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Yasukuni shrine

Former Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato (R) and former Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Norihisa Tamura visit Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine, viewed by Japan's Asian neighbors as a symbol of its past militarism due to the enshrinement of wartime leaders convicted as war criminals alongside the some 2.4 million Japanese war dead honored at the shrine, on Aug. 15, 2024, the 79th anniversary of the end of World War II.

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LDP-backed Satake wins Akita gubernatorial election

AKITA, Japan - Norihisa Satake (C), surrounded by supporters, celebrates at his election campaign office in Akita April 12 after winning the Akita gubernatorial election. Satake, supported by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, beat three other candidates, including Hiroshi Kawaguchi, who was backed the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan.

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Akita governor meets Russia Maritime Province officials

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Governor Norihisa Satake (extreme R) of Akita Prefecture, northeastern Japan, holds a meeting with senior officials of Russia's Maritime Province in the Far Eastern Russian city of Vladivostok on Nov. 12, 2014.

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Akita governor visits Russia Maritime Province official

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Governor Norihisa Satake (R) of Akita Prefecture, northeastern Japan, poses with Vassily Usoltsev, first vice governor of Russia's Maritime Province, after their talks in the Far Eastern Russian city of Vladivostok on Nov. 12, 2014. The two agreed to continue exchanges of experts and young people between the two sides.

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Japan gov't to tighten control on 'loophole drugs'

TOKYO, Japan - Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga (L) meets with Masako Mori (C), state minister for special missions, health minister Norihisa Tamura (R), and other Cabinet ministers to discuss countermeasures against so-called loophole drugs at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on July 8, 2014.

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Ex-Novartis Pharma employee arrested over drug data

TOKYO, Japan - Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Norihisa Tamura responds to questions by reporters at the Diet building in Tokyo, Japan, after Tokyo prosecutors arrested a former employee of Novartis Pharma K.K. on June 11, 2014, on a charge of manipulating clinical study data leading to exaggerated claims in advertising for one of the firm's drugs.

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University tie-up

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Norihisa Satake (L), governor of Akita Prefecture, northeastern Japan, and Vladimir Kurilov (2nd from R), vice president of Far Eastern Federal University, meet at the university in Vladivostok in the Russian Far East on Nov. 14, 2013. The research university in Vladivostok and Akita International University aim to forge stronger ties.

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Online sales of over-the-counter drugs

TOKYO, Japan - Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Norihisa Tamura holds a press conference at the ministry in Tokyo on Nov. 6, 2013. The government said the same day that online sales of drugs moving from prescription to over-the-counter status will be banned for three years from the point of such movement in principle under new rules that could take effect next spring.

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Novartis division head Epstein

TOKYO, Japan - David Epstein (L), division head at Novartis AG, the Swiss-based pharmaceutical giant, holds talks with Japanese Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Norihisa Tamura (R) at the ministry in Tokyo on Sept. 26, 2013. Tamura summoned Epstein and sharply criticized the firm for triggering a scandal involving Novartis Pharma K.K., the Japanese subsidiary of Novartis AG. The unit allegedly engaged in deceptive advertizing for the blood pressure-lowering drug Diovan by citing a study based on manipulated clinical data.

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Novartis division head Epstein

TOKYO, Japan - David Epstein, division head at Novartis AG, the Swiss-based pharmaceutical giant, speaks with reporters after holding talks with Japanese Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Norihisa Tamura at the ministry in Tokyo on Sept. 26, 2013. Tamura summoned Epstein and sharply criticized the firm for triggering a scandal involving Novartis Pharma K.K., the Japanese subsidiary of Novartis AG. The unit allegedly engaged in deceptive advertizing for the blood pressure-lowering drug Diovan by citing a study based on manipulated clinical data.

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Akita governor

AKITA, Japan - Akita Gov. Norihisa Satake speaks to reporters at the prefectural hall in the city of Akita on April 11, 2013. The governor said he is relieved to see pictures of Russian President Vladimir Putin playing with an Akita dog given by the prefecture in July 2012.

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Akita governor reelected without vote

AKITA, Japan - Incumbent Akita Gov. Norihisa Satake (C) celebrates in the city of Akita on March 21, 2013, after winning a second four-year term of office as no contenders filed their candidacy in the gubernatorial election slated for April 7.

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Cat given as gift by Russian leader Putin

AKITA, Japan - Akita Gov. Norihisa Satake strokes a Siberian cat given as a gift by Russian President Vladimir Putin at the prefectural office building in Akita on Feb. 5, 2013. The cat was sent in return for an Akita dog given by the prefecture in the summer of 2012 to express appreciation for Russia's support in the aftermath of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. (Pool photo)

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Cat given as gift by Russian leader Putin

AKITA, Japan - Akita Gov. Norihisa Satake holds a Siberian cat given as a gift by Russian President Vladimir Putin at the prefectural office building in Akita on Feb. 5, 2013. The cat was sent in return for an Akita dog given by the prefecture in the summer of 2012 to express appreciation for Russia's support in the aftermath of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. (Pool photo)

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Gov't to cut welfare benefits

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - Welfare minister Norihisa Tamura answers reporters' questions in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on Jan. 16, 2013. Tamura said that welfare benefits for the poor will be reduced as a whole, reflecting a government panel's finding that some recipients are receiving more money than the average living costs of low-income workers.

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Abe Cabinet

TOKYO, Japan - Norihisa Tamura enters the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 26, 2012, after being named health, labor and welfare minister by Shinzo Abe, leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, who took office as Japan's new prime minister the same day.

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Puppy to be given to Putin

AKITA, Japan - Akita Gov. Norihisa Satake holds a puppy named "Yume" at the prefectural government hall in the city of Akita on July 23, 2012. The Akita prefectural government will give the puppy to Russian President Vladimir Putin following Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's offer to make a gift of an Akita-breed dog to the Russian leader during their meeting in Los Cabos, Mexico, in June 2012 on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit.

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Akita to accept debris from disaster-hit Iwate

MORIOKA, Japan - Akita Gov. Norihisa Satake (L) and Iwate Gov. Takuya Tasso shake hands at the Iwate prefectural government office in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, on Feb. 7, 2012, after signing a basic agreement that Akita Prefecture will accept debris caused by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in neighboring Iwate Prefecture.

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Japan governors' disaster reconstruction proposals

AKITA, Japan - (from R) Akita Gov. Norihisa Satake, Kyoto Gov. Keiji Yamada and Toyama Gov. Takakazu Ishii speak at a press conference after a two-day meeting of prefectural governors from across Japan in the city of Akita, northeastern Japan, on July 13, 2011. The meeting adopted a set of proposals on Japan's reconstruction from the March quake and tsunami.

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Akita appreciates S. Korean actor

AKITA, Japan - Akita Gov. Norihisa Satake (R) hands a letter of appreciation to South Korean actor Jeoung Jun Ho (L) at Akita prefectural hall on Aug. 27, 2010. The prefectural government honored the staff and cast of the hit TV drama ''Iris'' for increasing the prefecture's recognition in South Korea through doing location shooting in Akita.

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Man arrested over explosion at parcel delivery firm

FUJI, Japan - Members of a bomb-disposal squad of the Ground Self-Defense Force collect shells from the house of Norihisa Kotani, a sheet-metal worker, on July 1 in Fuji, Shizuoka Prefecture. Earlier in the day, Kotani, 32, was arrested on suspicion of sending a package containing a grenade that exploded at a branch of major parcel delivery firm Yamato Transport Co. in Susono in the prefecture.

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Three Japanese police officers arrive in E. Timor

DILI, East Timor, - Three Japanese police officers arrived at Dili, the East Timor capital, on July 10 to join a United Nations peacekeeping team, assisting in the implementation of a referendum, scheduled next month. The three officers at Dili airport are Chief Superintendent Yasunori Orita, 46, (C) from the National Police Agency, Senior Inspector Masayuki Mikata, 46, (L) from Fukuoka Prefecture, western Japan, and Superintendent Norihisa Shiiya, 47, (R) from Hyogo Prefecture.

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3 Japanese police officers leave for E. Timor training

NARITA, Japan - Three Japanese police officers leave for Australia on July 4 for a training program in Brisbane before taking part in the U.N. Mission in East Timor (UNAMET) for an August referendum there. Being seen off at Narita airport were National Police Agency members (from L to R) Yasunori Orita, 46, chief superintendent, Norihisa Shiiya, 47, inspector, and Masayuki Mikata, 46, captain.

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Japan to send 3 police officers to E. Timor

Japan's National Police Agency (NPA) has decided to send three officers to East Timor to assist with the implementation of an August ballot on the future of the former Portuguese colony. Meeting reporters at a news conference in Tokyo on June 29 are (from L to R) Norihisa Shiiya, inspector, 47, Yasunori Orita, chief superintendent, 46, and Masayuki Mikata, captain, 46.

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Japan gov't to decide on end of COVID-19 state of emergency

Japanese health minister Norihisa Tamura speaks at a COVID-19 expert panel meeting in Tokyo on Sept. 28, 2021. The Japanese government will formally decide later in the day to terminate at the end of Sept. 30 the state of emergency in Tokyo and 18 prefectures, as well as the quasi-state of emergency in other areas, as infections have declined from their peak.

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Japan health minister on new COVID-19 treatment

Japanese health minister Norihisa Tamura speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Sept. 27, 2021, after the government approved the use of Sotrovimab developed by GlaxoSmithKline plc and Vir Biotechnology Inc. as an antibody treatment for mild-to-moderate COVID-19 patients.

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Japan health minister on new COVID-19 treatment

Japanese health minister Norihisa Tamura speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Sept. 27, 2021, after the government approved the use of Sotrovimab developed by GlaxoSmithKline plc and Vir Biotechnology Inc. as an antibody treatment for mild-to-moderate COVID-19 patients.

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Japanese health minister Tamura

Japanese health minister Norihisa Tamura speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 24, 2021.

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Japanese health minister Tamura

Japanese Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Norihisa Tamura (C) speaks during a House of Representatives committee session in Tokyo on Sept. 15, 2021.

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Japanese health minister Tamura

Japanese Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Norihisa Tamura speaks during a House of Representatives committee session in Tokyo on Sept. 15, 2021.

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Japanese health minister Tamura

Japanese Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Norihisa Tamura speaks in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2021, wearing a mask amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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Kono, Japanese minister in charge of vaccination

Taro Kono (L), the minister in charge of Japan's vaccination efforts, speaks to health minister Norihisa Tamura before a Cabinet meeting in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2021. Kono is reportedly set to declare later in the day his candidacy for the Sept. 29 ruling Liberal Democratic Party leadership election.

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Japan to extend COVID-19 emergency again

Norihisa Tamura, the Japanese health minister, meets the press after attending a COVID-19 expert panel meeting in Tokyo on Sept. 9, 2021. The government is set to extend the COVID-19 state of emergency again for Tokyo and many other areas later in the day.

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Japan to extend COVID-19 emergency again

Norihisa Tamura, Japanese health minister, speaks at a COVID-19 expert panel meeting in Tokyo on Sept. 9, 2021. The government is set to extend the COVID-19 state of emergency again for Tokyo and many other areas later in the day.

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Japanese health minister Tamura

Japanese Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Norihisa Tamura speaks during a House of Councillors committee session in Tokyo on Aug. 26, 2021, wearing a mask for protection against the coronavirus.

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Japanese health minister Tamura

Japanese Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Norihisa Tamura speaks during a House of Councillors committee session in Tokyo on Aug. 26, 2021, wearing a mask for protection against the coronavirus.

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Minister apologizes for big late-night party amid virus restrictions

Japanese Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Norihisa Tamura apologizes at a House of Representatives committee session in Tokyo on March 31, 2021, over a recent late-night party involving 23 officials of his ministry held despite the metropolitan government's request for shorter business hours to curb the spread of the coronavirus.

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Man arrested over explosion at parcel delivery firm

FUJI, Japan - Members of a bomb-disposal squad of the Ground Self-Defense Force collect shells from the house of Norihisa Kotani, a sheet-metal worker, on July 1 in Fuji, Shizuoka Prefecture. Earlier in the day, Kotani, 32, was arrested on suspicion of sending a package containing a grenade that exploded at a branch of major parcel delivery firm Yamato Transport Co. in Susono in the prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Japan Cabinet meeting

(From L) Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, Finance Minister Taro Aso, administrative reform minister Taro Kono and health minister Norihisa Tamura attend a Cabinet meeting in Tokyo on April 23, 2021.

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Japan's Akita Pref., Taiwan sign business partnership deal

Akita Gov. Norihisa Satake (R) and Leu Jang-hwa, deputy head of the Industrial Development Bureau of Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs, pose for photos in Taipei on Aug. 21, 2015, after signing a memorandum of understanding for a bilateral business partnership. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Akita governor visits Khabarovsk

Akita Gov. Norihisa Satake (L) holds talks with Khabarovsk Territory Gov. Vyacheslav Shport in Khabarovsk in the Russian Far East on July 18, 2015. They agreed that it is necessary to build a mechanism to promote information exchange on investments and economy. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Akita governor seeks closer economic ties with Russian Far East

Akita Gov. Norihisa Satake (C) delivers a speech at a forum in Vladivostok on July 13, 2015, calling for stronger economic exchanges with Maritime Province in the Russian Far East. The forum was held to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the signing of an amity agreement between the northeastern Japan prefecture and the Russian province. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Akita governor seeks stronger economic ties with Russian Far East

Akita Gov. Norihisa Satake (2nd from L) and Maritime Province Gov. Vladimir Miklushevsky (far R) meet in the Russian Far Eastern city of Vladivostok on July 13, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese parliament session

Japanese health minister Norihisa Tamura (C, R) and administrative reform minister Taro Kono (C, L) talk during a House of Councillors Budget Committee session in Tokyo on March 25, 2021, with Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga seen on the right.

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Talks on ending COVID emergency in Tokyo area

Japanese health minister Norihisa Tamura speaks during a meeting with experts in Tokyo on March 18, 2021, on measures against the novel coronavirus. They discussed whether to end the COVID-19 state of emergency in Tokyo and three neighboring prefectures as scheduled on March 21.

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Talks on ending COVID emergency in Tokyo area

(From L) Japanese health minister Norihisa Tamura, Shigeru Omi, head of the government's subcommittee on the coronavirus pandemic, economic revitalization minister Yasutoshi Nishimura talk before a meeting with experts in Tokyo on March 18, 2021. They discussed whether to end the COVID-19 state of emergency in Tokyo and three neighboring prefectures as scheduled on March 21.

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Talks on ending COVID emergency in Tokyo area

Japanese health minister Norihisa Tamura (L) and Shigeru Omi, head of the government's subcommittee on the coronavirus pandemic, talk before a meeting with experts in Tokyo on March 18, 2021. They discussed whether to end the COVID-19 state of emergency in Tokyo and three neighboring prefectures as scheduled on March 21.

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Japan to impose fresh COVID-19 emergency in Tokyo, Osaka, Hyogo

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga meets the press at his office in Tokyo on April 21, 2021, following a meeting with members of his Cabinet including health minister Norihisa Tamura. Suga said he may declare a fresh coronavirus state of emergency in Tokyo as well as Osaka and surrounding prefectures within the week amid a surge in infections.

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Japanese health minister Tamura

Japanese health minister Norihisa Tamura speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Feb. 26, 2021, wearing a face mask amid the novel coronavirus pandemic.

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Japanese health minister Tamura

Japanese health minister Norihisa Tamura (R) arrives at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Feb. 24, 2021, to attend a Cabinet meeting, wearing a mask amid the novel coronavirus pandemic.