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Farewell ceremony for Osaka expo mascot

Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura (3rd from L, back row) and the members of a Japanese dance group Avantgardey pose for a photo with one of the monuments of Myaku-Myaku, the official mascot of the World Exposition in Osaka, during a farewell ceremony at the event's venue in Osaka on Nov. 29, 2025, before all similar statues are removed from the site.

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JIP chief Yoshimura

Hirofumi Yoshimura, Osaka gov. and chief of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's new coalition partner Japan Innovation Party, holds a press conference at the prefectural headquarters in Osaka on Oct. 22, 2025, a day after Sanae Takaichi was elected Japan's first female prime minister in parliament with the backing of the JIP.

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JIP chief Yoshimura

Hirofumi Yoshimura, Osaka gov. and chief of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's new coalition partner Japan Innovation Party, holds a press conference at the prefectural headquarters in Osaka on Oct. 22, 2025, a day after Sanae Takaichi was elected Japan's first female prime minister in parliament with the backing of the JIP.

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JIP headquarters

Photo taken in Osaka on Oct. 19, 2025, shows the headquarters of the Japan Innovation Party, which became the ruling Liberal Democratic Party' new coalition partner the following day. LDP President Sanae Takaichi was elected Japan's first female prime minister with the party's backing in parliament on Oct. 21. Posters of JIP chief and Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura are shown.

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JIP headquarters

Photo taken in Osaka on Oct. 19, 2025, shows the headquarters of the Japan Innovation Party, which became the ruling Liberal Democratic Party' new coalition partner the following day. LDP President Sanae Takaichi was elected Japan's first female prime minister with the party's backing in parliament on Oct. 21. Posters of JIP chief and Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura are shown.

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Final day of Osak expo

Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura speaks at the closing ceremony of the World Exposition in Osaka on Oct. 13, 2025.

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Tokyo Gov. Koike visits Osaka expo

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike (front) visits the World Exposition's iconic Grand Ring in Osaka on Sept. 28, 2025.

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Tokyo Gov. Koike visits Osaka expo

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike meets the press during a visit to the World Exposition in Osaka on Sept. 28, 2025.

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Tokyo Gov. Koike visits Osaka expo

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike (far L) visits the World Exposition's iconic Grand Ring in Osaka on Sept. 28, 2025.

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World Exposition in Osaka

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (L) shakes hands with Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura as the premier visits the World Exposition in Osaka on Sept. 17, 2025. (Pool photo)

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World Exposition in Osaka

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (L) holds talks with Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura at the World Exposition site in Osaka on Sept. 17, 2025. (Pool photo)

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A-bomb exhibition begins in Osaka

Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura (2nd from R) and Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui (far R) attend a tape-cutting ceremony on the first day of an exhibition on the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki at the Osaka International Peace Center in the western Japan city on Aug. 22, 2025. Twenty-six items provided by the Hiroshima and Nagasaki A-bomb museums are on display at the event, which is being held until Dec. 27 to mark the 80th anniversary of the tragedy.

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A-bomb exhibition begins in Osaka

Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura (front, R) visits an exhibition on the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on its first day at the Osaka International Peace Center in the western Japan city on Aug. 22, 2025. Twenty-six items provided by the Hiroshima and Nagasaki A-bomb museums are on display at the event, which is being held until Dec. 27 to mark the 80th anniversary of the tragedy.

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Farm minister, Osaka gov. visit Osaka expo

Japanese Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (2nd from L) and Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura (L) meet the press during a visit to the World Exposition in Osaka on Aug. 21, 2025.

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Farm minister, Osaka gov. visit Osaka expo

Japanese Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (R) and Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura meet the press during a visit to the World Exposition in Osaka on Aug. 21, 2025.

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[Breaking News]Upper house election in Japan

OSAKA, Japan, July 20 Kyodo - Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura, head of the Japan Innovation Party, speaks during a press conference in Osaka on July 20, 2025, the day of the House of Councillors election. (Kyodo)

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Upper house election in Japan

Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura, head of the Japan Innovation Party, speaks during a press conference in Osaka on July 20, 2025, the day of the House of Councillors election.

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Japan upper house election campaign

Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura, head of the Japan Innovation Party, makes a stump speech in the western Japan city of Osaka on July 3, 2025, as official campaigning began the same day for the July 20 House of Councillors election.

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Japan upper house election campaign

Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura, head of the Japan Innovation Party, makes a stump speech in the western Japan city of Osaka on July 3, 2025, as official campaigning begins for the July 20 House of Councillors election.

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Japan upper house election debate

Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura, head of the Japan Innovation Party, speaks during a debate with other political party leaders at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on July 2, 2025, a day before official campaigning begins for the July 20 House of Councillors election.

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Osaka Week at World Exposition

Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura (C) waves during an event to pitch the local culture as Osaka Week begins at the World Exposition in the western Japan city on May 9, 2025.

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World Exposition in Osaka

Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura (2nd from L), Wakayama Deputy Gov. Izumi Miyazaki (3rd from L) and Shiga Gov. Taizo Mikazuki (4th from L) carry a portable mikoshi shrine in front of the Kansai Pavilion at the World Exposition in Osaka, western Japan, on May 6, 2025, in honor of the late Wakayama Gov. Shuhei Kishimoto who died in April. The Kansai Pavilion showcases exhibitions from nine prefectures in the Kansai region.

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World Exposition in Osaka

(from L) Tottori Gov. Shinji Hirai, Shiga Gov. Taizo Mikazuki, and Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura make a toast during an event to pitch Wakayama Prefecture in the Kansai Pavilion at the World Exposition in Osaka, western Japan, on May 6, 2025. The pavilion showcases exhibitions from nine prefectures in the Kansai region.

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World Exposition in Osaka

Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura speaks during the opening ceremony of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, western Japan, on April 12, 2025.

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World Exposition in Osaka

Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura speaks during the opening ceremony of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, western Japan, on April 12, 2025.

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World Exposition in Osaka

Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura is pictured inside a human-washing capsule at Osaka Healthcare Pavilion at the 2025 World Exposition site in the western Japan city on March 23, 2025, ahead of the event's start in April.

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World Exposition in Osaka

Tottori Gov. Shinji Hirai (R) visits the area earmarked for the western Japan prefecture, home to the Tottori Sand Dunes, in the Kansai Pavilion at the 2025 World Exposition site in Osaka on March 23, 2025, ahead of the expo's start in April. The Kansai Pavilion will showcase exhibitions from nine prefectures in the western Japan region.

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Osaka Gov. Yoshimura

Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura speaks to reporters after meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba at the premier's office in Tokyo on Feb. 5, 2025, with Myaku-Myaku, the official mascot of the 2025 World Expo in Osaka, seen in the background.

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Japan PM Ishiba and Osaka Gov. Yoshimura

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (R) meets with Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura at the premier's office in Tokyo on Feb. 5, 2025.

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Osaka Gov. Yoshimura

Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura speaks to reporters after meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba at the premier's office in Tokyo on Feb. 5, 2025, with Myaku-Myaku, the official mascot of the 2025 World Expo in Osaka, seen in the background.

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Japanese "hina" dolls for 2025

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 30 Kyodo - Japanese doll maker Kyugetsu Co. unveils "hina" dolls of Los Angeles Dodger Shohei Ohtani, Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura, table tennis player Hina Hayata, track and field athlete Nozomi Tanaka, javelin thrower Haruka Kitaguchi, in Tokyo on Jan. 30, 2025. Each year Kyugetsu make hina dolls modeled after prominent figures who the doll maker believes will have an auspicious year ahead of the March 3 Girls' Day celebration, when hina dolls are traditionally displayed. (Kyodo)

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Japanese "hina" dolls for 2025

Japanese doll maker Kyugetsu Co. unveils "hina" dolls of (clockwise from bottom R) Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura, Los Angeles Dodger Shohei Ohtani, table tennis player Hina Hayata (on second row), track and field athlete Nozomi Tanaka and javelin thrower Haruka Kitaguchi in Tokyo on Jan. 30, 2025. Each year Kyugetsu make hina dolls modeled after prominent figures who the doll maker believes will have an auspicious year ahead of the March 3 Girls' Day celebration, when hina dolls are traditionally displayed.

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Japanese "hina" dolls for 2025

Japanese doll maker Kyugetsu Co. unveils "hina" dolls of (clockwise from bottom R) Los Angeles Dodger Shohei Ohtani, Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura, table tennis player Hina Hayata, track and field athlete Nozomi Tanaka, javelin thrower Haruka Kitaguchi, in Tokyo on Jan. 30, 2025. Each year Kyugetsu make hina dolls modeled after prominent figures who the doll maker believes will have an auspicious year ahead of the March 3 Girls' Day celebration, when hina dolls are traditionally displayed.

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Japan PM Ishiba visits World Expo site

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (L) holds talks with Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura during a visit to the site of the 2025 World Exposition on an artificial island in Osaka on Jan. 19, 2025, ahead of the event starting in April.

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Japan PM Ishiba visits World Expo site

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (L) meets the press during a visit to the site of the 2025 World Exposition on an artificial island in Osaka on Jan. 19, 2025, ahead of the event starting in April. Standing next to him is Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura.

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Osaka Gov. Yoshimura elected head of Japan's No. 2 opposition party

OSAKA, Japan, Dec. 1 Kyodo - Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura speaks at a press conference in Osaka on Dec. 1, 2024, after being elected as the top leader of Japan's second-largest opposition party, the Japan Innovation Party. (Kyodo)

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Osaka Gov. Yoshimura elected head of Japan's No. 2 opposition party

Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura speaks at a press conference in Osaka on Dec. 1, 2024, after being elected as the top leader of Japan's second-largest opposition party, the Japan Innovation Party.

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Osaka Gov. Yoshimura elected head of Japan's No. 2 opposition party

Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura speaks at a press conference in Osaka on Dec. 1, 2024, after being elected as the top leader of Japan's second-largest opposition party, the Japan Innovation Party.

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Osaka Gov. Yoshimura elected head of Japan's No. 2 opposition party

Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura speaks at an Osaka hotel on Dec. 1, 2024, after being elected as the top leader of Japan's second-largest opposition party, the Japan Innovation Party.

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Osaka Gov. Yoshimura elected head of Japan's No. 2 opposition party

Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura speaks at a press conference in Osaka on Dec. 1, 2024, after being elected as the top leader of Japan's second-largest opposition party, the Japan Innovation Party.

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Osaka Gov. Yoshimura elected head of Japan's No. 2 opposition party

Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura speaks at an Osaka hotel on Dec. 1, 2024, after being elected as the top leader of Japan's second-largest opposition party, the Japan Innovation Party.

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Japan No. 2 opposition party leadership race

Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura speaks during a press conference in Osaka on Nov. 12, 2024, to announce his candidacy in the Dec. 1 leadership race of Japan's second-largest opposition party, the Japan Innovation Party. Yoshimura is the co-leader of the party, which suffered a significant loss of seats in the Oct. 27 general election.

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Japan No. 2 opposition party leadership race

Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura speaks during a press conference in Osaka on Nov. 12, 2024, to announce his candidacy in the Dec. 1 leadership race of Japan's second-largest opposition party, the Japan Innovation Party. Yoshimura is the co-leader of the party, which suffered a significant loss of seats in the Oct. 27 general election.

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Osaka Expo pavilion

Shiga Gov. Taizo Mikazuki (C) speaks to reporters during a press preview of the Kansai Pavilion, a showcase by nine prefectures, including Shiga Prefecture, from the Kansai region in western Japan for the 2025 World Exposition, on Oct. 23, 2024, ahead of the Expo's six-month run starting in April 2025, on an artificial island in Osaka, western Japan.

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Rice price futures index's listing

OSAKA, Japan, Aug. 20 Kyodo - SBI Holdings Inc. CEO Yoshitaka Kitao, Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura, Kansai Economic Federation Chairman Masayoshi Matsumoto, Osaka Mayor Hideyuki Yokoyama and Osaka Dojima Exchange Inc. President Wataru Ariga pose for a photo in the western Japan city of Osaka on Aug. 20, 2024, in a ceremony marking the listing a week before of a Japanese rice price futures index on the Osaka Dojima Exchange. (Kyodo)

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Rice price futures index's listing

Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura speaks in the western Japan city of Osaka on Aug. 20, 2024, in a ceremony marking the listing a week before of a Japanese rice price futures index on the Osaka Dojima Exchange.

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Rice price futures index's listing

(from L) SBI Holdings Inc. CEO Yoshitaka Kitao, Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura, Kansai Economic Federation Chairman Masayoshi Matsumoto, Osaka Mayor Hideyuki Yokoyama and Osaka Dojima Exchange Inc. President Wataru Ariga pose for a photo in the western Japan city of Osaka on Aug. 20, 2024, in a ceremony marking the listing a week before of a Japanese rice price futures index on the Osaka Dojima Exchange.

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Rice price futures index's listing

(from L) SBI Holdings Inc. CEO Yoshitaka Kitao, Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura, Kansai Economic Federation Chairman Masayoshi Matsumoto, Osaka Mayor Hideyuki Yokoyama and Osaka Dojima Exchange Inc. President Wataru Ariga break a sake cask in the western Japan city of Osaka on Aug. 20, 2024, in a ceremony marking the listing a week before of a Japanese rice price futures index on the Osaka Dojima Exchange.

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2025 World Exposition in Osaka

NARA, Japan, June 25 Kyodo - Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura speaks at a reception in the western Japan city of Nara on June 25, 2024, for an international meeting over the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka. (Kyodo)

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2025 World Exposition in Osaka

Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura (back) speaks at a reception in the western Japan city of Nara on June 25, 2024, for an international meeting over the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka.