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Shizuoka Gov. Kawakatsu's resignation

SHIZUOKA, Japan Kyodo - Shizuoka Gov. Heita Kawakatsu submits his letter of resignation to Kimihiko Nakazawa, chairman of the prefectural assembly, in the central Japan city of Shizuoka on April 10, 2024, following a backlash over his belittling comments about farmers and vegetable sellers. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]Shizuoka Gov. Kawakatsu's resignation

SHIZUOKA, Japan, April 10 Kyodo - Shizuoka Gov. Heita Kawakatsu (L) submits his letter of resignation to Kimihiko Nakazawa, chairman of the prefectural assembly, in the central Japan city of Shizuoka on April 10, 2024, following a backlash over his belittling comments about farmers and vegetable sellers. (Kyodo)

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Shizuoka Gov. Kawakatsu's resignation

Shizuoka Gov. Heita Kawakatsu (L) submits his letter of resignation to Kimihiko Nakazawa, chairman of the prefectural assembly, in the central Japan city of Shizuoka on April 10, 2024, following a backlash over his belittling comments about farmers and vegetable sellers.

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Japan defeat Thailand 3-1 in World Cup qualifier

SAITAMA, Japan - Japanese defender Yuji Nakazawa (C) heads home Japan's third goal in the second half of an Asian qualifying round match against Thailand for the 2010 World Cup at Saitama Stadium on Feb. 6. Japan won the match 3-1.

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Japan vs Thailand in 2010 World Cup qualifier

SAITAMA, Japan - Japanese defenders Yuji Nakazawa (R) and Atsuto Uchida (L) challenge Thailand striker Teeratep Winothai (C) in the first half of an Asian qualifying round match for the 2010 World Cup at Saitama Stadium on Feb. 6.

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Cuba's Yurisel Laborde win women's under 78kg

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Japan's Sae Nakazawa (front) battles with Cuba's Yurisel Laborde during the final of the women's under 78kg event at the World Judo Championship in Rio de Janeiro on Sept. 13. Laborde won the gold.

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Singer Kato to release song about Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Japanese singer Tokiko Kato (C) talks with Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui (R) at Hiroshima City Hall on June 24, 2014, a day before releasing her song CD of a poem by Keiji Nakazawa, late cartoon artist from Hiroshima who wrote manga series "Barefoot Gen." On the left is Katsuhiko Yamamoto, who composed the music.

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Alternative plan for 2020 Tokyo Olympic stadium

TOKYO, Japan - Pritzker Prize winning architect Toyo Ito (L) and Anthropologist Shinichi Nakazawa give a press conference in Tokyo on May 12, 2014. Ito proposed a plan to renovate the existing National Stadium, instead of building a whole new stadium, for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

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Yokohama eliminated from Asian Champions League

GUANGZHOU, China - Players of Yokohama F Marinos of Japan - (from L) Seitaro Tomisawa, Tetsuya Enomoto (rear), Yuji Nakazawa and Kosuke Nakamichi (R) - look discouraged after their failure to reach the knockout phase of the Asian Champions League with a 2-1 loss to China's Guangzhou Evergrande in Guangzhou on April 22, 2014.

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Students from 2011 disaster-hit schools in NY concert

NEW YORK, United States - Momoko Nakazawa (C) of Iwate Prefectural Miyako High School in Japan, one of the schools in the area damaged by the March 2011 disaster, offers thanks for the support for victims and for reconstruction work at a concert in New York on March 26, 2014.

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Yokohama F. Marinos defenders keep China's attack in check

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Yokohama F. Marinos defenders Yuji Nakazawa (R) and Takumi Shimohira (L) fend off Guangzhou Evergrande's attack in the latter half of an Asian Champions League Group G match against the Chinese team at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama on March 12, 2014. The game ended in a 1-1 draw.

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Controversy over A-bomb comic

MATSUE, Japan - File photo shows copies of "Hadashi no Gen" (Barefoot Gen), an iconic Japanese comic serial about the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima, authored by the late Keiji Nakazawa. The Matsue city education board in Shimane Prefecture asked local elementary and junior high schools in December 2012 to restrict students' access to the cartoon books over some of the comic's graphics deemed violent. The request has sparked controversy.

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Barefoot Gen shown on Hiroshima river

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Images of late cartoonist Keiji Nakazawa and Gen, main character of his comic series "Hadashi no Gen" (Barefoot Gen), are projected on a river in Hiroshima on Aug. 5, 2013, the eve of the 68th anniversary of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of the city. Illuminated in the background is the Atomic Bomb Dome.

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"Barefoot Gen" director

TOKYO, Japan - Yuko Ishida, who directed "Barefoot Gen's Hiroshima," gives an interview with Kyodo News on July 6, 2013 in Tokyo. The documentary film is about Keiji Nakazawa who wrote the manga series "Barefoot Gen" based on his own experience from the Aug. 6, 1945, atomic bombing on Hiroshima.

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Barefoot Gen exhibition

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Misayo Nakazawa, wife of the late cartoonist Keiji Nakazawa, visits an exhibition on his comic series "Hadashi no Gen" (Barefoot Gen) in Hiroshima on July 19, 2013.

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Barefoot Gen exhibition

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Misayo Nakazawa, wife of the late cartoonist Keiji Nakazawa, visits an exhibition on his comic series "Hadashi no Gen" (Barefoot Gen) in Hiroshima on July 19, 2013.

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'Barefoot Gen' marks 40th anniversary of publication

OSAKA, Japan - File photo taken July 6, 2011, shows the late Keiji Nakazawa, author of "Hadashi no Gen (Barefoot Gen)," a Japanese manga series describing the life of a 6-year-old boy called Gen before and after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945. The series marked the 40th anniversary of its publication in 2013. Nakazawa died in December 2012.

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'Barefoot Gen' marks 40th anniversary of publication

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Misayo Nakazawa, widow of Keiji Nakazawa, is seen in Hiroshima's Naka Ward on June 11, 2013, sitting in front of magazines and other publications that carried her late husband's manga series "Hadashi no Gen (Barefoot Gen)." The series describes the life of a 6-year-old boy called Gen before and after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945.

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Writer of well-known A-bomb comic book 'Barefoot Gen' dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in June 2008 shows Keiji Nakazawa, author of "Hadashi no Gen" (Barefoot Gen), an iconic Japanese comic about the 1945 Hiroshima atomic bombing, standing near the A-Bomb Dome (shown in the background) in Hiroshima. Nakazawa died of lung cancer on Dec. 19 at a hospital in the western Japanese city, people close to him said Dec. 25, 2012. He was 73.

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Writer of well-known A-bomb comic book 'Barefoot Gen' dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in July 2011 shows Keiji Nakazawa, author of "Hadashi no Gen" (Barefoot Gen), an iconic Japanese comic about the 1945 Hiroshima atomic bombing. Nakazawa died of lung cancer on Dec. 19 at a hospital in the western Japanese city, people close to him said Dec. 25, 2012. He was 73.

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Actresses, soccer star win best fashion awards

TOKYO, Japan - (From R) Japan national soccer team defender Yuji Nakazawa, actress Aya Sugimoto, actress Emi Takei, actor Ikki Sawamura, Japan Tourism Agency Commissioner Hiroshi Mizohata and Shiseido Co. President Shinzo Maeda receive the 39th Best Dresser Awards from industry body The Men's Fashion Unity in Tokyo on Nov. 25, 2010.

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Japan's World Cup squad return home from South Africa

KANSAI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, Japan - Japan defender Yuji Nakazawa speaks during a news conference at Kansai International Airport near Osaka on July 1, 2010, after Japan's World Cup squad returned home from Johannesburg, South Africa. Japan were eliminated from the World Cup finals after a penalty shootout defeat to Paraguay in the second round.

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Japan's World Cup squad return home from South Africa

KANSAI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, Japan - Yuji Nakazawa (R), Shinji Okazaki (2nd from R), Keisuke Honda (4th from R) and and other members of Japan's World Cup squad arrive at Kansai International Airport near Osaka from Johannesburg, South Africa, on July 1, 2010. Japan were eliminated from the World Cup finals after a penalty shootout defeat to Paraguay in the second round.

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Japan's World Cup squad return home from South Africa

KANSAI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, Japan - (From R to L) Yasuhito Endo, Yuji Nakazawa and Yasuyuki Konno return with the Japanese squad from the World Cup in South Africa to Kansai International Airport near Osaka on July 1, 2010. Japan crashed out of the tournament after a penalty shootout defeat to Paraguay in the second round.

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Japan lose to Paraguay

PRETORIA, South Africa - Japan defender Yuji Nakazawa (22) holds off Paraguay striker Lucas Barrios during the second half of a World Cup second-round match at Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria, South Africa, on June 29, 2010. Japan lost 5-3 on penalties.

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Japan lose to Paraguay

PRETORIA, South Africa - Japan coach Takeshi Okada consoles defender Yuji Nakazawa (22) after Japan lost to Paraguay in a World Cup second-round match at Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria, South Africa, on June 29, 2010. Japan lost 5-3 on penalties.

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Paraguay beat Japan to reach q'finals

PRETORIA, South Africa - Paraguay striker Lucas Barrios (C) tries to shake off Japan defenders Yuji Nakazawa (L) and Marcus Tulio Tanaka (R) in the second half of their World Cup second-round match at Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria, South Africa, on June 29, 2010. Paraguay won on penalties to advance to the quarterfinals of the soccer tournament for the first time.

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Paraguay beat Japan to go to World Cup q'finals

PRETORIA, South Africa - Japan defender Yuji Nakazawa (L) beat Paraguay striker Roque Santa Cruz to the ball in the first half of a World Cup second-round match at Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria, South Africa, on June 29, 2010. Paraguay won 5-3 on penalties.

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Honda in Japan World Cup squad

GEORGE, South Africa - Japan's Keisuke Honda, who plays for CSKA Moscow, prepares to leave George airport, South Africa, on June 27, 2010, for a World Cup second-round match against Paraguay in Pretoria. Behind Honda is teammate Yuji Nakazawa.

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Japan overpower Denmark to cruise into last 16

RUSTENBURG, South Africa - Japan striker Shinji Okazaki (R, 9) is congratulated by teammate Yuji Nakazawa (22) after scoring their team's third goal in the 87th minute of a World Cup Group E match at Royal Bafokeng Stadium in Rustenburg, South Africa, on June 24, 2010. Japan won 3-1 and advanced to the knockout round of the event.

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Japan overpower Denmark to cruise into last 16

RUSTENBURG, South Africa - Japan defender Yuji Nakazawa (22) clears a cross during the second half of a World Cup Group E match at Royal Bafokeng Stadium in Rustenburg, South Africa, on June 24, 2010. Japan beat Denmark 3-1 to advance to the second round of the tournament.

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Japan overpower Denmark to cruise into last 16

RUSTENBURG, South Africa - (From L) Japan midfielder Keisuke Honda, goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima, and defenders Marcus Tulio Tanaka and Yuji Nakazawa pose for photos before a World Cup Group E match against Denmark at Royal Bafokeng Stadium in Rustenburg, South Africa, on June 24, 2010. Japan beat Denmark 3-1 to advance to the second round of the tournament.

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Japan overpower Denmark to cruise into last 16

RUSTENBURG, South Africa - Japan defender Yuji Nakazawa (C) battles for the ball with Denmark striker Nicklas Bendtner (R) during the second half of a World Cup Group E match at Royal Bafokeng Stadium in Rustenburg, South Africa, on June 24, 2010. Japan beat Denmark 3-1 to advance to the second round of the tournament.

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Japan overpower Denmark to cruise into last 16

RUSTENBURG, South Africa - Japan defenders Marcus Tulio Tanaka (L) and Yuji Nakazawa (R) and midfielder Makoto Hasebe (top) celebrate after they beat Denmark 3-1 in a World Cup Group E match at Royal Bafokeng Stadium in Rustenburg, South Africa, on June 24, 2010. Japan advanced to the knockout round of the event.

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Japan overpower Denmark to cruise into last 16

RUSTENBURG, South Africa - Japan defender Yuji Nakazawa (L) fights for the ball with Denmark striker Nicklas Bendtner (R) during the second half of a World Cup Group E match at Royal Bafokeng Stadium in Rustenburg, South Africa, on June 24, 2010. Japan beat Denmark 3-1 to advance to the second round of the tournament.

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Japan overpower Denmark to cruise into last 16

RUSTENBURG, South Africa - Japan defender Yuji Nakazawa (22) and Denmark striker Nicklas Bendtner (11) fight for the ball in the first half of a World Cup Group E match at Royal Bafokeng Stadium in Rustenburg, South Africa, on June 24, 2010. Japan beat Denmark 3-1 to advance to the second round of the tournament.

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Netherlands beat Japan in World Cup Group E

DURBAN, South Africa - Japan defender Yuji Nakazawa (C) clears a shot by Ibrahim Afellay of the Netherlands during the second half of a World Cup Group E match at Durban Stadium, South Africa, on June 19, 2010. Japan lost 1-0.

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Netherlands beat Japan 1-0 in World Cup Group E match

DURBAN, South Africa - Netherlands midfielder Wesley Sneijder (L) scores the opening goal past Japan's Yuji Nakazawa (3rd from R), Yuki Abe (2nd from R) and Makoto Hasebe in the 53rd minute of their World Cup Group E match at Durban Stadium in Durban, South Africa, on June 19, 2010. The Netherlands won 1-0.

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Netherlands beat Japan 1-0 in World Cup Group E match

DURBAN, South Africa - Netherlands midfielder Wesley Sneijder (L) scores the opening goal past Japan midfielder Makoto Hasebe (C) and defender Yuji Nakazawa in the 53rd minute of their World Cup Group E match at Durban Stadium in Durban, South Africa, on June 19, 2010. The Netherlands won 1-0.

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Japan vs Netherlands at World Cup

DURBAN, South Africa - Japan defender Yuji Nakazawa (22) and midfielder Daisuke Matsui (8) compete for the ball with Dutch forward Robin Van Persie (C) during the first half of a FIFA World Cup Group E match between Japan and the Netherlands at Durban Stadium on June 19, 2010.

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Japan vs Netherlands in World Cup Group E match

DURBAN, South Africa - Netherlands forward Dirk Kuyt (front) attempts to kick the ball against Japan defenders Yuji Nakazawa (C) and Marcus Tulio Tanaka during their World Cup Group E match at Durban Stadium in Durban, South Africa, on June 19, 2010.

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Japan to take on Netherlands in Durban

GEORGE, South Africa - (From R to L) Keisuke Honda, Yuji Nakazawa and Marcus Tulio Tanaka prepare to leave for Durban with other members of Japan's World Cup squad at George airport in South Africa on June 18, 2010. Japan will take on the Netherlands in a Group E match on June 19.

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Japan beats Cameroon 1-0 at World Cup

BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa - Japan defender Yuji Nakazawa competes for the ball with Cameroon striker Samuel Eto'o (9) in a World Cup Group E match between Japan and Cameroon at Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein, South Africa, on June 14, 2010. Japan won 1-0.

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Japan vs. Cameroon in World Cup

BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa - Cameroon striker Pierre Webo (15) and Japan defender Yuji Nakazawa fight for the ball during the first half of a World Cup match at Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein, South Africa, on June 14, 2010.

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Own goals sink Japan in World Cup warm-up vs England

GRAZ, Austria - Japan defenders Yuji Nakazawa (R), Marcus Tulio Tanaka (2nd from R) and goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima react after an own goal by Tulio in the 72nd minute of a warm-up match against England in Graz, Austria, on May 30, 2010, in preparation for the upcoming World Cup finals in South Africa. England won 2-1.

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Own goals sink Japan in World Cup warm-up vs England

GRAZ, Austria - Japan defender Yuji Nakazawa (L) challenges England forward Wayne Rooney during the first half of their warm-up for the upcoming World Cup finals in Graz, Austria, on May 30, 2010. England won 2-1.

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Own goals sink Japan in World Cup warm-up vs England

GRAZ, Austria - Japan defender Yuji Nakazawa (front) and England striker Wayne Rooney battle for the ball during the first half of their warm-up match in Graz, Austria, on May 30, 2010, for the upcoming World Cup finals in South Africa. England won 2-1.

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Japan's World Cup squad begin training camp in Switzerland

SAAS-FEE, Switzerland - Members of Japan's 23-squad for the World Cup finals -- (from L to R) Yuji Nakazawa, Yuto Nagatomo, Keisuke Honda and Daisuke Matsui -- practice in Saas-Fee, Switzerland, on May 26, 2010. The Japanese squad arrived there earlier in the day for a training camp.

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Japan gear up for World Cup finals

SAITAMA, Japan - Japan defender Yuji Nakazawa (L) and forward Shinji Okazaki vie for a ball during a practice session in Saitama on May 21, 2010, as Japan start a training camp for the upcoming World Cup soccer finals in South Africa.

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Nakazawa in Japan World Cup squad

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japan defender Yuji Nakazawa speaks about the upcoming World Cup finals in South Africa during a press conference in Yokohama on May 10, 2010, after being picked as one of the 23 members of the national team.