High court turns down plea for retrial over 1986 murder case

High court turns down plea for retrial over 1986 murder case

NAGOYA, Japan - Shoji Maekawa (R) and his father Reizo come out of the Nagoya High Court in Nagoya on March 6, 2013, after the court turned down an appeal for a retrial filed by Shoji Maekawa, who served a seven-year prison term for the 1986 murder of a junior high school girl in Fukui Prefecture.

Doi briefed on beef-labeling scandal

Doi briefed on beef-labeling scandal

NISHINOMIYA, Japan - Social Democratic Party leader Takako Doi (2nd from R) is briefed Jan. 28 by Yoichi Mizutani (R), president of storage contractor Nishinomiya Reizo in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, where Snow Brand Food Co. falsified data on imported Australian beef.

Doi briefed on beef-labeling scandal

Doi briefed on beef-labeling scandal

NISHINOMIYA, Japan - Social Democratic Party leader Takako Doi (2nd from R) is briefed Jan. 28 by Yoichi Mizutani (R), president of storage contractor Nishinomiya Reizo in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, where Snow Brand Food Co. falsified data on imported Australian beef.

Long established natural ice supplier keeps data on notebooks

Long established natural ice supplier keeps data on notebooks

Asami Reizo Co., a long-established supplier of natural ice in Minano, Saitama Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, shows notebooks recording temperatures at its ice formation pond and other past data as seen in this photo taken on Feb. 11, 2015. Concerns are growing over adverse effects of global warming on the business of shipping naturally formed ice. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese donates calligraphy by Sun Yat-sen's comrades to Taiwan museum

Japanese donates calligraphy by Sun Yat-sen's comrades to Taiwan museum

Yoshihiro Fujita (2nd from L), a member of the education board of Nichinan, Miyazaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, presents a framed calligraphy piece by Chinese revolutionary activist Sun Yat-sen's close ally Chen Qimei to representatives of the National Dr. Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall in Taipei on March 12, 2015, during a symposium marking the 90th anniversary of Sun's death. The calligraphy, given by Chen to Fujita's grandfather Reizo around 1915 as a token of thanks for his support for the Sun-led revolution in China, is hailed by the museum as an invaluable piece of historical material that shows the activists' connections with supporters in Japan. Fujita also donated a separate piece of calligraphy by another of Sun's allies, Liu Datong. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo