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Japanese startup for art by people with disabilities

Fumito Matsuda (2nd from R), co-CEO of Heralbony Co., a Japanese start-up commercializing artwork by people with disabilities, and his elderly brother Shota (4th from R) pose for a photo on June 25, 2025, during their visit to meet Iwate Gov. Takuya Tasso (C) at the Iwate prefectural government office in Morioka in the northeastern Japan prefecture. The brothers visited the office to tell the governor that the company won the Gold prize in the "Glass: The Lion for Change" category of the Cannes Lions Awards.

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Japanese startup for art by people with disabilities

Fumito Matsuda (L), co-CEO of Heralbony Co., a Japanese start-up commercializing artwork by people with disabilities, and his elderly brother Shota pose for a photo on June 25, 2025, during their visit to the Iwate prefectural government office in Morioka in the northeastern Japan prefecture. The two visited the office to tell Iwate Gov. Takuya Tasso that the company won the Gold prize in the "Glass: The Lion for Change" category of the Cannes Lions Awards.

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Japanese startup for art by people with disabilities

Fumito Matsuda (L), co-CEO of Heralbony Co., a Japanese start-up commercializing artwork by people with disabilities, and his elderly brother Shota pose for a photo on June 25, 2025, during their visit to the Iwate prefectural government office in Morioka in the northeastern Japan prefecture. The two visited the office to tell Iwate Gov. Takuya Tasso that the company won the Gold prize in the "Glass: The Lion for Change" category of the Cannes Lions Awards.

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The Work Waves Of Life By A Finnish Artist In Bergamo

The work of the artist Kaarina Kaikkonen can be admired in the central via Tasso in Bergamo and is part of the initiatives of Bergamo Brescia capital of culture 2023 in Bergamo, Italy, on June 11, 2023. Photo by Luca Ponti/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Work Waves Of Life By A Finnish Artist In Bergamo

The work of the artist Kaarina Kaikkonen can be admired in the central via Tasso in Bergamo and is part of the initiatives of Bergamo Brescia capital of culture 2023 in Bergamo, Italy, on June 11, 2023. Photo by Luca Ponti/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Work Waves Of Life By A Finnish Artist In Bergamo

The work of the artist Kaarina Kaikkonen can be admired in the central via Tasso in Bergamo and is part of the initiatives of Bergamo Brescia capital of culture 2023 in Bergamo, Italy, on June 11, 2023. Photo by Luca Ponti/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Work Waves Of Life By A Finnish Artist In Bergamo

The work of the artist Kaarina Kaikkonen can be admired in the central via Tasso in Bergamo and is part of the initiatives of Bergamo Brescia capital of culture 2023 in Bergamo, Italy, on June 11, 2023. Photo by Luca Ponti/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Work Waves Of Life By A Finnish Artist In Bergamo

The work of the artist Kaarina Kaikkonen can be admired in the central via Tasso in Bergamo and is part of the initiatives of Bergamo Brescia capital of culture 2023 in Bergamo, Italy, on June 11, 2023. Photo by Luca Ponti/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Work Waves Of Life By A Finnish Artist In Bergamo

The work of the artist Kaarina Kaikkonen can be admired in the central via Tasso in Bergamo and is part of the initiatives of Bergamo Brescia capital of culture 2023 in Bergamo, Italy, on June 11, 2023. Photo by Luca Ponti/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Work Waves Of Life By A Finnish Artist In Bergamo

The work of the artist Kaarina Kaikkonen can be admired in the central via Tasso in Bergamo and is part of the initiatives of Bergamo Brescia capital of culture 2023 in Bergamo, Italy, on June 11, 2023. Photo by Luca Ponti/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Work Waves Of Life By A Finnish Artist In Bergamo

The work of the artist Kaarina Kaikkonen can be admired in the central via Tasso in Bergamo and is part of the initiatives of Bergamo Brescia capital of culture 2023 in Bergamo, Italy, on June 11, 2023. Photo by Luca Ponti/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Work Waves Of Life By A Finnish Artist In Bergamo

The work of the artist Kaarina Kaikkonen can be admired in the central via Tasso in Bergamo and is part of the initiatives of Bergamo Brescia capital of culture 2023 in Bergamo, Italy, on June 11, 2023. Photo by Luca Ponti/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Forum on post-disaster recovery held in Kobe

KOBE, Japan - Hyogo Gov. Toshizo Ido (L) speaks while Iwate Gov. Takuya Tasso looks on at a conference on post-disaster recovery in Kobe, western Japan, on Jan. 8, 2015. Both Hyogo and Iwate prefectures went through devastating earthquakes in 1995 and 2011, respectively.

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Iwate governor speaks at post-disaster recovery forum

KOBE, Japan - Iwate Gov. Takuya Tasso emphasizes the importance of each and every person's recovery from the 2011 disaster that hit the northeastern region at a conference on post-disaster recovery in Kobe, western Japan, on Jan. 8, 2015. Hyogo Prefecture also went through a devastating earthquake in 1995.

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Iwate gov. voices gratitude for reconstruction support

PARIS, France - Iwate Gov. Takuya Tasso addresses an event in Paris held by the Japanese prefectural government on Nov. 7, 2014, to thank France for support for the recovery from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami and ask for continuous support.

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Iwate Pref.'s event in Paris to thank for support

PARIS, France - Iwate Gov. Takuya Tasso (L) and Ivry Gitlis, a Paris-based violinist, pose for photographs during an event in the French capital held by the Japanese prefectural government on Nov. 7, 2014, to thank France for support for the recovery from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami and ask for continuous support.

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4 disaster-hit prefectures urge continued gov't aid

TOKYO, Japan - Leaders of four prefectures in northeastern Japan ravaged by the 2011 disaster present a joint request to Reconstruction Minister Takumi Nemoto (extreme R) for continuation of intensive government support for reconstruction work in Tokyo on July 10, 2014. (From L) Vice Governor Yuji Aoyama of Aomori, Vice Governor Fumio Murata of Fukushima, Governor Takuya Tasso of Iwate and Governor Yoshihiro Murai of Miyagi.

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Iwate governor thanks Tokyo for accepting disaster debris

TOKYO, Japan - Iwate Governor Takuya Tasso (L) meets Tokyo Governor Yoichi Masuzoe at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government office on April 21, 2014, to express gratitude for accepting part of the massive debris resulting from the 2011 earthquake and tsunami that devastated northeastern Japan, including Iwate Prefecture.

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NHK thanked for economic boost from hit drama 'Amachan'

TOKYO, Japan - Iwate Gov. Takuya Tasso (L) presents Masayuki Matsumoto (R), president of public broadcaster NHK, with a certificate of gratitude on Jan. 23, 2014, at the NHK Broadcasting Center in Tokyo in appreciation of economic and social benefits brought about by NHK's hit drama "Amachan." Aired in 2013, the drama revolved around the traditional culture of "ama" women divers and the rebuilding of northeastern Japan hit by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami

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Peru president in China

BEIJING, China - File photo shows Peruvian President Ollanta Humala Tasso (2nd from L) and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (R) meeting at the Great Hall of the People on April 8, 2013. (Pool photo)

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Peru president in China

BEIJING, China - File photo shows Peruvian President Ollanta Humala Tasso (L) and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang shaking hands at the Great Hall of the People on April 8, 2013. (Pool photo)

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World Heritage site certificate for Hiraizumi

HIRAIZUMI, Japan - Irina Bokova (L), director general of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, hands a certificate showing the listing of the town of Hiraizumi in Iwate Prefecture as a World Heritage Site to Iwate Gov. Takuya Tasso (C) in the northeastern Japan town on Feb. 13, 2012. The temples, gardens and archaeological sites of Hiraizumi, in one of the prefectures severely ravaged by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, were inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage list in 2011.

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Akita to accept debris from disaster-hit Iwate

MORIOKA, Japan - Akita Gov. Norihisa Satake (L) and Iwate Gov. Takuya Tasso shake hands at the Iwate prefectural government office in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, on Feb. 7, 2012, after signing a basic agreement that Akita Prefecture will accept debris caused by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in neighboring Iwate Prefecture.

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Iwate Gov. Tasso experiences life in temporary housing

KAMAISHI, Japan - Iwate Gov. Takuya Tasso prepares a meal in a temporary housing unit for people affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, on Dec. 1, 2011. He stayed overnight at the facility to share the experience of life in the temporary housing.

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Iwate gubernatorial election

MORIOKA, Japan - Incumbent Iwate Gov. Takuya Tasso smiles through bouquets in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, on Sept. 11, 2011, after the media reported that he is set to be reelected to a second term.

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Reconstruction minister Hirano in Iwate Pref.

MORIOKA, Japan - Japan's new reconstruction minister Tatsuo Hirano (L) receives a letter of request from Iwate Gov. Takuya Tasso at the Iwate prefectural government office in Morioka on July 9, 2011, during his first visit to areas devastated by the March 11 quake and tsunami since assuming the post. Hirano told Tasso he hopes the central government can team up with prefectures in reconstructing the disaster-hit areas.

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Reconstruction minister under fire

MORIOKA, Japan - Japan's new reconstruction minister Ryu Matsumoto (back R) and Iwate Gov. Takuya Tasso (front) meet at the Iwate prefectural hall in Morioka on July 3, 2011. Matsumoto later came under fire for making 'offensive'' remarks during a visit to quake-hit areas in northeastern Japan.

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Iwate leaders welcome UNESCO decision on Hiraizumi

PARIS, France - Masayoshi Sugawara, mayor of Hiraizumi in Iwate Prefecture, speaks to reporters in Paris on June 25, 2011, as Iwate Gov. Takuya Tasso (R) looks on, after the ancient town's Buddhist temples and landscape were approved as a UNESCO World Heritage cultural site. Sugawara said he expects the registration of the site to contribute to the reconstruction of northeastern Japan following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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Softbank's Son donates 1 bil. yen to Iwate Pref.

TOKYO, Japan - Softbank Corp. President Masayoshi Son (L) hands a letter of proof regarding his 1 billion yen donation to Iwate Prefecture, devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, to Iwate Gov. Takuya Tasso at a hotel in Tokyo on June 2, 2011. Son has announced he will personally donate 10 billion yen in support of disaster relief efforts.

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Week after Japan quake

MIYAKO, Japan - Iwate Gov. Takuya Tasso (front L) observes a moment of silence with others at 2:46 p.m. on March 18, 2011, exactly a week after a massive earthquake in northeastern Japan, in the tsunami-hit city of Miyako, Iwate Prefecture. The prefecture alone lost over 2,000 people in the biggest natural disaster in postwar Japan.

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Tasso assured of election as Iwate governor

MORIOKA, Japan - Takuya Tasso, backed by the opposition Democratic Party of Japan, throws his arms in celebration at his campaign office in Morioka after being elected Iwate governor in the poll held on April 8.

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