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Ex-member of Japanese biological warfare unit in China

Hideo Shimizu (L), a former member of the Imperial Japanese Army's notorious Unit 731, which is thought to have undertaken covert biological and chemical warfare research in China during World War II, speaks to the head (R) of a Chinese exhibition hall on the unit as he visits the former site of its headquarters in Harbin, northeastern China, on Aug. 13, 2024.

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Ex-member of Japanese biological warfare unit in China

Hideo Shimizu (front, L), a former member of the Imperial Japanese Army's notorious Unit 731, which is thought to have undertaken covert biological and chemical warfare research in China during World War II, prays in front of a cenotaph dedicated to peace at the former site of the unit headquarters in Harbin, northeastern China, on Aug. 13, 2024.

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Ex-member of Japanese biological warfare unit in China

Hideo Shimizu (2nd from L), a former member of the Imperial Japanese Army's notorious Unit 731, which is thought to have undertaken covert biological and chemical warfare research in China during World War II, prays in front of a cenotaph dedicated to peace at the former site of the unit headquarters in Harbin, northeastern China, on Aug. 13, 2024.

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Putin visits Harbin

Chinese and Russian flags fly above the venue of a China-Russia industrial exposition in Harbin, northeastern China, on May 17, 2024. Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the event the same day.

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Putin visits Harbin

A security officer stands on guard near the venue of a China-Russia industrial exposition in Harbin, northeastern China, on May 17, 2024, ahead of Russian President Vladimir Putin's arrival.

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Putin visits Harbin

Security officers patrol near the venue of a China-Russia industrial exposition in Harbin, northeastern China, on May 17, 2024, ahead of Russian President Vladimir Putin's arrival.

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Putin visits Harbin

Security officers patrol near the venue of a China-Russia industrial exposition in Harbin, northeastern China, on May 17, 2024, ahead of Russian President Vladimir Putin's arrival.

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Putin visits Harbin

Security officers patrol near the venue of a China-Russia industrial exposition in Harbin, northeastern China, on May 17, 2024, ahead of Russian President Vladimir Putin's arrival.

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Aging population becomes urgent challenge in China

HARBIN, China - A woman in a small nursing home in Harbin, northeastern China, says on Nov. 10, 2014, that she seldom sees her children who live far away. The number of senior citizens aged 60 or older in Harbin is approximately 17% larger than in other major cities, prompting the city to boost the amount of subsidies for new nursing homes.

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Addressing aging population becomes urgent in China

HARBIN, China - A female resident sits by the window of a small nursing home in Harbin, northeastern China, on Nov. 10, 2014. The number of senior citizens aged 60 or older in Harbin is approximately 17% larger than in other major cities, prompting the city to boost the amount of subsidies for new nursing homes.

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China faces rapidly aging population

HARBIN, China - A woman prepares lunch for approximately 600 residents in a nursing home in Harbin, northeastern China, on Nov. 10, 2014. The number of senior citizens aged 60 or older in Harbin is approximately 17% larger than in other major cities, prompting the city to boost the amount of subsidies for new nursing homes.

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Victims of now-defunct Japan army’s chemical weapons

BEIJING, China - Victims of chemical weapons left in China by the now-defunct Imperial Japanese Army listen to Japanese lawyers assisting them on April 29, 2014, in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province.

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Victims of now-defunct Japan army’s chemical weapons

BEIJING, China - A victim of the now-defunct Imperial Japanese Army's abandoned chemical weapons in China (C) weeps after a meeting with Japanese lawyers assisting the victims on April 29, 2014, in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province.

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Japanese lawyer meets chemical weapon victim in China

HARBIN, China - A Japanese lawyer (L) talks to a woman affected by residues of chemical weapons abandoned by the former Imperial Japanese Army in China during World War II in the northeastern Chinese city of Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, on April 29, 2014. A team of Japanese and Chinese lawyers conducted hearings on 12 such victims to assist them financially and with medical treatment.

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Ahn Jung Geun memorial

HARBIN, China - Photo taken Jan. 20, 2014, shows a portrait of Ahn Jung Geun, a Korean independence activist who assassinated Hirobumi Ito, a four-time prime minister of Japan and the first resident general of Korea, in 1909, displayed at a memorial hall for Ahn in Harbin, China.

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Ahn Jung Geun memorial

HARBIN, China - Photo taken Jan. 20, 2014, shows a portrait of Ahn Jung Geun, a Korean independence activist who assassinated Hirobumi Ito, a four-time prime minister of Japan and the first resident general of Korea, in 1909, displayed at a memorial hall for Ahn in Harbin, China.

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Ahn Jung Geun memorial

HARBIN, China - Photo taken Jan. 20, 2014, shows a bust of Ahn Jung Geun, a Korean independence activist who assassinated the first governor general of Japanese-ruled Korea in 1909, at a memorial hall for Ahn in Harbin, China.

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Ahn Jung Geun memorial

HARBIN, China - Photo taken Jan. 20, 2014, shows visitors at a memorial hall in Harbin, China, for Ahn Jung Geun, a Korean independence activist who assassinated the first governor general of Japanese-ruled Korea in 1909.

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Harbin ice festival

HARBIN, China - The annual ice festival begins in the northeastern Chinese city of Harbin on Jan. 5, 2014.

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Harbin ice festival

HARBIN, China - The annual ice festival begins in the northeastern Chinese city of Harbin on Jan. 5, 2014.

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Harbin ice festival

HARBIN, China - The annual ice festival begins in the northeastern Chinese city of Harbin on Jan. 5, 2014.

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Harbin ice festival

HARBIN, China - The annual ice festival begins in the northeastern Chinese city of Harbin on Jan. 5, 2014.

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Winter swimming event in China

HARBIN, China - A man comes out of a swimming pool during a winter swimming event in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, on Jan. 5, 2011, amid freezing temperatures.

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Winter swimming event in China

HARBIN, China - A man dives into a pool from a diving platform made of ice during a winter swimming event in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, on Jan. 5, 2011, amid freezing temperatures.

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Japan wins Nordic combined team event in Winter Univ. Games

HARBIN, China - The Japanese team -- (from L to R) Chota Hatakeyama, Takehiro Nagai and Naoki Kaede -- pose for photos after winning the Nordic combined team event Feb. 23, giving the country its third gold medal of the Winter University Games in Harbin.

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Chinese novelist Yang Yi wins Akutagawa literary prize

TOKYO, Japan - Chinese novelist Yang Yi expresses her delight after winning Japan's Akutagawa Prize on July 15. Yang, 44, is the first Chinese to win the prestigious literary award. Yang's award-winning novel, ''Tokiga Nijimu Asa'' (A Morning When Time Blurs), written in Japanese, depicts the elation and frustration of the pro-democracy movement in the 1989 Tiananmen Incident. A native of Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, Yang came to Japan in 1987 and learned Japanese while working as a Chinese-language instructor.

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Chinese novelist Yang Yi wins Akutagawa literary prize

TOKYO, Japan - Chinese novelist Yang Yi expresses her delight after winning Japan's Akutagawa Prize on July 15. Yang, 44, is the first Chinese to win the prestigious literary award. Yang's award-winning novel, ''Tokiga Nijimu Asa'' (A Morning When Time Blurs), written in Japanese, depicts the elation and frustration of the pro-democracy movement in the 1989 Tiananmen Incident. A native of Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, Yang came to Japan in 1987 and learned Japanese while working as a Chinese-language instructor.

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Ice and snow festival opens in China's Harbin

HARBIN, China - The annual ice and snow festival opens in Harbin in China's Heilongjiang Province on Jan. 5. Structures made of ice and snow were lit up on Jan. 4 ahead of the opening of the festival.

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Kawata 3rd at World Cup speed skating

HARBIN, China - Tomonori Kawata produced a personal best time of 35.88 seconds to finish third in the men's 500 meters in a World Cup speed skating race Dec. 15 in Harbin, China.

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Wotherspoon wins 500-m World Cup speed skating

HARBIN, China - Jeremy Wotherspoon of Canada (C) poses after winning the men's 500 meters in the World Cup speed skating event in Harbin, China on Dec. 14. Japan's Joji Kato (L) and Hiroyasu Shimizu (R) took second and third.

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Germany's Garbrecht-Enfeldt wins 1,000-m World Cup speed skating

HARBIN, China - Monique Garbrecht-Enfeldt of Germany poses after winning the women's 1,000 meters in the World Cup speed skating event in Harbin, China on Dec. 14. Aki Tonoike of Japan (L) won second and Chris Witty of the U.S. took third.

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Hirobumi Ito

Ito became Japan's first prime minister (1885-1888) under its modern cabinet system. Ito, who was the chief architect of Japan's first constitution, later served as the country's fifth (1892-1896), seventh (Jan. 12, 1898-June 30, 1898) and 10th (1900-1901) prime minister. Ito signed the Korean-Japanese Convention of 1905, which awarded Japan full control of Korea's foreign relations. Ito, who became the first Japanese resident general in Korea of 1906, was assassinated on Oct. 26 in 1909 in Harbin, Manchuria by Korean nationalist An Chung Gun. Born Sept. 2, 1841.