Microsoft's Windows 7 hits shelves in Japan

Microsoft's Windows 7 hits shelves in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Pinup model and TV personality Akina Minami (R) hands a man Microsoft Corp.'s Windows 7 during a sales event at a Tokyo electronics store on Oct. 22, 2009. Microsoft has begun selling its latest operating system in Japan, claiming the revamped OS is faster and more stable than Vista.

Pop idol Minami celebrates 50th anniv. of Barbie's debut

Pop idol Minami celebrates 50th anniv. of Barbie's debut

TOKYO, Japan - Akina Minami, a pop idol in Japan, promotes the release of a memorial model of the popular U.S. dress-up doll Barbie in an event in Tokyo on March 9 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Barbie's debut in New York 50 years ago to the day. Minami took part in the event donning a black-and-white-striped dress inspired by early Barbie models.

Pop idol Minami celebrates 50th anniv. of Barbie's debut

Pop idol Minami celebrates 50th anniv. of Barbie's debut

TOKYO, Japan - Akina Minami, a pop idol in Japan, promotes the release of a memorial model of the popular U.S. dress-up doll Barbie in an event in Tokyo on March 9 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Barbie's debut in New York 50 years ago to the day. Minami took part in the event donning a black-and-white-striped dress inspired by early Barbie models. (Kyodo)

Microsoft's Windows 7 hits shelves in Japan

Microsoft's Windows 7 hits shelves in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Pinup model and TV personality Akina Minami (R) hands a man Microsoft Corp.'s Windows 7 during a sales event at a Tokyo electronics store on Oct. 22, 2009. Microsoft has begun selling its latest operating system in Japan, claiming the revamped OS is faster and more stable than Vista. (Kyodo)

Travel from Japan to Vietnam partially resumes

Travel from Japan to Vietnam partially resumes

Daiki Murakami hugs his daughter Yurina as he is seen off by his wife Akina (L) at Narita airport near Tokyo on June 25, 2020, before boarding a chartered flight to Vietnam's Van Done for a long-term business assignment. A total of about 440 businesspeople will travel from Japan to Vietnam on three chartered flights as the first step in easing travel restrictions aimed at stemming the spread of the novel coronavirus. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo