Japanese crested ibis

Japanese crested ibis

SADO, Japan - A crested ibis, an endangered species with the scientific name Nipponia nippon, flies in Sado, Niigata Prefecture, on April 24, 2010. The bird is one of a pair taking care of eggs that could herald the birth of the country's first wild-born ibis in 36 years.

Japanese crested ibis

Japanese crested ibis

SADO, Japan - A crested ibis, an endangered species with the scientific name Nipponia nippon, flies in Sado, Niigata Prefecture, on April 24, 2010. The bird is one of a pair taking care of eggs that could herald the birth of the country's first wild-born ibis in 36 years. (Kyodo)

Hotel converted from old residential house

Hotel converted from old residential house

Photo taken during a media-viewing session on July 18, 2020, shows the interior of Nipponia Hotel in Ozu in Ehime Prefecture, western Japan, which was converted from an old residential house under the business renovation project by the Osaka-based consulting firm Value Management. The hotel will open on July 23.

Hotel converted from old residential house

Hotel converted from old residential house

Photo taken during a media-viewing session on July 18, 2020, shows the interior of Nipponia Hotel in Ozu in Ehime Prefecture, western Japan, which was converted from an old residential house under the business renovation project by the Osaka-based consulting firm Value Management. The hotel will open on July 23.

Hotel converted from old residential house

Hotel converted from old residential house

Photo taken during a media-viewing session on July 18, 2020, shows Nipponia Hotel in Ozu in Ehime Prefecture, western Japan, which was converted from an old residential house under the business renovation project by the Osaka-based consulting firm Value Management. The hotel will open on July 23.

Hotel opens in renovated old Japanese house

Hotel opens in renovated old Japanese house

Photo taken on Aug. 17, 2019 shows hotel NIPPONIA in the Yamanashi Prefecture village of Kosuge. The hotel was opened in a renovated 150-year-old traditional Japanese house on Aug. 21 as part of a plan by the eastern Japan village, with a population of only 700, to utilize old vacant houses and other village assets to stimulate tourism and create jobs. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Hotel opens in renovated old Japanese house

Hotel opens in renovated old Japanese house

Photo taken on Aug. 17, 2019 shows dishes served at hotel NIPPONIA in the Yamanashi Prefecture village of Kosuge. The hotel was opened in a renovated 150-year-old traditional Japanese house on Aug. 21 as part of a plan by the eastern Japan village, with a population of only 700, to utilize old vacant houses and other village assets to stimulate tourism and create jobs. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Beanie Babies maker to offer new Japanese teddy bear

Beanie Babies maker to offer new Japanese teddy bear

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the ''Nipponia the Bear,'' a new teddy bear U.S. toymaker Ty Inc. will launch exclusively for the Japanese market on Sept. 9. About 20 centimeters tall and bearing the Japanese flag on its chest, the blue-colored Nipponia will retail for 650 yen apiece, Ty officials said.