FIS World Cup Ruka Nordic

FIS World Cup Ruka Nordic

Naoki Nakamura of Japan competes during men's ski jumping large hill HS142 at the FIS World Cup Ruka Nordic Opening event in Kuusamo, Finland, on November 29, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

SKI JUMPING WORLD CUP LARGE HILL

SKI JUMPING WORLD CUP LARGE HILL

FALUN, SWEDEN 20251126Japan's Naoki Nakamura jumps in Wednesday night's competition in the men's ski jumping World Cup, large hill, at Lugnet stadium in Falun.Photo: Fredrik Sandberg / TT / Code 10080

SKI JUMPING WORLD CUP NORMAL HILL

SKI JUMPING WORLD CUP NORMAL HILL

Japan's Naoki Nakamura after his second jump in Tuesday's final competition in the men's ski jumping World Cup, normal hill HS95, at the Lugnet Stadium in Falun, Sweden, November 25, 2025.Photo: Fredrik Sandberg / TT / Code 10080

SKI JUMPING WORLD CUP NORMAL HILL

SKI JUMPING WORLD CUP NORMAL HILL

Japan's Naoki Nakamura after his second jump in Tuesday's final competition in the men's ski jumping World Cup, normal hill HS95, at the Lugnet Stadium in Falun, Sweden, November 25, 2025.Photo: Fredrik Sandberg / TT / Code 10080

SKI JUMPING WORLD CUP NORMAL HILL

SKI JUMPING WORLD CUP NORMAL HILL

Japan's Naoki Nakamura after his second jump in Tuesday's final competition in the men's ski jumping World Cup, normal hill HS95, at the Lugnet Stadium in Falun, Sweden, November 25, 2025.Photo: Fredrik Sandberg / TT / Code 10080

SKI JUMPING WORLD CUP NORMAL HILL

SKI JUMPING WORLD CUP NORMAL HILL

Japan's Naoki Nakamura jumps in Tuesday's final competition in the Men's Ski Jumping World Cup, normal hill HS95, at the Lugnet Stadium in Falun, Sweden, November 25, 2025.Photo: Fredrik Sandberg / TT / Code 10080

NTT East New Corporate Logo Unveiling Ceremony

NTT East New Corporate Logo Unveiling Ceremony

NTT East new corporate logo unveiling ceremony. photo shows President Naoki Shibuya.=October 23,2025,Tokyo

NTT East New Corporate Logo Unveiling Ceremony

NTT East New Corporate Logo Unveiling Ceremony

NTT East new corporate logo unveiling ceremony. photo shows President Naoki Shibuya.=October 23,2025,Tokyo

NTT East New Corporate Logo Unveiling Ceremony

NTT East New Corporate Logo Unveiling Ceremony

NTT East new corporate logo unveiling ceremony. photo shows President Naoki Shibuya.=October 23,2025,Tokyo

NTT East New Corporate Logo Unveiling Ceremony

NTT East New Corporate Logo Unveiling Ceremony

NTT East new corporate logo unveiling ceremony. photo shows President Naoki Shibuya and executives.=October 23,2025,Tokyo

Hanoi urban railway construction starts

Hanoi urban railway construction starts

Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Naoki Ito speaks at a groundbreaking ceremony for an urban railway project financed by Japan's yen loans in Hanoi on Oct. 9, 2025. The 12-kilometer railway project, which includes a subway section, is backed by Japanese railway technology.

Press Conference Regarding Information Leakage by an Employee on Secondment from Nippon Life Insurance

Press Conference Regarding Information Leakage by an Employee on Secondment from Nippon Life Insurance

Press conference regarding information leakage by a Japan Life Insurance employee on secondment. The photo shows, from left: Katsuya Kaihotsu, Head of Compliance Division; Naoki Akahori, Executive Vice President; Takahiro Miyajima, Managing Executive Officer.=September 12,2025,Tokyo

Press Conference Regarding Information Leakage by an Employee on Secondment from Nippon Life Insurance

Press Conference Regarding Information Leakage by an Employee on Secondment from Nippon Life Insurance

Press conference regarding information leakage by a seconded employee of Nippon Life Insurance. photo shows, from left: Naoki Akahori, Vice President and Executive Officer; Takahiro Miyajima, Managing Executive Officer.=September 12,2025,Tokyo

Press Conference Regarding Information Leakage by an Employee on Secondment from Nippon Life Insurance

Press Conference Regarding Information Leakage by an Employee on Secondment from Nippon Life Insurance

Press conference regarding information leakage by a seconded employee of Nippon Life Insurance. Photo shows Naoki Akahori, Executive Vice President.=September 12,2025,Tokyo

Press Conference Regarding Information Leakage by an Employee on Secondment from Nippon Life Insurance

Press Conference Regarding Information Leakage by an Employee on Secondment from Nippon Life Insurance

Press conference regarding information leakage by a seconded employee of Nippon Life Insurance. photo shows, from left: Naoki Akahori, Vice President and Executive Officer; Takahiro Miyajima, Managing Executive Officer.=September 12,2025,Tokyo

Upper house election in Japan

Upper house election in Japan

Naoki Hyakuta, head of the Conservative Party of Japan, speaks during a media interview in Tokyo on July 20, 2025, as the results of the House of Councillors election come in.

Upper house election in Japan

Upper house election in Japan

Naoki Hyakuta, head of the Conservative Party of Japan, speaks during an internet program in Tokyo on July 20, 2025, the day of the House of Councillors election.

No recipients of prestigious Japanese literary awards

TOKYO, Japan, July 17 Kyodo - Video taken in Tokyo on July 16, 2025, shows a notice board stating there are no recipients of the Akutagawa and Naoki literary prizes for the first half of 2025. It was the first time in 27 and a half years that both of the prestigious prizes were not awarded. (Kyodo)

No recipients of prestigious Japanese literary awards

No recipients of prestigious Japanese literary awards

Photo taken in Tokyo on July 16, 2025, shows a notice board stating there are no recipients of the Akutagawa and Naoki literary prizes for the first half of 2025. It was the first time in 27 and a half years that both of the prestigious prizes were not awarded.

No recipients of prestigious Japanese literary awards

No recipients of prestigious Japanese literary awards

Photo taken in Tokyo on July 16, 2025, shows a notice board stating there are no recipients of the Akutagawa and Naoki literary prizes for the first half of 2025. It was the first time in 27 and a half years that both of the prestigious prizes were not awarded.

No recipients of prestigious Japanese literary awards

No recipients of prestigious Japanese literary awards

Photo taken in Tokyo on July 16, 2025, shows a notice board stating there are no recipients of the Akutagawa and Naoki literary prizes for the first half of 2025. It was the first time in 27 and a half years that both of the prestigious prizes were not awarded.

No recipients of prestigious Japanese literary awards

No recipients of prestigious Japanese literary awards

Photo taken in Tokyo on July 16, 2025, shows a notice board stating there are no recipients of the Akutagawa and Naoki literary prizes for the first half of 2025. It was the first time in 27 and a half years that both of the prestigious prizes were not awarded.

Japan upper house election campaign

Japan upper house election campaign

Novelist Naoki Hyakuta, head of the ultranationalist Conservative Party of Japan, makes a stump speech in Tokyo on July 3, 2025, as official campaigning begins for the July 20 House of Councillors election.

Japan upper house election campaign

Japan upper house election campaign

Novelist Naoki Hyakuta, head of the ultranationalist Conservative Party of Japan, makes a stump speech in Tokyo on July 3, 2025, as official campaigning begins for the July 20 House of Councillors election.

Taiyo Life Insurance President Change Press Conference

Taiyo Life Insurance President Change Press Conference

Taiyo Life Insurance president change press conference. Photo shows Yasuro Tamura, President-elect (right) and Naoki Soejima, President, shaking hands.=January 31,2025,Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo

Taiyo Life Insurance President Change Press Conference

Taiyo Life Insurance President Change Press Conference

Taiyo Life Insurance president change press conference. Photo shows President-elect Yasuro Tamura (right) and President Naoki Soejima at the press conference.=January 31,2025,Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo

Literary award winners in Japan

Literary award winners in Japan

Novelist Shin Iyohara speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 15, 2025, after winning the Naoki Prize, a Japanese literary award for popular fiction.

Literary award winners in Japan

Literary award winners in Japan

Novelist Shin Iyohara speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 15, 2025, after winning the Naoki Prize, a Japanese literary award for popular fiction.

Vietnam's first subway

Vietnam's first subway

Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Naoki Ito speaks during a ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City on Dec. 22, 2024, marking the first operation of a subway in the country. The 20-kilometer railway line including a 2-km subway section, financed by Japan's yen loans, began operating the same day.

FIS Ruka Nordic 2024 in Kuusamo, Finland

FIS Ruka Nordic 2024 in Kuusamo, Finland

Naoki Nakamura of Japan competes during the men's ski jumping Large Hill HS142 at the FIS World Cup Ruka Nordic Opening event in Kuusamo, Finland, on December 1, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Conservative Party of Japan head Hyakuta

Conservative Party of Japan head Hyakuta

Naoki Hyakuta, head of the Conservative Party of Japan, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 29, 2024.

Conservative Party of Japan head Hyakuta

Conservative Party of Japan head Hyakuta

Naoki Hyakuta, head of the Conservative Party of Japan, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 29, 2024.

Conservative Party of Japan head Hyakuta

Conservative Party of Japan head Hyakuta

Naoki Hyakuta, head of the Conservative Party of Japan, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 29, 2024.

General Election in Japan

General Election in Japan

Naoki Hyakuta, who heads the Conservative Party of Japan, meets the press in Tokyo on Oct. 27, 2024, following a general election.

General Election in Japan

General Election in Japan

Naoki Hyakuta, who heads the Conservative Party of Japan, meets the press in Tokyo on Oct. 27, 2024, following a general election.

General Election in Japan

General Election in Japan

Naoki Hyakuta, who heads the Conservative Party of Japan, gives an interview in Tokyo on Oct. 27, 2024, after polls for a general election closed.

Japanese Rock Band 10-FEET Concert in Shanghai

Japanese Rock Band 10-FEET Concert in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 28, 2024 - A view of a concert by Japanese rock band 10-FEET (TAKUMA, NAOKI and KOUICHI), who sang the theme song of the anime film Slam Dunk, in Shanghai, China, September 28, 2024.

Japanese Rock Band 10-FEET Concert in Shanghai

Japanese Rock Band 10-FEET Concert in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 28, 2024 - A view of a concert by Japanese rock band 10-FEET (TAKUMA, NAOKI and KOUICHI), who sang the theme song of the anime film Slam Dunk, in Shanghai, China, September 28, 2024.

Japanese Rock Band 10-FEET Concert in Shanghai

Japanese Rock Band 10-FEET Concert in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 28, 2024 - A view of a concert by Japanese rock band 10-FEET (TAKUMA, NAOKI and KOUICHI), who sang the theme song of the anime film Slam Dunk, in Shanghai, China, September 28, 2024.

Japanese Rock Band 10-FEET Concert in Shanghai

Japanese Rock Band 10-FEET Concert in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 28, 2024 - A view of a concert by Japanese rock band 10-FEET (TAKUMA, NAOKI and KOUICHI), who sang the theme song of the anime film Slam Dunk, in Shanghai, China, September 28, 2024.

Japanese Rock Band 10-FEET Concert in Shanghai

Japanese Rock Band 10-FEET Concert in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 28, 2024 - A view of a concert by Japanese rock band 10-FEET (TAKUMA, NAOKI and KOUICHI), who sang the theme song of the anime film Slam Dunk, in Shanghai, China, September 28, 2024.

Japanese Rock Band 10-FEET Concert in Shanghai

Japanese Rock Band 10-FEET Concert in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 28, 2024 - A view of a concert by Japanese rock band 10-FEET (TAKUMA, NAOKI and KOUICHI), who sang the theme song of the anime film Slam Dunk, in Shanghai, China, September 28, 2024.

Japanese Rock Band 10-FEET Concert in Shanghai

Japanese Rock Band 10-FEET Concert in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 28, 2024 - A view of a concert by Japanese rock band 10-FEET (TAKUMA, NAOKI and KOUICHI), who sang the theme song of the anime film Slam Dunk, in Shanghai, China, September 28, 2024.

Japanese Rock Band 10-FEET Concert in Shanghai

Japanese Rock Band 10-FEET Concert in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 28, 2024 - A view of a concert by Japanese rock band 10-FEET (TAKUMA, NAOKI and KOUICHI), who sang the theme song of the anime film Slam Dunk, in Shanghai, China, September 28, 2024.

Japanese Rock Band 10-FEET Concert in Shanghai

Japanese Rock Band 10-FEET Concert in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 28, 2024 - A view of a concert by Japanese rock band 10-FEET (TAKUMA, NAOKI and KOUICHI), who sang the theme song of the anime film Slam Dunk, in Shanghai, China, September 28, 2024.

Japanese Rock Band 10-FEET Concert in Shanghai

Japanese Rock Band 10-FEET Concert in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 28, 2024 - A view of a concert by Japanese rock band 10-FEET (TAKUMA, NAOKI and KOUICHI), who sang the theme song of the anime film Slam Dunk, in Shanghai, China, September 28, 2024.

Japanese Rock Band 10-FEET Concert in Shanghai

Japanese Rock Band 10-FEET Concert in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 28, 2024 - A view of a concert by Japanese rock band 10-FEET (TAKUMA, NAOKI and KOUICHI), who sang the theme song of the anime film Slam Dunk, in Shanghai, China, September 28, 2024.

Japanese Rock Band 10-FEET Concert in Shanghai

Japanese Rock Band 10-FEET Concert in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 28, 2024 - A view of a concert by Japanese rock band 10-FEET (TAKUMA, NAOKI and KOUICHI), who sang the theme song of the anime film Slam Dunk, in Shanghai, China, September 28, 2024.

Japanese Rock Band 10-FEET Concert in Shanghai

Japanese Rock Band 10-FEET Concert in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 28, 2024 - A view of a concert by Japanese rock band 10-FEET (TAKUMA, NAOKI and KOUICHI), who sang the theme song of the anime film Slam Dunk, in Shanghai, China, September 28, 2024.

Japanese Rock Band 10-FEET Concert in Shanghai

Japanese Rock Band 10-FEET Concert in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 28, 2024 - A view of a concert by Japanese rock band 10-FEET (TAKUMA, NAOKI and KOUICHI), who sang the theme song of the anime film Slam Dunk, in Shanghai, China, September 28, 2024.