Emperor, empress attend annual New Year's lecture

Emperor, empress attend annual New Year's lecture

TOKYO, Japan - This pool photo shows an annual New Year's lecture being held at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Jan. 10, with Emperor Akihito, Empress Michiko and other imperial family members in attendance. Hiroshi Shiono, professor emeritus of law at the University of Tokyo, Junjiro Kanamori, director of the International Institute for Advanced Studies and an expert on material science, and Koichiro Tsunewaki, president of Fukui Prefectural University and an expert on genetics, gave lectures at the event called ''Koshohajime-no-gi.''

Nomura gets contract extension

Nomura gets contract extension

OSAKA, Japan - Hanshin Tigers manager Katsuya Nomura speaks to the media after getting a contract extension. Nomura said he met club owner Junjiro Kuma at the headquarters of the Hanshin Electric Railway Co. in Osaka and was asked to continue managing the team. Nomura's current contract expires at the end of this season. Details of the new pact were not immediately known.

Hiroshima fish farm operator shows rainbow trout touted as local salmon

Hiroshima fish farm operator shows rainbow trout touted as local salmon

Junjiro Ito, a fish farm operator in Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan, shows a rainbow trout raised in his pond on Aug. 24, 2015. The fish known as "Hiroshima Salmon" is gaining in popularity. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Nomura gets contract extension

Nomura gets contract extension

OSAKA, Japan - Hanshin Tigers manager Katsuya Nomura speaks to the media after getting a contract extension. Nomura said he met club owner Junjiro Kuma at the headquarters of the Hanshin Electric Railway Co. in Osaka and was asked to continue managing the team. Nomura's current contract expires at the end of this season. Details of the new pact were not immediately known.