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Tokyo Skytree attracts 6.34 mil. visitors

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroshi Komine (4th from L) and his wife and children pose for photos at Tokyo Skytree in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on May 20, 2013, with Michiaki Suzuki (far L), president of Tobu Tower Skytree Co., the tower's operator, as one of them became the 6.34 millionth visitor to the observation deck of the world's tallest broadcasting tower at 634 meters, matching the numerals of its height two days before the first anniversary of its opening.

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Tokyo Skytree attracts 6.34 mil. visitors

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroshi Komine and his wife and children are applauded at Tokyo Skytree in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on May 20, 2013, as one of them became the 6.34 millionth visitor to the observation deck of the world's tallest broadcasting tower at 634 meters, matching the numerals of its height two days before the first anniversary of its opening.

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Ministry finds initials, names of 118 hepatitis C patients

TOKYO, Japan - Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Yoichi Masuzoe (R) meets with Natsuki Hayama (C), president of Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp., and Takeshi Komine (L), the company's vice president, at the health ministry on Oct. 22, after the ministry said it has found documents with the names or initials of 118 out of 418 people who developed hepatitis C through the administration of a tainted blood product, reversing its earlier claim that it had no data to confirm any of their identities. The product was manufactured by now-defunct Green Cross Corp., which was taken over by Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma.

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Mitsubishi Pharma, Tanabe Seiyaku to merge Oct. 1

TOKYO, Japan - Natsuki Hayama (L), president of Tanabe Seiyaku Co., and Takeshi Komine, president of Mitsubishi Pharma Corp., shake hands during a press conference at a hotel in Tokyo on Feb. 2. They announced that the two mid-ranking pharmaceutical firms will merge Oct. 1.

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Mitsubishi Pharma, Tanabe Seiyaku to merge Oct. 1

TOKYO, Japan - Natsuki Hayama (L), president of Tanabe Seiyaku Co., and Takeshi Komine, president of Mitsubishi Pharma Corp., shake hands during a press conference at a hotel in Tokyo on Feb. 2. They announced that the two mid-ranking pharmaceutical firms will merge Oct. 1. (Kyodo)

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Ski guide enjoys backcountry skiing at central Japan highland resort

Ski guide Kuniyoshi Komine enjoys backcountry skiing at a Norikura Kogen highland resort in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, on Feb. 2, 2015. The sport is gaining popularity in Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ski guide checks snow to protect skiers from avalanches

Ski guide Kuniyoshi Komine checks layers of snow at a Norikura Kogen highland resort in Matsumoto, Nagao Prefecture, central Japan, on Feb. 20, 2015, to protect backcountry skiers from avalanches. Backcountry skiers hit by snow slides have been increasing in Japan along with the growing popularity of the sport. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ministry finds initials, names of 118 hepatitis C patients

TOKYO, Japan - Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Yoichi Masuzoe (R) meets with Natsuki Hayama (C), president of Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp., and Takeshi Komine (L), the company's vice president, at the health ministry on Oct. 22, after the ministry said it has found documents with the names or initials of 118 out of 418 people who developed hepatitis C through the administration of a tainted blood product, reversing its earlier claim that it had no data to confirm any of their identities. The product was manufactured by now-defunct Green Cross Corp., which was taken over by Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma. (Kyodo)

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Odawara Castle

This is the Minami-Kuruwa area of Odawara Castle, site of present-day Odawara City Museum. This photograph was taken from the front gate of Sannomaru Primary School (the old Honcho Primary School). Since the main castle's donjon is not visible, it must have been taken after November 1871 when the tower was disassembled and sold. The bridge in the foreground is Ochatsubo-bashi (the official name is Komine-bashi). It received this name (which means tea jar bridge ) because the tea brought to the shogun during the Edo period had to come across this bridge.==Date:unknown, Place:Odawara, Photo:R. Stillfried, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number78‐14‐0]