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Ex-labor ministry bureaucrat Sakurai to be Supreme Court justice

TOKYO, Japan - Former labor ministry bureaucrat Ryuko Sakurai (in file photo) was appointed Supreme Court justice on Sept. 5 to replace Kazuko Yokoo, who has decided to resign two years and seven months ahead of reaching the age limit of 70.

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(4) Life returns to Uonuma's Ryuko distirct

UONUMA, Japan - Life looks as usual again in the Ryuko district of Uonuma city in central Niigata Prefecture as residents return home following the lift of the evacuation order on Nov. 9. Possible flooding of the river (seen on the right side) prompted authorities to issue the order after the Oct. 23 earthquakes.

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(3)Life returns to Uonuma's Ryuko distirct

UONUMA, Japan - As her daughter watches, a housewife in the Uonuma city's Ryuko district in central Niigata Prefecture dries her bedclothes near the cracks formed by the earthquakes after returning home following the lift of the evacuation order on Nov. 9.

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(1)Life returns to Uonuma's Ryuko distirct

UONUMA, Japan - Residents of Uonuma city's Ryuko district in central Niigata Prefecture carry personal belongings in preparation to return home as the evacuation order that followed the deadly earthquakes is lifted by authorities on Nov. 9.

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(2)Life returns to Uonuma's Ryuko distirct

UONUMA, Japan - Residents of Uonuma city's Ryuko district in central Niigata Prefecture drive home as the evacuation order that followed the deadly earthquakes is lifted by authorities on Nov. 9. Sandbags are in place along the river embankment to provide against possible floods.

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Tokuyama stops Ryuko to keep WBC super flyweight crown

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Champion Masamori Tokuyama raises his hands after stopping southpaw challenger Kazuhiro Ryuko in the ninth round of their World Boxing Council super flyweight title fight March 23 at Yokohama Arena to successfully defend his title for the fourth time.

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Tokuyama stops Ryuko to keep WBC super flyweight crown

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Champion Masamori Tokuyama raises his hands after stopping southpaw challenger Kazuhiro Ryuko in the ninth round of their World Boxing Council super flyweight title fight March 23 at Yokohama Arena to successfully defend his title for the fourth time.

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Tokuyama stops Ryuko to keep WBC super flyweight crown

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Champion Masamori Tokuyama raises his hands after stopping southpaw challenger Kazuhiro Ryuko in the ninth round of their World Boxing Council super flyweight title fight March 23 at Yokohama Arena to successfully defend his title for the fourth time.

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Ex-labor ministry bureaucrat Sakurai to be Supreme Court justice

TOKYO, Japan - Former labor ministry bureaucrat Ryuko Sakurai (in file photo) was appointed Supreme Court justice on Sept. 5 to replace Kazuko Yokoo, who has decided to resign two years and seven months ahead of reaching the age limit of 70. (Kyodo)

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(4) Life returns to Uonuma's Ryuko distirct

UONUMA, Japan - Life looks as usual again in the Ryuko district of Uonuma city in central Niigata Prefecture as residents return home following the lift of the evacuation order on Nov. 9. Possible flooding of the river (seen on the right side) prompted authorities to issue the order after the Oct. 23 earthquakes. (Kyodo)

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(1)Life returns to Uonuma's Ryuko distirct

UONUMA, Japan - Residents of Uonuma city's Ryuko district in central Niigata Prefecture carry personal belongings in preparation to return home as the evacuation order that followed the deadly earthquakes is lifted by authorities on Nov. 9. (Kyodo)

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(5)Life returns to Uonuma's Ryuko distirct

UONUMA, Japan - An aged woman sits down dejected over the earthquake damage caused to her house in the Ryuko district of Uonuma city in central Niigata Prefecture on returning home following the list of the evacuation order on Nov. 9. (Kyodo)

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(3)Life returns to Uonuma's Ryuko distirct

UONUMA, Japan - As her daughter watches, a housewife in the Uonuma city's Ryuko district in central Niigata Prefecture dries her bedclothes near the cracks formed by the earthquakes after returning home following the lift of the evacuation order on Nov. 9. (Kyodo)

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(2)Life returns to Uonuma's Ryuko distirct

UONUMA, Japan - Residents of Uonuma city's Ryuko district in central Niigata Prefecture drive home as the evacuation order that followed the deadly earthquakes is lifted by authorities on Nov. 9. Sandbags are in place along the river embankment to provide against possible floods. (Kyodo)

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World War II evacuation

TOKYO, Japan - Schoolchildren at the Ryuko Kokumin Gakko (school) in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward where the first group of children is being evacuated for safety during World War II. The photo was taken on Aug. 4, 1944. (Kyodo)