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Japan Post starts accepting New Year's cards for delivery

TOKYO, Japan - Erika Ikuta (L) and Mai Shiraishi, members of the Nogizaka46 female idol group, pose during a ceremony in Tokyo on Dec. 15, 2014, to launch Japan Post Co.'s acceptance of New Year's greeting cards for delivery.

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Beheaded body of 6-yr-old girl found in Kobe

KOBE, Japan - Photo taken on Sept. 24, 2014, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the area in Japan's western city of Kobe, where the beheaded body of a missing 6-year-old girl, Mirei Ikuta, was found.

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Ex-boxing champ Hasegawa prays for victorious year at Kobe shrine

KOBE, Japan - Former two-division world boxing champion Hozumi Hasegawa (center, front row) prays for a victorious year at a ceremony at Ikuta Shrine in Kobe on Jan. 20, 2014.

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Japanese woman killed, another injured in Turkey

NIIGATA, Japan - Kazuhiko Aiba (R), professor at Niigata University, sheds tears during a press conference, also attended by Takashi Ikuta (L), vice president of the university, in Niigata City on Sept. 10, 2013, after two seniors of the university were attacked in Cappadocia in central Turkey the previous day. Mai Kurihara, 22, was killed and another 22-year-old Japanese woman was in critical condition after they were stabbed in a knife attack.

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Maestro Ozawa conducts elementary school choir

KAWASAKI, Japan - Japanese conductor Seiji Ozawa directs a choir at Minami-Ikuta Elementary School in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Feb. 27, 2013. Ozawa conducted the choir of 340 primary school pupils the same day, his first public performance since ill health forced him to suspend musical activities in March 2012.

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Japan starts 10-year postal privatization process

TOKYO, Japan - A ceremony to launch the process of privatizing Japan's state-run postal services is held in Tokyo on Oct. 1. From L to R are former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, former Japan Post President Masaharu Ikuta, Japan Post President Yoshifumi Nishikawa, Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda and Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Hiroya Masuda.

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Actress Fujiwara, comic talent Jinnai wed in Kobe

KOBE, Japan - Actress Norika Fujiwara and comic talent Tomonori Jinnai pose for photos at Ikuta Shrine in Kobe on Feb. 17 after a wedding ceremony at the shrine.

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Actress Fujiwara, comic talent Jinnai wed in Kobe

KOBE, Japan - Actress Norika Fujiwara and comic talent Tomonori Jinnai, who were married in a ceremony at Ikuta Shrine in Kobe, pose for photos wearing traditional Japanese costume.

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Ikuta wins 2nd Alpine skiing gold

CHANGCHUN, China - Japan's Nozomi Watanabe (L) and Akiyuki Kido give their performance during the Winter Asian Games ice dancing event in Changchun on Feb. 3. They won the gold medal with 151.93 points, outscoring China's Huang Xintong and Zheng Xun by 1.87.

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Ikuta wins 2nd Alpine skiing gold

CHANGCHUN, China - Japan's Nozomi Watanabe (L) and Akiyuki Kido show off their gold medals after winning the Winter Asian Games ice dancing event in Changchun on Feb. 3.

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Ikuta wins 2nd Alpine skiing gold

CHANGCHUN, China - Japan's Nozomi Watanabe (L) and Akiyuki Kido are in action during the Winter Asian Games ice dancing event in Changchun on Feb. 3. They won the gold medal with 151.93 points, outscoring China's Huang Xintong and Zheng Xun by 1.87.

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Ikuta gives Japan gold in men's giant slalom in Winter Asian Games

CHANGCHUN, China - Yasuhiro Ikuta bags another gold for Japan in Alpine skiing on Feb. 1 when he won the men's giant slalom at the Winter Asian Games, a day after Emiko Kiyosawa clinched the women's giant slalom title.

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Japan Post to end mail service at 1,048 post offices

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Post President Masaharu Ikuta speaks at a press conference at his office in Tokyo on June 28. He said Japan Post plans to end mail sorting and delivery business at 1,048 post offices as part of its privatization process starting in October 2007.

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Japan Post sees 5.6 bil. yen FY 2006 net loss in mail service

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Post President Masaharu Ikuta said in Tokyo on May 24 the company's mail service business will show a net loss of 5.6 billion yen for the current 2006 business year ending in March 2007.

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Japan Post, Mitsukoshi agree on business alliance

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsukoshi Ltd. President Kunio Ishizuka (L) and Japan Post President Masaharu Ikuta pose for photos at a press conference at a Tokyo hotel after making an agreement to cooperate in developing new services and distributing goods.

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Japan Post, ANA to tie up on int'l distribution

TOKYO, Japan - Mineo Yamamoto (L), president of All Nippon Airways Co., and Masaharu Ikuta, president of Japan Post shake hands during a press conference at a Tokyo hotel on Oct. 20. They announced their business alliance in international distribution services.

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Japan Post's mail service makes profit for 2nd straight year

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Post President Masaharu Ikuta briefs reporters on his corporation's business results for fiscal 2004 at a press conference on May 25. Japan Post's mail delivery service made a profit for the second straight year in the year, a result expected to help those against the government's plan to privatize the public entity.

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Convenience store opens at Japan Post branch

SAPPORO, Japan - Japan Post President Masaharu Ikuta shops Aug. 5 at a convenience store which opened the same day at Japan Post's Hokkaido branch in Sapporo.

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(2)Gov't panel debates privatization of postal services

TOKYO, Japan - Masaharu Ikuta, president of the government-backed Japan Post, arrives at the prime minister's office on Aug. 2 to attend a meeting of a key policy-setting panel on privatization of the public postal services.

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Convenience store inside post office opens in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Takeshi Niinami (R), president of Lawson Inc., operator of Lawson convenience stores, and Japan Post President Masaharu Ikuta (2nd from R) drop mail into a post box at Postal Lawson, Japan's first convenience store outlet inside a post office, during an opening ceremony at Yoyogi Post Office in Tokyo's Shibuya district on Aug. 5.

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(2)Japan Post takes over postal services from gov't

TOKYO, Japan - Masaharu Ikuta, head of Japan Post which takes over the governmental Postal Services Agency, poses for photographs during an inauguration ceremony in Tokyo on April 1. Ikuta resigned as Mitsui O.S.K. Lines chairman on March 31 to become the first Japan Post president.

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Uniforms for workers at new postal entity unveiled

TOKYO, Japan - Masaharu Ikuta (C), chairman of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. who will become the first head of a new public postal corporation in April, unveils in Tokyo on Feb. 7 the corporation's uniforms for workers and logos for the new entity and post offices.

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Ikuta appointed head of postal reform panel

TOKYO, Japan - Posts minister Toranosuke Katayama (L) hands an official appointment letter to Masaharu Ikuta, chairman of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd., to become head of a government committee to prepare for the conversion of the state-run postal services to a new public entity. At background are 13 other committee members.

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(2)Mitsui O.S.K.'s Ikuta appointed head of new postal firm

TOKYO, Japan - Masaharu Ikuta (R), chairman of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd., beams as he receives the letter of appointment as head of a new public corporation to be established in April 2003 to run the nation's postal services from Minister of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications Toranosuke Katayama (L).

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(1)Mitsui O.S.K.'s Ikuta appointed head of new postal firm

TOKYO, Japan - Masaharu Ikuta, chairman of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd., speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Aug. 30 following his appointment as the first head of a new public corporation to be established in April 2003 to run the nation's postal services.

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Mitsui O.S.K.'s Ikuta appointed head of new postal firm

TOKYO, Japan - Masaharu Ikuta, chairman of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd., smiles at a news conference in Tokyo on Aug. 30 following his appointment as the first head of a new public corporation to be established in April 2003 to run the nation's postal services.

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Koizumi picks Ikuta as 1st head of new postal corp.

TOKYO, Japan - Masaharu Ikuta, chairman of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd., is surrounded by reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Aug. 26 after being picked by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi to become the first head of a new public corporation to be set up by next April to run the nation's postal services.

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Mitsui O.S.K., Navix agree on merger

Masaharu Ikuta (R), president of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, and Noriaki Hori, president of Navix Line, speak at a news conference in a Tokyo hotel on Nov. 20 after their companies agreed to merge next April to form one of Japan's biggest shipping firms.

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Workman Plus logo

Keywords: workman plus, workman+, WORKMAN Plus, clothing, store, exterior, signage, logo, logo mark = December 16, 2018, Kawasaki Nakanoshima Store in Ikuta, Tama-ku, Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Workman Plus logo

Keywords: workman plus, workman+, WORKMAN Plus, clothing, store, exterior, signage, logo, logo mark = December 16, 2018, Kawasaki Nakanoshima Store in Ikuta, Tama-ku, Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Workman Plus logo

Keywords: workman plus, workman+, WORKMAN Plus, clothing, store, exterior, signage, logo, logo mark = December 16, 2018, Kawasaki Nakanoshima Store in Ikuta, Tama-ku, Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Workman Plus logo

Keywords: workman plus, workman+, WORKMAN Plus, clothing, store, exterior, signage, logo, logo mark = December 16, 2018, Kawasaki Nakanoshima Store in Ikuta, Tama-ku, Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Japan Post's mail service makes profit for 2nd straight year

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Post President Masaharu Ikuta briefs reporters on his corporation's business results for fiscal 2004 at a press conference on May 25. Japan Post's mail delivery service made a profit for the second straight year in the year, a result expected to help those against the government's plan to privatize the public entity. (Kyodo)

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Japan Post, ANA to tie up on int'l distribution

TOKYO, Japan - Mineo Yamamoto (L), president of All Nippon Airways Co., and Masaharu Ikuta, president of Japan Post shake hands during a press conference at a Tokyo hotel on Oct. 20. They announced their business alliance in international distribution services. (Kyodo)

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Japan Post, Mitsukoshi agree on business alliance

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsukoshi Ltd. President Kunio Ishizuka (L) and Japan Post President Masaharu Ikuta pose for photos at a press conference at a Tokyo hotel after making an agreement to cooperate in developing new services and distributing goods. (Kyodo)

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Japan Post sees 5.6 bil. yen FY 2006 net loss in mail service

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Post President Masaharu Ikuta said in Tokyo on May 24 the company's mail service business will show a net loss of 5.6 billion yen for the current 2006 business year ending in March 2007. (Kyodo)

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Japan Post to end mail service at 1,048 post offices

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Post President Masaharu Ikuta speaks at a press conference at his office in Tokyo on June 28. He said Japan Post plans to end mail sorting and delivery business at 1,048 post offices as part of its privatization process starting in October 2007. (Kyodo)

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Ikuta gives Japan gold in men's giant slalom in Winter Asian Gam

CHANGCHUN, China - Yasuhiro Ikuta bags another gold for Japan in Alpine skiing on Feb. 1 when he won the men's giant slalom at the Winter Asian Games, a day after Emiko Kiyosawa clinched the women's giant slalom title. (Kyodo)

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Ikuta wins 2nd Alpine skiing gold

CHANGCHUN, China - Japan's Nozomi Watanabe (L) and Akiyuki Kido are in action during the Winter Asian Games ice dancing event in Changchun on Feb. 3. They won the gold medal with 151.93 points, outscoring China's Huang Xintong and Zheng Xun by 1.87. (Kyodo)

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Ikuta wins 2nd Alpine skiing gold

CHANGCHUN, China - Japan's Nozomi Watanabe (L) and Akiyuki Kido show off their gold medals after winning the Winter Asian Games ice dancing event in Changchun on Feb. 3. (Kyodo)

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Ikuta wins 2nd Alpine skiing gold

CHANGCHUN, China - Japan's Nozomi Watanabe (L) and Akiyuki Kido give their performance during the Winter Asian Games ice dancing event in Changchun on Feb. 3. They won the gold medal with 151.93 points, outscoring China's Huang Xintong and Zheng Xun by 1.87. (Kyodo)

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Japan starts 10-year postal privatization process

TOKYO, Japan - A ceremony to launch the process of privatizing Japan's state-run postal services is held in Tokyo on Oct. 1. From L to R are former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, former Japan Post President Masaharu Ikuta, Japan Post President Yoshifumi Nishikawa, Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda and Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Hiroya Masuda. (Kyodo)

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(2)Japan Post takes over postal services from gov't

TOKYO, Japan - Masaharu Ikuta, head of Japan Post which takes over the governmental Postal Services Agency, poses for photographs during an inauguration ceremony in Tokyo on April 1. Ikuta resigned as Mitsui O.S.K. Lines chairman on March 31 to become the first Japan Post president. (Kyodo)

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Uniforms for workers at new postal entity unveiled

TOKYO, Japan - Masaharu Ikuta (C), chairman of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. who will become the first head of a new public postal corporation in April, unveils in Tokyo on Feb. 7 the corporation's uniforms for workers and logos for the new entity and post offices. (Kyodo)

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Ikuta appointed head of postal reform panel

TOKYO, Japan - Posts minister Toranosuke Katayama (L) hands an official appointment letter to Masaharu Ikuta, chairman of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd., to become head of a government committee to prepare for the conversion of the state-run postal services to a new public entity. At background are 13 other committee members. (Kyodo)

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Food, culture from Japan's Miyazaki featured at Expo Milano

Japanese cooking expert Junko Ikuta (R), clad in a "yukata" casual summer kimono, demonstrates a dish using ingredients from Miyazaki Prefecture during a Japan Pavilion event at Expo Milano 2015 in Milan, Italy, on Sept. 2, 2015, to introduce food and local culture from the southwestern Japanese region. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Actress Fujiwara, comic talent Jinnai wed in Kobe

KOBE, Japan - Actress Norika Fujiwara and comic talent Tomonori Jinnai pose for photos at Ikuta Shrine in Kobe on Feb. 17 after a wedding ceremony at the shrine. (Kyodo)

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Actress Fujiwara, comic talent Jinnai wed in Kobe

KOBE, Japan - Actress Norika Fujiwara and comic talent Tomonori Jinnai, who were married in a ceremony at Ikuta Shrine in Kobe, pose for photos wearing traditional Japanese costume. (Kyodo)

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Ikuta Shrine

Ikuta Shinto Shrine dedicated to Wakahirumeno Mikoto is located in Ikuta Forest, which is famous as a battlefield during the ancient war between the Heike and Genji. The photo is the hall of worship of the temple, with a priest and a person in shorts.==Date:unknown, Place:Kobe, Photo:Ogawa Kazumasa, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number10‐29‐0]

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The entrance to Mt. Nunobiki

The start of the trail to Nunobiki Falls taken in mid-Meiji Period. The hill on the right is Mt. Isago. Ikuta River runs between the two hills. The Medaki (Female Waterfall) is located at the top of the path to the left. This is the same as photograph #2821, only tinted differently. The composition featuring people posing in the midst of famous scenery as if for a commemorative photograph is typical of Kusakabe Kinbei.==Date:about 1885, Place:Kobe, Photo:Kusakabe Kinbei, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number96‐68‐0]