Saori Minami

Saori Minami

Saori Minami=Date: November 2, 1971, Place: Japan

Ken Takakura

Ken Takakura

Ken Takakura on the set of the movie “Abashiri Prison”=Date : December 10, 1971, Place : Sounkyo, Hokkaido

Tomisaburo Wakayama

Tomisaburo Wakayama

Tomisaburo Wakayama=Place: Akasaka, Japan

Tetsuko Kuroyanagi

Tetsuko Kuroyanagi

Tetsuko Kuroyanagi

Tokyo-born panda Xiang Xiang in China

Tokyo-born giant panda Xiang Xiang is pictured at a giant panda research center in Yaan in China's Sichuan Province on June 12, 2024, her seventh birthday. The panda was born at Tokyo's Ueno Zoological Gardens in 2017 from a pair of pandas on loan from China and was sent to her parents' home country in 2023.

Tokyo-born panda Xiang Xiang in China

Tokyo-born panda Xiang Xiang in China

Tokyo-born giant panda Xiang Xiang is pictured at a giant panda research center in Yaan in China's Sichuan Province on June 12, 2024, her seventh birthday. The panda was born at Tokyo's Ueno Zoological Gardens in 2017 from a pair of pandas on loan from China and was sent to her parents' home country in 2023.

Tokyo-born panda Xiang Xiang in China

Tokyo-born panda Xiang Xiang in China

Tokyo-born giant panda Xiang Xiang is pictured at a giant panda research center in Yaan in China's Sichuan Province on June 12, 2024, her seventh birthday. The panda was born at Tokyo's Ueno Zoological Gardens in 2017 from a pair of pandas on loan from China and was sent to her parents' home country in 2023.

Tokyo-born panda Xiang Xiang in China

Tokyo-born panda Xiang Xiang in China

Tokyo-born giant panda Xiang Xiang is pictured at a giant panda research center in Yaan in China's Sichuan Province on June 12, 2024, her seventh birthday. The panda was born at Tokyo's Ueno Zoological Gardens in 2017 from a pair of pandas on loan from China and was sent to her parents' home country in 2023.

Tokyo-born panda Xiang Xiang in China

Tokyo-born panda Xiang Xiang in China

Tokyo-born giant panda Xiang Xiang is pictured at a giant panda research center in Yaan in China's Sichuan Province on June 12, 2024, her seventh birthday. The panda was born at Tokyo's Ueno Zoological Gardens in 2017 from a pair of pandas on loan from China and was sent to her parents' home country in 2023.

Tokyo-born panda in China

Tokyo-born panda in China

Tokyo-born giant panda Xiang Xiang is shown to the Japanese press at a giant panda research center in China's Sichuan Province, on Nov. 7, 2023. The 6-year-old female panda was put on public view there in early October following her arrival in China in February.

Tokyo-born panda in China

Tokyo-born panda in China

Tokyo-born giant panda Xiang Xiang is shown to the Japanese press at a giant panda research center in China's Sichuan Province, on Nov. 7, 2023. The 6-year-old female panda was put on public view there in early October following her arrival in China in February.

Tokyo-born panda in China

Tokyo-born panda in China

Tokyo-born giant panda Xiang Xiang is shown to the Japanese press at a giant panda research center in China's Sichuan Province, on Nov. 7, 2023. The 6-year-old female panda was put on public view there in early October following her arrival in China in February.

Tokyo-born panda in China

Tokyo-born panda in China

Tokyo-born giant panda Xiang Xiang is shown to the Japanese press at a giant panda research center in China's Sichuan Province, on Nov. 7, 2023. The 6-year-old female panda was put on public view there in early October following her arrival in China in February.

Tokyo-born panda in China

Tokyo-born panda in China

Tokyo-born giant panda Xiang Xiang is shown to the Japanese press at a giant panda research center in China's Sichuan Province, on Nov. 7, 2023. The 6-year-old female panda was put on public view there in early October following her arrival in China in February.

Tokyo-born panda in China

Tokyo-born panda in China

Tokyo-born giant panda Xiang Xiang is shown to the Japanese press at a giant panda research center in China's Sichuan Province, on Nov. 7, 2023. The 6-year-old female panda was put on public view there in early October following her arrival in China in February.

Tokyo-born panda in China

Tokyo-born panda in China

Photo taken on Oct. 10, 2023, shows Tokyo-born giant panda Xiang Xiang at a giant panda research center in China's Sichuan Province, two days after she was put on public view there following her arrival in China in February.

Tokyo-born panda in China

Tokyo-born panda in China

Photo taken on Oct. 10, 2023, shows Tokyo-born giant panda Xiang Xiang at a giant panda research center in China's Sichuan Province, two days after she was put on public view there following her arrival in China in February.

Tokyo-born panda in China

Tokyo-born panda in China

Photo taken on Oct. 10, 2023, shows Tokyo-born giant panda Xiang Xiang at a giant panda research center in China's Sichuan Province, two days after she was put on public view there following her arrival in China in February.

Tokyo-born panda in China

Tokyo-born panda in China

Photo taken on Oct. 10, 2023, shows Tokyo-born giant panda Xiang Xiang at a giant panda research center in China's Sichuan Province, two days after she was put on public view there following her arrival in China in February.

Tokyo-born panda in China

Tokyo-born panda in China

Photo taken on Oct. 10, 2023, shows Tokyo-born giant panda Xiang Xiang at a giant panda research center in China's Sichuan Province, two days after she was put on public view there following her arrival in China in February.

Tokyo-born panda in China

Tokyo-born panda in China

Photo taken on Oct. 10, 2023, shows Tokyo-born giant panda Xiang Xiang at a giant panda research center in China's Sichuan Province after she recently went on public view for the first time since arriving in China from Tokyo's Ueno Zoological Gardens in February.

Tokyo-born panda in China

Tokyo-born panda in China

Photo taken on Oct. 10, 2023, shows Tokyo-born giant panda Xiang Xiang at a giant panda research center in China's Sichuan Province after she recently went on public view for the first time since arriving in China from Tokyo's Ueno Zoological Gardens in February.

Tokyo-born panda in China

Tokyo-born panda in China

Photo taken on Oct. 10, 2023, shows Tokyo-born giant panda Xiang Xiang at a giant panda research center in China's Sichuan Province after she recently went on public view for the first time since arriving in China from Tokyo's Ueno Zoological Gardens in February.

Tokyo-born panda in China

Tokyo-born panda in China

Photo taken on Oct. 10, 2023, shows Tokyo-born giant panda Xiang Xiang at a giant panda research center in China's Sichuan Province after she recently went on public view for the first time since arriving in China from Tokyo's Ueno Zoological Gardens in February.

Tokyo-born panda in China

Tokyo-born panda in China

Photo taken on Oct. 10, 2023, shows Tokyo-born giant panda Xiang Xiang at a giant panda research center in China's Sichuan Province after she recently went on public view for the first time since arriving in China from Tokyo's Ueno Zoological Gardens in February.

Tokyo-born panda in China

YAAN, China, Oct. 10 Kyodo - Video taken on Oct. 10, 2023, shows Tokyo-born giant panda Xiang Xiang at a giant panda research center in China's Sichuan Province after she recently went on public view for the first time since arriving in China in February.

Tokyo-born panda in China

Tokyo-born panda in China

Photo taken on Oct. 10, 2023, shows Tokyo-born giant panda Xiang Xiang at a giant panda research center in China's Sichuan Province after she recently went on public view for the first time since arriving in China in February.

Tokyo-born panda in China

Tokyo-born panda in China

Photo taken on Oct. 10, 2023, shows Tokyo-born giant panda Xiang Xiang at a giant panda research center in China's Sichuan Province after she recently went on public view for the first time since arriving in China in February.

Tokyo-born panda in China

Tokyo-born panda in China

Photo taken on Oct. 10, 2023, shows Tokyo-born giant panda Xiang Xiang at a giant panda research center in China's Sichuan Province after she recently went on public view for the first time since arriving in China in February.

3 Japanese scientists given Nobel prizes in ceremony

3 Japanese scientists given Nobel prizes in ceremony

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Makoto Kobayashi, professor emeritus at the High Energy Accelerator Research Organization, delivers a speech at a banquet held at Stockholm City Hall on Dec. 10 after receiving the Nobel Prize in physics in a ceremony. Kobayashi won the award along with Toshihide Masukawa, professor emeritus at Kyoto University, and Yoichiro Nambu, a Tokyo-born U.S. scientist and professor emeritus at the University of Chicago, who was unable to attend the ceremony. (Pool photo)

Japanese Nobel laureates give lectures before award ceremony

Japanese Nobel laureates give lectures before award ceremony

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Nobel Prize winners who received the 2008 prize for physics stand after giving lectures at Stockholm University on Dec. 8. (From R to L) are Toshihide Masukawa, a professor emeritus at Kyoto University, Makoto Kobayashi, professor emeritus at the High Energy Accelerator Research Organization based in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, and Giovanni Jona-Lasinio, professor at the University of Rome, who gave a lecture on behalf of Yoichiro Nambu, a Tokyo-born U.S. scientist and professor emeritus at the University of Chicago who is not attending the award ceremony.

Japanese Nobel laureates give lectures before award ceremony

Japanese Nobel laureates give lectures before award ceremony

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Japanese Nobel Prize winner Toshihide Masukawa, a professor emeritus at Kyoto University, gives a lecture titled ''What Did CP Violation Tell Us?'' at Stockholm University prior to an award ceremony. He won the 2008 Nobel Prize in physics along with Makoto Kobayashi, professor emeritus at the High Energy Accelerator Research Organization based in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, and Yoichiro Nambu, a Tokyo-born U.S. scientist and professor emeritus at the University of Chicago.

Japanese Nobel laureates give lectures before award ceremony

Japanese Nobel laureates give lectures before award ceremony

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Japanese Nobel Prize winner Makoto Kobayashi, professor emeritus at the High Energy Accelerator Research Organization based in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, delivers a lecture titled ''CP Violation and Flavor Mixing'' at Stockholm University on Dec. 8 prior to an award ceremony. He won the 2008 Nobel Prize in physics along with Toshihide Masukawa, a professor emeritus at Kyoto University, and Yoichiro Nambu, a Tokyo-born U.S. scientist and professor emeritus at the University of Chicago.

Japanese Nobel laureates give lectures before award ceremony

Japanese Nobel laureates give lectures before award ceremony

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Japanese Nobel Prize winner Makoto Kobayashi, professor emeritus at the High Energy Accelerator Research Organization based in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, delivers a lecture titled ''CP Violation and Flavor Mixing'' at Stockholm University on Dec. 8 prior to an award ceremony. He won the 2008 Nobel Prize in physics along with Toshihide Masukawa, a professor emeritus at Kyoto University, and Yoichiro Nambu, a Tokyo-born U.S. scientist and professor emeritus at the University of Chicago.

Japanese Nobel laureates give lectures before award ceremony

Japanese Nobel laureates give lectures before award ceremony

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Japanese Nobel Prize winner Toshihide Masukawa, a professor emeritus at Kyoto University, gives a lecture titled ''What Did CP Violation Tell Us?'' at Stockholm University prior to an award ceremony. He won the 2008 Nobel Prize in physics along with Makoto Kobayashi, professor emeritus at the High Energy Accelerator Research Organization based in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, and Yoichiro Nambu, a Tokyo-born U.S. scientist and professor emeritus at the University of Chicago.

Star geisha Nakamura dies in N.Y. at 90

Star geisha Nakamura dies in N.Y. at 90

TOKYO, Japan - Kiharu Nakamura (file photo), a star geisha whose autobiography ''Edokko Geisha Ichidaiki'' (The memoir of a Tokyo-born geisha) became a bestseller, died on Jan. 5 at her home in New York. She was 90.

Japanese Nobel laureates give lectures before award ceremony

Japanese Nobel laureates give lectures before award ceremony

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Japanese Nobel Prize winner Toshihide Masukawa, a professor emeritus at Kyoto University, gives a lecture titled ''What Did CP Violation Tell Us?'' at Stockholm University prior to an award ceremony. He won the 2008 Nobel Prize in physics along with Makoto Kobayashi, professor emeritus at the High Energy Accelerator Research Organization based in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, and Yoichiro Nambu, a Tokyo-born U.S. scientist and professor emeritus at the University of Chicago. (Kyodo)

Japanese Nobel laureates give lectures before award ceremony

Japanese Nobel laureates give lectures before award ceremony

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Japanese Nobel Prize winner Makoto Kobayashi, professor emeritus at the High Energy Accelerator Research Organization based in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, delivers a lecture titled ''CP Violation and Flavor Mixing'' at Stockholm University on Dec. 8 prior to an award ceremony. He won the 2008 Nobel Prize in physics along with Toshihide Masukawa, a professor emeritus at Kyoto University, and Yoichiro Nambu, a Tokyo-born U.S. scientist and professor emeritus at the University of Chicago. (Kyodo)

Japanese Nobel laureates give lectures before award ceremony

Japanese Nobel laureates give lectures before award ceremony

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Japanese Nobel Prize winner Makoto Kobayashi, professor emeritus at the High Energy Accelerator Research Organization based in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, delivers a lecture titled ''CP Violation and Flavor Mixing'' at Stockholm University on Dec. 8 prior to an award ceremony. He won the 2008 Nobel Prize in physics along with Toshihide Masukawa, a professor emeritus at Kyoto University, and Yoichiro Nambu, a Tokyo-born U.S. scientist and professor emeritus at the University of Chicago. (Kyodo)

Japanese Nobel laureates give lectures before award ceremony

Japanese Nobel laureates give lectures before award ceremony

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Nobel Prize winners who received the 2008 prize for physics stand after giving lectures at Stockholm University on Dec. 8. (From R to L) are Toshihide Masukawa, a professor emeritus at Kyoto University, Makoto Kobayashi, professor emeritus at the High Energy Accelerator Research Organization based in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, and Giovanni Jona-Lasinio, professor at the University of Rome, who gave a lecture on behalf of Yoichiro Nambu, a Tokyo-born U.S. scientist and professor emeritus at the University of Chicago who is not attending the award ceremony. (Kyodo)

Japanese Nobel laureates give lectures before award ceremony

Japanese Nobel laureates give lectures before award ceremony

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Japanese Nobel Prize winner Toshihide Masukawa, a professor emeritus at Kyoto University, gives a lecture titled ''What Did CP Violation Tell Us?'' at Stockholm University prior to an award ceremony. He won the 2008 Nobel Prize in physics along with Makoto Kobayashi, professor emeritus at the High Energy Accelerator Research Organization based in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, and Yoichiro Nambu, a Tokyo-born U.S. scientist and professor emeritus at the University of Chicago. (Kyodo)

Nobel award ceremony takes place, 3 Japanese scientists honored

Nobel award ceremony takes place, 3 Japanese scientists honored

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Makoto Kobayashi, professor emeritus at the High Energy Accelerator Research Organization, receives his medal and diploma from Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf at the Stockholm Concert Hall on Dec. 10. Kobayashi won the Nobel Prize in physics along with Toshihide Masukawa, professor emeritus at Kyoto University and Yoichiro Nambu, a Tokyo-born U.S. scientist and professor emeritus at the University of Chicago. (Pool photo by Kyodo) (Kyodo)

Nobel award ceremony takes place, 3 Japanese scientists honored

Nobel award ceremony takes place, 3 Japanese scientists honored

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Toshihide Masukawa, professor emeritus at Kyoto University, receives his medal and diploma from Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf at the Stockholm Concert Hall on Dec. 10. Masukawa won the Nobel Prize in physics along with Makoto Kobayashi, professor emeritus at the High Energy Accelerator Research Organization, and Yoichiro Nambu, a Tokyo-born U.S. scientist and professor emeritus at the University of Chicago. (Pool photo by Kyodo) (Kyodo)

3 Japanese scientists given Nobel prizes in ceremony

3 Japanese scientists given Nobel prizes in ceremony

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Makoto Kobayashi, professor emeritus at the High Energy Accelerator Research Organization, delivers a speech at a banquet held at Stockholm City Hall on Dec. 10 after receiving the Nobel Prize in physics in a ceremony. Kobayashi won the award along with Toshihide Masukawa, professor emeritus at Kyoto University, and Yoichiro Nambu, a Tokyo-born U.S. scientist and professor emeritus at the University of Chicago, who was unable to attend the ceremony. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

American tenor Nuzzo nabbed for drug possession

American tenor Nuzzo nabbed for drug possession

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows John Ken Nuzzo, a Tokyo-born American tenor who has been arrested on suspicion of possessing amphetamines. Police said Nuzzo, 42, was carrying about 0.7 gram of amphetamines on a street in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward on Nov. 27. (Kyodo)

Star geisha Nakamura dies in N.Y. at 90

Star geisha Nakamura dies in N.Y. at 90

TOKYO, Japan - Kiharu Nakamura (file photo), a star geisha whose autobiography ''Edokko Geisha Ichidaiki'' (The memoir of a Tokyo-born geisha) became a bestseller, died on Jan. 5 at her home in New York. She was 90. (Kyodo)

Disabled best-selling author graduates from university

Disabled best-selling author graduates from university

TOKYO, Japan, - Hirotada Ototake (L) graduates ON March 25 at Waseda University in Tokyo. Born in 1976 virtually without arms and legs, Ototake published 'Gotai Fumanzoku' (No One's Perfect), about his life, in 1998. The book has sold some 4.5 million copies since its publication.