Former Japanese model, actress Kinuko Ito dies at 90

Former Japanese model, actress Kinuko Ito dies at 90

File photo taken in September 1953 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, shows former Japanese model and actress Kinuko Ito (R) meeting with then Crown Prince Akihito. Ito died of heart failure on Feb. 14, 2023, at age 90.

Crown Prince Akihito in Hollywood

Crown Prince Akihito in Hollywood

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Crown Prince Akihito (L) (the current emperor) shakes hands with Kinuko Ito, who placed third in the 1953 Miss Universe world competition, during a reception in Hollywood, Los Angeles. The photo was taken on Sept. 30, 1953.

1st anniversary of Michael Jackson's sudden death

1st anniversary of Michael Jackson's sudden death

LOS ANGELES, United States - People visit the star of Michael Jackson on the Walk of Fame in Hollywood, California, on June 25, 2010, to mark the first anniversary of the pop star's sudden death.

2 Japanese films awarded Oscars

2 Japanese films awarded Oscars

LOS ANGELES, United States - Director Yojiro Takita (C) along with cast and crew members pose for photographers at a news conference after winning the Oscar for best foreign language film for ''Okuribito'' (Departures) at the 81st Academy Awards on Feb. 22 in Hollywood, California. (From L to R) Actress Kimiko Yo, actor Masashiro Motoki, Takita, actress Ryoko Hirosue and writer Kundo Koyama, all from best foreign language film winner ''Departures.''

2 Japanese films awarded Oscars

2 Japanese films awarded Oscars

LOS ANGELES, United States - (From L to R) Japanese actor Masahiro Kimoto, Japanese director Yojiro Takita and Japanese actress Ryoko Hirosue pose for photographers at a news conference after the film ''Okuribito'' (Departures), directed by Takita, was awarded an Oscar as the best foreign language film at the 81st Annual Academy Awards ceremony in Hollywood, California, on Feb. 22. Kimoto played the leading role in the film, while Hirosue played his wife.

2 Japanese films awarded Oscars

2 Japanese films awarded Oscars

LOS ANGELES, United States - Japanese actress Ryoko Hirosue speaks at a news conference after the Japanese film ''Okuribito'' (Departures), in which she played the wife of the leading man, won an Oscar as the best foreign language film at the 81st Annual Academy Awards ceremony in Hollywood, California, on Feb. 22.

FamilyMart to open 1st U.S. outlet July 20

FamilyMart to open 1st U.S. outlet July 20

TOKYO, Japan - This is an artist's image of the first store of major convenience store chain operator FamilyMart Co. to be opened in the United States on July 20. FamilyMart said on June 21 it will name the store in West Hollywood, California, ''Famima,'' the popular name with which the chain is widely known in Japan.

Raelians confident birth of cloned human can be verified+

Raelians confident birth of cloned human can be verified+

HOLLYWOOD, United States - Brigitte Boisselier, a French chemist who is the scientific director of Clonaid, a company formed by a religious group called the Raelians, speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Hollywood, Florida, on Dec. 27 about the reported birth of the world's first human clone.