JR line resumes in quake-hit area in southwestern Japan

JR line resumes in quake-hit area in southwestern Japan

Passengers on a train celebrate at Tateno Station in Minamiaso, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 8, 2020, as JR Hohi Line fully resumes services for the first time since the April 2016 earthquakes in Kumamoto Prefecture.

JR line resumes in quake-hit area in southwestern Japan

JR line resumes in quake-hit area in southwestern Japan

Passengers on the limited express Aso Boy! celebrate at Tateno Station in Minamiaso, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 8, 2020, as JR Hohi Line fully resumes services for the first time since the April 2016 earthquakes in Kumamoto Prefecture.

JR line resumes in quake-hit area in southwestern Japan

JR line resumes in quake-hit area in southwestern Japan

The limited express Aso Boy! arrives at Tateno Station in Minamiaso, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 8, 2020. JR Hohi Line fully resumed services the same day for the first time since the April 2016 earthquakes in Kumamoto Prefecture.

JR line resumes in quake-hit area in southwestern Japan

JR line resumes in quake-hit area in southwestern Japan

The limited express Aso Boy! arrives at Tateno Station in Minamiaso, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 8, 2020. JR Hohi Line fully resumed services the same day for the first time since the April 2016 earthquakes in Kumamoto Prefecture.

Japan's crown prince in Finland

Japan's crown prince in Finland

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito (back R) and his wife Crown Princess Kiko (L of the crown prince) attend a concert in Jarvenpaa, Finland, on July 5, 2019, marking the 100th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two countries. Standing is pianist Izumi Tateno. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Emperor Akihito, Empress Michiko attend piano concert

Emperor Akihito, Empress Michiko attend piano concert

Japanese Emperor Akihito (L) and his wife Empress Michiko wave as they attend a piano concert by Izumi Tateno, an 80-year-old Japanese pianist who plays the instrument with his left hand alone after suffering a stroke in 2002, in Tokyo on Nov. 10, 2016. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

(1)Yukio Mishima

(1)Yukio Mishima

TOKYO, Japan - Prizewinning writer Yukio Mishima at a parade to celebrate the first anniversary of the foundation of "Tateno Kai" rightist group. The photo was taken Nov. 3, 1969. (Kyodo)