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Torigoe hits RBI double

FUKUOKA, Japan - Fukuoka Daiei Hawks infielder Yusuke Torigoe hits an RBI double over center off Kintetsu Buffaloes starter Hisashi Iwakuma in the bottom of the second inning at Fukuoka Dome on May 8.

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Tokyo gubernatorial candidate sues weekly magazine for libel

Shuntaro Torigoe (standing), an opposition block candidate in the Tokyo gubernatorial election, speaks during a meeting at his campaign office in Tokyo on July 21, 2016, about a report in weekly magazine Shukan Bunshun alleging he made unwanted sexual advances to a woman. Torigoe dismissed the allegation as "groundless," saying he is "mortified by the heartless defamation." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Campaigning begins for Tokyo gubernatorial election

Shuntaro Torigoe, a major candidate in the Tokyo gubernatorial election, touches his poster on a signboard on July 14, 2016, at the start of the official campaigning. Journalist Torigoe has the joint backing of opposition parties including the Democratic Party and the Japanese Communist Party in the July 31 election. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Campaigning begins for Tokyo gubernatorial election

Shuntaro Torigoe, a major candidate for the Tokyo gubernatorial election, kicks off his campaign by giving a speech in front of Shinjuku Station on July 14, 2016. Journalist Torigoe has the joint backing of opposition parties including the Democratic Party and the Japanese Communist Party for the July 31 election. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Campaigning begins for Tokyo gubernatorial election

Shuntaro Torigoe, a major candidate for the Tokyo gubernatorial election, kicks off his campaign by giving a speech in front of Shinjuku Station on July 14, 2016. Journalist Torigoe has the joint backing of opposition parties including the Democratic Party and the Japanese Communist Party for the July 31 election. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Campaigning begins for Tokyo gubernatorial election

Photo shows three major candidates for the Tokyo gubernatorial election, which was kicked off on July 14, 2016. (From L) Former defense minister Yuriko Koike, 63, former internal affairs minister Hiroya Masuda, 64, and journalist Shuntaro Torigoe, 76. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo gubernatorial election hopefuls vow stability, smart budgeting

Four likely candidates for Tokyo governor attend a press conference in Tokyo on July 13, 2016. (From L to R) Kenji Utsunomiya, former head of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations, Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Yuriko Koike, veteran journalist Shuntaro Torigoe and former Iwate Gov. Hiroya Masuda are expected to register their candidacies when official campaigning for the July 31 gubernatorial election begins on July 14. Each vowed to make the metropolitan government more transparent. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Journalist Torigoe announces candidacy for Tokyo governor race

Journalist Shuntaro Torigoe announces his candidacy for the July 31 Tokyo gubernatorial election during a press conference at a hotel in Tokyo on July 12, 2016. The main opposition Democratic Party and three other opposition parties will back him as a unified candidate. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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High-profile candidates in Tokyo gubernatorial election

(From L to R) Former internal affairs minister Hiroya Masuda, journalist Shuntaro Torigoe, former defense minister Yuriko Koike and Kenji Utsunomiya, former head of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations, are among the leading candidates running in the Tokyo gubernatorial election on July 31, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Journalist Torigoe to run for Tokyo governor with opposition support

Journalist Shuntaro Torigoe smiles during a press conference at a hotel in Tokyo on July 12, 2016, as he announces his candidacy for the July 31 Tokyo gubernatorial election. The main opposition Democratic Party and three other opposition parties will back him as a unified candidate. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Journalist Torigoe to run for Tokyo governor with opposition support

Journalist Shuntaro Torigoe (C), poses for photos with Yukio Edano (2nd from L), secretary general of the main opposition Democratic Party, and senior officials of three other opposition parties, in Tokyo on July 12, 2016, after the parties said they will back Torigoe as a unified candidate for the July 31 Tokyo gubernatorial election. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Journalist Torigoe to run for Tokyo governor with opposition support

Journalist Shuntaro Torigoe fields questions from a reporter during a press conference at a hotel in Tokyo on July 12, 2016, as he announces his candidacy for the July 31 Tokyo gubernatorial election. The main opposition Democratic Party and three other opposition parties will back him as a unified candidate. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Journalist Torigoe announces candidacy for Tokyo governor race

Katsuya Okada, leader of Japan's main opposition Democratic Party, speaks to reporters about the July 31 Tokyo gubernatorial election at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on July 12, 2016. The Democratic Party and other opposition parties will back journalist Shuntaro Torigoe as a unified candidate in the election. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Journalist Torigoe may run for Tokyo governor race

Photo shows renowned journalist Shuntaro Torigoe. It was reported on July 12, 2016, the main opposition Democratic Party is planning to field Torigoe in the upcoming Tokyo gubernatorial election. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Intellectuals, public figures launch signage campaign

Japanese journalist Shuntaro Torigoe (L) speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on July 8, 2015, calling on the public to demonstrate their opposition to the passing of a set of security bills through the parliament by displaying a sign with the slogan "We Refuse Abe's Politics" en masse at 1 p.m. on July 18. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo gubernatorial election hopefuls vow stability, smart budgeting

Four likely candidates for Tokyo governor put their hands together during a joint press conference in Tokyo on July 13, 2016. (From L to R) Kenji Utsunomiya, former head of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations, Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Yuriko Koike, journalist Shuntaro Torigoe and former Iwate Gov. Hiroya Masuda, who are expected to register their candidacies when official campaigning for the July 31 gubernatorial election begins on July 14, each vowed to make the metropolitan government more transparent. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo gubernatorial election hopefuls vow stability, smart budgeting

Four likely candidates for Tokyo governor put their hands together during a joint press conference in Tokyo on July 13, 2016. (From L to R) Kenji Utsunomiya, former head of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations, Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Yuriko Koike, veteran journalist Shuntaro Torigoe and former Iwate Gov. Hiroya Masuda, who are expected to register their candidacies when official campaigning for the July 31 gubernatorial election begins on July 14, each vowed to make the metropolitan government more transparent. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Parasols donated to eastern Japan city to beat heatwave

Saitama Gov. Kiyoshi Ueda (C), Yasuo Wakabayashi (L), president of parasol maker Aurora Co., and Kazumine Torigoe of Toray Industries Inc. pose in front of the Saitama prefectural government office on Aug. 1, 2018. The Tokyo-based parasol maker and the major textile company, also based in Tokyo, donated a combined 70 parasols to the eastern Japan prefecture earlier in the day at a time when many parts of the country are experiencing dangerous heatwaves, including Saitama's Kumagaya city where the mercury logged Japan's highest-ever temperature of 41.1 C in late July. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Torigoe hits RBI double

FUKUOKA, Japan - Fukuoka Daiei Hawks infielder Yusuke Torigoe hits an RBI double over center off Kintetsu Buffaloes starter Hisashi Iwakuma in the bottom of the second inning at Fukuoka Dome on May 8.