Japanese woman in same-sex partnership struggles for U.S. green card

Japanese woman in same-sex partnership struggles for U.S. green card

NEW YORK, United States - A Japanese woman (R) and her American partner view their garden from their East Coast home on July 4, 2011. Even though they are legally married in their state, a federal law prohibits the Japanese woman from obtaining a spousal green card. (Photo is to go with feature story moved July 17, 2011)

Journalist Omori, known for coverage of Vietnam War, dies at 88

Journalist Omori, known for coverage of Vietnam War, dies at 88

TOKYO, Japan - Longtime journalist Minoru Omori (file photo), known for his coverage of the Vietnam War, died of pneumonia at a hospital in southern California on March 25, 2010. He was 88. Formerly a staff reporter at the Mainichi Shimbun, Omori received a prestigious prize for Japanese journalists in 1960 and another in 1965 but left the newspaper in 1966 after his feature story series on the Vietnam War was criticized by then U.S. Ambassador to Japan Edwin Reischauer.

Journalist Omori, known for coverage of Vietnam War, dies at 88

Journalist Omori, known for coverage of Vietnam War, dies at 88

TOKYO, Japan - Longtime journalist Minoru Omori (file photo), known for his coverage of the Vietnam War, died of pneumonia at a hospital in southern California on March 25, 2010. He was 88. Formerly a staff reporter at the Mainichi Shimbun, Omori received a prestigious prize for Japanese journalists in 1960 and another in 1965 but left the newspaper in 1966 after his feature story series on the Vietnam War was criticized by then U.S. Ambassador to Japan Edwin Reischauer. (Kyodo)

Japanese woman in same-sex partnership struggles for U.S. green c

Japanese woman in same-sex partnership struggles for U.S. green c

NEW YORK, United States - A Japanese woman (R) and her American partner view their garden from their East Coast home on July 4, 2011. Even though they are legally married in their state, a federal law prohibits the Japanese woman from obtaining a spousal green card. (Photo is to go with feature story moved July 17, 2011)(Kyodo)

Unlikely love story of tsunami-hit town, Tunisia retained after c

Unlikely love story of tsunami-hit town, Tunisia retained after c

TOKYO, Japan - Maher Azaiez (L), a Tunisian man who once had a homestay in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, visits his hometown in the Kerkennah Islands, eastern Tunisia, in November 2010 with his Japanese wife, Toyoko (C), their daughter Linna (R) and son Jamel (front L). (Photo to go with feature story moved April 20, 2011)(Photo courtesy of the Azaiez family)(Kyodo)