Architect Yasuda receives Isamu Noguchi Award

Architect Yasuda receives Isamu Noguchi Award

Japanese Architect Kan Yasuda gives a speech after receiving the Isamu Noguchi Award during a ceremony held at the late sculptor Noguchi's museum in New York on Nov. 17, 2025.

Architect Nakashima receives Isamu Noguchi Award

Architect Nakashima receives Isamu Noguchi Award

Mira Nakashima, a Japanese American architect and furniture designer, poses for a photo after receiving the Isamu Noguchi Award during a ceremony held at the late sculptor Noguchi's museum in New York on Nov. 17, 2025.

Architect Yasuda receives Isamu Noguchi Award

Architect Yasuda receives Isamu Noguchi Award

Japanese Architect Kan Yasuda poses for a photo after receiving the Isamu Noguchi Award during a ceremony held at the late sculptor Noguchi's museum in New York on Nov. 17, 2025.

Architect Yasuda receives Isamu Noguchi Award

Architect Yasuda receives Isamu Noguchi Award

Japanese Architect Kan Yasuda gives a speech after receiving the Isamu Noguchi Award during a ceremony held at the late sculptor Noguchi's museum in New York on Nov. 17, 2025.

Garden of Peace at UNESCO headquarters restored

Garden of Peace at UNESCO headquarters restored

Photo taken on Sept. 12, 2025, shows Garden of Peace at UNESCO headquarters in Paris, recently restored by Japanese landscape designers following years of degradation. The 1,700-square-meter garden was created by Japanese-American sculptor Isamu Noguchi (1904-1988) in the 1950s.

Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris

Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris

The Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris, France on September 12, 2025. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS

Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris

Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris

The Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris, France on September 12, 2025. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS

Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris

Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris

The Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris, France on September 12, 2025. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS

Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris

Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris

The Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris, France on September 12, 2025. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS

Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris

Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris

The Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris, France on September 12, 2025. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS

Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris

Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris

The Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris, France on September 12, 2025. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS

Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris

Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris

The Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris, France on September 12, 2025. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS

Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris

Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris

The Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris, France on September 12, 2025. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS

Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris

Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris

The Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris, France on September 12, 2025. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS

Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris

Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris

The Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris, France on September 12, 2025. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS

Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris

Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris

The Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris, France on September 12, 2025. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS

Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris

Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris

The Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris, France on September 12, 2025. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS

Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris

Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris

The Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris, France on September 12, 2025. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS

Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris

Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris

The Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris, France on September 12, 2025. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS

Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris

Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris

The Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris, France on September 12, 2025. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS

Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris

Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris

The Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris, France on September 12, 2025. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS

Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris

Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris

The Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris, France on September 12, 2025. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS

Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris

Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris

The Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris, France on September 12, 2025. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS

Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris

Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris

The Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris, France on September 12, 2025. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS

Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris

Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris

The Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris, France on September 12, 2025. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS

Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris

Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris

The Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris, France on September 12, 2025. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS

Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris

Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris

The Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris, France on September 12, 2025. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS

Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris

Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris

The Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris, France on September 12, 2025. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS

Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris

Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris

The Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris, France on September 12, 2025. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS

Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris

Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris

The Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris, France on September 12, 2025. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS

Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris

Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris

The Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris, France on September 12, 2025. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS

Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris

Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris

The Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris, France on September 12, 2025. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS

Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris

Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris

The Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris, France on September 12, 2025. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS

Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris

Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris

The Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris, France on September 12, 2025. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS

Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris

Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris

The Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris, France on September 12, 2025. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS

Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris

Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris

The Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris, France on September 12, 2025. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS

Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris

Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris

The Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris, France on September 12, 2025. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS

Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris

Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris

The Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris, France on September 12, 2025. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS

Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris

Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris

The Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris, France on September 12, 2025. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS

Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris

Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris

The Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris, France on September 12, 2025. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS

Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris

Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris

The Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris, France on September 12, 2025. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS

Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris

Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris

The Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris, France on September 12, 2025. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS

Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris

Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris

The Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris, France on September 12, 2025. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS

Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris

Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris

The Japanese Garden Of Peace By Isamu Noguchi At Unesco in Paris, France on September 12, 2025. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS

U.S.-NEW YORK-STORM KING ART CENTER

U.S.-NEW YORK-STORM KING ART CENTER

(230522) -- NEW YORK, May 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Visitors sit on Isamu Noguchi's artwork "Momo Taro" at Storm King Art Center in New York, the United States, on May 21, 2023. Storm King Art Center is a 500-acre outdoor museum located in New York's Hudson Valley, where visitors experience large-scale sculpture and site-specific commissions under open sky. (Xinhua/Li Rui)

3 Japan-born Nobel laureates receive prize

3 Japan-born Nobel laureates receive prize

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - (From L) Isamu Akasaki, a professor at Meijo University in Nagoya, Hiroshi Amano, a professor at Nagoya University, and Shuji Nakamura, a professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara, who won the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics, pose for photos with their medals after the award ceremony at the Stockholm Concert Hall in the Swedish capital on Dec. 10, 2014. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

Nobel laureate Akasaki at dinner after award ceremony

Nobel laureate Akasaki at dinner after award ceremony

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Meijo Univerity professor Isamu Akasaki (extreme R) attends a banquet with his wife Ryoko (front L) after receiving the Nobel Prize in Physics in the Stockholm Concert Hall in the Swedish capital on Dec. 10, 2014.

Nagoya landmarks lit by blue LEDs to hail Nobel prize

Nagoya landmarks lit by blue LEDs to hail Nobel prize

NAGOYA, Japan - The Nagoya TV Tower and the Oasis 21 complex (foreground) are illuminated in blue with light-emitting diodes in Nagoya on Dec. 10, 2014, in celebration of the winning of the Nobel Prize in Physics by Nagoya University professor Hiroshi Amano and Meijo University professor Isamu Akasaki for inventing the blue LED. Both universities are located in the central Japan city. Another Japanese scientist, University of California professor Shuji Nakamura, also shared the honor for the same invention.

Fixer helps Nobel laureate in blue LED invention

Fixer helps Nobel laureate in blue LED invention

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Akio Ishida, a senior researcher at the Japan Science and Technology Agency, speaks after listening to commemorative lectures by three Japanese winners of the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics in Stockholm on Dec. 8, 2014. Ishida played a leading role in linking the work of Isamu Akasaki, one of the three Nobel laureates and the world's first inventor of a blue light-emitting diode, with LED manufacturers.

3 Nobel laureates get ready for award ceremony

3 Nobel laureates get ready for award ceremony

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - (From L) Shuji Nakamura, a professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara, Isamu Akasaki, a professor at Japan's Meijo University, and Hiroshi Amano, a professor at Japan's Nagoya University, shake hands during a press conference on Dec. 8, 2014, in Stockholm, Sweden, prior to the award ceremony for the year's Nobel Prize in Physics on Dec. 10.