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Tokyo International Film Festival

Actress Sayuri Yoshinaga and film director Junji Sakamoto appear on the red carpet during the opening day at the Tokyo International Film Festival in the Japanese capital on Oct. 27, 2025.

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Tokyo International Film Festival

Sayuri Yoshinaga (C), the lead actress in the film "Climbing for Life," which was screened at the opening ceremony of the Tokyo International Film Festival in the Japanese capital, poses after receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award on Oct. 27, 2025, alongside her co-star Non (far R), director Junji Sakamoto (far L), festival chairman Hiroyasu Ando (2nd from L), and film critic and jury member Carlo Chatrian.

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Tokyo International Film Festival

(From L) film director Junji Sakamoto and actresses Sayuri Yoshinaga and Non appear on the red carpet at the Tokyo International Film Festival in the Japanese capital on Oct. 27, 2025.

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SPORT INVERNALI - Pattinaggio sul Ghiaccio - ISU World Tour Short Track - Milano 2025

(R) Kazuki Yoshinaga of Japan seen in action during Day Three ISU Short Track World Tour #6 Milan at Unipol Forum

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SPORT INVERNALI - Pattinaggio sul Ghiaccio - ISU World Tour Short Track - Milano 2025

(C) Kazuki Yoshinaga of Japan seen in action during Day Three ISU Short Track World Tour #6 Milan at Unipol Forum

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(SP)GERMANY-DRESDEN-SHORT TRACK SPEED SKATING-ISU WORLD CUP

(230206) -- DRESDEN, Feb. 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Gold medalist Lin Xiaojun (C) of China, silver medalist Zhong Yuchen (L) of China and bronze medalist Yoshinaga Kazuki of Japan pose during the awarding ceremony of the men's 500m final A at the ISU World Cup Short Track Speed Skating series in Dresden, Germany, Feb. 5, 2023. (Xinhua/Ren Pengfei)

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Actress Yoshinaga receives Tsubouchi Shoyo Award

GIFU, Japan - Actress Sayuri Yoshinaga makes a speech after receiving the Tsubouchi Shoyo Award in Minokamo, hometown of the renowned author (1859-1935) in Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, on Jan. 10, 2015. She said she wants to keep going strong in her acting career and in the peace movement.

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Actress Yoshinaga gets Tsubouchi Shoyo Award

GIFU, Japan - Actress Sayuri Yoshinaga receives the Tsubouchi Shoyo Award in Minokamo, hometown of the renowned author (1859-1935) in Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, on Jan. 10, 2015, for her long acting career and poetry readings against nuclear weapons.

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Actor Takakura poses with actress at press event

TOKYO, Japan - Famed Japanese actor Ken Takakura (L) and actress Sayuri Yoshinaga pose at a press conference in Tokyo in March 1979 to announce the production of the 1980 Japanese film "Doran" (tumult) depicting a young army officer and his wife during the turbulent days before World War II. Takakura died of illness at 83 on Nov. 10, 2014.

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Japan's Yoshinaga and O in Montreal

MONTREAL, Canada - Japanese actress Sayuri Yoshinaga (R) and director Mipo O pose for photos in Montreal, Canada, on Sept. 1, 2014. "Cape Nostalgia" starring Yoshinaga won the Special Grand Prix and O, a third-generation South Korean living in Japan, won the Best Director award for "The Light Shines Only There" at the Montreal World Film Festival.

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Japanese film wins special prize at Montreal

MONTREAL, Canada - Japanese actress Sayuri Yoshinaga makes a speech at the Montreal World Film Festival in Canada on Sept. 1, 2014, after "Cape Nostalgia," in which she stars, wins the Special Grand Prix.

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Japanese film wins special prize at Montreal

MONTREAL, Canada - Japanese actress Sayuri Yoshinaga (R) and actor Hiroshi Abe meet with reporters in Montreal, Canada, on Sept. 1, 2014, after "Cape Nostalgia," in which they co-star, wins the Special Grand Prix at the Montreal World Film Festival.

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Japanese film wins special prize at Montreal

MONTREAL, Canada - Japanese actress Sayuri Yoshinaga (R) and actor Hiroshi Abe pose for photos at the Montreal World Film Festival in Canada on Sept. 1, 2014, after "Cape Nostalgia," in which they co-star, wins the Special Grand Prix.

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Actress Yoshinaga, actor Abe in Montreal film festival

MONTREAL, Canada - Actress Sayuri Yoshinaga (R) and actor Hiroshi Abe make their red carpet appearance at the Montreal World Film Festival in Montreal, Canada, prior to the showing of their movie "Cape Nostalgia" on Aug. 29, 2014. The film won the Special Grand Prix at the festival.

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Researcher conducting eel studies

TOKYO, Japan - Instructor Tatsuki Yoshinaga (R) of Kitazato University grabs an eel ahead of preliminary research on the fish's life in Odawara in the eastern Japan prefecture of Kanagawa on July 15, 2014.

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Fuji Heavy marks production of 20 mil. Subaru cars

OTA, Japan - Yasuyuki Yoshinaga, president of Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd., speaks at a ceremony at its Yajima plant in Ota, Gunma Prefecture, to commemorate the production of over 20 million Subaru brand cars in Japan.

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Tokyo Motor Show

TOKYO, Japan - Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. President Yasuyuki Yoshinaga unveils the Levorg as the Tokyo Motor Show opened to the press at Tokyo Big Sight on Nov. 20, 2013. Leading automakers are showcasing next-generation fuel-cell cars and electric vehicles as they look to the burgeoning green car market.

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Ex-prosecutor general

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows Japan's former Prosecutor General Yusuke Yoshinaga, who died of pneumonia at 81 in a Tokyo hospital on June 23, 2013.

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Fuji Heavy foresees record sales in 2013

TOKYO, Japan - Yasuyuki Yoshinaga, president of Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd., holds a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 15, 2013. Yoshinaga said the maker of Subaru brand cars aims to sell a record 750,000 vehicles globally in 2013.

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Fuji Heavy president

TOKYO, Japan - Yasuyuki Yoshinaga, president of Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd., is interviewed by Kyodo News in Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2012. Yoshinaga said the Japanese automaker is planning to boost vehicle output in the United States by 130,000 units to around 300,000 as early as the business year starting April 2016.

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Fuji Heavy's new Forester

TOKYO, Japan - Yasuyuki Yoshinaga, president of Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd., stands by the automaker's new Forester sport utility vehicle in Tokyo on Nov. 13, 2012. The fully remodeled vehicle was launched the same day in Japan.

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Student uses fashion show to promote Arab-Japan ties

TOKYO, Japan - Megumi Yoshinaga, a 19-year-old Chinese-born, naturalized Japanese university student, poses for a photo during a fashion show in Tokyo on July 15, 2012. She headed a group of students to successfully organize the show featuring the latest styles of "abaya" Islamic women's clothing for cultural promotion between Japan and the Arab world.

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New sports car co-developed by Fuji Heavy, Toyota

OTA, Japan - Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. President Yasuyuki Yoshinaga (L) and Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda shake hands at a plant of Fuji Heavy in Ota, Gunma Prefecture on March 16, 2012. Fuji Heavy began the same day full-fledged production of a new sports car it co-developed with Toyota. The rear-wheel-drive vehicle, to be sold by Fuji Heavy as the Subaru BRZ from March 28 and by Toyota as the ''86'' from April 6, is manufactured at the plant.

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Next Fuji Heavy president

TOKYO, Japan - Yasuyuki Yoshinaga, the next president of Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd., gives an interview in Tokyo on May 16, 2011. Yoshinaga said that the maker of Subaru brand vehicles will build upon its strengths, placing emphasis on the characteristic features of its products, in seeking to boost its performance.

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Yoshinaga promoted to Fuji Heavy Industries president

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Yasuyuki Yoshinaga, corporate executive vice president of Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd., who will become president and chief operating officer of the company. The maker of Subaru automobiles on May 10, 2011, announced his promotion, which will take place in late June. Current President Ikuo Mori will become chairman while retaining his post as chief executive officer.

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Gov't orders Towa Bank to improve operations over shady lending

MAEBASHI, Japan - Towa Bank President Kunimitsu Yoshinaga (2nd L) and other bank executives bow in apology at a news conference in Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture, on Oct. 12 after the Financial Services Agency ordered the Gunma-based regional bank to improve its operations, charging that the bank had persisted in lending money to financially struggling companies despite knowing of their situation.

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Interactive festival highlighting innovation opens in U.S. Austin

STORY: Interactive festival highlighting innovation opens in U.S. Austin DATELINE: March 12, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:00 LOCATION: AUSTIN, U.S. CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: various of SXSW exhibitionSOUNDBITE 1 (English): JOE VALADEZ, Musicianvarious of people attending South by Southwest (SXSW) Conference and FestivalsSOUNDBITE 2 (English): MEGUMI YOSHINAGA, Presentervarious of people attending South by Southwest (SXSW) Conference and FestivalsSOUNDBITE 3 (English): MEGUMI YOSHINAGA, Presenter STORYLINE: South by Southwest (SXSW) Conference and Festivals, a conglomerate of film screenings, interactive media, music festivals and conferences, opened Friday in Austin, making the capital city of the U.S. state of Texas an ocean of cross-industry discoveries and innovations. Joe Valadez, a musician living in Austin, said the city was impacted when SXSW was canceled in 2020, noting that there are "so many people that count on this festival as a way to make income for a good chunk of the year." SOUNDBITE 1 (Englis

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Beijing Olympics: Short Track Speed Skating

Hungary's John-Henry Krueger (top) and Japan's Kazuki Yoshinaga compete in the men's 1,500-meter short track speed skating at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Feb. 9, 2022, at the Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing.

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-SHORT TRACK SPEED SKATING (CN)

(220207) -- BEIJING, Feb. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Shaoang Liu of Hungary, Juneseo Lee of South Korea, Quentin Fercoq of France and Kazuki Yoshinaga of Japan (from L to R) compete during the men's 1,000m quarterfinal of short track speed skating at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 7, 2022. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)

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Gov't orders Towa Bank to improve operations over shady lending

MAEBASHI, Japan - Towa Bank President Kunimitsu Yoshinaga (2nd L) and other bank executives bow in apology at a news conference in Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture, on Oct. 12 after the Financial Services Agency ordered the Gunma-based regional bank to improve its operations, charging that the bank had persisted in lending money to financially struggling companies despite knowing of their situation. (Kyodo)

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Fuji Heavy develops new car frame adaptable to all Subaru vehicles

Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. President Yasuyuki Yoshinaga poses for a photo in Tokyo on March 7, 2016, with a new car frame the company has developed for all of its next-generation Subaru brand vehicles that boasts the world's highest levels of safety. The so-called Subaru Global Platform will be used first for the mainstay Impreza compact cars, which will be sold globally from the latter half of 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nagasaki marks 70th anniversary of U.S. atomic bombing

Actress Sayuri Yoshinaga (L) and film director Yoji Yamada attend a ceremony at the Peace Park in Nagasaki on Aug. 9, 2015, to mark the 70th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the Japanese city. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Anti-nuke book of contributions from celebrities published

Students of Nagasaki, Hiroshima and Fukushima universities meet the press in the city of Nagasaki, Japan, on April 20, 2015, to talk about their involvement in a project of publishing an anti-nuclear book, titled "No Nukes: Hiroshima, Nagasaki, Fukushima" published the same day. Some 50 people including celebrities, such as musician Ryuichi Sakamoto and actress Sayuri Yoshinaga, as well as "hibakusha" (survivors of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki) and university students contributed their pieces of writing and photos. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Subaru recalls 395,000 cars due to inspections by uncertified staff

Subaru Corp. President Yasuyuki Yoshinaga attends a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 6, 2017. Subaru filed a recall for around 395,000 vehicles with Japan's transport ministry on Nov. 16 after it was revealed that the carmaker had allowed uncertified workers to carry out final tests at two of its plants for over 30 years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Film director Yamada, actress Yoshinaga work for new movie in Nagasaki

Japanese movie director Yoji Yamada (L) and actress Sayuri Yoshinaga (R) are at work for a new film at a Catholic church in Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, on July 10, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ryuichi Sakamoto, Sayuri Yoshinaga perform at peace concert

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese musician Ryuichi Sakamoto plays the piano as actress Sayuri Yoshinaga reads from a book about the experiences of people in the 1945 atomic bombings of Japan during a concert to promote peace and the abolition of nuclear weapons hosted by NHK in Tokyo on July 9, 2010. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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Empress attends NHK peace concert

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Empress Michiko (C) waves as she attends a concert to promote peace hosted by NHK in Tokyo on July 9, 2010. Actress Sayuri Yoshinaga, a long-time campaigner for the abolition of nuclear weapons, and musician Ryuichi Sakamoto performed at the concert. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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Next Fuji Heavy president

TOKYO, Japan - Yasuyuki Yoshinaga, the next president of Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd., gives an interview in Tokyo on May 16, 2011. Yoshinaga said that the maker of Subaru brand vehicles will build upon its strengths, placing emphasis on the characteristic features of its products, in seeking to boost its performance. (Kyodo)

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Yoshinaga promoted to Fuji Heavy Industries president

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Yasuyuki Yoshinaga, corporate executive vice president of Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd., who will become president and chief operating officer of the company. The maker of Subaru automobiles on May 10, 2011, announced his promotion, which will take place in late June. Current President Ikuo Mori will become chairman while retaining his post as chief executive officer. (Kyodo)

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New sports car co-developed by Fuji Heavy, Toyota

OTA, Japan - Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. President Yasuyuki Yoshinaga (L) and Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda shake hands at a plant of Fuji Heavy in Ota, Gunma Prefecture on March 16, 2012. Fuji Heavy began the same day full-fledged production of a new sports car it co-developed with Toyota. The rear-wheel-drive vehicle, to be sold by Fuji Heavy as the Subaru BRZ from March 28 and by Toyota as the ''86'' from April 6, is manufactured at the plant. (Kyodo)

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Actress Yoshinaga gets Tsubouchi Shoyo Award

GIFU, Japan - Actress Sayuri Yoshinaga receives the Tsubouchi Shoyo Award in Minokamo, hometown of the renowned author (1859-1935) in Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, on Jan. 10, 2015, for her long acting career and poetry readings against nuclear weapons. (Kyodo)

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Japan's Yoshinaga and O in Montreal

MONTREAL, Canada - Japanese actress Sayuri Yoshinaga (R) and director Mipo O pose for photos in Montreal, Canada, on Sept. 1, 2014. "Cape Nostalgia" starring Yoshinaga won the Special Grand Prix and O, a third-generation South Korean living in Japan, won the Best Director award for "The Light Shines Only There" at the Montreal World Film Festival. (Kyodo)

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Japanese film wins special prize at Montreal

MONTREAL, Canada - Japanese actress Sayuri Yoshinaga makes a speech at the Montreal World Film Festival in Canada on Sept. 1, 2014, after "Cape Nostalgia," in which she stars, wins the Special Grand Prix. (Kyodo)

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Japanese film wins special prize at Montreal

MONTREAL, Canada - Japanese actress Sayuri Yoshinaga (R) and actor Hiroshi Abe meet with reporters in Montreal, Canada, on Sept. 1, 2014, after "Cape Nostalgia," in which they co-star, wins the Special Grand Prix at the Montreal World Film Festival. (Kyodo)

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Researcher conducting eel studies

TOKYO, Japan - Instructor Tatsuki Yoshinaga (R) of Kitazato University grabs an eel ahead of preliminary research on the fish's life in Odawara in the eastern Japan prefecture of Kanagawa on July 15, 2014. (Kyodo)

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Actress Yoshinaga named as Person of Cultural Merit

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows actress Sayuri Yoshinaga who was named by the Japanese government as a Person of Cultural Merit on Oct. 26, 2010. Yoshinaga said she is extremely happy to receive the honor as a person in the film industry. (Kyodo)

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Subaru's president

Yasuyuki Yoshinaga, president of Subaru Corp., speaks during a briefing session on its earnings results for fiscal 2017 in Tokyo on May 11, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Subaru's president

Yasuyuki Yoshinaga, president of Subaru Corp., speaks during a briefing session on its earnings results for fiscal 2017 in Tokyo on May 11, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Subaru President Yoshinaga

Subaru Corp. President Yasuyuki Yoshinaga (C) vows in apology at a press conference in Tokyo on April 27, 2018, over mileage and emissions data falsification allegations. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Pyeongchang-bound Japanese athletes at ceremony

Japanese pop singer AI (2nd from R) and short track speed skater Kazuki Yoshinaga (3rd from R) get into the spirit during a send-off ceremony in Tokyo on Jan. 24, 2018, ahead of the start of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in February. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo