Japan pop group member writes school song for alma mater

Japan pop group member writes school song for alma mater

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Susumu Degawa, principal of Yokohama Yoshida Junior High School, stands by a plate incorporating the lyrics of the Yokohama municipal school's song written by graduate Yuko Hara, a member of the popular Japanese pop rock band Southern All Stars, on March 12, 2014. Hara, who also composed the song, donated the plate in time for the school's graduation ceremony on March 13.

Mayors of Izu islands seek government aid on quake relief

Mayors of Izu islands seek government aid on quake relief

TOKYO, Japan - Niijima village Mayor Takeyoshi Degawa (L) and Kozushima village Shigeru Yamashita (R) meet Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori on Aug. 30 to ask for support on emergency anti-earthquake measures and rebuilding funds.

Taiwan museum to lend 5 rare ceramic pieces to Osaka museum

Taiwan museum to lend 5 rare ceramic pieces to Osaka museum

Feng Ming-chu (R), director of Taiwan's National Palace Museum, exchanges a letter of intent with Tetsuro Degawa, director of the Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka, in Taipei on Jan. 29, 2015. The Taiwanese museum has agreed to lend five rare ceramic pieces for an exhibit to be held in Japan in 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Damaged centuries-old Japanese porcelain on loan to Taiwan repaired

Damaged centuries-old Japanese porcelain on loan to Taiwan repaired

Tetsuro Degawa (R), director of the Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka, shakes hands with Jasper Lin, director of Taiwan's National Palace Museum, in Taipei on June 25, 2018. A damaged centuries-old porcelain plate on loan to the Taiwanese museum from the Osaka pottery museum has been repaired. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Taiwan, Japan museums ink deal on sister museum relationship

Taiwan, Japan museums ink deal on sister museum relationship

Tetsuro Degawa (L), director of the Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka, and Jasper Lin, director of Taiwan's National Palace Museum, pose for photos in Taipei on Aug. 21, 2017, after they signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen cooperation and establish a sister museum relationship. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Mayors of Izu islands seek government aid on quake relief

Mayors of Izu islands seek government aid on quake relief

TOKYO, Japan - Niijima village Mayor Takeyoshi Degawa (L) and Kozushima village Shigeru Yamashita (R) meet Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori on Aug. 30 to ask for support on emergency anti-earthquake measures and rebuilding funds.