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Gov't plan to cut tech budget sparks criticism from scientists

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Reona Esaki, the 1973 Nobel laureate in physics, Susumu Tonegawa, the 1987 Nobel laureate in physiology or medicine, Shigefumi Mori, the 1990 winner of the Fields Medal, Ryoji Noyori, the 2001 Nobel laureate in chemistry, and Makoto Kobayashi, the 2008 Nobel laureate in physics, hold a joint news conference at the University of Tokyo in Tokyo on Nov. 25, 2009. They severely criticized a government body's recent instruction to slash science and technology-related budget allocations.

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Panel calls for steps to boost venture businesses in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - A panelist addresses a symposium on venture business held in Tokyo on March 8. The National Forum on Entrepreneurship and Venture Business, headed by Shibaura Institute of Technology President Leo Esaki, presented a report calling on the government to reform Japan's systems in areas from taxation to education so as to promote venture businesses.

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(3)Ryoji Noyori awarded Nobel chemistry prize

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Ryoji Noyori (L), a chemistry professor at Nagoya University who received this year's Nobel chemistry prize, shake hands with Leo Esaki, the 1973 Nobel physics prize winner, at a concert hall in Stockholm on Dec. 10 after the award ceremony there. Noyori's wife Hiroko stands between them.

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Panel calls on gov't to revise 1947 education law

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (L) receives a report from Reona (Leo) Esaki, chairman of the National Commission on Educational Reform, at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo on Dec. 22. The report says the government should break a long-standing taboo and carry out a major revision of the 1947 Fundamental Law of Education to enable it to meet current needs.

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(3)Ryoji Noyori awarded Nobel chemistry prize

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Ryoji Noyori (L), a chemistry professor at Nagoya University who received this year's Nobel chemistry prize, shake hands with Leo Esaki, the 1973 Nobel physics prize winner, at a concert hall in Stockholm on Dec. 10 after the award ceremony there. Noyori's wife Hiroko stands between them.

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Panel calls for steps to boost venture businesses in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - A panelist addresses a symposium on venture business held in Tokyo on March 8. The National Forum on Entrepreneurship and Venture Business, headed by Shibaura Institute of Technology President Leo Esaki, presented a report calling on the government to reform Japan's systems in areas from taxation to education so as to promote venture businesses.

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Obuchi resolved to review postwar education

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi (standing) speaks at the first meeting of his advisory panel on education reform at the premier's official residence in Tokyo on March 27. He expressed his resolve to review the country's postwar education model. The 26-member panel, headed by Nobel Physics Prize laureate and former Tsukuba University President Reona (Leo) Esaki (front R), is expected to meet twice a month and compile a final report a year later.

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brash 'Tanaka Statement'

At a meeting with Attorney General Kennedy Policy Research Council Chairman Tanaka said Why don't you use Okinawa as a souvenir to request a revision of the Constitution? <Caption> Attorney General Kennedy Political Chairman Tanaka round-table discussion meeting of the House of Delegates Chairman Esaki of the National Diet Committee empty Budget Committee Chairman speaks on behalf of the Budget Committee *Shooting date unknown release date: February 23 1962

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(12)Japan's Koshiba wins Nobel Prize in Physics

TOKYO, Japan - Masatoshi Koshiba (R), professor emeritus at the University of Tokyo who was chosen as one of the three recipients of the 2002 Nobel Prize in Physics, and Leo Esaki, the 1973 Nobel physics prize laureate, speak at a press conference at the University of Tokyo on Oct. 8. (Kyodo)

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(10)Japan's Koshiba wins Nobel Prize in Physics

TOKYO, Japan - Masatoshi Koshiba (R), professor emeritus at the University of Tokyo who was chosen as one of the three recipients of the 2002 Nobel Prize in Physics, shakes hands with Leo Esaki, the 1973 Nobel physics prize laureate, at a press conference at the University of Tokyo on Oct. 8. (Kyodo)

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(11)Japan's Koshiba wins Nobel Prize in Physics

TOKYO, Japan - Masatoshi Koshiba (R), professor emeritus at the University of Tokyo who was chosen as one of the three recipients of the 2002 Nobel Prize in Physics, shakes hands with Leo Esaki, the 1973 Nobel physics prize laureate, at a press conference at the University of Tokyo on Oct. 8. (Kyodo)

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Okinawan families pay tribute to victims of 1947 massacre in Taiwan

Matayoshi Seikiyo, a professor of Okinawa University, and victims' families prepare to pay their respects to those who lost their lives during the "228 Incident," a brutal military crackdown by Nationalist Party (KMT) troops on civilian protestors in 1947 that initiated what historians now call the "White Terror Era." Framed pictures on the table are victims (from L) Kane Ishisoko, Minoru Nakatake, Esaki Aoyama and Ohnaga Genchu. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nobel laureate Esaki unveils winners of 2014 Esaki award

TOKYO, Japan - Reona Esaki, joint winner of the 1973 Nobel Prize in Physics, announces this year's awardees of a prize named after him at a press conference in Tsukuba, northeast of Tokyo, on Sept. 2, 2014. Esaki is flanked by two other Japanese Nobel laureates in physics, Masatoshi Koshiba (L) and Makoto Kobayashi, who won the prize in 2002 and 2008, respectively.

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Fukui to take over as Okinawa affairs minister

Teru Fukui, a lower house member of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party, seen in this file photo, is set to succeed Okinawa and Northern Territories affairs minister Tetsuma Esaki after he suffered a minor stroke, government sources said on Feb. 27, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Okinawa affairs minister Esaki to step down

Tetsuma Esaki, Japan's minister in charge of Okinawa and Northern Territories affairs, seen in this file photo, will resign after suffering a minor stroke, government sources said on Feb. 27, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Minister for Okinawa hospitalized again

Undated file photo shows Tetsuma Esaki, Japan's minister in charge of Okinawa and Northern Territories affairs. Esaki was admitted to a hospital again on Feb. 26, 2018, after being treated the previous week for symptoms of a minor stroke. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New Okinawa minister defends budget policy as U.S. base battle drags on

Tetsuma Esaki, Japan's new minister in charge of Okinawa issues, speaks at a press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Aug. 3, 2017, after his appointment in a Cabinet reshuffle. Esaki defended the idea that funding from the national budget for the island prefecture's development should be linked to the fate of a key U.S. air base at the center of an ongoing legal fight between the central and prefectural governments. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Cabinet reshuffle amid waning support for PM Abe

Liberal Democratic Party lower house member Tetsuma Esaki arrives at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Aug. 3, 2017, to be named as minister of state for Okinawa and Northern Territories affairs minister in a Cabinet reshuffle. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan opens museum with exhibits related to disputed islets

Tetsuma Esaki (L), Japan's minister in charge of territorial issues, tours a newly opened Tokyo museum on Jan. 25, 2018, exhibiting items related to the islands that have been disputed amongst Japan, China and South Korea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New Okinawa minister says Japan-U.S. SOFA should be "re-examined"

Tetsuma Esaki, the new minister in charge of issues related to Okinawa, enters the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Aug. 8, 2017. Esaki said the same day that the Japan-U.S. status of forces agreement should be "re-examined" in light of the fatal crash off Australia involving an Okinawa-based Marine Corps Osprey aircraft, likely overstepping Tokyo's official line on the politically sensitive pact. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Opposition calls for sacking of new Okinawa minister after gaffe

Tetsuma Esaki (C), the new minister in charge of issues related to Okinawa, is surrounded by reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Aug. 7, 2017, after he made a gaffe just two days after being given the post in the latest Cabinet reshuffle. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Cabinet reshuffle amid waning support for PM Abe

Liberal Democratic Party lower house member Tetsuma Esaki arrives at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Aug. 3, 2017, to be named as minister of state for Okinawa and Northern Territories affairs minister in a Cabinet reshuffle. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Gov't plan to cut tech budget sparks criticism from scientists

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Reona Esaki, the 1973 Nobel laureate in physics, Susumu Tonegawa, the 1987 Nobel laureate in physiology or medicine, Shigefumi Mori, the 1990 winner of the Fields Medal, Ryoji Noyori, the 2001 Nobel laureate in chemistry, and Makoto Kobayashi, the 2008 Nobel laureate in physics, hold a joint news conference at the University of Tokyo in Tokyo on Nov. 25, 2009. They severely criticized a government body's recent instruction to slash science and technology-related budget allocations. (Kyodo)

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Panel calls on gov't to revise 1947 education law

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (L) receives a report from Reona (Leo) Esaki, chairman of the National Commission on Educational Reform, at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo on Dec. 22. The report says the government should break a long-standing taboo and carry out a major revision of the 1947 Fundamental Law of Education to enable it to meet current needs.

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Panel calls for community service for students

TOKYO, Sept. 22 Kyodo - Nobel Physics Prize laureate Reona (Leo) Esaki (R), head of the National Commission on Educational Reform, hands Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori his panel's interim report Sept. 22. The report said the nation's school curricula should require all elementary, junior high and senior high school students to take part in community service to nurture their sense of self-reliance and civic spirit.

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Esaki talks with Obuchi on education reform

TOKYO, Japan - Reona (Leo) Esaki (L), a Nobel Physics Prize winner and a former president of the state-run Tsukuba University, talks with Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi at the premier's official residence March 23. Obuchi has named Esaki to head his advisory panel on education reform. The panel's other members include Olympic gold medalist Yasuhiro Yamashita and Tama University President Gregory Clark.

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MITI establishes forum to nurture entrepreneurs

TOKYO, Japan - International Trade and Industry Minister Takashi Fukaya (L) and Nobel Physics Prize winner Reona (Leo) Esaki hold a board inscribed with the name and logo of a just-established national forum aiming to nurture Japanese entrepreneurs, at a Tokyo meeting of its senior officials March 17. Local businesspeople and newspapers will be invited as regional organizers and sponsors of the forum's symposiums so their ideas and experiences can be shared.

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Esaki eyes 'custom-made' education

TOKYO, Japan - Nobel Physics Prize winner Reona (Leo) Esaki, who will head a new government education reform panel, says he will aim to create a ''custom-made'' education system to meet the needs of different students. ''There are ready-made clothes and custom-made clothes, but people look better in outfits tailored to fit their needs,'' he told Kyodo News in an interview March 10.

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Nobel laureate Esaki to head education reform panel

TOKYO, Japan - Nobel Physics Prize winner Reona Esaki, whom Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi has decided to appoint as head of his advisory panel on education reform, is shown in this file photo. The decision was revealed March 9. Esaki, 74, a former president of Tsukuba University, has accepted Obuchi's offer. The panel will be launched later this month.

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Oldest blueprint for lighthouse found in Hyogo Pref

Officials of the Maritime Safety Agency look at Jan. 6 a lighthouse blueprint from the early Meiji period (1868-1912) believed to be the oldest in Japan. The blueprint for the Esaki Lighthouse, which was drafted by Scottish engineer Richard Henry Brunton (1841-1901), has been found in the office of a beacon on Awajishima Island in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan.