(SP)CHINA-HUZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-VOLLEYBALL (CN)

(SP)CHINA-HUZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-VOLLEYBALL (CN)

(231005) -- HUZHOU, Oct. 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Haruyo Shimamura (top) of Japan spikes the ball during the Women's Classification Pool F of Volleyball between Japan and Thailand at the 19th Asian Games in Huzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 5, 2023. (Xinhua/Zhang Tao)

Japanese join Dresden memorial

Japanese join Dresden memorial

DRESDEN, Germany - Haruyo Nihei (3rd from R), a survivor of a 1945 U.S. air raid on Tokyo, joins a human chain after a memorial service in Dresden, Germany, on Feb. 13, 2012. A total of 14 survivors of U.S. raids on Japanese cities during World War II joined events marking the 67th anniversary of Allied air raids on Dresden to mourn the around 25,000 victims.

(SP)TURKEY-ANKARA-VOLLEYBALL-NATIONS LEAGUE-WOMEN-QUARTERFINALS-BRA VS JPN

(SP)TURKEY-ANKARA-VOLLEYBALL-NATIONS LEAGUE-WOMEN-QUARTERFINALS-BRA VS JPN

(220714) -- ANKARA, July 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Shimamura Haruyo (C) of Japan spikes the ball during the 2022 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League quarterfinal match between Brazil and Japan in Ankara, Turkey, July 13, 2022. (Xinhua/Shadati)

(SP)TURKEY-ANKARA-VOLLEYBALL-NATIONS LEAGUE-WOMEN-QUARTERFINALS-BRA VS JPN

(SP)TURKEY-ANKARA-VOLLEYBALL-NATIONS LEAGUE-WOMEN-QUARTERFINALS-BRA VS JPN

(220713) -- ANKARA, July 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Koga Sarina (C) and Shimamura Haruyo (R) of Japan block the ball during the 2022 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League quarterfinal match between Brazil and Japan in Ankara, Turkey, July 13, 2022. (Xinhua/Shadati)

Japanese join Dresden memorial

Japanese join Dresden memorial

DRESDEN, Germany - Haruyo Nihei (3rd from R), a survivor of a 1945 U.S. air raid on Tokyo, joins a human chain after a memorial service in Dresden, Germany, on Feb. 13, 2012. A total of 14 survivors of U.S. raids on Japanese cities during World War II joined events marking the 67th anniversary of Allied air raids on Dresden to mourn the around 25,000 victims. (Kyodo)

3 killed in Okayama head-on collision

3 killed in Okayama head-on collision

OKAYAMA, Japan - A man, his mother and aunt are killed Oct. 11 when the station wagon (L) they were riding in collided head-on with a large truck (R) in Niimi, Okayama Prefecture, police said. Killed in the 11 a.m. collision inside the Ohara Tunnel were Hiroshi Saeki, 50, his 78-year-old mother, Haruyo, and his 80-year-old aunt, Tamayo Yumba, police said. Tadataka Suzuki, the truck's 58-year-old driver, suffered minor injuries to his legs, police said.