Curtain falls on 'monster storehouse' of SFX production company

Curtain falls on 'monster storehouse' of SFX production company

TOKYO, Japan - Kazuho Mitsuta (L), a special adviser of Tsuburaya Productions Co., reminisces about the movie and TV production company's heyday at its ''monster storehouse'' in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward.

Wake held for slain police officer

Wake held for slain police officer

NAGOYA, Japan - A number of people pay tribute to Kazuho Hayashi, a 23-year-old police officer, who was fatally shot by a former gangster, Hisato Obayashi, in Aichi Prefecture in a May 24-25 shooting spree at Obayashi home.

Japan appoints Tanaka as top finance bureaucrat

Japan appoints Tanaka as top finance bureaucrat

Undated combined photo shows senior Japanese Finance Ministry officials Masatsugu Asakawa (L) and Kazuho Tanaka. The ministry said on July 7, 2015 that Tanaka has been promoted to administrative vice minister from Budget Bureau chief. Asakawa, who headed the International Bureau, was tapped as vice finance minister for international affairs. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Man behind sales tax hike to become Japan's top finance bureaucrat

Man behind sales tax hike to become Japan's top finance bureaucrat

Undated photo shows Kazuho Tanaka, director general of the Japanese Finance Ministry's Budget Bureau. The government plans to appoint the 59-year-old, who played a key role in the April 2014 consumption tax hike, as vice finance minister. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Wake held for slain police officer

Wake held for slain police officer

NAGOYA, Japan - A number of people pay tribute to Kazuho Hayashi, a 23-year-old police officer, who was fatally shot by a former gangster, Hisato Obayashi, in Aichi Prefecture in a May 24-25 shooting spree at Obayashi home. (Kyodo)