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Nobel-winning author, peace activist Kenzaburo Oe dies at 88

Japanese novelist Kenzaburo Oe speaks during an interview at his home in Tokyo in July 2015. The winner of the 1994 Nobel Prize in Literature, who was also known as a proponent of Japan's pacifist Constitution and against nuclear power, Oe died of old age on March 3, 2023.

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Nobel-winning author, peace activist Kenzaburo Oe dies at 88

Japanese novelist Kenzaburo Oe speaks during a rally protesting against the Japanese government's security policy held in front of the parliament building in Tokyo in September 2015. The winner of the 1994 Nobel Prize in Literature, who was also known as a proponent of Japan's pacifist Constitution and against nuclear power, Oe died of old age on March 3, 2023.

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Japan to make Laos silver coin for 60th anniversary of diplomatic ties

TOKYO, March 3 Kyodo - This March 3, 2015 photo shows the silver coin to be produced to commemorate the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Laos and Japan.

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Sharp expected to post 200 bil. yen net loss

OSAKA, March 3 Kyodo - The headquarters of Japanese electronics maker Sharp Corp. stands in the city of Osaka, western Japan, on March 3, 2015. The company is expected to incur about 200 billion yen ($1.7 billion) in group net loss for the fiscal year to March 31 as it is considering additional restructuring steps, including the closure of four factories in Hiroshima Prefecture, sources close to the matter said the same day.

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Disaster-hit town holds coming-of-age ceremony

IWAKI, Japan - Young people of the northeastern Japan town of Futaba, where all residents have evacuated since the March 2011 nuclear disaster, attend a coming-of-age ceremony on Jan. 3, 2015, in the nearby city of Iwaki. The functions of the Futaba town office have been transferred to Iwaki.

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Disaster-hit town holds coming-of-age ceremony

IWAKI, Japan - Young people of the northeastern Japan town of Futaba, where all residents have evacuated since the March 2011 nuclear disaster, attend a coming-of-age ceremony on Jan. 3, 2015, in the nearby city of Iwaki. The functions of the Futaba town office have been transferred to Iwaki.

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Comic author, Tottori governor promote local airport

TOTTORI, Japan - Gosho Aoyama (R), author of the popular Japanese comic series "Case Closed" (previously known as "Detective Conan"), and Tottori Gov. Shinji Hirai strike a pose in front of a poster drawn by Aoyama for Tottori Airport during an event in the cartoonist's hometown of Hokuei in the western Japan prefecture on Jan. 3, 2015. With Tottori known for its sand dunes, the airport will be nicknamed Tottori Sakyu (Dune) Conan Airport from March.

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Kanazawa's travel map illustrates castle town attractions

KANAZAWA, Japan - A woman holds a map of Kanazawa which was created based on a map from the late Edo period in the central Japanese city in Ishikawa Prefecture on Dec. 3, 2014. Kanazawa is expecting more visitors due to bullet train service on the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line starting in March 2015 (Nagano-Kanazawa) to link Tokyo with Kanazawa.

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Man shows photos of B-29s crashed in 1945

SENDAI, Japan - Hiroshi Kawamata speaks in Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture, on Aug. 3, 2014, about his experience with showing pictures of U.S. B-29 bombers taken four months after they crashed on the ridge of Mt. Fubo in Shiraishi, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 10, 1945, the day of the so-called Great Tokyo Air Raids. Residents in the city are planning to hold a memorial service for 34 crew members killed in the three B-29 crashes, in 2015, the 70th anniversary of the end of the Pacific War.