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PFW - Lacoste Street Style

Street style, Makiko Takizawa arriving at Lacoste Spring Summer 2025 show, held at rue du Faubourg Poissonniere, Paris, France, on October 1st, 2024. Photo by Marie-Paola Bertrand-Hillion/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PFW - Lacoste Street Style

Street style, Makiko Takizawa arriving at Lacoste Spring Summer 2025 show, held at rue du Faubourg Poissonniere, Paris, France, on October 1st, 2024. Photo by Marie-Paola Bertrand-Hillion/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PFW - Lacoste Street Style

Street style, Makiko Takizawa arriving at Lacoste Spring Summer 2025 show, held at rue du Faubourg Poissonniere, Paris, France, on October 1st, 2024. Photo by Marie-Paola Bertrand-Hillion/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PFW - Lacoste Street Style

Street style, Makiko Takizawa arriving at Lacoste Spring Summer 2025 show, held at rue du Faubourg Poissonniere, Paris, France, on October 1st, 2024. Photo by Marie-Paola Bertrand-Hillion/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cherry-blossom managing team in Hirosaki

AOMORI, Japan - Licensed "tree doctors" Masaru Kobayashi (L) and Makiko Hashiba closely examine cherry trees at Hirosaki Park in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, on May 3, 2014. Veteran cherry-blossom keeper Kobayashi teaches novice Hashiba how to maintain cherry trees as part of the city's new effort to hand down its unique tree-care method to the younger generation at the northeastern Japanese park, one of the most beautiful spots for cherry blossoms in Japan.

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1st female secretary to premier

TOKYO, Japan - Makiko Yamada (R), deputy director general for IT strategy at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, receives her letter of appointment from Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to become one of Abe's secretaries at his office in Tokyo on Nov. 29, 2013. The 53-year-old senior official at the economy ministry is the first woman to serve as a prime ministerial secretary in postwar Japan.

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1st female secretary to premier

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Makiko Yamada, deputy director general for IT strategy at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has decided to appoint the 53-year-old senior official at the economy ministry as his secretary, making Yamada the first woman to serve as a prime ministerial secretary in postwar Japan, a government source said Nov. 29, 2013.

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1st female secretary to premier

TOKYO, Japan - Makiko Yamada (R), deputy director general for IT strategy at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, chats with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe after receiving her letter of appointment from Abe to become one of his secretaries at his office in Tokyo on Nov. 29, 2013. The 53-year-old senior official at the economy ministry is the first woman to serve as a prime ministerial secretary in postwar Japan.

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Treatment of people exposed to Fukushima radiation changing

KAWAUCHI, Japan - Makiko Orita (R), a graduate student at Nagasaki University and health nurse, visits shop owner Yoshiyuki Yanai in Kawauchi, Fukushima Prefecture, to offer health consultations on July 31, 2013.

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Japanese mourn relatives buried in N. Korea

HAMHUNG, North Korea - Makiko Taniguchi, 74, from Kagoshima Prefecture in southwestern Japan, cries while holding a picture of her mother on June 21, 2013, at a site in Hamhung in the east of North Korea believed to contain the remains of around 1,600 Japanese soldiers and civilians. Taniguchi's sister and brother died near the burial site when they were 5 years old and 9 months old, respectively.

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Japanese mourn relatives buried in N. Korea

HAMHUNG, North Korea - Makiko Taniguchi, 74, from Kagoshima Prefecture in southwestern Japan, cries while covering her face with a picture of her mother on June 21, 2013, at a site in Hamhung in the east of North Korea believed to contain the remains of around 1,600 Japanese soldiers and civilians. Taniguchi's sister and brother died near the burial site when they were 5 years old and 9 months old, respectively.

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Japan general election

NAGAOKA, Japan - Japanese education minister Makiko Tanaka of the Democratic Party of Japan speaks before supporters in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, on Dec. 16, 2012, after losing in a general election held earlier in the day. Tanaka is the daughter of the late former Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka, who normalized Japan's diplomatic ties with China in 1972 with Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai.

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Minister apologizes over college approval stir

TOKYO, Japan - Education minister Makiko Tanaka apologizes during a press conference at the ministry in Tokyo on Nov. 9, 2012, for causing a major stir by opposing an advisory panel's recommendation for accreditation of three universities.

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Tanaka offers to approve 3 planned universities in reversal

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese education minister Makiko Tanaka speaks at a meeting of the House of Representatives education subcommittee in Tokyo on Nov. 7, 2012. Tanaka offered at the meeting to approve three planned universities, reversing her opposition the previous week to their creation.

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Tanaka offers to approve 3 planned universities in reversal

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese education minister Makiko Tanaka speaks at a meeting of the House of Representatives education subcommittee in Tokyo on Nov. 7, 2012. Tanaka offered at the meeting to approve three planned universities, reversing her opposition the previous week to their creation.

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Tanaka may allow universities to open under new criteria

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese education minister Makiko Tanaka holds a news conference at the ministry in Tokyo on Nov. 6, 2012, following her decision the previous week to overrule the planned opening in the spring of 2013 of three universities. Tanaka indicated in the news conference that she may allow the establishment of the universities if they meet new criteria, backpedalling from her earlier position.

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Tanaka may allow universities to open under new criteria

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese education minister Makiko Tanaka holds a news conference at the ministry in Tokyo on Nov. 6, 2012, following her decision the previous week to overrule the planned opening in the spring of 2013 of three universities. Tanaka indicated in the news conference that she may allow the establishment of the universities if they meet new criteria, backpedalling from her earlier position.

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Tanaka may allow universities to open under new criteria

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese education minister Makiko Tanaka holds a news conference at the ministry in Tokyo on Nov. 6, 2012, following her decision the previous week to overrule the planned opening in the spring of 2013 of three universities. Tanaka indicated in the news conference that she may allow the establishment of the universities if they meet new criteria, backpedalling from her earlier position.

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Kotoshogiku announces engagement

HISAYAMA, Japan - Kotoshogiku (R), a 28-year-old ozeki, lifts Makiko Fukuchi, his 29-year-old fiancee, in Hisayama, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Oct. 29, 2012, as the couple announce their engagement.

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Japan Cabinet reshuffle

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (C, front row) and his newly appointed ministers gather for group photos after attending the first Cabinet meeting at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 1, 2012. Noda reshuffled his Cabinet the same day, appointing outspoken former foreign ministers Seiji Maehara and Makiko Tanaka as national policy minister and education minister, respectively, aiming to bolster public support for his year-old government ahead of the next general election.

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New education minister Tanaka

TOKYO, Japan - Makiko Tanaka, Japan's new education minister, smiles while sitting in the minister's chair in her office at the ministry in Tokyo after assuming the post on Oct. 1, 2012, when Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda reshuffled his Cabinet. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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New education minister Tanaka

TOKYO, Japan - Makiko Tanaka (holding flowers), Japan's new education minister, is greeted by ministry staff with applause as she arrives at the ministry in Tokyo after assuming the post on Oct. 1, 2012, when Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda reshuffled his Cabinet. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Japan Cabinet reshuffle

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (R) and newly appointed education minister Makiko Tanaka gather along with other ministers for group photos after attending the first Cabinet meeting at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 1, 2012. Noda reshuffled his Cabinet the same day, appointing outspoken former foreign ministers Seiji Maehara and Makiko Tanaka as national policy minister and education minister, respectively, aiming to bolster public support for his year-old government ahead of the next general election.

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Japan Cabinet reshuffle

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (R, bottom), newly appointed education minister Makiko Tanaka (C) and other ministers gather for group photos after attending the first Cabinet meeting at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 1, 2012. Noda reshuffled his Cabinet the same day, appointing outspoken former foreign ministers Seiji Maehara and Makiko Tanaka as national policy minister and education minister, respectively, aiming to bolster public support for his year-old government ahead of the next general election.

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Japan Cabinet reshuffle

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (R bottom), newly appointed education minister Makiko Tanaka (L, center row) and other ministers gather for group photos after attending the first Cabinet meeting at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 1, 2012. Noda reshuffled his Cabinet the same day, appointing outspoken former foreign ministers Seiji Maehara and Makiko Tanaka as national policy minister and education minister, respectively, aiming to bolster public support for his year-old government ahead of the next general election.

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Japan Cabinet reshuffle

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (C, front row) and his newly appointed ministers gather for group photos after attending the first Cabinet meeting at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 1, 2012. Noda reshuffled his Cabinet the same day, appointing outspoken former foreign ministers Seiji Maehara and Makiko Tanaka as national policy minister and education minister, respectively, aiming to bolster public support for his year-old government ahead of the next general election.

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Japan Cabinet reshuffle

TOKYO, Japan - Newly appointed ministers of Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's Cabinet leave the prime minister's office in Tokyo for the Imperial Palace to attend the attestation ceremony on Oct. 1, 2012. Noda reshuffled his Cabinet the same day, appointing outspoken former foreign ministers Seiji Maehara and Makiko Tanaka as national policy minister and education minister, respectively, aiming to bolster public support for his year-old government ahead of the next general election.

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Japan Cabinet reshuffle

NARITA, Japan - Makiko Tanaka, Japan's new education minister, answers reporters' questions at Narita airport near Tokyo on Oct. 1, 2012, as Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda reshuffled his Cabinet.

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Japan Cabinet reshuffle

NARITA, Japan - Makiko Tanaka, Japan's new education minister, answers reporters' questions at Narita airport near Tokyo on Oct. 1, 2012, as Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda reshuffled his Cabinet.

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Ex-Foreign Minister Tanaka

TOKYO, Japan - Former Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka answers reporters' questions in Tokyo on Sept. 7, 2012. She said she will not run in the leadership election of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan.

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Ex-Foreign Minister Tanaka

TOKYO, Japan - Former Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka answers reporters' questions in Tokyo on Sept. 5, 2012, after some of her colleague lawmakers in the ruling Democratic Party of Japan requested she run in a party leadership election.

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Suu Kyi, Kikuta meet in Myanmar

YANGON, Myanmar - Myanmar pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi (R) and Japanese Parliamentary Vice Foreign Minister Makiko Kikuta pose for photos in Yangon, Myanmar, on June 29, 2011, after their meeting. It is the first meeting between a senior Japanese government official and Suu Kyi since August 2002.

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Japanese youth group at Shanghai Expo

SHANGHAI, China - Makiko Kikuta, Japanese parliamentary vice foreign minister who is heading a Japanese youth delegation to the World Expo in Shanghai, speaks to reporters in Shanghai on Oct. 28, 2010. She will properly handle the matter of Chinese authorities obstructing Japanese media coverage of the delegation's visit, if necessary.

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Scandal-tainted Asashoryu calls it quits

TOKYO, Japan - This photo shows Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Asashoryu taking part in a practice session in Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 5, 2010, as Makiko Uchidate (R), an outspoken critic of Asashoryu and a member of the Yokozuna Deliberation Council, looks on. Asashoryu said on Feb. 4, 2010, that he has decided to bring an end to his illustrious but trouble-laden sumo career.

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Ex-Foreign Minister Tanaka to join DPJ

NAGAOKA, Japan - Former Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka (L) speaks at a press conference, together with her husband and House of Councillors lawmaker Naoki Tanaka (R) and Yukio Hatoyama (C), president of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan at a hotel in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, on Aug. 15. Makiko Tanaka, who is an independent in the House of Representatives after being ousted from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party in 2002, will seek reelection in the Aug. 30 general election as a DPJ candidate.

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Ex-Foreign Minister Tanaka to join DPJ

TOKYO, Japan - Former Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka (L in this undated file photo) announces on Aug. 15 that she will seek reelection in the Aug. 30 general election as a candidate of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan. Tanaka is an independent in the lower house after being ousted from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party in 2002. Her husband Naoki Tanaka (R), an independent in the House of Councillors, will also join the DPJ.

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Heroine of Kyoto's Aoi Festival purifies herself

KYOTO, Japan - Makiko Sen (C), who has been selected as the heroine of this year's Aoi Festival, one of the three major festivals in Kyoto, purifies herself in a ceremony May 4 by dipping her hands into a river at Shimogamo Shrine before the 1,400-year-old event on May 15.

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Japanese obstetrician leaves for Afghanistan

NARITA, Japan - Makiko Kikuchi, a 34-year-old obstetrician and gynecologist of the Japanese Red Cross Society, speaks to reporters at Narita International Airport, northeast of Tokyo, on Oct. 5 before leaving for Afghanistan to assist in childbirths and offer advice to expectant mothers in the war-torn country. Kikuchi will work for five months in a hospital in Kandahar.

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DPJ shows readiness to strengthen support bases

TOKYO, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan leader Seiji Maehara stands on the rostrum with his party colleague Makiko Kikuta as the main opposition party winds up a two-day annual convention in Tokyo on Dec. 17.

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Sakamoto wins women's 51-kg title

BUDAPEST, Hungary - Japan's Hitomi Sakamoto (L) shows off the gold medal she won for the women's 51-kilogram title by downing Vanena Boobryem of France at the world wrestling championships in Budapest on Sept. 28. At right is her younger sister Makiko, who took the bronze in the women's 48-kg class.

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'Charismatic housewife' Fujino set to win seat in Diet

NAGOYA, Japan - Makiko Fujino, a popular cooking expert dubbed ''the charismatic housewife,'' smiles at her election campaign office in Nagoya Sept. 11 as she was certain to win a House of the Representatives seat in the day's election.

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LDP's Tanaka set to retain upper house seat

NIIGATA, Japan - Naoki Tanaka (L) shakes hands with his wife, former Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka, at a hotel in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, on July 11 as a Kyodo News projection showed he was set to retain his seat in the House of Councillors election.

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(14)Official campaigning for upper house election starts

TOKYO, Japan - Naoki Tanaka (R), along with his wife and former Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka, attends a ceremony in Nishiyama, Niigata Prefecture, on June 24 before starting campaigning in the July 11 House of Councillors election.

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Weekly on Tanaka's daughter banned, publisher appeals

TOKYO, Japan - A shopkeeper is about to remove copies of weekly magazine Shukan Bunshun on March 17 following a Tokyo District Court decision to ban publication of its story about the divorce of former Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka's daughter. Tokyo-based publisher Bungeishunju Ltd. lodged an objection against the decision later in the day.

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(1)Court halts weekly's publication over Tanaka story

TOKYO, Japan - A woman holds up copies of weekly magazine Shukan Bunshun's latest edition in a Tokyo convenience store March 17 after the Tokyo District Court issued a publication injunction against it. It granted an injunction request, filed on privacy grounds, over an article saying the eldest daughter of House of Representatives member Makiko Tanaka married against her parents' wishes and divorced a year later.

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(2)Court halts weekly's publication over Tanaka story

TOKYO, Japan - A salesgirl removes copies of weekly magazine Shukan Bunshun's latest edition from a Tokyo station kiosk March 17. The Tokyo District Court granted a publication injunction request, filed on privacy grounds, over an article saying the eldest daughter of House of Representatives member Makiko Tanaka married against her parents' wishes and divorced a year later.

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(1)Special Diet session convened following election

TOKYO, Japan - Former Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka is surrounded by reporters in the Diet building in Tokyo Nov. 19 ahead of a special Diet session following the House of Representatives general election. Tanaka recaptured a lower house seat as an independent.

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Ex-Foreign Minister Tanaka visits father's grave

NAGAOKA, Japan - Former Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka visits the grave of her father, the late Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka, in the town of Nishiyama, Niigata Prefecture, on Nov. 10, one day after she made a political comeback in the general election for the House of Representatives. Tanaka resigned her lower house seat in August last year and won the election as an independent.

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Tanaka projected to win back lower house seat

NAGAOKA, Japan - Former Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka receives flowers Nov. 9 in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, after appearing certain to recapture a House of Representatives seat in the day's election.

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(12)Campaigning begins for Nov. 9 general election

NAGAOKA, Japan - Former Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka kicks off her election campaign in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture on Oct. 28 as official campaign begins for the Nov. 9 general election.