(1)Emperor decorates four with Order of Culture

(1)Emperor decorates four with Order of Culture

TOKYO, Japan - Four recipients of this year's Order of Culture pose (front, seated) with their spouses Nov. 3 at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. From L to R, they are poet Makoto Ooka, physicist Kazuhiko Nishijima, pathologist Wataru Mori, and former U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Sadako Ogata.

Mori rejects opposition call for resignation

Mori rejects opposition call for resignation

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (2nd from R) rejected a call to resign from Wataru Kubo (R) of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan in a House of Councillors plenary session on Feb. 6. Kubo made the call in relation to recent scandals involving ruling Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers and a Foreign Ministry official.

(1)Emperor decorates four with Order of Culture

(1)Emperor decorates four with Order of Culture

TOKYO, Japan - Four recipients of this year's Order of Culture pose (front, seated) with their spouses Nov. 3 at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. From L to R, they are poet Makoto Ooka, physicist Kazuhiko Nishijima, pathologist Wataru Mori, and former U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Sadako Ogata. (Kyodo)

Mori named recipient of Order of Culture

Mori named recipient of Order of Culture

TOKYO, Japan - Pathologist Wataru Mori (in file photo) is one of five persons named by the government on Oct. 28 as recipients of the Order of Culture for 2003. (Kyodo)

Mori rejects opposition call for resignation

Mori rejects opposition call for resignation

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (2nd from R) rejected a call to resign from Wataru Kubo (R) of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan in a House of Councillors plenary session on Feb. 6. Kubo made the call in relation to recent scandals involving ruling Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers and a Foreign Ministry official.