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Japan, EU leaders agree to cooperate over new flu

PRAGUE, Czech Republic - (From L to R) Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso, Czech President Vaclav Klaus and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso attend a joint press conference in Prague on May 4 after a one-day Japan-EU summit. They agreed to cooperate closely to prevent further spread of the new flu epidemic worldwide.

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Japan, EU leaders agree to cooperate over new flu

PRAGUE, Czech Republic - Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso speaks during a joint press conference with Czech President Vaclav Klaus and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso in Prague on May 4 after a one-day Japan-EU summit. They agreed to cooperate closely to prevent further spread of the new flu epidemic worldwide.

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Japan, EU hold regular meeting in Prague

PRAGUE, Czech Republic - (From L to R) Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso, Czech President Vaclav Klaus and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso pose for photos in Prague on May 4 before a regular meeting between Japan and the European Union.

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Haruki Murakami feels honored to receive Kafka award

PRAGUE, Czech Republic - Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami holds the Franz Kafka International Literary Prize Award during a ceremony in Prague on Oct. 30.

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(2)Koizumi in Prague

PRAGUE, Czech Republic - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (R) chats with Czech students of Japanese language in Prague on Aug. 22.

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(2)Koizumi in Prague

PRAGUE, Czech Republic - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi places a wreath at the tomb of Czech composer Antonin Dvorak on the outskirts of Prague on Aug. 20.

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(1)Koizumi in Prague

PRAGUE, Czech Republic - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi pays homage at the tomb of Czech composer Bedrich Smetana on the outskirts of Prague on Aug. 20. Koizumi arrived in earlier in the day on the third and last leg of a weeklong European trip.

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Emperor, empress attend Czech cultural evening

PRAGUE, Czech Republic - Visiting Japanese Emperor Akihito (2nd from L in front) and Empress Michiko (2nd from R in front) attend a small concert featuring a string quartet at Prague Castle on July 8. Czech President Vaclav Havel is standing at left and his wife Dagmar Havlova at right.

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(2)Emperor, empress tour Prague Castle

PRAGUE, Czech Republic - Japanese Emperor Akihito (2nd from L, front) and Empress Michiko (2nd from R) visit St. Vitus' Cathedral at Prague Castle. (pool photo)

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(1)Emperor, empress meet Czech President Havel

PRAGUE, Czech Republic - Japanese Emperor Akihito (2nd from L) and Empress Michiko (R) meet Czech President Vaclav Havel and his wife Dagmar Havlova at the Office of the President on July 8 after a welcoming ceremony at Prague Castle. The royal couple are visiting the Czech Republic on the first leg of a four-nation European tour.

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Foreign Minister Tanaka arrives in Prague

PRAGUE, Czech Republic - Japanese Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka (L) arrives in Prague on July 14 on the first leg of her seven-day tour of Czech Republic, Yugoslavia and Italy. Tanaka was met by Hiroto Ishida (R), Japanese ambassador to Czech Republic, at the Prague airport. She will later travel to Rome to attend the Group of Eight foreign ministerial meeting on Wednesday and Thursday.