Myanmar historian Thant wins Fukuoka Prize

Myanmar historian Thant wins Fukuoka Prize

Myanmar historian Thant Myint-U (far L), winner of the Grand Prize of the 2015 Fukuoka Prize, receives a bouquet from a local student during an award ceremony in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Sept. 17, 2015, while Prince Akishino and his wife Princess Kiko (background, seated) applaud. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

  • Product Code
  • ILEA000048471
  • Registered date
  • 2015/9/25 11:41:05
  • Credit
  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
  • Media source
  • Media size
  • 3735 × 2628 pixel
  • Resolution
  • 240 dpi
  • Deployment size
  • 1.44(MB)*
  • Special instruction

*File size when opened in Photoshop, etc.

Similar Images & Videos
    Japanese fashion industry group names "Best Dresser" awardees

    Japanese fashion industry group names "Best Dresser" awardees

    Photo taken at a hotel in Tokyo on Nov. 25, 2015, shows five recipients of this year's Best Dresser awards given by the Men's Fashion Unity industry group -- (from L) Naomichi Suzuki, mayor of Hokkaido's Yubari city; Hideo Sawada, chairman of travel agency H.I.S. Co.; comedian and Akutagawa literary award winner Naoki Matayoshi; actress Yo Yoshida; and actor Tori Matsuzaka. Another awardee, Charlotte Kate Fox, an American actress who won popularity after playing a heroine in a TV serial drama, was absent due to poor health. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
      Award of merit given to Hokuriku Sinkansen bullet train line team

      Award of merit given to Hokuriku Sinkansen bullet train line team

      An award of merit is given to the Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet train line's Kanazawa area team at a ceremony in Tokyo on Nov. 19, 2015, marking the selection of the year's most impressive groups. Photo shows (3rd from L to R) East Japan Railway Co.'s Hitoshi Suzuki, Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency's Jun Horikawa and West Japan Railway Co.'s Kanazawa Branch chief Masashi Nonaka. The "Best Team of the Year" honor went to Japan's national rugby team that wowed the international sport community in the Rugby World Cup in England. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
        "Furikake" rice seasoning from Kobe defends title

        "Furikake" rice seasoning from Kobe defends title

        Winners are honored at an award ceremony for a national competition for "furikake" rice seasonings on Nov. 15, 2015, in the southwestern Japanese city of Kumamoto. Among 23 entries, Kobe-based Sawada Foods Co.'s furikake made of squid and kelp won the grand prize for the second year in a row. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
          Nobel laureate Kajita receives Order of Culture from emperor

          Nobel laureate Kajita receives Order of Culture from emperor

          Takaaki Kajita (R), winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics for 2015, receives the Order of Culture, Japan's top award given for contributions to the development of culture, from Emperor Akihito at Tokyo's Imperial Palace on Nov. 3, 2015. (Pool photo by Tokyo Shimbun) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
            Nobel laureate Omura receives Order of Culture from emperor

            Nobel laureate Omura receives Order of Culture from emperor

            Satoshi Omura (R), winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for 2015, receives the Order of Culture, Japan's top award given for contributions to the development of culture, from Emperor Akihito at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Nov. 3, 2015. (Pool photo by Tokyo Shimbun) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
              Crown prince, princess visit aquarium in Kagoshima, southern Japan

              Crown prince, princess visit aquarium in Kagoshima, southern Japan

              Crown Prince Naruhito and his wife Crown Princess Masako visit the Kagoshima City Aquarium in Kagoshima, southern Japan, on Oct. 30, 2015, as part of a trip to attend an opening ceremony for the 30th National Cultural Festival. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
                Prince Akishino, Princess Kiko visit Sao Paulo

                Prince Akishino, Princess Kiko visit Sao Paulo

                Japanese Prince Akishino, second in line to the imperial throne, and his wife Princess Kiko are sent off by children in Brazil's largest city of Sao Paulo following their welcoming ceremony on Oct. 28, 2015. The couple was on a visit to Brazil to attend events celebrating the 120th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Japan and Brazil. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
                  Nobel laureate Omura views exhibit of documents on his college life

                  Nobel laureate Omura views exhibit of documents on his college life

                  Japanese microbiologist Satoshi Omura (R), a co-winner of the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine, smiles on Oct. 26, 2015, as he views a special exhibit of documents related to his student life at his alma mater, the University of Yamanashi, in Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture, central Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
                    Crown prince addresses Japan Prize award ceremony

                    Crown prince addresses Japan Prize award ceremony

                    Crown Prince Naruhito addresses an award ceremony for the 42nd Japan Prize International Contest for Educational Media at the NHK Broadcasting Center in Tokuyo on Oct. 22, 2015. He stressed the importance of children being given access to good-quality educational content. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
                      Graduating student shares joy with family members at Thai university

                      Graduating student shares joy with family members at Thai university

                      A graduating student is surrounded by her family members and friends for photos after a ceremony at Chulalongkorn University, Thailand's top national university, in Bangkok on Oct. 9, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo