[Breaking News]Rite at Ise Jingu shrine in central Japan

ISE, Japan, May 2 Kyodo - Priests purify themselves during "Konomoto-sai," the first of a series of rites for the "Shikinen Sengu" shrine building reconstruction every 20 years at Ise Jingu shrine in Ise in Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on May 2, 2025. (Kyodo)

Rite at Ise Jingu shrine in central Japan

Rite at Ise Jingu shrine in central Japan

Priests purify themselves during "Konomoto-sai," the first of a series of rites for the "Shikinen Sengu" shrine building reconstruction every 20 years at Ise Jingu shrine in Ise in Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on May 2, 2025.

Rite at Ise Jingu shrine in central Japan

Rite at Ise Jingu shrine in central Japan

Priests purify themselves during "Konomoto-sai," the first of a series of rites for the "Shikinen Sengu" shrine building reconstruction every 20 years at Ise Jingu shrine in Ise in Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on May 2, 2025.

Rite at Ise Jingu shrine in central Japan

Rite at Ise Jingu shrine in central Japan

Priests purify themselves during "Konomoto-sai," the first of a series of rites for the "Shikinen Sengu" shrine building reconstruction every 20 years at Ise Jingu shrine in Ise in Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on May 2, 2025.

Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. president change press conference

Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. president change press conference

Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. president change press conference. Photo shows, from left, incoming President Haname Yanagisawa and Chairman and President Shingo Konomoto. =Date:November 16, 2023, Place:Tokyo

Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. president change press conference

Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. president change press conference

Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. president change press conference. Photo shows, from left, incoming President Haname Yanagisawa and Chairman and President Shingo Konomoto. =Date:November 16, 2023, Place:Tokyo