Senior LDP member Ishiba forms faction, aiming to succeed Abe

Senior LDP member Ishiba forms faction, aiming to succeed Abe

Shigeru Ishiba (R), minister for regional revitalization, holds a banner bearing the name of his newly formed faction within the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, in Tokyo on Sept. 28, 2015. The new faction, called Suigetsu-kai, was launched by Ishiba and 19 other LDP lawmakers as he aims to take over from Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as party leader at the next leadership election in 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Suizenji Park

Suizenji Park

This is the well known Suizenji Jojuen Park in Kumamoto. The photograph was taken from the site of the former Suigetsu-tei. Suigetsu-tei was destroyed by fire in 1877 during the Seinan War, and the site is occupied today by Kokondenju-no-ma. Women with parasols stand on the stepping stones. This is probably a staged photograph sold as a souvenir.==Date:1904, Place:Kumamoto, Photo:Underwood, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number97‐4‐0]

New coronavirus

New coronavirus

Undated file photo shows Japanese Meiji- and Taisho-era novelist Mori Ogai (1862-1922). Suigetsu Hotel Ogaiso in Tokyo, known as a home of the novelist where he wrote his tragic novel "Maihime" (The Dancing Girl), will be closed at the end of May 2020 as its profits deteriorated following the coronavirus outbreak, ending its 42-year history. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

New coronavirus

New coronavirus

Photo taken at Suigetsu Hotel Ogaiso in Tokyo on April 1, 2020, shows its owner and landlady Misako Nakamura. The Japanese-style hotel, known as a home of Meiji- and Taisho-era Japanese novelist Mori Ogai, will be closed at the end of May as its profits deteriorated following the coronavirus outbreak, ending its 42-year history. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

New coronavirus

New coronavirus

Photo taken at Suigetsu Hotel Ogaiso in Tokyo on April 1, 2020, shows its owner and landlady Misako Nakamura standing in the hotel's room where Meiji- and Taisho-era Japanese novelist Mori Ogai wrote his tragic novel "Maihime" (The Dancing Girl). The Japanese-style hotel, known as a home of the novelist, will be closed at the end of May as its profits deteriorated following the coronavirus outbreak, ending its 42-year history. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo