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Japan's new justice minister Makihara

Hideki Makihara, Japan's new justice minister, speaks at a press conference at the ministry in Tokyo on Oct. 2, 2024.

Lineup of Japan PM Ishiba's Cabinet

Hideki Makihara, who is set to become justice minister in the Cabinet of new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, arrives at the premier's office in Tokyo on Oct. 1, 2024, before his attestation in a ceremony at the Imperial Palace.

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World Baseball Classic

Japan players Tetsuto Yamada (front), Taisei Makihara (back L), Takumu Nakano (back 2nd from L) and Munetaka Murakami take part in fielding drills at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on March 14, 2023, ahead of the World Baseball Classic quarterfinals.

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World Baseball Classic

Japan's Taisei Makihara makes a two-fisted pepper-grinder gesture after getting run-scoring hit in the fifth inning of a World Baseball Classic Pool B game against the Czech Republic at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on March 11, 2023.

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Baseball: SoftBanks Hawks player Makihara

SoftBank Hawks infielder Taisei Makihara holds an official World Baseball Classic game ball in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan, on March 1, 2023. Makihara will replace Chicago Cubs outfielder Seiya Suzuki on Japan's WBC roster.

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Baseball: SoftBanks Hawks player Makihara

SoftBank Hawks infielder Taisei Makihara plays catch using an official World Baseball Classic game ball in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan, on March 1, 2023. Makihara will replace Chicago Cubs outfielder Seiya Suzuki on Japan's WBC roster.

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Sumo wresler Wakanosato marries

TOKYO, Japan - Sumo sekiwake Wakanosato, 27, cuts the cake with his bride Aya Makihara, 28, at their wedding ceremony at a Tokyo hotel on April 24.

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Business forum seeks more foreign investment in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsubishi Corp. Chairman Minoru Makihara (R) addresses a forum at a Tokyo hotel Sept. 12. The forum was set up by business leaders to help attract more foreign investment in Japan. At center is Nissan Motor Co. President Carlos Ghosn.

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Japan, U.S. business leaders urge Tokyo to expedite reforms

WASHINGTON, United States - Mitsubishi Corp. Chairman Minoru Makihara (C) speaks at a news conference at the end of a two-day the Japan-U.S. Business Conference in Washington on Feb. 18, as AT&T Corp. Chairman Michael Armstrong (L) and Toshiba Corp. Chairman Taizo Nishimuro (R) listen.

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U.S., Japanese business leaders end meeting

TOKYO, Japan - Michael Armstrong (R), chairman of AT&T Corp. and co-chairman of the Japan-U.S. Business Conference, and Minoru Makihara, chairman of Mitsubishi Corp. and co-chairman of the conference, meet the press at a Tokyo hotel July 11 at the end of the two-day conference. Among the issues conference participants discussed was the lowering of interconnection fees charged by telecom giant Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp.

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Annual Japan-U.S. business council ends in San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - Minoru Makihara (R), chairman of both the Japan-U.S. Business Council and Mitsubishi Corp., and Michael Jordan, former chairman of CBS Corp., speak to reporters in San Francisco on July 13 after the three-day annual meeting of the council.

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Japan-U.S. Business Conference ended

Michael Jordan (R), chairman of CBS Corp., and Minoru Makihara (C), chairman of Mitsubishi Corp., answer questions at a news conference at the end of a three-day Japan-U.S. Business Conference in Tokyo on Tuesday July 14. Business executives renewed calls on Japan to take urgent steps to revive its ailing economy.

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People try out "eel-tasting" catfish developed by Kinki Univ.

Hirofumi Makihara (L), president of eel farm Makihara Yoman in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, and Masahiko Ariji, associate professor at Kinki University, get a tasting of grilled catfish prepared to taste like Japanese "unagi" eels broiled in sweet soy sauce after a press conference in Osaka, western Japan, on Nov. 13, 2015. Makihara announced at the event that it will launch a business to commercialize the catfish bred by Ariji and his team to taste like scarce unagi amid dwindling supply of freshwater eels. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Farm to commercialize university-developed "eel-tasting" catfish

A sample of grilled catfish, prepared to taste like Japanese "unagi" eels broiled in sweet soy sauce, is presented to the media during an event in Osaka, western Japan, on Nov. 13, 2015. Makihara Yoman, an eel farm in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, announced at the event it will launch a business to commercialize the catfish, bred by researchers at Kinki University to taste like scarce unagi amid dwindling supply of freshwater eels. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan, U.S. business leaders urge Tokyo to expedite reforms

WASHINGTON, United States - Mitsubishi Corp. Chairman Minoru Makihara (C) speaks at a news conference at the end of a two-day the Japan-U.S. Business Conference in Washington on Feb. 18, as AT&T Corp. Chairman Michael Armstrong (L) and Toshiba Corp. Chairman Taizo Nishimuro (R) listen.

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Singer-songwriter Makihara's 1st hearing

Photo taken July 21, 2020, shows a courtroom at the Tokyo District Court, where the first hearing of a trial for Japanese singer-songwriter Noriyuki Makihara, who has been charged with possessing drugs, was held later in the day. (Pool photo)

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Singer-songwriter Makihara's 1st hearing

People line up for a ticket draw outside the Tokyo District Court on July 21, 2020, for the first hearing of a trial for Japanese singer-songwriter Noriyuki Makihara, who has been charged with possessing drugs.

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Singer-songwriter Makihara's 1st hearing

People line up for a ticket draw outside the Tokyo District Court on July 21, 2020, for the first hearing of a trial for Japanese singer-songwriter Noriyuki Makihara, who has been charged with possessing drugs.

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RCEP ministerial meeting in Bangkok

Senior Japanese vice trade minister Hideki Makihara (2nd from L) poses for a photo with other participants of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership ministerial meeting in Bangkok on Nov. 1, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

Hideki Makihara, a senior vice minister of economy, trade and industry, sees off a truck loaded with face masks as he inspects a face mask factory in Fuji in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on March 26, 2020. A shortage of face masks has been a serious problem in the country amid the spread of the new coronavirus. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

Hideki Makihara, a senior vice minister of economy, trade and industry, watches boxes containing face masks being loaded to a truck for shipment as he inspects a face mask factory in Fuji in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on March 26, 2020. A shortage of face masks has been a serious problem in the country amid the spread of the new coronavirus. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

Hideki Makihara, a senior vice minister of economy, trade and industry, speaks to reporters after inspecting a face mask factory in Fuji in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on March 26, 2020. A shortage of face masks has been a serious problem in the country amid the spread of the new coronavirus. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Singer Makihara arrested over alleged drug possession

A car carrying popular Japanese singer-songwriter Noriyuki Makihara enters Tokyo Wangan police station in Tokyo in the early hours of Feb. 14, 2020, following his arrest on alleged illegal drug possession. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Singer Makihara arrested over alleged drug possession

A car carrying popular Japanese singer-songwriter Noriyuki Makihara leaves Tokyo Wangan police station in Tokyo on Feb. 14, 2020. He was arrested the previous day for allegedly possessing illegal drugs at his home in Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sumo wresler Wakanosato marries

TOKYO, Japan - Sumo sekiwake Wakanosato, 27, cuts the cake with his bride Aya Makihara, 28, at their wedding ceremony at a Tokyo hotel on April 24. (Kyodo)

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Business forum seeks more foreign investment in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsubishi Corp. Chairman Minoru Makihara (R) addresses a forum at a Tokyo hotel Sept. 12. The forum was set up by business leaders to help attract more foreign investment in Japan. At center is Nissan Motor Co. President Carlos Ghosn. (Kyodo)

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Yomiuri pitcher Makihara to hang up glove

TOKYO, Japan - Veteran Yomiuri Giants pitcher Hiromi Makihara (file photo) said Sept. 28 in Tokyo that he will retire at the end of the season after 19 years with the Central League club. During his 20 years as a professional, Makihara notched 159 wins against 128 losses with 56 saves and a 3.19 earned run average.

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U.S., Japanese business leaders end meeting

TOKYO, Japan - Michael Armstrong (R), chairman of AT&T Corp. and co-chairman of the Japan-U.S. Business Conference, and Minoru Makihara, chairman of Mitsubishi Corp. and co-chairman of the conference, meet the press at a Tokyo hotel July 11 at the end of the two-day conference. Among the issues conference participants discussed was the lowering of interconnection fees charged by telecom giant Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp.

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Keidanren picks 3 new vice chairmen

TOKYO, Japan - File photos show (from L to ) Akio Kosai, 68, president of Sumitomo Chemical Co., Minoru Makihara, 70, chairman of Mitsubishi Corp., and Shigeji Ueshima, 68, president of Mitsui & Co., who were named vice chairmen of the Federation of Economic Organizations (Keidanren), Japan's most powerful big-business group, on March 8.

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Preparatory meeting for Japan-U.S. Business Conference held

SANTA BARBARA, United States - Mitsubishi Corp. Chairman Minoru Makihara (C) meets the press in Santa Barbara, California, on Feb. 20 after a preparatory meeting for the Japan-U.S. Business Conference scheduled for July in Tokyo. Makihara co-chaired the meeting with AT&T Corp. Chairman Michael Armstrong. U.S. business leaders urged their Japanese peers to speed up workforce downsizing at Japanese companies.

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Singer given suspended term for drug possession

TOKYO, Japan - Popular singer-songwriter Noriyuki Makihara, 30, walks into the Tokyo District Court on Dec. 8 to hear a ruling. The court sentenced him to 18 months in prison, suspended for three years, for possessing stimulant drugs at his Tokyo home. Makihara had earlier pleaded guilty to the charges.

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Annual Japan-U.S. business council ends in San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - Minoru Makihara (R), chairman of both the Japan-U.S. Business Council and Mitsubishi Corp., and Michael Jordan, former chairman of CBS Corp., speak to reporters in San Francisco on July 13 after the three-day annual meeting of the council.

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Annual Japan-U.S. business council ends in San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - Minoru Makihara (R), chairman of both the Japan-U.S. Business Council and Mitsubishi Corp., and Michael Jordan, former chairman of CBS Corp., speak to reporters in San Francisco on July 13 after the three-day annual meeting of the council.

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Japan-U.S. Business Conference e

Michael Jordan (R), chairman of CBS Corp., and Minoru Makihara (C), chairman of Mitsubishi Corp., answer questions at a news conference at the end of a three-day Japan-U.S. Business Conference in Tokyo on Tuesday July 14. Business executives renewed calls on Japan to take urgent steps to revive its ailing economy.