Gene editing research

Gene editing research

SHENZEN, China, Nov. 30 Kyodo - Photo shows the Southern University of Science and Technology in Shenzen, China, on Oct. 29, 2018. Chinese authorities have ordered the suspension of research activities of people involved in the controversial editing of human genes after He Jiankui, a biology professor at the university, claimed to have produced the world's first genetically edited baby.

Princess Ayako marries commoner Moriya

Princess Ayako marries commoner Moriya

TOKYO, Japan, Oct. 29 Kyodo - Kei Moriya leaves his home in Tokyo on Oct. 29, 2018, en route to his wedding at Meiji Shrine with Princess Ayako, the youngest daughter of Emperor Akihito's late cousin Prince Takamado.

Princess Ayako marries commoner Moriya

Princess Ayako marries commoner Moriya

TOKYO, Japan, Oct. 29 Kyodo - Princess Ayako (C), the youngest daughter of Emperor Akihito's late cousin Prince Takamado, bows to her mother Princess Hisako (R) in Tokyo on Oct. 29, 2018, as she leaves for her wedding with commoner Kei Moriya at Meiji Shrine. (Pool photo)

Princess Ayako marries commoner Moriya

Princess Ayako marries commoner Moriya

TOKYO, Japan, Oct. 29 Kyodo - Kei Moriya leaves his home in Tokyo on Oct. 29, 2018, en route to his wedding at Meiji Shrine with Princess Ayako, the youngest daughter of Emperor Akihito's late cousin Prince Takamado.

Tsukiji market scenes ahead of relocation

Tsukiji market scenes ahead of relocation

TOKYO, Japan, Oct. 6 Kyodo - A person examines a tuna lined up for auction at Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo on Sept. 29, 2018, ahead of its relocation to the nearby Toyosu waterfront district, drawing the curtain on 83 years of history.