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Ex-inmate sets up NPO to help other convicts

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroshi Igarashi (C), a former inmate who launched the nonprofit organization "Mother House" to assist convicts and those released from prisons, shares a light hearted moment with priest Hideo Kato (L) and friar Hernandez, both of whom he was greatly influenced by, at a church in Tokyo. Igarashi set up the NPO in 2012 after he was released from a prison in late 2011 after a total of some 20 years of detention. (Photo by Toshihiro Ariyoshi)

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Foster home children write Xmas, New Year cards for inmates

TOKYO, Japan - Christmas and New Year cards for inmates sent to "Mother House," a nonprofit organization to support convicts and those released from prisons, from children at a foster home in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, in northeastern Japan, is shown at the NPO in Tokyo in 2014. (Photo by Toshihiro Ariyoshi)

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Nadeshiko Japan defeat Canada in friendly

EDMONTON, Canada - Nahomi Kawasumi of Japan (2nd from R) celebrates with Saori Ariyoshi (18) after scoring her side's third goal during the second half of an international friendly against Canada in Edmonton, Canada, on Oct. 25, 2014. Japan won 3-0.

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Grandson of war-displaced Japanese returns to Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Guan Lingxiang, who first came to Japan nine years ago with his parents and sister, repeatedly asks himself: ''Why am I here? I'm neither Japanese nor Chinese.'' By Toshihiro Ariyoshi

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Burmese refugee finds life in Japan a struggle

TOKYO, Japan - Tin Win (R in back) poses for a photograph with his son Demo (L in back), his wife Tin Nwe Oo (C in back) and his two daughters -- Nay Yi (L in front) and Nay Mar. Tin Win 47, a native from Burma (currently called Myanmar) received refugee status from the Japanese government three years ago. By Toshihiro Ariyoshi

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Yasuda to tie up with Cigna

Yasuda Fire and Marine Insurance Co. President Koichi Ariyoshi (R) and Cigna International President B. Kingsley Schbert shakes hands at a news conference in Tokyo on, Thursday Dec. 3 after announcing a tie-up agreement to form an equally owned joint securities house in Japan next April.

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Japan-Netherlands match in Women's World Cup round of 16

Japan's starting 11 pose for photos before their Women's World Cup round of 16 match against the Netherlands in Vancouver, Canada, on June 23, 2015: (from L to R in front) Azusa Iwashimizu, Shinobu Ono, Aya Miyama, Saori Ariyoshi and Nahomi Kawasumi. (From L to R in back) Aya Sameshima, Rumi Utsugi, Saki Kumagai, Mizuho Sakaguchi, Ayumi Kaihori and Yuki Ogimi. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan open scoring vs. Netherlands in World Cup round of 16

Japan defender Saori Ariyoshi (R) scores in the first half of a Women's World Cup round of 16 match against the Netherlands in Vancouver, Canada, on June 23, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan open scoring vs. Netherlands in World Cup round of 16

Japan's Saori Ariyoshi (L) scores past Dutch goalkeeper Loes Geurts in the first half of their Women's World Cup round of 16 match at BC Place Stadium in Vancouver, Canada, on June 23, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan open scoring vs. Netherlands in World Cup round of 16

Japan's Saori Ariyoshi (L) pumps her fist after scoring past Dutch goalkeeper Loes Geurts (front) in the first half of their Women's World Cup round of 16 match at BC Place Stadium in Vancouver, Canada, on June 23, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ancient court carriage parades on approach to temple in western Japan

An ancient court carriage, with Japanese writer Tamao Ariyoshi aboard, parades on the approach to the Jison-in temple in Kudoyama, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on April 8, 2015. The Buddhist temple is part of a UNESCO World Heritage site registered as the "Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-Hawaii Gov. Ariyoshi

Former Hawaii Gov. George Ariyoshi, a Japanese-American, speaks at his office in Honolulu, Hawaii on June 5, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan-Netherlands match in Women's World Cup round of 16

Japan's starting 11 pose for photos before their Women's World Cup round of 16 match against the Netherlands in Vancouver, Canada, on June 23, 2015: (from L to R in front) Azusa Iwashimizu, Shinobu Ono, Aya Miyama, Saori Ariyoshi and Nahomi Kawasumi. (From L to R in back) Aya Sameshima, Rumi Utsugi, Saki Kumagai, Mizuho Sakaguchi, Ayumi Kaihori and Yuki Ogimi. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan open scoring vs. Netherlands in World Cup round of 16

Japan defender Saori Ariyoshi (R) scores in the first half of a Women's World Cup round of 16 match against the Netherlands in Vancouver, Canada, on June 23, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan open scoring vs. Netherlands in World Cup round of 16

Japan's Saori Ariyoshi (L) scores past Dutch goalkeeper Loes Geurts in the first half of their Women's World Cup round of 16 match at BC Place Stadium in Vancouver, Canada, on June 23, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese-Americans hope imperial visit reawakens Japanese identit

HONOLULU, United States - Former Hawaii Gov. George Ariyoshi, 83, speaks about a visit by Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko at his office in Honolulu on July 13. (Kyodo)

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Ex-inmate sets up NPO to help other convicts

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroshi Igarashi (C), a former inmate who launched the nonprofit organization "Mother House" to assist convicts and those released from prisons, shares a light hearted moment with priest Hideo Kato (L) and friar Hernandez, both of whom he was greatly influenced by, at a church in Tokyo. Igarashi set up the NPO in 2012 after he was released from a prison in late 2011 after a total of some 20 years of detention. (Photo by Toshihiro Ariyoshi)(Kyodo)

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Nadeshiko Japan defeat Canada in friendly

EDMONTON, Canada - Nahomi Kawasumi of Japan (2nd from R) celebrates with Saori Ariyoshi (18) after scoring her side's third goal during the second half of an international friendly against Canada in Edmonton, Canada, on Oct. 25, 2014. Japan won 3-0. (Kyodo)

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Yasuda to tie up with Cigna

Yasuda Fire and Marine Insurance Co. President Koichi Ariyoshi (R) and Cigna International President B. Kingsley Schbert shakes hands at a news conference in Tokyo on Thursday Dec. 3 after announcing a tie-up agreement to form an equally owned joint securities house in Japan next April. ==Kyodo