Search｜Photos & Images & Videos｜KYODO NEWS IMAGES INC

Emperor, empress attend Japan Prize award ceremony

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Emperor Akihito (L) and Empress Michiko clap at an award ceremony for the Japan Prize in Tokyo on April 23, 2014. The year's prize, which is awarded to scientists from around the world for their contributions to the advancement of science and technology, went to Yasuharu Suematsu of Japan, an honorary professor at Tokyo Institute of Technology, and David Allis of the United States, a professor at Rockefeller University.

E

Multi-mode VSAT to provide net access during disasters

SENDAI, Japan - Noriharu Suematsu, a professor in communications engineering at Tohoku University, explains about "multi-mode VSAT," a compact system he helped develop to easily connect smartphones and computers to the Internet via satellite circuits in the event of disasters, during a demonstration test on March 25, 2014, in the town of Yamamoto, Miyagi Prefecture in northeastern Japan.

E

Japan Prize winners

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in Tokyo on Jan. 29, 2014, shows Yasuharu Suematsu (L), honorary professor at Tokyo Institute of Technology, and C. David Allis, professor at The Rockefeller University in New York. The Japan Prize Foundation said that day the 2014 Japan Prize, recognizing scientific achievement with the betterment of society in mind, will be awarded to Suematsu and Allis. Suematsu won in the field of electronics, information and communication for his development of semiconductor lasers for telecommunications, and Allis won the prize for life sciences for his pioneering work in epigenetics, the study of the effect of structures other than DNA in the expression of genes.

E

Nago mayoral election

NAGO, Japan - Susumu Inamine (front, 2nd from R), the mayor of Nago in Okinawa Prefecture, celebrates with supporters performing a traditional Okinawan dance at his campaign office in Nago after securing a second term in the mayoral election on Jan. 19, 2014. In the election, in which the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station to Nago from Ginowan, also in Okinawa, was the main issue, Inamine opposed the relocation while his challenger, Bunshin Suematsu, backed the plan.

E

Nago mayoral election

NAGO, Japan - Susumu Inamine, the mayor of Nago in Okinawa Prefecture, is surrounded by reporters as he leaves his campaign office in Nago after securing a second term in the mayoral election on Jan. 19, 2014. In the election, in which the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station to Nago from Ginowan, also in Okinawa, was the main issue, Inamine opposed the relocation while his challenger, Bunshin Suematsu, backed the plan.

E

Nago mayoral election

NAGO, Japan - Susumu Inamine (front, R), the mayor of Nago in Okinawa Prefecture, celebrates with his wife (next to Inamine) and supporters performing a traditional Okinawan dance at his campaign office in Nago after securing a second term in the mayoral election on Jan. 19, 2014. In the election, in which the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station to Nago from Ginowan, also in Okinawa, was the main issue, Inamine opposed the relocation while his challenger, Bunshin Suematsu, backed the plan.

E

Nago mayoral election

NAGO, Japan - Susumu Inamine (standing, C), the mayor of Nago in Okinawa Prefecture, raises flowers with his wife at his campaign office in Nago after securing a second term in the mayoral election on Jan. 19, 2014. In the election, in which the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station to Nago from Ginowan, also in Okinawa, was the main issue, Inamine opposed the relocation while his challenger, Bunshin Suematsu, backed the plan.

E

Nago mayoral election

NAGO, Japan - Candidate Bunshin Suematsu casts his vote in the Nago mayoral election in Okinawa Prefecture on Jan. 19, 2014. In the election, in which the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station to Nago is the main issue, Suematsu, a former Okinawa prefectural assembly member who supports the construction of a new U.S. military facility in the Henoko district of the city, is challenging Mayor Susumu Inamine, who is opposed to the relocation plan.

E

Nago mayoral election

NAGO, Japan - Susumu Inamine (L), the mayor of Nago in Okinawa Prefecture who is seeking a second four-year term, casts his vote with his wife in the mayoral election on Jan. 19, 2014. In the election, in which the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station to Nago is the main issue, Inamine, who opposes the construction of a new U.S. military facility in the city's Henoko district, is facing Bunshin Suematsu, who backs the relocation plan.

E

Nago mayoral race

NAGO, Japan - Bunshin Suematsu (L), a candidate for the Nago mayoral election in Okinawa Prefecture, and Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima on Jan. 12, 2014, raise their fists as campaigning for the Jan. 19 mayoral election kicks off, with the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station to Nago the main issue. Suematsu supports the construction of a new U.S. military facility in the Henoko area of the city and is challenging Mayor Susumu Inamine, who is opposed to the base.

E

Nago mayoral race

NAGO, Japan - Combination photo shows Bunshin Suematsu (L), a candidate for the Nago mayoral election in Okinawa Prefecture, and Nago Mayor Susumu Inamine giving stump speeches on Jan. 12, 2014, as campaigning for the Jan. 19 mayoral election kicks off, with the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station to Nago the main issue.

E

Nago mayoral race

NAGO, Japan - Bunshin Suematsu, a candidate for the Nago mayoral election in Okinawa Prefecture, speaks on Jan. 12, 2014, as campaigning for the Jan. 19 mayoral election kicks off, with the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station to Nago the main issue. Suematsu supports the construction of a new U.S. military facility in the Henoko area of the city and is challenging Mayor Susumu Inamine, who is opposed to the base.

E

Mayoral candidate

NAHA, Japan - Bunshin Suematsu answers reporters' questions in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on Oct. 24, 2013, after announcing his plan to run in the Nago mayoral election. Suematsu is a member of the Okinawa prefectural assembly elected from the city of Nago and a former vice mayor of the city.

E

Mayoral candidate

NAHA, Japan - Bunshin Suematsu answers reporters' questions in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on Oct. 24, 2013, after announcing his plan to run in the Nago mayoral election. Suematsu is a member of the Okinawa prefectural assembly elected from the city of Nago and a former vice mayor of the city.

E

Suematsu ready to run for DPJ leadership race

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshinori Suematsu, the Democratic Party of Japan's International Department chief, expressed his readiness to run in the party's presidential election at a news conference in Tokyo on April 5, though he is struggling to gather endorsement from enough DPJ lawmakers, according to party sources.

E

U.S. attack possible if N. Korea prepares Japan attack

TOKYO, Japan - Defense Agency Director General Shigeru Ishiba answers questions from Democratic Party of Japan lawmaker Yoshinori Suematsu at the House of Representatives' Budget Committee on Jan. 24. Ishiba said Japan can ask the United States to launch a military strike on missile bases in North Korea if Pyongyang shows intention of a missile attack against Japan and starts preparations to do so.

E

Japan science minister contacts astronaut Hoshide

Japanese Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Minister Shinsuke Suematsu is pictured at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 27, 2021, while contacting astronaut Akihiko Hoshide (seen on the screen), who is staying on the International Space Station.

E

Inauguration of Japan PM Kishida's Cabinet

Japanese Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Minister Shinsuke Suematsu arrives at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2021, before his attestation ceremony at the Imperial Palace. New Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's Cabinet was inaugurated the same day.

E

Suematsu ready to run for DPJ leadership race

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshinori Suematsu, the Democratic Party of Japan's International Department chief, expressed his readiness to run in the party's presidential election at a news conference in Tokyo on April 5, though he is struggling to gather endorsement from enough DPJ lawmakers, according to party sources. (Kyodo)

E

Order of Culture recipients honored at Imperial Palace

Recipients of the 2015 Order of Culture pose for a commemorative photo at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Nov. 3, 2015, after an awarding ceremony. (From L) neuroscientist Shigetada Nakanishi, optical communications scientist Yasuharu Suematsu, dyeing and weaving artist Fukumi Shimura, legal scholar Hiroshi Shiono, and Satoshi Omura and Takaaki Kajita, winners of the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine and Physics, respectively. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

E

2 Nobel laureates among others receiving Order of Culture award

Recipients of this year's Order of Culture -- (From L) Neuroscientist Shigetada Nakanishi, optical communications scientist Yasuharu Suematsu, dyeing and weaving expert Fukumi Shimura, legal scholar Hiroshi Shiono, and Satoshi Omura and Takaaki Kajita, winners of the 2015 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine and physics respectively -- pose for a group photo at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Nov. 3, 2015, following the award ceremony with Emperor Akihito in attendance. Another recipient, leading actor Tatsuya Nakadai, was absent from the ceremony due to his tight stage schedule. Japan's top award for contributions to the development of culture is given annually on Nov. 3, Japan's Culture Day, a national holiday. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

E

U.S. attack possible if N. Korea prepares Japan attack

TOKYO, Japan - Defense Agency Director General Shigeru Ishiba answers questions from Democratic Party of Japan lawmaker Yoshinori Suematsu at the House of Representatives' Budget Committee on Jan. 24. Ishiba said Japan can ask the United States to launch a military strike on missile bases in North Korea if Pyongyang shows intention of a missile attack against Japan and starts preparations to do so. (Kyodo)