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Parade during Nagasaki lantern festival

Police officers manage traffic during a Nagasaki lantern festival parade in the southwestern Japan city on Feb. 17, 2024, as singer Masaharu Fukuyama, a native of Nagasaki Prefecture, takes part in the parade posing as a Qing dynasty Chinese emperor

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Parade during Nagasaki lantern festival

Police officers manage traffic during a Nagasaki lantern festival parade in the southwestern Japan city on Feb. 17, 2024, as singer Masaharu Fukuyama, a native of Nagasaki Prefecture, takes part in the parade posing as a Qing dynasty Chinese emperor.

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(SP)TÜRKIYE-ANTALYA-ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS JUNIOR-INDIVIDUAL FINALS

(230402) -- ANTALYA, April 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Gold medalist Hamlet Manukyan (C) of Armenia, silver medalist Tanida Masaharu (L) of Japan and bronze medalist Ricardo Villa of Italy attend the awarding ceremony for the men's rings final at the 2nd Artistic Gymnastics Junior World Championships in Antalya, Türkiye, April 1, 2023. (Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua)

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China takes silver while Japan wins men's team title at gymnastics junior worlds

STORY: China takes silver while Japan wins men's team title at gymnastics junior worlds DATELINE: March 30, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:40 LOCATION: ANTALYA, Türkiye CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the second Artistic Gymnastics Junior World Championships in Türkiye STORYLINE: China settled for silver in the men's team finals on the opening day of the second Artistic Gymnastics Junior World Championships on Wednesday, as a trio of Japanese gymnasts won the title. Japan's Tanida Masaharu was the top qualifier in three-apparatus finals. Pommel horse problems aside, Tanida earned the best scores on floor exercise, parallel bars and horizontal bars. The 2019 champions defended their title by a 3.6-point margin over the Chinese team of Yang Chunjie, He Xiang and Qin Guohuan, with a young Italy squad claiming bronze. "Challenging strong contenders like Japan will help the Chinese athletes grow and become more competitive. These young Chinese gymnasts only trained in the training camp for two months an

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Acca to ally with others to obtain license for 2.5-ghz service

TOKYO, Japan - File photo of Acca Networks Co. Chief Executive Officer Masaharu Kimura, who disclosed Aug. 6 that his company plans to ally with other companies in applying for a license to use the 2.5-gigahertz bandwidth for next-generation, high-speed data communications services.

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U.S. Marines to allow tsunami evacuees to pass through Camp Foster

NAHA, Japan - Col. Katherine Estes (L), commander of the U.S. Marine Corps' Camp Foster in Okinawa Prefecture, and Masaharu Noguni, mayor of Chatan town in the Japanese prefecture, pose for photos after concluding an agreement on March 11, 2014 in which local residents can go through the camp premises when evacuating to escape a tsunami.

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Japan secrecy bill

TOKYO, Japan - Opposition members rush Masaharu Nakagawa (L), chairman of a House of Councillors special committee, at Japan's Diet in Tokyo on Dec. 5, 2013, in an attempt to block a vote on a controversial bill to toughen penalties for leakers of state secrets. The panel approved the bill later in the day.

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Japan secrecy bill

TOKYO, Japan - Opposition members rush Masaharu Nakagawa (L), chairman of a House of Councillors special committee, at Japan's Diet in Tokyo on Dec. 5, 2013, in an attempt to block a vote on a controversial bill to toughen penalties for leakers of state secrets. The panel approved the bill later in the day.

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Japan secrecy bill

TOKYO, Japan - Opposition members rush Masaharu Nakagawa (L), chairman of a House of Councillors special committee, at Japan's Diet in Tokyo on Dec. 5, 2013, in an attempt to block a vote on a controversial bill to toughen penalties for leakers of state secrets. The panel approved the bill later in the day.

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2001 fatal stampede

KOBE, Japan - (From front) Kiyoshi Miki, Seiji Shimomura and Masaharu Arima, who lost relatives in a 2001 stampede in Akashi, Hyogo Prefecture, attend a press conference in Kobe on Feb. 20, 2013. The Kobe District Court earlier the same day dismissed a case against a former senior police officer over the stampede on a bridge that was overcrowded with fireworks spectators on July 21, 2001, in which 11 people died and 247 were injured. The court ruled the statute of limitations had expired.

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U.S. military, Okinawa accord on tsunami

NAHA, Japan - (from L) Atsushi Sakima, mayor of the city of Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, Maj. Gen. Peter Talleri from the U.S. Marine Corps, and Masaharu Noguni, mayor of Chatan, hold a disaster agreement at Camp Zukeran in the prefecture on Nov. 5, 2012. The U.S. Marine Corps in Japan reached agreement with municipalities in Okinawa to open its bases near the sea to local residents if a tsunami were to hit the southern island prefecture.

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U.S. military, Okinawa accord on tsunami

NAHA, Japan - (from L) Atsushi Sakima, mayor of the city of Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, Maj. Gen. Peter Talleri from the U.S. Marine Corps, and Masaharu Noguni, mayor of Chatan, sign a disaster agreement at Camp Zukeran in the prefecture on Nov. 5, 2012. The U.S. Marine Corps in Japan reached agreement with municipalities in Okinawa to open its bases near the sea to local residents if a tsunami were to hit the southern island prefecture.

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Victims of huge Nankai quake estimated

TOKYO, Japan - Disaster management minister Masaharu Nakagawa speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 29, 2012, about how much damage would be incurred in the event of a powerful earthquake with its epicenter in the Nankai Trough off central and western parts of Japan. The government said up to 323,000 people could be killed.

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Panasonic honorary chairman Matsushita dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in 1989 shows Masaharu Matsushita, honorary chairman of Panasonic Corp. and the second president of its predecessor firm. Matsushita died of old age at an Osaka hospital on July 16, 2012. He was 99.

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Futuristic personal vehicle

KYOTO, Japan - Masaharu Komori, associate professor of mechanical engineering at Kyoto University, on March 22, 2012 in Kyoto operates the Permoveh, a prototype vehicle he developed. Permoveh, or Personal Mobile Vehicle, can move back and forth, from side to side, or obliquely as it uses omnidirectional wheels.

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New disaster management minister

TOKYO, Japan - Masaharu Nakagawa speaks in a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 10, 2012, after assuming the post of minister in charge of disaster management.

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Former education minister Nakagawa

TOKYO, Japan - Masaharu Nakagawa, former education, culture, sports, science and technology minister, enters the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Feb. 9, 2012. Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda the same day appointed Nakagawa as minister in charge of disaster management, as well as of the falling birthrate and gender equality.

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New education minister Hirano

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows Hirofumi Hirano, Diet affairs chief of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan. DPJ chief and Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda appointed Hirano on Jan. 13, 2012, as education minister to replace Masaharu Nakagawa, while giving Hirano's party post to DPJ Deputy Secretary General Koriki Jojima.

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Hayabusa recognized as 1st spacecraft to lift off from asteroid

OSAKA, Japan - Junichiro Kawaguchi (R), a professor and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency manager of the Hayabusa asteroid probe project, and Masaharu Nakagawa, science and technology miister, attend a ceremony to celebrate the Guinness World Records recognition of the Hayabusa project in Kyoto on Dec. 17, 2011. Hayabusa has been recognized as the first spacecraft to lift off from an asteroid.

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Nuclear compensation support body

TOKYO, Japan - Industry minister Yukio Edano (L) and education minister Masaharu Nakagawa hang a wooden sign plate in Tokyo on Sept. 26, 2011, during an opening ceremony of the office of the state-backed entity set up to support the payment of compensation by Tokyo Electric Power Co. over damages caused by the nuclear crisis at its Fukushima Daiichi power plant. The body started fully operating the same day.

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New education minister Nakagawa

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows Masaharu Nakagawa, former senior vice minister for health, who was named education, culture, sports, science and technology minister in the new Cabinet under Prime Minister-elect Yoshihiko Noda on Sept. 2, 2011.

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Japan embassy expresses appreciation to Russia

MOSCOW, Russia - Japanese Ambassador to Russia Masaharu Kono (R) shakes hands with members of the Russian team who engaged in rescue work in Japan following the devastating earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011, at the Japanese Embassy in Moscow on April 19. The embassy held a gathering to thank Russia for its support after the disaster.

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Ex-Coast Guard member speaks on Senkaku video leak

TOKYO, Japan - Masaharu Isshiki, a former member of the Japan Coast Guard, speaks in a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Feb. 14, 2011. He said his unauthorized posting on the Internet of video footage of the September 2010 maritime collisions near the disputed Senkaku Islands was intended to benefit the public, who he believes are eager to know what happens around Japanese waters.

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Japanese ambassador to Russia

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Nov. 3, 2010, at Narita international airport in Chiba Prefecture shows Japanese Ambassador to Russia Masaharu Kono. The Japanese government is considering replacing Kono over his information gathering on Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's November visit to a disputed island, sources said Dec. 23, 2010.

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Police send papers to prosecutors on collision video leak case

KOBE, Japan - Masaharu Isshiki (R), an officer of the Kobe Coast Guard Office in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, leaves the office on Dec. 22, 2010. Tokyo police sent papers to prosecutors the same day on Isshiki who has admitted leaking diplomatically sensitive footage of collisions between Chinese and Japanese vessels near the disputed Senkaku Islands, leading to the officer's resignation.

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Police send papers to prosecutors on collision video leak case

KOBE, Japan - Masaharu Isshiki (C), an officer of the Kobe Coast Guard Office in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, leaves the office on Dec. 22, 2010. Tokyo police sent papers to prosecutors the same day on Isshiki who has admitted leaking diplomatically sensitive footage of collisions between Chinese and Japanese vessels near the disputed Senkaku Islands, leading to the officer's resignation.

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Fukuyama, Ueno discuss NHK dramas

TOKYO, Japan - Actor and musician Masaharu Fukuyama (L) and actress Juri Ueno pose during a promotional event for the dramas in which they star respectively at the headquarters of Japan Broadcasting Corp., NHK, in Tokyo on Nov. 23, 2010.

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Recalled Japanese ambassador returning to Moscow

NARITA, Japan - Japanese Ambassador to Russia Masaharu Kono is leaving Narita airport near Tokyo for Moscow on Nov. 7, 2010. Japan had Kono return to Moscow after recalling him following Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's visit to Kunashiri Island off Hokkaido, one of four Russian-held islands claimed by Japan.

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Japan warns Medvedev over island visit

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara speaks to reporters after meeting with Ambassador to Russia Masaharu Kono at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Nov. 3, 2010. Maehara warned Russian President Dmitry Medvedev not to make additional visits to the disputed islands off Hokkaido.

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Envoy to Russia returns to Japan

NARITA, Japan - Japanese Ambassador to Russia Masaharu Kono speaks to reporters upon his arrival at Narita airport, east of Tokyo, on Nov. 3, 2010. Kono came back to Japan in the wake of a bilateral rift following a visit by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev to one of the Russian-held islands claimed by Japan.

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Envoy to Russia returns to Japan

NARITA, Japan - Japanese Ambassador to Russia Masaharu Kono arrives at Narita airport, east of Tokyo, on Nov. 3, 2010. Kono came back to Japan in the wake of a bilateral rift following a visit by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev to one of the Russian-held islands claimed by Japan.

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'Ryoma-den' to be aired in Taiwan, S. Korea, Thailand

TOKYO, Japan - Actor and musician Masaharu Fukuyama speaks in a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 14, 2010 , as NHK's serial television drama ''Ryoma-den'' (Ryoma Story), featuring 19th century revolutionary Ryoma Sakamoto played by Fukuyama, will be aired in Taiwan, South Korea and Thailand.

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'Ryoma-den' drama cast finishes shooting

TOKYO, Japan - Masaharu Fukuyama, who played legendary revolutionary Ryoma Sakamoto in the drama ''Ryoma-den,'' receives flowers after the final shoot at the headquarters of Japan Broadcasting Corp., or NHK, in Tokyo on Oct. 11, 2010.

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'Ryoma-den' drama cast finishes shooting

TOKYO, Japan - Masaharu Fukuyama (C), Teruyuki Kagawa (C,L) and other members of the cast of the drama ''Ryoma-den'' pose at the headquarters of Japan Broadcasting Corp., or NHK, in Tokyo on Oct. 11, 2010.

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Toyota inks agreement to supply Mazda with hybrid parts

TOKYO, Japan - Takeshi Uchiyamada (L), executive vice president of Toyota Motor Corp., and Masaharu Yamaki, executive vice president of Mazda Motor Corp., shake hands during a news conference in Tokyo on March 29, 2010, at which they announced the automakers have concluded an agreement under which Toyota will provide Mazda with core parts to power a gas-electric hybrid vehicle.

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Toyota inks agreement to supply Mazda with hybrid parts

TOKYO, Japan - Masaharu Yamaki (R), executive vice president of Mazda Motor Corp., speaks at a news conference with Takeshi Uchiyamada, executive vice president of Toyota Motor Corp., in Tokyo on March 29, 2010, at which they announced the automakers have concluded an agreement under which Toyota will provide Mazda with core parts to power a gas-electric hybrid vehicle.

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Travelers rescued from Peru's Machu Picchu area

CUZCO, Peru - Japanese tourist Masaharu Adachi, who was stranded near the mountain ruins of Machu Picchu in Peru due to heavy rains, speaks to reporters at a hotel in Cuzco on Jan. 28, 2010, after being rescued the previous day from the area.

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Singer Fukuyama to invite 50,000 to 'free hometown concert'

NAGASAKI, Japan - Singer Masaharu Fukuyama speaks at a press conference at the Nagasaki city assembly hall on June 29.

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Nakamura snubs Yokohama to join Espanyol

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Japan midfielder Shunsuke Nakamura (10) who has turned down an offer from former club Yokohama F Marinos in favor of a move to Spanish club Espanyol from Celtic. Yokohama club president Masaharu Saito confirmed the decision after holding talks with Nakamura's agent on June 22.

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Japan starts 10-year postal privatization process

TOKYO, Japan - A ceremony to launch the process of privatizing Japan's state-run postal services is held in Tokyo on Oct. 1. From L to R are former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, former Japan Post President Masaharu Ikuta, Japan Post President Yoshifumi Nishikawa, Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda and Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Hiroya Masuda.

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Japan Post to end mail service at 1,048 post offices

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Post President Masaharu Ikuta speaks at a press conference at his office in Tokyo on June 28. He said Japan Post plans to end mail sorting and delivery business at 1,048 post offices as part of its privatization process starting in October 2007.

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Japan Post sees 5.6 bil. yen FY 2006 net loss in mail service

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Post President Masaharu Ikuta said in Tokyo on May 24 the company's mail service business will show a net loss of 5.6 billion yen for the current 2006 business year ending in March 2007.

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Japan Post, Mitsukoshi agree on business alliance

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsukoshi Ltd. President Kunio Ishizuka (L) and Japan Post President Masaharu Ikuta pose for photos at a press conference at a Tokyo hotel after making an agreement to cooperate in developing new services and distributing goods.

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Japan Post, ANA to tie up on int'l distribution

TOKYO, Japan - Mineo Yamamoto (L), president of All Nippon Airways Co., and Masaharu Ikuta, president of Japan Post shake hands during a press conference at a Tokyo hotel on Oct. 20. They announced their business alliance in international distribution services.

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Ex-Deputy Prime Minister Gotoda dies at 91

TOKYO, Japan - The coffin of Masaharu Gotoda, a former Japanese deputy prime minister, is carried by relatives at a temple in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward on Sept. 21. Gotoda died of pneumonia on Sept. 19 at age 91, his aides and government sources said Sept. 21.

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Koizumi prays for late Gotoda

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (L) prays for the late Masaharu Gotoda, a former Japanese deputy prime minister who died of pneumonia on Sept. 19, at a Japan-China friendship hall in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward on Sept. 22. Gotoda served as honorary chairman of the hall.

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Former deputy premier Gotoda dies at 91

TOKYO, Japan - Masaharu Gotoda (photo taken in Nov. 1982), a former Japanese deputy prime minister, died Sept. 19 at age 91, his aides said Sept. 21. Gotoda, a former National Police Agency chief, assumed key posts such as justice minister and chief Cabinet secretary as a Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker before quitting politics in 1996.

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Japan Post's mail service makes profit for 2nd straight year

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Post President Masaharu Ikuta briefs reporters on his corporation's business results for fiscal 2004 at a press conference on May 25. Japan Post's mail delivery service made a profit for the second straight year in the year, a result expected to help those against the government's plan to privatize the public entity.

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Convenience store opens at Japan Post branch

SAPPORO, Japan - Japan Post President Masaharu Ikuta shops Aug. 5 at a convenience store which opened the same day at Japan Post's Hokkaido branch in Sapporo.

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(2)Gov't panel debates privatization of postal services

TOKYO, Japan - Masaharu Ikuta, president of the government-backed Japan Post, arrives at the prime minister's office on Aug. 2 to attend a meeting of a key policy-setting panel on privatization of the public postal services.