Deputy mayor speaks at tsunami symposium in west Japan

Deputy mayor speaks at tsunami symposium in west Japan

OSAKA, Japan - Tadamitsu Wakasaki, deputy mayor of Kamaishi in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, speaks about the city's experience in the 2011 killer earthquake and tsunami at a disaster management symposium in Awaji, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Nov. 12, 2014.

2011 Japan Prize winners

2011 Japan Prize winners

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Prize laureates (from L) Toshio Hirano, dean of the Graduate School of Medicine at Osaka University, Tadamitsu Kishimoto, professor emeritus at Osaka University, and Kenneth Thompson, an engineer at Google Inc., pose for a photo in Tokyo on Jan. 25, 2011, as the year's winner of the Japan Prize Foundation award. Kishimoto and Hirano discovered interleukin 6, leading to the development of treatments for rheumatoid arthritis, while Thompson, together with fellow award recipient Dennis Ritchie, developed the UNIX operating system.

Ryohin Keikaku names Kanai as new president

Ryohin Keikaku names Kanai as new president

TOKYO, Japan - Retailer Ryohin Keikaku Co. Senior Managing Director Masaaki Kanai speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 8. The company said earlier in the day it will appoint Kanai as its new president on Feb. 1 to succeed Tadamitsu Matsui, who will become chairman with the right to represent the company.

Koizumi panel to draft gov't biotech strategy by year-end

Koizumi panel to draft gov't biotech strategy by year-end

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi addresses the inaugural meeting of his panel on biotechnology held his office on July 18. Panel chief Tadamitsu Kishimoto (L), president of the state-run Osaka University, told the meeting it plans to compile by the year-end a strategy to make the sector more competitive in the global market.

Hirayama receives Order of Culture award

Hirayama receives Order of Culture award

Emperor Akihito (left) hands the Order of Culture medal to artist Ikuo Hirayama in a ceremony held Nov. 3 at the Imperial Palace. Other recipients of this year's awards are: calligrapher Santo Murakami, historian Tatsuro Yamamoto, architect Yoshinobu Ashihara and immunologist Tadamitsu Kishimoto. (Pool photo)

Recipients of Order of Culture awards

Recipients of Order of Culture awards

Five recipients of this year's Order of Culture awards and their spouses pose for camera Nov. 3 after receiving the medals from Emperor Akihito. Front row, from left to right: artist Ikuo Hirayama, calligrapher Santo Murakami, historian Tatsuro Yamamoto, architect Yoshinobu Ashihara and immunologist Tadamitsu Kishimoto. Back row, from left to right: Mrs. Michiko Hirayama, Mrs. Hatsuko Ashihara and Mrs. Chizuko Kishimoto. The five received the awards in a ceremony held at the Imperial Palace.

Ryohin Keikaku names Kanai as new president

Ryohin Keikaku names Kanai as new president

TOKYO, Japan - Retailer Ryohin Keikaku Co. Senior Managing Director Masaaki Kanai speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 8. The company said earlier in the day it will appoint Kanai as its new president on Feb. 1 to succeed Tadamitsu Matsui, who will become chairman with the right to represent the company. (Kyodo)

Koizumi panel to draft gov't biotech strategy by year-end

Koizumi panel to draft gov't biotech strategy by year-end

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi addresses the inaugural meeting of his panel on biotechnology held his office on July 18. Panel chief Tadamitsu Kishimoto (L), president of the state-run Osaka University, told the meeting it plans to compile by the year-end a strategy to make the sector more competitive in the global market.

Deputy mayor speaks at tsunami symposium in west Japan

Deputy mayor speaks at tsunami symposium in west Japan

OSAKA, Japan - Tadamitsu Wakasaki, deputy mayor of Kamaishi in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, speaks about the city's experience in the 2011 killer earthquake and tsunami at a disaster management symposium in Awaji, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Nov. 12, 2014. (Kyodo)

2011 Japan Prize winners

2011 Japan Prize winners

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Prize laureates (from L) Toshio Hirano, dean of the Graduate School of Medicine at Osaka University, Tadamitsu Kishimoto, professor emeritus at Osaka University, and Kenneth Thompson, an engineer at Google Inc., pose for a photo in Tokyo on Jan. 25, 2011, as the year's winner of the Japan Prize Foundation award. Kishimoto and Hirano discovered interleukin 6, leading to the development of treatments for rheumatoid arthritis, while Thompson, together with fellow award recipient Dennis Ritchie, developed the UNIX operating system. (Kyodo)

Recipients of Order of Culture awards

Recipients of Order of Culture awards

Five recipients of this year's Order of Culture awards and their spouses pose for camera Nov. 3 after receiving the medals from Emperor Akihito. Front row, from left to right: artist Ikuo Hirayama, calligrapher Santo Murakami, historian Tatsuro Yamamoto, architect Yoshinobu Ashihara and immunologist Tadamitsu Kishimoto. Back row, from left to right: Mrs. Michiko Hirayama, Mrs. Hatsuko Ashihara and Mrs. Chizuko Kishimoto. The five received the awards in a ceremony held at the Imperial Palace. ==Kyodo

Hirayama receives Order of Culture award

Hirayama receives Order of Culture award

Emperor Akihito (left) hands the Order of Culture medal to artist Ikuo Hirayama in a ceremony held Nov. 3 at the Imperial Palace. Other recipients of this year's awards are: calligrapher Santo Murakami, historian Tatsuro Yamamoto, architect Yoshinobu Ashihara and immunologist Tadamitsu Kishimoto. ==Kyodo