Koizumi talks with former prime ministers on Iraq

Koizumi talks with former prime ministers on Iraq

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (3rd from R) holds talks with former prime ministers and a Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) head at the premier's office on March 11. (From L to R) Former LDP President Yohei Kono and former prime ministers Ryutaro Hashimoto, Yasuhiro Nakasone, Kiichi Miyazawa and Yoshiro Mori.

S. African children to perform in Hiroshima

S. African children to perform in Hiroshima

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - The ''Rainbow Stars,'' an eight-member chorus group made up of children from South Africa, perform in a mini live concert in Kumamoto. They will give a concert on an open-air stage near Hiroshima Peace Memorial on Aug. 5 with Yasuhiro Kono, a jazz pianist from Tokyo, who has been involved in the sending of old pianos donated from Japanese families to schools abroad, including South Africa and China, for some 10 years.

Koizumi talks with former prime ministers on Iraq

Koizumi talks with former prime ministers on Iraq

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (3rd from R) holds talks with former prime ministers and a Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) head at the premier's office on March 11. (From L to R) Former LDP President Yohei Kono and former prime ministers Ryutaro Hashimoto, Yasuhiro Nakasone, Kiichi Miyazawa and Yoshiro Mori. (Kyodo)

S. African children to perform in Hiroshima

S. African children to perform in Hiroshima

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - The ''Rainbow Stars,'' an eight-member chorus group made up of children from South Africa, perform in a mini live concert in Kumamoto. They will give a concert on an open-air stage near Hiroshima Peace Memorial on Aug. 5 with Yasuhiro Kono, a jazz pianist from Tokyo, who has been involved in the sending of old pianos donated from Japanese families to schools abroad, including South Africa and China, for some 10 years.