A-bomb manga reading event in India

A-bomb manga reading event in India

NEW DELHI, India - Students of India's National School of Drama take part in an event to read the Hindi version of "Yunagi no machi sakura no kuni," a manga by Japanese cartoonist Fumiyo Kono based on the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, in New Delhi on Aug. 6, 2014, the day the Japanese city holds its annual memorial service.

A-bomb themed manga in Hindi

A-bomb themed manga in Hindi

NEW DELHI, India - India-based translator Tomoko Kikuchi holds her Hindi translation of "Yunagi no machi sakura no kuni" (town of evening calm, country of cherry blossoms) during an event in New Delhi on Aug. 6, 2013. The event marked the publication of the Hindi version of comics by Fumiyo Kono about the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan.

N.Y.-based Japanese jazz pianist

N.Y.-based Japanese jazz pianist

NEW YORK, United States - Kuni Mikami, a Japanese jazz pianist based in New York, plays piano at a studio in Manhattan on April 30, 2013.

(2)Daiei President Takagi to resign Oct. 22

(2)Daiei President Takagi to resign Oct. 22

TOKYO, Japan - Daiei Inc. President Kuni Takagi is mobbed by reporters at the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Oct. 15 after he announced his resignation at a press conference there.

(1)Daiei President Takagi to resign Oct. 22

(1)Daiei President Takagi to resign Oct. 22

TOKYO, Japan - Daiei Inc. President Kuni Takagi bows during a press conference at the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Oct. 15. Takagi said he will resign on Oct. 22 to take the blame for Daiei being forced to seek help in rehabilitating from the government-funded bailout agency Industrial Revitalization Corp. of Japan.

Japan's religious leaders take the stage at U.N. summit

Japan's religious leaders take the stage at U.N. summit

NEW YORK, United States - Kuniaki Kuni, the high priest of Ise Shrine, addresses more than 700 religious and spiritual leaders of other faiths at the U.N. General Assembly Hall on Aug. 29. The chief custodian of Ise, considered to be one of the oldest Shinto sanctuaries, called on them to deepen their mutual respect through greater knowledge.

DKB, Fuji, IBJ name joint holding firm Mizuho Holdings

DKB, Fuji, IBJ name joint holding firm Mizuho Holdings

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshiro Yamamoto (L), president of Fuji Bank, Katsuyuki Sugita (C), president of Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank (DKB), and Masao Nishimura (R), president of the Industrial Bank of Japan, shake hands at the DKB headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 22 after announcing their decision to name the joint holding company they plan to create next year Mizuho Holdings Inc. The name ''Mizuho,'' which means ''fresh ears of rice'' in Japanese, was chosen in consultation with an advertising agency because it is used in a special appellation for Japan, ''Mizuho no Kuni'' (Land of Golden Ears of Rice), according to bank officials.

(1)Daiei President Takagi to resign Oct. 22

(1)Daiei President Takagi to resign Oct. 22

TOKYO, Japan - Daiei Inc. President Kuni Takagi bows during a press conference at the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Oct. 15. Takagi said he will resign on Oct. 22 to take the blame for Daiei being forced to seek help in rehabilitating from the government-funded bailout agency Industrial Revitalization Corp. of Japan. (Kyodo)

(2)Daiei President Takagi to resign Oct. 22

(2)Daiei President Takagi to resign Oct. 22

TOKYO, Japan - Daiei Inc. President Kuni Takagi is mobbed by reporters at the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Oct. 15 after he announced his resignation at a press conference there. (Kyodo)

Hirohito, Queen Elizabeth II, Princess Nagako Kuni & Prince

Hirohito, Queen Elizabeth II, Princess Nagako Kuni & Prince

Hirohito, Queen Elizabeth Ii, Princess Nagako Kuni & Prince Philip State Visit In Japan 07 May 1975 im Mai 1975 bei einem Staatsbesuch in Japan Englisches, britisches Kînigshaus: Kînigin / queen Elizabeth II. und ihr Mann, Prinz Philip, Herzog von Edinburgh, 1975 beim Staatsbesuch in Japan, hier empfangen von Kaiser/emperor Hirohito und dessen Frau / Personen, duke, queen, royals, Herrscherin, Monarchin, zweite, 2., Adel, royals, prince Date: 07-May-1975

Emperor, empress walk to cowshed at Children's Land

Emperor, empress walk to cowshed at Children's Land

Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko wave to well-wishers on their way to a cowshed inside Kodomo-no-Kuni (Children's Land) on May 28, 2015, in Yokohama, southwest of Tokyo, after attending a ceremony marking the 50th anniversary of its opening. The park, opened in 1965, was built in commemoration of their 1959 marriage. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Emperor, empress attend ceremony marking 50th anniv. of kids' park

Emperor, empress attend ceremony marking 50th anniv. of kids' park

Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko attend a ceremony to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the opening of Kodomo-no-Kuni (Children's Land) on May 28, 2015, in Yokohama, southwest of Tokyo. The park, opened in 1965, was built in honor of their 1959 marriage. (Pool photo by Mainichi Shimbun) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Emperor, empress visit kids' park for 50th anniv. ceremony

Emperor, empress visit kids' park for 50th anniv. ceremony

Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko attend a ceremony to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the opening of Kodomo-no-Kuni (Children's Land) in Yokohama, southwest of Tokyo, on May 28, 2015. (Pool photo by Mainichi Shimbun) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Emperor, empress visit cowshed at kids' park for 50th anniv.

Emperor, empress visit cowshed at kids' park for 50th anniv.

Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko visit a cowshed inside Kodomo-no-Kuni (Children's Land) on May 28, 2015, in Yokohama, southwest of Tokyo, after attending a ceremony marking the 50th anniversary of its opening. The park, opened in 1965, was built in commemoration of their 1959 marriage. (Pool photo by Nihon Keizai Shimbun) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Awaji Island

Awaji Island

The small island in the centre is Yamatojima, part of Iwaya (present-day Awaji City), Awaji Island. According to Famous Places in Awaji-no-Kuni published at the end of the Edo Period, the 24 meter-high island is said to be the home of deities and therefore no one climbed to the top. Compared to #1545, Iwaya Shinto Shrine is in the left foreground. Mid-Meiji Period.==Date:unknown, Place:Awajishima, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number56‐5‐0]

Kinokuniya inn at ashinoyu hot spring

Kinokuniya inn at ashinoyu hot spring

A representative Japanese-style hotel in Ashinoyu Hot Springs, the Kinokuniya was built in the middle of the Meiji era. The board reads KI-NO-KUNI- HOTEL , showing that there were many foreigners as guests. President Grant of the United States also stayed in this hotel. The building to the left still exists today.==Date:unknown, Place:Hakone, Photo:Ogawa Kazumasa, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number5‐19‐0]

Stropharia aeruginosa, verdigris agaric, green, slimy woodland mushroom, fungus, toadstool

Stropharia aeruginosa, verdigris agaric, green, slimy woodland mushroom, fungus, toadstool

Novohradske Mountains, Stropharia aeruginosa in forrest by the way to Kuni hora, near Hojna Voda village, Novohradske Mountains, Ceske Budejovice Region, Czech Republic, September 8, 2014. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

Novohradske Mountains, tourist stamp Kuni hora (925)

Novohradske Mountains, tourist stamp Kuni hora (925)

Novohradske Mountains, tourist stamp Kuni hora (925), near Hojna Voda village, Novohradske Mountains, Ceske Budejovice Region, Czech Republic, September 8, 2014. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

Japanese empress at Yokohama park

Japanese empress at Yokohama park

Japanese Empress Michiko waves to visitors from a bus at the Kodomo-no-Kuni children's park in Yokohama near Tokyo on April 12, 2019. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese emperor, empress at Yokohama park

Japanese emperor, empress at Yokohama park

Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko wave to visitors from a bus at the Kodomo-no-Kuni children's park in Yokohama near Tokyo on April 12, 2019. The park opened in 1965 to celebrate their marriage in 1959. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese empress at Yokohama park

Japanese empress at Yokohama park

Japanese Empress Michiko waves to visitors from a bus at the Kodomo-no-Kuni children's park in Yokohama near Tokyo on April 12, 2019. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese emperor, empress at Yokohama park

Japanese emperor, empress at Yokohama park

Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko wave to visitors from a bus at the Kodomo-no-Kuni children's park in Yokohama near Tokyo on April 12, 2019. The park opened in 1965 to celebrate their marriage in 1959. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese emperor, empress at Yokohama park

Japanese emperor, empress at Yokohama park

Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko arrive at the Kodomo-no-Kuni children's park in Yokohama near Tokyo on April 12, 2019. The park opened in 1965 to celebrate their marriage in 1959. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese emperor, empress at Yokohama park

Japanese emperor, empress at Yokohama park

Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko arrive at the Kodomo-no-Kuni children's park in Yokohama near Tokyo on April 12, 2019. The park opened in 1965 to celebrate their marriage in 1959. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Sato named as Japan's ambassador to Hungary

Sato named as Japan's ambassador to Hungary

Undated photo shows Kuni Sato, who was appointed as Japan's ambassador to Hungary on Oct. 20, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japan's religious leaders take the stage at U.N. summit

Japan's religious leaders take the stage at U.N. summit

NEW YORK, United States - Kuniaki Kuni, the high priest of Ise Shrine, addresses more than 700 religious and spiritual leaders of other faiths at the U.N. General Assembly Hall on Aug. 29. The chief custodian of Ise, considered to be one of the oldest Shinto sanctuaries, called on them to deepen their mutual respect through greater knowledge.

DKB, Fuji, IBJ name joint holding firm Mizuho Holdings

DKB, Fuji, IBJ name joint holding firm Mizuho Holdings

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshiro Yamamoto (L), president of Fuji Bank, Katsuyuki Sugita (C), president of Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank (DKB), and Masao Nishimura (R), president of the Industrial Bank of Japan, shake hands at the DKB headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 22 after announcing their decision to name the joint holding company they plan to create next year Mizuho Holdings Inc. The name ''Mizuho,'' which means ''fresh ears of rice'' in Japanese, was chosen in consultation with an advertising agency because it is used in a special appellation for Japan, ''Mizuho no Kuni'' (Land of Golden Ears of Rice), according to bank officials.