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Book marks Empress Michiko's 25th anniv. with Red Cross

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the book titled "Kogo Heika Itsukushimi" (Her Imperial Majesty: compassion), published by Sekai Bunka Publishing Inc., marking the 25th anniversary of Empress Michiko becoming honorary president of the Japanese Red Cross Society.

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Retired rugby player

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken May 20, 2013 shows Sinali Latu (R), a retired rugby player for the Japan national team from Tonga, and Yasuyuki Kagami, a former coach of the Daito Bunka University rugby club, at the university playing field in Higashimatsuyama, Saitama Prefecture.

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Empress attends charity concert for quake victims

TOKYO, Japan - Empress Michiko arrives at the Tokyo Bunka Kaikan hall in Tokyo's Taito Ward on the night of March 28, 2013, to attend a charity concert organized to support the victims of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster. Students from disaster-hit Fukushima Prefecture gave choral and instrumental performances, including Mozart's Requiem and traditional Japanese koto string music.

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Screens depicting 19th century Korean delegation unveiled

FUKUYAMA, Japan - A screen depicting Korean delegation members interacting with their Japanese hosts is unveiled to the media at the former Taichoro reception hall, which used to accommodate senior members of Korean delegations, in Fukuyama City, Hiroshima Prefecture, on Sept. 15, 2010. The screen is believed to have been made during the Bunka period (1804-1818).

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Screens depicting 19th century Korean delegation unveiled

FUKUYAMA, Japan - A pair of screens depicting the scenic Tomonoura area of Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture, and a visiting Korean delegation in the early 19th century is unveiled to the media at the former Taichoro reception hall, which used to accommodate senior members of Korean delegations, in Fukuyama, on Sept. 15, 2010. The screen is believed to have been made during the Bunka period (1804-1818).

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Screens depicting 19th century Korean delegation unveiled

FUKUYAMA, Japan - A screen depicting Korean delegation members interacting with their Japanese hosts is unveiled to the media at the former Taichoro reception hall, which used to accommodate senior members of Korean delegations, in Fukuyama City, Hiroshima Prefecture, on Sept. 15, 2010. The screen is believed to have been made during the Bunka period (1804-1818).

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Screens depicting 19th century Korean delegation unveiled

FUKUYAMA, Japan - A screen depicting the scenic Tomonoura area of Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture, near the Seto Inland Sea, believed to have been made during the Bunka period (1804-1818), is unveiled to the media in Fukuyama City, Hiroshima Prefecture, on Sept. 15, 2010. The screen, discovered in a private home, is paired with one depicting a visiting Korean delegation.

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Emperor, Italian president watch opera in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Visiting Italian President Giorgio Napolitano, Emperor Akihito, Empress Michiko, and Clio Napolitano, wife of the Italian president, wait for the opening of Verdi's opera ''Don Carlos'' performed by Italy's La Scala opera house company at the Tokyo Bunka Kaikan on Sept. 17, 2009. (Pool photo)

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30,000 used 'hina' dolls start new life in Tokushima museum

TOKUSHIMA, Japan - Staff members of the Ningyo Bunka Koryukan doll museum display some of the 30,000 used ''hina'' dolls on a 7-meter-high pyramid Feb. 19 for a month-long festival starting Feb. 22 at the museum in the town of Katsuura, Tokushima Prefecture. They are among some 70,000 used dolls collected from homes nationwide. The ''hina'' dolls are usually displayed on a much smaller stand in Japanese homes to bring happiness to young girls around early March.

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Father of N.Y. Yankees' Matsui discusses singing debut

TOKYO, Japan - Masao Matsui, father of New York Yankees outfielder Hideki Matsui, holds up a newspaper reporting his son's three-run homer in Game 2 of the World Series against Florida Marlins at Nippon Cultural Broadcasting Inc. (Bunka Hoso) in Tokyo on Oct. 20, with singer Kaori Kozai beside him. Matsui senior will release his debut ''enka'' Japanese ballad ''Yukizuri Monogatari'' (Tale of a Passing Romance) on Nov. 19 in a duet with Kozai.

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Bunka Shutter's watertight panel shutter "Aqua Flat

Bunka Shutter has launched electric shutters with a water sealing function in the market. The company has launched two products: the watertight panel shutter "Aqua Flat" (photo) and the heavy-duty shutter with a watertight plate "Aqua Bottom". The company has set a sales target of 100 million yen for the two products in fiscal 2019, and aims to sell 2 billion yen of watertight products as a whole. AQUA FLAT is designed for floods of up to three meters in height. It will appeal to places such as underground malls and subways that require a wide frontage with a high water level. The reference prices, excluding consumption tax, are 8.29 million yen for the Aqua Flat (frontage of 4 meters, height of 2.5 meters) and 5.86 million yen for the Aqua Bottom (frontage of 5 meters, height of 4 meters). (= July 5, 2019, photo location unknown, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

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Father of N.Y. Yankees' Matsui discusses singing debut

TOKYO, Japan - Masao Matsui, father of New York Yankees outfielder Hideki Matsui, holds up a newspaper reporting his son's three-run homer in Game 2 of the World Series against Florida Marlins at Nippon Cultural Broadcasting Inc. (Bunka Hoso) in Tokyo on Oct. 20, with singer Kaori Kozai beside him. Matsui senior will release his debut ''enka'' Japanese ballad ''Yukizuri Monogatari'' (Tale of a Passing Romance) on Nov. 19 in a duet with Kozai. (Kyodo)

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Japan's Kuroki defends WBC women's minimumweight crown

Japan's Yuko Kuroki (R) and compatriot Masae Akitaya exchange punches in the first round of their WBC women's minimumweight title match at Aqua Bunka Hall in Osaka on May 9, 2015. The 24-year-old Kuroki won the second defense of her title in a unanimous decision. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Kuroki defends WBC women's minimumweight crown

Japan's Yuko Kuroki (R) delivers a punch to compatriot Masae Akitaya in the fourth round of their WBC women's minimumweight title match at Aqua Bunka Hall in Osaka on May 9, 2015. The 24-year-old Kuroki won the second defense of her title in a unanimous decision. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Kuroki defends WBC women's minimumweight crown

Japan's Yuko Kuroki wearing her champion belt poses for a photo after beating compatriot Masae Akitaya in the WBC women's minimumweight title match at Aqua Bunka Hall in Osaka on May 9, 2015. The 24-year-old Kuroki won the second defense of her title in a unanimous decision. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Emperor, Italian president watch opera in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Visiting Italian President Giorgio Napolitano, Emperor Akihito, Empress Michiko, and Clio Napolitano, wife of the Italian president, wait for the opening of Verdi's opera ''Don Carlos'' performed by Italy's La Scala opera house company at the Tokyo Bunka Kaikan on Sept. 17, 2009. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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30,000 used 'hina' dolls start new life in Tokushima museum

TOKUSHIMA, Japan - Staff members of the Ningyo Bunka Koryukan doll museum display some of the 30,000 used ''hina'' dolls on a 7-meter-high pyramid Feb. 19 for a month-long festival starting Feb. 22 at the museum in the town of Katsuura, Tokushima Prefecture. They are among some 70,000 used dolls collected from homes nationwide. The ''hina'' dolls are usually displayed on a much smaller stand in Japanese homes to bring happiness to young girls around early March. (Kyodo)

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Entertaining guests

This photograph can be found on page 157 of the book Bakumatsu and Meiji in Photographs published by Sekai Bunka Sha. A story of hosts being hospitable to a formally dressed guest is created here. The hosts are preparing a meal using an earthenware mortar and serving the food in bowls.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number69‐76‐0]

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Screens depicting 19th century Korean delegation unveiled

FUKUYAMA, Japan - A screen depicting Korean delegation members interacting with their Japanese hosts is unveiled to the media at the former Taichoro reception hall, which used to accommodate senior members of Korean delegations, in Fukuyama City, Hiroshima Prefecture, on Sept. 15, 2010. The screen is believed to have been made during the Bunka period (1804-1818). (Kyodo)

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Screens depicting 19th century Korean delegation unveiled

FUKUYAMA, Japan - A screen depicting Korean delegation members interacting with their Japanese hosts is unveiled to the media at the former Taichoro reception hall, which used to accommodate senior members of Korean delegations, in Fukuyama City, Hiroshima Prefecture, on Sept. 15, 2010. The screen is believed to have been made during the Bunka period (1804-1818). (Kyodo)

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Screens depicting 19th century Korean delegation unveiled

FUKUYAMA, Japan - A pair of screens depicting the scenic Tomonoura area of Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture, and a visiting Korean delegation in the early 19th century is unveiled to the media at the former Taichoro reception hall, which used to accommodate senior members of Korean delegations, in Fukuyama, on Sept. 15, 2010. The screen is believed to have been made during the Bunka period (1804-1818). (Kyodo)

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Screens depicting 19th century Korean delegation unveiled

FUKUYAMA, Japan - A screen depicting the scenic Tomonoura area of Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture, near the Seto Inland Sea, believed to have been made during the Bunka period (1804-1818), is unveiled to the media in Fukuyama City, Hiroshima Prefecture, on Sept. 15, 2010. The screen, discovered in a private home, is paired with one depicting a visiting Korean delegation. (Kyodo)

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Book marks Empress Michiko's 25th anniv. with Red Cross

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the book titled "Kogo Heika Itsukushimi" (Her Imperial Majesty: compassion), published by Sekai Bunka Publishing Inc., marking the 25th anniversary of Empress Michiko becoming honorary president of the Japanese Red Cross Society. (Kyodo)

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Tokyo Bunka Kaikan hall

File photo taken on July 8, 2019, shows Tokyo Bunka Kaikan hall in Tokyo' Taito Ward. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan names new era "Reiwa"

Daito Bunka University students write calligraphy showing the name of Japan's new era, "Reiwa," in Saitama, near Tokyo, on April 1, 2019, following its announcement by the government earlier in the day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan names new era "Reiwa"

Daito Bunka University students write calligraphy showing the name of Japan's new era, "Reiwa," in Saitama, near Tokyo, on April 1, 2019, following its announcement by the government earlier in the day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby: Former Japan captain Hirao dies at 53

File photo taken in January 1995 shows Seiji Hirao of corporate side Kobe Steel running with the ball in the final of the national championship against Daito Bunka University. Hirao, who played in three Rugby World Cups before coaching Japan at the 1999 World Cup, passed away on Oct. 20, 2016, at the age of 53. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo