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Japan provides rescue boats to Malaysian military

Japanese Ambassador to Malaysia Noriyuki Shikata (far L) attends a ceremony in the state of Selangor on Oct. 1, 2025, as Japan provides rescue boats to the Malaysian military to help enhance the country's maritime safety.

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Japan provides drones to Malaysian military

Japanese Ambassador to Malaysia Noriyuki Shikata (L) attends a ceremony in Kuala Lumpur on Sept. 22, 2025, as Japan provides surveillance drones to the Malaysian military to help enhance the country's maritime safety.

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Japan provides drones to Malaysian military

Japanese Ambassador to Malaysia Noriyuki Shikata (4th from R) attends a ceremony in Kuala Lumpur on Sept. 22, 2025, as Japan provides surveillance drones to the Malaysian military to help enhance the country's maritime safety.

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Press conference for the change of the President of MS&AD Insurance Group HD

Press conference on the change of the president of MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc. Photo shows, from left, Shinichiro Funabiki, President-elect and Group CEO, and Noriyuki Hara, President and Group CEO.

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Press Conference by President Change of MS&AD Insurance Group HD

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc. president change press conference. Photo shows, from left, President and Group CEO Shinichiro Funabiki and President and Group CEO Noriyuki Hara, in Tokyo on April 26, 2024.

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Johnny's talent agency admits sexual abuse by founder, head resigns

Julie Keiko Fujishima, former president of Johnny & Associates Inc., and its new president Noriyuki Higashiyama attend a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 7, 2023, amid allegations the major Japanese talent agency's late founder and her uncle Johnny Kitagawa had sexually abused teenagers aspiring to become pop singers for decades.

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Honda's new N-BOX presentation

Honda's new N-BOX presentation. The new N-BOX with, from left, Hiroyuki Isayama, Chief Development Officer of the new N-BOX, ATV Development Center, ATV Business Headquarters, and Noriyuki Takakura, General Manager of the Japan Regional Division, Integrated Regional Headquarters=Date:October 5, 2023, Place:Tokyo

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Johnny's talent agency's press conference

TOKYO, Japan, Oct. 2 Kyodo - Noriyuki Higashiyama, president of talent agency Johnny & Associates Inc., speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 2, 2023. (Kyodo)

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Johnny's talent agency's press conference

Noriyuki Higashiyama (2nd from R), president of Johnny & Associates Inc., and Yoshihiko Inohara (2nd from L), president of the talent agency's subsidiary Johnnys' Island, attend a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 2, 2023, over late namesake founder Johnny Kitagawa's sexual abuse.

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Johnny's talent agency's press conference

Noriyuki Higashiyama, president of talent agency Johnny & Associates Inc., speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 2, 2023.

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Johnny's talent agency's press conference

Noriyuki Higashiyama (R), president of Johnny & Associates Inc., and Yoshihiko Inohara, president of the talent agency's subsidiary Johnnys' Island, attend a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 2, 2023.

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Johnny's talent agency's press conference

Noriyuki Higashiyama (R), president of Johnny & Associates Inc., and Yoshihiko Inohara, president of the talent agency's subsidiary Johnnys' Island, attend a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 2, 2023.

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Johnny's talent agency's press conference

Noriyuki Higashiyama (R), president of Johnny & Associates Inc., bows during a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 2, 2023, alongside Yoshihiko Inohara, president of the talent agency's subsidiary Johnnys' Island.

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Johnny's talent agency sex abuse scandal

Julie Keiko Fujishima (R), former president of Johnny & Associates Inc., wipes away tears during a Tokyo press conference on Sept. 7, 2023, alongside new president Noriyuki Higashiyama, amid allegations of sexual abuse by the agency's late founder and her uncle, Johnny Kitagawa, against aspiring teenage pop singers over decades.

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Johnny's talent agency sex abuse scandal

Noriyuki Higashiyama, new president of Johnny & Associates Inc., attends a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 7, 2023, amid allegations the major Japanese talent agency's late founder Johnny Kitagawa had sexually abused teenagers aspiring to become pop singers for decades.

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Johnny's talent agency sex abuse scandal

Julie Keiko Fujishima (R), former president of Johnny & Associates Inc., and its new president Noriyuki Higashiyama attend a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 7, 2023, amid allegations the major Japanese talent agency's late founder and her uncle Johnny Kitagawa had sexually abused teenagers aspiring to become pop singers for decades.

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Boxer dies during ascetic training at waterfall

OSAKA, Japan - Professional boxer Noriyuki Komatsu (in file photo) is found dead in the basin of a waterfall in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, on April 13.

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Daikin to expand production in Japan

OSAKA, Japan - Noriyuki Inoue, chairman of Daikin Industries Ltd., says at a press conference in Osaka on Jan. 7, 2015, that the Japanese air conditioner maker will expand its domestic production by moving some production from China.

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Princess Noriko relinquishes imperial family status

TOKYO, Japan - Imperial Household Agency Grand Steward Noriyuki Kazaoka registers on Oct. 6, 2014, at the Imperial Household Agency's Archives and Mausolea Department in Tokyo that Princess Noriko, a daughter of Emperor Akihito's late cousin Prince Takamado, lost her imperial family status after she married Kunimaro Senge, the eldest son of Izumo Taisha, a Shinto shrine in Shimane Prefecture. (Pool photo)

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Takatsuka wins bronze in freestyle 61kg

INCHEON, South Korea - Japan's Noriyuki Takatsuka expresses joy after winning the Asian Games bronze in men's wrestling freestyle 61 kilograms division on Sept. 29, 2014, in Incheon, South Korea.

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Japan chef wins bronze for Japan

NAGANO, Japan - Noriyuki Hamada holds the bronze statue he won in the Bocuse d'Or French cooking competition for chefs, which took place in Lyon, France, in late January, on Feb. 22, 2013 at the French restaurant Yukawatan at Hotel Bleston Court in the resort town of Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture. Hamada led Japan to its first medal in what is regarded as the world's top culinary competition.

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Daikin to acquire Goodman

OSAKA, Japan - Noriyuki Inoue (L), chairman and chief executive officer of Daikin Industries Ltd., and David Swift, president and chief executive officer of Goodman Global Inc., shake hands during a press conference in Osaka on Aug. 29, 2012. Daikin, the world's largest air conditioner maker, said the same day it will acquire U.S. rival Goodman for $3.7 billion, or about 290 billion yen, by the end of 2012.

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Colombia's Alvear wins bronze in Olympic women's 70-kg judo

LONDON, Britain - Colombia judo team manager Noriyuki Hayakawa (R) celebrates Colombia's Yuri Alvear after the bronze medal match in the women's judo 70-kilogram category at the 2012 London Olympics, at the ExCeL competition venue on Aug. 1, 2012. Alvear beat China's Chen Fei.

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Colombia's Alvear wins bronze in Olympic women's 70-kg judo

LONDON, Britain - Colombia judo team manager Noriyuki Hayakawa (R) celebrates Colombia's Yuri Alvear after the bronze medal match in the women's judo 70-kilogram category at the 2012 London Olympics, at the ExCeL competition venue on Aug. 1, 2012. Alvear beat China's Chen Fei.

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Kazaoka becomes new chief aid to emperor

TOKYO, Japan - Noriyuki Kazaoka (R) receives a certificate for his new post of Grand Steward of the Imperial Household Agency from Emperor Akihito (L) at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on June 1, 2012. Standing between them is Chief Cabinet Secretary Osamu Fujimura. (Pool photo)

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Kazaoka becomes new chief aid to emperor

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Noriyuki Kazaoka, who became the new Grand Steward of the Imperial Household Agency on June 1, 2012.

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'One-and-only' chair for babies in disaster-hit areas

SAPPORO, Japan - Noriyuki Nakao (L), associate professor of Tokai University, looks at chairs, in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on Nov. 21, 2011, which are to be given to babies born on March 11, 2011, in Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima Prefectures, severely hit by the quake and tsunami disasters. A Hokkaido-based team announced the same day the project to present the ''one-and-only'' chairs, which bear each baby's name, their birthday ''March 11, 2011'' and a message ''Be tough toward the future.'' Nakao designed the chair.

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Olympic Council Asia chief in Guangzhou

GUANGZHOU, China - Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah (C), president of the Olympic Council of Asia, chats with Tsunekazu Takeda (R), president of the Japan Olympic Committee, and Noriyuki Ichihara (L), head of the Japanese delegation to the Asian Games in Guangzhou, China, on Nov. 15, 2010. The Japanese officials met the OCA chief as Japan is considering trying to host an Olympics in 2020.

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Actor Higashiyama, actress Kimura tie knot

TOKYO, Japan - Actress Yoshino Kimura appears at the opening of the 23rd Tokyo International Film Festival on Oct. 23, 2010. Kimura, 34, and actor Noriyuki Higashiyama, 44, said on Oct. 23, 2010, they had tied the knot the same day.

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Japan, S. Korea to cooperate in Tokyo replays

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Handball Association Vice President Noriyuki Ichihara (L) and his South Korean counterpart Chung Hyung Kyun pose for a photo after their talks in Tokyo on Jan. 12. They agreed to cooperate in staging replays of the Asian Olympic qualifiers, which were marred by dubious refereeing.

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(2)Komatsu TKOed by champion Pongsaklek in WBC title fight

OSAKA, Japan - Japanese challenger Noriyuki Komatsu is about to collapse in the fifth round of his world title bout against WBC flyweight champion Pongsaklek Wonjongkam of Thailand at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium on Jan. 29. Referee Malcolm Bulner from Australia called an end to the bout after 1 minute, 42 seconds into the fifth round. The Thai boxer was leading on all three score cards.

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(1)Komatsu TKOed by champion Pongsaklek in WBC title fight

OSAKA, Japan - WBC flyweight champion Pongsaklek Wonjongkam (R) of Thailand attacks Japanese challenger Noriyuki Komatsu in the third round of their world title bout at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium on Jan. 29. Komatsu was stopped in the fifth round.

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Komatsu to fight Pongsaklek for WBC title in Jan.

OSAKA, Japan - Japan's Noriyuki Komatsu will meet WBC flyweight champion Pongsaklek Wonjongkam of Thailand for a title match Jan. 29, 2005, at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium, boxing sources said Nov. 15. Komatsu is the former flyweight Orient-Pacific Boxing Federation champion.

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(2)Abduction investigation group releases list of 44 people

TOKYO, Japan - Photos of some of the 44 missing people disclosed Feb. 10 by the Investigation Commission on Missing Japanese Probably Related to North Korea (COMJAN), a group formed to look into cases of possible abductions of Japanese by North Korea. (From L to R, top) Haruo Yamashita, Kiyofumi Takano, Takashi Makishi, Kiyomitsu Tajima, (from L to R, bottom) Takashi Gima, Noriyuki Fuse, Kenji Yamada and Koichi Kawashima.

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Nonprofit group leader starts tricycle taxi service in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - Noriyuki Morita, leader of a nonprofit organization, who started offering tricycle taxi rides in downtown Kyoto on May 17, the first such service in Japan. ''I've always wanted to send a message to contribute to the protection of the environment from Kyoto, where the 1997 Kyoto Protocol on curbing global warming was adopted and where I was born and grew up,'' the 27-year-old Morita said.

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Tricycle taxi debuts in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - A nonprofit organization to protect the environment started offering tricycle taxi rides in downtown Kyoto on May 17, the first such service in Japan. Noriyuki Morita, who heads the group, decided to launch the environment-friendly service, which exists in 20 European cities including Berlin, in the ancient capital after it hosted a 1997 international environmental conference.

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Japan #MeToo case

Japanese journalist Shiori Ito speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on July 20, 2022. Earlier in the month, Japan's Supreme Court finalized a ruling ordering former senior television reporter Noriyuki Yamaguchi to pay Ito 3.3 million yen ($24,000) in damages over a high-profile rape case that helped spark Japan's #MeToo movement.

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Japan #MeToo case

Japanese journalist Shiori Ito speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on July 20, 2022. Earlier in the month, Japan's Supreme Court finalized a ruling ordering former senior television reporter Noriyuki Yamaguchi to pay Ito 3.3 million yen ($24,000) in damages over a high-profile rape case that helped spark Japan's #MeToo movement.

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Japan #MeToo case

Japanese journalist Shiori Ito speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on July 20, 2022. Earlier in the month, Japan's Supreme Court finalized a ruling ordering former senior television reporter Noriyuki Yamaguchi to pay Ito 3.3 million yen ($24,000) in damages over a high-profile rape case that helped spark Japan's #MeToo movement.

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Komatsu to fight Pongsaklek for WBC title in Jan.

OSAKA, Japan - Japan's Noriyuki Komatsu will meet WBC flyweight champion Pongsaklek Wonjongkam of Thailand for a title match Jan. 29, 2005, at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium, boxing sources said Nov. 15. Komatsu is the former flyweight Orient-Pacific Boxing Federation champion. (Kyodo)

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(2)Komatsu TKOed by champion Pongsaklek in WBC title fight

OSAKA, Japan - Japanese challenger Noriyuki Komatsu is about to collapse in the fifth round of his world title bout against WBC flyweight champion Pongsaklek Wonjongkam of Thailand at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium on Jan. 29. Referee Malcolm Bulner from Australia called an end to the bout after 1 minute, 42 seconds into the fifth round. The Thai boxer was leading on all three score cards. (Kyodo)

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(1)Komatsu TKOed by champion Pongsaklek in WBC title fight

OSAKA, Japan - WBC flyweight champion Pongsaklek Wonjongkam (R) of Thailand attacks Japanese challenger Noriyuki Komatsu in the third round of their world title bout at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium on Jan. 29. Komatsu was stopped in the fifth round. (Kyodo)

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Japan, S. Korea to cooperate in Tokyo replays

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Handball Association Vice President Noriyuki Ichihara (L) and his South Korean counterpart Chung Hyung Kyun pose for a photo after their talks in Tokyo on Jan. 12. They agreed to cooperate in staging replays of the Asian Olympic qualifiers, which were marred by dubious refereeing. (Kyodo)

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THE KARATE KID

THE KARATE KID Noriyuki Morita and Ralph Macchio

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Rugby: JRFU confirms Joseph for new Japan HC

Noriyuki Sakamoto, executive director of the Japan Rugby Football Union, speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Jan. 21, 2016, after the governing body confirmed that Highlanders coach Jamie Joseph would be the new head coach of the Brave Blossoms. Sakamoto said Joseph would be entrusted to lead the hosts at the 2019 Rugby World Cup. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Jones to step down as Japan coach after Rugby World Cup

Noriyuki Sakamoto, general secretary of the Japan Rugby Football Union, tells a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 25, 2015, that Japan coach Eddie Jones will step down after the Rugby World Cup to be held between September and October in England. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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LDP-backed governor set to win re-election in Hokkaido

Noriyuki Sato, a former television anchor backed by the Democratic Party of Japan and other opposition parties, meets with reporters in Sapporo after he was defeated in the Hokkaido gubernatorial race by incumbent Harumi Takahashi on April 12, 2015. Takahashi was backed by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Liberal Democratic Party and its junior coalition partner the Komeito party. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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LDP-backed Takahashi wins Hokkaido gubernatorial race

Harumi Takahashi (C) and her supporters celebrate her victory in the Hokkaido gubernatorial race on April 12, 2015, in Sapporo. Incumbent Takahashi, backed by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its junior coalition partner the Komeito party, was projected to have beaten Noriyuki Sato, a former television anchor backed by the Democratic Party of Japan and other opposition parties. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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LDP-backed governor set to win re-election in Hokkaido

Hokkaido Gov. Harumi Takahashi holds a banquet in Sapporo on April 12, 2015, as she appeared set to win re-election. Takahashi, backed by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Liberal Democratic Party and its junior coalition partner the Komeito party, was projected to have beaten Noriyuki Sato, a former television anchor backed by the Democratic Party of Japan and other opposition parties, in that day's gubernatorial election. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympic Council Asia chief in Guangzhou

GUANGZHOU, China - Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah (C), president of the Olympic Council of Asia, chats with Tsunekazu Takeda (R), president of the Japan Olympic Committee, and Noriyuki Ichihara (L), head of the Japanese delegation to the Asian Games in Guangzhou, China, on Nov. 15, 2010. The Japanese officials met the OCA chief as Japan is considering trying to host an Olympics in 2020. (Kyodo)