Coming Out Story

Coming Out Story

FUKUOKA, Japan - Film director Kei Umezawa speaks in Tokyo in January 2012 about his documentary ''Coming Out Story.''

Nobel laureate Oe believes military order behind mass suicides

Nobel laureate Oe believes military order behind mass suicides

OSAKA, Japan - Nobel Prize-winning novelist Kenzaburo Oe arrives at the Osaka District Court on Nov. 9 to testify in a hearing on a suit filed against him. Yutaka Umezawa, 90, who was the garrison commander on Zamami Island in the Okinawa island chain during World War II, is seeking to halt the publication of three books by Oe which Umezawa argues wrongly state that military officers on Zamami and Tokashiki islands in Okinawa Prefecture ordered civilians to commit mass suicide in 1945 during the Battle of Okinawa.

Venerable cinema houses in Osaka give way to cineplexes

Venerable cinema houses in Osaka give way to cineplexes

OSAKA, Japan - Two venerable cinema houses in Osaka -- OS Gekijo and OS Meigaza -- will be closing their doors on Sept. 21, victims of the invasion of multi-screen cineplexes that offer spectators multiple choices in the movies on show. Opened in 1959, OS Gekijo specialized in western movies and spawned OS Meigaza in the same building about 10 years ago. After refurbishing, the two cinema houses will be reborn as an ''annex'' of Toho Cinemas Umezawa, the largest cineplex in Osaka, on Oct. 1.

Venerable cinema houses in Osaka give way to cineplexes

Venerable cinema houses in Osaka give way to cineplexes

OSAKA, Japan - Two venerable cinema houses in Osaka -- OS Gekijo and OS Meigaza -- will be closing their doors on Sept. 21, victims of the invasion of multi-screen cineplexes that offer spectators multiple choices in the movies on show. Opened in 1959, OS Gekijo specialized in western movies and spawned OS Meigaza in the same building about 10 years ago. After refurbishing, the two cinema houses will be reborn as an ''annex'' of Toho Cinemas Umezawa, the largest cineplex in Osaka, on Oct. 1. (Kyodo)

Nobel laureate Oe believes military order behind mass suicides

Nobel laureate Oe believes military order behind mass suicides

OSAKA, Japan - Nobel Prize-winning novelist Kenzaburo Oe arrives at the Osaka District Court on Nov. 9 to testify in a hearing on a suit filed against him. Yutaka Umezawa, 90, who was the garrison commander on Zamami Island in the Okinawa island chain during World War II, is seeking to halt the publication of three books by Oe which Umezawa argues wrongly state that military officers on Zamami and Tokashiki islands in Okinawa Prefecture ordered civilians to commit mass suicide in 1945 during the Battle of Okinawa. (Kyodo)

Coming Out Story

Coming Out Story

FUKUOKA, Japan - Film director Kei Umezawa speaks in Tokyo in January 2012 about his documentary ''Coming Out Story.'' (Kyodo)

Japanese school operator got state-owned land at discount price

Japanese school operator got state-owned land at discount price

Shigeo Umezawa, head of school operator Japan Aviation Academy, speaks at a press conference in Kai, Yamanashi Prefecture, on Jan. 8, 2018. Japan Aviation Academy was found to have bought state-owned land for 8.75 million yen ($77,360) from the Finance Ministry in 2016, compared with the ministry's estimated appraisal price of 71.8 million yen. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

(3)Yukari Umezawa

(3)Yukari Umezawa

TOKYO, Japan - Yukari Umezawa, woman professional go player (Mar.29 2002)

(2)Yukari Umezawa

(2)Yukari Umezawa

TOKYO, Japan - Yukari Umezawa, Japanese chess master (Oct.27 2000)

(1)Yukari Umezawa

(1)Yukari Umezawa

TOKYO, Japan - Yukari Umezawa, woman professional go player (Mar.25 1996)