Abe invites around 11,000 people to cherry-viewing gathering

Abe invites around 11,000 people to cherry-viewing gathering

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (3rd from L) poses for photos during a cherry-viewing gathering at Tokyo's Shinjuku Gyoen park on April 14. Abe invited around 11,000 people from the political, business, sports and entertainment sectors to the gathering, including Olympic marathon medalist Yuko Arimori (L), TV personality Monta Mino and sumo master Takanohana (R).

Mino gets Guinness certificate as busiest TV show host

Mino gets Guinness certificate as busiest TV show host

TOKYO, Japan - Alistair Richards (L), chief operating officer of Guinness World Records, awards TV personality Monta Mino in Tokyo on Nov. 28 with a certificate as the busiest TV show host in the world. The 62-year-old Mino performs for 21 hours and 42 minutes a week.

Abe invites around 11,000 people to cherry-viewing gathering

Abe invites around 11,000 people to cherry-viewing gathering

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (3rd from L) poses for photos during a cherry-viewing gathering at Tokyo's Shinjuku Gyoen park on April 14. Abe invited around 11,000 people from the political, business, sports and entertainment sectors to the gathering, including Olympic marathon medalist Yuko Arimori (L), TV personality Monta Mino and sumo master Takanohana (R). (Kyodo)

Mino gets Guinness certificate as busiest TV show host

Mino gets Guinness certificate as busiest TV show host

TOKYO, Japan - Alistair Richards (L), chief operating officer of Guinness World Records, awards TV personality Monta Mino in Tokyo on Nov. 28 with a certificate as the busiest TV show host in the world. The 62-year-old Mino performs for 21 hours and 42 minutes a week. (Kyodo)