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Bus hijacking suspect sent to Hiroshima family court

HIGASHI-HIROSHIMA, Japan - A van transports a 17-year-old suspected of hijacking a bus and killing one of its passengers in early May from Saijo Police Station in the city of Higashi-Hiroshima to the Hiroshima Family Court June 5. Prosecutors sent the youth to the family court in line with the Juvenile Law, but asked the court to allow them to prosecute the case in district court and try the suspect under the Code of Criminal Procedure.

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17-yr-old busjacker sent to prosecutors

HIGASHI-HIROSHIMA, Japan - The photo shows a van believed to be carrying a 17-year-old busjacker from Saijo Police Station in Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, on May 5. The boy was sent to prosecutors in connection with the May 3 hijacking of an expressway bus that resulted in the death of a passenger and injuries to at least four others. The boy, whose identity is being withheld since he is a minor, had admitted to the charges but refused to give investigators a motive for the incident, according to police.

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17-yr-old busjacker sent to prosecutors

HIGASHI-HIROSHIMA, Japan - The photo shows a van believed to be carrying a 17-year-old busjacker from Saijo Police Station in Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, on May 5. The boy was sent to prosecutors in connection with the May 3 hijacking of an expressway bus that resulted in the death of a passenger and injuries to at least four others. The boy, whose identity is being withheld since he is a minor, had admitted to the charges but refused to give investigators a motive for the incident, according to police.

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Mie Pref. submits junior summit proposal to Foreign Ministry

Shoji Saijo (L), chief of the Mie prefectural government's Ise-Shima summit promotion bureau, hands a proposal on a junior summit to be held in 2016 to an official of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Tokyo on Sept. 17, 2015. The junior summit will be held as part of efforts to promote the Ise-Shima Summit to be held in Mie Prefecture, Japan, in May 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Akutagawa, Naoki literary award winners

Rin Usami (L) and Naka Saijo, seen in this combined file photo, were selected on Jan. 20, 2021, to receive Japan's prestigious Akutagawa and Naoki literary awards, respectively, for their works.

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Akutagawa, Naoki literary award winners

Rin Usami (R) and Naka Saijo pose for a photo at a Tokyo hotel on Jan. 20, 2021, as they are selected to receive Japan's prestigious Akutagawa and Naoki literary awards for their works, respectively.

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Sport climbing: Akiyo Noguchi

Akiyo Noguchi competes en route to victory in the women's lead discipline at a special competition for the top Japanese sport climbers on Nov. 1, 2020, in Saijo, Ehime Prefecture. She has qualified for the postponed Tokyo Olympics.

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Sport climbing: Akiyo Noguchi

Akiyo Noguchi competes en route to victory in the women's lead discipline at a special competition for the top Japanese sport climbers on Nov. 1, 2020, in Saijo, Ehime Prefecture. She has qualified for the postponed Tokyo Olympics.

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Sport climbing: Akiyo Noguchi

Akiyo Noguchi competes en route to victory in the women's lead discipline at a special competition for the top Japanese sport climbers on Nov. 1, 2020, in Saijo, Ehime Prefecture. She has qualified for the postponed Tokyo Olympics.

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Nagatomo in rain-hit area in Japan

Japan national football team player Yuto Nagatomo signs autographs during an event at a school in Ozu, Ehime Prefecture, on July 18, 2018, a city near his hometown Saijo that was hit hard by deadly torrential rains. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nagatomo in rain-hit area in Japan

Japan national football team player Yuto Nagatomo speaks to children during an event at a school in Ozu, Ehime Prefecture, on July 18, 2018, a city near his hometown Saijo that was hit hard by deadly torrential rains. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese singer Hideki Saijo

File photo taken in November 1979 shows Japanese singer Hideki Saijo, best known for his cover of the mega-hit song "Y.M.C.A.", singing at the Nippon Budokan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese singer Hideki Saijo

File photo taken in November 1979 shows Japanese singer Hideki Saijo, best known for his cover of the mega-hit song "Y.M.C.A.", singing at the Nippon Budokan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese singer Hideki Saijo

File photo taken in Tokyo in July 2003 shows Japanese singer Hideki Saijo, best known for his cover of the mega-hit song "Y.M.C.A.," meeting the media. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese singer Hideki Saijo

File photo taken in Tokyo in November 1979 shows Japanese singer Hideki Saijo, best known for his cover of the mega-hit song "Y.M.C.A." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Online "subscription farming" service in Japan

Photo taken in March 2018 shows Takeshi Okame, a lemon and fig farmer in the western Japan city of Saijo. He works as a contract farmer of the Ragri online service that connects consumers with farmers through gamification. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Evacuation drill under scenario of ballistic missile launch

Residents in Saijo, Ehime Prefecture, in southwestern Japan take part in an evacuation drill on July 10, 2017, in the wake of North Korea's repeated test-launches of ballistic missiles. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Evacuation drill under scenario of ballistic missile launch

Schoolchildren take part in an evacuation drill in Saijo, Ehime Prefecture, in southwestern Japan on July 10, 2017, in the wake of North Korea's repeated test-launches of ballistic missiles. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Evacuation drill under scenario of ballistic missile launch

Schoolchildren take part in an evacuation drill in Saijo, Ehime Prefecture, in southwestern Japan on July 10, 2017, in the wake of North Korea's repeated test-launches of ballistic missiles. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Bus hijacking suspect sent to Hiroshima family court

HIGASHI-HIROSHIMA, Japan - A van transports a 17-year-old suspected of hijacking a bus and killing one of its passengers in early May from Saijo Police Station in the city of Higashi-Hiroshima to the Hiroshima Family Court June 5. Prosecutors sent the youth to the family court in line with the Juvenile Law, but asked the court to allow them to prosecute the case in district court and try the suspect under the Code of Criminal Procedure.