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KDDI New Service Launch Event

KDDI New Service Launch Event. Pictured from left: Hiromichi Matsuda, President and CEO of KDDI; Masato Shimoi, Senior Director of Business Development at Netflix.=November 17,2025,Tokyo

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KDDI New Service Launch Event

KDDI New Service Launch Event. Pictured from left: Hiromichi Matsuda, President and CEO of KDDI; Masato Shimoi, Senior Director of Business Development at Netflix.=November 17,2025,Tokyo

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Press Conference by Sumitomo Mitsui FG, SBI Holdings and others

Press conference by Sumitomo Mitsui FG, SBI Holdings, and others. Photo shows (from left) Shuji Yoshioka, President and CEO of SMBC Nikko Securities; Yukihiko Onishi, President and CEO of SMCC; Toru Nakajima, President and Group CEO of SMFG; Yoshitaka Kitao, Chairman and CEO of SBI Holdings; and Masato Takamura, President of SBI Securities.=June 16,2025,Tokyo

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ADB annual meeting in Milan

Asian Development Bank President Masato Kanda holds a press conference in Milan on May 4, 2025, as the ADB began a four-day annual meeting in the Italian city the same day.

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Ex-top Japan currency official to head ADB

Masato Kanda, special advisor to Japan's prime minister, meets the press at the Finance Ministry in Tokyo on Nov. 28, 2024, after being elected as the next president of the Asian Development Bank. The former vice finance minister for international affairs will take up the office on Feb. 24, 2025.

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New ADB chief Kanda

Undated file photo shows Masato Kanda, president-elect of the Asian Development Bank. Currently serving as a special advisor to Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, the former top Japanese currency diplomat will assume office on Feb. 24, 2025 and serve through Nov. 23, 2026 to complete the unexpired term of predecessor Masatsugu Asakawa.

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G20 finance meeting

Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki (L) and Masato Kanda, Japan's vice finance minister for international affairs, hold a press conference in Rio de Janeiro on July 26, 2024, following a meeting of finance chiefs from the Group of 20 economies.

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G-7 finance leaders' meeting

Masato Kanda, Japan's vice finance minister for international affairs, speaks to the press in Rio de Janeiro on July 24, 2024, after attending a conference of the Group of Seven finance ministers and central bank governors.

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Japan's top currency diplomat Kanda

Masato Kanda, Japan's vice finance minister for international affairs, gives an interview at the ministry in Tokyo on July 17, 2024.

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Japan's top currency diplomat Kanda

Masato Kanda, Japan's vice finance minister for international affairs, gives an interview at the ministry in Tokyo on July 17, 2024.

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Japan's top currency diplomat Kanda

Masato Kanda, Japan's vice finance minister for international affairs, gives an interview at the ministry in Tokyo on July 17, 2024.

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Senior Japan finance ministry official on exchange market

Japanese Vice Finance Minister for International Affairs Masato Kanda meets the press in Tokyo on July 11, 2024, after the U.S. dollar's plunge against the yen in New York the same day. Japan's top currency diplomat Kanda told reporters he would not comment on whether authorities intervened in the currency market.

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Senior Japan finance ministry official on exchange market

Japanese Vice Finance Minister for International Affairs Masato Kanda meets the press in Tokyo on July 11, 2024, after the U.S. dollar's plunge against the yen in New York the same day. Japan's top currency diplomat Kanda told reporters he would not comment on whether authorities intervened in the currency market.

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Senior Japan finance ministry official on exchange market

Japanese Vice Finance Minister for International Affairs Masato Kanda (far R) meets the press at the Finance Ministry building in Tokyo on July 12, 2024, after the U.S. dollar's plunge against the yen in New York overnight. Japan's top currency diplomat Kanda told reporters he would not comment on whether authorities intervened in the currency market.

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Japanese wins European inventor award

Japanese inventor and materials scientist Masato Sagawa, who created the world's most powerful permanent magnets crucial for various high-tech applications, holds a trophy after winning the European Inventor Award for non-member countries of the European Patent Office. Sagawa is an adviser to Japanese specialty steel manufacturer Daido Steel Co. ==Kyodo

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Japan to respond appropriately, any time to excessive yen moves: currency official

STORY: Japan to respond appropriately, any time to excessive yen moves: currency official SHOOTING TIME: June 20, 2024/Earlier footage DATELINE: June 25, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:39 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Bank of Japan 2. various of banks in Japan 3. various of Tokyo Stock Exchange 4. various of Nikkei stock index STORYLINE: Japan stands ready to take appropriate steps against volatile currency moves at "any time," the country's top currency diplomat said Monday, as the yen neared the 160 line against the U.S. dollar, a level that previously prompted authorities to intervene in the market. Masato Kanda, vice finance minister for international affairs, warned that excessive yen fluctuations negatively affect the economy. "We are ready to take appropriate action at any time," he told reporters. The yen's weakness persists after the Bank of Japan's decision this month to hold off reducing bond-buying stimulus until its July meeting. The yen weakened to 159.94 per U.S. doll

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Japan Finance Ministry official on exchange market

Japanese Vice Finance Minister for International Affairs Masato Kanda meets the press in Tokyo on May 7, 2024, following recent volatile currency movements.

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Top currency official

Vice Japanese Finance Minister for International Affairs Masato Kanda meets the press in Tokyo on April 29, 2024, after the dollar turned sharply down against the yen following its surge to a new 34-year high above 160 yen, unleashing speculation that the government intervened in the currency market.

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Top currency official

Vice Japanese Finance Minister for International Affairs Masato Kanda meets the press in Tokyo on April 29, 2024, after the dollar turned sharply down against the yen following its surge to a new 34-year high above 160 yen, unleashing speculation that the government intervened in the currency market.

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Top currency official

Vice Japanese Finance Minister for International Affairs Masato Kanda meets the press in Tokyo on April 29, 2024, after the dollar turned sharply down against the yen following its surge to a new 34-year high above 160 yen, unleashing speculation that the government intervened in the currency market.

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Football: Japan vs. U.S. U-22 friendly

Japan goalkeeper Masato Sasaki (1) concedes a goal during the first half of an under-22 friendly football match against the United States in Phoenix, Arizona, on Oct. 17, 2023.

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

(231004) -- HANGZHOU, Oct. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Bronze medalist Sumi Masato of Japan attends the awarding ceremony for Men's Greco-Roman 87Kg Match of Wrestling at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 4, 2023. (Xinhua/Zhang Tao)

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Japan's top currency diplomat Kanda

Masato Kanda, Japanese vice finance minister for international affairs, speaks to reporters at the Finance Ministry in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2023, over the yen's volatile trading.

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-CANOE SPRINT (CN)

(231002) -- HANGZHOU, Oct. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Hashimoto Masato (R, front)/Naganuma Ryo of Japan celebrate after the Men's Canoe Double 500m Final of Canoe Sprint at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 2, 2023. (Xinhua/Du Xiaoyi)

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-CANOE SPRINT (CN)

(231002) -- HANGZHOU, Oct. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Hashimoto Masato (R)/Naganuma Ryo of Japan compete during the Men's Canoe Double 500m Final of Canoe Sprint at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 2, 2023. (Xinhua/Du Xiaoyi)

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-CANOE SPRINT (CN)

(231002) -- HANGZHOU, Oct. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Silver medalists Hashimoto Masato (L)/Naganuma Ryo of Japan attend the awarding ceremony for the Men's Canoe Double 500m of Canoe Sprint at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 2, 2023. (Xinhua/Du Xiaoyi)

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-CANOE SPRINT (CN)

(231002) -- HANGZHOU, Oct. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Silver medalists Hashimoto Masato (L)/Naganuma Ryo of Japan attend the awarding ceremony for the Men's Canoe Double 500m of Canoe Sprint at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 2, 2023. (Xinhua/Du Xiaoyi)

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Asian Games: Canoe

Japan's canoe sprint team of Ryo Naganuma (L) and Masato Hashimoto are pictured after the men's canoe sprint double 500-meter final at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, on Oct. 2, 2023.

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Asian Games: Canoe

Japan's canoe sprint team of Masato Hashimoto (L) and Ryo Naganuma pose with their silver medals after the men's canoe double 500-meter final at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, on Oct. 2, 2023.

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

(230926) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ichikawa Masato (2nd R) of Japan goes for a layup during the Men's Preliminary Round match of Basketball between Japan and Qatar at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 26, 2023. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)

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SBI Holdings establishes a preparatory company for the semiconductor field.

SBI Holdings establishes a preparatory company for the semiconductor field. Photo from left to right: Wu Yuan Xiong, President and Representative Director of PSMC Japan; Huang Chong Ren, Chairman and Representative Director of Powerchip Group and Chairman of PSMC; Yoshitaka Kitao, Chairman and Representative Director and President of SBI Holdings; Masato Takamura, Vice President and Representative Director of SBI Holdings and President of SBI Securities. =Date:July 5, 2023,Place:Tokyo

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Rugby: New Japan base in Fukuoka

Japan Rugby Football Union President Masato Tsuchida (L) and Japan head coach Jamie Joseph take part in a tree-planting ceremony to mark the opening of a new home base for the national rugby team in the southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka on June 6, 2023.

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Baseball: Lotte warm-up game against Taiwan pro team

Lotte Marines manager Masato Yoshii (C) high-fives players of Taiwanese pro baseball team Rakuten Monkeys after a warm-up game during the Japanese Pacific League team's pre-season training in Ishigaki in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on Feb. 11, 2023.

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Meeting of creditors to Sri Lanka

Masato Kanda, Japan's vice finance minister for international affairs, meets the press after a meeting of creditors to Sri Lanka in Tokyo on May 9, 2023. The inaugural meeting of senior officials from 27 nations including 19 creditors was held to promote Sri Lanka's debt restructuring after the country defaulted in 2022.

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World Baseball Classic

Teammates and pitching coach Masato Yoshii (front R) gather around Japan starter Yu Darvish (C) during a mound visit in the third inning of a World Baseball Classic Pool B game against South Korea at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on March 10, 2023.

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World Baseball Classic

Japan starter Yu Darvish (C) gets a mound visit from pitching coach Masato Yoshii (R) after working himself into a jam in the third inning of a World Baseball Classic Pool B game against South Korea at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on March 10, 2023.

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J-league unveils 'Best XI' for 2014

YOKOHAMA, Japan - J-league announces an annual team of its best 11 players chosen in Yokohama on Dec. 9, 2014. From L: (front row) Albirex Niigata's Leo Silva, FC Tokyo's Yoshinori Muto, Gamba Osaka's Yasuhito Endo and Kashima Antlers' Gaku Shibasaki; (center) Gamba's Patric, Kawasaki Frontale's Yoshito Okubo and Gamba's Takashi Usami; (back) Urawa Reds' Shusaku Nishikawa, Tokyo's Masato Morishige, Sanfrecce Hiroshima's Tsukasa Shiotani and Tokyo's Kosuke Ota.

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Teen wrestler said to have been denied food before death

NAGOYA, Japan - Masato Saito (C) speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Feb. 8 a day after former sumo stable master Tokitsukaze and three senior wrestlers were arrested over the death of Saito's son Takashi, a 17-year-old wrestler known as Tokitaizan.

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TBS advised to freeze anti-takeover step against Rakuten

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Broadcasting System Inc. President Hiroshi Inoue (L) receives a report on Sept. 7 from Mainichi Newspapers Co. President Masato Kitamura, head of a third-party panel, which advised TBS to freeze a procedure for anti-takeover steps against Rakuten Inc.

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Yokozuna Hakuho

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 5 Kyodo - Mongolian grand champion Hakuho (R) participates in Yokozuna Deliberation Council practice, at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan, on Jan. 5, 2018, while Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hakkaku (far L), chairman of the advisory council, Masato Kitamura (second far L), and other members watch.

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Japan members pose before 1st Asian Cup match

NEWCASTLE, Australia - The 11 starting members of Japan's national soccer team pose ahead of their first Asian Cup match in Newcastle, Australia, on Jan. 12, 2015. In the front row are (from L) midfielder Makoto Hasebe, forward Shinji Okazaki, midfielder Yasuhito Endo, defenders Gotoku Sakai and Yuto Nagatomo, and forward Takashi Inui. In the back row are (from L) goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima, defenders Maya Yoshida and Masato Morishige, and forwards Shinji Kagawa and Keisuke Honda.

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Pop group members attend coming-of-age ceremony

KUSHIRO, Japan - Miwa Yoshida (R) and Masato Nakamura of Dreams Come True, a popular Japanese music duo, appear as guests at a coming-of-age ceremony held in Ikeda on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on Jan. 11, 2015. Lead vocalist Yoshida was born in the town.

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Pop group duo poses with new adults at Hokkaido ceremony

KUSHIRO, Hokkaido - Miwa Yoshida (R) and Masato Nakamura of Dreams Come True, a popular Japanese music duo, pose with participants in a coming-of-age ceremony held in Ikeda on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on Jan. 11, 2015. The two attended the ceremony as guests because lead vocalist Yoshida was born in the town.

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Japan envoy to China presents certificate to essay contest winner

BEIJING, China - Japanese Ambassador to China Masato Kitera (R) presents a certificate to a Chinese university student, winner of a contest for essays written in Japanese by Chinese people studying Japanese, at the Embassy of Japan in Beijing on Dec. 12, 2014.

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Yamagata secures return to J1

CHOFU, Japan - Masato Yamazaki of Montedio Yamagata celebrates after scoring a goal during the first half of the J-League promotion playoff final against JEF United Chiba at Ajinomoto Stadium in Chofu, Tokyo, on Dec. 7, 2014. Yamagata won 1-0 and secured the ticket to the first division for the next season after three years in the second division.

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Actor Sakai's 'Hanzawa Naoki' wins top TV drama award

TOKYO, Japan - Actor Masato Sakai wears a broad smile as the serial TV drama "Hanzawa Naoki," in which he played the role of an adversarial banker, is given the top prize in the 2014 Tokyo Drama Awards at a ceremony in Tokyo on Oct. 23, 2014. Sakai himself was given the best actor prize.

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Kudo gets penalty kick, helps Kashiwa win Suruga Bank title

KASHIWA, Japan - Masato Kudo of Kashiwa Reysol is toppled to win a penalty kick for the Japanese club in a Suruga Bank Championship game against Club Atletico Lanus of Argentina in Kashiwa, Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, on Aug. 6, 2014. The Japanese Nabisco Cup winners beat the Copa Sudamericana champions 2-1.

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Kashiwa Reysol ready for Suruga Bank C'ship

TOKYO, Japan - Manager Nelsinho (R) and player Masato Kudo (L) of J-League first-division side Kashiwa Reysol pose by the trophy of the Suruga Bank Championship in Tokyo on July 29, 2014. The Nabisco Cup champions of the last season will meet CA Lanus of Argentina at Hitachi Kashiwa Stadium in Chiba Prefecture near Tokyo on Aug. 6, 2014.

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Shimizu overwhelms Kashiwa 3-0 in J-League

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Masato Kudo (L) of Kashiwa Reysol and Takuya Honda of Shimizu S-Pulse vie for the ball in the second half of a J-League first-division match as Shimizu overwhelmed visiting Kashiwa 3-0 at IAI Stadium Nihondaira on July 27, 2014.

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Gion Festival begins in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - Masato Hirai (front) takes part in the "Osendo no Gi" ritual to pray for the safety and success of Gion Matsuri (Gion Festival) at Yasaka Shrine in Kyoto City on July 1, 2014, as the month-long summer festival opened the same day. Hirai was selected as "Chigo," the poster boy who rides on the leading "Naginatahoko" float during the "Yamahoko Jungyo" parade in the festival.