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Mizutani cruises to 4th straight national title

TOKYO, Japan - Jun Mizutani returns the ball to Kaii Yoshida during the men's singles final at the national table tennis championships at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on Jan. 17, 2010. Mizutani beat Yosida 11-4, 12-10, 11-7, 11-8, winning his fourth straight singles title.

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Mizutani cruises to 4th straight national title

TOKYO, Japan - Jun Mizutani celebrates after winning the men's singles final of the national table tennis championships at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on Jan. 17, 2010. Mizutani won his fourth straight singles title by beating Kaii Yoshida.

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Yoshida beaten in men's singles quarterfinals

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Kaii Yoshida of Japan returns the ball to China's Wang Hao during the quarterfinals of the men's singles at the World Table Tennis Championships at Yokohama Arena on May 3. Yoshida lost 11-9, 11-8, 8-11, 11-3, 11-4.

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Japan's Yoshida advances to quarterfinals at world table tennis

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Kaii Yoshida of Japan celebrates after beating South Korea's Kim Jung Hoon in their fourth round match of the men's singles in the World Table Tennis Championships at Yokohama Arena in Yokohama on May 2. Yoshida won 11-6, 11-5, 4-11, 11-5, 7-11, 11-5.

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Japan's Yoshida advances to quarterfinals at world table tennis

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Kaii Yoshida of Japan returns the ball against South Korea's Kim Jung Hoon in their fourth round match of the men's singles in the World Table Tennis Championships at Yokohama Arena in Yokohama on May 2. Yoshida won 11-6, 11-5, 4-11, 11-5, 7-11, 11-5.

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Japanese men secure medal at world team c'ships

GUANGZHOU, China - Japan's Kaii Yoshida stoops to return a ball in the men's quarterfinals against Taiwan's Wu Chih-chi at the table tennis team world championships in Guangzhou, China, on Feb. 29. Yoshida beat Wu 3-1 as Japan routed Taiwan 3-0 to secure a medal for the first time in four table tennis world championships.

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Mizutani becomes youngest national champion

TOKYO, Japan - Jun Mizutani beat defending champion Kaii Yoshida four sets to one in the men's singles final at the national championships on Jan. 21, making him the youngest player to win the title at 17 years and seven months.

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Kaii Higashiyama's work on display in Berlin

BERLIN, Germany - Two invited guests sit before one of the works of 20th century Japanese painter Kaii Higashiyama on display at the Japanese Embassy in Berlin. An exhibition featuring his works began June 20 to commemorate the official reopening of the newly renovated embassy building. Higashiyama studied in Germany in the 1930s.

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Japanese-style painter Kaii Higashiyama dies at 90

Japanese-style painter Kaii Higashiyama dies of old age at a Tokyo hospital on the night of May 6, his family said May 8. He was 90. The photo shows Higashiyama painting a mural at his home in the city of Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, in December 1967 to display it at the Imperial Palace.

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Mizutani becomes youngest national champion

TOKYO, Japan - Jun Mizutani beat defending champion Kaii Yoshida four sets to one in the men's singles final at the national championships on Jan. 21, making him the youngest player to win the title at 17 years and seven months. (Kyodo)

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Japanese men secure medal at world team c'ships

GUANGZHOU, China - Japan's Kaii Yoshida stoops to return a ball in the men's quarterfinals against Taiwan's Wu Chih-chi at the table tennis team world championships in Guangzhou, China, on Feb. 29. Yoshida beat Wu 3-1 as Japan routed Taiwan 3-0 to secure a medal for the first time in four table tennis world championships. (Kyodo)

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Japan's Yoshida advances to quarterfinals at world table tennis

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Kaii Yoshida of Japan celebrates after beating South Korea's Kim Jung Hoon in their fourth round match of the men's singles in the World Table Tennis Championships at Yokohama Arena in Yokohama on May 2. Yoshida won 11-6, 11-5, 4-11, 11-5, 7-11, 11-5. (Kyodo)

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Japan's Yoshida advances to quarterfinals at world table tennis

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Kaii Yoshida of Japan returns the ball against South Korea's Kim Jung Hoon in their fourth round match of the men's singles in the World Table Tennis Championships at Yokohama Arena in Yokohama on May 2. Yoshida won 11-6, 11-5, 4-11, 11-5, 7-11, 11-5. (Kyodo)

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Yoshida beaten in men's singles quarterfinals

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Kaii Yoshida of Japan returns the ball to China's Wang Hao during the quarterfinals of the men's singles at the World Table Tennis Championships at Yokohama Arena on May 3. Yoshida lost 11-9, 11-8, 8-11, 11-3, 11-4. (Kyodo)

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Japanese-style painter Kaii Higashiyama dies at 90

Japanese-style painter Kaii Higashiyama dies of old age at a Tokyo hospital on the night of May 6, his family said May 8. He was 90. The photo shows Higashiyama painting a mural at his home in the city of Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, in December 1967 to display it at the Imperial Palace. ==Kyodo

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Crown prince, princess visit Japanese painting exhibition

Crown Prince Naruhito (C) and his wife Crown Princess Masako (L) visit a special exhibition of works by the late Japanese painter Kaii Higashiyama at the Yamatane Museum of Art in Tokyo on Jan. 19, 2015. (Pool photo) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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5 works by Higashiyama stolen from exhibition hall

GIFU, Japan - File photo is one of the five sketches and woodblock prints by Japanese artist Kaii Higashiyama which were stolen from an exhibition hall in the city of Minokamo, Gifu Prefecture. Police said Feb. 18 security guards dispatched to the exhibition site after alarms sounded found the works missing and a window on the first floor and the acrylic exhibition case both broken.

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Mizutani cruises to 4th straight national title

TOKYO, Japan - Jun Mizutani celebrates after winning the men's singles final of the national table tennis championships at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on Jan. 17, 2010. Mizutani won his fourth straight singles title by beating Kaii Yoshida. (Kyodo)

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Mizutani cruises to 4th straight national title

TOKYO, Japan - Jun Mizutani returns the ball to Kaii Yoshida during the men's singles final at the national table tennis championships at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on Jan. 17, 2010. Mizutani beat Yosida 11-4, 12-10, 11-7, 11-8, winning his fourth straight singles title. (Kyodo)

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Kaii Higashiyama's work on display in Berlin

BERLIN, Germany - Two invited guests sit before one of the works of 20th century Japanese painter Kaii Higashiyama on display at the Japanese Embassy in Berlin. An exhibition featuring his works began June 20 to commemorate the official reopening of the newly renovated embassy building. Higashiyama studied in Germany in the 1930s.