Prince Hitachi

Prince Hitachi

File photo taken on May 29, 2017, shows Prince Hitachi, the uncle of Japanese Emperor Naruhito. The prince was hospitalized on March 1, 2023, for fever, the Imperial Household Agency said.

Female workers in Hanoi

Female workers in Hanoi

HANOI, Vietnam, Dec. 26 Kyodo - Female workers eat dinner while sitting on stools set up outside a restaurant in Hanoi on March 1, 2017.

School involved in controversial land deal approached LDP lawmaker

School involved in controversial land deal approached LDP lawmaker

TOKYO, Japan, March 2 Kyodo - During a meeting with reporters in Tokyo on March 1, 2017, ruling Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Yoshitada Konoike admits that he met the administrator of a school operator at the center of a controversial land deal, while denying he played any role in lobbying the Finance Ministry on behalf of the operator over the deal.

Watabe wins silver in LH individual Gundersen at worlds

Watabe wins silver in LH individual Gundersen at worlds

LAHTI, Finland, March 2 Kyodo - Japan's Akito Watabe (C) races in the large hill individual Gundersen 10-kilometer competition at the Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti, Finland, on March 1, 2017, to earn silver. It was the first time in 18 years a Japanese won an individual medal at the Nordic ski worlds.

Local residents, reporters observe live-fire training

Local residents, reporters observe live-fire training

OITA, Japan, March 2 Kyodo - U.S. Marines allow local residents and reporters to observe live-fire training on March 1, 2017, at an exercise area in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Oita. The event was held to reassure locals about the safety of the drills, which some locals have expressed disquiet about.