Buddhist priest recalls tragedy of WWII ship sunk by U.S.

Buddhist priest recalls tragedy of WWII ship sunk by U.S.

SAPPORO, Japan - Masayoshi Asahi, a Buddhist priest in Akkeshi, eastern Hokkaido, shown in this file photo taken on June 26, 2014, remembers chanting sutras for some 2,800 victims of the Imperial Japanese Army's freighter Nichiren Maru, sunk by a U.S. submarine attack off the town in March 1944 during World War II.

Dream Journey wins Asahi Futurity Stakes

Dream Journey wins Asahi Futurity Stakes

FUNABASHI, Japan - Second pick Dream Journey (L) jockeyed by Masayoshi Ebina beats favorite Osumi Daido to win the Asahi Cup Futurity Stakes at Nakayama Racecourse on Dec. 10.

Nasdaq Japan Club holds 1st meeting

Nasdaq Japan Club holds 1st meeting

TOKYO, Japan - Masayoshi Son (R), president of Softbank Corp., Frank Zarb (C), chairman of the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) of the United States, and Hirotaro Higuchi, honorary chairman of Asahi Breweries Ltd., shake hands at a news conference at a Tokyo hotel Oct. 12. They were briefing reporters on the inaugural meeting of a corporate club set up to prepare for the start of Nasdaq Japan, the Japanese version of the technology-laden U.S. equity market.

Dream Journey wins Asahi Futurity Stakes

Dream Journey wins Asahi Futurity Stakes

FUNABASHI, Japan - Second pick Dream Journey (L) jockeyed by Masayoshi Ebina beats favorite Osumi Daido to win the Asahi Cup Futurity Stakes at Nakayama Racecourse on Dec. 10. (Kyodo)

Buddhist priest recalls tragedy of WWII ship sunk by U.S.

Buddhist priest recalls tragedy of WWII ship sunk by U.S.

SAPPORO, Japan - Masayoshi Asahi, a Buddhist priest in Akkeshi, eastern Hokkaido, shown in this file photo taken on June 26, 2014, remembers chanting sutras for some 2,800 victims of the Imperial Japanese Army's freighter Nichiren Maru, sunk by a U.S. submarine attack off the town in March 1944 during World War II. (Kyodo)

Nasdaq Japan Club holds 1st meeting

Nasdaq Japan Club holds 1st meeting

TOKYO, Japan - Masayoshi Son (R), president of Softbank Corp., Frank Zarb (C), chairman of the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) of the United States, and Hirotaro Higuchi, honorary chairman of Asahi Breweries Ltd., shake hands at a news conference at a Tokyo hotel Oct. 12. They were briefing reporters on the inaugural meeting of a corporate club set up to prepare for the start of Nasdaq Japan, the Japanese version of the technology-laden U.S. equity market.