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UNSC condemns N. Korea launch in presidential statement

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese State Secretary for Foreign Affairs Shintaro Ito (R) speaks at a news conference at Japan's permanent mission to the United Nations in New York on April 13 after the U.N. Security Council adopted a nonbinding presidential statement on North Korea's rocket launch. At left is Japanese Ambassador to the U.N. Yukio Takasu.

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UNSC condemns N. Korea launch in presidential statement

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese State Secretary for Foreign Affairs Shintaro Ito (C in front) and Japanese Ambassador to the United Nations Yukio Takasu (R in 2nd row) listen during a U.N. Security Council meeting on North Korea's rocket launch at the U.N. headquarters in New York on April 13.

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Seeking Nobel Peace Prize for Japan Constitution

SAGAMIHARA, Japan - Naomi Takasu, an executive committee member of a civic group seeking the Nobel Peace Prize for the war-renouncing Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution, speaks at a press conference in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Oct. 10, 2014.

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U.N. undersecretary general Takasu vows to undertake reform

NEW YORK, United States - Newly appointed U.N. undersecretary general for management Yukio Takasu speaks during an interview at the U.N. headquarters in New York on May 25, 2012. Takasu said he will engage in a wide range of reforms of the organization, including the introduction of a more integrated and flexible approach to human resources.

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Japan's ex-envoy to U.N. appointed undersec'y general

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken April 5, 2010, shows U.N. Security Council President Yukio Takasu speaking to reporters at the United Nations headquarters in New York. U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon on April 25, 2012, announced the appointment of Takasu, former Japanese ambassador to the United Nations, as new undersecretary general for management to succeed Angela Kane.

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UNSC President Takasu ready to take up Iran issue

NEW YORK, United States - U.N. Security Council President Yukio Takasu speaks to reporters at the United Nations headquarters in New York on April 5, 2010. Takasu said he is prepared to convene a meeting, if required, to discuss additional sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program.

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Eagles rough up Sugiuchi to take PLCS opener

SENDAI, Japan - Rakuten Eagles leadoff batter Yosuke Takasu hits a homer off Softbank Hawks starter Toshiya Sugiuchi in the first inning of Game 1 of the Pacific League Climax Series first stage at Kleenex Stadium in Sendai on Oct. 16, 2009. The Rukuten Eagles won 11-4.

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Key U.N. members cut final deal over N. Korean resolution

NEW YORK, the United States - Yukio Takasu, Japanese ambassador to the United Nations, answers questions from reporters after the Security Council struck a final deal over the text of a resolution on North Korea's second nuclear test at the U.N. headquarters in New York on June 10.

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U.N. Security Council condemns N. Korea's nuclear test

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese Ambassador to the United Nations Yukio Takasu speaks about North Korea's second nuclear test at U.N. headquarters in New York on May 25 after an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council. The Security Council condemned the test and decided to work immediately on a resolution on North Korea.

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Obama administration places importance on Japan: U.S. envoy

NEW YORK, United States - U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice (L) and Japanese Ambassador to the U.N. Yukio Takasu shake hands as Rice makes a courtesy call on Takasu at Japan's Permanent Mission to the U.N. in New York on Jan. 28. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Aono takes World Cup meet for 1st win of season

GUJO, Japan - Japan's Ryo Aono performs in the men's halfpipe at a World Cup snowboarding meet at Takasu Snow Park in Gifu Prefecture on Jan. 14. Aono won his first title of the season in the event.

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Aono takes World Cup meet for 1st win of season

GUJO, Japan - Japan's Ryo Aono (C) poses for photos after winning the men's halfpipe at a World Cup snowboarding meet at Takasu Snow Park in Gifu Prefecture on Jan. 14.

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Japanese ambassador hopes 2009 becomes 'year of UNSC reform'

NEW YORK, United States - Yukio Takasu, Japan's ambassador to the United Nations, speaks at a news conference at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Jan. 9.

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Japan elected as nonpermanent member of UNSC for 2009-2010 term

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese Ambassador to the United Nations Yukio Takasu speaks to reporters in New York on Oct. 17 after the U.N. General Assembly elected Japan and four other countries as nonpermanent members of the Security Council for two-year terms beginning in January 2009.

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Anderson wins men's parallel giant slalom

GUJO, Japan - Jasey Jay Anderson of Canada beats out Italy's Roland Fischnaller in the final to win the men's parallel giant slalom at a snowboard World Cup event at Takasu Snow Park in Gifu Prefecture on Feb. 24.

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Fujita wins World Cup halfpipe event

GUJO, Japan - Japanese teenage snowboard rider Kazuumi Fujita competes in the men's World Cup halfpipe event at Takasu Snow Park in Gifu Prefecture on Feb. 23. Fujita earned the highest mark on his second run to win his first career World Cup halfpipe event.

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American Watanabe wins snowboard cross World Cup title

GUJO, Japan - American Graham Watanabe (R) competes in the men's snowboard cross World Cup event at Gujo Takasu Snowpark in Gifu Prefecture on Feb. 22. Watanabe, a third-generation Japanese American, won the event, followed by Norway's Stian Sivertzen and Alex Pullin of Australia.

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Baseball: Rakuten dominate All-star fan voting

SENDAI, Japan - Seven Rakuten Eagles players named July 2 to the upcoming All-Star series pose for photographers at Fullcast Stadium in Sendai. (Back row, from L to R) rookie pitcher Masahiro Tanaka, slugger Takeshi Yamasaki, outfielder Teppei, catcher Motohiro Shima. (Front row, from L to R) outfielder Koichi Isobe, infielder Yosuke Takasu, pitcher Kazuo Fukumori. Yamasaki, who has hit 28 home runs and 61 RBIs this season -- both Pacific League highs -- was the top vote-getter overall with 1,094,803 as Rakuten, with eight players named to the All-Stars, dominated the 12 sections in the PL for the July 20-21 series at Tokyo Dome and Fullcast Stadium.

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Bandai, Namco to merge, making Japan's No. 3 toy, game group

TOKYO, Japan - Namco Ltd. Vice Chairman Kyushiro Takagi (L) and Bandai Co. President Takeo Takasu shakes hands after announcing the merger of their companies at a press conference in Tokyo on May 2. After the merger on Sept. 29, Namco Bandai Holdings Inc. will be Japan's third-largest listed company among toy and game content makers after Nintendo Co. and Sega Sammy Holdings Inc.

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Tokinoya named envoy to Thailand, Konishi to Malaysia

TOKYO, Japan - The Japanese Foreign Ministry named on Nov. 13 Atsushi Tokinoya (L), ambassador in charge of inspection, as ambassador to Thailand, Masaki Konishi (C), former Japan Foundation executive, as top envoy to Malaysia, and Yukio Takasu (R), former ambassador to the United Nations, as ambassador to Japan's permanent mission for international organizations in Vienna.

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Tokinoya named envoy to Thailand, Konishi to Malaysia

TOKYO, Japan - The Japanese Foreign Ministry named on Nov. 13 Atsushi Tokinoya (L), ambassador in charge of inspection, as ambassador to Thailand, Masaki Konishi (C), former Japan Foundation executive, as top envoy to Malaysia, and Yukio Takasu (R), former ambassador to the United Nations, as ambassador to Japan's permanent mission for international organizations in Vienna.

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Bandai, Namco to merge, making Japan's No. 3 toy, game group

TOKYO, Japan - Namco Ltd. Vice Chairman Kyushiro Takagi (L) and Bandai Co. President Takeo Takasu shakes hands after announcing the merger of their companies at a press conference in Tokyo on May 2. After the merger on Sept. 29, Namco Bandai Holdings Inc. will be Japan's third-largest listed company among toy and game content makers after Nintendo Co. and Sega Sammy Holdings Inc. (Kyodo)

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Baseball: Rakuten dominate All-star fan voting

SENDAI, Japan - Seven Rakuten Eagles players named July 2 to the upcoming All-Star series pose for photographers at Fullcast Stadium in Sendai. (Back row, from L to R) rookie pitcher Masahiro Tanaka, slugger Takeshi Yamasaki, outfielder Teppei, catcher Motohiro Shima. (Front row, from L to R) outfielder Koichi Isobe, infielder Yosuke Takasu, pitcher Kazuo Fukumori. Yamasaki, who has hit 28 home runs and 61 RBIs this season -- both Pacific League highs -- was the top vote-getter overall with 1,094,803 as Rakuten, with eight players named to the All-Stars, dominated the 12 sections in the PL for the July 20-21 series at Tokyo Dome and Fullcast Stadium. (Kyodo)

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American Watanabe wins snowboard cross World Cup title

GUJO, Japan - American Graham Watanabe (R) competes in the men's snowboard cross World Cup event at Gujo Takasu Snowpark in Gifu Prefecture on Feb. 22. Watanabe, a third-generation Japanese American, won the event, followed by Norway's Stian Sivertzen and Alex Pullin of Australia. (Kyodo)

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Fujita wins World Cup halfpipe event

GUJO, Japan - Japanese teenage snowboard rider Kazuumi Fujita competes in the men's World Cup halfpipe event at Takasu Snow Park in Gifu Prefecture on Feb. 23. Fujita earned the highest mark on his second run to win his first career World Cup halfpipe event. (Kyodo)

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Anderson wins men's parallel giant slalom

GUJO, Japan - Jasey Jay Anderson of Canada beats out Italy's Roland Fischnaller in the final to win the men's parallel giant slalom at a snowboard World Cup event at Takasu Snow Park in Gifu Prefecture on Feb. 24. (Kyodo)

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Japan elected as nonpermanent member of UNSC for 2009-2010 term

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese Ambassador to the United Nations Yukio Takasu speaks to reporters in New York on Oct. 17 after the U.N. General Assembly elected Japan and four other countries as nonpermanent members of the Security Council for two-year terms beginning in January 2009. (Kyodo)

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Japanese ambassador hopes 2009 becomes 'year of UNSC reform'

NEW YORK, United States - Yukio Takasu, Japan's ambassador to the United Nations, speaks at a news conference at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Jan. 9. (Kyodo)

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Aono takes World Cup meet for 1st win of season

GUJO, Japan - Japan's Ryo Aono (C) poses for photos after winning the men's halfpipe at a World Cup snowboarding meet at Takasu Snow Park in Gifu Prefecture on Jan. 14. (Kyodo)

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Aono takes World Cup meet for 1st win of season

GUJO, Japan - Japan's Ryo Aono performs in the men's halfpipe at a World Cup snowboarding meet at Takasu Snow Park in Gifu Prefecture on Jan. 14. Aono won his first title of the season in the event. (Kyodo)

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Obama administration places importance on Japan: U.S. envoy

NEW YORK, United States - U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice (L) and Japanese Ambassador to the U.N. Yukio Takasu shake hands as Rice makes a courtesy call on Takasu at Japan's Permanent Mission to the U.N. in New York on Jan. 28. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)(Kyodo)

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U.N. Security Council condemns N. Korea's nuclear test

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese Ambassador to the United Nations Yukio Takasu speaks about North Korea's second nuclear test at U.N. headquarters in New York on May 25 after an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council. The Security Council condemned the test and decided to work immediately on a resolution on North Korea. (Kyodo)

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Key U.N. members cut final deal over N. Korean resolution

NEW YORK, the United States - Yukio Takasu, Japanese ambassador to the United Nations, answers questions from reporters after the Security Council struck a final deal over the text of a resolution on North Korea's second nuclear test at the U.N. headquarters in New York on June 10. (Kyodo)

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Strong storm injures people, disrupts transportation in Japan

A tree is seen broken on Oct. 2, 2015 in the aftermath of a strong storm in Takasu on the northern main Japanese island of Hokkaido. A strong low-pressure storm with heavy winds and rains hit Japan from the previous night, causing injuries, transportation disruptions, evacuations, blackouts and school closures mainly in Hokkaido. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Honda unveils prototype minivehicle-class sports car

The prototype of Honda Motor Co.'s new minivehicle-class sports car "S660" is shown to the press in Takasu in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido on Feb. 14, 2015. It will be put on sale in April. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Woman leads campaign to award Japanese people Nobel Peace Prize

Naomi Takasu, leader of a group campaigning to award the Japanese people the Nobel Peace Prize for abiding by the war-renouncing Article 9 of the Constitution, speaks at a meeting held in the National Diet building in Tokyo on Feb. 12, 2015. The meeting brought together some 120 people, including parliamentarians from the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan, the Japanese Communist Party and the Social Democratic Party. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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UNSC condemns N. Korea launch in presidential statement

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese State Secretary for Foreign Affairs Shintaro Ito (C in front) and Japanese Ambassador to the United Nations Yukio Takasu (R in 2nd row) listen during a U.N. Security Council meeting on North Korea's rocket launch at the U.N. headquarters in New York on April 13. (Kyodo)

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UNSC condemns N. Korea launch in presidential statement

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese State Secretary for Foreign Affairs Shintaro Ito (R) speaks at a news conference at Japan's permanent mission to the United Nations in New York on April 13 after the U.N. Security Council adopted a nonbinding presidential statement on North Korea's rocket launch. At left is Japanese Ambassador to the U.N. Yukio Takasu. (Kyodo)

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The Hakone Road

This photo depicts the Old Hakone Highway and the mountains of Hakone viewed from the mountain nearer Yumoto than Hatajuku Post Town. The winding old Tokaido Highway runs through the foot of Mt. Hakugin in the foreground. Three mountain peaks afar are from the right, Mt. Soun, Shinzan, and Komagadake. The flat hill lying before them is Mt. Takasu. There appears a teahouse along the highway.==Date:unknown, Place:Hakone, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number59‐9‐0]

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U.N. undersecretary general Takasu vows to undertake reform

NEW YORK, United States - Newly appointed U.N. undersecretary general for management Yukio Takasu speaks during an interview at the U.N. headquarters in New York on May 25, 2012. Takasu said he will engage in a wide range of reforms of the organization, including the introduction of a more integrated and flexible approach to human resources. (Kyodo)

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UNSC President Takasu ready to take up Iran issue

NEW YORK, United States - U.N. Security Council President Yukio Takasu speaks to reporters at the United Nations headquarters in New York on April 5, 2010. Takasu said he is prepared to convene a meeting, if required, to discuss additional sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program. (Kyodo)

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Japan's ex-envoy to U.N. appointed undersec'y general

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken April 5, 2010, shows U.N. Security Council President Yukio Takasu speaking to reporters at the United Nations headquarters in New York. U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon on April 25, 2012, announced the appointment of Takasu, former Japanese ambassador to the United Nations, as new undersecretary general for management to succeed Angela Kane. (Kyodo)

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Seeking Nobel Peace Prize for Japan Constitution

SAGAMIHARA, Japan - Naomi Takasu, an executive committee member of a civic group seeking the Nobel Peace Prize for the war-renouncing Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution, speaks at a press conference in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Oct. 10, 2014. (Kyodo)

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AI tech in fishery in Japan

Senior managing director Taizo Takasu of Takasui Co., a fishing company in Nobeoka, Miyazaki Prefecture, holds a tablet showing an artificial intelligence-equipped app to help find the best fishing spots in the southwestern Japan city on April 6, 2020. The system was developed by Ocean Solution Technology Inc. in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese doctor who posted tweet denying Holocaust

Well-known Japanese cosmetic surgeon Katsuya Takasu, seen in this file photo, wrote on Twitter in October 2015 that Nanjing (Massacre) and Auschwitz are fabrications. The Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum in Poland responded on March 15, 2019, to his Twitter post by issuing a tweet in Japanese describing it as a "historic fact." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Eagles rough up Sugiuchi to take PLCS opener

SENDAI, Japan - Rakuten Eagles leadoff batter Yosuke Takasu hits a homer off Softbank Hawks starter Toshiya Sugiuchi in the first inning of Game 1 of the Pacific League Climax Series first stage at Kleenex Stadium in Sendai on Oct. 16, 2009. The Rukuten Eagles won 11-4. (Kyodo)