Japanese school text books

Japanese school text books

Undated photo shows textbooks for use by Japanese high schools from the 2021 academic year, including entertainment contents that are popular among young people. The textbook seen in the center carries a music score of hit song "Lemon" by Kenshi Yonezu.

Yonezu denies organizational involvement in defense scandal

Yonezu denies organizational involvement in defense scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Yamada Corp. President Yoshihiko Yonezu, speaking as an unsworn witness, tells a House of Councillors panel on Nov. 15 that a former executive of the scandal-tainted defense equipment trading house entertained former Vice Defense Minister Takemasa Moriya by golfing with him more than 300 times between 1998 and 2006, costing more than 15 million yen for the company.

Yonezu denies organizational involvement in defense scandal

Yonezu denies organizational involvement in defense scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Yamada Corp. President Yoshihiko Yonezu, speaking as an unsworn witness, tells a House of Councillors panel on Nov. 15 that a former executive of the scandal-tainted defense equipment trading house entertained former Vice Defense Minister Takemasa Moriya by golfing with him more than 300 times between 1998 and 2006, costing more than 15 million yen for the company. (Kyodo)

Otsuka Museum of Art in Japan

Otsuka Museum of Art in Japan

People visit the Otsuka Museum of Art in Naruto, Tokushima Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 20, 2019. The museum has seen a spike in visitors since popular singer Kenshi Yonezu sang at the museum during NHK's annual New Year's Eve music show "Kohaku Uta Gassen." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo