Kin of possible N. Korea abduction victim seeks U.N. help

Kin of possible N. Korea abduction victim seeks U.N. help

GENEVA, Switzerland - Takashi Fujita, younger brother of a Japanese man possibly abducted by North Korea, holds posters bearing a picture of his brother Susumu as well as those of about 470 possible abductees, in front of the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva on July 12, 2012. The younger Fujita attended a meeting of a U.N. Human Rights Council panel earlier the same day, calling for the world body's cooperation in resolving the issue.

Nikkei closes at 2-month low below 16,000

Nikkei closes at 2-month low below 16,000

TOKYO, Japan - An electronic board at a securities firm in Tokyo shows that the Nikkei Stock Average fell 325.11 points, or 2.02 percent, to 15,771.57 on Nov. 8, its lowest finish since Sept. 10, as the impact of the U.S. subprime mortgage crisis continues to be felt by market players in Japan. The Nikkei index was down about 470 points at one point during the day.

Gov't to remember WWII victims of battles off Kyushu

Gov't to remember WWII victims of battles off Kyushu

NAHA, Japan - A ship carrying about 470 bereaved family members of the victims of U.S. naval attacks during World War II near islands between Okinawa and Kagoshima prefectures leave Naha port Nov. 29, 2001. They will take part in a series of government-sponsored memorial services to mourn for people who were on some 130 ships sunk by U.S. submarines around the Ryukyu Islands.

New university opens in Beppu

New university opens in Beppu

BEPPU, Japan - Some 720 students from 28 countries and territories attend an entrance ceremony April 3 for the new Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University in Oita Prefecture. About 470 Japanese and 250 foreign students attended the ceremony conducted in Japanese and English. The university was established in the southwestern city of Beppu by Kyoto's Ritsumeikan University and the Oita prefectural government.

Gov't to remember WWII victims of battles off Kyushu

Gov't to remember WWII victims of battles off Kyushu

NAHA, Japan - A ship carrying about 470 bereaved family members of the victims of U.S. naval attacks during World War II near islands between Okinawa and Kagoshima prefectures leave Naha port Nov. 29, 2001. They will take part in a series of government-sponsored memorial services to mourn for people who were on some 130 ships sunk by U.S. submarines around the Ryukyu Islands.

Nikkei closes at 2-month low below 16,000

Nikkei closes at 2-month low below 16,000

TOKYO, Japan - An electronic board at a securities firm in Tokyo shows that the Nikkei Stock Average fell 325.11 points, or 2.02 percent, to 15,771.57 on Nov. 8, its lowest finish since Sept. 10, as the impact of the U.S. subprime mortgage crisis continues to be felt by market players in Japan. The Nikkei index was down about 470 points at one point during the day. (Kyodo)

New university opens in Beppu

New university opens in Beppu

BEPPU, Japan - Some 720 students from 28 countries and territories attend an entrance ceremony April 3 for the new Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University in Oita Prefecture. About 470 Japanese and 250 foreign students attended the ceremony conducted in Japanese and English. The university was established in the southwestern city of Beppu by Kyoto's Ritsumeikan University and the Oita prefectural government.

S. Korean court orders Japan firm to compensate ex-forced laborers

S. Korean court orders Japan firm to compensate ex-forced laborers

Kim Jae Rim (C), one of the South Korean plaintiffs in a suit against Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., is pictured Aug. 11, 2017, after the Gwangju District Court ordered the Japanese company to pay Kim and three other victims of wartime forced labor a total of 470 million won (about $411,000) in compensation. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo