Japanese destroyer on antipiracy duty at port in Djibouti

Japanese destroyer on antipiracy duty at port in Djibouti

An officer stands guard aboard the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Akizuki docked at a port in Djibouti on July 29, 2015, alongside private and commercial vessels as seen in the background. The Akizuki is deployed on an antipiracy mission off the eastern African country. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

The Satsuma Official Residence

The Satsuma Official Residence

The house behind tsukiji wall is the main residence of the Arimas of Chikugo(Present day southern region of Fukuoka Prefecture) Kurume-han fief. The long wall is the wall around the main residence of the Kurodas of Akizuki-han fief of the Chikuzen region(the north western part of present day Fukuoka prefecture). At the end of the street, by the big tree, is Tenso Shrine. The shrine is called Moto-Shinmyo or Koyama shrine and it is said to be the old site of the Shiba Great Shrine. This area is currently Mita 1-chome, Minato Ward. This photo captures the southern view facing Nakanohashi Bridgeover Furukawa River in the back. Currently the site of the Arimas'residence on the left is Tokyo Senbai Hospital and the site of the Kurodas' residence a condominium.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:R. Stillfried, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number78‐32‐0]

Akizuki Tanetatsu

Akizuki Tanetatsu

Akizuki Tanetatsu==Date:Early Meiji, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images)

U.N. panel tackling discrimination against women

U.N. panel tackling discrimination against women

Hiroko Akizuki, a professor of international law at Asia University, who was elected to be one of the 23 experts on the U.N. Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, speaks in an interview in New York on June 7, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo