Yokohama F Marinos beat Melbourne Victory 3-2 in ACL

Yokohama F Marinos beat Melbourne Victory 3-2 in ACL

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japan's Yokohama F Marinos midfielder Kosuke Nakamachi (R) celebrates with teammates Sho Ito (C) and Yuzo Kobayashi after scoring his side's second goal during the first half of an Asian Champions League Group G match against Australia's Melbourne Victory at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama on April 2, 2014. Yokohama won 3-2.

Ito denies any wrongdoing over links with Huser

Ito denies any wrongdoing over links with Huser

TOKYO, Japan - House of Representatives member and former state minister Kosuke Ito speaks at the lower house's Political Ethics Committee on Feb. 23. He denied any lobbying activities on behalf of property developer Huser Ltd., accused of selling condominiums vulnerable to earthquakes. (Pool photo)

LDP lawmaker denies arranging meeting over defective buildings

LDP lawmaker denies arranging meeting over defective buildings

TOKYO, Japan - Former state minister Kosuke Ito speaks at a press conference at the Liberal democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo on Jan. 19. Ito, who served as state minister and director general of the National Land Agency from November 1996 to September 1997, denied allegations that he arranged a meeting between the head of a property developer accused of selling earthquake-vulnerable condominiums and senior officials of the Land, Infrastructure and Transport Ministry on Nov. 15, two days before the ministry revealed a building-code violation scandal.

Politician arranged meeting of gov't official, real estate firm head

Politician arranged meeting of gov't official, real estate firm head

MACHIDA, Japan - Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Kosuke Ito speaks with reporters outside his residence in Machida, Tokyo, on Nov. 26. Ito, who served as chief of the former National Land Agency, admitted that he arranged a meeting between an official at the Land, Infrastructure and Transport Ministry and the president of Huser Ltd., a condominium developer, two days before the ministry disclosed the firm had built buildings using falsified quake-resistance data.

LDP lawmaker denies arranging meeting over defective buildings

LDP lawmaker denies arranging meeting over defective buildings

TOKYO, Japan - Former state minister Kosuke Ito speaks at a press conference at the Liberal democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo on Jan. 19. Ito, who served as state minister and director general of the National Land Agency from November 1996 to September 1997, denied allegations that he arranged a meeting between the head of a property developer accused of selling earthquake-vulnerable condominiums and senior officials of the Land, Infrastructure and Transport Ministry on Nov. 15, two days before the ministry revealed a building-code violation scandal. (Kyodo)

Ito denies any wrongdoing over links with Huser

Ito denies any wrongdoing over links with Huser

TOKYO, Japan - House of Representatives member and former state minister Kosuke Ito speaks at the lower house's Political Ethics Committee on Feb. 23. He denied any lobbying activities on behalf of property developer Huser Ltd., accused of selling condominiums vulnerable to earthquakes. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

Politician arranged meeting of gov't official, real estate firm

Politician arranged meeting of gov't official, real estate firm

MACHIDA, Japan - Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Kosuke Ito speaks with reporters outside his residence in Machida, Tokyo, on Nov. 26. Ito, who served as chief of the former National Land Agency, admitted that he arranged a meeting between an official at the Land, Infrastructure and Transport Ministry and the president of Huser Ltd., a condominium developer, two days before the ministry disclosed the firm had built buildings using falsified quake-resistance data. (Kyodo)

Japanese trio win classical music competition in Germany

Japanese trio win classical music competition in Germany

Cellist Yutaka Ito (L), violinist Kyoko Ogawa (C) and pianist Kosuke Akimoto -- Tokyo University of the Arts graduates who together form the Aoi Trio -- pose after winning first prize in the ARD International Music Competition in Munich on Sept. 15, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese trio win classical music competition in Germany

Japanese trio win classical music competition in Germany

Cellist Yutaka Ito (L), violinist Kyoko Ogawa (C) and pianist Kosuke Akimoto -- Tokyo University of the Arts graduates who together form the Aoi Trio -- pose after winning first prize in the ARD International Music Competition in Munich on Sept. 15, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo