AKB48 pop group member sings 'enka' song in Hiroshima

AKB48 pop group member sings 'enka' song in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Misaki Iwasa, a member of the popular pop group AKB48, performs a Japanese "enka" ballad, "Tomonoura Elegy," outside the city hall of Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture, on Feb. 18, 2014. Tomonoura, a scenic spot in the Seto Insland Sea of Japan, is famous for being the setting for Hayao Miyazaki's animated film "Ponyo."

Screens depicting 19th century Korean delegation unveiled

Screens depicting 19th century Korean delegation unveiled

FUKUYAMA, Japan - A pair of screens depicting the scenic Tomonoura area of Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture, and a visiting Korean delegation in the early 19th century is unveiled to the media at the former Taichoro reception hall, which used to accommodate senior members of Korean delegations, in Fukuyama, on Sept. 15, 2010. The screen is believed to have been made during the Bunka period (1804-1818).

Screens depicting 19th century Korean delegation unveiled

Screens depicting 19th century Korean delegation unveiled

FUKUYAMA, Japan - A screen depicting the scenic Tomonoura area of Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture, near the Seto Inland Sea, believed to have been made during the Bunka period (1804-1818), is unveiled to the media in Fukuyama City, Hiroshima Prefecture, on Sept. 15, 2010. The screen, discovered in a private home, is paired with one depicting a visiting Korean delegation.

Expert raps bridge plan that threatens landmark scenery in Inland Sea

Expert raps bridge plan that threatens landmark scenery in Inland Sea

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Gustavo Araoz, president of the International Council on Monuments and Sites, speaks to reporters during his visit to Tomonoura in Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture on Nov. 4, 2009.

Scenic area in Hiroshima Prefecture city of Fukuyama

Scenic area in Hiroshima Prefecture city of Fukuyama

Photo taken in June 2012 shows Tomonoura, a coastal scenic area in Fukuyama in Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan.

Expert raps bridge plan that threatens landmark scenery in Inland

Expert raps bridge plan that threatens landmark scenery in Inland

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Gustavo Araoz, president of the International Council on Monuments and Sites, speaks to reporters during his visit to Tomonoura in Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture on Nov. 4, 2009. (Kyodo)

Screens depicting 19th century Korean delegation unveiled

Screens depicting 19th century Korean delegation unveiled

FUKUYAMA, Japan - A pair of screens depicting the scenic Tomonoura area of Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture, and a visiting Korean delegation in the early 19th century is unveiled to the media at the former Taichoro reception hall, which used to accommodate senior members of Korean delegations, in Fukuyama, on Sept. 15, 2010. The screen is believed to have been made during the Bunka period (1804-1818). (Kyodo)

Screens depicting 19th century Korean delegation unveiled

Screens depicting 19th century Korean delegation unveiled

FUKUYAMA, Japan - A screen depicting the scenic Tomonoura area of Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture, near the Seto Inland Sea, believed to have been made during the Bunka period (1804-1818), is unveiled to the media in Fukuyama City, Hiroshima Prefecture, on Sept. 15, 2010. The screen, discovered in a private home, is paired with one depicting a visiting Korean delegation. (Kyodo)