Shinoyama indicted over outdoor nude photo session

Shinoyama indicted over outdoor nude photo session

TOKYO, Japan - Prosecutors on May 20, 2010 filed a summary indictment against photographer Kishin Shinoyama (file photo) on charges of public indecency and blasphemy for shooting nude photos in a Tokyo cemetery. According to the indictment, Shinoyama, 69, took obscene photographs at Aoyama Cemetery in Tokyo's Minato Ward on the night of Oct. 15, 2008 and thus disrespected the sanctity of the site.

Dozens of hopefuls turn out for plots in Tokyo graveyard

Dozens of hopefuls turn out for plots in Tokyo graveyard

TOKYO, Japan - A drawing of lots for expensive tomb space in the prestigious Aoyama Cemetery in Tokyo is held at the Tokyo metropolitan government office on Aug. 19. The 30 plots being offered, the first in 43 years at the 130-year-old cemetery, drew applications from 970 people.

Tokyo gov't abandons transfer of graves

Tokyo gov't abandons transfer of graves

TOKYO, Japan - The Tokyo metropolitan government has abandoned a plan to transfer all the graves at the Aoyama cemetery (shown in photo) and three other public cemeteries in central Tokyo to make the sites public parks due in part to huge compensation. The cemeteries will be transformed into parks coexisting with graves in the future, officials said Sept. 22.

Shinoyama indicted over outdoor nude photo session

Shinoyama indicted over outdoor nude photo session

TOKYO, Japan - Prosecutors on May 20, 2010 filed a summary indictment against photographer Kishin Shinoyama (file photo) on charges of public indecency and blasphemy for shooting nude photos in a Tokyo cemetery. According to the indictment, Shinoyama, 69, took obscene photographs at Aoyama Cemetery in Tokyo's Minato Ward on the night of Oct. 15, 2008 and thus disrespected the sanctity of the site. (Kyodo)

U.S. Army facility still occupies land in central Tokyo

U.S. Army facility still occupies land in central Tokyo

A U.S. military helicopter flies low over Aoyama Cemetery in central Tokyo on April 19, 2017. Under the U.S.-Japan Status of Forces Agreement, Japan's Civil Aeronautics Act regulating flying altitude does not apply to U.S. military aircraft. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Dozens of hopefuls turn out for plots in Tokyo graveyard

Dozens of hopefuls turn out for plots in Tokyo graveyard

TOKYO, Japan - A drawing of lots for expensive tomb space in the prestigious Aoyama Cemetery in Tokyo is held at the Tokyo metropolitan government office on Aug. 19. The 30 plots being offered, the first in 43 years at the 130-year-old cemetery, drew applications from 970 people. (Kyodo)

Tokyo gov't abandons transfer of graves

Tokyo gov't abandons transfer of graves

TOKYO, Japan - The Tokyo metropolitan government has abandoned a plan to transfer all the graves at the Aoyama cemetery (shown in photo) and three other public cemeteries in central Tokyo to make the sites public parks due in part to huge compensation. The cemeteries will be transformed into parks coexisting with graves in the future, officials said Sept. 22. (Kyodo)