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Mt. Fuji, Taiwan's Yushan form friendship ties

KOFU, Japan - Kiyokazu Shoji (R), vice chairman of the Japan Mt. Fuji Association, and Ho Chung-da, president of the Chinese Taipei Alpine Association, shake hands at a signing ceremony on Feb. 7, 2014, in Yamanashi Prefecture, central Japan, to form friendship ties between Mt. Fuji and Taiwan's highest peak, Yushan.

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Man charmed with Papabubble candies in Spain

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Sept. 27, 2013, in Tokyo shows Kiyokazu Kanno making Papabubble candies that originated in Barcelona, Spain, at one of his shops. Intrigued by the charm of the colorful candies, Kanno received two years of candy-making training in Spain and opened his own store eight years ago, currently running a total of five outlets in Tokyo and Yokohama.

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Ex-Navy seaman hails emperor's visit to Peleliu for fallen comrades

Photo taken Jan. 21, 2015, in Japan's southwestern city of Chikugo shows Kiyokazu Tsuchida, a former Japanese seaman who survived a fierce 1944 battle with U.S. troops on Peleliu Island in Palau. Tsuchida, 95, waited in anticipation for the arrival on April 9 of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko on the island, saying, "When (the souls of the fallen comrades) meet with the emperor, they would be delighted and surprised." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Town grapples with depopulation in shadow of G-7 summit

Kiyokazu Yamagiwa, who lives in the western Japan town of Daiochofunakoshi, located just a 20-minute drive from the site of the Group of Seven summit taking place in Shima, Mie Prefecture, in late May, stands near the harbor on April 30, 2016. The 83-year-old man said, "There are about 700 houses, but nearly half of them are abandoned," as the local community grapples with depopulation. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-soldier talks with emperor, empress

Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko talk to Kiyokazu Tsuchida (C), a former Japanese seaman, on Peleliu Island, part of the west Pacific nation of Palau, on April 9, 2015. Tsuchida, 95, was a survivor of a fierce battle in Palau. The imperial couple visited the island to commemorate those who lost their lives there during World War II. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-soldiers wait for arrival of emperor, empress

Yoji Kurata (L), a former Japanese army soldier, and Kiyokazu Tsuchida, a former Japanese seaman, await the arrival of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko in Peleliu Island, part of the west Pacific nation of Palau, on April 9, 2015. Kurata, 88, and Tsuchida, 95, survived the fierce battles in Palau. The imperial couple visited the island to commemorate those who lost their lives there during World War II. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Head of Kanze-style Noh school bids farewell to theater in Tokyo

Kiyokazu Kanze (4th from L), head of the Kanze-style Noh school, speaks during a ceremony held at the Kanze Nohgaku Theater in Tokyo's Shibuya district on March 30, 2015, to mark its closure after 43 years serving as the centerpiece of the school. A new theater is planned to open in a building due to be constructed in Ginza, also in Tokyo, in 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tile craftsman completes rooftop ornaments for renovated castle

Kiyokazu Yamamoto (L), the master tile craftsman who headed the production of the 186-centimeter-tall "shachihoko" rooftop ornaments for the recently renovated Himeji Castle in Himeji, western Japan, poses with his grandson Kazuki in front of a similar model of the Japanese folklore animal on Feb. 27, 2015, in Heguri, Nara Prefecture. The shachihoko, which features the head of a tiger and the body of a fish, often adorns the roofs of temples and castles as it is believed to protect them from fire. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Face shields made of sheet protectors

Osaka University professor Kiyokazu Nakajima wears a face shield in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, on May 12, 2020. His team has begun mass production of face shields made of sheet protectors for health care workers fighting the new coronavirus after raising more than 32 million yen through crowdfunding. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo