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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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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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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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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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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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Northeastern Japan's Akita introduces new mascot "Ndatchi"

Akita Gov. Norihisa Satake (C) poses for photos with new publicity character "Ndatchi" (R) and the northeastern Japan prefecture's official mascot "Sugicchi" during a news conference in Akita city on Nov. 24, 2015. Ndatchi's name was picked from 3,117 entries in a naming contest. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Akita Pref. unveils new PR character inspired by folklore

Akita Gov. Norihisa Satake unveils at his office in Akita city on Aug. 29, 2015, his prefecture's new mascot character for public relations activities, inspired by the traditional "namahage" festival featuring a demon-like character based on folklore. The prefecture is inviting the public to propose a name for the new mascot. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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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. (Kyodo)

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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. (Kyodo)

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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. (Kyodo)

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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. (Kyodo)

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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. (Kyodo)

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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. (Kyodo)

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Akita governor promotes his prefecture in Bangkok

Norihisa Satake, governor of Japan's Akita Prefecture, explains about Akita dogs, originating in the mountainous regions of the prefecture in northeastern Japan, at a tourist promotional event in Bangkok on Aug. 27, 2019. Representatives mainly of the six northeastern Japan prefectures attended the event to encourage more Thai people to visit their prefectures. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Survey for Aegis missile deployment

Japanese Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya (L) apologizes to Akita Gov. Norihisa Satake at the prefectural government office in northeastern Japan on June 17, 2019, for measurement errors committed by his ministry during a geographical survey conducted in connection with the selection of a location for hosting Aegis Ashore missile launchers. After the survey, a Ground Self-Defense Force training area in Akita Prefecture was selected as a potential site for the deployment of the anti-ballistic missile defense system. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Survey for Aegis missile deployment

Japanese Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya apologizes to Akita Gov. Norihisa Satake at the prefectural government office in northeastern Japan on June 17, 2019, for measurement errors committed by his ministry during a geographical survey conducted in connection with the selection of a location for hosting Aegis Ashore missile launchers. After the survey, a Ground Self-Defense Force training area in Akita Prefecture was selected as a potential site for the deployment of the anti-ballistic missile defense system. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Survey for Aegis missile deployment

Japanese Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya apologizes to Akita Gov. Norihisa Satake at the prefectural government office in northeastern Japan on June 17, 2019, for measurement errors committed by his ministry during a geographical survey conducted in connection with the selection of a location for hosting Aegis Ashore missile launchers. After the survey, a Ground Self-Defense Force training area in Akita Prefecture was selected as a potential site for the deployment of the anti-ballistic missile defense system. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Survey for Aegis missile deployment

Japanese Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya (2nd from L) apologizes to Akita Gov. Norihisa Satake (R) at the prefectural government office in northeastern Japan on June 17, 2019, for measurement errors committed by his ministry during a geographical survey conducted in connection with the selection of a location for hosting Aegis Ashore missile launchers. After the survey, a Ground Self-Defense Force training area in Akita Prefecture was selected as a potential site for the deployment of the anti-ballistic missile defense system. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Survey for Aegis missile deployment

Japanese Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya apologizes to Akita Gov. Norihisa Satake at the prefectural government office in northeastern Japan on June 17, 2019, for measurement errors committed by his ministry during a geographical survey conducted in connection with the selection of a location for hosting Aegis Ashore missile launchers. After the survey, a Ground Self-Defense Force training area in Akita Prefecture was selected as a potential site for the deployment of the anti-ballistic missile defense system. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Incumbent Satake re-elected as Akita governor

Incumbent Akita Gov. Norihisa Satake (C) celebrates after clinching a third four-year term by defeating two other candidates for the governor's seat in the northeastern Japan prefecture on April 9, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo urged to tell world of Japan's recovery from 2011 disaster

Representatives from the northeastern Japan region of Tohoku, including Yamagata Gov. Mieko Yoshimura (3rd from L), Akita Gov. Norihisa Satake (2nd from R) and Iwate Gov. Takuya Tasso (3rd from R), hand a written request to Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike (C) in Tokyo on Nov. 28, 2016, urging Tokyo to publicize the region's recovery efforts since the March 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster prior to the 2020 Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo