Search｜Photos & Images & Videos｜KYODO NEWS IMAGES INC

Writers join anti-nuclear hunger strike

TOKYO, Japan - (From front R to L) writer Hisae Sawachi, novelist and Buddhist nun Jakucho Setouchi and writer Satoshi Kamata join a hunger strike on May 2, 2012, in front of the industry ministry in Tokyo in protest against the government's moves to restart idled reactors at the Oi nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture.

E

Writers join anti-nuclear hunger strike

TOKYO, Japan - (From front R to L) writer Hisae Sawachi, novelist and Buddhist nun Jakucho Setouchi and writer Satoshi Kamata join a hunger strike on May 2, 2012, in front of the industry ministry in Tokyo in protest against the government's moves to restart idled reactors at the Oi nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture.

E

Writers join anti-nuclear hunger strike

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) writer Satoshi Kamata, novelist and Buddhist nun Jakucho Setouchi and writer Hisae Sawachi join a hunger strike on May 2, 2012, in front of the industry ministry in Tokyo in protest against the government's moves to restart idled reactors at the Oi nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture.

E

Emperor Akihito, Empress Michiko host spring garden party

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito (3rd from L) and Empress Michiko (2nd from L) talk with novelist Jakucho Setouchi (3rd from R) and other invited guests at an annual spring garden party at Akasaka Imperial Gardens in Tokyo on April 26. Some 1,970 quests were invited to the party.

E

Writer Setouchi, 4 others receive Order of Culture

TOKYO, Japan - This year's five winners of the Order of Culture -- (From L to R) novelist Jakucho Setouchi, economist Miyohei Shinohara, music critic Hidekazu Yoshida, Japanese-style painter Chusaku Oyama and professor of welding engineering Yoshiaki Arata -- pose for photos at a garden at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Nov. 3.

E

Memorial service for Jakucho Setouchi

People gather at the home of the late Japanese novelist and Buddhist nun Jakucho Setouchi in Kyoto on Dec. 9, 2021, to attend a memorial service being held one month after her death.

E

Memorial service for Jakucho Setouchi

People gather at the home of the late Japanese novelist and Buddhist nun Jakucho Setouchi in Kyoto on Dec. 9, 2021, to attend a memorial service being held one month after her death. (Pool photo)

E

Memorial service for Jakucho Setouchi

Photo taken in Kyoto on Dec. 9, 2021, shows an altar set up at the home of the late Japanese novelist and Buddhist nun Jakucho Setouchi for her memorial service being held one month after her death. (Pool photo)

E

Memorial service for Jakucho Setouchi

People pray on Dec. 9, 2021, at an altar set up at the home of the late Japanese novelist and Buddhist nun Jakucho Setouchi for a memorial service being held one month after her death. (Pool photo)

E

Memorial service for Jakucho Setouchi

People line up at the home of the late Japanese novelist and Buddhist nun Jakucho Setouchi in Kyoto on Dec. 9, 2021, to attend a memorial service being held one month after her death.

E

Memorial service for Jakucho Setouchi

People arrive at the home of the late Japanese novelist and Buddhist nun Jakucho Setouchi in Kyoto on Dec. 9, 2021, to attend her memorial service being held one month after her death. (Pool photo)

E

Memorial service for Jakucho Setouchi

Photo taken in Kyoto on Dec. 9, 2021, shows an altar set up at the home of the late Japanese novelist and Buddhist nun Jakucho Setouchi for her memorial service being held one month after her death. (Pool photo)

E

Memorial service for Jakucho Setouchi

People arrive at the home of the late Japanese novelist and Buddhist nun Jakucho Setouchi in Kyoto on Dec. 9, 2021, to attend her memorial service being held one month after her death.

E

People lament death of novelist, Buddhist nun Setouchi

A woman signs a condolence book for Japanese novelist and Buddhist nun Jakucho Setouchi at Tokushima Prefectural Museum of Literature and Calligraphy in Tokushima, western Japan, on Nov. 12, 2021, a day after her recent death was reported. Setouchi had served as honorary director of the museum.

E

People lament death of novelist, Buddhist nun Setouchi

A man prays before a condolence book stand for Japanese novelist and Buddhist nun Jakucho Setouchi at Tokushima Prefectural Museum of Literature and Calligraphy in Tokushima, western Japan, on Nov. 12, 2021, a day after her recent death was reported. Setouchi had served as honorary director of the museum.

E

Novelist, Buddhist nun Setouchi dies at 99

File photo taken in October 2015 shows Japanese Buddhist nun and novelist Jakucho Setouchi preaching at Tendai-ji temple in Ninohe in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan. Setouchi, who was also active in anti-war and anti-nuclear movements, died of heart failure on Nov. 9, 2021, at age 99.

E

Novelist, Buddhist nun Setouchi dies at 99

File photo taken in May 2012 shows Japanese Buddhist nun and novelist Jakucho Setouchi speaking to people affected by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster in the Iwate Prefecture city of Miyako, northeastern Japan. Setouchi, who was also active in anti-war and anti-nuclear movements, died of heart failure on Nov. 9, 2021, at age 99.

E

Novelist, Buddhist nun Setouchi dies at 99

File photo taken on June 17, 2018, shows Japanese Buddhist nun and novelist Jakucho Setouchi preaching at a temple run by her in Kyoto's Sagano area. Setouchi, who was also active in anti-war and anti-nuclear movements, died of heart failure on Nov. 9, 2021, at age 99.

E

Novelist, Buddhist nun Setouchi dies at 99

File photo taken on June 17, 2018, shows Japanese Buddhist nun and novelist Jakucho Setouchi preaching at a temple run by her in Kyoto's Sagano area. Setouchi, who was also active in anti-war and anti-nuclear movements, died of heart failure on Nov. 9, 2021, at age 99.

E

Novelist, Buddhist nun Setouchi dies at 99

File photo taken on June 17, 2018 shows Japanese Buddhist nun and novelist Jakucho Setouchi preaching at a temple run by her in Kyoto's Sagano area. Setouchi, who was also active in anti-war and anti-nuclear movements, died of heart failure on Nov. 9, 2021, at age 99.

E

Novelist, Buddhist nun Setouchi dies at 99

File photo taken in July 1972 shows Japanese novelist Harumi Setouchi giving an interview in Tokyo. Setouchi, who later became a Buddhist nun and changed her first name to Jakucho while pursuing a writing career, died of heart failure on Nov. 9, 2021, at age 99. She was also known for her active involvement in anti-war and anti-nuclear movements.

E

Novelist, Buddhist nun Setouchi dies at 99

File photo taken in May 2017 shows Japanese Buddhist nun and novelist Jakucho Setouchi preaching at Tendai-ji temple in Ninohe in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan. Setouchi, who was also active in anti-war and anti-nuclear movements, died of heart failure on Nov. 9, 2021, at age 99.

E

Novelist, Buddhist nun Setouchi dies at 99

File photo taken in October 2006 shows Japanese novelist and Buddhist nun Jakucho Setouchi after receiving the Order of Culture, the country's top cultural award. Setouchi, who was also active in anti-war and anti-nuclear movements, died of heart failure on Nov. 9, 2021, at age 99.

E

Novelist, Buddhist nun Setouchi

File photo taken in June 2018 shows Jakucho Setouchi, a novelist and Buddhist nun who was also active in anti-war and anti-nuclear activities. She died of heart failure on Nov. 9, 2021 at the age of 99, people close to her said.

E

Writer-turned-nun speaks to supporters after discharge from hospital

Writer-turned-Buddhist nun Jakucho Setouchi speaks to a group of supporters at her home in Kyoto, western Japan, on April 8, 2015, upon discharge from hospital after treatment for a spine fracture and gallbladder cancer. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

E

Writer Setouchi, singer Miwa talk in Nagasaki

Writer Jakucho Setouchi (L) and Singer Akihiro Miwa talk at a gathering in Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, on July 25, 2015, on the theme of the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II. They appealed for opposing Japan's security bills. (Kyoto) ==Kyodo

E

Famed novelist-cum-nun raps PM Abe's security policy

Jakucho Setouchi, a famed Japanese novelist and Buddhist nun, speaks during her regular sermon at her hermitage in Kyoto, western Japan, on July 19, 2015. She criticized Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for having led the House of Representatives to railroad his government's controversial package of national security bills aimed at expanding the Self-Defense Forces' role abroad. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

E

Novelist-turned-nun Setouchi against national security bills

Noted novelist-turned-nun Jakucho Setouchi, recovering from compression fracture and cancer at age 93, takes part in a civic group-organized protest rally near the Diet building in Tokyo on June 18, 2015, against a package of national security bills tabled in parliament by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's administration. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

E

Famed nun, film director speak at WWII anniversary event

Jakucho Setouchi (L), a famed novelist and Buddhist nun, and Yoji Yamada, film director known for directing the "Tora-san" series, speak at a special symposium commemorating the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II held in Tokushima on Japan's Shikoku Island, western Japan, on Sept. 3, 2015. Setouchi has protested against a package of national security bills pushed by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

E

Writer Setouchi, 4 others receive Order of Culture

TOKYO, Japan - This year's five winners of the Order of Culture -- (From L to R) novelist Jakucho Setouchi, economist Miyohei Shinohara, music critic Hidekazu Yoshida, Japanese-style painter Chusaku Oyama and professor of welding engineering Yoshiaki Arata -- pose for photos at a garden at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Nov. 3. (Kyodo)

E

Writers join anti-nuclear hunger strike

TOKYO, Japan - (From front R to L) writer Hisae Sawachi, novelist and Buddhist nun Jakucho Setouchi and writer Satoshi Kamata join a hunger strike on May 2, 2012, in front of the industry ministry in Tokyo in protest against the government's moves to restart idled reactors at the Oi nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture. (Kyodo)

E

Writers join anti-nuclear hunger strike

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) writer Satoshi Kamata, novelist and Buddhist nun Jakucho Setouchi and writer Hisae Sawachi join a hunger strike on May 2, 2012, in front of the industry ministry in Tokyo in protest against the government's moves to restart idled reactors at the Oi nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture. (Kyodo)

E

Writers join anti-nuclear hunger strike

TOKYO, Japan - (From front R to L) writer Hisae Sawachi, novelist and Buddhist nun Jakucho Setouchi and writer Satoshi Kamata join a hunger strike on May 2, 2012, in front of the industry ministry in Tokyo in protest against the government's moves to restart idled reactors at the Oi nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture. (Kyodo)

E

Japanese writer-Buddhist nun Setouchi

Japanese novelist and Buddhist nun Jakucho Setouchi makes a speech at a Tokyo Hotel on March 24, 2018, as she receives a poetry award. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo