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Microsoft's new chief

NEW YORK, United States - Photo taken in October 2012 shows Satya Nadella of Microsoft Corp. in the state of Washington, United States. Microsoft announced Feb. 4, 2014, that Nadella will succeed Steve Ballmer as the company's chief executive officer.

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Outgoing U.S. diplomat Hill at press conference

WASHINGTON, United States - Outgoing U.S. diplomat Christopher Hill speaks at a press conference as ambassador to Iraq at the State Department in Washington on Aug. 17, 2010, looking back on his 33-year career. Hill, who headed the country's delegation to the six-nation talks on North Korea's nuclear programs, said dealing with issues in Iraq is easier than that of North Korea.

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Abe unprepared for prime minister's job: U.S. expert

WASHINGTON, United States - File photo of Gerald Curtis, political science professor at Columbia University in New York City. Curtis told Kyodo News in an interview on Sept. 12 that outgoing Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was unprepared for the job as the country's top leader.

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Ryozo Kato to become longest-serving Japan ambassador to U.S.

WASHINGTON, United States - File photo of Ryozo Kato, who will become the longest-serving Japanese ambassador to the United States on Sunday, having carried out his duties in Washington for over five years and nine months. Kato, 65, who was appointed ambassador in September 2001 and assumed his duties in late October that year, will break the previous record set by Koichiro Asakai from 1957 to 1963.

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Koike delivers speech in Washington

WASHINGTON, United States - Japanese Defense Minister Yuriko Koike makes a speech in Washington on Aug. 9.

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Koike meets with Rice in Washington

WASHINGTON, United States - Japanese Defense Minister Yuriko Koike (L) shakes hands with U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in Washington on Aug. 9 prior to their talks.

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Koike delivers speech in Washington

WASHINGTON, United States - Japanese Defense Minister Yuriko Koike responds to questions after a speech in Washington on Aug. 9.

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Koike meets with Rice in Washington

WASHINGTON, United States - Japanese Defense Minister Yuriko Koike speaks to reporters in Washington on Aug. 9 after talks with U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.

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Koike meets with Armitage

WASHINGTON, United States - Japanese defense Minister Yuriko Koike (L) and former Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage pose for a photo after their talks at a Washington hotel on Aug. 8.

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Baseball: Nationals beat Marlins again

WASHINGTON, United States, April 5 Kyodo - Ichiro Suzuki strikes out in his ninth-inning pinch-hit appearance in the Miami Marlins' 6-4 loss to the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park on April 5, 2017. The Nationals have won the first two games of the season-opening series.

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Japan should show patience in statue row with S. Korea: U.S. expert

WASHINGTON, United States, Jan. 29 Kyodo - Celeste Arrington, an assistant professor of political science at George Washington University, speaks in an interview at the university in Washington on Jan. 27, 2017.

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Nobel laureate Nakamura wins U.S. prize for engineering

WASHINGTON, United States, March 2 Kyodo - Shuji Nakamura, a Japanese-born professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara, poses in Washington on Feb. 24, 2015, after receiving the Charles Stark Draper Prize for Engineering from the National Academy of Engineering. Nakamura, a co-winner of the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics for his invention of a high-brightness blue LED, received the U.S. award together with four others, including Nick Holonyak, an American engineer known as the "Father of LED."

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People gather to mourn terror attack victims

WASHINGTON, United States - People including International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde (3rd from R on front row) show solidarity with France on Jan. 11, 2015, in Washington, the United States, after terror attacks killed 17 people.

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Top Japan SDF officer visits U.S. cemetery for tribute

WASHINGTON, United States - Adm. Katsutoshi Kawano (C), chief of the Japanese Self-Defense Forces' Joint Staff, visits the Arlington National Cemetery near Washington to pay floral tribute on Dec. 17, 2014.

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Thousands join "Justice For All" rally

WASHINGTON, United States - Rev. Al Sharpton (2nd from R in front) joins the Justice For All march and rally in Washington on Dec. 13, 2014.

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Japan, U.S. to release initiative on 70th anniv. of postwar relations

WASHINGTON, United States - Yasuo Fukuda, a former Japanese prime minister, holds a press conference in Washington on Dec. 5, 2014, after attending a meeting of influential people from Japan and the United States on releasing an initiative in 2015 that will feature a variety of visions to enhance bilateral ties on the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II. Fukuda, who co-chairs the meeting, said the meeting will reconvene in Tokyo in May to announce an initiative called Pacific Vision 21.

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Nobel winner Nakamura meets with U.S. Pres. Obama

WASHINGTON, United States - Shuji Nakamura, professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara, delivers a lecture at the Embassy of Sweden in Washington on Nov. 24, 2014. Nakamura, one of the three Japan-born scientists awarded the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics, met U.S. President Barack Obama at the White House the same day along with three other U.S. winners of the 2014 Nobel prizes.

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U.S. envoy to Japan Kennedy at bilateral cultural meet

WASHINGTON, United States - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy addresses the U.S.-Japan Conference on Cultural and Educational Interchange's session, CULCON XXVI, in Washington on Nov. 18, 2014.

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NASA shows same engine as AJ26 blamed for rocket mishap

WASHINGTON, United States - An engine of the same type as the AJ26 considered to have caused the Antares rocket's explosion is shown in this file photo taken at the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia on Sept. 17, 2014.

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Japan, U.S. bilateral talks over automotive trade

WASHINGTON, United States - Takeo Mori (L), Japanese ambassador in charge of economic diplomacy, and Wendy Cutler, acting deputy U.S. trade representative, shake hands in Washington, the United States, on Nov. 3, 2014, prior to their talks over the issue of automotive trade, in which they failed to reach a major agreement. (Pool photo)

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G-20 finance chiefs' meeting in Washington

WASHINGTON, United States - Haruhiko Kuroda (L bottom), governor of the Bank of Japan, and Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso (R bottom), and other participants at a meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors of the G-20 nations pose for photos on Oct. 10, 2014, after their two-day meeting in Washington. They agreed at the meeting to work out details of an initiative to promote investment and foster growth worldwide.

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IMF chief Lagarde meets press in Washington

WASHINGTON, United States - Christine Lagarde, managing director of the International Monetary Fund, gives a press conference in Washington on Oct. 9, 2014.

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"Comfort women" were victims of sexual slavery

WASHINGTON, United States - Mike Mochizuki, an associate professor at George Washington University, says in an interview with Kyodo News that women who served in Japanese wartime military brothels can be viewed as victims of sexual slavery as they were recruited against their will.

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Japan, U.S. fail to clinch bilateral TPP deal

WASHINGTON, United States - U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman leaves a conference room after a two-day meeting with Akira Amari, Japan's minister in charge of the Trans-Pacific Partnership initiative, in Washington, the United States, on Sept. 24, 2014. They failed to clinch a bilateral agreement seen as crucial for working out a multilateral Pacific Rim free trade deal.

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Japan, U.S. fail to clinch bilateral TPP deal

WASHINGTON, United States - Akira Amari, Japan's minister in charge of the Trans-Pacific Partnership initiative, meets with reporters on Sept. 24, 2014, in Washington, the United States, following a two-day meeting with his U.S. counterpart, Trade Representative Michael Froman. They failed to clinch a bilateral agreement seen as crucial for working out a multilateral Pacific Rim free trade deal.

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Astronaut Wakata, Mastracchio visit NASA center

WASHINGTON, United States - Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata (R) and NASA astronaut Richard Mastracchio (C) visit Goddard Space Flight Center in a Washington suburb on Sept. 17, 2014. The two astronauts viewed the operation of the Global Precipitation Measurement mission that helps improve the accuracy of weather reports.

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Wife of China dissident appeals to Obama

WASHINGTON, United States - Geng He (L), wife of Chinese human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng, speaks at a press conference on Sept. 9, 2014 in Washington, appealing to U.S. President Barack Obama to make a public call for her husband to be allowed to travel to the United States. She said Zhisheng, who was released from jail in August after three years in prison, is in alarmingly poor health.

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Japanese-American films quake-hit region's people

WASHINGTON, United States - Dianne Fukami, a third-generation Japanese-American, speaks in an interview in San Francisco on Aug. 27, 2014. She said her documentary film "Stories from Tohoku" depicting the resilience of people in the northeastern Japan region, hit by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, evokes the image of camps in which her parents and other Japanese-Americans were interned during World War II.

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Anti-TPP group protests in front of U.S. trade office

WASHINGTON, United States - A civic organization opposing the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade initiative raises a banner saying "Secret TPP Negotiations Here" in front of the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative in Washington, D.C. on Aug. 5, 2014.

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Japanese play Chopin ballade in Washington, D.C.

WASHINGTON, United States - Japanese pianist Ikuyo Nagata (R) and compatriot violinist Reiko Watanabe play a duet of Belgian musician Eugene Ysaye's transcription of the Chopin ballade No. 1 at the Japanese ambassador's residence in Washington, D.C. on Aug. 13, 2014. It was the first time the legendary Belgian violinist's 100-year-old arrangement for the violin and piano has been played. Nagata "deciphered" Ysaye's musical notes over about three years.

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Nagasaki A-bomb day in Washington

WASHINGTON, United States - Photo shows participants in an event calling for the global abolition of nuclear weapons in front of the White House in Washington on Aug. 9, 2014, the 69th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki.

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Nagasaki A-bomb day in Washington

WASHINGTON, United States - Photo shows participants in an event calling for the global abolition of nuclear weapons in front of the White House in Washington on Aug. 9, 2014, the 69th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki.

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Japan's doubles team in 2nd place at Citi Open

WASHINGTON, United States - Japanese pair Kurumi Nara (L) and Hiroko Kuwata hold cups at the Citi Open tennis tourney in Washington, D.C. on Aug. 2, 2014, after losing the women's doubles final to a team of Japan's Shuko Aoyama and Canada's Gabriela Dabrowski 6-1, 6-2.

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Japanese, Canadian pair wins Citi Open doubles title

WASHINGTON, United States - Japan's Shuko Aoyama (R) and Canada's Gabriela Dabrowski hold the champion cups high at the Citi Open tennis tournament in Washington, D.C. on Aug. 2, 2014, after beating Japanese pair Kurumi Nara and Hiroko Kuwata 6-1, 6-2 in the women's doubles final.

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Japan's Nishikori falls to Gasquet at Citi Open tennis

WASHINGTON, United States - Japan's Kei Nishikori reacts after being beaten by French sixth seed Richard Gasquet in their quarterfinal match of the Citi Open tennis tournament in Washington on Aug. 1, 2014. Gasquet won 6-1, 6-4.

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Nishikori reaches quarterfinals at Citi Open

WASHINGTON, United States - Japan's Kei Nishikori returns a shot during a match against Lukas Lacko of Slovakia in the third round of the Citi Open on July 31, 2014, at the William H.G. Fitzgerald Tennis Center in Washington, D.C.. The fourth-seed Nishikori defeated world 91-ranked Lacko 6-2, 2-6, 6-3.

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Nishikori reaches quarterfinals at Citi Open

WASHINGTON, United States - Japan's Kei Nishikori pumps his fist after defeating Lukas Lacko of Slovakia in the third round of the Citi Open on July 31, 2014, at the William H.G. Fitzgerald Tennis Center in Washington, D.C.. The fourth-seed Nishikori defeated world 91-ranked Lacko 6-2, 2-6, 6-3.

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Nishikori reaches quarterfinals at Citi Open

WASHINGTON, United States - Japan's Kei Nishikori returns a shot during a match against Lukas Lacko of Slovakia in the third round of the Citi Open on July 31, 2014, at the William H.G. Fitzgerald Tennis Center in Washington, D.C.. The fourth-seed Nishikori defeated world 91-ranked Lacko 6-2, 2-6, 6-3.

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Japanese Americans tell teens of wartime internment

WASHINGTON, United States - Mary Murakami (C), 87, and Terry Shima (L), 91, two elderly Japanese Americans, meet Japanese teenagers in Washington on July 31, 2014, to tell them about the internment and discrimination U.S. citizens of Japanese descent suffered during and after World War II.

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Nishikori hits return shot in 2nd round of Citi Open

WASHINGTON, United States - Kei Nishikori of Japan hits a return shot during a match against U.S. rival Sam Querrey in the second round of the Citi Open tennis tournament in Washington, D.C. on July 30, 2014. Nishikori won 6-4, 5-7, 6-4.

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Nishikori in action in 2nd round of Citi Open

WASHINGTON, United States - Kei Nishikori of Japan reaches for a forehand shot as he beats U.S. rival Sam Querrey 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 in the second round of the Citi Open tennis tournament in Washington, D.C. on July 30, 2014.

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Inter Milan defender Nagatomo at Int'l Champions Cup

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Japanese defender Yuto Nagatomo (L) of Inter Milan fights for the ball against Manchester United during an International Champions Cup game in Washington, D.C. on July 29, 2014. Manchester won 5-3 in a penalty shootout.

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Man Utd MF Kagawa in action at Int'l Champions Cup

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Japanese midfielder Shinji Kagawa (L) of Manchester United is tackled by an Inter Milan defender during an International Champions Cup game in Washington, D.C. on July 29, 2014. Manchester won 5-3 in a penalty shootout.

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Man Utd MF Kagawa in action at Int'l Champions Cup

WASHINGTON D.C., United States - Japanese midfielder Shinji Kawa (R) of Manchester Untied is challenged by an Inter Milan defender as he dribbles the ball during an international Champions Cup game in Washington, D.C. on July 29, 2014. Manchester won 5-3 in a penalty shootout.

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Japanese tennis player Nishikori mingles with children

WASHINGTON, United States - Japan's top tennis player Kei Nishikori gives children his autograph during an event with local fans in Washington, D.C. on July 29, 2014, on the eve of the Citi Open.

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Nishikori answers children's questions in Washington

WASHINGTON, United States - Japan's top tennis player Kei Nishikori responds to questions from children during an event with local fans in Washington, D.C. on July 29, 2014, on the eve of the Citi Open.

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Seoul's understanding of wartime sex slave issue sought

WASHINGTON, United States - Takeo Kawamura (C), executive director of the supra-partisan Japan-Korea Parliamentarians' Union, seeks South Korea's understanding of Japan's handling of the issue of wartime sex slavery during his speech at a U.S. think tank in Washington on July 23, 2014.

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Auto talks with U.S. at crucial stage: Japan official

WASHINGTON, United States - Takeo Mori, who serves as Japanese ambassador in charge of economic diplomacy, speaks to reporters in Washington on July 18, 2014, after talks with Wendy Cutler, deputy acting U.S. trade representative. Mori said the two countries failed to make major progress in work on bridging gaps over automotive trade in connection with the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade pact.

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Japan, U.S. to meet again Aug. on TPP-related issues

WASHINGTON, United States - Hiroshi Oe, Japan's deputy chief TPP negotiator, attends a press conference in Washington, the United States, on July 15, 2014, after meeting with his U.S. counterpart Wendy Cutler. Using a mountain climbing analogy, he hinted the two sides had made headway on some sticking points, telling reporters, "The fog has lifted...Now I can see the summit."

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Japan, U.S. resume series of talks on farm tariffs, auto

WASHINGTON, United States - Hiroshi Oe, Japan's deputy chief TPP negotiator, heads to negotiations with Wendy Cutler, acting deputy U.S. trade representative, in Washington, the United States, on July 14, 2014. They resumed a series of meetings on tariffs on agriculture produce under a Pacific Rim free trade pact and bilateral trade of automobiles.