Japan Post starts accepting New Year's cards for delivery

Japan Post starts accepting New Year's cards for delivery

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the Nogizaka46 female idol group and comedy duo Lotti pose during a ceremony in Tokyo on Dec. 15, 2014, to launch Japan Post Co.'s acceptance of New Year's greeting cards for delivery.

Japan Post starts accepting New Year's cards for delivery

Japan Post starts accepting New Year's cards for delivery

TOKYO, Japan - Erika Ikuta (L) and Mai Shiraishi, members of the Nogizaka46 female idol group, pose during a ceremony in Tokyo on Dec. 15, 2014, to launch Japan Post Co.'s acceptance of New Year's greeting cards for delivery.

Nogizaka46 members attend symposium for use of wood

Nogizaka46 members attend symposium for use of wood

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the Nogizaka46 (front row), a Japanese female idol group, pose for photos at a symposium to promote utilizing forest resources on May 8, 2014, in Tokyo.

Idol group at farm ministry

Idol group at farm ministry

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's farm minister Yoshimasa Hayashi (L) and members of the pop idol group Nogizaka46 attend an event at the farm ministry in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2014. It was an event to put fire into a wood stove in the promotion of the use of domestic lumber.

Mai Shiraishi

Mai Shiraishi

Mai Shiraishi was appointed as an ambassador of Super Dry Museum. The photo shows the ambassador inauguration ceremony held at the Super Dry Museum on April 9, 2021. Super Dry Museum, Moriya City, Ibaraki Prefecture, April 9, 2021 (Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

Mai Shiraishi

Mai Shiraishi

Mai Shiraishi was appointed as an ambassador of Super Dry Museum. The photo shows the ambassador inauguration ceremony held at the Super Dry Museum on April 9, 2021. Super Dry Museum, Moriya City, Ibaraki Prefecture, April 9, 2021 (Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

Mai Shiraishi

Mai Shiraishi

Mai Shiraishi was appointed as an ambassador of Super Dry Museum. The photo shows the ambassador inauguration ceremony held at the Super Dry Museum on April 9, 2021. Super Dry Museum, Moriya City, Ibaraki Prefecture, April 9, 2021 (Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

Mai Shiraishi

Mai Shiraishi

Mai Shiraishi was appointed as an ambassador of Super Dry Museum. The photo shows the ambassador inauguration ceremony held at the Super Dry Museum on April 9, 2021. Super Dry Museum, Moriya City, Ibaraki Prefecture, April 9, 2021 (Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

Mai Shiraishi

Mai Shiraishi

Mai Shiraishi was appointed as an ambassador of Super Dry Museum. The photo shows the ambassador inauguration ceremony held at the Super Dry Museum on April 9, 2021. Super Dry Museum, Moriya City, Ibaraki Prefecture, April 9, 2021 (Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

Mai Shiraishi

Mai Shiraishi

Mai Shiraishi was appointed as an ambassador of Super Dry Museum. The photo shows the ambassador inauguration ceremony held at the Super Dry Museum on April 9, 2021. Super Dry Museum, Moriya City, Ibaraki Prefecture, April 9, 2021 (Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

Mai Shiraishi

Mai Shiraishi

Mai Shiraishi was appointed as an ambassador of Super Dry Museum. The photo shows the ambassador inauguration ceremony held at the Super Dry Museum on April 9, 2021. Super Dry Museum, Moriya City, Ibaraki Prefecture, April 9, 2021 (Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

Japan Post starts accepting New Year's cards for delivery

Japan Post starts accepting New Year's cards for delivery

TOKYO, Japan - Erika Ikuta (L) and Mai Shiraishi, members of the Nogizaka46 female idol group, pose during a ceremony in Tokyo on Dec. 15, 2014, to launch Japan Post Co.'s acceptance of New Year's greeting cards for delivery. (Kyodo)

Exhibit shows richness of Japanese food culture

Exhibit shows richness of Japanese food culture

Members of the pop group Nogizaka46 attend a press conference on Jan. 27, 2017, for an exhibition in Tokyo which shows visitors the richness of Japanese food culture through digital exhibits. The event runs through May 21 in Tokyo's Kayabacho area. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo