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Makoto Suwa, JAXA Astronaut Press Conference

Makoto Suwa, JAXA Astronaut Press Conference

Makoto Suwa, JAXA Astronaut Press Conference=January 9,2026,Tokyo

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Makoto Suwa, JAXA Astronaut Press Conference

Makoto Suwa, JAXA Astronaut Press Conference

Makoto Suwa, JAXA Astronaut Press Conference=January 9,2026,Tokyo

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Makoto Suwa, JAXA Astronaut Press Conference

Makoto Suwa, JAXA Astronaut Press Conference

Makoto Suwa, JAXA Astronaut Press Conference=January 9,2026,Tokyo

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Makoto Suwa, JAXA Astronaut Press Conference

Makoto Suwa, JAXA Astronaut Press Conference

Makoto Suwa, JAXA Astronaut Press Conference=January 9,2026,Tokyo

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Literary award winner in Japan

Literary award winner in Japan

Novelist Makoto Toriyama speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 14, 2026, after winning the Akutagawa Prize, a Japanese literary award for up-and-coming authors.

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[Breaking News]Astronaut Suwa to fly to ISS possibly in 2027

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 9 Kyodo - Japanese astronaut Makoto Suwa holds a news conference in Tokyo on Jan. 9, 2026, after the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said he will fly to the International Space Station, possibly in 2027, for a long-term mission. (Kyodo)

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Astronaut Suwa to fly to ISS possibly in 2027

Astronaut Suwa to fly to ISS possibly in 2027

Japanese astronaut Makoto Suwa poses during a news conference in Tokyo on Jan. 9, 2026, after the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said he will fly to the International Space Station, possibly in 2027, for a long-term mission.

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Astronaut Suwa to fly to ISS possibly in 2027

Astronaut Suwa to fly to ISS possibly in 2027

Japanese astronaut Makoto Suwa poses during a news conference in Tokyo on Jan. 9, 2026, after the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said he will fly to the International Space Station, possibly in 2027, for a long-term mission.

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Astronaut Suwa to fly to ISS possibly in 2027

Astronaut Suwa to fly to ISS possibly in 2027

Japanese astronaut Makoto Suwa holds a news conference in Tokyo on Jan. 9, 2026, after the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said he will fly to the International Space Station, possibly in 2027, for a long-term mission.

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Astronaut Suwa to fly to ISS possibly in 2027

Astronaut Suwa to fly to ISS possibly in 2027

Japanese astronaut Makoto Suwa holds a news conference in Tokyo on Jan. 9, 2026, after the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said he will fly to the International Space Station, possibly in 2027, for a long-term mission.

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Astronaut Suwa to fly to ISS possibly in 2027

Astronaut Suwa to fly to ISS possibly in 2027

Japanese astronaut Makoto Suwa holds a news conference in Tokyo on Jan. 9, 2026, after the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said he will fly to the International Space Station, possibly in 2027, for a long-term mission.

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Japanese H3 rocket fails to put satellite into orbit

Japanese H3 rocket fails to put satellite into orbit

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency project manager Makoto Arita attends a press conference at the Tanegashima Space Center in Minamitane, Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 22, 2025, after a Japanese H3 rocket failed to deliver the Michibiki No. 5 satellite into the target orbit.

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Japanese H3 rocket fails to put satellite into orbit

Japanese H3 rocket fails to put satellite into orbit

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency project manager Makoto Arita attends a press conference at the Tanegashima Space Center in Minamitane, Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 22, 2025, after a Japanese H3 rocket failed to deliver the Michibiki No. 5 satellite into the target orbit.

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Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group President Transition Press Conference

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group President Transition Press Conference

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group President Transition Press Conference. From right: Hiroki Kamezawa, incoming Executive Chairman of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group; Masakazu Osawa, incoming President and Executive Officer of Mitsubishi UFJ Bank; Junichi Hanzawa, incoming President and Executive Officer of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group; Hiroyuki Seki, incoming President and CEO of Mitsubishi UFJ Securities Holdings; Makoto Kobayashi, incoming Chairman of Mitsubishi UFJ Securities Holdings.=December 16,2025,Tokyo

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World Exposition in Osaka

World Exposition in Osaka

Former Japan football men's football team captain Makoto Hasebe, who was a long-term player for German Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt, takes part in an event at Germany's pavilion at the World Exposition in Osaka on June 11, 2025.

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World Exposition in Osaka

World Exposition in Osaka

Former Japan football men's football team captain Makoto Hasebe, who was a long-term player for German Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt, takes part in an event at Germany's pavilion at the World Exposition in Osaka on June 11, 2025.

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Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, Inc. March press conference.

Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, Inc. March press conference.

Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, Inc. March press conference. Photo shows (from right to left) Motofumi Shitara, Vice President; Makoto Uchida, Vice President; Toshihiro Suzuki, Vice President; Masanori Katayama, Chairman; Koji Sato, Vice President; Toshihiro Mibe, Vice President; and Akira Matsunaga, Vice President.=March 19,2025,Tokyo

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Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, Inc. March press conference.

Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, Inc. March press conference.

Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, Inc. March press conference. Photo shows, from right, Makoto Uchida, Vice President, and Toshihiro Suzuki, Vice President.=March 19,2025,Tokyo

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Nissan names new CEO after failed merger talks with Honda

Nissan names new CEO after failed merger talks with Honda

Screenshot from an online press conference on March 11, 2025, shows Nissan Motor Co. CEO Makoto Uchida who is set to be replaced by Chief Planning Officer Ivan Espinosa, as the ailing carmaker seeks to revive its business following the collapse of merger talks with Honda Motor Co.

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Nissan names new CEO after failed merger talks with Honda

Nissan names new CEO after failed merger talks with Honda

Screenshot shows Nissan Motor Co. CEO Makoto Uchida (L) and Chief Planning Officer Ivan Espinosa speaking at an online press conference on March 11, 2025, as Uchida is set to be replaced by Espinosa with the ailing carmaker seeking to revive its fortunes under new leadership following the collapse of merger talks with Honda Motor Co.

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Nissan Motor 3Q Financial Results Conference

Nissan Motor 3Q Financial Results Conference

Nissan Motor 3Q financial results press conference. Photo shows Makoto Uchida, President and CEO.=February 13,2025,Kanagawa

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Nissan Motor 3Q Financial Results Conference

Nissan Motor 3Q Financial Results Conference

Nissan Motor 3Q financial results press conference. Photo shows Makoto Uchida, President and CEO.=February 13,2025,Kanagawa

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Nissan Motor 3Q Financial Results Conference

Nissan Motor 3Q Financial Results Conference

Nissan Motor 3Q financial results press conference. Photo shows, from left, President and CEO Makoto Uchida and CFO Jeremy Papin.=February 13,2025,Kanagawa

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Honda, Nissan merger talks collapse

Honda, Nissan merger talks collapse

Nissan Motor Co. President Makoto Uchida bows during a press conference in Yokohama, eastern Japan, on Feb. 13, 2025, as the company decided to scrap a historic merger plan with Honda Motor Co.

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Honda, Nissan merger talks collapse

Honda, Nissan merger talks collapse

Nissan Motor Co. President Makoto Uchida holds a press conference in Yokohama, eastern Japan, on Feb. 13, 2025, as the company decided to scrap a historic merger plan with Honda Motor Co.

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Honda, Nissan merger talks collapse

Honda, Nissan merger talks collapse

Nissan Motor Co. President Makoto Uchida holds a press conference in Yokohama, eastern Japan, on Feb. 13, 2025, as the company decided to scrap a historic merger plan with Honda Motor Co.

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KDDI President Change Press Conference

KDDI President Change Press Conference

KDDI's press conference on the change of president. Photo shows, from right to left, Hiromichi Matsuda, President and CEO (currently, Director, Executive Officer and Managing CDO), and Makoto Takahashi, Chairman and Representative Director (currently, President and CEO).=February 5,2025,Tokyo

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KDDI President Change Press Conference

KDDI President Change Press Conference

KDDI's press conference on the change of president. Photo shows, from right to left, Hiromichi Matsuda, President and CEO (currently, Director, Executive Officer and Managing CDO), and Makoto Takahashi, Chairman and Representative Director (currently, President and CEO).=February 5,2025,Tokyo

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Nissan, Honda, Mitsubishi automakers' joint press conference

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 23 Kyodo - Presidents of Nissan Motor Co., Honda Motor Co. and Mitsubishi Motors Corp. -- Makoto Uchida, Toshihiro Mibe and Takao Kato -- pose for photos after attending a joint press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 23, 2024. (Kyodo)

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Japan-China talks

Japan-China talks

Makoto Nishida, secretary general of Japan's junior ruling coalition partner Komeito, speaks at a meeting with Chinese Premier Li Qiang at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Jan. 15, 2025.

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Japan-China talks

Japan-China talks

Makoto Nishida (L), secretary general of Japan's junior ruling coalition partner Komeito, shakes hands with Chinese Premier Li Qiang at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Jan. 15, 2025.

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Japan-China talks

Japan-China talks

Chinese Premier Li Qiang speaks at a meeting with Hiroshi Moriyama, secretary general of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, and Makoto Nishida, secretary general of the LDP's coalition partner Komeito at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Jan. 15, 2025.

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Japan ruling coalition lawmakers in Beijing

Japan ruling coalition lawmakers in Beijing

Hiroshi Moriyama (2nd from L), secretary general of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, and Makoto Nishida (far L), secretary general of the LDP's coalition partner the Komeito party, hold talks with Chinese Premier Li Qiang (far R) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Jan. 15, 2025.

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Japan ruling coalition lawmakers in Beijing

Japan ruling coalition lawmakers in Beijing

Hiroshi Moriyama (R), secretary general of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, and Makoto Nishida (L), secretary general of the LDP's coalition partner the Komeito party, pose with Chinese Premier Li Qiang at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Jan. 15, 2025.

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Japan ruling coalition lawmakers in Beijing

Japan ruling coalition lawmakers in Beijing

Hiroshi Moriyama (C), secretary general of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, and his Komeito party counterpart, Makoto Nishida (L), hold talks with Li Shulei, head of the Publicity Department of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, on Jan. 13, 2025, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

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Japan ruling coalition lawmakers in Beijing

Japan ruling coalition lawmakers in Beijing

Hiroshi Moriyama (2nd from L), secretary general of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, and his Komeito party counterpart, Makoto Nishida (far L), hold talks with Li Shulei (2nd from R), head of the Publicity Department of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, on Jan. 13, 2025, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

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Japan-China dialogue between governing parties in Beijing

Japan-China dialogue between governing parties in Beijing

Hiroshi Moriyama (C), secretary general of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, and Makoto Nishida (R), secretary general of Japan's Komeito party, attend a press conference after holding talks with Wang Huning, chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference National Committee, in Beijing on Jan. 14, 2025.

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Japan-China dialogue between governing parties in Beijing

Japan-China dialogue between governing parties in Beijing

Makoto Nishida (L), secretary general of Japan's Komeito party, and Wang Huning, chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference National Committee, shake hands ahead of their talks in Beijing on Jan. 14, 2025.

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Japan-China dialogue between governing parties in Beijing

Japan-China dialogue between governing parties in Beijing

(From L) Makoto Nishida, secretary general of Japan's Komeito party, Wang Huning, chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference National Committee, and Hiroshi Moriyama, secretary general of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, pose for a photo in Beijing on Jan. 14, 2025.

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Japan-China dialogue between governing parties in Beijing

Japan-China dialogue between governing parties in Beijing

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi hold talks with Hiroshi Moriyama, secretary general of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, and Makoto Nishida, secretary general of Japan's Komeito party, in Beijing on Jan. 14, 2025, after the Japanese politicians attended a regular dialogue between the governing parties of Japan and China.

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Japan-China dialogue between governing parties in Beijing

Japan-China dialogue between governing parties in Beijing

(From L) Hiroshi Moriyama, secretary general of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Makoto Nishida, secretary general of Japan's Komeito party, pose for a photo ahead of their talks in Beijing on Jan. 14, 2025.

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Japan-China dialogue between governing parties in Beijing

Japan-China dialogue between governing parties in Beijing

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (R) and Makoto Nishida, secretary general of Japan's Komeito party, shake hands ahead of their talks in Beijing on Jan. 14, 2025.

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Japan-China dialogue between governing parties in Beijing

Japan-China dialogue between governing parties in Beijing

Makoto Nishida, secretary general of Japan's Komeito party, holds talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing on Jan. 14, 2025, after the Japanese politician attended a regular dialogue between the governing parties of Japan and China.

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Japan-China dialogue between governing parties in Beijing

Japan-China dialogue between governing parties in Beijing

Hiroshi Moriyama (front row, 5th from L), secretary general of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, and his Komeito party counterpart, Makoto Nishida (front row, 4th from L), pose with Liu Jianchao (front row, 4th from R), chief of the Chinese Communist Party's International Department, prior to a dialogue between the governing parties of Japan and China on Jan. 14, 2025, in Beijing.

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Japan-China dialogue between governing parties in Beijing

Japan-China dialogue between governing parties in Beijing

Hiroshi Moriyama (L), secretary general of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, and his Komeito party counterpart, Makoto Nishida (R), shake hands with Liu Jianchao, chief of the Chinese Communist Party's International Department, prior to a regular dialogue between the governing parties of Japan and China on Jan. 14, 2025, in Beijing.

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Japan-China dialogue between governing parties in Beijing

Japan-China dialogue between governing parties in Beijing

Makoto Nishida, secretary general of Japan's Komeito party, makes a keynote speech during a regular dialogue between the governing parties of Japan and China in Beijing on Jan. 14, 2025.

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Nissan, Honda, and Mitsubishi Motors Corporation Press Conference.

Nissan, Honda, and Mitsubishi Motors Corporation Press Conference.

Nissan, Honda, and Mitsubishi Motors press conference. Photo shows Makoto Uchida, President of Nissan, Toshihiro Mibe, President of Honda, and Takao Kato, President of Mitsubishi Motors, at the press conference.=December 23,2024,Chuo Ward, Tokyo

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Nissan, Honda, and Mitsubishi Motors Corporation Press Conference.

Nissan, Honda, and Mitsubishi Motors Corporation Press Conference.

Nissan, Honda, and Mitsubishi Motors press conference. Photo shows at the press conference are (from left) Makoto Uchida, President of Nissan Motor; Toshihiro Mibe, President of Honda; and Takao Kato, President of Mitsubishi Motors.=December 23,2024,Chuo Ward, Tokyo

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Nissan, Honda, and Mitsubishi Motors Corporation Press Conference.

Nissan, Honda, and Mitsubishi Motors Corporation Press Conference.

Nissan, Honda, and Mitsubishi Motors press conference. Photo shows (from left) Makoto Uchida, President of Nissan, and Toshihiro Mibe, President of Honda, at the press conference.=December 23,2024,Chuo Ward, Tokyo

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Nissan, Honda, and Mitsubishi Motors Corporation Press Conference.

Nissan, Honda, and Mitsubishi Motors Corporation Press Conference.

Nissan, Honda, and Mitsubishi Motors press conference. Photo shows from left to right: Makoto Uchida, President of Nissan Motor; Toshihiro Mibe, President of Honda Motor; Takao Kato, President of Mitsubishi Motors.=December 23,2024,Chuo Ward, Tokyo

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