Int'l symposium on leprosy held in Morocco

Int'l symposium on leprosy held in Morocco

RABAT, Morocco - Fumihiko Takayama, author of a biography of fellow Japanese author Tamio Hojo who died of leprosy at age 23 in 1937, attends an international symposium held in the Moroccan capital of Rabat on Oct. 28, 2014, to promote a 2010 U.N. resolution calling for the elimination of discrimination against people affected by Hansen's disease.

Ancient Japanese pots at British Museum

Ancient Japanese pots at British Museum

LONDON, Britain - Tamio Mori (R), mayor of Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, and Tatsuo Kobayashi, a professor emeritus at Kokugakuin University, attend a ceremony to mark the exhibition of two ancient pots dating from Japan's Jomon era at the British Museum in London on Oct. 4, 2012. The pots are being exhibited for the first time outside Japan.

Ichiro's baseball bat makers

Ichiro's baseball bat makers

GIFU, Japan - Baseball bat makers Isokazu Kubota (R) and Tamio Nawa of Mizuno Technics Corp. hold the same model of baseball bat used by Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki, in the town of Yoro, Gifu Prefecture, on Sept. 24, 2010. Ichiro has set a new Major League Baseball record of 10 consecutive 200-hit seasons.

Mayuko's father speaks to media

Mayuko's father speaks to media

TOKYO, Japan - Tamio Ogawa, father of Mayuko, a 19-year-old student who was stabbed to death in April, speaks to the media outside his house in Tokyo's Itabashi on May 10 following the arrest of a suspect.

Japanese entrepreneurs optimistic about investment progress in China

STORY: Japanese entrepreneurs optimistic about investment progress in China DATELINE: Oct. 31, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:46 LOCATION: HEFEI, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: various of the company Xuancheng KDK Technology CO., Ltdvarious of Nagatsuka Tamio with his coworkersvarious of Hidehito Fujisawa workingSOUNDBITE 1(English): NAGATSUKA TAMIO, Chairman of Xuancheng KDK Technology CO., LtdSOUNDBITE 2(English): HIDEHITO FUJISAWA, General manager of Xuancheng KDK Technology CO., Ltd STORYLINE: Japanese businessmen who are working in east China's Xuancheng City, Anhui Province said that they are very optimistic about their business in China. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): NAGATSUKA TAMIO, Chairman of Xuancheng KDK Technology CO., Ltd. "Our company was invested and set up by Kanto Denka, a Japanese manufacturer of chemicals. It was established on Jan. 7, 2020 in Xuancheng, Anhui Province. This city is very close to the Changjiang (the Yangtze River) Delta and has convenient transportation. We are very optimistic about t

Ichiro's baseball bat makers

Ichiro's baseball bat makers

GIFU, Japan - Baseball bat makers Isokazu Kubota (R) and Tamio Nawa of Mizuno Technics Corp. hold the same model of baseball bat used by Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki, in the town of Yoro, Gifu Prefecture, on Sept. 24, 2010. Ichiro has set a new Major League Baseball record of 10 consecutive 200-hit seasons. (Kyodo)

Int'l symposium on leprosy held in Morocco

Int'l symposium on leprosy held in Morocco

RABAT, Morocco - Fumihiko Takayama, author of a biography of fellow Japanese author Tamio Hojo who died of leprosy at age 23 in 1937, attends an international symposium held in the Moroccan capital of Rabat on Oct. 28, 2014, to promote a 2010 U.N. resolution calling for the elimination of discrimination against people affected by Hansen's disease. (Kyodo)

Japan's two major Coca-Cola bottlers to merge in April

Japan's two major Coca-Cola bottlers to merge in April

(From L) Tim Brett, president of Coca-Cola (Japan) Co., Tamio Yoshimatsu, president of Coca-Cola West Co. and Calin Dragan, chief executive officer of Coca-Cola East Japan Co., pose for a photo during a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 30, 2016. Coca-Cola West, based in Fukuoka Prefecture in southwestern Japan, and Coca-Cola East will integrate their businesses in April, the officials said the same day in their latest effort to shore up profitability in a shrinking domestic market. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Mayuko's father speaks to media

Mayuko's father speaks to media

TOKYO, Japan - Tamio Ogawa, father of Mayuko, a 19-year-old student who was stabbed to death in April, speaks to the media outside his house in Tokyo's Itabashi on May 10 following the arrest of a suspect.