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2nd Khufu ship excavation in Egypt

CAIRO, Egypt - Sakuji Yoshimura, professor emeritus at Waseda University, speaks to a reporter at the site of the excavation of a second ''Khufu ship'' in Giza near Cairo, Egypt, on Feb. 20, 2012. The ship is believed to be a funerary vessel for the Egyptian pharaoh Khufu (2589 B.C.-2566 B.C.). The first Khufu ship was found in 1954.

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Cyber Univ. admits to teaching people without ID confirmation

TOKYO, Japan - Sakuji Yoshimura, president of Cyber University, an education ministry-accredited institution set up to offer all its teaching through the Internet, said at a news conference in Tokyo on Jan. 21 it has not confirmed the identities of 180 of its 620 students. Yoshimura said the Fukuoka City-based university will complete confirmation of their identities by the end of January.

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Face of 3,800-years-old mummy created by computer graphic

TOKYO, Japan - Sakuji Yoshimura (L), leader of the Egypt research team of the Waseda University Institute of Egyptology, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on June 21 on the computer graphic-generated face of a mummy found in Egypt, which has been created by his team.

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Kirin reproduces ancient Egyptian beer

TOKYO, Japan - Waseda University Prof. Sakuji Yoshimura, a noted scholar of ancient Egypt, tastes on Aug. 2 the ancient Egyptian beer which Kirin Brewery Co. has reproduced from a recipe dating back to more than 4,000 years ago. The brewer has no plans to commercialize it but expects to release details of the product at an academic conference to be held in the United States in October.

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Japanese filmmaker to make movie based in Egypt

Japanese filmmaker Toei Co. conducts Dec. 11 an audition at a Cairo hotel for the film ''Nile'' ,based on a novel by archaeologist Sakuji Yoshimura, to choose the film's heroine. Shooting will begin in March next year, with 80 percent of the scenes to be shot in the suburbs of Cairo.

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Face of 3,800-years-old mummy created by computer graphic

TOKYO, Japan - Sakuji Yoshimura (L), leader of the Egypt research team of the Waseda University Institute of Egyptology, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on June 21 on the computer graphic-generated face of a mummy found in Egypt, which has been created by his team. (Kyodo)

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Kirin reproduces ancient Egyptian beer

TOKYO, Japan - Waseda University Prof. Sakuji Yoshimura, a noted scholar of ancient Egypt, tastes on Aug. 2 the ancient Egyptian beer which Kirin Brewery Co. has reproduced from a recipe dating back to more than 4,000 years ago. The brewer has no plans to commercialize it but expects to release details of the product at an academic conference to be held in the United States in October. (Kyodo)

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Cyber Univ. admits to teaching people without ID confirmation

TOKYO, Japan - Sakuji Yoshimura, president of Cyber University, an education ministry-accredited institution set up to offer all its teaching through the Internet, said at a news conference in Tokyo on Jan. 21 it has not confirmed the identities of 180 of its 620 students. Yoshimura said the Fukuoka City-based university will complete confirmation of their identities by the end of January. (Kyodo)

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Nagoya Castle

Taira Castle is located in Nakaku, Nagoya city. It was the residence of the Owari Tokugawa family. The castle tower can be seen from the outside of the moat. The castle tower was built by the Sakuji Bugyo (construction prefect) Kobori Enshu in 1612, and was destroyed by fire during the war in 1945. The present castle was restored in 1959. It is a five-story building from the outside, with one stone storage story, 5 stories above the stone walls, and a tower in the shoki soto (layered tower) style.==Date:unknown, Place:Nagoya, Photo:Kusakabe Kinbei, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number3‐45‐0]

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2nd Khufu ship excavation in Egypt

CAIRO, Egypt - Sakuji Yoshimura, professor emeritus at Waseda University, speaks to a reporter at the site of the excavation of a second ''Khufu ship'' in Giza near Cairo, Egypt, on Feb. 20, 2012. The ship is believed to be a funerary vessel for the Egyptian pharaoh Khufu (2589 B.C.-2566 B.C.). The first Khufu ship was found in 1954. (Kyodo)

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Japanese filmmaker to make movie based in Egypt

Japanese filmmaker Toei Co. conducts Dec. 11 an audition at a Cairo hotel for the film ''Nile'' ,based on a novel by archaeologist Sakuji Yoshimura, to choose the film's heroine. Shooting will begin in March next year, with 80 percent of the scenes to be shot in the suburbs of Cairo. ==Kyodo