Japan's ruling LDP, small opposition party talks

Japan's ruling LDP, small opposition party talks

Secretary General Hiroshi Moriyama (R) of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party and his Democratic Party for the People counterpart Kazuya Shimba pose for a photo ahead of their talks in Tokyo on Oct. 31, 2024.

Japan's ruling LDP, small opposition party talks

Japan's ruling LDP, small opposition party talks

Secretary General Hiroshi Moriyama (2ns from R) of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party meets the press after holding talks with his Democratic Party for the People counterpart Kazuya Shimba in Tokyo on Oct. 31, 2024.

Japanese tenor sings at 3/11 concert in Italy

Japanese tenor sings at 3/11 concert in Italy

ROME, Italy - Milan-based Japanese tenor Masahiro Shimba (front L) sings Mozart's Requiem during a concert at the Papal Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls in Rome, Italy, on March 11, 2014, to commemorate the third anniversary of the earthquake and tsunami disaster that hit northeastern Japan in 2011.

(1)Two Filipino sailors detained over death of Japanese

(1)Two Filipino sailors detained over death of Japanese

OSAKA, Japan - Japan Coast Guard officials detain two Filipino crew members (3rd from L and 2nd from R) of the Panamanian-flagged tanker Tajima on May 15 on suspicion of killing a Japanese member of the crew aboard the ship. Almercito Racela, 36, and Nolieto Pabiona, 41, have admitted to killing second mate Izumi Shimba, a 52-year-old from Kyoto, around April 7.

Japan promotes agriculture, food at Milan expo

Japan promotes agriculture, food at Milan expo

Tenor Masahiro Shimba sings during an event to promote traditional Japanese farming and food culture at the Japan Pavilion of Expo Milano in the Italian city on Oct. 16, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

SoftBank's lower mobile phone fee

SoftBank's lower mobile phone fee

Jun Shimba, chief operating officer of SoftBank Corp., speaks at a launch event in Tokyo on Dec. 22, 2020. The wireless carrier unit of SoftBank Group Corp. announced a new lineup of cheaper options for data usage from March 2021, joining rival NTT Docomo Inc. in heeding government pressure on Japanese carriers to reduce mobile phone fees and ensure competition.

SoftBank's lower mobile phone fee

SoftBank's lower mobile phone fee

Jun Shimba, chief operating officer of SoftBank Corp., speaks at a launch event in Tokyo on Dec. 22, 2020. The wireless carrier unit of SoftBank Group Corp. announced a new lineup of cheaper options for data usage from March 2021, joining rival NTT Docomo Inc. in heeding government pressure on Japanese carriers to reduce mobile phone fees and ensure competition.

Opposition calls on LDP to summon school operator as scandal widens

Opposition calls on LDP to summon school operator as scandal widens

Democratic Party lawmaker Kazuya Shimba (L), chair of the party's Diet Affairs Committee, and his Liberal Democratic Party counterpart Masaji Matsuyama meet at the parliamentary building in Tokyo on March 3, 2017. Shimba requested Matsuyama cooperate to summon as an unsworn witness a representative of Moritomo Gakuen, a company that will operate a school linked to a land purchase controversy that has engulfed Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife Akie. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo