Minowa thanks fans for support on comeback from TB hiatus

Minowa thanks fans for support on comeback from TB hiatus

OSAKA, Japan - Comedian Haruka Minowa (R) and her partner Haruna Kondo of the comedy duo Harisembon pose in Osaka on June 14 after Minowa made a comeback from two months of treatment for tuberculosis.

8 die, 12 missing in rain-triggered floods, mudslides

8 die, 12 missing in rain-triggered floods, mudslides

MINOWA, Japan - The embankment of River Tenryu stands broken in part in the town of Minowa, Nagano Prefecture, after heavy rainfas on July 19. Eight people died and at least 12 went missing across Japan in floods and mudslides triggered by heavy rain, authorities said.

Funeral for 14-year-old student who committed suicide in Fukuoka

Funeral for 14-year-old student who committed suicide in Fukuoka

FUKUOKA, Japan - Teachers from Minowa junior high school attend a funeral for a 14-year-old boy who committed suicide in the town of Chikuzen, Fukuoka Prefecture. The photo was taken on Nov. 11, 2006. (Kyodo)

8 die, 12 missing in rain-triggered floods, mudslides

8 die, 12 missing in rain-triggered floods, mudslides

MINOWA, Japan - The embankment of River Tenryu stands broken in part in the town of Minowa, Nagano Prefecture, after heavy rainfas on July 19. Eight people died and at least 12 went missing across Japan in floods and mudslides triggered by heavy rain, authorities said. (Kyodo)

Minowa thanks fans for support on comeback from TB hiatus

Minowa thanks fans for support on comeback from TB hiatus

OSAKA, Japan - Comedian Haruka Minowa (R) and her partner Haruna Kondo of the comedy duo Harisembon pose in Osaka on June 14 after Minowa made a comeback from two months of treatment for tuberculosis. (Kyodo)

Snow scene of sanyabori canal

Snow scene of sanyabori canal

The same picture as that numbered 3-26. The canal came directly from the border between Asakusa and Imaido to Minowa in the west reaching Negishi. Many people took this route by Chokibune on the way to Yoshiwara along the Sumida River. In 1958, when the Yoshiwara red light district was abolished, most of the canal was filled in.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number14‐35‐0]