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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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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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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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World Bank staffer, surgeon picked as Japan astronaut candidates

Japan's space agency said Tuesday that it has selected a World Bank employee and a surgeon as astronaut candidates in its first recruitment drive in more than 13 years, with expectations high that they may have the chance to join an international mission to the Moon. Makoto Suwa, 46, a disaster prevention specialist at the World Bank, and Ayu Yoneda, one of the youngest ever candidates at age 28 and a surgeon at the Japanese Red Cross Medical Center, will join the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency for two years of training. "I don't think the path ahead will be easy, but I hope to go to the Moon if possible," Yoneda told a press conference in Tokyo, as she expressed her joy after being picked from over 4,000 applicants, a record high. Suwa, who is the oldest candidate ever selected, said he felt "a great sense of responsibility," as he joined the press conference online from the United States, where he works.

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Doctor, World Bank official selected to be astronauts

Ayu Yoneda (L), a 28-year-old surgeon at the Japan Red Cross Medical Center, attends a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 28, 2023, after the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency selected her to become an astronaut together with Makoto Suwa (on screen), a 46-year-old disaster prevention specialist at the World Bank. It is the first time since 2009 that new Japanese astronaut candidates have been chosen, with the two landing their dream jobs after going through a rigorous screening process involving over 4,100 applicants.

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Doctor, World Bank official selected to be astronauts

Ayu Yoneda, a 28-year-old surgeon at the Japan Red Cross Medical Center, attends a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 28, 2023, after the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency selected her to become an astronaut together with Makoto Suwa (on screen), a 46-year-old disaster prevention specialist at the World Bank. It is the first time since 2009 that new Japanese astronaut candidates have been chosen, with the two landing their dream jobs after going through a rigorous screening process involving over 4,100 applicants.

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Doctor, World Bank official selected to be astronauts

Ayu Yoneda (L), a 28-year-old surgeon at the Japan Red Cross Medical Center, virtually "shakes hands" with Makoto Suwa (on screen), a 46-year-old disaster prevention specialist at the World Bank -- now in the United States -- during a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 28, 2023, after the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency selected them to become astronauts. It is the first time since 2009 that new Japanese astronaut candidates have been chosen, with the two landing their dream jobs after going through a rigorous screening process involving over 4,100 applicants.

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Doctor, World Bank official selected to be astronauts

Ayu Yoneda, a 28-year-old surgeon at the Japan Red Cross Medical Center, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 28, 2023, after the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency selected her to become an astronaut together with Makoto Suwa, a 46-year-old disaster prevention specialist at the World Bank. It is the first time since 2009 that new Japanese astronaut candidates have been chosen, with the two landing their dream jobs after going through a rigorous screening process involving over 4,100 applicants.

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Physical rehabilitation seen as a solution for chronic vertigo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Dec. 3, 2013 shows Fumiyuki Goto, a doctor with expertise in treating vertigo at National Hospital Organization's Tokyo Medical Center. Goto advocates physical rehabilitation therapy for people suffering from intractable vertigo.

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Lab worker cleanses cell sheet

TOKYO, Japan - A Terumo Corp. laboratory worker cleans a cell sheet at the Japanese medical equipment maker's research and development center in Nakai, Kanagawa Prefecture, east of Tokyo, as seen in this file photo taken in November 2014. Cell sheets are attached to the heart of a patient to revive its functions.

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Problem gambling: possible side effect of casino

TOKYO, Japan - Yasunobu Komoto, director of the psychiatric department at the Kurihama Medical Addiction Center of the National Hospital Organization, warns of the danger of gambling in an interview in Yokosuka, southwest of Tokyo, on Oct. 29, 2014, in reference to a plan to legalize casinos in Japan.

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Ex-swimmer to aid female athletes with medical knowledge

TOKYO, Japan - Yuko Sakurama, senior manager of the brand-new Japanese Center for Research on Women in Sport at Juntendo University, says in an interview on Aug. 18, 2014, that she will support Japanese female athletes for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games with her medical knowledge and experience as a former top swimmer.

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Physician trying to pass on lessons from Fukushima crisis

TOKYO, Japan - Physician Hironobu Tokunaga (rear, center) takes part as a lecturer in a practical training session on emergency treatment for radiation exposure for medical workers at Ishikawa Prefectural Central Hospital in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Feb. 9, 2014. Training is based on the assumption that a patient exposed to radioactive substances has been rushed to the emergency room following a severe nuclear accident. (Photo by Tatsuya Hagiwara)(Photo partially modified to conceal private information)

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Japanese NGO donates medical supplies to N. Korea flood victims

TOKYO, Japan - An employee (R) of Japan International Volunteer Center, a Japanese nonprofit organization, hands over medical supplies to Kangwon Province People's Hospital in Wonsan, North Korea, on Oct. 26. According to JVC officials, JVC delivered 2.4 million yen worth of confectioneries and medical supplies to flood victims in North Korea in late October. The money was collected through public donations in Japan, the officials say.

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Crown Prince Naruhito undergoes surgery for benign polyp removal

TOKYO, Japan - Ichiro Kanazawa (R), the Imperial Household Agency's medical supervisor, speaks at a news conference at the University of Tokyo Hospital in Tokyo on June 6 after Crown Prince Naruhito underwent endoscopic surgery there for removal of a benign duodenal polyp. At center is hospital doctor Hirokazu Nakagawa, who conducted the surgery. (Pool photo)

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Ex-Prime Minister Hashimoto dies at 68

TOKYO, Japan - Former Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto (file photo) dies on July 1 at the International Medical Center of Japan in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward. He was 68.

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Koizumi undergoes surgery to remove benign polyp

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi leaves the International Medical Center of Japan in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Sept. 3 after undergoing surgery to remove a benign polyp from his colon. Koizumi will rest and return to work on Sept. 4.

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Roh's wife visits welfare home in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Kwon Yang Suk, the wife of South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun, holds a child during a visit to an infant welfare home run by the Japanese Red Cross Medical Center in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward June 7, the second day of a four-day state visit by her husband.

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Surgery to correct Hashimoto's heart problem completed

TOKYO, Japan - Hiromu Nonaka (L), former secretary general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, and former Chief Cabinet Secretary Kanezo Muraoka (R) speak to reporters in front of the state-run International Medical Center of Japan in Tokyo on March 1 after visiting former Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto at the hospital. Hashimoto underwent an operation on his heart.

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Gunman kills gangster in Tokyo hospital bed

TOKYO, Japan - Police officers stand at the entrance of the intensive care center at Nippon Medical School Hospital in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward on Feb. 25, where a gunman shot and killed Takashi Ishizuka, a high-ranking member of the Yano-gumi gang. Ishizuka was hospitalized after being shot in Tokyo's Toshima Ward on Feb. 24.

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1st clinic catering to women opens in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - A special clinic providing medical and psychological care, run by and for women, opens Nov. 6 in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward as Japan's first female-only general clinic. The Josei No Tame No Shogai Iryo Center Vivi is operated by the Center for Health Care and Public Concern.

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Group asks ministry to expand medical care for HIV/AIDS

TOKYO, Japan - Representatives of a group of HIV/AIDS patients and their relatives who filed lawsuits in Tokyo and Osaka several years ago speak to reporters after talks with Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Chikara Sakaguchi in Tokyo on March 13. They called on the minister to expand medical services for AIDS and increase personnel and facilities at the Osaka National Hospital and the Tokyo-based AIDS Clinical Center (ACC), a center for Japan's AIDS medical services.

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Daiei Hawks pitcher Masao Fujii dies at 31

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Fukuoka Daiei Hawks pitcher Masao Fujii, who died at a Fukuoka hospital Oct. 13 three days short of his 32nd birthday. Fujii had been hospitalized at the National Kyushu Medical Center for interstitial pneumonia. He fell ill after last year's season and missed this season's spring camp. He pitched for Daiei's farm team for a while this season.

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Premier Obuchi hospitalized

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi, shown in this file photo, has been hospitalized since the early morning of April 2 after falling ill from overwork. Government sources said April 3 the hospitalization of Obuchi, 62, at Juntendo Medical Center in Tokyo is likely to be prolonged because of diagnosis and treatment. This photo was taken April 1.

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Police guard hospital where Obuchi staying

TOKYO, Japan - Police on April 2 guard Tokyo's Juntendo Medical Center, where Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi was hospitalized earlier in the day due to illness from overwork.

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Japan begins administering COVID-19 booster shots

Noriko Horiuchi (2nd from L), Japanese minister in charge of promoting coronavirus vaccinations, looks on as Tokyo Medical Center director Kazuhiro Araki (C front) receives his third COVID-19 vaccine shot at the center in Tokyo on Dec. 1, 2021. (Pool photo)

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COVID-19 vaccination

File photo taken Dec. 1, 2021, shows a syringe filled with COVID-19 vaccine at Tokyo Medical University Hachioji Medical Center in Hachioji, western Tokyo.

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KM Biologics begins development of vaccine for novel coronavirus

KM Biologics (Kita Ward, Kumamoto City) has started to develop a vaccine for a new coronavirus infection. At a press conference held on April 25, President Nagasato said, "Our strength lies in the fact that we have skilled technicians and facilities from our days at the Research Institute for Chemotherapy and Serotherapy (KAKETSUKEN). As a member of the Meiji Group, we will do our utmost to expand this business. The new drug will be developed jointly with the National Institute of Infectious Diseases, the Institute of Medical Science of the University of Tokyo, and the National Institute of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition. The company will consider using its Kikuchi Research Center in Kikuchi City, Kumamoto Prefecture, and its Koshi Plant in Koshi City, Kumamoto Prefecture, which are capable of producing vaccines for 57 million new influenza cases. (Photo taken on May 25, 2020, location unknown, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

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Tokyo Governor Koike inspects a medical facility responding to the new corona.

Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike inspected the Ikebukuro Public Health Center, Komagome Hospital, and other institutions and organizations that are responding to the new coronavirus (COVID-19). The photo shows the inspection of the Ikebukuro Public Health Center. The governor is on the far left in the middle of the photo. (May 14, 2020, Toshima Ward, Tokyo; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

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Tokyo Governor Koike inspects a medical facility responding to the new corona.

Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike visited the Ikebukuro Public Health Center, Komagome Hospital, and other institutions and organizations that are responding to the new coronavirus (COVID-19). The photo shows Tokyo Governor Koike (far right) being welcomed by officials upon his arrival at Komagome Hospital. (May 14, 2020, Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

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Tokyo Governor Koike inspects a medical facility responding to the new corona.

Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike visited the Ikebukuro Public Health Center, Komagome Hospital, and other institutions and organizations that are responding to the new coronavirus (COVID-19). The photo shows a question-and-answer session at Komagome Hospital. (May 14, 2020, Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

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Tokyo Governor Koike inspects a medical facility responding to the new corona.

Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike inspected the Ikebukuro Public Health Center, Komagome Hospital, and other institutions and organizations that are responding to the new coronavirus (COVID-19). The photo shows the inspection at the Ikebukuro Public Health Center. The governor is on the left. (May 14, 2020, Toshima Ward, Tokyo; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

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Tokyo Governor Koike inspects a medical facility responding to the new corona.

Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike visited the Ikebukuro Public Health Center, Komagome Hospital, and other institutions and organizations that are responding to the new coronavirus (COVID-19). The photo shows Governor Koike (center) repeatedly thanking the officials after the visit to Komagome Hospital. (May 14, 2020, Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

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Press conference on the identification of existing drugs in Japan

Photo shows Yuji Yamanashi, Director of the Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo, at a press conference. (March 18, 2020, Yasuda Auditorium, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

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Press conference on the identification of existing drugs in Japan

The photo shows Professor Junichiro Inoue of the Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo taking off his mask for explanation. (March 18, 2020, Yasuda Auditorium, University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

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Press conference on the identification of existing drugs in Japan

Scene of the press conference. (From right) Kohei Miyazono, Executive Vice President for Research at the University of Tokyo, Makoto Gogami, President of the University of Tokyo, Yuji Yamanashi, Director of the Institute of Medical Science at the University of Tokyo, and Junichiro Inoue, Professor of the Institute of Medical Science at the University of Tokyo. (From right to left: Dr. Kohei Miyazono, Vice President for Research, The University of Tokyo; Dr. Yuji Yamanashi, Director, Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo; and Dr. Junichiro Inoue, Professor, Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo.

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Press conference on the identification of existing drugs in Japan

Photo shows Makoto Gogami, President of the University of Tokyo, at a press conference. (March 18, 2020, Yasuda Auditorium, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

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Press conference on the identification of existing drugs in Japan

Photo shows Makoto Gogami, President of the University of Tokyo, at a press conference. (March 18, 2020, Yasuda Auditorium, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

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Press conference on the identification of existing drugs in Japan

Photo shows Professor Junichiro Inoue of the Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo, at a press conference. (March 18, 2020, Yasuda Auditorium, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

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Press conference on the identification of existing drugs in Japan

Photo shows Professor Junichiro Inoue of the Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo, at a press conference. (March 18, 2020, Yasuda Auditorium, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

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Press conference on the identification of existing drugs in Japan

(From right) Makoto Gogami, President of the University of Tokyo, Yuji Yamanashi, Director of the Institute of Medical Science of the University of Tokyo, and Junichiro Inoue, Professor of the Institute of Medical Science of the University of Tokyo, wearing masks at the press conference. The University of Tokyo's Yasuda Auditorium, Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo, March 18, 2020.

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Press conference on the identification of existing drugs in Japan

Scene of the press conference. (From right) Makoto Gogami, President of the University of Tokyo, Yuji Yamanashi, Director of the Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo, and Junichiro Inoue, Professor of the Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo. The University of Tokyo Yasuda Auditorium, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, March 18, 2020.

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Press conference on the identification of existing drugs in Japan

Photo shows Professor Junichiro Inoue of the Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo, at a press conference. (March 18, 2020, Yasuda Auditorium, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

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Press conference on the identification of existing drugs in Japan

Photo shows Professor Junichiro Inoue of the Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo, wearing a mask at the press conference. (March 18, 2020, Yasuda Auditorium, University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

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Press conference on the identification of existing drugs in Japan

Photo shows Yuji Yamanashi, Director of the Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo, at a press conference. (March 18, 2020, Yasuda Auditorium, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

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Press conference on the identification of existing drugs in Japan

Photo shows Professor Junichiro Inoue of the Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo, at a press conference. (March 18, 2020, Yasuda Auditorium, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

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Press conference on the identification of existing drugs in Japan

Photo shows Professor Junichiro Inoue of the Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo, at a press conference. (March 18, 2020, Yasuda Auditorium, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)