Battle of Okinawa film group to disband in March

Battle of Okinawa film group to disband in March

NAHA, Japan - Members of a civil group which has collected film footage of the Battle of Okinawa -- to highlight the misery of the war -- announce at a press conference at the Okinawa prefecture offices in Naha on Dec. 27, 2012, that it will conclude its activities on March 15 since it has fulfilled its mission. Established in 1983, the group has collected video footage from the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration and screened it, while producing documentary films that include testimonies from survivors of the battle.

Key Nikkei stock index closes at 18-year low

Key Nikkei stock index closes at 18-year low

TOKYO, Japan - A pedestrian watches the price board at a Tokyo stock brokerage house Feb. 5 as the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closed at 9,475.60, the lowest closing level since Dec. 15, 1983.

Crown Prince Naruhito seen as "slightly shy" in U.K.: archives

Crown Prince Naruhito seen as "slightly shy" in U.K.: archives

Photo taken Dec. 15, 1983 shows Prince Naruhito (2nd from L), the eldest son of then Japanese Crown Prince Akihito and then Crown Princess Michiko, chatting with friends at the University of Oxford's Merton College, England. The current crown prince was described as "personable, although slightly shy" by British officials in 1984, according to newly released government files at the National Archives in London. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Key Nikkei stock index closes at 18-year low

Key Nikkei stock index closes at 18-year low

TOKYO, Feb. 5 Kyodo - A pedestrian watches the price board at a Tokyo stock brokerage house Feb. 5 as the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closed at 9,475.60, the lowest closing level since Dec. 15, 1983.