‘Rental Family’ Los Angeles Premiere

‘Rental Family’ Los Angeles Premiere

Brendan Fraser, Mari Yamamoto and Takehiro Hira arriving to Searchlight’s “Rental Family”Los Angeles premiere held at the Directors Guild Theatre on November 12, 2025 in Los Angeles, Ca. Photo by Lee Watt/AFF/ABACAPRESS.COM

‘Rental Family’ Los Angeles Premiere

‘Rental Family’ Los Angeles Premiere

Mari Yamamoto, Shannon Gorman, Brendan Fraser, Akira Emoto and Takehiro Hira arriving to Searchlight’s “Rental Family”Los Angeles premiere held at the Directors Guild Theatre on November 12, 2025 in Los Angeles, Ca. Photo by Lee Watt/AFF/ABACAPRESS.COM

‘Rental Family’ Los Angeles Premiere

‘Rental Family’ Los Angeles Premiere

Takehiro Hira arriving to Searchlight’s “Rental Family”Los Angeles premiere held at the Directors Guild Theatre on November 12, 2025 in Los Angeles, Ca. Photo by Lee Watt/AFF/ABACAPRESS.COM

‘Rental Family’ Los Angeles Premiere

‘Rental Family’ Los Angeles Premiere

Takehiro Hira arriving to Searchlight’s “Rental Family”Los Angeles premiere held at the Directors Guild Theatre on November 12, 2025 in Los Angeles, Ca. Photo by Lee Watt/AFF/ABACAPRESS.COM

‘Rental Family’ Los Angeles Premiere

‘Rental Family’ Los Angeles Premiere

Takehiro Hira arriving to Searchlight’s “Rental Family”Los Angeles premiere held at the Directors Guild Theatre on November 12, 2025 in Los Angeles, Ca. Photo by Lee Watt/AFF/ABACAPRESS.COM

London BFI Rental Family Premiere

London BFI Rental Family Premiere

Takehiro Hira attending the Rental Family Premiere as part of the BFI London Film Festival in London, England on October 15, 2025. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

London BFI Rental Family Premiere

London BFI Rental Family Premiere

Takehiro Hira attending the Rental Family Premiere as part of the BFI London Film Festival in London, England on October 15, 2025. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

London BFI Rental Family Premiere

London BFI Rental Family Premiere

Takehiro Hira attending the Rental Family Premiere as part of the BFI London Film Festival in London, England on October 15, 2025. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

London BFI Rental Family Premiere

London BFI Rental Family Premiere

Takehiro Hira attending the Rental Family Premiere as part of the BFI London Film Festival in London, England on October 15, 2025. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

London BFI Rental Family Premiere

London BFI Rental Family Premiere

Takehiro Hira attending the Rental Family Premiere as part of the BFI London Film Festival in London, England on October 15, 2025. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

London BFI Rental Family Premiere

London BFI Rental Family Premiere

Takehiro Hira attending the Rental Family Premiere as part of the BFI London Film Festival in London, England on October 15, 2025. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

London BFI Rental Family Premiere

London BFI Rental Family Premiere

Takehiro Hira attending the Rental Family Premiere as part of the BFI London Film Festival in London, England on October 15, 2025. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

London BFI Rental Family Premiere

London BFI Rental Family Premiere

Takehiro Hira attending the Rental Family Premiere as part of the BFI London Film Festival in London, England on October 15, 2025. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

London BFI Rental Family Premiere

London BFI Rental Family Premiere

Takehiro Hira attending the Rental Family Premiere as part of the BFI London Film Festival in London, England on October 15, 2025. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

London BFI Rental Family Premiere

London BFI Rental Family Premiere

Takehiro Hira attending the Rental Family Premiere as part of the BFI London Film Festival in London, England on October 15, 2025. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

ASDF F-2 fighter jet crashes in Pacific off east Japan

ASDF F-2 fighter jet crashes in Pacific off east Japan

Gen. Takehiro Morita, chief of staff of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force, holds a press conference at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Aug. 7, 2025, after an ASDF F-2 fighter jet crashed earlier in the day in the Pacific off Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, during a training flight, with the pilot rescued after ejecting before impact.

ASDF F-2 fighter jet crashes in Pacific off east Japan

ASDF F-2 fighter jet crashes in Pacific off east Japan

Gen. Takehiro Morita, chief of staff of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force, holds a press conference at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Aug. 7, 2025, after an ASDF F-2 fighter jet crashed earlier in the day in the Pacific off Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, during a training flight, with the pilot rescued after ejecting before impact.

Japan-U.S.-S. Korea talks in Tokyo

Japan-U.S.-S. Korea talks in Tokyo

(from L) U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau, Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Takehiro Funakoshi and South Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Park Yoon Joo shake hands before their talks in Tokyo on July 18, 2025. (Pool photo)

Japan-U.S.-S. Korea talks in Tokyo

Japan-U.S.-S. Korea talks in Tokyo

(from L) U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau, Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Takehiro Funakoshi and South Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Park Yoon Joo shake hands before their talks in Tokyo on July 18, 2025. (Pool photo)

Japan sake-brewing added to UNESCO intangible heritage

Japan sake-brewing added to UNESCO intangible heritage

Takehiro Kano (C), ambassador to the permanent delegation of Japan to the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, is congratulated by his counterparts after traditional knowledge and skills of Japanese sake-brewing using "koji" mold was approved for addition to the Intangible Cultural Heritage list during an intergovernmental committee meeting in Asuncion, Paraguay, on Dec. 4, 2024.

Japan sake-brewing added to UNESCO intangible heritage

Japan sake-brewing added to UNESCO intangible heritage

Takehiro Kano (front, R), ambassador to the permanent delegation of Japan to the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, and other members of the delegation celebrate after traditional knowledge and skills of Japanese sake-brewing using "koji" mold was approved for addition to the Intangible Cultural Heritage list during an intergovernmental committee meeting in Asuncion, Paraguay, on Dec. 4, 2024.

Japan sake-brewing added to UNESCO intangible heritage

Japan sake-brewing added to UNESCO intangible heritage

Takehiro Kano (front), ambassador to the permanent delegation of Japan to the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, speaks after traditional knowledge and skills of Japanese sake-brewing using "koji" mold was approved for addition to the Intangible Cultural Heritage list during an intergovernmental committee meeting in Asuncion, Paraguay, on Dec. 4, 2024.

Football: Premier League

Football: Premier League

Arsenal's Takehiro Tomiyasu (L) vies for the ball during the first half of a Premier League football match against Manchester United in Manchester, England, on May 12, 2024.

Football: Premier League

Football: Premier League

Arsenal's Takehiro Tomiyasu (L) plays in a Premier League football match against Manchester United in Manchester, England, on May 12, 2024.

Football: Premier League

Football: Premier League

Arsenal's Takehiro Tomiyasu (R) and Chelsea's Noni Madueke vie for the ball during the first half of a Premier League football match in London on April 23, 2024.

Football: Premier League

Football: Premier League

Arsenal's Takehiro Tomiyasu (C) dribbles the ball during the first half of a Premier League football match against Chelsea in London on April 23, 2024.

Football: Champions League

Football: Champions League

Arsenal's Takehiro Tomiyasu (18) is challenged by Bayern Munich players in the second half of a Champions League quarterfinal match on April 17, 2024, in Munich.

Football: Champions League

Football: Champions League

Arsenal's Takehiro Tomiyasu (L) and Bayern Munich's Leroy Sane vie for the ball in the first half of a Champions League quarterfinal match on April 17, 2024, in Munich.

CORRECTED: Football: Premier League

CORRECTED: Football: Premier League

Arsenal's Takehiro Tomiyasu (L) plays during a Premier League football match against Aston Villa in London on April 14, 2024.

Football: Premier League

Football: Premier League

Arsenal's Takehiro Tomiyasu (R) plays during a Premier League football match against Aston Villa in London on April 14, 2024.

Football: Premier League

Football: Premier League

Arsenal's Takehiro Tomiyasu (L) plays during a Premier League football match against Luton Town in London on April 3, 2024.

Football: Premier League

Football: Premier League

Arsenal's Takehiro Tomiyasu plays during a Premier League football match against Luton Town in London on April 3, 2024.

(SP)QATAR-DOHA-FOOTBALL-AFC ASIAN CUP-IRAN VS JAPAN

(SP)QATAR-DOHA-FOOTBALL-AFC ASIAN CUP-IRAN VS JAPAN

(240203) -- DOHA, Feb. 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tomiyasu Takehiro (L) of Japan vies with Sardar Azmoun of Iran during the quarterfinal match at AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023 in Doha, Qatar, Feb. 3, 2024. (Xinhua/Jiang Han)

(SP)QATAR-DOHA-FOOTBALL-AFC ASIAN CUP-BAHRAIN VS JAPAN

(SP)QATAR-DOHA-FOOTBALL-AFC ASIAN CUP-BAHRAIN VS JAPAN

(240131) -- DOHA, Jan. 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Japan's Tomiyasu Takehiro (L) vies with Bahrain's Abdulla Yusuf during the round of 16 match between Bahrain and Japan at AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023 in Doha, Qatar, Jan. 31, 2024. (Xinhua/Ding Ting)

(SP)QATAR-DOHA-FOOTBALL-AFC ASIAN CUP-GROUP D-JPN VS IRQ

(SP)QATAR-DOHA-FOOTBALL-AFC ASIAN CUP-GROUP D-JPN VS IRQ

(240119) -- DOHA, Jan. 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Japan's Tomiyasu Takehiro instructs teammates during the Group D match between Japan and Iraq at AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023 in Doha, Qatar, Jan. 19, 2024. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng)

(SP)QATAR-DOHA-FOOTBALL-AFC ASIAN CUP-GROUP D-JPN VS IRQ

(SP)QATAR-DOHA-FOOTBALL-AFC ASIAN CUP-GROUP D-JPN VS IRQ

(240119) -- DOHA, Jan. 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Japan's Tomiyasu Takehiro (L) shoots during the Group D match between Japan and Iraq at AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023 in Doha, Qatar, Jan. 19, 2024. (Xinhua/Jiang Han)

(SP)QATAR-DOHA-FOOTBALL-AFC ASIAN CUP-GROUP D-JPN VS IRQ

(SP)QATAR-DOHA-FOOTBALL-AFC ASIAN CUP-GROUP D-JPN VS IRQ

(240119) -- DOHA, Jan. 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Japan's Tomiyasu Takehiro (2nd R) reacts after missing a chance to score during the Group D match between Japan and Iraq at AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023 in Doha, Qatar, Jan. 19, 2024. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng)

Football: Premier League

Football: Premier League

Arsenal's Takehiro Tomiyasu plays during a Premier League football match against Fulham in London on Dec. 31, 2023.

Football: Premier League

Football: Premier League

Arsenal's Takehiro Tomiyasu (R) plays during a Premier League football match against Fulham in London on Dec. 31, 2023.

Football: Arsenal vs. Wolves

Football: Arsenal vs. Wolves

Arsenal's Takehiro Tomiyasu (L) is seen in action during a Premier League match against Wolves in London on Dec. 2, 2023.

Football: Arsenal vs. Wolves

Football: Arsenal vs. Wolves

Arsenal's Takehiro Tomiyasu (L) is pictured during a Premier League match against Wolves in London on Dec. 2, 2023.

Football: Arsenal vs. Wolves

Football: Arsenal vs. Wolves

Arsenal's Takehiro Tomiyasu (L) is pictured during a Premier League match against Wolves in London on Dec. 2, 2023.

Football: Premier League

Football: Premier League

Arsenal's Takehiro Tomiyasu passes the ball during a Premier League football match against Brentford at Gtech Community Stadium in Brentford, England, on Nov. 25, 2023.

Football: UEFA Champions League

Football: UEFA Champions League

Arsenal defender Takehiro Tomiyasu passes the ball during a UEFA Champions League group-stage football match against Sevilla in Seville, Spain, on Oct. 24, 2023.

Football: UEFA Champions League

Football: UEFA Champions League

Arsenal defender Takehiro Tomiyasu (L) takes a shot at goal during a UEFA Champions League group-stage football match against Sevilla in Seville, Spain, on Oct. 24, 2023.

Japan, China, S. Korea hold talks

Japan, China, S. Korea hold talks

(From L) Japanese Senior Deputy Foreign Minister Takehiro Funakoshi, South Korean Deputy Foreign Minister Chung Byung Won and Chinese Assistant Foreign Minister Nong Rong pose for photos prior to a high-level meeting in Seoul on Sept. 26, 2023.

Japan, China, S. Korea hold talks

Japan, China, S. Korea hold talks

(From L) Japanese Senior Deputy Foreign Minister Takehiro Funakoshi, South Korean Deputy Foreign Minister Chung Byung Won and Chinese Assistant Foreign Minister Nong Rong pose for photos prior to a high-level meeting in Seoul on Sept. 26, 2023.

Japan, U.S., S. Korea envoys

Japan, U.S., S. Korea envoys

(From L) Takehiro Funakoshi, director general of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, Kim Gunn, South Korea's special representative for Korean Peninsula peace and security affairs, and Sung Kim, U.S. special representative for North Korea, pose for photos in Seoul on April 7, 2023.

Football: Premier League

Football: Premier League

Kaoru Mitoma (L) of Brighton and Takehiro Tomiyasu of Arsenal are pictured during a football Premier League match in Brighton, England, on Dec. 31, 2022.

Obic wins Rice Bowl

Obic wins Rice Bowl

TOKYO, Japan - Wide receiver Ken Shimizu (C) of the Obic Seagulls is tackled by defensive backs Nobuhiro Shigeta (12) and Takehiro Ko (R) of Kwansei Gakuin University during the third quarter of the Rice Bowl at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on Jan. 3, 2012. Obic of the corporate league won the game 38-28 for their second straight victory in the Rice Bowl, the Japanese championship of American football.