Press Conference by Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance, AEON and AEON FS

Press Conference by Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance, AEON and AEON FS

Press conference by Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance, AEON and AEON FS. Photo shows, from right, Toshiya Watanabe, Managing Executive Officer of Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance, Hiroyuki Watanabe, Executive Vice President of AEON, and Shunsuke Shirakawa, Chairman and President of AEON Financial Service, explaining the comprehensive partnership agreement.=March 21,2025,Tokyo

Press Conference by Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance, AEON and AEON FS

Press Conference by Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance, AEON and AEON FS

Press conference by Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance, AEON and AEON FS. Photo shows, from right, Toshiya Watanabe, Managing Executive Officer of Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance, Hiroyuki Watanabe, Executive Vice President of AEON, and Shunsuke Shirakawa, Chairman and President of AEON Financial Service, explaining the comprehensive partnership agreement.=March 21,2025,Tokyo

World Heritage-listed Shirakawa-go houses

World Heritage-listed Shirakawa-go houses

Traditional thatched roof houses in the World Heritage-listed Shirakawa-go hamlet are lit up in the Gifu Prefecture village of Shirakawa, central Japan, on Jan. 13, 2025.

World Heritage-listed Shirakawa-go houses

World Heritage-listed Shirakawa-go houses

Traditional thatched roof houses in the World Heritage-listed Shirakawa-go hamlet are lit up in the Gifu Prefecture village of Shirakawa, central Japan, on Jan. 13, 2025.

Press Conference by SOMPO Holdings and Sompo Japan

Press Conference by SOMPO Holdings and Sompo Japan

Press Conference by SOMPO Holdings and Sompo Japan. Giichi Shirakawa, President of Sompo Japan Insurance Inc. =Date:January 26, 2024, Place: Tokyo

Press Conference by SOMPO Holdings and Sompo Japan

Press Conference by SOMPO Holdings and Sompo Japan

Press Conference by SOMPO Holdings and Sompo Japan. Giichi Shirakawa, President of Sompo Japan Insurance Inc. =Date:January 26, 2024, Place: Tokyo

Press Conference by SOMPO Holdings and Sompo Japan

Press Conference by SOMPO Holdings and Sompo Japan

Press Conference by SOMPO Holdings and Sompo Japan. From right to left: Kengo Sakurada, SOMPO Holdings Group CEO and Chairman of the Board, and Giichi Shirakawa, President of Sompo Japan Insurance Inc. =Date:January 26, 2024, Place: Tokyo

Water spray drill at Shirakawa-go

Water spray drill at Shirakawa-go

Jets of water are sprayed over traditional thatched roof houses at the World Heritage-listed Shirakawa-go during an annual fire drill in the village of Shirakawa, Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, on Oct. 29, 2023.

Water spray drill at Shirakawa-go

Water spray drill at Shirakawa-go

Jets of water are sprayed over traditional thatched roof houses at the World Heritage-listed Shirakawa-go during an annual fire drill in the village of Shirakawa, Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, on Oct. 29, 2023.

Sompo Japan Insurance Press Conference on Big Motor Fraud Case

Sompo Japan Insurance Press Conference on Big Motor Fraud Case

Sompo Japan Insurance Press Conference on Big Motor Fraud Case. Pictured from right: Kengo Sakurada, Sompo Holdings Group CEO, Chairman and Representative Executive Officer, and Giichi Shirakawa, President and Representative Director of Sompo Insurance Japan.=Date:September 8, 2023,Place:Tokyo

Sompo Japan Insurance Press Conference on Big Motor Fraud Case

Sompo Japan Insurance Press Conference on Big Motor Fraud Case

Sompo Japan Insurance Press Conference on Big Motor Fraud Case. Pictured from right: Kengo Sakurada, Sompo Holdings Group CEO, Chairman and Representative Executive Officer, and Giichi Shirakawa, President and Representative Director of Sompo Insurance Japan.=Date:September 8, 2023,Place:Tokyo

Sompo Japan Insurance Press Conference on Big Motor Fraud Case

Sompo Japan Insurance Press Conference on Big Motor Fraud Case

Sompo Japan Insurance Press Conference on Big Motor Fraud Case. Pictured from right: Kengo Sakurada, Sompo Holdings Group CEO, Chairman and Representative Executive Officer, and Giichi Shirakawa, President and Representative Director of Sompo Insurance Japan.=Date:September 8, 2023,Place:Tokyo

Sompo Japan Insurance Press Conference on Big Motor Fraud Case

Sompo Japan Insurance Press Conference on Big Motor Fraud Case

Sompo Japan Insurance Press Conference on Big Motor Fraud Case. Pictured from right: Kengo Sakurada, Sompo Holdings Group CEO, Chairman and Representative Executive Officer, and Giichi Shirakawa, President and Representative Director of Sompo Insurance Japan.=Date:September 8, 2023,Place:Tokyo

Sompo Japan Insurance Press Conference on Big Motor Fraud Case

Sompo Japan Insurance Press Conference on Big Motor Fraud Case

Sompo Japan Insurance Press Conference on Big Motor Fraud Case. Pictured from right: Kengo Sakurada, Sompo Holdings Group CEO, Chairman and Representative Executive Officer, and Giichi Shirakawa, President and Representative Director of Sompo Insurance Japan.=Date:September 8, 2023,Place:Tokyo

Sompo Japan Insurance Press Conference on Big Motor Fraud Case

Sompo Japan Insurance Press Conference on Big Motor Fraud Case

Sompo Japan Insurance Press Conference on Big Motor Fraud Case. Pictured from right: Kengo Sakurada, Sompo Holdings Group CEO, Chairman and Representative Executive Officer, and Giichi Shirakawa, President and Representative Director of Sompo Insurance Japan.=Date:September 8, 2023,Place:Tokyo

Sompo Japan Insurance Press Conference on Big Motor Fraud Case

Sompo Japan Insurance Press Conference on Big Motor Fraud Case

Sompo Japan Insurance Press Conference on Big Motor Fraud Case. Pictured from right: Kengo Sakurada, Sompo Holdings Group CEO, Chairman and Representative Executive Officer, and Giichi Shirakawa, President and Representative Director of Sompo Insurance Japan.=Date:September 8, 2023,Place:Tokyo

Heavy rain in southwestern Japan

Heavy rain in southwestern Japan

Photo taken on July 3, 2023, shows the swollen Shirakawa River in the southwestern Japan city of Kumamoto due to heavy rain.

Heavy rain in southwestern Japan

Heavy rain in southwestern Japan

Photo taken on July 3, 2023, shows the swollen Shirakawa River in the southwestern Japan city of Kumamoto due to heavy rain.

World Heritage-listed Shirakawa-go farmhouses

World Heritage-listed Shirakawa-go farmhouses

Thatched farmhouses in the hamlet of Shirakawa-go, a World Heritage site, are lit up within the Gifu Prefecture village of Shirakawa, central Japan, on Jan. 15, 2023.

World Heritage-listed Shirakawa-go farmhouses

World Heritage-listed Shirakawa-go farmhouses

Thatched farmhouses in the hamlet of Shirakawa-go, a World Heritage site, are lit up within the Gifu Prefecture village of Shirakawa, central Japan, on Jan. 15, 2023.

World Heritage-listed Shirakawa-go farmhouses

World Heritage-listed Shirakawa-go farmhouses

Thatched farmhouses in the hamlet of Shirakawa-go, a World Heritage site, are lit up within the Gifu Prefecture village of Shirakawa, central Japan, on Jan. 15, 2023.

Gasho-zukuri farmhouses in Shirakawa-go lit up

Gasho-zukuri farmhouses in Shirakawa-go lit up

SHIRAKAWA, Japan - Snow-covered gasho-zukuri farmhouses in Shirakawa-go in central Japan's Gifu Prefecture are lit up on Jan. 17, 2015, as the annual illumination event began. The traditional houses with steep thatched roofs are designed to withstand the large amounts of heavy snow during the winter. The Shirakawa-go and neighboring Gokayama regions were declared a UNESCO world heritage site in 1995.

Water-discharge drill at Shirakawa-go

Water-discharge drill at Shirakawa-go

GIFU, Japan - Columns of water are discharged over traditional gassho-zukuri farmhouses during an annual water-discharge drill in the village of Shirakawa in the central Japan prefecture of Gifu on Nov. 9, 2014. The Shirakawa-go and neighboring Gokayama regions were declared a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site in 1995 for their farmhouses' steep thatched roofs designed to withstand the large amount of heavy snow in winter.

Water-discharge drill at Shirakawa-go

Water-discharge drill at Shirakawa-go

GIFU, Japan - Columns of water are discharged over traditional gassho-zukuri farmhouses during an annual water-discharge drill in the village of Shirakawa in the central Japan prefecture of Gifu on Nov. 9, 2014. The Shirakawa-go and neighboring Gokayama regions were declared a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site in 1995 for their farmhouses' steep thatched roofs designed to withstand the large amount of heavy snow in winter.

Gasho-zukuri farmhouses in Shirakawa-go lit up

Gasho-zukuri farmhouses in Shirakawa-go lit up

SHIRAKAWA, Japan - Snow-covered gasho-zukuri farmhouses in Shirakawa-go, Gifu Prefecture, are lit up during an annual event on Jan. 18, 2014. The traditional houses with steep thatched roofs, some of which are more than 250 years old, are designed to withstand the large amount of heavy snow. The Shirakawa-go and neighboring Gokayama regions were declared a UNESCO world heritage site in 1995.

Gasho-zukuri farmhouses in Shirakawa-go lit up

Gasho-zukuri farmhouses in Shirakawa-go lit up

SHIRAKAWA, Japan - Snow-covered gasho-zukuri farmhouses in Shirakawa-go, Gifu Prefecture, are lit up during an annual event on Jan. 18, 2014. The traditional houses with steep thatched roofs, some of which are more than 250 years old, are designed to withstand the large amount of heavy snow. The Shirakawa-go and neighboring Gokayama regions were declared a UNESCO world heritage site in 1995.

Shirakawa's last day as BOJ chief

Shirakawa's last day as BOJ chief

TOKYO, Japan - Outgoing Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa smiles during his last press conference as BOJ chief at the head office of the Japanese central bank in Tokyo on March 19, 2013. He will be succeeded by former Asian Development Bank President Haruhiko Kuroda.

Shirakawa's last day as BOJ chief

Shirakawa's last day as BOJ chief

TOKYO, Japan - Outgoing Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa waves to BOJ staff members as he leaves the head office of the Japanese central bank in Tokyo on March 19, 2013, his last day as BOJ chief. He will be succeeded by former Asian Development Bank President Haruhiko Kuroda. (Pool photo)

Shirakawa's last day as BOJ chief

Shirakawa's last day as BOJ chief

TOKYO, Japan - Outgoing Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa holds his last press conference as BOJ chief at the head office of the Japanese central bank in Tokyo on March 19, 2013. He will be succeeded by former Asian Development Bank President Haruhiko Kuroda.

Shirakawa's last day as BOJ chief

Shirakawa's last day as BOJ chief

TOKYO, Japan - Outgoing Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa receives flowers from a BOJ staff member as he leaves the central bank's head office in Tokyo on March 19, 2013, his last day as BOJ chief. Shirakawa will be succeeded by former Asian Development Bank President Haruhiko Kuroda. (Pool photo)

BOJ lifts economic assessment

BOJ lifts economic assessment

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa holds a press conference at the BOJ's head office in Tokyo on March 7, 2013, after the central bank upgraded its assessment of the economy and kept its monetary policy unchanged at the last policy meeting chaired by Shirakawa, who will step down later in the month.

G-20 meeting

G-20 meeting

MOSCOW, Russia - Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso (L) and Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa hold a press conference in Moscow, Russia, on Feb. 16, 2013, after a meeting of the Group of 20 finance chiefs.

G-20 meeting

G-20 meeting

MOSCOW, Russia - Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso (L) and Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa hold a press conference in Moscow, Russia, on Feb. 16, 2013, after a meeting of the Group of 20 finance chiefs.

BOJ chief to step down early

BOJ chief to step down early

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa (far L) answers reporters' questions at the BOJ's head office in Tokyo on Feb. 5, 2013, regarding his surprise decision conveyed to the government earlier in the day that he will step down as head of the central bank on March 19, before his term expires on April 8.

BOJ chief to step down early

BOJ chief to step down early

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa ends a press conference at the BOJ's head office in Tokyo on Feb. 5, 2013. Earlier in the day, Shirakawa conveyed his surprise decision to the government that he will step down as head of the central bank on March 19, before his term expires on April 8.

BOJ chief to step down early

BOJ chief to step down early

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa answers reporters' questions at the BOJ's head office in Tokyo on Feb. 5, 2013, regarding his surprise decision conveyed to the government earlier in the day that he will step down as head of the central bank on March 19, before his term expires on April 8.

BOJ chief to step down early

BOJ chief to step down early

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa attends a meeting of a government panel at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Feb. 5, 2013. Shirakawa said the same day he will step down as head of the central bank on March 19, before his term expires on April 8.

BOJ introduces 2% inflation target

BOJ introduces 2% inflation target

TOKYO, Japan - (From L) Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa, economic and fiscal policy minister Akira Amari and Finance Minister Taro Aso sit side by side at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Jan. 22, 2013, before meeting Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to brief him on a joint statement adopted by the government and the BOJ. In the joint statement, the BOJ pledged to achieve a 2 percent inflation target at the earliest possible time.

BOJ introduces 2% inflation target

BOJ introduces 2% inflation target

TOKYO, Japan - (From L) Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa, economic and fiscal policy minister Akira Amari and Finance Minister Taro Aso meet Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (far R) at Abe's office in Tokyo on Jan. 22, 2013, to brief the premier on a joint statement adopted by the government and the BOJ. In the joint statement, the BOJ pledged to achieve a 2 percent inflation target at the earliest possible time.

BOJ introduces 2% inflation target

BOJ introduces 2% inflation target

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa (L), Finance Minister Taro Aso (C) and economic and fiscal policy minister Akira Amari (R) meet the press at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Jan. 22, 2013, after meeting with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to brief him on a joint statement adopted by the government and the BOJ. In the joint statement, the BOJ pledged to achieve a 2 percent inflation target at the earliest possible time.

BOJ introduces 2% inflation target

BOJ introduces 2% inflation target

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa holds a press conference at the BOJ's head office in Tokyo on Jan. 22, 2013, after a two-day Policy Board meeting. The Japanese central bank entered a new stage of drastic monetary easing the same day, setting a 2 percent inflation target under pressure from Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who has asked it to take more action to overcome chronic deflation and the strong yen.

Snow-covered 'gassho-zukuri' houses lit up

Snow-covered 'gassho-zukuri' houses lit up

SHIRAKAWA, Japan - Houses with thatched and steeply slanting roofs, built in the style known as gassho-zukuri, are lit up for tourists in the snow-blanketed village of Shirakawa in Gifu Prefecture on Jan. 19, 2013. The area has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Snow-covered 'gassho-zukuri' houses lit up

Snow-covered 'gassho-zukuri' houses lit up

SHIRAKAWA, Japan - Houses with thatched and steeply slanting roofs, built in the style known as gassho-zukuri, are lit up for tourists in the snow-blanketed village of Shirakawa in Gifu Prefecture on Jan. 19, 2013. The area has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Snow-covered 'gassho-zukuri' houses lit up

Snow-covered 'gassho-zukuri' houses lit up

SHIRAKAWA, Japan - Houses with thatched and steeply slanting roofs, built in the style known as gassho-zukuri, are lit up for tourists in the snow-blanketed village of Shirakawa in Gifu Prefecture on Jan. 19, 2013. The area has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

BOJ meeting

BOJ meeting

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa (C) attends a quarterly meeting of the central bank's branch managers at the BOJ head office in Tokyo on Jan. 15, 2013. Shirakawa said the central bank will continue to pursue powerful monetary easing in light of a perceived reduction in the country's exports and industrial production, and with the economy likely to remain weak for the time being.

1st meeting of revived key economic policy panel

1st meeting of revived key economic policy panel

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (2nd from L) speaks at a meeting of the Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Jan. 9, 2013. The meeting of the key economic policy panel was the first in three and a half years. Economic and fiscal policy minister Akira Amari (far L) and Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa (far R) also attended the meeting.

Japan keeps economic assessment

Japan keeps economic assessment

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa (far R), Japanese economic and fiscal policy minister Seiji Maehara (C) and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (far L, front) attend a meeting of Cabinet ministers concerned on the government's monthly economic report at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 21, 2012. The government maintained its basic assessment of the Japanese economy, saying it is weakening amid the global economic downturn, but also noted signs of bottoming out in some key indicators such as production and consumption.

BOJ to conclude review on inflation goal in Jan.

BOJ to conclude review on inflation goal in Jan.

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa (R) holds a press conference at the BOJ's head office in Tokyo on Dec. 20, 2012. The BOJ decided the same day to further ease its monetary policy and said it aims to conclude a review of its inflation goal at its next policy meeting in January 2013, as demanded by presumptive Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who has proposed setting an inflation target of 2 percent.

BOJ to conclude review on inflation goal in Jan.

BOJ to conclude review on inflation goal in Jan.

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa ends a press conference at the BOJ's head office in Tokyo on Dec. 20, 2012. The BOJ decided the same day to further ease its monetary policy and said it aims to conclude a review of its inflation goal at its next policy meeting in January 2013, as demanded by presumptive Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who has proposed setting an inflation target of 2 percent.

BOJ to conclude review on inflation goal in Jan.

BOJ to conclude review on inflation goal in Jan.

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa holds a press conference at the BOJ's head office in Tokyo on Dec. 20, 2012. The BOJ decided the same day to further ease its monetary policy and said it aims to conclude a review of its inflation goal at its next policy meeting in January 2013, as demanded by presumptive Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who has proposed setting an inflation target of 2 percent.