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5 found guilty over 2001 Kabukicho fire that killed 44 people

TOKYO, Japan - Suiko Nakamura (far R) and fellow plaintiffs speak at a news conference in Tokyo on July 2 after the Tokyo District Court gave five individuals suspended prison terms for professional negligence in connection with a fire that claimed 44 lives in a building in Tokyo's Kabukicho district in 2001, and acquitted the sixth defendant.

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2 bodies found in Fukushima fire, 1 stabbed

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Investigators inspect the gutted two-story house of restaurant worker Kazuko Onoda in Soma, Fukushima Prefecture, on Dec. 28, where the charred bodies of two people, one of which had apparently been stabbed, were found. The bodies are possibly those of Onoda, 48, and her mother Suiko, 83, police said.

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6th century imperial mausoleum unearthed in Nara

KASHIHARA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter Aug. 17 shows two stone hollows unearthed in the Ueyama ancient burial mound in Kashihara, Nara Prefecture, which researchers believe are part of a joint mausoleum for Empress Suiko (554-628) and her son, Prince Takeda.

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Prince Shotoku Taishi - son of 31st Emperor Yomei-tenno

Prince Shotoku (574622) - also known as Prince Umayado or Prince Kamitsumiya - a semi-legendary regent and a politician of the Asuka period in Japan who served under Empress Suiko. The son of Emperor Yomei and his consort, Princess Anahobe no Hashihito, Shotoku commissioned the Shitenno-ji (temple) in Settsu Province (present-day Osaka) after his military victory against the powerful Mononobe clan. The Prince was an ardent Buddhist and is traditionally attributed the authorship of the Sangyo Gisho or "Annotated Commentaries on the Three Sutras". Date: 7th century

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5 found guilty over 2001 Kabukicho fire that killed 44 people

TOKYO, Japan - Suiko Nakamura (far R) and fellow plaintiffs speak at a news conference in Tokyo on July 2 after the Tokyo District Court gave five individuals suspended prison terms for professional negligence in connection with a fire that claimed 44 lives in a building in Tokyo's Kabukicho district in 2001, and acquitted the sixth defendant. (Kyodo)

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ITSUKUSHIMA shrine

Itsukushima Shinto Shrine at Miyajima was built in 592, when Emperor Suiko succeeded to the throne. It served as a place of worship for the imperial family as well as for the daimyo (feudal lords) during the Warring State Period. At the end of the Heian Period, Taira-no-Kiyomori completed the shrine buildings that are still standing today.==Date:unknown, Place:Miyajima, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number37‐15‐0]

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Sensoji Temple

Sensoji, the oldest Kannon worshipping temple in Japan, dates back to the days of the Empress Suiko in 628. The photo is the view through the Kaminari Gate with the main gate and five-story pagoda. The 100 Edo scenes by Hiroshige include a print with the same structure.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:F. Beato, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number36‐24‐0]

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2 bodies found in Fukushima fire, 1 stabbed

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Investigators inspect the gutted two-story house of restaurant worker Kazuko Onoda in Soma, Fukushima Prefecture, on Dec. 28, where the charred bodies of two people, one of which had apparently been stabbed, were found. The bodies are possibly those of Onoda, 48, and her mother Suiko, 83, police said.

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6th century imperial mausoleum unearthed in Nara

KASHIHARA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter Aug. 17 shows two stone hollows unearthed in the Ueyama ancient burial mound in Kashihara, Nara Prefecture, which researchers believe are part of a joint mausoleum for Empress Suiko (554-628) and her son, Prince Takeda.