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Sorry, grandpa

SASEBO, Japan - A scarecrow resembling an abandoned human skeleton forms part of a piece commenting on cases in which families were unaware of, or hid, the deaths of elderly relatives, in some cases to unlawfully claim their pensions, on Sept. 25, 2010. In the foreground is a sign reading, ''Are you there, grandpa...? Sorry about being unaware for 30 years.'' About 100 scarecrows have been displayed for the annual ''Onigigo Tanada Matsuri'' festival in rice paddies in the town of Hasami, Nagasaki Prefecture.

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Canon to begin plant construction 6 months behind schedule

NAGASAKI, Japan - Hiroyuki Wakasa (L), president of Nagasaki Canon Inc., speaks at a news conference in Nagasaki on June 5 about a plan to start construction of a new digital camera plant in the town of Hasami. Canon initially planned to begin construction work in January but subsequently shelved the plan amid the deepening recession.

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Single-serving 'rice cooker' popular among elderly, businessmen

NAGASAKI, Japan - Photo shows a ceramic rice bowl that can cook a single serving of rice in a microwave. The new product, ''Takitate Ichizen'' (a freshly cooked cup of rice), developed by a ceramic ware wholesaler named Yamashita Toki in the town of Hasami, Nagasaki Prefecture, has been popular among the elderly and businessmen living away from their families, who have often ended up with too much cooked rice whenever they used rice cookers.

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Canon to begin plant construction 6 months behind schedule

NAGASAKI, Japan - Hiroyuki Wakasa (L), president of Nagasaki Canon Inc., speaks at a news conference in Nagasaki on June 5 about a plan to start construction of a new digital camera plant in the town of Hasami. Canon initially planned to begin construction work in January but subsequently shelved the plan amid the deepening recession. (Kyodo)

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Nagasaki cafe made from iconic British bus draws shutterbugs

Hiroshi Sakana stands in front of London Cafe, his recently opened establishment made from a British double-decker bus, in Hasami, Nagasaki on Oct. 27, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ceramic ornaments for Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics athletes

Undated photo shows ceramic ornaments to be given to athletes competing in the Tokyo Olympics (L) and Paralympics as commemorative gifts. Each ornament's base, with a design of Mt. Fuji, was produced by potters in an area of Gifu Prefecture known for Mino ware, while the oval-shaped upper part was made by potters from a Nagasaki Prefecture town known for Hasami ware.

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Ceramic ornaments for Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics athletes

Undated photo shows ceramic ornaments to be given to athletes competing in the Tokyo Olympics (L) and Paralympics as commemorative gifts. Each ornament's base, with a design of Mt. Fuji, was produced by potters in an area of Gifu Prefecture known for Mino ware, while the oval-shaped upper part was made by potters from a Nagasaki Prefecture town known for Hasami ware.

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Sorry, grandpa

SASEBO, Japan - A scarecrow resembling an abandoned human skeleton forms part of a piece commenting on cases in which families were unaware of, or hid, the deaths of elderly relatives, in some cases to unlawfully claim their pensions, on Sept. 25, 2010. In the foreground is a sign reading, ''Are you there, grandpa...? Sorry about being unaware for 30 years.'' About 100 scarecrows have been displayed for the annual ''Onigigo Tanada Matsuri'' festival in rice paddies in the town of Hasami, Nagasaki Prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Single-serving 'rice cooker' popular among elderly, businessmen

NAGASAKI, Japan - Photo shows a ceramic rice bowl that can cook a single serving of rice in a microwave. The new product, ''Takitate Ichizen'' (a freshly cooked cup of rice), developed by a ceramic ware wholesaler named Yamashita Toki in the town of Hasami, Nagasaki Prefecture, has been popular among the elderly and businessmen living away from their families, who have often ended up with too much cooked rice whenever they used rice cookers. (Kyodo)