Search｜Photos & Images & Videos｜KYODO NEWS IMAGES INC

Animation figures museum in Japan

Photo taken on Nov. 12, 2025, shows part of a collection of animated character figures on display at the Bankyo Figure Museum in Taki, Mie Prefecture, central Japan. The museum, located inside a factory of Bankyo Pharmaceutical Co., exhibits about 40,000 items collected by company president Nobuo Matsuura.

E

Animation figures museum in Japan

Photo taken on Nov. 12, 2025, shows part of a collection of animated character figures on display at the Bankyo Figure Museum in Taki, Mie Prefecture, central Japan. The museum, located inside a factory of Bankyo Pharmaceutical Co., exhibits about 40,000 items collected by company president Nobuo Matsuura.

E

Japanese chipmaker Kioxia President Hayasaka

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 18 Kyodo - Japanese chipmaker Kioxia Holdings Corp. President Nobuo Hayasaka speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 18, 2024, after his company debuted on the TSE's top-tier Prime Market the same day, closing over 10 percent above its initial offering price in Japan's second-largest listing this year. (Kyodo)

E

Kioxia Holdings Corporation Listing Ceremony

Kioxia Holdings Corporation, listing ceremony. Photo shows President Nobuo Hayasaka striking the bell.=December 18,2024,Tokyo

E

Kioxia Holdings Corporation Listing Ceremony

Kioxia Holdings Corporation, listing ceremony. Photo shows President Nobuo Hayasaka (center) in a commemorative photo.=December 18,2024,Tokyo

E

Kioxia Holdings Corporation Listing Ceremony

Kioxia Holdings Corporation, listing ceremony. Photo shows President Nobuo Hayasaka (center) in a commemorative photo.=December 18,2024,Tokyo

E

Kioxia Holdings Corporation Listing Ceremony

Kioxia Holdings Corporation, listing ceremony. Photo shows President Nobuo Hayasaka (left) receiving the listing notice.=December 18,2024,Tokyo

E

Kioxia Holdings Corporation Listing Ceremony

Kioxia Holdings Corporation, listing ceremony. Photo shows President Nobuo Hayasaka (center) in a commemorative photo.=December 18,2024,Tokyo

E

Kioxia Holdings Corporation Listing Ceremony

Kioxia Holdings Corporation, listing ceremony. Photo shows President Nobuo Hayasaka (left) receiving the listing notice.=December 18,2024,Tokyo

E

Japanese chipmaker Kioxia President Hayasaka

Japanese chipmaker Kioxia Holdings Corp. President Nobuo Hayasaka speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 18, 2024, after his company debuted on the TSE's top-tier Prime Market the same day, closing over 10 percent above its initial offering price in Japan's second-largest listing this year.

E

Japanese chipmaker Kioxia President Hayasaka

Japanese chipmaker Kioxia Holdings Corp. President Nobuo Hayasaka speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 18, 2024, after his company debuted on the TSE's top-tier Prime Market the same day, closing over 10 percent above its initial offering price in Japan's second-largest listing this year.

E

Japanese chipmaker Kioxia President Hayasaka

Japanese chipmaker Kioxia Holdings Corp. President Nobuo Hayasaka speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 18, 2024, after his company debuted on the TSE's top-tier Prime Market the same day, closing over 10 percent above its initial offering price in Japan's second-largest listing this year.

E

Japanese chipmaker Kioxia President Hayasaka

Japanese chipmaker Kioxia Holdings Corp. President Nobuo Hayasaka speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 18, 2024, after his company debuted on the TSE's top-tier Prime Market the same day, closing over 10 percent above its initial offering price in Japan's second-largest listing this year.

E

Chipmaker Kioxia debuts in one of Japan's biggest IPOs this year

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 18 Kyodo - Japanese chipmaker Kioxia Holdings Corp. President Nobuo Hayasaka rings the bell during a ceremony at the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo on Dec. 18, 2024, as his company debuts on the TSE's top-tier Prime Market the same day in one of the country's biggest initial public offerings this year. (Kyodo)

E

Chipmaker Kioxia debuts in one of Japan's biggest IPOs this year

Japanese chipmaker Kioxia Holdings Corp. President Nobuo Hayasaka rings the bell during a ceremony at the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo on Dec. 18, 2024, as his company debuts on the TSE's top-tier Prime Market the same day in one of the country's biggest initial public offerings this year.

E

Chipmaker Kioxia debuts in one of Japan's biggest IPOs this year

Japanese chipmaker Kioxia Holdings Corp. President Nobuo Hayasaka (C) poses for a photo during a ceremony at the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo on Dec. 18, 2024, as his company debuts on the TSE's top-tier Prime Market the same day in one of the country's biggest initial public offerings this year.

E

Chipmaker Kioxia debuts in one of Japan's biggest IPOs this year

Japanese chipmaker Kioxia Holdings Corp. President Nobuo Hayasaka poses for a photo during a ceremony at the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo on Dec. 18, 2024, as his company debuts on the TSE's top-tier Prime Market the same day in one of the country's biggest initial public offerings this year.

E

Chipmaker Kioxia debuts in one of Japan's biggest IPOs this year

Japanese chipmaker Kioxia Holdings Corp. President Nobuo Hayasaka (front row, C) poses for a photo during a ceremony at the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo on Dec. 18, 2024, as his company debuts on the TSE's top-tier Prime Market the same day in one of the country's biggest initial public offerings this year.

E

NHK President Inaba

Nobuo Inaba, president of Japan's public broadcaster NHK, attends a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2024, to announce the resignation of an executive after a Chinese staffer referred to Japanese-controlled islands as China's territory in unscripted remarks in an overseas radio broadcast.

E

Japanese enterprise eyes business expansion in China

STORY: Japanese enterprise eyes business expansion in China DATELINE: Sept. 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:39 LOCATION: XIAMEN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Electric Glass (Xiamen) Co., Ltd. 2. SOUNDBITE (Japanese): OHASHI NOBUO, General manager of Electric Glass (Xiamen) Co., Ltd. 3. various of Electric Glass (Xiamen) Co., Ltd. STORYLINE: A Japanese enterprise in Xiamen, east China's Fujian Province, has voiced confidence in China's economic outlook and continued to expand business investment in the country. SOUNDBITE (Japanese): OHASHI NOBUO, General manager of Electric Glass (Xiamen) Co., Ltd. "Our company is currently stepping up the Phase V project, which is planned to start operation next year. We will invest about 500 million yuan (68.5 million U.S. dollars), and after completion, the output value will increase accordingly. Now, about 70 percent of display devices are manufactured in China. In the future, China's market will continue to expand, so we are also optimistic about the Chinese

E

MERRY-GO-ROUND SUSHI

MERRY-GO-ROUND SUSHI, Sushi Restaurant, Counter, Conveyor belt sushi, Kittokito Sushi, Bikkuri Sushi, Conveyor belt sushi Torachan, Conveyor belt sushi Tsukiji Honten, Restaurant, Conveyor belt sushi stand manufacturing, Lane manufacturing, Conveyor manufacturing, Plate, Tokuno Nobuo-san, One-pot, Conveyor belt barbeque, Lane barbeque, Conveyor belt yum cha=Date:1998, Place:Tokyo,JAPAN

E

Japanese enterprise upbeat about China's market potential

STORY: Japanese enterprise upbeat about China's market potential DATELINE: March 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:35 LOCATION: XIAMEN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the factory of Electric Glass (Xiamen) Co., Ltd. 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Japanese): OHASHI NOBUO, General Manager of Electric Glass (Xiamen) Co., Ltd. 3. various of production of Electric Glass (Xiamen) Co., Ltd. 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Japanese): OHASHI NOBUO, General Manager of Electric Glass (Xiamen) Co., Ltd. STORYLINE: A Japanese enterprise in east China's coastal city of Xiamen has voiced confidence in the Chinese economy and continued to expand businesses in the country. Electric Glass (Xiamen) Co., Ltd. is one of the leading manufacturers and suppliers of liquid crystal glass blocks. In the past eight years, the company's total investment in Xiamen has reached more than 7 billion yuan (about 1 billion U.S. dollars). SOUNDBITE 1 (Japanese): OHASHI NOBUO, General Manager of Electric Glass (Xiamen) Co., Ltd. "China is the global development cen

E

New NHK president Inaba

Nobuo Inaba, former executive director of the Bank of Japan who was appointed president of Japanese public broadcaster NHK, attends a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 25, 2023, his first official day on the job. (Pool photo)

E

New NHK president Inaba

Nobuo Inaba, former executive director of the Bank of Japan who was appointed president of Japanese public broadcaster NHK, attends a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 25, 2023, his first official day on the job. (Pool photo)

E

Foreign business leaders upbeat on China's economic outlook in 2023

STORY: Foreign business leaders upbeat on China's economic outlook in 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:51 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of city views of Shanghai, Beijing, Xiamen and Shenzhen 2. various of BMW's factory in Shenyang 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): FRANZ DECKER, President and CEO, BMW Brilliance Automotive Ltd. 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): RAJ OSWAL, CEO & founder, O'Interface 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Japanese): OHASHI NOBUO, General manager of Electric Glass (Xiamen) Co., Ltd. 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): STEFAN METZ, Head of trinamiX Asia 7. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): JAN LAEGAARD BRONI, Executive Vice President of Meyra Group and general manager of Alu Rehab Xiamen Ltd 8. SOUNDBITE 6 (English): RAJ OSWAL, CEO & founder, O'Interface 9. SOUNDBITE 7 (English): RAJ OSWAL, CEO & founder, O'Interface 10. SOUNDBITE 8 (English): STEFAN METZ, Head of trinamiX Asia STORYLINE: A survey by China's top trade-facilitating body shows that the majority of foreign firms in China are upbeat abo

E

(1)Business leaders expect recovery in 2nd half of 2005

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (2nd from L) is greeted by Kakutaro Kitashiro (L), chairman of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives, Hiroshi Okuda (2nd from R), chairman of the Japan Business Federation, and Nobuo Yamaguchi (R), chairman of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, on arrival at a New Year party sponsored by the three business organizations in Tokyo on Jan. 5.

E

(2)Business leaders expect recovery in 2nd half of 2005

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroshi Okuda (R), chairman of the Japan Business Federation, Nobuo Yamaguchi (C), chairman of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and Kakutaro Kitashiro (R)), chairman of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives, give a joint press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 5. The heads of Japan's three largest business organizations said that they expect to see a domestic economic recovery in the second half of this year.

E

Ibaraki Univ. permits access to 10 local newspapers

MITO, Japan - Takashi Otabe (L), president of Ibaraki Shimbun Co., and Nobuo Mimura, president of Ibaraki University, pose in Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, on Dec. 17, 2014, at a ceremony announcing the creation of a section in the university's library to give visitors access to 10 selected local newspapers in Japan.

E

Research launched on pregnancy-induced diseases

TOKYO, Japan - Narumi Umeda (R), director of NTT Docomo Inc.'s Research Laboratories, poses with Nobuo Yaegashi, deputy executive director of Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, at a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 19, 2014, announcing the launch of a joint project to establish mobile monitoring methods for the prevention and early detection of pregnancy-induced diseases.

E

U.S. Open tennis runner-up Nishikori returns home

NARITA, Japan - Kei Nishikori (R), the runner-up at the U.S. Open tennis tournament, receives flowers from Nobuo Kuroyanagi, chairman of the Japan Tennis Association, during a press conference at a hotel in Narita near Tokyo on Sept. 13, 2014, after returning home. Nishikori became the first Asian man to play in a Grand Slam singles final.

E

Large-scale rice mill plant completed in Miyagi Pref.

SENDAI, Japan - Butai-Agri-innovation Co. President Nobuo Hariu (extreme R) and Iris Oyama Inc. President Kentaro Oyama (extreme L) attend an event to commemorate the completion of a large-scale rice mill plant in Watari, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on July 29, 2014.

E

Japan ready to help Egypt reconstruct nation

CAIRO, July 23 - Japanese Senior Vice Foreign Minister Nobuo Kishi (L) indicates Tokyo's intention to assist Egypt's efforts to reconstruct the nation during a meeting with new Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in Cairo on July 19, 2014. (Pool Photo)

E

Movements under way to restore lost scenery around Nihombashi bridge

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken April 24, 2014, shows Nobuo Yoshida (far L), president of Ibasen Co., and Kei Hashimoto (C), owner of Japanese restaurant Nihombashi Toyoda, standing with the Nihombashi bridge in the background in Tokyo's Chuo Ward.

E

U.N. starts nuclear non-proliferation meeting

NEW YORK, United States - Nobuo Kishi, Japanese senior vice foreign minister, delivers a speech at the third session of the preparatory committee for the 2015 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty review conference at the U.N. headquarters in New York on April 28, 2014, the opening day of the meeting to be held through May 9.

E

U.N. starts nuclear non-proliferation meeting

NEW YORK, United States - Nobuo Kishi (C), Japanese senior vice foreign minister, delivers a speech at the third session of the preparatory committee for the 2015 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty review conference at the U.N. headquarters in New York on April 28, 2014, the opening day of the meeting to be held through May 9.

E

Japan's Asada wins World Figure Skating Championships

SAITAMA, Japan - Japan's Mao Asada (L) and her coach Nobuo Sato hug each other after Asada finished her women's free program performance at the World Figure Skating Championships at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, near Tokyo, on March 29, 2014. Asada won her third gold medal at the world championships -- and first in four years.

E

Asada smiles after free program at Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Japanese figure skater Mao Asada (C) smiles and waves after performing her free program in the women's singles competition at the Sochi Olympics in Russia on Feb. 20, 2014. Her coach Nobuo Sato (R) sits next to her.

E

Asada hugs coach after free program at Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Japanese figure skater Mao Asada (R) hugs her coach Nobuo Sato after performing her free program in the women's singles competition at the Sochi Olympics in Russia on Feb. 20, 2014. Asada finished in sixth place.

E

Japan's Asada after women's short program performance

SOCHI, Russia - Mao Asada (L) of Japan is seen with coach Nobuo Sato after her performance in the women's short program of the figure skating competition at the Winter Olympics at the Iceberg Skating Palace in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 19, 2014. Asada came in 16th place.

E

Asada waits for her short program score

SOCHI, Russia - Mao Asada (L) of Japan waits for her score with her coach Nobuo Sato after competing in the women's short program of the figure skating competition at the Winter Olympics at the Iceberg Skating Palace in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 19, 2014. Asada is in 16th place going into the free program.

E

Asada, coach Sato after short program performance

SOCHI, Russia - Mao Asada (L) of Japan looks disappointed alongside her coach Nobuo Sato after her performance in the women's short program of the figure skating competition at the Winter Olympics at the Iceberg Skating Palace in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 19, 2014. Asada is in 16th place going into the free program.

E

Asada talks with coach in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Vancouver silver medalist Mao Asada (L) of Japan talks with coach Nobuo Sato during an official practice session at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 17, 2014.

E

Japanese A-bomb illness expert

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Photo taken Jan. 31, 2014, in the city of Hiroshima shows Nobuo Takeichi, a thyroid specialist, speaking about his late teacher Haruo Ezaki's report on a 1972 inspection of a U.S. medical survey team's activities in the Marshall Islands to check on the effects of the 1954 U.S. hydrogen bomb test on Bikini Atoll.

E

Abe's brother visits Yasukuni

TOKYO, Japan - Senior Vice Foreign Minister Nobuo Kishi answers reporters' questions after visiting the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Oct. 19, 2013, during its annual autumn festival. Kishi is the younger brother of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

E

Secretive wartime weapons lab drawing fresh attention

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Nobuo Igarashi, one of the former workers who divulge their wartime memories in the documentary film "Army Noborito Laboratory," gives an interview on Aug. 30, 2013, in Kanagawa Prefecture.

E

Denkaosan beats Nashiro to claim WBA super flyweight title

NAKHON RATCHASIMA, Thailand - Thai boxer Denkaosan Kaovichit (L) punches Nobuo Nashiro of Japan in the seventh round of their WBA super flyweight title match in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, on Sept. 3, 2013. Denkaosan won the decision 113-115.5, 116-113.5, 116.5-114.5.

E

Denkaosan beats Nashiro to claim WBA super flyweight title

NAKHON RATCHASIMA, Thailand - Thai boxer Denkaosan Kaovichit (L) beats Japan's Nobuo Nashiro (R) to claim the vacant WBA super flyweight title in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, on Sept. 3, 2013.

E

Man selling karuta card games at 90-yr-old store

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken July 12, 2013 shows Nobuo Okuno, owner of a long-established store selling Japanese traditional karuta playing cards, holding a set of the cards inside the store in Tokyo's Kandajimbocho district.

E

Nashiro loses decision to WBA champ

OSAKA, Japan - Japanese challenger Nobuo Nashiro (R) and Thai champion Tepparith Kokietgym fight during their WBA super flyweight match in Osaka on Sept. 1, 2012. Nashiro failed in his second bid to regain the title, falling in a 2-0 decision to the champion.

E

1,234,567th pizza

KOBE, Japan - Takahiro Yamanaka (R), owner of pizza house Pinocchio, stands beside university professor Nobuo Nagao (C), who ordered a pizza carrying serial number 1,234,567 at the restaurant in Kobe, western Japan, on Aug. 18, 2012. The 50-year-old Italian restaurant served its 1,234,567th pizza, having served each one with a serial number since its opening in 1962.