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Conference on the change of president of Meiji HD

Press conference for the change of president of Meiji HD. Photo shows (from left) Mariko Matsumura, Chairperson of the Nominating Committee for Independent Outside Directors; Kazuo Kawamura, President and CEO of Meiji HD; Katunari Matsuda, President and CEO-elect of Meiji HD; Bunjiro Yao, Director and COO; Toshiaki Nagasato, Director and COO-elect; and Daikichiro Kobayashi, Director and COO.=April 8,2025,Tokyo

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[Breaking News]Japan megaquake alert ends

TOKYO, Japan, Aug. 15 Kyodo - Japanese disaster management minister Yoshifumi Matsumura meets the press in Tokyo on Aug. 15, 2024, as a megaquake advisory around the Nankai Trough along the Pacific coast officially ended at 5 p.m. The advisory was issued by the weather agency after a M7.1 quake hit southwestern Japan on Aug. 8. (Kyodo)

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Japan megaquake alert ends

Japanese disaster management minister Yoshifumi Matsumura meets the press in Tokyo on Aug. 15, 2024, as a megaquake advisory around the Nankai Trough along the Pacific coast officially ended at 5 p.m. The advisory was issued by the weather agency after a M7.1 quake hit southwestern Japan on Aug. 8.

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Strong quake jolts Sea of Japan area

Japanese disaster management minister Yoshifumi Matsumura (C) arrives at the premier's office in Tokyo on Jan. 1, 2024, after a strong earthquake rocked a wide area on the Sea of Japan coast.

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Asian Games: Football

Yuta Matsumura of Japan scores a goal from the penalty spot in the second half of a men's football quarterfinal against North Korea at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, on Oct. 1, 2023.

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Asian Games: Football

Yuta Matsumura reacts after scoring from the penalty spot in the second half of a men's football quarterfinal against North Korea at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, on Oct. 1, 2023.

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

(231001) -- HANGZHOU, Oct. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Matsumura Yuta of Japan celebrates scoring during the Men's Quarterfinal between Japan and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 1, 2023. (Xinhua/Zhang Tao)

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Japan PM Kishida's Cabinet reshuffle

New Japanese Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission Yoshifumi Matsumura (R) attends an attestation ceremony with Emperor Naruhito (L) at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Sept. 13, 2023, after Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (C) reshuffled his Cabinet. (Pool photo)

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Asia Games closing ceremony held

INCHEON, South Korea - Japan's Kohei Matsumura (L) and Yuki Kawauchi march in the Asian Games closing ceremony in Incheon, South Korea, on Oct. 4, 2014. Matsumura won silver and Kawauchi bronze in the men's marathon.

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Men's marathon at Asian Games

INCHEON, South Korea - Hasan Mahboob (117) of Bahrain crosses the finish line, followed by Japan's Kohei Matsumura (257) and Yuki Kawauchi (256) in the men's marathon at the Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, on Oct. 3, 2014. Mahboob won in 2 hours, 12 minutes, 38 seconds.

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Men's marathon at Asian Games

INCHEON, South Korea - Hasan Mahboob (117) of Bahrain and Kohei Matsumura (257) of Japan cross the finish line in the men's marathon at the Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, on Oct. 3, 2014. Mahboob won in 2 hours, 12 minutes, 38 seconds and Matsumura was runner-up, 1 second behind.

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Matsumura wins Indonesia PGA Championship

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Japan's Michio Matsumura hits his tee shot on the first hole during the final round of the Indonesia PGA Championship at Damai Indah Golf near Jakarta on March 30, 2014. Matsumura won the co-sanctioned season-opening event for the Japanese men's tour with a 21-under 267 total.

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Matsumura wins Indonesia PGA Championship

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Japan's Michio Matsumura holds his trophy after winning the Indonesia PGA Championship, the co-sanctioned season-opening event for the Japanese men's tour, at Damai Indah Golf course near Jakarta on March 30, 2014.

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Animal protection activist in Fukushima no-go zone

TOMIOKA, Japan - Animal protection activist Naoto Matsumura throws a stone into the sea near the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant (back), in the town of Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, on March 11, 2013, the second anniversary of the tsunami-induced disaster. Matsumura has stayed in the town of Tomioka in the prefecture, within the no-go zone around the crippled nuclear plant, to care for cattle and other animals whose owners and caretakers left in mass evacuations due to high levels of radiation.

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Animals in Fukushima no-go zone

TOMIOKA, Japan - Animal protection activist Naoto Matsumura takes a rest after feeding cattle put under protection on Feb. 4, 2013, in a no-go zone in Tomioka, Fukushima Prefecture, near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station.

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Abandoned animals in Fukushima

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in the town of Tomioka, Fukushima Prefecture, on Oct. 19, 2012, shows officials of the Fukushima prefectural government branding with dry ice cattle taken care of by nonprofit group head Naoto Matsumura in a bid to make it easier to identify them. Town residents remain evacuated following the nuclear disaster triggered by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. The town's mayor declared in September 2012 that residents would not return for the next five years.

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Abandoned animals in Fukushima

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in the town of Tomioka, Fukushima Prefecture, on Oct. 17, 2012, shows an aged dog named Kiseki (Miracle) sitting leashed to a pole. While it is in the process of recovering, the canine has never howled since he was given nonprofit group head Naoto Matsumura's protection. Town residents remain evacuated following the nuclear disaster triggered by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. The town's mayor declared in September 2012 that residents would not return for the next five years.

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Abandoned animals in Fukushima

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in the town of Tomioka, Fukushima Prefecture, on Nov. 3, 2012, shows nonprofit group head Naoto Matsumura grabbing salmon from a stream the way he says he used to as a child. Town residents remain evacuated following the nuclear disaster triggered by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. The town's mayor declared in September 2012 that residents would not return for the next five years.

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Man caring for abandoned cattle in Fukushima

TOKYO, Japan - In this photo taken in the town of Tomioka, Fukushima Prefecture, on June 23, 2012, Naoto Matsumura, who cares for cattle abandoned by their owners, relaxes at his home after finishing his day's work of tending to pets and livestock. Without electricity, he relies on candles to light his room. The town remains nearly deserted as the government in April 2011 designated it and other municipalities within a 20-kilometer ring around the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant as a no-go zone. The plant's reactors suffered meltdowns after being struck by the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami, spewing massive amounts of radioactive materials into the air and sea.

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Man caring for abandoned cattle in Fukushima

TOKYO, Japan - In this photo taken in the town of Tomioka, Fukushima Prefecture, on June 22, 2012, Naoto Matsumura (C) and his friend Kazuo Endo (R) help a pony onto a truck so he can take it home and care for it, doing so at the request of a resident (L) who has returned home temporarily. The town remains nearly deserted as the government in April 2011 designated it and other municipalities within a 20-kilometer ring around the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant as a no-go zone. The plant's reactors suffered meltdowns after being struck by the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami, spewing massive amounts of radioactive materials into the air and sea.

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Man caring for abandoned cattle in Fukushima

TOKYO, Japan - In this photo taken in the town of Tomioka, Fukushima Prefecture, on June 23, 2012, Naoto Matsumura, who cares for cattle abandoned by their owners, gives milk to a weakened calf via a feeding bottle. Behind him are the ostriches and the dog he keeps after their owners abandoned them. The town remains nearly deserted as the government in April 2011 designated it and other municipalities within a 20-kilometer ring around the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant as a no-go zone. The plant's reactors suffered meltdowns after being struck by the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami, spewing massive amounts of radioactive materials into the air and sea.

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Farmer in no-go zone around Fukushima plant

TOKYO, Japan - Naoto Matsumura, a farmer who continues to live in the town of Tomioka in a no-go zone near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture, holds a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Feb. 28, 2012. Matsumura pleaded for worldwide support for his town, located within the 20-kilometer radius of the plant designated as a no-go zone.

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Matsumura prevails in playoff to win Casio Open

KOCHI, Japan - Japan's Michio Matsumura holds the winner's trophy after his victory in the Casio World Open at Kochi Kuroshio Country Club in Geisei, Kochi Prefecture, on Nov. 28, 2010.

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Matsumura takes Tokai Classic

MIYOSHI, Japan - Michio Matsumura pumps his fist after winning the Coca-Cola Tokai Classic at Miyoshi Country Club in Aichi Prefecture on Oct. 3, 2010. It is his first JGTO Tour victory.

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Matsumura takes Tokai Classic

MIYOSHI, Japan - Michio Matsumura holds the winning cup of the Coca-Cola Tokai Classic at Miyoshi Country Club in Aichi Prefecture on Oct. 3, 2010. It is his first JGTO Tour victory.

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A-bomb survivors in N. America examined by Hiroshima doctors

LOS ANGELES, United States - Makoto Matsumura, a physician of the Hiroshima Prefecture Medical Association, examines Eiko Fukushima, a 78-year-old atomic-bomb survivor from Hiroshima, now living in Los Angeles, at a suburban Los Angeles hospital on Sept. 19, 2009.

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Comedian briefly becomes unconscious during Tokyo Marathon

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese comedian Kunihiro Matsumura (in file photo) briefly lost consciousness while running in the Tokyo Marathon and was taken to a hospital on March 22.

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Court upholds guilty verdict for health official over AIDS death

TOKYO, Japan - Ryuhei Kawada, an independent member of the House of Councillors who was one of the plaintiffs in HIV damages suits, welcomed Japan's Supreme Court decision on March 4 over an AIDS patient's death. The top court upheld the same day a suspended prison sentence for Akihito Matsumura, a former senior health ministry official who was convicted for failing to prevent the use of HIV-contaminated blood products in the 1980s that resulted in the death of the patient.

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Japan pair win Japan Open duet

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Emiko Suzuki (L) and Ayako Matsumura, bronze medalists at the world championships in March, prevailed in the free routine final to win the duet gold at the Japan Open at Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center on May 5.

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Suzuki, Matsumura 3rd in duet free routine

MELBOURNE, Australia - Japanese synchronized swimming pair Emiko Suzuki (R) and Ayako Matsumura won a bronze medal in the duet free routine, finishing behind Russia and Spain at the world swimming championships in Melbourne on March 23.

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Actor Matsumura, who played Tora-san uncle, dies at 90

TOKYO, Japan - Tatsuo Matsumura (in a photo taken in July 1999), a veteran actor who played the role of an uncle of the main character Tora-san in the long-running hit film series ''Otoko wa Tsurai yo'' (It's Tough Being a Man), died of heart failure on June 18 at a hospital in Tokyo, an actors' cooperative society said June 28. He was 90.

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(2)Koizumi attends memorial service in Iwojima

TOKYO, Japan - Nobuko Matsumura, an 86-year-old resident of Hiroshima Prefecture who lost her husband in the Battle of Iwojima in 1945, addresses a government war memorial service on Iwojima Island on June 19. (Pool photo)

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(1)Japan wins gold in women's synchronized swimming

ROME, Italy - The Japanese women's synchronized swimming team performs at the Rome Open Synchronized Swimming Competition on June 8. The Japanese team, consisting of Emiko Suzuki, Saho Harada, Naoko Kawashima, Kanako Kitao, Ayako Matsumura, Masako Tachibana, Erika Komura and Takako Konishi, won the gold medal.

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(1)4 dead, 7 injured in nuke plant steam leak accident

OSAKA, Japan - Hiroshi Matsumura (R), managing director of Kansai Electric Power Co., briefs reporters about a steam leakage accident at the company's Mihama Nuclear Power Plant in Fukui Prefecture at the company's head office in Osaka's Kita Ward on Aug. 9. Four workers died and seven others were injured after high-temperature steam leaked from one of the reactors at the plant.

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Upper house panel OKs SDF Iraq bill, passage likely soon

TOKYO, Japan - Ruling and opposition members of the House of Councillors' Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee rush to the seat of panel chairman Ryuji Matsumura as the ruling bloc railroad a bill aimed at sending Self-Defesne Forces personel to Iraq to assist in reconstruction work there.

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(2)Wakai, Hasegawa double up on gold in karate

PUSAN, South Korea - Yukimitsu Hasegawa performs the ''Matsumura-ha bassai'' form to defeat Wong Pak Cheong of Macao in the men's karate kata event of the Asian Games at Yangsan College Gymnasium on Oct. 11. (Asian Games)

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Li meets kin of Japan-China normalization contributor

TOYAMA, Japan - Zhu Lin (L, front), wife of top Chinese legislator Li Peng (L, background), shakes hands April 6 with Haruko Kobori, daughter of the late Kenzo Matsumura, a Japanese lawmaker who helped pave the way for the normalization of ties between Japan and China in 1972. The Chinese couple met Kobori in Fukumitsu in Toyama Prefecture on the Sea of Japan.

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Li visits Toyama Prefecture

TOYAMA, Japan - Li Peng (2nd from R), chairman of the Standing Committee of China's National People's Congress, and his wife Zhu Lin (C) visit Fukumitsu in Toyama Prefecture on the Sea of Japan coast April 6 to meet six relatives of the late Kenzo Matsumura, a Japanese lawmaker who helped pave the way for the normalization of ties between Japan and China in 1972.

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(1)Honda 4th in men's figure skating

SALT LAKE CITY, United States - Takeshi Honda jumps during his performance in the men's figure skating event of the 2002 Winter Olympics at the Salt Lake Ice Center on Feb. 14. Honda came in 4th, earning Japan's highest finish ever in men's figure skating, surpassing the eighth-place performances of Nobuo Sato at the 1964 Innsbruck (Austria) Games and Mitsuru Matsumura in Lake Placid (the U.S.) in 1980.

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Gov't takes control of Niigata Chuo Bank

TOKYO, Japan - The government's Financial Reconstruction Commission puts failed Niigata Chuo Bank, a second-tier regional bank based in Niigata on the Sea of Japan coast, under its control Oct. 2. Lawyer Tetsuya Sunada, certificate accountant Koichi Matsumura and the DIC as administrators, responsible for the bank's administration, operations and asset management, the commission's chief Hakuo Yanagisawa told a press conference.

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Li meets kin of Japan-China normalization contributor

TOYAMA, Japan - Zhu Lin (L, front), wife of top Chinese legislator Li Peng (L, background), shakes hands April 6 with Haruko Kobori, daughter of the late Kenzo Matsumura, a Japanese lawmaker who helped pave the way for the normalization of ties between Japan and China in 1972. The Chinese couple met Kobori in Fukumitsu in Toyama Prefecture on the Sea of Japan.

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(1)Japan wins gold in women's synchronized swimming

ROME, Italy - The Japanese women's synchronized swimming team perform at the Rome Open Synchronized Swimming Competition on June 8. The Japanese team, consisting of Emiko Suzuki, Saho Harada, Naoko Kawashima, Kanako Kitao, Ayako Matsumura, Masako Tachibana, Erika Komura and Takako Konishi, won the gold medal. (Kyodo)

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(2)Koizumi attends memorial service in Iwojima

TOKYO, Japan - Nobuko Matsumura, an 86-year-old resident of Hiroshima Prefecture who lost her husband in the Battle of Iwojima in 1945, addresses a government war memorial service on Iwojima Island on June 19. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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Actor Matsumura, who played Tora-san uncle, dies at 90

TOKYO, Japan - Tatsuo Matsumura, a veteran actor who played the role of an uncle of the main character Tora-san in the long-running hit film series ''Otoko wa Tsurai yo'' (It's Tough Being a Man), died of heart failure on June 18 at a hospital in Tokyo, an actors' cooperative society said June 28. He was 90. (Kyodo)

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Suzuki, Matsumura 3rd in duet free routine

MELBOURNE, Australia - Japanese synchronized swimming pair Emiko Suzuki (R) and Ayako Matsumura won a bronze medal in the duet free routine, finishing behind Russia and Spain at the world swimming championships in Melbourne on March 23. (Kyodo)

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Japan pair win Japan Open duet

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Emiko Suzuki (L) and Ayako Matsumura, bronze medalists at the world championships in March, prevailed in the free routine final to win the duet gold at the Japan Open at Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center on May 5. (Kyodo)

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Osaka 'museum town' drawing tourists without promotional efforts

OSAKA, Japan - Chojiro Matsumura shows footage, video cameras and cinema projectors to visitors at his own ''museum'' in Osaka's Hirano Ward on March 22. (Kyodo)

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(2)Wakai, Hasegawa double up on gold in karate

PUSAN, South Korea - Yukimitsu Hasegawa performs the ''Matsumura-ha bassai'' form to defeat Wong Pak Cheong of Macao in the men's karate kata event of the Asian Games at Yangsan College Gymnasium on Oct. 11. (Asian Games) (Kyodo)

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Former urban resident produces salt in western Japan mountains

Mitsutaka Matsumura, a 65-year-old former urban resident, produces plum-flavored pink salt deep in the mountains in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Feb. 4, 2015. He moved from Osaka to the depopulated Irokawa district of Nachikatsuura town on the Pacific coast about 17years ago. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Man talks about lone life in Fukushima town near crippled nuke power plant

Naoto Matsumura answers questions from the audience at a movie theater in Tokyo on April 18, 2015, after the screening of a documentary film depicting his lone life in Tomioka, Fukushima Prefecture, following the evacuation of all other residents from the northeastern Japanese town as a result of the 2011 nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo