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[Breaking News]Rice-planting dance in disaster-hit Fukushima town

NAGASAKI, Japan, Feb. 18 Kyodo -A traditional rice-planting dance is performed on Feb. 18, 2024, at Kusano shrine in the Ukedo area in Namie, Fukushima Prefecture. The shrine was rebuilt after being swept away by tsunami triggered by the March 2011 earthquake.(Kyodo)

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Rice-planting dance in disaster-hit Fukushima town

A traditional rice-planting dance is performed on Feb. 18, 2024, at Kusano shrine in the Ukedo area in Namie, Fukushima Prefecture. The shrine was rebuilt after being swept away by tsunami triggered by the March 2011 earthquake.

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Rice-planting dance in disaster-hit Fukushima town

A traditional rice-planting dance is performed on Feb. 18, 2024, at Kusano shrine in the Ukedo area in Namie, Fukushima Prefecture. The shrine was rebuilt after being swept away by tsunami triggered by the March 2011 earthquake.

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Logo for G-7 summit in Hiroshima

Photo taken on Dec. 21, 2022, at the prime minister's office in Tokyo shows the logo for a summit of the Group of Seven industrialized nations in Hiroshima in May. The logo was created by designer Keiichi Kusano.

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Logo for G-7 summit in Hiroshima

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida stands with the logo for a summit of the Group of Seven industrialized nations in Hiroshima in May, at the premier's office in Tokyo on Dec. 21, 2022. The logo, created by designer Keiichi Kusano, was selected for the summit the same day.

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Logo for G-7 summit in Hiroshima

(From R) Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, designer Keiichi Kusano and Hiroshima mayor Kazumi Matsui stand with the logo for a summit of the Group of Seven industrialized nations in Hiroshima in May, at the premier's office in Tokyo on Dec. 21, 2022. The logo, created by Kusano, was selected for the summit the same day.

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Logo for G-7 summit in Hiroshima

(From R) Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and designer Keiichi Kusano stand with the logo for a summit of the Group of Seven industrialized nations in Hiroshima in May, at the premier's office in Tokyo on Dec. 21, 2022. The logo, created by Kusano, was selected for the summit the same day.

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Fukushima villager sees cherry blossoms in own garden

KAWAUCHI, Japan - Katsutoshi Kusano looks at cherry blossoms in his garden on April 26, 2014, in Kawauchi Village, Fukushima Prefecture. The government permitted evacuees living in parts of the village's evacuation zone up to 20 kilometers from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, where the amount of radiation is relatively low, to return and stay overnight at their own homes for three months from the same day.

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Fukushima evacuee sees 'bonsai' trees at home

KAWAUCHI, Japan - Katsutoshi Kusano holds a "bonsai" plant, which he raised at an evacuation center, on April 26, 2014, as he returns home to Kawauchi Village, Fukushima Prefecture. The government permitted evacuees living in parts of the village's evacuation zone up to 20 kilometers from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, where the amount of radiation is relatively low, to stay overnight at their own homes for three months from the same day.

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Heads of 5 municipalities in Fukushima Pref.

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Combined photos show heads of five municipalities in Fukushima Prefecture affected by the ongoing nuclear crisis -- (from L) Mayor Takashi Kusano of the town of Naraha, Minamisoma Mayor Katsunobu Sakurai, Mayor Motohoshi Yamada of the town of Hirono, Tamura Mayor Yukei Tomitsuka and Mayor Yuko Endo of the village of Kawauchi. They have expressed their concerns in interviews over the government's plan to lift its evacuation advisory by the end of September 2011.

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Eagles' Kusano's hitting streak extends to 17 games

CHIBA, Japan - The Rakuten Eagles' Daisuke Kusano hits an infield single in the third inning of a game against the Lotte Marines at Chiba Marine Stadium on May 11, extending his club's hitting streak to a record 17 games. The Marines won 6-0.

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Japanese hot-spring area makes 'happi' coats for Obama family

NAGASAKI, Japan - The proprietress of a Japanese-style inn Yumiko Kusano (2nd from L) and three members of a tourism association in the Obama hot-spring area of Unzen, Nagasaki Prefecture, pose Jan. 14 wearing and showing blue ''happi'' coats. They specially made them for U.S. President-elect Barack Obama, his wife Michelle and their two daughters to celebrate his upcoming inauguration. Kusano is secretary general of the group ''Change Obama no kai (Change Obama association)'' which consists of proprietresses and other local people. The group tailored the Japanese coats, with ''President Obama'' written on one of the collars and ''Nagasaki, Obama Hot Spring'' on the other in white for the couple, getting their measurements via the Internet.

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Labor union chief Sasamori meets the media

TOKYO, Japan - Kiyoshi Sasamori (C), new president of Japan's largest labor organization, the Japanese Trade Union Confederation (Rengo), speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Oct. 5, flanked by acting President Yoshiyuki Ohara (L) and General Secretary Tadayoshi Kusano (R). Rengo provides a major support base for the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan.

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Japan's Airdo, Solaseed Air merge

Airdo Co. President Susumu Kusano (C, L) and Solaseed Air Inc. President Kosuke Takahashi (C, R) pose for photos during a ceremony marking the Japanese regional airlines' merger at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Oct. 3, 2022.

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Japan's Airdo, Solaseed Air merge

Airdo Co. President Susumu Kusano (C, R) and Solaseed Air Inc. President Kosuke Takahashi (C, L) pose at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Oct. 3, 2022, with the companies' aircraft seen in the background.

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Eagles' Kusano's hitting streak extends to 17 games

CHIBA, Japan - The Rakuten Eagles' Daisuke Kusano hits an infield single in the third inning of a game against the Lotte Marines at Chiba Marine Stadium on May 11, extending his club's hitting streak to a record 17 games. The Marines won 6-0. (Kyodo)

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Labor union chief Sasamori meets the media

TOKYO, Japan - Kiyoshi Sasamori (C), new president of Japan's largest labor organization, the Japanese Trade Union Confederation (Rengo), speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Oct. 5, flanked by acting President Yoshiyuki Ohara (L) and General Secretary Tadayoshi Kusano (R). Rengo provides a major support base for the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan.

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Thai restaurant in ex-elementary school building in Nichinan

Daisuke Kusano (L), owner of a Thai cuisine restaurant built inside a former elementary school building in Nichinan, Miyazaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, poses with Shoji Ogura (R), representative of community base "Ushionomori" which supports the launch of small enterprises and exchange among local people based in the former school, in June 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese hot-spring area makes 'happi' coats for Obama family

NAGASAKI, Japan - The proprietress of a Japanese-style inn Yumiko Kusano (2nd from L) and three members of a tourism association in the Obama hot-spring area of Unzen, Nagasaki Prefecture, pose Jan. 14 wearing and showing blue ''happi'' coats. They specially made them for U.S. President-elect Barack Obama, his wife Michelle and their two daughters to celebrate his upcoming inauguration. Kusano is secretary general of the group ''Change Obama no kai (Change Obama association)'' which consists of proprietresses and other local people. The group tailored the Japanese coats, with ''President Obama'' written on one of the collars and ''Nagasaki, Obama Hot Spring'' on the other in white for the couple, getting their measurements via the Internet. (Kyodo)

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Osaka Hotel

Probably the front entrance of the Osaka Hotel (the former Jiyutei Hotel). Kusano Jokichi opened the Jiyutei Hotel in the Gion of Kyoto near Yasaka Shrine following Osaka. See photo numbered 23-3.==Date:unknown, Place:Osaka, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number46‐73‐0]

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Osaka Hotel

Osaka Hotel originated from the Jiyutei Hotel established by Kusano Takekichi of Nagasaki in Osaka. A new hotel was opened by the Jiyutei Hotel in Nakanoshima in 1881, and was renamed the Osaka Hotel in 1895.==Date:unknown, Place:Osaka, Photo:A. Farsari, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number23‐3‐0]

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Heads of 5 municipalities in Fukushima Pref.

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Combined photos show heads of five municipalities in Fukushima Prefecture affected by the ongoing nuclear crisis -- (from L) Mayor Takashi Kusano of the town of Naraha, Minamisoma Mayor Katsunobu Sakurai, Mayor Motohoshi Yamada of the town of Hirono, Tamura Mayor Yukei Tomitsuka and Mayor Yuko Endo of the village of Kawauchi. They have expressed their concerns in interviews over the government's plan to lift its evacuation advisory by the end of September 2011. (Kyodo)

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Business linkup between Airdo and Solaseed Air

Airdo Co. President Susumu Kusano attends a press conference in Sapporo on May 31, 2021, after the medium-sized airline based in the northern Japan city announced a business tie-up with Solaseed Air Inc., another medium-sized airline based in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan, over aircraft maintenance and equipment procurement.

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Airdo's new president

Susumu Kusano (R), president of Japanese low-cost carrier Airdo Co., meets the press in Sapporo, northern Japan, on June 27, 2019, after its board endorsed the post earlier in the day. Kusano, 58, replaced Yasuhisa Tani, 67, (L) who became adviser. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Airdo's new president

Susumu Kusano, president of Japanese low-cost carrier Airdo Co., meets the press in Sapporo, northern Japan, on June 27, 2019, after its board endorsed the post earlier in the day. Kusano, 58, replaced Yasuhisa Tani, 67, who became adviser. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Traditional dance performed for 1st time since 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis

Performers dedicate a traditional rice-planting dance at Kusano Shrine in the Ukedo area in Namie, Fukushima Prefecture, on Aug. 12, 2017. In March, the Japanese government lifted an evacuation order for the area affected by radiation due to the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant disaster. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo