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Saori Minami

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

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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=Place: Akasaka, Japan

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Tetsuko Kuroyanagi

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Tokyo Gov. Koike

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike meets reporters at the metropolitan government headquarters in the Japanese capital on June 23, 2025, after Tomin First no Kai, the regional party she established, won 32 seats in the 127-member metropolitan assembly, the most in the previous day's Tokyo assembly election.

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Tokyo Gov. Koike

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike speaks to reporters at the metropolitan government headquarters in the Japanese capital on June 23, 2025, after Tomin First no Kai, the regional party she established, won 32 seats in the 127-member metropolitan assembly, the most in the previous day's Tokyo assembly election.

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Tokyo Gov. Koike

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike speaks to reporters at the metropolitan government headquarters in the Japanese capital on June 23, 2025, after Tomin First no Kai, the regional party she established, won 32 seats in the 127-member metropolitan assembly, the most in the previous day's Tokyo assembly election.

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Campaigning begins for Tokyo assembly vote

Yoshihiko Noda, leader of the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, speaks in a stump speech in Tokyo on June 13, 2025, the first day of official campaigning for the Tokyo metropolitan assembly election.

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Campaigning begins for Tokyo assembly vote

Yoshihiko Noda, leader of the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, speaks in a stump speech in Tokyo on June 13, 2025, the first day of official campaigning for the Tokyo metropolitan assembly election.

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Campaigning begins for Tokyo assembly vote

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike speaks in a stump speech to support a candidate belonging to Tomin First no Kai, or Tokyoites First party, running in the Tokyo metropolitan assembly election, in Tokyo on June 13, 2025, the first day of official campaigning for the poll.

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Campaigning begins for Tokyo assembly vote

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike speaks in a stump speech to support a candidate belonging to Tomin First no Kai, or Tokyoites First party, running in the Tokyo metropolitan assembly election, in Tokyo on June 13, 2025, the first day of official campaigning for the poll.

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Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike to run for 3rd term

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike speaks to reporters in Tokyo on June 12, 2024, after announcing her intention to run for a third four-year term in the July gubernatorial election at a plenary session of the Tokyo metropolitan assembly.(Kyodo)

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Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike to run for 3rd term

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike speaks to reporters in Tokyo on June 12, 2024, after announcing her intention to run for a third four-year term in the July gubernatorial election at a plenary session of the Tokyo metropolitan assembly.

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Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike to run for 3rd term

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike speaks to reporters in Tokyo on June 12, 2024, after announcing her intention to run for a third four-year term in the July gubernatorial election at a plenary session of the Tokyo metropolitan assembly.

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CORRECTED: Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike to run for 3rd term

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike speaks during a plenary session of the Tokyo metropolitan assembly in the Japanese capital on June 12, 2024, announcing her intention to run for a third four-year term in the July gubernatorial election.

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CORRECTED: Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike to run for 3rd term

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike speaks during a plenary session of the Tokyo metropolitan assembly in the Japanese capital on June 12, 2024, announcing her intention to run for a third four-year term in the July gubernatorial election.

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Tokyo Gov. Inose

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Gov. Naoki Inose shows a bag he said he used to carry 50 million yen in cash he received from the scandal-hit Tokushukai hospital group, during a committee session of the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly on Dec. 16, 2013. Inose, who won the governorship in December 2012's election, has been under fire for making contradictory explanations over his receipt of the money in November 2012.

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Tokyo Gov. Inose

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Gov. Naoki Inose shows a bag he said he used to carry 50 million yen in cash he received from the scandal-hit Tokushukai hospital group, during a committee session of the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly on Dec. 16, 2013. Inose, who won the governorship in December 2012's election, has been under fire for making contradictory explanations over his receipt of the money in November 2012.

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Official campaigning kicks off for Tokyo assembly race

TOKYO, Japan, June 23 Kyodo - Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike joins official campaigning on June 23, 2017, for the July 2 metropolitan assembly election to support a candidate of a regional political party she leads called Tomin First no Kai (Tokyoites First party).

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Tokyo governor

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Gov. Naoki Inose speaks at the Tokyo metropolitan assembly in the Japanese capital on Nov. 29, 2013. The governor apologized for accepting 50 million yen from the scandal-hit Tokushukai hospital organization before running in the December 2012 gubernatorial election.

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Tokyo assembly election

TOKYO, Japan - Kazuo Shii, head of the Japanese Communist Party, holds a press conference in Tokyo shortly after midnight of June 23, 2013, after the party increased its seats from eight to 17 in the Tokyo metropolitan assembly election.

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Tokyo assembly election

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroshi Yamada, head of the Tokyo chapter of the Japan Restoration Party, places a rose ornament above the name of the party's second successful candidate in the Tokyo metropolitan assembly election in Tokyo on June 23, 2013. The party, co-headed by former Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara and Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto, saw the number of its assembly members decrease to two from three.

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Tokyo assembly election

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows rose ornaments attached above the names of all 59 candidates of the Liberal Democratic Party in the Tokyo metropolitan assembly election, showing all the LDP's candidates winning, at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on June 23, 2013.

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Tokyo assembly election

TOKYO, Japan - Goshi Hosono, secretary general of the Democratic Party of Japan, is pictured at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on June 23, 2013, following the DPJ's crushing defeat in the Tokyo metropolitan assembly election.

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Tokyo assembly election

TOKYO, Japan - Goshi Hosono, secretary general of the Democratic Party of Japan, is about to be interviewed on television at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on June 23, 2013, following the DPJ's crushing defeat in the Tokyo metropolitan assembly election.

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Tokyo assembly election

TOKYO, Japan - Your Party leader Yoshimi Watanabe places a rose ornament above the name of the party's successful candidate in the Tokyo metropolitan assembly election in Tokyo on June 23, 2013. The number of the party's assembly members rose sharply to seven from one.

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Tokyo assembly election

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, answers a reporter's question in Tokyo on June 23, 2013, after the LDP won a sweeping victory in the Tokyo metropolitan assembly election.

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Abe in stump speech

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe gives a stump speech in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on June 20, 2013. Abe described the upcoming Tokyo metropolitan assembly election, widely seen as a prelude to the House of Councillors election in July, as a battle to be won "at any cost" by his Liberal Democratic Party.

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Abe in stump speech

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe gives a stump speech in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on June 20, 2013. Abe described the upcoming Tokyo metropolitan assembly election, widely seen as a prelude to the House of Councillors election in July, as a battle to be won "at any cost" by his Liberal Democratic Party.

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Ishihara to seek 4th term of office

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara attends a regular session of the metropolitan assembly in Tokyo on March 11, 2011. The 78-year-old governor said he will seek a fourth four-year term in the April 10 gubernatorial election.

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Ozawa indicted over fund misreporting

TOKYO, Japan - Ichiro Ozawa, a former leader of the Democratic Party of Japan, shakes hands with a voter in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, on Jan. 23, 2011, while visiting the prefecture to support candidates in a prefectural assembly election. Ozawa was indicted on Jan. 31, 2011, over accounting irregularities involving his political funds body.

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Nagoya mayor tenders resignation

TOKYO, Japan - Nagoya Mayor Takashi Kawamura (L) tenders a letter of his resignation to Nagoya municipal assembly chief Toshiaki Yokoi (front) at Nagoya city hall on Dec. 20, 2010, after his tax cut bill was voted down by the assembly. Kawamura plans to run in an upcoming mayoral election.

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Aso says to decide on when to dissolve lower house for election

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Taro Aso enters the Prime Minister's Office on July 13 after the historic defeat of the ruling coalition in July 12 Tokyo metropolitan assembly election.

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Ruling bloc loses majority, DPJ becomes top party in Tokyo assembly

TOKYO, Japan - At Liberal Democratic Party headquarter in Tokyo on July 12, Nobuteru Ishihara (L), an LDP lower house member and leader of the party's Tokyo chapter, and two LDP officials watch live TV broadcasting of vote counting of the election of the Tokyo metropolitan assembly where they lost its majority.

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Ruling bloc loses majority, DPJ becomes top party in Tokyo assembly

TOKYO, Japan - Katsuya Okada, secretary-general of the Democratic Party of Japan, smiles during a press conference at party headquarters in Tokyo on July 12 as his party was about to win a majority in the Tokyo metropolitan assembly in the local election the same day.

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Vote counting begins for Tokyo metropolitan assembly election

TOKYO, Japan - Vote counting begins for Minato Ward following the closure of polling stations in the Tokyo metropolitan assembly election on July 12.

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Hatoyama calls for voters' support in Tokyo assembly election

TOKYO, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan leader Yukio Hatoyama stumps on July 11 for candidates running in the July 12 Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election at Tokyo's JR Nakano Station.

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Hosoda calls for voters' support in Tokyo assembly election

TOKYO, Japan - Liberal Democratic Party Secretary General Hiroyuki Hosoda stumps on July 11 for candidates running in the July 12 Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election at Tokyo's JR Kanamachi Station.

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Voters listen to Tokyo assembly candidate

TOKYO, Japan - Voters (in back) listen to a candidate (back to camera) running in the July 12 Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election in Tokyo's Tsukiji district July 11.

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LDP must aim to be leading party in Tokyo assembly election: Aso

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Taro Aso speaks to reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on July 3. Aso said his ruling Liberal Democratic Party must aim to remain the leading party in the Tokyo metropolitan assembly following the July 12 election, campaigning for which began the same day.

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Tokyo assembly election begins in run-up to general election

TOKYO, Japan - People applaud a speech by a candidate running in the Tokyo assembly election in the capital's Arakawa Ward on July 3. Official campaigning for the July 12 election began the same day.

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Aso not to dissolve Diet before Tokyo assembly poll

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshihide Suga, the No. 2 man on the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's election committee, delivers a speech at the Kyodo News head office in Tokyo on June 30.

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Tokyo Gov. Ishihara to seek 3rd term

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara replies to questions at a plenary session of the Tokyo metropolitan assembly in Tokyo on Dec. 7. Ishihara said he will seek a third term in the gubernatorial election scheduled for next April.

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Election campaign starts for Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly

TOKYO, Japan - Voters listen to a speech by a candidate near JR Shibuya Station in Tokyo on June 24 as the election campaign for the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly started the same day.

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Election campaign starts for Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Communist Party leader Kazuo Shii stumps in front of Ikebukuro Station in Tokyo on June 24 as the election campaign for the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly started.

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Election campaign starts for Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly

TOKYO, Japan - Social Democratic Party leader Mizuho Fukushima speaks in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward on June 24 as the election campaign for the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly began.

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Election campaign starts for Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly

TOKYO, Japan - Liberal Democratic Party Secretary General Tsutomu Takebe stumps in Tokyo's Taito Ward on June 24 as the election campaign for the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly started on the day.

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Election campaign starts for Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly

TOKYO, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan leader Katsuya Okada appeals to the public near Shinjuku Station in Tokyo on June 24 as the election campaign for the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly began.

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Election campaign starts for Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly

TOKYO, Japan - New Komeito leader Takenori Kanzaki speaks in Tokyo's Arakawa Ward on June 24 as the election campaign for the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly started the same day.

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(2)Fukushima named new SDP leader

TOKYO, Japan - Mizuho Fukushima (R), secretary general of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), is seated along with former party leader Takako Doi (2nd from L) at a general assembly of all SDP lawmakers held at the party headquarters in Tokyo on Nov. 15. Fukushima was later elected new party leader to replace Doi, who resigned to take responsibility for the party's setback in the Nov. 9 general election.