Prototype of Peace Statue in Nagasaki

Prototype of Peace Statue in Nagasaki

A 15-centimeter-tall prototype of the Peace Statue in Nagasaki's Peace Park goes on public display on Nov. 9, 2024, at a prison in Isahaya in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Nagasaki. Sculptor Seibo Kitamura, the statue's creator, donated the prototype to the prison in 1959 to mourn the 134 prisoners and prison staff killed when the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki hit as they were at a prison unit located near Ground Zero.

Prototype of Peace Statue in Nagasaki

Prototype of Peace Statue in Nagasaki

A 15-centimeter-tall prototype of the Peace Statue in Nagasaki's Peace Park goes on public display on Nov. 9, 2024, at a prison in Isahaya in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Nagasaki. Sculptor Seibo Kitamura, the statue's creator, donated the prototype to the prison in 1959 to mourn the 134 prisoners and prison staff killed when the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki hit as they were at a prison unit located near Ground Zero.

Ex-Japanese soldier offers prayers to war dead in Saipan

Ex-Japanese soldier offers prayers to war dead in Saipan

SAIPAN, United States - Teruki Okazaki, a former Japanese heavy artillery unit soldier who survived the 1944 Battle of Saipan during World War II, offers prayers on June 14, 2014, at a memorial for those who belonged to the same unit and died on the island. In the background is a 15-centimeter howitzer used by the unit.

Ex-Japanese WW2 soldier offers prayers in Saipan

Ex-Japanese WW2 soldier offers prayers in Saipan

SAIPAN, United States - Teruki Okazaki, a former Japanese heavy artillery unit soldier who survived the 1944 Battle of Saipan during World War II, prays on June 14, 2014, in front of a memorial for those who belonged to the same unit and died on the island. The memorial was built around a 15-centimeter howitzer the unit used.

Pure gold Stitch, Angel characters displayed in Tokyo

Pure gold Stitch, Angel characters displayed in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Walt Disney's animated characters Stitch and his girlfriend Angel made of pure gold are displayed at the jewelry shop ''GINZA TANAKA'' in central Tokyo on July 14, 2010. The 15-centimeter high image, which was produced by Tanaka Kikinzoku Jewelry K.K. on an order from Walt Disney Japan Ltd., is made of some 280 grams of pure gold and priced at 5 million yen.

Harvest of Yubari Melon begins in Hokkaido

Harvest of Yubari Melon begins in Hokkaido

Takahiro Kobayashi, grower of Yubari King Melons, begins harvesting the premium musk melon in Yubari in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido on May 21, 2015. The 1.5-kilogram, 15-centimeter-diameter melons were to be shipped across the nation the following day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Harvest of Yubari Melon begins in Hokkaido

Harvest of Yubari Melon begins in Hokkaido

Takahiro Kobayashi (L), grower of Yubari King Melons, begins harvesting the premium musk melon in Yubari in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido on May 21, 2015. The 1.5-kilogram, 15-centimeter-diameter melons were to be shipped across the nation the following day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Pure gold Stitch, Angel characters displayed in Tokyo

Pure gold Stitch, Angel characters displayed in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Walt Disney's animated characters Stitch and his girlfriend Angel made of pure gold are displayed at the jewelry shop ''GINZA TANAKA'' in central Tokyo on July 14, 2010. The 15-centimeter high image, which was produced by Tanaka Kikinzoku Jewelry K.K. on an order from Walt Disney Japan Ltd., is made of some 280 grams of pure gold and priced at 5 million yen. (Kyodo)

Ex-Japanese soldier offers prayers to war dead in Saipan

Ex-Japanese soldier offers prayers to war dead in Saipan

SAIPAN, United States - Teruki Okazaki, a former Japanese heavy artillery unit soldier who survived the 1944 Battle of Saipan during World War II, offers prayers on June 14, 2014, at a memorial for those who belonged to the same unit and died on the island. In the background is a 15-centimeter howitzer used by the unit. (Kyodo)

Stray chameleon kept at Kawasaki police station

Stray chameleon kept at Kawasaki police station

Photo taken April 24, 2017, shows a stray chameleon kept at Tama Police Station in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo. A local resident found the 15-centimeter long chameleon in a bicycle parking space at an apartment building on April 19 and reported it to the police. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

New species of shrimp on display in Japan

New species of shrimp on display in Japan

Photo taken Jan. 18, 2019, shows a 15-centimeter white "shirayuki morotoge" shrimp, a new species of shrimp discovered off Rausu in Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido, on display at the Aquamarine Fukushima aquarium in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Stray chameleon kept at Kawasaki police station

Stray chameleon kept at Kawasaki police station

Photo taken April 24, 2017, shows a stray chameleon kept at Tama Police Station in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo. A local resident found the 15-centimeter long chameleon in a bicycle parking space at an apartment building on April 19 and reported it to the police. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo