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Shikoku Electric chief notes progress on reactor restart

TAKAMATSU, Japan - Akira Chiba, president of Shikoku Electric Power Co., speaks at a press conference in Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, western Japan, on Nov. 25, 2014, calling "a step forward" the Nuclear Regulation Authority's screening of the utility's plan to reactivate the idled No. 3 reactor at its nuclear power plant in Ikata in neighboring Ehime Prefecture.

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Message app Line to seek growth before stock listing

TOKYO, Japan - Akira Morikawa, president of smartphone messaging application operator Line Corp., briefs reporters on the company's business plan in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, on Oct. 9, 2014. Morikawa said he wants to first expand its business and secure revenue before listing its stock, while announcing the number of registered app users had topped 500 million worldwide.

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Message app Line to seek growth before stock listing

TOKYO, Japan - Akira Morikawa, president of smartphone messaging application operator Line Corp., gestures during a press briefing on the company's business plan in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, on Oct. 9, 2014. Morikawa said he wants to first expand its business and secure revenue before listing its stock, while announcing the number of registered app users had topped 500 million worldwide.

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G-20 countries have long way to go for post-2012 climate change

CHIBA, Japan - Japan's Environment Minister Ichiro Kamoshita (L) and industry minister Akira Amari (R), who co-chaired a meeting of the world's 20 major greenhouse gas emitters, speak at a news conference after the participants wrapped up a two-day forum in Chiba Prefecture on March 16.

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Blair attends climate change meeting in Japan

CHIBA, Japan - Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair (L) is welcomed by Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Akira Amari (R) and Environment Minister Ichiro Kamoshita (C) on attending a climate change meeting of the world's 20 biggest greenhouse gas emitters on March 15 in Chiba Prefecture.

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Japanese man recites pi to 83,000 digits, sets new world record

CHIBA, Japan - Akira Haraguchi, 59, recites pi, or the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter, in Kisarazu, Chiba Prefecture, on July 1. He recited pi to 83,431 digits from July 1 to 2 in a new world record almost double the current Guinness Book record.

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Court says Koizumi's shrine visit official but rejects damages

CHIBA, Japan - Akira Kobayashi (R), one of 63 plaintiffs, speaks to reporters at the Chiba prefectural government office in Chiba on Nov. 25 after the Chiba District Court rejected their demand that the state and Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi pay 6.3 million yen, or 100,000 yen to each plaintiff, arguing that Koizumi's visit to Yasukuni Shrine violated their constitutional right to freedom of religion, thought and conscience.

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Prosecutors nab diplomats in fund fraud

TOKYO, Japan - Akira Maejima, assistant director of the Foreign Ministry's Oceanian Division, leaves his home in Funabashi, Chiba, on May 14. Later in the day, Maejima and Masaru Sato, an expert on Russian affairs in the ministry, were arrested by prosecutors on suspicion of using more than 33 million yen in funds earmarked for an international aid panel for Russia to pay for a trip to Israel.

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Court says Koizumi's shrine visit official but rejects damages

CHIBA, Japan - Akira Kobayashi (R), one of 63 plaintiffs, speaks to reporters at the Chiba prefectural government office in Chiba on Nov. 25 after the Chiba District Court rejected their demand that the state and Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi pay 6.3 million yen, or 100,000 yen to each plaintiff, arguing that Koizumi's visit to Yasukuni Shrine violated their constitutional right to freedom of religion, thought and conscience. (Kyodo)

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Original data used by Japan to identify Hiroshima A-bomb found

Akira Masaike, professor emeritus at Kyoto University, speaks in an interview in Abiko, Chiba Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, on June 26, 2015, about his surprising discovery of the original documents of data based on a survey of Hiroshima immediately after the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japanese city in 1945 from among personal belongings of the late Kyoto Imperial University physics professor Bunsaku Arakatsu. Documents seen in the photo are copies of the originals. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shikoku Electric head wants official nod by July to reactor restart

Akira Chiba, president of Shikoku Electric Power Co., speaks at a press conference in Takamatsu, western Japan, on May 26, 2015, expressing eagerness to receive in July official approval from the Nuclear Regulation Authority to restart the No. 3 reactor at its Ikata nuclear power plant in Ehime Prefecture within the year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Golf: Watson, Langer to play in 1st PGA-sanctioned tourney in Japan

Gregory McLaughlin (L), president of PGA Tour Champions, and Akira Yonezawa, executive officer at Japan Airlines Co., shake hands at Narita Golf Club in Chiba Prefecture on June 5, 2017 after announcing details of the Japan Airlines Championship to be held in September at the club. The event is the first PGA Tour-sanctioned tournament to take place in Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Taipei holds 1st Japanese ramen festival

(From L) Takeshi Ogawa of Chikara no Moto Partners, Kenji Chiba of Chibaki Ya, Owen Lee of the United Daily News Group and Akira Ito of The Nishinippon Newspaper Co. pose for the media at the first Nippon Ramen Festival in Taipei on Feb. 24, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese man recites pi to 83,000 digits, sets new world record

CHIBA, Japan - Akira Haraguchi, 59, recites pi, or the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter, in Kisarazu, Chiba Prefecture, on July 1. He recited pi to 83,431 digits from July 1 to 2 in a new world record almost double the current Guinness Book record. (Kyodo)

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G-20 countries have long way to go for post-2012 climate change

CHIBA, Japan - Japan's Environment Minister Ichiro Kamoshita (L) and industry minister Akira Amari (R), who co-chaired a meeting of the world's 20 major greenhouse gas emitters, speak at a news conference after the participants wrapped up a two-day forum in Chiba Prefecture on March 16. (Kyodo)

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Blair attends climate change meeting in Japan

CHIBA, Japan - Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair (L) is welcomed by Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Akira Amari (R) and Environment Minister Ichiro Kamoshita (C) on attending a climate change meeting of the world's 20 biggest greenhouse gas emitters on March 15 in Chiba Prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Message app Line to seek growth before stock listing

TOKYO, Japan - Akira Morikawa, president of smartphone messaging application operator Line Corp., briefs reporters on the company's business plan in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, on Oct. 9, 2014. Morikawa said he wants to first expand its business and secure revenue before listing its stock, while announcing the number of registered app users had topped 500 million worldwide. (Kyodo)

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Premarital medical tests spreading in Japan

Akira Tsujimura, a professor in the urology department at Juntendo University Urayasu Hospital, speaks during an interview in Chiba Prefecture near Tokyo on July 26, 2018, about the growing popularity of premarital medical tests in Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan House promotion center to partially open in L.A.

Yuko Kaifu (L), president of Japan House Los Angeles, and Akira Chiba, Japan's consul general in Los Angeles, attend a press conference in Los Angeles on Nov. 28, 2017. The Japan House communication center will partially open in December to promote the country's best art, cuisine, design, entertainment, fashion and technology. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Judo: Inoue wins over-78 kg category at Kodokan Cup

Akari Inoue (L) defeats Akira Sone by ippon in the women's over-78 kilogram final at the Kodokan Cup at Chiba Port Arena outside Tokyo on Nov. 11, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Prosecutors nab diplomats in fund fraud

TOKYO, Japan - Akira Maejima, assistant director of the Foreign Ministry's Oceanian Division, leaves his home in Funabashi, Chiba, on May 14. Later in the day, Maejima and Masaru Sato, an expert on Russian affairs in the ministry, were arrested by prosecutors on suspicion of using more than 33 million yen in funds earmarked for an international aid panel for Russia to pay for a trip to Israel.