Japan: Intense Rain Hits Evening Rush Hour In Tokyo, Trains Suspended 8

Heavy rainfall hit the Tokyo metropolitan area on Wednesday, August 21 disrupting some train services during evening rush hour. Videos posted on social media shows water falling from ceilings like a waterfall inside stations and streets flooded like a river across the city.

Folding screen picture drawn by Takehiko Inoue

Folding screen picture drawn by Takehiko Inoue

KYOTO, Japan, Jan. 16 Kyodo - A folding screen picture drawn by manga artist Takehiko Inoue, titled "Shinran," the founder of the Jodo Shinshu school of Buddhism, is shown to the press at Higashi Honganji temple in Kyoto, western Japan, on March 26, 2011.

"Slam Dunk" big hit in S. Korea

"Slam Dunk" big hit in S. Korea

A woman takes a photo of her child in front of a "Slam Dunk" poster at a movie theater in Seoul on Jan. 23, 2023. The manga-to-film adaptation of Takehiko Inoue's 1990s sports anime series has drawn more than 1 million moviegoers in South Korea in the two weeks since its release.

"Slam Dunk" big hit in S. Korea

"Slam Dunk" big hit in S. Korea

A special section for "Slam Dunk" comic books is created at a bookstore in Seoul on Jan. 23, 2023. The manga-to-film adaptation of Takehiko Inoue's 1990s sports anime series has drawn more than 1 million moviegoers in South Korea in the two weeks since its release.

Cartoonist paints monk Shinran on folding screen

Cartoonist paints monk Shinran on folding screen

KYOTO, Japan - A painting by cartoonist Takehiko Inoue of Shinran, a famous 13th-century Buddhist monk, drawn on a "byobu" folding screen is shown to the press at a temple in Kyoto, western Japan, on Oct. 28, 2014. It will go on display at Kyoto's Higashi Honganji temple from Nov. 1 along with the famed late woodblock print artist Shiko Munakata's paintings on "fusuma" sliding doors.

Crown Prince Naruhito visits Tokyo's Gaudi exhibit

Crown Prince Naruhito visits Tokyo's Gaudi exhibit

TOKYO, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito (C) appears at a special exhibition on Spanish architect Antonio Gaudi held at Mori Arts Center Gallery in Tokyo to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Japan-Spanish friendship on Aug. 21, 2014. Standing on the left is cartoonist Takehiko Inoue, the author of basketball manga "Slam Dunk," who served as the goodwill ambassador of the anniversary. (Pool photo)

Crown Prince Naruhito visits Tokyo's Gaudi exhibit

Crown Prince Naruhito visits Tokyo's Gaudi exhibit

TOKYO, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito (C) appears at a special exhibition on Spanish architect Antonio Gaudi held at Mori Arts Center Gallery in Tokyo to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Japan-Spanish friendship on Aug. 21, 2014. Standing on the left is cartoonist Takehiko Inoue, the author of basketball manga "Slam Dunk," who served as the goodwill ambassador of the anniversary. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)