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Blue carnations under shipment

Work to ship rare blue carnations, airlifted from Colombia and Ecuador, is under way at a wholesaler company in Shibayama in Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, on April 30, 2025, ahead of Mother's Day on May 11. The carnation named Moondust was developed by the horticulture arm of major Japanese whiskey maker Suntory using gene engineering, with sales starting in 1997.

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Blue carnation flowers

Workers prepare to pack and ship blue carnation flowers air-transported from South America in time for Mother's Day in Shibayama, Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, on May 8, 2023.

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Blue carnation flowers

Photo taken on May 8, 2023, shows rare blue carnation flowers air-transported from South America waiting to be shipped in time for Mother's Day in Shibayama, Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan.

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Blue carnation flowers

Photo taken on May 8, 2023, shows rare blue carnation flowers air-transported from South America waiting to be shipped in time for Mother's Day in Shibayama, Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan.

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Blue carnation flowers

Workers prepare to pack and ship blue carnation flowers air-transported from South America in time for Mother's Day in Shibayama, Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, on May 8, 2023.

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Narita airport's now-defunct shuttle cars displayed

NARITA, Japan - Shuttle cars that used to link the main building of Narita airport's Terminal 2 and its satellite, some 300 meters apart, are on display in Shibayama, Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, on July 31, 2014. The operation of the automated people mover ended last September due to the opening of a new walkway between the main and satellite buildings.

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Parts of Boeing 747's primary wing to be displayed

NARITA, Japan - Two cross-sectional parts of the primary wing of a Boeing 747 wide-body commercial airliner, dubbed the jumbo jet, are shown at the Museum of Aeronautical Sciences in Shibayama, Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, on July 30, 2014, ahead of their permanent display from Aug. 1.

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Inside view of Museum of Aeronautical Sciences

NARITA, Japan - An inside view of the Museum of Aeronautical Sciences in Shibayama, Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, is shown on July 30, 2014. The museum is set to display from Aug. 1 various things related to the Boeing 747 jumbo jet, including cross-sectional parts of its primary wing.

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Museum's airport diorama revamped to work with smartphone

NARITA, Japan - A diorama of Narita airport at the Museum of Aeronautical Sciences, which has been revamped to show computer graphics of airplanes taking off and landing when viewed on a smartphone, is pictured March 25, 2014, at the museum in the town of Shibayama, Chiba Prefecture.

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Museum on anti-Narita airport conflict opens

NARITA, Japan - A visitor looks at an exhibit introducing violent conflicts that occurred with the construction of Narita Airport, at the Narita Airport and Community Historical Museum in Shibayama, Chiba Prefecture, on June 23, 2011. The museum on the clashes between protestors and the central government that began in the 1960s opened the same day.

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Museum on anti-Narita airport conflict opens

NARITA, Japan - Helmets and glass grenades used by radical activists against the construction of Narita airport are displayed at the Narita Airport and Community Historical Museum in Shibayama, Chiba Prefecture, on June 22, 2011. The museum opened on June 23, introducing the violent conflicts between anti-airport protestors and the central government beginning in the 1960s.

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Museum on anti-Narita airport conflict opens

NARITA, Japan - Helmets, a banner and other items used by opponents of the construction of Narita airport are displayed at the Narita Airport and Community Historical Museum in Shibayama, Chiba Prefecture, on June 22, 2011. The museum opened on June 23, introducing conflicts, sometimes violent, between anti-airport protestors and the government, which began in the 1960s.

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Japan presents 11-point initiative to realize nuclear-free world

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese Parliamentary Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Masahiko Shibayama delivers a keynote speech at a preparatory committee meeting for the 2010 Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty Review Conference in New York on May 4. Japan officially presented its 11-point initiative aimed at realizing a nuclear-free world.

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(1)LDP candidates win all 3 lower house by-elections

TOKOROZAWA, Japan - Liberal Democratic Party candidate Masahiko Shibayama (top) at his election office in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, on April 25 after winning a House of Representatives by-election in the Saitama No. 8 constituency.

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Japan presents 11-point initiative to realize nuclear-free world

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese Parliamentary Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Masahiko Shibayama delivers a keynote speech at a preparatory committee meeting for the 2010 Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty Review Conference in New York on May 4. Japan officially presented its 11-point initiative aimed at realizing a nuclear-free world. (Kyodo)

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Museum on anti-Narita airport conflict opens

NARITA, Japan - Helmets, a banner and other items used by opponents of the construction of Narita airport are displayed at the Narita Airport and Community Historical Museum in Shibayama, Chiba Prefecture, on June 22, 2011. The museum opened on June 23, introducing conflicts, sometimes violent, between anti-airport protestors and the government, which began in the 1960s. (Kyodo)

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Museum on anti-Narita airport conflict opens

NARITA, Japan - Helmets and glass grenades used by radical activists against the construction of Narita airport are displayed at the Narita Airport and Community Historical Museum in Shibayama, Chiba Prefecture, on June 22, 2011. The museum opened on June 23, introducing the violent conflicts between anti-airport protestors and the central government beginning in the 1960s. (Kyodo)

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Museum on anti-Narita airport conflict opens

NARITA, Japan - A visitor looks at an exhibit introducing violent conflicts that occurred with the construction of Narita Airport, at the Narita Airport and Community Historical Museum in Shibayama, Chiba Prefecture, on June 23, 2011. The museum on the clashes between protestors and the central government that began in the 1960s opened the same day. (Kyodo)

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Narita airport's now-defunct shuttle cars displayed

NARITA, Japan - Shuttle cars that used to link the main building of Narita airport's Terminal 2 and its satellite, some 300 meters apart, are on display in Shibayama, Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, on July 31, 2014. The operation of the automated people mover ended last September due to the opening of a new walkway between the main and satellite buildings. (Kyodo)

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Inside view of Museum of Aeronautical Sciences

NARITA, Japan - An inside view of the Museum of Aeronautical Sciences in Shibayama, Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, is shown on July 30, 2014. The museum is set to display from Aug. 1 various things related to the Boeing 747 jumbo jet, including cross-sectional parts of its primary wing. (Kyodo)

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(1)LDP candidates win all 3 lower house by-elections

TOKOROZAWA, Japan - Liberal Democratic Party candidate Masahiko Shibayama (top) at his election office in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, on April 25 after winning a House of Representatives by-election in the Saitama No. 8 constituency. (Kyodo)

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Museums meeting in Kyoto

Japanese culture minister Masahiko Shibayama addresses the opening ceremony for the 25th general meeting of the International Council of Museums in Kyoto, western Japan, on Sept. 2, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Cultural exchange between Japan, China, S. Korea

Japanese culture minister Masahiko Shibayama (L) and his South Korean and Chinese counterparts Park Yang Woo (C) and Luo Shugang are pictured after they pledged to promote trilateral cultural exchange in their meeting in Incheon, South Korea, on Aug. 30, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Cultural exchange between Japan, China, S. Korea

Japanese culture minister Masahiko Shibayama (L) and his South Korean and Chinese counterparts Park Yang Woo (C) and Luo Shugang are pictured after they pledged to promote trilateral cultural exchange in their meeting in Incheon, South Korea, on Aug. 30, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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War-linked Yasukuni Shrine

Masahiko Shibayama (C) of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party visits the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Aug. 15, 2018, the 73rd anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II. Shibayama visited the Shinto shrine on behalf of Prime Minister and LDP chief Shinzo Abe to offer a ritual donation. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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War-linked Yasukuni Shrine

Masahiko Shibayama of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party visits the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Aug. 15, 2018, the 73rd anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II. Shibayama visited the Shinto shrine on behalf of Prime Minister and LDP chief Shinzo Abe to offer a ritual donation. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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PM Abe makes ritual donation to Yasukuni Shrine on anniv. of war end

Masahiko Shibayama, special adviser to Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party President Shinzo Abe, meets with reporters after making a ritual donation to the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Aug. 15, 2017, the 72nd anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II, on behalf of Abe, also prime minister. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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PM Abe makes ritual donation to Yasukuni Shrine on anniv. of war end

Masahiko Shibayama, special adviser to Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party President Shinzo Abe, arrives at Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine on Aug. 15, 2017, the 72nd anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II. Abe sent Shibayama to make a ritual donation to the war-linked shrine in the capacity of the party leader, rather than prime minister. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Special advisor to prime minister visits Juba

Masahiko Shibayama (L), special advisor to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, delivers a letter from Abe to South Sudan President Salva Kiir in Juba on Nov. 1, 2016. Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force personnel have been involved in a U.N. mission in South Sudan since 2012 and Tokyo is controversially seeking to expand their role to include duties such as going to the aid of U.N. staff and others under attack. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Special advisor to prime minister visits Juba

Masahiko Shibayama (3rd from L), special advisor to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, visits Juba, capital of South Sudan, on Nov. 1, 2016, where Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force personnel are stationed. They have been involved in a U.N. mission there since 2012 and the Japanese government is controversially seeking to expand their role to include duties such as going to the aid of U.N. staff and others under attack. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Special advisor to prime minister visits Juba

Masahiko Shibayama (C), special advisor to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, visits Juba, capital of South Sudan, on Nov. 1, 2016, where Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force personnel are stationed. They have been involved in a U.N. mission there since 2012 and the Japanese government is controversially seeking to expand their role to include duties such as going to the aid of U.N. staff and others under attack. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo