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Celebration after UNESCO's decision on Tomioka Silk Mill

DOHA, Qatar - Kenjiro Monji (L), ambassador at the Permanent Delegation of Japan to UNESCO, Gunma Gov. Masaaki Osawa (C), and Masanori Aoyagi, commission of the Agency for Cultural Affairs, cerebrate in Doha, Qatar, on June 21, 2014, following the UNESCO World Heritage Committee's decision to add the Tomioka Silk Mill and related sites to the World Cultural Heritage list.

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Tomioka Silk Mill registered as World Heritage site

DOHA, Qatar - (From L) Masaaki Osawa, the governor of Japan's Gunma Prefecture, Masanori Aoyagi, commissioner of the Cultural Affairs Agency, and Kenjiro Monji, ambassador at the Permanent Delegation of Japan to UNESCO, celebrate after the UNESCO World Heritage Committee decided at a meeting in Doha on June 21, 2014, to add the Tomioka Silk Mill, a historic factory building symbolizing Japan's industrialization from the 19th century, to the World Cultural Heritage list. The mill is located in Tomioka, Gunma Prefecture. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Japanese handmade paper added to UNESCO heritage list

PARIS, France - Cultural Agency chief Masanori Aoyagi (center L) and Japanese envoy to UNESCO Kenjiro Monji shake hands at the UNESCO headquarter in Paris on Nov. 26, 2014, after UNESCO's decision to add the "washi" Japanese handmade paper craft to its list of intangible cultural heritages.

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Japan hails UNESCO listing of 'washi' paper as heritage

PARIS, France - Japanese Cultural Agency chief Masanori Aoyagi (L) and Japanese envoy to UNESCO Kenjiro Monji attend a press conference in Paris on Nov. 26, 2014, after UNESCO's decision to add the "washi" Japanese handmade paper craft to its list of intangible cultural heritages.

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5 mil. yen grant for Bunraku puppet show in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - A Bunraku puppet receives a document on a 5 million yen grant in Osaka on Aug. 26, 2014, as the first recipient of the grant from Arts Support Kansai, a body launched in April to support cultural and artistic activities in the Kansai region. Keihanshin Building Co. President Kenjiro Nakano has decided to donate 5 million yen to the body to support the Bunraku puppet show.

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Japanese solar car sets new world speed record

MIYAKOJIMA, Japan - Driver Kenjiro Shinozuka, who became the first Japanese to win the Dakar Rally in 1997, celebrates with his supporters on a runway at Shimojijima Airport in the city of Miyakojima, Okinawa Prefecture, on Aug. 20, 2014, after setting a new world speed record for a solar car. His car achieved an average speed of 91.3 kilometers per hour, breaking the previous record of 88.8 kilometers per hour.

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Japanese solar car sets new world speed record

MIYAKOJIMA, Japan - Driver Kenjiro Shinozuka, who became the first Japanese to win the Dakar Rally in 1997, celebrates with his supporters on a runway at Shimojijima Airport in the city of Miyakojima, Okinawa Prefecture, on Aug. 20, 2014, after setting a new world speed record for a solar car. His car achieved an average speed of 91.3 kilometers per hour, breaking the previous record of 88.8 kilometers per hour.

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Japanese solar car sets new world speed record

MIYAKOJIMA, Japan - A solar car driven by Kenjiro Shinozuka, who became the first Japanese to win the Dakar Rally in 1997, travels on a runway at Shimojijima Airport in the city of Miyakojima, Okinawa Prefecture, on Aug. 20, 2014. It achieved an average speed of 91.3 kilometers per hour, setting a new world speed record for a solar car.

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EV distance world record on single battery charge

OGATA, Japan - Members of a Japanese team, including Kenjiro Shinozuka (2nd from R), who became the first Japanese driver to win the Dakar Rally in 1997, pose in Ogata, Akita Prefecture, on Nov. 15, 2013, after the team set a new world record for distance traveled by an electric vehicle on a single battery charge, running 1,300 kilometers on a course in the prefecture in northeastern Japan. The vehicle with which the team set the new world record is seen behind them.

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EV distance world record on single battery charge

OGATA, Japan - Members of a Japanese team, including Kenjiro Shinozuka (2nd from R), who became the first Japanese driver to win the Dakar Rally in 1997, pose in Ogata, Akita Prefecture, on Nov. 15, 2013, after the team set a new world record for distance traveled by an electric vehicle on a single battery charge, running 1,300 kilometers on a course in the prefecture in northeastern Japan. The vehicle with which the team set the new world record is seen behind them.

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Lafcadio Hearn's lamp stand

MATSUE, Japan - Photo shows a lamp stand at the Lafcadio Hearn Memorial Museum dedicated to naturalized Japanese writer Lafcadio Hearn (1850-1904), also known as Yakumo Koizumi, in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, on Aug. 10, 2012. The museum was recently given the lamp, which was originally a gift from Hearn to Kenjiro Ume, a jurist. Born to an Irish father and Greek mother, Hearn arrived in Japan in 1890 and married a Japanese woman in Matsue, where he lived for a while. He introduced Japan's traditional culture to the world before passing away at the age of 54.

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Kajima downs Kansai Univ. to win Rice Bowl

TOKYO, Japan - Kajima Deers wide receiver Yujiro Kojima (25) is tackled by Kansai University Kaisers linebacker Kenjiro Odate in the third quarter of the national Rice Bowl match at Tokyo Dome on Jan. 3, 2010. The Deers won the national crown beating the Kaisers 19-16.

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Kenjiro Nomura appointed Carp manager

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Former Hiroshima Carp infielder Kenjiro Nomura, who will become new team manager, poses at Matsuda Stadium in Hiroshima on Oct. 14, 2009.

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SMBC Deputy President Nakano to become Kansai business group head

OSAKA, Japan - Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. Deputy President Kenjiro Nakano (in file photo) is expected to become one of the two co-chairmen of the Kansai Association of Corporate Executives in 2008, sources said on Dec. 8. Nakano, 60, will replace Atsushi Kojima, 72, chairman of Ganko Food Service Co., while the group's other co-chairman, Norihiko Saito, 61, executive vice president of Kansai Electric Power Co., will remain in office, the sources said

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Popular children's writer Kenjiro Haitani dies at 72

TOKYO, Japan - Kenjiro Haitani (file photo taken in January, 2005), a popular author who cheered up children through his books including ''A Rabbit's Eyes,'' dies of esophageal cancer at a hospital in Shizuoka Prefecture on Nov. 23. He was 72.

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Drugmakers Dainippon, Sumitomo to merge in Oct. 2005

TOKYO, Japan - Dainippon Pharmaceutical Co. President Kenjiro Miyatake (L) and Sumitomo Pharmaceuticals Co. President Yasuo Okamoto shake hands at a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 25. The two companies said they have reached a basic agreement to merge Oct. 1, 2005, creating a top-10 pharmaceutical maker in Japan in terms of prescription drug sales.

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(4)Japan wins bronze in men's 470 double-handed dinghy race

ATHENS, Greece -- Kazuto Seki (L) and Kenjiro Todoroki, who won the bronze medal in the men's 470 double-handed dinghy race in the Athens Olympic Games, smile during the awards ceremony on Aug. 21.

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(2)Japan wins bronze in men's 470 double-handed dinghy race

ATHENS, Greece -- The Japanese team (2nd from R) of Kazuto Seki and Kenjiro Todoroki sail in the men's 470 double-handed dinghy race in the Athens Olympic Games on Aug. 21. They won the bronze medal.

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(1)Japan wins bronze in men's 470 double-handed dinghy race

ATHENS, Greece -- Kazuto Seki (L) and Kenjiro Todoroki sail to a bronze medal in the men's 470 double-handed dinghy race in the Athens Olympic Games on Aug. 21.

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(3)Japan wins bronze in men's 470 double-handed dinghy race

ATHENS, Greece -- Kazuto Seki (L) and Kenjiro Todoroki rejoice after sailing to a bronze medal in the men's 470 double-handed dinghy race in the Athens Olympic Games on Aug. 21.

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Shinozuka flown back to Paris

PARIS, France - Kenjiro Shinozuka of Japan, who suffered heavy injuries after crashing his car in the sand dunes in Libya during the Paris-to-Dakar rally on Jan. 9, arrived in Paris for medical treatment on Jan. 13.

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Shinozuka seriously injured in Dakar Rally crash

PARIS, France - Kenjiro Shinozuka (file photo) of Japan crashed his car in the sand dunes in Libya during the Paris-to-Dakar rally on Jan. 9 and suffered serious injuries to his head, race officials and doctors said.

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Drugmakers Dainippon, Sumitomo to merge in Oct. 2005

TOKYO, Japan - Dainippon Pharmaceutical Co. President Kenjiro Miyatake (L) and Sumitomo Pharmaceuticals Co. President Yasuo Okamoto shake hands at a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 25. The two companies said they have reached a basic agreement to merge Oct. 1, 2005, creating a top-10 pharmaceutical maker in Japan in terms of prescription drug sales. (Kyodo)

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SMBC Deputy President Nakano to become Kansai business group hea

OSAKA, Japan - Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. Deputy President Kenjiro Nakano (in file photo) is expected to become one of the two co-chairmen of the Kansai Association of Corporate Executives in 2008, sources said on Dec. 8. Nakano, 60, will replace Atsushi Kojima, 72, chairman of Ganko Food Service Co., while the group's other co-chairman, Norihiko Saito, 61, executive vice president of Kansai Electric Power Co., will remain in office, the sources said (Kyodo)

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American Samurai (1992)

Mark Dacascos Characters: Kenjiro Film: American Samurai (1992) Director: Sam Firstenberg 14 August 1992 Date: 14 August 1992

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Tokyo Olympic committee scraps controversial logo

Photo taken Sept. 1, 2015, shows the controversial logos for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics displayed at Narita airport near Tokyo. The Olympic organizing committee the same day scrapped the logo designed by Kenjiro Sano that has sparked accusations of plagiarism. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Controversial Tokyo 2020 logo set to be scrapped

File photo shows Japanese designer Kenjiro Sano striking a pose in Tokyo in July 2015 after his design was chosen as the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics logo. In the wake of accusations of plagiarism, the Tokyo Olympics organizing committee decided on Sept. 1 to scrap it. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Controversial Tokyo 2020 logo set to be scrapped

Photo shows Japanese designer Kenjiro Sano, whose design was chosen as the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics logo. In the wake of accusations of plagiarism, the Tokyo Olympics organizing committee decided on Sept. 1, 2015, to scrap the design. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo Olympic committee shows original logo design amid dispute

Toshiro Muto, director general of the Tokyo Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, unveils at a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 28, 2015, the original design (shown on screen) of Kenjiro Sano's Olympic and Paralympic Games logo, a later version of which is embroiled in a plagiarism dispute. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Designer disputes Belgian claim against Sano's Tokyo Olympic logo

Undated photo shows graphic designer Kazumasa Nagai, who headed the committee that selected the logo of designer Kenjiro Sano for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Nagai said on Aug. 26, 2015, that Sano's original design was not similar to a Belgian theater logo, rejecting the accusation of plagiarism against the Japanese designer. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo Olympics logo designer withdraws designs for beverage campaign

Undated photo shows tote bags designed by 2020 Tokyo Olympics logo designer Kenjiro Sano to be handed out in a Suntory Beer Ltd. promotional campaign. The beer maker said on Aug. 13, 2015, that Sano, who has been accused of plagiarism in creating the Olympics logo, has withdrawn eight of his 30 tote bag designs after comments were made via the Internet claiming they "closely resemble" patterns that already exist. (Photo taken from an application form prepared by Suntory Beer Ltd.)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Court action eyed if no step taken to stop use of Tokyo Olympic logo

Photo taken Aug. 3, 2015, shows Olivier Debie, the designer of a Belgian theater logo who says his creation was plagiarized in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic symbol. Debie has indicated that court action will be readied in Belgium as early as Aug. 10 to get the International Olympic Committee to halt the use of the Olympic logo. Tokyo Olympic logo designer Kenjiro Sano has dismissed the plagiarism accusation. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Brothers torn between Japan, U.S. in WWII

Kenjiro Akune, a 92-year-old American of Japanese ancestry, says at his home in Gardena, California, on July 9, 2015, he and his older brother volunteered for the U.S. Army during World War II while his two younger brothers in Japan served in the Japanese military. The four brothers survived the war. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Designer of 2020 Tokyo Olympic, Paralympic emblems

Japanese art director Kenjiro Sano poses for photos in Tokyo on July 24, 2015, after his designs were selected to be used as the official emblems of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Shinozuka to take part in Asia Cross Country Rally

Japanese rally driver Kenjiro Shinozuka poses in front of a vehicle in Tokyo on July 10, 2015. Shinozuka, 66, will compete in the Asia Cross Country Rally to be held in Thailand in August. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic emblems unveiled

Japanese art director Kenjiro Sano speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on July 24, 2015, after his designs were selected to be used for the official emblems of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. The letter T in the Tokyo Olympic emblem represents Tokyo, Team and Tomorrow, conveying the message "TOKYO will create TOMORROW by becoming one TEAM." The equal mark in the Paralympic Games logo represents "universal equality." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan envoy to UNESCO addresses sake-tasting event in Paris

Kenjiro Monji, ambassador at Japan's permanent mission to the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, addresses a tasting event for promoting Japanese sake rice wine at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris on March 5, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Former skipper Nomura lauds Carp's business, playing style

Former Hiroshima Carp manager Kenjiro Nomura, seen in this photo taken Sept. 10, 2016, tells Kyodo News on Oct. 14 in Hiroshima that the Carp's overpowering 2016 pennant run is the result of the club's efforts not only on the field but off. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Practicing doctor on remote island to retire in 2016

File photo taken in March 2008 shows Kenjiro Setoue (L), a practicing doctor on Shimo Koshiki Island off Satsumasendai in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, receiving his likeness from cartoonist Takatoshi Yamada. Setoue, 74, the inspiration for the main character of Yamada's popular comic and TV drama series "Dr. Koto's Clinic," will retire in March 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympic logo designer admits copying designs for beverage campaign

Undated photo shows Kenjiro Sano, the designer of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics logo. In a release posted on his design office's website on Aug. 14, 2015, Sano admitted that his team stole design ideas for some of the items used for a beverage promotional campaign. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo Olympics emblem designer attends press conference

Kenjiro Sano, the Japanese designer of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, attends a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 5, 2015, after a Belgian designer says the logo was plagiarized from his Belgian theater logo. Sano denied plagiarism, saying the accusation is groundless. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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(4)Japan wins bronze in men's 470 double-handed dinghy race

ATHENS, Greece -- Kazuto Seki (L) and Kenjiro Todoroki, who won the bronze medal in the men's 470 double-handed dinghy race in the Athens Olympic Games, smile during the awards ceremony on Aug. 21. (Kyodo)

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(3)Japan wins bronze in men's 470 double-handed dinghy race

ATHENS, Greece -- Kazuto Seki (L) and Kenjiro Todoroki rejoice after sailing to a bronze medal in the men's 470 double-handed dinghy race in the Athens Olympic Games on Aug. 21. (Kyodo)

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(2)Japan wins bronze in men's 470 double-handed dinghy race

ATHENS, Greece -- The Japanese team (2nd from R) of Kazuto Seki and Kenjiro Todoroki sail in the men's 470 double-handed dinghy race in the Athens Olympic Games on Aug. 21. They won the bronze medal. (Kyodo)

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(1)Japan wins bronze in men's 470 double-handed dinghy race

ATHENS, Greece -- Kazuto Seki (L) and Kenjiro Todoroki sail to a bronze medal in the men's 470 double-handed dinghy race in the Athens Olympic Games on Aug. 21. (Kyodo)

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Japanese solar car sets new world speed record

MIYAKOJIMA, Japan - A solar car driven by Kenjiro Shinozuka, who became the first Japanese to win the Dakar Rally in 1997, travels on a runway at Shimojijima Airport in the city of Miyakojima, Okinawa Prefecture, on Aug. 20, 2014. It achieved an average speed of 91.3 kilometers per hour, setting a new world speed record for a solar car. (Kyodo)

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Japanese solar car sets new world speed record

MIYAKOJIMA, Japan - Driver Kenjiro Shinozuka, who became the first Japanese to win the Dakar Rally in 1997, celebrates with his supporters on a runway at Shimojijima Airport in the city of Miyakojima, Okinawa Prefecture, on Aug. 20, 2014, after setting a new world speed record for a solar car. His car achieved an average speed of 91.3 kilometers per hour, breaking the previous record of 88.8 kilometers per hour. (Kyodo)

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Popular children's writer Kenjiro Haitani dies at 72

TOKYO, Japan - Kenjiro Haitani (file photo taken in January, 2005), a popular author who cheered up children through his books including ''A Rabbit's Eyes,'' dies of esophageal cancer at a hospital in Shizuoka Prefecture on Nov. 23. He was 72. (Kyodo)

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Kajima downs Kansai Univ. to win Rice Bowl

TOKYO, Japan - Kajima Deers wide receiver Yujiro Kojima (25) is tackled by Kansai University Kaisers linebacker Kenjiro Odate in the third quarter of the national Rice Bowl match at Tokyo Dome on Jan. 3, 2010. The Deers won the national crown beating the Kaisers 19-16. (Kyodo)

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Japanese handmade paper added to UNESCO heritage list

PARIS, France - Cultural Agency chief Masanori Aoyagi (center L) and Japanese envoy to UNESCO Kenjiro Monji shake hands at the UNESCO headquarter in Paris on Nov. 26, 2014, after UNESCO's decision to add the "washi" Japanese handmade paper craft to its list of intangible cultural heritages. (Kyodo)