Professor shows enzyme-producing bacteria

Professor shows enzyme-producing bacteria

FUKUOKA, Japan - Kyushu University professor Seiji Ogo holds a phial containing enzyme-producing bacteria at the university in Fukuoka City on May 23, 2014. Ogo's research group, together with Nagoya University researchers, has developed a prototype of fuel cells using the enzyme produced by bacteria as a catalyst.

Local railway companies decorating cars to lure passengers

Local railway companies decorating cars to lure passengers

TOKYO, Japan - Jomo Electric Railroad Co. operates a two-car ''Running Aquarium'' train in Ogo station in Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture.

World Cuisine in Tokyo: Hawaiian dishes

World Cuisine in Tokyo: Hawaiian dishes

TOKYO, Japan - Customers dine at Hawaiian restaurant Ogo Ono-loa Hawaii in Tokyo's Akasaka district on June 17, 2009. The restaurant's walls are adorned with quilts from Hawaii, a popular destination for Japanese tourists and the birthplace of U.S. President Barack Obama.

World Cuisine in Tokyo: Hawaiian dishes

World Cuisine in Tokyo: Hawaiian dishes

TOKYO, Japan - This photo shows Hawaiian dishes served at Ogo Ono-loa Hawaii in Tokyo's Akasaka district: (from front) a combo plate of ''kalua pig'' and ''lomi lomi salmon,'' ''poke,'' ''loco moco,'' and ''malasada.''

World Cuisine in Tokyo: Hawaiian dishes

World Cuisine in Tokyo: Hawaiian dishes

TOKYO, Japan - Customers dine at Hawaiian restaurant Ogo Ono-loa Hawaii in Tokyo's Akasaka district on June 17, 2009. The restaurant's walls are adorned with quilts from Hawaii, a popular destination for Japanese tourists and the birthplace of U.S. President Barack Obama. (Kyodo)

World Cuisine in Tokyo: Hawaiian dishes

World Cuisine in Tokyo: Hawaiian dishes

TOKYO, Japan - This photo shows Hawaiian dishes served at Ogo Ono-loa Hawaii in Tokyo's Akasaka district: (from front) a combo plate of ''kalua pig'' and ''lomi lomi salmon,'' ''poke,'' ''loco moco,'' and ''malasada.'' (Kyodo)

Local railway companies decorating cars to lure passengers

Local railway companies decorating cars to lure passengers

TOKYO, Japan - Jomo Electric Railroad Co. operates a two-car ''Running Aquarium'' train in Ogo station in Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture. (Kyodo)