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.

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.

Terror Attack Anniversary - Dhaka

Terror Attack Anniversary - Dhaka

Japanese ambassador to Bangladesh Ito Naoki pays homage to the victims of Holey Artisan attack on the seventh anniversary of the incident, In Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 1, 2023. Diplomats of various embassies in Bangladesh have paid their respects to victims killed in the militant attack at Holey Artisan Bakery in Dhaka’s Gulshan. Today, July 1 marks the seven-year anniversary of this attack. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

Terror Attack Anniversary - Dhaka

Terror Attack Anniversary - Dhaka

Japanese ambassador to Bangladesh Ito Naoki pays homage to the victims of Holey Artisan attack on the seventh anniversary of the incident, In Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 1, 2023. Diplomats of various embassies in Bangladesh have paid their respects to victims killed in the militant attack at Holey Artisan Bakery in Dhaka’s Gulshan. Today, July 1 marks the seven-year anniversary of this attack. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

Ito wins Akutagawa literary prize following wife's Naoki prize

Ito wins Akutagawa literary prize following wife's Naoki prize

TOKYO, Japan - Takami Ito (L) wins the 135th Akutagawa Prize on July 13 for promising new writers of serious fiction, a year after his wife Mitsuyo Kakuta received the Naoki Prize for seasoned writers of popular fiction last year. The Naoki Prize this year was given to Shion Miura (C) and Eto Mori (R).

Ito wins Akutagawa literary prize following wife's Naoki prize

Ito wins Akutagawa literary prize following wife's Naoki prize

TOKYO, Japan - Takami Ito (L) wins the 135th Akutagawa Prize on July 13 for promising new writers of serious fiction, a year after his wife Mitsuyo Kakuta received the Naoki Prize for seasoned writers of popular fiction last year. The Naoki Prize this year was given to Shion Miura (C) and Eto Mori (R). (Kyodo)

Asian Games: Japan wins men's team large hill ski jumping

Asian Games: Japan wins men's team large hill ski jumping

Japanese ski jumper Masamitsu Ito (top C) sits on the shoulders of his teammates (from L) Naoki Nakamura, Yukiya Sato and Yuken Iwasa after winning the men's team large hill event at the Asian Winter Games in Sapporo on Feb. 25, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo