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Fukuda drawing widening support for his premiership bid

TOKYO, Japan - Former Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuo Fukuda is surrounded by reporters at the Liberal Democratic Party's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 14 after talks with former LDP Secretary General Makoto Koga, former LDP Vice President Taku Yamasaki and former Finance Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki.

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Group of nonpartisan lawmakers visits Yasukuni Shrine

TOKYO, Japan - Transport minister Yuichiro Hata (C) is pictured after paying homage at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Oct. 18, 2012. To the left is former Liberal Democratic Party Secretary General Makoto Koga. Lawmakers of a nonpartisan group, including Hata and another Cabinet minister, visited the Shinto shrine dedicated to the war-dead on the occasion of its fall festival.

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Opposition leadership race

TOKYO, Japan - Liberal Democratic Party President Sadakazu Tanigaki answers reporters' questions at the opposition party's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 3, 2012, after meeting with Makoto Koga, head of the intraparty faction to which Tanigaki belongs. Tanigaki said he had been urged by Koga not to run in the LDP's presidential election later in September.

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Opposition leadership race

TOKYO, Japan - Makoto Koga, head of the intraparty faction to which Liberal Democratic Party President Sadakazu Tanigaki belongs, answers reporters' questions in Tokyo on Sept. 3, 2012, after meeting with Tanigaki. Koga urged Tanigaki not to run in the opposition party's presidential election later in September.

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Bigger the sash, bigger the election win in Japan?

OMUTA, Japan - Former Liberal Democratic Party Secretary General Makoto Koga, wearing a wide sash bearing his name, is photographed in Omuta, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Aug. 18, the start of the official campaign for the Aug. 30 general election. Most candidates including veteran politicians wear name sashes in elections in Japan.

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Veteran lawmakers visit Yasukuni Shrine

TOKYO, Japan - A group of lawmakers, including former farm minister Yoshinobu Shimamura (C) and former Liberal Democratic Party Secretary General Makoto Koga (2nd from L), who heads the Japan War-Bereaved Association, visit the war-related Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Aug. 15, the 64th anniversary of the end of World War II.

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Miyazaki Gov. indecisive on LDP offer to run in election

TOKYO, Japan - Miyazaki Governor Hideo Higashikokubaru (L) talks with Makoto Koga, chairman of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's Election Strategy Council, at the LDP headquarters in Tokyo on July 7.

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LDP asks Miyazaki governor to run in general election

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Liberal Democratic Party Election Strategy Council Chairman Makoto Koga (L) shakes hands with Miyazaki Gov. Hideo Higashikokubaru at the Miyazaki prefectural government office on June 23. Koga conveyed an offer from the LDP for the governor to run in the upcoming House of Representatives election.

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Aso appoints top lieutenants in LDP

TOKYO, Japan - Newly elected Liberal Democratic Party President Taro Aso named four top lieutenants in the ruling party on Sept. 22 shortly after he won the LDP leadership race. From left to right: LDP General Council Chairman Takashi Sasagawa, LDP Secretary General Hiroyuki Hosoda, LDP Policy Research Council Chairman Kosuke Hori, and LDP Election Strategy Council Chairman Makoto Koga.

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LDP election strategy chief speaks at Kyodo News forum

TOKYO, Japan - Makoto Koga, chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party's Election Strategy Council, speaks at a ''Kisaragi-kai'' forum sponsored by Kyodo News at Prince Hotel in Tokyo on July 23.

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:Makoto Koga, head of LDP election strategy committee

TOKYO, Japan - Makoto Koga, head of the Liberal Democratic Party election strategy committee, speaks to reporters at the LDP headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 24 after he was appointed to the job, which has the same ranking as the three top LDP executive posts. Koga, an LDP factional leader, backed Yasuo Fukuda, winner of the Sept. 23 LDP presidential election.

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:Premier-to-be Fukuda names senior LDP executives

TOKYO, Japan - Newly elected Liberal Democratic Party leader Yasuo Fukuda poses with the new lineup of top LDP executives he appointed on Sept. 24. From L to R: Masaaki Yamazaki, secretary general of the LDP House of Councillors caucus; Makoto Koga, chairman of the LDP election strategy committee; Bummei Ibuki, LDP secretary general; Fukuda; Toshihiro Nikai, chairman of the LDP General Council; Sadakazu Tanigaki, chairman of the LDP Policy Research Council; and Hidehisa Otsuji, head of the LDP House of Councillors caucus. Fukuda is expected to be elected prime minister by parliament on Sept. 25 as the LDP controls the House of Representatives.

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Makoto Koga, head of LDP election strategy committee

TOKYO, Japan - Former Liberal Democratic Party Secretary General Makoto Koga shows up at the LDP headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 24 after he was named as head of the LDP election strategy committee with the same ranking as the three top LDP executive posts. Koga, an LDP factional leader, backed Yasuo Fukuda, winner of the Sept. 23 LDP presidential election.

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War bereaved families study separate enshrinement at Yasukuni

TOKYO, Japan - Makoto Koga, president of the Japan War-Bereaved Association, is surrounded by reporters after the association held its first meeting in Tokyo on May 8 to study the proposed separation of Class-A war criminals enshrined at Yasukuni Shrine. Koga, a former Liberal Democratic Party secretary general, has expressed support for the idea of separating the 14 Class-A war criminals from other souls enshrined at the shrine, mostly comprising the Japanese war dead.

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China party official favors option of separating Class-A criminals

BEIJING, China - Makoto Koga (L), former Liberal Democratic Party secretary general, and Chinese Vice President Zeng Qinghong pose for photos prior to their meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on July 19.

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China party official favors option of separating Class-A criminals

BEIJING, China - Makoto Koga (L), former Liberal Democratic Party secretary general, is in talks with Chinese Vice President Zeng Qinghong at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on July 19. Koga, who met Wang Jiarui, head of the International Department of the Chinese Communist Party's Central Committee, earlier in the day, quoted Wang as telling him that the idea of separating Japan's Class-A war criminals from the war dead enshrined at Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine ''is one good direction if it is acceptable in Japan.''

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(1)LDP leaders in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Hidenao Nakagawa (2nd from L), chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party's Diet Affairs Committee, and former LDP Secretary General Makoto Koga (L) are in talks with Chinese State Councillor Tan Jiaxuan (R) in Beijing on Jan. 11.

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Koizumi says he never said Samawah was safe

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Senior Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers Koichi Kato, Makoto Koga and Shizuka Kamei speak to reporters following their meeting with Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi at his office on Nov. 9. They quoted Koizumi as saying he never said the southern Iraqi city of Samawah, where Japanese troops are operating, was safe.

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LDP heavyweights Nonaka, Koga abstain from vote on Iraq bill

TOKYO, Japan - Hiromu Nonaka (2nd from L) and Makoto Koga (R), heavyweights in Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), abstain from voting on a contentious bill to dispatch the Self-Defense Forces (SDF) to help rebuild Iraq during a House of Representatives plenary session on July 4. The lower house approved the bill by a majority vote.

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Nonaka, Koga talk with Chinese Foreign Minister Tang

BEIJING, China - Two former secretaries general of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party -- Hiromu Nonaka (L) and Makoto Koga -- speak to reporters in Beijing on April 14 after meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Tang Jiaxuan.

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LDP's Koga greeted by Kim

SEOUL, South Korea - Makoto Koga (L), former secretary general of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), is greeted by South Korean President Kim Dae Jung at the Blue House presidential palace in Seoul on April 2.

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LDP's Koga becomes head of Japanese war-bereaved group

TOKYO, Japan - Makoto Koga, former secretary general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), smiles at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 27 after being elected president of the Japan War-Bereaved Association. Koga said he wants to be flexible about prime ministers visiting Yasukuni Shrine, a controversial Tokyo place of worship that honors war dead and war criminals.

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Prime Minister Mori makes plan to resign official

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (L) talks with Makoto Koga, secretary general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), in the assembly hall of the House of Representatives on April 5. Earlier in the day, Mori moved a step closer to resignation by making his plan to quit official and telling the LDP to prepare for a party presidential election to determine his successor.

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LDP presidential election set for April 24

TOKYO, Japan - Makoto Koga, secretary general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), addresses a party presidential election committee meeting April 5. Koga said LDP will call a presidential election on April 24 to choose a successor to Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori.

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Mori admits plan to resign

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori heads for his official residence after talks with Makoto Koga, secretary general of his ruling Liberal Democratic Party, in the Diet building on April 4. Mori told Koga that he plans to step down after his successor is chosen in the party's presidential election.

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Mori to discuss details of LDP race on April 4

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (C) attends a meeting of executives of his ruling Liberal Democratic Party in the Diet on April 2. He told them that he plans to meet LDP Secretary General Makoto Koga on April 4 to discuss the timing and method of the party's presidential election that will determine his successor.

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LDP No. 2 backs Nonaka as Mori's successor

SAPPORO, Japan - File photo shows ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Secretary General Makoto Koga, who expressed support in Sapporo on March 31 for party heavyweight Hiromu Nonaka to succeed Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori. ''I hope Mr. Nonaka will stay at the pivot of Japan's administration and work at the top of his ability,'' said Koga, the party's second-in-command after Mori, who is the LDP's president.

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Mori denies resignation, but preparations begin+

TOKYO, Japan - Makoto Koga (standing), secretary general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), speaks at a meeting of secretaries general of LDP chapters at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on March 12. At the meeting, the LDP executives asked the local LDP members to entrust them with a decision to move up LDP presidential race from the fall to choose a new leader.

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Mori signals intention to resign to LDP brass

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori leaves his official residence after meeting with top executives of his Liberal Democratic Party on March 10. In the meeting, Mori signaled his intention to resign in the near future by telling the party executives, including Secretary General Makoto Koga, that he wants to move up the party's presidential race from this autumn.

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LDP's Koga agrees on halt to Isahaya Bay reclamation project

TOKYO, Japan - Makoto Koga (R), secretary general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), poses during a meeting with a group of fishermen from Fukuoka Prefecture at the party headquarters in Tokyo on March 1. Koga said later a controversial state-run land reclamation project in Isahaya Bay in Nagasaki Prefecture should be halted and that water gates should be reopened to allow investigation of the cause of a poor seaweed crop in the area.

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LDP will tell voters of plan to rebuild state finances

TOKYO, Japan - Makoto Koga, secretary general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, speaks at Kyodo News headquarters in Tokyo on Jan. 24. He said the LDP will outline to voters before July's House of Councillors election how it plans to rebuild Japan's troubled finances.

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Three LDP officers named

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Kanezo Muraoka, new Liberal Democratic Party general council chairman, Makoto Koga, new LDP secretary general, and Shizuka Kamei, retained as LDP policy research council chairman, pose for pictures after their appointments were approved at a meeting of party leaders Dec. 5.

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Koga named LDP secretary general

TOKYO, Japan - Standing next to Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori, who is also president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), Makoto Koga, newly appointed secretary general, addresses a meeting of LDP leaders at the party headquarters Dec. 5. Seated at left is outgoing Secretary General Hiromu Nonaka.

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Koga seen as successor to Nonaka

TOKYO, Japan - Makoto Koga, chairman of the Diet Affairs Committee of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, walks into the prime minister's official residence Dec. 1. Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori is expected to name Koga as successor to Party Secretary General Hiromu Nonaka.

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Suzuka 8 Hours

The 43rd running of the Suzuka 8 Hours Endurance Road Race, the third round of the 2022 FIM World Endurance Championship and the first in three years since 2019, opens on August 7, 2022 at the Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka City, Mie Prefecture

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Suzuka 8 Hours-Gino Rea

2022FIM World Endurance Championship Round 3 Suzuka 8 Hours The #5 car runs in the second official qualifying session for the 43rd round of the endurance road race. F.C.C. TSR Honda France's Gino Lear (age 32, British national) in the second official qualifying session for the 43rd round of the 2022 FIM World Endurance Championship.

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Suzuka 8 Hours-Gino Rea

2022FIM World Endurance Championship Round 3 Suzuka 8 Hours F.C.C. TSR in the 43rd round of the endurance road race Honda France's Gino Lia, a 32-year-old British national, was taken to a hospital in Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture, after an accident during free practice. He was taken to a hospital in Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture, after an accident during free practice.

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Suzuka 8 Hours 2022

2022 FIM Endurance World Championship, Suzuka 8 hours, 43rd, Official practice, Kawasaki Racing Team Suzuka 8H, Alex Lowes

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Suzuka 8 Hours-Gino Rea

2022FIM World Endurance Championship Round 3 Suzuka 8 Hours F.C.C. TSR poses for a commemorative photo at the 43rd round of the endurance road race Honda Gino Ria of France

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Suzuka 8 Hours 2022

2022 FIM Endurance World Championship, Suzuka 8 hours, 43rd, Official practice, Kawasaki Racing Team Suzuka 8H, ALEX LOWES, JONATHAN REA

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Suzuka 8 Hours 2022

2022 FIM Endurance World Championship, Suzuka 8 hours, 43rd, Official practice, Kawasaki Racing Team Suzuka 8H, JONATHAN REA

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Suzuka 8 Hours 2022

2022 FIM Endurance World Championship, Suzuka 8 hours, 43rd, Official practice, YART-YAMAHA OFFICIAL TEAM EWC, MARVIN FRITZ

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Suzuka 8 Hours 2022

2022 FIM Endurance World Championship, Suzuka 8 hours, 43rd, Official practice, Team HRC, Tetsuta Nagashima

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ALL JAPAN ROAD RACE CHAMPIONSHIP

JSB1000 class cars at the start of Race 1, Round 1 of the MFJ All Japan Road Race Championship Series, Superbike Race in Motegi.

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Suzuka 8 Hours 2022

2022 FIM Endurance World Championship, Suzuka 8 hours, 43rd, Official practice, Kawasaki Racing Team Suzuka 8H, Alex Lowes

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ALL JAPAN ROAD RACE CHAMPIONSHIP

Katsuyuki Nakasuga (YAMAHA FACTORY RACING TEAM) poses after winning Race 1 of the JSB1000 class Superbike Race in Motegi, Round 1 of the MFJ All Japan Road Race Championship Series.

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ALL JAPAN ROAD RACE CHAMPIONSHIP

From left, #15 Kazuki Watanabe (YOSHIMURA SUZUKI RIDEWIN), #1 Katsuyuki Nakasuga (YAMAHA FACTORY RACING TEAM), #2 Sodo Hamahara (Honda Dream RT SAKURAI HONDA), and #15 Kazuki Watanabe (YOSHIMURA SUZUKI RIDEWIN) finished on the podium in Race 1 in the JSB1000 class at the MFJ All Japan Road Race Championship Series Round 1 Superbike Race in Motegi.

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ALL JAPAN ROAD RACE CHAMPIONSHIP

Katsuyuki Nakasuga (YAMAHA FACTORY RACING TEAM) wins Race 1 in the JSB1000 class at the MFJ All Japan Road Race Championship Series Round 1 Superbike Race in Motegi,Tochigi prefecture,Japan.

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ALL JAPAN ROAD RACE CHAMPIONSHIP

Katsuyuki Nakasuga (YAMAHA FACTORY RACING TEAM) wins Race 1 in the JSB1000 class at the MFJ All Japan Road Race Championship Series Round 1 Superbike Race in Motegi.

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ALL JAPAN ROAD RACE CHAMPIONSHIP

Katsuyuki Nakasuga#1 (left) (YAMAHA FACTORY RACING TEAM) and team manager Wataru Yoshikawa (center), and Yuki Okamoto (right) (YAMAHA FACTORY RACING TEAM 2)#29, who finished 2nd, won Race 2 in the JSB1000 class at Superbike Race in Motegi,Tochigi prefecture,Japan, Round 1 of the MFJ All Japan Road Race Championship Series.