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Japanese judge resigns from Khmer Rouge court in Cambodia

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows Motoo Noguchi, a Japanese judge who has presided over the Khmer Rouge court in Cambodia since 2006. Noguchi announced his resignation on May 16, 2012, according to a statement by the court.

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2 new ministers officially assume posts

TOKYO, Japan - New economic and fiscal policy minister Yoshimasa Hayashi (2nd from L) and new National Public Safety Commission chief Motoo Hayashi (2nd from R), flanked by Prime Minister Taro Aso (R) and Chief Cabinet Secretary Takeo Kawamura (L), pose for photos at the prime minister's office on July 2 after attestation by Emperor Akihito.

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Police recover bodies of 4 men hit by avalanche in Gifu

TAKAYAMA, Japan - The three survivors of a avalanche that killed four climbers from two mountain-climbing groups on Mt. Yarigatake in Gifu Prefecture earlier this week descend the mountain unaided on Jan. 2. From extreme right: Yutaka Takeuchi, 38, of a mountaineering group from Tokyo, and Motoo Suzuki, 47, and Miyoko Nagase, 30, both from a mountaineering group in Tokushima. The seven climbers were sleeping inside two nearby tents on a 2,000-meter-high slope of Mt. Yarigatake when the avalanche struck at around 11:30 p.m. on Dec. 31, local officials say. The bodies of the four climbers were recovered earlier Jan. 2.

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Ex-lawmaker, America expert Motoo Shiina dies at 76

TOKYO, Japan - Motoo Shiina (in a photo taken in June 2004), a former lawmaker and leading authority on Japan-U.S. relations, died of pneumonia at a Tokyo hospital on March 16, his family said on march 23. He was 76.

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Swearing-in ceremony held for Khmer Rouge tribunal officers

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Motoo Nobuchi from Japan, one of 27 judicial officers to serve on a tribunal to try former Khmer Rouge leaders, reads his written oath during a swearing-in ceremony held in the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh on July 3.

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U.S. honors lawmaker Shiina for promoting ties

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage (R) presents the Secretary of State's Award for Distinguished Service to Japanese House of Councillors member Motoo Shiina (L) on behalf of Secretary of State Colin Powell at the U.S. ambassador's official residence in Tokyo on June 9. (Pool photo)

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Shiina begins stumping for upper house poll

TOKYO, Japan - Mushozokuno Kai leader Motoo Shiina begins his campaign for the July 29 House of Councillors election with a speech in front of JR Chiba station, east of Tokyo, on July 12.

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5 lawmakers form new party in upper house

Motoo Shiina (C) and four other House of Councillors members from the ''Sangiin no Kai'' parliamentary group announce on Dec. 28 they formed a new party ''Sangiin Club'' in a bid to protect their political independence at a press conference in the Diet building. Shiina is expected to become leader of the party.

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Ex-lawmaker, America expert Motoo Shiina dies at 76

TOKYO, Japan - Motoo Shiina (in a photo taken in June 2004), a former lawmaker and leading authority on Japan-U.S. relations, died of pneumonia at a Tokyo hospital on March 16, his family said on march 23. He was 76. (Kyodo)

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Shiina begins stumping for upper house poll

TOKYO, Japan - Mushozokuno Kai leader Motoo Shiina begins his campaign for the July 29 House of Councillors election with a speech in front of JR Chiba station, east of Tokyo, on July 12.

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Japan gov't, companies meet to share concerns on "Brexit"

Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Motoo Hayashi speaks at a meeting in Tokyo on June 27, 2016, between senior officials of the industry ministry and major Japanese companies with operations in Britain following Britain's decision in a referendum to leave the European Union. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan enacts law to expand gov't role in nuclear fuel reprocessing

Industry minister Motoo Hayashi bows after a House of Councillors plenary session enacted a bill to strengthen state involvement in nuclear fuel reprocessing in Tokyo on May 11, 2016. Under the new operational framework set by the law, a new body will be set up to supervise fuel reprocessing. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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G-7 ministers discuss boosting investment for stable energy supply

U.S. Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz (L) and Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Motoo Hayashi shake hands ahead of their talks in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, on May 1, 2016, as energy ministers of the Group of Seven countries start a two-day meeting. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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G-7 ministerial meeting on information and communication technology

Japanese communication minister Sanae Takaichi (L) and Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Motoo Hayashi represent Japan at a Group of Seven ministerial meeting on information and communication technology in Takamatsu, western Japan, on April 29, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan gov't vows to continue nuclear power push despite court ruling

Motoo Hayashi (L), Japan's minister of economy, trade and industry, says in Tokyo on March 9, 2016, that there is no change in the government's policy to reactivate nuclear reactors that have met post-Fukushima safety regulations. Earlier in the day, the Otsu District Court ordered Kansai Electric Power Co. not to operate two nuclear reactors at its Takahama plant. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan trade minister hopes for Sharp's growth under Hon Hai

Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Motoo Hayashi expresses hope in Tokyo on Feb. 25, 2016 that Sharp Corp. will grow with the help of Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Sharp announced earlier in the day that it will accept a roughly 660 billion yen ($5.9 billion) takeover bid by Hon Hai, making it the first major Japanese electronics maker to come under foreign ownership. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fukui gov. OKs restart of Kansai Electric nuclear reactors

Fukui Gov. Issei Nishikawa (L) meets with industry minister Motoo Hayashi in Tokyo on Dec. 22, 2015, after approving the restart of two nuclear reactors at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Takahama plant on the Sea of Japan coast. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fukui gov. OKs restart of Kansai Electric nuclear reactors

Fukui Gov. Issei Nishikawa (L) meets with industry minister Motoo Hayashi in Tokyo on Dec. 22, 2015, after approving the restart of two nuclear reactors at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Takahama plant on the Sea of Japan coast. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Trade minister Hayashi attends WTO meeting

Japanese trade minister Motoo Hayashi (L) attends a press conference with World Trade Organization Director-General Roberto Azevedo on Dec. 16, 2015, in Nairobi, where a WTO meeting over an information technology agreement was held. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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9th Japan-China Energy Conservation Forum held in Tokyo

Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Motoo Hayashi addresses the 9th Japan-China Energy Conservation Forum, a public-private joint forum between the two countries in the fields of energy and the environment, in Tokyo on Nov. 29, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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APEC ministers meet to discuss free trade zone, antiterrorism

Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (R) and trade minister Motoo Hayashi observe a moment of silence on Nov. 16, 2015, for those killed in the Nov. 13 terror attacks in Paris, during an Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum meeting in Manila. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan, S. Korea agree to boost cooperation in LNG imports

Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Motoo Hayashi (L) shakes hands with South Korean Trade, Industry and Energy Minister Yoon Sang Jick in Seoul on Oct. 30, 2015. The two trade ministers agreed during their talks to advance cooperation in the field of liquefied natural gas, according to South Korean officials. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan, China, S. Korea to seek "early conclusion" of 3-way FTA talks

(From L) Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Motoo Hayashi; South Korean Trade, Industry and Energy Minister Yoon Sang Jick; and China International Trade Representative Zhong Shan shake hands when they gather in Seoul on Oct. 30, 2015, for a meeting. The trade chiefs from Japan, China and South Korea agreed in the meeting to seek an "early conclusion" of negotiations for a free trade agreement involving the three major Asian economies. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan, China, S. Korea trade chiefs focus on 3-way free trade deal

(From L) Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Motoo Hayashi, South Korea's Trade, Industry and Energy Minister Yoon Sang Jick and China International Trade Representative Zhong Shan shake hands during a ministerial-level meeting on trade in Seoul on Oct. 30, 2015. Their first meeting in three and a half years focused on ways to promote regional economic cooperation and negotiations for a trilateral free trade agreement. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan, China, S. Korea trade chiefs focus on 3-way free trade deal

Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Motoo Hayashi attends a meeting in Seoul on Oct. 30, 2015, to discuss ways to promote regional economic cooperation and negotiations for a trilateral free trade agreement with his counterparts from China and South Korea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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PM Abe reshuffles Cabinet

Motoo Hayashi, a House of Representatives member of the Liberal Democratic Party, arrives at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 7, 2015, ahead of his appointment as trade minister in a Cabinet reshuffle by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan, China lawmakers agree to try to mend bilateral ties

Motoo Hayashi (3rd from R), who leads a group of Japanese lawmakers in the House of Representatives, shakes hands with Ji Bingxuan, vice chairman of the Standing Committee of China's National People's Congress, at the Diet in Tokyo on April 9, 2015, ahead of a meeting between representatives of Japanese and Chinese lawmakers. The visit to Tokyo by Chinese lawmakers marked the resumption of bilateral parliamentary exchanges for the first time in three years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese trade minister Hayashi speaks to press in Seoul

Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Motoo Hayashi speaks at a press conference in Seoul on Oct. 30, 2015, after a meeting with his counterparts from China and South Korea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Swearing-in ceremony held for Khmer Rouge tribunal officers

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Motoo Nobuchi from Japan, one of 27 judicial officers to serve on a tribunal to try former Khmer Rouge leaders, reads his written oath during a swearing-in ceremony held in the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh on July 3. (Kyodo)

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Doctor runs restaurant to revitalize local community

AOMORI, Japan - Elderly women enjoy their cup of coffee at Asameshi Shokudo (breakfast restaurant) in the city of Aomori, run by Motoo Ishiki, a hospital director in Asamushi, a famous hot spring resort, who is trying to use food to revitalize the local community. (Kyodo)

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(CORRECTED) Police recover bodies of 4 men hit by avalanche

TAKAYAMA, Japan - The three survivors of a avalanche that killed four climbers from two mountain-climbing groups on Mt. Yarigatake in Gifu Prefecture earlier this week descend the mountain unaided on Jan. 2. From extreme right: Yutaka Takeuchi, 38, of a mountaineering group from Tokyo, and Motoo Suzuki, 47, and Miyoko Nagase, 30, both from a mountaineering group in Tokushima. The seven climbers were sleeping inside two nearby tents on a 2,000-meter-high slope of Mt. Yarigatake when the avalanche struck at around 11:30 p.m. on Dec. 31, local officials say. The bodies of the four climbers were recovered earlier Jan. 2. (Kyodo)

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Japanese judge resigns from Khmer Rouge court in Cambodia

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows Motoo Noguchi, a Japanese judge who has presided over the Khmer Rouge court in Cambodia since 2006. Noguchi announced his resignation on May 16, 2012, according to a statement by the court. (Kyodo)

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Japanese judge resigns from Khmer Rouge court in Cambodia

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows Motoo Noguchi, a Japanese judge who has presided over the Khmer Rouge court in Cambodia since 2006. Noguchi announced his resignation on May 16, 2012, according to a statement by the court. (Kyodo)

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Japan gov't spokesman Seko to become economy, trade, industry minister

Deputy Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroshige Seko arrives at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Aug. 2, 2016. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has decided to have Seko replace Motoo Hayashi as economy, trade and industry minister, a senior administration official said the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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2 new ministers officially assume posts

TOKYO, Japan - New economic and fiscal policy minister Yoshimasa Hayashi (2nd from L) and new National Public Safety Commission chief Motoo Hayashi (2nd from R), flanked by Prime Minister Taro Aso (R) and Chief Cabinet Secretary Takeo Kawamura (L), pose for photos at the prime minister's office on July 2 after attestation by Emperor Akihito. (Kyodo)

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U.S. honors lawmaker Shiina for promoting ties

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage (R) presents the Secretary of State's Award for Distinguished Service to Japanese House of Councillors member Motoo Shiina (L) on behalf of Secretary of State Colin Powell at the U.S. ambassador's official residence in Tokyo on June 9. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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Former Kanagawa police boss gets suspended 18-month jail term

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Former Kanagawa police chief Motoo Watanabe enters Yokohama District Court on May 29. He was sentenced to 18 months in prison, suspended for three years, for organizing the cover-up of a police officer's use of illicit drugs in 1996. Four other former police officers were slapped with one-year jail terms, suspended for three years.

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Ex-Kanagawa police officials plead guilty to cover-up

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Former Kanagawa police chief Motoo Watanabe walks to the Yokohama District Court on Feb. 24 to appear in a trial. He and four other defendants later pleaded guilty to covering up the use of amphetamines by a policeman in 1996, a case which led to one of Japan's biggest police scandals.

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5 lawmakers form new party in upper house

Motoo Shiina (C) and four other House of Councillors members from the ''Sangiin no Kai'' parliamentary group announce Dec. 28 they formed a new party ''Sangiin Club'' in a bid to protect their political independence at a press conference in the Diet building. Shiina is expected to become leader of the party.