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Architect Yasuda receives Isamu Noguchi Award

Japanese Architect Kan Yasuda gives a speech after receiving the Isamu Noguchi Award during a ceremony held at the late sculptor Noguchi's museum in New York on Nov. 17, 2025.

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Architect Yasuda receives Isamu Noguchi Award

Japanese Architect Kan Yasuda poses for a photo after receiving the Isamu Noguchi Award during a ceremony held at the late sculptor Noguchi's museum in New York on Nov. 17, 2025.

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Architect Yasuda receives Isamu Noguchi Award

Japanese Architect Kan Yasuda gives a speech after receiving the Isamu Noguchi Award during a ceremony held at the late sculptor Noguchi's museum in New York on Nov. 17, 2025.

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Holdout of students inside University of Tokyo auditorium

TOKYO, Japan, Aug. 24 Kyodo - Riot police fire a water cannon toward the University of Tokyo's Yasuda Auditorium in Tokyo on Jan. 18, 1969, after hardline leftist students barricaded themselves inside the building during a siege by the police. (Kyodo)

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Left-wing students during 1960s

Left-wing students regarded as confronting the Japanese Communist Party guard the road leading to the University of Tokyo's Yasuda Auditorium (background) while warming by a bonfire at the university's Hongo campus in Tokyo on Jan. 12, 1969.

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Left-wing students during 1960s

Left-wing students regarded as confronting the Japanese Communist Party guard the road leading to the University of Tokyo's Yasuda Auditorium (background) while warming by a bonfire at the university's Hongo campus in Tokyo on Jan. 12, 1969.

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Press Conference by Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance, AEON and AEON FS

Press conference by Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance, AEON and AEON FS. Photo shows, from right, Toshiya Watanabe, Managing Executive Officer of Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance, Hiroyuki Watanabe, Executive Vice President of AEON, and Shunsuke Shirakawa, Chairman and President of AEON Financial Service, explaining the comprehensive partnership agreement.=March 21,2025,Tokyo

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Press Conference by Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance, AEON and AEON FS

Press conference by Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance, AEON and AEON FS. Photo shows, from right, Toshiya Watanabe, Managing Executive Officer of Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance, Hiroyuki Watanabe, Executive Vice President of AEON, and Shunsuke Shirakawa, Chairman and President of AEON Financial Service, explaining the comprehensive partnership agreement.=March 21,2025,Tokyo

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A-bomb memorial monument in Hiroshima

Photo taken in Hiroshima on March 27, 2025, shows a monument set up on the rooftop of the newly completed building housing Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co. in memory of their employees killed in the August 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japan city.

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Golf: Meiji Yasuda Ladies

Ai Suzuki poses with the victor's trophy after winning the Meiji Yasuda Ladies golf tournament on March 10, 2024, at Tosa Country Club in Konan in Kochi Prefecture, western Japan.

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Golf: Meiji Yasuda Ladies

Ai Suzuki poses with the victor's trophy after winning the Meiji Yasuda Ladies golf tournament on March 10, 2024, at Tosa Country Club in Konan in Kochi Prefecture, western Japan.

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Golf: Meiji Yasuda Ladies

Ai Suzuki sinks the winning putt on the 18th hole in the final round of the Meiji Yasuda Ladies golf tournament on March 10, 2024, at Tosa Country Club in Konan in Kochi Prefecture, western Japan.

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Golf: Meiji Yasuda Ladies

Ai Suzuki hits a shot in the final round of the Meiji Yasuda Ladies golf tournament on March 10, 2024, at Tosa Country Club in Konan in Kochi Prefecture, western Japan.

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Golf: Meiji Yasuda Ladies

Ai Suzuki celebrates after winning the Meiji Yasuda Ladies golf tournament on March 10, 2024, at Tosa Country Club in Konan in Kochi Prefecture, western Japan.

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Golf: Meiji Yasuda Ladies

Ai Suzuki meets the press after winning the Meiji Yasuda Ladies golf tournament on March 10, 2024, at Tosa Country Club in Konan in Kochi Prefecture, western Japan.

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Golf: Meiji Yasuda Ladies

Ai Suzuki hits a shot on the seventh hole in the final round of the Meiji Yasuda Ladies golf tournament on March 10, 2024, at Tosa Country Club in Konan in Kochi Prefecture, western Japan.

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Gamba Osaka beat Sriwijaya 5-0 in AFC Champions League

OSAKA, Japan - Gamba Osaka midfielder Michihiro Yasuda (R) scores the team's fifth goal during the second half of an AFC Champions League first round game against Indonesia's Sriwijaya at Expo '70 Stadium in Osaka on April 8. Gamba won 5-0.

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Journalist Yasuda after captivity in Syria

TOKYO, Japan, Nov. 2 Kyodo - Japanese journalist Jumpei Yasuda attends a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 2, 2018, for the first time since he returned to Japan after more than three years of captivity in Syria.

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Journalist Yasuda after captivity in Syria

TOKYO, Japan, Nov. 2 Kyodo - Japanese journalist Jumpei Yasuda speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 2, 2018, for the first time since he returned to Japan after more than three years of captivity in Syria.

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Japan's top gov't spokesman Suga

TOKYO, Japan, Oct. 23 Kyodo - Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga holds an urgent press conference late on Oct. 23, 2018, to announce that Jumpei Yasuda, a 44-year-old Japanese freelance journalist who went missing in Syria in 2015 and was feared held captive by a militant group, has most likely been released.

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Wife of journalist Jumpei Yasuda

TOKYO, Japan, Oct. 23 Kyodo - Japanese singer Myu attends a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 7, 2018, calling for the release of her husband Jumpei Yasuda, a freelance journalist who went missing in Syria in 2015 and was feared held captive by a militant group. Japan's top government spokesman Yoshihide Suga said Oct. 23, 2018 that Yasuda has most likely been released.

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WWII survivor recalls wartime ordeal at peace park

TOKYO, Japan - Ikuko Yasuda, 89, stands in front of the Peace Tower at Heiwadai Park in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 15, 2014, recalling her experiences as a student during World War I, including being enlisted to help level the ground for the tower's construction and sending off "kamikaze" suicide attack squads. The tower was originally constructed in 1940 to celebrate the 2,600th anniversary of the ascension of Japan's mythical first emperor and bears the inscription "Hakko Ichiu," meaning "united under one roof," a phrase often used by imperialists rallying for Japanese reign in Asia during the war. (Photo by Makoto Hori)

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Osaka city office's tattoo check on employees ruled illegal

OSAKA, Japan - Tadasu Yasuda, a 56-year-old Osaka city office worker, celebrates outside the Osaka District Court on Dec. 17, 2014, after the court upheld his complaint that the city office's investigation in 2012 into whether its workers had tattoos was illegal for privacy reasons.

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Tosu's Yasuda scores for 1-0 victory over Tokushima

NARUTO, Japan - Defender Michihiro Yasuda of Sagan Tosu scores a second-half goal en route to the J-League Division 1 club's 1-0 victory over Tokushima Vortis at Pocari Sweat Stadium in Naruto, Tokushima Prefecture, western Japan, on Nov. 22, 2014.

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Yasuda Kinen horse race

TOKYO, Japan - Lord Kanaloa (C) wins the 63rd running of the Yasuda Kinen at Tokyo Racecourse on June 2, 2013, its fourth career G1 victory. At left is Shonan Mighty, which finished second. (Pool photo)

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Yasuda Kinen horse race

TOKYO, Japan - Lord Kanaloa (R) wins the 63rd running of the Yasuda Kinen at Tokyo Racecourse on June 2, 2013, its fourth career G1 victory. At left is Shonan Mighty, which finished second.

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Panel recommends Univ. of Tokyo to shift April enrollment to fall

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows the University of Tokyo's Yasuda Auditorium, a symbol of the university, in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward. A panel at the university has proposed in an interim report that the leading Japanese university consider abolishing April enrollment for undergraduates and shift it to the fall to conform with the international norm, Kyodo News learned Jan. 18, 2012.

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Real Impact wins Yasuda Kinen

TOKYO, Japan - Ninth-pick Real Impact (R) wins the Yasuda Kinen horse racing at Tokyo Racecourse in Tokyo on June 5, 2011.

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Showa Modern posts upset at Yasuda Kinen

TOKYO, Japan - Jockey Hiroki Goto celebrates on his mount Showa Modern after winning the Yasuda Kinen at Tokyo Racecourse on June 6, 2010. Goto marked his second career victory while the 6-year-old long shot won his first Grade One race.

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Showa Modern posts upset at Yasuda Kinen

TOKYO, Japan - With Jockey Hiroki Goto, long shot Showa Modern competes to win the Yasuda Kinen at Tokyo Racecourse on June 6, 2010. The 6-year-old horse won his first Grade One race while Goto marked his second career victory.

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Gamba edge closer to ACL knockout stage

OSAKA, Japan - Gamba Osaka midfielder Michihiro Yasuda is about to open the scoring in the first period of an Asian Champions League match against Singapore's Armed Forces at Expo Stadium in Osaka on March 31, 2010. 2008 champions Gamba Osaka edged closer to qualifying for the knockout stage of the Asian tournament by beating the Singaporean team 3-0 at home.

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Gamba edge closer to ACL knockout stage

OSAKA, Japan - Gamba Osaka midfielder Michihiro Yasuda (R) opens the scoring in the first period of an Asian Champions League match against Singapore's Armed Forces at Expo Stadium in Osaka on March 31, 2010. 2008 champions Gamba Osaka edged closer to qualifying for the knockout stage of the Asian tournament by beating the Singaporean team 3-0 at home.

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Gamba Osaka down Singapore Armed Forces in ACL

SINGAPORE, Singapore - Gamba Osaka defender Michihiro Yasuda kicks the ball in the first half of an Asian Champions League first-round match against Singapore Armed Forces at Jalan Besar Stadium in Singapore on March 23, 2010.

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Osaka draws with Suwon in ACL Group G 1st round

SUWON, South Korea - Japan's Gamba Osaka midfielder Michihiro Yasuda (R) fights for the ball with Suwon Bluewings midfielder Kim Do Heon of South Korea in the first half of the match at Suwon World Cup Stadium in Suwon, South Korea, on Feb. 24, 2010. The two played out a goalless draw in the opening match of the 2010 Asian Champions League Group G first round game.

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Gamba Osaka retain Emperor's Cup

TOKYO, Japan - Gamba Osaka defender Michihiro Yasuda (L) blocks a shot by Nagoya Grampus striker Keiji Tamada in the second half of the final of the Emperor's Cup at National Stadium in Tokyo on Jan. 1, 2010. Gamba beat Nagoya 4-1 to retain the major title.

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Okinawa protests at U.S. military over accident

NAHA, Japan - People gather at a rally in Yomitan, Okinawa Prefecture, on Dec. 13, 2009, protesting the U.S. military's handling of last month's fatal hit-and-run accident in the village. Yomitan Mayor Taizo Yasuda and other key participants demanded that the U.S. military hand over a serviceman suspected of involvement in the accident to Japanese police.

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Chorus contest at empty hall in flu-hit Japan

IWAKI, Japan - Members of a chorus group sing in an empty hall during a contest in Iwaki in the northern Japan prefecture of Fukushima on Aug. 28. In a rare move, the prefectural choral association decided to close the 1,700-seat competition venue to spectators for fear of spreading the new H1N1 strain of influenza A. High school girl Ena Yasuda, one of about 3,700 participants, said after her performance that she felt ''strange'' singing to an empty hall.

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Japan beat Finland 5-1 in international friendly match

TOKYO, Japan - Japan defender Michihiro Yasuda (R) celebrates with teammate Shinji Okazaki after scoring Japan's fifth goal in the 86th minute of an international friendly against Finland at the National Stadium in Tokyo on Feb. 4. Japan won 5-1.

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Pachuca vs Gamba Osaka in FIFA Club World Cup playoff

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Midfielder Michihiro Yasuda (L) of Japan's Gamba Osaka and forward Christian Gimenez of Mexico's Pachuca fight for the ball during the first half of the FIFA Club World Cup playoff for third place in Yokohama on Dec. 21.

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Manchester United beat Gamba Osaka 5-3 in FIFA Club World Cup

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo (L) after heading the English side's second goal during the first half of their FIFA Club World Cup semifinal against Japan's Gamba Osaka in Yokohama on Dec. 18. At right is Gamba Osaka midfielder Michihiro Yasuda. Manchester United won 5-3.

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Manchester United vs Gamba Osaka in FIFA Club World Cup

YOKOHAMA, Japan - England's Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronald (R) and Japan's Gamba Osaka midfielder Michihiro Yasuda battles for the ball during the first half of their semifinal match in the FIFA Club World Cup soccer tournament in Yokohama on Dec. 18.

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Gamba Osaka beat Adelaide United in AFC Champions League final

OSAKA, Japan - Japan's Gamba Osaka midfielder Michihiro Yasuda (R) celebrates after scoring his side's third goal during the second half of a game against Australia's Adelaide United in the first leg of the AFC Champions League final in Osaka on Nov. 5. Gamba Osaka won 3-0.

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ASDF chief urges students to learn about foreign views of WWII

TOKYO, Japan - Air Self-Defense Force chief Gen. Toshio Tamogami delivers a special lecture at the University of Tokyo's Yasuda Auditorium on May 24, urging students to support the Self-Defense Forces and learn more about foreign views on Japan's wartime military and World War II. ''There are many views in Japan that Japan went to war because it was an aggressive country...But there are many reports (in foreign countries) suggesting Japan was not. I want you to learn not only the one-sided views in Japan but both,'' Tamogami said.

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ASDF chief urges students to learn about foreign views of WWII

TOKYO, Japan - Air Self-Defense Force chief Gen. Toshio Tamogami delivers a special lecture at the University of Tokyo's Yasuda Auditorium on May 24, urging students to support the Self-Defense Forces and learn more about foreign views on Japan's wartime military and World War II. ''There are many views in Japan that Japan went to war because it was an aggressive country...But there are many reports (in foreign countries) suggesting Japan was not. I want you to learn not only the one-sided views in Japan but both,'' Tamogami said.

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Japan beat China 1-0 in East Asian Football Championship

CHONGQING, China - Japan defender Michihiro Yasuda (L) is fouled by China goalkeeper Zong Lei during the second half of a match in the East Asia Football Championship at the Olympic Sports Center in Chongqing on Feb. 20. Japan won 1-0.

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Don Quijote to buy 86% stake in supermarket chain Nagasakiya

TOKYO, Japan - Discount store chain operator Don Quijote Co. Chairman Takao Yasuda (L) and Kyoden Co. Chairman Hiroshi Hashimoto attend a news conference in Tokyo on Oct. 12 where the two companies announced Don Quijote will buy an 86 percent stake in the supermarket chain Nagasakiya Co. from Kyoden, Nagasakiya's parent company.

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Daiwa Major wins Yasuda Kinen

TOKYO, Japan - Daiwa Major (L) lives up to his billing as the top racehorse in domestic mile races at Tokyo Racecourse on June, winning the Yasuda Kinen to add to his victory at last fall's Mile Championship. Daiwa Major and jockey Katsumi Ando bided their time in the middle of the pack before surging ahead with his trademark strong homestretch run to beat out front-running Kongo Rikishio (R) by a neck at the wire. (Pool photo)

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Bullish Luck cruises to Yasuda Kinen victory

TOKYO, Japan - Third favorite Bullish Luck of Hong Kong breaks away from the pack in the final straight to beat defending champion Asakusa Denen by 2-1/2 lengths at the Yasuda Kinen, the race for top milers, at Tokyo Racecourse on June 4. (Pool photo)

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Bullish Luck cruises to Yasuda Kinen victory

TOKYO, Japan - Brett Prebble responds to the galleries after jockeying third favorite Bullish Luck of Hong Kong to a victory at the Yasuda Kinen, the race for top milers, at Tokyo Racecourse on June 4.

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Meiji Yasuda disciplines 90 over failure to pay insurance benefits

TOKYO, Japan - Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co. Managing Director Kenji Matsuo, who will soon become president, bow in a gesture of apology at a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 18. The company announced disciplinary actions against its incoming top executives and various other employees over itss undue failure to pay insurance benefits, bringing the number of company workers punished over the practice to 90.