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U.S. envoy on LGBT people

Jessica Stern (R), U.S. Special Envoy to Advance the Human Rights of LGBTQI+ Persons, speaks with Tomomi Inada, former Japanese defense minister and acting chairperson of Japan's all-party parliamentary group for LGBT issues on Feb. 8, 2023 in Tokyo.

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Japan to issue order over U.N. S. Sudan mission completion

TOKYO, Japan, March 24 Kyodo - In a meeting with reporters in Tokyo on March 24, 2017, Defense Minister Tomomi Inada announces she will issue an order to the Self-Defense Forces later in the day regarding the planned withdrawal of Japanese troops from a U.N. peacekeeping mission in South Sudan in late May.

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Japan, U.S. defense chiefs meet in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan, Feb. 4 Kyodo - U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis speaks at a joint press conference with his Japanese counterpart Tomomi Inada at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Feb. 4, 2017. The defense chiefs agreed to continue to strengthen the Japan-U.S. alliance as they shared concerns over North Korea's nuclear and missile threats and China's maritime assertiveness.

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N. Korea fires 3 ballistic missiles into Sea of Japan

TOKYO, Japan, Sept. 5 Kyodo - Japanese Defense Minister Tomomi Inada leaves her ministry in Tokyo on Sept. 5, 2016, following a report that North Korea had fired three ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan. No damage was reported to aircraft or shipping as a result of the launches, and all three missiles appeared to have fallen inside Japan's exclusive economic zone.

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Inada encourages SDF members in Djibouti

DJIBOUTI, Djibouti, Aug. 15 Kyodo - Japanese Defense Minister Tomomi Inada is briefed by senior Self-Defense Forces personnel in Djibouti on Aug. 15, 2016, about their antipiracy mission off Somalia. Inada told reporters she hopes to enhance the activities.

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Tomomi Inada

Tomomi Inada, a member of the House of Representatives, chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party's Policy Research Council (photo taken on June 24, 2015)

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LDP vows to follow through on Abenomics

TOKYO, Japan - Tomomi Inada, policy chief of the Liberal Democratic Party, announces the party's policy platform for the Dec. 14 general election in Tokyo, Japan, on Nov. 25, 2014. The ruling party pledged to follow through on Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's attempts to pull Japan out of deflation and revitalize the economy.

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LDP vows to follow through on Abenomics

TOKYO, Japan - Tomomi Inada, policy chief of the Liberal Democratic Party, announces the party's policy platform for the Dec. 14 general election in Tokyo, Japan, on Nov. 25, 2014. The ruling party pledged to follow through on Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's attempts to pull Japan out of deflation and revitalize the economy.

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New LDP policy chief Inada

TOKYO, Japan - Tomomi Inada, the newly appointed policy chief of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, holds a press conference at LDP headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 3, 2014, after the party endorsed the appointment of new executives.

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New LDP leadership launched

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the newly launched leadership of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party join hands for photos at LDP headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 3, 2014. They are (from L) election strategy chief Toshimitsu Motegi, policy chief Tomomi Inada, Vice President Masahiko Komura, President Shinzo Abe, Secretary General Sadakazu Tanigaki and General Council chief Toshihiro Nikai.

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New LDP policy chief Inada

TOKYO, Japan - Tomomi Inada, state minister in charge of administrative reform, arrives at the headquarters of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party in Tokyo on Sept. 3, 2014. Inada was appointed as chairwoman of the LDP Policy Research Council later in the day.

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Yasukuni Shrine on anniv. of end of WWII

TOKYO, Japan - Tomomi Inada, state minister in charge of administrative reform, visits the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Aug. 15, 2014, the 69th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II. The Yasukuni visit by three Cabinet ministers including her drew criticism from China and South Korea.

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Japan minister at Yasukuni

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese administrative reform minister Tomomi Inada (C) visits Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on April 28, 2014.

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WWII anniversary

TOKYO, Japan - Administrative reform minister Tomomi Inada visits Yasukuni Shrine, the World War II-related Shinto shrine in Tokyo, on Aug. 15, 2013, the 68th anniversary of Japan's surrender in the war.

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Abe Cabinet

TOKYO, Japan - Tomomi Inada enters the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 26, 2012, after being named administrative reform minister by Shinzo Abe, leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, who took office as Japan's new prime minister the same day.

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S. Korea refuses entry to 3 Japanese lawmakers

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R, front) Tomomi Inada, Yoshitaka Shindo and Masahisa Sato, lawmakers of the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party, speak with reporters at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Aug. 1, 2011, after returning to Japan from Seoul's Gimpo International Airport, where they were refused entry by South Korea earlier in the day due to their plan to visit a South Korean island near a pair of disputed islets.

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LDP lawmakers depart for Seoul despite entry ban

TOKYO, Japan - (from L) Masahisa Sato, Yoshitaka Shindo and Tomomi Inada, lawmakers of Japan's main opposition Liberal Democratic Party, are surrounded by reporters at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Aug. 1, 2011. They left for Seoul despite South Korea's decision to ban their entry for planning to visit a South Korean island near a pair of disputed islets.

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LDP looking to extend term limit for party president

Toshihiro Nikai (L in front row), chairman of the General Council of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party, Hiroyuki Hosoda, the LDP's executive acting secretary general, and LDP policy chief Tomomi Inada attend a meeting on July 19, 2016, at the party's headquarters in Tokyo. Nikai expressed approval for extending Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's term as LDP president, saying Abe has done a great job and it is desirable to have a stable government. Current LDP rules only allow a party president to hold the post for two consecutive three-year terms. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's ruling bloc to win majority of contested upper house seats

(From L) Masahiko Komura, vice president of the Liberal Democratic Party, LDP President and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Sadakazu Tanigaki, LDP secretary general, and Tomomi Inada, chairwoman of the LDP Policy Research Council, are pictured at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on the night of July 10, 2016, as vote counting continues following the House of Councillors election. The ruling coalition of the LDP and Komeito was likely to achieve its goal of winning a majority of the contested seats in the election, according to Kyodo News exit polls. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Exit polls show ruling coalition likely to retain upper house majority

Toshimitsu Motegi (R), election strategy chief of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, shakes hands with LDP policy chief Tomomi Inada at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on July 10, 2016, as exit polls by the media for the House of Councillors election showed the ruling coalition of the LDP and junior party Komeito was likely to retain its majority in the upper house. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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LDP commits to lifting economy in upper house election pledges

Liberal Democratic Party policy chief Tomomi Inada announces a campaign platform at the LDP headquarters in Tokyo on June 3, 2016, for the July 10 upper house election, pledging to push "Abenomics to its upper limit" to revive Japan's stagnant economy. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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LDP commits to lifting economy in upper house election pledges

Liberal Democratic Party policy chief Tomomi Inada announces a campaign platform at the LDP headquarters in Tokyo on June 3, 2016, for the July 10 upper house election, pledging to push "Abenomics to its upper limit" to revive Japan's stagnant economy. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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LDP launches history research panel

Liberal Democratic Party Secretary General Sadakazu Tanigaki (R) and Policy Research Council Chairwoman Tomomi Inada attend the first meeting of the ruling party's panel to study history since the Sino-Japanese War in the late 19th century on Dec. 22, 2015, in Tokyo. The LDP aims to reflect its findings in history education. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese politician meets with Lagarde

Christine Lagarde (L), managing director of the International Monetary Fund, shakes hands with Tomomi Inada, a senior official of the Japanese ruling Liberal Democratic Party, at the IMF headquarters in Washington on Sept. 29, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan defense chief Inada visits war-linked Yasukuni Shrine

Japanese Defense Minister Tomomi Inada visits the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Dec. 29, 2016. The visit immediately drew criticism from China and South Korea which suffered from past Japanese colonization and military aggression. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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SDF recruitment flyer calls defense chief Inada "not dependable"

Japanese Defense Minister Tomomi Inada speaks to reporters in the city of Aomori on Nov. 19, 2016. A local public relations branch office for the Self-Defense Forces has recalled recruitment flyers made by a male SDF member that said Inada is "not dependable enough," while highlighting her gender, the office in Akita Prefecture said on Nov. 25, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan PM pitches SDF's new overseas duties at review ceremony

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) addresses an annual troop review of Japan's Self-Defense Forces at the Asaka garrison of the Ground Self-Defense Force on the border of Tokyo and Saitama Prefecture on Oct. 23, 2016, with Defense Minister Tomomi Inada standing by his side. Abe pitched new overseas duties to be given to SDF members under new security legislation. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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S. Korea refuses entry to 3 Japanese lawmakers

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R, front) Tomomi Inada, Yoshitaka Shindo and Masahisa Sato, lawmakers of the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party, speak with reporters at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Aug. 1, 2011, after returning to Japan from Seoul's Gimpo International Airport, where they were refused entry by South Korea earlier in the day due to their plan to visit a South Korean island near a pair of disputed islets. (Kyodo)

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LDP lawmakers depart for Seoul despite entry ban

TOKYO, Japan - (from L) Masahisa Sato, Yoshitaka Shindo and Tomomi Inada, lawmakers of Japan's main opposition Liberal Democratic Party, are surrounded by reporters at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Aug. 1, 2011. They left for Seoul despite South Korea's decision to ban their entry for planning to visit a South Korean island near a pair of disputed islets. (Kyodo)

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LDP vows to follow through on Abenomics

TOKYO, Japan - Tomomi Inada, policy chief of the Liberal Democratic Party, announces the party's policy platform for the Dec. 14 general election in Tokyo, Japan, on Nov. 25, 2014. The ruling party pledged to follow through on Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's attempts to pull Japan out of deflation and revitalize the economy. (Kyodo)

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New LDP policy chief Inada

TOKYO, Japan - Tomomi Inada, the newly appointed policy chief of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, holds a press conference at LDP headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 3, 2014, after the party endorsed the appointment of new executives. (Kyodo)

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New LDP policy chief Inada

TOKYO, Japan - Tomomi Inada, state minister in charge of administrative reform, arrives at the headquarters of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party in Tokyo on Sept. 3, 2014. Inada was appointed as chairwoman of the LDP Policy Research Council later in the day. (Kyodo)

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New LDP leadership launched

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the newly launched leadership of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party join hands for photos at LDP headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 3, 2014. They are (from L) election strategy chief Toshimitsu Motegi, policy chief Tomomi Inada, Vice President Masahiko Komura, President Shinzo Abe, Secretary General Sadakazu Tanigaki and General Council chief Toshihiro Nikai. (Kyodo)

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Yasukuni Shrine on anniv. of end of WWII

TOKYO, Japan - Tomomi Inada, state minister in charge of administrative reform, visits the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Aug. 15, 2014, the 69th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II. The Yasukuni visit by three Cabinet ministers including her drew criticism from China and South Korea. (Kyodo)

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Inada leaves Defense Ministry with no apology over coverup scandal

Former Defense Minister Tomomi Inada (L front) walks down stairs as personnel see her off after a ceremony marking the end of her duties at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on July 31, 2017. Inada resigned over a data coverup scandal on July 28. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Inada leaves Defense Ministry with no apology over coverup scandal

Former Defense Minister Tomomi Inada waves from a car following a ceremony marking the end of her duties at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on July 31, 2017. Inada resigned over a data coverup scandal on July 28. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan, Russia beef up defense ties, Tokyo eyes isles row progress

(From L) Russia's Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, and Japan's Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida and Defense Minister Tomomi Inada attend a joint press conference in Tokyo on March 20, 2017. They agreed to continue defense cooperation and build mutual confidence in addressing North Korea's nuclear missile threat and other security issues. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan, Russia beef up defense ties, Tokyo eyes isles row progress

(From L) Russia's Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, and Japan's Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida and Defense Minister Tomomi Inada join hands for the so-called "two-plus-two" dialogue in Tokyo on March 20, 2017. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan, Russia beef up defense ties, Tokyo eyes isles row progress

(From R) Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida, his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and his Japanese counterpart Tomomi Inada prepare to hold the so-called "two-plus-two" dialogue in Tokyo on March 20, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan, Russia defense chiefs agree to deepen cooperation

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu (L front) and his Japanese counterpart Tomomi Inada (R front) hold talks in Tokyo on March 20, 2017. They agreed to deepen bilateral cooperation in hopes of dealing with regional security challenges, according to a Japanese official. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan, Russia defense chiefs agree to deepen cooperation

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu (L) and his Japanese counterpart Tomomi Inada shake hands before their talks in Tokyo on March 20, 2017. They agreed to deepen bilateral cooperation in hopes of dealing with regional security challenges, according to a Japanese official. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Inada explains new defense guidelines

Defense Minister Tomomi Inada meets with reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 22, 2016, when the government adopted guidelines in allowing the Self-Defense Forces to guard U.S. warships under Japan's new security legislation. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S. military resumes Osprey flights after accident off Okinawa

Japanese Defense Minister Tomomi Inada speaks to reporters at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Dec. 19, 2016, the day the U.S. military in Japan resumed flying its Osprey planes, less than a week after one of the MV-22 tilt-rotor transport aircraft made a crash-landing off Okinawa. Inada said the resumption of flights other than those that involve aerial refueling was "understandable." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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74th anniv. of Japan's surrender in WWII

Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker and former Defense Minister Tomomi Inada meets the press after visiting the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Aug. 15, 2019, the 74th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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74th anniv. of Japan's surrender in WWII

Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker and former Defense Minister Tomomi Inada visits the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Aug. 15, 2019, the 74th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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74th anniv. of Japan's surrender in WWII

Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker and former Defense Minister Tomomi Inada visits the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Aug. 15, 2019, the 74th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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74th anniv. of Japan's surrender in WWII

Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker and former Defense Minister Tomomi Inada visits the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Aug. 15, 2019, the 74th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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War-linked Yasukuni Shrine

Former Japanese Defense Minister Tomomi Inada visits the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Aug. 15, 2018, the 73rd anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-Defense Minister Inada visits Yasukuni Shrine

Former Defense Minister Tomomi Inada visits the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Aug. 15, 2017, the 72nd anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made a ritual donation to the shrine the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese PM Abe to appoint current foreign minister as LDP's policy chief: sources

Undated photo shows Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida, who is concurrently serving as defense minister following the resignation of Tomomi Inada. LDP and government sources said Aug. 2, 2017, that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is expected to pick Kishida as the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's policy chief, instead of retaining him as Japan's top envoy when he reshuffles his Cabinet and the LDP leadership on Aug. 3. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo