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Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Fujitsu, and SoftBank: Joint Press Conference on a Business Alliance in the Health and Medical Sector

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Fujitsu, and SoftBank: Joint Press Conference on a Business Alliance in the Health and Medical Sector

Joint press conference by Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Fujitsu, and SoftBank regarding a business alliance in the health and medical sectors. The photo shows, from left to right, Junichi Miyakawa, President of SoftBank; Toru Nakajima, President of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group; and Takahito Tokita, President of Fujitsu.=May 19,2026,Tokyo

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Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Fujitsu, and SoftBank: Joint Press Conference on a Business Alliance in the Health and Medical Sector

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Fujitsu, and SoftBank: Joint Press Conference on a Business Alliance in the Health and Medical Sector

Joint press conference by Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Fujitsu, and SoftBank regarding a business alliance in the health and medical sectors. The photo shows, from left to right, Junichi Miyakawa, President of SoftBank; Toru Nakajima, President of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group; and Takahito Tokita, President of Fujitsu.=May 19,2026,Tokyo

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Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Fujitsu, and SoftBank: Joint Press Conference on a Business Alliance in the Health and Medical Sector

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Fujitsu, and SoftBank: Joint Press Conference on a Business Alliance in the Health and Medical Sector

Joint press conference by Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Fujitsu, and SoftBank regarding a business alliance in the health and medical sectors. The photo shows, from left to right, Toru Nakajima, President of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group; Takahito Tokita, President of Fujitsu; and Junichi Miyakawa, President of SoftBank.=May 19,2026,Tokyo

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Japan PM Ishiba at electronics show

Japan PM Ishiba at electronics show

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (C) inspects a "clinic car" with a nurse and medical equipment that enables patients in remote areas to consult a doctor online at the Combined Exhibition of Advanced Technologies electronics show, known as CEATEC, at the Makuhari Messe convention center in the eastern Japan city of Chiba, near Tokyo, on Oct. 16, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Athletics: World championships in Tokyo

Athletics: World championships in Tokyo

Masatora Kawano of Japan is assisted by medical staff after crossing the finish line for the men's 35-kilometer race walk at the World Athletics Championships at the National Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 13, 2025.

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Athletics: World championships in Tokyo

Athletics: World championships in Tokyo

Masatora Kawano of Japan is assisted by medical staff after crossing the finish line for the men's 35-kilometer race walk at the World Athletics Championships at the National Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 13, 2025.

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Cross-prefecture joint disaster drill

SAITAMA, Japan, Sept. 1 Kyodo - Firefighters conduct a disaster drill at a park in Saitama near Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2025, the 102nd anniversary of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake. Police officers, Self-Defense Force members and medical staff as well as firefighters from four prefectures and five cities in the Tokyo metropolitan area were mobilized for the joint drill as authorities warn that a megaquake has a 70 percent probability of hitting the Tokyo area within the next 30 years. (Kyodo)

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Cross-prefecture joint disaster drill

Cross-prefecture joint disaster drill

Firefighters conduct a disaster drill at a park in Saitama near Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2025, the 102nd anniversary of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake. Police officers, Self-Defense Force members and medical staff as well as firefighters from four prefectures and five cities in the Tokyo metropolitan area were mobilized for the joint drill as authorities warn that a megaquake has a 70 percent probability of hitting the Tokyo area within the next 30 years.

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Cross-prefecture joint disaster drill

Cross-prefecture joint disaster drill

Firefighters conduct a disaster drill at a park in Saitama near Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2025, the 102nd anniversary of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake. Police officers, Self-Defense Force members and medical staff as well as firefighters from four prefectures and five cities in the Tokyo metropolitan area were mobilized for the joint drill as authorities warn that a megaquake has a 70 percent probability of hitting the Tokyo area within the next 30 years.

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Cross-prefecture joint disaster drill

Cross-prefecture joint disaster drill

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (2nd from R) inspects a cross-prefecture disaster drill at a park in Saitama near Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2025, the 102nd anniversary of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake. Police officers, Self-Defense Force members and medical staff as well as firefighters from four prefectures and five cities in the Tokyo metropolitan area were mobilized for the joint drill as authorities warn that a megaquake has a 70 percent probability of hitting the Tokyo area within the next 30 years.

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Cross-prefecture joint disaster drill

Cross-prefecture joint disaster drill

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks during the closing ceremony of a cross-prefecture disaster drill at a park in Saitama near Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2025, the 102nd anniversary of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake. Police officers, Self-Defense Force members and medical staff as well as firefighters from four prefectures and five cities in the Tokyo metropolitan area were mobilized for the joint drill as authorities warn that a megaquake has a 70 percent probability of hitting the Tokyo area within the next 30 years.

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Cross-prefecture joint disaster drill

Cross-prefecture joint disaster drill

Firefighters conduct a disaster drill at a park in Saitama near Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2025, the 102nd anniversary of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake. Police officers, Self-Defense Force members and medical staff as well as firefighters from four prefectures and five cities in the Tokyo metropolitan area were mobilized for the joint drill as authorities warn that a megaquake has a 70 percent probability of hitting the Tokyo area within the next 30 years.

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Cross-prefecture joint disaster drill

Cross-prefecture joint disaster drill

A cross-prefecture disaster drill is conducted at a park in Saitama near Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2025, the 102nd anniversary of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake. Police officers, Self-Defense Force members and medical staff as well as firefighters from four prefectures and five cities in the Tokyo metropolitan area were mobilized for the joint drill as authorities warn that a megaquake has a 70 percent probability of hitting the Tokyo area within the next 30 years.

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Cross-prefecture joint disaster drill

Cross-prefecture joint disaster drill

Firefighters conduct a disaster drill at a park in Saitama near Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2025, the 102nd anniversary of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake. Police officers, Self-Defense Force members and medical staff as well as firefighters from four prefectures and five cities in the Tokyo metropolitan area were mobilized for the joint drill as authorities warn that a megaquake has a 70 percent probability of hitting the Tokyo area within the next 30 years.

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Saori Minami

Saori Minami

Saori Minami=Date: November 2, 1971, Place: Japan

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Ken Takakura

Ken Takakura

Ken Takakura on the set of the movie “Abashiri Prison”=Date : December 10, 1971, Place : Sounkyo, Hokkaido

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Tomisaburo Wakayama

Tomisaburo Wakayama

Tomisaburo Wakayama=Place: Akasaka, Japan

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Tetsuko Kuroyanagi

Tetsuko Kuroyanagi

Tetsuko Kuroyanagi

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Surrogate arrangement for babies

Surrogate arrangement for babies

TOKYO, Japan, July 31 Kyodo - Undated combined photo shows TV personality Aki Mukai and medical doctor Yahiro Netsu. Mukai's twin babies were born through a surrogate mother in the United States in 2003. Netsu said in 2001 his maternity clinic had made a surrogacy arrangement for a woman, becoming the first Japanese medical institution to officially announce such a procedure.(Kyodo)

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Former emperor discharged from hospital

Former emperor discharged from hospital

Japan's former Emperor Akihito (back, L), alongside former Empress Michiko, leaves the University of Tokyo Hospital in Tokyo on May 10, 2025, after undergoing medical tests for a heart condition.

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Japan Empress Masako at Red Cross event

Japan Empress Masako at Red Cross event

Japanese Empress Masako listens to Japanese Red Cross Aichi Medical Center Nagoya Daini Hospital's emergency unit chief Shinji Inada speaking at a Japanese Red Cross Society event in Tokyo on May 13, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan's ex-emperor hospitalized for heart checkup

Japan's ex-emperor hospitalized for heart checkup

A vehicle carrying Japan's former Emperor Akihito heads to the University of Tokyo Hospital in the capital on May 6, 2025, as he is to be hospitalized for a medical examination following signs of myocardial ischemia.

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AI Medical Services signage and logo

AI Medical Services signage and logo

AI Medical Services signage and logo=April 7,2025,Tokyo

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AI Medical Services signage and logo

AI Medical Services signage and logo

AI Medical Services signage and logo=April 7,2025,Tokyo

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AI Medical Services signage and logo

AI Medical Services signage and logo

AI Medical Services signage and logo=April 7,2025,Tokyo

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Japan to send medical team to quake-hit Myanmar

Japan to send medical team to quake-hit Myanmar

Hideyuki Yazama, head of a 32-member team of medical workers, speaks at an inauguration ceremony at Haneda airport in Tokyo on April 1, 2025, before flying to Myanmar as part of Japan's emergency support following a powerful earthquake in the Southeast Asian country on March 28.

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Japan to send medical team to quake-hit Myanmar

Japan to send medical team to quake-hit Myanmar

Hideyuki Yazama (standing), head of a 32-member team of medical workers, speaks at an inauguration ceremony at Haneda airport in Tokyo on April 1, 2025, before flying to Myanmar as part of Japan's emergency support following a powerful earthquake in the Southeast Asian country on March 28.

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Japan to send medical team to quake-hit Myanmar

Japan to send medical team to quake-hit Myanmar

Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya holds a press conference in Tokyo on April 1, 2025, to announce Japan's plan to send a 32-member team of medical workers to Myanmar following a powerful earthquake in the Southeast Asian country on March 28.

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Gov't campaign for integrated My Number cards

Gov't campaign for integrated My Number cards

Photo taken at a medical institution in Tokyo on Dec. 2, 2024, shows a health ministry poster recommending patients switch from existing health insurance cards to My Number identification cards incorporating their functions. Japan halted issuing new health insurance cards the same day under a campaign to encourage use of the integrated My Number cards.

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Emperor at awards ceremony

Emperor at awards ceremony

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako attend an awards ceremony in Tokyo on Oct. 10, 2024, for those who have contributed to society in fields such as education, medical care and volunteering.

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Emperor at awards ceremony

Emperor at awards ceremony

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako attend an awards ceremony in Tokyo on Oct. 10, 2024, for those who have contributed to society in fields such as education, medical care and volunteering.

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Emperor at awards ceremony

Emperor at awards ceremony

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako attend an awards ceremony in Tokyo on Oct. 10, 2024, for those who have contributed to society in fields such as education, medical care and volunteering.

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PM Kishida speaks about medical support for A-bomb survivors

PM Kishida speaks about medical support for A-bomb survivors

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks to reporters at the premier's official residence in Tokyo on Sept. 21, 2024, about the government's plan on medical aid to people who were exposed to the U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki outside of the state-designated area.

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PM Kishida speaks about medical support for A-bomb survivors

PM Kishida speaks about medical support for A-bomb survivors

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks to reporters at the premier's official residence in Tokyo on Sept. 21, 2024, about the government's plan on medical aid to people who were exposed to the U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki outside of the state-designated area.

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PM Kishida speaks about medical support for A-bomb survivors

PM Kishida speaks about medical support for A-bomb survivors

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks to reporters at the premier's official residence in Tokyo on Sept. 21, 2024, about the government's plan on medical aid to people who were exposed to the U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki outside of the state-designated area.

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PM Kishida speaks about medical support for A-bomb survivors

PM Kishida speaks about medical support for A-bomb survivors

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks to reporters at the premier's official residence in Tokyo on Sept. 21, 2024, about the government's plan on medical aid to people who were exposed to the U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki outside of the state-designated area.

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JAPAN-TOKYO-BONES RELATED TO WAR-MEETING

JAPAN-TOKYO-BONES RELATED TO WAR-MEETING

(240722) -- TOKYO, July 22, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Hideo Shimizu, a former Unit 731 Youth Corps member, attends a meeting via video link marking the 35th anniversary of the discovery of human bones from a Japanese army medical school, in Tokyo, Japan, July 20, 2024. The gathering was organized by the Association Demanding Investigation on Human Bones Discovered from the Site of the Army Medical College. TO GO WITH "Feature: Truth awaits for 'bones related to war'" Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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JAPAN-TOKYO-BONES RELATED TO WAR-MEETING

JAPAN-TOKYO-BONES RELATED TO WAR-MEETING

(240722) -- TOKYO, July 22, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Attendees watch a specimens display during a meeting marking the 35th anniversary of the discovery of human bones from a Japanese army medical school, in Tokyo, Japan, July 20, 2024. The gathering was organized by the Association Demanding Investigation on Human Bones Discovered from the Site of the Army Medical College. TO GO WITH "Feature: Truth awaits for 'bones related to war'" Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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JAPAN-TOKYO-BONES RELATED TO WAR-MEETING

JAPAN-TOKYO-BONES RELATED TO WAR-MEETING

(240722) -- TOKYO, July 22, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Kazuyuki Kawamura, a former Shinjuku ward councilor, speaks during a meeting marking the 35th anniversary of the discovery of human bones from a Japanese army medical school, in Tokyo, Japan, July 20, 2024. The gathering was organized by the Association Demanding Investigation on Human Bones Discovered from the Site of the Army Medical College. TO GO WITH "Feature: Truth awaits for 'bones related to war'" Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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Princess Hisako

Princess Hisako

Japanese Princess Hisako speaks during a medical symposium in Tokyo on July 14, 2024.

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Princess Hisako

Princess Hisako

Japanese Princess Hisako speaks during a medical symposium in Tokyo on July 14, 2024.

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SoftBank Group to launch AI service to analyze medical data

SoftBank Group to launch AI service to analyze medical data

SoftBank Group Corp. CEO Masayoshi Son speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on June 27, 2024, as the company announces a plan to launch a medical service using AI to analyze genes and other personal medical data.

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SoftBank Group to launch AI service to analyze medical data

SoftBank Group to launch AI service to analyze medical data

SoftBank Group Corp. CEO Masayoshi Son speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on June 27, 2024, as the company announces a plan to launch a medical service using AI to analyze genes and other personal medical data.

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SoftBank Group to launch AI service to analyze medical data

SoftBank Group to launch AI service to analyze medical data

SoftBank Group Corp. CEO Masayoshi Son speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on June 27, 2024, as the company announces a plan to launch a medical service using AI to analyze genes and other personal medical data.

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Signage and logo of Tokyo Medical University Hospital

Signage and logo of Tokyo Medical University Hospital

Signage and logo of Tokyo Medical University Hospital =Date:April 8, 2024, Place: Tokyo

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Signage and logo of Tokyo Medical University Hospital

Signage and logo of Tokyo Medical University Hospital

Signage and logo of Tokyo Medical University Hospital =Date:April 8, 2024, Place: Tokyo

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Scene in Tokyo

Scene in Tokyo

People walk in front of JR Tokyo Station in the Japanese capital on May 8, 2023. Japan downgraded the same day the legal status of COVID-19 to the same category as seasonal influenza and greatly relaxed its intensive medical rules, marking a major shift in its approach after three years of dealing with the coronavirus.

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Scene in Tokyo

Scene in Tokyo

People walk in front of JR Tokyo Station in the Japanese capital on May 8, 2023. Japan downgraded the same day the legal status of COVID-19 to the same category as seasonal influenza and greatly relaxed its intensive medical rules, marking a major shift in its approach after three years of dealing with the coronavirus.

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Signing Ceremony for the University of Tokyo, Canon, and Canon Medical Systems Industry-Academia Collaboration Agreement

Signing Ceremony for the University of Tokyo, Canon, and Canon Medical Systems Industry-Academia Collaboration Agreement

Signing Ceremony for the University of Tokyo, Canon, and Canon Medical Systems Industry-Academia Collaboration Agreement. From left to right: Teruo Fujii, President of the University of Tokyo; Fujio Mitarai, Chairman of the Board, President and CEO of Canon Inc. and Toshio Takiguchi, President and CEO of Canon Medical Systems Inc=Date:November 7, 2023, Place:Tokyo

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Signing Ceremony for the University of Tokyo, Canon, and Canon Medical Systems Industry-Academia Collaboration Agreement

Signing Ceremony for the University of Tokyo, Canon, and Canon Medical Systems Industry-Academia Collaboration Agreement

Signing Ceremony for the University of Tokyo, Canon, and Canon Medical Systems Industry-Academia Collaboration Agreement. From left to right: Teruo Fujii, President of the University of Tokyo; Fujio Mitarai, Chairman of the Board, President and CEO of Canon Inc. and Toshio Takiguchi, President and CEO of Canon Medical Systems Inc=Date:November 7, 2023, Place:Tokyo

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