Economic, fiscal policy minister Furukawa at Diet

Economic, fiscal policy minister Furukawa at Diet

TOKYO, Japan - Motohisa Furukawa, minister in charge of economic and fiscal policy, delivers a speech at a plenary session of the House of Representatives in Tokyo on Jan. 24, 2012. Furukawa said Japan will pursue high-level free-trade agreements with major trading partners.

Japan, S. Korea to hold regular economic planning meetings

Japan, S. Korea to hold regular economic planning meetings

SEOUL, South Korea - Japanese national policy minister Motohisa Furukawa (L) and South Korean Strategy and Finance Minister Bahk Jae Wan shake hands before their meeting in Seoul on Nov. 27, 2011. They agreed that ministers in charge of economic planning from both countries would hold regular meetings to review macroeconomic trends and exchange views on economic strategies.

Japan to tackle historic yen surge

Japan to tackle historic yen surge

TOKYO, Japan - Motohisa Furukawa, Japan's economic and fiscal policy minister, answers reporters' questions after he and three other Cabinet members handling economic issues under new Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda met in Tokyo on Sept. 4, 2011. The ministers agreed to quickly implement measures to stem the yen's historic surge.

Furukawa to be national strategy minister

Furukawa to be national strategy minister

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows Motohisa Furukawa, former deputy chief Cabinet secretary, who will assume the post of national strategy minister and concurrently serve as state minister for economic and fiscal policy in the new Cabinet under incoming Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda.

Japan to tackle historic yen surge

Japan to tackle historic yen surge

TOKYO, Japan - Motohisa Furukawa, Japan's economic and fiscal policy minister, answers reporters' questions after he and three other Cabinet members handling economic issues under new Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda met in Tokyo on Sept. 4, 2011. The ministers agreed to quickly implement measures to stem the yen's historic surge. (Kyodo)

Furukawa to be national strategy minister

Furukawa to be national strategy minister

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows Motohisa Furukawa, former deputy chief Cabinet secretary, who will assume the post of national strategy minister and concurrently serve as state minister for economic and fiscal policy in the new Cabinet under incoming Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda. (Kyodo)

Economic, fiscal policy minister Furukawa at Diet

Economic, fiscal policy minister Furukawa at Diet

TOKYO, Japan - Motohisa Furukawa, minister in charge of economic and fiscal policy, delivers a speech at a plenary session of the House of Representatives in Tokyo on Jan. 24, 2012. Furukawa said Japan will pursue high-level free-trade agreements with major trading partners. (Kyodo)

Japan, S. Korea to hold regular economic planning meetings

Japan, S. Korea to hold regular economic planning meetings

SEOUL, South Korea - Japanese national policy minister Motohisa Furukawa (L) and South Korean Strategy and Finance Minister Bahk Jae Wan shake hands before their meeting in Seoul on Nov. 27, 2011. They agreed that ministers in charge of economic planning from both countries would hold regular meetings to review macroeconomic trends and exchange views on economic strategies. (Kyodo)

2 Japanese opposition parties in process to form alliance

2 Japanese opposition parties in process to form alliance

Motohisa Furukawa (L), secretary general of the Party of Hope, and his Democratic Party counterpart Teruhiko Mashiko meet the press in Tokyo on Jan. 15, 2018, after their talks. The two major opposition parties agreed on their basic policies to form an alliance in the Diet. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Principal explains about teacher

Principal explains about teacher

-- Motohisa Shioyama (L), the principal of Kuroiso Kita Junior High School in Kuroiso, Tochigi Prefecture, explains to the press about the Jan. 28 alleged murder of a female teacher by her 13-year-old boy student. Police said the 26-year-old teacher was stabbed seven times and died of massive blood loss about one hour after being hospitalized.