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Ex-Japan governor sent sexually harassing texts to staff

Photo taken Jan. 7, 2026, in Nagoya shows a list of sexually harassing texts that former Fukui Gov. Tatsuji Sugimoto sent to female prefectural government staff, in an investigative report published the same day by external lawyers. The central Japan governor, who stepped down the previous month, sent approximately 1,000 inappropriate messages to multiple female staff members and also touched female staff members' bodies several times.

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Ex-Japan governor sent sexually harassing texts to staff

Photo taken Jan. 7, 2026, in Nagoya shows a list of sexually harassing texts that former Fukui Gov. Tatsuji Sugimoto sent to female prefectural government staff, in an investigative report published the same day by external lawyers. The central Japan governor, who stepped down the previous month, sent approximately 1,000 inappropriate messages to multiple female staff members and also touched female staff members' bodies several times.

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Ex-Japan governor sent sexually harassing texts to staff

File photo shows Fukui Gov. Tatsuji Sugimoto speaking at a press conference in Fukui, central Japan, on Dec. 4, 2025, after the prefectural parliament approved his resignation over a sexual harassment allegation. An investigative report by external lawyers said on Jan. 7, 2026, that he sent some 1,000 sexually harassing texts to multiple female staff of the local government and touched female staff members' bodies several times.

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Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. New Nissan Leaf Domestic Specification Presentation.

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. holds a press conference for the new Nissan Leaf domestic model. The photo shows, from left, Akira Sugimoto, Executive Officer, Marketing & Sales Japan and After-Sales Japan; Hiroki Isobe, Chief Vehicle Engineer.=October 8,2025,Tokyo

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Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. New Nissan Leaf Domestic Specification Presentation.

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. holds launch event for new Nissan Leaf domestic model. The photo shows Akira Sugimoto, Executive Officer, Japan Marketing & Sales and Japan After-Sales.=October 8,2025,Tokyo

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(SP)EGYPT-CAIRO-FIG WORLD CUP 2024

(240219) -- CAIRO, Feb. 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Sugimoto Kaito of Japan competes during the men's parellel bars final match at the 2024 FIG Artistic Gymnastics Apparatus World Cup series in Cairo, Egypt, on Feb. 18, 2024. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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Artistic Gymnastics: World championships

Japan's Kaito Sugimoto poses after winning bronze in the men's parallel bars event at the artistic gymnastics world championships in Antwerp, Belgium, on Oct. 8, 2023.

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(SP)BELGIUM-ANTWERP-WORLD ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIPS

(231009) -- ANTWERP, Oct. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Sugimoto Kaito of Japan competes during the Men's Parallel Bars Final of the 2023 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Antwerp, Belgium, Oct. 8, 2023. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

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(SP)BELGIUM-ANTWERP-WORLD ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIPS

(231009) -- ANTWERP, Oct. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Gold medalist Lukas Dauser (C) of Germany, silver medalist (L) Shi Cong of China and bronze medalist Sugimoto Kaito of Japan pose during the awarding ceremony for the Men's Parallel Bars Final of the 2023 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Antwerp, Belgium, Oct. 8, 2023. (Xinhua/Zhao Dingzhe)

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(SP)BELGIUM-ANTWERP-WORLD ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIPS

(231009) -- ANTWERP, Oct. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Sugimoto Kaito of Japan poses during the awarding ceremony for the Men's Parallel Bars Final of the 2023 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Antwerp, Belgium, Oct. 8, 2023. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

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(SP)BELGIUM-ANTWERP-WORLD ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIPS

(231009) -- ANTWERP, Oct. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Sugimoto Kaito of Japan competes during the Men's Parallel Bars Final of the 2023 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Antwerp, Belgium, Oct. 8, 2023. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

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(SP)BELGIUM-ANTWERP-WORLD ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIPS

(231009) -- ANTWERP, Oct. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Sugimoto Kaito of Japan celebrates during the Men's Parallel Bars Final of the 2023 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Antwerp, Belgium, Oct. 8, 2023. (Xinhua/Zhao Dingzhe)

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(SP)BELGIUM-ANTWERP-WORLD ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIPS

(231009) -- ANTWERP, Oct. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Gold medalist Lukas Dauser (C) of Germany, silver medalist (L) Shi Cong of China and bronze medalist Sugimoto Kaito of Japan pose during the awarding ceremony for the Men's Parallel Bars Final of the 2023 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Antwerp, Belgium, Oct. 8, 2023. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

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(SP)BELGIUM-ANTWERP-WORLD ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIPS

(231009) -- ANTWERP, Oct. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Gold medalist Lukas Dauser (C) of Germany, silver medalist (L) Shi Cong of China and bronze medalist Sugimoto Kaito of Japan pose during the awarding ceremony for the Men's Parallel Bars Final of the 2023 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Antwerp, Belgium, Oct. 8, 2023. (Xinhua/Zhao Dingzhe)

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(SP)BELGIUM-ANTWERP-WORLD ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIPS

(231009) -- ANTWERP, Oct. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Sugimoto Kaito of Japan competes during the Men's Parallel Bars Final of the 2023 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Antwerp, Belgium, Oct. 8, 2023. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

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(SP)BELGIUM-ANTWERP-WORLD ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIPS

(231009) -- ANTWERP, Oct. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Sugimoto Kaito of Japan celebrates celebrates during the Men's Parallel Bars Final of the 2023 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Antwerp, Belgium, Oct. 8, 2023. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

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(SP)BELGIUM-ANTWERP-WORLD ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIPS

(231009) -- ANTWERP, Oct. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Sugimoto Kaito of Japan competes during the Men's Parallel Bars Final of the 2023 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Antwerp, Belgium, Oct. 8, 2023. (Xinhua/Zhao Dingzhe)

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Artistic Gymnastics: World championships

Japan's Kaito Sugimoto celebrates after winning bronze in the men's parallel bars event at the artistic gymnastics world championships in Antwerp, Belgium, on Oct. 8, 2023.

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Artistic Gymnastics: World championships

Japan's Kaito Sugimoto competes en route to winning bronze in the men's parallel bars event at the artistic gymnastics world championships in Antwerp, Belgium, on Oct. 8, 2023.

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Artistic Gymnastics: World championships

Japan's Kaito Sugimoto competes en route to winning bronze in the men's parallel bars event at the artistic gymnastics world championships in Antwerp, Belgium, on Oct. 8, 2023.

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Artistic Gymnastics: World championships

Japanese gymnasts -- (from R) Daiki Hashimoto, Kenta Chiba, Kaito Sugimoto, Kazuma Kaya and Kazuki Minami -- pose after winning gold in the men's team all-around final at the artistic gymnastics world championships in Antwerp, Belgium, on Oct. 3, 2023.

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Artistic Gymnastics: World championships

Japanese gymnasts -- (from R) Daiki Hashimoto, Kazuki Minami, Kazuma Kaya, Kaito Sugimoto and Kenta Chiba -- pose after winning gold in the men's team all-around final at the artistic gymnastics world championships in Antwerp, Belgium, on Oct. 3, 2023.

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Artistic Gymnastics: World championships

Kaito Sugimoto of Japan performs on the rings during the men's team all-around final at the artistic gymnastics world championships in Antwerp, Belgium, on Oct. 3, 2023.

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(SP)BELGIUM-ANTWERP-WORLD ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIPS

(230930) -- ANTWERP, Sept. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Kaito Sugimoto of Japan competes on the pommel horse during Men's Qualifications of the 2023 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Antwerp, Belgium, Sept. 30, 2023. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

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(SP)BELGIUM-ANTWERP-WORLD ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIPS

(230930) -- ANTWERP, Sept. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Kaito Sugimoto of Japan competes on the rings during Men's Qualifications of the 2023 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Antwerp, Belgium, Sept. 30, 2023. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

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(SP)BELGIUM-ANTWERP-WORLD ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIPS

(230930) -- ANTWERP, Sept. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Kaito Sugimoto of Japan reacts during Men's Qualifications of the 2023 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Antwerp, Belgium, Sept. 30, 2023. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

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(Chengdu Universiade)CHINA-CHENGDU-WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES-ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS (CN)

(230805) -- CHENGDU, Aug. 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Gold medalist Zou Jingyuan (C) of China, silver medalist Sugimoto Kaito (L) of Japan and bronze medalist Kaya Kazuma of Japan attend the awarding ceremony for artistic gymnastics men's parallel bars at the 31st FISU Summer World University Games in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 5, 2023. (Xinhua/Wang Jingqiang)

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(Chengdu Universiade)CHINA-CHENGDU-WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES-ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS (CN)

(230805) -- CHENGDU, Aug. 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Sugimoto Kaito of Japan competes during the artistic gymnastics men's horizontal bar final at the 31st FISU Summer World University Games in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 5, 2023. (Xinhua/Zhang Liyun)

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(Chengdu Universiade)CHINA-CHENGDU-WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES-ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS (CN)

(230805) -- CHENGDU, Aug. 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Sugimoto Kaito of Japan competes during the artistic gymnastics men's parallel bars final at the 31st FISU Summer World University Games in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 5, 2023. (Xinhua/Zhang Liyun)

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(SP)GERMANY-BERLIN-ARCHERY-WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

(230803) -- BERLIN, Aug. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Sugimoto Tomomi of Japan competes during the recurve women's individual 1/24 elimination at 2023 World Archery Championships in Berlin, Germany, Aug. 3, 2023. (Photo by Luo Wenting/Xinhua)

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(SP)GERMANY-BERLIN-ARCHERY-WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

(230803) -- BERLIN, Aug. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Sugimoto Tomomi of Japan competes during the recurve women's individual 1/8 elimination at 2023 World Archery Championships in Berlin, Germany, Aug. 3, 2023. (Photo by Luo Wenting/Xinhua)

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(SP)GERMANY-BERLIN-ARCHERY-WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

(230803) -- BERLIN, Aug. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Sugimoto Tomomi of Japan competes during the recurve women's individual 1/8 elimination at 2023 World Archery Championships in Berlin, Germany, Aug. 3, 2023. (Photo by Luo Wenting/Xinhua)

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(SP)GERMANY-BERLIN-ARCHERY-WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

(230802) -- BERLIN, Aug. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Sugimoto Tomomi of Japan competes during the recurve women's team 1/12 elimination at 2023 World Archery Championships in Berlin, Germany, Aug. 2, 2023. (Xinhua/Ren Pengfei)

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(SP)GERMANY-BERLIN-ARCHERY-WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

(230802) -- BERLIN, Aug. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Noda Satsuki(L), Yamauchi Azusa(M) and Sugimoto Tomomi of Japan compete during the recurve women's team 1/12 elimination at 2023 World Archery Championships in Berlin, Germany, Aug. 2, 2023. (Xinhua/Ren Pengfei)

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(Chengdu Universiade) CHINA-CHENGDU-WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES-ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS(CN)

(230802) -- CHENGDU, Aug. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Sugimoto Kaito of Japan competes in the Pommel Horse event of the Artistic Gymnastics Men's Team Final and Individual Qualification Subdivision 4 competition at the 31st FISU Summer World University Games in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 2, 2023. (Xinhua/Wang Jingqiang)

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(SP)GERMANY-BERLIN-ARCHERY-WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

(230801) -- BERLIN, Aug. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Sugimoto Tomomi of Japan competes during the recurve women's qualification round at 2023 World Archery Championships in Berlin, Germany, Aug. 1, 2023. (Xinhua/Ren Pengfei)

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(SP)GERMANY-BERLIN-ARCHERY-WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

(230801) -- BERLIN, Aug. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Sugimoto Tomomi of Japan competes during the recurve women's qualification round at 2023 World Archery Championships in Berlin, Germany, Aug. 1, 2023. (Xinhua/Ren Pengfei)

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Exterior view and logo of Sugimoto Bros.

Exterior view and logo of Sugimoto Bros.=Date:July 13, 2023,Place:Japan

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Exterior view and logo of Sugimoto Bros.

Exterior view and logo of Sugimoto Bros.=Date:July 13, 2023,Place:Japan

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Exterior view and logo of Sugimoto Bros.

Exterior view and logo of Sugimoto Bros.=Date:July 13, 2023,Place:Japan

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Exterior view and logo of Sugimoto Bros.

Exterior view and logo of Sugimoto Bros.=Date:July 13, 2023,Place:Japan

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12-yr-old boy returns home alone from tsunami disaster

NAGOYA, Japan - Ryohei Sugimoto, 12, the only survivor of a Japanese family lost during the tsunami disaster on the Thai resort island of Phi Phi, returns to Nagoya airport on Dec. 7. His father Takayuki, 41, and brother Tomoki, 8, were confirmed dead, and his 41-year-old mother, Masami, is missing.

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Japanese man detained by N. Korea

BEIJING, China, Aug. 28 Kyodo - Tomoyuki Sugimoto, a Japanese man released by North Korea after being detained in early August 2018 for an unknown reason, is seen on an airplane departing from Pyongyang to Beijing on Aug. 28.

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Weathernews, Dwango partner on weather info program

CHIBA, Japan - Tomohiro Ishibashi (R), managing director at Weathernews Inc., poses with Seiji Sugimoto, public relations chief at Dwango Co., in Chiba east of Tokyo on Dec. 23, 2014, after announcing that Weathernews would air its weather program on Dwango's Nico Nico Douga video posting site in case of natural disasters to enable more people to watch the program.

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Takeda Pharmaceutical, euglena partner on product development

TOKYO, Japan - Masashi Sugimoto (L), head of Takeda Pharmaceutical Co.'s healthcare division, and Mitsuru Izumo, president of biotechnology venture euglena Co., shake hands at a press event in Tokyo on Oct. 16, 2014, announcing their partnership on product development using euglena, a genus of single-celled flagellate protists.

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Isamu Noguchi Award

NEW YORK, United States - Photo shows Japanese contemporary artist Hiroshi Sugimoto (R) and British architect Norman Foster, recipients of the inaugural Isamu Noguchi Award, at the Noguchi Museum in New York on May 13, 2014. The museum features works of Isamu Noguchi, a late Japanese-American sculptor.

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Isamu Noguchi Award

NEW YORK, United States - Photo shows Japanese contemporary artist Hiroshi Sugimoto (R) and British architect Norman Foster (C), recipients of the inaugural Isamu Noguchi Award, at the Noguchi Museum in New York on May 13, 2014. At left is Motohide Yoshikawa, Japanese ambassador to the United Nations. The museum features works of Isamu Noguchi, a late Japanese-American sculptor.

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Cerezo Osaka, Buriram United play to 2-2 draw

BURIRAM, Thailand - Japan's Cerezo Osaka striker Kenyu Sugimoto shoots during the first half of an Asian Champions League Group E match against Thailand's Buriram United at Buriram Stadium in Buriram, Thailand, on April 2, 2014. The game ended in a 2-2 draw.

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Forlan scores 1st J-League goal

KASHIMA, Japan - Uruguay striker Diego Forlan (10) of Cerezo Osaka reacts after scoring his first J-League goal during a soccer game against Kashima Antlers at Kashima Stadium in Ibaraki Prefecture on March 23, 2014. At left is teammate Kenyu Sugimoto. Cerezo won 2-0.

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Olympic judo silver medalist Sugimoto retires

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Mika Sugimoto, the London Olympic silver medalist in the women's over-78 kilograms, holds a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 14, 2012, in which she announced her retirement.