Taiko, flute concert in U.S.

Taiko, flute concert in U.S.

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese American musicians Kenny Endo (L) and Kaoru Watanabe perform in a Japanese drum and flute concert at the Music From Japan Festival in New York on Feb. 23, 2013. The event paid tribute to residents of areas struck by the March 2011 earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disasters.

Yosano, Watanabe allegedly receive money from dummy political body

Yosano, Watanabe allegedly receive money from dummy political body

TOKYO, Japan - Finance Minister Kaoru Yosano (L in this file photo) and former administrative reform minister Yoshimi Watanabe are hit by a money scandal June 23. A commodities futures trading agency provided a total of 90 million yen in political donations to the two through a dummy political body.

First Imperial Hotel

First Imperial Hotel

The Tokyo Imperial Hotel opened in 1890. Built next to Rokumeikan by request of Minister of Foreign Affairs Inoue Kaoru, the hotel was a Neo-Renaissance-style building designed by Watanabe Yuzuru. There was a driveway and spaces for coaches and rickshaws. Upon entering the hotel, visitors walked into a spacious lobby with a reception desk and salon. There was a piano, billiard room, and even a ballroom. The first chairman was Shibusawa Eiichi.Probably taken between 1892 and 1897.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number85‐10‐0]

Yosano, Watanabe allegedly receive money from dummy political bo

Yosano, Watanabe allegedly receive money from dummy political bo

TOKYO, Japan - Finance Minister Kaoru Yosano (L in this file photo) and former administrative reform minister Yoshimi Watanabe are hit by a money scandal June 23. A commodities futures trading agency provided a total of 90 million yen in political donations to the two through a dummy political body. (Kyodo)