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Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, Inc. Conference

Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, Inc. Conference. Seiichi Nagatsuka, Executive Director, Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, Inc. =Date:March 22, 2024, Place: Tokyo

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World oldest surfer

Japanese 89-year-old Seiichi Sano poses for a photo with his surf board at a wave machine facility in Makinohara, Shizuoka Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Respect for the Aged Day on Sept. 18, 2023. Sano has been recognized by Guinness World Records as the oldest person to surf.

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World oldest surfer

Japanese 89-year-old Seiichi Sano poses for a photo with his surf board at a wave machine facility in Makinohara, Shizuoka Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Respect for the Aged Day on Sept. 18, 2023. Sano has been recognized by Guinness World Records as the oldest person to surf.

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World oldest surfer

Japanese 89-year-old Seiichi Sano rides a wave at a wave machine facility in Makinohara, Shizuoka Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Respect for the Aged Day on Sept. 18, 2023. Sano has been recognized by Guinness World Records as the oldest person to surf.

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World's oldest surfer

Japanese 89-year-old Seiichi Sano (C) rides a wave at a beach in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, eastern Japan, on March 30, 2023. Sano has been recognized by Guinness World Records as the oldest person to surf.

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World's oldest surfer

Japanese 89-year-old Seiichi Sano holds his Guinness World Record certificate for being the oldest person to surf, at a beach in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, eastern Japan, on March 30, 2023.

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Man recalls brother's kamikaze mission

FUKUOKA, Japan - A photo of kamikaze pilot Yukio Araki in the final months of World War II is shown by his elder brother Seiichi in Kiriu, north of Tokyo, on Oct. 1, 2014. Yukio went on a suicide mission at age 17 from a base in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, in May 1945.

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'Haiku' anthology from 1899 gathering hosted by Masaoka Shiki

AKITA, Japan - Seiichi Hasebe reads the original handwritten anthology of 300 Japanese "haiku" poems, a collection of poems from a New Year's haiku gathering in 1899 hosted by famed poet Masaoka Shiki (1867-1902), in Akita, northeastern Japan. He found the collection in May 2014 when sorting the belongings of Akita native poet Ishii Rogetsu.

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Opposing to restart of Sendai nuclear plant

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Leader of a citizen group Masanari Ishigami (R) hands a list of signatures, collected in opposition to restarting the Sendai nuclear power plant of Kyushu Electric Co., to Ichikikushikino Mayor Seiichi Tabata at the city hall in Ichikikushikino, Kagoshima Prefecture, on June 24, 2014.

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Publishing man intrigued by transparent organisms

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Sept. 5, 2013 shows Seiichi Sawai, president of publishing firm X-Knowledge Co., which specializes in books on architecture, holding his recently published picture book that introduces a broad range of transparent organisms.

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UNESCO formally names Mt. Fuji as World Heritage site

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - (From L to R) Shizuoka Gov. Heita Kawakatsu, Yamanashi Gov. Shomei Yokouchi, Seiichi Kondo, commissioner for cultural affairs, and Isao Kiso, permanent delegate of Japan to UNESCO, put their hands together in Phnom Penh on June 22, 2013, after the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO decided to inscribe Mt. Fuji on the U.N. agency's prestigious World Heritage List at a conference held in the Cambodian capital.

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Japan vs. Netherlands in WBC

TOKYO, Japan - Seiichi Uchikawa of Japan hits a three-run home run in the second inning of a World Baseball Classic second-round game against the Netherlands at Tokyo Dome on March 10, 2013, in front of catcher Dashenko Ricardo. Japan won 16-4 to advance to the final round in San Francisco. The game was called in the bottom of the seventh inning.

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Japan vs. Netherlands in WBC

TOKYO, Japan - Seiichi Uchikawa of Japan watches the ball after hitting a three-run home run in the second inning of a World Baseball Classic second-round game against the Netherlands at Tokyo Dome on March 10, 2013. Japan won 16-4 to advance to the final round in San Francisco. The game was called in the bottom of the seventh inning.

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Member of AUM remnants Aleph

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroshi Araki, chief spokesman of Aleph, formerly known as AUM Shinrikyo, speaks with reporters in front of the Supreme Court in Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2011. The Supreme Court on the same day turned down an appeal against the death sentence for former senior AUM member Seiichi Endo over his involvement in the group's sarin gas attacks in Japan in the 1990s, effectively ending more than 16 years of investigations and trials involving the group that horrified the nation with its terrorist acts.

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Widow of AUM victim walks into top court

TOKYO, Japan - Shizue Takahashi (C), who lost her husband Kazumasa in the 1995 sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway system by the AUM Shinrikyo cult, walks into the Supreme Court in Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2011. The top court rejected the same day an appeal against the death sentence for former senior AUM member Seiichi Endo over his involvement in the group's sarin gas attacks in Japan in the 1990s, effectively ending more than 16 years of investigations and trials involving the group that horrified the nation with its terrorist acts.

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Hawks' Uchikawa in Game 7 of Japan Series

FUKUOKA, Japan - Softbank Hawks outfielder Seiichi Uchikawa hits a run-scoring single in the seventh inning of Game 7 of the Japan Series against the Chunichi Dragons at Yahoo Dome in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 20, 2011. The Hawks captured the Japan Series title by beating the Dragons 3-0.

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AUM trials over

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows Seiichi Endo, former senior member of Japanese cult AUM Shinrikyo. The Supreme Court on Nov. 21, 2011, rejected the appeal against the death sentence for Endo over his involvement in the group's sarin gas attacks in Japan in the 1990s, effectively ending more than 16 years of investigations and trials involving the group that horrified the nation with its terrorist acts.

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Rice harvest in tsunami-hit Iwate Pref.

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan - Photo taken on Sept. 24, 2011, shows Seiichi Konno's rice paddy in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, that was hit by the March 11 tsunami.

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LDP lawmaker throws water at Foreign Ministry official

TOKYO, Japan - This undated file photo shows Seiichi Eto, a House of Councillors member of the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party. On May 24, 2011, Eto threw water at a senior Foreign Ministry official as he was frustrated with the attitude of the bureaucrat who was explaining a visit by South Korean lawmakers to a Russian-held island off Hokkaido claimed by Japan, LDP members said.

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Relief efforts for quake-hit Japan

NEW YORK, United States - Seiichi Niitsuma, a photographer whose father is a native of quake-hit Fukushima Prefecture, asks for donations for earthquake and tsunami victims in Japan on March 13, 2011, in New York.

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Uchikawa finds new nest with Hawks

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Seiichi Uchikawa, a 29-year-old free agent infielder, poses for photos at a hotel in Yokohama on Dec. 1, 2010, after he signed with the Softbank Hawks for a four-year contract to move from the Yokohama BayStars.

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Uchikawa finds new nest with Hawks

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Seiichi Uchikawa, a 29-year-old free agent infielder, poses for photos at a hotel in Yokohama on Dec. 1, 2010, after he signed with the Softbank Hawks for a four-year contract to move from the Yokohama BayStars.

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Cardinal Shirayanagi passes away at age 81

TOKYO, Japan - This file photo shows a portrait of Cardinal Seiichi Shirayanagi, who was named cardinal in October 1994 by Pope John Paul II. Shirayanagi died of heart failure Dec. 30, 2009, at a monastery in Tokyo's Nerima Ward where he was recuperating. He was 81.

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BaysStars' Uchikawa gets his salary doubled

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Yokohama BayStars outfielder Seiichi Uchikawa smiles during a press conference after re-signing a contract with the Central League club, which doubled his salary to 170 million yen.

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BayStars' Uchikawa merry with his doubled salary

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Yokohama BayStars outfielder Seiichi Uchikawa, dressed as Santa, smiles during a press conference after re-signing a contract with the Central League club, which doubled his salary to 170 million yen.

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Yokohama's Uchikawa hits homer vs Hiroshima

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Yokohama BayStars slugger Seiichi Uchikawa hits a two-run homer to left in the eighth inning of a game against the Hiroshima Carp at Yokohama Stadium on Aug. 14. But his team was beaten 3-12.

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Ex-home affairs minister Tagawa dies at 91

TOKYO, Japan - Seiichi Tagawa (file photo), a former home affairs minister and head of the now-defunct New Liberal Club, died on Aug. 7 of old age at a nursing home in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture. He was 91.

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2 war-displaced Japanese Filipinos meet with cousins

NAHA, Japan - Rodolfo Seiichi Adaniya (R) and his sister Yoshiko Trinidad (C) meet their Japanese relatives for the first time at Naha airport in Okinawa Prefecture on July 9. The father of the two Filipinos migrated to the Philippines from Okinawa before the war and married a Filipino woman, but went missing during World War II.

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Japan vs. S. Korea in WBC final at Dodger Stadium

LOS ANGELES, United States - Japan's Seiichi Uchikawa (L) is congratulated by his teammates after scoring on a sacrifice fly hit by Akinori Iwamura in the eighth inning of the World Baseball Classic final against South Korea at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on March 23.

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Japan becomes winner of WBC 2nd pool by beating S. Korea 6-2

SAN DIEGO, United States - Japan's Seiichi Uchikawa (24) is congratulated by his teammates after hitting a solo homer off South Korea starting pitcher Jang Won Sam in the second inning of a game to determine the winner of their second-round pool of the World Baseball Classic at PETCO Park in San Diego on March 19. Japan won 6-2 to play against the United States in the semifinals.

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Japan becomes winner of WBC 2nd pool by beating S. Korea 6-2

SAN DIEGO, United States - Japan's Seiichi Uchikawa runs after hitting a solo homer off South Korea starting pitcher Jang Won Sam over the left-field fence in the second inning of a game to determine the winner of their second-round pool of the World Baseball Classic at PETCO Park in San Diego on March 19. At left is South Korea first baseman Kim Tae Kyun. Japan won 6-2.

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Japan becomes winner of WBC 2nd pool by beating S. Korea 6-2

SAN DIEGO, United States - Japan's Seiichi Uchikawa watches his solo homer off South Korea starting pitcher Jang Won Sam over the left-field fence in the second inning of a game to determine the winner of their second-round pool of the World Baseball Classic at PETCO Park in San Diego on March 19. Japan won 6-2 to play against the United States in the semifinals.

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Japan becomes winner of WBC 2nd pool by beating S. Korea 6-2

SAN DIEGO, United States - Japan's Seiichi Uchikawa hits a solo homer off South Korea starting pitcher Jang Won Sam over the left-field fence in the second inning of a game to determine the winner of their second-round pool of the World Baseball Classic at PETCO Park in San Diego on March 19. Japan won 6-2 to play against the United States in the semifinals.

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Japan beats Cuba 6-0 in WBC 2nd round

SAN DIEGO, United States - Japan's Seiichi Uchikawa hits a run-scoring single to center in the fifth inning against Cuba in the World Baseball Classic second round at PETKO Park in San Diego, California, on March 15. Japan beat Cuba 6-0.

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Farm minister Ota offers to resign

TOKYO, Japan - Agriculture minister Seiichi Ota announces at a news conference in Tokyo on Sept. 19 that he has offered his resignation to Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda for the tainted-rice scandal.

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Farm minister Ota offers to resign

TOKYO, Japan - Agriculture minister Seiichi Ota announces at a news conference in Tokyo on Sept. 19 that he has offered his resignation to Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda for the tainted-rice scandal.

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Agriculture minister Ota resigns over tainted-rice scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Agriculture minister Seiichi Ota receives a bouquet from employees at the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries after he resigned Sept. 19 over the sale of tainted imported rice that had been bought from the ministry.

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Mikasa Foods sold tainted rice to around 370 firms

TOKYO, Japan - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Seiichi Ota speaks about his ministry's responsibility for the issue of the distribution of tainted rice at a news conference in Tokyo on Sept. 16.

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Japan to return inedible foreign rice to exporting nations

TOKYO, Japan - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Seiichi Ota speaks during a news conference at his ministry on Sept. 12. He said the government will return imported rice to exporting countries if it is found to be tainted and inedible as part of preventive measures against distribution of such rice in the Japanese market.

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Support group for farm minister registers aide's home as office

TOKYO, Japan - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Seiichi Ota speaks at a news conference in Tokyo Aug. 26 about reports his political group registered his secretary's home as its office.

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Support group for farm minister registers aide's home as office

TOKYO, Japan - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Seiichi Ota speaks at a news conference in Tokyo Aug. 26 about reports his political group registered his secretary's home as its office.

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Okinawa lawmakers demand measures against U.S. bases

TOKYO, Japan - Seiichi Oyakawa (2nd from R), an Okinawa Prefectural Assembly member and chairman of the assembly's special committee on U.S. bases, hands a paper to Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba (3rd from R) in Tokyo on Feb. 18, calling for effective measures to prevent recurrence of criminal cases by U.S. bases' staff. Oyakawa met Ishiba following the arrest Feb. 11 of a 38-year-old Marine staff sergeant based at Camp Courtney in the prefecture on suspicion of raping a 14-year-old girl the previous day.

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Medical makeup use becoming common among men in Japan

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Seiichi Hirabayashi (L) uses medical makeup to cover up a postoperative scar on his left cheek. He says the makeup helps him feel at ease.

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Professor of Chinese philosophy Seiichi Uno dies at 97

TOKYO, Japan - Seiichi Uno (file photo), a professor emeritus at the University of Tokyo and a leading scholar in Chinese philosophy, died Jan. 7 of old age at his home in Tokyo, his family said Jan. 8. He was 97. Uno, a Tokyo native, was a member of the National Language Council and one of the scholars delegated by the government to name the current imperial era (Heisei) following the end of the Showa era after the death in January 1989 of Emperor Hirohito, who is posthumously known as Emperor Showa.

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LDP readmits unseated 'postal rebel' for upper house election

TOKYO, Japan - Seiichi Eto, a former senior vice health, labor and welfare minister, responds to questions from reporters at the ruling Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo on March 9 after being readmitted to the party. Eto, a former House of Representatives member, lost his seat in the 2005 general election after being ousted from the party for opposing postal privatization bills. Readmission paved the way for his candidacy in the House of Councillors election this summer.

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Japan appoints envoys to Brunei, Greece, Denmark, Israel

TOKYO, Japan - Japan appointed new ambassadors to five countries, and to the United Nations on Aug. 1. (From L to R in top) Ambassador to Brunei Itsuo Hashimoto, Ambassador to Greece Takanori Kitamura, Ambassador to UNESCO Seiichi Kondo, (from L to R in bottom) deputy permanent representative to the United Nations Takahiro Shinyo, Ambassador to Denmark Masaki Okada and Ambassador to Israel Yoshinori Katori.

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Showdown on pension bills expected to last into night

TOKYO, Japan - Ruling and opposition members of the House of Representatives bustle around the podium of the lower house plenary hall at the Diet in Tokyo on June 4 as house speaker Yohei Kono tries to take a vote on a censure motion against Seiichi Eto, chairman of the lower house's health, labor and welfare committee.

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Seibu Railway exec arrested for paying off racketeer

TOKOROZAWA, Japan - An official in charge of public relations at Seibu Railway Co., briefs reporters in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, on March 1 after police arrested the company's Senior Managing Director Seiichi Ikura on suspicion of paying off a ''sokaiya'' corporate racketeer.

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Former cabinet minister Ota loses in election

FUKUOKA, Japan - Seiichi Ota, a former cabinet minister, is surrounded by reporters at his election office in Fukuoka on Nov. 10 after losing in the general election for the House of Representatives. Ota was reprimanded in June by his Liberal Democratic Party after making remarks suggesting that gang rape could be tolerated because it ''shows'' the rapists are ''virile'' and ''close to normal.''

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LDP reprimands Ota for calling gang rapists 'virile'

TOKYO, Japan - Seiichi Ota, a House of Representatives member from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), is surrounded by reporters at the Diet in Tokyo on June 27 after being reprimanded by LDP Secretary General Taku Yamasaki for suggesting gang rape could be tolerated because it ''shows'' rapists are ''virile'' and ''close to normal.''