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Mirror discovered at ancient Japan tomb

Photo taken on Jan. 20, 2023, in Kashihara, Nara Prefecture, shows a shield-shaped mirror excavated from the fourth century Tomio-Maruyama tomb mound in the western Japan city of Nara in November 2022. The 5.7-kilogram mirror, which is 64 centimeters in length and 31 cm in width at its widest, is the largest bronze mirror ever found in Japan, according to the city's board of education and an archeological institute that supported the excavation.

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Mirror, sword unearthed from ancient Japan tomb

Photo taken on Jan. 25, 2023, shows the Tomio-Maruyama tomb mound in the western Japan city of Nara after an archaeological dig was conducted. The largest bronze mirror and largest "dako" iron sword ever found in Japan were excavated from the tumulus, the city's board of education and an archeological institute that supported the project said the same day.

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Mirror, sword unearthed from ancient Japan tomb

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 20, 2023, shows the Tomio-Maruyama tomb mound in the western Japan city of Nara. The largest bronze mirror and largest "dako" iron sword ever found in Japan were excavated from the tumulus, the city's board of education and an archeological institute that supported the project said on Jan. 25.

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Tsunami-hit fishing boat found in Hawaii

SENDAI, Japan - Former fisherman Tomio Endo in the town of Shichigahama in Miyagi Prefecture on May 23, 2014, holds a picture of his fishing boat No. 2 Sachi-Maru, which was found upside down on a beach of Hawaii's Kauai Island. The boat was swept away by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami that severely hit northeastern Japan.

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46-yr-old pitcher Kudo earns 1st win in 2 yrs

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Yokohama BayStars veteran pitcher Kimiyasu Kudo shakes hands with the club's acting manager Tomio Tashiro at Yokohama Stadium on May 25. The 46-year-old lefty took his first win since September 2007 retiring three batters in the last and ninth inning of a game against the Rakuten Eagles in his club's 6-5 come-from-behind victory.

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Yokohama's acting manager Tashiro fails to make victory debut

CHIBA, Japan - Tomio Tashiro, acting manager of the Yokohama BayStars, tells home plate umpire the name of a relief pitcher in the sixth inning of his first game in charge after replacing effectively sacked Akihiko Oya at Chiba Marine Stadium on May 19. Tashiro's debut as manager saw the BayStars beaten by the Lotte Marines 1-2.

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Tashiro replaces Yokohama manager Oya

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Yokohama BayStars manager Akihiko Oya speaks to reporters at Yokohama Stadium in Yokohama on May 18 after being replaced by farm team manager Tomio Tashiro following a string of disappointing results. Yokohama team president Kuniaki Sasaki said that Oya is being ''rested,'' but the 61-year-old appears to have effectively been sacked.

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Tashiro replaces Yokohama manager Oya

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Yokohama BayStars' farm team manager Tomio Tashiro speaks at a news conference in Yokohama on May 18 after the Central League baseball club announced that the team's manager Akihiko Oya has been replaced by him after a string of disappointing results. Yokohama team president Kuniaki Sasaki told a news conference that Oya is being ''rested,'' but the 61-year-old appears to have effectively been sacked.

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TSE exec blames defective software for trading disruption

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Stock Exchange Inc. Managing Director Tomio Amano speaks at a press conference after trading on the bourse resumed on Nov. 1. He said a computer system malfunction that disrupted trading was caused by a defect in software that was introduced in October for processing data from securities companies.

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Tokyo stock trading suspended due to system error

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Stock Exchange Inc. Executive Director Tomio Amano listens to a question during a press conference on Nov. 1. Trading in stocks and convertible bonds on the Tokyo Stock Exchange was suspended because of a system malfunction. Amano said TSE is unsure when stock and convertible bond trading will resume.

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Tokio Marine, Nichido Fire to merge in 2004

TOKYO, Japan - Tokio Marine & Fire Insurance Co. President Kunio Ishihara (R) and Nichido Fire & Marine Insurance Co. President Tomio Higuchi shake hands at a news conference in Tokyo on March 28 after announcing the merge of the two companies slated for Oct. 1, 2004. The merger, which will create Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co., is aimed at dealing with ''crustal changes'' in the market for property and casualty insurance.

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Tokio Marine, Nichido Fire launch Millea Holdings

TOKYO, Japan - The chairman and president of Millea Holdings Inc. -- Tomio Higuchi (R) and Kunio Ishihara -- shake hands at a ceremony in Tokyo on April 2 to launch the holding company, which integrated operations of Tokio Marine & Fire Insurance Co. and Nichido Fire & Marine Insurance Co.

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Tokio Marine, Nichido Fire unveil outline of new holding firm

TOKYO, Japan - Nichido Fire & Marine Insurance Co. President Tomio Higuchi (L) and Tokio Marine & Fire Insurance Co. President Kunio Ishihara shake hands at a news conference in Tokyo on Sept. 28. They announced the outline of their planned joint holding company and a new policy designed to provide tailor-made insurance coverage.

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Tokio Marine, Nichido Fire launch Millea Holdings

TOKYO, Japan - The chairman and president of Millea Holdings Inc. -- Tomio Higuchi (R) and Kunio Ishihara -- shake hands at a ceremony in Tokyo on April 2 to launch the holding company, which integrated operations of Tokio Marine & Fire Insurance Co. and Nichido Fire & Marine Insurance Co.

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TSE exec blames defective software for trading disruption

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Stock Exchange Inc. Managing Director Tomio Amano speaks at a press conference after trading on the bourse resumed on Nov. 1. He said a computer system malfunction that disrupted trading was caused by a defect in software that was introduced in October for processing data from securities companies. (Kyodo)

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Tokyo stock trading suspended due to system error

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Stock Exchange Inc. Executive Director Tomio Amano listens to a question during a press conference on Nov. 1. Trading in stocks and convertible bonds on the Tokyo Stock Exchange was suspended because of a system malfunction. Amano said TSE is unsure when stock and convertible bond trading will resume. (Kyodo)

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Tashiro replaces Yokohama manager Oya

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Yokohama BayStars' farm team manager Tomio Tashiro speaks at a news conference in Yokohama on May 18 after the Central League baseball club announced that the team's manager Akihiko Oya has been replaced by him after a string of disappointing results. Yokohama team president Kuniaki Sasaki told a news conference that Oya is being ''rested,'' but the 61-year-old appears to have effectively been sacked. (Kyodo)

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Tashiro replaces Yokohama manager Oya

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Yokohama BayStars manager Akihiko Oya speaks to reporters at Yokohama Stadium in Yokohama on May 18 after being replaced by farm team manager Tomio Tashiro following a string of disappointing results. Yokohama team president Kuniaki Sasaki said that Oya is being ''rested,'' but the 61-year-old appears to have effectively been sacked. (Kyodo)

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Yokohama's acting manager Tashiro fails to make victory debut

CHIBA, Japan - Tomio Tashiro, acting manager of the Yokohama BayStars, tells home plate umpire the name of a relief pitcher in the sixth inning of his first game in charge after replacing effectively sacked Akihiko Oya at Chiba Marine Stadium on May 19. Tashiro's debut as manager saw the BayStars beaten by the Lotte Marines 1-2. (Kyodo)

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46-yr-old pitcher Kudo earns 1st win in 2 yrs

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Yokohama BayStars veteran pitcher Kimiyasu Kudo shakes hands with the club's acting manager Tomio Tashiro at Yokohama Stadium on May 25. The 46-year-old lefty took his first win since September 2007 retiring three batters in the last and ninth inning of a game against the Rakuten Eagles in his club's 6-5 come-from-behind victory. (Kyodo)

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Tomio Okamura

Chairman of the SPD party Tomio Okamura speaks during a press conference before a meeting of the Chamber of Deputies, on April 20, 2021, in Prague, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)

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Tomio Okamura, (SPD) house planned by Swiss architect Christian Kerez

Czech right-wing extremist (SPD) Tomio Okamuraｴs house planned by Swiss architect Christian Kerez in Prague, Czech Republic, September 15, 2020. (CTK Photo/Milos Ruml)

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Tomio Okamura, (SPD) house planned by Swiss architect Christian Kerez

Czech right-wing extremist (SPD) Tomio Okamuraｴs house planned by Swiss architect Christian Kerez in Prague, Czech Republic, September 15, 2020. (CTK Photo/Milos Ruml)

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Tomio Okamura, Ruzena Salomonova, Jan Hrncir, poster, SPD

October 2-3, 2020, Czech Senate elections poster bearing Tomio Okamura and Ruzena Salomonova, SPD movement, writing FOR CZECH REPUBLIC, FOR OUR ZNOJMO DISTRICT, and for regional elections Tomio Okamura and Jan Hrncir with writing SOUTH MORAVIAN REGION FIRST, Hnanice, South Moravian Region, Czech Republic, September 4, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Tomio Okamura, Ruzena Salomonova, Jan Hrncir, poster, SPD

October 2-3, 2020, Czech Senate elections poster bearing Tomio Okamura and Ruzena Salomonova, SPD movement, writing FOR CZECH REPUBLIC, FOR OUR ZNOJMO DISTRICT, and for regional elections Tomio Okamura and Jan Hrncir with writing SOUTH MORAVIAN REGION FIRST, Hnanice, South Moravian Region, Czech Republic, September 4, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Tomio Okamura, Jana Pupavova, poster, SPD

October 2-3, 2020, Czech regional elections poster bearing Tomio Okamura and Jana Pupavova, SPD movement, Jindrichuv Hradec, South Bohemian Region, Czech Republic, October 9, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Tomio Okamura, Marie Posarova, poster, SPD, writing PILSEN REGION FIRST

October 2-3, 2020, Czech regional elections poster bearing Tomio Okamura and Marie Posarova, SPD movement, writing PILSEN REGION FIRST, Klatovy-Dehtin, Pilsen Region, Czech Republic, September 13, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Tomio Okamura, Marie Posarova, billboard, SPD, writing DECENT AND WORKING CITIZEN FIRST

October 2-3, 2020, Czech regional elections billboard bearing Tomio Okamura and Marie Posarova, SPD movement, writing DECENT AND WORKING CITIZEN FIRST, Klatovy-Luby, Pilsen Region, Czech Republic, September 13, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Tomio Okamura, Marie Posarova, poster, SPD, writing PILSEN REGION FIRST

October 2-3, 2020, Czech regional elections poster bearing Tomio Okamura and Marie Posarova, SPD movement, writing PILSEN REGION FIRST, Klatovy-Dehtin, Pilsen Region, Czech Republic, September 13, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Tomio Okamura, Marie Posarova, poster, SPD, writing PILSEN REGION FIRST

October 2-3, 2020, Czech regional elections poster bearing Tomio Okamura and Marie Posarova, SPD movement, writing PILSEN REGION FIRST, Klatovy, Pilsen Region, Czech Republic, September 19, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Tomio Okamura, Marie Posarova, billboard, SPD, writing DECENT AND WORKING CITIZEN FIRST

October 2-3, 2020, Czech regional elections billboard bearing Tomio Okamura and Marie Posarova, SPD movement, writing DECENT AND WORKING CITIZEN FIRST, Klatovy-Luby, Pilsen Region, Czech Republic, September 13, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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