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Kids on depopulated Okinawa island hold photo exhibit

TOKYO, Japan - Nonoka Sunakawa (2nd from L), Yui Ouchi (3rd from L) and other elementary school children on Kurima island in Miyako, Okinawa Prefecture, southwestern Japan, pose in Tokyo on Aug. 1, 2014, at an exhibition of photos taken by them to show everyday life on the depopulated island.

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World judo championships

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Masashi Ebinuma (top) topples Azamat Mukanov of Kazakhstan with an ouchi-gari inner-leg sweep that gave the Japanese judoka an ippon victory in the final of the men's 66-kilogram class at the world championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Aug. 27, 2013.

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World judo championships

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Japan's Masashi Ebinuma (R) celebrates after defeating Azamat Mukanov of Kazakhstan with an ouchi-gari inner-leg sweep for ippon in the final of the men's 66-kilogram class at the world judo championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Aug. 27, 2013.

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Akazome wins Akutagawa award, Naoki Prize goes to Nakajima

TOKYO, Japan - Authors Akiko Akazome (L) and Kyoko Nakajima pose for photo in Tokyo on July 15, 2010. Akazome was awarded the 143rd Akutagawa Prize for up-and-coming authors for her work ''Otome no Mikkoku'' (The Anonymous Tip of a Virgin), while Nakajima was awarded the 143rd Naoki Prize for seasoned writers of popular fiction for her work ''Chiisai Ouchi'' (Small Home).

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Nakajima wins Naoki Prize

TOKYO, Japan - Author Kyoko Nakajima holds up her book ''Chiisai Ouchi'' (Small Home) in Tokyo on July 15, 2010, after being awarded the 143rd Naoki Prize for seasoned writers of popular fiction for her work.

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Nakajima wins Naoki Prize

TOKYO, Japan - Author Kyoko Nakajima speaks to reporters in Tokyo on July 15, 2010, after being awarded the 143rd Naoki Prize for seasoned writers of popular fiction for her work ''Chiisai Ouchi'' (Small Home).

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6 JCO officials plead guilty to negligence charges

MITO, Japan - Kenzo Koshijima (R), the former head of JCO Co.'s uranium processing plant in Tokaimura, enters the Mito District Court in Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture, on April 23. Koshijima and five other JCO employees pleaded guilty to charges of negligence resulting in death in Japan's worst nuclear accident in 1999 during the first hearing of their cases. Two of the workers -- Hisashi Ouchi, 35, and Masato Shinohara, 40 -- died from radiation sickness in December 1999 and April last year, respectively.

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JCO's president Kitani answers reporters

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroharu Kitani, president of JCO Co., answers reporters' questions at the University of Tokyo Hospital on Dec. 22 after JCO worker Hisashi Ouchi died the previous day after suffering massive radiation exposure in Japan's worst nuclear accident in late September. Ouchi's death came 83 days after the accident at the JCO uranium processing plant in Tokaimura, Ibaraki Prefecture.

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Ouchi's body brought out of hospital

TOKYO, Japan - The body of Hisashi Ouchi, the JCO Co. worker who died Dec. 21, 83 days after an accident at a uranium processing plant in Tokaimura, Ibaraki Prefecture, is brought out of the University of Tokyo Hospital on Dec. 22. Ouchi was exposed to a massive dose of radiation in the late September accident, Japan's worst nuclear disaster.

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Nuclear accident victim in critical condition

TOKYO, Japan - A group of doctors at the University of Tokyo Hospital brief reporters Dec. 20 on the condition of Hisashi Ouchi, who was exposed to radiation while at work in a conversion building at JCO Co.'s uranium processing plant in Tokaimura, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Sept. 30. Doctors said 35-year-old Ouchi is in an extremely critical condition and is continuing to deteriorate.

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Victim in critical condition to receive blood transfusion

TOKYO, Japan - Hisashi Ouchi, 35, one of the two in critical condition after being exposed to high levels of radiation at the Sept. 28 nuclear accident, is transported Oct. 2 to the University of Tokyo Hospital in Tokyo from the National Institute of Radiological Sciences in the city of Chiba, east of Tokyo, to receive a transfusion of blood taken from a newborn's umbilical cord and the mother's placenta. Such blood is used for patients with deteriorating blood production capabilities.

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Hand-shaking event marks 90th anniv. of 'JTB Timetable'

Manabu Ouchi, editor of JTB Timetable, shakes hands with a visitor in an event marking the monthly train guide's 90th anniversary at a bookstore in Tokyo on March 20, 2015. Ouchi said he hopes to strengthen the bond between readers and his editorial department. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Craftsman eyes overseas sales of traditional lacquerware in west Japan

Lacquerware painter Mampei Taniguchi holds a tray with his painting of a Thai woman wearing gorgeous gilt ornaments in Yamaguchi, western Japan, on Feb. 1, 2015. He is seeking to promote abroad dolls (foreground) and other products coated with the traditional Ouchi lacquerware technique. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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6 JCO officials plead guilty to negligence charges

MITO, Japan - Kenzo Koshijima (R), the former head of JCO Co.'s uranium processing plant in Tokaimura, enters the Mito District Court in Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture, on April 23. Koshijima and five other JCO employees pleaded guilty to charges of negligence resulting in death in Japan's worst nuclear accident in 1999 during the first hearing of their cases. Two of the workers -- Hisashi Ouchi, 35, and Masato Shinohara, 40 -- died from radiation sickness in December 1999 and April last year, respectively.

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Nakajima wins Naoki Prize

TOKYO, Japan - Author Kyoko Nakajima holds up her book ''Chiisai Ouchi'' (Small Home) in Tokyo on July 15, 2010, after being awarded the 143rd Naoki Prize for seasoned writers of popular fiction for her work. (Kyodo)

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Akazome wins Akutagawa award, Naoki Prize goes to Nakajima

TOKYO, Japan - Authors Akiko Akazome (L) and Kyoko Nakajima pose for photo in Tokyo on July 15, 2010. Akazome was awarded the 143rd Akutagawa Prize for up-and-coming authors for her work ''Otome no Mikkoku'' (The Anonymous Tip of a Virgin), while Nakajima was awarded the 143rd Naoki Prize for seasoned writers of popular fiction for her work ''Chiisai Ouchi'' (Small Home). (Kyodo)

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Nakajima wins Naoki Prize

TOKYO, Japan - Author Kyoko Nakajima speaks to reporters in Tokyo on July 15, 2010, after being awarded the 143rd Naoki Prize for seasoned writers of popular fiction for her work ''Chiisai Ouchi'' (Small Home). (Kyodo)

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Evacuating from no-go zone near Fukushima plant

IITATE, Japan - Kazuo Ouchi (C, back) and his family have their last meal before evacuating from their home in Iitate, Fukushima Prefecture, near the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, on May 15, 2011. Residents began evacuating from their homes the same day, after the government widened its evacuation zone due to radiation from the crippled plant. (Kyodo)

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Evacuating from no-go zone near Fukushima plant

IITATE, Japan - Kazuo Ouchi (R, back) and members of his family prepare to evacuate from their home in Iitate, Fukushima Prefecture, near the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, on May 15, 2011. Residents began evacuating from their homes the same day, after the government widened its evacuation zone due to radiation from the crippled plant. (Kyodo)

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Academic societies propose defining elderly as those aged 75 or older

Yasuyoshi Ouchi, head of Toranomon Hospital, briefs reporters on proposals by the Japan Gerontological Society and the Japan Geriatrics Society during a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 5, 2017. The two academic bodies proposed defining "elderly" people as those aged 75 or older from 65 or above at present, reflecting the fact that many senior citizens remain physically and mentally vibrant. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Worker exposed to radiation in nuclear accident dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Hisashi Ouchi, 35, who died late at night Dec. 21 after being exposed to a massive dosage of radiation in Japan's worst nuclear accident in September. His death came at a Tokyo hospital 83 days after the Sept. 30 accident at a nuclear fuel plant run by JCO Co. in Tokaimura, Ibaraki Prefecture.

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Ouchi's body brought out of hospital

TOKYO, Japan - The body of Hisashi Ouchi, the JCO Co. worker who died Dec. 21, 83 days after an accident at a uranium processing plant in Tokaimura, Ibaraki Prefecture, is brought out of the University of Tokyo Hospital on Dec. 22. Ouchi was exposed to a massive dose of radiation in the late September accident, Japan's worst nuclear disaster.

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JCO's president Kitani answers reporters

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroharu Kitani, president of JCO Co., answers reporters' questions at the University of Tokyo Hospital on Dec. 22 after JCO worker Hisashi Ouchi died the previous day after suffering massive radiation exposure in Japan's worst nuclear accident in late September. Ouchi's death came 83 days after the accident at the JCO uranium processing plant in Tokaimura, Ibaraki Prefecture.

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Nuclear accident victim in critical condition

TOKYO, Japan - A group of doctors at the University of Tokyo Hospital brief reporters Dec. 20 on the condition of Hisashi Ouchi, who was exposed to radiation while at work in a conversion building at JCO Co.'s uranium processing plant in Tokaimura, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Sept. 30. Doctors said 35-year-old Ouchi is in an extremely critical condition and is continuing to deteriorate.

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Irradiated worker receives cell transfusion

TOKYO, Japan - Hisashi Ouchi, who was exposed to a huge dose of radiation in Japan's worst nuclear accident Sept. 30, receives a transfusion of his brother's stem cells at Tokyo University Hospital on Oct. 6. in an effort to revive his blood-producing functions. The photo was provided by the hospital.

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Victim in critical condition to receive blood transfusion

TOKYO, Japan - Hisashi Ouchi, 35, one of the two in critical condition after being exposed to high levels of radiation at the Sept. 28 nuclear accident, is transported Oct. 2 to the University of Tokyo Hospital in Tokyo from the National Institute of Radiological Sciences in the city of Chiba, east of Tokyo, to receive a transfusion of blood taken from a newborn's umbilical cord and the mother's placenta. Such blood is used for patients with deteriorating blood production capabilities.