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Nakagawa Special Steel signage and logo

Nakagawa Special Steel signage and logo=April 11,2025,Tokyo

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Nakagawa Special Steel signage and logo

Nakagawa Special Steel signage and logo=April 11,2025,Tokyo

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Nakagawa Special Steel signage and logo

Nakagawa Special Steel signage and logo=April 11,2025,Tokyo

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World's oldest female barber in Japan

Shitsui Hakoishi, 108, poses for a photo with a Guiness World Records certificate recognizing her as the world's oldest female barber, at her shop in Nakagawa in Tochigi Prefecture, eastern Japan, on March 5, 2025.

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Comedian duo Woman Rush Hour

OSAKA, Japan, Jan. 23 Kyodo - Daisuke Muramoto (L) and Paradise Nakagawa of Japanese comedic duo Woman Rush Hour pose after winning the 43rd "manzai" standup comedy contest sponsored by public broadcaster NHK in Osaka, western Japan, on March 1, 2013. (Kyodo)

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CALCIO - Altro - King World Cup Nations - Knockout Stage

NAKAGAWA Takaharu (JPN) during King World Cup Nations - Knockout Stage, Other in Milan, Italy, January 06 2025

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Japan: Winter Storm Brings Blizzard Conditions And Heavy Snow To Hokkaido 4

A winter storm moved through Hokkaido, the northernmost region of Japan, on Wednesday, December 11, causing blizzard conditions and bringing several inches of snow. The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a Gale and Snow Advisory for a widespread area.

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(SP)CHINA-SHAOXING-ASIAN GAMES-BASEBALL(CN)

(231007) -- SHAOXING, Oct. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Nakagawa Hiroki (R) of Japan competes during the Men's Bronze Medal Match of Baseball between China and Japan at the 19th Asian Games in Shaoxing, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 7, 2023. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)

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(1)Ministers complete fine-tuning FY 2005 budget

TOKYO, Japan - Finance Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki (R) bows to Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Shoichi Nakagawa (L) as they begin talks on reinstating budget spending cuts at the Finance Ministry on Dec. 22. Cabinet ministers completed fine-tuning an 82,182.9 billion yen draft state budget for fiscal 2005, paving the way for its approval as the government's budget plan at a Cabinet meeting on Dec. 24.

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Politicians pay tribute to the late JCP leader Kenji Miyamoto

TOKYO, Japan - Representatives of major political parties in Japan pay tribute to the late Japanese Communist Party leader Kenji Miyamoto at a memorial service held in Tokyo on Aug. 6. From L to R: JCP chairman Kazuo Shii, House of Representatives Speaker Yohei Kono, former JCP Chairman Tetsuzo Fuwa, Liberal Democratic Party Secretary General Hidenao Nakagawa (two persons away from Fuwa), Democratic Party of Japan Secretary General Yukio Hatoyama and New Komeito deputy leader Chikara Sakaguchi.

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Cost-friendly eel cultivation tested at fish farm

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan - Eels grown big enough to be sold are shown in this photo taken in Nakagawa, Tochigi Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, on Nov. 17, 2014. A local freshwater fish farm grows eels in an experimental aquaculture pond where the water temperature is controlled by retaining heat from a wood-processing factory's boiler, which is said to be more cost-effective than the conventional use of fuel oil.

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Cost-friendly eel cultivation tested at fish farm

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan - A worker at a freshwater fish farm in Nakagawa, Tochigi Prefecture, northeast to Tokyo, watches eels on Nov. 17, 2014, grown in an experimental aquaculture pond where the water temperature is controlled by remaining heat from a wood-processing factory's boiler. The application of residual heat is said to be more cost-effective than the conventional use of fuel oil.

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Nakagawa wins men's sprint gold

INCHEON, South Korea - Seiichiro Nakagawa (L) and Tomoyuki Kawabata, both from Japan, smile after winning the gold and silver medals, respectively, in the men's sprint of the Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, on Sept. 24, 2014.

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Nakagawa wins men's sprint gold

INCHEON, South Korea - Seiichiro Nakagawa (L) and Tomoyuki Kawabata, both from Japan, compete in the men's sprint final of the Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, on Sept. 24, 2014. Nakagawa beat Kawabata, winning the gold and silver medals, respectively.

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Nikka chief shows new whisky, brandy marking 80th anniv.

TOKYO, Japan - Keiichi Nakagawa, president of Nikka Whisky Distilling Co., shows off special versions of whisky (L) and brandy released to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the firm's establishment in Tokyo on July 2, 2014.

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AUM trial

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows two buses, each believed to be carrying a former senior member of the AUM Shinrikyo doomsday cult, with a police vehicle leading the convoy, leaving the Tokyo Detention House for the Tokyo District Court on Jan. 21, 2014. Heavy security was provided to transport Tomomasa Nakagawa, a death-row inmate, and Makoto Hirata, who turned himself in to police after nearly 17 years on the run. Nakagawa attended the trial of Hirata, charged with involvement in the abduction and confinement of a Tokyo notary public, as a witness.

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AUM trial

TOKYO, Japan - Two buses, each believed to be carrying a former senior member of the AUM Shinrikyo doomsday cult, enter the Tokyo District Court on Jan. 21, 2014. Heavy security was provided to transport Tomomasa Nakagawa, a death-row inmate, and Makoto Hirata, who turned himself in to police after nearly 17 years on the run, with riot police on standby along the streets and traffic lights changed to green to ensure a smooth procession during the convoy's nearly hour-long journey from the Tokyo Detention House. Nakagawa attended the trial of Hirata, charged with involvement in the abduction and confinement of a Tokyo notary public, as a witness.

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AUM trial

TOKYO, Japan - Two buses, each believed to be carrying a former senior member of the AUM Shinrikyo doomsday cult, enter the Tokyo District Court on Jan. 21, 2014. Heavy security was provided to transport Tomomasa Nakagawa, a death-row inmate, and Makoto Hirata, who turned himself in to police after nearly 17 years on the run, with riot police on standby along the streets and traffic lights changed to green to ensure a smooth procession during the convoy's nearly hour-long journey from the Tokyo Detention House. Nakagawa attended the trial of Hirata, charged with involvement in the abduction and confinement of a Tokyo notary public, as a witness.

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AUM trial

TOKYO, Japan - A police vehicle leads two buses, each believed to be carrying a former senior member of the AUM Shinrikyo doomsday cult, as the convoy heads for the Tokyo District Court on Jan. 21, 2014. Heavy security was provided to transport Tomomasa Nakagawa, a death-row inmate, and Makoto Hirata, who turned himself in to police after nearly 17 years on the run, with riot police on standby along the streets and traffic lights changed to green to ensure a smooth procession during the convoy's nearly hour-long journey from the Tokyo Detention House. Nakagawa attended the trial of Hirata, charged with involvement in the abduction and confinement of a Tokyo notary public, as a witness.

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Japan secrecy bill

TOKYO, Japan - Opposition members rush Masaharu Nakagawa (L), chairman of a House of Councillors special committee, at Japan's Diet in Tokyo on Dec. 5, 2013, in an attempt to block a vote on a controversial bill to toughen penalties for leakers of state secrets. The panel approved the bill later in the day.

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Japan secrecy bill

TOKYO, Japan - Opposition members rush Masaharu Nakagawa (L), chairman of a House of Councillors special committee, at Japan's Diet in Tokyo on Dec. 5, 2013, in an attempt to block a vote on a controversial bill to toughen penalties for leakers of state secrets. The panel approved the bill later in the day.

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Japan secrecy bill

TOKYO, Japan - Opposition members rush Masaharu Nakagawa (L), chairman of a House of Councillors special committee, at Japan's Diet in Tokyo on Dec. 5, 2013, in an attempt to block a vote on a controversial bill to toughen penalties for leakers of state secrets. The panel approved the bill later in the day.

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Victims of huge Nankai quake estimated

TOKYO, Japan - Disaster management minister Masaharu Nakagawa speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 29, 2012, about how much damage would be incurred in the event of a powerful earthquake with its epicenter in the Nankai Trough off central and western parts of Japan. The government said up to 323,000 people could be killed.

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Japan beats S. Africa in women's field hockey to finish 9th

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Keiko Manabe (front) shoots the ball during the first half of a women's field hockey match against South Africa for ninth and 10th places at the Riverbank Arena at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 8, 2012. Japan beat South Africa 2-1 in extra time. At back is Japan's Miyuki Nakagawa.

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Japan wins women's field hockey Group A match

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Miyuki Nakagawa (C) is in action during the first half of a women's field hockey tournament Group A match against China at the Riverbank Arena at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 6, 2012. Japan defeated China 1-0.

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Japan cyclists finish 8th in men's team sprint

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Kazunari Watanabe is pictured riding after the qualifying race of the men's team sprint at the London Olympics at the velodrome in London on Aug. 2, 2012. After qualifying in eighth out of 10 teams to reach the eight-team first round, the Japan team of Seiichiro Nakagawa, Yudai Nitta and Watanabe was defeated by Britain to finish in eighth place.

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Japan cyclists finish 8th in men's team sprint

LONDON, Britain - Japanese cyclists (from front) Yudai Nitta, Kazunari Watanabe and Seiichiro Nakagawa pedal in the first round of the men's team sprint at the London Olympics at the velodrome in London on Aug. 2, 2012. They were defeated by Britain to finish in eighth place.

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Japan cyclists finish 8th in men's team sprint

LONDON, Britain - Japanese cyclist Yudai Nitta lowers his eyes after being defeated by Britain in the first round of the men's team sprint at the London Olympics at the velodrome in London on Aug. 2, 2012. The Japan team of Seiichiro Nakagawa, Kazunari Watanabe and Nitta finished in eighth place.

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Nomura reports sharp drop in group net profit for April-June

TOKYO, Japan - Junko Nakagawa (L), chief financial officer of Nomura Holdings Inc., speaks during a press conference at the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo on July 26, 2012. The parent company of Nomura Securities Co., Japan's largest securities house, said the same day its group net profit in the April-June quarter fell 89.4 percent from a year before to 1.89 billion yen, dragged down by a fall in commission revenue and its sluggish wholesale division amid the European debt crisis.

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Fundoshi comes back as cool underwear

TOKYO, Japan - Keiji Nakagawa, 35-year-old representative of the +charming! fundoshi marketer and head of the Japan Fundoshi Association, is interviewed by Kyodo News in Tokyo on June 15, 2012. Nakagawa said he first tried traditional Japanese fundoshi underwear when he fell ill due to overwork, and has been sleeping better and regaining his strength since he began wearing them.

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Fukui gov. visits Oi plant before decision on reactors' restart

OI, Japan - Fukui Gov. Issei Nishikawa (L) listens to a person from Kansai Electric Power Co. at the utility's nuclear power complex in the town of Oi, Fukui Prefecture, on June 12 2012. Nishikawa visited the complex to check on safety measures taken in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear crisis as he is expected to endorse the restart of two idled reactors at the plant. To the right is Hideyuki Nakagawa, head of the nuclear safety commission set up by the prefectural government.

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Fukui governor likely to OK restart of reactors

FUKUI, Japan - Fukui Gov. Issei Nishikawa (L) receives a report from Hideyuki Nakagawa, head of a local nuclear safety commission, at the prefectural government hall in Fukui on June 11, 2012. The governor is expected to endorse the restart of two idled reactors at the Oi nuclear power plant in the prefecture as he was officially informed of the commission's conclusion that necessary safety measures have been taken.

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New disaster management minister

TOKYO, Japan - Masaharu Nakagawa speaks in a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 10, 2012, after assuming the post of minister in charge of disaster management.

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Former education minister Nakagawa

TOKYO, Japan - Masaharu Nakagawa, former education, culture, sports, science and technology minister, enters the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Feb. 9, 2012. Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda the same day appointed Nakagawa as minister in charge of disaster management, as well as of the falling birthrate and gender equality.

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New education minister Hirano

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows Hirofumi Hirano, Diet affairs chief of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan. DPJ chief and Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda appointed Hirano on Jan. 13, 2012, as education minister to replace Masaharu Nakagawa, while giving Hirano's party post to DPJ Deputy Secretary General Koriki Jojima.

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Hayabusa recognized as 1st spacecraft to lift off from asteroid

OSAKA, Japan - Junichiro Kawaguchi (R), a professor and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency manager of the Hayabusa asteroid probe project, and Masaharu Nakagawa, science and technology miister, attend a ceremony to celebrate the Guinness World Records recognition of the Hayabusa project in Kyoto on Dec. 17, 2011. Hayabusa has been recognized as the first spacecraft to lift off from an asteroid.

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Jackie Chan at Tokyo film festival

TOKYO, Japan - Hong Kong film star Jackie Chan (L) and Japanese singer Shoko Nakagawa are shown arriving at the opening of the 24th Tokyo International Film Festival in Tokyo on Oct. 22, 2011. The festival runs through Oct. 30, 2011.

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Nuclear compensation support body

TOKYO, Japan - Industry minister Yukio Edano (L) and education minister Masaharu Nakagawa hang a wooden sign plate in Tokyo on Sept. 26, 2011, during an opening ceremony of the office of the state-backed entity set up to support the payment of compensation by Tokyo Electric Power Co. over damages caused by the nuclear crisis at its Fukushima Daiichi power plant. The body started fully operating the same day.

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New education minister Nakagawa

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows Masaharu Nakagawa, former senior vice minister for health, who was named education, culture, sports, science and technology minister in the new Cabinet under Prime Minister-elect Yoshihiko Noda on Sept. 2, 2011.

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Charity concert by Japanese in Bangkok

BANGKOK, Thailand - Cello performer Yukihisa Nakagawa (2nd from R) and other Japanese musicians residing in Thailand greet the audience at a charity concert in Bangkok on April 5, 2011, for the victims of Japan's March 11 earthquake and tsunami. The musicians performed three concerts, attracting a total audience of around 800 people.

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Kyushu Shinkansen bullet train

FUKUOKA, Japan - A digital sign for the ''Sakura'' bullet train service, indicating ''reserved seats'' and the destination, ''Kagoshima-Chuo'' station, is unveiled during a public event at a West Japan Railway Co. facility in the town of Nakagawa in Fukuoka Prefecture on October 2010.

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Kyushu Shinkansen bullet train

FUKUOKA, Japan - Visitors try out the seats of the new N700 series bullet train during an event at a West Japan Railway Co. facility in the town of Nakagawa in Fukuoka Prefecture on October 2010.

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Japan's first biodiesel train launched in Hyogo Pref.

KASAI, Japan - Chozo Nakagawa (L), the mayor of Kasai in Hyogo Prefecture who serves as a master at Hojomachi Station on the Hojo Railway line, holds bottles containing biodiesel fuel in a photo session in Kasai on Oct. 16, 2010, with two baby monkeys (R) who also take the role of stationmasters.

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Fish from Amazon at Tochigi aquarium

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan - Large fish from the Amazon River swim in a tank at Nakagawa Aquatic Park in Otawara, Tochigi Prefecture, on July 29, 2010. The park has been inviting children to swim with the fish in the tank during a hands-on event Aug. 24.

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Hiranuma, Yosano launch new party to oppose DPJ

TOKYO, Japan - Five founding members of the Sunrise Party of Japan and Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara (far R) pose for photographers during a news conference in Tokyo to launch the new party on April 10, 2010. (From L) Former Cabinet Office Senior Vice Minister Yoshio Nakagawa, former transport minister Takao Fujii, former Finance Minister Kaoru Yosano, former trade minister Takeo Hiranuma, former Acting Secretary General of the Liberal Democratic Party Hiroyuki Sonoda and Ishihara.

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Hiranuma, Yosano launch new party to oppose DPJ

TOKYO, Japan - Five founding members of the Sunrise Party of Japan and Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara (far R) pose for photographers during a news conference in Tokyo to launch the new party on April 10, 2010. (From L) Former Cabinet Office Senior Vice Minister Yoshio Nakagawa, former transport minister Takao Fujii, former Finance Minister Kaoru Yosano, former trade minister Takeo Hiranuma, former Acting Secretary General of the Liberal Democratic Party Hiroyuki Sonoda and Ishihara.

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Hiranuma's party to pursue 'medium welfare, medium cost-bearing'

TOKYO, Japan - Former trade minister Takeo Hiranuma is surrounded by reporters in Tokyo on April 8, 2010, after a meeting with the prospective founding members of the new party called ''Tachiagare Nippon'' (Stand Up, Japan). Former Finance Minister Kaoru Yosano, former Liberal Democratic Party Acting Secretary General Hiroyuki Sonoda, former Cabinet Office senior vice minister Yoshio Nakagawa and former transport minister Takao Fujii took part in the meeting to discuss the policies of the party, which will be headed by Hiranuma.

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Funeral for ex-Finance Minister Shoichi Nakagawa held in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe delivers a eulogy during a funeral ceremony for former Finance Minister Shoichi Nakagawa at a temple in Tokyo on Oct. 9, 2009. Nakagawa was found dead at his home in Tokyo on Oct. 4. (Pool photo)

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Wake for ex-Finance Minister Shoichi Nakagawa held in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama offers a prayer at a temple in Tokyo on Oct. 8, 2009, during a wake for former Finance Minister Shoichi Nakagawa who was found dead at his home on Oct. 4. (Pool photo)

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Ex-Finance Minister Nakagawa found dead at Tokyo home

TOKYO, Japan - Liberal Democratic Party President Sadakazu Tanigaki responds to questions from reporters in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2009, over the death of former Finance Minister Shoichi Nakagawa. Nakagawa, an LDP member, was found dead at his home in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward earlier in the day.