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Fencing: World championships

(from L) Koki Kano, Masaru Yamada, Seiya Asami and Akira Komata of Japan celebrate after claiming their first men's epee team title at the fencing world championships on July 30, 2025, in Tbilisi, Georgia.

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Fencing: World championships

Japan's Masaru Yamada (R) competes against a Hungary player en route to winning the men's epee team final at the fencing world championships on July 30, 2025, in Tbilisi, Georgia.

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Fencing: World championships

Japan's Koki Kano (L) and Masaru Yamada pose with their gold and bronze medals for the men's epee individual event at the fencing world championships in Tbilisi, Georgia, on July 27, 2025.

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Japan Film Week in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JUNE 15, 2025 - Masaru Okada, the Ambassador of Japan to China and Consul General of Japan in Shanghai, delivered a speech at the opening ceremony of the "Japanese Film Week" of the Shanghai International Film Festival in Shanghai, China on June 15, 2025.

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University of Edinburgh returns Ainu skulls

Executive Director Masaru Okawa (L) and other representatives from the Ainu Association of Hokkaido, a group representing the Ainu indigenous people in the northern Japan region, receive the remains of three Ainu from the University of Edinburgh in Scotland on April 30, 2025. The skulls were kept by the university for about 110 years for research purposes.

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Japanese doctor remembered in Afghanistan

Masaru Murakami (2nd from L), head of Japan's Peshawar-kai nongovernmental aid group, attends a memorial gathering for the group's founder Tetsu Nakamura, a Japanese doctor known for years of aid work in Afghanistan, in Jalalabad on Dec. 4, 2024, exactly five years after he was killed in a roadside shooting in the eastern Afghan city.

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Paris 2024 - Fencing - Illustrations

(240802) -- PARIS, Aug. 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yamada Masaru of Japan celebrates after the men's epee team semifinal of fencing between the Czech Republic and Japan at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Aug. 2, 2024. Photo by Xu Zijian/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 - Fencing - Illustrations

(240802) -- PARIS, Aug. 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yamada Masaru (L) of Japan celebrates as Jakub Jurka of the Czech Republic leaves the piste after the men's epee team semifinal of fencing between the Czech Republic and Japan at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Aug. 2, 2024. Photo by Xu Zijian/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris Olympics: Fencing

Japanese fencers (from L) Akira Komata, Kazuyasu Minobe, Koki Kano and Masaru Yamada pose during a press conference on Aug. 3, 2024, a day after winning silver in the men's team epee event at the Paris Olympics in Paris.

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Paris Olympics: Fencing

Japanese fencers (from L) Kazuyasu Minobe, Masaru Yamada, Akira Komata and Koki Kano celebrate on the podium during the medal awarding ceremony for the men's team epee at the Paris Olympics at the Grand Palais in Paris on Aug. 2, 2024. Japan won silver.

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Paris Olympics: Fencing

Japanese fencers (from L) Kazuyasu Minobe, Masaru Yamada, Akira Komata and Koki Kano pose with their men's team epee silver medals at the Paris Olympics at the Grand Palais in Paris on Aug. 2, 2024.

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CORRECTED: Paris Olympics: Fencing

Japanese fencers (from L) Kazuyasu Minobe, Koki Kano, Masaru Yamada and Akira Komata pose with their men's team epee silver medals at the Paris Olympics at the Grand Palais in Paris on Aug. 2, 2024.

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Paris Olympics: Fencing

Japanese fencers (from L) Kazuyasu Minobe, Masaru Yamada, Akira Komata and Koki Kano pose with their men's team epee silver medals at the Paris Olympics at the Grand Palais in Paris on Aug. 2, 2024.

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Paris Olympics: Fencing

Japanese fencer Masaru Yamada (R) competes against Hungary's David Nagy in the men's team epee final at the Paris Olympics at the Grand Palais in Paris on Aug. 2, 2024.

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Paris Olympics: Fencing

Japanese fencers (from L) Masaru Yamada, Akira Komata, Koki Kano and Kazuyasu Minobe are pictured after losing to Hungary in the men's team epee final at the Paris Olympics at the Grand Palais in Paris on Aug. 2, 2024.

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Paris Olympics: Fencing

Japanese fencers (from L) Kazuyasu Minobe, Masaru Yamada, Koki Kano and Akira Komata are pictured ahead of their gold medal match against Hungary in the men's team epee at the Paris Olympics at the Grand Palais in Paris on Aug. 2, 2024.

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(PARIS2024) FRANCE-PARIS-OLY-FENCING

(240802) -- PARIS, Aug. 2, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Yamada Masaru (L) of Japan celebrates as Jakub Jurka of the Czech Republic leaves the piste after the men's epee team semifinal of fencing between the Czech Republic and Japan at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Aug. 2, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Xu Zijian)

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(PARIS2024) FRANCE-PARIS-OLY-FENCING

(240802) -- PARIS, Aug. 2, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Yamada Masaru of Japan celebrates after the men's epee team semifinal of fencing between the Czech Republic and Japan at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Aug. 2, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Xu Zijian)

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(PARIS2024) FRANCE-PARIS-OLY-FENCING

(240802) -- PARIS, Aug. 2, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Jiri Beran (L) of the Czech Republic shakes hands with Yamada Masaru of Japan after their relay during the men's epee team semifinal 2 of fencing between the Czech Republic and Japan at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Aug. 2, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Zhang Hongxiang)

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(PARIS2024) FRANCE-PARIS-OLY-FENCING

(240802) -- PARIS, Aug. 2, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Yamada Masaru (R) of Japan celebrates scoring while comepeting against Jakub Jurka of the Czech Republic during the men's epee team semifinal 2 of fencing between the Czech Republic and Japan at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Aug. 2, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Zhang Hongxiang)

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(PARIS2024) FRANCE-PARIS-OLY-FENCING

(240802) -- PARIS, Aug. 2, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Yamada Masaru (L) of Japan competes against Mate Tamas Koch of Hungary during the men's epee team gold medal match of fencing between Japan and Hungary at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Aug. 2, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Fei Maohua)

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Jetstar Japan passengers top 50 million

Jetstar Japan Co. President Masaru Kataoka attends a ceremony at Narita airport near Tokyo on May 24, 2024, after the low-cost carrier carried its 50 millionth passenger the previous day since its inaugural flight in July 2012.

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Japanese composer Masaru Sato

Photo taken at an unknown place on March 17, 1994, shows the late Japanese composer Masaru Sato, known for his film score compositions, including for Godzilla movies and works by renowned Japanese director Akira Kurosawa. Sato died in December 1999 at 71.

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Australia returns Ainu remains to Japan after 80 years

Masaru Okawa, head of the Ainu Association of Hokkaido, signs a document during a ceremony held in Melbourne, Australia, on May 6, 2023, as the remains of four indigenous Ainu were returned to Japan more than 80 years since they were sent to the Pacific nation for research purposes.

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Australia returns Ainu remains to Japan after 80 years

Masaru Okawa, head of the Ainu Association of Hokkaido, speaks during a ceremony held in Melbourne, Australia, on May 6, 2023, as the remains of four indigenous Ainu were returned to Japan more than 80 years since they were sent to the Pacific nation for research purposes.

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-FENCING (CN)

(230929) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Yamada Masaru (L) of Japan competes with Elmir Alimzhanov of Kazakhstan during the Men's Epee Team Gold Medal Match of fencing between Japan and Kazakhstan at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 29, 2023. (Xinhua/Yang Lei)

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-FENCING(CN)

(230929) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Kim Jaewon of South Korea (L) competes against Yamada Masaru of Japan during men's epee team semifinal of fencing between Japan and South Korea at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 29, 2023. (Xinhua/Yang Lei)

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Asian Games: Fencing

Japan's Masaru Yamada (top) competes against a South Korean fencer in the men's epee team semifinals at the Asian Games on Sept. 29, 2023, in Hangzhou, China.

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Australia returns Ainu remains to Japan after 80 years

Masaru Okawa, head of the Ainu Association of Hokkaido, signs a document during a ceremony held in Melbourne, Australia, on May 6, 2023, as the remains of four indigenous Ainu were returned to Japan more than 80 years since they were sent to the Pacific nation for research purposes.

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Australia returns Ainu remains to Japan after 80 years

Masaru Okawa, head of the Ainu Association of Hokkaido, speaks during a ceremony held in Melbourne, Australia, on May 6, 2023, as the remains of four indigenous Ainu were returned to Japan more than 80 years since they were sent to the Pacific nation for research purposes.

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Fukushima decontamination office

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Masaru Moriya (L), head of an Environment Ministry task force on the decontamination of Fukushima Prefecture following the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant, stands by a signboard bearing the name of the ministry's Fukushima decontamination office set up in the city of Fukushima on Jan. 4, 2012.

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Welfare ministry official gets cars, cash from group overseen

SAITAMA, Japan - Masaru Matsushima, who has just left the welfare ministry, speaks to reporters at his home in Saitama on Aug. 30. He admitted having received three used cars and several million yen in cash from the chief of a social welfare organization under the ministry's supervision from around 1992 until November 2005.

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Welfare ministry official gets cars, cash from group overseen

SAITAMA, Japan - The photo shows one of the three cars Masaru Matsushima, a welfare ministry official who has just left the ministry, received along with several million yen in cash from the chief of a social welfare organization under the ministry's supervision from around 1992 until November 2005.

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Golf: Miyazato cites dip in motivation for retiring at season's end

TOKYO, Japan, May 29 Kyodo - Former women's world No. 1 golfer Ai Miyazato (2nd from R) poses with her family -- (from L) eldest brother Kiyoshi, father Masaru, second brother Yusaku, mother Toyoko -- for a photo celebrating Yusaku's victory at the Japan PGA Championship Nissin Cup Noodle Cup at Kanehide Kise Country Club in Okinawa Prefecture's Nago on May 14, 2017. Miyazato, whose two brothers are also professional golfers, formally announced on May 29 her decision to retire.

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Court rejects appeal for retrial of 1961 wine poisoning case

NAGOYA, Japan - Lawyer Izumi Suzuki speaks during a press conference on Jan. 9, 2015, in the city of Nagoya, central Japan, after the Nagoya High Court rejected an appeal for a retrial filed by Masaru Okunishi, 88, who has been on death row since 1972 over the 1961 poisoning murders of five women in Mie Prefecture, central Japan. Suzuki, Okunishi's chief counsel, said the defense will file a special appeal with the Supreme Court.

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Court rejects appeal for retrial of 1961 wine poisoning case

NAGOYA, Japan - A group of lawyers attend a press conference on Jan. 9, 2015, in the city of Nagoya, central Japan, after the Nagoya High Court rejected an appeal for a retrial filed by Masaru Okunishi, 88, who has been on death row since 1972 over the 1961 poisoning murders of five women in Mie Prefecture, central Japan.

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Expert writes kabuki actors' names in traditional style

KYOTO, Japan - Masaru Inoue writes kabuki actors' names in the traditional "maneki-gaki" style on Nov. 7, 2014, before their year-end performances in the Minamiza theater in Kyoto, western Japan.

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Japan-China regular flights mark 40th anniversary

NARITA, Japan - Ra Yong (R), regional manager for Japan of Air China Ltd., and Japan Airlines Chairman Masaru Onishi hold a model jet at a ceremony celebrating the 40th anniversary of the start of regular flights between the two nations at Narita airport, east of Tokyo, on Sept. 29, 2014.

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Court decides not to reopen 1961 murder case for death-row inmate

NAGOYA, Japan - Izumi Suzuki (C), chief lawyer for 88-year-old death-row inmate Masaru Okunishi, speaks to reporters in Nagoya on May 28, 2014, after the Nagoya High Court decided not to retry Okunishi for the 1961 poisoning murders of five women in Nabari, Mie, Prefecture. The court said Okunishi had no case to seek a retrial because the evidence and arguments presented to the court were the same as in his previous application.

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Cherry-blossom managing team in Hirosaki

AOMORI, Japan - Licensed "tree doctors" Masaru Kobayashi (L) and Makiko Hashiba closely examine cherry trees at Hirosaki Park in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, on May 3, 2014. Veteran cherry-blossom keeper Kobayashi teaches novice Hashiba how to maintain cherry trees as part of the city's new effort to hand down its unique tree-care method to the younger generation at the northeastern Japanese park, one of the most beautiful spots for cherry blossoms in Japan.

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JAL chairman

SAO PAULO, Brazil - Japan Airlines Co. Chairman Masaru Onishi is interviewed by Kyodo News in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on March 30, 2014.

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Mito clan's Kodokan school repaired

MITO, Japan - Ibaraki Governor Masaru Hashimoto speaks during a ceremony in Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture, on March 27, 2014, to commemorate the repair of the Kodokan, the Mito clan's school for the feudal domains in the 19th century that was damaged by the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011. The school, opened in 1841, was closed in 1872.

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Professor merges East, West in new theatrical style

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo taken in Nagoya on Feb. 2, 2014, shows Masaru Sekine, a professor at Waseda University's Faculty of International Research and Education who is pursuing an experimental project that fuses European opera with Kyogen Japanese comic theater.

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Syria arms disposal

THE HAGUE, Netherlands - Japanese Ambassador to the Netherlands Masaru Tsuji (L) and Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons Director General Ahmet Uzumcu shake hands at the OPCW headquarters in the Hague, the Netherlands, on Feb. 25, 2014. They exchanged documents on the Japanese government's offer of 1.4 billion yen (about $13.69 million) to a fund to cover the costs of chemical stockpile disposal, said to be the largest contribution to the fund so far.

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Lawyers for death row inmate

NAGOYA, Japan - The defense team for Masaru Okunishi, an 87-year-old death row inmate, arrives at the Nagoya High Court in Nagoya on Nov. 5, 2013, to file their eighth appeal for retrial. Okunishi was convicted of killing five women with poisoned wine in Nabari, Mie Prefecture, in 1961.

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Young breeder of rhinos

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 21, 2013 shows Masaru Senzaki, breeder at the Kanazawa Zoo, run by the Yokohama municipal government, holding an original drawing of an Indian rhinoceros he drew for a poster for World Rhino Day 2013.

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Young breeder of rhinos

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 21, 2013 shows Masaru Senzaki, breeder at the Kanazawa Zoo, riding on the back of an elephant at the zoo run by the Yokohama municipal government.

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Retrial for 1961 murder case rejected

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in June 1961 shows Masaru Okunishi (C), accused of poisoning 17 people, resulting in the deaths of five women, on March 28, 1961, at a local community meeting in Nabari, Mie Prefecture, during the first hearing on the case at the Tsu District Court in the prefecture. The Supreme Court said Oct. 17, 2013, it has turned down a petition by Okunishi, now an 87-year-old death-row inmate, for a retrial over the case.

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Myanmar Airways to start flights to Japan

MITO, Japan - Ibaraki Gov. Masaru Hashimoto (L) and Khin Maung Latt (R), chairman of Myanmar Airways International, hold a press conference at the Ibaraki prefectural hall in Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Aug. 19, 2013. They agreed on the launch of regular flights linking Yangon and Ibaraki Airport.

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2 men striving to care for elderly on northern island

REBUN, Japan - Masaru Furukawa (L) helps a user at the Reihoen special elderly nursing home with her craftwork on June 18, 2013 in Rebun, Hokkaido.