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Goodwill ambassador for Okinawa Kuninaka

NAHA, Japan, July 31 Kyodo - Japanese actor Ryoko Kuninaka, a native of Okinawa, gives an interview at a hotel in the southern Japan island prefecture on March 10, 2004. Kuninaka was named goodwill ambassador for Okinawa earlier in the month.(Kyodo)

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Actor Hirosue's house searched

Investigators confiscate items from Japanese actor Ryoko Hirosue's house in Tokyo on April 10, 2025, over an alleged vehicular assault. The latest allegation came after the 44-year-old was arrested on April 8 on suspicion of injuring a nurse at a hospital in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, as she awaited treatment after a car accident.

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Actor Hirosue's house investigated

Investigators enter Japanese actor Ryoko Hirosue's house in Tokyo on April 10, 2025, over an alleged vehicular assault. The latest allegation comes after the 44-year-old was arrested on April 8 on suspicion of injuring a nurse at a hospital in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, as she awaited treatment after a car accident.

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Actor Hirosue's house searched

Investigators confiscate items from Japanese actor Ryoko Hirosue's house in Tokyo on April 10, 2025, over an alleged vehicular assault. The latest allegation came after the 44-year-old was arrested on April 8 on suspicion of injuring a nurse at a hospital in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, as she awaited treatment after a car accident.

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Actor Hirosue arrested over alleged assault in hospital

Journalists gather near a police station in Hamamatsu in the central Japan prefecture of Shizuoka on April 8, 2025, after Japanese actor Ryoko Hirosue was arrested earlier in the day on suspicion of injuring a nurse at a hospital in a neighboring city by kicking her following a car accident on the Shin-Tomei Expressway on April 7.

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Actor Hirosue arrested over alleged assault in hospital

Photo taken on April 8, 2025, shows Shimada General Medical Center in Shimada in the central Japan prefecture of Shizuoka. Japanese actor Ryoko Hirosue was arrested earlier in the day on suspicion of injuring a nurse at the hospital by kicking her following a car accident on the Shin-Tomei Expressway on April 7.

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UK: Japanese Emperor And Empress Visit Oxford University 2

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako visited the University of Oxford, where they both studied, on Friday, June 28, before returning from their state visit to Britain.

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UK: Japanese Emperor And Empress Visit Oxford University

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako visited the University of Oxford, where they both studied, on Friday, June 28, before returning from their state visit to Britain.

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Nobel laureate Akasaki at dinner after award ceremony

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Meijo Univerity professor Isamu Akasaki (extreme R) attends a banquet with his wife Ryoko (front L) after receiving the Nobel Prize in Physics in the Stockholm Concert Hall in the Swedish capital on Dec. 10, 2014.

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'Mother' of gender equality law recalls background

TOKYO, Japan - Former Japanese education minister Ryoko Akamatsu, known as the "mother" of the Equal Employment Opportunity Law, speaks about the background to the controversial legislation in Tokyo on Oct. 20, 2014.

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Bahrain's Kirwa wins women's marathon at Asian Games

INCHEON, South Korea - Eunice Jepkirui Kirwa of Bahrain (L) and Ryoko Kizaki of Japan celebrate after winning the gold and silver, respectively, in the women's marathon at the Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, on Oct. 2, 2014.

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Bahrain's Kirwa wins women's marathon at Asian Games

INCHEON, South Korea - Ryoko Kizaki of Japan celebrates after winning the silver in the women's marathon at the Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, on Oct. 2, 2014.

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Bahrain's Kirwa wins women's marathon at Asian Games

INCHEON, South Korea - Ryoko Kizaki of Japan finishes second in the women's marathon at the Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, on Oct. 2, 2014.

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Bahrain's Kirwa wins women's marathon at Asian Games

INCHEON, South Korea - Ryoko Kizaki of Japan (L) and Eunice Jepkirui Kirwa of Bahrain compete in the women's marathon at the Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, on Oct. 2, 2014. Kirwa won the race while Kizaki came in second.

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Feudal Japanese Christian woman to be portrayed in play

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Ryoko Usui, a lead actress in the musical "Julia Otaa," speaks at a press conference in Uto, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on July 24, 2014. The stage play, opening on Sept. 20, portrays the life of a woman of Korean descent adopted by a local Japanese warlord and Christianized in the late 16th century when Christianity was not fully permitted.

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Feudal Japanese Christian woman to be portrayed in play

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Uto Mayor Shigeki Motomatsu (L), lead actress Ryoko Usui (2nd from L) and Uto's mascot character "Uton Yukinaga shan" (C) join a press conference announcing the musical "Julia Otaa" in Uto, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on July 24, 2014. The stage play, opening on Sept. 20, portrays the life of a woman of Korean descent adopted by a local Japanese warlord and Christianized in the late 16th century when Christianity was not fully permitted.

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Nagoya Women's Marathon

NAGOYA, Japan - Russia's Mariya Konovalova (C) stands on the podium after winning gold in the Nagoya Women's Marathon in central Japan on March 9, 2014. At left is silver medalist Jelena Prokopcuka of Latvia and at right is bronze medalist Ryoko Kizaki of Japan.

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Actress Ryoko Sakaguchi dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Japanese actress Ryoko Sakaguchi. Sakaguchi died on March 27, 2013, after suffering colon cancer and pneumonia. She was 57.

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Actress Ryoko Sakaguchi dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in September 1980 shows (from L) actress Ryoko Sakaguchi, actor Yuzo Kayama and actor Kunie Tanaka at a press conference about the production of the Japanese movie "Kaettekita Wakadaisho." Sakaguchi died on March 27, 2013, after suffering colon cancer and pneumonia. She was 57.

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Nagoya Women's Marathon

NAGOYA, Japan - Ryoko Kizaki of Japan breaks the finishing tape, winning the Nagoya Women's Marathon in 2 hours, 23 minutes and 34 seconds, at Nagoya Dome in Aichi Prefecture on March 10, 2013.

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Ethiopia's Gelana wins women's marathon in London Olympics

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Ryoko Kizaki runs past the finish line in the 2012 London Olympics women's marathon, clocking 2 hours, 27 minutes, 16 seconds for 16th place on Aug. 5, 2012. Ethiopia's Tiki Gelana won the women's marathon gold medal in Olympic record time of 2 hours, 23 minutes, 7 seconds.

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Policy goals of Ozawa's new party announced

TOKYO, Japan - Political heavyweight Ichiro Ozawa (L) holds up a logo of his new party People's Life First at a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 1, 2012, held to announce the new party's policy goals. To the right is Ryoko Tani, a two-time Olympic judo gold medalist and a member of the House of Councillors.

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Yonekura debuts on Broadway with lead role in "Chicago"

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese actress Ryoko Yonekura (C) speaks in New York on the evening of July 10, 2012, after making her debut on Broadway in the lead role in the musical "Chicago" -- the first Japanese woman to take a lead role in a Broadway musical in 54 years.

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Yonekura debuts on Broadway with lead role in "Chicago"

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese actress Ryoko Yonekura appears at a press event in New York on the evening of July 10, 2012, after making her debut on Broadway in the lead role in the musical "Chicago" -- the first Japanese woman to take a lead role in a Broadway musical in 54 years.

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Denim fashion show in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Industry minister Yukio Edano (2nd from L, front) and actress Ryoko Yonekura (2nd from R, front), appear hand in hand with children in Tokyo's Ginza district on March 24, 2012, as they model outfits made from domestically produced denim fabric. They were taking part in an open-air fashion show, the Ginza Runway, which was held in front of shoppers and passersby on Chuo Dori street to highlight the quality of Japanese denim.

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Japan picks Olympic marathon team

OSAKA, Japan - Ryoko Kizaki holds a press conference in Ikeda, Osaka Prefecture, on March 12, 2012, after Japan named her and five other athletes to its marathon team for the London Olympics.

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Tani named best female judoka ever

PARIS, France - Ryoko Tani (C), Japanese judo champion-turned-lawmaker, attends a ceremony in Paris celebrating the 60th anniversary of the International Judo Federation on Aug. 21, 2011. The two-time Olympic 48-kilogram champion was selected as the best female judoka in history by the IJF on the same day.

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Fisherman found safe after 20 days adrift

KOCHI, Japan - Ryoko Shimabukuro (R), a 70-year-old fisherman from the village of Ie in Okinawa Prefecture, arrives at Kochi Port in Kochi Prefecture, on June 30, 2011, escorted by the Japan Coast Guard personnel. Shimabukuro was found drifting off Kochi Prefecture aboard his fishing boat after he went missing in early June.

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Basic law on sports enacted

TOKYO, Japan - Ryoko Tani (C), a two-time Olympic judo gold medalist and a lawmaker of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, shakes hands with Financial Services Minister Shozaburo Jimi after a basic law outlining the promotion of sports as a state responsibility was enacted on June 17, 2011, during a House of Councillors plenary session at the Diet building in Tokyo.

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Japanese actress Nakano at closing ceremony of Asian Games

GUANGZHOU, China - Japanese actress Ryoko Nakano in traditional kimono outfit sings ''Sakura Sakura'' (Cherry Blossoms) during the closing ceremony of the Asian Games in Guangzhou, China, on Nov. 27, 2010.

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Lawmaker Tani at Diet building

TOKYO, Japan - Ryoko Tani, a former judo champion who serves as a Democratic Party of Japan lawmaker, stands in front of the parliamentary building in Tokyo on July 30, 2010.

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Lawmaker Tani retires from judo

TOKYO, Japan - Two-time Olympic judo gold medalist Ryoko Tani (R) speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 15, 2010. The lawmaker of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan announced she was retiring from the sport to focus on her political career. On the left is DPJ kingpin Ichiro Ozawa.

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Lawmaker Tani retires from judo

TOKYO, Japan - Two-time Olympic judo gold medalist Ryoko Tani (R) speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 15, 2010. The lawmaker of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan announced she was retiring from the sport to focus on her political career. On the left is DPJ kingpin Ichiro Ozawa.

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Lawmaker Tani retires from judo

TOKYO, Japan - Two-time Olympic judo gold medalist Ryoko Tani (R) heads to a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 15, 2010. The lawmaker of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan announced she was retiring from the sport to focus on her political career. On the left is DPJ kingpin Ichiro Ozawa.

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Lawmaker Tani retires from judo

TOKYO, Japan - Two-time Olympic judo gold medalist Ryoko Tani (R) shakes hands with ruling Democratic Party of Japan kingpin Ichiro Ozawa at a press conference where she announced she was retiring from the sport to focus on her political career as a DPJ lawmaker.

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Lawmaker Tani retires from judo

TOKYO, Japan - Two-time Olympic judo gold medalist Ryoko Tani (R) speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 15, 2010. The lawmaker of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan announced she was retiring from the sport to focus on her political career. On the left is DPJ kingpin Ichiro Ozawa.

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Lawmaker Tani retires from judo

TOKYO, Japan - Two-time Olympic judo gold medalist Ryoko Tani holds a bouquet and waves after a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 15, 2010. The lawmaker of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan announced she was retiring from the sport to focus on her political career.

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Lawmaker Tani retires from judo

TOKYO, Japan - Two-time Olympic judo gold medalist Ryoko Tani smiles during a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 15, 2010. The lawmaker of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan announced she was retiring from the sport to focus on her political career.

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Lawmaker Tani retires from judo

TOKYO, Japan - Two-time Olympic judo gold medalist Ryoko Tani holds a bouquet after a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 15, 2010. The lawmaker of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan announced she was retiring from the sport to focus on her political career.

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Ozawa asks support for DPJ leadership election

TOKYO, Japan - Ichiro Ozawa, powerful lawmaker of the Democratic Party of Japan, and Ryoko Tani, popular Olympic gold medalist judo wrestler and a rookie upper house lawmaker, shake hands at a Diet member building in Tokyo on Sept. 3, 2010. Ozawa visited DPJ lawmakers to ask for their support in the Sept. 14 presidential election of the ruling party, in which he will run against Prime Minister Naoto Kan.

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Diet session convenes

TOKYO, Japan - Judo Olympic gold medalist Ryoko Tani sets her name plate in the House of Councillors main hall on July 30, 2010, as she attended parliament for the first time following her election. The Diet was convened the same day.

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Olympic judo champ Tani wins upper house seat

TOKYO, Japan - Ryoko Tani, an Olympic champion judoka, shakes hands with a supporter in Tokyo on July 11, 2010, after succeeding in her bid to win a House of Councillors seat as a member of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan.

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Judo champion Tani stumps as DPJ candidate for upper house poll

TOKYO, Japan - Two-time Olympic judo champion Ryoko Tani works the popular Azabu Juban shopping area in central Tokyo on June 24, 2010 as she makes her debut as a candidate for the House of Councillors. Official campaigning for the poll on July 11 got under way the same day.

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Judo champion Tani to run in election on DPJ ticket

TOKYO, Japan - Ruling Democratic Party of Japan Secretary General Ichiro Ozawa (L) asks two-time Olympic judo champion Ryoko Tani to stand after a press conference in Tokyo on May 10, 2010. Tani announced she will run in the House of Councillors election in the summer on the DPJ ticket and said she will continue her judo career.

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Judo champion Tani to run in election on DPJ ticket

TOKYO, Japan - Two-time Olympic judo champion Ryoko Tani (C) joins hands with ruling Democratic Party of Japan Secretary General Ichiro Ozawa (L) and DPJ House of Councillors caucus head Azuma Koshiishi during a press conference in Tokyo on May 10, 2010. Tani announced she will run in the House of Councillors election in the summer on the DPJ ticket and said she will continue her judo career.

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Judo champion Tani to run in election on DPJ ticket

TOKYO, Japan - Two-time Olympic judo champion Ryoko Tani announces she will run in the House of Councillors election in the summer on the ruling Democratic Party of Japan ticket at a press conference in Tokyo on May 10, 2010. Tani, whose maiden name was Tamura, said she will continue her judo career.

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Tokyo International Film Festival to begin for 9-day run

TOKO, Japan - (From L to R) Japanese actresses Tae Kimura, Ryoko Hirosue and Miki Nakatani arrive for the opening ceremony of the Tokyo International Film Festival in Tokyo on Oct. 17, 2009.

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Judoka Tani gives birth to boy

TOKYO, Japan - Two-time Olympic judo champion Ryoko Tani leaves a hospital in Tokyo on Oct. 14, 2009, holding her 5-day-old baby boy. The 34-year-old judoka and her husband Yoshitomo, a professional baseball player, have named their second son Komei. She said she is resolved to compete in the 2012 London Olympics.

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Judoka Tani gives birth to boy

TOKYO, Japan - Two-time Olympic judo champion Ryoko Tani leaves a hospital in Tokyo on Oct. 14, 2009, holding her 5-day-old baby boy. The 34-year-old judoka and her husband Yoshitomo, a professional baseball player, have named their second son Komei. She said she is resolved to compete in the 2012 London Olympics.

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2 Japanese films awarded Oscars

LOS ANGELES, United States - Director Yojiro Takita (C) along with cast and crew members pose for photographers at a news conference after winning the Oscar for best foreign language film for ''Okuribito'' (Departures) at the 81st Academy Awards on Feb. 22 in Hollywood, California. (From L to R) Actress Kimiko Yo, actor Masashiro Motoki, Takita, actress Ryoko Hirosue and writer Kundo Koyama, all from best foreign language film winner ''Departures.''