Japan, India's joint fighter jet training

Japan, India's joint fighter jet training

Japan Air Self-Defense Force Maj. Gen. Takahisa Ishimura (R) and Col. Rohit Kapil of the Indian Air Force shake hands at the ASDF's Hyakuri Air Base in Omitama, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Jan. 10, 2023, ahead of Japan and India's first joint jet fighter air exercise from Jan. 16.

Japan, India's joint fighter jet training

Japan, India's joint fighter jet training

Japan Air Self-Defense Force Maj. Gen. Takahisa Ishimura (R) and Col. Rohit Kapil of the Indian Air Force shake hands at the ASDF's Hyakuri Air Base in Omitama, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Jan. 10, 2023, ahead of Japan and India's first joint jet fighter air exercise.

Cat drinks water in standing position

Cat drinks water in standing position

YAMAGUCHI, Japan - ''Mokkun'' (R), an eight-year-old male cat kept by Takanori Ishimura (L), a dance instructor in Shunan, Yamaguchi Prefecture in western Japan, drinks from a watering can while standing on his hind legs on July 25, 2011. Ishimura said Mokkun started drinking water like that about three years ago, and has now become a local celebrity cat for that.

Cat drinks water in standing position

Cat drinks water in standing position

YAMAGUCHI, Japan - ''Mokkun'' (R), an eight-year-old male cat kept by Takanori Ishimura (L), a dance instructor in Shunan, Yamaguchi Prefecture in western Japan, drinks from a watering can while standing on his hind legs on July 25, 2011. Ishimura said Mokkun started drinking water like that about three years ago, and has now become a local celebrity cat for that. (Kyodo)

Toyota to form capital tie-up with Yamaha Motor

Toyota to form capital tie-up with Yamaha Motor

TOKYO, Japan - Fujio Cho (R), president of Toyota Motor Corp., Takehiko Hasegawa (C), president of Yamaha Motor Co., and Kazukiyo Ishimura (L), president of Yamaha Corp., shake hands after announcing the three companies will form a capital tie-up to enhance cooperation in the development of automobile engines. Toyota will purchase 12.5 million shares, or 5.4%, of Yamaha Motor, the world's second largest maker of motorcycles, later this month from Yamaha Corp. for 10.5 billion yen. Yamaha, a leading maker of musical instruments, is the largest shareholder in Yamaha Motor.