DPJ's Hirata to become upper house president

DPJ's Hirata to become upper house president

TOKYO, Japan - Kenji Hirata, secretary general of the governing Democratic Party of Japan's upper house caucus, speaks with reporters in the Diet building in Tokyo on Nov. 11, 2011. DPJ lawmakers said the same day that the House of Councillors is expected to elect Hirata as its president Nov. 14, succeeding Takeo Nishioka who died Nov. 5.

METI official Hirata named executive of Japan soccer body

METI official Hirata named executive of Japan soccer body

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Takeo Hirata, a senior bureaucrat at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, who has been appointed an executive of the Japan Football Association.

Olympic promotion office head urges exchanges with foreign athletes

Olympic promotion office head urges exchanges with foreign athletes

Takeo Hirata, head of a government office for promoting the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, delivers a speech in Osaka, western Japan, on July 16, 2015, calling on the mayors of major port cities to promote exchanges with foreign athletes both during the Summer Games and in a longer term. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

DPJ's Hirata to become upper house president

DPJ's Hirata to become upper house president

TOKYO, Japan - Kenji Hirata, secretary general of the governing Democratic Party of Japan's upper house caucus, speaks with reporters in the Diet building in Tokyo on Nov. 11, 2011. DPJ lawmakers said the same day that the House of Councillors is expected to elect Hirata as its president Nov. 14, succeeding Takeo Nishioka who died Nov. 5. (Kyodo)

METI official Hirata named executive of Japan soccer body

METI official Hirata named executive of Japan soccer body

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Takeo Hirata, a senior bureaucrat at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, who has been appointed an executive of the Japan Football Association.