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Football: Club World Cup

Monterrey's goalkeeper Esteban Andrada (R) blocks a goal attempt by Yusuke Matsuo (C) of Urawa Red Diamonds in the first half a football Club World Cup Group E match on June 25, 2025, at Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California.

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CORRECTED: Football: Club World Cup

Yusuke Matsuo (R) of Urawa Red Diamonds and Sergio Ramos of Monterrey vie for the ball in the first half a football Club World Cup Group E match on June 25, 2025, at Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California.

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CORRECTED: Football: Club World Cup

Yusuke Matsuo of Urawa Red Diamonds (L) and Stefan Medina of Monterrey vie for the ball in the first half of a football Club World Cup Group E match on June 25, 2025, at Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California.

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Football: Club World Cup

Yusuke Matsuo of Japan's Urawa Reds reacts after scoring from the penalty spot in the second half of a Club World Cup Group E match against River Plate from Argentina in Seattle on June 17, 2025.

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Football: Club World Cup

Yusuke Matsuo of Japan's Urawa Reds scores from the penalty spot in the second half of a Club World Cup Group E match against River Plate from Argentina in Seattle on June 17, 2025.

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Football: Club World Cup

Yusuke Matsuo of Japan's Urawa Reds scores from the penalty spot in the second half of a Club World Cup Group E match against River Plate from Argentina in Seattle on June 17, 2025.

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Google to launch AI project to solve regional issues

University of Tokyo professor Yutaka Matsuo, a leading scholar of artificial intelligence and deep learning, speaks at a Google LLC technology conference in Tokyo on June 19, 2024, at which the U.S. tech giant announced the launch of an initiative in collaboration with the university to use generative AI to address challenges faced by local communities in Japan.

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Press Conference on disruption of Japan's payments clearing network

Press Conference on disruption of Japan's payments clearing network. Japan Bankers' Money Settlement Network; Matsuo Tsuji.=Date:October 18, 2023, Place:Tokyo

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Press Conference on disruption of Japan's payments clearing network

Press Conference on disruption of Japan's payments clearing network. From left to right: Kenichi Kobayashi, Secretary General and General Manager of Operations Department, Japan Bankers' Money Settlement Network; Matsuo Tsuji.=Date:October 18, 2023, Place:Tokyo

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Press Conference on disruption of Japan's payments clearing network

Press Conference on disruption of Japan's payments clearing network. From left to right: Kenichi Kobayashi, Secretary General and General Manager of Operations Department, Japan Bankers' Money Settlement Network; Matsuo Tsuji, Chairman of Japan Bankers' Money Settlement Network; and Yuichi Chiba, Director of Planning Department, Japan Bankers' Money Settlement Network.=Date:October 18, 2023, Place:Tokyo

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Press Conference on disruption of Japan's payments clearing network

Press Conference on disruption of Japan's payments clearing network. From left to right: Kenichi Kobayashi, Secretary General and General Manager of Operations Department, Japan Bankers' Money Settlement Network; Matsuo Tsuji, Chairman of Japan Bankers' Money Settlement Network; and Yuichi Chiba, Director of Planning Department, Japan Bankers' Money Settlement Network.=Date:October 18, 2023, Place:Tokyo

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Press Conference on disruption of Japan's payments clearing network

Press Conference on disruption of Japan's payments clearing network. From left to right: Kenichi Kobayashi, Secretary General and General Manager of Operations Department, Japan Bankers' Money Settlement Network; Matsuo Tsuji.=Date:October 18, 2023, Place:Tokyo

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(SP)THAILAND-PATTAYA-BEACH SOCCER-ASIAN CUP-CHN VS JPN

(230319) -- PATTAYA, March 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Bai Fan (L) of China vies with Matsuo Naoya of Japan during the Group C match between China and Japan at Beach Soccer Asian Cup 2023 in Pattaya, Thailand, March 19, 2023. (Xinhua/Wang Teng)

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Japan's top gov't spokesman

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuo attends a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 5, 2023.

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Koizumi, Matsuo win silver in 420-men's 2 person dinghy

INCHEON, South Korea - Photo shows Japan's Ibuki Koizumi (R) and Kotaro Matsuo, who won silver in the 420-men's two person dinghy sailing event at the Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, on Sept. 30, 2014.

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Teen planned murder of classmate: police

SASEBO, Japan - People who attended a funeral service for Aiwa Matsuo, a 15-year-old high school student who was allegedly murdered by a classmate, send off her coffin in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, in southwestern Japan on July 29, 2014. The arrested classmate has admitted to planning the murder.

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Teen planned murder of classmate: police

SASEBO, Japan - People who attended a funeral service for Aiwa Matsuo, a 15-year-old high school student who was allegedly murdered by a classmate, cry as they send off her coffin in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, in southwestern Japan on July 29, 2014. The arrested classmate has admitted to planning the murder.

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Teen planned murder of classmate: police

SASEBO, Japan - A mourner extends her hand to a hearse carrying the coffin of Aiwa Matsuo, a 15-year-old high school student who was allegedly murdered by a classmate, as people who attended her funeral service send it off in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, in southwestern Japan on July 29, 2014. The arrested classmate has admitted to planning the murder.

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High school girl arrested for killing, dismembering friend

SASEBO, Japan - Parents head for a briefing session at a high school in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, on July 27, 2014, after a 15-year-old girl who goes to the school was arrested on suspicion of murdering one of her classmates, also 15. The suspect, whose name is withheld because she is a minor, is suspected of fatally beating and strangling Aiwa Matsuo and dismembering her body at an apartment where she lived alone.

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High school girl arrested for killing, dismembering friend

SASEBO, Japan - Police officers enter an apartment building in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, on July 27, 2014, to investigate the site where Aiwa Matsuo, a 15-year-old high school girl, was murdered by her classmate, also 15. The suspect, whose name is withheld because she is a minor, is suspected of fatally beating and strangling Matsuo and dismembering her body at an apartment where she lived alone.

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High school girl arrested for killing, dismembering friend

SASEBO, Japan - Police officers enter an apartment building in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, on July 27, 2014, to investigate the site where Aiwa Matsuo, a 15-year-old high school girl, was murdered by her classmate, also 15. The suspect, whose name is withheld because she is a minor, is suspected of fatally beating and strangling Matsuo and dismembering her body at an apartment where she lived alone.

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Sake-1 Grand Prix in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - Visitors to Sake-1 Grand Prix drink sake at Matsuo Taisha Shrine in Kyoto, western Japan, on May 25, 2014.

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Kamenoi Shuzo wins Sake-1 Grand Prix

KYOTO, Japan - Toshinori Imai of Kamenoi Shuzo, a brewer from Tsuruoka, Yamagata Prefecture, holds "Kudoki Jozu Jr. White," which won the first place in the "Miyabi" category of the Sake-1 Grand Prix, at Matsuo Taisha Shrine in Kyoto, western Japan, on May 25, 2014. Kamenoi Shuzo won the grand prize of the contest with the "Super Kudoki Jozu."

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Kamakura to cancel World Heritage bid

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in April 2013 shows the Great Buddha of Kamakura in Kanagawa Prefecture. Kamakura Mayor Takashi Matsuo said May 27, 2013, he will ask the Agency for Cultural Affairs to drop its recommendation to list the ancient city near Tokyo to be registered on the World Heritage list.

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Cultural awards

TOKYO, Japan - Recipients of Japan's Order of Culture pose for photos after receiving the awards at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Nov. 3, 2012. From L are art critic Shuji Takashina, film director Yoji Yamada, international law scholar Shigeru Oda, Japanese-style painter Toshio Matsuo, plant cell and molecular biology authority Yasuyuki Yamada and Nobel Prize in medicine laureate Shinya Yamanaka.

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Top 2 Kyushu Electric executives to resign

FUKUOKA, Japan - Kyushu Electric Power Co. Executive Vice President Michiaki Uriu speaks during a press conference in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Jan. 12, 2012. The utility said Uriu will become president, succeeding Toshio Manabe who will resign along with Chairman Shingo Matsuo on April 1, 2012, over a scandal involving the company's attempt to manipulate public opinion regarding nuclear power generation.

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Kyushu Electric managers to stay on

FUKUOKA, Japan - Kyushu Electric Power Co. President Toshio Manabe speaks during a press conference in Fukuoka on Oct. 14, 2011. The utility announced a three-month, 100-percent salary cut for Manabe and Chairman Shingo Matsuo over a scandal involving the company manipulating public opinion in favor of restarting reactors at its Genkai nuclear power plant in Saga Prefecture. The two top executives will remain in their posts.

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U.S. envoy in Yamagata

YAMAGATA, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos (2nd from L) looks at the writing on a monument contributed by former U.S. Ambassador to Japan Edwin Reischauer at Yamadera Basho Museum, a museum for Japanese haiku master Matsuo Basho, in Yamagata, northeastern Japan, on July 24, 2011, with his family. Roos said he would like to let people around the world know that Japan is safe as the country has suffered a significant drop in foreign tourists following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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Explosives at Fukuoka business leaders' houses

FUKUOKA, Japan - Police officers investigate in the garage belonging to Kyushu Electric Power Co. Chairman Shingo Matsuo in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on March 5, 2011. Part of the garage was found destroyed possibly by an explosive. An object resembling a hand grenade was found the same day at the entrance of the residence of Saibu Gas Co. President Yuji Tanaka in the same city.

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Explosives at Fukuoka business leaders' houses

FUKUOKA, Japan - Members of a police anti-explosive unit remove an object resembling a hand grenade found at the entrance of the residence of Saibu Gas Co. President Yuji Tanaka in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on March 5, 2011. The same day, part of the garage belonging to Kyushu Electric Power Co. Chairman Shingo Matsuo in the same city was found destroyed, possibly by an explosive.

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Singer Frank Nagai dead at 76

TOKYO, Japan - This file photo taken in June 1984 shows Japanese singer Frank Nagai (R) singing with Japanese songstress Kazuko Matsuo at Tokyo's Nakano Sunplaza. Frank Nagai, known for smash hits such as ''Yurakucho de Aimasho,'' died of pneumonia Oct. 27, people close to him said Nov. 2. He was 76. He partnered with Matsuo in duets for songs such as ''Tokyo Night Club.''

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Lee speaks about impressions of Japan visit

HIRAIZUMI, Japan - Former Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui, accompanied by his wife Tseng Wen-fui, speaks about impressions of his 11-day Japan visit in Hiraizumi, Iwate Prefecture, on June 4. Arriving in Tokyo on May 30, Lee said he will follow in the footsteps of 17th century haiku master Matsuo Basho.

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Ex-Taiwan President Lee visits Basho museum in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Former Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui (R) is presented with a walking stick as he visits Japanese haiku master Matsuo Basho's museum in Tokyo on May 31. Lee arrived in Japan on May 30 for an 11-day stay during which he is scheduled to make his first speech in Tokyo and to visit five Japanese prefectures following in the footsteps of 17th century haiku poet Matsuo Basho.

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Ex-Taiwan President Lee arrives in Japan

NARITA, Japan - Former Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui arrives at Narita International Airport, northeast of Tokyo, on May 30 for an 11-day stay in Japan. Lee is scheduled to make his first speech in Tokyo and to visit five Japanese prefectures in the footsteps of 17th century haiku poet Matsuo Basho.

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Ex-Taiwan President Lee arrives in Japan

NARITA, Japan - Former Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui arrives at Narita International Airport, northeast of Tokyo, on May 30 for an 11-day stay in Japan. Lee is scheduled to make his first speech in Tokyo and to visit five Japanese prefectures in the footsteps of 17th century haiku poet Matsuo Basho.

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Ex-Taiwan President Lee arrives in Japan

NARITA, Japan - Former Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui arrives at Narita International Airport, northeast of Tokyo, on May 30 for an 11-day stay in Japan. Lee is scheduled to make his first speech in Tokyo and to visit five Japanese prefectures in the footsteps of 17th century haiku poet Matsuo Basho.

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Ex-Taiwan President Lee arrives in Japan

NARITA, Japan - Former Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui speaks to reporters at Narita International Airport, northeast of Tokyo, on May 30 after arriving there for an 11-day stay in Japan. Lee is scheduled to make his first speech in Tokyo and to visit five Japanese prefectures in the footsteps of 17th century haiku poet Matsuo Basho.

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Children take kabuki lessons to learn Japan's culture

OSAKA, Japan - Yukino Tada (L), 2, is the youngest student at Matsuo Juku Kodomo Kabuki (kabuki cram school for children) in Osaka's Tennoji Ward.

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Children take kabuki lessons to learn Japan's culture

OSAKA, Japan - Mio Yamano, 6, receives a shamisen lesson from Toon Nakajima Katsusuke, at Matsuo Juku Kodomo Kabuki (kabuki cram school for children) in Osaka's Tennoji Ward.

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Genkai town, Saga Pref. accepts MOX reactor plan

SAGA, Japan - Tsukasa Terada (R), mayor of the town of Genkai, presents to Shingo Matsuo, president of Kyushu Electric Power Co., documents stating the town's acceptance of the power company's plan to begin electric generation using uranium-and-plutonium mixed oxide fuel, or MOX, at the No. 3 reactor of its Genkai nuclear power plant at the municipal government in Saga Prefecture on March 26.

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Meiji Yasuda disciplines 90 over failure to pay insurance benefits

TOKYO, Japan - Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co. Managing Director Kenji Matsuo, who will soon become president, bow in a gesture of apology at a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 18. The company announced disciplinary actions against its incoming top executives and various other employees over itss undue failure to pay insurance benefits, bringing the number of company workers punished over the practice to 90.

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Inpex, Teikoku Oil to integrate operations next April

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Inpex Corp. President Naoki Kuroda, Chiarman Kunihiko Matsuo and Teikoku Oil Co. Chairman Akira Isono and President Masatoshi Sugioka hold a joint press conference in a Tokyo hotel to announce an agreement to integrate their operations in April 2006 under a joint holding company and completely merge in June 2008 in a bid to survive cutthroat competition on the global scene.

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Inpex, Teikoku Oil to integrate operations next April

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Inpex Corp. President Naoki Kuroda, Chiarman Kunihiko Matsuo and Teikoku Oil Co. Chairman Akira Isono and President Masatoshi Sugioka pose at a press conference in a Tokyo hotel after announcing an agreement to integrate their operations in April 2006 under a joint holding company and completely merge in June 2008 in a bid to survive cutthroat competition on the global scene.

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Scandal-hit Meiji Yasuda decides to replace 11 executives

TOKYO, Japan - Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co. said Nov. 4 it has decided to replace all nine of its most senior-level executives along with two other executives in order to take responsibility for its failure to pay insurance claims. At a news conference in Tokyo the same day were Managing Director Kenji Matsuo (R), who will succeed President Ryotaro Kaneko, and Managing Director Kenichi Sekiguchi (L), who will replace Chairman Mikihiko Miyamoto, both on Dec. 1.

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4 people killed in hit-and-run case in Chiba Pref.

CHIBA, Japan - Police examine a hit-and-run car accident site in the town of Matsuo, Chiba Prefecture, on Feb. 6. A car knocked down eight people on Feb. 5, killing four of them and injuring another four seriously. The eight were hit by the car as they were walking along a road after attending a class reunion party at a restaurant, the police said.

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Murderer ordered to pay 160 mil. yen in compensation

SHIMONOSEKI, Japan - Akihisa Matsuo (L) and Noboru Nagafuji (C), two of nine plaintiffs, and their lawyer Shoji Tagawa (R) talk to reporters in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on Nov. 1 after the Yamaguchi District Court's Shimonoseki branch ordered convicted murderer Yasuaki Uwabe to pay a total of around 160 million yen in compensation to the families of people he killed in a stabbing spree and others injured in the 1999 incident.

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Matsuo appointed as prosecutor general

TOKYO, Japan - The government on June 15 appointed Kunihiro Matsuo (file photo), head of the Tokyo High Public Prosecutors Office, to replace Akio Harada as prosecutor general, effective on June 25. Matsuo, 61, became a prosecutor in 1968 after graduating from the University of Tokyo, and assumed the current post in September 2003.

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(2)Japan, Iran finalize Azadegan oil development deal

TEHRAN, Iran - Kunihiko Matsuo (L, front), president of INPEX Corp. of Japan, and Seyed Mehdi Mirmoezi (C, front), general manager of National Iranian Oil Company, sign a final agreement in Tehran on Feb. 18 on an oil development project in Azadegan, southwestern Iran.

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(1)Japan, Iran finalize Azadegan oil development deal

TEHRAN, Iran - Kunihiko Matsuo (L), president of INPEX Corp. of Japan, and Seyed Mehdi Mirmoezi, general manager of National Iranian Oil Company, smile in Tehran on Feb. 18 after signing a final agreement on Feb. 18 on an oil development project in Azadegan, southwestern Iran.