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World Baseball Classic: S. Korea vs. Japan

Japan right hander Yuki Matsumoto pitches in a World Baseball Classic Pool C game against South Korea at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on March 7, 2026. (For editorial use only)

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World Baseball Classic: S. Korea vs. Japan

Japan right hander Yuki Matsumoto pitches in a World Baseball Classic Pool C game against South Korea at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on March 7, 2026. (For editorial use only)

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World Baseball Classic: S. Korea vs. Japan

Japan right hander Yuki Matsumoto pitches in a World Baseball Classic Pool C game against South Korea at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on March 7, 2026. (For editorial use only)

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World Baseball Classic: S. Korea vs. Japan

Japan right hander Yuki Matsumoto pitches in a World Baseball Classic Pool C game against South Korea at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on March 7, 2026. (For editorial use only)

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BWF World Tour Finals - Women's Doubles - Hangzhou

Baek Ha Na/Lee So Hee (front) of South Korea celebrate after winning the women's doubles final between Baek Ha Na/Lee So Hee of South Korea and Fukushima Yuki/Matsumoto Mayu of Japan at BWF World Tour Finals 2025 in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Dec. 21, 2025. Photo by Jiang Han/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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BWF World Tour Finals - Women's Doubles - Hangzhou

Fukushima Yuki (front)/Matsumoto Mayu of Japan compete during the women's doubles final between Baek Ha Na/Lee So Hee of South Korea and Fukushima Yuki/Matsumoto Mayu of Japan at BWF World Tour Finals 2025 in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Dec. 21, 2025. Photo by Jiang Han/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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BWF World Tour Finals - Women's Doubles - Hangzhou

Baek Ha Na (below R)/Lee So Hee (top R) of South Korea and Fukushima Yuki (below L)/Matsumoto Mayu of Japan pose on the podium during the awarding ceremony after the women's doubles final at BWF World Tour Finals 2025 in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Dec. 21, 2025. Photo by Jiang Han/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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BWF World Tour Finals - Women's Doubles - Hangzhou

Baek Ha Na/Lee So Hee (L) of South Korea pose on the podium during the awarding ceremony after the women's doubles final between Baek Ha Na/Lee So Hee of South Korea and Fukushima Yuki/Matsumoto Mayu of Japan at BWF World Tour Finals 2025 in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Dec. 21, 2025. Photo by Jiang Han/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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BWF World Tour Finals - Women's Doubles - Hangzhou

Baek Ha Na/Lee So Hee (front) of South Korea celebrate after winning the women's doubles final between Baek Ha Na/Lee So Hee of South Korea and Fukushima Yuki/Matsumoto Mayu of Japan at BWF World Tour Finals 2025 in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Dec. 21, 2025. Photo by Jiang Han/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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BWF World Tour Finals - Women's Doubles - Hangzhou

Baek Ha Na/Lee So Hee (R) of South Korea pose on the podium during the awarding ceremony after the women's doubles final between Baek Ha Na/Lee So Hee of South Korea and Fukushima Yuki/Matsumoto Mayu of Japan at BWF World Tour Finals 2025 in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Dec. 21, 2025. Photo by Jiang Han/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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BWF World Tour Finals - Women's Doubles - Hangzhou

Baek Ha Na (5th R)/Lee So Hee (4th R) of South Korea and Fukushima Yuki (4th L)/Matsumoto Mayu (5th L) of Japan pose on the podium during the awarding ceremony after the women's doubles final at BWF World Tour Finals 2025 in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Dec. 21, 2025. Photo by Jiang Han/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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BWF World Tour Finals - Women's Doubles - Hangzhou

Fukushima Yuki (R)/Matsumoto Mayu of Japan compete during the women's doubles final between Baek Ha Na/Lee So Hee of South Korea and Fukushima Yuki/Matsumoto Mayu of Japan at BWF World Tour Finals 2025 in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Dec. 21, 2025. Photo by Jiang Han/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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BWF World Tour Finals - Women's Doubles - Hangzhou

Baek Ha Na (L)/Lee So Hee of South Korea compete during the women's doubles final between Baek Ha Na/Lee So Hee of South Korea and Fukushima Yuki/Matsumoto Mayu of Japan at BWF World Tour Finals 2025 in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Dec. 21, 2025. Photo by Jiang Han/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lineup of Japan PM Takaichi's Cabinet

Hisashi Matsumoto, who is set to become digital minister in the Cabinet of new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, arrives at the premier's office in Tokyo on Oct. 21, 2025, before an attestation ceremony at the Imperial Palace.

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Lineup of Japan PM Takaichi's Cabinet

Hisashi Matsumoto, who is set to become digital minister in the Cabinet of new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, arrives at the premier's office in Tokyo on Oct. 21, 2025, before an attestation ceremony at the Imperial Palace.

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Lineup of Japan PM Takaichi's Cabinet

Yohei Matsumoto, who is set to become education, culture, sports, science and technology minister in the Cabinet of new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, arrives at the premier's office in Tokyo on Oct. 21, 2025, before an attestation ceremony at the Imperial Palace.

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World Para Athletics 2025 In New Delhi - India

Takeru Matsumoto of Japan competes in Men's 100m T36 Round 1 - Heat 1 during World Para Athletics 2025 at JLN Stadium in New Delhi, India on October 2, 2025. Photo by Akash Anshuman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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World Para Athletics 2025 In New Delhi - India

Takeru Matsumoto of Japan competes in Men's 100m T36 Round 1 - Heat 1 during World Para Athletics 2025 at JLN Stadium in New Delhi, India on October 2, 2025. Photo by Akash Anshuman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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World Para Athletics 2025 In New Delhi - India

Takeru Matsumoto of Japan competes in Men's 100m T36 Round 1 - Heat 1 during World Para Athletics 2025 at JLN Stadium in New Delhi, India on October 2, 2025. Photo by Akash Anshuman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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World Para Athletics 2025 In New Delhi - India

Takeru Matsumoto of Japan competes in Men's 100m T36 Round 1 - Heat 1 during World Para Athletics 2025 at JLN Stadium in New Delhi, India on October 2, 2025. Photo by Akash Anshuman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CORRECTED: Athletics: World championships in Tokyo

(From L) Takuho Yoshizu, Abigeiru Fuka Ido, Kenki Imaizumi and Nanako Matsumoto of Japan hold Japan's national flags after finishing 8th in the mixed 4x400-meter relay at the National Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 13 2025.

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Athletics: World championships in Tokyo

(From L) Takuho Yoshizu, Abigeiru Fuka Ido, Kenki Imaizumi and Nanako Matsumoto of Japan hold Japan's national flags after finishing 8th in the mixed 4x400-meter relay at the National Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 13 2025.

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High school calligraphy contest at Osaka expo

Matsumoto Arigasaki Senior High School students perform calligraphy in a high school calligraphy contest at the World Exposition in Osaka on Aug. 21, 2025. The public school based in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, won the title.

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High school calligraphy contest at Osaka expo

Matsumoto Arigasaki Senior High School students perform calligraphy in a high school calligraphy contest at the World Exposition in Osaka on Aug. 21, 2025. The public school based in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, won the title.

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Deaflympics Japan delegation

Karate competitor Ryo Ogura (L) and football player Takumi Matsumoto, who will serve as flagbearers for the Japanese delegation at the 2025 Tokyo Deaflympics to be held in November, pose during a press conference at the Tokyo metropolitan government headquarters on July 31, 2025.

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Deaflympics Japan delegation

Karate competitor Ryo Ogura (L) and football player Takumi Matsumoto, who will serve as flagbearers for the Japanese delegation at the 2025 Tokyo Deaflympics to be held in November, pose for a photo during a press conference at the Tokyo metropolitan government headquarters on July 31, 2025.

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Deaflympics Japan delegation

Karate competitor Ryo Ogura (L) and football player Takumi Matsumoto, who will serve as flagbearers for the Japanese delegation at the 2025 Tokyo Deaflympics to be held in November, pose for a photo during a press conference at the Tokyo metropolitan government headquarters on July 31, 2025.

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Japan's economic federation chairman in Beijing

Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng (R) meets Masayoshi Matsumoto, chairman of Kansai Economic Federation, a business lobby consisting of major firms headquartered in western Japan centering on Osaka, on Nov. 27, 2024, in Beijing.

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Paris Paralympics: Badminton

Hiroshi Murayama (R) and Daiki Kajiwara of Japan pose for a photo after winning the men's badminton doubles WH1-WH2 bronze medal match against compatriots Takumi Matsumoto and Osamu Nagashima at the Paris Paralympics on Sept. 1, 2024, at La Chapelle Arena in Paris.

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Paris Paralympics: Badminton

Hiroshi Murayama (R) and Daiki Kajiwara of Japan react after winning the men's badminton doubles WH1-WH2 bronze medal match against compatriots Takumi Matsumoto and Osamu Nagashima at the Paris Paralympics on Sept. 1, 2024, at La Chapelle Arena in Paris.

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Paris Paralympics: Badminton

Hiroshi Murayama (R) and Daiki Kajiwara of Japan compete in the men's badminton doubles WH1-WH2 bronze medal match against compatriots Takumi Matsumoto and Osamu Nagashima at the Paris Paralympics on Sept. 1, 2024, at La Chapelle Arena in Paris.

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Rice price futures index's listing

OSAKA, Japan, Aug. 20 Kyodo - SBI Holdings Inc. CEO Yoshitaka Kitao, Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura, Kansai Economic Federation Chairman Masayoshi Matsumoto, Osaka Mayor Hideyuki Yokoyama and Osaka Dojima Exchange Inc. President Wataru Ariga pose for a photo in the western Japan city of Osaka on Aug. 20, 2024, in a ceremony marking the listing a week before of a Japanese rice price futures index on the Osaka Dojima Exchange. (Kyodo)

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Rice price futures index's listing

(from L) SBI Holdings Inc. CEO Yoshitaka Kitao, Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura, Kansai Economic Federation Chairman Masayoshi Matsumoto, Osaka Mayor Hideyuki Yokoyama and Osaka Dojima Exchange Inc. President Wataru Ariga pose for a photo in the western Japan city of Osaka on Aug. 20, 2024, in a ceremony marking the listing a week before of a Japanese rice price futures index on the Osaka Dojima Exchange.

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Rice price futures index's listing

(from L) SBI Holdings Inc. CEO Yoshitaka Kitao, Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura, Kansai Economic Federation Chairman Masayoshi Matsumoto, Osaka Mayor Hideyuki Yokoyama and Osaka Dojima Exchange Inc. President Wataru Ariga break a sake cask in the western Japan city of Osaka on Aug. 20, 2024, in a ceremony marking the listing a week before of a Japanese rice price futures index on the Osaka Dojima Exchange.

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(PARIS2024) FRANCE-PARIS-OLY-SWIMMING

(240730) -- PARIS, July 30, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Matsumoto Katsuhiro of team Japan competes during Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay Final of swimming at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, July 30, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Luo Yuan)

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(PARIS2024)FRANCE-PARIS-OLY-BADMINTON

(240730) -- PARIS, July 30, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Chen Qingchen (L) of China changes the shuttlecock during the badminton women's doubles group play stage match between Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan of China and Matsumoto Mayu/Nagahara Wakana of Japan at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, July 30, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Chen Bin)

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(PARIS2024)FRANCE-PARIS-OLY-BADMINTON

(240730) -- PARIS, July 30, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Chen Qingchen of China competes during the badminton women's doubles group play stage match between Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan of China and Matsumoto Mayu/Nagahara Wakana of Japan at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, July 30, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Ren Zhenglai)

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(PARIS2024)FRANCE-PARIS-OLY-BADMINTON

(240730) -- PARIS, July 30, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Chen Qingchen of China reacts during the badminton women's doubles group play stage match between Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan of China and Matsumoto Mayu/Nagahara Wakana of Japan at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, July 30, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Ren Zhenglai)

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(PARIS2024)FRANCE-PARIS-OLY-BADMINTON

(240730) -- PARIS, July 30, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Chen Qingchen of China reacts during the badminton women's doubles group play stage match between Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan of China and Matsumoto Mayu/Nagahara Wakana of Japan at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, July 30, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Ren Zhenglai)

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(PARIS2024)FRANCE-PARIS-OLY-BADMINTON

(240730) -- PARIS, July 30, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Chen Qingchen of China reacts during the badminton women's doubles group play stage match between Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan of China and Matsumoto Mayu/Nagahara Wakana of Japan at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, July 30, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Ren Zhenglai)

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(PARIS2024)FRANCE-PARIS-OLY-BADMINTON

(240730) -- PARIS, July 30, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Chen Qingchen (L)/Jia Yifan of China compete during the badminton women's doubles group play stage match between Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan of China and Matsumoto Mayu/Nagahara Wakana of Japan at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, July 30, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Ren Zhenglai)

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(PARIS2024)FRANCE-PARIS-OLY-BADMINTON

(240730) -- PARIS, July 30, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Chen Qingchen (R)/Jia Yifan of China react during the badminton women's doubles group play stage match between Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan of China and Matsumoto Mayu/Nagahara Wakana of Japan at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, July 30, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Ren Zhenglai)

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(PARIS2024)FRANCE-PARIS-OLY-BADMINTON

(240730) -- PARIS, July 30, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Chen Qingchen (L)/Jia Yifan of China compete during the badminton women's doubles group play stage match between Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan of China and Matsumoto Mayu/Nagahara Wakana of Japan at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, July 30, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Ren Zhenglai)

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(PARIS2024)FRANCE-PARIS-OLY-BADMINTON

(240730) -- PARIS, July 30, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Chen Qingchen of China reacts during the badminton women's doubles group play stage match between Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan of China and Matsumoto Mayu/Nagahara Wakana of Japan at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, July 30, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Ren Zhenglai)

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(PARIS2024)FRANCE-PARIS-OLY-BADMINTON

(240730) -- PARIS, July 30, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Jia Yifan of China celebrates scoring during the badminton women's doubles group play stage match between Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan of China and Matsumoto Mayu/Nagahara Wakana of Japan at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, July 30, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Ren Zhenglai)

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(PARIS2024)FRANCE-PARIS-OLY-BADMINTON

(240730) -- PARIS, July 30, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Chen Qingchen of China reacts during the badminton women's doubles group play stage match between Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan of China and Matsumoto Mayu/Nagahara Wakana of Japan at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, July 30, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Ren Zhenglai)

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(PARIS2024)FRANCE-PARIS-OLY-BADMINTON

(240730) -- PARIS, July 30, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Chen Qingchen of China reacts during the badminton women's doubles group play stage match between Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan of China and Matsumoto Mayu/Nagahara Wakana of Japan at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, July 30, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Ren Zhenglai)

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(PARIS2024)FRANCE-PARIS-OLY-BADMINTON

(240730) -- PARIS, July 30, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Chen Qingchen of China reacts during the badminton women's doubles group play stage match between Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan of China and Matsumoto Mayu/Nagahara Wakana of Japan at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, July 30, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Ren Zhenglai)

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(PARIS2024)FRANCE-PARIS-OLY-BADMINTON

(240730) -- PARIS, July 30, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Chen Qingchen (R) of China reacts during the badminton women's doubles group play stage match between Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan of China and Matsumoto Mayu/Nagahara Wakana of Japan at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, July 30, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Ren Zhenglai)

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(PARIS2024)FRANCE-PARIS-OLY-BADMINTON

(240730) -- PARIS, July 30, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Chen Qingchen (R)/Jia Yifan of China compete during the badminton women's doubles group play stage match between Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan of China and Matsumoto Mayu/Nagahara Wakana of Japan at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, July 30, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Ren Zhenglai)