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Japanese irises bloom at Chiba park

Japanese irises are in full bloom at Suigo Sawara Ayame Park in Katori, Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, on June 7, 2024, with visitors enjoying the flowers from a boat in a pond.

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Japanese irises bloom at Chiba park

Japanese irises are in full bloom at Suigo Sawara Ayame Park in Katori, Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, on June 7, 2024, with visitors enjoying the flowers from a boat in a pond.

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Japanese irises bloom at Chiba park

Japanese irises are in full bloom at Suigo Sawara Ayame Park in Katori, Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, on June 7, 2024, with visitors enjoying the flowers from a boat in a pond.

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Japanese harp player, pianist perform in Vienna

VIENNA, Austria - Japanese "koto" (harp) player Fuyuki Enokido and compatriot pianist Yuka Katori hold a joint concert at the Japanese ambassador's residence in Vienna, Austria, on July 15, 2014. The concert included a koto tune arranged for piano accompaniment by a local musician some 120 years ago.

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Japanese baseball officials mull strategy for nat'l team

NAHA, Japan - Japanese baseball officials meet in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 10, 2014, for an inaugural "Samurai Japan summit" to discuss strategy for the national team, including manager Hiroki Kokubo (2nd from L) and Yoshitaka Katori (L), chosen as technical director for the squad.

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Chinese vessels near Senkakus

MIYAKOJIMA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News airplane shows the China Coast Guard's Haijing 2506 (back) and the Japan Coast Guard patrol ship Katori in the so-called contiguous zone northeast of Kuba, one of the five main islands in the Japanese-controlled Senkaku group, in the East China Sea on Sept. 11, 2013. Four Chinese patrol vessels sailed in the area just outside Japanese territorial waters.

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Evacuees move into temporary housing in Chiba Pref.

KATORI, Japan - People whose homes were damaged by the March 11 earthquake gather their belongings as they move into temporary housing units in Katori, Chiba Prefecture, on May 10, 2011.

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SMAP's Katori flying high as police station chief

TOKYO, Japan - Shingo Katori of the pop group SMAP poses wearing a sash saying ''One-Day Chief'' in Tokyo's Katsushika Ward on July 31 after being named as the special chief of the Kameari Police Station.

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Newlyweds enjoy boat tour through botanical garden

KATORI, Japan - A newlywed couple take a tour of waterways at an aquatic plant garden in Katori, Chiba Prefecture, during a traditional boating event on June 7. In the region until the 1950s, a bride and her trousseau were carried by boat to the bridegroom's house.

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JAL's maintenance error causes fall of 2 panels from plane

TOKYO, Japan - File photo of a fiberglass panel found on a farmland in Katori, Chiba Prefecture in May. A maintenance error by Japan Airlines led to the fall of two fiberglass panels from a JALways plane during a flight from Narita International Airport to Sydney in May, JAL and the transport ministry said June 21. JALway is a subsidiary of Japan Airlines.

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Japan appoints envoys to Brunei, Greece, Denmark, Israel

TOKYO, Japan - Japan appointed new ambassadors to five countries, and to the United Nations on Aug. 1. (From L to R in top) Ambassador to Brunei Itsuo Hashimoto, Ambassador to Greece Takanori Kitamura, Ambassador to UNESCO Seiichi Kondo, (from L to R in bottom) deputy permanent representative to the United Nations Takahiro Shinyo, Ambassador to Denmark Masaki Okada and Ambassador to Israel Yoshinori Katori.

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Shanghai consular staffer killed self, Japan protests to China

SHANGHAI, China - Photo taken in May 2005 shows the premises of the Japanese Consulate General in Shanghai. The Japanese government on Dec. 28 acknowledged that a staff member at the consulate general committed suicide in May 2004, saying it has lodged protests with China over the death. ''Behind this (death) is what is believed to be regrettable action by local Chinese security authorities'' in violation of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, Yoshinori Katori, press secretary for the Japanese Foreign Ministry, said without elaborating.

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Animal rights activists make antifur protest

WASHINGTON, United States - Two animal rights activists stage a protest in front of the White House on Nov. 15, saying they would rather go naked than wear fur. With the temperature at 7 C, Masami Katori (R), a Japanese intern at the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, and her fellow activist marched for about 1 hour.

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Arrival ceremony of Paralympic torch relay

Former members of disbanded Japanese pop group SMAP, (from L) Goro Inagaki, Tsuyoshi Kusanagi and Shingo Katori, appear at the arrival ceremony of the Paralympic torch relay in Tokyo on Aug. 24, 2021, the day of the games' opening ceremony. They serve as International Paralympic Committee special ambassadors.

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Special ambassadors for Tokyo Paralympics

Former members of disbanded Japanese pop group SMAP, (from L) Shingo Katori, Goro Inagaki and Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, pose for a photo in Tokyo on Aug. 22, 2021, after attending a press conference on the Tokyo Paralympics. They serve as International Paralympic Committee special ambassadors.

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Special ambassadors for Tokyo Paralympics

Former members of disbanded Japanese pop group SMAP, (from L) Shingo Katori, Goro Inagaki and Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, pose for a photo in Tokyo on Aug. 22, 2021, after attending a press conference on the Tokyo Paralympics. They serve as International Paralympic Committee special ambassadors.

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Japan appoints envoys to Brunei, Greece, Denmark, Israel

TOKYO, Japan - Japan appointed new ambassadors to five countries, and to the United Nations on Aug. 1. (From L to R in top) Ambassador to Brunei Itsuo Hashimoto, Ambassador to Greece Takanori Kitamura, Ambassador to UNESCO Seiichi Kondo, (from L to R in bottom) deputy permanent representative to the United Nations Takahiro Shinyo, Ambassador to Denmark Masaki Okada and Ambassador to Israel Yoshinori Katori. (Kyodo)

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Newlyweds enjoy boat tour through botanical garden

KATORI, Japan - A newlywed couple take a tour of waterways at an aquatic plant garden in Katori, Chiba Prefecture, during a traditional boating event on June 7. In the region until the 1950s, a bride and her trousseau were carried by boat to the bridegroom's house. (Kyodo)

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Police to arrest New York man over vandalism at Japan shrines

Oily spots are seen on a statue of a guardian dog at the gate of Katori Shrine in Chiba Prefecture in this file photo taken April 9, 2015. Police are set to arrest a Japanese man living in New York, suspecting he defaced the shrine with the oily liquid and is possibly linked to many more cases of vandalism at shrines and temples nationwide, sources said on June 1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Police to arrest New York man over vandalism at Japan shrines

Oily spots are seen at the steps to a hall of worship at Katori Shrine in Chiba Prefecture in this file photo taken April 9, 2015. Police are set to arrest a Japanese man living in New York, suspecting he defaced the shrine with the oily liquid and is possibly linked to many more cases of vandalism at shrines and temples nationwide, sources said on June 1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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African receives higher education, internship in Japan

Ondiba Hesborn (C) from Kenya visits a biomass plant in Katori, east of Tokyo, on Aug. 31, 2015. He is studying for a master's degree in Japan under the African Business Education Initiative for Youth, a Japanese government-backed program to allow young Africans to receive higher education and internships in the country. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo snapshot: Shrine dedicated to god of leafy vegetable

Photo taken on Sept. 11, 2015, shows Shinkoiwa Yakuyoke Katori Shrine in Tokyo's Edogawa district. The signboard in the left foreground states the shrine is dedicated to the god who created the "komatsuna" leafy vegetable variety. The chief priest is said to have served soup with the vegetable to feudal ruler Tokugawa Yoshimune in 1719 and Yoshimune named it komatsuna after the area's name, Komatsugawa. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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JAL's maintenance error causes fall of 2 panels from plane

TOKYO, Japan - File photo of a fiberglass panel found on a farmland in Katori, Chiba Prefecture in May. A maintenance error by Japan Airlines led to the fall of two fiberglass panels from a JALways plane during a flight from Narita International Airport to Sydney in May, JAL and the transport ministry said June 21. JALway is a subsidiary of Japan Airlines. (Kyodo)

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Shanghai consular staffer killed self, Japan protests to China

SHANGHAI, China - Photo taken in May 2005 shows the premises of the Japanese Consulate General in Shanghai. The Japanese government on Dec. 28 acknowledged that a staff member at the consulate general committed suicide in May 2004, saying it has lodged protests with China over the death. ''Behind this (death) is what is believed to be regrettable action by local Chinese security authorities'' in violation of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, Yoshinori Katori, press secretary for the Japanese Foreign Ministry, said without elaborating. (Kyodo)

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Japanese pop group SMAP in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Members of Japanese pop group SMAP -- (from L) Masahiro Nakai, Takuya Kimura, Goro Inagaki, Tsuyoshi Kusanagi and Shingo Katori -- pose for photos during a press conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Sept. 15, 2011. SMAP will hold their first overseas concert in the Chinese capital the following day. (Kyodo)

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Japanese pop group SMAP in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Members of Japanese pop group SMAP -- (from L back) Takuya Kimura, Goro Inagaki, Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, (from L front) Masahiro Nakai and Shingo Katori -- hold calligraphies of their names that they received as a gift during a press conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Sept. 15, 2011. SMAP will hold their first overseas concert in the Chinese capital the following day. (Kyodo)

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Evacuees move into temporary housing in Chiba Pref.

KATORI, Japan - People whose homes were damaged by the March 11 earthquake gather their belongings as they move into temporary housing units in Katori, Chiba Prefecture, on May 10, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Japanese harp player, pianist perform in Vienna

VIENNA, Austria - Japanese "koto" (harp) player Fuyuki Enokido and compatriot pianist Yuka Katori hold a joint concert at the Japanese ambassador's residence in Vienna, Austria, on July 15, 2014. The concert included a koto tune arranged for piano accompaniment by a local musician some 120 years ago. (Kyodo)

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Yoga under the star-filled sky

Women practice yoga under a star-filled sky in Katori, Chiba Prefecture, on June 15, 2019. They are on a women-only tour developed by Nippon Travel Agency Co. to bring people into closer contact with starry skies and outer space. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-SMAP member Katori at Olympic uniform meeting

Shingo Katori, a former member of the now disbanded Japanese idol group SMAP, attends a meeting in Tokyo on Nov. 14, 2018, as a member of a panel that will determine the design of staff uniforms for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-SMAP member Katori at Olympic uniform meeting

Shingo Katori (front L), a former member of the now disbanded Japanese idol group SMAP, attends a meeting in Tokyo on Nov. 14, 2018, as a member of a panel that will determine the design of staff uniforms for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-SMAP member Katori at Olympic uniform meeting

Shingo Katori (R), a former member of the now disbanded Japanese idol group SMAP, and Japanese fashion designer Hiroko Koshino (C) shake hands before attending a meeting in Tokyo on Nov. 14, 2018, of a panel that will determine the design of staff uniforms for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-SMAP member Katori at Olympic uniform meeting

Shingo Katori, a former member of Japanese pop group SMAP, attends a meeting in Tokyo on Nov. 14, 2018, as a member of a panel to determine the design of staff uniforms for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Uehara returns to Giants

Reliever Koji Uehara (R) receives a cap from Yoshitaka Katori, the Yomiuri Giants general manager, during a press conference in Tokyo on March 9, 2018, as Uehara rejoins his first pro club Yomiuri. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Uehara returns to Giants

Reliever Koji Uehara (R) and Yoshitaka Katori, the Yomiuri Giants general manager, shake hands during a press conference in Tokyo on March 9, 2018, as Uehara rejoins his first pro club Yomiuri. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Katori replaces Tsutsumi as Yomiuri Giants GM

Former Yomiuri Giants closer Yoshitaka Katori, seen in this undated photo, has replaced Tatsuyoshi Tsutsumi as general manager, the club said on June 13, 2017. The Giants suffered a franchise-worst 13-game losing streak between May and June, and have fallen to fifth in the Central League standings. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Animal rights activists make antifur protest

WASHINGTON, United States - Two animal rights activists stage a protest in front of the White House on Nov. 15, saying they would rather go naked than wear fur. With the temperature at 7 C, Masami Katori (R), a Japanese intern at the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, and her fellow activist marched for about 1 hour.