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Crown Princess Victoria, Prince Daniel and Princess Takamado at a reception at Hotel Okura organized by the Swedish Embassy in Tokyo, Japan, on October 13, 2025. The Crown Princess poses for a photograph together with Nobel laureates Simon Sakaguchi, Susumu Kitagawa and Ryoji Noyori. Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria and Prince are on an official visit to Japan and South Korea from October 9 to 15.Photo: Jessica Gow / TT / Code 10070

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CROWN PRINCESS IN TOKYO

Crown Princess Victoria, Prince Daniel and Princess Takamado at a reception at Hotel Okura organized by the Swedish Embassy in Tokyo, Japan, on October 13, 2025. The Crown Princess poses for a photograph together with Nobel laureates Simon Sakaguchi, Susumu Kitagawa and Ryoji Noyori. Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria and Prince are on an official visit to Japan and South Korea from October 9 to 15.Photo: Jessica Gow / TT / Code 10070

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Baseball: Yakult Swallows players

TOKYO, Japan, April 30 Kyodo - Yakult Swallows players -- (clockwise from front row, L) Shohei Tateyama, Wladimir Balentien, Kazuhiro Hatakeyama, Tony Barnette, Katsuki Akagawa and Ryoji Aikawa -- pose for photos on July 2, 2012, at Jingu Stadium in Tokyo after being picked by the Central League's manager for the Nippon Professional Baseball All-Star series. (Kyodo)

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Katayama retains share of 6th at Masters, Imada 37th

AUGUSTA, Georgia - Ryoji Imada acknowledges the cheers of the fans after nailing a birdie at the 5th hole at the 3rd round of the Masters Tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, on April 11.

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Peach stepping up efforts to hire pilots to boost flights

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken in January 2014 at Kansai International Airport shows Ryoji Fujii (R), a rookie pilot of Peach Aviation, ready to fly an airplane under the direction of a captain. Fujii, who entered Peach as the low-cost carrier's first pilot trainee in January 2013, is in the final phase of the airline's pilot training program.

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Obokata failed to replicate "STAP cell" creation

TOKYO, Japan - Riken President Ryoji Noyori, a 2001 Nobel laureate in chemistry, is surrounded by reporters at the science ministry in Tokyo on Dec. 19, 2014, as the Japanese research institute announced that embattled scientist Haruko Obokata has failed in experiments to produce the cells that she previously claimed to have created.

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Riken to halve scale of Center for Developmental Biology

TOKYO, Japan - Ryoji Noyori, the Nobel chemistry laureate and president of the government-backed Riken research institute, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Aug. 27, 2014, after submitting a plan to Hakubun Shimomura, minister in charge of science and technology, to halve the scale of the Center for Developmental Biology after it failed to prevent researcher Haruko Obokata's misconduct.

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Riken to halve its size following STAP cell scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Riken President Ryoji Noyori meets with reporters on Aug. 27, 2014, at the science ministry in Tokyo, Japan, after reporting to science minister Hakubun Shimomura that the government-affiliated research institute will halve its size in the wake of the STAP cell scandal.

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Tokyo police deputy chief at cyber security seminar

TOKYO, Japan - Ryoji Taneya, deputy superintendent-general of the Metropolitan Police Department, addresses a cybersecurity seminar in Tokyo on June 10, 2014.

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RIKEN chief Noyori meets wife of former Qatar emir

KOBE, Japan - Ryoji Noyori (R), a Nobel laureate and president of RIKEN, Japan's largest scientific think tank, speaks during a meeting with Her Highness Mozah bint Nasser Al Missned, wife of Qatar's former emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, at the government-funded research institute in Kobe, western Japan, on April 24, 2014.

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Wife of former Qatar emir visits RIKEN

KOBE, Japan - Her Highness Mozah bint Nasser Al Missned, wife of Qatar's former emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, exchanges views with RIKEN leaders, including President Ryoji Noyori, a Nobel laureate, at the government-funded research institute in Kobe, western Japan, on April 24, 2014.

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STAP cell papers

TOKYO, Japan - Ryoji Noyori, Nobel Prize laureate and president of the Japanese government-backed Riken institute, holds a press conference in Tokyo on April 1, 2014. Riken acknowledged as fraudulent earlier in the day some portions of purportedly trailblazing stem cell papers by its researchers and others, saying that the papers' lead author, Haruko Obokata, both manipulated and fabricated data underpinning their findings on the so-called STAP cells.

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STAP cell papers

TOKYO, Japan - Ryoji Noyori, Nobel Prize laureate and president of the Japanese government-backed Riken institute, holds a press conference in Tokyo on April 1, 2014. Riken acknowledged as fraudulent earlier in the day some portions of purportedly trailblazing stem cell papers by its researchers and others, saying that the papers' lead author, Haruko Obokata, both manipulated and fabricated data underpinning their findings on the so-called STAP cells.

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STAP cell papers

TOKYO, Japan - Ryoji Noyori, Nobel Prize laureate and president of the Japanese government-backed Riken institute, holds a press conference in Tokyo on April 1, 2014. Riken acknowledged as fraudulent earlier in the day some portions of purportedly trailblazing stem cell papers by its researchers and others, saying that the papers' lead author, Haruko Obokata, both manipulated and fabricated data underpinning their findings on the so-called STAP cells.

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Stem cell papers

TOKYO, Japan - Ryoji Noyori, Nobel Prize laureate and president of the Japanese government-backed Riken institute, holds a press conference in Tokyo on April 1, 2014. Riken acknowledged as fraudulent earlier in the day some portions of purportedly trailblazing stem cell papers by its researchers and others, saying that the papers' lead author both manipulated and fabricated data underpinning their findings.

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Riken admits malpractice in STAP papers

TOKYO, Japan - Ryoji Noyori (2nd from R), Nobel Prize laureate and president of the government-affiliated Riken institute, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on March 14, 2014, to provide an interim report on the institute's investigation into allegations concerning two recent papers on potentially groundbreaking stem cell research. Riken admitted that the papers on so-called STAP cells show aspects of serious malpractice.

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Riken admits malpractice in STAP papers

TOKYO, Japan - Ryoji Noyori (2nd from R), Nobel Prize laureate and president of the government-affiliated Riken institute, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on March 14, 2014, to provide an interim report on the institute's investigation into allegations concerning two recent papers on potentially groundbreaking stem cell research. Riken admitted that the papers on so-called STAP cells show aspects of serious malpractice.

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Riken admits malpractice in STAP papers

TOKYO, Japan - Ryoji Noyori, Nobel Prize laureate and president of the government-affiliated Riken institute, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on March 14, 2014, to provide an interim report on the institute's investigation into allegations concerning two recent papers on potentially groundbreaking stem cell research. Riken admitted that the papers on so-called STAP cells show aspects of serious malpractice.

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Riken admits malpractice in STAP papers

TOKYO, Japan - Ryoji Noyori (2nd from R), Nobel Prize laureate and president of the government-affiliated Riken institute, and other institute officials apologize during a press conference in Tokyo on March 14, 2014, to provide an interim report on the institute's investigation into allegations concerning two recent papers on potentially groundbreaking stem cell research. Riken admitted that the papers on so-called STAP cells show aspects of serious malpractice.

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Riken admits malpractice in STAP papers

TOKYO, Japan - Ryoji Noyori, Nobel Prize laureate and president of the government-affiliated Riken institute, listens to a reporter's question at a press conference in Tokyo on March 14, 2014, to provide an interim report on the institute's investigation into allegations concerning two recent papers on potentially groundbreaking stem cell research. Riken admitted that the papers on so-called STAP cells show aspects of serious malpractice.

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CORRECTED Allegations over stem cell papers

TOKYO, Japan - CORRECTING NAME OF INSTITUTE LED BY NOYORI Ryoji Noyori (2nd from R), president of the government-affiliated Riken institute, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on March 14, 2014, to provide an interim report on the institute's investigation into allegations concerning two recent papers on potentially groundbreaking stem cell research. Haruko Obokata of the institute and other researchers said in the papers they have found a simple way to produce STAP cells, which are named for stimulus-triggered acquisition of pluripotency.

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Japan vs. Cuba in WBC

FUKUOKA, Japan - Alfredo Despaigne of Cuba hits a three-run homer in the eighth inning of a World Baseball Classic first-round game against Japan at Fukuoka Dome in Fukuoka, Japan, on March 6, 2013. The Japanese catcher is Ryoji Aikawa. Cuba won 6-3.

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Japan vs. Brazil in WBC

FUKUOKA, Japan - Leonardo Reginatto of Brazil hits an RBI double against Japan in the fifth inning of a World Baseball Classic first-round game at Fukuoka Dome in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on March 2, 2013, in front of Japan catcher Ryoji Aikawa. Japan won 5-3.

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Abe meets Nobel laureates

KOBE, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (front) visits a laboratory belonging to Riken, a company that deals with the research of induced pluripotent stem cells in Kobe, western Japan, on Jan. 11, 2013. At left is Shinya Yamanaka, who won the 2012 Nobel Prize in medicine for the research of iPS cells. At center is Ryoji Noyori, Riken president and Nobel Prize in chemistry laureate. (Pool photo)

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Court interpreter in Japan

OSAKA, Japan - Ryoji Kito, a Persian-language court interpreter, speaks about his job in front of the Osaka High Court and Osaka District Court on April 16, 2012.

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Japanese supercomputer becomes world's No. 1 in computing speeds

TOKYO, Japan - Ryoji Noyori (2nd from L), a 2001 Nobel laureate in chemistry and president of Riken, a Japanese state-backed major research institute, and others pose during a press conference in Tokyo on June 20, 2011, at which they announced that a supercomputer, nicknamed ''K,'' being jointly developed in Kobe, western Japan, by Riken and Fujitsu Ltd. has been ranked the world's No. 1 in current computing speeds, the first time since 2004 that a Japanese supercomputer has captured the top position.

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Imada misses cut at Pebble Beach tournament

PEBBLE BEACH, United States - Ryoji Imada of Japan tees off at the 19th hole in the third round of the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am tournament at Monterey Peninsula Country Club Shore Course in Pebble Beach, California, on Feb. 13, 2010. Imada was three shots shy of advancing to the final round after posting 1-under 213.

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Gov't plan to cut tech budget sparks criticism from scientists

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Reona Esaki, the 1973 Nobel laureate in physics, Susumu Tonegawa, the 1987 Nobel laureate in physiology or medicine, Shigefumi Mori, the 1990 winner of the Fields Medal, Ryoji Noyori, the 2001 Nobel laureate in chemistry, and Makoto Kobayashi, the 2008 Nobel laureate in physics, hold a joint news conference at the University of Tokyo in Tokyo on Nov. 25, 2009. They severely criticized a government body's recent instruction to slash science and technology-related budget allocations.

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Nobel winner Noyori raps drive to cut science budget

TOKYO, Japan - Nobel chemistry laureate Ryoji Noyori (2nd from R), speaks about a government working group's recommendation to cut the science and technology budget at a news conference in Tokyo on Nov. 25, 2009. Noyori said the recommendation lacks insight and will leave Japan trailing behind in scientific fields.

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Sony President Chubachi to step down in April

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. Chairman Howard Stringer speaks at a press conference at Sony's headquarters in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Feb. 27. The company announced that President Ryoji Chubachi will step down from his post in April while Stringer will double as both president and chairman, to speed up restructuring to cope with dwindling demand for TV and other products amid the global economic crisis.

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Sony President Chubachi to step down in April

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. Chairman Howard Stringer (R) speaks at a press conference at Sony's headquarters in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Feb. 27. The company announced that President Ryoji Chubachi (L) will step down from his post in April while Stringer will double as both president and chairman, to speed up restructuring to cope with dwindling demand for TV and other products amid the global economic crisis.

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Sony to incur largest-ever loss for FY 08, step up cost cuts

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Howard Stringer (L) and President Ryoji Chubachi (R) meet the press at the company's headquarters in Tokyo on Jan. 22. Sony said it expects to incur its largest-ever loss for the year to March, hit by the yen's sharp appreciation and slumping sales of its electronics products, and that it will step up cost-cutting efforts to deal with the global economic downturn.

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Sony needs more streamlining steps: president

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. President Ryoji Chubachi speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on Dec. 18.

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Education panel seeks new gov't body to follow up on proposals

TOKYO, Japan - Nobel chemistry laureate Ryoji Noyori (R), who heads a panel on educational reform, submits its final report to Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda on Jan. 31 at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Jan. 31. The report asks the government to create a new body to follow up on its recommendations for improving Japan's public education system.

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Sony head indicates flexible approach on LCD panel purchases

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. President Ryoji Chubachi indicated in an interview with Kyodo News on Dec. 25 a flexible approach on the procurement of liquid-crystal-display television panels after some of its rivals announced their cooperation in LCD panel development and production.

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Panel proposes holding school classes on Saturday

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shizo Abe (L) receives a proposal report for educational reforms from Ryoji Noyori, a Nobel chemistry laureate who heads the government education reform panel, at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on June 1.

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Educational panel proposes longer classroom hours

TOKYO, Japan - Nobel Prize laureate chemist Ryoji Noyori (R), who heads an educational reform panel, hands to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe a report, featuring proposals to prolong classroom hours and allow teachers to rely on now-banned punitive behaviors, as part of efforts to review the school system in Japan.

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Gov't panel formulates draft report on revitalizing education

TOKYO, Japan - Nobel Chemistry Prize laureate Ryoji Noyori (2nd L) addresses a governmental panel tasked with revitalizing education at a meeting at the Prime Minister's Official Residence on Jan. 19. The panel formulated its draft first report featuring four emergency measures and seven proposals, including a review of education with a so-called latitude policy, to boost the declining academic performance of Japanese students.

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Panel formulates draft 1st report on revitalizing education

TOKYO, Japan - The Education Rebuilding Council under Nobel Chemistry Prize laureate Ryoji Noyori meets at the Prime Minister's Official Residence on Jan. 19. The panel formulated its draft first report featuring four emergency measures and seven proposals, including a review of education with a so-called latitude policy, to boost the declining academic performance of Japanese students.

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Chubachi traces battery overheating to lack of crisis management

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. President Ryoji Chubachi speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on Dec. 1.

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Education panel mulls ways to rebuild Japan's education system

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (3rd from R) speaks during the first meeting of the Education Rebuilding Council, the newly created expert panel on education, at the prime minister's office on Oct. 18. The council aims to discuss specific ways to spur education reform, a key policy of Abe. Education minister Bummei Ibuki (R) and the panel head and Nobel Prize laureate Ryoji Noyori attended the meeting.

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Sony chief reports progress on restructuring program

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Howard Stringer (R) speaks at a news conference at Sony's head office in Tokyo on June 26 about the company's business reform efforts, with President Ryoji Chubachi listening to him.

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Prosecutors grill Livedoor's Horie over alleged financial fraud

TOKYO, Japan - Livedoor Co. President Takafumi Horie (C) speaks to reporters at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 23, 2005, flanked by Chief Financial Officer Ryoji Miyauchi. Prosecutors began questioning Horie on Jan. 23 for allegedly spreading false financial information to deceive investors.

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Prosecutors set to question Livedoor's Horie over alleged fraud

TOKYO, Japan - Livedoor Co. President Takafumi Horie (L) and Chief Financial Officer Ryoji Miyauchi pose for photos during a press conference they held at the the Tokyo Stock Exchange in June 2004. Prosecutors are expected to soon question the two Livedoor executives over a series of alleged fraudulent practices apparently designed to expand their business, investigative sources said Jan. 19.

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1-yr-old leaves Miami hospital after multiple-organ transplant

MIAMI, United States - Ayaka Kandatsu, a Japanese girl suffering from a rare intestinal disorder, celebrates her first birthday with her father Ryoji (L) and mother Hiromi on Jan. 10, joined by Dr. Tomoaki Kato (R) who gave her a multiple-organ transplant operation at the University of Miami-Jackson Memorial Hospital. Ayaka was discharged from the hospital earlier in the day.

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Sony to slash 6,000 jobs overseas, 4,000 in Japan by March 2008

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. Chairman and group Chief Executive Officer Howard Stringer (L) and President Ryoji Chubachi hold up the company's new Walkman digital music devices during a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 22. They announced a sweeping management shakeup, including cutting 10,000 jobs worldwide.

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New Sony execs vow to restore company's status

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. Chairman and group Chief Executive Officer Howard Stringer (L) and President Ryoji Chubachi shake hands at a hotel in Tokyo on June 23 prior to a press conference. They met the press a day after Sony's board launched a new management team that Stringer, a Welsh-born U.S. citizen, heads as the first non-Japanese CEO in the company's 59-year history.

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New Sony execs vow to restore company's status

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. Chairman and group Chief Executive Officer Howard Stringer (L) speaks at a press conference at a hotel in Tokyo on June 23, with President Ryoji Chubachi looking on.

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Japanese wins Astrid Lindgren children's literature award

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Japanese illustrator Ryoji Arai (L) receives the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, often dubbed the ''Nobel Prize'' of children's literature, from Swedish Crown Princess Victoria in Stockholm on May 25. Arai is the first Japanese to win the award.

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Incoming Sony President stresses consumer-oriented approach

TOKYO, Japan - Incoming Sony Corp. President Ryoji Chubachi speaks during a news conference at Sony headquarters in Tokyo on March 24. He said the electronics giant will take a more consumer-oriented approach to reinvigorate its slumping electronics division.