2 men sentenced to death for killing woman

2 men sentenced to death for killing woman

NAGOYA, Japan - Fumiko Isogai, the mother of 31-year-old company employee Rie Isogai, speaks during a news conference in Nagoya on March 18 after the Nagoya District Court sentenced two men to death and one to life in prison for murdering Rie in 2007 in a crime that caught public attention as an Internet site was used to attract ''crime mates.''

Japanese scientists awarded for nanofibrillated cellulose research

Japanese scientists awarded for nanofibrillated cellulose research

Akira Isogai, a professor at the University of Tokyo, speaks at an award ceremony for the Marcus Wallenberg Prize in Stockholm on Sept. 28, 2015. Isogai, along with other researchers from Japan and France, won the prize from Sweden's Marcus Wallenberg Foundation for their research that contributes to the efficient production of nanofibrillated cellulose. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese scientists awarded for nanofibrillated cellulose research

Japanese scientists awarded for nanofibrillated cellulose research

Akira Isogai (2nd from R), a professor at the University of Tokyo, receives the Marcus Wallenberg Prize from Carl XVI Gustaf, the King of Sweden, in Stockholm on Sept. 28, 2015. Co-recipients are Tsuguyuki Saito (L), an associate professor at the University of Tokyo, and Yoshiharu Nishiyama (2nd from L) of the Centre de recherches sur les macromolecules vegetales in France. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

2 men sentenced to death for killing woman

2 men sentenced to death for killing woman

NAGOYA, Japan - Fumiko Isogai, the mother of 31-year-old company employee Rie Isogai, speaks during a news conference in Nagoya on March 18 after the Nagoya District Court sentenced two men to death and one to life in prison for murdering Rie in 2007 in a crime that caught public attention as an Internet site was used to attract ''crime mates.'' (Kyodo)