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G-7 environment ministerial meeting begins, climate in spotlight

TOYAMA, Japan, May 15 Kyodo - Japanese Environment Minister Tamayo Marukawa addresses environment ministers and representatives from the Group of Seven countries and the European Union in Toyama on the Sea of Japan coast on May 15, 2016, as they start a two-day meeting.

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Ex-TV Asahi announcer Tamayo Marukawa wins upper house seat

TOKYO, Japan - Tamayo Marukawa, a former TV Asahi announcer, bows to her supporters after she was elected to the House of Councillors on July 29 on the Liberal Democratic Party ticket from Tokyo's constituency. The campaign poster in the background says ''It is good to be Japanese.''

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Ex-TV Asahi announcer Tamayo Marukawa wins upper house seat

TOKYO, Japan - Tamayo Marukawa, a former TV Asahi announcer, speaks to her supporters after she was elected to the House of Councillors on July 29 from Tokyo's constituency on the Liberal Democratic Party ticket.

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Abe has no plan for general election on same day as upper house poll

TOKYO, Japan - Tamayo Marukawa, a 36-year-old retired newscaster, officially announces her candidacy in the upcoming House of Councillors election at a press conference the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo on May 22. .Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he has no intention of calling a general election for the House of Representatives this summer to coincide with the slated upper chamber election.

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4-party talks ahead of Tokyo Paralympics

Seiko Hashimoto (seated, L), head of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic organizing committee, Japan's Olympic minister Tamayo Marukawa (seated, R) and International Paralympic Committee President Andrew Parsons (in R screen) attend on Aug. 16, 2021, four-party talks ahead of the Tokyo Paralympics opening later in the month. Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike (in L screen) also attended the meeting remotely. (Pool photo)

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4-party talks ahead of Tokyo Paralympics

Seiko Hashimoto (seated, L), head of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic organizing committee, and Japan's Olympic minister Tamayo Marukawa (seated, R) wave to International Paralympic Committee President Andrew Parsons (in screen) on Aug. 16, 2021, at the outset of four-party talks ahead of the Tokyo Paralympics opening later in the month. Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike (not in picture) also attended the meeting remotely. (Pool photo)

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Tokyo Olympics: Softball

A local junior high school student (C) throws the ceremonial first pitch before the Tokyo Olympic softball tournament's opener between Japan and Australia at Fukushima Azuma stadium in Fukushima on July 21, 2021, two days before the opening ceremony of the games, with Japan's Olympic minister Tamayo Marukawa (top L) and Seiko Hashimoto (top, 2nd from L), head of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic organizing committee, looking on.

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Abe has no plan for general election on same day as upper house

TOKYO, Japan - Tamayo Marukawa, a 36-year-old retired newscaster, officially announces her candidacy in the upcoming House of Councillors election at a press conference the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo on May 22. .Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he has no intention of calling a general election for the House of Representatives this summer to coincide with the slated upper chamber election. (Kyodo)

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Teleconference on Tokyo Olympics

Seiko Hashimoto (L), president of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic organizing committee, and Japan's Olympic minister Tamayo Marukawa (R) are pictured in Tokyo on April 28, 2021, during a teleconference with International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach (R screen) and Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike. (L screen)

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5-party talks on Tokyo Games spectators

Japan's Olympic minister Tamayo Marukawa speaks in Tokyo after participating in a teleconference of the heads of five organizing bodies for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, including International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach, on March 3, 2021.

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New Tokyo Olympics chief and new Olympic minister

TOKYO, Japan Kyodo - Seiko Hashimoto (L), new head of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic organizing committee, and new Olympic minister Tamayo Marukawa pose for photos in Tokyo on Feb. 19, 2021. Seiko Hashimoto, the newly installed head of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic organizing committee, asked its staff Friday to unite as one team for the success of this summer's games, amid the coronavirus pandemic and low public support for the sporting extravaganza.

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Japan, China environment ministers meet in Beijing

Japanese Environment Minister Tamayo Marukawa (L) meets with her Chinese counterpart Chen Jining on June 7, 2016, in Beijing. They confirmed that the two countries will cooperate in securing nuclear safety and preventing air pollution in China. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan, China environment ministers meet in Beijing

Japanese Environment Minister Tamayo Marukawa (L) meets with her Chinese counterpart Chen Jining on June 7, 2016, in Beijing. They confirmed that the two countries will cooperate in securing nuclear safety and preventing air pollution in China. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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20th anniv. of Friendship Center for Environmental Protection

Japanese Environment Minister Tamayo Marukawa addresses the ceremony to mark the 20th anniversary of the launch of the Sino-Japan Friendship Center for Environmental Protection in Beijing on June 7, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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G-7 to take leading role in delivering Paris climate deal

Attendees of a meeting of Group of Seven environment ministers and representatives, including Japanese Environment Minister Tamayo Marukawa (3rd from R), visit Toyama Prefectural Itai-itai Disease Museum in the city of Toyama on May 16, 2016. The attendees vowed to take a leading role in implementing a new climate accord and pursue ambitious actions to use resources efficiently such as through waste recycling. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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G-7 to take leading role in delivering Paris climate deal

Japanese Environment Minister Tamayo Marukawa attends a press conference after chairing a two-day meeting of the Group of Seven environment ministers and representatives in the city of Toyama on May 16, 2016. The attendees vowed to take a leading role in implementing a new climate accord and pursue ambitious actions to use resources efficiently such as through waste recycling. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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G-7 environment ministers' meeting

Environment ministers and other representatives from the Group of Seven countries and the European Union -- (from L) Xavier Sticker of France, Barbara Hendricks of Germany, Catherine McKenna of Canada, Tamayo Marukawa of Japan, Gian Luca Galletti of Italy, Gina McCarthy of the United States, Karmenu Vella of the European Union and Sonia Phippard of Britain -- pose for a photo on the second day of their two-day meeting in Toyama on the Sea of Japan coast on May 16, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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G-7 environment ministers' meeting

Environment ministers and other representatives from the Group of Seven countries and the European Union -- (from L) Xavier Sticker of France, Barbara Hendricks of Germany, Catherine McKenna of Canada, Tamayo Marukawa of Japan, Gian Luca Galletti of Italy, Gina McCarthy of the United States, Karmenu Vella of the European Union and Sonia Phippard of Britain -- chat during a group photo session on the second day of their two-day meeting in Toyama on the Sea of Japan coast on May 16, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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G-7 environment ministerial meeting begins, climate in spotlight

Japanese Environment Minister Tamayo Marukawa (R in front) addresses environment ministers and representatives from the Group of Seven countries and the European Union in Toyama on the Sea of Japan coast on May 15, 2016, as they start a two-day meeting. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan, China, S. Korea agree to cooperate over disaster waste

Environment ministers -- (from L) Yoon Seong Kyu of South Korea, Tamayo Marukawa of Japan and Chen Jining of China -- shake hands on April 27, 2016, in the central Japan city of Shizuoka after agreeing to cooperate on management and reuse of disaster waste, with Tokyo offering to share its experience from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami that hit northeastern Japan and other disasters. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Environment ministers of Japan, China, S. Korea hold meeting

Japanese Environment Minister Tamayo Marukawa speaks on the second of two days of talks with her Chinese and South Korean counterparts at a hotel in the central Japanese city of Shizuoka on April 27, 2016. The trilateral environment talks have been held annually since 1999. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Newscaster-turned-lawmaker Marukawa appointed environment minister

Environment Minister Tamayo Marukawa gives instructions to her staff at the ministry in Tokyo on Oct. 8, 2015, the day after assuming her post in a Cabinet reshuffle. Marukawa, 44, started her political career in 2007 after being recruited by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe when she was a newscaster at TV Asahi Corp. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Environment minister meets with Fukushima governor

Newly appointed Environment Minister Tamayo Marukawa (R) meets with Fukushima Gov. Masao Uchibori in the northeastern Japan city of Fukushima on Oct. 8, 2015. They exchanged views on the reconstruction of Fukushima, which was hit by the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disasters. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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PM Abe reshuffles Cabinet

Tamayo Marukawa, a House of Councillors member of the Liberal Democratic Party, arrives at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 7, 2015, ahead of her appointment as environment minister in a Cabinet reshuffle by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

Japan's Olympic minister Tamayo Marukawa speaks at the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympic torch relay at the J-Village soccer training center in Fukushima Prefecture, on March 25, 2021.

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Tokyo Olympics to be held without overseas spectators

Japan's Olympic minister Tamayo Marukawa (R) and Seiko Hashimoto (2nd from R), head of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic organizing committee, are pictured in Tokyo during five-party talks on March 20, 2021, with Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike (L) and International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach seen on the screens. The five organizers decided that the games will be staged without overseas spectators due to the coronavirus pandemic. (Pool photo)

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Tokyo Olympics to be held without overseas spectators

Japan's Olympic minister Tamayo Marukawa (R) and Seiko Hashimoto (2nd from R), head of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic organizing committee, are pictured in Tokyo during five-party talks on March 20, 2021, with Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike (L) and International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach seen on the screens. The five organizers decided that the games will be staged without overseas spectators due to the coronavirus pandemic. (Pool photo)

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5-party talks on Tokyo Games spectators

Seiko Hashimoto (2nd from R, front row), president of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic organizing committee, and Japan's Olympic minister Tamayo Marukawa (R, front row) are pictured in Tokyo on March 3, 2021, during a teleconference with International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach, International Paralympic Committee President Andrew Parsons and Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike. (Pool photo)

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5-party talks on Tokyo Games spectators

Japan's Olympic minister Tamayo Marukawa speaks in Tokyo after participating in a teleconference of the heads of five organizing bodies for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, including International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach, on March 3, 2021. (Pool photo)

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5-party talks on Tokyo Games spectators

Seiko Hashimoto (2nd from R, front row), president of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic organizing committee, and Japan's Olympic minister Tamayo Marukawa (R, front row) are pictured in Tokyo on March 3, 2021, during a teleconference with International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach, International Paralympic Committee President Andrew Parsons and Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike. (Pool photo)

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Meeting between Japan Olympic minister and Japan Sports Agency head

New Japanese Olympic minister Tamayo Marukawa (R) and Japan Sports Agency Commissioner Koji Murofushi pose for a photo in Tokyo on Feb. 24, 2021, before their talks.

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Meeting between Japan Olympic minister and Japan Sports Agency head

New Japanese Olympic minister Tamayo Marukawa (R) and Japan Sports Agency Commissioner Koji Murofushi pose for a photo in Tokyo on Feb. 24, 2021, before their talks.

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Japan's new Olympic minister Marukawa

Japan's new Olympic minister Tamayo Marukawa meets the press in Tokyo on Feb. 20, 2021.

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New Olympic minister Marukawa meets Tokyo governor

New Olympic minister Tamayo Marukawa (L) and Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike pose for photos at the metropolitan government headquarters in Tokyo on Feb. 19, 2021.

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New Tokyo Olympics chief and new Olympic minister

Seiko Hashimoto (L), new head of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic organizing committee, and new Olympic minister Tamayo Marukawa pose for photos in Tokyo on Feb. 19, 2021.

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New Japanese Olympic minister Marukawa

Tamayo Marukawa, Japanese minister for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, speaks at a House of Representatives Budget Committee session in Tokyo on Feb. 19, 2021, wearing a mask amid the novel coronavirus pandemic.

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New Japanese Olympic minister Marukawa

Tamayo Marukawa, Japanese minister for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, raises her hand to speak during a House of Representatives Budget Committee session in Tokyo on Feb. 19, 2021, wearing a face mask amid the novel coronavirus pandemic.

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Tokyo Gov. Koike

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike meets the press at the metropolitan government headquarters on Feb. 19, 2021. She welcomed the selections of Seiko Hashimoto as president of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic organizing committee and Tamayo Marukawa as Japan's Olympic minister.

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New Japanese Olympic minister Marukawa

Japan's new Olympic minister Tamayo Marukawa speaks to reporters after attending a Cabinet meeting in Tokyo on Feb. 19, 2021. Marukawa replaced Seiko Hashimoto, who took up the job of president of the Olympic organizing committee after Yoshiro Mori resigned over sexist remarks.

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New Japanese Olympic minister Marukawa

Japan's new Olympic minister Tamayo Marukawa (C) speaks to reporters after attending a Cabinet meeting in Tokyo on Feb. 19, 2021. Marukawa replaced Seiko Hashimoto, who took up the job of president of the Olympic organizing committee after Yoshiro Mori resigned over sexist remarks.

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New Japanese Olympic minister Marukawa

New Japanese Olympic minister Tamayo Marukawa arrives at the prime minister's office in Tokyo to attend a Cabinet meeting on Feb. 19, 2021. Marukawa replaced Seiko Hashimoto who took the helm of the organizing committee of this summer's Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.

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Japan Cabinet meeting

Japan's new Olympic minister Tamayo Marukawa (2nd from R) attends a Cabinet meeting at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Feb. 19, 2021. Marukawa returned to the post she previously held from 2016 to 2017 as her predecessor Seiko Hashimoto took up the job of president of the Olympic organizing committee.

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Japan Cabinet meeting

Japan's new Olympic minister Tamayo Marukawa attends a Cabinet meeting at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Feb. 19, 2021. Marukawa returned to the post she previously held from 2016 to 2017 as her predecessor Seiko Hashimoto took up the job of president of the Olympic organizing committee.

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New Japanese Olympic minister Marukawa

New Japanese Olympic minister Tamayo Marukawa meets the press in Tokyo on Feb. 18, 2021, following her attestation ceremony at the Imperial Palace. Marukawa replaced Seiko Hashimoto who took the helm of the organizing committee of this summer's Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.

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New Japanese Olympic minister Marukawa

New Japanese Olympic minister Tamayo Marukawa (L) poses for a photo with Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga at his office in Tokyo on Feb. 18, 2021, following her attestation ceremony at the Imperial Palace. Marukawa replaced Seiko Hashimoto who took the helm of the organizing committee of this summer's Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.

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New Japanese Olympic minister Marukawa

Ruling Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Tamayo Marukawa (C) is surrounded by journalists in Tokyo on Feb. 18, 2021, as Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga taps her to be the next Olympic minister, replacing Seiko Hashimoto who took the helm of the organizing committee of this summer's Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.

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New Japanese Olympic minister Marukawa

New Japanese Olympic minister Tamayo Marukawa meets the press in Tokyo on Feb. 18, 2021, following her attestation ceremony at the Imperial Palace. Marukawa replaced Seiko Hashimoto who took the helm of the organizing committee of this summer's Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.

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New Japanese Olympic minister Marukawa

Ruling Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Tamayo Marukawa (R) meets the press in Tokyo on Feb. 18, 2021, as Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga taps her to be the next Olympic minister, replacing Seiko Hashimoto who took the helm of the organizing committee of this summer's Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.

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New Japanese Olympic minister Marukawa

Ruling Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Tamayo Marukawa meets the press in Tokyo on Feb. 18, 2021, as Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga taps her to be the next Olympic minister, replacing Seiko Hashimoto who took the helm of the organizing committee of this summer's Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.

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New Japanese Olympic minister Marukawa

New Japanese Olympic minister Tamayo Marukawa (R) receives her document of appointment from Emperor Naruhito during an attestation ceremony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Feb. 18, 2021. Marukawa succeeded Seiko Hashimoto who took the helm of the organizing committee of this summer's Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. (Pool photo)