incumbent wins Saitama gubernatorial election

ASAKA, Japan - Saitama Gov. Kiyoshi Ueda receives a bouquet after securing his reelection for a third four-year term in Asaka, Saitama Prefecture, on July 31, 2011.

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Honda tests practicality of EVs, plug-in-hybrid

SAITAMA, Japan - Honda Motor Co. President Takanobu Ito (L) and Saitama Gov. Kiyoshi Ueda shake hands in front of an electric vehicle in Wako, Saitama Prefecture, on Dec. 20, 2010. Honda, in cooperation with the prefectural government, began practicality tests of its EVs, plug-in-hybrid cars and other next-generation vehicles in the prefecture.

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6 Kanto region governors visit contentious Yamba Dam site

NAGANOHARA, Japan - Six governors from the Kanto region -- (from L to R) Tomikazu Fukuda of Tochigi Prefecture, Masaru Hashimoto of Ibaraki Prefecture, Kensaku Morita of Chiba Prefecture, Shintaro Ishihara of Tokyo, Masaaki Osawa of Gunma Prefecture and Kiyoshi Ueda of Saitama Prefecture -- are briefed by a land ministry official on the Yamba Dam project in Naganohara, Gunma Prefecture, on Oct. 19, 2009, as they visit the planned construction site.

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Ex-DPJ lawmaker Ueda wins Saitama gubernatorial election

SAITAMA, Japan - Kiyoshi Ueda (L), a former House of Representatives member from the Democratic Party of Japan, and his wife Tsuneko celebrate at their campaign headquarters in Asagaya, Saitama Prefecture his victory in the Aug. 31 gubernatorial election for the prefecture.

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3 koalas donated by Queensland to Saitama zoo

Saitama Gov. Kiyoshi Ueda (front L) holds a koala at Saitama Children's Zoo in Higashimatsuyama, Saitama Prefecture, north of Tokyo, on Jan. 31, 2015. Three koalas donated by Australia's Queensland made their public debut the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Incumbent wins Saitama gubernatorial election

ASAKA, Japan - Saitama Gov. Kiyoshi Ueda receives a bouquet after securing his reelection for a third four-year term in Asaka, Saitama Prefecture, on July 31, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Honda tests practicality of EVs, plug-in-hybrid

SAITAMA, Japan - Honda Motor Co. President Takanobu Ito (L) and Saitama Gov. Kiyoshi Ueda shake hands in front of an electric vehicle in Wako, Saitama Prefecture, on Dec. 20, 2010. Honda, in cooperation with the prefectural government, began practicality tests of its EVs, plug-in-hybrid cars and other next-generation vehicles in the prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Parasols donated to eastern Japan city to beat heatwave

Saitama Gov. Kiyoshi Ueda (C), Yasuo Wakabayashi (L), president of parasol maker Aurora Co., and Kazumine Torigoe of Toray Industries Inc. pose in front of the Saitama prefectural government office on Aug. 1, 2018. The Tokyo-based parasol maker and the major textile company, also based in Tokyo, donated a combined 70 parasols to the eastern Japan prefecture earlier in the day at a time when many parts of the country are experiencing dangerous heatwaves, including Saitama's Kumagaya city where the mercury logged Japan's highest-ever temperature of 41.1 C in late July. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Parasols donated to eastern Japan city to beat heatwave

Saitama Gov. Kiyoshi Ueda (center, L) and other prefectural government staff pose in front of the prefectural government office on Aug. 1, 2018. Tokyo-based parasol maker Aurora Co. and major textile company Toray Industries Ltd. donated a combined 70 parasols to the eastern Japan prefecture earlier in the day at a time when many parts of the country are experiencing dangerous heatwaves, including Saitama's Kumagaya city where the mercury logged Japan's highest-ever temperature of 41.1 C in late July. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Teen ballet dancer visits with governor of his home prefecture

Japanese ballet dancer Koyo Yamamoto, who placed fourth at the 2017 Prix de Lausanne international ballet competition in Lausanne, Switzerland, poses in front of Saitama Gov. Kiyoshi Ueda at the prefectural government building in Saitama, Japan, on March 9, 2017. The 15-year-old is from Saitama Prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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6 Kanto region governors visit contentious Yamba Dam site

NAGANOHARA, Japan - Six governors from the Kanto region -- (from L to R) Tomikazu Fukuda of Tochigi Prefecture, Masaru Hashimoto of Ibaraki Prefecture, Kensaku Morita of Chiba Prefecture, Shintaro Ishihara of Tokyo, Masaaki Osawa of Gunma Prefecture and Kiyoshi Ueda of Saitama Prefecture -- are briefed by a land ministry official on the Yamba Dam project in Naganohara, Gunma Prefecture, on Oct. 19, 2009, as they visit the planned construction site. (Kyodo)

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Ex-DPJ lawmaker Ueda wins Saitama gubernatorial election

SAITAMA, Japan - Kiyoshi Ueda (L), a former House of Representatives member from the Democratic Party of Japan, and his wife Tsuneko celebrate at their campaign headquarters in Asagaya, Saitama Prefecture his victory in the Aug. 31 gubernatorial election for the prefecture. (Kyodo)