Celeb-drawing Kyoto hotel closes

Celeb-drawing Kyoto hotel closes

KYOTO, Japan - Michio Fukui (L), manager of Hotel Fujita Kyoto, sees off its last guests on Jan. 29, 2011. The hotel closed the same day after hosting many celebrities including Japanese movie stars Yujiro Ishihara and Ken Takakura during its 41-year history in Kyoto, one of Japan's premier tourist destinations.

LDP candidate from Paraguay goes overseas for election campaign

LDP candidate from Paraguay goes overseas for election campaign

NARITA, Japan - Michio Takakura, a Japanese national with permanent residency in Paraguay and is running in the July 11 House of Councillors election, heads for Los Angeles from Narita airport on June 24 to start campaigning for votes from overseas Japanese. From the United States, he will travel to Paraguay and Brazil where there are large populations of overseas Japanese.

LDP candidate from Paraguay goes overseas for election campaign

LDP candidate from Paraguay goes overseas for election campaign

NARITA, Japan - Michio Takakura, a Japanese national with permanent residency in Paraguay and is running in the July 11 House of Councillors election, heads for Los Angeles from Narita airport on June 24 to start campaigning for votes from overseas Japanese. From the United States, he will travel to Paraguay and Brazil where there are large populations of overseas Japanese. (Kyodo)

Celeb-drawing Kyoto hotel closes

Celeb-drawing Kyoto hotel closes

KYOTO, Japan - Michio Fukui (L), manager of Hotel Fujita Kyoto, sees off its last guests on Jan. 29, 2011. The hotel closed the same day after hosting many celebrities including Japanese movie stars Yujiro Ishihara and Ken Takakura during its 41-year history in Kyoto, one of Japan's premier tourist destinations. (Kyodo)