Robot wolf to scare away bears

Robot wolf to scare away bears

Yuji Ota, president of precision machining company Ohta Seiki, shows off in Naie in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Nov. 13, 2025, the Monster Wolf robot, which emits LED light and loud sounds to scare off wild animals when its infrared sensor activates. The company, based in the Hokkaido town, developed the tool amid a spate of bear attacks on humans, some fatal, across Japan this year.

Mitsubishi Corporation Press Conference on Domestic Offshore Wind Power Generation Business

Mitsubishi Corporation Press Conference on Domestic Offshore Wind Power Generation Business

Mitsubishi Corporation Press Conference on Domestic Offshore Wind Power Generation Business. Photo shows from right: Katsuya Nakanishi, President and Representative Director; Yuji Okafuji, Managing Executive Officer and CEO of the Power Solutions Group.=August 27,2025,Tokyo

Tokyo police punish 19 over wrongful arrests

TOKYO, Japan, Aug. 7 Kyodo - Yuji Sakoda, superintendent general of the Metropolitan Police Department, speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 7, 2025, after the Tokyo police made public disciplinary measures against 19 high-ranking members over the wrongful arrests and indictments of three men in 2020 in connection with a case involving the suspected unauthorized export of sensitive equipment. (Kyodo)

Athletics: World championships

Athletics: World championships

Japanese actor Yuji Oda, a goodwill ambassador for the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, meets the press in the Japanese capital on Aug. 13, 2025, exactly a month ahead of the competition's opening.

Athletics: World championships

Athletics: World championships

Japanese actor Yuji Oda, a goodwill ambassador for the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, meets the press in the Japanese capital on Aug. 13, 2025, exactly a month ahead of the competition's opening.

Tokyo police punish 19 over wrongful arrests

Tokyo police punish 19 over wrongful arrests

Yuji Sakoda, superintendent general of the Metropolitan Police Department, bows during a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 7, 2025, after the Tokyo police made public disciplinary measures against 19 high-ranking members over the wrongful arrests and indictments of three men in 2020 in connection with a case involving the suspected unauthorized export of sensitive equipment.

Tokyo police punish 19 over wrongful arrests

Tokyo police punish 19 over wrongful arrests

Yuji Sakoda, superintendent general of the Metropolitan Police Department, speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 7, 2025, after the Tokyo police made public disciplinary measures against 19 high-ranking members over the wrongful arrests and indictments of three men in 2020 in connection with a case involving the suspected unauthorized export of sensitive equipment.

Tokyo police chief

Tokyo police chief

Yuji Sakoda, superintendent general of Tokyo's Metropolitan Police Department, speaks at a commencement ceremony of the Metropolitan Police Academy in Fuchu in western Tokyo, on May 7, 2025.

Premiere Of Netflixs Cobra Kai - LA

Premiere Of Netflixs Cobra Kai - LA

Yuji Okumoto arrives at the Los Angeles Premiere Of Netflix's 'Cobra Kai' Season 6 Part 3 Series Finale Event held at The Egyptian Theatre Hollywood on February 12, 2025 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States. Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

Premiere Of Netflixs Cobra Kai - LA

Premiere Of Netflixs Cobra Kai - LA

Yuji Okumoto arrives at the Los Angeles Premiere Of Netflix's 'Cobra Kai' Season 6 Part 3 Series Finale Event held at The Egyptian Theatre Hollywood on February 12, 2025 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States. Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

Premiere Of Netflixs Cobra Kai - LA

Premiere Of Netflixs Cobra Kai - LA

Yuji Okumoto arrives at the Los Angeles Premiere Of Netflix's 'Cobra Kai' Season 6 Part 3 Series Finale Event held at The Egyptian Theatre Hollywood on February 12, 2025 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States. Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

Premiere Of Netflixs Cobra Kai - LA

Premiere Of Netflixs Cobra Kai - LA

Yuji Okumoto arrives at the Los Angeles Premiere Of Netflix's 'Cobra Kai' Season 6 Part 3 Series Finale Event held at The Egyptian Theatre Hollywood on February 12, 2025 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States. Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

Premiere Of Netflixs Cobra Kai - LA

Premiere Of Netflixs Cobra Kai - LA

Yuji Okumoto arrives at the Los Angeles Premiere Of Netflix's 'Cobra Kai' Season 6 Part 3 Series Finale Event held at The Egyptian Theatre Hollywood on February 12, 2025 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States. Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

New Tokyo police chief

New Tokyo police chief

Yuji Sakoda, the new superintendent general of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, attends an inaugural press conference at the department's headquarters in the Japanese capital on Jan. 28, 2025.

Japanese actress, singer Miho Nakayama

Japanese actress, singer Miho Nakayama

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 12 Kyodo - Japanese actress and singer Miho Nakayama (R) poses for photos with actor Yuji Oda during a press conference for the movie "Nami no Kazu dake Dakishimete" in Tokyo on April 23, 1991.

Toyota Motor Corporation and NTT Agree to Joint Efforts in “Mobility x AI and Communications”

Toyota Motor Corporation and NTT Agree to Joint Efforts in “Mobility x AI and Communications”

Toyota Motor Corporation and NTT agreed to work together on “Mobility x AI and Communications. Pictured from left to right: Hiroki Nakajima, Vice President, Toyota Motor Corporation; Tsuneji Sato, President, Toyota Motor Corporation; Keiji Yamamoto, Senior Fellow, Toyota Motor Corporation; Akira Shimada, President, NTT; Sachiko Onishi, Managing Director, NTT; and Yuji Kawazoe, Vice President, NTT.=October 31,2024,Tokyo

Giant String Puppet

Giant String Puppet

LIAOCHENG, CHINA - OCTOBER 3, 2024 - Actor Wu Xilong operates a giant string puppet to interact and perform with tourists at the Jiuzhouwa Yuji Park in Liaocheng city, East China's Shandong province, Oct 3, 2024.

Giant String Puppet

Giant String Puppet

LIAOCHENG, CHINA - OCTOBER 3, 2024 - Actor Wu Xilong operates a giant string puppet to interact and perform with tourists at the Jiuzhouwa Yuji Park in Liaocheng city, East China's Shandong province, Oct 3, 2024.

Giant String Puppet

Giant String Puppet

LIAOCHENG, CHINA - OCTOBER 3, 2024 - Actor Wu Xilong operates a giant string puppet to interact and perform with tourists at the Jiuzhouwa Yuji Park in Liaocheng city, East China's Shandong province, Oct 3, 2024.

Giant String Puppet

Giant String Puppet

LIAOCHENG, CHINA - OCTOBER 3, 2024 - Actor Wu Xilong operates a giant string puppet to interact and perform with tourists at the Jiuzhouwa Yuji Park in Liaocheng city, East China's Shandong province, Oct 3, 2024.

Paris Paralympics: Goalball

Paris Paralympics: Goalball

Members of the Japanese team - (from left) Koji Miyajiki, Kazuya Kaneko, Naoki Hagiwara, Yuji Taguchi, Haruki Torii and Yuto Sano - jump on the podium after winning the men's goalball final at the Paris Paralympics on Sept. 5, 2024 at South Paris Arena in Paris.

Paris Paralympics: Goalball

Paris Paralympics: Goalball

Members of the Japanese team - (from left) Koji Miyajiki, Kazuya Kaneko, Naoki Hagiwara, Yuji Taguchi, Haruki Torii and Yuto Sano - pose with their gold medals after winning the men's goalball event at the Paris Paralympics on Sept. 5, 2024, at South Paris Arena in Paris.

Sen-yuji temple

Sen-yuji temple

Sen-yuji temple==Date:c. 1880, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown ,Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images [Institution Catalog Number:6888]

XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240806) -- BEIJING, Aug. 6, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Nishida Yuji (L) of team Japan reacts after the men's quarterfinal of volleyball between Italy and Japan at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Aug. 5, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Liu Dawei)

(PARIS2024) FRANCE-PARIS-OLY-VOLLEYBALL

(PARIS2024) FRANCE-PARIS-OLY-VOLLEYBALL

(240805) -- PARIS, Aug. 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Nishida Yuji of Japan competes during the men's volleyball quarterfinals between Italy and Japan at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Aug. 5, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Ju Huanzong)

(PARIS2024) FRANCE-PARIS-OLY-VOLLEYBALL

(PARIS2024) FRANCE-PARIS-OLY-VOLLEYBALL

(240805) -- PARIS, Aug. 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Nishida Yuji of team Japan reacts after the men's quarterfinal of volleyball between Italy and Japan at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Aug. 5, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Liu Dawei)

(PARIS2024) FRANCE-PARIS-OLY-VOLLEYBALL

(PARIS2024) FRANCE-PARIS-OLY-VOLLEYBALL

(240805) -- PARIS, Aug. 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Nishida Yuji (front) of team Japan reacts after the men's quarterfinal of volleyball between Italy and Japan at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Aug. 5, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Liu Dawei)

(PARIS2024) FRANCE-PARIS-OLY-VOLLEYBALL

(PARIS2024) FRANCE-PARIS-OLY-VOLLEYBALL

(240805) -- PARIS, Aug. 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Nishida Yuji (L) of team Japan reacts after the men's quarterfinal of volleyball between Italy and Japan at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Aug. 5, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Liu Dawei)

Paris Olympics: Volleyball

Paris Olympics: Volleyball

Yuji Nishida of Japan spikes the ball during a Pool C men's volleyball match against Argentina at the Paris Olympics at South Paris Arena in Paris on July 31, 2024.

Paris Olympics: Volleyball

Paris Olympics: Volleyball

Yuji Nishida of Japan kisses the ball during a Paris Olympics men's volleyball Pool C match against Argentina at South Paris Arena in Paris on July 31, 2024.

(PARIS2024) FRANCE-PARIS-OLY-VOLLEYBALL

(PARIS2024) FRANCE-PARIS-OLY-VOLLEYBALL

(240731) -- PARIS, July 31, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Takahashi Ran, Yamauchi Akihiro and Nishida Yuji (R to L) of team Japan block the ball during the men's preliminary round pool C match of volleyball between Japan and Argentina at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, July 31, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Liu Dawei)

(PARIS2024)FRANCE-PARIS-VOLLEYBALL-MEN'S PRELIMINARY ROUND

(PARIS2024)FRANCE-PARIS-VOLLEYBALL-MEN'S PRELIMINARY ROUND

(240727) -- PARIS, July 27, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Yuji Nishida (L) of Japan competes during the men's preliminary round volleyball match between Germany and Japan in Paris, France, on July 27, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Li Gang)

Cobra Kai' Season 6 - Part 1 Screening - LA

Cobra Kai' Season 6 - Part 1 Screening - LA

Yuji Okumoto arrives at the Los Angeles Special Screening Of Netflix's 'Cobra Kai' Season 6 - Part 1 held at the Autry Museum of the American West at Griffith Park on July 17, 2024 in Los Angeles, CA, USA. Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

Cobra Kai' Season 6 - Part 1 Screening - LA

Cobra Kai' Season 6 - Part 1 Screening - LA

Yuji Okumoto arrives at the Los Angeles Special Screening Of Netflix's 'Cobra Kai' Season 6 - Part 1 held at the Autry Museum of the American West at Griffith Park on July 17, 2024 in Los Angeles, CA, USA. Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

PFW - Cheney Chan Photocall

PFW - Cheney Chan Photocall

Yuji Cai attends the Cheney Chan Studio Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2024-2025 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on June 27, 2024 in Paris, France. Photo by Shootpix/ABACAPRESS.COM

PFW - Cheney Chan Photocall

PFW - Cheney Chan Photocall

Yuji Cai attends the Cheney Chan Studio Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2024-2025 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on June 27, 2024 in Paris, France. Photo by Shootpix/ABACAPRESS.COM

(SP)PHILIPPINES-PASAY CITY-VOLLEYBALL-NATIONS LEAGUE-MEN-JAPAN VS THE NETHERLANDS

(SP)PHILIPPINES-PASAY CITY-VOLLEYBALL-NATIONS LEAGUE-MEN-JAPAN VS THE NETHERLANDS

(240621) -- PASAY CITY, June 21, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Nishida Yuji (R) of Japan spikes the ball during the match between Japan and the Netherlands at the Men's Volleyball Nations League (VNL) 2024 in Pasay City, the Philippines, on June 21, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Rouelle Umali)

(SP)PHILIPPINES-PASAY CITY-VOLLEYBALL-NATIONS LEAGUE-MEN-JAPAN VS THE NETHERLANDS

(SP)PHILIPPINES-PASAY CITY-VOLLEYBALL-NATIONS LEAGUE-MEN-JAPAN VS THE NETHERLANDS

(240621) -- PASAY CITY, June 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Nishida Yuji (R) of Japan spikes the ball during the match between Japan and the Netherlands at the Men's Volleyball Nations League (VNL) 2024 in Pasay City, the Philippines, on June 21, 2024. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

Horse racing: T O Royal claims Spring Tenno-sho

Horse racing: T O Royal claims Spring Tenno-sho

Six-year-old favorite T O Royal (far L), ridden by Yuji Hishida, races en route to winning the spring Tenno-sho for his first Grade I victory at Kyoto Racecourse on April 28, 2024.

Horse racing: T O Royal claims Spring Tenno-sho

Horse racing: T O Royal claims Spring Tenno-sho

Six-year-old favorite T O Royal, ridden by Yuji Hishida, wins the spring Tenno-sho for his first Grade I victory at Kyoto Racecourse on April 28, 2024.

Japan Post Group and East Japan Railway Group Joint Press Conference

Japan Post Group and East Japan Railway Group Joint Press Conference

Japan Post Group and East Japan Railway Group Joint Press Conference. Mr. Yuji Fukasawa, President of East Japan Railway Company. =Date:Febuary 21, 2024, Place: Tokyo

Japan Post Group and East Japan Railway Group Joint Press Conference

Japan Post Group and East Japan Railway Group Joint Press Conference

Japan Post Group and East Japan Railway Group Joint Press Conference. From left to right: Mr. Hiroya Masuda, President of Japan Post; Mr. Yuji Fukasawa, President of East Japan Railway Company. =Date:Febuary 21, 2024, Place: Tokyo

Japan Post Group and East Japan Railway Group Joint Press Conference

Japan Post Group and East Japan Railway Group Joint Press Conference

Japan Post Group and East Japan Railway Group Joint Press Conference. From left to right: Mr. Hiroya Masuda, President of Japan Post; Mr. Yuji Fukasawa, President of East Japan Railway Company. =Date:Febuary 21, 2024, Place: Tokyo

Japan Post Group and East Japan Railway Group Joint Press Conference

Japan Post Group and East Japan Railway Group Joint Press Conference

Japan Post Group and East Japan Railway Group Joint Press Conference. From left to right: Mr. Hiroya Masuda, President of Japan Post; Mr. Yuji Fukasawa, President of East Japan Railway Company. =Date:Febuary 21, 2024, Place: Tokyo

JAL's new flagship A350-1000

JAL's new flagship A350-1000

Japan Airlines Co. President Yuji Akasaka (C) attends a tape-cutting ceremony at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Jan. 24, 2024, prior to a maiden flight by JAL's new flagship plane for international services, an Airbus A350-1000, for the Tokyo-New York route.

East Japan Railway Company President Change Press Conference

East Japan Railway Company President Change Press Conference

East Japan Railway Company President Change Press Conference. Photo shows, from left, President Yuji Fukasawa and President-Elect Yoichi Kise.=Date:January 17, 2024, Place:Tokyo

[Breaking News] JAL taps Tottori as 1st female president

TOKYO, Japan Kyodo - Japan Airlines Co. President Yuji Akasaka and senior managing executive officer Mitsuko Tottori, a former flight attendant, attend a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 17, 2024. Tottori was named to become the company's first female president in April. (Kyodo)

JAL president Akasaka

JAL president Akasaka

Japan Airlines Co. President Yuji Akasaka speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 17, 2024.

JAL taps Tottori as 1st female president

JAL taps Tottori as 1st female president

Japan Airlines Co. President Yuji Akasaka (L) and senior managing executive officer Mitsuko Tottori, a former flight attendant, shake hands at a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 17, 2024. Tottori was named to become the company's first female president in April.

JAL taps Tottori as 1st female president

JAL taps Tottori as 1st female president

Japan Airlines Co. President Yuji Akasaka (L) and senior managing executive officer Mitsuko Tottori, a former flight attendant, attend a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 17, 2024. Tottori was named to become the company's first female president in April.