Mental care center for people affected by March 2011 disaster

Mental care center for people affected by March 2011 disaster

MORIOKA, Japan - Hisaki Miyadate (L), deputy governor of Iwate Prefecture, and Iwate Medical University President Akira Ogawa raise a signboard for a mental and emotional care facility for people affected by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, on Feb. 15, 2012. The facility, set up in the university the same day, is intended to provide free counseling and other services.

Calligraphy expressing hope for reconstruction

Calligraphy expressing hope for reconstruction

TOKYO, Japan - Hisaki Miyadate (R), vice governor of Iwate Prefecture, which was hit by the March 11 quake-tsunami disaster, holds a calligraphy work of Seihan Mori, chief priest of Kiyomizudera temple in Kyoto, at the Iwate prefectural government office in Morioka on Nov. 8, 2011. The Japanese kanji character for ''kizuna'' (bond) represented in the work was chosen by the Buddhist priest as an expression of hope for reconstruction from the disaster.

Aeon, Suntory to launch 100-yen beer-like drink in July

Aeon, Suntory to launch 100-yen beer-like drink in July

TOKYO, Japan - Kunihiko Hisaki, an executive of supermarket chain operator Aeon Co., shows off cans of private brand beer-like drinks, which were co-developed with Suntory Liquors Ltd., during a press conference in Tokyo on June 29. Aeon, the operator of Jusco and MaxValu supermarket stores, will sell the drink for 100 yen, about 20 percent lower than similar drinks produced by major brewers.

Aeon to resume business with Sharp

Aeon to resume business with Sharp

TOKYO, Japan - Aeon Co. executive Kunihiko Hisaki (front) tells reporters in Tokyo on June 11 the company has decided to resume business with Sharp Corp., the day after the major retailer announced it would suspend transactions with the electronics firm in protest at Sharp's filing a lawsuit to seek a ban on sales of Taiwanese liquid crystal display televisions, which the company claims violate Sharp patents. The TVs are sold by Aeon.

Mental care center for people affected by March 2011 disaster

Mental care center for people affected by March 2011 disaster

MORIOKA, Japan - Hisaki Miyadate (L), deputy governor of Iwate Prefecture, and Iwate Medical University President Akira Ogawa raise a signboard for a mental and emotional care facility for people affected by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, on Feb. 15, 2012. The facility, set up in the university the same day, is intended to provide free counseling and other services. (Kyodo)

Calligraphy expressing hope for reconstruction

Calligraphy expressing hope for reconstruction

TOKYO, Japan - Hisaki Miyadate (R), vice governor of Iwate Prefecture, which was hit by the March 11 quake-tsunami disaster, holds a calligraphy work of Seihan Mori, chief priest of Kiyomizudera temple in Kyoto, at the Iwate prefectural government office in Morioka on Nov. 8, 2011. The Japanese kanji character for ''kizuna'' (bond) represented in the work was chosen by the Buddhist priest as an expression of hope for reconstruction from the disaster. (Kyodo)

Aeon, Suntory to launch 100-yen beer-like drink in July

Aeon, Suntory to launch 100-yen beer-like drink in July

TOKYO, Japan - Kunihiko Hisaki, an executive of supermarket chain operator Aeon Co., shows off cans of private brand beer-like drinks, which were co-developed with Suntory Liquors Ltd., during a press conference in Tokyo on June 29. Aeon, the operator of Jusco and MaxValu supermarket stores, will sell the drink for 100 yen, about 20 percent lower than similar drinks produced by major brewers. (Kyodo)

Aeon to resume business with Sharp

Aeon to resume business with Sharp

TOKYO, Japan - Aeon Co. executive Kunihiko Hisaki (front) tells reporters in Tokyo on June 11 the company has decided to resume business with Sharp Corp., the day after the major retailer announced it would suspend transactions with the electronics firm in protest at Sharp's filing a lawsuit to seek a ban on sales of Taiwanese liquid crystal display televisions, which the company claims violate Sharp patents. The TVs are sold by Aeon. (Kyodo)