(Chengdu Universiade)CHINA-CHENGDU-WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES-SWIMMING (CN)

(Chengdu Universiade)CHINA-CHENGDU-WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES-SWIMMING (CN)

(230807) -- CHENGDU, Aug. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Gold medalist Antonella Crispino (C) of Italy, silver medalist Dalma Sebestyen (L) of Hungary and bronze medalist Mizuguchi Chiho of Japan pose during the awarding ceremony after the swimming women's 200m butterfly final at the 31st FISU Summer World University Games in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 7, 2023. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)

(Chengdu Universiade)CHINA-CHENGDU-WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES-SWIMMING (CN)

(Chengdu Universiade)CHINA-CHENGDU-WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES-SWIMMING (CN)

(230807) -- CHENGDU, Aug. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Bronze medalist Mizuguchi Chiho of Japan poses during the awarding ceremony after the swimming women's 200m butterfly final at the 31st FISU Summer World University Games in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 7, 2023. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)

(Chengdu Universiade)CHINA-CHENGDU-WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES-SWIMMING (CN)

(Chengdu Universiade)CHINA-CHENGDU-WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES-SWIMMING (CN)

(230807) -- CHENGDU, Aug. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Mizuguchi Chiho of Japan competes during the swimming women's 200m butterfly final at the 31st FISU Summer World University Games in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 7, 2023. (Xinhua/Zhang Long)

(Chengdu Universiade)CHINA-CHENGDU-WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES-SWIMMING (CN)

(Chengdu Universiade)CHINA-CHENGDU-WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES-SWIMMING (CN)

(230807) -- CHENGDU, Aug. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Mizuguchi Chiho of Japan competes during the swimming women's 200m butterfly final at the 31st FISU Summer World University Games in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 7, 2023. (Xinhua/Zhang Long)

Memorial held on 9th anniv. of ship collision with U.S. sub

Memorial held on 9th anniv. of ship collision with U.S. sub

HONOLULU, United States - Tatsuyoshi Mizuguchi speaks to a Kyodo News reporter on Feb. 9, 2010, in Kakaako Waterfront Park in Honolulu, Hawaii, where a ninth-year memorial ceremony was held for the nine Japanese who died in a collision between Japanese fisheries high school training ship Ehime Maru and a U.S. nuclear-powered submarine in the waters off Hawaii. Mizuguchi lost his 17-year-old son, Takeshi, in the accident.

Memorials in Japan, Hawaii mark 8th anniv. of Ehime Maru disaster

Memorials in Japan, Hawaii mark 8th anniv. of Ehime Maru disaster

HONOLULU, United States - People lay flowers at a monument dedicated to the nine victims of a Feb. 9, 2001 fatal collision between a Japanese fishing training boat, the Ehime Maru, and a U.S. submarine, the Greeneville, during a ceremony to mark the eighth anniversary of the accident, at Kaka'ako Waterfront Park in Honolulu on Feb. 9. Tatsuyoshi Mizuguchi, who lost his 17-year-old son Takeshi in the accident, said, ''I really appreciate so many people attending the ceremony every year.'' The monument was built using the Ehime Maru's anchor.

New pictures stir memories of Hawaii training boat tragedy

New pictures stir memories of Hawaii training boat tragedy

HONOLULU, United States - Tatsuyoshi Mizuguchi recounts memories of his son Takeshi who was killed in a collision between the Japanese fisheries training boat Ehime Maru and the U.S. submarine Greeneville in Hawaii on Feb. 9, 2001, during an interview with Kyodo News in Honolulu on Feb. 8. Mizuguchi, sitting beside a photo of Takeshi, newly released snapshots and videos which were restored from Takeshi's digital camera. Mizuguchi's son is the only victim whose body remains missing in the accident, which killed nine including Takeshi and three other students of Uwajima Fisheries High School in Ehime Prefecture.

Memorial ceremony held for fatal sinking of Japanese ship

Memorial ceremony held for fatal sinking of Japanese ship

HONOLULU, United States - Tatsuyoshi Mizuguchi, the father of Takeshi, one of the nine Japanese students and crew who perished in the 2001 sinking of the Japanese ship Ehime Maru by a U.S. submarine off the Hawaiian island of Oahu, addresses a memorial ceremony at a waterfront park near Honolulu on Feb. 9.

Seeds planted by 'progressive' governments still sprouting in Japan

Seeds planted by 'progressive' governments still sprouting in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Saxophonist Hajime Mizuguchi, 58, performs with the Musashino Jazz Orchestra during a cultural event at the Kichijoji Minami-Machi Community Center in Musashino, western Tokyo.

Relatives of sub collision victims meet reporters

Relatives of sub collision victims meet reporters

HONOLULU, United States - Tatsuyoshi Mizuguchi (L), Miyako Sakashima (C), and Ryosuke Terata -- family members of some of the nine Japanese who went missing following the Feb. 9 collision between the U.S. submarine Greeneville and the Japanese training ship Ehime Maru off Hawaii -- meet the press in Honolulu on March 5 after the end of the first day of the U.S. Navy's Court of Inquiry. Relatives of the missing were allocated six of the 54 spectator seats at the inquiry which is looking into the collision.

2 relatives of missing Japanese leave Honolulu for home

2 relatives of missing Japanese leave Honolulu for home

HONOLULU, United States - Tatsuyoshi Mizuguchi (R), father of Takashi Mizuguchi, 17, a student of Uwajima Fisheries High School in Ehime Prefecture, and Satsuko Izumi (L), aunt of chief engineer Toshimichi Furuya, 47, depart from Honolulu airport on Feb. 16 to Japan after spending six days in Honolulu. Taksahi Mizuguchi and Furuya are among nine Japanese missing following a collision between the Japanese fisheries training ship Ehime Maru and U.S. submarine Greeneville off Oahu Island on Feb. 9.

Nichiboshin files for rehabilitation under new law

Nichiboshin files for rehabilitation under new law

TOKYO, Japan - Akira Mizuguchi (R), president of Nichiboshin Ltd., speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on April 25 after his financially troubled nonbank financial institution filed for a court-mandated bailout under new legislation aimed at speeding up the corporate rehabilitation process.

The logo of the Bank of Kyoto

The logo of the Bank of Kyoto

Keywords: Bank of Kyoto, regional bank, financial institution, company, signboard, logo, logo mark = July 23, 2019, Mizuguchi-cho, Kouga City, Shiga Prefecture, Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

Kansai Mirai Bank logo

Kansai Mirai Bank logo

Keywords: Kansai Mirai Bank, regional bank, Kinki Osaka Bank, Kansai Urban Banking Corporation, financial institution, company, signboard, logo, logo mark = July 23, 2019, Mizuguchi-cho, Koka City, Shiga Prefecture; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

Logo of Heiwado

Logo of Heiwado

Keywords: Heiwado, Al Plaza Mizuguchi, general supermarket, supermarket, company, signboard, logo, logo mark = July 23, 2019, Heiwado Al Plaza Mizuguchi, Koka City, Shiga Prefecture; Credit: The Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

Logo of Heiwado

Logo of Heiwado

Keywords: Heiwado, Al Plaza Mizuguchi, general supermarket, supermarket, company, signboard, logo, logo mark = July 23, 2019, Heiwado Al Plaza Mizuguchi, Koka City, Shiga Prefecture; Credit: The Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

Logo of Heiwado

Logo of Heiwado

Keywords: Heiwado, Al Plaza Mizuguchi, general supermarket, supermarket, company, signboard, logo, logo mark = July 23, 2019, Heiwado Al Plaza Mizuguchi, Koka City, Shiga Prefecture; Credit: The Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

Logo of Heiwado

Logo of Heiwado

Keywords: Heiwado, Al Plaza Mizuguchi, general supermarket, supermarket, company, signboard, logo, logo mark = July 23, 2019, Heiwado Al Plaza Mizuguchi, Koka City, Shiga Prefecture; Credit: The Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

Logo of Heiwado

Logo of Heiwado

Keywords: Heiwado, Al Plaza Mizuguchi, general supermarket, supermarket, company, signboard, logo, logo mark = July 23, 2019, Heiwado Al Plaza Mizuguchi, Koka City, Shiga Prefecture; Credit: The Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

Nichiboshin files for rehabilitation under new law

Nichiboshin files for rehabilitation under new law

TOKYO, Japan - Akira Mizuguchi (R), president of Nichiboshin Ltd., speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on April 25 after his financially troubled nonbank financial institution filed for a court-mandated bailout under new legislation aimed at speeding up the corporate rehabilitation process.

Police arrest trader suspected of illegal waste export

Police arrest trader suspected of illegal waste export

NARITA, Japan - Katsuhiro Mizuguchi, 63, arrested in connection with the shipment of industrial waste to the Philippines in July and October last year, is escorted by police upon arrival at Narita airport from Cambodia on Sept. 13.

Takeshi Mizuguchi, a victim of U.S. submarine fatal collision

Takeshi Mizuguchi, a victim of U.S. submarine fatal collision

TOKYO, Japan - Takeshi Mizuguchi, 17, a victim of a fatal collision between a Japanese fishery training ship and a U.S. nuclear-powered submarine on Feb. 9, 2001

Unique shop in Kanazawa fuses bookstore, art gallery

Unique shop in Kanazawa fuses bookstore, art gallery

Owner Katsuo Mizuguchi explains on June 14, 2015, about his new shop "Books under Hotchkiss," which opened in May in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan. The two-story store near the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art is a unique combination of a bookstore and an art gallery. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Memorials in Japan, Hawaii mark 8th anniv. of Ehime Maru disaster

Memorials in Japan, Hawaii mark 8th anniv. of Ehime Maru disaster

HONOLULU, United States - People lay flowers at a monument dedicated to the nine victims of a Feb. 9, 2001 fatal collision between a Japanese fishing training boat, the Ehime Maru, and a U.S. submarine, the Greeneville, during a ceremony to mark the eighth anniversary of the accident, at Kaka'ako Waterfront Park in Honolulu on Feb. 9. Tatsuyoshi Mizuguchi, who lost his 17-year-old son Takeshi in the accident, said, ''I really appreciate so many people attending the ceremony every year.'' The monument was built using the Ehime Maru's anchor. (Kyodo)

New pictures stir memories of Hawaii training boat tragedy

New pictures stir memories of Hawaii training boat tragedy

HONOLULU, United States - Tatsuyoshi Mizuguchi recounts memories of his son Takeshi who was killed in a collision between the Japanese fisheries training boat Ehime Maru and the U.S. submarine Greeneville in Hawaii on Feb. 9, 2001, during an interview with Kyodo News in Honolulu on Feb. 8. Mizuguchi, sitting beside a photo of Takeshi, newly released snapshots and videos which were restored from Takeshi's digital camera. Mizuguchi's son is the only victim whose body remains missing in the accident, which killed nine including Takeshi and three other students of Uwajima Fisheries High School in Ehime Prefecture. (Kyodo)

Memorial ceremony held for fatal sinking of Japanese ship

Memorial ceremony held for fatal sinking of Japanese ship

HONOLULU, United States - Tatsuyoshi Mizuguchi, the father of Takeshi, one of the nine Japanese students and crew who perished in the 2001 sinking of the Japanese ship Ehime Maru by a U.S. submarine off the Hawaiian island of Oahu, addresses a memorial ceremony at a waterfront park near Honolulu on Feb. 9. (Kyodo)

Memorial held on 9th anniv. of ship collision with U.S. sub

Memorial held on 9th anniv. of ship collision with U.S. sub

HONOLULU, United States - Tatsuyoshi Mizuguchi speaks to a Kyodo News reporter on Feb. 9, 2010, in Kakaako Waterfront Park in Honolulu, Hawaii, where a ninth-year memorial ceremony was held for the nine Japanese who died in a collision between Japanese fisheries high school training ship Ehime Maru and a U.S. nuclear-powered submarine in the waters off Hawaii. Mizuguchi lost his 17-year-old son, Takeshi, in the accident. (Kyodo)

18th anniversary of Ehime Maru collision

18th anniversary of Ehime Maru collision

Tatsuyoshi Mizuguchi (far L), whose son was killed in a fatal collision between his high school's training boat Ehime Maru and a U.S. nuclear submarine off Hawaii in 2001 offer flowers at a cenotaph in Honolulu on Feb. 9, 2019, the 18th anniversary of the tragedy. His son Takeshi's body is the only one out of the nine victims that was not found. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Relatives of sub collision victims meet reporters

Relatives of sub collision victims meet reporters

HONOLULU, United States - Tatsuyoshi Mizuguchi (L), Miyako Sakashima (C), and Ryosuke Terata -- family members of some of the nine Japanese who went missing following the Feb. 9 collision between the U.S. submarine Greeneville and the Japanese training ship Ehime Maru off Hawaii -- meet the press in Honolulu on March 5 after the end of the first day of the U.S. Navy's Court of Inquiry. Relatives of the missing were allocated six of the 54 spectator seats at the inquiry which is looking into the collision.

2 relatives of missing Japanese leave Honolulu for home

2 relatives of missing Japanese leave Honolulu for home

HONOLULU, United States - Tatsuyoshi Mizuguchi (R), father of Takashi Mizuguchi, 17, a student of Uwajima Fisheries High School in Ehime Prefecture, and Satsuko Izumi (L), aunt of chief engineer Toshimichi Furuya, 47, depart from Honolulu airport on Feb. 16 to Japan after spending six days in Honolulu. Taksahi Mizuguchi and Furuya are among nine Japanese missing following a collision between the Japanese fisheries training ship Ehime Maru and U.S. submarine Greeneville off Oahu Island on Feb. 9.