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Bean-throwing event

NARITA, Japan, Feb. 19 Kyodo - Japanese actor Tasuku Emoto and actress Yuriko Yoshitaka scatter roasted beans during a traditional bean-throwing event at Naritasan Shinsho-ji temple in Narita near Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2024.

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Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi's 1st president Takagaki dies at 80

TOKYO, Japan - Tasuku Takagaki (in this May 1996 file photo), the first president of the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, died of liver failure at a Tokyo hospital May 24 at the age of 80.

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Over 10 firms offer to help rehabilitate Aoki

TOKYO, Japan - Creditors of failed Aoki Corp. enter a building in central Tokyo on Dec. 9 to hear a plan to rehabilitate the midsize builder. Tasuku Matsuo, a lawyer for Aoki, said over 10 companies have made offers to help rehabilitate Aoki, which collapsed with consolidated liabilities of 522 billion yen on Dec. 6.

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Nagano mayor meets press

Nagano Mayor Tasuku Tsukada, who was executive chairman of the Nagano Winter Olympics bidding committee, meets the press in Nagano, central Japan, on Jan. 25, and said his city gave favors to International Olympic Committee (IOC) members ''as part of its campaign.'' The IOC is seeking to expand its probe into alleged vote buying by Olympic candidate cities, including Nagano and other past bidders.

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Nagano mayor meets the press

Nagano Mayor Tasuku Tsukada talks to reporters at his office in Nagano on Jan. 14. Tsukada, who had repeatedly denied his city had employed an agency in its campaign to host the 1998 Winter Olympics, admitted that Nagano paid some 40 million yen to a Swiss-based agency. But he rejected allegations that his bid committee sought to have the agency lobby IOC members to gather votes in an illegal manner.

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Ono Pharma to pay 28 bil. yen to settle patent suit with Nobel winner

Ono Pharmaceutical Co. said Friday it has agreed to pay 5 billion yen ($44 million) to Japanese Nobel laureate in medicine Tasuku Honjo and donate 23 billion yen to a research fund at his university to settle a lawsuit on cancer drug patent royalties. The settlement, reached at the Osaka District Court, resolves the suit in which Honjo, a distinguished professor at Kyoto University and 2018 Nobel Prize winner, had sought about 26.2 billion yen in patent royalties from the company that sells the cancer treatment drug Opdivo, developed based on discoveries by his research team. "We were able to reach a settlement I feel satisfied with. I would like to support fundamental research with the funds that we will get back from the company," Honjo said through his lawyer. In a news conference Friday, Ono Pharmaceutical President Gyo Sagara also welcomed the settlement, which he said "fully resolved" issues between the company and Honjo.

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Over 10 firms offer to help rehabilitate Aoki

TOKYO, Japan - Creditors of failed Aoki Corp. enter a building in central Tokyo on Dec. 9 to hear a plan to rehabilitate the midsize builder. Tasuku Matsuo, a lawyer for Aoki, said over 10 companies have made offers to help rehabilitate Aoki, which collapsed with consolidated liabilities of 522 billion yen on Dec. 6.

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Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi's 1st president Takagaki dies at 80

TOKYO, Japan - Tasuku Takagaki (in this May 1996 file photo), the first president of the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, died of liver failure at a Tokyo hospital May 24 at the age of 80. (Kyodo)

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Nagano mayor meets press

Nagano Mayor Tasuku Tsukada, who was executive chairman of the Nagano Winter Olympics bidding committee, meets the press in Nagano, central Japan, on Jan. 25, and said his city gave favors to International Olympic Committee (IOC) members ''as part of its campaign.'' The IOC is seeking to expand its probe into alleged vote buying by Olympic candidate cities, including Nagano and other past bidders. ==Kyodo

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Nagano mayor meets the press

Nagano Mayor Tasuku Tsukada talks to reporters at his office in Nagano on Jan. 14. Tsukada, who had repeatedly denied his city had employed an agency in its campaign to host the 1998 Winter Olympics, admitted that Nagano paid some 40 million yen to a Swiss-based agency. But he rejected allegations that his bid committee sought to have the agency lobby IOC members to gather votes in an illegal manner. ==Kyodo

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Curiosity is Japanese researcher's driving force

Tasuku Honjo, a Japanese biologist and a winner of Taiwan's Tang Prize in biopharmaceutical science, talks to reporters in Taipei on June 29, 2015. Honjo, along with a U.S. immunologist, were recognized by the first biannual Tang Prize for their discoveries of PD-1 and CTLA-4 as immune inhibitory molecules which together help reveal ways to harness the immune system to fight cancer. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nobel laureate Honjo failed to declare 2.2 billion yen

Japanese Nobel Prize winner and Kyoto University professor Tasuku Honjo, seen in this photo taken on June 13, 2019, failed to declare 2.2 billion yen ($20.7 million) in patent royalties paid by Ono Pharmaceutical Co. over four years through 2018 for the anti-cancer drug Opdivo developed through his studies, which tax authorities recognized as taxable income, a source familiar with the matter said Sept. 10, 2020. Honjo filed a lawsuit in June 2020 against Ono Pharmaceutical over the royalty contract for the cancer drug, for which he received the Nobel Prize in medicine in 2018.

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Ono Pharmaceutical to dispute suit filed by Nobel laureate

File photo taken June 5, 2020, shows the headquarters of Ono Pharmaceutical Co. in Osaka. The company said in a press release issued July 6 that it will "dispute and cope" with a lawsuit filed by Japanese Nobel laureate in medicine Tasuku Honjo the previous month over patent royalties for the cancer treatment drug Opdivo developed based on the discovery of his research team.

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Fast Retailing chief to donate 10 bil. yen to medical research

Tadashi Yanai (C), chairman and CEO of Fast Retailing Co., the operator of casual wear chain Uniqlo, poses for a photo with two Nobel Prize winners -- Tasuku Honjo (L) and Shinya Yamanaka -- at a press conference in Kyoto on June 24, 2020, after announcing that he will donate a total of 10 billion yen ($93 million) to Kyoto University to support its medical research under the two scientists. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fast Retailing chief to donate 10 bil. yen to medical research

Tadashi Yanai, chairman and CEO of Fast Retailing Co., the operator of casual wear chain Uniqlo, speaks at a press conference in Kyoto on June 24, 2020, announcing that he will donate a total of 10 billion yen ($93 million) to Kyoto University to support its medical research under two Nobel Prize winners -- Tasuku Honjo and Shinya Yamanaka. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Imperial New Year's Lectures

Nobel-winning scientist Tasuku Honjo gives a lecture to Emperor Akihito, Empress Michiko and other imperial family members at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Jan. 11, 2019, as part of the Imperial New Year's Lectures. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Imperial New Year's Lectures

Japanese Emperor Akihito (L), Empress Michiko (2nd from L) and other imperial family members attend a lecture given by Nobel-winning scientist Tasuku Honjo (R) at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Jan. 11, 2019, as part of a series of lectures by experts, known as the Imperial New Year's Lectures. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nobel-winning scientist Tasuku Honjo

Japanese scientist Tasuku Honjo delivers a speech at the Swedish parliament in Stockholm on Dec. 11, 2018, after receiving the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine the previous day. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nobel-winning scientist Tasuku Honjo

Japanese scientist Tasuku Honjo delivers a speech at the Swedish parliament in Stockholm on Dec. 11, 2018, after receiving the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine the previous day.(Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nobel-winning scientist Tasuku Honjo

Japanese scientist Tasuku Honjo (L), a 2018 Nobel Prize co-winner in physiology or medicine, delivers a speech at the Swedish parliament in Stockholm on Dec. 11, 2018. Frances Arnold, a co-winner of the same year's Nobel Prize in chemistry, is seen on the right. (Pool photo) 317 (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nobel-winning scientist Tasuku Honjo

Japanese scientist Tasuku Honjo (L), a 2018 Nobel Prize co-winner in physiology or medicine, chats with Frances Arnold, a co-winner of the same year's Nobel Prize in chemistry, at the Swedish parliament in Stockholm on Dec. 11, 2018. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nobel-winning scientist Tasuku Honjo

Japanese scientist Tasuku Honjo (L), a Nobel Prize co-winner in physiology or medicine for 2018, walks with his wife Shigeko to a banquet dinner hosted by Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf in Stockholm on Dec. 11, the same year. They both wore Japanese kimono. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nobel-winning scientist Tasuku Honjo

Japanese scientist Tasuku Honjo (L), a Nobel Prize co-winner in physiology or medicine for 2018, walks with his wife Shigeko to a banquet dinner hosted by Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf in Stockholm on Dec. 11, the same year. They both wore Japanese kimono. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nobel-winning scientist Tasuku Honjo

Japanese scientist Tasuku Honjo, a Nobel Prize co-winner in physiology or medicine, speaks to reporters in Stockholm on Dec. 11, 2018, a day after receiving the award. (Pool photo) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nobel-winning scientist Tasuku Honjo

Japanese scientist Tasuku Honjo delivers a speech at a banquet in Stockholm on Dec. 10, 2018, after receiving the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nobel Banquet

Japanese scientist Tasuku Honjo, a co-winner of the 2018 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, talks with Swedish Princess Christina during the Nobel Banquet following the award ceremony in Stockholm on Dec. 10, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nobel Banquet

Around 1,300 people attend the Nobel Banquet at the Stockholm City Hall in the Swedish capital on Dec. 10, 2018. Seen on the left lane and fifth from the bottom is Japanese Nobel Prize winner in physiology or medicine, Tasuku Honjo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nobel Banquet

Japanese scientist Tasuku Honjo (L), a co-winner of the 2018 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, and his wife Shigeko (R) attend the Nobel Banquet following the award ceremony in Stockholm on Dec. 10, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nobel Banquet

Japanese scientist Tasuku Honjo (front), a co-winner of the 2018 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, escorts Swedish Princess Christina to the Nobel Banquet following the award ceremony in Stockholm on Dec. 10, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nobel Banquet

Japanese scientist Tasuku Honjo (2nd from L), a co-winner of the 2018 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, talks with Swedish Princess Christina during the Nobel Banquet following the award ceremony in Stockholm on Dec. 10, 2018. Seen on the far right is Honjo's wife Shigeko. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese scientist Honjo receives Nobel Prize

Japanese scientist Tasuku Honjo (C, L) receives the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine from Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf (C, R) during a ceremony in Stockholm on Dec. 10, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nobel Banquet

Japanese scientist Tasuku Honjo, a co-winner of the 2018 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, escorts Swedish Princess Christina to the Nobel Banquet following the award ceremony in Stockholm on Dec. 10, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese scientist Honjo receives Nobel Prize

Japanese scientist Tasuku Honjo is pictured after delivering a speech at a banquet in Stockholm on Dec. 10, 2018, after receiving this year's Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese scientist Honjo receives Nobel Prize

Japanese scientist Tasuku Honjo, Nobel Prize winner in physiology or medicine, laughs after receiving the award at the Stockholm Concert Hall in the Swedish capital on Dec. 10, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nobel laureate Honjo

Japanese scientist Tasuku Honjo, alongside his wife Shigeko, poses with his Nobel medal for physiology or medicine in Stockholm on Dec. 10, 2018. (Pool photo) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nobel laureate Honjo

Japanese scientist Tasuku Honjo, a co-winner of the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, leaves a hotel with his wife Shigeko in Stockholm on Dec. 10, 2018, to attend the award ceremony. (Pool photo) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nobel laureate Honjo

Japanese scientist Tasuku Honjo, a co-winner of the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, leaves a hotel with his wife Shigeko in Stockholm on Dec. 10, 2018, to attend the award ceremony. (Pool photo) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nobel Prize ceremony

Japanese scientist Tasuku Honjo (C), a co-winner of the 2018 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, enters the award ceremony venue in Stockholm on Dec. 10, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nobel Prize ceremony

Japanese scientist Tasuku Honjo (front), a co-winner of the 2018 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, enters the award ceremony venue in Stockholm on Dec. 10, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nobel Prize ceremony

Winners of the 2018 Nobel Prizes, including Kyoto University professor Tasuku Honjo (front, C) and University of Texas professor James Allison (front, 2nd from L), who jointly received the prize in physiology or medicine, attend an award ceremony in Stockholm on Dec. 10, 2018. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nobel Prize ceremony

Winners of the 2018 Nobel Prizes, including Kyoto University professor Tasuku Honjo (front, 4th from L) and University of Texas professor James Allison (front, 3rd from L), who jointly received the prize in physiology or medicine, attend an award ceremony in Stockholm on Dec. 10, 2018. (Pool photo) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nobel Prize ceremony

Winners of the 2018 Nobel Prizes, including Kyoto University professor Tasuku Honjo (front, 2nd from R) and University of Texas professor James Allison (front, 3rd from R), who jointly received the prize in physiology or medicine, attend an award ceremony in Stockholm on Dec. 10, 2018. (Pool photo) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nobel Prize ceremony

Winners of the 2018 Nobel Prizes, including Kyoto University professor Tasuku Honjo (front, C) and University of Texas professor James Allison (front, 2nd from L), who jointly received the prize in physiology or medicine, attend an award ceremony in Stockholm on Dec. 10, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nobel Prize ceremony

Winners of the 2018 Nobel Prizes, including Kyoto University professor Tasuku Honjo (front, C) and University of Texas professor James Allison (front, 2nd from L), who jointly received the prize in physiology or medicine, attend an award ceremony in Stockholm on Dec. 10, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese scientist Honjo receives Nobel Prize

Japanese scientist Tasuku Honjo delivers a speech at a banquet in Stockholm on Dec. 10, 2018, after receiving this year's Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese scientist Honjo receives Nobel Prize

Japanese scientist Tasuku Honjo delivers a speech at a banquet in Stockholm on Dec. 10, 2018, after receiving this year's Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese scientist Honjo receives Nobel Prize

Japanese scientist Tasuku Honjo, Nobel prize winner in physiology or medicine, is pictured after receiving the award at the Stockholm Concert Hall in the Swedish capital on Dec. 10, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese scientist Honjo receives Nobel Prize

Japanese scientist Tasuku Honjo poses with his Nobel medal for physiology or medicine after an award receiving ceremony in Stockholm on Dec. 10, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nobel Prize winners Honjo and Allison

Japanese scientist Tasuku Honjo (C, front row) and American James Allison (far L, front row), winners of the 2018 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, are pictured after receiving the award at a ceremony in Stockholm on Dec. 10. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese scientist Honjo receives Nobel Prize

Japanese scientist Tasuku Honjo (L, front) receives the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine from Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf during a ceremony in Stockholm on Dec. 10, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo