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Japan holds festival to pay tribute to philosophy of Confucius

STORY: Japan holds festival to pay tribute to philosophy of Confucius SHOOTING TIME: April 18, 2024 DATELINE: April 21, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:28 LOCATION: TAKU, Japan CATEGORY: EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of Japanese elementary school students chanting songs in honor of Confucius 2. various of placing the offerings before images of Confucius 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Japanese): TOSHIHIKO YOKOO, Mayor of Taku City 4. various of the statue of Confucius 5. various of the tribute activities 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (Japanese): Elementary school student 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (Japanese): SHUNJI ISHIDA, Education director in Taku City STORYLINE: A group of first- and second-grade Japanese elementary school students on Thursday chanted songs in honor of Confucius in the courtyard of the 316-year-old Taku Seibyo, a Confucian temple in the city of Taku, Saga Prefecture, southwest Japan. Sekisai, a traditional ritual event for consoling the souls of Confucius and his disciples, is held twice a year, on April 18 in spring and the fourth Sun

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Miyazaki governor election in Japan

Hideo Higashikokubaru, TV personality and formerly Miyazaki governor, speaks to reporters in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Miyazaki on Dec. 25, 2022, after losing to incumbent Shunji Kono in the prefecture's gubernatorial election.

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Miyazaki governor election in Japan

Hideo Higashikokubaru, TV personality and formerly Miyazaki governor, speaks in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Miyazaki on Dec. 25, 2022, after losing to incumbent Shunji Kono in the prefecture's gubernatorial election.

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Incumbent Kono wins 4th term as Miyazaki governor

Shunji Kono speaks to supporters after winning a fourth four-year term as governor of the southwestern Japan prefecture of Miyazaki, defeating his predecessor, the well-known TV personality Hideo Higashikokubaru, in a close contest on Dec. 25, 2022.

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CORRECTED: Incumbent Kono wins 4th term as Miyazaki governor

Shunji Kono (C) celebrates after winning a fourth four-year term as governor of the southwestern Japan prefecture of Miyazaki, defeating his predecessor, the well-known TV personality Hideo Higashikokubaru, in a close contest on Dec. 25, 2022.

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Incumbent Kono wins 4th term as Miyazaki governor

Shunji Kono speaks to supporters after winning a fourth four-year term as governor of the southwestern Japan prefecture of Miyazaki, defeating his predecessor, the well-known TV personality Hideo Higashikokubaru, in a close contest on Dec. 25, 2022.

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Miyazaki governor set to win re-election

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Miyazaki Gov. Shunji Kono celebrates in the city of Miyazaki on Dec. 21, 2014, after he is reported by media to have won re-election in the gubernatorial election.

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Bird flu virus detected in Miyazaki, 4,000 chickens culled

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Miyazaki Gov. Shunji Kono (2nd from R) attends a task force meeting on Dec. 16, 2014, at the prefectural government offices after three chickens tested positive for a highly pathogenic H5 strain of avian influenza at a farm in the southwestern Japan prefecture. The prefectural government said it plans to complete necessary procedures, including burying roughly 4,000 culled chickens at the farm.

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Expert discusses Tanizaki's unreleased letters

TOKYO, Japan - Waseda University professor Shunji Chiba speaks in Tokyo on Nov. 25, 2014, about unreleased letters exchanged among renowned Japanese author Junichiro Tanizaki (1886-1965), his wife Matsuko and her sister Shigeko. The letters will be included in a collection of letters to be published in January 2015 to mark the 50th anniversary of Tanizaki's death.

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Japan's Yanai re-elected as U.N. sea tribunal judge

NEW YORK, United States - Shunji Yanai responds to questions from reporters in New York, the United States, on June 11, 2014, after being re-elected as a judge at a U.N. tribunal handling sea disputes such as resources development, for a nine-year term from October.

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Japan panel on collective self-defense

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) receives a report from former Japanese Ambassador to the United States Shunji Yanai, who heads a panel of security experts, at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on May 15, 2014. The panel proposed that Japan defend allies under armed attack by lifting its self-imposed ban on the exercise of the right to collective self-defense, giving the nod to Abe's push for an overhaul of postwar security policy.

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Japan panel on collective self-defense

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) receives a report from former Japanese Ambassador to the United States Shunji Yanai, who heads a panel of security experts, at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on May 15, 2014. The panel proposed that Japan defend allies under armed attack by lifting its self-imposed ban on the exercise of the right to collective self-defense, giving the nod to Abe's push for an overhaul of postwar security policy.

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Doctor working in town near Fukushima plant for 16 yrs

NAMIE, Japan - Doctor Shunji Sekine measures the blood pressure of a town official on May 9, 2013, at a temporary clinic that has opened at the town office building in Namie, Fukushima Prefecture.

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Doctor working in town near Fukushima plant for 16 yrs

NAMIE, Japan - Doctor Shunji Sekine (R) and nurse Hayato Shiga pose for photos on May 9, 2013, at a temporary clinic that has opened at the town office building in Namie, Fukushima Prefecture.

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Doctor working in town near Fukushima plant for 16 yrs

NAMIE, Japan - Doctor Shunji Sekine examines a medical bag he uses when making emergency calls on May 9, 2013, at a temporary clinic that has opened at the town office building in Namie, Fukushima Prefecture.

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ASDF official apologizes to Ishikawa gov. over accident

KANAZAWA, Japan - Japanese Air Self-Defense Force Maj. Gen. Shunji Izutsu (L), commander of Komatsu Air Base, offers an apology to Ishikawa Gov. Masanori Tanimoto in the prefectural government office on Oct. 11, 2011, over an accident Oct. 7 involving an F-15 fighter. In the accident, which caused no injuries, an empty fuel tank fell to the ground from an F-15 fighter stationed at the Komatsu base.

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Japan's Yanai elected president of int'l maritime court

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Shunji Yanai of Japan. The judge, a former Japanese ambassador to the United States, was elected on Oct. 1, 2011, as president of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea for the three years through 2013

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Japan's Yanai elected as judge of int'l tribunal for sea law

NEW YORK, United States - Former Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Shunji Yanai holds a news conference in New York on June 22 as he was elected the same day as one of the judges of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea which adjudicates disputes involving ocean space as well as its uses and resources.

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(4)2 freed crewmembers, colleagues return to Japan

FUKUOKA, Japan - Captain Nobuo Inoue (2nd from R) and chief engineer Shunji Kuroda (C) of the Japanese tugboat Idaten who were abducted by armed pirates in the Malacca Strait meet the press accompanied by Kanji Kondo, president of the company which owns the ship, on arriving at Fukuoka airport on March 23.

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(7)2 freed crewmembers, colleagues return to Japan

FUKUOKA, Japan - Captain Nobuo Inoue (R) and chief engineer Shunji Kuroda of the Japanese tugboat Idaten who were abducted by armed pirates in the Malacca Strait smile at a press conference at Fukuoka airport on returning to Japan on March 23.

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(6)2 freed crewmembers, colleagues return to Japan

FUKUOKA, Japan - Shunji Kuroda, chief engineer of the Japanese tugboat Idaten who was abducted by armed pirates in the Malacca Strait along with two of his colleagues, speaks at a press conference on returning to Japan on March 23.

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(3)2 freed crew members, colleagues return to Japan

FUKUOKA, Japan - Shunji Kuroda, chief engineer of the Japanese tugboat Idaten who was abducted by armed pirates in the Malacca Strait along with two of his colleagues, show off a shirt he received from one of the pirates on arriving at Fukuoka airport on March 23.

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(1)2 freed crew members reunited with colleagues in S. Korea

INCHEON, South Korea - Captain Nobuo Inoue (L) and chief engineer Shunji Kuroda (R) of the Japanese tugboat Idaten, together with Kanji Kondo (C), president of Kondo Kaiji Co., which owns the tugboat, arrive at South Korea's Incheon International Airport on March 23 from Malaysia to be reunited with other crew members. The two and a Filipino engineer were taken captive March 14 when the tugboat was attacked by armed pirates in Malaysian territorial waters.

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Freed crew members return home

FUKUOKA, Japan - Chief engineer Shunji Kuroda (L) and captain Nobuo Inoue (2nd from R at back) are welcomed by their wives at Fukuoka airport on March 23. Kuroda, Inoue and a Filipino engineer were taken captive March 14 when their tugboat Idaten was attacked by armed pirates in Malaysian territorial waters.

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(2)2 freed crew members reunited with colleagues in S. Korea

INCHEON, South Korea - Captain Nobuo Inoue (R) and chief engineer Shunji Kuroda (C) of the abducted Japanese tugboat Idaten were reunited March 23 with other crew members at South Korea's Incheon International Airport. The two and a Filipino engineer were taken captive March 14 when the tugboat was attacked by armed pirates in Malaysian territorial waters. (Pool photo)

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Abducted Japanese crew to leave for home

PENANG, Malaysia - Shunji Kuroda (L), chief engineer of the Japanese tugboat Idaten, Nobuo Inoue (C), captain, and Kanji Kondo, president of the shipping company that owns the boat, arrive at Penang airport en route to Japan on March 22.

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(2)3 abducted by pirates not abused, captors made no demands

PENANG, Malaysia - Nobuo Inoue (L), captain of Japan's tugboat Idaten, the boat's chief engineer Shunji Kuroda (C) and Kanji Kondo, president of the shipping company that owns the boat, speak to reporters in Penang on March 21 after Inoue, Kuroda and third engineer Edgardo Sadang of the Philippines were released by pirates.

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Malaysia police interview released crewmen

PENANG, Malaysia - Shunji Kuroda (R), chief engineer of Japan's tugboat Idaten and the ship's captain Nobuo Inoue (L) arrive at a police office in Penang on March 22 for an interview with police about their abduction by pirates. Kuroda, Inoue and third engineer Edgardo Sadang of the Philippines were found safe on March 20 after being abducted by pirates in the Malacca Strait.

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(5)3 crewmen abducted by pirates confirmed safe

SATUN, Thailand - (From L to R) Captain Nobuo Inoue, engineer Edgardo Sadang and chief engineer Shunji Kuroda of the Japanese tugboat Idaten look fatigued in Satun in southern Thailand on March 21 after they were released by the pirates the previous day.

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(2)3 crewmen abducted by pirates confirmed safe

SATUN, Thailand - (From L to R) Chief engineer Shunji Kuroda, Captain Nobuo Inoue and engineer Edgardo Sadang of the Japanese tugboat Idaten look relieved beside their boss Kanji Kondo (R), the owner of the ship, in Satun in southern Thailand early March 21 after they were released by the pirates the previous day. Appearing before reporters, Inoue said, ''We are fine. Please don't worry.'' Kuroda said, ''We returned safely.''

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(4)3 crewmen abducted by pirates confirmed safe

KUSHIRO, Japan - Family members of Japanese tugboat chief engineer Shunji Kuroda speak to reporters in Atsukeshi, Hokkaido, on March 21 on the release of their kin by the pirates in southern Thailand the previous day.

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(3)3 crewmen abducted by pirates confirmed safe

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Chieko Kuroda (R), wife of Japanese tugboat chief engineer Shunji Kuroda, and their two daughters smile as they speak to reporters in Kitakyushu on March 21 on the release of her husband by the pirates in Thailand the previous day.

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Japanese afforestation undertaking in Thailand bearing fruit

BANGKOK, Thailand - Shunji Murai (C), a 64-year-old professor emeritus at the University of Tokyo, plants young trees together with local residents in the northern Thai district of Boklua, Nan Province, about 15 kilometers from the border with Laos.

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Nippon Meat subsidiary official says ordered beef scam

HIMEJI, Japan - Shunji Tanaka, chief of the marketing department of Nippon Food Inc.'s Himeji branch in Hyogo Prefecture, speaks to reporters Aug. 8. He admitted he ordered imported beef to be passed off as domestic to abuse a state-run beef buy-back scheme.

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A-bomb survivor from Brazil seeks medical care

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Shunji Mukai, a survivor of the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima who lives in Brazil, on Aug. 3 urges the Japanese government to guarantee the provision of medical care to victims living outside Japan. ''We are also A-bomb victims. I hope the Japanese government will provide us with medical treatment even in Brazil,'' Mukai, 72, said at an international conference held by the Japan Council Against A and H Bombs (Gensuikyo) in Hiroshima.

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Yanai denies U.S. put pressure for SDF dispatch

WASHINGTON, United States - Outgoing Japanese Ambassador to the United States Shunji Yanai spoke in an interview with Kyodo News at the Japanese Embassy in Washington on Oct. 23. He denied Washington has pressured Japan to dispatch Self-Defense Forces (SDF) to provide logistical support for the U.S.-led military campaign against terrorism.

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Tanaka hints at punishment for envoy to U.S.

TOKYO, Japan - Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka indicates Oct. 12 she may consider imposing some kind of punishment on Ambassador to the United States Shunji Yanai for proposing ways for Japan to assist the U.S. military campaign against terrorism. ''It may be a warning or something like that. But I do not intend to fire him over the case,'' Tanaka told a press conference.

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Japan's U.S. envoy accused of pressuring contractor

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's outgoing ambassador to the United States, Shunji Yanai, put pressure on a major construction firm to change the design of a building (2) facing his own condominium block (1) in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward between 1995 and 1999, a source close to the case said Aug. 23. Yanai, who denies abusing his position in the Foreign Ministry to exert influence on the builder, is to resign next month over a scandal involving another Foreign Ministry official in the U.S. Photo was taken by Kyodo News helicopter.

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Tanaka agrees to Koizumi's plan to sack envoy

TOKYO, Japan - File photos show (upper row from L to R) Vice Foreign Minister Yutaka Kawashima and Ambassador to the United States Shunji Yanai, (lower row from L to R) Japan International Cooperation Agency head Kunihiko Saito and Ambassador to Britain Sadayuki Hayashi whom Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi has decided to replace after a feud with Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka, a government source said August 2.

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Tanaka says Yanai should remain ambassador to U.S.

TOKYO, Japan - Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka tells Foreign Ministry staff on Aug. 2 she intends to go through with her plan to retain Japanese Ambassador to the United States Shunji Yanai for the time being, despite reported instructions to the contrary from Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi.

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Consul general buys furniture for ambassador

DENVER, United States - File photo shows the Japanese consulate general in Denver, Colorado. Consul General Makoto Mizutani, 52, has been dismissed for mishandling about $81,600 in public funds. Sources close to the Foreign Ministry said in Tokyo on July 28 Mizutani spent about $5,800 in public funds for purchasing furniture in a bid to win a favor of Japanese Ambassador to the United States Shunji Yanai in December 1999.

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Japan wins gold in 4x400m relay at Asian Games

Japan's 4x400-meter relay team runs a textbook race in Bangkok on Dec. 19 to edge out India for the gold medal at the 13th Asian Games. The team comprises Shunji Karube (far L), Masayoshi Kan, Kenji Tabata, and Jun Osakada (far R).

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Japan ASDF head meets German Air Force chief

German Air Force Chief Lt. Gen. Ingo Gerhartz (L) and Gen. Shunji Izutsu (R), chief of staff of Japan's Air Self-Defense Force, meets the press at Tokyo's Defense Ministry headquarters on Sept. 29, 2022.

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Japan ASDF head meets German Air Force chief

Gen. Shunji Izutsu (R), chief of staff of Japan's Air Self-Defense Force, shakes hands with German Air Force Chief Lt. Gen. Ingo Gerhartz at Tokyo's Defense Ministry headquarters on Sept. 29, 2022.

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Japan, Germany warplane drill

Shunji Izutsu (R), chief of staff of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force, shakes hands with Lt. Gen. Ingo Gerhartz, chief of the German Air Force, at JASDF's Hyakuri Air Base in Omitama, Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, on Sept. 28, 2022.

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Alliance between Kawasaki Heavy Industries and Optimum

Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. and Optimum Corporation announced today that they will form a business alliance to utilize the Internet of Things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI) in the fields of precision machinery and robots. The two companies will build a platform (foundation) for AI analysis of data collected from hydraulic equipment and robots, aiming at early development and commercialization of new solutions such as more efficient maintenance work. The two companies have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) regarding the alliance. Medicaloid has been developing surgical support robots with the aim of bringing them to market by the end of fiscal 2007. (Photo: Yasuhiko Hashimoto, Director and Managing Executive Officer of Kawaju (left) and Shunji Sugaya, President of Optimum) (November 1, 2019, photo credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

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(3)3 crewmen abducted by pirates confirmed safe

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Chieko Kuroda (R), wife of Japanese tugboat chief engineer Shunji Kuroda, and their two daughters smile as they speak to reporters in Kitakyushu on March 21 on the release of her husband by the pirates in Thailand the previous day. (Kyodo)

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(5)3 crewmen abducted by pirates confirmed safe

SATUN, Thailand - (From L to R) Captain Nobuo Inoue, engineer Edgardo Sadang and chief engineer Shunji Kuroda of the Japanese tugboat Idaten look fatigued in Satun in southern Thailand on March 21 after they were released by the pirates the previous day. (Kyodo)

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(2)3 crewmen abducted by pirates confirmed safe

SATUN, Thailand - (From L to R) Chief engineer Shunji Kuroda, Captain Nobuo Inoue and engineer Edgardo Sadang of the Japanese tugboat Idaten look relieved beside their boss Kanji Kondo (R), the owner of the ship, in Satun in southern Thailand early March 21 after they were released by the pirates the previous day. Appearing before reporters, Inoue said, ''We are fine. Please don't worry.'' Kuroda said, ''We returned safely.'' (Kyodo)

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(4)3 crewmen abducted by pirates confirmed safe

KUSHIRO, Japan - Family members of Japanese tugboat chief engineer Shunji Kuroda speak to reporters in Atsukeshi, Hokkaido, on March 21 on the release of their kin by the pirates in southern Thailand the previous day. (Kyodo)