Manga artist Leiji Matsumoto dies at 85

Manga artist Leiji Matsumoto dies at 85

Photo taken on Feb, 20, 2023, shows a manhole cover with an illustration of Maetel, a lead character in Japanese cartoonist Leiji Matsumoto's famous "Galaxy Express 999" comic series, in the Fukuoka prefectural city of Kitakyushu, his hometown in southwestern Japan. Matsumoto died of acute heart failure on Feb. 13, 2023, at age 85.

Incoming Keidanren chief eyes deepening dialogue with DPJ-led gov't

Incoming Keidanren chief eyes deepening dialogue with DPJ-led gov't

TOKYO, Japan - Hiromasa Yonekura (L), chairman of Sumitomo Chemical Co., shake hands with Fujio Mitarai, chairman of Canon Inc. at the headquarters of the Japan Business Federation, or Nippon Keidanren, on Feb, 22, 2010. Yonekura will succeed Mitarai as the chairman of Japan's most influential business lobby known as Keidanren.

Arakawa, Plushenko practice for exhibition

Arakawa, Plushenko practice for exhibition

TURIN, Italy - Japan's Shizuka Arakawa (R), winner of the gold medal in women's figure skating overnight, waves at audiences as she returns to the Palavela arena in Turin on Feb, 24 with Russia's Evgeni Plushenkoto, the gold medalist in the men's competition, to practice in preparation for an exhibition performance later in the day.

Chinese Indonesians mark first New Year in reform era

Chinese Indonesians mark first New Year in reform era

Indonesians of Chinese ancestry celebrate the Lunar New Year with traditional dancing in Jakarta on Thursday Feb, 18. For many of them, the New Year being celebrated this year is somewhat different from those in the past. They hope their culture and right to celebrate as they wish will be more respected after President B.J. Habibie revoked policies in force during three decades of rule by former President Suharto that had discriminated against them and other ethnic groups in Indonesia.