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U.S. envoy remembers Japanese 9/11 victims at Mizuho Financial

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Thomas Schieffer (C) offers flowers to the 9/11 monument at the head office of Mizuho Financial Group Inc. in memory of the bank group's 23 employees and local staff killed in the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attack on the World Trade Center in New York.

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Japan, U.S. conclude pact on protecting shared military info

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Thomas Schieffer (L) and Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso exchange signed documents for the Japan-U.S. General Security of Military Information Agreement at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Aug. 10.

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DPJ rejects U.S. request to extend antiterrorism operations

TOKYO, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan President Ichiro Ozawa (R) gestures as he meets with U.S. Ambassador to Japan Thomas Schieffer at the DPJ's headquarters in Tokyo on Aug. 8. Ozawa rejected a request by Schieffer to agree to extending a law allowing Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force to continue refueling operations for U.S.-led antiterrorism operations in the Indian Ocean beyond its Nov. 1 expiration.

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DPJ rejects U.S. request to extend antiterrorism operations

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Thomas Schieffer (L) and Democratic Party of Japan President Ichiro Ozawa shake hands as they meet at the DPJ's headquarters in Tokyo on Aug. 8. Ozawa rejected a request by Schieffer to extend a law allowing Japan's Self-Defense Forces to support U.S.-led antiterrorism operations in the Indian Ocean.

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DPJ rejects U.S. request to extend antiterrorism operations

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Thomas Schieffer (L) and Democratic Party of Japan President Ichiro Ozawa shake hands as they meet at the DPJ's headquarters in Tokyo on Aug. 8. Ozawa rejected a request by Schieffer to extend a law allowing Japan's Self-Defense Forces to support U.S.-led antiterrorism operations in the Indian Ocean.

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Schieffer calls for reexamination of collective defense

TOKYO, Japan - Outgoing U.S. Ambassador to Japan Thomas Schieffer speaks during a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Jan. 14. He said Japan should reexamine its interpretation of the Constitution with regard to the ban on engaging in collective self-defense and urged Japan to do more in relation to the reconstruction of Afghanistan and antipiracy operations.

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U.S. Ambassador Schieffer meets with abductees' kin

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Thomas Schieffer (C) meets with relatives of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea at the ambassador's official residence in Tokyo on Oct. 16. At left is Shigeru Yokota, whose daughter Megumi was abducted in 1977 aged 13, and at right is Shigeo Iizuka, the 70-year-old elder brother of abductee Yaeko Taguchi.

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U.S. nuclear aircraft carrier George Washington in Japan

YOKOSUKA, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Thomas Schieffer (on the rostrum) attends a news conference on Sept. 25 in front of the nuclear-powered U.S. aircraft carrier George Washington, which arrived at its new home port in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, earlier in the day.

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Schieffer calls for further steps by Japan to help Afghanistan

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Thomas Schieffer speaks to reporters at the headquarters of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party in Tokyo on Aug. 20 after his talks with LDP Secretary General Taro Aso. The U.S. ambassador called on Japan to consider further measures to improve the situation in Afghanistan.

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U.S. hopes Japan will continue refueling mission in Indian Ocean

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Thomas Schieffer (L) shakes hands with Japanese Defense Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Aug. 12. Schieffer voiced hope that Japan will continue the refueling mission in the Indian Ocean in support of U.S.-led antiterrorism operations.

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Schieffer calls N. Korea move a step toward resolving abductions

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Thomas Schieffer (R) meets with Shigeru Yokota (L) and his wife Sakie, whose daughter Megumi was abducted to North Korea in 1977, at the ambassador's official residence in Tokyo on July 2.

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Astronaut Hoshide communicates from space with Fukuda, students

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R in front) U.S. Ambassador to Japan Thomas Schieffer, Japanese Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Minister Kisaburo Tokai, Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda and astronaut Mamoru Mohri, along with a group of students communicate from Tokyo on June 8 with Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide in Japan's Kibo research laboratory in space.

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U.S. envoy Schieffer meets Komura over taxi driver's murder

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Thomas Schieffer responds to questions from reporters after meeting with Japanese Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura in Tokyo on April 3. In the meeting, Schieffer expressed regret for the alleged murder of 61-year-old taxi driver Masaaki Takahashi by Olatunbosun Ugbogu, a 22-year-old U.S. Navy seaman.

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Komura summons U.S. envoy over taxi driver's murder

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura (L) meets with U.S. Ambassador to Japan Thomas Schieffer (R) and U.S. military officials at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on April 3 over the alleged murder of 61-year-old taxi driver Masaaki Takahashi by Olatunbosun Ugbogu, a 22-year-old U.S. Navy seaman. Ugbogu was arrested the same day.

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U.S. navy commander offers apology over murder of taxi driver

YOKOSUKA, Japan - U.S. Naval Forces Japan Commander Rear Adm. James Kelly (R) hands a letter of apology to Yokosuka Mayor Roichi Kabaya at Yokosuka city hall on April 3 over the suspected murder of a Japanese taxi driver by a U.S. sailor. Kelly visited the city hall together with U.S. Ambassador to Japan Thomas Schieffer

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U.S. ambassador offers apology over murder of taxi driver

YOKOSUKA, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Thomas Schieffer (2nd R) and other members of his delegation bow in apology over the suspected murder of a Japanese taxi driver by a U.S. sailor during a meeting with Yokosuka Mayor Roichi Kabaya (2nd R) at Yokosuka city hall on April 3.

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U.S. assures Japan of efforts to review measures over alleged rape

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Thomas Schieffer (R) calls on Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura (L) at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Feb. 13 where Schieffer reassured Japan that the U.S. forces in Japan are working to review and reinforce measures following the alleged rape of a 14-year-old girl by a U.S. Marine in Okinawa on Feb. 10. Schieffer, accompanied by Lt. Gen. Bruce A. Wright, commander of U.S. Forces, Japan, visited Komura after the two returned earlier in the day from Okinawa where they made a similar call on Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima.

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U.S. assures Japan of efforts to review measures over alleged rape

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura (L) meets with U.S. Ambassador to Japan Thomas Schieffer (2nd R) and Lt. Gen. Bruce A. Wright (R), commander of U.S. Forces, Japan, at the Foreign Ministry on Feb. 13 where he urged the United States to tighten discipline among U.S. soldiers stationed in Japan in the wake of the alleged rape of a 14-year-old girl by a U.S. Marine in Okinawa on Feb. 10. Schieffer reassured Komura that the U.S. forces in Japan are working to review and reinforce measures in light of the incident.

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Protests spreading in Okinawa over alleged rape by U.S. Marine

NAHA, Japan - Okinawa Governor Hirokazu Nakaima (R) receives a letter from U.S. Ambassador to Japan Thomas Schieffer during their meeting at the Okinawa prefectural government in Naha on Feb 13. Schieffer asked Nakaima to deliver the letter, which expresses his sympathy to a 14-year-old girl who was allegedly raped by Tyrone Hadnott, a 38-year-old staff sergeant at the U.S. Marine Corps' Camp Courtney, on Feb. 10, and her family.

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Protests spreading in Okinawa over alleged rape by U.S. Marine

NAHA, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Thomas Schieffer (L) meets with Okinawa Governor Hirokazu Nakaima at the Okinawa prefectural government in Naha on Feb 13. Schieffer conveyed regret over the alleged rape of a 14-year-old girl by Tyrone Hadnott, a 38-year-old staff sergeant at the U.S. Marine Corps' Camp Courtney, in the prefecture on Feb. 10.

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Protests spreading in Okinawa over alleged rape by U.S. Marine

NAHA, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Thomas Schieffer (2nd from R) and Bruce A. Wright (far L), commander of U.S. Forces, Japan, meet with Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima (R) at the Okinawa prefectural government in Naha on Feb 13. Schieffer conveyed regret over the alleged rape of a 14-year-old girl by Tyrone Hadnott, a 38-year-old staff sergeant at the U.S. Marine Corps' Camp Courtney in the prefecture on Feb. 10.

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Japan, U.S. sign new burden-sharing agreement with moderate cut

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Thomas Schieffer (L) and Japanese Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura shake hands at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Jan. 25 after signing a new three-year accord from next April on host-nation support for U.S. forces, including a moderate cut of 800 million yen in the utilities fees shouldered by Japan.

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Japan, U.S. agree on small cut in burden for U.S. bases

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Thomas Schieffer (L) and Japanese Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura shake hands at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Dec. 12 prior to their talks. They agreed on a cut of 400 million yen in both fiscal 2009 and 2010 in the utilities fees paid by Tokyo as host-nation support for U.S. forces.

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Envoys from 11 nations urge Japan to continue refueling mission

TOKYO, Japan - Envoys from 11 nations urge Japan on Sept. 27 to continue its refueling mission in the Indian Ocean in support of the U.S.-led antiterrorism operations in and around Afghanistan. The photo shows U.S. Ambassador to Japan Thomas Schieffer (L) and some of his diplomatic colleagues at a news conference held after they met at the residence of Pakistani Ambassador to Japan Kamran Niaz.

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Koike conveys to Schieffer wish to visit U.S. to meet Gates

TOKYO, Japan - Defense Minister Yuriko Koike (R) shakes hands with U.S. Ambassador to Japan Thomas Schieffer at her ministry on July 11. Koike told the ambassador she hopes to visit the United States to meet with U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates at an early opportunity.

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Seiyu resumes sales of U.S. beef before other major retailers

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Thomas Schieffer checks out U.S. beef at the Seiyu supermarket in Kinshicho, Tokyo on March 29 as part of a U.S. campaign to promote the sales of American beef. Seiyu, which is under the control of U.S. WalMart Stores Inc., resumed selling U.S. beef on March 29, the first major retailer in Japan to do so since the import ban was lifted last July.

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Seiyu resumes sales of U.S. beef before other major retailers

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Thomas Schieffer checks out U.S. beef at the Seiyu supermarket in Kinshicho, Tokyo on March 29 as part of a U.S. campaign to promote the sales of American beef. Seiyu, which is under the control of U.S. WalMart Stores Inc., resumed selling U.S. beef on March 29, the first major retailer in Japan to do so since the import ban was lifted last July.

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U.S. envoy hopes Abe's recent 'comfort women' remark curb outcry

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Thomas Schieffer addresses a meeting of editorial writers of local newspapers at Kyodo News in Tokyo on March 14.

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U.S., Japan negotiators to affirm cooperation on N. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - Christopher Hill (R), chief U.S. negotiator at the six-party talks on North Korea, visits the Japanese Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Dec. 16 for preliminary consultations with chief Japanese delegate to the talks Kenichiro Sasae (L) before the negotiations resume in Beijing on Dec. 18. U.S. Ambassador to Japan Thomas Schieffer (C) was also present.

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U.S. envoy confident of Japan's role in N. Korea nuclear resolution

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Thomas Schieffer (R) is in talks with Japanese Defense Agency Director General Fumio Kyuma at the agency on Oct. 20. The ambassador expressed confidence later that Japan will play a ''substantial role'' in implementing the provisions of a U.N. Security Council resolution calling for sanctions against North Korea over its nuclear test.

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U.S. hopes for 'meaningful' Japan contribution in sanctions

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Thomas Schieffer speaks with reporters after meeting with Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuhisa Shiozaki in Tokyo on Oct. 13. He said the United States is hoping for a ''meaningful contribution'' from Japan in the event of inspections of ships to and from North Korea as part of international sanctions against the country following its claimed nuclear test.

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N. Korea claims to have conducted nuclear test

TOKYO, Japan - Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuhisa Shiozaki speaks with reporters on Oct. 9 after his talks with U.S. Ambassador to Japan Thomas Schieffer on reports that North Korea successfully conducted an underground nuclear test.

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N. Korea claims to have conducted nuclear test

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Thomas Schieffer speaks with reporters after his talks with Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso (2nd from R and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuhisa Shiozaki (far R) on Oct. 9 on reports that North Korea successfully conducted an underground nuclear test.

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N. Korea claims to have conducted nuclear test

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Thomas Schieffer (L) is in talks with Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso (2nd from R and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuhisa Shiozaki (far R) on Oct. 9 following reports that North Korea successfully conducted an underground nuclear test.

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Ambassador Schieffer eats 'gyudon' with U.S. beef at Yoshinoya

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Thomas Schieffer (R), together with his wife Susanne (L), eat a ''gyudon'' beef-on-rice dish containing U.S. beef at a Yoshinoya D&C Co. restaurant in Tokyo on Sept. 18 as the company resumed sales of the mainstay dish after two years and seven months of suspension over mad cow disease fears. (Pool photo)

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Japan, U.S. still for sanctions resolution, U.N. talks to end soon

TOKYO, Japan - Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe (R) is in talks with U.S. Ambassador to Japan Thomas Schieffer at the prime minister's official residence on July 14. Japan and the United States agreed to continue to seek a ''binding resolution that includes sanctions'' in condemnation of North Korea's missile launches.

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Japan, U.S. still for sanctions resolution, U.N. talks to end soon

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Thomas Schieffer speaks with journalists after his talks with Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe on July 14. Japan and the United States agreed to continue to seek a ''binding resolution that includes sanctions'' in condemnation of North Korea's missile launches.

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Abe holds talks with U.S. Ambassador Schieffer

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Thomas Schieffer (L) speaks to reporters after talks with Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe (R) at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on July 12.

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N. Korea fires missiles into Sea of Japan

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Thomas Schieffer (L) and Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe shake hands at the prime minister's office in Tokyo after their talks.

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N. Korea fires missiles into Sea of Japan

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Thomas Schieffer is surrounded by reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo after his talks with Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe.

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N. Korea fires missiles into Sea of Japan

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Thomas Schieffer (2nd from L) meets with Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe (3 from R) and Defense Agency Director General Fukushiro Nukaga at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on July 5.

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Aso, Schieffer demand N. Korea end provocation

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Thomas Schieffer (L) gives Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso (R) documents at the outset of their talks at the Japanese Foreign Ministry June 17 to discuss North Korea's possible preparation for a ballistic missile test-launch.

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Aso, Schieffer demand N. Korea end provocation

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso (L) and U.S. Ambassador to Japan Thomas Schieffer (R) head to a conference room at the Japanese Foreign Ministry June 17 to discuss North Korea's possible preparation for a ballistic missile test-launch.

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Abductee's mother thanks top U.S. envoy for role in Bush meeting

TOKYO, Japan - Sakie Yokota (C), the mother of Japanese abductee Megumi Yokota, thanks U.S. Ambassador to Japan Thomas Schieffer (R) in Tokyo May 24 for facilitating a meeting between her and U.S. President George W. Bush last month where she raised the issue of North Korea's abductions of Japanese nationals. At left is Sakie's husband Shigeru.

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U.S. envoy expresses concern about idea of E. Asia-wide FTA

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Thomas Schieffer speaks at a Tokyo hotel on April 19. He expressed concern about a proposal by Japan's trade minister to create a 16-nation free trade zone in Asia, saying it could damage U.S. interests in the region.

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Prolonged Japan-U.S. beef row could set off trade war: Schieffer

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Thomas Schieffer speaks at a lecture meeting organized by the Asian Affairs Research Council in Tokyo on March 17.

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U.S. ambassador visits site Japanese girl was abducted to N. Korea

NIIGATA, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Thomas Schieffer (L) speaks at a press conference with Shigeru (C) and Sakie Yokota on March 16 after visiting near the site in Niigata, where 13-year-old junior high school student Megumi Yokota was abducted by North Korean agents in 1977.

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U.S. ambassador visits site Japanese girl was abducted to N. Korea

NIIGATA, Japan - Shigeru (far R) and Sakie (C) Yokota point to the beach in Niigata , where their daughter Megumi was believed to have been taken to North Korea aboard a ship after being abducted in 1977, for U.S. Ambassador to Japan Thomas Schieffer (2nd from L) on March 16.

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U.S. ambassador visits site Japanese girl was abducted to N. Korea

NIIGATA, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Thomas Schieffer (far right) visits near the site in Niigata, where 13-year-old junior high school student Megumi Yokota was abducted by North Korean agents in 1977, with Megumi's parents Shigeru (L) and Sakie (C) on March 16.

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U.S. ambassador visits site Japanese girl was abducted to N. Korea

NIIGATA, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Thomas Schieffer (far right) visits near the site in Niigata, where 13-year-old junior high school student Megumi Yokota was abducted by North Korean agents in 1977, with Megumi's parents Shigeru (L) and Sakie (C) on March 16.