[Breaking News]Hydrangea flowers

SANAGOUCHI, Japan, July 8 Kyodo -Hydrangea flowers are in full bloom on a plateau in Sanagouchi, Tokushima Prefecture, western Japan, on July 8, 2024.(Kyodo)

Hydrangea flowers

SANAGOUCHI, Japan, July 8 Kyodo -Hydrangea flowers are in full bloom on a plateau in Sanagouchi, Tokushima Prefecture, western Japan, on July 8, 2024.(Kyodo)

Gov't appeal of court ruling on illegal investigation case

Gov't appeal of court ruling on illegal investigation case

Masaaki Okawara (2nd from L), president of machinery maker Ohkawara Kakohki Co., attends a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 11, 2024, after the Japanese government and the Tokyo metropolitan government appealed a court ruling in December that ordered them to compensate the president and two others for an unlawful investigation into the alleged illegal export of items seen as capable of being used in the production of biological weapons.

Gov't appeal of court ruling on illegal investigation case

Gov't appeal of court ruling on illegal investigation case

Masaaki Okawara (2nd from L), president of machinery maker Ohkawara Kakohki Co., attends a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 11, 2024, after the Japanese government and the Tokyo metropolitan government appealed a court ruling in December that ordered them to compensate the president and two others for an unlawful investigation into the alleged illegal export of items seen as capable of being used in the production of biological weapons.

Gov't appeal of court ruling on illegal investigation case

Gov't appeal of court ruling on illegal investigation case

Masaaki Okawara, president of machinery maker Ohkawara Kakohki Co., attends a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 11, 2024, after the Japanese government and the Tokyo metropolitan government appealed a court ruling in December that ordered them to compensate the president and two others for an unlawful investigation into the alleged illegal export of items seen as capable of being used in the production of biological weapons.

Japanese people rally against planned release of Fukushima nuclear-contaminated water into sea

STORY: Japanese people rally against planned release of Fukushima nuclear-contaminated water into sea DATELINE: June 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:00 LOCATION: FUKUSHIMA, Japan CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the rally 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Japanese): TATSUKO OKAWARA, Fukushima Prefecture resident 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Japanese): CHIYO ODA, Organizer of the event 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Japanese): MASUKO EIICHI, Fukushima Prefecture resident 4. SOUNDBITE 4 (Japanese): TATSUKO OKAWARA, Fukushima Prefecture resident STORYLINE: Nearly 100 Japanese people rallied on Tuesday outside the Fukushima Prefectural Government Office to voice their strong opposition to the latter's stance on discharging radioactive wastewater from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean. SOUNDBITE 1 (Japanese): TATSUKO OKAWARA, Fukushima Prefecture resident "The mountains and rivers will never return to what they were like in the past, and the radiation will not disappear easily. But this country puts money above

Sadahiro to become KFC Japan president

Sadahiro to become KFC Japan president

TOKYO, Japan - Takeshi Okawara, outgoing president of Kentucky Fried Chicken Japan Ltd. (KFC Japan), speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2001, as his successor Tadashi Sadahiro, a Mitsubishi Corp. executive, listens.

Tokyo memorial held for Mike Mansfield

Tokyo memorial held for Mike Mansfield

TOKYO, Japan - Former Japanese Ambassador to the United States Yoshio Okawara speaks at a memorial service for former U.S. Ambassador to Japan Mike Mansfield held at a Tokyo hotel Nov. 7, 2001. About 300 people attended the service sponsored by the America-Japan Society.

Tokyo memorial held for Mike Mansfield

Tokyo memorial held for Mike Mansfield

TOKYO, Japan - Former Japanese Ambassador to the United States Yoshio Okawara speaks at a memorial service for former U.S. Ambassador to Japan Mike Mansfield held at a Tokyo hotel Nov. 7, 2001. About 300 people attended the service sponsored by the America-Japan Society.

Sadahiro to become KFC Japan president

Sadahiro to become KFC Japan president

TOKYO, Japan - Takeshi Okawara, outgoing president of Kentucky Fried Chicken Japan Ltd. (KFC Japan), speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2001, as his successor Tadashi Sadahiro, a Mitsubishi Corp. executive, listens.

Hokkaido pizza wins grand prix at pizza contest in Japan

Hokkaido pizza wins grand prix at pizza contest in Japan

Sumiko Hamahira (L), a dentist in Kagoshima hailing from Hokkaido, receives the winner's plaque from JC Comsa Corp. head Aiko Okawara in Tokyo on Nov. 19, 2015, after her pizza won the grand prix in the Japan local-food-pizza championship. Hamaoka used lamb produced in Hokkaido and watercress for her prize-winning pizza in the contest organized by JC Comsa. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo