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Ruling recognizing 2 people as A-bomb sufferers upheld

SENDAI, Japan - Mitsuo Niinuma (center R), 84, and Akemi Hatano (center L), 69, celebrate after the Sendai High Court on May 28 upheld a lower court ruling that recognized them as suffering from radiation illnesses caused by the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima, while dismissing their demand for compensation. Hatano was on a street about 1.8 kilometers from ground zero in Hiroshima when the bomb was dropped, and Niinuma was at barracks about 2 km away.

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Moves unfolding to take new look at real images of closed mines

TOKYO, Japan - Pianist Nobuko Hatano (L) and her husband, Kensai (back left), visit the home of their former neighbors Megumi and Hisashi Ito in the city of Yubari, Hokkaido.

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(5)Abduction investigation group releases list of 44 people

TOKYO, Japan - Photos of some of the 44 missing people disclosed Feb. 10 by the Investigation Commission on Missing Japanese Probably Related to North Korea (COMJAN), a group formed to look into cases of possible abductions of Japanese by North Korea. (From L to R, top) Kumiko Kato, Toshiko Sonoda, Sachiko Hatano, Toshiaki Tamai, (from L to R, bottom) Toshiyuki Adachi, Junko Imazu, Yoshinori Kimoto and Koji Wada.

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Hatano, ex-Tokyo police chief, justice minister, dies

TOKYO, Japan - Akira Hatano (file photo), former Tokyo Metropolitan Police commissioner and a former justice minister, died of kidney failure at a hospital in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture on Nov. 6, his family said Nov. 8. He was 91.

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Seiko Matsuda, husband agree to divorce

TOKYO, Japan - Popular Japanese vocalist Seiko Matsuda meets reporters in Tokyo on Dec. 7. She announced she and her husband, dentist Hiroyuki Hatano, have agreed to divorce. The couple tied the knot May 25, 1998, Matsuda's second marriage.

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(5)Abduction investigation group releases list of 44 people

TOKYO, Japan - Photos of some of the 44 missing people disclosed Feb. 10 by the Investigation Commission on Missing Japanese Probably Related to North Korea (COMJAN), a group formed to look into cases of possible abductions of Japanese by North Korea. (From L to R, top) Kumiko Kato, Toshiko Sonoda, Sachiko Hatano, Toshiaki Tamai, (from L to R, bottom) Toshiyuki Adachi, Junko Imazu, Yoshinori Kimoto and Koji Wada. (Kyodo)

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Ruling recognizing 2 people as A-bomb sufferers upheld

SENDAI, Japan - Mitsuo Niinuma (center R), 84, and Akemi Hatano (center L), 69, celebrate after the Sendai High Court on May 28 upheld a lower court ruling that recognized them as suffering from radiation illnesses caused by the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima, while dismissing their demand for compensation. Hatano was on a street about 1.8 kilometers from ground zero in Hiroshima when the bomb was dropped, and Niinuma was at barracks about 2 km away. (Kyodo)

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Soccer: Ex-Barca youth player Kubo named to Japan's U-20 World Cup squad

Fifteen-year-old former Barcelona youth player Takefusa Kubo (front) and goalkeeper Go Hatano, both of whom play for FC Tokyo's youth team, pose for photos in Tokyo on May 2, 2017, after being named to Japan's squad for the Under-20 World Cup beginning May 20 in South Korea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Ex-Barca youth player Kubo named to Japan's U-20 World Cup squad

Fifteen-year-old former Barcelona youth player Takefusa Kubo (L) and goalkeeper Go Hatano, both of whom play for FC Tokyo's youth team, pose for photos in Tokyo on May 2, 2017, after being named to Japan's squad for the Under-20 World Cup beginning May 20 in South Korea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Ex-Barca youth player Kubo named to Japan's U-20 World Cup squad

Fifteen-year-old former Barcelona youth player Takefusa Kubo (L) and goalkeeper Go Hatano, both of whom play for FC Tokyo's youth team, pose for photos in Tokyo on May 2, 2017, after being named to Japan's squad for the Under-20 World Cup beginning May 20 in South Korea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hatano, ex-Tokyo police chief, justice minister, dies

TOKYO, Japan - Akira Hatano (file photo), former Tokyo Metropolitan Police commissioner and a former justice minister, died of kidney failure at a hospital in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture on Nov. 6, his family said Nov. 8. He was 91. (Kyodo)

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Seiko Matsuda, husband agree to divorce

TOKYO, Japan - Popular Japanese vocalist Seiko Matsuda meets reporters in Tokyo on Dec. 7. She announced she and her husband, dentist Hiroyuki Hatano, have agreed to divorce. The couple tied the knot May 25, 1998, Matsuda's second marriage.

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Seiko Matsuda to go through 2nd divorce

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows popular Japanese vocalist Seiko Matsuda and dentist Hiroyuki Hatano in their wedding ceremony on May 25, 1998. Sources close to Matsuda's agent said Dec. 6 that the couple will divorce in the near future.