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JFA braces as Aguirre named in Spanish match-fixing complaint

TOKYO, Japan - Kazutake Nishizawa, media officer of the Japan Football Association, meets the press in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward on Dec. 16, 2014, after Japan manager Javier Aguirre was named by Spain's anticorruption prosecutor for alleged match fixing in a 2011 game in the country's top-flight soccer league. Nishizawa said the JFA will undertake information gathering on its own.

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Gundam plastic model creator

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Nov. 5, 2012 shows Junichi Nishizawa, one of the creators at toy company Bandai Co. whose job is to come up with ideas for new "Gunpla" plastic products -- model kits depicting the Gundam robotic hero, vehicles and other components featured in the Mobile Suit Gundam anime series.

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Driftwood violins keep alive memories of prequake days

TOKYO, Japan - Polish violinist Nicolas Chumachenco (L) shows the back of his violin, on which a picture of the famed "miracle pine tree" is drawn. It was the only tree that survived the devastating tsunami that swept away a pine forest on the coast of Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, on March 11, 2011, when the Great East Japan Earthquake occurred. Photo taken Nov. 3, 2012 in Ikoma, Nara Prefecture. (Photo by Yukie Nishizawa)

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Many household users oppose TEPCO's electricity rate hike plan

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Electric Power Co. President Toshio Nishizawa (2nd from R in front) attends a Japanese government hearing in Tokyo on June 7, 2012. Many ordinary electricity consumers served by TEPCO expressed opposition to the utility's household electricity rate hike plan at the hearing, urging the company, struggling in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear disaster, to do more to cut costs.

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TEPCO press conference

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Electric Power Co. President Toshio Nishizawa (L) gives a press conference at the company's head office in Tokyo on May 14, 2012. To the right is Naomi Hirose, managing director of TEPCO, who has been appointed as the utility's next president.

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TEPCO applies to raise household electricity rates

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Electric Power Co. President Toshio Nishizawa speaks at a press conference at the company's head office in Tokyo on May 11, 2012, after the utility applied to the government to raise household electricity rates by an average 10.28 percent from July 2012, as the utility struggles to turn around its troubled business following the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant disaster.

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TEPCO submits restructuring plan

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Electric Power Co. President Toshio Nishizawa (C) speaks during a meeting on its restructuring in Tokyo on April 27, 2012. The utility and a state-backed bailout fund submitted to the government on the day a restructuring plan to help the company overcome its financial plight following the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant disaster, such as through the injection of 1 trillion yen in public funds and electricity rate hikes.

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TEPCO requests 1 tril. yen public fund injection

TOKYO, Japan - Toshio Nishizawa, president of Tokyo Electric Power Co., listens to a reporter's question at a press conference at the company's head office in Tokyo on March 29, 2012. The utility requested the same day the injection of 1 trillion yen in public funds as it teeters under the weight of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant crisis.

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TEPCO on anniversary

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Electric Power Co. President Toshio Nishizawa (projected in a monitor) speaks during a meeting of employees after a moment of silence at the utility's head office in Tokyo on March 11, 2012, the first anniversary of the earthquake and tsunami that triggered a nuclear crisis at the company's Fukushima Daiichi power plant.

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TEPCO reports net loss

TOKYO, Japan - Toshio Nishizawa (L front), president of Tokyo Electric Power Co., bows with others at the company's head office in Tokyo on Feb. 13, 2012. The utility known as TEPCO reported that it incurred a consolidated net loss of 623.01 billion yen for the April-December period of the business year ending in March 2012.

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TEPCO reports net loss

TOKYO, Japan - Toshio Nishizawa, president of Tokyo Electric Power Co., speaks at the company's head office in Tokyo on Feb. 13, 2012. The utility known as TEPCO reported that it incurred a consolidated net loss of 623.01 billion yen for the April-December period of the business year ending in March 2012.

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TEPCO to raise electricity bills

TOKYO, Japan - Toshio Nishizawa, president of Tokyo Electric Power Co., speaks during a news conference at the company's head office in Tokyo on Dec. 22, 2011. Nishizawa said the company has decided to raise electricity charges for corporate users from next April and will also seek household electricity bill hikes at an early date in the face of its increasingly tough business environment.

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TEPCO President Nishizawa

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Tokyo Electric Power Co. President Toshio Nishizawa speaks to reporters at the Fukushima prefectural government office in Fukushima on Sept. 7, 2011.

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TEPCO logs 572 bil. yen net loss

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Electric Power Co. President Toshio Nishizawa (2nd from L) and other executives bow in apology during a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 9, 2011. The utility reported a group net loss of 571.76 billion yen for the April to June period after booking massive costs to deal with the ongoing crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant and increases in fuel expenses for power generation.

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TEPCO logs 572 bil. yen net loss

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Electric Power Co. President Toshio Nishizawa (front L) speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 9, 2011. The utility reported a group net loss of 571.76 billion yen for the April to June period after booking massive costs to deal with the ongoing crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant and increases in fuel expenses for power generation.

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IAEA chief urges TEPCO to ensure transparency

TOKYO, Japan - International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Yukiya Amano (L) arrives at the head office of Tokyo Electric Power Co. in Tokyo on July 29, 2100. TEPCO President Toshio Nishizawa (R) greeted him. Amano urged the utility to ensure information transparency over the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant accident caused by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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TEPCO head visits Niigata

NIIGATA, Japan - Tokyo Electric Power Co. President Toshio Nishizawa (front L) and former TEPCO President Masataka Shimizu (2nd from front L) greet Kashiwazaki Mayor Hiroshi Aida (front R) in Kashiwazaki, Niigata Prefecture, on July 22, 2011. The utility executives met the mayor to report on the succession of the company presidency as the city hosts its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant.

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TEPCO names managing director Nishizawa as next president

TOKYO, Japan - Toshio Nishizawa (R), a managing director of Tokyo Electric Power Co., looks at President Masataka Shimizu during the company's press conference at its head office in Tokyo on May 20, 2011. The utility said the same day it has named Nishizawa as its new president to replace Shimizu, who will step down to take responsibility for the disaster at its Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

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Japanese broadcasters pin hopes on online radio

TOKYO, Japan - Popular disc jockey Piston Nishizawa, seen here hosting Nippon Broadcasting System Inc.'s music and variety show ''AllNightNippon Gold'' on March 31, 2010, is upbeat about the promise of the online radio service Radiko.

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Japan Airlines files for court protection

TOKYO, Japan - Haruka Nishimatsu (R), former president of Japan Airlines Corp., speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Jan. 19, 2010, with Hiroshige Nishizawa, president of the state-backed Enterprise Turnaround Initiative Corp. of Japan, listening, after Japan's top air carrier filed for bankruptcy. Nishimatsu resigned from the post earlier in the day.

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Japan Airlines files for court protection

TOKYO, Japan - Haruka Nishimatsu (R), former president of Japan Airlines Corp., and Hiroshige Nishizawa, president of the state-backed Enterprise Turnaround Initiative Corp. of Japan, attend a joint news conference in Tokyo on Jan. 19, 2010, after Japan's top air carrier filed for bankruptcy protection. Nishimatsu resigned from the post earlier in the day.

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Memorial service for police dogs held at Tokyo pets cemetery

TOKYO, Japan - Attended by three police dogs and joined by 40 police officers, Yasuo Nishizawa, head of the Identification Division of the Metropolitan Police Department, prays before the MPD tomb for police dogs during a memorial service at a pets cemetery in Tokyo on Sept. 23. A total of 186 police dogs and security dogs, including four that have died so far this year, have been buried in the cemetery.

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Diet panel to summon journalist over fake e-mail

TOKYO, Japan - The Japanese House of Representatives Disciplinary Committee decided on March 29 to summon freelance journalist Takashi Nishizawa as a sworn witness on April 4 over a fake e-mail that lawmaker Hisayasu Nagata used to make accusations of a payoff against a senior governing coalition lawmaker.

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New art museum in Kanazawa unveiled before public opening

KANAZAWA, Japan - Tourism officials have a sneak preview Sept. 2 of a new contemporary art museum in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, where artworks are integrated into the innovative circular building itself. The 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, which was designed by internationally renowned Japanese architects Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa, will open to the public on Oct. 9.

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Nishizawa to be oldest Japanese to fight title match

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshinori Nishizawa speaks in Tokyo on Dec, 2 of his upcoming fight in Australia in January. Nishizawa, who will be 38 at the time of the match, will become the oldest Japanese fighter to enter the ring when he meets World Boxing Association (WBA) super-middleweight champion Athony Mundine of Australia for a 12-round title bout in Mundine near Sydney on Jan. 19.

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(2)Parma draw with Cerezo Osaka in friendly

OSAKA, Japan - Forward Akinori Nishizawa of J-League first-division side Cerezo Osaka celebrates after getting an opening goal in an international friendly against Italian club Parma in Osaka on June 4. The teams drew 2-2.

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Emperor confers top honors on 13 people

TOKYO, Japan - Thirteen men, including former Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiromu Nonaka and former Tohoku University President Junichi Nishizawa, pose for a photo with their wives at the Imperial Palace on Nov. 7 after being given awards by Emperor Akihito.

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(12)Japan vs Turkey

RIFU, Japan - Japan's Akinori Nishizawa (9), Hidetoshi Nakata (7), and Shinji Ono (18) after conceding a goal in the 12th minute of their second-round match against Turkey at Miyagi Stadium on June 18. (World Cup 2002)

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(6)Japan vs Turkey

RIFU, Japan - Japan's Akinori Nishizawa (9) and Turkey's Bulent Korkmaz compete for the ball during the first half of their World Cup second-round match at Miyagi Stadium on June 18. (World Cup 2002)

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(6)23 members of Japan's World Cup squad

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Masashi Nakayama (Jubilo Iwata), Takayuki Suzuki (Kashima Antlers), Akinori Nishizawa (Cerezo Osaka) and Atsushi Yanagisawa (Kashima Antlers).

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Nakamura scores equalizer

KOBE, Japan - Midfielder Shunsuke Nakamura (10) celebrates with striker Akinori Nishizawa (9) and midfielder Hiroaki Morishima (8) after scoring an equalizer in the first half of a Kirin Cup friendly at Kobe Wing Stadium on May 2.

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Nishizawa scrambles winner, edges Japan past Slovakia 1-0

TOKYO, Japan - Akinori Nishizawa (9) scrambles in a winner late in the first half as Japan beat Slovakia 1-0 in a friendly international at National Stadium in Tokyo on April 29. The Cerezo Osaka striker crossed to teammate Hiroaki Morishima (8) in front of goal and the ball edged over the line under a pile of players with confusion over who got the final touch. The scoreboard initially showed an own goal but the strike was credited to Nishizawa after half time.

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Troussier likely to call up Nishizawa

NARITA, Japan - Japan coach Philippe Troussier arrives at Narita Jan. 9 after his holidays in Europe. The Frenchman said he will call up striker Akinori Nishizawa, who is set to quit Premier League club Bolton Wanderers, to the upcoming training camp for national team candidates once his return to J-League side Cerezo Osaka is finalized.

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Nishizawa commended for goal in England

BOLTON, England - Japanese striker Akinori Nishizawa, who scored on his Bolton Wanderers debut in a 4-3 win over Walsall in the Worthington Cup second-round in September, receives a commemorative magnum of champagne from FIFA referee Jack Taylor for his historic strike prior to Bolton's third-round tie with Nottingham Forest at the Reebok Stadium on Oct. 8.

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Nishizawa scores on debut in Bolton's 4-3 win over Walsall

BOLTON, England - Japan striker Akinori Nishizawa caps a sparkling debut by scoring a dramatic injury-time equalizer in Bolton Wanderers' 4-3 win over first-division Walsall in the second round of the Worthington Cup at Reebok Stadium on Sept. 11.

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Nishizawa makes home debut for Bolton Wanderers

BOLTON, Britain - Akinori Nishizawa (R) makes his home debut for English Premier League side Bolton Wanderers in a preseason exhibition game against Spanish League side Deportivo Alavez at Bolton's Reebok Stadium on Aug. 7. The Alavez won 2-0.

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Nishizawa scores hat trick

BOSTON, England - Japan and Cerezo Osaka striker Akinori Nishizawa, now on a pre-season tour with English Premier League side Bolton Wanderers, scores a hat trick in a friendly match against regional league side Boston United in Boston, England, on July 30.

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Nishizawa confident ahead of new season with Bolton

OSAKA, Japan - Japan and Cerezo Osaka striker Akinori Nishizawa smilingly poses for picture in Osaka on July 18. Nishiwzawa said he is hoping to make an immediate impression when he links up with his new teammates at English Premier League side Bolton Wanderers.

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Nishizawa scores 2nd goal against Canada

NIIGATA, Japan - Forward Akinori Nishizawa celebrates after scoring Japan's second goal against Canada in the first-round of the Confederations Cup at Niigata Big Swan Stadium in Niigata Prefecture on May 31.

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Leboeuf brings down Nishizawa in international friendly

PARIS, France - France defender Frank Leboeuf brings down Japanese striker Akinori Nishizawa in a friendly at Stade de France on March 24. World and European champions France defeated Japan 5-0.

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Diet panel to summon journalist over fake e-mail

TOKYO, Japan - The Japanese House of Representatives Disciplinary Committee decided on March 29 to summon freelance journalist Takashi Nishizawa as a sworn witness on April 4 over a fake e-mail that lawmaker Hisayasu Nagata used to make accusations of a payoff against a senior governing coalition lawmaker. (Kyodo)

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Troussier likely to call up Nishizawa

NARITA, Japan - Japan coach Philippe Troussier arrives at Narita Jan. 9 after his holidays in Europe. The Frenchman said he will call up striker Akinori Nishizawa, who is set to quit Premier League club Bolton Wanderers, to the upcoming training camp for national team candidates once his return to J-League side Cerezo Osaka is finalized.

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Nishizawa scores on debut in Bolton's 4-3 win over Walsall

BOLTON, England - Japan striker Akinori Nishizawa caps a sparkling debut by scoring a dramatic injury-time equalizer in Bolton Wanderers' 4-3 win over first-division Walsall in the second round of the Worthington Cup at Reebok Stadium on Sept. 11.

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Nishizawa scores 2nd goal against Canada

NIIGATA, Japan - Forward Akinori Nishizawa celebrates after scoring Japan's second goal against Canada in the first-round of the Confederations Cup at Niigata Big Swan Stadium in Niigata Prefecture on May 31.

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Schoolchildren visit former Japanese Imperial Army monument

Elementary school children visit on March 2, 2015, a monument of the former Japanese Imperial Army's First Meteorological Regiment in Suzuka, Mie Prefecture, western Japan. Miyuki Yashiro, an 89-year-old former Kobe College professor who long suffered from gender identity disorder before undergoing sex reassignment surgery to become a woman 11 years ago, worked as a telecommunications soldier handling meteorological information at the regiment during World War II. (Photo by Yukie Nishizawa) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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FEATURE: Tokyo hotel teams up with Airbnb-style private lodging operator

Photo taken in Tokyo in February 2018 shows Hotel Suehiro President Mitsuharu Nishizawa (L). The hotel has agreed to work with the operators of budding Airbnb-style Japanese home-share accommodation called "minpaku." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's leading postwar architects take center stage in London

This photo taken on April 4, 2017, shows the interior of a full-size recreation of the famous Moriyama House in Tokyo, designed by Ryue Nishizawa. The house forms the centerpiece of a new exhibition in London which showcases some of Japan's most innovative architectural designs since World War II. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's leading postwar architects take center stage in London

This photo taken on April 4, 2017, shows a garden courtyard which forms part of a full-size recreation of the famous Moriyama House in Tokyo, designed by Ryue Nishizawa. The house forms the centerpiece of a new exhibition in London which showcases some of Japan's most innovative architectural designs since World War II. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese doctor attends Bhutan's royal birth

Photo taken Feb. 18, 2016 shows Yoriko Nishizawa, a pediatrician based in Bhutan who attended Queen Jetsun Pema's delivery of her first child. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Schoolchildren visit former Imperial Japanese Army monument

Elementary school children visit on March 2, 2015, a monument of the former Imperial Japanese Army's First Meteorological Regiment in Suzuka, Mie Prefecture, western Japan. Miyuki Yashiro, an 89-year-old former Kobe College professor who long suffered from gender identity disorder before undergoing sex reassignment surgery to become a woman 11 years earlier, worked as a telecommunications soldier handling meteorological information at the regiment during World War II. (Photo by Yukie Nishizawa) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo