(1)Fukushima named new SDP leader

(1)Fukushima named new SDP leader

TOKYO, Japan - Mizuho Fukushima, secretary general of the minor opposition Social Democratic Party (SDP), arrives at the party headquarters in Tokyo's Nagata-cho to attend a general assembly of SDP lawmakers on Nov. 15. The meeting later appointed Fukushima as new party leader to replace Takako Doi, who resigned to take responsibility for the party's poor performance in Nov. 9 general election.

S. Korean lawmaker ends hunger strike over textbook in Tokyo

S. Korean lawmaker ends hunger strike over textbook in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Kim Young Jin (3rd from L), a member of South Korea's Millennium Democratic Party, reads out a statement protesting the Japanese government's recent approval of a controversial history textbook, on the sidewalk near the Diet building in Tokyo's Nagata-cho district on April 16. Kim, 55, ended a six-day hunger strike for health reasons based on advise of doctors and his supporters.

NTT Docomo's headquarters

NTT Docomo's headquarters

Headquarters of NTT DOCOMO, Nagata-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, April 28, 2017; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

NTT Docomo's headquarters

NTT Docomo's headquarters

Headquarters of NTT DOCOMO, Nagata-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, April 28, 2017; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

NTT Docomo's headquarters

NTT Docomo's headquarters

Headquarters of NTT DOCOMO, Nagata-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, April 28, 2017; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

German Legation at Nagata-cho

German Legation at Nagata-cho

German Legation at Nagata-cho==Date:Early Meiji, Place:Tokyo, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images)

(1)Fukushima named new SDP leader

(1)Fukushima named new SDP leader

TOKYO, Japan - Mizuho Fukushima, secretary general of the minor opposition Social Democratic Party (SDP), arrives at the party headquarters in Tokyo's Nagata-cho to attend a general assembly of SDP lawmakers on Nov. 15. The meeting later appointed Fukushima as new party leader to replace Takako Doi, who resigned to take responsibility for the party's poor performance in Nov. 9 general election. (Kyodo)