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Alppihiihto: Maailmancupin kilpailut (-16.11.)

Japan's Yohei Koyama reacts after the second run of the FIS Ski World Cup men's slalom at the Levi Ski Centre in Kittilä, Finland on November 16, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Alppihiihto: Maailmancupin kilpailut (-16.11.)

Japan's Yohei Koyama competes during the second run of the FIS Ski World Cup men's slalom at the Levi Ski Centre in Kittilä, Finland on November 16, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Lineup of Japan PM Takaichi's Cabinet

Yohei Matsumoto, who is set to become education, culture, sports, science and technology minister in the Cabinet of new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, arrives at the premier's office in Tokyo on Oct. 21, 2025, before an attestation ceremony at the Imperial Palace.

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Marketing analyst Harada

OSAKA, Japan, June 6 Kyodo - Marketing analyst Yohei Harada speaks at a national convention of the Japan-Newspaper Orikomi Advertising Agencies Association in the western Japan city of Osaka on Nov. 2, 2023.(Kyodo)

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Ex-Japan lower house speaker Kono in Beijing

Former Japanese House of Representatives Speaker Yohei Kono (L) holds talks with Chinese Premier Li Qiang at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on June 3, 2025.

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Ex-Japan lower house speaker Kono in Beijing

Former Japanese House of Representatives Speaker Yohei Kono (L) shakes hands with Chinese Premier Li Qiang at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on June 3, 2025.

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Ex-Japan lower house speaker Kono in Beijing

Former Japanese House of Representatives Speaker Yohei Kono (L) and Chinese Premier Li Qiang are pictured before a photo session at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on June 3, 2025.

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Ex-Japan lower house speaker Kono in Beijing

Former Japanese House of Representatives Speaker Yohei Kono (front, 2nd from L) and Chinese Premier Li Qiang (front, 3rd from L) take part in a photo session at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on June 3, 2025.

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Ex-Japan lower house speaker Kono in Beijing

Former Japanese House of Representatives Speaker Yohei Kono (front, 2nd from L) and Chinese Premier Li Qiang (front, 3rd from L) take part in a photo session at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on June 3, 2025.

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Ex-Japan lower house speaker Kono in Beijing

Former Japanese House of Representatives Speaker Yohei Kono (L) shakes hands with Chinese Premier Li Qiang at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on June 3, 2025.

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Ex-Japan lower house speaker Kono in Beijing

Former Japanese House of Representatives Speaker Yohei Kono (L) and Chinese Premier Li Qiang are pictured before a photo session at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on June 3, 2025.

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SPORT INVERNALI - Sci Alpino - AUDI FIS Ski World Cup - Slalom - Men

Yohei Koyama (JPN) Head during the AUDI FIS Ski World Cup 2024/25 - 3Tre - MenÃ¢ÂÂs Night Slalom at Canalone Miramonti Slope, on January 8th, 2025, Trento, Italy during AUDI FIS Ski World Cup - Slalom - Men, Alpine Ski race in Madonna di Campiglio, Italy, January 08 2025

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CHINA-BEIJING-HE LIFENG-JAPAN-MEETING (CN)

(240702) -- BEIJING, July 2, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, meets with Yohei Kono, president of the Japan Association for the Promotion of International Trade (JAPIT) and a delegation from the Japanese business community headed by Kono, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, July 1, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Li Xiang)

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CHINA-BEIJING-HE LIFENG-JAPAN-MEETING (CN)

(240702) -- BEIJING, July 2, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, meets with Yohei Kono, president of the Japan Association for the Promotion of International Trade (JAPIT) and a delegation from the Japanese business community headed by Kono, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, July 1, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Li Xiang)

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Japanese ex-lawmaker Kono in China

Japanese former House of Representatives speaker Yohei Kono (front, L) and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng (front, R) walk to the venue of their meeting in Beijing on July 1, 2024.

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Japanese ex-lawmaker Kono in China

Japanese former House of Representatives speaker Yohei Kono (L) and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng (R) hold talks in Beijing on July 1, 2024.

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Asian Games: Marathon

Japan's Yohei Ikeda crosses the finish line in sixth place during the men's marathon at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, on Oct. 5, 2023.

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Asian Games: Marathon

Japan's Yohei Ikeda (L) leads the pack in the middle stages of the men's marathon at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, on Oct. 5, 2023.

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-ATHLETICS(CN)

(231005) -- HANGZHOU, Oct. 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Shumi Dechasa Leche (L, front) of Bahrain and Ikeda Yohei (1st R) of Japan compete during the Men's Marathon Final of Athletics at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 5, 2023. (Xinhua/Song Yanhua)

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CHINA-BEIJING-WANG YI-JAPIT PRESIDENT-MEETING (CN)

(230706) -- BEIJING, July 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wang Yi, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the CPC Central Committee, meets with Yohei Kono, president of the Japanese Association for the Promotion of International Trade (JAPIT), in Beijing, capital of China, July 6, 2023. (Xinhua/Yue Yuewei)

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CHINA-BEIJING-LI QIANG-JAPIT-MEETING (CN)

(230705) -- BEIJING, July 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Li Qiang meets with a delegation led by Yohei Kono, president of the Japanese Association for the Promotion of International Trade (JAPIT), at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, July 5, 2023. (Xinhua/Ding Lin)

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Japan delegation meets China Premier Li

Yohei Kono (C), leader of a delegation from the Japanese Association for the Promotion of International Trade, and Okinawa Gov. and delegation member Denny Tamaki (L) meet with Chinese Premier Li Qiang at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on July 5, 2023.

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Japan delegation meets China Premier Li

Yohei Kono (L), leader of a delegation from the Japanese Association for the Promotion of International Trade, meets with Chinese Premier Li Qiang at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on July 5, 2023.

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Japan delegation meets China Premier Li

Yohei Kono (L), leader of a delegation from the Japanese Association for the Promotion of International Trade, and Chinese Premier Li Qiang shake hands at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on July 5, 2023.

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Japan delegation meets China Premier Li

Yohei Kono (L), leader of a delegation from the Japanese Association for the Promotion of International Trade, meets with Chinese Premier Li Qiang at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on July 5, 2023.

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Japan delegation meets China Premier Li

Yohei Kono, leader of a delegation from the Japanese Association for the Promotion of International Trade, attends a meeting between Chinese Premier Li Qiang and the group at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on July 5, 2023.

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Baseball: Japan's WBC warm-up game

Roki Sasaki of Japan's national baseball team gets Yohei Oshima of the Chunichi Dragons to strike out in the third inning of a World Baseball Classic warm-up game against the Central League club at Vantelin Dome Nagoya in Nagoya, central Japan, on March 4, 2023.

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Seminar on Hansen's disease in Vatican

Yohei Sasakawa (L), the goodwill ambassador for leprosy elimination for the World Health Organization and chairman of The Nippon Foundation, speaks at an international symposium on Hansen's disease, also known as leprosy, in a Vatican auditorium on Jan. 23, 2023, where a message from Pope Francis was shared.

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Seminar on Hansen's disease in Vatican

Yohei Sasakawa, the goodwill ambassador for leprosy elimination for the World Health Organization and chairman of The Nippon Foundation, speaks at an international symposium on Hansen's disease, also known as leprosy, in a Vatican auditorium on Jan. 23, 2023, where a message from Pope Francis was shared.

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Ex-Japan spokesman in S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - Japan's former Chief Cabinet Secretary Yohei Kono (L) and South Korean President-elect Park Geun Hye shake hands before their talks in Seoul on Feb. 14, 2013. Japan may be reviewing Kono's 1993 statement that acknowledged the Japanese military's involvement in the forced recruitment of women into sexual servitude.

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(6)Funeral for Princess Takamatsu held in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, House of Representatives Speaker Yohei Kono and House of Councillors President Chikage Ogi attend the funeral for Princess Takamatsu, an aunt of Emperor Akihito who died at age 92 earlier this month, held at the Toshimagaoka Cemetery in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward on Dec. 26.

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DPJ lawmaker Kamata submits resignation letter to speaker

TOKYO, Japan - Opposition Democratic Party of Japan lawmaker Sayuri Kamata (R) submitted a letter of resignation Dec. 24 to House of Representatives Speaker Yohei Kono following the Supreme Court's dismissal of her campaigners' appeal of their convictions for breaking the election law.

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Japan play Qatar in Olympic qualifier

TOKYO, Japan - Japan midfielder Yohei Kajiyama (2nd from L) heads home during the first half of an Olympic qualifier against Qatar at National Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 12. At right is Qatar goalkeeper Rajab Hamza Qassim.

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Japan play Qatar in Olympic qualifier

TOKYO, Japan - Japan midfielder Yohei Kajiyama (L) celebrates after scoring the opener during the first half of an Olympic qualifier against Qatar at National Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 12.

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Politicians pay tribute to the late JCP leader Kenji Miyamoto

TOKYO, Japan - Representatives of major political parties in Japan pay tribute to the late Japanese Communist Party leader Kenji Miyamoto at a memorial service held in Tokyo on Aug. 6. From L to R: JCP chairman Kazuo Shii, House of Representatives Speaker Yohei Kono, former JCP Chairman Tetsuzo Fuwa, Liberal Democratic Party Secretary General Hidenao Nakagawa (two persons away from Fuwa), Democratic Party of Japan Secretary General Yukio Hatoyama and New Komeito deputy leader Chikara Sakaguchi.

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Football: Tosu forward Toyoda moves to S. Korea's Ulsan Hyundai on loan

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 4 Kyodo - Sagan Tosu striker Yohei Toyoda, pictured scoring in a J-League match against Albirex Niigata in Tosu in Aug. 2016, is moving to South Korean club Ulsan Hyundai on a one-year-loan deal.

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Yohei Kono

Yohei Kono, former Speaker of the House of Representatives (photo taken on June 9, 2015)

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Ex-Japanese lawmaker meets China's 4th-ranked politician

BEIJING, China - Yohei Kono (L), a former senior member of Japan's main ruling party known for his apology in the 1990s to women who worked against their will in wartime military brothels, holds talks with China's fourth-ranking Communist Party member Yu Zhengsheng at Beijing's Great Hall of the People on Dec. 19, 2014. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Ex-Japanese lawmaker meets China's 4th-ranked politician

BEIJING, China - Yohei Kono (L), a former senior member of Japan's main ruling party known for his apology in the 1990s to women who worked against their will in wartime military brothels, shakes hands with China's fourth-ranking Communist Party member Yu Zhengsheng ahead of their talks at Beijing's Great Hall of the People on Dec. 19, 2014. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Japan win 6-0 in int'l friendly against Honduras

TOYOTA, Japan - Yohei Toyoda controls the ball during the second half of Japan's friendly against Honduras at Toyota Stadium in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Nov. 14, 2014. Toyoda scored Japan's fifth goal in a 6-0 win.

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Japan foundation chief addresses int'l meet on leprosy

RABAT, Morocco - Yohei Sasakawa, chairman of the Japanese nonprofit philanthropic body Nippon Foundation, addresses an international symposium held in the Moroccan capital of Rabat on Oct. 28, 2014, to promote a 2010 U.N. resolution calling for the elimination of discrimination against people affected by Hansen's disease.

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Nippon Foundation head Sasakawa gets Rule of Law Award

OSAKA, Japan - Yohei Sasakawa, chairman of the Nippon Foundation, is granted the Rule of Law Award from the International Bar Association, the world's largest group of lawyers, on Oct. 23, 2014, for his arduous effort to eradicate Hansen's disease from the world.

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N. Korean pupils practice soccer in port city Chongjin

TOKYO, Japan - An elementary school boy in the northeastern port city of Chongjin dribbles a soccer ball while weaving his way around cones amid chanting by fellow pupils in this file photo taken on Sept. 18, 2014. A large steel mill was built in the city while under Japanese colonial rule before World War II. (Photo by Yohei Nishimura)

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M5.6 quake hits north of Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Yohei Hasegawa, director of the Earthquake and Tsunami Observation Division of the Japan Meteorological Agency, holds a press conference on Sept. 16, 2014, at the agency in Tokyo, on a magnitude 5.6 quake that hit parts of the Kanto region north of Tokyo earlier in the day. The 12:28 p.m. quake registered lower 5 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 in parts of Tochigi, Gunma and Saitama prefectures, and 4 in Tokyo. There was no tsunami alert following the quake.

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'Bunraku' puppet theater to be performed across Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Yohei Sasakawa (R), chairman of the Nippon Foundation, and noted puppeteer Kanjyuro Kiritake (2nd from R) strike a pose with others in Tokyo on Aug. 27, 2014. Sasakawa launched a "Japan Bunraku" project on the same day to promote the traditional Japanese puppet theater through performances across Japan on a ready-to-assemble temporary stage, funded by the foundation, starting with performances at Tokyo's Roppongi Hills next March.

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Rice bowl topped with sea urchin popular in Ishinomaki

TOKYO, Japan - Cook Yohei Abe in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, which was devastated by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, holds a bowl of rice topped with sea urchin at his seafood restaurant on July 19, 2014.

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Fuji Dream Airlines commemorates 5th anniversary

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Fuji Dream Airlines Co. Chairman Yohei Suzuki (extreme R) and passengers with gifts pose at Shizuoka airport in Makinohara, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on July 23, 2014, at a ceremony marking the fifth anniversary of the airline's launch.

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Japanese WW2 soldier's diary published in English

TOKYO, Japan - Yohei Ichikawa shows pictures of his uncle Genkichi Ichikawa, a former Imperial Japanese Army soldier who died at age 23 in the 1944 Battle of Saipan during World War II, at his home in Shizuoka, central Japan, in this file photo taken in April 2014. Genkichi's diary about his life on the island of Saipan has been translated into English and published in the United States.

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M6.0 quake hits Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Yohei Hasegawa, a Japan Meteorological Agency official in charge of monitoring earthquake and tsunami, holds a press conference at the agency in Tokyo on May 5, 2014, after a magnitude 6.0 earthquake jolted central districts of the Japanese capital earlier that day.

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M6.0 quake hits Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Yohei Hasegawa, a Japan Meteorological Agency official in charge of monitoring earthquake and tsunami, holds a press conference at the agency in Tokyo on May 5, 2014, after a magnitude 6.0 earthquake jolted central districts of the Japanese capital earlier that day.