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Exhibition honoring late fashion designer Hanae Mori

An exhibition of the work of late Japanese fashion designer Hanae Mori is held at Iwami Art Museum in Masuda in the western Japan prefecture of Shimane on Oct. 4, 2025. About 400 items, including five dresses belonging to New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, are on display at the exhibition, which is being held through Dec. 1 to mark the 100th anniversary next January of the birth of Mori, who was brought up in Shimane Prefecture and died at 96 in 2022.

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Exhibition honoring late fashion designer Hanae Mori

An exhibition of the work of late Japanese fashion designer Hanae Mori is held at Iwami Art Museum in Masuda in the western Japan prefecture of Shimane on Oct. 4, 2025. About 400 items, including five dresses belonging to New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, are on display at the exhibition, which is being held through Dec. 1 to mark the 100th anniversary next January of the birth of Mori, who was brought up in Shimane Prefecture and died at 96 in 2022.

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Casio Computer Co., Ltd. president change press conference

Casio Computer Co., Ltd. president change press conference. Photo shows, from right, Shin Takano, President and CEO (currently, Director and Managing Executive Officer, CFO), and Yuichi Masuda, Advisor (currently, President and CEO).=April 22,2025,Tokyo

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Casio Computer Co., Ltd. president change press conference

Casio Computer Co., Ltd. president change press conference. Photo shows, from right, Shin Takano, President and CEO (currently, Director and Managing Executive Officer, CFO), and Yuichi Masuda, Advisor (currently, President and CEO).=April 22,2025,Tokyo

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Japan Post top management reshuffle

Japan Post Holdings Co.'s outgoing president, Hiroya Masuda (R), and his replacement senior executive officer Kazuyuki Negishi hold a press conference in Tokyo on April 2, 2025.

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New Year's greeting cards

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 1 Kyodo - Postal workers depart Tokyo's Shinjuku post office on Jan. 1, 2025, to deliver New Year's greeting cards. (Kyodo)

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Cooking expert Hattori at symposium

Photo taken on May 31, 1997, in Tokyo shows Yukio Hattori (L), head of Hattori Nutrition College, and sports writer Akemi Masuda attending a government symposium encouraging the cessation of cigarette smoking.

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Capital and Business Alliance between Daiwa Securities Group and Japan Post Insurance Co.

Daiwa Securities Group and JPI formed a capital and business alliance in the field of asset management. Photo shows (from left) Mr. Hiroya Masuda, President of Japan Post, Mr. Kunio Tanigaki, President of Japan Post Insurance, Mr. Mikita Komatsu, President of Daiwa Asset Management, and Mr. Akihiko Ogino, President of Daiwa Securities Group Inc. ＝May 15, 2024, in Tokyo.

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Daiwa Securities Group and Japan Post Insurance Form Capital and Business Alliance in Asset Management

Daiwa Securities Group and JPI form capital and business alliance in the asset management field. Pictured from left to right are Kunio Tanigaki, President of JPI, Hiroya Masuda, President of Japan Post, Akihiko Ogino, President of Daiwa Securities Group Inc. and Mikita Komatsu, President of Daiwa Asset Management Co. ＝May 15, 2024, in Tokyo.

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Capital and Business Alliance between Daiwa Securities Group and Japan Post Insurance Co.

Daiwa Securities Group and JPI formed a capital and business alliance in the field of asset management. Pictured from left to right are Kunio Tanigaki, President of JPI, Hiroya Masuda, President of Japan Post, Akihiko Ogino, President of Daiwa Securities Group Inc. and Mikita Komatsu, President of Daiwa Asset Management Co. ＝May 15, 2024, in Tokyo.

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Capital and Business Alliance between Daiwa Securities Group and Japan Post Insurance Co.

Daiwa Securities Group and JPI formed a capital and business alliance in the field of asset management. Photo shows (from left) Mr. Hiroya Masuda, President of Japan Post, and Mr. Akihiko Ogino, President of Daiwa Securities Group Inc. ＝May 15, 2024, in Tokyo.

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Capital and Business Alliance between Daiwa Securities Group and Japan Post Insurance Co.

Daiwa Securities Group and JPI formed a capital and business alliance in the field of asset management. Photo shows, from left, Mr. Hiroya Masuda, President of Japan Post, and Mr. Akihiko Ogino, President of Daiwa Securities Group Inc. ＝May 15, 2024, in Tokyo.

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Maritime Self-Defense Force submarine "Jingei"

Kazuo Masuda (5th from R), administrative vice-minister of defense, gives a speech during a ceremony to award a Self-Defense Forces flag to the "Jingei," a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force submarine, at a shipyard of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture in western Japan on March 8, 2024. The submarine will be deployed to the MSDF Yokosuka Base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo.

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Japan Post Group and East Japan Railway Group Joint Press Conference

Japan Post Group and East Japan Railway Group Joint Press Conference. From left to right: Mr. Hiroya Masuda, President of Japan Post; Mr. Yuji Fukasawa, President of East Japan Railway Company. =Date:Febuary 21, 2024, Place: Tokyo

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Japan Post Group and East Japan Railway Group Joint Press Conference

Japan Post Group and East Japan Railway Group Joint Press Conference. Mr. Hiroya Masuda, President of Japan Post =Date:Febuary 21, 2024, Place: Tokyo

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Japan Post Group and East Japan Railway Group Joint Press Conference

Japan Post Group and East Japan Railway Group Joint Press Conference. From left to right: Mr. Hiroya Masuda, President of Japan Post; Mr. Yuji Fukasawa, President of East Japan Railway Company. =Date:Febuary 21, 2024, Place: Tokyo

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Japan Post Group and East Japan Railway Group Joint Press Conference

Japan Post Group and East Japan Railway Group Joint Press Conference. From left to right: Mr. Hiroya Masuda, President of Japan Post; Mr. Yuji Fukasawa, President of East Japan Railway Company. =Date:Febuary 21, 2024, Place: Tokyo

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Japan Post Group and Yamato Group Collaboration in Logistics Services

Japan Post Group and Yamato Group held a press conference on cooperation in logistics services. Photo shows (from left) Yutaka Nagao, President of Yamato HD; Hiroya Masuda, President of Japan Post; and Kazuhide Kinugawa, President of Japan Post.=Date:June 19, 2023,Place:Tokyo

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Japan Post Group and Yamato Group Collaboration in Logistics Services

Japan Post Group and Yamato Group held a press conference on cooperation in logistics services. Photo shows (from left) Yutaka Nagao, President of Yamato HD; Hiroya Masuda, President of Japan Post; and Kazuhide Kinugawa, President of Japan Post.=Date:June 19, 2023,Place:Tokyo

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Japan Post Group and Yamato Group Collaboration in Logistics Services

Japan Post Group and Yamato Group held a press conference on cooperation in logistics services. Photo shows (from left) Yutaka Nagao, President of Yamato HD; Hiroya Masuda, President of Japan Post; and Kazuhide Kinugawa, President of Japan Post.=Date:June 19, 2023,Place:Tokyo

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Japan Post Group and Yamato Group Collaboration in Logistics Services

Japan Post Group and Yamato Group held a press conference on cooperation in logistics services. Photo shows (from left) Yutaka Nagao, President of Yamato HD; Hiroya Masuda, President of Japan Post; and Kazuhide Kinugawa, President of Japan Post.=Date:June 19, 2023,Place:Tokyo

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Japan Post Group and Yamato Group Collaboration in Logistics Services

Japan Post Group and Yamato Group held a press conference on cooperation in logistics services. Photo shows (from left) Yutaka Nagao, President of Yamato HD, and Hiroya Masuda, President of Japan Post.=Date:June 19, 2023,Place:Tokyo

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Sumitomo Mitsui FG, CCC Press Conference on New Point Service

Conference on new point service between Sumitomo Mitsui FG and CCC. Pictured from left to right are Jun Ota, President and Group CEO of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, and Muneaki Masuda, Chairman and CEO of Culture Convenience Club.=Date:June 13, 2023,Place:Tokyo

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Sumitomo Mitsui FG, CCC Press Conference on New Point Service

Conference on new point service between Sumitomo Mitsui FG and CCC. Pictured from left to right are Jun Ota, President and Group CEO of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, and Muneaki Masuda, Chairman and CEO of Culture Convenience Club.=Date:June 13, 2023,Place:Tokyo

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Sumitomo Mitsui FG, CCC Press Conference on New Point Service

Conference on new point service between Sumitomo Mitsui FG and CCC. Pictured from left to right: Yukihiko Onishi, President of Sumitomo Mitsui Card; Muneaki Masuda, Chairman and CEO of Culture Convenience Club; Jun Ota, President and Group CEO of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group; and Yasunori Takahashi, President and COO of Culture Convenience Club.=Date:June 13, 2023,Place:Tokyo

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Sumitomo Mitsui FG, CCC Press Conference on New Point Service

Conference on new point service between Sumitomo Mitsui FG and CCC. Pictured from left to right are Jun Ota, President and Group CEO of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, and Muneaki Masuda, Chairman and CEO of Culture Convenience Club.=Date:June 13, 2023,Place:Tokyo

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Sumitomo Mitsui FG, CCC Press Conference on New Point Service

Conference on new point service between Sumitomo Mitsui FG and CCC. Pictured from left to right: Yukihiko Onishi, President of Sumitomo Mitsui Card; Muneaki Masuda, Chairman and CEO of Culture Convenience Club; Jun Ota, President and Group CEO of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group; and Yasunori Takahashi, President and COO of Culture Convenience Club.=Date:June 13, 2023,Place:Tokyo

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Sumitomo Mitsui FG, CCC Press Conference on New Point Service

Pictured from left to right: Yukihiko Onishi, President of Sumitomo Mitsui Card; Muneaki Masuda, Chairman and CEO of Culture Convenience Club; Jun Ota, President and Group CEO of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group; and Yasunori Takahashi, President and COO of Culture Convenience Club.=Date:June 13, 2023,Place:Tokyo

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New loyalty point program

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. President Jun Ota (L) and Culture Convenience Club Co. CEO Muneaki Masuda pose for a photo in front of the logo of their new loyalty point program during a press conference in Tokyo on June 13, 2023. The two companies said earlier that CCC's T-Point program and Sumitomo Mitsui's V Point program will be merged into one, with the integrated program to be launched under the new V-Point program possibly in the spring of 2024.

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New loyalty point program

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. President Jun Ota (L) and Culture Convenience Club Co. CEO Muneaki Masuda shake hands in front of the logo of their new loyalty point program during a press conference in Tokyo on June 13, 2023. The two companies said earlier that CCC's T-Point program and Sumitomo Mitsui's V Point program will be merged into one, with the integrated program to be launched under the new V-Point program possibly in the spring of 2024.

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Internal affairs minister Masuda admits error in own fund report

TOKYO, Japan - Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Hiroya Masuda speaks at a news conference at the ministry in Tokyo on Sept. 8. Masuda, who is in charge of overseeing fund reports by politicians and political parties, admitted that a 1 million yen donation to his own political fund management body made in 2003 when he was Iwate Governor was not logged in the body's report.

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New internal affairs minister Masuda was reformist governor

TOKYO, Japan - New Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Hiroya Masuda speaks at his inaugural press conference on Aug. 27. Masuda served as Iwate governor for three four-year terms until April 2007 and was known as a reformist governor.

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Defense Ministry career official Masuda to become vice minister

TOKYO, Japan - Vice Defense Minister Takemasa Moriya (L) keeps mum as he leaves the Defense Ministry on Aug. 17. The government has picked Defense Ministry career official Kohei Masuda to succeed Moriya as vice minister, putting an end to a 10-day commotion over the ministry's top personnel reshuffle.

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Defense Ministry career official Masuda to become vice minister

TOKYO, Japan - Defense Minister Yuriko Koike talks to journalists at her ministry on Aug. 17 after the government picked Defense Ministry career official Kohei Masuda to succeed Takemasa Moriya as vice minister, putting an end to a 10-day commotion over the ministry's top personnel reshuffle.

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Area where N. Korean agent enters specified

MATSUE, Japan - Kazuhiro Araki (front), head of the Investigation Commission on Missing Japanese Probably Related to N. Korea, investigates a coastal area in Toda town of Masuda, Shimane Prefecture, on Aug. 26, 2014. Araki said the same day that the location where a North Korean agent is said to have entered Japan in 1980, based on the information provided by a former agent, was specified.

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Japanese culinary culture promoted at Oxford Univ. in U.K.

OXFORD, Britain - Ryuichiro Masuda (R), president of Masuda sake brewery from Toyama Prefecture, central Japan, serves the "Masuizumi" brand of rice wine to a formally dressed participant in a traditional banquet at Oxford University in Oxford, Britain, on June 27, 2014.

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Ryutsu Keizai Univ. players to become J leaguers

RYUGASAKI, Japan - (from L) Kazuya Yamamura, Takuya Masuda, Yusuke Higa and Takahiro Nakazato, students at Ryutsu Keizai University, pose for photos at a press conference at the university in Ryugasaki, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Sept. 13, 2011. They all will join J-league soccer clubs next spring.

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Masuda stopped by Thai champ Pongsaklek in 6th

CHIANG MAI, Thailand - WBC flyweight interim champion Pongsaklek Wonjongkam of Thailand (L) celebrates after defeating Japanese challenger Takahisa Masuda (R) in their title match. The referee called an end to the match 1 minute, 6 seconds into the sixth round after Masuda was left hunkered by a flurry of punches.

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Masuda stopped by Thai champ Pongsaklek in 6th

CHIANG MAI, Thailand - Japanese challenger Takahisa Masuda (L) is knocked down by WBC flyweight interim champion Pongsaklek Wonjongkam of Thailand in the sixth round of their title match in Chiang Mai, Thailand, on Aug. 28. The referee called an end to the match 1 minute, 6 seconds into the round.

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Chinese military officials to visit Japan by year-end

BEIJING, China - Japanese Vice Defense Minister Kohei Masuda (L) and Chinese National Defense Minister Liang Guanglie shake hands in Beijing on March 31 as Masuda pays a courtesy call on Liang.

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NHK chief apologies over insider stock trading by employees

TOKYO, Japan - NHK President Genichi Hashimoto (C) apologizes to Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Hiroya Masuda (R) during a meeting at the Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry on Jan. 18 over allegations that three NHK employees -- two reporters and one director -- were involved in insider trading. Masuda ordered NHK to check whether other NHK employees in news sections are involved in illegal stock trading.

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MOF hires former Dentsu official to push public relations

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshio Masuda (file photo), a former employee of the advertising agency Dentsu Inc., was hired by the Finance Ministry on Oct. 15 as a public relations officer. Masuda, 48, who worked at Dentsu's corporate brand planning division, is the first person from the private sector employed on contract by the Finance Ministry, ministry officials say.

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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 held by U.S. in Under-22 friendly

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Japan midfielder Chikashi Masuda (R) shoots during the second half of an Under-22 friendly against the United States in Kumamoto on Feb. 21. The match ended with a 0-0 draw.

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Japan Under-21s draw with S. Korea 1-1

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Under-21 team midfielder Chikashi Masuda heads the equalizer during the second half of a friendly against the S. Korea's Under-21 team in Tokyo on Nov. 21.

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Japanese photographer missing in Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES, United States - Photo released by the Los Angeles police department on Sept. 15 shows Go Masuda, a Japanese photographer from Tokyo, who has been missing for 12 days in the Los Angeles area.

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Masuda wins career 1st title at Mandom Lucido Yomiuri Open

NISHINOMIYA, Japan - Japan's Nobuhiro Masuda wins his career first title June 18 at the Mandom Lucido Yomiuri Open golf tournament at Yomiuri Country Club in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture.

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Japan crushes U.S. to move into Thomas Cup q'finals

SENDAI, Japan - Tadashi Otsuka (L) and Keita Masuda beat Sydney Olympic gold medalist Tony Gunawan and Khan Bob Malaythong of the United States 21-18, 21-15 as Japan brushed aside the United States 3-0 to book a place in the quarterfinals of the Thomas Cup men's team badminton tournament at Sendai municipal gymnasium on May 1.

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Mitsubishi Motors ordered to pay 5.5 mil. yen in accident damages

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Yoko Masuda (R), mother of Shiho Okamoto who was accidentally killed due to a vehicle defect, speaks to reporters following a ruling by the Yokohama District Court that ordered Mitsubishi Motors Corp. to pay 5.5 million yen in damages for its oversight. The accident which killed Okamoto and injured her two sons occurred when a wheel came off a large Mitsubishi truck in Yokohama in 2002.

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Japanese family certified as sharing same birthday over 4 generations

LONDON, England - Hiroshi Masuda (L) holds a Guinness World Records certificate that his family has a record four generations sharing the same birthday at his home in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, The record was achieved following the birth in the Yokohama family of Mion Masuda (held by her mother Yuko) on March 26 last year. Mion shares the same birthday as her father, Hiroshi, a company executive, born in 1963, as well as her grandfather, Minao, born in 1933, and grand-grandfather Kanamori, who was born in 1899 and passed away in 1972.