Mori receives Russian patriarch

Mori receives Russian patriarch

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori receives Russian Patriarch Alexiy II (L) at his official residence May 18. The head of the Russian Orthodox Church told Mori he hopes Japan and Russia will conclude a peace treaty at an early date.

Russian Orthodox church head meets Japan's emperor

Russian Orthodox church head meets Japan's emperor

TOKYO, Japan - Patriarch Alexiy (R), head of the Russian Orthodox Church, has an audience May 17 with Emperor Akihito at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. The patriarch of Moscow and All Russia arrived in Hakodate, Hokkaido, on May 12 for the first-ever trip to Japan by a top leader of the Russian church. (Pool photo)

Head of Russian Orthodox Church conducts service in Tokyo

Head of Russian Orthodox Church conducts service in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - The head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Alexiy of Moscow and All Russia, conducts a religious service May 14 in Tokyo's Holy Resurrection Cathedral during a ceremony to name Ikuo Nushiro, or Bishop Daniil, as head of the Orthodox Church in Japan.

Russian Orthodox church head visits Japan

Russian Orthodox church head visits Japan

HAKODATE, Japan - Patriarch Alexiy of Moscow and All Russia, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, is escorted toward the airport terminal on arrival in Hakodate, Hokkaido, on May 12 for the first-ever trip to Japan by a top leader of the Russian church.

Mori receives Russian patriarch

Mori receives Russian patriarch

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori receives Russian Patriarch Alexiy II (L) at his official residence May 18. The head of the Russian Orthodox Church told Mori he hopes Japan and Russia will conclude a peace treaty at an early date.

Head of Russian Orthodox Church conducts service in Tokyo

Head of Russian Orthodox Church conducts service in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - The head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Alexiy of Moscow and All Russia, conducts a religious service May 14 in Tokyo's Holy Resurrection Cathedral during a ceremony to name Ikuo Nushiro, or Bishop Daniil, as head of the Orthodox Church in Japan.

Russian Orthodox church head visits Japan

Russian Orthodox church head visits Japan

HAKODATE, Japan - Patriarch Alexiy of Moscow and All Russia, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, is escorted toward the airport terminal on arrival in Hakodate, Hokkaido, on May 12 for the first-ever trip to Japan by a top leader of the Russian church.