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Football: Japan U-23 members for Paris Olympics

Go Oiwa (L), head coach of Japan's under-23 men's national football team, and Masakuni Yamamoto, national team director of the Japan Football Association, attend a press conference on July 3, 2024, in Tokyo, to announce the squad for the Paris Olympics.

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Japan's Unit 731: Ongoing cover-up of horrific experiments on humans

STORY: Japan's Unit 731: Ongoing cover-up of horrific experiments on humans DATELINE: Sept. 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:05:47 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: POLITICS/MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (Japanese): MASAKUNI KURUMIZAWA, Former Unit 731 member 2. various of Noboru Kubota 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Japanese): NOBORU KUBOTA, Former Chairman of Iida City Peace Material Collection Committee 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Japanese): AKIRA YOSHIZAWA, Member of Iida City Peace Material Collection Committee 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Japanese): HIDEO MOTOJIMA, Director of the Social Education Department, Iida City Board of Education 6. various of street views in Japan 7. SOUNDBITE 5 (Japanese): FUMIO HARA, Former President, Research Society for 15 years War and Japanese Medical Science and Service 8. SOUNDBITE 6 (Japanese): NOBORU KUBOTA, Former Chairman of Iida City Peace Material Collection Committee STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE 1 (Japanese): MASAKUNI KURUMIZAWA, Former Unit 731 member "'Marutas' were human beings used for human experiments. My vivisection

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Ex-Labor Minister Murakami on parole from prison term

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan - This undated file photo shows former Labor Minister Masakuni Murakami, who was released on parole on Oct. 28, 2009, before the end of his 26-month prison term for taking bribes in the late 1990s from a mutual aid organization for small and midsize businesses.

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Yomiuri deals infielder Nishi to Yokohama

TOKYO, Japan - The Yomiuri Giants have traded Toshihisa Nishi to the Yokohama BayStars for fellow infielder Masakuni Odajima and cash, the Central League clubs said on Nov. 6. Nishi later spoke at a news conference in Tokyo.

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(1)Iwata unveil latest acquisition Kawaguchi

HAMAMATSU, Japan -Japan goalkeeper Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi (C) poses with Jubilo Iwata President Takanori Matsuzaki (L) and coach Masakuni Yamamoto at a press conference in Hamamatsu on Dec. 7 after agreeing to a provisional contract with the J-League first-division side.

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(2)Iwata unveil latest acquisition Kawaguchi

HAMAMATSU, Japan -Japan goalkeeper Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi speaks at a press conference in Hamamatsu on Dec. 7 after agreeing to a provisional contract with Jubilo Iwata. ''I want to do my best to help Iwata stay the strong team that they are,'' said Kawaguchi, who was introduced at the presence of Iwata coach Masakuni Yamaguchi.

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Japan's men draw with Paraguay, Ghana, Italy in Athens

ATHENS, Greece - Masakuni Yamamoto, coach of Japan's Olympic men's soccer team, speaks to reporters at Athens airport on June 9 after his squad was placed in group B with Paraguay, Ghana and Italy in the first round of this summer's Athens Olympics.

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Hirayama, Kurihara named to U-23 squad for Greece tour

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Under-23 coach Masakuni Yamamoto speaks with reporters April 13 after the Japan Football Association announced the list of a 22-man national Olympic squad for the upcoming tour to Greece.

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(8)Japan vs UAE in Olympic soccer qualifier

TOKYO, Japan - Japan coach Masakuni Yamamoto (front) is showered by team members after they beat the United Arab Emirates 3-0 to gain an Olympic berth in the Asian soccer qualifiers for the Athens Olympics at National Stadium in Tokyo on March 18.

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(7)Japan vs UAE in Olympic soccer qualifier

TOKYO, Japan - Japan coach Masakuni Yamamoto congratulates a team member after Japan beat the United Arab Emirates 3-0 to gain an Olympic berth in the Asian soccer qualifiers for the Athens Olympics at National Stadium in Tokyo on March 18.

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(2)Japan beat Lebanon in Athens Olympic Asian zone qualifier

TOKYO, Japan - Japan coach Masakuni Yamamoto (L) and midfielder Yuki Abe celebrate after Abe scored the opening goal in the first half against Lebanon in their Asian zone qualifier for the Athens Olympics at National Stadium in Tokyo on March 16. Japan won 2-1.

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(2)Japan Under-23s brace for Asian qualifiers

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Japan Undeer-23 coach Masakuni Yamamoto (R) chats with midfielder Yuki Abe (L) and Yoshito Okubo (C) during their practice March 10 in preparation for the final phase of Asian qualifiers for the Athens Olympics, which kick off in Saitama on March 14.

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Zico's mother dies, coach to miss Argentina friendly

NARITA, Japan - Tearful Japan national soccer coach Zico gives a press briefing at Narita airport, northeast of Tokyo, on Nov. 17 before heading for Rio de Janeiro to attend the funeral of his mother Matilde Dasilva Coimbra, who died Nov. 16. Masakuni Yamamoto, assistant coach of the Japanese squad, will fill in for Zico for the friendly match against Argentina on Nov. 20.

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Yamamoto signs deal as Japan No. 2, Olympic boss

TOKYO, Japan - Masakuni Yamamoto speaks at a press conference at the office of the Japan Football Association (JFA) in Tokyo on July 30 after signing a contract with the JFA as assistant to new Brazilian manager Zico. Yamamoto will also take charge of the Olympic side.

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Murakami denies wrongdoing in sworn Diet testimony

TOKYO, Japan - Former ruling Liberal Democratic Party heavyweight Masakuni Murakami reads aloud an oath at a House of Councillors Budget Committee session in Tokyo on Feb. 28. Murakami was testifying as a sworn witness on allegations he received bribes from KSD, a mutual aid foundation, although he declined comment on the charges.

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Ex-LDP heavyweight Murakami quits Diet over KSD scandal

TOKYO, Japan - A post bearing the name of Masakuni Murakami, a senior member of the Liberal Democratic Party, lies on its side Feb. 26 at his seat in the House of Councillors in Tokyo. A plenary session of the upper house endorsed his resignation the same day. Murakami allegedly received 50 million yen in cash in 1996 from Tadao Koseki, head of KSD, a scandal-tainted mutual aid foundation.

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LDP heavyweight Murakami to quit over KSD scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Mikio Aoki, secretary general of the Liberal Democratic Party upper house caucus, speaks to reporters Feb. 22 on resignation offered earlier in the day by LDP upper house member Masakuni Murakami. The LDP heavyweight has been under fire over his links to scandal-hit mutual aid foundation KSD.

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LDP heavyweight Murakami to quit Diet over scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) heavyweight member Masakuni Murakami (file photo) has decided to quit the House of Councillors over his links to scandal-hit mutual aid foundation KSD, from which he allegedly received massive financial support, LDP sources said Feb. 22. Murakami conveyed his decision to senior members of an LDP faction to which he belongs during a meeting the same day.

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Murakami agrees to testify under oath over KSD scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Masakuni Murakami, a former head of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's House of Councillors members, agrees Feb. 5 to testify under oath over his ties to KSD, a mutual-aid foundation at the heart of a widening bribery scandal, LDP sources said. Opposition parties have been calling on Murakami to give sworn Diet testimony over his links to KSD, from which Murakami allegedly received huge financial support.

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Takeyama elected head of LDP upper house group

TOKYO, Japan - Yutaka Takeyama speaks after being elected leader of the assembly of House of Councillors members from the Liberal Democratic Party on Jan. 23. He succeeds Masakuni Murakami who quit last week over his ties with scandal-hit organization KSD. Takeyama, 67, who formerly headed the Science and Technology Agency, will lead the LDP delegation in the 252-seat upper chamber where the ruling party has 106 seats, short of a majority.

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Murakami quits as LDP upper house chief over KSD scandal

TOKYO, Jan. 15 Kyodo - Masakuni Murakami, a veteran member of the House of Councillors from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), leaves a room at the Diet building in Tokyo on Jan. 15 after resigning as head of the party's upper house group.

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First baby born in Japan via in vitro fertilization

Masakuni Suzuki, professor who chairs the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics at the Tohoku University School of Medicine, holds up a picture of the first baby born in Japan via in vitro fertilization during a press conference to announce the feat by his team, held at a hospital affiliated with the state university in Sendai, northeastern Japan, on Oct. 14, 1983. (5th on the list of the top 10 news that happened in Japan in 1983)

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KSD's Koseki gets suspended term for bribery

TOKYO, Japan - Tadao Koseki (L), founder and former head of KSD, a government-authorized foundation for small businesses, enters the Tokyo District Court on March 26 to hear the ruling in his bribery case. The court sentenced him to a three-year prison term, suspended for five years, for bribing former Labor Minister Masakuni Murakami and Takao Koyama, former member of the House of Councillors.

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(1)Iwata unveil latest acquisition Kawaguchi

HAMAMATSU, Japan -Japan goalkeeper Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi (C) poses with Jubilo Iwata President Takanori Matsuzaki (L) and coach Masakuni Yamamoto at a press conference in Hamamatsu on Dec. 7 after agreeing to a provisional contract with the J-League first-division side. (Kyodo)

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(2)Iwata unveil latest acquisition Kawaguchi

HAMAMATSU, Japan -Japan goalkeeper Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi speaks at a press conference in Hamamatsu on Dec. 7 after agreeing to a provisional contract with Jubilo Iwata. ''I want to do my best to help Iwata stay the strong team that they are,'' said Kawaguchi, who was introduced at the presence of Iwata coach Masakuni Yamaguchi. (Kyodo)

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Yomiuri deals infielder Nishi to Yokohama

TOKYO, Japan - The Yomiuri Giants have traded Toshihisa Nishi to the Yokohama BayStars for fellow infielder Masakuni Odajima and cash, the Central League clubs said on Nov. 6. Nishi later spoke at a news conference in Tokyo. (Kyodo)

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Murakami gets 2-year, 2-month prison term

TOKYO, Japan - Former Labor Minister Masakuni Murakami (file photo) was sentenced by Tokyo District Court on May 20 to two years and two months in prison and fined 72.88 million yen on charges of taking bribes from KSD, an organization that provides industrial accident insurance to small businesses. (Kyodo)

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Zico's mother dies, coach to miss Argentina friendly

NARITA, Japan - Tearful Japan national soccer coach Zico gives a press briefing at Narita airport, northeast of Tokyo, on Nov. 17 before heading for Rio de Janeiro to attend the funeral of his mother Matilde Dasilva Coimbra, who died Nov. 16. Masakuni Yamamoto, assistant coach of the Japanese squad, will fill in for Zico for the friendly match against Argentina on Nov. 20. (Kyodo)

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Masakuni Suzuki, Japan's pioneer of test-tube babies, dies at 94

File photo taken in March 1983 shows a team of fertility specialists at Tohoku University, led by Masakuni Suzuki (in suit seated L), announcing their success in Japan's first in-vitro fertilization, at the university in Sendai, northeastern Japan. Suzuki, an honorary member of the Japan Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the Japan Society for Reproductive Medicine, died of pancreatic cancer on Nov. 23, 2015, at Suzuki Memorial Hospital in northeastern Japan, the hospital said. He was 94. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Prison term upheld for ex-labor minister in KSD bribery case

TOKYO, Japan - The Tokyo High Court on Dec. 19 upholds a lower court ruling sentencing former Labor Minister Masakuni Murakami (file photo) to two years and two months in prison and fining him 72.8 million yen for taking bribes from KSD, an organization that provides industrial accident liability insurance to small businesses. (Kyodo)

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Ex-Labor Minister Murakami on parole from prison term

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan - This undated file photo shows former Labor Minister Masakuni Murakami, who was released on parole on Oct. 28, 2009, before the end of his 26-month prison term for taking bribes in the late 1990s from a mutual aid organization for small and midsize businesses. (Kyodo)

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(2)Japan Under-23s brace for Asian qualifiers

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Japan Undeer-23 coach Masakuni Yamamoto (R) chats with midfielder Yuki Abe (L) and Yoshito Okubo (C) during their practice March 10 in preparation for the final phase of Asian qualifiers for the Athens Olympics, which kick off in Saitama on March 14. (Kyodo)

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(2)Japan beat Lebanon in Athens Olympic Asian zone qualifier

TOKYO, Japan - Japan coach Masakuni Yamamoto (L) and midfielder Yuki Abe celebrate after Abe scored the opening goal in the first half against Lebanon in their Asian zone qualifier for the Athens Olympics at National Stadium in Tokyo on March 16. Japan won 2-1. (Kyodo)

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French award for Japanese Kyogen, Noh actors

(From R in front row) Kyogen actor Nomura Man, Noh actor Umewaka Minoru and Noh actor Asami Masakuni are honored in Paris on Feb. 10, 2019, with the French Order of Arts and Letters for their contribution to promoting Japanese performing arts in France. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's men draw with Paraguay, Ghana, Italy in Athens

ATHENS, Greece - Masakuni Yamamoto, coach of Japan's Olympic men's soccer team, speaks to reporters at Athens airport on June 9 after his squad was placed in group B with Paraguay, Ghana and Italy in the first round of this summer's Athens Olympics. (Kyodo)

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Hirayama, Kurihara named to U-23 squad for Greece tour

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Under-23 coach Masakuni Yamamoto speaks with reporters April 13 after the Japan Football Association announced the list of a 22-man national Olympic squad for the upcoming tour to Greece. (Kyodo)

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(8)Japan vs UAE in Olympic soccer qualifier

TOKYO, Japan - Japan coach Masakuni Yamamoto (front) is showered by team members after they beat the United Arab Emirates 3-0 to gain an Olympic berth in the Asian soccer qualifiers for the Athens Olympics at National Stadium in Tokyo on March 18. (Kyodo)

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(7)Japan vs UAE in Olympic soccer qualifier

TOKYO, Japan - Japan coach Masakuni Yamamoto congratulates a team member after Japan beat the United Arab Emirates 3-0 to gain an Olympic berth in the Asian soccer qualifiers for the Athens Olympics at National Stadium in Tokyo on March 18. (Kyodo)

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(2)Murakami gets 2-year, 2-month prison term

TOKYO, Japan - Former Labor Minister Masakuni Murakami enters the Tokyo District Court on May 20. Murakami was sentenced to two years and two months in prison and fined 72.88 million yen for taking brribes from KSD, an organization providing industrial accident insurance to small businesses. (Kyodo)

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Yamamoto signs deal as Japan No. 2, Olympic boss

TOKYO, Japan - Masakuni Yamamoto speaks at a press conference at the office of the Japan Football Association (JFA) in Tokyo on July 30 after signing a contract with the JFA as assistant to new Brazilian manager Zico. Yamamoto will also take charge of the Olympic side. (Kyodo)

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Former Labor Minister Murakami released

TOKYO, Japan - Former Labor Minister Masakuni Murakami is released from a Tokyo detention facility after pleading not guilty in court July 2 to receiving 72 million yen in bribes from KSD, a mutual-aid foundation for small businesses, in return for asking a question in parliament to help KSD founder Tadao Koseki.

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Ex-labor minister pleads not guilty to taking bribes from KSD

TOKYO, Japan - Former Labor Minister Masakuni Murakami (file photo) pleaded not guilty at the Tokyo District Court on July 2 to receiving 72 million yen in bribes from KSD, a mutual-aid foundation for small businesses.

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Murakami arrested over KSD bribery case

TOKYO, Japan - Former Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) heavyweight Masakuni Murakami (R in the photo taken in September 1996) was arrested on March 1 in connection with alleged bribetaking from scandal-tainted mutual aid foundation KSD. Shaking hands with Murakami at a Tokyo hotel is then KSD head Tadao Koseki.

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