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Newly found letter by artist Yumeji Takehisa displayed

HIROSHIMA, Japan - A letter written by poet and painter Yumeji Takehisa (1884-1934) to Shigeru Kuzuhara, an editor, is displayed at a museum in Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 6, 2014. The letter is one of Takehisa's 20 writings newly discovered by Kuzuhara's grandson Makoto at his family home in Tokyo in June.

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Artist Yumeji Takehisa's writings newly found

HIROSHIMA, Japan - A museum in Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan, displays 20 newly discovered writings, including letters and postcards, by poet and painter Yumeji Takehisa (1884-1934) on Dec. 6, 2014.

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Artist Yumeji Takehisa's writings newly found

HIROSHIM, Japan - Makoto Kuzuhara (R) sets out 20 newly found writings by poet and painter Yumeji Takehisa (1884-1934), including letters and postcards, at a museum in Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 6, 2014. Kuzuhara, whose grandfather Shigeru was close to Takehisa as an editor, discovered the writings at his family home in Tokyo in June.

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Japanese couple seeking to retain 'washi' paper

GIFU, Japan - Takehisa Suzuki (R) learns the traditional craft of "washi" Japanese paper making from his wife and master specialist Toyomi in Mino, Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, on Nov. 7, 2014. Suzuki has started the apprenticeship to preserve washi making, decided to be registered as a UNESCO intangible cultural heritage later in the month.

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Japanese couple seeking to retain 'washi' paper

GIFU, Japan - Takehisa Suzuki (R) receives advice on how to make "washi" Japanese paper from his wife and master specialist Toyomi in Mino, Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, on Nov. 7, 2014. Suzuki has started the apprenticeship to preserve the traditional craft, decided to be registered as a UNESCO intangible cultural heritage later in the month.

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Exhibition of paintings by Takehisa

KYOTO, Japan - A woman looks at three paintings by renowned Japanese painter and poet Yumeji Takehisa at the National Museum of Modern Art in Kyoto on July 14, 2011. The paintings will be on display at the museum during the exhibition ''Takehisa Yumeji in the Memory'' from Nov. 11 to Dec. 25, 2011.

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Exhibition of paintings by Takehisa

KYOTO, Japan - Photo taken on July 14, 2011, shows three paintings by renowned Japanese painter and poet Yumeji Takehisa. The never publicly shown paintings will go on display at the National Museum of Modern Art in Kyoto during the exhibition ''Takehisa Yumeji in the Memory'' from Nov. 11 to Dec. 25, 2011.

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Michi Takehisa dies

TOKYO, Japan - Michi Takehisa (in this 1986 file photo), who made headlines in the early 1980s as one of the key persons involved in a series of scandals that hit major department store Mitsukoshi Ltd., died on July 24. She was 79.

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Granddaughter of painter Yumeji Takehisa active as artist

BOGOTA, Colombia - Nobu Takehisa at her atelier near Bogota.

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Mother of student slain in U.S. seeks support for exchange program

NAGOYA, Japan - Mieko Hattori (R), the mother of a 16-year-old boy who was shot dead in 1992 while studying in the United States, calls for support for a 10-year-old Japan-U.S. student exchange foundation commemorating her son during her meeting with Nagoya Mayor Takehisa Matsubara (3rd from L). The Japan-Louisiana Friendship Foundation, established in 1994 in memory of Hattori's son Yoshihiro, has realized exchange visits by 60 Japanese and American students to broaden friendship and promote gun control.

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Pioneer feminist Mochizuki dies at 100

TOKYO, Japan - Photo, taken in July 1992, shows pioneer feminist Yuriko Mochizuki, who died June 9 of age-related illness in Tokyo. She was 100. Mochizuki, whose real name was Yuri Furukawa, began a literary magazine in 1928 with other feminists to give female writers an opportunity to publish their work. She was photographed before hanging scrolls by Japanese painter Yumeji Takehisa at the Takehisa museum in Tokyo, for which she acted as a model.

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Moss Food Service's experiment to introduce "Slow Cash Register" using Orihime

On April 21, Moss Food Service disclosed to the press an experiment to introduce a "slow cash register" using Orihime (photo), an alter ego robot from ORIY Laboratory (Minato-ku, Tokyo), at the Moss Burger Osaki store (Shinagawa-ku) from April 27. While conversing with customers, the operators move Orihime with their personal computers or smart phones and also input orders. The order is transferred to the store via the Internet and the order is completed. The operator, Hiroto Takehisa, 19, a resident of Osaka Prefecture, said, "The operation is not difficult. I will have fun while doing it. The experiment will run from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays until the end of August. Based on the results of this experiment, Moss Food Service plans to conduct other experiments within fiscal 2020, including drive-through order handling and meal delivery operations using self-propelled robots. Mos Burger Osaki store in Shinagawa Ward, Tokyo on July 21, 2020 (Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

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Yumeji painting unveiled at museum in western Japan

Visitors view a painting of a naked white woman, a work by Japanese painter Yumeji Takehisa (1884-1934), known for his "Bijin-ga" -- pictures of beautiful women in Japanese art -- at the Yumeji Art Museum in the western Japanese city of Okayama on July 5, 2016, the first day of its exhibition. The painting, which was completed about 85 years earlier in the United States and has been kept individually, is the only work Yumeji painted of a naked Western woman. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Yumeji painting unveiled at museum in western Japan

Mitsunobu Kojima (L), head of the Yumeji Art Museum, and photographer Alan Miyatake shake hands in front of a painting of a naked white woman, a work by Japanese painter Yumeji Takehisa (1884-1934), at the museum in the western Japanese city of Okayama on July 5, 2016, the first day of its exhibition. The painting by Yumeji, known for his "Bijin-ga" -- pictures of beautiful women in Japanese art -- was completed about 85 years earlier in the United States and kept individually. It is the only work he painted of a naked Western woman. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Exhibition of paintings by Takehisa

KYOTO, Japan - Photo taken on July 14, 2011, shows three paintings by renowned Japanese painter and poet Yumeji Takehisa. The never publicly shown paintings will go on display at the National Museum of Modern Art in Kyoto during the exhibition ''Takehisa Yumeji in the Memory'' from Nov. 11 to Dec. 25, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Exhibition of paintings by Takehisa

KYOTO, Japan - A woman looks at three paintings by renowned Japanese painter and poet Yumeji Takehisa at the National Museum of Modern Art in Kyoto on July 14, 2011. The paintings will be on display at the museum during the exhibition ''Takehisa Yumeji in the Memory'' from Nov. 11 to Dec. 25, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Artist Yumeji Takehisa's writings newly found

HIROSHIMA, Japan - A museum in Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan, displays 20 newly discovered writings, including letters and postcards, by poet and painter Yumeji Takehisa (1884-1934) on Dec. 6, 2014. (Kyodo)

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Kimono-clad woman in Takehisa's 'Yoimachigusa'

TOKYO, Japan - A kimono-clad woman in Japanese poet and painter Yumeji Takehisa's (1884-1934) painting "Yoimachigusa" found in Hawaii in 1931 is pictured in this undated photo. The Takehisa Yumeji Museum in Tokyo announced the discovery of the painting on April 3, 2014. The painting is in the possession of the Hawaii Japanese Center. (Kyodo)

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Mother of student slain in U.S. seeks support for exchange progr

NAGOYA, Japan - Mieko Hattori (R), the mother of a 16-year-old boy who was shot dead in 1992 while studying in the United States, calls for support for a 10-year-old Japan-U.S. student exchange foundation commemorating her son during her meeting with Nagoya Mayor Takehisa Matsubara (3rd from L). The Japan-Louisiana Friendship Foundation, established in 1994 in memory of Hattori's son Yoshihiro, has realized exchange visits by 60 Japanese and American students to broaden friendship and promote gun control. (Kyodo)

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Pioneer feminist Mochizuki dies at 100

TOKYO, Japan - Photo, taken in July 1992, shows pioneer feminist Yuriko Mochizuki, who died June 9 of age-related illness in Tokyo. She was 100. Mochizuki, whose real name was Yuri Furukawa, began a literary magazine in 1928 with other feminists to give female writers an opportunity to publish their work. She was photographed before hanging scrolls by Japanese painter Yumeji Takehisa at the Takehisa museum in Tokyo, for which she acted as a model.