Critic Nakajima, 'Guin Saga' author Kurimoto dies at 56

Critic Nakajima, 'Guin Saga' author Kurimoto dies at 56

TOKYO, Japan - This undated file photo shows literary critic Azusa Nakajima, also a science fiction and mystery writer under the name of Kaoru Kurimoto, who died May 26 of pancreatic cancer at a Tokyo hospital, her office said May 27. She was 56.

Firm manipulates intensity data for iron materials

Firm manipulates intensity data for iron materials

OSAKA, Japan - Seizo Yokouchi (C), president of Kurimoto Ltd., a major manufacturer of cast iron water and gas pipes, bows in apology during a press conference in Osaka on Nov. 21. Yokouchi admitted that the company had manipulated intensity data for cylindrical iron forms that are used to make hollow spaces inside elevated expressways.

Japanese, Chinese table tennis veterans reunite in Beijing

Japanese, Chinese table tennis veterans reunite in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Qiu Zhonghui (2nd from left) and Kimiyo Kurimoto (formerly Matsuzaki) hug each other after their reunion in Beijing on April 1. Japanese and Chinese table tennis veterans met and planted trees in Beijing to mark the 50th anniversary of the 1956 world table tennis championships held in Tokyo.

Japan confirms bird flu at Kyoto chicken farm

Japan confirms bird flu at Kyoto chicken farm

TOKYO, Japan - Masako Kurimoto, chief of the Health Administration Section at the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry, speaks to reporters at the ministry Feb. 29 about the discovery of bird flu virus in samples from a Kyoto Prefecture farm where 67,000 chickens have died over the past week.

Bird flu suspected in Oita Pref.

Bird flu suspected in Oita Pref.

TOKYO, Japan - Masako Kurimoto, health administration section chief, the Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry, speaks at a press conference on Feb. 17. She said that a case of bird flu is suspected in the town of Kokonoe in Oita Prefecture .

(5)6,000 chickens killed by bird flu in Yamaguchi Pref.

(5)6,000 chickens killed by bird flu in Yamaguchi Pref.

TOKYO, Japan - Masako Kurimoto, chief of the Health Administration Section at the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry, briefs reporters on the outbreak of bird flu in Yamaguchi Prefecture at a press conference on Jan. 12.

Masuzoe announces his candidacy

Masuzoe announces his candidacy

Yoichi Masuzoe (L), 50, a scholar of international politics, announces his candidacy for the Tokyo gubernatorial election in April at a press conference Feb. 12. Shaking hands with him is Shinichiro Kurimoto, a member of the House of Representatives, whom Masuzoe said will appoint deputy governor once elected.

Japanese, Chinese table tennis veterans reunite in Beijing

Japanese, Chinese table tennis veterans reunite in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Qiu Zhonghui (L) and Kimiyo Kurimoto (formerly Matsuzaki),who both played in the 1956 world table tennis championships, hug each other after their reunion in Beijing on April 1. Japanese and Chinese table tennis veterans met and planted trees to mark the 50th anniversary of their competition held in Tokyo. (Kyodo)

Japan confirms bird flu at Kyoto chicken farm

Japan confirms bird flu at Kyoto chicken farm

TOKYO, Japan - Masako Kurimoto, chief of the Health Administration Section at the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry, speaks to reporters at the ministry Feb. 29 about the discovery of bird flu virus in samples from a Kyoto Prefecture farm where 67,000 chickens have died over the past week. (Kyodo)

Bird flu suspected in Oita Pref.

Bird flu suspected in Oita Pref.

TOKYO, Japan - Masako Kurimoto, health administration section chief, the Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry, speaks at a press conference on Feb. 17. She said that a case of bird flu is suspected in the town of Kokonoe in Oita Prefecture .(Kyodo)

Critic Nakajima, 'Guin Saga' author Kurimoto dies at 56

Critic Nakajima, 'Guin Saga' author Kurimoto dies at 56

TOKYO, Japan - This undated file photo shows literary critic Azusa Nakajima, also a science fiction and mystery writer under the name of Kaoru Kurimoto, who died May 26 of pancreatic cancer at a Tokyo hospital, her office said May 27. She was 56. (Kyodo)

Firm manipulates intensity data for iron materials

Firm manipulates intensity data for iron materials

OSAKA, Japan - Seizo Yokouchi (C), president of Kurimoto Ltd., a major manufacturer of cast iron water and gas pipes, bows in apology during a press conference in Osaka on Nov. 21. Yokouchi admitted that the company had manipulated intensity data for cylindrical iron forms that are used to make hollow spaces inside elevated expressways. (Kyodo)

World's 1st transplant performed of retinal cells from another's iPS cells

World's 1st transplant performed of retinal cells from another's iPS cells

Masayo Takahashi (R), a researcher at Riken institute, and Yasuo Kurimoto, an eye doctor at Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, attend a press conference in the western Japan city of Kobe on March 28, 2017, after performing a pioneering transplant surgery utilizing so-called induced pluripotent stem cells, or iPS cells, to treat an older man suffering from wet-type age-related macular degeneration. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

World's 1st transplant performed of retinal cells from another's iPS cells

World's 1st transplant performed of retinal cells from another's iPS cells

Masayo Takahashi (R), a researcher at Riken institute, and Yasuo Kurimoto, an eye doctor at Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, attend a press conference in the western Japan city of Kobe on March 28, 2017, after performing a pioneering transplant surgery utilizing so-called induced pluripotent stem cells, or iPS cells, to treat an older man suffering from wet-type age-related macular degeneration. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

World's 1st transplant performed of retinal cells from another's iPS cells

World's 1st transplant performed of retinal cells from another's iPS cells

Masayo Takahashi (R), a researcher at Riken institute, and Yasuo Kurimoto, an eye doctor at Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, attend a press conference in the western Japan city of Kobe on March 28, 2017, after performing a pioneering transplant surgery utilizing so-called induced pluripotent stem cells, or iPS cells, to treat an older man suffering from wet-type age-related macular degeneration. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

World's 1st transplant performed of retinal cells from another's iPS cells

World's 1st transplant performed of retinal cells from another's iPS cells

Masayo Takahashi (R), a researcher at Riken institute, and Yasuo Kurimoto, an eye doctor at Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, attend a press conference in the western Japan city of Kobe on March 28, 2017, after performing a pioneering transplant surgery utilizing so-called induced pluripotent stem cells, or iPS cells, to treat an older man suffering from wet-type age-related macular degeneration. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Masuzoe announces his candidacy

Masuzoe announces his candidacy

Yoichi Masuzoe (L), 50, a scholar of international politics, announces his candidacy for the Tokyo gubernatorial election in April at a press conference Feb. 12. Shaking hands with him is Shinichiro Kurimoto, a member of the House of Representatives, whom Masuzoe said will appoint deputy governor once elected. ==Kyodo