Turkish Kurds in Japan seek refugee status

Turkish Kurds in Japan seek refugee status

SAITAMA, Japan, Aug. 29 Kyodo - Turkish Kurds living in Japan hold a press conference on April 18, 2021, in Kawaguchi, Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo, where the largest Kurdish community in Japan resides, asking the Japanese government for refugee status as they hold signs that read "Help." (Kyodo)

Fugitive Tiananmen Square activist

Fugitive Tiananmen Square activist

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Wuer Kaixi, a fugitive former student leader of the 1989 Tiananmen Square democracy protests. According to Hong Kong media reports, Wuer, who now resides in Taiwan, was deported after arriving at Hong Kong airport on Nov. 25, 2013, in a failed attempt to surrender to authorities to be allowed back into China.

Johnny & Associates president's condo

Johnny & Associates president's condo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Aug. 17, 2011, shows a condominium building in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo, where Johnny Kitagawa, president of Japan's top male talent agency and production company Johnny & Associates, resides.

Japan's oldest person, Yone Minagawa, turns 114

Japan's oldest person, Yone Minagawa, turns 114

FUKUOKA, Japan - Japan's oldest person, Yone Minagawa, blows out candles on Jan. 4 to celebrate her 114th birthday at the Keijuen special nursing home in Fukuoka Prefecture where she now resides.

Japan's oldest person, Yone Minagawa, turns 114

Japan's oldest person, Yone Minagawa, turns 114

FUKUOKA, Japan - Japan's oldest person, Yone Minagawa, blows out candles on Jan. 4 to celebrate her 114th birthday at the Keijuen special nursing home in Fukuoka Prefecture where she now resides. (Kyodo)

Johnny & Associates president's condo

Johnny & Associates president's condo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Aug. 17, 2011, shows a condominium building in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo, where Johnny Kitagawa, president of Japan's top male talent agency and production company Johnny & Associates, resides. (Kyodo)