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Former U.S. Defense Secretary Perry

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 29 Kyodo - Former U.S. Defense Secretary William Perry speaks during an interview with Kyodo News in Palo Alto, California, on Dec. 19, 2017. (Photo taken by Akiko Nabeshima)

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Former U.S. Defense Secretary Perry

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 29 Kyodo - Former U.S. Defense Secretary William Perry speaks during an interview with Kyodo News in Palo Alto, California, on Dec. 19, 2017. (Photo taken by Akiko Nabeshima)

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Former U.S. Defense Secretary William Perry

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 29 Kyodo - Former U.S. Defense Secretary William Perry is pictured in Palo Alto, California, on Dec. 19, 2017. (Photo taken by Akiko Nabeshima)

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Former U.S. Defense Secretary William Perry

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 29 Kyodo - Former U.S. Defense Secretary William Perry is pictured in Palo Alto, California, on Dec. 19, 2017. (Photo taken by Akiko Nabeshima)

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Former U.S. Defense Secretary Perry

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 29 Kyodo - Former U.S. Defense Secretary William Perry speaks during an interview with Kyodo News in Palo Alto, California, on Dec. 19, 2017. (Photo taken by Akiko Nabeshima)

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JAL, Japan Post to start home delivery

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Airlines Co. President Yoshiharu Ueki (L) and Japan Post Co. President Shinichi Nabeshima shake hands in Tokyo on Jan. 29, 2013. JAL and Japan Post will jointly start a door-to-door express delivery service for fresh food, including fruit and fishery products from Japan, to Singapore and Taiwan using special cool boxes.

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Ex-civil rights 'foot soldier' carries torch for future generations

SELMA, United States - Annie Pearl Avery, a ''foot soldier'' of civil rights movements led by African-Americans in the 1960s, explained her experiences during ''Bloody Sunday,'' the March 7, 1965 aborted demonstration march, in front of photos of scenes at the National Voting Rights Museum and Institute on Nov. 14, 2011. (Photo by Akiko Nabeshima)

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Living national treasure, ceramic artist Imaizumi dies

SAGA, Japan - Photo taken in April 1999 shows ceramic artist Imaizumi Imaemon XIII putting color on a piece of pottery at his workroom in Arita, Saga Prefecture. He died Oct. 13 at age 75 of a heart attack at his home in Arita, one of the largest ceramic production centers in Japan. He was awarded the title of Living National Treasure in 1989 for his Nabeshima ware.

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PM Abe receives porcelain gift

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) receives a sake server made of Imari Nabeshima style porcelain from a representative, wearing a traditional attire, of the porcelain industry in the city of Imari in southwestern Japan. At left in the back is Imari Mayor Yoshikazu Tsukabe. Imari Nabeshima porcelain wares were often used as gifts to shoguns and the imperial court during the Edo era (1603-1868). (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Former U.S. Defense Secretary Perry

Former U.S. Defense Secretary William Perry speaks during an interview with Kyodo News in Palo Alto, California, on Dec. 19, 2017. (Photo taken by Akiko Nabeshima) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Former U.S. Defense Secretary William Perry

Former U.S. Defense Secretary William Perry is pictured in Palo Alto, California, on Dec. 19, 2017. (Photo taken by Akiko Nabeshima) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Former U.S. Defense Secretary Perry

Former U.S. Defense Secretary William Perry speaks during an interview with Kyodo News in Palo Alto, California, on Dec. 19, 2017. (Photo taken by Akiko Nabeshima) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Former U.S. Defense Secretary Perry

Former U.S. Defense Secretary William Perry speaks during an interview with Kyodo News in Palo Alto, California, on Dec. 19, 2017. (Photo taken by Akiko Nabeshima) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Former U.S. Defense Secretary William Perry

Former U.S. Defense Secretary William Perry is pictured in Palo Alto, California, on Dec. 19, 2017. (Photo taken by Akiko Nabeshima) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's jazz trio sets Guinness record as world's oldest

Photo taken Oct. 30, 2015 shows Golden Senior Trio, a Japanese jazz trio which has been recognized by Guinness World Records as the band with the world's oldest average age, performing in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture. From left, pianist Zensho Otsuka, bassist Naosuke Miyamoto and vibraphonist Naoteru Nabeshima. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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The Suibansha (sacred fountain),Toshogu Shrine,Nikko

The white building in the centre is the Omizuya, with a granite water basin donated by the Nabeshima Clan in 1618. This is said to be the first structure in a shrine washing place using a water basin rather than a naturally occurring stream or spring for cleansing hands. The basin is 1.2m wide, 2.6m long, and 1m tall.==Date:unknown, Place:Nikko, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number93‐12‐0]

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The Suibansha (sacred fountain),Toshogu Shrine,Nikko

The white building in the centre is the Omizuya, which has a granite water basin donated by the Nabeshima Clan in 1618. To the right is the Rinzo (Kyozo) where sutras are stored. The Chinese-style bronze gate, Karagane Torii, which was built by Tokugawa Iemitsu, stands in the right foreground. This is the first bronze gate in Japan. Visitors pass through the gate, ascend the stone steps and arrive in front of Yomeimon.==Date:unknown, Place:Nikko, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number88‐10‐0]

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The Suibansha (sacred fountain),Toshogu Shrine,Nikko

The white building in the centre is the Omizuya, with a granite water basin donated by the Nabeshima Clan in 1618. This is said to be the first structure in a shrine washing place using a water basin rather than a naturally occurring stream or spring for cleansing hands. The basin is 1.2m wide, 2.6m long, and 1m tall.==Date:unknown, Place:Nikko, Photo:A. Farsari, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number82‐36‐0]

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The Suibansha (sacred fountain),Toshogu Shrine,Nikko

The white building in the centre is the Omizuya, with a granite water basin donated by the Nabeshima Clan in 1618. This is said to be the first structure in a shrine washing place using a water basin rather than a naturally occurring stream or spring for cleansing hands. The Rinzo (Kyozo), where the sutras are stored, is to the right.==Date:unknown, Place:Nikko, Photo:Tamamura Kozaburo, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number80‐38‐0]

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The Suibansha (sacred fountain),Toshogu Shrine,Nikko

The white building in the centre is the Omizuya, with a granite water basin donated by the Nabeshima Clan in 1618. This is said to be the first structure in a shrine washing place using a water basin rather than a naturally occurring stream or spring for cleansing hands. The basin is 1.2m wide, 2.6m long, and 1m tall.==Date:unknown, Place:Nikko, Photo:R. Stillfried, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number78‐37‐0]

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The Sanjinko (three sacred stonehouses) and Nino-torii Gate,Toshogu Shrine,Nikko

Kamijinko, built in azekurazukuri (wedge-log) style and visible on the right, stores the costumes and other accessories used in the 1,000 Samurai Procession Festival. The building on the left is the Omizuya (washing place) donated by the Nabeshima Clan. To the right of it stands the Karagane Torii, the first bronze gate in Japan built by the third shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu. The double-roofed building behind it is the Rinzo used to store sutras.==Date:unknown, Place:Nikko, Photo:R. Stillfried, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number77‐10‐0]

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The Sanjinko (three sacred stonehouses) and Nino-torii Gate,Toshogu Shrine,Nikko

Kamijinko, built in azekurazukuri (wedge-log) style and visible on the right, stores the costumes and other accessories used in the 1,000 Samurai Procession Festival. The building on the left is the Omizuya (washing place) donated by the Nabeshima Clan. To the right of it stands the Karagane Torii, the first bronze gate in Japan built by the third shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu. The double-roofed building behind it is the Rinzo used to store sutras.==Date:unknown, Place:Nikko, Photo:F. Beato, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number62‐6‐0]

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Near the Nino-torii (the second gate),Toshogu Shrine,Nikko

The structure on the left is the Omizuya, with a granite basin donated by the Nabeshima Clan in 1619. The building to the right is the Rinzo, where Buddhist sutras are stored. The first bronze torii built in Japan, Karagane Torii (centre foreground) was built by third shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu. The building on the right back is the Drum Tower. A hanging lantern is visible to the right.==Date:unknown, Place:Nikko, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number54‐6‐2]

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Skillful craftsmanship behind authentic handmade guitars

PORTLAND, United States - John Greven focuses his full attention on putting the final touches on an acoustic guitar ordered by a customer in Tennessee in a working space of his house in Portland, Oregon on Nov. 17, 2010. Photo by Akiko Nabeshima (Kyodo)

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Skillful craftsmanship behind authentic handmade guitars

PORTLAND, United States - John Greven plays the first guitar he built for himself, in a working space of his house in Portland, Oregon on Nov. 17, 2010. Although the guitar has a plain design, the sound is superb. Photo by Akiko Nabeshima (Kyodo)

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Ex-civil rights 'foot soldier' carries torch for future generatio

SELMA, United States - Annie Pearl Avery, a ''foot soldier'' of civil rights movements led by African-Americans in the 1960s, explained her experiences during ''Bloody Sunday,'' the March 7, 1965 aborted demonstration march, in front of photos of scenes at the National Voting Rights Museum and Institute on Nov. 14, 2011. (Photo by Akiko Nabeshima)(Kyodo)

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Nabeshima Naohiro

Nabeshima Naohiro==Date:Early Meiji, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images)

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Living national treasure, ceramic artist Imaizumi dies

SAGA, Japan - Photo taken in April 1999 shows ceramic artist Imaizumi Imaemon XIII putting color on a piece of pottery at his workroom in Arita, Saga Prefecture. He died Oct. 13 at age 75 of a heart attack at his home in Arita, one of the largest ceramic production centers in Japan. He was awarded the title of Living National Treasure in 1989 for his Nabeshima ware.