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Temporary kabuki theater planned in downtown Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Kabuki actors Nakamura Kankuro (R) and Nakamura Shichinosuke show at a press conference in Kyoto, western Japan, on Dec. 23, 2014, an artist's image of a makeshift playhouse to be set up in the precincts of Sensoji Temple in downtown Tokyo for the Heisei Nakamura-za company's kabuki performances in April-May 2015.

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New wing opens at Kyoto National Museum

KYOTO, Japan - Buddha statues are exhibited in the Heisei Chishinkan Wing of the Kyoto National Museum in Kyoto, western Japan, on Sept. 10, 2014, during a press preview prior to the official opening on Sept. 13. The wing, a replacement of an old facility, features a combination of contemporary and traditional Japanese architectural designs.

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'Heisei Nakamura-za' meets press in NY

NEW YORK, United States - Kabuki actors Nakamura Shichinosuke, Nakamura Kankuro and Nakamura Shido (from L), give a press conference at Lincoln Center's Rose Theater in New York on July 7, 2014. The Heisei Nakamura-za company, founded by the late Kanzaburo, opened a six-day run in New York.

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Festival using LEDs takes place on Osaka river

OSAKA, Japan - "The Legend of Heisei Osaka Amanogawa" (Milky Way) festival takes place on July 7, 2014, with some 50,000 light-emitting diodes floating on the surface of the Okawa River running through the central part of Osaka City.

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Kyoto National Museum shows new Collections Hall

KYOTO, Japan - The new Collections Hall "Heisei Chishinkan" at Kyoto National Museum in Kyoto, western Japan, is shown to the media on March 18, 2014, before it opens to the public in September.

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Professor of Chinese philosophy Seiichi Uno dies at 97

TOKYO, Japan - Seiichi Uno (file photo), a professor emeritus at the University of Tokyo and a leading scholar in Chinese philosophy, died Jan. 7 of old age at his home in Tokyo, his family said Jan. 8. He was 97. Uno, a Tokyo native, was a member of the National Language Council and one of the scholars delegated by the government to name the current imperial era (Heisei) following the end of the Showa era after the death in January 1989 of Emperor Hirohito, who is posthumously known as Emperor Showa.

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Kabuki performance by Heisei Nakamuraza troupe opens in N.Y.

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese Kabuki actor Nakamura Kanzaburo XVIII speaks in front of Lincoln Center in New York on July 16 as the Heisei Nakamuraza troupe begins its performance there.

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Telecom venture Heisei Denden likely to go bankrupt

TOKYO, Japan - Kenji Sato, president of Heisei Denden Co., speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on April 17. Sato said the company, which offers low-cost fixed-line telephone services, will give up rehabilitating itself.

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Kabuki tailored to New Yorkers wows audiences at Lincoln Center

NEW YORK, United States - New Yorkers gather on July 17 in front of Lincoln Center in an Edo-style playhouse, or Shibaigoya, where Japanese kabuki troupe Heisei Nakamura-za performed 15 sold-out performances.

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Events mark '11.11.11' day in Japan

OSAKA, Japan - A train departs from Nanba Station of Nankai Electric Railway in Osaka at 11:11 a.m. to mark the 11th day of the 11th month in the 11th year of the Japanese era of Heisei.

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Bottle of whisky offered for 1,111 yen

OSAKA, Japan - Housewives look at a bottle of whisky offered for 1,111 yen by an Osaka department store in celebration of the day of ''Six Ones,'' the 11th day of the 11th month in 11th year of the Japanese era of Heisei.

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Day of ''Six Ones'' marked in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - People stamp the '11.11.11' date on commemorative postcards put on sale at the Tokyo Central Post Office on Nov. 11 to mark the 11th day of the 11th month in the 11th year of the Japanese era of Heisei.

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The logo of Sinfonia Technology

Keywords: symphonia technology, SINFONIA TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD, general electronics manufacturer, company, signage, logo, logo mark = taken at the International Aerospace Exhibition on November 28, 2018 (Heisei 30), credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Image

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Logos of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Mitsubishi Aircraft and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Aero Engine

Keywords: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Mitsubishi Aircraft, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Aviation, company, signage, logo, logo mark = photographed at the International Aerospace Exhibition on November 28, 2018 (Heisei 30); credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Ships on the Hibikinada

Keywords: Hibikinada, ship, logistics, container, shipping, operation, management, compliance = Taken from Moji Ward, Kitakyushu City on June 3, 2018 (Heisei 30); Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Ships on the Hibikinada

Keywords: Hibikinada, ship, logistics, container, shipping, operation, management, compliance = Taken from Moji Ward, Kitakyushu City on June 3, 2018 (Heisei 30); Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Ships on the Hibikinada

Keywords: Hibikinada, ship, logistics, container, shipping, operation, management, compliance = Taken from Moji Ward, Kitakyushu City on June 3, 2018 (Heisei 30); Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Ships on the Hibikinada

Keywords: Hibikinada, ship, logistics, container, shipping, operation, management, compliance = Taken from Moji Ward, Kitakyushu City on June 3, 2018 (Heisei 30); Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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TakaraTomy's Plarail 60th Anniversary Exhibition

During the summer vacation, parents and children of all ages can enjoy the Showa, Heisei and Showa-Japanese Plarail models. The "Plarail 60th Anniversary Exhibition," which is being held by TOMY at the Railway Museum (Omiya-ku, Saitama City) untilSeptember 1, is a great success. It has become so popular that 60% of the visitors to the museum also visit the exhibition. In addition to the diorama of the E5 Series Shinkansen Hayabusa, more than 150 items of Plarail are on display. Visitors can learn about the history and manufacturing process of Plarail. The exhibition is open to the public only with the admission fee to the Railway Museum. Plarail was launched in 1959 as a toy made of plastic, the latest material at the time, when metal and wooden toys were the mainstream. As of the end of January 2007, a cumulative total of about 1,480 types and more than 169 million units have been sold in Japan. The Railroad Museum in Omiya Ward, Saitama City, July 18, 2019; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Announcement of the new era by the Chief Cabinet Secretary

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga announces the new era name. The new era name is "Reiwa." (April 1, 2019, Press Conference Room, Prime Minister's Office; credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun/Communications Image)

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Announcement of the new era by the Chief Cabinet Secretary

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga announces the new era name. The new era name is "Reiwa." (April 1, 2019, Press Conference Room, Prime Minister's Office; credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun/Communications Image)

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Announcement of the new era by the Chief Cabinet Secretary

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga announces the new era name. The new era name is "Reiwa." (April 1, 2019, Press Conference Room, Prime Minister's Office; credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun/Communications Image)

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Announcement of the new era by the Chief Cabinet Secretary

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga announces the new era name. The new era name is "Reiwa." (April 1, 2019, Press Conference Room, Prime Minister's Office; credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun/Communications Image)

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