H. Yoshiie, Abe's new face in education reform, wins Diet seat

H. Yoshiie, Abe's new face in education reform, wins Diet seat

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroyuki Yoshiie, 36, a Tohoku Fukushi University associate professor and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's new face in education reform, is elected to the House of Councillors on July 29 on the Liberal Democratic Party ticket.

Culture talks held between Japan, S. Korea and China in Qingdao

Culture talks held between Japan, S. Korea and China in Qingdao

(From L) South Korean Culture Sports and Tourism Minister Kim Jong Deok, Chinese Culture Minister Luo Shugang, and Hiroyuki Yoshiie, Japan's senior vice minister for education, culture, sports, science and technology, pose for photos during their trilateral talks in the Chinese city of Qingdao on Dec. 20, 2015. They agreed on an action plan for cultural exchanges. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

H. Yoshiie, Abe's new face in education reform, wins Diet seat

H. Yoshiie, Abe's new face in education reform, wins Diet seat

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroyuki Yoshiie, 36, a Tohoku Fukushi University associate professor and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's new face in education reform, is elected to the House of Councillors on July 29 on the Liberal Democratic Party ticket. (Kyodo)

Tamazawa Inari Shrine

Tamazawa Inari Shrine

Family snapshot taken at the foot of the stairs of Tamasawa Inari Shrine in Asahi Village, Ibaraki Prefecture. This shrine is said to have been established near a natural spring on the way to Mutsu where Minamoto Yoriyoshi and Yoshiie, father and son, prayed for victory over the Abe clan. They ordered Kamakura Gondayuu to build the shrine in 1063. The deity enshrined here is Ukanomitama-no mikoto.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number72‐64‐0]

Gov't, city discuss how to stop bullying after Fukushima boy case

Gov't, city discuss how to stop bullying after Fukushima boy case

Yokohama Mayor Fumiko Hayashi speaks to reporters after a meeting at the city office with Hiroyuki Yoshiie, senior vice education minister, on Nov. 21, 2016. They discussed how to prevent school bullying in the wake of the harassment of a student who moved from nuclear crisis hit Fukushima. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo