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Japanese tea ceremony performed in Washington

Japan-born American Nobel laureate Syukuro Manabe (R) attends a traditional tea ceremony at the National Press Club in Washington held under Sen Sosa, head of the Omotesenke school, to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the founding of a tea ceremony practitioners association covering the eastern region of the United States.

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Crown prince at award ceremony

Japan's Crown Prince Fumihito addresses the award ceremony for the Fukuoka Prize for individuals and organizations who contributed to the preservation and creation of Asian culture on Sept. 26, 2024, in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan. Seated behind him is multimedia artist Daito Manabe, winner of the Grand Prize.

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(PARIS2024) FRANCE-PARIS-OLY-VOLLEYBALL

(240803) -- PARIS, Aug. 3, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Manabe Masayoshi, coach of team Japan, reacts during the women's volleyball preliminary round pool B match between Japan and Kenya at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Aug. 3, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Ju Huanzong)

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(PARIS2024)FRANCE-PARIS-OLY-VOLLEYBALL

(240801) -- PARIS, Aug. 1, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Coach Manabe Masayoshi of Japan is seen during the women's preliminary round pool B match of volleyball between Brazil and Japan at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Aug 1, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Ju Huanzong)

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(SP)CHINA-MACAO-VOLLEYBALL-NATIONS LEAGUE-WOMEN-PRESS CONFERENCE (CN)

(240527) -- MACAO, May 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Masayoshi Manabe, head coach of team Japan, speaks during a press conference before the Women's Volleyball Nations League 2024 Macao in Macao, south China, May 27, 2024. (Xinhua/Cheong Kam Ka)

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(SP)CHINA-MACAO-VOLLEYBALL-NATIONS LEAGUE-WOMEN-PRESS CONFERENCE (CN)

(240527) -- MACAO, May 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Masayoshi Manabe, head coach of team Japan, speaks during a press conference before the Women's Volleyball Nations League 2024 Macao in Macao, south China, May 27, 2024. (Xinhua/Cheong Kam Ka)

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Volleyball: Japan national team

Masayoshi Manabe, head coach of the Japan women's national volleyball team, speaks about the qualifiers for the Paris Olympics during a press conference in Tokyo on May 8, 2023.

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Volleyball: Japan national team

Head coach Masayoshi Manabe (C, front row), captain Sarina Koga (4th from L, back row) and other members of the Japan women's national volleyball team pose for a group photo in Tokyo on May 8, 2023.

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(SP)JAPAN-NAGOYA-VOLLEYBALL-NATIONS LEAGUE-WOMEN-CHN VS JPN

(230604) -- NAGOYA, June 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Manabe Masayoshi, head coach of Japan, instructs players during the 2023 Volleyball Nations League between China and Japan in Nagoya, Japan, June 4, 2023. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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Volleyball: Japan national team

Head coach Masayoshi Manabe (C, front row), captain Sarina Koga (4th from L, back row) and other members of the Japan women's national volleyball team pose for a group photo in Tokyo on May 8, 2023.

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Volleyball: Japan national team

Masayoshi Manabe, head coach of the Japan women's national volleyball team, speaks about the qualifiers for the Paris Olympics during a press conference in Tokyo on May 8, 2023.

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JR West promotes train rides for senior travelers

OSAKA, Japan - Actress Ran Ito (R) poses with West Japan Railway Co. President Seiji Manabe in Osaka on Dec. 17, 2014, at a press conference announcing the launch of a campaign to promote train rides for travelers aged 50 and over in 2015 by discounting tickets for Sanyo Shinkansen bullet trains.

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9th anniversary of derailment in Amagasaki

AMAGASAKI, Japan - West Japan Railway Co. President Seiji Manabe offers flowers at the site of a 2005 derailment of one of its train on the Fukuchiyama Line in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, on April 25, 2014, the ninth anniversary of the accident that claimed 107 lives.

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JR West president

OSAKA, Japan - West Japan Railway Co. President Seiji Manabe speaks during an interview with Kyodo News in Osaka, western Japan, on July 5, 2013. He said the company known as JR West is considering running luxury sleeper carriages for trips of a few days covering Kyoto, Hiroshima and elsewhere in the region in fiscal 2017.

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Derailment memorial

AMAGASAKI, Japan - A memorial ceremony is held in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, on April 25, 2013, to mourn 107 people who were killed in a derailment in the western Japanese city in 2005, marking the eighth anniversary of the accident. At the podium is Seiji Manabe, president of West Japan Railway Co., operator of the train. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Japan women's volleyball coach Manabe

TOKYO, Japan - Masayoshi Manabe, who has accepted the Japan Volleyball Association's request to stay on as women's national team coach, holds a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 3, 2012.

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Japan wins women's volleyball bronze

LONDON, Britain - Members and staff of the Japanese women's volleyball team pose for a photograph with the bronze medals they won at the 2012 London Olympics at Earls Court on Aug. 11, 2012. At upper right is coach Masayoshi Manabe. Japan claimed their first volleyball medal in 28 years since taking the bronze at the 1984 Los Angeles Games.

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Japan whips S. Korea to win women's volleyball bronze

LONDON, Britain - Japan's coach Masayoshi Manabe (R) hugs Japan's Yoshie Takeshita after the team beat South Korea in straight sets 25-22, 26-24, 25-21 in the women's volleyball bronze medal match at Earls Court at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 11, 2012. Japan claimed their first medal since taking the bronze at the 1984 Los Angeles Games.

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Japan whips S. Korea to win women's volleyball bronze

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Hitomi Nakamichi, Yukiko Ebata, Mai Yamaguchi, Kaori Inoue, Maiko Kano and coach Masayoshi Manabe (from R to L) run toward their teammates in celebration of their victory against South Korean in straight sets 25-22, 26-24, 25-21 in the women's volleyball bronze medal match at Earls Court at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 11, 2012. Japan claimed their first medal since taking the bronze at the 1984 Los Angeles Games.

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Japan whips S. Korea to win women's volleyball bronze

LONDON, Britain - Japan's coach Masayoshi Manabe raises his fist after his team scored a point during the third set of the women's volleyball bronze medal match against South Korea at Earls Court at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 11, 2012. Japan beat South Korea in straight sets 25-22, 26-24, 25-21, claiming their first medal since taking the bronze at the 1984 Los Angeles Games.

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Japan beats S. Africa in women's field hockey to finish 9th

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Keiko Manabe (front) shoots the ball during the first half of a women's field hockey match against South Africa for ninth and 10th places at the Riverbank Arena at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 8, 2012. Japan beat South Africa 2-1 in extra time. At back is Japan's Miyuki Nakagawa.

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Japan women fall to Russia in volleyball

LONDON, Britain - Japan's coach Masayoshi Manabe (R) gives instructions to Saori Sakoda during the third set of a match against Russia in the Olympic women's volleyball tournament at Earls Court, London, on Aug. 3, 2012. Japan lost to Russia 27-25, 25-17, 20-25, 25-19.

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Japan Women off to winning start in volleyball

LONDON, Britain - Japan's coach Masayoshi Manabe exchanges high-fives with a player after his team beat Algeria in a match in the women's volleyball tournament at Earls Court at the 2012 Olympic Games on July 28, 2012.

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New JR West president

OSAKA, Japan - New West Japan Railway Co. President Seiji Manabe speaks to employees at the JR West head office in Osaka on May 1, 2012.

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New JR West president

OSAKA, Japan - New West Japan Railway Co. President Seiji Manabe speaks to employees at the JR West head office in Osaka on May 1, 2012.

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Manabe to become West Japan Railway president

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken April 27, 2012, shows Seiji Manabe, vice president of West Japan Railway Co., known as JR West, at a press conference at the company headquarters in Osaka. The company said the same day that Manabe will be appointed president on May 1, succeeding Takayuki Sasaki, who will become chairman.

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Manabe to become West Japan Railway president

OSAKA, Japan - Seiji Manabe (R), vice president of West Japan Railway Co., known as JR West, shakes hands with President Takayuki Sasaki at the headquarters of the company in Osaka on April 27, 2012. The company said the same day that Manabe will be appointed president on May 1, succeeding Sasaki, who will become chairman.

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Defense Ministry's Okinawa bureau chief

TOKYO, Japan - Ro Manabe (front), chief of the Defense's Ministry's Okinawa bureau, speaks as a witness during a session of the House of Representatives Budget Committee at the Diet building in Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2012. Manabe testified at parliament as he has been under fire for an accusation that he meddled in a local election linked to the planned relocation of a key U.S. base in Okinawa Prefecture. Behind Manabe is Defense Minister Naoki Tanaka.

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Defense Ministry's Okinawa bureau chief Manabe

TOKYO, Japan - Ro Manabe (front), the Defense Ministry's Okinawa bureau chief, answers reporters' questions at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Feb. 2, 2012. Manabe gave a lecture related to the upcoming Ginowan mayoral election. Ginowan hosts the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station.

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Defense Minister Tanaka

TOKYO, Japan - Defense Minister Naoki Tanaka (C) answers reporters' questions in the Diet building in Tokyo on Feb. 2, 2012, over Ro Manabe, the ministry's Okinawa bureau chief, giving a lecture related to the upcoming Ginowan mayoral election. Ginowan hosts the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station.

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Defense Ministry's Okinawa bureau chief Manabe

KADENA, Japan - Ro Manabe (back), the Defense Ministry's Okinawa bureau chief, speaks with a member of the Okinawa prefectural assembly in the town of Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture, on Feb. 1, 2012, over his lecture linked to the upcoming Ginowan mayoral election. Ginowan hosts the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station.

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Defense Ministry under fire over Okinawa election

KADENA, Japan - Okinawa Defense Bureau chief Ro Manabe is surrounded by reporters in front of the bureau in Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture, on the night of Jan. 31, 2012, after allegations surfaced that the regional bureau of the Defense Ministry tried to meddle in the upcoming mayoral election in the city of Ginowan, which hosts the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station, in the prefecture.

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Defense Ministry under fire over Okinawa election

KADENA, Japan - Okinawa Defense Bureau chief Ro Manabe is surrounded by reporters in front of the bureau in Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture, on the night of Jan. 31, 2012, after allegations surfaced that the regional bureau of the Defense Ministry tried to meddle in the upcoming mayoral election in the city of Ginowan, which hosts the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station, in the prefecture.

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Top 2 Kyushu Electric executives to resign

FUKUOKA, Japan - Kyushu Electric Power Co. Executive Vice President Michiaki Uriu speaks during a press conference in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Jan. 12, 2012. The utility said Uriu will become president, succeeding Toshio Manabe who will resign along with Chairman Shingo Matsuo on April 1, 2012, over a scandal involving the company's attempt to manipulate public opinion regarding nuclear power generation.

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Kyushu Electric to name Uriu as new president

FUKUOKA, Japan - Undated file photo shows Kyushu Electric Power Co. Executive Vice President Michiaki Uriu. The company plans to name Uriu as its new president to succeed Toshio Manabe, who will resign over a scandal involving the utility manipulating public opinion on nuclear power generation, company sources said on Jan. 11, 2012.

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Kyushu Electric chief Manabe to resign

FUKUOKA, Japan - Kyushu Electric Power Co. President Toshio Manabe listens to a question about whether he will quit during a press conference in Fukuoka on Dec. 26, 2011. Manabe indicated he could resign, possibly by March 2012, as a scandal involving an e-mail campaign by the utility to manipulate public opinion regarding nuclear reactors has basically been settled.

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Kyushu Electric managers to stay on

FUKUOKA, Japan - Kyushu Electric Power Co. President Toshio Manabe speaks during a press conference in Fukuoka on Oct. 14, 2011. The utility announced a three-month, 100-percent salary cut for Manabe and Chairman Shingo Matsuo over a scandal involving the company manipulating public opinion in favor of restarting reactors at its Genkai nuclear power plant in Saga Prefecture. The two top executives will remain in their posts.

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Kyushu Electric apologizes for scandal

FUKUOKA, Japan - Kyushu Electric Power Co. President Toshio Manabe speaks during a press conference in Fukuoka on July 14, 2011, about the utility's attempt to make locals appear supportive, during a government-sponsored television program, of restarting the utility's nuclear reactors.

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Kyushu Electric president meets gov't official

TOKYO, Japan - Kyushu Electric Power Co. President Toshio Manabe is surrounded by reporters in Tokyo on July 8, 2011. Prior to his press conference, Manabe visited senior vice minister Tadao Matsushita and conveyed his apology for a scandal. The utility is under fire after companies linked to it ordered their employees to post online comments in favor of the resumption of the utility's two nuclear reactors for a local cable television program aimed at seeking support for their resumption.

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Kyushu Electric president Manabe

FUKUOKA, Japan - Photo shows Kyushu Electric Power Co. President Toshio Manabe at a press conference at the utility's head office in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on July 6, 2011. Kyushu Electric said the same day that its employee asked personnel at three Kyushu Electric offices and four subsidiaries to post online comments in favor of the resumption of the utility's two nuclear reactors for a local cable television program aimed at seeking support for the resumption.

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Mayor approves restart of Genkai nuclear reactors

GENKAI, Japan - Kyushu Electric Power Co. President Toshio Manabe (L) speaks at a press conference in the town of Genkai, Saga Prefecture, on July 4, 2011, after meeting Genkai Mayor Hideo Kishimoto (R). The mayor approved the resumption of two suspended reactors at the Genkai nuclear power plant.

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JR West slaps execs with pay cuts over fatal 2005 derailment

OSAKA, Japan - Seiji Manabe, vice president of West Japan Railway Co., speaks during a news conference in Osaka on July 23. He said the company will punish 26 executives with pay cuts of as much as 30 percent over the 2005 train derailment in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, which left 107 people dead and 562 injured.

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Fast Retailing unit launches ultra-cheap jeans for 990 yen

TOKYO, Japan - Tadashi Yanai (R), president of Fast Retailing Co., holds up a 990-yen pair of jeans during a press conference in Tokyo on March 10. GOV Retailing Co., a unit of Fast Retailing, is selling the jeans at its ''g.u.'' stores as part of its spring and summer lineup. At center is media personality Kaori Manabe.

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Itochu subsidiary falsely labeled Taiwan eel as domestic

TOKYO, Japan - Akira Manabe (C), president of Itochu Fresh Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of trading firm Itochu Corp., offers an apology at a news conference in Tokyo on Oct. 10. The company said it has sold 100 tons of eel imported from Taiwan falsely labeled as domestic.

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FY 2002 budget becomes law with upper house approval

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (R) shakes hands with House of Councillors Budget Committee Chairman Kenji Manabe after the committee approved an austere 81.23 trillion yen general-account budget for fiscal 2002 on March 27, as Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuo Fukuda (C) watches.

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Extra budget clears upper house panel

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junihiro Koizumi (R) shakes hands with House of Councillors Budget Committee Chairman Kenji Manabe, watched by Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuo Fukuda (C), after the panel approved a nearly 3 trillion yen supplementary budget for the current fiscal year Nov. 15, 2001.

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Dispute over dumped waste on Teshima Island settled

TAKAMATSU, Japan - Kagawa Gov. Takeki Manabe (2nd from R) signs an agreement with residents of Teshima Island in Kagawa Prefecture on June 6 to settle a long-standing dispute over 500,000 tons of industrial waste that had been illegally dumped on the island. The group of people on the left represented the residents. Under the accord, proposed by a central government arbitration commission, the prefecture will set up a disposal facility on a nearby island by early 2003 and remove all the waste by the end of March 2017.

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Japanese player Manabe moves to Italian volleyball team

OSAKA, Japan - Masayoshi Manabe announces July 8 that he will transfer his registration from Nippon Steel Corp. to Italian pro volleyball team Palermo of Serie A. Manabe, 35, will be registered as a Palermo player from September to June next year.

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Japan's ibis chick named 'Yu Yu'

Japan's first ibis bred in captivity has been named ''Yu Yu,'' which consists of two identical Chinese characters meaning ''excellent'' or ''gentle.'' Photo shows Environment Agency chief Kenji Manabe announcing the name at the agency July 2.

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Japanese, Chinese, S. Korean environment leaders meet

Top environment officials from Japan, China and South Korea shake hands Jan. 13 in Seoul prior to a meeting on environmental issues affecting Northeast Asia and the rest of the world. They are Xie Zhenhua (L), director of the Chinese National Environmental Protection Agency, Japanese Environment Agency Director General Kenji Manabe (C), and South Korean Environment Minister Choi Jae Wook.