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"I'm sorry" festival in Japan

NANKOKU, Japan, May 12 Kyodo - A man apologizes out loud from a three-meter-high platform during the "I'm sorry" festival in Nankoku, Kochi Prefecture, western Japan, on May 12, 2019. The festival has been held since 2013 to promote the city which has an area named Gomen, meaning "I'm sorry" in Japanese.

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"I'm sorry" festival in Japan

NANKOKU, Japan, May 12 Kyodo - A woman apologizes out loud from a three-meter-high platform during the "I'm sorry" festival in Nankoku, Kochi Prefecture, western Japan, on May 12, 2019. The festival has been held since 2013 to promote the city which has an area named Gomen, meaning "I'm sorry" in Japanese.

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Japan Post, Lawson carrying out trial joint delivery service

TOKYO, Japan - An employee of the Japan Post Holdings group loads Lawson convenience store products on a postal delivery truck in Nankoku, Kochi Prefecture.

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Japan's oldest person Toyonaga dies at 113

TOKYO, Japan - Tsuneyo Toyonaga (file photo), who has been recognized as Japan's oldest person, died of natural causes in Nankoku, Kochi Prefecture, on Feb. 21. She was 113. She became the nation's oldest person in August last year when the then oldest person, Shitsu Nakano of Fukuoka Prefecture, died at the age of 113 years and seven months.

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Youth training camp to nurture "white hat" hackers

Junior high school students participate in a "Security Junior Camp" conducted in Nankoku, Kochi Prefecture, Japan, on June 27, 2015, to discover and nurture cybersecurity specialists who will use their knowledge and skills for the good of society. The two-day camp was held specifically for junior high school students. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Youth training camp to nurture "white hat" hackers

Junior high school students participate in a "Security Junior Camp" conducted in Nankoku, Kochi Prefecture, Japan, on June 27, 2015, to discover and nurture cybersecurity specialists who will use their knowledge and skills for the good of society. The two-day camp was held specifically for junior high school students. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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CORRECTED: "I'm sorry" festival in Japan

A man apologizes out loud from a three-meter-high platform during the "I'm sorry" festival in Nankoku, Kochi Prefecture, western Japan, on May 12, 2019. The festival has been held since 2013 to promote the city which has an area named Gomen, meaning "I'm sorry" in Japanese. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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CORRECTED: "I'm sorry" festival in Japan

A woman apologizes out loud from a three-meter-high platform during the "I'm sorry" festival in Nankoku, Kochi Prefecture, western Japan, on May 12, 2019. The festival has been held since 2013 to promote the city which has an area named Gomen, meaning "I'm sorry" in Japanese. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Special zone minister hit with censure motion over Abe "favoritism" row

Japan's regional revitalization minister Kozo Yamamoto is pictured during a visit to Kochi University in Nankoku on April 23, 2017. The main opposition Democratic Party filed a censure motion on June 13 against Yamamoto, who is in charge of special deregulation zones, in connection with claims Prime Minister Shinzo Abe may have swayed the approval of a university project in one of the zones. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Cross-sector team to research "fine bubbles" for industrial use

A team of researchers led by Takashi Hata (L), associate professor at Kochi National College of Technology, works on an experiment to study "fine bubbles" in Nankoku, Kochi Prefecture, on Aug. 26, 2015. The western Japanese prefecture has launched a project team involving the industrial, academic and government sectors to research in the field aiming to apply newfound technology to primary industries such as agriculture and fisheries. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's oldest person Toyonaga dies at 113

TOKYO, Japan - Tsuneyo Toyonaga (file photo), who has been recognized as Japan's oldest person, died of natural causes in Nankoku, Kochi Prefecture, on Feb. 21. She was 113. She became the nation's oldest person in August last year when the then oldest person, Shitsu Nakano of Fukuoka Prefecture, died at the age of 113 years and seven months. (Kyodo)

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100th anniversary of cartoonist Yanase's birth

Mascots designed by the late Japanese cartoonist Takashi Yanase appear at an event held in Nankoku, Kochi Prefecture, western Japan, on Feb. 10, 2019 to mark the 100th anniversary of his birth. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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100th anniversary of cartoonist Yanase's birth

People pose with mascots designed by the late Japanese cartoonist Takashi Yanase at an event held in Nankoku, Kochi Prefecture, western Japan, on Feb. 10, 2019 to mark the 100th anniversary of his birth. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo