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High school students vie in flower arrangement contest

KYOTO, Japan - Students arrange flowers in Japan's national high school competition in the art in Kyoto, western Japan, on Nov. 16, 2014. A team from Yokote Jonan High School (R) in Yokote, Akita Prefecture, northern Japan, won first prize.

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Akita high school wins flower arrangement competition

KYOTO, Japan - A team of students from Yokote Jonan High School in Yokote, Akita Prefecture, northern Japan, stands behind their work that won first prize in the national high school flower arrangement competition in Kyoto, western Japan, on Nov. 16, 2014.

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Heian-period 'Feast on a winding stream' reenacted in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - Watched by a crowd of spectators, the annual ''Kyokusui-no-en,'' a Heian period (AD 794-1185) pastime for nobles, is reenacted in the garden of the Jonan-gu shrine in Kyoto on April 29. Kyokusui-no-en, or feast on a winding stream, was performed by nobles who had to compose a Japanese poem and write it down on a strip of paper before floating cups of sake reached them, or else they had to drink the sake as a penalty.

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Heian-period 'Feast on a winding stream' reenacted in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - Watched by a large crowd of spectators, ''Kyokusui-no-en,'' a Heian period (AD 794-1185) pastime for the nobles, is reenacted in the garden of Jonan-gu shrine in Kyoto on April 29. Kyokusui-no-en, or feast on a winding stream, was performed by Heian nobles who must compose a Japanese poem and write it down on a strip of paper before floating cups of sake reach them, or else they must drink up the sake as penalty.

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Gov't scraps full guarantee on time deposits

TOKYO, Japan - The Japanese government on April 1 abolished the full guarantee for time deposits in the event of a bank failure in a move that will force depositors to be much more choosy about where they place their hard-earned cash. An unidentified depositor listens to an explanation about the financial state of Jonan Credit Bank in Tokyo on April 1.

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Japan rallies past China for Japan Cup softball win

MAEBASHI, Japan - Members of the Japan team congratulate each other after claiming a 4-3 upset victory over China in the Japan Cup women's softball tournament at Jonan Fields in Gunma Prefecture on Aug. 18.

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Gov't scraps full guarantee on time deposits

TOKYO, Japan - The Japanese government on April 1 abolished the full guarantee for time deposits in the event of a bank failure in a move that will force depositors to be much more choosy about where they place their hard-earned cash. An unidentified depositor listens to an explanation about the financial state of Jonan Credit Bank in Tokyo on April 1.

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Heinan-period 'Feast on a winding stream' reenacted in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - Watched by a large crowd of spectators, ''Kyokusui-no-en,'' a Heian period (AD 794-1185) pastime for the nobles, is reenacted in the garden of Jonan-gu shrine in Kyoto on April 29. Kyokusui-no-en, or feast on a winding stream, was performed by Heian nobles who must compose a Japanese poem and write it down on a strip of paper before floating cups of sake reach them, or else they must drink up the sake as penalty. (Kyodo)

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Akita high school wins flower arrangement competition

KYOTO, Japan - A team of students from Yokote Jonan High School in Yokote, Akita Prefecture, northern Japan, stands behind their work that won first prize in the national high school flower arrangement competition in Kyoto, western Japan, on Nov. 16, 2014. (Kyodo)

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High school students vie in flower arrangement contest

KYOTO, Japan - Students arrange flowers in Japan's national high school competition in the art in Kyoto, western Japan, on Nov. 16, 2014. A team from Yokote Jonan High School (R) in Yokote, Akita Prefecture, northern Japan, won first prize. (Kyodo)

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Japan rallies past China for Japan Cup softball win

MAEBASHI, Japan - Members of the Japan team congratulate each other after claiming a 4-3 upset victory over China in the Japan Cup women's softball tournament at Jonan Fields in Gunma Prefecture on Aug. 18.