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Football J-League players gather at promotional event for season

TOKYO, Feb. 19 Kyodo - Players from all 20 J-League first-division football clubs gathered at a promotional event in Tokyo on Monday, four days before the season begins."Last year, we had the 30th anniversary of the league's opening. This season is important as we head toward the next 30 years," the league's chairman, Yoshikazu Nonomura said.(Kyodo)

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YouTuber GaaSyy loses seat for missing Diet sessions

Hidehisa Otsuji, president of Japan's House of Councillors, announces the expulsion of Yoshikazu Higashitani, who goes by the name GaaSyy, from the upper house, in Tokyo on March 15, 2023, after it voted to remove the YouTuber for not attending any parliamentary sessions since being elected in 2022. He is the first member of the Diet to be removed since 1951 and the first to be reprimanded for being absent.

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YouTuber GaaSyy loses seat for missing Diet sessions

Supporters of Yoshikazu Higashitani, who goes by the name GaaSyy and lives abroad, rally against Japan's House of Councillors' plan to expel the YouTuber from the upper house for not attending any parliamentary sessions since being elected in 2022, in front of the Diet building in Tokyo on March 15, 2023. The parliament voted to expel him later in the day.

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YouTuber GaaSyy loses seat for missing Diet sessions

Japan's House of Councillors in Tokyo on March 15, 2023, vote to expel Yoshikazu Higashitani, who goes by the name GaaSyy, from the upper house for not attending any parliamentary sessions since being elected in 2022. He was the first member of the Diet to be removed since 1951 and the first to be reprimanded for being absent.

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YouTuber GaaSyy loses seat for missing Diet sessions

A staff member removes the name plaque of Yoshikazu Higashitani, who goes by GaaSyy, from his desk in Japan's House of Councillors in Tokyo on March 15, 2023, after the upper house voted to expel the YouTuber from the Diet for not attending any parliamentary sessions since being elected in 2022, making him the first member of the Diet to be removed since 1951.

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YouTuber GaaSyy loses seat for missing Diet sessions

Japan's House of Councillors in Tokyo on March 15, 2023, vote to expel Yoshikazu Higashitani, who goes by the name GaaSyy, from the upper house for not attending any parliamentary sessions since being elected in 2022. He was the first member of the Diet to be removed since 1951 and the first to be reprimanded for being absent.

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YouTuber GaaSyy loses seat for missing Diet sessions

A staff member removes the name plaque of Yoshikazu Higashitani, who goes by GaaSyy, from his desk in Japan's House of Councillors in Tokyo on March 15, 2023, after the upper house voted to expel the YouTuber from the Diet for not attending any parliamentary sessions since being elected in 2022, making him the first member of the Diet to be removed since 1951.

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Football: J-League Chairman Nonomura

Yoshikazu Nonomura, chairman of Japan's professional football league J-League, speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 31, 2023, about the government's lifting its restriction on crowd size for large-scale events.

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Consadole Sapporo, Arema Cronus sign biz alliance

SAPPORO, Japan - Yoshikazu Nonomura (R), president of Consadole Sapporo in the J-League second division, and Rudy Widodo, general manager of Arema Cronus FC of the Indonesia Super League, exchange uniforms in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on June 21, 2014, after signing a business alliance.

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Japan travel industry signs U.N. tourism code of ethics

TOKYO, Japan - Okinawa Tourist Service Inc. President Yoshikazu Azuma (L) holds a signed document of the Global Code of Ethics for Tourism at the office of the Japan Tourism Agency in Tokyo on Sept. 25, 2014, as U.N. World Tourism Organization Secretary General Taleb Rifai looks on. The company and 12 other tourism organizations and agencies are the first ones in Japan to sign the code.

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Soccer player from Vietnam

SAPPORO, Japan - Vietnam forward Le Cong Vinh (R) poses for photos during a press conference in Sapporo, northern Japan, on Aug. 6, 2013. He joined Consadole Sapporo of the J-League Division 2 as the first J-League club player from Vietnam. At left is Sapporo President Yoshikazu Nonomura.

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Myanmar's national orchestra

YANGON, Myanmar - Yoshikazu Fukumura of Japan conducts the Myanmar National Symphony Orchestra in a concert at the national theater in Yangon on March 2, 2013.

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Myanmar's national orchestra

YANGON, Myanmar - The Myanmar National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Japan's Yoshikazu Fukumura performs at the national theater in Yangon on March 2, 2013.

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Fukui museum seeking roots of Japan dinosaurs

SURANAREE, Thailand - Yoshikazu Noda, a researcher at the Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum, holds a fossil piece excavated at a site in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, on Feb. 4, 2013.

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'Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin'

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, creator of the comic book series '' Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin,'' is seen at his office in Saitama Prefecture in July 2011.

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Kadokawa-Gree tie-up

TOKYO, Japan - Tsuguhiko Kadokawa (L), chairman of publisher Kadokawa Group Holdings Inc., shakes hands with Yoshikazu Tanaka, president of social networking service provider Gree Inc., in Tokyo on Feb. 24, 2011, as the two companies announced they will cooperate to distribute e-book contents to smartphone and other gadget users.

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ASEAN nations seek to cement regional ties with music

HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam - Japanese conductor Yoshikazu Fukumura (C) addresses the audience at a performance in Ho Chi Minh City on May 28, 2010, by the symphony orchestra of Ho Chi Minh City Conservatory of Music. Fukumura plans to conduct an orchestra of musicians from Vietnam and nine other members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Hanoi in October.

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JAL's new management launched

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Airlines mechanic Yoshikazu Kubo checks a plane at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Feb. 1, 2010. The failed airline launched its new leadership the same day with Chairman Kazuo Inamori saying that revival of the company is ''possible.''

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Middle-aged man talks of boy band Arashi's charm

TOKYO, Japan - Writer Yoshikazu Takeuchi talks about the charm of popular boy band Arashi during a talk show in Tokyo on Jan. 21, 2010, with a cake bearing an image of band member Sho Sakurai projected behind him.

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Pro-U.S. base incumbent mayor Shimabukuro loses

NAGO, Japan - Incumbent Nago Mayor Yoshikazu Shimabukuro (L), who expressed willingness to accept the existing plan to construct a new U.S. base in the city of Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, looks dejected during a media interview after media projections said he would lose the Jan. 24, 2010, mayoral race. Shimabukuro's loss in the race made it unlikely that the small city would accept the U.S. Marine Corps' Futemma Air Station in another part of the prefecture.

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Pro-U.S. base incumbent mayor Shimabukuro loses

NAGO, Japan - Incumbent Nago Mayor Yoshikazu Shimabukuro, who expressed willingness to accept the existing plan to construct a new U.S. base in the city of Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, speaks to reporters after media projections said he would lose the Jan. 24, 2010, mayoral race. Shimabukuro's loss made it unlikely that the small city would accept the U.S. Marine Corps' Futemma Air Station in another part of the prefecture.

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Mayoral race in Nago kicks off with Futemma relocation key issue

NAHA, Japan - Incumbent Nago Mayor Yoshikazu Shimabukuro delivers a speech during a rally in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on Jan. 17, 2010, as the mayoral election campaign kicked off the same day, with the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futemma Air Station to Nago the top issue. Shimabukuro suggests he will accept its transfer from Ginowan to the Henoko district of Nago, as Japan and the United States agreed on in 2006.

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Nagoya Grampus vs Beijing Guoan in AFC Champions League

NAGOYA, Japan - Japan's Nagoya Grampus midfielder Yoshikazu Ogawa (L) heads the ball during the first half of his team's AFC Champions League first round game against China's Beijing Guoan at Nagoya Mizuho Athletics Stadium in Nagoya on March 17.

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Social networking site Gree makes strong debut on Mothers market

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshikazu Tanaka, president of Gree Inc., the operator of a popular Japanese social networking site, speaks at a news conference at the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Dec. 17 after his company made a strong debut on the TSE's Mothers market for start-ups.

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Nichias chief to resign over data fabrication

TOKYO, Japan - Nichias Corp. President Yoshikazu Kawashima speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Nov. 8 after announcing that he will resign at the end of this month to take responsibility for the firm's fabrication of data related to the performance of its fire-resistant construction materials.

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Okinawa gov. tells Kyuma prelim survey for base accepted

TOKYO, Japan - Defense Minister Fumio Kyuma (L) talk with Okinawa Governor Hirokazu Nakaima (C) and Nago Mayor Yoshikazu Shimabukuro at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on April 25.

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Yakult gives Iwamura nod to pursue major league dream

TOKYO, Japan - Yakult Swallows infielder Akinori Iwamura answers a question by a reporter on Oct. 19 after the Central League club granted his request for a move to the major leagues in the offseason via the posting system. ''You only get one chance like this in your baseball career and I don't want to have any regrets,'' Iwamura said following his talks with Yakult President Yoshikazu Tagiku.

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Germany take 3rd place with 3-1 win over Portugal

STUTTGART, Germany - Referee Toru Kamikawa (R) and assistant referee Yoshikazu Hiroshima, both of Japan, smile during the medal ceremony after the soccer World Cup third-place playoff between Germany and Portugal in Stuttgart, Germany, on July 8.

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World Cup referees gather in Germany

FRANKFURT, Germany - Toru Kamikawa (L), who will officiate the game between Poland and Ecuador on the opening day of the World Cup finals, and Yoshikazu Hiroshima, who will serve as assistant referee in the game, shake hands for a photo in Neu Isenburg, near Frankfurt, on June 5.

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Japan, Pacific island nations to meet for summit in Okinawa

NAGO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi is greeted by Nago Mayor Yoshikazu Shimabukuro (far left) on arrival in the city to attend a two-day summit of leaders of Japan and Pacific island nations due to begin there on May 26.

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Gov't, Nago agree to build 2 runways for U.S. base relocation

TOKYO, Japan - Defense Agency chief Fukushiro Nukaga (L) and Nago Mayor Yoshikazu Shimabukuro pose for photos at a press conference following their talks at the Defense Agency on April 8. They agreed to build two runways at the site of a U.S. military airfield to be constructed in the northern Okinawa city.

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Gov't, Nago agree to build 2 runways for U.S. base relocation

TOKYO, Japan - Defense Agency chief Fukushiro Nukaga (L) speaks as Nago Mayor Yoshikazu Shimabukuro listens at a join press conference following their talks at the Defense Agency on April 8. They agreed to build two runways at the site of a U.S. military airfield to be constructed in the northern Okinawa city.

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LDP won't accept Futemma relocation without Okinawa's consent

TOKYO, Japan - Defense Agency Director General Fukushiro Nukaga (R) is in talks with Nago Mayor Yoshikazu Shimabukuro at the Defense Agency on April 4 on relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futemma Air Station in Okinawa Prefecture. A ruling Liberal Democratic Party panel decided earlier in the day it will not accept any final agreement between the Japanese and U.S. governments on the issue without first gaining local consent.

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Defense chief, Nago mayor still apart on U.S. base plan

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshikazu Shimabukuro (C), mayor of Nago in Okinawa Prefecture, leaves the Defense Agency in Tokyo on March 26 after talks with Defense Agency Director General Fukushiro Nukaga about a plan to relocate a U.S. air station from downtown Ginowan in the prefecture to the northern Okinawa city's coastline.

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Defense chief, Nago mayor fail to agree on base plan

TOKYO, Japan - Defense Agency Director General Fukushiro Nukaga is surrounded by reporters at the Defense Agency in Tokyo on March 22 after his talks with Nago Mayor Yoshikazu Shimabukuro about a plan to relocate a U.S. air station from central Okinawa to Nago.

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Defense chief, Nago mayor fail to agree on base plan

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshikazu Shimabukuro, mayor of the northern Okinawa city of Nago, speaks to reporters at the Defense Agency in Tokyo on March 22 after meeting with Defense Agency Director General Fukushiro Nukaga to discuss a plan to relocate a U.S. air station from central Okinawa to Nago.

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Nago mayor seeks government help for economic development

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshikazu Shimabukuro (R), new mayor of Okinawa's Nago city, meets with Environment Minister Yuriko Koike (L), who is also state minister in charge of Okinawa and Northern Territories affairs, at the Cabinet Office in Tokyo on Feb. 9. He was seeking the central government's help for economic development of the northern Okinawa Island where the city of Nago is situated.

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Moderate on relocation plan wins in Nago election

NAGO, Japan - Yoshikazu Shimabukuro, 59, former chairman of the city assembly, wins the mayoral election in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on Jan. 22. Shimabukuro is more flexible than the two other candidates on opposition to a government plan to relocate a U.S. military airport to their city.

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3 men to run for Nago mayor

NAGO, Japan - Three men filed their candidacies Jan. 15 for the upcoming mayoral election in Nago, where the major issue for the Okinawa Prefecture city is whether it should host the relocation of U.S. Marine Corps Futemma Air Station. The three vying to succeed retiring Mayor Tateo Kishimoto are (file photos from L to R) Yoshikazu Shimabukuro, 59, backed by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and New Komeito party, Munehiro Gakiya, 59, an independent, and Yoshitami Oshiro, 65, supported by the Democratic Party of Japan, Japanese Communist Party and Social Democratic Party.

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Nisshinbo Industries to make New Japan Radio subsidiary

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshikazu Sashida (L), president of Nisshinbo Industries Inc., and Yorihisa Suwa, president of Japan Radio Co., shake hands during a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 8. They announced that Nisshinbo will launch a friendly tender offer to buy a majority stake in New Japan Radio Co., a subsidiary of Japan Radio.

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Furuta agrees to become player-manager for Yakult

TOKYO, Japan - Yakult Swallows catcher Atsuya Furuta (R) shakes hands with club President Yoshikazu Tagiku on Oct. 18 after coming to agreement on a two-year deal that will make him the first player-manager in 29 years in Japanese professional baseball. Furuta, 40, takes over from Tsutomu Wakamatsu who stepped down at the end of the season after a seven-year stint.

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Japanese skier overcomes quake to win gold at Special Olympics

NAGANO, Japan - Japanese cross country skier Yoshikazu Higuchi (L) wins the gold medal in his category of the 3-kilometer freestyle finals at the Special Olympics World Winter Games in Nagano Prefecture on Feb. 28. The 17-year-old from Ojiya in the prefecture had almost given up his quest to join the games after Niigata was hit by a major earthquake and aftershocks last October.

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(2)Veterans, survivors commemorate WWII Leyte landings

TACLOBAN, Philippines - Yoshikazu Sakamoto shakes hands with Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo during the ceremonies marking the 60th anniversary on Oct. 20 of the landing of U.S.-led forces on the shores of Leyte in the eastern Philippines, which led to the end of Japan's occupation of the Philippines. Sakamoto said later that he lost his brother-in-law during the war, but added other people may have suffered more.

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(1)Veterans, survivors commemorate WWII Leyte landings

TACLOBAN, Philippines - Yoshikazu Sakamoto stands in front of the statute of kannon erected in Leyte in memory of Japanese war dead on Oct. 19 on the eve of ceremonies marking the 60th anniversary on Oct. 20 of the landing of U.S.-led forces on the shores of Leyte in the eastern Philippines, which led to the end of Japan's occupation of the Philippines. Sakamoto said after the mass that he lost his brother-in-law during the war, but added that other people may have suffered more.

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Japan soldier's diary returned to kin 60 yrs after death

SYDNEY, Australia - Steve Gower (L), director of the Australian War Memorial, hands Japanese Ambassador to Australia Kenzo Oshima the diary of Yoshikazu Tamura, a Japanese soldier killed in Papua New Guinea during World War II.

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(1)Abduction investigation group releases list of 44 people

TOKYO, Japan - Photos of some of the 44 missing people disclosed Feb. 10 by the Investigation Commission on Missing Japanese Probably Related to North Korea (COMJAN), a group formed to look into cases of possible abductions of Japanese by North Korea. (From L to R, top) are Shinichi Mizushima, Katsumi Nakamura, Masuichi Sato, Hajime Sonoda, (from L to R, bottom) Shigeo Hirayama, Shuichi Nakajima, Yoshimasa Tsukagoshi and Yoshikazu Saida.

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700 quake victims attend Kobe concert to support recovery

KOBE, Japan - Seven hundred victims of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake are invited to a New Year's concert on Jan. 5 at Kobe's Chuo Ward aimed at supporting cultural recovery efforts following the quake that killed over 6,400 people. The New Year's concert has been held annually in Kobe since 1998. The performers, including violinist Kyoko Yoshida and countertenor Yoshikazu Mera, volunteered for the event in response to a call from composer Shigeaki Saegusa, a member of one of the groups organizing the concert.

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Intellectuals protest nationalist-authored history text

TOKYO, Japan - Nobel literature prize winner Kenzaburo Oe (L) and Mutsuko Miki, widow of former Prime Minister Takeo Miki, speak at a press conference in Tokyo on March 16 about their statement urging the education ministry not to approve a junior high school history textbook written by nationalist academics. In addition to Oe and Miki, the statement had the support of novelist Hisashi Inoue, photographer Yoshino Oishi and Yoshikazu Sakamoto, professor emeritus at the University of Tokyo.

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Sakai swims to gold at Sydney Paralympics

SYDNEY, Australia - Japanese swimmer Yoshikazu Sakai punches the air after winning the gold medal in the S12 men's 100-meter backstroke final for visually impaired athletes at Sydney International Aquatic Center on Oct. 27 at the 2000 Paralympic Games. The 18-year-old from Hyogo Prefecture won in a time of 1 minute, 03.98 seconds to set a world record.

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Book recounts lives of shipwrecked sailors in mid-1800s

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshikazu Sano, a former producer of Nagoya Broadcasting Network Co., holds his recently published book, titled 'Sakoku Nippon, Ikoku Mexico' (Closed Japan, Exotic Mexico), about 13 shipwrecked Japanese sailors who were rescued and taken to Mexico by a Spanish ship in the 19th century. The Spanish version of the book, called ''Vida en Mexico de Trece Naufragos Japoneses'' (Life in Mexico of 13 Japanese Castaways) was also published in Mexico in June last year.