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3 Kyoto Prize winners attend award ceremony

KYOTO, Japan - Three Kyoto Prize winners (from L) -- Robert Samuel Langer, a biomedical engineer and institute professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Edward Witten, a theoretical physicist and professor at the Institute for Advanced Study, and Fukumi Shimura, a Japanese dyeing and weaving artist, pose for photographs during an award ceremony in Kyoto, western Japan, on Nov. 10, 2014. The prize awarded by the Inamori Foundation honors those who have contributed to scientific, cultural and spiritual betterment.

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Japanese dyeing artist Shimura wins Kyoto Prize in arts

KYOTO, Japan - Fukumi Shimura, a Japanese dyeing and weaving artist, attends the award ceremony for the Kyoto Prize in Kyoto, western Japan, on Nov. 10, 2014. Shimura won this year's Kyoto Prize in Arts and Philosophy for her "artistic" creation of tsumugi kimono.

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Drifters celebrate Kato's 50th anniv.

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the Drifters, (From L to R) Takagi Boo, Nakamoto Koji, Kato Cha and Shimura Ken, pose for photos with Kato's trademark gesture at a hotel in Tokyo, where a party was held to celebrate Kato's 50 years as a performer and his 68th birthday on March 1, 2011.

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Kidnapped newborn baby rescued

SENDAI, Japan - Sanae Shimura, director of the Hikarigaoka Spellman Hospital in Sendai, speaks to reporters after a newborn baby kidnapped from his hospital was rescued by police early Jan. 8.

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Man snatches newborn baby from Sendai hospital

SENDAI, Japan - Sanae Shimura, president of the Hikarigaoka Spellman Hospital, speaks at a press conference after a man snatched a newborn baby from his hospital in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on Jan. 6.

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Ex-Lotte ace Murata, 2 others named latest Hall of Famers

TOKYO, Japan - Former Lotte Marines pitcher Choji Murata R) and and former NHK sports announcer Masayori Shimura pose for photos on Jan. 11 after being inducted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame along with former Seibu Lions manager Masaaki Mori.

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Kitada claims 3rd title with Sankyo Ladies win

NIISATO, Japan - Rui Kitada (R) poses with TV personality Ken Shimura after winning the rain-shortened Sankyo Ladies tournament, her third title of the year, at Akagi Country Club on Oct. 10.

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2 held over manipulation of Shimura Kako stock

TOKYO, Feb. 27 Kyodo - Yoshiteru Nishi, 46-year-old president of a consulting firm, leaves a hospital in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Feb. 27 to be questioned by prosecutors for allegedly manipulating the stock price of Shimura Kako Co., a specialized nickel processor listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Later, the Tokyo District Prosecutors Office arrested Nishi as well as Kazumi Takeuchi, 49, agent for an overseas investment group and a former employee of a securities company, in the case.

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Exhibition on career of late comedian Ken Shimura

An exhibition on the 46-year career of late Japanese comedian Ken Shimura is held in a department store in the southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka on Feb. 16, 2022. Shimura died of pneumonia, caused by COVID-19, aged 70 in March 2020.

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Exhibition on career of late comedian Ken Shimura

An exhibition on the 46-year career of late Japanese comedian Ken Shimura is held in a department store in the southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka on Feb. 16, 2022. Shimura died of pneumonia, caused by COVID-19, aged 70 in March 2020.

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Kitada claims 3rd title with Sankyo Ladies win

NIISATO, Japan - Rui Kitada (R) poses with TV personality Ken Shimura after winning the rain-shortened Sankyo Ladies tournament, her third title of the year, at Akagi Country Club on Oct. 10. (Kyodo)

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Ex-Lotte ace Murata, 2 others named latest Hall of Famers

TOKYO, Japan - Former Lotte Marines pitcher Choji Murata R) and and former NHK sports announcer Masayori Shimura pose for photos on Jan. 11 after being inducted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame along with former Seibu Lions manager Masaaki Mori. (Kyodo)

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Seven Samurai film (1954)

Toshiro Mifune & Takashi Shimura Poster Characters: Kikuchiyo, Kambei Shimada Film: Seven Samurai (Shichinin no samurai) Jp 1954, Director: Akira Kurosawa 26 April 1954 Date: 26-Apr-54

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Seven Samurai film (1954)

Takashi Shimura Characters: Kambei Shimada Film: Seven Samurai (Shichinin no samurai) Jp 1954, Director: Akira Kurosawa 26 April 1954 Date: 26-Apr-54

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Seven Samurai film (1954)

Takashi Shimura & Toshiro Mifune Characters: Kambei Shimada & Kikuchiyo Film: Seven Samurai (Shichinin no samurai) Jp 1954, Director: Akira Kurosawa 26 April 1954 Date: 26-Apr-54

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Seven Samurai film (1954)

Toshiro Mifune & Takashi Shimura Characters: Kikuchiyo & Kambei Shimada Film: Seven Samurai (Shichinin no samurai) Jp 1954, Director: Akira Kurosawa 26 April 1954 TOSHIRO MIFUNE & TAKASHI SHIMURA Film 'SEVEN SAMURAI' (1954) 26/04/1954 CTN46468 Allstar/Cinetext/COLUMBIA Date: 26-Apr-54

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Hansen's disease sanatorium staff in Kumamoto Pref.

Yasushi Shimura, leader of a group of Hansen's disease patients at a national sanatorium in Kikuchi, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, strolls on Jan. 27, 2015, along a street adjacent to the spot where the body of a fatally stabbed sanatorium staff member was found. The policy to quarantine Hansen's disease patients stayed valid till 1996. (Photo by Makoto Hori) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Memorial ceremony for deceased leprosy patients held

Yasushi Shimura, a former leprosy patient, attends a memorial ceremony for deceased patients at the health ministry in Tokyo on June 16, 2016. Although a law to force patients into isolation was terminated 20 years ago, Shimura urged the government to work further to restore the honor of former patients. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Top court sorry for "unlawful" treatment of leprosy patients

Yasushi Shimura (2nd from L), leader of a group of former leprosy patients, attends a press conference in the southwestern Japanese city of Koshi on April 25, 2016, after the Supreme Court offered an apology to former patients over the past discriminatory practice of trying them outside of standard courtrooms without properly examining the need to do so. Shimura said, however, it is unreasonable that the top court did not squarely admit to any constitutional violations. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Top court sorry for "unlawful" treatment of leprosy patients

Yasushi Shimura (R), leader of a group of former leprosy patients, attends a press conference in the southwestern Japanese city of Koshi on April 25, 2016, after the Supreme Court offered an apology to former patients over the past discriminatory practice of trying them outside of standard courtrooms without properly examining the need to do so. Shimura said, however, it is unreasonable that the top court did not squarely admit to any constitutional violations. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Campaign begins for Ginowan election, U.S. base relocation key issue

Ginowan mayoral candidate Keiichiro Shimura, a former senior official of the Okinawa prefectural government, makes a speech in the city on Jan. 17, 2016, after official campaigning for the Okinawa city's mayoral election started the same day. The election is widely seen as a battle between Tokyo and Okinawa over the contentious relocation of a key U.S. military base within the island prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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SNAPSHOT: Permanent preservation of leprosy sanatoriums requested

Yasushi Shimura, a former leprosy patient, attends a commemorative ceremony in Tokyo on June 22, 2015, for deceased leprosy patients who suffered discrimination and prejudice during their lifetimes. The ceremony is held every year around June 22, when a compensation act for former leprosy patients came into force in 2001. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Order of Culture recipients honored at Imperial Palace

Recipients of the 2015 Order of Culture pose for a commemorative photo at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Nov. 3, 2015, after an awarding ceremony. (From L) neuroscientist Shigetada Nakanishi, optical communications scientist Yasuharu Suematsu, dyeing and weaving artist Fukumi Shimura, legal scholar Hiroshi Shiono, and Satoshi Omura and Takaaki Kajita, winners of the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine and Physics, respectively. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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2 Nobel laureates among others receiving Order of Culture award

Recipients of this year's Order of Culture -- (From L) Neuroscientist Shigetada Nakanishi, optical communications scientist Yasuharu Suematsu, dyeing and weaving expert Fukumi Shimura, legal scholar Hiroshi Shiono, and Satoshi Omura and Takaaki Kajita, winners of the 2015 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine and physics respectively -- pose for a group photo at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Nov. 3, 2015, following the award ceremony with Emperor Akihito in attendance. Another recipient, leading actor Tatsuya Nakadai, was absent from the ceremony due to his tight stage schedule. Japan's top award for contributions to the development of culture is given annually on Nov. 3, Japan's Culture Day, a national holiday. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Owner of home for handicapped people arrested for arson-murder

YOKOHAMA, Japan - File photo of Keiko Shimura, 64, owner of a home for people with learning difficulties, Shimura was arrested June 16 on suspicion of arson-murder in connection with a fire at the facility in Ayase, Kanagawa Prefecture, earlier this month that left three people dead, police said. (Kyodo)

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Kidnapped newborn baby rescued

SENDAI, Japan - Sanae Shimura, director of the Hikarigaoka Spellman Hospital in Sendai, speaks to reporters after a newborn baby kidnapped from his hospital was rescued by police early Jan. 8. (Kyodo)

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Man snatches newborn baby from Sendai hospital

SENDAI, Japan - Sanae Shimura, president of the Hikarigaoka Spellman Hospital, speaks at a press conference after a man snatched a newborn baby from his hospital in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on Jan. 6. (Kyodo)

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Statue of late comedian Ken Shimura

A statue of the late comedian Ken Shimura is unveiled in his hometown of Higashimurayama, western Tokyo, on June 26, 2021. Shimura died in March 2020 due to the new coronavirus.

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Statue of late comedian Ken Shimura

A statue of the late comedian Ken Shimura is unveiled in his hometown of Higashimurayama, western Tokyo, on June 26, 2021. Shimura died in March 2020 due to the new coronavirus.

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Statue of late comedian Ken Shimura

A statue of the late comedian Ken Shimura is unveiled in his hometown of Higashimurayama, western Tokyo, on June 26, 2021. Shimura died in March 2020 due to the new coronavirus.

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Drifters celebrate Kato's 50th anniv.

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the Drifters, (From L to R) Takagi Boo, Nakamoto Koji, Kato Cha and Shimura Ken, pose for photos with Kato's trademark gesture at a hotel in Tokyo, where a party was held to celebrate Kato's 50 years as a performer and his 68th birthday on March 1, 2011. (Kyodo)

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3 Kyoto Prize winners attend award ceremony

KYOTO, Japan - Three Kyoto Prize winners (from L) -- Robert Samuel Langer, a biomedical engineer and institute professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Edward Witten, a theoretical physicist and professor at the Institute for Advanced Study, and Fukumi Shimura, a Japanese dyeing and weaving artist, pose for photographs during an award ceremony in Kyoto, western Japan, on Nov. 10, 2014. The prize awarded by the Inamori Foundation honors those who have contributed to scientific, cultural and spiritual betterment. (Kyodo)

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2 held over manipulation of Shimura Kako stock

TOKYO, Feb. 27 Kyodo - Yoshiteru Nishi, 46-year-old president of a consulting firm, leaves a hospital in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Feb. 27 to be questioned by prosecutors for allegedly manipulating the stock price of Shimura Kako Co., a specialized nickel processor listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Later, the Tokyo District Prosecutors Office arrested Nishi as well as Kazumi Takeuchi, 49, agent for an overseas investment group and a former employee of a securities company, in the case.

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Coronavirus death of Japanese comedian Ken Shimura

Photo taken in Osaka on March 30, 2020, shows a screen displaying news that veteran Japanese comedian Ken Shimura died of pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus on March 29, at age 70. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Coronavirus death of Japanese comedian Ken Shimura

Photo taken in Tokyo on March 30, 2020, shows a screen displaying news that veteran Japanese comedian Ken Shimura died of pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus on March 29, at age 70. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Coronavirus death of Japanese comedian Ken Shimura

Flowers are placed on March 30, 2020, in front of the home of veteran Japanese comedian Ken Shimura, who died of pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus the previous day at age 70. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Coronavirus death of Japanese comedian Ken Shimura

Photo taken in Tokyo on March 30, 2020, shows a screen displaying news that veteran Japanese comedian Ken Shimura died of pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus on March 29, at age 70. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Coronavirus death of Japanese comedian Ken Shimura

A man prays on March 30, 2020, in front of the home of veteran Japanese comedian Ken Shimura, who died of pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus the previous day at age 70. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Coronavirus death of Japanese comedian Ken Shimura

People pray on March 30, 2020, in front of the home of veteran Japanese comedian Ken Shimura, who died of pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus the previous day at age 70. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Coronavirus death of Japanese comedian Ken Shimura

Photo taken in Osaka on March 30, 2020, shows a screen displaying news that veteran Japanese comedian Ken Shimura died of pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus on March 29, at age 70. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Coronavirus death of Japanese comedian Ken Shimura

Photo taken in Osaka on March 30, 2020, shows a screen displaying news that veteran Japanese comedian Ken Shimura died of pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus on March 29, at age 70. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Coronavirus death of Japanese comedian Ken Shimura

Photo taken in Tokyo on March 30, 2020, shows a screen displaying news that veteran Japanese comedian Ken Shimura died of pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus on March 29, at age 70. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Coronavirus death of comedian Ken Shimura

File photo taken in March 2011 shows Japanese comedian Ken Shimura. Shimura died of pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus on March 29, 2020, at age 70. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Coronavirus death of comedian Ken Shimura

File photo taken in March 2011 shows Japanese comedian Ken Shimura. Shimura died of pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus on March 29, 2020, at age 70. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Golfer Ai Miyazato, comedian Ken Shimura

Photo taken in October 2009 shows Japanese golfer Ai Miyazato (R) posing for a photo with comedian Ken Shimura after winning the Sankyo Ladies Open at Akagi Country Club in Kiryu, Gunma Prefecture. Shimura died of pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus on March 29, 2020, at age 70. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Coronavirus death of Japanese comedian Ken Shimura

Photo taken March 30, 2020, shows a screen near JR Osaka Station displaying news that veteran Japanese comedian Ken Shimura died of pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus on March 29, at age 70. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Coronavirus death of Japanese comedian Ken Shimura

Photo taken March 30, 2020, shows a screen near JR Osaka Station displaying news that veteran Japanese comedian Ken Shimura died of pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus on March 29, at age 70. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Coronavirus death of Japanese comedian Ken Shimura

File photo taken in April 2013 shows veteran Japanese comedian Ken Shimura (R) attending a railway event in Ofunato in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan. He died of pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus on March 29, 2020, at age 70. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Coronavirus death of Japanese comedian Ken Shimura

File photo taken in March 1974 shows rock band and comedy group the Drifters. Ken Shimura (2nd from L) died of pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus on March 29, 2020, at age 70. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese released from 2nd kidnapping by FARC in Colombia

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Shoro Shimura (file photo), who was kidnapped for the second time in August by the leftist guerrilla group Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) on Aug. 31, is released unharmed on Oct. 18 on the outskirts of Bogota, Colombia. Shimura, a former prefectural assembly member of Yamanashi, central Japan, was kidnapped for the first time by FARC in September 1998 and released about five months later.