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5th anniversary of volcanic eruption in Japan

Mayor Nobutada Kuroiwa of Kusatsu, a hot spring town in Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, speaks on Jan. 23, 2023, during an event marking the fifth anniversary of the eruption of Mt. Moto-Shirane, which left a Ground Self-Defense Force sergeant major who was training at the resort dead and 11 people injured.

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Yokohama Marathon 2015

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Kanagawa Gov. Yuji Kuroiwa, actress Ayame Goriki, actor Shosuke Tanihara, and Yokohama Mayor Fumiko Hayashi (from L, front row) hold a promotional panel for the first Yokohama Marathon slated for March 2015, at an event in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, on June 23, 2014.

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U.S. chopper crash

YOKOHAMA, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy (L) shakes hands with Yuji Kuroiwa, governor of Kanagawa Prefecture, at the prefectural government offices in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Dec. 17, 2013. Kennedy visited the prefecture to hold talks with local government officials over a U.S. Navy helicopter crash in Miura the previous day.

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Panasonic showcases 'smart town' west of Tokyo

OSAKA, Japan - Kanagawa Gov. Yuji Kuroiwa speaks during a ceremony in the Fujisawa Sustainable Smart Town in Fujisawa west of Tokyo on Nov. 27, 2014. The town is built by a consortium led by Panasonic Corp., with its concept focused on achieving community-wide energy conservation by optimizing the use of solar power.

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Team Japan ends 3rd heat of men's 4-man bobsleigh

SOCHI, Russia - (From L to R) Hiroshi Suzuki, Shintaro Sato, Toshiki Kuroiwa and Hisashi Miyazaki of Japan's bobsleigh team smile after their run in the third heat of the men's four-man bobsled race at the Sanki Sliding Center during the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 23, 2014.

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Team Japan ends 3rd heat of men's 4-man bobsleigh

SOCHI, Russia - Japan's bobsleigh team, including (from front to back) Hiroshi Suzuki, Toshiki Kuroiwa and Shintaro Sato, crosses the finish line in the third heat of the men's four-man bobsled race at the Sanki Sliding Center during the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 23, 2014.

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Team Japan starts men's bobsleigh race in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - (From L to R) Shintaro Sato, Hisashi Miyazaki, Hiroshi Suzuki and Toshiki Kuroiwa of Japan's bobsleigh team start their run in the second heat of the men's four-man bobsled event at the Sanki Sliding Center during the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 22, 2014.

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Team Japan starts men's bobsleigh race in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - (From L to R) Shintaro Sato, Hiroshi Suzuki and Toshiki Kuroiwa of Japan's bobsleigh team start their run in the second heat of the men's four-man bobsled event at the Sanki Sliding Center during the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 22, 2014.

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Team Japan competes in men's bobsleigh in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Japan's bobsleigh team comprising Hiroshi Suzuki, Toshiki Kuroiwa, Shintaro Sato and Hisashi Miyazaki speeds down the track in the first heat of the men's four-man bobsled event at the Sanki Sliding Center during the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 22, 2014.

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New Kanagawa governor Kuroiwa

YOKOHAMA, Japan - New Kanagawa Gov. Yuji Kuroiwa arrives at the prefectural government office in Yokohama on April 25, 2011, for the first time since he was elected to the post earlier in the month. Kuroiwa, a former news anchor, said he wants to promote solar energy in his speech before prefectural officials.

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Kuroiwa elected as Kanagawa governor

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Yuji Kuroiwa poses for photos at his election office in Yokohama on April 10, 2011, after he was elected governor of Kanagawa Prefecture. Kuroiwa, a former newscaster and independent newcomer, was backed by the ruling Democratic Party of Japan and the major oppositions Liberal Democratic Party and New Komeito.

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Prizewinning novelist Jugo Kuroiwa dies at 79

TOKYO, Japan - Jugo Kuroiwa (file photo taken in October, 1991), a prizewinning novelist known for his works based on ancient history, died on March 7 of liver failure at a hospital in Nishinomiya in Hyogo Prefecture. He was 79.

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6th anniversary of care home mass murder in Japan

Kanagawa Gov. Yuji Kuroiwa prays in front of Tsukui Yamayuri En, a care home for the mentally disabled in Sagamihara in Kanagawa Prefecture, on July 26, 2022, the sixth anniversary of a stabbing rampage there by a former care worker that killed 19 residents.

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North Korean abduction issue

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno (2nd from R) receives a written request from Kanagawa Gov. Yuji Kuroiwa (2nd from L) at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Jan. 14, 2022, seeking the return of abducted Japanese citizens from North Korea. Standing left is Niigata Gov. Hideyo Hanazumi and right is Tottori Gov. Shinji Hirai.

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Prizewinning novelist Jugo Kuroiwa dies at 79

TOKYO, Japan - Jugo Kuroiwa (file photo taken in October, 1991), a prizewinning novelist known for his works based on ancient history, died on March 7 of liver failure at a hospital in Nishinomiya in Hyogo Prefecture. He was 79. (Kyodo)

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64th Yokohama Parade takes place in Japan

Kanagawa Gov. Yuji Kuroiwa (L) waves to spectators from a float during the 64th Yokohama International Costume Parade in Yokohama on May 3, 2016. Around 3,400 costume-clad people and marching bands paraded through sites including Yamashita Park and the Red Brick Warehouse. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan to start trial driverless taxi runs

Shinjiro Koizumi (R), parliamentary vice minister for reconstruction, and Kanagawa Gov. Yuji Kuroiwa pose for photos at Yokohama Stadium on Oct. 1, 2015, as the Cabinet Office and Kanagawa Prefecture announced the launch of street tests of autonomous taxi runs without drivers in Kanagawa's Fujisawa and others. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kanagawa eyes use of robot for hot spring supply in Hakone

Kanagawa Gov. Yuji Kuroiwa speaks in Odawara, Kanagawa Prefecture, on May 28, 2015, during the first meeting of a project team studying the use of robot technologies to continue the supply of hot spring water to inns and hotels in the town of Hakone, popular spa resorts in the prefecture, where the volcanic alert level has been raised to level 2. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nationwide "ninja" organization to be launched in Sept.

(From L in front) Kanagawa Gov. Yuji Kuroiwa, Mie Gov. Eikei Suzuki, Shiga Gov. Taizo Mikazuki and other officials from local governments and tourism associations pose for photos during a press conference at a hotel in Tokyo on March 8, 2015. They announced that a unified "ninja" organization will be set up in September to promote Japanese culture and boost the number of foreign tourists ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

Toshiyuki Kuroiwa, a former speed skater who won silver for Japan at the 1992 Albertville winter Olympics, runs through a hot spring resort in Kusatsu, Gunma Prefecture, on March 31, 2021, for the Tokyo Olympic torch relay.

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Investment firm chairman arrested for fraud over shrimp farming

TOKYO, Japan - Isamu Kuroiwa (R), 59, chairman of World Ocean Farm, a failed Tokyo-based investment company, is driven to the Metropolitan Police Department on July 2, where he was arrested on suspicion of fraud connected to a shrimp-farming project in the Philippines. (Kyodo)

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New Kanagawa governor Kuroiwa

YOKOHAMA, Japan - New Kanagawa Gov. Yuji Kuroiwa arrives at the prefectural government office in Yokohama on April 25, 2011, for the first time since he was elected to the post earlier in the month. Kuroiwa, a former news anchor, said he wants to promote solar energy in his speech before prefectural officials. (Kyodo)

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Kuroiwa elected as Kanagawa governor

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Yuji Kuroiwa poses for photos at his election office in Yokohama on April 10, 2011, after he was elected governor of Kanagawa Prefecture. Kuroiwa, a former newscaster and independent newcomer, was backed by the ruling Democratic Party of Japan and the major oppositions Liberal Democratic Party and New Komeito. (Kyodo)

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Panasonic showcases 'smart town' west of Tokyo

OSAKA, Japan - Kanagawa Gov. Yuji Kuroiwa speaks during a ceremony in the Fujisawa Sustainable Smart Town in Fujisawa west of Tokyo on Nov. 27, 2014. The town is built by a consortium led by Panasonic Corp., with its concept focused on achieving community-wide energy conservation by optimizing the use of solar power. (Kyodo)

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Yokohama Marathon 2015

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Kanagawa Gov. Yuji Kuroiwa, actress Ayame Goriki, actor Shosuke Tanihara, and Yokohama Mayor Fumiko Hayashi (from L, front row) hold a promotional panel for the first Yokohama Marathon slated for March 2015, at an event in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, on June 23, 2014. (Kyodo)

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Kanagawa Gov. Kuroiwa

Kanagawa Gov. Yuji Kuroiwa holds a press conference in Yokohama, eastern Japan, on April 10, 2020, over the coronavirus pandemic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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SEII KUROIWA, DAVID MERTL

***CAPTION CORRECTION: CORRECTED CITY IN THE CAPTION*** R-L SEII KUROIWA (JPN) and DAVID MERTL (CZE) are seen during the Men's Softball World Championship 2019 match Czech Republic vs Japan in Havlickuv Brod, Czech Republic, on June 16, 2019. (CTK Photo/Lubos Pavlicek)

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Talks on anti-COVID measures in Tokyo area

Photo taken April 28, 2021, at the metropolitan government headquarters in Tokyo shows a teleconference by (clockwise from top R) Chiba Gov. Toshihito Kumagai, Kanagawa Gov. Yuji Kuroiwa, Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike and Saitama Gov. Motohiro Ono to discuss measures against the novel coronavirus ahead of the Golden Week holidays.

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Tokyo, nearby prefectures urge gov't to declare virus emergency

(From L) Saitama Gov. Motohiro Ono, Chiba Gov. Kensaku Morita, Yasutoshi Nishimura, Japan's minister in charge of coronavirus response, Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike and Kanagawa Gov. Yuji Kuroiwa meet the press after their meeting in Tokyo on Jan. 2, 2021. The governors asked the central government to declare a state of emergency over the coronavirus pandemic.

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Tokyo, nearby prefectures urge gov't to declare virus emergency

(From L) Saitama Gov. Motohiro Ono, Chiba Gov. Kensaku Morita, Yasutoshi Nishimura, Japan's minister in charge of coronavirus response, Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike and Kanagawa Gov. Yuji Kuroiwa meet the press after their meeting in Tokyo on Jan. 2, 2021. The governors asked the central government to declare a state of emergency over the coronavirus pandemic.

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Tokyo, nearby prefectures urge gov't to declare virus emergency

(From L) Saitama Gov. Motohiro Ono, Chiba Gov. Kensaku Morita, Yasutoshi Nishimura, Japan's minister in charge of coronavirus response, Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike and Kanagawa Gov. Yuji Kuroiwa meet the press after their meeting in Tokyo on Jan. 2, 2021. The governors asked the central government to declare a state of emergency over the coronavirus pandemic.

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4th anniversary of care home mass murder in Japan

Kanagawa Gov. Yuji Kuroiwa speaks to reporters after offering flowers in Sagamihara, eastern Japan, on July 26, 2020, the fourth anniversary of a stabbing rampage at a care home for the mentally disabled, in which a former care worker killed 19 facility residents and injured 26 others.

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4th anniversary of care home mass murder in Japan

Kanagawa Gov. Yuji Kuroiwa offers flowers in Sagamihara, eastern Japan, on July 26, 2020, the fourth anniversary of a stabbing rampage at a care home for the mentally disabled, in which a former care worker killed 19 facility residents and injured 26 others.

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Japan's battle against new coronavirus

(From L) Japanese health minister Katsunobu Kato and Kanagawa Gov. Yuji Kuroiwa speak to reporters after visiting Kanagawa Cardiovascular and Respiratory Center in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on May 6, 2020, amid the coronavirus pandemic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

A message from Kanagawa Gov. Yuji Kuroiwa is displayed on a smartphone screen pictured near Yokohama's Landmark Tower (R) in eastern Japan on May 2, 2020, asking citizens to refrain from nonessential outings during the Golden Week holidays amid the coronavirus pandemic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kanagawa Gov. Kuroiwa

Kanagawa Gov. Yuji Kuroiwa speaks at a press conference in Yokohama on May 1, 2020, holding a board that reads "Be patient" as he asks residents to stay home during the Golden Week holidays amid the coronavirus epidemic in Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hello Kitty at U.N. event

Hello Kitty feline character and Yuji Kuroiwa (far L), governor of Japan's Kanagawa Prefecture, attend an event to promote efforts to achieve U.N. Sustainable Development Goals, at the world body's headquarters in New York on July 16, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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2nd anniversary of mass murder at care home

Kanagawa Gov. Yuji Kuroiwa prays at a cenotaph set up at Tsukui Yamayuri En, a care home for the mentally disabled in Sagamihara near Tokyo, for the victims of a fatal stabbing rampage that occurred there two years ago, leaving 19 residents dead. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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2nd anniversary of mass murder at care home

Kanagawa Gov. Yuji Kuroiwa offers flowers at a cenotaph set up at Tsukui Yamayuri En, a care home for the mentally disabled in Sagamihara near Tokyo, for the victims of a fatal stabbing rampage that occurred there two years ago, leaving 19 residents dead. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Stabbing spree in Japan leaves at least 19 dead

Kanagawa Gov. Yuji Kuroiwa attends a press conference in Yokohama on July 26, 2016, following a stabbing rampage at a residential care facility for persons with mental disabilities in Sagamihara in the prefecture, west of Tokyo, in which at least 19 people were killed. Offering an apology and condolences to the victims, Kuroiwa vowed that the prefectural government would endeavor to see that such an incident never happens again. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo