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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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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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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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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. (Kyodo)

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Special adviser to PM Abe visits Yasukuni

Seiichi Eto, special adviser to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, visits the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on April 21, 2016, the first day of its spring festival. While approving a "masakaki" tree ritual offering, Abe did not deliver it in person, in an apparent effort to avoid friction with China and South Korea, which, among other Asian nations, see the shrine as a symbol of Japan's past militarism as it honors convicted war criminals along with millions of war dead. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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PM Abe's adviser visits Yasukuni Shrine

Seiichi Eto, a special adviser to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, visits Tokyo's war-linked Yasukuni Shrine on April 21, 2015, while Abe sent a ritual offering to the shrine, which has been a source of diplomatic friction between Japan and several of its Asian neighbors. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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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. (Kyodo)

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Cabinet members visit war-linked Yasukuni shrine

Seiichi Eto, Japanese minister in charge of territorial issues, visits Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo, seen by Japan's neighbors as a symbol of its past militarism, on Aug. 15, 2020, as the country marks 75 years since its surrender in World War II.

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Cabinet members visit war-linked Yasukuni shrine

Seiichi Eto, Japanese minister in charge of territorial issues, visits Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo, seen by Japan's neighbors as a symbol of its past militarism, on Aug. 15, 2020, as the country marks 75 years since its surrender in World War II.

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Cabinet minister visits war-linked shrine

Seiichi Eto (front), Japanese minister in charge of Okinawa and Northern Territories affairs, visits the war-linked Yasukuni shrine on Oct. 17, 2019, becoming the first Cabinet minister to do so in over two years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Cabinet minister visits war-linked shrine

Seiichi Eto (R), Japanese minister in charge of Okinawa and Northern Territories affairs, visits the war-linked Yasukuni shrine on Oct. 17, 2019, becoming the first Cabinet minister to do so in over two years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan PM Abe's Cabinet reshuffle

Newly appointed Japanese Minister in charge of promoting dynamic engagement of all citizens Seiichi Eto attends a press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo after a Cabinet reshuffle on Sept. 11, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan PM Abe's Cabinet reshuffle

Japan's newly appointed minister in charge of promoting dynamic engagement of all citizens Seiichi Eto (C) arrives at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 11, 2019. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe carried out a major Cabinet reshuffle the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan meeting for return of Russia-held islets

Seiichi Eto, minister in charge of Okinawa and Northern Territory affairs, delivers a speech in Tokyo on Feb. 7, 2020, at a gathering of groups seeking the return of four Russian-held, Japanese-claimed islets off Hokkaido, known as the Northern Territories in Japan and the Southern Kurils in Russia. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe's aide visits war-linked Yasukuni Shrine

Seiichi Eto, an aide to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, visits Tokyo's war-linked Yasukuni Shrine, a source of diplomatic friction between Japan and some of its Asian neighbors, during its autumn festival on Oct. 19, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe's aide visits war-linked Yasukuni Shrine

Seiichi Eto, an aide to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, speaks to reporters after visiting Tokyo's war-linked Yasukuni Shrine, a source of diplomatic friction between Japan and some of its Asian neighbors, on Oct. 19, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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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. (Kyodo)