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Tokyo hospital with baby hatch+

Tokyo hospital with baby hatch+

Motonobu Nakamura (R), executive director of San-Ikukai Hospital in Tokyo, speaks at a press conference at the Tokyo metropolitan government headquarters on March 31, 2025, over the installation of a baby hatch that enables parents to anonymously leave infants they are unable to care for.

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Tokyo hospital with baby hatch

Tokyo hospital with baby hatch

Photo taken in March 2025 shows San-Ikukai Hospital in Tokyo where a baby hatch was set up to enable parents to anonymously leave infants they are unable to care for.

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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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Japan's ex-emperor discharged from hospital

Japan's ex-emperor discharged from hospital

Japan's former Emperor Akihito (L), alongside former Empress Michiko, leaves the University of Tokyo Hospital in the capital on July 18, 2025, after undergoing treatment with a new drug for right heart failure and asymptomatic myocardial ischemia.

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Japan's ex-emperor discharged from hospital

Japan's ex-emperor discharged from hospital

Japan's former Emperor Akihito (L), alongside former Empress Michiko, leaves the University of Tokyo Hospital in the capital on July 18, 2025, after undergoing treatment with a new drug for right heart failure and asymptomatic myocardial ischemia.

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Japan's ex-emperor discharged from hospital

Japan's ex-emperor discharged from hospital

Japan's former Emperor Akihito (L), alongside former Empress Michiko, leaves the University of Tokyo Hospital in the capital on July 18, 2025, after undergoing treatment with a new drug for right heart failure and asymptomatic myocardial ischemia.

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Japan's ex-emperor hospitalized for heart failure treatment

Japan's ex-emperor hospitalized for heart failure treatment

Japan's former Emperor Akihito (R) heads to the University of Tokyo Hospital in the capital on July 14, 2025, where he will undergo treatment with a new drug for right heart failure and asymptomatic myocardial ischemia.

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Japan's ex-emperor hospitalized for heart failure treatment

Japan's ex-emperor hospitalized for heart failure treatment

Japan's former Emperor Akihito (C) heads to the University of Tokyo Hospital in the capital on July 14, 2025, where he will undergo treatment with a new drug for right heart failure and asymptomatic myocardial ischemia.

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Institute of Science Tokyo Hospital logo and signage

Institute of Science Tokyo Hospital logo and signage

Institute of Science Tokyo Hospital logo and signage=June 5,2025,Tokyo

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Institute of Science Tokyo Hospital exterior, logo and signage

Institute of Science Tokyo Hospital exterior, logo and signage

Institute of Science Tokyo Hospital exterior, logo and signage=June 5,2025,Tokyo

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Institute of Science Tokyo Hospital exterior, logo and signage

Institute of Science Tokyo Hospital exterior, logo and signage

Institute of Science Tokyo Hospital exterior, logo and signage=June 5,2025,Tokyo

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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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Actor Hirosue's house searched

Actor Hirosue's house searched

Investigators confiscate items from Japanese actor Ryoko Hirosue's house in Tokyo on April 10, 2025, over an alleged vehicular assault. The latest allegation came after the 44-year-old was arrested on April 8 on suspicion of injuring a nurse at a hospital in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, as she awaited treatment after a car accident.

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Actor Hirosue's house investigated

Actor Hirosue's house investigated

Investigators enter Japanese actor Ryoko Hirosue's house in Tokyo on April 10, 2025, over an alleged vehicular assault. The latest allegation comes after the 44-year-old was arrested on April 8 on suspicion of injuring a nurse at a hospital in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, as she awaited treatment after a car accident.

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Actor Hirosue's house searched

Actor Hirosue's house searched

Investigators confiscate items from Japanese actor Ryoko Hirosue's house in Tokyo on April 10, 2025, over an alleged vehicular assault. The latest allegation came after the 44-year-old was arrested on April 8 on suspicion of injuring a nurse at a hospital in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, as she awaited treatment after a car accident.

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"Baby hatch" in Tokyo

"Baby hatch" in Tokyo

Photo taken on March 31, 2025, shows San-Ikukai Hospital in Tokyo where a "baby hatch" was recently set up to enable parents to leave infants anonymously.

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"Baby hatch" in Tokyo

"Baby hatch" in Tokyo

Photo taken on March 31, 2025, shows a door leading to a "baby hatch" recently set up at San-Ikukai Hospital in Tokyo to enable parents to leave infants anonymously.

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Sumo: Former ozeki Konishiki undergoes kidney transplant

KAMAKURA, Japan, Dec. 23 Kyodo - Hawaiian-born former sumo wrestler Konishiki, 60, the first foreign-born wrestler to reach the second-highest rank of ozeki, attends a press conference at a hospital in Kamakura near Tokyo on Dec. 23, 2024, as he reveals that he had a kidney failure and received an organ transplanted from his wife. (Kyodo)

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Sumo: Former ozeki Konishiki undergoes kidney transplant

Sumo: Former ozeki Konishiki undergoes kidney transplant

Hawaiian-born former sumo wrestler Konishiki, 60, the first foreign-born wrestler to reach the second-highest rank of ozeki, attends a press conference at a hospital in Kamakura near Tokyo on Dec. 23, 2024, as he reveals that he had a kidney failure and received an organ transplanted from his wife.

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Sumo: Former ozeki Konishiki undergoes kidney transplant

Sumo: Former ozeki Konishiki undergoes kidney transplant

Hawaiian-born former sumo wrestler Konishiki, 60, the first foreign-born wrestler to reach the second-highest rank of ozeki, attends a press conference at a hospital in Kamakura near Tokyo on Dec. 23, 2024, as he reveals that he had a kidney failure and received an organ transplanted from his wife.

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Sumo: Former ozeki Konishiki undergoes kidney transplant

Sumo: Former ozeki Konishiki undergoes kidney transplant

Hawaiian-born former sumo wrestler Konishiki, 60, the first foreign-born wrestler to reach the second-highest rank of ozeki, attends a press conference at a hospital in Kamakura near Tokyo on Dec. 23, 2024, as he reveals that he had a kidney failure and received an organ transplanted from his wife.

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[Breaking News]Japanese Princess Yuriko dies at 101

TOKYO, Japan, Nov. 15 Kyodo - A car carrying the body of Japanese Princess Yuriko arrives at Akasaka Estate in Tokyo on Nov. 15, 2024. Emperor Naruhito's great-aunt, the oldest member of Japan's imperial family, died at a Tokyo hospital earlier in the day at the age of 101. (Kyodo)

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Japanese Princess Yuriko

Japanese Princess Yuriko

Japan's Princess Yuriko and her husband Prince Mikasa are greeted with a traditional dance in August 1956 in Ceylon, now known as Sri Lanka. Emperor Naruhito's great-aunt, the oldest member of Japan's imperial family, died at a Tokyo hospital on Nov. 15, 2024, at the age of 101.

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Japanese Princess Yuriko

Japanese Princess Yuriko

(From L) Japan's Emperor Hirohito, his wife Empress Nagako, the emperor's brother Prince Mikasa and his wife Princess Yuriko (R, in a dress) are pictured in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, on July 27, 1955. Princess Yuriko, the oldest member of Japan's imperial family, died at a Tokyo hospital on Nov. 15, 2024, at the age of 101.

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Japanese Princess Yuriko

Japanese Princess Yuriko

(From L) Crown Prince Naruhito, his great-aunt Princess Yuriko and her husband Prince Mikasa attend the funeral of the couple's son Prince Katsura at the Toshimagaoka cemetery in Tokyo on June 17, 2014. Princess Yuriko, the oldest member of Japan's imperial family, died at a Tokyo hospital on Nov. 15, 2024, at the age of 101

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Japanese Princess Yuriko dies at 101

Japanese Princess Yuriko dies at 101

A car carrying the body of Japanese Princess Yuriko arrives at Akasaka Estate in Tokyo on Nov. 15, 2024. Emperor Naruhito's great-aunt, the oldest member of Japan's imperial family, died at a Tokyo hospital earlier in the day at the age of 101.

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Japanese Princess Yuriko dies at 101

Japanese Princess Yuriko dies at 101

A car carrying the body of Japanese Princess Yuriko arrives at Akasaka Estate in Tokyo on Nov. 15, 2024. Emperor Naruhito's great-aunt, the oldest member of Japan's imperial family, died at a Tokyo hospital earlier in the day at the age of 101.

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Japanese Princess Yuriko

Japanese Princess Yuriko

Japan's Princess Yuriko attends a party to celebrate her 80th birthday and the 88th birthday of her husband Prince Mikasa (L) at a Tokyo hotel on Dec. 6, 2003. Emperor Naruhito's great-aunt, the oldest member of Japan's imperial family, died at a Tokyo hospital on Nov. 15, 2024, at the age of 101.

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Japanese Princess Yuriko

Japanese Princess Yuriko

Photo taken in 2009 shows Japan's Princess Yuriko. Emperor Naruhito's great-aunt, the oldest member of Japan's imperial family, died at a Tokyo hospital on Nov. 15, 2024, at the age of 101.

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Japanese Princess Yuriko

Japanese Princess Yuriko

Japan's Princess Yuriko (C) visits a Persian cultural exhibition at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum with her husband Prince Mikasa and her granddaughter Princess Akiko on July 31, 2006. Emperor Naruhito's great-aunt, the oldest member of Japan's imperial family, died at a Tokyo hospital on Nov. 15, 2024, at the age of 101.

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Japanese Princess Yuriko

Japanese Princess Yuriko

Japan's Princess Yuriko waves to well-wishers from a balcony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo during a New Year greeting event on Jan. 2, 2023. Emperor Naruhito's great-aunt, the oldest member of Japan's imperial family, died at a Tokyo hospital on Nov. 15, 2024, at the age of 101.

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Condition of Japanese Princess Yuriko deteriorates

Condition of Japanese Princess Yuriko deteriorates

Japanese Princess Hisako leaves St. Luke's International Hospital in Tokyo on Nov. 9, 2024, after visiting her 101-year-old mother-in-law Princess Yuriko, whose condition has been deteriorating. The oldest member of the imperial family was hospitalized in March due to a mild stroke and aspiration pneumonitis.

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Condition of Japanese Princess Yuriko deteriorates

Condition of Japanese Princess Yuriko deteriorates

Japanese Princess Akiko leaves St. Luke's International Hospital in Tokyo on Nov. 9, 2024, after visiting her 101-year-old grandmother Princess Yuriko, whose condition has been deteriorating. The oldest member of the imperial family was hospitalized in March due to a mild stroke and aspiration pneumonitis.

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Japan: Clash Erupts At Protest Against Gaza Attacks Near Israeli Embassy In Tokyo

Approximately 150 protesters gathered outside the Israeli Embassy in Tokyo on Monday, October 7, marking one year since the fighting began, to demonstrate against Israel's military operations in Gaza. A clash occurred between the demonstrators and the police, and one female protester was taken to a hospital after feeling unwell.

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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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Ex-Komeito party head Takeiri dies at 97

Ex-Komeito party head Takeiri dies at 97

Yoshikatsu Takeiri (L), chairman of Japan's Komeito party, is pictured with Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka in October 1972 in Tokyo. Takeiri, who is known for playing a vital role in the 1972 Japan-China diplomatic normalization, died of pneumonia at age 97 on Dec. 23, 2023, at a hospital in southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka.

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Man arrested after holing up in post office, 2 injured at hospital

SAITAMA, Japan, Oct. 31 Kyodo - Police arrested a man who had barricaded himself with a firearm inside a post office near Tokyo on Tuesday, while at a nearby hospital, two people were injured following gunshots.

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Disaster medical assistance drill in central Japan

Disaster medical assistance drill in central Japan

Disaster medical assistance team personnel from nine central Japan prefectures take part in a joint drill at Yamanashi Prefectural Central Hospital in Kofu, west of Tokyo, on Oct. 14, 2023, under the scenario of a massive earthquake and an eruption of Mt. Fuji.

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Lviv mayor, Japanese architect call for support for building hospital

Lviv Mayor Andriy Sadovyi and Japanese architect Shigeru Ban hold a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Sept. 5, 2023. They called for Japan's support in building a new surgical ward designed by the architect at a hospital in Ukraine's western city of Lviv, which harbors many fleeing and injured civilians from the war-torn areas within the country.

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Lviv mayor, Japanese architect call for support for building hospital

Lviv mayor, Japanese architect call for support for building hospital

Lviv Mayor Andriy Sadovyi (R) and Japanese architect Shigeru Ban hold a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Sept. 5, 2023. They called for Japan's support in building a new surgical ward designed by the architect at a hospital in Ukraine's western city of Lviv, which harbors many fleeing and injured civilians from the war-torn areas within the country.

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Lviv mayor, Japanese architect call for support for building hospital

Lviv mayor, Japanese architect call for support for building hospital

Lviv Mayor Andriy Sadovyi (R) and Japanese architect Shigeru Ban hold a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Sept. 5, 2023. They called for Japan's support in building a new surgical ward designed by the architect at a hospital in Ukraine's western city of Lviv, which harbors many fleeing and injured civilians from the war-torn areas within the country.

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Lviv mayor, Japanese architect call for support for building hospital

Lviv mayor, Japanese architect call for support for building hospital

Lviv Mayor Andriy Sadovyi (R) and Japanese architect Shigeru Ban hold a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Sept. 5, 2023. They called for Japan's support in building a new surgical ward designed by the architect at a hospital in Ukraine's western city of Lviv, which harbors many fleeing and injured civilians from the war-torn areas within the country.

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Kazuo Hasegawa, honorary chief of Tokyo Center for Dementia Care Research and Practices

Kazuo Hasegawa, honorary chief of Tokyo Center for Dementia Care Research and Practices

Photo taken on Feb. 6, 2018, in Tokyo shows Kazuo Hasegawa, honorary chief of Tokyo Center for Dementia Care Research and Practices. As one of Japan's leading authorities in the field, Hasegawa maintained his activities even after he suffered from dementia himself, saying he wanted to pass on his experiences as an expert as well as a patient. He died of old age at an Tokyo hospital on Nov. 13, 2021, aged 92.

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Japan health minister tries robot designed for patients

Japan health minister tries robot designed for patients

Japanese health minister Katsunobu Kato sits in a robot developed to help patients move as he visits Keio University Hospital in Tokyo on July 24, 2023.

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