Sotoo wins Ratzinger Prize

Sotoo wins Ratzinger Prize

Japanese sculptor Etsuro Sotoo (C) is pictured after receiving the Ratzinger Prize for his work on the Sagrada Familia church in Barcelona, Spain, during a ceremony in Vatican City on Nov. 22, 2024.

Sotoo wins Ratzinger Prize

Sotoo wins Ratzinger Prize

Japanese sculptor Etsuro Sotoo delivers a speech as he receives the Ratzinger Prize for his work on the Sagrada Familia church in Barcelona, Spain, during a ceremony in Vatican City on Nov. 22, 2024.

Sculptor Sotoo in Barcelona

Sculptor Sotoo in Barcelona

BARCELONA, Spain - Photo shows Japanese sculptor Etsuro Sotoo, known for his works at the world-famous Sagrada Familia cathedral in Barcelona, Spain, inside the cathedral on Jan. 5, 2012.

Kin ask Foreign Ministry to look into case of Terakoshi trio

Kin ask Foreign Ministry to look into case of Terakoshi trio

TOKYO, Japan - Akio Terakoshi (R), son of Shoji Terakoshi who went missing at sea with his nephew Takeshi and brother Sotoo in 1963, gives Akitaka Saiki, deputy director general of the Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, a written statement at the ministry Oct. 11 asking the ministry to investigate how the three disappeared and how Shoji and Sotoo died, reportedly in the North.

Sculptor Sotoo in Barcelona

Sculptor Sotoo in Barcelona

BARCELONA, Spain - Photo shows Japanese sculptor Etsuro Sotoo, known for his works at the world-famous Sagrada Familia cathedral in Barcelona, Spain, inside the cathedral on Jan. 5, 2012. (Kyodo)

Kin ask Foreign Ministry to look into case of Terakoshi trio

Kin ask Foreign Ministry to look into case of Terakoshi trio

TOKYO, Japan - Akio Terakoshi (R), son of Shoji Terakoshi who went missing at sea with his nephew Takeshi and brother Sotoo in 1963, gives Akitaka Saiki, deputy director general of the Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, a written statement at the ministry Oct. 11 asking the ministry to investigate how the three disappeared and how Shoji and Sotoo died, reportedly in the North. (Kyodo)