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World's 1st karaoke machine

Photo taken in Tokyo on June 12, 2025, shows the world's first karaoke machine, the "Music Box," invented and sold by late Japanese engineer Shigeichi Negishi in 1967. The U.S.-based Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers' Milestones program held a ceremony the same day in the Japanese capital to recognize the machine as a key achievement in the history of technology.

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Japan Post top management reshuffle

Japan Post Holdings Co.'s outgoing president, Hiroya Masuda (R), and his replacement senior executive officer Kazuyuki Negishi hold a press conference in Tokyo on April 2, 2025.

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Kan lauds Nobel laureates

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (R) chats with Nobel Prize winners in chemistry Akira Suzuki (C), a professor emeritus at Hokkaido University, and Eiichi Negishi, a professor at Purdue University, at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Jan. 19, 2011. Kan handed them certificates of appreciation for their contributions in the field of science.

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Nobel laureate Negishi visits science ministry

TOKYO, Japan - Eiichi Negishi of Purdue University, who shared the 2010 Nobel Prize in chemistry, speaks during a press conference at Japan's science and technology ministry in Tokyo on Jan. 18, 2011. During his visit to the ministry, Negishi sought support, especially funding, for his plan to launch a project team of around 120 researchers in Japan to make useful compounds, such as medicines, using carbon dioxide. Negishi said the project could provide a solution for the problem of global warming.

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Nobel laureate Negishi returns to Japan

NARITA, Japan - Nobel Prize winner in chemistry Eiichi Negishi (L) shows his prize medal during a news conference at a hotel in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, on Dec. 15, 2010, after arriving at Narita airport following the Nobel award ceremony in Stockholm. At right is his wife Sumire.

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Nobel laureate Negishi returns to Japan

NARITA, Japan - Nobel Prize winner in chemistry Eiichi Negishi (R), accompanied by his wife Sumire, arrives at Narita airport, east of Tokyo, on Dec. 15, 2010, after attending the Nobel award ceremony in Stockholm.

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Nobel laureate Negishi leaves Stockholm

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Nobel Prize winner in chemistry Eiichi Negishi (L), accompanied by his wife Sumire, speaks to reporters before leaving Stockholm on Dec. 14, 2010. Nigishi said his stay in the Swedish capital for the award ceremony and other events was ''splendid.''

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Nobel laureate Negishi leaves Stockholm

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Nobel Prize winner in chemistry Eiichi Negishi (L) and his wife Sumire wave before leaving the Swedish capital Stockholm on Dec. 14, 2010.

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Nobel laureate Negishi at Swedish univ.

UPPSALA, Sweden - Nobel Prize winner in chemistry Eiichi Negishi delivers a lecture at Uppsala University in Sweden on Dec. 13, 2010. Negishi, a professor at Purdue University in the United States, produced his well-thumbed periodic table of elements from his pocket, showing it to the audience and telling them it was fundamental to his research.

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Nobel laureate Negishi at Swedish univ.

UPPSALA, Sweden - Nobel Prize winner in chemistry Eiichi Negishi delivers a lecture at Uppsala University in Sweden on Dec. 13, 2010. Negishi, a professor at Purdue University in the United States, produced his well-thumbed periodic table of elements from his pocket, showing it to the audience and telling them it was fundamental to his research.

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Negishi, Nobel laureate in chemistry

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Eiichi Negishi, Japanese professor at Purdue University in Indiana, holds up his Nobel medal in chemistry during an interview on Dec. 12, 2010, in Stockholm. Negishi said he was ''relieved'' to win the medal.

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Negishi, Nobel laureate in chemistry

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Eiichi Negishi, Japanese professor at Purdue University in Indiana, holds up his Nobel medal in chemistry during an interview on Dec. 12, 2010, in Stockholm. Negishi said he was ''relieved'' to win the medal.

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2 Japanese chemists honored at Nobel ceremony

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Japanese chemist Eiichi Negishi (2nd from R) receives a medal and diploma in chemistry from King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden (R) during the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony at the Stockholm Concert Hall on Dec. 10, 2010. (Pool Photo by Kyodo News)

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2 Japanese chemists honored at Nobel ceremony

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Japanese chemists Eiichi Negishi (L) and Akira Suzuki show their Nobel diplomas in chemistry at the Stockholm Concert Hall on Dec. 10, 2010, after the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony. (Pool Photo by Kyodo News)

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Nobel laureate chemist Negishi in Stockholm

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Japanese chemist Eiichi Negishi (R), a winner of the Nobel Prize in chemistry and the Herbert C. Brown Distinguished Professor of Chemistry at Purdue University, smiles with his wife Sumire at a hotel in Stockholm on Dec. 10, 2010, before the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony in the Swedish capital. (Pool Photo)

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Nobel Foundation banquet

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Japanese chemist Eiichi Negishi delivers a speech at a banquet hosted by the Nobel Foundation in Stockholm on Dec. 10, 2010, after receiving a medal and diploma in chemistry at the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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2 Japanese chemists honored at Nobel ceremony

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Japanese chemists Eiichi Negishi (L) and Akira Suzuki show their Nobel medals in chemistry at the Stockholm Concert Hall on Dec. 10, 2010, after the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony. (Pool Photo by Kyodo News)

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Nobel laureate chemist Negishi

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Japanese chemist Eiichi Negishi arrives at the venue of the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony in Stockholm on Dec. 10, 2010, for a rehearsal. (Pool photo)

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Nobel laureate chemist Negishi

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Japanese chemist Eiichi Negishi arrives at the venue of the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony in Stockholm on Dec. 10, 2010, for a rehearsal. (Pool photo)

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Nobel laureates in chemistry give lectures

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - (From L to R) Japanese scientists Akira Suzuki and Eiichi Negishi and American chemist Richard Heck, who won this year's Nobel Prize in chemistry, stand together after giving lectures at Stockholm University on Dec. 8, 2010.

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Nobel laureates in chemistry give lectures

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - (From L to R) Japanese scientists Akira Suzuki and Eiichi Negishi and American chemist Richard Heck, who won this year's Nobel Prize in chemistry, stand together after giving lectures at Stockholm University on Dec. 8, 2010.

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Nobel laureate Negishi gives lecture

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Eiichi Negishi, a Japanese Nobel laureate in chemistry and professor at Purdue University in Indiana, delivers a lecture at Stockholm University on Dec. 8, 2010, before the award ceremony on Dec. 10.

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Nobel laureate Negishi gives lecture

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Eiichi Negishi, a Japanese Nobel laureate in chemistry and professor at Purdue University in Indiana, delivers a lecture at Stockholm University on Dec. 8, 2010, before the award ceremony on Dec. 10.

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Nobel Prize winners Suzuki, Negishi in Stockholm

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Japanese winners of the 2010 Nobel Prize in chemistry Akira Suzuki (L) and Eiichi Negishi attend a press conference on Dec. 7, 2010, in Stockholm, ahead of the Dec. 10 award ceremony.

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Nobel laureates Suzuki, Negishi in Stockholm

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Photo taken on Dec. 6, 2010, shows a chair which winners of the 2010 Nobel Prize in chemistry Akira Suzuki and Eiichi Negishi signed at the Nobel Museum in Stockholm. Suzuki and Negishi are scheduled to attend the award ceremony at the Swedish capital on Dec. 10.

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Nobel laureates Suzuki, Negishi in Stockholm

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Akira Suzuki (L) and Eiichi Negishi, Japanese winners of the 2010 Nobel Prize in chemistry along with American chemist Richard Heck, share a laugh as Negishi holds a chair with their autographs at the Nobel Museum in Stockholm, Sweden, on Dec. 6, 2010. They are scheduled to attend the award ceremony at the Swedish capital on Dec. 10.

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Negishi in Stockholm for Nobel Prize ceremony

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Japanese chemist Eiichi Negishi, professor at Purdue University in the United States and a winner of the 2010 Nobel Prize in chemistry, speaks during an interview in Stockholm on Dec. 5, 2010. Negishi, who shared the prize with Japanese chemist Akira Suzuki and U.S. chemist Richard Heck, said he feels due responsibility as a Nobel laureate prior to attending the award ceremony in the Swedish capital on Dec. 10.

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Nobel laureate Suzuki departs for award ceremony

SAPPORO, Japan - Akira Suzuki, a winner of the 2010 Nobel Prize in chemistry and a professor emeritus at Hokkaido University, leaves his home in Ebetsu, Hokkaido, on Dec. 3, 2010, to attend the award ceremony in Stockholm on Dec. 10. Suzuki shared the prize with another Japanese scientist, Eiichi Negishi, and American chemist Richard Heck.

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Nobel laureate Negishi becomes honorary citizen of Yamato city

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Eiichi Negishi (R), winner of the 2010 Nobel Prize in chemistry, receives the status of honorary citizen of Kanagawa Prefecture's Yamato city in a ceremony on Nov. 22, 2010. Negishi spent much of his youth in the city.

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Japan team wins equestrian gold

GUANGZHOU, China - (From L) Yoshiaki Oiwa, Kenki Sato, Atsushi Negishi and Takayuki Yumira of Japan celebrate their victory in the equestrian team event at the Asian Games in Guangzhou, China, on Nov. 20, 2010.

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Nobel laureate Negishi receives Order of Culture

TOKYO, Japan - Eiichi Negishi (R front), a 2010 Nobel Prize in chemistry winner and professor at Purdue University in the United States, receives the Order of Culture from Emperor Akihito (L) at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Nov. 3, 2010. Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (C) also attended the award ceremony held on Culture Day, a national holiday. (Pool photo)

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Nobel laureate Negishi awarded Order of Culture

TOKYO, Japan - Eiichi Negishi, a 2010 Nobel Prize winner in chemistry and professor at Purdue University in the United States, speaks at a press conference at the Imperial Household Agency in Tokyo on Nov. 3, 2010. He received the Order of Culture from Emperor Akihito.

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Nobel laureates Suzuki, Negishi awarded Order of Culture

TOKYO, Japan - Akira Suzuki (L) and Eiichi Negishi, who shared the 2010 Nobel Prize in chemistry with American scientist Richard Heck, smile during a photo session at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Nov. 3, 2010, a national holiday, Culture Day. They received the Order of Culture from Emperor Akihito.

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Nobel laureates Suzuki, Negishi awarded Order of Culture

TOKYO, Japan - Akira Suzuki (L) and Eiichi Negishi (C), who shared the 2010 Nobel Prize in chemistry with American scientist Richard Heck, head to a photo session with Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (R) at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Nov. 3, 2010, a national holiday, Culture Day. The two Japanese scientists received the Order of Culture from Emperor Akihito.

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Recipients of Order of Culture

TOKYO, Japan - Recipients of the Order of Culture (from L) architect Tadao Ando, stage director Yukio Ninagawa, medieval historian Haruko Wakita, Nobel laureate chemist Akira Suzuki, nuclear physicist Akito Arima, Nobel laureate chemist Eiichi Negishi and fashion designer Issey Miyake pose for a photo session at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Nov. 3, 2010, a national holiday, Culture Day. They received the Order of Culture from Emperor Akihito.

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Nobel laureate Negishi meets education minister Takaki

TOKYO, Japan - Eiichi Negishi (L), a 2010 Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry and professor at Purdue University in the United States, talks with Japanese Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Minister Yoshiaki Takaki during his visit to the minister on Nov. 1, 2010.

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Nobel laureate Negishi

WEST LAFAYETTE, United States - Japanese chemist Eiichi Negishi, professor at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, speaks during an interview at his home on Oct. 7, 2010. Negishi won the 2010 Nobel Prize in chemistry with Akira Suzuki and Richard Heck for ''palladium-catalyzed cross couplings in organic synthesis.''

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Nobel laureates Suzuki, Negishi talk on phone

SAPPORO, Japan - Akira Suzuki (L), a professor emeritus at Hokkaido University, and Eiichi Negishi, a professor at Purdue University, talk by phone on Oct. 7, 2010, after receiving the Nobel Prize in chemistry. Suzuki and Negishi, and American Richard Heck shared the award for ''palladium-catalyzed cross couplings in organic synthesis.''

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Japan chemist Negishi among Nobel laureates

WEST LAFAYETTE, United States - Japanese chemist Eiichi Negishi, a Nobel Prize laureate, plays the piano with his wife Sumire at their home in Indiana on Oct. 6, 2010. Negishi, together with Akira Suzuki and Richard Heck, was given the coveted award.

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Nobel laureate Suzuki

SAPPORO, Japan - Akira Suzuki (C), a professor emeritus at Hokkaido University, celebrates for winning the 2010 Nobel Prize in chemistry with Eiichi Negishi and Richard Heck for ''palladium-catalyzed cross couplings in organic synthesis'' with students in Sapporo on Oct. 7, 2010.

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Nobel laureate Suzuki

EBETSU, Japan - Akira Suzuki, a professor emeritus at Hokkaido University, leaves his home in Ebetsu, Hokkaido, on Oct. 7, 2010, the morning after winning the 2010 Nobel Prize in chemistry with Eiichi Negishi and Richard Heck for ''palladium-catalyzed cross couplings in organic synthesis.''

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Japan chemist Negishi among Nobel laureates

WEST LAFAYETTE, United States - Japanese chemist Eiichi Negishi, a professor at Purdue University, talks about his sharing the Nobel Prize in chemistry with two other chemists in West Lafayette, Indiana, on Oct. 6, 2010. Negishi, together with Akira Suzuki and Richard Heck, was given the award for ''palladium-catalyzed cross couplings in organic synthesis.''

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Japan chemist Negishi among Nobel laureates

WEST LAFAYETTE, United States - Japanese chemist Eiichi Negishi, a professor at Purdue University, talks about his sharing the Nobel Prize in chemistry with two other chemists in West Lafayette, Indiana, on Oct. 6, 2010. Negishi, together with Akira Suzuki and Richard Heck, was given the award for ''palladium-catalyzed cross couplings in organic synthesis.''

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Japan chemist Negishi among Nobel laureates

WEST LAFAYETTE, United States - Japanese chemist Eiichi Negishi, a professor at Purdue University, points during a joint media interview on Oct. 6, 2010, in West Lafayette, Indiana, after winning the Nobel Prize in chemistry with Akira Suzuki and Richard Heck for ''palladium-catalyzed cross couplings in organic synthesis.''

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Japan chemist Suzuki among Nobel laureates

SAPPORO, Japan - Akira Suzuki, a professor emeritus at Hokkaido University, speaks during a telephone interview at the university in Sapporo on Oct. 6, 2010, after winning 2010 Nobel Prize in chemistry with Eiichi Negishi and Richard Heck for ''palladium-catalyzed cross couplings in organic synthesis.''

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Japan chemist Negishi among Nobel laureates

INDIANAPOLIS, United States - Japanese chemist Eiichi Negishi, a professor at Purdue University, speaks at a news conference on Oct. 6, 2010, at the university in Indiana, after winning the Nobel Prize in chemistry with Akira Suzuki and Richard Heck for ''palladium-catalyzed cross couplings in organic synthesis.''

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Japan chemist Negishi among Nobel laureates

INDIANAPOLIS, United States - Japanese chemist Eiichi Negishi delivers a speech in front of students at Purdue University where he works at its campus in Indiana on Oct. 6, 2010, after winning the 2010 Nobel Prize in chemistry with Akira Suzuki and Richard Heck for ''palladium-catalyzed cross couplings in organic synthesis.''

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Japan chemist Suzuki among Nobel laureates

SAPPORO, Japan - Akira Suzuki (C), a professor emeritus at Hokkaido University, heads off after a press conference at the university in Sapporo on Oct. 7, 2010, after winning 2010 Nobel Prize in chemistry with Eiichi Negishi and Richard Heck for ''palladium-catalyzed cross couplings in organic synthesis.''

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Japan chemist Suzuki among Nobel laureates

SAPPORO, Japan - Akira Suzuki, a professor emeritus at Hokkaido University, speaks during a press conference at the university in Sapporo at past midnight Oct. 7, 2010, after hearing that he had shared the Nobel Prize in chemistry with Eiichi Negishi and Richard Heck for ''palladium-catalyzed cross couplings in organic synthesis.''

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JX Holdings mulling closure of major oil refinery

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows JX Holdings Inc.'s Negishi oil refinery in Yokohama, southwest of Tokyo, on Oct. 6, 2010. Japan's top oil wholesaler is considering restructuring its domestic refineries to cut output capacity due to shrinking demand, a move that could lead to a major downsizing or closure of the Negishi plant, one of Japan's largest refineries, company sources said the same day.