Kyoto bus smashed in crash to electric pole

Kyoto bus smashed in crash to electric pole

KYOTO, Japan - A Kyoto city bus smashed into an electricity pole in the city's Nakagyo Ward on Jan. 25, 2010. Nearly 10 passengers and pedestrian were injured in the accident.

Kyoto bus smashed in crash to electric pole

Kyoto bus smashed in crash to electric pole

KYOTO, Japan - A Kyoto city bus smashed into an electricity pole in the city's Nakagyo Ward on Jan. 25, 2010. Nearly 10 passengers and pedestrian were injured in the accident.

Skater Oda visits mausoleum of his ancestor samurai Nobunaga

Skater Oda visits mausoleum of his ancestor samurai Nobunaga

KYOTO, Japan - Star figure skater Nobunari Oda visits the mausoleum of his ancestor Oda Nobunaga, a legendary samurai warrior in the 16th century, at Honnoji Temple in Kyoto's Nakagyo Ward on June 1. The skater who paid homage for the first time at the temple, where Nobunaga killed himself following a coup in 1582, said, ''I think I could hear Mr. Nobunaga tell me to do my best'' in next year's Vancouver Olympics. Nobunari is a 17th-generation descendant of Nobunaga.

Shimadzu to set up institute in Nobel laureate Tanaka's name

Shimadzu to set up institute in Nobel laureate Tanaka's name

KYOTO, Japan - Hidetoshi Yajima (L), president of Shimadzu Corp., shakes hands Oct. 15 with company engineer Koichi Tanaka, who won the 2002 Nobel Prize for Chemistry, at the company's head office in Kyoto's Nakagyo Ward. Yajima said Shimadzu will set up a research institute to commemorate Tanaka's winning the prize.

(2)Tanaka overjoyed at winning 2002 Nobel Prize for chemistry

(2)Tanaka overjoyed at winning 2002 Nobel Prize for chemistry

KYOTO, Japan - Japanese engineer Koichi Tanaka, who won the 2002 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, is surrounded by reporters in front of the head office of his employer Shimadzu Corp., a major comprehensive precision equipment maker, in Kyoto's Nakagyo Ward on Oct. 10.

(1)Tanaka overjoyed at winning 2002 Nobel Prize for chemistry

(1)Tanaka overjoyed at winning 2002 Nobel Prize for chemistry

KYOTO, Japan - Japanese engineer Koichi Tanaka (R) is congratulated by his coworkers at Shimadzu Corp., a major comprehensive precision equipment maker, as he arrives at the company in Kyoto's Nakagyo Ward on Oct. 10, a day after he was named one of three recipients of the 2002 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

Nichicon's headquarters

Nichicon's headquarters

Keywords: Nichicon, aluminum electrolytic capacitor, film capacitor, electric double-layer capacitor, switching power supply, company, headquarters, signboard, logo, logo mark = September 20, 2019, Nijoden-cho, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

The logo of the Bank of Kyoto

The logo of the Bank of Kyoto

Keywords: Bank of Kyoto, regional bank, financial institution, company, sign, logo, logo mark = September 20, 2019, Sanjo Branch of Bank of Kyoto, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture, Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

Nichicon's headquarters

Nichicon's headquarters

Keywords: Nichicon, aluminum electrolytic capacitor, film capacitor, electric double-layer capacitor, switching power supply, company, headquarters, signboard, logo, logo mark = September 20, 2019, Nijoden-cho, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

Nichicon's headquarters

Nichicon's headquarters

Keywords: Nichicon, aluminum electrolytic capacitor, film capacitor, electric double-layer capacitor, switching power supply, company, headquarters, signboard, logo, logo mark = September 20, 2019, Nijoden-cho, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

Nichicon's headquarters

Nichicon's headquarters

Exterior view of the head office, July 17, 2019, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

Nichicon's headquarters

Nichicon's headquarters

Exterior view of the head office, July 17, 2019, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

Nichicon's headquarters

Nichicon's headquarters

Exterior view of the head office, July 17, 2019, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

Skater Oda visits mausoleum of his ancestor samurai Nobunaga

Skater Oda visits mausoleum of his ancestor samurai Nobunaga

KYOTO, Japan - Star figure skater Nobunari Oda visits the mausoleum of his ancestor Oda Nobunaga, a legendary samurai warrior in the 16th century, at Honnoji Temple in Kyoto's Nakagyo Ward on June 1. The skater who paid homage for the first time at the temple, where Nobunaga killed himself following a coup in 1582, said, ''I think I could hear Mr. Nobunaga tell me to do my best'' in next year's Vancouver Olympics. Nobunari is a 17th-generation descendant of Nobunaga. (Kyodo)

(2)Tanaka overjoyed at winning 2002 Nobel Prize for chemistry

(2)Tanaka overjoyed at winning 2002 Nobel Prize for chemistry

KYOTO, Japan - Japanese engineer Koichi Tanaka, who won the 2002 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, is surrounded by reporters in front of the head office of his employer Shimadzu Corp., a major comprehensive precision equipment maker, in Kyoto's Nakagyo Ward on Oct. 10. (Kyodo)

Osaka trying to hand down picture-card shows

Osaka trying to hand down picture-card shows

OSAKA, Japan - Professional storyteller Yushi Yasuno performs an old-time picture-card show in front of children at the Kyoto International Manga Museum in Kyoto's Nakagyo Ward on Feb. 21. (Kyodo)

New environment-friendly technology developed

New environment-friendly technology developed

KYOTO, Japan - Takeshi Wakabayashi, president of SOUSOU Co., has one of his company's products, Japan's traditional split-toed heavy-cloth shoes, in hand in Kyoto's Nakagyo Ward. (Kyodo)

Kyoto bus smashed in crash to electric pole

Kyoto bus smashed in crash to electric pole

KYOTO, Japan - A Kyoto city bus smashed into an electricity pole in the city's Nakagyo Ward on Jan. 25, 2010. Nearly 10 passengers and pedestrian were injured in the accident. (Kyodo)

Kyoto bus smashed in crash to electric pole

Kyoto bus smashed in crash to electric pole

KYOTO, Japan - A Kyoto city bus smashed into an electricity pole in the city's Nakagyo Ward on Jan. 25, 2010. Nearly 10 passengers and pedestrian were injured in the accident. (Kyodo)

Controversy over assisted death of woman with Lou Gehrig's disease

Controversy over assisted death of woman with Lou Gehrig's disease

Photographers gather at the Nakagyo police station in Kyoto on July 24, 2020, a day after two male doctors were arrested on suspicion of assisting in the death of a 51-year-old woman suffering from Lou Gehrig's disease by giving her a lethal dose of a drug.

Shimadzu to set up institute in Nobel laureate Tanaka's name

Shimadzu to set up institute in Nobel laureate Tanaka's name

KYOTO, Japan - Hidetoshi Yajima (L), president of Shimadzu Corp., shakes hands Oct. 15 with company engineer Koichi Tanaka, who won the 2002 Nobel Prize for Chemistry, at the company's head office in Kyoto's Nakagyo Ward. Yajima said Shimadzu will set up a research institute to commemorate Tanaka's winning the prize. (Kyodo)

(1)Tanaka overjoyed at winning 2002 Nobel Prize for chemistry

(1)Tanaka overjoyed at winning 2002 Nobel Prize for chemistry

KYOTO, Japan - Japanese engineer Koichi Tanaka (R) is congratulated by his coworkers at Shimadzu Corp., a major comprehensive precision equipment maker, as he arrives at the company in Kyoto's Nakagyo Ward on Oct. 10, a day after he was named one of three recipients of the 2002 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. (Kyodo)

High school boy tries to take po

High school boy tries to take po

A police box in Kyoto's Nakagyo Ward where a high school boy attacked a policeman on duty in an attempt to take the officer's handgun on March 10.