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Japanese writer receives Andersen author award

MEXICO CITY, Mexico - Nahoko Uehashi (L), 52, a Japanese children's book author, receives an award certificate on Sept. 10, 2014, in Mexico City, for winning the 2014 Hans Christian Andersen Author Award, the highest international recognition given to an author and an illustrator of children's books.

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Japanese writer receives Andersen author award

MEXICO CITY, Mexico - Nahoko Uehashi, 52, a Japanese children's book author, receives a medal on Sept. 10, 2014, in Mexico City, for winning the 2014 Hans Christian Andersen Author Award, the highest international recognition given to an author and an illustrator of children's books.

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Fantasy novel writer Uehashi

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese juvenile fantasy novel writer and cultural anthropologist Nahoko Uehashi is pictured with her books in Tokyo on March 25, 2014, after winning the 2014 Hans Christian Andersen Author Award, a prestigious prize for international children's literature.

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Fantasy novel writer Uehashi

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese juvenile fantasy novel writer and cultural anthropologist Nahoko Uehashi holds a press conference in Tokyo on March 25, 2014, after winning the 2014 Hans Christian Andersen Author Award, a prestigious prize for international children's literature.

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Japan's flu cases, responses in global spotlight: WHO expert

GENEVA, Switzerland - Nahoko Shindo, a WHO medical officer, speaks to a group of Japanese reporters in Geneva on May 17. She said the outbreaks of a new type of influenza in Japan's big cities are drawing global attention and the country's responses are hoped to set an example for other Asian countries with similarly populous cities.

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Ex-Japanese hostage hopes to be part of Iraq's future

TOKYO, Japan - Nahoko Takato, one of three Japanese taken hostage by a militant group in Iraq, speaks at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Sept. 7. Takato and the two others were captured by the armed group on April 7 and held for nine days.

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(1)3 released Japanese hostages in Iraq return to hometowns

CHITOSE, Japan - Nahoko Takato (C), a volunteer aid worker, one of the three Japanese civilians released after being held hostage for more than a week in Iraq, returns to her hometown in Hokkaido on April 20, helped by her mother Kyodo (R) and sister Ayako Inoue.

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(1)3 Japanese held hostage in Iraq return to hometowns

CHITOSE, Japan - Nahoko Takato (C), a 34-year-old aid worker who was among three Japanese taken hostage and later released in Iraq, arrives at New Chitose Airport in Chitose, Hokkaido, on April 20 on her way to her parents' home.

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(5)3 Japanese freed in Iraq arrive in Osaka

CHITOSE, Japan - Mutsuo and Kyoko Takato, the parents of aid worker and freed hostage Nahoko Takato, answer questions from reporters in Chitose, Hokkaido. Their daughter arrived at Kansai International Airport April 18 from Dubai after being released by an armed group in Iraq.

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(1)3 Japanese freed in Iraq arrive in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Aid worker Nahoko Takato, one of the three Japanese hostages released in Iraq, transfers planes to head for Tokyo's Haneda airport after arriving at Kansai International Airport near Osaka from Dubai April 18.

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Released Japanese hostages reunite with kin in Dubai

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Yosuke Imai, brother of recent high school graduate Noriaki Imai, and Shuichi Takato, brother of aid worker Nahoko Takato, are driven in a car on arrival at Dubai airport on April 17. Noriaki and Nahoko were reunited with their kin later in the day along with another freed hostage, photojournalist Soichiro Koriyama.

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(2)Released Japanese hostages reunite with kin in Dubai

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Shuichi Takato (L) brother of aid worker Nahoko Takato, and Yosuke Imai, brother of recent high school graduate Noriaki Imai, walk into a Dubai hospital April 17 to meet their kin hospitalized there for medical checkups following release in Baghdad by an armed group.

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(2)3 Japanese freed in Iraq arrive in Dubai

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Nahoko Takato, one of the three Japanese hostages released in Iraq, bows deeply as she enters a hospital for a medical check in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, on April 16.

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(5)Families express thanks for release of kin

CHITOSE, Japan - The parents of Nahoko Takato -- Mutsuo (L) and Kyoko (C) -- and her younger sister Ayako Inoue speak to reporters in front of Takato's house in Chitose, Hokkaido, on April 16 after Nahoko and two other Japanese hostages were released in Iraq.

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(3)3 Japanese freed in Iraq arrive in Dubai

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Noriaki Imai (L) and Soichiro Koriyama enter a hospital for medical checks in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, on April 16 after arriving there from Baghdad. Imai, Koriyama and Nahoko Takato were released by hostage-takers in Iraq on April 15.

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(5)3 Japanese hostages released

HOKKAIDO, Japan - Naoko Imai (R), the mother of Noriaki Imai, one of the three Japanese released by militant hostage takers in Iraq, rejoices with Ayako Inoue (L), sister of Nahoko Takato, another hostage, at Shin-Chitose airport at the news of the loved ones' release. (Pool Photo)

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(1)3 Japanese hostages released

TOKYO, Japan - Families of the three Japanese hostages are seen rejoicing in Tokyo on April 15 while watching television showing their loved ones released in Baghdad. The three are Soichiro Koriyama, 32, a freelance photojournalist from Tokyo, Nahoko Takato, 34, a volunteer worker from Chitose, Hokkaido, and Noriaki Imai, 18, from Sapporo. (Pool photo)

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(2)3 Japanese hostages released

CHITOSE, Japan - Mutsuo (L) and Kyoko Takato (R), whose daughter Nahoko is one of three Japanese released by a militant group in Baghdad on April 15, rejoice in Chitose, Hokkaido, after watching TV reporting her release. (Pool photo)

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(2)Relatives of hostages stop seeking SDF pullout

TOKYO, Japan - Ayako Inoue (C), sister of Nahoko Takato, one of three Japanese civilians kidnapped in Iraq, speaks at a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan in Tokyo on April 14.

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(2)Japan continues negotiating for release of hostages in Iraq

CHITOSE, Japan - Kyoko Takato, the mother of Nahoko Takato, one of the three Japanese civilians taken hostage in Iraq, reads aloud a message to the public regarding the hostage crisis, in Chitose, Hokkaido, on April 13.

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(3)Hostages' families express joy, worry over possible release

SAPPORO, Japan - Mutsuo (R) and Kyoko Takato, whose daughter Nahoko is one of three Japanese being held captive in Iraq by a militant group, watch TV news at their home in Chitose, Hokkaido, on April 11 following news that the hostages would be freed within 24 hours.

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(8)Militant group takes 3 Japanese captive

TOKYO, Japan - Mutsuo (R) and Kyoko Takato, whose daughter Nahoko is one of the three Japanese being held captive in Iraq by a militant group calling itself Saraya al-Mujahideen, speak to reporters April 9 in front of their house in Chitose, Hokkaido.

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Ex-Japanese hostage hopes to be part of Iraq's future

TOKYO, Japan - Nahoko Takato, one of three Japanese taken hostage by a militant group in Iraq, speaks at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Sept. 7. Takato and the two others were captured by the armed group on April 7 and held for nine days. (Kyodo)

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(4)3 Japanese taken captive by armed Iraqi group

TOKYO, Japan - Nahoko Takato (C), 34, one of the three Japanese taken captive by an armed group in Iraq, is pictured at Bhuj, Gujarat where she served as a volunteer after the disastrous earthquake in India. The photo was taken in February 2001. (Kyodo)

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(5)3 Japanese taken captive by armed Iraqi group

TOKYO, Japan - Nahoko Takato, one of the three Japanese taken captive by an armed group in Iraq. (Kyodo)

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Civil group seeks abolition of security laws

Nahoko Hishiyama (C), a member of a civil group campaigning for the abolition of Japan's security laws, seeks signatures for a petition on Dec. 15, 2015, in Tokyo's Shinjuku district. The group, along with other like-minded organizations, aims to collect 20 million signatures by May 2016 to terminate the laws, which allow Japan to exercise the right to collective self-defense by using force to defend allies under attack. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Writer Uehashi's fantasy novel wins booksellers' award

Author Nahoko Uehashi (C) is surrounded by bookstore employees from across Japan in Tokyo on April 7, 2015, in celebration of her "Shika no Oh" (The King of Deer) fantasy novel given the 2015 Japan Booksellers' Grand Prize. The annual prize is awarded to books chosen by bookstore employees nationwide. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Woman writer Uehashi wins 2015 Japan booksellers' award

Writer Nahoko Uehashi smiles after winning the 2015 Japan Booksellers' Grand Prize for her fantasy novel "Shika no Oh" (The King of Deer) in Tokyo on April 7, 2015. The annual literal award is chosen based on votes by bookstore clerks from all over Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Antiwar citizens join election rallies with Constitution at stake

Nahoko Hishiyama, a 27-year-old welfare service worker, calls out to passersby in Hachioji, western Tokyo, on June 16, 2016, that the war-renouncing Constitution is at stake in the upper house election in July. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Released Japanese hostages reunite with kin in Dubai

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Yosuke Imai, brother of recent high school graduate Noriaki Imai, and Shuichi Takato, brother of aid worker Nahoko Takato, are driven in a car on arrival at Dubai airport on April 17. Noriaki and Nahoko were reunited with their kin later in the day along with another freed hostage, photojournalist Soichiro Koriyama. (Kyodo)

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Japan's flu cases, responses in global spotlight: WHO expert

GENEVA, Switzerland - Nahoko Shindo, a WHO medical officer, speaks to a group of Japanese reporters in Geneva on May 17. She said the outbreaks of a new type of influenza in Japan's big cities are drawing global attention and the country's responses are hoped to set an example for other Asian countries with similarly populous cities. (Kyodo)

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3 Japanese hostages heading back to Japan

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Recent high school graduate Noriaki Imai (3rd from L), photojournalist Soichiro Koriyama (2nd from L) and aid worker Nahoko Takato (2nd from R), former hostages in Iraq, head to a Dubai airport April 18 to return to Japan with Imai's brother Yosuke (L), Takato's brother Shuichi (3rd from R) and Japanese Senior Vice Foreign Minister Ichiro Aisawa (R). (Kyodo)

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(5)Families express thanks for release of kin

CHITOSE, Japan - The parents of Nahoko Takato -- Mutsuo (L) and Kyoko (C) -- and her younger sister Ayako Inoue speak to reporters in front of Takato's house in Chitose, Hokkaido, on April 16 after Nahoko and two other Japanese hostages were released in Iraq. (Kyodo)

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(5)3 Japanese hostages released

HOKKAIDO, Japan - Naoko Imai (R), the mother of Noriaki Imai, one of the three Japanese released by militant hostage takers in Iraq, rejoices with Ayako Inoue (L), sister of Nahoko Takato, another hostage, at Shin-Chitose airport at the news of the loved ones' release. (Pool Photo)(Kyodo)

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(5)3 Japanese freed in Iraq arrive in Osaka

CHITOSE, Japan - Mutsuo and Kyoko Takato, the parents of aid worker and freed hostage Nahoko Takato, answer questions from reporters in Chitose, Hokkaido. Their daughter arrived at Kansai International Airport April 18 from Dubai after being released by an armed group in Iraq. (Kyodo)

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(3)Hostages' families express joy, worry over possible release

SAPPORO, Japan - Mutsuo (R) and Kyoko Takato, whose daughter Nahoko is one of three Japanese being held captive in Iraq by a militant group, watch TV news at their home in Chitose, Hokkaido, on April 11 following news that the hostages would be freed within 24 hours. (Kyodo)

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(3)3 Japanese hostages released

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Nahoko Takato (L) and Noriaki Imai (R), who are among the three Japanese civilians released by militant hostage takers in Iraq, are seen on a TV screen aired by Arab satellite news channel Al-Jazeera on April 15. (Kyodo)

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(2)Released Japanese hostages reunite with kin in Dubai+

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Shuichi Takato (L) brother of aid worker Nahoko Takato, and Yosuke Imai, brother of recent high school graduate Noriaki Imai, walk into a Dubai hospital April 17 to meet their kin hospitalized there for medical checkups following release in Baghdad by an armed group. (Kyodo)

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(2)Relatives of hostages stop seeking SDF pullout

TOKYO, Japan - Ayako Inoue (C), sister of Nahoko Takato, one of three Japanese civilians kidnapped in Iraq, speaks at a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan in Tokyo on April 14. (Kyodo)

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(2)Japan continues negotiating for release of hostages in Iraq

CHITOSE, Japan - Kyoko Takato, the mother of Nahoko Takato, one of the three Japanese civilians taken hostage in Iraq, reads aloud a message to the public regarding the hostage crisis, in Chitose, Hokkaido, on April 13. (Kyodo)

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(2)3 Japanese freed in Iraq arrive in Dubai

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Nahoko Takato, one of the three Japanese hostages released in Iraq, bows deeply as she enters a hospital for a medical check in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, on April 16. (Kyodo)

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(1)3 released Japanese hostages in Iraq return to hometowns

CHITOSE, Japan - Nahoko Takato (C), a volunteer aid worker, one of the three Japanese civilians released after being held hostage for more than a week in Iraq, returns to her hometown in Hokkaido on April 20, helped by her mother Kyodo (R) and sister Ayako Inoue. (Kyodo)

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(1)3 Japanese freed in Iraq arrive in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Aid worker Nahoko Takato, one of the three Japanese hostages released in Iraq, transfers planes to head for Tokyo's Haneda airport after arriving at Kansai International Airport near Osaka from Dubai April 18. (Kyodo)

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(1)3 Japanese held hostage in Iraq return to hometowns

CHITOSE, Japan - Nahoko Takato (C), a 34-year-old aid worker who was among three Japanese taken hostage and later released in Iraq, arrives at New Chitose Airport in Chitose, Hokkaido, on April 20 on her way to her parents' home. (Kyodo)

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Japanese writer receives Andersen author award

MEXICO CITY, Mexico - Nahoko Uehashi (L), 52, a Japanese children's book author, receives an award certificate on Sept. 10, 2014, in Mexico City, for winning the 2014 Hans Christian Andersen Author Award, the highest international recognition given to an author and an illustrator of children's books. (Kyodo)

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Japanese writer receives Andersen author award

MEXICO CITY, Mexico - Nahoko Uehashi, 52, a Japanese children's book author, receives a medal on Sept. 10, 2014, in Mexico City, for winning the 2014 Hans Christian Andersen Author Award, the highest international recognition given to an author and an illustrator of children's books. (Kyodo)

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(2)3 Japanese hostages released

CHITOSE, Japan - Mutsuo (L) and Kyoko Takato (R), whose daughter Nahoko is one of three Japanese released by a militant group in Baghdad on April 15, rejoice in Chitose, Hokkaido, after watching TV reporting her release. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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(2)Militant group takes 3 Japanese captive

TOKYO, Japan - Nahoko Takato (C), one of three Japanese hostages taken by a militant group calling itself the Saraya al-Mujahideen (Mujahideen Brigades), is seen working as a medical volunteer in northwestern India in this photo taken in February 2001, after the area was hit by a major quake. (Kyodo)

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(1)Militant group takes 3 Japanese captive

TOKYO, Japan - Nahoko Takato, 34, seen in this photo taken on Feb. 26, is among three Japanese hostages taken by a militant group identifying itself as the Saraya al-Mujahideen (Mujahideen Brigades). The Arabic satellite news channel Al-Jazeera showed video footage of the three Japanese on April 8. (Kyodo)

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(1)3 Japanese hostages released

TOKYO, Japan - Families of the three Japanese hostages are seen rejoicing in Tokyo on April 15 while watching television showing their loved ones released in Baghdad. The three are Soichiro Koriyama, 32, a freelance photojournalist from Tokyo, Nahoko Takato, 34, a volunteer worker from Chitose, Hokkaido, and Noriaki Imai, 18, from Sapporo. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)