Civic group keeps publishing testimony by 1995 quake victims

Civic group keeps publishing testimony by 1995 quake victims

OSAKA, Japan - Nobumitsu Shirai, deputy chief of a voluntary group that has kept publishing collections of testimony by victims of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake, holds a copy of one of the publications in this file photo taken on Dec. 21, 2014. This year marked the 20th anniversary of the disaster that devastated Kobe and other areas of western Japan.

Priests of different faiths forming groups across Japan

Priests of different faiths forming groups across Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken May 7, 2014, shows (from R) Shungen Kiyokumo, head of a cross-faith group in Yamanashi Prefecture, and his deputies, Yasunori Nezu and Nobumitsu Kobayashi, reviewing their activities while reading copies of its annually published journal titled "Jibeta" (ground) in the prefectural city of Kofu.

Yuhara wins Hisamitsu-KBC Augusta golf match

Yuhara wins Hisamitsu-KBC Augusta golf match

SHIMA, Japan - Nobumitsu Yuhara clenches his fist as he eagles the 13th hole before winning the Hisamitsu-KBC Augusta golf tournament in Shima, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Sept. 1.

Civic group keeps publishing testimony by 1995 quake victims

Civic group keeps publishing testimony by 1995 quake victims

OSAKA, Japan - Nobumitsu Shirai, deputy chief of a voluntary group that has kept publishing collections of testimony by victims of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake, holds a copy of one of the publications in this file photo taken on Dec. 21, 2014. This year marked the 20th anniversary of the disaster that devastated Kobe and other areas of western Japan. (Kyodo)

Priests of different faiths forming groups across Japan

Priests of different faiths forming groups across Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken May 7, 2014, shows (from R) Shungen Kiyokumo, head of a cross-faith group in Yamanashi Prefecture, and his deputies, Yasunori Nezu and Nobumitsu Kobayashi, reviewing their activities while reading copies of its annually published journal titled "Jibeta" (ground) in the prefectural city of Kofu. (Kyodo)

Yuhara wins Hisamitsu-KBC Augusta golf match

Yuhara wins Hisamitsu-KBC Augusta golf match

SHIMA, Japan - Nobumitsu Yuhara clenches his fist as he eagles the 13th hole before winning the Hisamitsu-KBC Augusta golf tournament in Shima, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Sept. 1. (Kyodo)