Tokyo Stock Exchange opens for year's first trading

Tokyo Stock Exchange opens for year's first trading

TOKYO, Japan - The Tokyo Stock Exchange begins the year's first trading with traditional handclaps by staff employees Jan. 4. The key Nikkei index closed at 10,871.49, up 328.87 over Dec. 28, 2001.

Noyori returns home from Stockholm

Noyori returns home from Stockholm

NARITA, Japan - Japanese chemist Ryoji Noyori, co-winner of the 2001 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, arrives at Narita airport, accompanied by his wife Hiroko (R), on Dec. 16 after attending an awards ceremony in Stockholm on Dec. 10.

(1)Ryoji Noyori awarded Nobel chemistry prize

(1)Ryoji Noyori awarded Nobel chemistry prize

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Ryoji Noyori (L), a chemistry professor from Nagoya University, receives the Nobel chemistry prize from Sweden's King Carl Gustav in Stockholm on Dec. 10, 2001. Noyori, 63, shared the accolade with two U.S. scientists -- William Knowles, 84, a former scientist at Monsanto Co., and K. Barry Sharpless, 60, a professor at the Scripps Research Institute in California.

Noyori heads to Stockholm for Nobel Prize ceremony

Noyori heads to Stockholm for Nobel Prize ceremony

NARITA, Japan - Japanese chemist Ryoji Noyori, who won the 2001 Nobel Prize in Chemistry along with two other scientists, prepares to leave Narita airport, east of Tokyo, on Dec. 5 to attend an award ceremony in Stockholm on Dec. 10.

Noyori heads to Stockholm for Nobel Prize ceremony

Noyori heads to Stockholm for Nobel Prize ceremony

NARITA, Japan - Japanese chemist Ryoji Noyori, who won the 2001 Nobel Prize in Chemistry along with two other scientists, prepares to leave Narita airport, east of Tokyo, on Dec. 5 to attend an award ceremony in Stockholm on Dec. 10.

Noyori returns home from Stockholm

Noyori returns home from Stockholm

NARITA, Japan - Japanese chemist Ryoji Noyori, co-winner of the 2001 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, arrives at Narita airport, accompanied by his wife Hiroko (R), on Dec. 16 after attending an awards ceremony in Stockholm on Dec. 10.

(1)Ryoji Noyori awarded Nobel chemistry prize

(1)Ryoji Noyori awarded Nobel chemistry prize

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Ryoji Noyori (L), a chemistry professor from Nagoya University, receives the Nobel chemistry prize from Sweden's King Carl Gustav in Stockholm on Dec. 10, 2001. Noyori, 63, shared the accolade with two U.S. scientists -- William Knowles, 84, a former scientist at Monsanto Co., and K. Barry Sharpless, 60, a professor at the Scripps Research Institute in California.

Yokohama tries out electric bus

Yokohama tries out electric bus

YOKOHAMA, Japan - File photo dated Dec. 27 shows the same model of electric-powered bus which Yokohama is testing with the aim of incorporating it into the city's public transportation system. The vehicles are expected to help cut the level of vehicular emissions and reduce noise in the port city south of Tokyo. The 10-meter-long buses are made in New Zealand and are planned to go into service in Yokohama from April 2001.