Pet insurance gaining popularity

Pet insurance gaining popularity

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo resident Miho Hoshina's family dog Maruko paws a high-five at their home on Nov. 28, 2010. Hoshina is considering taking out a pet insurance policy after having to pay a hefty sum of money for medical treatment for Maruko.

N. Korean athletes visit Nagano

N. Korean athletes visit Nagano

Twenty North Korean Olympic officials and athletes take time out from practice to sing and play games with children at Hoshina Elementary School in the central Japan city of Nagano, on Feb. 4.

Pet insurance gaining popularity

Pet insurance gaining popularity

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo resident Miho Hoshina's family dog Maruko paws a high-five at their home on Nov. 28, 2010. Hoshina is considering taking out a pet insurance policy after having to pay a hefty sum of money for medical treatment for Maruko. (Kyodo)

Zambian Ambassador to Japan in typhoon-hit town

Zambian Ambassador to Japan in typhoon-hit town

Zambian Ambassador to Japan Ndiyoi Muliwana Mutiti (R) offers a donation to Kunio Hoshina, mayor of Marumori town in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 3, 2019, to assist the town's recovery from damage caused by Typhoon Hagibis in October. Marumori will host pregame training camps and other activities for athletes from Zambia competing at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Four Takarazuka stars performing "La Rose de Versailles 2001"

Four Takarazuka stars performing "La Rose de Versailles 2001"

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows (L to R) Mari Hanafusa, Yoka Wao, Ko Minoru, and Yuri Hoshina, who are four Takarazuka Revue Company stars performing "La Rose de Versailles 2001" at Takarazuka 1000days Theatre in the Yurakucho district of Tokyo. The photo was taken on Dec. 21, 2000. (Kyodo)