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PFW Lacoste Photocall

PFW Lacoste Photocall

Shuhei Uesugi attending the Lacoste Womenswear Spring/Summer 2026 show as part of Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France on October 05, 2025. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PFW Lacoste Photocall

PFW Lacoste Photocall

Shuhei Uesugi attending the Lacoste Womenswear Spring/Summer 2026 show as part of Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France on October 05, 2025. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Letter from Naoe Kanetsugu to Uesugi clan vassals

Letter from Naoe Kanetsugu to Uesugi clan vassals

YAMAGATA, Japan - Yamagata University displays on Feb. 4, 2014 in Yamagata, northeastern Japan, a letter written by feudal lord Naoe Kanetsugu (1560-1619) addressed to vassals of the Uesugi clan, praising them for putting up a good fight against the forces of rival lord Date Masamune.

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U.S. envoy Kennedy visits museum in Yonezawa, north Japan

U.S. envoy Kennedy visits museum in Yonezawa, north Japan

YONEZAWA, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy visits the "Denkoku no Mori" museum in Yonezawa, Yamagata Prefecture, northwestern Japan, on Sept. 27, 2014, as a museum official greets her in a suit of armor. The museum is focused on famed feudal lord Uesugi Yozan, known for good governance, making sacrifices for the public good, and being praised by former U.S. President John Kennedy, father of the envoy.

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Yonezawa Uesugi festival

Yonezawa Uesugi festival

YAMAGATA, Japan - People reenact one of the famous Battles of Kawanakajima between rival warlords Uesugi Kenshin and Takeda Shingen in the mid-16th century as part of the Yonezawa Uesugi festival in Yonezawa, Yamagata Prefecture, on May 3, 2014.

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Yonezawa Uesugi festival

Yonezawa Uesugi festival

YAMAGATA, Japan - People take part in a reenactment of the Battles of Kawanakajima between rival warlords Uesugi Kenshin and Takeda Shingen in the mid-16th century during the Uesugi Yonezawa festival in Yonezawa, Yamagata Prefecture, on May 3, 2014.

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Credit Saison, Mizuho to tie up credit card operations

Credit Saison, Mizuho to tie up credit card operations

TOKYO, Japan - Credit Saison Co. President Hiroshi Hayashino (L), Mizuho Bank President Seiji Sugiyma (C) and UC Card Co. President Sumio Uesugi (R) shake hands after announcing their business tie-up at a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. The partnership between Credit Saison and Mizuho Financial Group's UC Card Co. would create Japan's second largest card business operator.

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Miyazaki firm paid salaries of lawmaker Uesugi's aides

Miyazaki firm paid salaries of lawmaker Uesugi's aides

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Mitsuhiro Uesugi, a House of Councillors lawmaker of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. A construction company in Miyazaki paid half the salaries of two secretaries to Uesugi, the lawmaker's office and the firm admitted Feb. 21.

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Miyazaki firm paid salaries of lawmaker Uesugi's aides

Miyazaki firm paid salaries of lawmaker Uesugi's aides

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Mitsuhiro Uesugi, a House of Councillors lawmaker of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. A construction company in Miyazaki paid half the salaries of two secretaries to Uesugi, the lawmaker's office and the firm admitted Feb. 21. (Kyodo)

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U.S. envoy Kennedy visits museum in Yonezawa, north Japan

U.S. envoy Kennedy visits museum in Yonezawa, north Japan

YONEZAWA, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy visits the "Denkoku no Mori" museum in Yonezawa, Yamagata Prefecture, northwestern Japan, on Sept. 27, 2014, as a museum official greets her in a suit of armor. The museum is focused on famed feudal lord Uesugi Yozan, known for good governance, making sacrifices for the public good, and being praised by former U.S. President John Kennedy, father of the envoy. (Kyodo)

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

Tokyo Olympic torch relay

A Tokyo Olympic torch relay runner departs from Uesugi shrine in Yonezawa in Yamagata Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on June 6, 2021.

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

Tokyo Olympic torch relay

A Tokyo Olympic torch relay runner departs from Uesugi shrine in Yonezawa in Yamagata Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on June 6, 2021.

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Sword of medieval Japanese warlord

Sword of medieval Japanese warlord

A visitor takes a photo of a sword used by Japanese warlord Uesugi Kenshin in the 16th century being on display at a museum in Setouchi in Okayama Prefecture on Sept. 10, 2020. The western Japan city has purchased the national treasure for 500 million yen ($4.7 million).

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Sword of medieval Japanese warlord

Sword of medieval Japanese warlord

A visitor takes a photo of a sword used by Japanese warlord Uesugi Kenshin in the 16th century being on display at a museum in Setouchi in Okayama Prefecture on Sept. 10, 2020. The western Japan city has purchased the national treasure for 500 million yen ($4.7 million).

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Sword of medieval Japanese warlord

Sword of medieval Japanese warlord

File photo taken in September 2018 in Okayama, western Japan, shows a sword used by Japanese warlord Uesugi Kenshin in the 16th century. The national treasure, which Setouchi city in Okayama Prefecture has purchased for 500 million yen ($4.7 million), will be on display at a museum in the city from Sept. 10, 2020, through Oct. 4.

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Sword of medieval Japanese warlord

Sword of medieval Japanese warlord

Photo taken in Okayama, western Japan, in September 2018 shows a sword used by Japanese warlord Uesugi Kenshin. Setouchi city in Okayama collected 513 million yen in donations to purchase the sword, designated as a national treasure in 1952, from the owner. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Credit Saison, Mizuho to tie up credit card operations

Credit Saison, Mizuho to tie up credit card operations

TOKYO, Japan - Credit Saison Co. President Hiroshi Hayashino (L), Mizuho Bank President Seiji Sugiyma (C) and UC Card Co. President Sumio Uesugi (R) shake hands after announcing their business tie-up at a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. The partnership between Credit Saison and Mizuho Financial Group's UC Card Co. would create Japan's second largest card business operator. (Kyodo)

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