Search｜Photos & Images & Videos｜KYODO NEWS IMAGES INC

Saint Peter's Square

ROME, Italy - Photo shows Saint Peter's Square in Vatican City on Feb. 11, 2013, immediately after a Vatican announcement that Pope Benedict XVI will resign Feb. 28 due to deteriorating strength and advanced age.

E

1st Japanese conducts Rome Opera House orchestra

ROME, Italy - Hirofumi Yoshida (C) takes a curtain call after becoming the first Japanese to conduct the orchestra of the Rome Opera House in the open air at the Baths of Caracalla ruins on Aug. 8. Yoshida, 38, conducted the orchestra for Sergei Prokofiev's ballet ''Romeo and Juliet'' and Ruggero Leoncavallo's opera ''Pagliacci.''

E

Ceremony held to mark 150th anniversary of Japan-Italy ties

ROME, Italy, Nov. 4 Kyodo - Members of a Japan-Italy friendship group introduce the Japanese tea ceremony in Rome on Nov. 4, 2016, during a memorial event to celebrate the 150th anniversary of bilateral ties.

E

Italian chef for Expo 2015 cherishes ingredients

ROME, Italy - Noted Italian chef Gianfranco Vissani stresses the need for small-lot production of dishes by cherishing the quality of ingredients in an interview in Rome on Dec. 20, 2014. Vissani is in charge of cooking ingredients at Expo 2015 to be held in Milan from May 2015 under the theme of "Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life."

E

Christmas tree in Vatican

ROME, Italy - A Christmas tree is lit up at St. Peter's Square in Vatican City on Dec. 19, 2014.

E

Christmas tree in Vatican

ROME, Italy - A Christmas tree is lit up at St. Peter's Square in Vatican City on Dec. 19, 2014.

E

Showers to be installed at St. Peter's Square for homeless

ROME, Italy - Work to install three showers for the homeless is under way at St. Peter's Square in Vatican City in November 2014 to coincide with the repair work for public restrooms. The move reflects Pope Francis' intention to side with the weak.

E

Pope Francis says mankind has not learned lesson on nukes

ROME, Italy - Pope Francis meets with reporters on Nov. 30, 2014, during a flight returning from a visit to Turkey. He expressed concern over the continued threat posed by nuclear weapons nearly 70 years after the end of World War II, saying "mankind has learned nothing" from the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

E

Olive oil sommelier class for Japanese held in Rome

ROME, Italy - Japanese women taste different kinds of olive oil during a class to train sommeliers held for them in Rome on Nov. 3, 2014.

E

Kabuki motif drawn with flower petals

ROME, Italy - Photo shows a kabuki motif drawn with flower petals by a Japanese group in front of St. Peter's Square in Vatican City, during the Infiorata art event on June 29, 2014. About 70 groups from various countries took part in the event.

E

Japanese, Italian prime ministers

ROME, Italy - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and his Italian counterpart Matteo Renzi are pictured in Rome on June 6, 2014. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

E

Japanese, Italian prime ministers

ROME, Italy - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) and his Italian counterpart Matteo Renzi raise their glasses in Rome on June 6, 2014. (Pool photo)

E

Japanese, Italian prime ministers

ROME, Italy - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) shakes hands with his Italian counterpart Matteo Renzi ahead of their talks in Rome on June 6, 2014. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

E

Abe meets pope

ROME, Italy - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R, front) holds talks with Pope Francis (far L) in the Vatican on June 6, 2014.

E

Abe meets pope

ROME, Italy - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Pope Francis are pictured in the Vatican on June 6, 2014.

E

Japan prime minister in Italy

ROME, Italy - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrives at Leonardo da Vinci international airport near Rome, Italy, on June 5, 2014.

E

Japan prime minister in Italy

ROME, Italy - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrives at Leonardo da Vinci international airport near Rome, Italy, on June 5, 2014.

E

Japanese, Italian defense ministers

ROME, Italy - Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera (2nd from R) and his Italian counterpart Roberta Pinotti (2nd from L) hold talks in Rome on May 7, 2014.

E

Japanese, Italian defense ministers

ROME, Italy - Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera (L) and his Italian counterpart Roberta Pinotti shake hands in Rome on May 7, 2014.

E

G-7 energy meeting

BRUSSELS, Belgium - (from L) European Commission Director General for Energy Dominique Ristori, Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, German Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel, French Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy Minister Segolene Royal, Italian Economic Development Minister Federica Guidi, British Energy and Climate Change Secretary Ed Davey, U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz and Canadian Natural Resources Minister Greg Rickford attend a Group of Seven energy ministers' meeting in Rome, Italy, on May 6, 2014.

E

Torosidis in interview

ROME, Italy - Roma right-back Vasilis Torosidis of Greece is interviewed near Rome on April 16, 2014, ahead of the World Cup soccer finals in Brazil.

E

Spanish Steps

ROME, Italy - Photo shows the Spanish Steps, a famous sightseeing spot in Rome, on March 26, 2014. Italian jewelry company Bulgari said recently it will donate 1.5 million euros to the city of Rome to help restore the steps, which were last restored about 20 years ago.

E

Japan's Honda in action against Lazio

ROME, Italy - AC Milan's Keisuke Honda (L) from Japan tries to dodge Lazio's Cristian Ledesma during a Seria A match in Rome on March 23, 2014. The game ended in a 1-1 draw.

E

Pope Francis celebrates 1st anniversary

ROME, Italy - Postcards with images of Pope Francis are on sale at a souvenir shop near St. Peter's Square in Vatican City on March 11, 2014. March 13 marks the first anniversary of his election as leader of the Catholic Church.

E

Pope Francis goods sold at St. Peter's Square

ROME, Italy - Souvenirs featuring Pope Francis are sold at a stall in St. Peter's Square in Vatican City on March 11, 2014. The pope, who completed the first year of his pontificate on March 13, has become widely known and admired for his frugality.

E

March 2011 memorial concert held at Basilica

ROME, Italy - Saori Takahashi (R), 16-year-old high school student from Japan's Miyagi Prefecture, smiles after playing the violin at a memorial concert held on March 11, 2014, at the Basilica of St Paul Outside the Walls in Rome on the 3rd anniversary of Japan's March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

E

Japanese tenor sings at 3/11 concert in Italy

ROME, Italy - Milan-based Japanese tenor Masahiro Shimba (front L) sings Mozart's Requiem during a concert at the Papal Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls in Rome, Italy, on March 11, 2014, to commemorate the third anniversary of the earthquake and tsunami disaster that hit northeastern Japan in 2011.

E

Quake's 3rd anniversary concert at Rome cathedral

ROME, Italy - Saori Takahashi, a 16-year-old senior high school student from Japan's Miyagi Prefecture, plays the violin during a concert at the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls in Rome on March 11, 2014. The concert was held to mark the third anniversary of the devastating earthquake and tsunami that hit northeastern Japan.

E

Quake's 3rd anniversary concert at Rome cathedral

ROME, Italy - Saori Takahashi, a 16-year-old senior high school student from Japan's Miyagi Prefecture, plays the violin during a concert at the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls in Rome on March 11, 2014. The concert was held to mark the third anniversary of the devastating earthquake and tsunami that hit northeastern Japan.

E

Inter Milan's Nagatomo in action against Roma

ROME, Italy - Inter Milan footballer Yuto Nagatomo (R) of Japan plays against Roma in a Serie A match in Rome, Italy on March 1, 2014. The game ended in a scoreless draw.

E

Berlusconi ousted from parliament

ROME, Italy - Members of an Italian civic group celebrate the ousting of former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi from parliament on Nov. 27, 2013, near the Italian Senate building in Rome. The Senate voted to oust Berlusconi following his conviction for tax fraud in August. The 77-year-old three-time premier is barred from running for or holding office for six years.

E

Traffic near Colosseum

ROME, Italy - Photo shows a road near the Colosseum in Rome, Italy, where most traffic was closed on Aug. 2, 2013. The municipal authority diverted traffic on Aug. 3 to protect the remains of an ancient Roman fighting arena.

E

Bridgestone workers protest in Italy

ROME, Italy - About 250 employees of a Bridgestone group company demonstrate in front of the Italian Ministry of Economic Development in Rome on March 14, 2013, against the planned closure of the company's factory in Bari, southern Italy.

E

Vatican pope

ROME, Italy - People watch a large screen set up in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, which shows a closeup of the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, on March 12, 2013. No new pope was chosen after the first day of voting by cardinals at the chapel the same day, with black smoke emerging from its chimney, signaling failure to reach an agreement.

E

Vatican pope

ROME, Italy - Photo taken March 9, 2013, shows the Sistine Chapel in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican. No new pope was chosen after the first day of voting by cardinals at the chapel on March 12 with black smoke emerging from its chimney, signaling failure to reach an agreement.

E

Italy's Grillo

ROME, Italy - File photo shows Beppe Grillo, whose Five Star Movement placed third in Italy's inconclusive elections in February 2013. Grillo, in a telephone interview with Kyodo News on March 11, 2013, ruled out joining any alliance to form a new government, dashing hopes of breaking the post-election stalemate.

E

Italy party leader

ROME, Italy - Pier Luigi Bersani, head of Italy's center-left Democratic Party, speaks at a press conference in Rome on Feb. 26, 2013.

E

Italy general election

ROME, Italy - Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti speaks during a press conference in Rome on Feb. 25, 2013, as vote counting began in a general election.

E

Italy general election

ROME, Italy - Photo taken Feb. 24, 2013, shows a polling station in Rome as voting for Italy's general election started the same day.

E

Rome river swollen

ROME, Italy - Photo shows Milvian Bridge on the swollen Tiber River in northern Rome, Italy, on Nov. 14, 2012.

E

Rome's Piazza di Spagna

ROME, Italy - Tourists eat Panini at Piazza di Spagna, a popular tourist spot in Rome, on Oct. 25, 2012, despite a local ordinance prohibiting eating near historical buildings.

E

Food meeting in Rome

ROME, Italy - U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization Director General Jose Graziano da Silva (C) speaks during a press conference at the FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy, on Oct. 16, 2012. A ministerial meeting on food security in Rome agreed that the international community will cooperate to expand agricultural production and improve market transparency amid soaring food prices.

E

Choir members from Fukushima sing before Pope

ROME, Italy - Members of the girls' choir MJC Ensemble, based in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, which was severely damaged by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, sing before Pope Benedict XVI at Castel Gandolfo near Rome on Aug. 22, 2012.

E

Choir members from Fukushima sing before Pope

ROME, Italy - Ena Ota (R), a senior high school student and leader of the girls' choir MJC Ensemble, and Pope Benedict XVI (L) greet each other at Castel Gandolfo near Rome on Aug. 22, 2012. Members of the choir based in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, which was severely damaged by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, sang before the pope.

E

Pope gives audience to 8 Japan students

ROME, Italy - Pope Benedict XVI (R) gives an audience near Rome to Yoneyuki Fujiwara (front), mayor of Minamishimabara, Nagasaki Prefecture, on Aug. 8, 2012. The pope also gave an audience to a delegation of eight Japanese junior high school students who were sent from Minamishimabara as a commemorative event.

E

Colosseum in Rome

ROME, Italy - Photo shows ancient amphitheater the Colosseum in Rome, Italy, on July 30, 2012.

E

Yakisoba makes Italian debut at Roman event

ROME, Italy - Popular pan-fried noodles known as Fujinomiya Yakisoba are cooked at a Japan-related event in Rome on July 9, 2012. It was the third time the noodle dish from the central Japanese city of Fujinomiya, Shizuoka Prefecture, had been promoted overseas, following earlier appearances in New York and Seattle.

E

Italy high-speed train

ROME, Italy - Photo shows the private high-speed train Italo in Rome on April 20, 2012. The train's operator NTV offered a trial ride on the train for reporters.

E

Vatican archives

ROME, Italy - A 17th century document to canonize Francis Xavier is displayed in an exhibition of Vatican archives that opened at Musei Capitolini in Rome on Feb. 29, 2012.

E

Vatican archives

ROME, Italy - Documents from the trial of Galileo Galilei in the 17th century are displayed in an exhibition of Vatican archives that opened at Musei Capitolini in Rome on Feb. 29, 2012.