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Nakano meets governors' group on abduction issue

TOKYO, Japan - National Public Safety Commission Chairman Kansei Nakano (L), who is in charge of the issue of North Korea's abductions of Japanese nationals, receives a letter of request for Prime Minister Naoto Kan from Niigata Gov. Hirohiko Izumida asking for action on the issue at the Cabinet Office in Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2011. Izumida is a member of the governors' group addressing the issue.

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Cabinet reshuffle in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's new National Public Safety Commission chief Kansei Nakano speaks in a press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Jan. 14, 2011, after a Cabinet reshuffle by Prime Minister Naoto Kan on the same day. Nakano is also in charge of addressing North Korea's abductions of Japanese nationals and civil service reform.

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Japan Cabinet reshuffle

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's new National Public Safety Commission chief Kansei Nakano enters the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Jan. 14, 2011. Prime Minister Naoto Kan reshuffled his Cabinet the same day.

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Kansei Nakano picked as lower house vice speaker

TOKYO, Japan - The opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) has decided to name former DPJ Secretary General Kansei Nakano (in file photo) as vice speaker of the House of Representatives, DPJ officials said Nov. 13.

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DPJ leadership meets to mull merger plan

TOKYO, Japan - Yukio Hatoyama (L), leader of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), special representative Tsutomu Hata (C) and Secretary General Kansei Nakano (R) attend an emergency executive session Dec. 2 at the DPJ's head office in Tokyo to address Hatoyama's proposal to launch a new party through a merger with the Liberal Party. (Pool photo)

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DPJ general assembly OKs new lineup of top brass

TOKYO, Japan - Yukio Hatoyama, who was reelected as president of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan on Sept. 23, addresses a general meeting of DPJ legislators at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Oct. 1, with Secretary General Kansei Nakano sitting to his left. The meeting approved the party's new executives.

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Hatoyama finalizes new lineup of DPJ top brass

TOKYO, Japan - Reelected Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) leader Yukio Hatoyama (L) and DPJ Secretary General Kansei Nakano speaks with media members late Sept. 28 after striking a party consensus on its executives following five days of disputes about who would lead the party.

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DPJ leader Hatoyama picks Nakano as secretary general

TOKYO, Japan - Kansei Nakano, one of the deputy chiefs of the largest opposition Democratic Party of Japan, is surrounded by reporters at a Tokyo hotel on Sept. 24 after being appointed by DPJ leader Yukio Hatoyama as secretary general.

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Nakano not to run in DPJ leadership election

TOKYO, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) deputy chief Kansei Nakano is surrounded by reporters Sept. 3. Nakano decided to withdraw from the upcoming DPJ leadership election to consolidate support for the incumbent leader Yukio Hatoyama.

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DPJ leaders discuss Constitution

TOKYO, Japan - Top officers of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) meet in the Diet on Dec. 21 to discuss possible revision of the Constitution. Seated (from L to R) are Takahiro Yokomichi, Hajime Ishii, Yukio Hatoyama, Tsutomu Hata, Naoto Kan and Kansei Nakano. Last week, deputy party leader Yokomichi urged party leader Hatoyama to resign over his recent comment suggesting Japan revise its Constitution to stipulate it has the right to collective self-defense.

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Kan seeks reelection as DPJ leader

Naoto Kan (C), leader of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), announces his intention to run for the party chief post next month. Kan, addressing a standing committee meeting of his party on Dec. 25, is flanked by Acting Leader Kansei Nakano (R) and Secretary-General Tsutomu Hata (L).

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Opposition demands early dissolution of lower house

Kansei Nakano (extreme R), acting leader of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan, demands on Aug. 10 Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi (2nd from R) dissolve the House of Representatives. In his speech to the lower house at the current extra Diet (parliament) session, Nakano said the current composition of the lower house, dominated by Obuchi's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, fails to appropriately reflect the popular will. Obuchi launched what he called his ''economic reconstruction'' cabinet July 30, giving the Finance Ministry portfolio to former Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa (3rd from R).

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Fireflies

Fireflies. Print shows a woman holding a fan and a firefly cage, with a young girl catching fireflies next to a pond. Date 1793, printed later.

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Niju-bashi Bridge,the Imperial Palace

Kakumon Bridge spanning the inner moat (Nijubashi Moat) is said to have been built during the Kansei Period (1789-1801). During the Edo and Meiji Periods, the bridge in the foreground was called Nishinomaru Ote-bashi and the one behind it Nishinomaru Shimojo-bashi. The names currently used by the Imperial House Agency are Imperial Palace Main Gate Stone Bridge and Imperial Palace Main Gate Iron Bridge, respectively. Since 1948, commoners have been allowed to cross these bridges on January 2 and on the Emperor's birthday. Mid-Meiji Period.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number88‐36‐0]

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Niju-bashi Bridge,the Imperial Palace

Kakumon Bridge spanning the inner moat (Nijubashi Moat) is said to have been built during the Kansei Period (1789-1801). During the Edo and Meiji Periods, the bridge in the foreground was called Nishinomaru Ote-bashi and the one behind it Nishinomaru Shimojo-bashi. The names currently used by the Imperial House Agency are Imperial Palace Main Gate Stone Bridge and Imperial Palace Main Gate Iron Bridge, respectively. Since 1948, commoners have been allowed to cross these bridges on January 2 and on the Emperor's birthday. Mid-Meiji Period.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number87‐1‐0]

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Soryu Gate and Osugataiwa Rock at Haruna Shinto Shrine

The God of worship is Kasanreishin. The shrine building is of Gongen style rebuilt in the fourth year of Kansei (1792), and a rare rock called Osugata iwa stands in the background. The rock is seen in the center of the photo by the Soryu Gate further from the stone steps. Several people can be seen including priests. What looks like a gas lantern can be seen in the fore.==Date:unknown, Place:Gunma, Photo:Kusakabe Kinbei, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number40‐18‐0]

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A teahouse at Oji

The restaurant Ogiya in Oji, in the early years of the Meiji era. It was opened during the Kansei era (1789-1801), and stands at the shore of Otonashi River (Shakujii River). It is the head of Kanto Inari. It is a famous restaurant for worshippers of the Inari in Oji, which was one of the famous spots in Edo. It is known for its appearance in the rakugo story Oji no Kitsune (Fox of Oji).==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number24‐47‐0]

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A teahouse at Oji

The restaurant Ogiya in Oji in the early Meiji era. It was opened during the Kansei era (1789-1801) and stood along the Otonashi River (Shakujii River). It is a popular stop for people worshipping at Oji Inari, which is the head Inari Shrine in the Kanto area. It is also famous as a tourist spot and for the rakugo story entitled Fox of Oji .==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number14‐9‐0]

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Garden of imperial palace

Located at the north part of Kyoto Gyoen in Kamikyo-ku, Kyoto City. The building was destroyed several times by fire, and the present building was built in the Ansei era based on the imperial palace of the Kansei era. The Mitsune palace is seen from the Ryusen garden over the Tsukiji wall. The inner garden has eight bridges in the Yarimizu form. One of the bridges is visible in the centre of the photo with an island.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:Kusakabe Kinbei, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number2‐15‐0]

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Nakano meets governors' group on abduction issue

TOKYO, Japan - National Public Safety Commission Chairman Kansei Nakano (L), who is in charge of the issue of North Korea's abductions of Japanese nationals, receives a letter of request for Prime Minister Naoto Kan from Niigata Gov. Hirohiko Izumida asking for action on the issue at the Cabinet Office in Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2011. Izumida is a member of the governors' group addressing the issue. (Kyodo)

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Cabinet reshuffle in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's new National Public Safety Commission chief Kansei Nakano speaks in a press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Jan. 14, 2011, after a Cabinet reshuffle by Prime Minister Naoto Kan on the same day. Nakano is also in charge of addressing North Korea's abductions of Japanese nationals and civil service reform. (Kyodo)

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Japan Cabinet reshuffle

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's new National Public Safety Commission chief Kansei Nakano enters the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Jan. 14, 2011. Prime Minister Naoto Kan reshuffled his Cabinet the same day. (Kyodo)

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Kansei Nakano picked as lower house vice speaker

TOKYO, Japan - The opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) has decided to name former DPJ Secretary General Kansei Nakano (in file photo) as vice speaker of the House of Representatives, DPJ officials said Nov. 13. (Kyodo)

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DPJ leadership meets to mull merger plan

TOKYO, Japan - Yukio Hatoyama (L), leader of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), special representative Tsutomu Hata (C) and Secretary General Kansei Nakano (R) attend an emergency executive session Dec. 2 at the DPJ's head office in Tokyo to address Hatoyama's proposal to launch a new party through a merger with the Liberal Party. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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DPJ general assembly OKs new lineup of top brass

TOKYO, Japan - Yukio Hatoyama, who was reelected as president of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan on Sept. 23, addresses a general meeting of DPJ legislators at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Oct. 1, with Secretary General Kansei Nakano sitting to his left. The meeting approved the party's new executives. (Kyodo)

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Hatoyama finalizes new lineup of DPJ top brass

TOKYO, Japan - Reelected Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) leader Yukio Hatoyama (L) and DPJ Secretary General Kansei Nakano speaks with media members late Sept. 28 after striking a party consensus on its executives following five days of disputes about who would lead the party. (Kyodo)

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DPJ leader Hatoyama picks Nakano as secretary general

TOKYO, Japan - Kansei Nakano, one of the deputy chiefs of the largest opposition Democratic Party of Japan, is surrounded by reporters at a Tokyo hotel on Sept. 24 after being appointed by DPJ leader Yukio Hatoyama as secretary general. (Kyodo)

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Nakano not to run in DPJ leadership election

TOKYO, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) deputy chief Kansei Nakano is surrounded by reporters Sept. 3. Nakano decided to withdraw from the upcoming DPJ leadership election to consolidate support for the incumbent leader Yukio Hatoyama. (Kyodo)

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DPJ leaders discuss Constitution

TOKYO, Japan - Top officers of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) meet in the Diet on Dec. 21 to discuss possible revision of the Constitution. Seated (from L to R) are Takahiro Yokomichi, Hajime Ishii, Yukio Hatoyama, Tsutomu Hata, Naoto Kan and Kansei Nakano. Last week, deputy party leader Yokomichi urged party leader Hatoyama to resign over his recent comment suggesting Japan revise its Constitution to stipulate it has the right to collective self-defense.

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Kan seeks reelection as DPJ leader

Naoto Kan (C), leader of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), announces his intention to run for the party chief post next month. Kan, addressing a standing committee meeting of his party Dec. 25, is flanked by Acting Leader Kansei Nakano (R) and Secretary-General Tsutomu Hata (L). ==Kyodo