Tomioka Silk Mill added to UNESCO list

Tomioka Silk Mill added to UNESCO list

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroshi Tabei, who served as the last manager of a section for preservation of the Tomioka Silk Mill in Gunma Prefecture for more than seven years at Katakura Industries Co., looks back on his those days on May 31, 2014 at the historic factory building, which was added to the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list the following month.

Tomioka Silk Mill added to UNESCO list

Tomioka Silk Mill added to UNESCO list

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroshi Tabei, who served as the last manager of a section for preservation of the Tomioka Silk Mill in Gunma Prefecture for more than seven years at Katakura Industries Co., looks back on his those days on May 31, 2014 at the historic factory building, which was added to the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list the following month.

Bank of Nagoya, Filipino Metrobank sign MOU on business ties

Bank of Nagoya, Filipino Metrobank sign MOU on business ties

Bank of Nagoya President Masahiro Nakamura (L) and Kenichi Katakura, general manager of the Philippines' Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co.'s Tokyo Branch, pose for photos at the memorandum of understanding signing event in Nagoya on March 9, 2015, on business ties to help assist Japanese companies' advancement into the Philippines. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Tomioka Silk Mill added to UNESCO list

Tomioka Silk Mill added to UNESCO list

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroshi Tabei, who served as the last manager of a section for preservation of the Tomioka Silk Mill in Gunma Prefecture for more than seven years at Katakura Industries Co., looks back on his those days on May 31, 2014 at the historic factory building, which was added to the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list the following month. (Kyodo)