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Illustration - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (7TH DISTRICT) EIFFEL TOWER, 2018-09-14: LUMINOUS SCENOGRAPHY OF THE EIFFEL TOWER TO CELEBRATE 160 YEARS OF FRANCO-JAPANESE DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS, AS PART OF "JAPONISMES 2018" (CREATION: MOTOKO ISHII LIGHTING DESIGN) Photo by Jean Francois Rollinger/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (7TH DISTRICT) EIFFEL TOWER, 2018-09-14: LUMINOUS SCENOGRAPHY OF THE EIFFEL TOWER TO CELEBRATE 160 YEARS OF FRANCO-JAPANESE DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS, AS PART OF "JAPONISMES 2018" (CREATION: MOTOKO ISHII LIGHTING DESIGN) Photo by Jean Francois Rollinger/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (7TH DISTRICT) EIFFEL TOWER, 2018-09-14: LUMINOUS SCENOGRAPHY OF THE EIFFEL TOWER TO CELEBRATE 160 YEARS OF FRANCO-JAPANESE DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS, AS PART OF "JAPONISMES 2018" (CREATION: MOTOKO ISHII LIGHTING DESIGN) Photo by Jean Francois Rollinger/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (7TH DISTRICT) EIFFEL TOWER, 2018-09-14: LUMINOUS SCENOGRAPHY OF THE EIFFEL TOWER TO CELEBRATE 160 YEARS OF FRANCO-JAPANESE DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS, AS PART OF "JAPONISMES 2018" (CREATION: MOTOKO ISHII LIGHTING DESIGN) Photo by Jean Francois Rollinger/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (7TH DISTRICT) EIFFEL TOWER, 2018-09-14: LUMINOUS SCENOGRAPHY OF THE EIFFEL TOWER TO CELEBRATE 160 YEARS OF FRANCO-JAPANESE DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS, AS PART OF "JAPONISMES 2018" (CREATION: MOTOKO ISHII LIGHTING DESIGN) Photo by Jean-Francois Rollinger/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) 7EME ARRONDISSEMENT. EIFFEL TOWER : LUMINOUS SCENOGRAPHY OF THE EIFFEL TOWER TO CELEBRATE 160 YEARS OF FRANCO-JAPANESE DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS, AS PART OF "JAPONISMES 2018" (CREATION: MOTOKO ISHII LIGHTING DESIGN) Photo by Jean-Francois Rollinger/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (7TH DISTRICT) EIFFEL TOWER, 2018-09-14: LUMINOUS SCENOGRAPHY OF THE EIFFEL TOWER TO CELEBRATE 160 YEARS OF FRANCO-JAPANESE DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS, AS PART OF "JAPONISMES 2018" (CREATION: MOTOKO ISHII LIGHTING DESIGN) Photo by Jean-Francois Rollinger/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japanese imperial family at garden party

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (back, R) and Empress Masako (back, L) speak to former pro tennis player Kazuko Yoshida (far R) and lighting designer Motoko Ishii (2nd from R) during an autumn imperial garden party at the Akasaka Imperial Gardens in Tokyo on Nov. 2, 2023.

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Images of illuminated Beijing shown

BEIJING, China - Japanese lighting designer Motoko Ishii speaks at the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Jan. 26, 2013, as images of a lighting show in the Chinese capital under her direction were projected on a large screen at the embassy.

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English workshops help foreign moms prepare for quakes

TOKYO, Japan - Motoko Kimura (front), representative of WaNavi Japan, a citizens' group based in the Tokyo metropolitan area, gives a lecture during an English-speaking workshop in Tokyo on Sept. 7, 2012. To help ease concerns about earthquakes among expatriates, especially foreign mothers with young children and those who do not speak Japanese, WaNavi began organizing in May 2011 monthly workshops to prepare them for future emergency situations.

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Words meaning 'peace' projected onto Brandenburg Gate

BERLIN, Germany - The Japanese word ''heiwa'' and the German word ''FRIEDEN,'' both meaning ''peace,'' are projected onto the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, before dawn on Sept. 9, 2011, in a rehearsal for an event to commemorate the 150th anniversary of friendship between Japan and Germany. Words for ''peace'' in 48 languages, including the above two, illuminated the gate at the end of the rehearsal. Japanese lighting designer Motoko Ishii is producing the event, which will be held on Sept. 9 and 10.

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Words meaning 'peace' projected onto Brandenburg Gate

BERLIN, Germany - Words for ''peace'' in 48 languages are projected onto the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, before dawn on Sept. 9, 2011, in a rehearsal for an event to commemorate the 150th anniversary of friendship between Japan and Germany. Japanese lighting designer Motoko Ishii is producing the event, which will be held on Sept. 9 and 10.

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Japan's new first lady overwhelmed with joy

TOKYO, Japan - Miyuki Hatoyama (L), who became Japan's first lady after her husband Yukio Hatoyama was officially voted in as prime minister on Sept. 16, 2009, talks with Motoko Matsuno, wife of Yorihisa Matsuno, a Democratic Party of Japan member of the House of Representatives, after witnessing the event from the lower house's gallery.

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Ghost In The Shell (1995)

Motoko Kusanagi Film: Ghost In The Shell (1994) Director: Mamoru Oshii 18 November 1995 Date: 18 November 1995

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Ghost In The Shell (1995)

Motoko Kusanagi Film: Ghost In The Shell (1995) Director: Mamoru Oshii 18 November 1995 Date: 18 November 1995

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Ghost In The Shell (1995)

Batou & Motoko Kusanagi Film: Ghost In The Shell (1995) Director: Mamoru Oshii 18 November 1995 Date: 18 November 1995

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Ghost In The Shell (1995)

Motoko Kusanagi Film: Ghost In The Shell (1994) Director: Mamoru Oshii 18 November 1995 Date: 18 November 1995

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

Former volleyball player Motoko Obayashi takes part in the Tokyo Olympic torch relay in the Fukushima Prefecture city of Aizuwakamatsu, northeastern Japan, on March 26. 2021.

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

Former volleyball player Motoko Obayashi takes part in the Tokyo Olympic torch relay in the Fukushima Prefecture city of Aizuwakamatsu, northeastern Japan, on March 26. 2021, with Tsurugajo Castle seen in the background.

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Ex-members of 'Monuments Men' honored with Congressional Gold Medal

John Boehner (far L), speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, presents the Congressional Gold Medal, one of the country's highest civilian awards, to four surviving former members of the World War II "Monuments Men" group, including Motoko Huthwaite (far R), at the Capitol in Washington on Oct. 22, 2015. The group was honored for helping safeguard some of Europe's most valuable cultural assets from theft and destruction by the Nazis. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Congressional Gold Medal given to surviving members of "Monuments Men"

Former members of the World War II "Monuments Men" group, including Motoko Huthwaite (4th from R), receive the Congressional Gold Medal from John Boehner (L), speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, at the Capital in Washington on Oct. 22, 2015. The group received the honor, one of the highest U.S. civilian awards, for its work to safeguard some of Europe's most valuable cultural treasures from theft and destruction by the Nazis. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Event marks start of 5-year countdown to Tokyo Olympics, Paralympics

Hiroaki Kozai (4th from L), a star player of the Japanese men's national wheelchair basketball team, and Motoko Obayashi (2nd from L), a former player of the Japanese women's national volleyball team, take part in an event on Aug. 25, 2015, marking the start of a five-year countdown to the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games, hosted by the organizing committee and the Tokyo metropolitan government. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Oya plays rare electronic musical instrument Ondes Martenot

Motoko Oya plays a rare electronic musical instrument, called Ondes Martenot, on April 3, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Senior Kigenkai member seen as key player in violence on woman

NAGANO, Japan - Yasuko Kubota (R), a senior member of the religious group Kigenkai suspected of playing a key role in allegedly beating to death a female member last month, is escorted out of Karuizawa Police Station in Nagano Prefecture on Oct. 16 for referral to the Nagano District Prosecutors' Office. In addition to Kubota, 20 female Kigenkai members were arrested on Oct. 15 on suspicion of inflicting injuries resulting in the death of Motoko Okuno, 63, a sushi shop operator. (Kyodo)

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Words meaning 'peace' projected onto Brandenburg Gate

BERLIN, Germany - The Japanese word ''heiwa'' and the German word ''FRIEDEN,'' both meaning ''peace,'' are projected onto the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, before dawn on Sept. 9, 2011, in a rehearsal for an event to commemorate the 150th anniversary of friendship between Japan and Germany. Words for ''peace'' in 48 languages, including the above two, illuminated the gate at the end of the rehearsal. Japanese lighting designer Motoko Ishii is producing the event, which will be held on Sept. 9 and 10. (Kyodo)

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Words meaning 'peace' projected onto Brandenburg Gate

BERLIN, Germany - Words for ''peace'' in 48 languages are projected onto the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, before dawn on Sept. 9, 2011, in a rehearsal for an event to commemorate the 150th anniversary of friendship between Japan and Germany. Japanese lighting designer Motoko Ishii is producing the event, which will be held on Sept. 9 and 10. (Kyodo)

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Nippon Budokan lit up

The Nippon Budokan hall, the venue for judo and karate at the delayed Tokyo Olympics, is lit up in Tokyo on Sept. 29, 2020, following the completion of its renovation. Lighting designer Motoko Ishii took charge of the new lighting.

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Nippon Budokan lit up

Lighting designer Motoko Ishii speaks at a ceremony in Tokyo on Sept. 29, 2020, to mark the new lighting of the Nippon Budokan hall, the venue for judo and karate at the delayed Tokyo Olympics, following the completion of its renovation.

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Nippon Budokan lit up

The Nippon Budokan hall, the venue for judo and karate at the delayed Tokyo Olympics, is lit up in Tokyo on Sept. 29, 2020, following the completion of its renovation. Lighting designer Motoko Ishii took charge of the new lighting.

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Japan's new first lady overwhelmed with joy

TOKYO, Japan - Miyuki Hatoyama (L), who became Japan's first lady after her husband Yukio Hatoyama was officially voted in as prime minister on Sept. 16, 2009, talks with Motoko Matsuno, wife of Yorihisa Matsuno, a Democratic Party of Japan member of the House of Representatives, after witnessing the event from the lower house's gallery. (Kyodo)