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30th anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake

(from L, front) J-League first-division football club Vissel Kobe defender Tetsushi Yamakawa, manager Takayuki Yoshida, and forward Yoshinori Muto observe a moment of silence at a park in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, on Jan. 17, 2025, at 5:46 a.m., the exact time when the Great Hanshin Earthquake struck the western Japan city and vicinity 30 years ago. The disaster killed more than 6,400 people.

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Japan's new farm minister

Japan's new Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Tetsushi Sakamoto (R) attends an attestation ceremony with Emperor Naruhito (L) at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Dec. 14, 2023. Seen second from left is Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. (Pool photo)

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Japan's new ministers

Japan's four newly appointed Cabinet ministers -- economic minister Ken Saito (far L), internal affairs minister Takeaki Matsumoto (2nd from L), Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (2nd from R) and farm minister Tetsushi Sakamoto (far R) pose for a photo at the premier's office in Tokyo on Dec. 14, 2023, together with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (C) after attending an attestation ceremony with Emperor Naruhito at the Imperial Palace.

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Japan's new ministers

Japan's four newly appointed Cabinet ministers -- economic minister Ken Saito (far L), internal affairs minister Takeaki Matsumoto (2nd from L), Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (2nd from R) and farm minister Tetsushi Sakamoto (far R) pose for a photo at the premier's office in Tokyo on Dec. 14, 2023, together with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (C) after attending an attestation ceremony with Emperor Naruhito at the Imperial Palace.

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Michelin Green Guide Japan

WAKAYAMA, Japan - Tetsushi Morita (C), a senior official of Nihon Michelin Tire Co., the Japanese arm of the French tire company Michelin, and Michelin Man, the mascot character of the tire maker, pose with Wakayama Gov. Yoshinobu Nisaka (L) in Wakayama on May 13, 2011. A new version of Michelin's travel guide Green Guide Japan, which includes the historic Kumano Kodo route in Wakayama Prefecture, a UNESCO World Heritage site, hit bookstores in France on the same day.

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Senior official retracts remarks over jobless people

TOKYO, Japan - Parliamentary Secretary for Internal Affairs and Communications Tetsushi Sakamoto retracted his controversial remarks Jan. 6 that cast doubt on whether unemployed people who took shelter in a Tokyo park over the New Year period possess the will to work. Sakamoto, a Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker, apologized at a press conference, saying, ''I have caused trouble to concerned parties.''

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Suwa wins Akutagawa award, Matsui Naoki Prize

TOKYO, Japan - Tetsushi Suwa (L) won the Akutagawa Prize for promising new writers of serious fiction on July 17, while Kesako Matsui (R) was awarded the Naoki Prize for seasoned writers of popular fiction. The two awards are Japan's most prestigious in the literary field.

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Senior official retracts remarks over jobless people

TOKYO, Japan - Parliamentary Secretary for Internal Affairs and Communications Tetsushi Sakamoto retracted his controversial remarks Jan. 6 that cast doubt on whether unemployed people who took shelter in a Tokyo park over the New Year period possess the will to work. Sakamoto, a Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker, apologized at a press conference, saying, ''I have caused trouble to concerned parties.'' (Kyodo)

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Members of Japan PM Suga's Cabinet

Combined file photo shows (from L) Tetsushi Sakamoto, Japan's minister for promoting dynamic engagement of all citizens, in charge of regional revitalization and measures for declining birth rate, Yasutoshi Nishimura, minister in charge of economic revitalization and measures against the coronavirus pandemic, and Taro Kono, minister in charge of administrative reform and regulatory reform. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga formed his Cabinet in Tokyo on Sept. 16, 2020.

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Suwa wins Akutagawa award, Matsui Naoki Prize

TOKYO, Japan - Tetsushi Suwa (L) won the Akutagawa Prize for promising new writers of serious fiction on July 17, while Kesako Matsui (R) was awarded the Naoki Prize for seasoned writers of popular fiction. The two awards are Japan's most prestigious in the literary field. (Kyodo)

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Michelin Green Guide Japan

WAKAYAMA, Japan - Tetsushi Morita (C), a senior official of Nihon Michelin Tire Co., the Japanese arm of the French tire company Michelin, and Michelin Man, the mascot character of the tire maker, pose with Wakayama Gov. Yoshinobu Nisaka (L) in Wakayama on May 13, 2011. A new version of Michelin's travel guide Green Guide Japan, which includes the historic Kumano Kodo route in Wakayama Prefecture, a UNESCO World Heritage site, hit bookstores in France on the same day. (Kyodo)

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New Japan PM Suga's Cabinet

Tetsushi Sakamoto, minister for promoting dynamic engagement of all citizens, speaks at a press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo in the small hours of Sept. 17, 2020, after the launch of new Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's Cabinet.

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Japan's new Cabinet under PM Suga

Tetsushi Sakamoto enters the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 16, 2020, after being named minister for promoting dynamic engagement of all citizens in the Cabinet of Japan's new Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga.

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Japan's new Cabinet under PM Suga

Tetsushi Sakamoto enters the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 16, 2020, after being named minister for promoting dynamic engagement of all citizens in the Cabinet of Japan's new Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga.

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Nippon Paint's acquisition of DuluxGroup

Nippon Paint Holdings Co. President Tetsushi Tado holds a press conference in Osaka on April 17, 2019. The company will acquire major Australian peer DuluxGroup Ltd. for 300.5 billion yen ($2.7 billion) to strengthen its foothold in the overseas market. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nippon Paint's acquisition of DuluxGroup

Nippon Paint Holdings Co. President Tetsushi Tado holds a press conference in Osaka on April 17, 2019. The company will acquire major Australian peer DuluxGroup Ltd. for 300.5 billion yen ($2.7 billion) to strengthen its foothold in the overseas market. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo